: East-West and East-West-Town

Zhang Di and others did not know Long Chuan's plan, but directly led their troops north to Pengcheng, and Zong Yuan and Chen Feng also led their troops to Pengcheng.

On September 12, the 13th year of Qianyuan, three armies of Zhang Di, Zong Yuan and Chen Feng met outside Pengcheng City, with a total of 80,000 troops.

"I'm here to pay homage to the king, I'm a king in Wannian!" Zhang Di, Zong Yuan, Chen Feng and others knelt down to worship Xiang Kuang in the central army's tent.

"Please get up quickly!" Xiang Kuang, who was sitting in the main seat, waved his hand with a smile.

"Thank you, King!" Everyone said thank you and stood up.

Xiang Kuang looked at the generals in the tent and said with a smile: "The country is unfortunate, and the traitors like Xiang Guang and the Long brothers have emerged. I am incompetent and can only flee Pengcheng in a panic. Fortunately, I am supported by the ministers, so I can return to Pengcheng. Now the thieves are still entrenched in Pengcheng. I hope that the ministers will work hard to help me regain Pengcheng and kill the rebels."

"Don't worry, I will help the king to regain Pengcheng, kill the rebels, and stabilize the world!" Everyone responded.

Just when Zhang Di and others met Pengcheng, the envoys sent by Longchuan to Linzi also arrived in Linzi. After seeing the King of Qi, they conveyed the words of Xiang Guang and Longchuan to the King of Qi. The King of Qi did not intend to send troops. After all, in the civil war between Chu, no matter who wins and who loses, the only one who is in the end is Qi. Why should Qi intervene? But when he heard that Xiang Guang was willing to ced Langya County, the King of Qi was moved.

Now that Zhao State is slowly recovering its vitality, it will probably take a few years to move south, so it will take less time for Qi State. If it can take down Langya County without bloodshed, it will be of great benefit to Qi State.

After some discussion, the King of Qi and the ministers finally decided to use General He Jiong as the main general, Tai Shiwei and Wu Lie as the deputy generals, and commanded a 100,000 army to head south.

On September 15, the 13th year of Qianyuan, after taking over Langya County, the Qi army marched southward, first defeating Yu Zilong's troops in Tan County, Donghai, and then the troops entered Wuyuan.

When Zhang Di and others were shocked when they learned that the Qi army was heading south.

"Bang!" In the tent of Zhang Di's army, Xiang Kuang slapped the table on the desk and said angrily: "Xiang Guang, Longchuan, you dare to lead the Qi army south. It's so short-sighted. There is also a county of Langya. This was taken down by the ancestors' bloody battle. Now, in order to fight with me, they actually gave Langya to Qi. Aren't they afraid of having no face to see the ancestors after their death?"

While knowing that the Qi army was heading south, Xiang Kuang and others also learned that in order to get assistance from Qi, Xiang Guang and Longchuan ceded the land of Langya county to Qi, which attracted 100,000 Qi troops.

"King is angry. It's useless to scold Xiang Guang and Longchuan now. I'd better think about what to do next." Chen Feng said.

When everyone heard this, it wasn't that right? The 100,000 Qi army headed south and instantly defeated the advantages of themselves and others. Longchuan still had 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and the 100,000 Qi army would definitely not be able to defeat it. It would be better to think of a way out earlier.

Xiang Kuang calmed down a little and asked Zhang Di: "I wonder what good strategies General Zhang has?"

Zhang Di frowned, thought for a while, and said, "King, now that the 100,000 Qi troops are heading south, the situation of the enemy being inferior and our superiority has been broken, and our army is still at an absolute disadvantage. In order to preserve its strength, in the future, I suggest retreating to Pei County, Xia Pi and Guangling counties, and accumulating strength, so that we can do something big again."

"General Zhang, are you really going to get to this point?" Xiang Kuang was very unwilling. Moreover, if he really went to this point, the State of Chu would be really divided. He occupied Xia Pi, Guangling, Pei County, and Xiang Guang occupied Pengcheng, Mount Tai, and Donghai. By then, he would really become the sinner of the Xiang family.

