The war drums gradually subsided.

The Chu army suffered losses and lost its generals.

The 70,000 strong soldiers during the Western Expedition lost nearly 20,000 of the most elite soldiers in just one month. Although there was a partial army from Zhonglimei who was fighting outside, the aura of failure had already made the Chu army breathless.

Being fooled.

Being deceived.

Xiang Yu, who returned to the Chu camp, was in a state of confusion. While he was purging the troops and making a plan to return, he sent several scouts to inquire about the abnormalities around Pengcheng and the situation in the army of Liu Bang, the King of Han in Hanzhong.

Li Yuan did not deceive.

At the end of June, Liu Bang had already set off from the west city of Hanzhong County. After the Han army left Wuguan, he defeated the former Han Cheng forces in Panjun area, which allowed the Han army to regain an enclave in Yingchuan, Nanjun and Nanyang County.

From a strategic perspective, Liu Bang and Li Yuan actually had the same idea. Li Yuan wanted to compete for a buffer zone east of Hangu Pass, while Liu Bang wanted to either go south or north to occupy a bridgehead for the Han army.

Liu Bang's action did not meet Xiang Yu's consent. This was undoubtedly a challenge to Xiang Yu's authority, especially after the crushing defeat at Hulao Pass, Xiang Yu cared more about this nominal compliance.

July 20, the second year of the Qin Xinli period.

Xiang Yu, who could not get any advantage under Hulao Pass, finally withdrew his troops.

Along the way, the overlord of Chu, who was in a state of depression, launched a large-scale killing of opposition forces entrenched on the border of Chu. The unlucky person who was the old acquaintance - Peng Yue, the thief of Juyeze.

After leaving Liu Bang's coalition forces in Xingyang, Peng Yue returned to Juze and started his old career as a thief. For a while, when Peng Yue saw that the world was settled, he defected to the King of the Western Wei, Wei Bao, and became one of the troops that Wei Bao could still take advantage of.

Unfortunately, Peng Yue, who was used to being alone, soon had a conflict with the people under Wei Bao. After a dispute, Peng Yue once again fell into an old habit and left with his brothers without saying goodbye.

He Peng Yue had enough of the days he was bound.

As a thief, he yearned for the state of coming and going without a trace. How could Peng Yue be willing to go without traveling thousands of miles, like a military camp?

Of course, in the eyes of the thief, there would be no authority. Xiang Yu was a king recognized by the princes, but he could not convince him. Therefore, Peng Yue repeatedly took his brothers to Chu to fight for the teeth sacrifice, which gave Xiang Yu an excuse and reason to conquer him.

Xiang Yu wanted to teach Liu Bang a lesson, but unfortunately he was too far away to be able to fight.

Peng Yue is a thief. He takes advantage of the profit and has a good relationship with Liu Bang. Therefore, he is very likely to hear Lao Liu's inspiration and send troops to attack Pengcheng.

Such a big hidden danger exists, and the threat to Xiang Yu is really a bit great. Xiang Yu doesn't want to show signs of instability in the rear when he goes on an expedition again, so Peng Yue must be wiped out and there is no other choice.

The Chu army launched a large invasion.

The miserable thieves in Juyeze also caused more and more doubts about Peng Yue. A boss who brought danger was an unpopular boss and no longer qualified to be a leader of the group thieves.

——.

The battle between Xiang Yu and Peng Yue has just begun.

This is a duel between orthodox front and guerrilla warfare. It takes time to test who wins and loses. However, he speculated that the target of attacking Peng Yue was not this thief, but another prisoner.

The 21st July of the Qin New Calendar.

The King Yingbu of Jiujiang unexpectedly appeared outside Pengcheng and fought fiercely with the troops of Lu Chen, the general of the Cangtou Army who was in charge of the guards of Pengcheng. Lu Chen failed to defend himself and was attacked by Yingbu. At this time, Xiang Tuo, the great prime minister of the Western Chu State, who heard the news, also led the Xiang family's children to help the battle.

Ying Bu started a sneak attack on Peng Yue about ten days later than expected, which Li Yuan did not expect. The reason for this was that Ying Bu got married.

The daughter of King Wu Rui of Changsha is Ying Bu's newly married wife. Ying Bu is deeply envious of this beautiful Jiangnan woman. The evil fate comes from Wu Ji's danger while sailing on the Yangtze River. At that time, Wu Ji, who was robbed by a group of river thieves, was about to be desperate. Ying Bu and his brothers opened a dock and fought with the group of river thieves, which saved Wu Ji's life.

Since ancient times, heroes have loved beauties, and beauties have also loved heroes.

A wild and unruly figure like Yingbu is the most beloved hero for Wu Ji, a girl who has been in the deep courtyard for a long time. What's more, this hero then raised troops to rebel against Qin and became a famous general in the Chu army. The only regret is that Yingbu was unable to become a prince like her father in the end, but was only named the Marquis of Jiujiang.

Newly married.

Ying Bu did not summon his subordinates for several consecutive days. Zhao Ping arrived in Jiujiang for several days and could not see Ying Bu. The letters entrusted by the entourage were also placed on the desk by Ying Bu. When he was free to take apart, the fierce battle between Qin and Chu was about to end.

