In the fourth year of the Xinli period of the Great Qin Dynasty, this summer in 204 BC.

The horn of Qin's revival sounded in the wilderness on the Jiangchu Plain. The sound of the horn was as deep and powerful as the war song of the Qin army, full of indomitable momentum.

On the territory where the princes were king, the war continued to continue, and the intrigues between the princes remained. Today is brothers, and tomorrow they were drawing their swords to face each other, which was common.

In May and June, the Western Chu army suddenly headed north, and with a thunderous force, it defeated Tian Heng's 50,000 mobs in Jimo. This time, Xiang Yu was no longer ruthless, and he personally led the army to chase him all the way.

Under the pursuit of the Chu army, Tian Heng, the last tragic figure of the Tian family, committed suicide by committing suicide by killing himself on the bank of the sea. Several guests and soldiers of the Tian family accompanied him to commit suicide. Whether there are 500 heroes is no longer verified.

The national policy of Western Chu changed from expansion to internal suppression, which led history to an unknown different direction.

During the four years of the Chu-Han war in history, Tian Heng's forces in Qi were like borers attached to the Chu State, constantly eating the Chu army's bodies.

Now that Tian Heng is dead, the Western Chu State has occupied the vast areas of Qi, Chu, Wu and Yue. These places are densely populated with plains and rich production. Coupled with the abundant manpower that has continuously escaped from the Central Plains, the national strength of Western Chu has also grown stronger.

Everyone's path is different.

There are many choices, just like a maze game, each choice will have a different ending, like Tian Heng, Liu Bang, and Xiang Yu.

What makes them different is that in addition to age, they also have ability, tenacity, and a little luck.

Tian Heng was forty-two years old. His life story came to an end this year.

Liu Bang was fifty-one years old, and his career as King of Han was almost over this year. He fled to the mountains of Yingchuan and was struggling to guard more than 10,000 defeated soldiers and generals in a silence. If he wanted to make a comeback, it was no longer a high-level difficulty, but a super-level part. Under the attack of Li Yuan and Xiang Yu, Liu Bang no longer had a chance.

Unlike Liu Bang, who was in the stable and martyr in his twilight years, the overlord Xiang Yu was just thirty years old. This tragic hero who was forced to commit suicide in Wujiang ushered in a turning point in his career this year.

This turning point began with the defeat of the Chu army in the Huzhu.

The shock that battle gave Xiang Yu was far greater than any other battle. Under Xiang Yu's personal leadership, the Chu army, which had been invincible, was bleeding from its head. The elite soldiers directly lost more than 10,000 people, among which there were young generals like Ji Xin. What made Xiang Yu even more sad was the departure of the general Zhonglimei and the depression of another general Ji Bu.

The Five Tiger Generals of Western Chu: Long Jue, Ying Bu, Zhongli Mei, Ji Bu, and Yu Ziqi.

Long Qi was killed, Ying Bu defected, and Zhong Limei stood up. Only the two left in the Chu army were left. However, after his brother Ji Xin was captured by the Qin army, Ji Bu was depressed and had been ill for several times. Xiang Yu initially suspected that Ji Bu was deliberately ruling and waited to visit Ji Bu's mansion. He saw a man who described thinness and only had an empty space.

Psychological torture has already urged this man to be beaten. Before Ji Bu's knot was untied, Ji Bu was basically useless.

As for the last general, Yu Ziqi, he relied on Yu Ji's relationship to gain rank, which was only a medium level in terms of ability. I felt that the generals in the army were not in line. During this battle of Qi, Xiang Yu boldly activated a group of young generals, Xiang Zhuang, Huan Chu, and Zhou Lan, who were all promoted to the position of a general who led the army alone.

The rankings of the new five tiger generals are as follows: Xiang Zhuang, Yu Ziqi, Zhou Yin, Huan Chu, and Zhou Lan.

Xiangzhuang is no longer the same as before.

This cousin Xiang Yu, who has a rude and straightforward personality, has been very impressive in the past. The guy who used to only know how to be straightforward is now rough and delicate. Occasionally, he uses a strategy and looks pretty, which makes Xiang Tuo, Xiang Sheng and other elders very pleased.

Zhou Yin was the Grand Marshal of the Western Chu State and had been in charge of military affairs in the Jiangdong area. This time, Xiang Yu was also recruited to the north and replaced Ji Bu as the middle-class pillar of the Chu army.

Huan Chu and Zhou Lan were two young generals who had been following Xiang Yu. Their promotion largely reflected Xiang Yu's will.

Compared with qualifications, Chu general Ding Gong and Cangtou Army leader Lu Chen are undoubtedly more qualified to be one of the Five Tiger Generals, but one of these two people is mediocre ability and lacks strategic vision, and the other is Chen Wangsheng's old subordinates, who are a little lower in loyalty. A group of young generals such as Huan Chu and Zhou Lan were valued and promoted, providing the possibility for the growth of the Chu army.

So far, Xiang Yu is still the leader in this competition of strength, but he was a little more ahead of him, but now he is only half a position ahead of Li Yuan.

Pengcheng.

Chu King Palace.

The court meeting of the Western Chu State is underway.

King Xiang Yu of Chu sat in the middle. The battles made him look a little tired. His double pupils were also low and he could not see the murderous aura of the past. Of course, no one would think that Xiang Yu's domineeringness had been weakened. An introverted Xiang Yu was more difficult to deal with than a domineering and exposed Xiang Yu.

Sitting in the two sides was a group of civil and military officials from the Western Chu State. Compared with Liu Bang's fewer talents, Xiang Yu had acquired many new famous scholars in Kanto during this period.

