Xiangzhuang did not stay in the old camp of Dabie Mountains for a long time. After picking up Yu Ji and more than 5,000 women and children, he went east out of the Dabie Mountains to meet with the cavalry stationed by Shou Lake. Then he followed the Chi Road through Quyang and Yinling to the East City. Due to the more than 5,000 women and children, the speed of the march was greatly affected.

From the old camp in Dabie Mountains to Wujiang Town on the north bank of the Wujiang River, it took more than half a month to walk less than 600 miles!

Although the Chu army walked very slowly, Li Zuoche, who was entrenched in Quyang, Yinling, and Dongcheng, did not act rashly. Li Zuoche also knew that Xiangzhuang now carries tens of thousands of iron cavalry, and is no longer the wrecked dog of the original family! When the army advanced to Wujiang Town, Xiangzhuang immediately sent troops to search for ships and prepare to cross the river.[]

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The river breeze blows on his face, and Xiang Zhuang is walking by the river in the company of Wei Liao and Baili Xian.

Hu Yan Zhengde and Jin Xiang followed behind the three of them, and there were hundreds of Hu Yan warriors around the distance. This was also what Bailixian told him. Seeing that Jiangdong's political vortex was approaching, the protection of Xiangzhuang must become more rigorous and comprehensive than before. It is said that open guns are easy to avoid, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, and careless!

In the river bay opposite the river, in the winter, there are actually several fishing boats casting nets.

Behind that river bay is a fishing village. It was noon at this time, and a few faint smoke from cooking was rising from the fishing village. You could still hear the sound of children playing, the sound of roosters and the barking of local dogs, which is in sharp contrast with the "white bones exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles" in Wei in the Central Plains.

Obviously, Jiangdong has not suffered much damage yet.

Although Guan Ying and Zhou Bo's army had fought Jiangdong, the military disciplines of the troops led by these two were pretty good. Unlike Peng Yue's Liang army, they only knew how to burn, kill, and loot. Although Guan Ying killed many people in Jiangdong, most of the people he killed were clan armed forces who gathered people to make trouble, and they were still very sympathetic to the common people.

Jiangdong was not destroyed by the war, which made Xiang Zhuang feel more stressed while being grateful.

As we walked south, Xiangzhuang heard more or less news about Jiangdong, especially the hunter who met in the Dabie Mountains half a month ago who was said to have moved to six counties from Jiangdong. He even talked about the recent situation of Jiangdong. Xiangzhuang was very suspicious that the hunter was sent by Zhou Yin, the governor of Jiujiang County.

The current Jiangdong pattern is really undercurrent.

Xiang Tuo had 20,000 troops, occupied the entire county of Zhangjun and more than a dozen major counties north of Kuaiji County, and received the support of the Guandong gentry. These Guandong gentry were all evaded in Jiangdong when Qin destroyed the six kingdoms. After decades of operation, although they were not as deep as the tree, they were quite influential.

Xiang Guan has 30,000 troops and controls more than 30 counties south of Kuaiji County. Moreover, almost all the local clan forces support Xiang Guan to inherit the throne of the King of Chu. These clan forces are mixed in the local area and have great influence! Many things cannot be solved by county magistrates and county magistrates, but as long as the clan elders come forward, they can easily settle them.

There is also Xiang, who is the real descendant of the Xiang family. Unlike Xiang Tuo, Xiang Guan is just a fake.

We have to start with the former Chu general Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan has three sons, the eldest son Xiang Chao, the second son Xiang Liang, and the third son Xiang Bo.

Xiang Chao has two sons, the eldest son is Mingji, the second son is Mingji, that is, Xiang Yu, and Xiang Liang also has a son, Ji, which is Xiang Zhuang. Among them, Xiang Ji is much bigger than Xiang Ji, and Xiang Ji is Xiang Ji's only son, who is thirty years old. Xiang he has little talent and is extremely capable, but because Xiang Yu is suspicious, Xiang he is full of talents, but he cannot play.

Therefore, if we start from Xiang Yan, Xiang is the real eldest grandson of the Xiang family, and it is more pure than Xiang Zhuang’s bloodline!

Therefore, although Xiang did not have a single soldier, he still received strong support from the entire Xiang clan and more than a dozen other ancient Chu clans. Among these ancient Chu clans, such as the Wu clan, Qu clan, and Shusun clan, all had a great influence in Jiangdong.

Today, Xiangta, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan each have their own territory and supporters. The throne of Chu has long been in full swing. It can be foreseen that once Xiang Zhuang leads his army across the Wujiang River, the competition for the throne of Chu will inevitably become more confusing and turbulent.

According to Xiang Zhuang's style and temper, he was not patient to fight with others in any political struggle. Xiang he, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan, you all want to be the King of Chu, right? Okay, it's a mule or a horse, just pull it out and you can tell? Or the same sentence, who has the hardest fist, the most powerful, and who is the king!

Xiang Zhuang also had enough confidence to crush Xiang, Xiang Tuo, and Xiang Guan into powder.

Although Xiang Tuo has 20,000 people and Xiang Guan has 30,000 people, Xiang Zhuang really doesn't take these tens of thousands seriously.

