Fame and profit.

Which one do you want?

After a dispute at the court meeting, Xiang Yu did not get a satisfactory answer.

Adopting Kuai Che's opinion means completely denying everything he did in the past. When he first launched an army to rebel against Qin and divided the princes, it was to gain reputation in front of the world's heroes, and to make the Xiang family an important pillar to assist the Chu State. In the past three years, although the struggle between the princes has repeatedly annoyed Xiang Yu, at the same time, he also enjoyed the taste of being sought after. If Chu and Qin had a peace talk, it can be imagined that Xiang Yu would be drowned out by a series of scoldings.

However, not accepting Kuai Che's opinion would be equivalent to giving up the opportunity to quickly strengthen the State of Chu and uniting those unreliable and extremely selfish princes to fight against Qin. Xiang Yu was not without worries.

Not afraid of opponents like gods, but afraid of teammates like pigs. Xiang Yu didn't know this famous saying from later generations, but the meaning was the same.

Xiang Yu hesitated.

The overlord who was decisive in killing on the battlefield was not good at political affairs and power struggles. His character was a bit too much heroic, and at the same time, he was a bit kind of woman.

A few days later, the content that should have been strictly confidential at the court meeting was circulated in the dark, and as for who it was, it was no longer possible to verify.

After inquiring about the content of the court meeting from many parties, the princes and envoys from all over the country reported to their master in shock while contacting conservative forces to deny Kuai Che's opinion as soon as possible.

Under the competition between multiple forces, the dispute at the Chu State Council meeting lasted for a whole month, with one side of the new forces and the other side of the conservative forces evenly facing each other. No one could decide the outcome for a while.

Ten days later, this situation was discovered by Qin State in Pengcheng. Yan Lexi, who had just taken over foreign intelligence work, was in a state of expression and immediately reported to Li Yuan in the form of an emergency military report.

After achieving a decisive victory in the Han War, the garrison task in the Nanjun area was taken on by the young Feng Xuan. The reason for appointing Feng Xuan instead of others was that Li Yuan also comprehensively considered the surrounding environment of the Nanjun area.

Far away from Guanzhong, facing anti-Qin forces such as Wu Rui, King of Changsha, Meijuan, Shanyue Fanhou, and Yingbu, the thief of Jiujiang County, the Qin army could rely on the garrison troops of Nanyang County in the north, as well as the Ba people from the western mountains.

Compared with the few troops stationed in Nanyang County, the Ba people lived in the west of the Jiangchu Plain. After renovating the plank road, the Ba people could provide reinforcements to the Nanjun area by land and water. Strategically, it was inevitable that the Qin State would consider connecting Nanjun and Bajun into a whole.

Sixty thousand Han soldiers captured soldiers were escorted to Guanzhong in batches to serve labor. A considerable number of them would lose their lives in the face of heavy labor. Some of them would become hostages of Qin. If they wanted to be released, their families must make different achievements for the great cause of Qin's revival.

The nearly 70,000 Qin troops set out to fight, in addition to the remaining Feng Xuan's troops, Gan Yong led a group of infantry to guard the war. The number of the two troops was about 7,000. For the current Qin State, the garrison troops were already considered to be over.

The other troops returned to their own defense zones. Cao Xin led the Yuezhi people to redirect from Hanzhong County to Longxi, and the two side cavalry of Su Jiao and Meng Hu also set out one after another. The humid climate in the south made the tall Hetao horses very uncomfortable, which indirectly restricted the development of cavalry in the south.

July 11th.

Li Yuan and Han Xin led a 30,000 army through Wancheng, Nanyang County, and then arrived at the area of ​​Sanchuan County.

Luoyang.

The streets are more prosperous and lively than when Li Yuan returned from Hulao Pass a year ago. The future eastern capital Luoyang has gradually shown a different style.

Hu merchants are seeking profit.

In the past year, some Hu merchants who had little profit in Chang'an began to choose to continue to venture eastward, and their pace almost followed the expansion of the Qin army.

Jiang Yu, the governor of Sanchuan County, had not seen Li Yuan for a long time. After hearing that Li Yuan's carriage returned from Nanjun, Jiang Yu was excited to welcome him out of the city ten miles away. This was a rare move for Jiang Yu, who had always been introverted.

"Wuhou, this time, no matter how busy you are, you have to stay for more than ten days. Let's take a look at the soldiers and soldiers of Sanchuan County, and their customs and customs." Jiang Yu said differently.

Li Yuan smiled and said, "With General Jiang guarding me, I am not worried. Look at the scale of Luoyang City, it has expanded more than twice as much as before. The people on the banks of Luoshui are crowded, which is a sign that only exists in the prosperous era."

When Jiang Yu heard Li Yuan's praise, he felt a little embarrassed and said, "Mr. Wu, General Han, the last general, had something to be returned. Yan Shizhong from the CEIF of Xianyang came to report it, saying that it was an urgent military situation and asked Marquis Wu to read it himself." As he said, Jiang Yu took out a wax sealed silk letter from his arms.

