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May 27th.

On the water, ships gathered, and colorful flags filled the water surface of Chenggao. Not only the envoys sent by the princes of various countries, but also some merchants who saw business opportunities also hired ships to come from other places. Among them, some distributed delicious food, while others placed red cards from the shanglou on the ship.

The princes and envoys are all wealthy people who spend a lot of money. Today, I don’t know if I can see the chaotic times of the sunrise tomorrow. These men on the stage who shouted to kill me, at night, were all wild beasts out of the cage.

On one of the pleasure boats.

Several envoys of different forces were accompanied by the beauty, listening to Chen Di's songs, holding the muddy wine in the glass, and then with different thoughts, they spyed on the information they wanted to obtain.

Zhang Er is one of the biggest names among these envoys. This time, he came as a subordinate of the King of Western Wei Wei Wei, from the dignified King of Changshan to making a living under Liu Bang's hands, and then to the place where Wei Bao, who had always been looked down upon by him, Zhang Er became less and less successful in his life.

However, compared to Liu Bang and Chen Yu and others who died, Zhang Er still feels lucky. At least he still has the life to live. Unlike Liu and Chen, they have become a pile of dead bones.

In addition to Zhang Er, Shusun Tong, a native of Qi, was also a famous man who was dealing with many princes. After being demoted to his hometown by Xiang Tuo, Shusun Tong, who was unwilling to be lonely, defected to King Zang Tu of Yan. This time he came to Chenggao. Zang Tu was afraid of death and dared not attend the meeting, so he sent Shusun Tong, a demoted minister of Chu, to come.

All forces gathered in one place.

For example, Zhang Er and Shu Sun Tong, who are good at dancing, have long been unwilling to be lonely. They began to go in and out frequently, talk and inquire about each other. This alliance was a turning point for Chu and Qin, and for these small forces seeking survival in the cracks, it was a rare opportunity to connect with each other and communicate with each other.

The last time of the alliance agreed by Chu and Qin was May 28th.

What makes people look forward to and puzzled is that neither Xiang Yu, who proposed the alliance or Li Yuan, who agreed to attend the meeting, came to Chenggao early to settle down.

On the other hand, Li Yuan might also explain that for security reasons, after all, in the territory of Kanto, almost no one in the territory of Kanto would have a good impression of the aggressive Qin State.

If Xiang Yu did not appear in advance, it would be even more incomprehensible. If it was to win people's hearts, it would be normal for Xiang Yu to arrive early.

What is the reason?

"The overlord's personality is still very proud and he refuses to take advantage of Li Xiaozhe." Envoys from various countries have speculated. Among these people, there are only a few who can guess Xiang Yu's intentions, and Zhang Er and Shusun Tong are two of them.

Among the others, the Changshan Hou Zhonglimei could also know some of the reasons based on his familiarity with Xiang Yu's temperament. Zhonglimei's arrival surprised the envoys from various countries. Of course, as a small prince who led the country alone, Zhonglimei would not come alone. There were two thousand Changshan Army, who were also known as elite, who were walking with him.

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In May.

On the road from Pengcheng to Chenggao, a team of five or six thousand prisoners was slowly walking westward. The one responsible for escorting these prisoners was Xiang Ying, a young general in the Chu army.

Xiang Ying is the son of Xiang Yu's fourth uncle Xiang Zhu. Like Xiang Zhu, he is both Xiang Yu's generation. However, in terms of age, Xiang Ying is more than ten years younger than Xiang Yu, and three or four years younger than Xiang Zhuang, who has already stood alone.

There are talents in the world.

After establishing the Xiang family as the main government model, Xiang Yu further expanded the Xiang family's influence in the court. In addition to Xiang Tuo, Xiang Sheng, Xiang Zhu, Xiang Ying and other relatives who were left in Kuaiji were also recruited to the north of Chu State. Those who came with them were descendants like Xiang Ying. In this way, Xiang's control over the Chu State's government greatly enhanced.

A few days ago, Xiang Ying received an order from the state of Zhu, Xiang Tuo, asking him to escort 5,000 Qin prisoners who built tombs in Pengcheng to Chenggao. As for what to do after arriving in Chenggao, Xiang Ying was not clear at this level.

Julu and Jiyuan were defeated twice, and the Qin army was captured by more than 300,000 soldiers. They were supposed to be killed, but Li Yuan's fanning of the butterfly, escaped the ending of being buried alive. Nearly 200,000 of them were escorted to Pengcheng by the Chu army.

Four years of labor, four years of unclothed clothes and sleepless night life have turned the once lively Guanzhong men into walking zombies.

They just lived numbly day by day, mechanically digging tombs and hollowing out mountains on several mountains around Pengcheng, and building underground palaces that were more magnificent after death than before they were alive.

