Chapter 385
Professor Liu was stunned for a moment, then fell into thought.
After a long while, he said: "These two battles, not only can't it be said that Han Xin was defeated, on the contrary, they provide evidence for Mr. Wei's approach after Han Xin got the treasure!"
The student was still a bit puzzled, and Professor Liu continued: "Analyzing historical materials requires brains; sometimes you can't just look at the surface."
"If you can't figure it out, listen to what Mr. Zhang says; he will definitely quell the doubts."
As soon as Professor Liu finished speaking, the audience below started to boo.
"Mr. Zhang, is there a problem with the statement that Han Xin never lost?"
"That's right, someone has already checked the historical materials!"
"In the Battle of Peng Cheng, the Han army lost so miserably! Liu Bang's 600,000-strong army was directly scattered by Xiang Yu!"
"And the Battle of Gaixia, Han Xin faced Xiang Yu's 100,000 with 300,000, and as a result, let Xiang Yu break through from his side."
"How does it sound like the military god is not as good as the war god? Twice encountering Xiang Yu, twice not getting any favors!"
Facing the questioning and inquiries of the crowd, Zhang Lin patted the gavel to quiet the scene.
Then he said: "Everyone, the Battle of Peng Cheng and the Battle of Gaixia can just well prove Mr. Wei's statement."
Professor Liu's student was shocked, as Zhang Lin said the same thing as Professor Liu.
He immediately collected his mind, ready to listen to Zhang Lin's explanation!
And the listeners were full of surprise, clearly unable to figure out why Zhang Lin said so?
At this time, they heard Zhang Lin say: "The Battle of Peng Cheng happened when Han Xin was first appointed as a great general!"
"At that time, the commander-in-chief of the Han army was Liu Bang; strictly speaking, Han Xin was a general, not a commander."
"The Battle of Peng Cheng is recorded in history as: Fought at Peng Cheng, unfavorable!"
"The record of the Battle of Gaixia is: The Marquis of Huaiyin first joined, unfavorable, retreated!"
"This word 'retreated', in ancient times, has the meaning of defeat and retreat, and also retreat!"
"So, this original sentence in the history book says that Han Xin was no match for Xiang Yu and retreated!"
"But Han Xin retreating doesn't mean he failed."
"On the contrary, Han Xin also helped Liu Bang gather a part of the Han army after the Battle of Peng Cheng, so that Liu Bang wouldn't become a commander without soldiers."
"Let Liu Bang have the capital to resist the Xiang clan next!"
"Looking at it this way, Han Xin was neither a commander-in-chief nor did he fail to help Liu Bang preserve his effective strength, so it can't be counted as his defeat!"
"Saying it's unbeatable is quite appropriate!"
Everyone heard this and felt a sense of openness in their hearts.
The Battle of Peng Cheng, as a battle after Han Xin was first appointed as a great general, was a failure for the entire Han army led by Liu Bang.
But for Han Xin personally, it achieved the unbeatable!
Being able to help Liu Bang preserve his effective strength and not be completely defeated was already very rare.
You must know that the person Liu Bang faced was Xiang Yu, who was known as the God of War.
At this time, they heard Zhang Lin continue: "Do you all remember what Mr. Wei said, that Han Xin's art of war was self-taught later to win battles?"
"The Battle of Peng Cheng was likely a catalyst! Han Xin, holding the treasure, discovered that compared to a born war god, he was indeed much worse."
"Even if he had the treasure, when encountering a war god like Xiang Yu, he could barely manage to not lose!"
"If he wanted to win battles, he had to strengthen himself!"
"This strengthening led to the Battle of Gaixia."
"Xiang Yu and Han Xin can be called mortal enemies; Han Xin didn't get reused by Xiang Yu, so he turned to Liu Bang's account."
"Do you think Xiang Yu didn't see Han Xin's talent at that time?"
"Although the Overlord of Western Chu was stubborn, when it came to fighting, he was indeed worthy of the name of War God."
"He looked at Han Xin, looking at Han Xin who didn't have the treasure and didn't understand the art of war!"