Li Yuan nodded and took over the letter of Bo. After Yan Le agreed to come back, he took on the main foreign intelligence work of Qin. His arrival also gave Chen Ping, who had been suppressed by multiple affairs for a long time, a chance to take a break.

During this southern expedition of the Qin army, Chen Ping, the chief of Qin, did not go out with him. The reason is very simple. He was fully responsible for the supply of food, fodder and supplies. He was recruited by many troops, the time of orders issued, and the loss on transportation routes. Li Yuan would not consider these details, but Chen Ping had no choice.

After reading the secret report, Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. The appearance of Kuai Che made Li Yuan's somewhat relaxed nerve tighten again.

If Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were heroes at the end of the Qin and early Han dynasties, Kuai Che was definitely the representative of the negative counselors. This guy ran out to lobby when Ying Bu rebelled against Chu, and also appeared when Han trusted the King of Qi. If these were not surprising, every word of Kuai Che's advice proved that he was the right person in the end.

Judging from the dispute between the Western Chu Dynasty, there are different opinions within Chu, and more importantly, Xiang Yu has not made up his final decision. What Li Yuan has to do now is to think of countermeasures first.

If Kuai Che came to Qin with an envoy from the Western Chu State, how to receive and what words to use to deal with this conservative man, these detailed preparations may seem inconspicuous, but they will have an extraordinary impact on the future outcome of Qin and Chu in the fight against hegemony.

"General Jiang, recently, the Hulao Pass has strengthened investigations, especially those from Chu. Everyone must carefully inquire and investigate to prevent Chu from sneaking in."

"In addition, if you send a letter to Peng Yue of Juyeze, you said that I would meet him in person and let him come to Luoyang within ten days."

"General Han, after a little rest, your troops will go to Hedong County. They can launch some small-scale wars against Chen Yu's forces in Zhao, but not expand them. At the appropriate time, they can give up one or two cities, so that the Zhao army can think that our army's combat power is just like this."

After some ideation, Li Yuan ordered Sanchuan County and Hedong County to be connected with the princes. There is a high possibility of war breaking out in these places in the future. Qin State is now increasingly large in territory, but its troops are insufficient. Therefore, Li Yuan decided to adopt a strategy of defending along important passes in Sanchuan County, and a more proactive strategy of luring the enemy in Hedong County.

Different generals use different tricks, Li Yuan only talked about a general strategy. Han Xin and Jiang Yu are already very experienced in implementing the specific methods, so Li Yuan does not need to give instructions.

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Yingchuan.

Shangcai County.

This was once the hometown of Li Si, the prime minister of Qin, but now it has unexpectedly become the last stronghold of the Han Dynasty. At the beginning, a dispute between Liu Fei, Liu Jia, Han Wangxin and Zhou Bo gave Liu Bang a breath.

Liu Bang, who had finally escaped the pursuit of the Qin army, met with Liu Fei, Zhang Liang and others here. After many days of trekking, Liu Bang's body was extremely weak. If it weren't for the fact that there was still a little hope in his heart, Liu Bang would really have given up.

Holding hands and looking at each other tearfully.

It may be a bit too much to describe the king and minister of the Han Dynasty in this sentence, but for Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, Liu Fei, Liu Jia and others, the changes in the past few months are like a thrilling adventure game, but the heroes who won the final victory were not them, but the unforgivable Qin people.

"King, you suffered this time. It was because of our poor lobbying that the king suffered this serious crime and that so many loyal and brave generals of the Han army died on the battlefield-!" Zhang Liang's eyes were red and his tone was choked and he blamed himself.

"The king, it is all the last generals who are incompetent, which leads to the loss of territory and the army. I also ask the Han to punish him." Hearing Zhang Liang's apology, Liu Jia, Han Wangxin and other generals also said in unison.

"Sir, I have tried my best. I have heard A Fei say about Pengcheng. This failure is because of my underestimation of the enemy and the poor supervision of the war. I am really ashamed of the soldiers who died in battle. After my health has recovered slightly, I will definitely worship those loyal and brave heroic souls on the altar in the city." Liu Bang said in a heavy tone.

"King, Yingchuan has no abundant resources, and it can still support the existing troops of only a few thousand people. If we want to expand our strength, it will probably be difficult. It will not be a long-term solution for us to stay here." Liu Jia said.

After losing a group of generals such as Xiahou Ying, Liu Jia was already the only general in the Han army with experience in leading troops to fight. His reminder made Liu Bang, Zhang Liang and others speechless and silent for a while.

The world is so great.

Where is a place to stay.

For Liu Bang, who is currently in poverty, there is really no suitable place to go.

In the area of ​​Jiujiang County to the south of Yingchuan County, the Jiang thieves in Yingbu's Jiang thieves were all money in their eyes. It was impossible for them to work for Liu Bang; in Chen County to the east, the troops of the Western Chu army swept the county without leaving a gap to use, and in the north and west, the powerful Qin army was like a sharp sword hanging above the heads of Liu Bang and others, and could fall at any time.

what to do?

I was trapped in a corner until the day I died, and still thought about it and wanted to make a chance to reverse. Even if my wisdom and strategy were like Zhang Liang, I could not think of a solution for a while.
Chapter completed!