"Or, commit suicide in front of General Yue."
Yue Fei laughed and said, "General, you are worrying too much. The Qin army has always been a benevolent and righteous army. We will never do anything that harms the people."
Wu Qi said contentedly, "That's very good."
"I have come with three strategies to destroy Chu, which may be helpful to General Yue."
Yue Fei quickly welcomed him into the tent and asked him with proper etiquette:
"General Wu, please feel free to enlighten me."
Wu Qi said bluntly: "First, although the government of Chu is now in the hands of Xiang Yu alone, the officials in the court and the people have long been dissatisfied with him."
"We can use the name of the Emperor of Chu to borrow Qin's troops, purge the emperor's court, and disrupt the morale of the Chu army."
"Secondly, although Xiang Yu was proficient in the art of war, he had a major flaw in his use of troops: he was too arrogant."
"If we defeat Xiang Yu three times in the first battle, it will surely embolden his arrogance. Then, Xiang Yu will underestimate us, and our army will surely win."
"Third, after defeating Xiang Yu, the Chu army will suffer heavy casualties. At that time, our army can take the mountain road and launch a surprise attack on the Chu capital."
"Given Xiang Yu's arrogance, he will surely defend the Chu capital to the death."
"What we have to do is to fortify our defenses and clear the countryside, trapping Xiang Yu to death."
As Wu Qi's words fell.
Yue Fei and others gained some more confidence in destroying Chu.
The end of June in the ninth year of Taichu.
Yue Fei attacked the border of Chu State.
When the news had not yet reached the Qin State.
Emperor Jifa of Qi suddenly thought of someone and quickly called Emperor Xia and said solemnly:
"Someone is missing."
Emperor Xia frowned, "Who's missing?"
"Wu Qi!" Ji Fa looked solemn.
Emperor Xia was also shocked.
"You mean, the Wu Qi who once served as the Grand Marshal of the State of Chu? The Wu Qi who was as famous as Huang Xie?"
"Wu Qi was recruited by Ying Yuan himself?"
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