However, the quiet and peaceful scene on the other side of the river he saw just now made Xiang Zhuang hesitate for the first time. If he started a war with Xiang, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan, then Jiangdong would inevitably suffer a disaster. This time, it was a battle for the throne, and its cruelty was definitely not comparable to Guan Ying and Zhou Bo's crossing the river to challenge the piao Astronomy Network.

In other words, if the war begins, Xiangzhuang will only be ruins even if it obtains Jiangdong.

After walking along the north bank of Wujiang River for several miles, Xiang Zhuang finally stopped, exhaled a long breath of turbid air, and turned around and asked Wei Liao: "Military advisor, do you have any good ideas?"

Wei Liao wrapped his white tiger skin cloak, stretched out his right hand and raised three dry fingers, and said leisurely: "I have three strategies for the general to choose from: one strategy, devote all his efforts, lobbying Xiang, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan, and accepting a complete Jiangdong; the other strategies, winning over one faction, isolating one faction, destroying one faction, and accepting a broken Jiangdong; the third strategies, destroying the three factions with thunder and thunder, and accepting a broken Jiangdong!"

Xiang Zhuang remained silent, he knew that Wei Liao had not finished speaking yet.

Wei Liao retracted his finger and continued, "These three strategies have their pros and cons!"

"The first strategy can help the general accept a complete Jiangdong, and can also retain the vitality of Jiangdong to the greatest extent, but it takes a lot of time and a lot of patience to do a lot of comfort work. I conservatively estimate that without more than twenty years of comfort and division, the general cannot get all the land of Jiangdong."

"The third strategy can help the general to pacify Jiangdong in the shortest time and control the overall situation. However, after the war, Jiangdong will definitely lose its population and be seriously injured. Moreover, the general will control Jiangdong by force, and the people will be dissatisfied. In the future, the general will definitely suffer a lot of hardship when he manages Jiangdong. Therefore, without twenty years of recovery, don't think about raising troops to the outside world!"

"No, neither of these strategies works!" Xiang Zhuang shook his head decisively, "Twenty years have been too long!"

"Then there is only the second strategy." Wei Liao said this and said, "The second strategy is the most compromise, which can help the general to receive the relatively complete Jiangdong in a short period of time. However, this is a very important test for the general's political wisdom. When marching and fighting, the general has both courage and strategy, and is unattainable. However, politics and military are completely different. I don't know if the general is ready?"

"Preparation?" Xiang Zhuang frowned, "What preparation is needed? With military advisors, you and Ziliang are following me, beware of them all the time and often support them, isn't that enough?"

Wei Liao shook his head and said leisurely: "No, no, no, the general thinks the problem too simply."

Speaking of this, Wei Liao said again: Although military struggle is extremely dangerous, it is clear that the enemy is the enemy. I am me. It is easy to identify and judge, while political struggle is much more complicated. Perhaps one day, Ziliang and Lao I will be involved in it. At that time, the general needs to identify and judge by himself."

Xiang Zhuang said sternly: "Military advisor, is it that complicated?"

Although Xiang Zhuang was a man of two lives, he was still extremely unfamiliar with politics.

Xiang Zhuang in his previous life was just a special war veteran. He was very smart, but he was only smart in war, but he really knew nothing about politics. Xiang Zhuang in this life was just a general of Chu and was not proficient in politics. Moreover, when his father and brother were there, it was not his turn to Xiang Zhuang to point fingers at the political affairs of Chu.

Moreover, Xiang Zhuang is not like Liu Bang, and has a very high political understanding!

So, after Wei Liao said this, Xiang Zhuang was really a little upset. Politics is much more complicated than military!

Wei Liao nodded and said earnestly: "General, you must remember my words. When you are not sure about something, don't rush to make a decision. You can wait and see. When all forces in all aspects have emerged, it is not too late to make a decision when the situation is basically clear!"

Xiang Zhuang nodded silently. This sentence is almost a condensed of Wei Liao's lifelong political wisdom?

Wei Liao also reminded: "General, Mrs. Yu is the Aiji of the previous king. Although the former king made her the queen during his lifetime, her status is actually no different from that of the queen. She still has a great influence among the Xiang clan and the old Chu family. The Yu clan itself is also one of the geniuses in Jiangdong. The general must strive for Mrs. Yu's support..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Baili Yishui suddenly ran over panting and reported: "General, Madam, Madam, Madam, Madam, Madam, Madam, Madam, Madam, Madam, has fainted."

"Hmm?" Xiang Zhuang said hurriedly, "Who fainted, Yue Niang or Zhen Niang?"

"Uh, not either." Baili Yishui shook his little hand and said anxiously, "It's Mrs. Yu."

"Ah?!" Xiang Zhuang was shocked when he heard this, thinking that Xiang Yu committed suicide by the Wujiang River. Yu Ji was probably thinking of others when he saw things, but at this critical moment, she must not have any accidents. Otherwise, the three major chips left to him to prove his status as astronomy network were the lightest treading snow-treading horse.

Wei Liao also said, "General, I am a little familiar with medical skills, let's quickly...yawn!yawn!"

Before he finished speaking, Wei Liao suddenly yawned twice. Xiang Zhuang's heart was thrilled and he said with concern: "Military advisor, what's wrong with you?"
Chapter completed!