Zhang Di smiled bitterly and said, "King, if you have a glimmer of opportunity, I don't want to get to this point, but there is no way. If you fight hard with the enemy, we can't fight at all. Only today's plan can only be like this."

"You all go out first, wait for me to think about it." Xiang Kuang asked Zhang Di and others to go out first. He really had to think about what to do.

Outside the tent, Chen Feng and others surrounded Zhang Di and said, "General Zhang, why don't you persuade the king anymore? Now the Qi army is imminent. If we don't make a decision, we will all die here."

"Yes, General Zhang, why not persuade the king again." Everyone persuaded Zhang Di. The situation is very serious now, and the Qi army is about to arrive. If they don't leave at this time and wait for the Qi army to come, they really can't leave.

Zhang Di suddenly felt a headache and held his forehead and said, "Okay, the king has his own opinions, and I think that the king will definitely make the most correct decision."

After a while, soldiers came to invite Zhang Di and others to return to the Central Army’s tent.

After they returned to the central army tent, Xiang Kuang said, "General Zhang, I believe in you and retreat first. However, this means I will temporarily give up Pengcheng and choose another king capital. I wonder what General Zhang has to do?"

Zhang Di thought for a while and said, "King, I have thought about it carefully. I feel that only Xia Pi City, the capital of Xia Pi County, has such a large scale and can bear the important task of a country's capital."

"General Zhang, although Xia Pi is good, it is too close to Pengcheng. Wouldn't it be bad?" Xiang Kuang also thought Xia Pi good, but it is too close to Pengcheng and there was no sense of security.

Zhang Di smiled and said, "King, it is because it is close to Pengcheng that I suggest that the king choose Xia Pi. You must know that as long as we withdraw from Pengcheng, Qi will definitely withdraw its troops. As long as Qi withdraws its troops, Longchuan will no longer be our opponent. At that time, we can take the opportunity to attack Pengcheng and quell the rebellion."

Xiang Kuang thought about it and felt that Zhang Di was right, so he agreed to Jie Pi as the temporary capital.

Afterwards, Zhang Di and others led an army of 80,000 to leave Pengcheng and retreat to Xia Pi.

As expected, as Zhang Di said, the Qi army began to retreat after the siege of Pengcheng was lifted. Although Xiang Guang and Longchuan kept persuading the Qi army to stay and help them eliminate Xiang Kuang and Zhang Di, He Jiong did not agree. In his opinion, He Jiong had just come to relieve the siege of Pengcheng this time, and there was no need to involve too much, so he led his troops back to Qi.

After the Qi army retreated, Longchuan was afraid that Zhang Di and others would attack again, so he expanded his army and finally obtained 20,000 new soldiers, and together with the original soldiers and horses, he had a total of 75,000 soldiers. After Zhang Di and others retreated to Xia Pi, they integrated their troops and finally had 90,000 soldiers.

Zhang Di and others also tried to attack Pengcheng again, but after the expansion of the army, Longchuan defended the city to the death. Zhang Di had no choice but to retreat to Xia Pi.

At this point, the civil war between the two kings of Chu came to an end. As a result, the two kings of Chu were formed together, Xiang Guang occupied Pengcheng, Mount Tai, and East China Sea, with Pengcheng as the capital, Xiang Kuang occupied Xia Pi, Guangling, Pei County, and Xia Pi as the capital.

The State of Chu was officially divided. Since Pengcheng was located west of Xia Pi, the Xiang Guang regime was called Western Chu by the world, while the Xiang Kuang regime was called Eastern Chu.

The civil war in Chu simply blinded the eyes of the world. Less than three months after King Xiang Ju of Chu died, the huge Chu State split into two halves, which is a pity. During the civil war between the two Chus, Qi State, the most profitable country, was lifted the siege of Pengcheng, and directly captured the entire Langya County, and its strength increased greatly.

In Wancheng and Ganyang Palace, Deng Sheng took the news from Chu and suddenly sighed. Who would have thought that the Chu State, which was the overlord of the Central Plains, had overwhelmed the heroes and competed for hegemony with the Han State for more than 200 years, would be divided like this. I wonder what kind of mood the ancestor of Xiang Yu, the Xiang family, would know in the nine springs.
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