In terms of civil officials, Fan Zeng, Shusun Tong, An Qisheng, and Kuai Che were separated from each other, representing the foreign ministers, Xiang Tuo, Xiang Sheng, and Xiang Bo representing the Xiang family.

In terms of military generals, Yu Ziqi, Xiang Zhuang, Huan Chu, Zhou Yin, Zhou Lan, Ding Gong and other generals were all wearing purple robes and hanging swords around their waists, looking majestic, sweeping away the dusk scenes of the past.

Fan Zeng, the father who was once highly valued by Xiang Yu, was 73 years old. At this age, Fan Zeng was more of a symbolic figure.

The three who really gave Xiang Yu's advice were Shusun Tong, An Qisheng and Kuai Tong. Among them, Kuai Che, the adviser who Xiang Yu accepted in Qi, was even more valued by Xiang Yu than Shusun Tong and An Qisheng.

Kuai Che was from Fan Yang and generally called him Kuai Tong in historical books. He once lobbyed King Han Xin of Qi to become independent and advised Han Xin that Liu Bang might be detrimental to him.

Such a person is naturally unwilling to be an unknown mediocre lobbyist. Sure enough, when Xiang Yu expressed his intention to come to Chu and request protection, Kuai Che was the first to stand up.

"Over King, according to Che's opinion, we don't have to pay attention to the requests of the princes. The most urgent thing is that we should quickly send people to Guanzhong to negotiate with Qin State--." Kuai Che's words were astonishing. The Chu State, who had always been a vanguard in anti-Qin, had a peace talk with the mortal enemy of Chu State. I really don't know if Kuai Che was naive or too smart.

"Mr. Kuai is talking in his sleep. Qin and Chu have a hundred years of hatred, and this hatred cannot be eliminated. At the beginning, the overlord also had a strong saying: Although Chu has three households, Qin will definitely be destroyed. Now the words are very important. Do you want the overlord to break his promise?" Among the ministers, a middle-aged man in his forties stood up urgently and shouted at Kuai Yue.

"Hmph, the world's general trend will be divided after a long time of unity, and long time of division will be combined. Xiang Bo, what else can you do if you are a man with two sides and three swords, besides ruining the country, besides ruining the country,?" Kuai Che turned his face and sneered at the sour scholar.

Xiang Bo was weak because of Kuai Che's words. He opened his mouth several times, but he did not think of a refutation. He could only sit down with a red face, but his heart was filled with hatred of Kuai Che.

"Mr. Kuai. What about the children of Xiang? You don't have to comment?" Xiang Tuo's face changed and he said in a deep voice.

As a boss of the Xiang family, Xiang Tuo was still Xiang Yu's uncle in terms of seniority and was also the prime minister of Chu in terms of status. His identity was very special. Speaking of Xiang Bo, Xiang Tuo looked down on him, but in this public place, Xiang's reputation must be maintained.

After the Hongmen Banquet, Xiang Bo's "glorious" deeds of being a lobbyist for Liu Bang were secretly exposed by Qin State. Xiang Yu, who was furious, almost ordered the cheap uncle who was greedy for money and misleading the country to be executed on the spot. Later, Xiang Tuo, Xiang Sheng and others tried hard to persuade each other, and only then did Xiang Bo's life be saved.

Xiang Bo, whose status has plummeted, has been very down in the past two years, and now he is only barely able to stand at the end of the Xiang family. This time he thought he could catch Kuai Che's grammatical disease and turn it over, but unexpectedly, Kuai Che scolded him and said it extremely ugly.

"Mr. Kuai, if you have something to say, there is no need to say anything else." Xiang Yu frowned slightly and said.

Xiang Yu still recognized Kuai Che's ability. An Qisheng's disciple had his unique features in terms of eloquence and vision. For example, when discussing the strategy of Western Chu, Kuai Che proposed the idea of ​​"destroying Qi and strengthening Chu" without thinking. Of course, talented people have some tempers, and Kuai Che's arrogance also made Xiang Yu very troubled.

"Overlord, the renewed strength of Qin has been unchanged. Our choice is nothing more than two types. One is confrontation and the other is peace talks. If we choose the first one, it is to follow the examples of the six Kanto countries attacking Qin, joining the princes of various ways, and then launching troops to fight against Qin. Che thought that this road seemed to be the right way, but it was actually not the most understood choice; the second one is peace talks. Our Great Chu and Qin are hostile to each other. What can we talk about? Che thought there are many things that can be discussed, such as: the ownership of Yan and Zhao, the survival of the Western Wei, and even the disposal of the remnants of Liu Bang. These are all the capital for bargaining."

Listening to Kuai Che's extraordinary words, the ministers of Chu opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths, not knowing what to say. Kuai Che's words completely subverted the previous position of the anti-Qin camp and directly and nakedly put forward the idea of ​​sharing the weak princes with Qin.

In the face of national interests, actual gain is the most important thing. All feelings and friendships go with the wind. This truth that Kuai Che realized two thousand years ago is still glorious after two thousand years.

"Overlord, no one is more suitable for this peace talk except Mr. Kuai. An believes that the interests of Chu are the most important, and the false reputations praised by the princes are not important." As Kuai Che's teacher, An Qisheng also stood up to increase confidence in his disciples' statements.

In the past, the decision-making process of the Chu State Council was very harmonious. Xiang Yu adopted Fan Zeng's advice in these general directions. This time, Fan Zeng faintly faded away, and the new forces represented by Kuai Che showed a strong sense of enterprising spirit, which made the Xiang forces, which were mainly conservative, feel threatened.

The atmosphere of the dynasty begins to become tense. This kind of tension is different from tension, but a higher level of confrontation, which competes with human intelligence and vision.
Chapter completed!