Han State.

In name and death.

Liu Bang, the king of Han who was once powerful and known as the second prince, now only a few people are left to assist. Yingchuan, an enclave adjacent to the Qin border, is obviously not a place to stay for a long time.

what to do?

Should I sit and wait for death, or should I pluck up my remaining strength again and make a desperate attempt?

Although Liu Bang, who is fifty years old, often panic and short of breath, sometimes his bones are sore all over his body, he is still unwilling to accept his old age. As long as there is a way, he is not afraid of any danger. At worst, just step over it. As for whether to cross or not, Liu Bang no longer cares about such a long time.

"The King of Han, it was all the incompetent ministers who made the king suffer this great humiliation. The crime is inexcusable." Zhang Liang choked up when he heard Liu Bang's voice and felt depressed.

This mission was originally performed by Zhang Er, but after seeing Liu Bang falling out, this famous scholar from the Wei Dynasty left without saying a word. In desperation, Zhang Liang, as the only strategist, could only take on this laborious and time-consuming task. Compared with Zhang Er, who was both surnamed Zhang, Zhang Liang was undoubtedly much more loyal and reliable.

In the past two years, Zhang Liang participated almost the entire process of Liu Bang's power, and he planned many of the decisions on Qin. However, things were impermanent. With his wisdom and strategy, coupled with the efforts of a group of Han generals, he still could not resist the rise of Qin like a comet.

Zhang Liang once thought about the reason for this. When Qin was forced to the point where even the capital was abandoned by the princes, it can be said that he was only one step away from destroying the country. In this unfavorable situation, if Qin could still be reborn, Zhang Liang was the first to disagree. But Li Yuan, the name that made Zhang Liang wake up in his sleep, did what the world thought was impossible to do.

Qin State is reborn.

Although it is still black flags and black armor, Zhang Liang knew that what he was facing was already a completely different new force.

"Zifang, don't say that. I, Liu Ji, is just a pavilion chief with a low status. What kind of virtue can I have in this life? I can get help from wise ministers and generals such as Zifang. The world is difficult, and the king's career will no longer be there. From now on, you and I will only be called brothers. I don't care about any king or prince or any name." Liu Bang stomped his feet heavily, looking at the two and three people in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the scene where the talents were full of people and the crowds were gathered.

"The wind blows and the clouds fly. I am powerful in the country and return to my hometown. How can I get a strong man to guard all directions--!" Under the control of sadness and sentimental emotions, Liu Bang couldn't help but hum the Han army song he wrote. In the case of continuous failures and the base areas of Nanyang County were lost one after another. Liu Bang's homesickness in his heart was also touched, and a complete song of great wind was finally completed.

A good battle song requires a state of mind to help complete. Liu Bang's current state of mind is the best time to create a tragic battle song.

In the hoarse singing, Liu Bang seemed to have returned to Pei County to drink with Xiao He, Xiahou Ying, Cao Shen, Lu Wan and other old brothers and tease the prestige together. When he thought of Xiahou Ying and Xiao He who were captured by the Qin army, he thought of Fan Kuai, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, and Liu Bang's eyes were red and swollen, and the voice of the chorus became even more desolate.

Liu Bang cried when he sang, Liu Jia, Liu Fei, and Han Wangxin were also moved by Liu Bang's words and songs. They all remembered their colleagues who died in the battlefield. Then they looked at the less than 10,000 defeated soldiers around them. Maybe they would die in the battle with the Qin army tomorrow. At this point, everyone was also worried.

"Okay, a real man, after crying, he wiped his tears and lived well. Zifang. Tomorrow, you will work hard to find the general Ding of Chu, and promise him to spend a lot of money. Even if he spends more money, he will open a path for me. You guys, there is no place for us to stay here, so let's go to the north and to Zhao, which has the most hatred of the Qin people. There is a vast place, thousands of miles away, and there are places where we can strengthen our strength and regain our strength-" Liu Bang finished singing, held his slightly bent back, and shouted inspiration to Zhang Liang, Liu Jia and others.

I have to admit it.

Compared with those so-called famous scholars who talk big, and compared with Xiang Yu, who looks strong on the outside but fragile on the inside, Liu Bang's personality is much more pragmatic and strong.

For him, fame and fortune were just an item used for trading. After losing almost all his strength, Liu Bang took out the King of Han, the King of Princess and Gui Guan, and he wanted to make a final try. Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he would not give up.

Leaving the Chu land, where people and land are familiar, and going to the northern Zhao State, where people are not familiar, for Liu Bang, who has been in Chu for many years, it means giving up his foundation for the past years and giving up all his reputation and starting over. In the south, Liu Bang was the King of Han and the commander of the Chu army in the Western Expedition to Xiang Yu. However, in Zhao land, I am afraid that not many people will know who Liu Bang was. It is probably only the overlord Xiang Yu who the people in Zhao land have an impression of the Chu people.

As a fifty-year-old elder, Liu Bang's courage and tenacity at this moment touched Zhang Liang, Liu Jia and others, and they were also attracted by the personal charm exuded by Liu Bang.

