Closing his eyes, Xiang Liang seemed to have returned to the Prime Minister's home more than ten years ago. After burying the head of his late father Xiang Yan before the Qin army arrived, he turned around and glanced at the Xiang family's children.
Everyone was either sad or despairing, but only one pair of eyes shone with the fire of revenge! He said to him: "I would like to learn from the enemy of ten thousand people!"
The reason why he learned to be an enemy of ten thousand people was to avenge his country and his family. From then on, Xiang Liang paid special attention to his nephew and tried his best to protect him and train him.
But in a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and the young man of the past has become full-fledged and no longer needs the guidance of his father-in-law. He even frowns and looks at Xiang Liang, who has returned from a narrow escape, with a critical eye, thinking that Xiang Liang's good intentions have tarnished the world.
The justice of a revenge war...
Xiang Liang understood his nephew's temperament and had been stubborn since he was a child, so he pulled Xiang Zhuang over and asked Xiang Yu to see his cousin's tongue that had been cut off by Qin officials.
Both Xiang Chao died in battle, which made Xiang Yuxiu forget the purpose of raising the army: "to avenge the Xiang family"!
When Xiang Ji changed his mind, Xiang Liang mentioned the past events again: "Three hundred years ago, the Chu State and Yu Yue allied to attack the Wu State.
Zan ordered Yin Ziqi and King Hui of Chu to use barbarians to attack barbarians, and they eliminated the enemy without any bloodshed, but no one despised them."
In Xiang Liang's view, Qin was the Western captives and the Xiongnu were the Northern captives. There was nothing wrong with uniting the northern captives to attack the Western captives.
But he never imagined how unwilling Xiang Ji was to listen to persuasion. Even though Xiang Ji hesitated in the end, he still refused to form an alliance with the Huns:
"The hatred of the Xiang family and the hatred of the Chu State should be avenged by oneself. However, why should the Xiongnu from Beidi help?"
"The military is a major event for the country. It is a tricky way. Victory is the achievement. Why bother to care about means!"
Xiang Liang scolded Xiang Ji, just like Sima Muyi scolded Song Xianggong. But this bastard really didn't listen to advice. Although he looked ashamed, he still insisted on his opinion and asked people to take Xiang Liang down to rest, while he himself put on his armor.
, led the army to cross the Luoshui River to the west...
When Xiang Liang asked where he was going, Xiang Ji's halberd-bearing man only replied: "To Chongquan..."
"Shu Zi is not worthy of his advice!" After persuading him to no avail, Xiang Liang lay in the tent, very angry.
"Wu Xinjun!"
At this moment, an old man with gray hair and beard suddenly came outside, holding a seal, ribbon and jade guide, and called him "Mr. Wu Xin" with a smile.
"Fan Zeng? Is he Mr. Fan from Juchao?"
Xiang Liang recognized this old friend. When he was young, he was a famous libertine in his family. He liked to make friends with the heroes of the country and was a member of the top ten. At that time, Fan Zeng was already an old man, but he was still white and a disciple of the Xiang family.
Lightly.
However, Xiang Liang saw that this man had extraordinary conversational skills. After spending time with him, he evaluated Fan Zeng and said that he had "the talents of Feng Chen and Hou Ying."
At this moment when old friends met again, Xiang Liang couldn't help but sigh with emotion:
"Back then, I thought Duke Fan was Feng Chen and Hou Ying, but I underestimated him. Now that I see you again, I realize that Duke Fan has the talents of Yi Yin and Jiang Shang. As a national scholar, he can revive our great Chu."
"The recovery of the Chu State was entirely due to the efforts of the Jun family. Fan Zeng just followed the trend."
Fan Zeng raised the seal in his hand: "After hearing the news about Lord Xiang, the King of Chu immediately issued a grant, and he was named Lord Wu Xin..."
The King of Chu was just a puppet, and this title was naturally the work of Fan Zeng, Cai Ci and other powerful people in Chu.
But Xiang Liang shook his head, pointed to his ears that had been frozen off due to the bitter cold, and said: "Xiang Liang is just a disabled person. He has been surviving till now. Now the Xiang family has to rely on my nephew to carry the weight. I have no merit and no virtue. What's more,
How can you deserve this title if you do something to connect with the Xiongnu?"
Fan Zeng laughed and said: "I think Mr. Wu Xin has also noticed that although the young general is brave, he must be mature and prudent. The person who is in charge of the overall situation of Chu State still needs an elder. You are the head of the Xiang family and have been in Qin for many years."
, Understand the truth and falsehood, and be more effective in supporting Xu, and win strong support for the Chu State, which will be of great benefit in future wars, so please don't refuse."