Opportunities passed by in vain.

Ying Bu felt extremely unwilling to give in, and his resentment towards Xiang Yu was increasing day by day.

Although the best time was missed, Ying Bu did not intend to give up like this. He wanted to fight to the death. After inquiring about the news from the scouts, the Chu army suffered heavy losses this time. The generals in the army were as strong as Zhonglimei, and Ji Bu was far away in Hebei, and the other had lost their fighting spirit. Others, such as Yu Ziqi and others, Ying Bu was afraid of who would come?

On July 18, Ying Bu led his troops to steal across the Yangtze River, then bypassed Zhou Yin, the general guarding in Shouchun, and rushed towards Pengcheng.

Ying Bu rebelled, and internal strife in the Chu army broke out again.

For Li Yuan, it was good news. As for the short term, there was no need to worry about the Chu army coming from the east. As for the second route of the north and south, let's ignore him in the north for the time being. Han Xin has been crossing the river for more than ten days and has been in contact. His 7,000 young army is confronting Zhonglimei on the Zhaodi Plain, and the two sides have a victory or defeat. However, overall, it is already very good that Han Xin can restrain the Chu army, which is much stronger than him in another place.

Henan, south.

Originally the territory of South Korea, Nanyang.

The king's flag changes at the top of the city.

Han Cheng, who was named King of Han by Xiang Yu, died in Pengcheng without even having a good life. The days under house arrest are endless mental torture for every man, and Han Cheng could not survive.

Han Cheng did not take office, and the actual ruler of Nanyang was Zheng Chang, the former Wuxian County Magistrate appointed by Xiang Yu. This is a person with a close relationship with the Xiang family. He was stationed in Han. Xiang Yu's purpose was to defend the entrance of Wuguan and completely seal his old opponent Liu Bang in the mountains of Hanzhong.

Unfortunately, Zheng Chang's ability is limited.

With the excuse of reinforcement of Xiang Yu, the Han army pioneer, led by Zhang Liang and Han Wangxin, took the banner of restoration of the country, broke through the fragile defense line set up by the troops of Zhengchang County in one fell swoop, and immediately surrounded Nanyang.

July 25th.

Nanyang City was broken, Zheng Chang was killed, and the Han army occupied the entire territory of Nanjun and the western part of Yingchuan County. Subsequently, the main force of the Han army moved from Hanzhong County to Nanjun. The former Hanzhong County and county governed Xicheng was gradually abandoned by Liu Bang.

Although the vast rear could provide logistics supplies for the Han army, after all, Bashu and Hanzhong were too far away from the Central Plains. If Liu Bang had been staying in a remote small county, then there would not be much distance. There would be few people in the world who would remember Pei Gong, who had once been righteous.

With Nanjun.

The distance between Liu Bang and the Central Plains was suddenly shortened to the shortest possible distance. For example, the knowledgeable people in Yingchuan and the Confucian scholars in Qi and Lu could reach Nanyang by following the river and the Luo River westward.

Of course, on their way westward, they had to pass through the enclave occupied by the Qin army in Henan. After all, the Funiu Mountains in Yingchuan County were still a wild area that no one could enter in this era.

——.

The situation in the world has changed drastically.

Every prince who is observing the overlord is working hard to gain a greater living space. Famous figures like Yingbu and Chen Yu who have not been crowned kings are also using all their strength to try their best to become kings one day.

After the Chu army retreated.

Li Yuan left Jiang Yu's army to guard Hulao Pass, and led the Qin generals such as Zhang Ping, Cao Xin, Wang Shang, Meng Hu to return to Luoyang. In the city, the chief secretary Chen Ping and the city guard Zhang Zhong finally restored the peace of the city after more than 20 days of governance.

The western capital is Chang'an, and the eastern capital is Luoyang.

Judging from the geographical location alone, Li Yuan is now extremely awesome. The two most important capitals in Chinese history are all under Li Yuan's command, but in fact, Li Yuan is extremely sad.

Chang'an is still a city under construction, and many municipal facilities are gradually being built and improved. As for the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties, I don't know when it will be.

Luoyang, this small town has just improved a little, and was robbed by military disasters in succession. Shenyang's governance in one year is not a problem at all.

Luoyang.

Council Room.

Li Yuan, who took off his armor, was rarely relaxed and at ease. On his side, the Qin generals and officials were all excited and able to defeat the powerful Chu army. It can be said that he had won a huge reputation for the revived Qin State. Everyone was imagining one after another, one with insightful people who showed their ambitions, came from all over the Central Plains to Luoyang, and joined the Qin flag that never surrendered.

"Mr. Li, this time our army won a great victory. The news came back to Xianyang. The elders were excited. Even those who questioned the construction of Chang'an stopped talking." Zhao Ben, who had just arrived from Xianyang, said excitedly.

victory.

It is a good medicine to cover up all contradictions.

In the face of Li Yuan's continuous military victory, even those who are dissatisfied with him have to restrain their critical mentality and applaud Li Yuan against his will.

Qin State can have no one, but Li Yuan cannot be without.

Gradually, this obsession took root and sprouted in the hearts of the Qin people, and grew up day by day.
Chapter completed!