Among the people, only Han Wangxin lowered his head. Although he couldn't see clearly on his face, he was obviously a bit disdainful. Liu Bang's words were indeed touching, and he was also affectionate and devoted himself to his true feelings. However, in his words just now, Liu Bang rarely blamed himself, let alone mentioned those soldiers who died or were captured for him. This kind of attitude of being kind on the surface made Han Wangxin, who was already dissatisfied, feel dissatisfied.

As a royal family in South Korea, Han Wangxin was not interested in going to Zhao State. In his opinion, although Yingchuan was not very good, at least it was still on the land of Old South Korea. There were people who supported the restoration of South Korea. As long as they persisted, there would always be a day when the clouds cleared and the fog disappeared.

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Chen County.

After the fall of the Chen Wangsheng and Zhang Chu regime, the place where Daze Township rose up became a place where wars were linked. When Zhang Han's army wiped out Chen Sheng's army, it swept the place. Subsequently, many bandit forces divided Chen County into several small spheres of influence and conquered each other.

It was not until half a year ago that Xiang Yu drew back the main force from Qi to focus on the small forces including Chen County and Dang County, and Chen County restored normal order. However, compared with the original situation, there were no more than 100 people in Chen County. Even the county seat was under Chen County, and there were only a hundred households left.

A devastated and declining county and a worthless city, this is what Chen County feels now. This situation also makes the Chu general Ding Gong, who is stationed in Chen County, very dissatisfied.

Ding Gong, whose courtesy name was Gu, was from Xue Di in the State of Chu.

This senior general in the Chu army has been very depressed recently. As the first general to follow Xiang Liang, he was also a general-level figure who was the only one. During the defeat of Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu took over the Chu army, Ding Gong also made a lot of efforts as a general. He thought that he would have at least a good result this time and could rise to his position a step further. The Grand Sima didn't dare to think about it, and at least he could be a county magistrate of a wealthy county.

However, Xiang Yu unexpectedly promoted young generals such as Huan Chu, Xiang Zhuang, Zhou Lan, etc., and deliberately or unintentionally excluded him, which made Ding Gong extremely angry.

In addition to his unsatisfactory career, the experiences of Ji Bu and Ji Xin, the two younger generations, also made Ding Gong feel disappointed. Ji Xin was unaware of his life and death in the Huzhu battle. It is said that he was captured by Qin. Ding Gong also suggested to Xiang Yu many times that he had a large sum of money to redeem people, but he was repeatedly blocked by the prime minister Xiang Tuo.

For Xiang Tuo, who was in charge of the money of Chu, Ding Gong, Ji Bu and Ji Xin formed a small faction. Ding Gong was qualified enough. Ji Bu was already one of the five tiger generals of Chu and had a tacit understanding with Zhongli. If Ding Gong and Ji Xin took another step, their power would threaten the Xiang family, which would be an untolerant move.

This time, Xiang Yu took off Ji Bu's name when he promoted the new Five Tiger Generals. Although Ji Bu was in good health, Xiang also put a lot of effort behind the scenes.

From this perspective, Ding Gong was very resentful towards Xiang Yu and Xiang, which was one of the reasons why he had always accepted Zhang Liang's heavy money secretly. Since he could not get any benefits from Chu, he would find another place to give benefits. King Liu Bang of Han was undoubtedly a generous and good customer.

Chen County.

Most of the Zhangchu Palace built by Chen Sheng in the past has collapsed, and only the main hall left for the court is well preserved. After Mr. Ding entered Chen County, he placed the county seat here. He could not be a king and a prince, so he lived in the palace of the former prince and a prince. It would be better to have a moment of addiction. This is Mr. Ding's idea.

In the palace.

The lights on both walls were lit, and a welcome banquet was underway. There were not many people sitting there, only Ding Gong and another middle-aged man with a poor appearance.

"Duke Bo, this time I inspected Chen County, I still need to give a lot of good words. I am grateful to you. Don't worry about the beautiful girl who is outside. I have sent someone to send money, haha-!" Duke Ding picked up the wine bottle and said with a laugh. If Kuai Che were here, he would definitely point at the middle-aged man and scold him, because the person in front of Duke Ding was not someone else, but was Xiang Bo, the notorious traitor in the Xiang family.

"It's a big deal for General Ding. In fact, there are really dispatches from the Prime Minister when he comes this time. However, if I talk in the middle, the general just rest assured." Xiang Bo's face turned red with his mouth, and he responded with his tongue.

From an important official in the court to an ordinary county official inspecting other counties, Xiang Bo’s life is not easy now. This once glorious uncle, no longer has a foothold in Pengcheng.

Because Xiang Bo had a dirty handle and was held in his hands by Kuai Che and others, he could always take it out to attack Xiang's people and rob the people. Xiang Tuo and Xiang Sheng were inexplicably implicated, and their attitude towards Xiang Bo became increasingly cold. Finally, Xiang Tuo was angry and sent Xiang Bo to the outside world to inspect the counties.
Chapter completed!