Ma Jin's clothes were already torn. He lowered his head and marched step by step into the team. At only twenty-four or five years old, he looked like an old man in his forties, his hair was chaotic and his hair was tied with grass, and his face was even more yellow and yellow, without any fleshy head. Looking at his appearance, no one would have thought that four years ago, Ma Jin was a captain in the Qin army who led 2,000 generals.

"Bang!"

The whip whipped loudly on the back of a prisoner in front, and a blood mark immediately swollen, causing the man who was already exhausted and exhausted to fall to the ground.

"Everyone should leave, if you don't leave, stay and feed the wild dogs." The escorted Chu soldiers shouted fiercely, raised their front hooves high, and stepped on the body of the fallen prisoners.

Ma Jin did not look up, but just walked numbly by his companion who was still twitching. In front of him, there was an unknown place. He didn't know where the journey was going. He just knew that if he didn't leave, he would be abandoned in this wilderness like his companion just now, until a wild dog ate a corpse discovered him.

Not far away, one or two barking sounds came from a dog or a wolf. The sound was extremely shrill and made people feel chilled.

Cars are moving.

Xiang Ying kicked the war horse under his crotch impatiently, looked at the blood-splattered whip in disgust, and then ordered to the peach beside him: "Everyone beat me hard, if this group of Qin dogs who don't know how to do anything, if they miss the big matter of the overlord, I will drive you all into the river to feed fish and shrimp."

"The Major General has an order. Today, marching twenty miles today. Those who have not arrived will be killed!" The orders passed from the front of the team to the end. Xiang Ying's last order finally made the slow team move quickly.

Alive.

No matter how hard it is, it is better than death.

The desire to survive made Ma Jin squeeze out a little more strength in his extremely tired body. He ran with all his strength, surpassing one companion after another. In this competition of survival, he would live until the end.

Maybe tomorrow will be another day.

As he was breathing again and again, a little faint hope flashed in Ma Jin's heart. If he walked west, he could be closer to Qin.

——.

By the river.

A high platform rose from the ground.

In order to prepare for this alliance, the construction craftsmen of the Chu State moved in a month ago and began to build a high platform for alliance meetings on the riverside. The connection of this pure wooden structure is completely embedded in the connection method. Going up from below, you need to step onto the eighteen steps, which is named as the Eighteenth Pagoda.

Of course, the alliance must have the spirit of alliance. On the high platform that everyone looks up to, even if we talk about the past and present in the world, a single word determines disputes, which makes people feel a sense of pleasure in mastering the whole world.

There is no doubt that after Xiang Yu became the overlord of the Western Chu Kingdom, he attached more and more importance to these enjoyment things. This subtle material corrosion began to show signs when Xiang Tuo brought back five beautiful girls from Jiangdong, and now it became more obvious.

Outside Xingyang City.

A long team came out from the city gate, and the big red Chu flag was dancing towards the west. Three thousand Chu army cavalry with red tassels on their heads surrounded the overlord Xiang Yu and came towards Chenggao.

Xiang Yu, who was riding on a black cone horse, had a much thicker beard under his jaw than a year and a half ago, and his eyes were deeper and deeper. While he couldn't guess what he was thinking, he also felt unpredictable violent and fearful.

Wu, the land of Jiangdong in Chu, is good at boats and oars but not good at horses.

cavalry.

In Yan, Qin, Zhao and other countries north of the river, because of the Hu clothing and cavalry of King Wuling of Zhao, the crossbow cavalry was widely used in wars. On the contrary, south of the river, it was still a new army.

The important role played by the border cavalry under Li Yuan in the battle between Qin and Han dynasties and Qin and Zhao made Xiang Yu feel extremely stressed, and also made him envious, which also prompted the re-establishment of the Chu army's sharp cavalry.

The reason why we say it again is that Xiang Yu once formed a elite cavalry, and the general who led this cavalry was Huan Chu, the current new Five Tiger Generals. However, in the last Qin and Chu confrontation, Huan Chu's cavalry troops ambushed the Qin army in Hangu Guan, and ended up being wiped out by annihilated.

Each of the elite cavalry under Xiang Yu was carefully selected as the most loyal dead soldier to Xiang Yu. More importantly, this cavalry was no longer the original crossbow cavalry, but a light cavalry that mainly fought face-to-face with close-range. The Chu cavalry was also equipped with simple wooden saddles and bronze foot pedals. At the same time, they were also learning the tactics of the Qin cavalry.

After all, saddles and stirrups are simple and imitable inventions. As long as the opponent studies it, the secrets can be discovered. More importantly, as long as these two things are equipped, they will inevitably be discovered by the opponent. In fact, it is already an amazing achievement for the Qin army to keep this technology secret for a year.
Chapter completed!