Chapter 350: The Doomsday of Emperor Gaozu (2)

Handan is the capital of Zhao State.

After a series of bloody battles, the ancient capital has gradually calmed down and slowly returned to its past hustle and bustle.

However, most of the fields outside the city were abandoned due to the continuous wars in the past year. But as long as there are people, these fields will sooner or later become a fertile field. Maybe next year... or, there will be some more time.

The autumn wind brings coolness and the sun is shining.

On the official road, a team of cavalry was racing towards them.

There was still a distance from the city gate, and someone shouted: "Give up quickly to the checkpoints ahead, General Han was ordered by the general to come and report!"

Who is General Han?

In Chu Xiang, there were only seven or eight people who were granted the position of general.

Among these seven or eight people, the youngest and most prominent military achievements were Han Xin, who was named one of the "Five Generals".

Men Bo immediately opened the door, and a team of cavalry rushed into the city at lightning speed.

"Brother, General Han was not stationed in Julu, why did he suddenly return to Handan?"

"There must be something big!" Men Bo looked at the back of the cavalry and whispered: "The General is determined to encircle and suppress the Qin bandits in Taihang Mountain. Now that he suddenly wants General Han to come back, something may have happened. In my opinion, I'm afraid the General will take a big move."

The soldiers were talking at the city gate, and the cavalry had arrived in front of the King's Palace in Handan.

This Handan was originally the capital of Zhao State.

Later, Emperor First Emperor conquered Handan and slaughtered all the people of Handan, and burned the Zhao Palace with fire. Later, after Wu Chen and others arrived in Handan, they established Zhao State again. A new palace was built on the ruins of the original palace, which is now used by Xiang Yu as the commander's mansion.

Han Xin got off his horse and strode to the palace gate.

"General Han, the general is summoning everyone to discuss matters. He has ordered that when the general arrives, he should go and see him immediately."

Han Xin recognized this person as Chen Ying's family.

Although Chen Ying is not allowed to be used more now, the lean camel is bigger than a horse, and still has a considerable prestige in Xiang Yu's tent. The person in front of him is named Chen Er, who is Chen Ying's slave. He rescued Chen Ying and escaped from Pengcheng. He is now the uncle of the palace gate and guards the Zhao Palace.

Han Xin respected Chen Ying quite respected.

I also know that Chen Ying attaches great importance to Chen Er.

So, he was very polite in his words, and smiled slightly and said, "In this way, I'll bother my second brother to lead the way."

It is undoubtedly extremely rare to be called Han Xin, a "second brother" in the Chu camp. Chen Erlian said he did not dare to lead the way in front and led Han Xin into the palace of Zhao.

"Second brother, the general is eager to call me back, but what big happened?"

Chen Er whispered: "General Han, you don't know. Before ten days, Wu'an Hou led his troops to break through Wu Pass and entered Guanzhong!"

"ah!"

When Han Xin heard this, he was shocked and blurted out: "But Liu Bang, the Marquis of Wu'an who supported the King of Chu in Langya County?"

Han Xin and Liu Bang had no intersection. If the only place there was intersection, it was when Liu Bang supported the King of Chu and surrendered to King Ke of Xue. Han Xin ignored him and continued to attack Xue County, which made Li Shiqi, an important counselor under Liu Bang, killed by Wang Ke in Xue County. After that, Han Xin had been leading troops outside and had no chance to get to know Liu Bang, so he only heard of his name and did not see him.

"The king seems to be trying to lead his troops to attack Guanzhong!"

Han Xin nodded and signaled Chen Er not to continue talking.

"Second brother, I think you are also a clever person. Are you interested in coming to our army to serve?"

"General Han was joking. I was just a slave, so how could I say anything about it?" Chen Er said with a smile: "My son still needs to be the decision of this matter."

The young master in Chen Er's mouth refers to Chen Ying.

Han Xin smiled, and understood that Chen Er was not a verdict.

While the two of them were talking, they arrived at the entrance of the palace hall. Chen Er stopped and said respectfully: "General Han, General Han is waiting for you inside!"

Han Xin looked up and saw the towering palace standing in front of him.

He quickly straightened his clothes, then took off the sword under his ribs and handed it to Chen Er.

"The last general Han Xin was ordered to return and ask for the General, Lord Zhu Guo!"

Han Xin signed up for a long time without any neglect in the etiquette. This was what he learned in Lou Cang back then, just as Liu Kan said: It’s not surprising that there are many etiquettes. Since Han Xin served Xiang Yu, he must grasp the attitude between superiors and subordinates.

Xiang Yu was also very happy with Han Xin's knowledge of advancement and retreat.

Not only Xiang Yu liked it, but even Fan Zeng, Chen Ying, Zhang Er and others attached great importance to Han Xin's apology.

Otherwise, Han Xin would not be among the five generals in just a short time.

As soon as he signed up, he saw a personal entourage coming out of the hall, "The General asked General Han to enter the hall to speak."

Han Xin then stepped up the steps and walked into the hall.

In the hall, Xiang Yu was in the main position, with civil and military personnel on both sides. On one side were Fan Zeng, Zhang Er, Chen Ying, and on the other side were Ying Bu Cao Ju and Long Qi.

Among them, Long Qi had the best relationship with Han Xin. When he saw Han Xin coming in, he immediately got up and hugged Han Xin's neck.

"Old Han, why are you here now?"