"Such a Han Xin naturally couldn't enter his eyes, and Xiang Yu never took Han Xin to heart."
"Facts proved that he was right. In the Battle of Gaixia, Han Xin was full of confidence and wanted to give his old boss a head-on blow!"
"Unexpectedly, the first engagement was unfavorable, and he directly retreated!"
"In the end, he let Xiang Yu lead his troops to break through successfully. Xiang Yu had 100,000 troops, and after the breakthrough, he had 80,000."
"What does this mean? It means that this breakthrough was not a defeat for Xiang Yu, nor was it embarrassing!"
"Otherwise, as the defeated side breaking through, generally speaking, the losses would definitely be more than half!"
"Of course, this battle still doesn't count as Han Xin's failure; it can only barely reach the unbeatable."
Hearing this, for some reason, everyone felt shocked!
Han Xin held the supreme treasure, but faced Xiang Yu twice, and both times only counted as not losing.
The Overlord of Western Chu is worthy of the name of War God!
Many people even started to fantasize, what would have been the consequences if Han Xin didn't have this Unbeatable Stone and faced Xiang Yu?
However, history cannot be assumed, just like why this stone happened to fall into Han Xin's hands; many times, there is no reason.
The Overlord of Western Chu was defeated by the times, and also by his own personality, finally ending up with suicide at Wujiang.
……
On the second floor of the Crescent Hotel, Yin Yin Nanfeng looked at Zhang Lin's graceful demeanor in discussing history, and her thoughts drifted to that stone.
Everyone was paying attention to Han Xin who got the supreme treasure, but no one realized who this treasure should be in the hands of now?
Yin Yin Nanfeng looked at Zhang Yueshan and said: "This stone, could it be that it finally belonged to the Grand Buddha?"
Zhang Yueshan sneered and looked at her: "How can you ask this question?"
"Look at Han Xin and you'll know; even if he didn't match Xiang Yu, he could still be enfeoffed as a marquis and appointed as a general."
"Look at the Buddha again; does the Buddha have such a good life?"
Yin Yin Nanfeng nodded slightly, also feeling that her question was a bit inappropriate.
If Zhang Zhang Qishan had obtained this stone, his ending wouldn't be like this.
In a chaotic era, the meaning of not losing is extremely significant!
It can make people like Han Xin, forever preserving effective strength.
Even if you don't win for the time being, as long as you are not killed or caught, and you have soldiers in your hands, then there will always be a day to make a comeback.
But Grand Buddha Zhang's life was not like this.
So this stone is definitely not in his hands!
Thinking through all this, Yin Yin Nanfeng was a bit curious: "That's really strange. This Mr. Wei said that the Buddha was the only one who could bring the treasure out."
"But in the end, the treasure didn't fall into the Buddha's hands. Who got this stone?"
Zhang Yueshan shook his head, indicating he didn't know either.
But for some reason, when all the keywords appeared in Zhang Yueshan's mind together.
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and realized the destination of the treasure!
Zhang Yueshan's Adam's apple rolled, his mouth wide open, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
In his mind, there were only words like "unbeatable, enfeoffed as a marquis and appointed as a prime minister, preserving effective strength, making a comeback"!
Yin Yin Nanfeng saw that Zhang Yueshan was even sweating, and said with some surprise: "What's wrong with you? What did you think of that made you so terrified? Could it be that you thought of the destination of the treasure?"
Zhang Yueshan tried his best to calm his mood and said: "Cannot be said."
"If you want to know who this thing finally belonged to, just think about who was like Han Xin in the Buddha's era."
"Never truly lost, no matter under any circumstances, always had the capital to make a comeback."
Yin Yin Nanfeng thought for a moment and said: "Could it be the Buddha's former backer?"
Zhang Yueshan shook his head, "He still can't be considered never losing in his life."
Yin Yin Nanfeng was surprised; even the Buddha's backer didn't qualify, so who else had the qualifications?
After thinking for a while without a clue, Yin Yin Nanfeng stopped thinking about it.
She only cared about one question now.
Decades have passed, does this stone still exist?
…….
End of Chapter