Xiang Liang heard what Fan Zeng meant, so he took the seal ribbon and asked, "Is everything well in the country?"
Fan Zeng said: "Jiangdong is still in the hands of the enemy and is adjacent to Huainan. Its ships may cross the river at any time. Therefore, we have moved the capital and the king of Chu to Pengcheng. Xindu Fangjun Cai Ci and others are in charge, and there is also Yingbu.
, Yu Ziqi and others are guarding Huainan, so they have nothing to worry about."
Xiang Liang raised his head: "Fan Gong traveled thousands of miles to come to Xihe. It's impossible that he made a special trip to deliver Yu Gui to me, right?"
"That's right."
Fan Zengdao:
"I'm here to persuade the young general to withdraw his troops!"
…
"withdraw troops?"
Xiang Liang stood up immediately, with a puzzled expression on his face: "Xiang Ji Ruzi can't see the current situation, how can it be that Mr. Fan can't see it either?"
"I heard that Mr. Hei has taken Xianyang first, sealed off the palaces, enforced strict military discipline, left no luck for women, and lost all property. He collected the remnants of Wang Li's troops and caged the people in Lishan. This is to stabilize the people of Qin and capture Guanzhong."
Although the coalition forces were supported by Hedong captain Zhao Cheng, the Hedong defender was from Qin and refused to surrender to Chu. He sent out his own bodyguards to resist, which delayed the Chu army for some time. In addition, the Chu army had to cross the river from Shaanxian County to Hedong and trekked hundreds of miles.
Go to Puban and cross the river again. The army is huge, but the ships are limited. After a few back and forth, we finally entered Guanzhong. Heifu's side had already captured Xianyang with cannons.
Now the situation becomes very bad.
Xiang Liang said anxiously: "Now Bashu, Nanyang, Nanjun, and Jiangdong are all in the hands of Heifu. If we win Yongzhou again, half of the nine states in the world will be gone! But the six kingdoms are torn apart. If Heifu is given a chance to take a breath, the former Qin Dynasty
I’m afraid that the scene in the Six Kingdoms will happen again!”
"If the Chu State does not want to perish again, the only way is to take advantage of Heifu's foothold in Xianyang, which is not stable, and join forces with the Huns to hunt Guanzhong. The Huns take the north of King Qin Zhao's Great Wall, while the Guandong princes take Hexi, Shangjun, and Hangu Pass.
This prevents Heifu from taking advantage of all the favorable geographical conditions, so that the balance of power can be maintained..."
"The Qin court has been destroyed, and Heifu has become the biggest enemy of Chu. I naturally understand this."
Fan Zeng asked Xiang Liang to calm down and expressed his attitude towards him:
"Before I came to the west, I replaced the king of Chu and reached an alliance with the state of Qi."
"The State of Chu promised to hand over Linzi to Qi Prime Minister Peng Yue, thus uniting the power of Qi and Chu to destroy Cao Shen and Chen Ping, Heifu's old subordinates in Jiaodong!"
"Also, Lord Wu Xin didn't know something. Before the Chu army entered Guanzhong via Hedong, he sent Zheng Chang, Zhang Liang and others to regain Korea in Yingchuan. He also ordered the partial general Zhongli Mo to lead 20,000 people to go south from Sanchuan and Yingchuan.
, you can attack Nanyang at any time!"
Xiang Liang raised his palm and said: "This is so wonderful. Two routes from the southeast are moving forward. We will cooperate with the Xiongnu in Guanzhong to hold back the main force of Heifu..."
Fan Zeng shook his head: "Wu Xinjun doesn't know something, but even with the Huns as allies, the Chu, Wei, and Zhao coalition forces in Xihe may not be able to go any further."
"Why?"
Fan Zeng sighed and said, "Did you know that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin State was attacking Qin?"
"In the past, Duke Ao of Jin was the leader of the Xia alliance. His marshal Xing Yan agreed with the princes to attack Qin and conquered the nine kingdoms. He had three thousand chariots and one hundred thousand soldiers! However, the uncle of Qin retreated to Jingshui. The scholars and officials all went into battle to prepare for the war and did not give in.
However, the coalition forces have different ambitions and are not united."
"So Zhongxing Yan issued an order: At dawn, the rooster crows, and the entire army marches westward. Each army must dismantle earthen stoves and fill up wells in order to set up formations. During the battle, the three armies will only follow my lead!"
"However, the princes all had different intentions and all headed back eastward. Zhongxing Yan was unable to control them, so they had no choice but to withdraw their troops..."
After talking about the past, Fan Zeng said: "The current situation is no different from that of then."
"The Chu army, fifty thousand strong, is stationed at Dali, near Jin, with its back at Puban Ferry."