Han Xin did not answer, but saluted Xiang Yu first, then greeted Fan Zeng and others one by one, and finally glared at Long Qi, "Old Long, General, don't be rude."

Fan Zeng and Chen Ying and the other two nodded slightly and expressed their appreciation.

Xiang Yu smiled, "Axin, they are all his brothers, there is no need to be too polite."

Although he said he didn't need to be polite, he felt in his heart that Han Xin knew politeness, knew the general, and knew the superiors and inferiors. In contrast, Long Qiying Bu and others were less polite. Although Xiang Yu didn't care, he had more acceptance of Han Xin in terms of emotion.

After Han Xin finished his courtesy, he sat down next to Chen Ying.

"Axin, I'll be eager to attract you from Julu, and there's something big to discuss."

Xiang Yu said: "Just just got the news, Liu Bang broke through Wu Pass and entered Guanzhong ten days ago... Now he has won one after another and is approaching Xianyang.

I heard that he was trying to win people's hearts in Guanzhong and intends to be independent.

We fought to the death in Hebei, but Liu Bang took this opportunity to occupy Guanzhong. He was not a son of man. I wanted to send troops to destroy him."

"If the general sends troops, I am willing to be the vanguard and break through Hangu Pass!"

Long Qihu stood up, raised his arms and shouted loudly.

Xiang Zhuang also said: "Brother, I have long disliked the long-armed thief. If the brother wants to eliminate him, Xiang Zhuang will have no choice."

Han Xin had already known about this result, so he didn't speak out.

Yingbu said: "General, our troops were seriously injured at the time of Julu. Although he had a little rest, he would be unable to fight again."

Cao Ju said: "The turmoil in Hebei has not yet subsided.

Chen Yu re-established Zhao State, and Sima Jue was based in Taiyuan, and his intentions were unclear. There were also the Tang generals of the northern border, Zhong Limei and Li Zuoche, who were in charge of Yanmen and Dai County, and were eyeing the land of Hebei... If these hidden dangers cannot be eliminated, Hebei will be unable to calm down."

Xiang Yu looked at Fan Zeng with expressionless face.

"I am not worried about Chen Yu, Sima Se and others, but I am worried about the Tang Kingdom in the northern border.

The Tang Kingdom of Liu took all the lands of the four northern counties in an instant, and now it is very powerful... If the general evacuated from Hebei, the Tang army would probably not give up. However, Guanzhong is indeed bound to fight. If the Marquis of Wu'an stood firm in Guanzhong and joined forces with the king, the general would not have a place to stand. Therefore, Guanzhong must fight, but the Hebei rebellion also requires someone to calm it down."

Chen Ying also said: "The general needs to be careful of the Wei and Qi states when he uses troops to Guanzhong. They may not be on the same path as us."

"That's right, Qi, Wei has always been jealous of the generals. Especially in Qi State, the general killed Song Yi and had previously attacked Xue County, causing the Qi people to lose face. If we use troops to Guanzhong, Qi people and Wei people have to beware of it, and someone needs to be able to shock them."

When everyone was talking, Fan Zeng's eyes fell on Han Xin.

"General Han, why don't you speak?"

Han Xin quickly stood up and said, "There is nothing to say about Xin. If the General gives orders, Xin will do whatever he wants. Xin has a word. If the General uses troops to Guanzhong, Xin can protect Hebei without any worries and restrain the troops of Peng Yue, the General of Qi, so that he cannot threaten the General."

After saying this for a long time, Han Xin's words hit Xiang Yu's thoughts.

Hebei needs peace, and Qi people need to restrain themselves...

Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng looked at each other and nodded secretly, "Axin, I will hand over Hebei to you. Are you sure to wipe out the Qin bandits?"

"The Qin bandits in Taihang Mountain are just ringworms with scales. Just strengthen the walls and clear the fields, which can make it difficult to achieve.

When Hebei was pacified, he dared not speak nonsense. However, Hebei was not safe and he did not let the general have any worries, but faith could guarantee it. If it could not be done, faith and wish to give the heads to the general."

"Han Xin, I did not read you wrong!"

Xiang Yu couldn't help laughing loudly, "Since that's the case, I will hand over Hebei to you. Yafu, you will immediately send someone to Julu, and your son will lead your troops back to Pengcheng to protect the king Zhouquan; Yingbu, you stay in Dingtao, rest and recuperate your troops to monitor the movements of the Wei soldiers; Cao Ju withdrew from Shangdang County and handed over to Chaiwu to guard you, and you will lead your troops back to Henan, and you must retake Yingchuan all over the place in the shortest time.

Long Qi, you and Han Xin will guard Hebei without any mistakes.”

Although it is said that the inability to attack Hangu Pass made Long Qi feel quite disappointed.

But being able to cooperate with Han Xin is a good thing. Long Qi still remembers the joy he and Han Xin swept across the East China Sea.

"Old Han, we're going to be together again this time!"

Fan Zeng smiled and said, "Old Long, don't be happy. This time, Han Xin must be the head coach of Hebei. Don't be unhappy."

Long Qi smiled, “What’s the problem with this?

I am not afraid of anyone when I charge in the battle, but the commander of the army, besides the general, the person I admire the most is Lao Han."

Han Xin smiled, not showing any excitement.

"General, I am not afraid of marching and fighting. I can govern the local area... I don't know if I want to ask for one person to the superior?"
To be continued...