The Chu army expeditioned the west.

Let Shenyang be too quick to defend.

He unexpectedly became a prince and had no ambition to escape from Xiang Yu's control. This may be one of the reasons why Xiang Yu chose him as the King of Henan.

Did he resist Xiang Zhuang’s three thousand elite cavalry with five thousand old men and weak? Shen Yang never thought about it.

But what should I do if the army’s food and fodder were not available? If it was not available, Xiang Yu would not be easy to deal with. Shen Yang was worried and wandering back and forth in the yard, even if he didn’t care whether his body was hot or not.

"King, this overlord is the 17 princes who are granted the title of the seventeen kings, not the king. Why should we bear the burden of the Chu army's food and fodder? Even if it is farther away, it is impossible to take care of it. The closer King Yin and King Wei, you have to do some effort." Zhang Zhonggong felt a stir and stepped forward to advise.

"Good idea, Mr. Zhong deserves to be my right-hand man. In this way, you can quickly write a letter for me and reply to the Overlord. He said that Henan was plagued by wind and snow in winter, and the fields were abandoned, so he might not be able to receive all the food and fodder in the army. If the King of Yin, King of Wei, King of Linjiang and others could transport food and fodder to Luoyang, the army would have no worries about the food and food in the west."

Shenyang nodded repeatedly, sharing blessings and suffering difficulties. Now is his time in Shenyang. Sima Qiong, Wei Bao, and Gong Ao, these comrades who drank a sip of wine and ate the same pot of dishes, were of course his best partner in Shenyang for help.

Zhang Zhonggong led the order to come out.

However, when he went out, he did not go to the county government immediately, but turned around and came to a secluded alley, then approached the door of a resident and knocked a few times.

The door creaked open.

A servant came out from inside, smiled at Zhang Zhonggong, and said, "Master Zhang, are there any letters sent to Guanzhong?"

Zhang Zhonggong nodded, said nothing, but took out a bamboo slip from his arms, and then wrote a few strokes of cursive script on it, and handed it to the servant.

"Send it to Xianyang City and hand it over to the Zhang Mansion, the doctor in the west of the city." Zhang Zhonggong ordered, and left without delay.

Shen Yang was pleased to have a loyal and resourceful subordinate like Zhang Zhonggong. He had no idea. The true identity of Zhang Zhonggong was actually the father-in-law of Chen Ping, the chief of Qin State: Zhang Zhong.

After the Qin army entered Guanzhong, Zhang Fu then took the Zhang clan members to leave Luoyang and moved his clan to Guanzhong. However, before the precedent, Zhang Fu also left a foreshadowing, asking his son Zhang Zhong to change his name to Zhang Zhonggong and continue to stay in Luoyang with his grandson. If Li Yuan was defeated, the Zhang family could have a bloodline passed on.

Of course, Zhang Fu's little thoughts became useless after Li Yuanquan took Guanzhong. However, Zhang Zhonggong then gained the trust of King Shenyang of Henan. This gave Chen Ping the opportunity to invade the anti-Qin forces.

Use your father-in-law as an undercover agent.

Chen Ping's scheming is terrible, but because of this, he can firmly hold the most important position of chief under Li Yuan's command. It is conceivable that in the near future, with Li Yuan's promotion, Chen Ping's status will be improved.

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Hanzhong. Xicheng.

The rainy weather in early summer made the knees of King Liu Bang of Han start to feel a little sore again, which is a sequelae left after years of war. For an elderly man in his sixties, the best way to maintain health is to rest, and Liu Bang obviously does not have this blessing.

After quitting from Guanzhong, Liu Bang's body suddenly collapsed under the rush and attack. Fortunately, Qi Ji was taking care of him day and night before, which allowed him to recover slowly.

During this period, Liu Bang, in addition to instructing Zhang Liang to write a letter to Xiang Yu, the King of Chu, almost delegated all government affairs to Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Li Shang and others. His actions actually made the Han Dynasty orderly.

Zhang Liang, Cao Shen and others were stimulated during the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, and they were very diligent in their work without Liu Bang's supervision. At the same time, the morale of the Han army was gradually recovering. With the support of the generals and the school, some miscellaneous forces with great losses and weak combat effectiveness were cleaned up. The Han army, which formed a coalition army, finally achieved the unification of orders for the first time, and the coordination between the generals and the cohesion of the various departments began to be strengthened.

"Report to the king, the queen is asking for a meeting!" Liu Bang, who had just gotten up in his clothes, was about to tidy up his crown and clothes. He went to the study to see the memorials delivered yesterday. A close servant ran over quickly.

"Did the queen say something is wrong?" Liu Bang asked coldly.

Over the years, Liu Bang has been with him, but there are only two women who have really favored him, one is his wife Lu Zhi, and the other is the beauty Qi Ji. During this period, Qi Ji was pregnant, which made Liu Bang, who longed to have another son in old age, feel pity for him. He has been here at Qi Ji at night, and Lu Zhi has been there less times.

It’s not that Liu Bang doesn’t want to go, but it’s because Lu Zhi’s temperament is really unbearable. Logically speaking, Liu Bang is now a prominent prince, and he can be regarded as a strong party. In fact, it is not the case that Lu Zhi’s personality is even stronger than Liu Bang. In addition, Liu Bang has always had a slight character in his character and felt guilty, he made concessions every time. Now the two have almost become a couple with nothing to talk about.