"The combined forces of Zhao and Wei are 40,000 strong, stationed in Xiayang, with their backs to Longmen Ferry."
"After learning that Hei Fu had taken Xianyang, everyone had different attitudes. Wei Prime Minister Zhang Er had a grudge against Hei Fu and wanted to unite with the Xiongnu so that Wei could take Xihe and Shangjun's old land. But Li Zuoche, the king of Guangwu of Zhao State, threatened,
We would rather retreat than form an alliance with the Xiongnu. We want the Zhao army to return to the east of Hedong and capture Taiyuan."
"On the Chu side, the young general did not form an alliance with the Xiongnu, but he continued to cross the Luoshui River to attack Heifu..."
For a time, Chu, Wei and Zhao had three plans.
What a slap in the face!
Fan Zeng listed the strength of both sides to Xiang Liang: "The Heifu soldiers are no less than the coalition forces, and they have also incorporated Wang Li's old troops and Lishan disciples. Together, they may number 200,000!"
"Moreover, Mr. Hei has always been good at using tricks. If he accuses the Chu State of colluding with the Xiongnu and entering the pass, and wants to massacre the Qin people and kidnap their children and treasures, then the Qin people will follow him, transport grain and fodder for them, and block my return!"
"What's more, Xihe is not a good place for a decisive battle. The coalition forces were delayed in Xihe for more than ten days. The reason for this is because these few cities are ten times more difficult to fight than Sanchuan and Yingchuan! Why? Because the Qin people hate Chu.
Also, when the Chu people first entered the Qin land, they frequently killed and retaliated. The Xihe people fled into the Shaoliang Mountains of Sichuan and wanted to expel us immediately."
"Now the allied forces are far away from their homeland, their troops and horses are in retreat, and the soldiers are homesick. The end of their strong crossbows cannot penetrate the silk. If they continue to fight with Heifu in Qin, the people of that generation will share the same hatred for the enemy, but our soldiers are few and have different minds, and everyone will look after their own rear.
How to defend against the enemy? I am afraid that the Xiongnu will be defeated before they can go south..."
Xiang Liang nodded: "Then according to Fan Gong's opinion, what should we do now?"
Fan Zengdao: "Pretending to have peace talks with Heifu, he secretly asked the Three Kingdoms to withdraw their troops and return to Guandong. While Heifu was defending the Xiongnu from the north, the allied forces attacked Nanyang, cutting Nanjun and Guanzhong into two parts, making it unable to respond to the attack.
.If this can be done, the strategists can encourage Heifu to disperse in the east of the Yangtze River, and the generals and subordinates of Bashu can be given the king's title so that they can join the princes... Only in this way can the balance of power in the world be maintained."
Xiang Liang said: "This plan is good, but my nephew is stubborn, how can he agree to negotiate with Heifu? And how can Heifu agree to negotiate with the coalition forces?"
"As for the young general, let me persuade you. As for Mr. Hei..." Fan Zeng stroked his beard and said:
"Kuai Che, guest of the State of Zhao, came to see me yesterday and came up with a plan. It is the only feasible way to deceive Hei Fu into peace talks, but we still lack chips. Moreover, it is one less time to let Hei Fu know that the coalition forces cannot be underestimated.
The victory of beholding..."
Xiang Liang understood now: "Ji'er led his army to cross the water to Chongquan yesterday. Could it be that..."
As he was talking, there was suddenly a huge crowd outside, bells ringing, and the sound became clearer and clearer. It was the neighing of countless horses, the jingling of weapons, and the cheers one after another:
"The young general returns victoriously!"
Fan Zeng and Xiang Liang looked at each other, and they quickly walked out of the tent, only to see that the outside had turned into a sea of celebration...
The early wind blew, the flags fluttered, and the phoenix flag that left yesterday came back again. Xiang Ji rode a beautiful black horse, got off the pontoon, and slowly walked into the camp. Behind him, the Chu soldiers held their swords high.
Come head.
And Xiang Ji himself was holding a halberd, with a frightened head stuck on it, and his expression was still condensed at the moment he was chopped off by Xiang Yu.
"This person is..."
Xiang Liang was surprised for a moment, but Fan Zeng stroked his beard and smiled.
"The enemy of the Xiang family, the new head of the Pinyang Wang family, and the general of Hei Fu's surrender, Wang Yi!"
He looked at the back of the team, where there was a pale man with one hand bent, and more than a dozen men and women dressed in luxurious clothes, but trembling under the rough push of the Chu people:
"There are also the sons and princesses of Emperor Qin Shihuang, and..."
Fan Zeng said meaningfully: "Hu Hai's prime minister, who has been lurking for many years and helped the Six Kingdoms and Heifu destroy Qin, was the greatest contributor, Zhao Gao!"