"It's just for the affairs of Quzhou Hou!" the attendant replied hesitantly.

"You go back and tell the queen, and I will write down this matter. I will give her a reply within ten days." Liu Bang's eyes flashed with a sharp look, and he looked at the servant's back, and his murderous intent suddenly arose.

This close servant has been following Liu Bang for three or four years. He is an old man and knows a lot, but he doesn't expect that he has been sold by Lu Zhi. Such a person cannot stay by his side.

The Quzhou Marquis Lü Ze failed to catch up with the first group of prisoners who returned to Hanzhong. The main reason was that Liyang had not yet fallen at that time. Lu Ze's team had five or six thousand people, and he could still resist for a while. In addition, Liu Bang ordered the Lu army to retreat eastward to the Hangu Pass area, which made Lu Ze have fantasy about fighting and retreating. As a result, he was surrounded by the Qin army in Xiayi area. After the hard battle was too late, Lu Ze had to surrender with dozens of personal soldiers.

Now Lu Ze is still captured by Li Yuan in Guanzhong, waiting for Liu Bang to use the money to redeem the people. Lu Zhi feels sad about her elder brother's safety and almost has a quarrel with Liu Bang many times.

In fact, Liu Bang didn’t want to redeem Lü Ze, but Li Yuan’s offer was too harsh.

One Lv Ze needs to pay the ransom of two thousand warriors.

Even if Liu Bang wants to take it, he still has to take it out. He can't just redeem Lu Ze one and give up a large group of soldiers who are eager to return.

The uneasiness in the inner house made Liu Bang feel a little upset.

When he walked to the door, Xiahou Ying was already sitting in the position of the driver, waiting for Liu Bang. Seeing Liu Bang's angry expression, Xiahou Ying was so tactful that he didn't answer.

As Liu Bang's old brother, Xiahou Ying knew clearly about Liu Bang's family, but with his identity, it was not appropriate to help anyone. Liu Bang was the eldest brother, and Lu Zhi took good care of him when she was in Pei County. If you want to blame this, you can only blame God for being unfair.

Why can Li Yuan, a young boy, occupy such a large area in Guanzhong, but their territory in Han Dynasty can only be Ba County, Shu County and Hanzhong, and other scraps of materials.

Without saying a word, Liu Bang immediately came to the Xicheng County Magistrates' Office where the Han Dynasty was discussing affairs. Zhang Liang, Cao Shen and other Han generals and advisers were working and discussing affairs in this place.

Faced with the situation of being trapped in a corner, the Han army had held military strategy meetings many times to discuss the next strategy and basically reached an agreement.

Due to the loss of Lantian Pass, a bridgehead to the north and the huge losses, the Han army no longer thought about the Northern Expedition again in a short period of time. Liu Bang turned his next goal of development to the direction of Wuguan. Going out of Wuguan, entering Nanyang, and going back to the old path of the Western Expedition two years ago was a forced strategic turn for the Han army soldiers.

Nanyang County is an old land of South Korea. This place is familiar to the Han army. After Xiang Yu's enfeoffment, Han Cheng was named King of Han and governed Nanyang, Yingchuan and other places. However, because Han Cheng was close to King Huai of Chu, he was placed under house arrest by Xiang Yu in Pengcheng area. Now Nanyang can be said to be a leaderless group.

However, the strategic depth of the Nanyang area is small, and many places are not developed enough. To the east is the Funiu Mountains with no people, and to the north is the territory of Wang Shenyang, Henan, and there is no oil or water to reap. Not to mention to the south, although the Linjiang area is the old capital of Chu, compared with the Central Plains, it is a wild land. If the Han army really wants to get there, there will be basically no room for development.

What Liu Bang imagined was to use Nanyang as a springboard to observe the success or failure of the princes in Guanzhong, such as the war in Zhao. No matter which side Zhang Er, Chen Yu, and Zhao Xie won, the result was both defeated. If the time was right, Liu Bang would not mind bringing a strong army to cross the river north and occupy Handan.

"King of Han, good news, Xiang Yu sent troops to attack Qin?" In the county hall, Zhang Liang shouted at Liu Bang who was entering the door with an excited expression.

"Is this true?" Liu Bang was stunned and became a little unconfident for a moment.

"The news from Pengcheng is that the vanguard of the Chu army has set out first. Next, Xiang Yu will personally lead 70,000 Chu troops to attack Hangu Pass, Han King, and Guandong wars are expanding. Our opportunity is here." Zhang Liang said with a smile.

"Well, thank you for your hard work in the junction, everyone has worked hard. This time Xiang Yu sent troops, there must be a big battle in front of Hangu Pass. We must plan carefully to see how to support the Allied forces?" Liu Bang laughed. When he said the word "support", he deliberately emphasized his tone.

"King of Han, Li Thief faces the overlord this time, those tricks and methods are useless." Guan Ying said carelessly, without knowing that his words could not help but exclaim Xiang Yu's invincible courage.

Zhang Liang, Cao Shen and others all looked dark, and they followed Liu Bang into the hall. They had no common language with big, rough and small cloth vendors like Guan Ying. Guan Ying's performance in the battle of Guan Zhong made the generals of the Han army feel ashamed. Since they had no friendship, of course they did not risk offending others to remind Guan Ying to pay attention to his words. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!