Chapter 656 Liu Xiang joins forces, each has a ghost (8/10)
At Hangu Pass, Lin Ze stood on the city wall, watching Zhang Han lead the Qin army to file in, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
Only an army that has experienced war can become an elite. This saying is absolutely correct.
At this time, the sound of "噌噌噌噌" sounded, and a royal guard came to Lin Ze, knelt down on one knee and saluted, and said: "Please report to the Marquis, a secret report came from the southeast. Ten days ago, Xiang Yu personally led 300,000 people."
The Chu army is marching north and west, aiming directly at Hangu Pass, please prepare early."
A smile suddenly appeared on Lin Ze's face: "Well done. I originally planned to destroy Chu first, but I didn't expect Xiang Ji to come to my door. It saves me a lot of trouble."
The Jin Yiwei continued: "The secret report also said that thirteen days ago, Xiang Ji's aura suddenly surged in the Chu army camp. It was suspected that his strength had greatly increased. Please let the marquis know."
Lin Ze's expression changed when he heard this. Could it be that Xiang Ji broke through to the Soul Realm?
With Jin Yiwei's eyesight, he probably couldn't tell whether Xiang Ji had broken through to the Soul Realm, which is why the information he found was so vague.
After waving the guard to retreat, Lin Ze prepared to retreat. Before Xiang Yu arrived, he used the soul-nurturing grass and several seventh-grade heavenly materials given by Xuan Ming.
It wasn't that Lin Ze was worried that he couldn't beat Xiang Yu, but that he was worried that he wouldn't be able to kill him this time, after all, he had already let him run away twice.
As the saying goes, there are only three things that can happen, right?
Just as Lin Ze was about to walk down the city wall, two more guards in imperial robes hurriedly climbed onto the city wall and prostrated themselves in front of Lin Ze: "For your information, Lord Marquis, there is a secret report coming from the east (south)."
"Don't worry, let's talk one by one," Lin Ze said in a gentle tone.
The two Jin Yiwei looked at each other and said one after another: "Seven days ago, Liu Ji gathered an army of 150,000, and now they have arrived in Wei. I'm afraid something bad is coming."
"Eight days ago, the Southern Conquest Army was suddenly mobilized. At least 100,000 troops were missing. The spies speculated that they most likely went to the border of Nanyun Province."
Lin Ze was startled: "Did these people agree on a time to stir up trouble together?"
"But it's okay. I'm the prince of the province, and Zhao Tuo is tearing up the covenant without permission. Just wait."
"Tell General Zhang Han this news, and then send an order to the entire army. I need to retreat for a period of time, and Zhang Han will be fully responsible for the defense of Hangu Pass."
Lin Ze lightly gave an order, jumped from the city wall, and returned to his yard.
After Zhang Han, who was organizing the Qin army to enter the city outside the pass, received the news, he was stunned for a long time before he realized what he was doing. He smiled bitterly and continued his job.
After more than a year of training in the North, Zhang Han's temperament has become much calmer than before.
Facing the coming war, he calmly ordered the soldiers to build simple weapons, leave the city and lay traps, and even sent scouts hundreds of miles away.
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In the courtyard inside the pass, the spirit of the little man stood above Lin Ze's head, looking left and right, looking very agile.
Looking at the seven-inch-tall spirit, Lin Ze couldn't help but shook his head. Without external help, the growth rate of the spirit was too slow.
Without much hesitation, Lin Ze took out a jade box placed close to his body and opened it.
Inside lies a grass that is more than five inches long, has four leaves of different sizes, and emits a hazy light.
It was the soul-nurturing grass that the Wu family gave to Lin Ze.
As Lin Ze thought, the little man above his head jumped into the jade box, hugging the soul-nurturing grass tightly, wishing he could melt into it.
Lin Ze's face was slightly red, and his anxious look was very similar to the way he looked when he had a girlfriend for the first time.
The soul of the villain hugging the soul-nurturing grass eats away at the essence of the soul-nurturing grass at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, the height of the villain soul is also gradually growing, seven inches and three points, seven inches and four points...
Until this soul-nurturing grass completely withered and lost its luster, the villain's soul grew to seven inches and seven minutes.
It increased by five points. Lin Ze was very satisfied with the effectiveness of this soul-nourishing grass. It would be better if he got more.
When Wu Fan comes back, ask him to contact the overseas Taoist branches to see if he can find a way to get more such treasures.
However, Lin Ze knew in his heart that the reason why this soul-nurturing grass had such a great effect was mainly because his current cultivation level was still low and there was still a lot of room for improvement.
It will only get more difficult as you get to the later stages.
From this, Lin Ze felt more and more that Emperor Qin was simply unbelievable.
How many resources does it take to cultivate a three-foot-long soul?
As expected, supporting one person with the whole world is the most correct way to make martial arts grow rapidly.
Putting his soul back into his mind, Lin Ze closed his eyes and used the power of the master and his own body to warm up the surged soul.
The main purpose of doing this is to make the soul more compatible with one's own martial arts and exert the strongest combat power.
After three consecutive days of seclusion, Lin Ze estimated that Xiang Ji and others were almost there, so he got up and left the seclusion and climbed up the city wall.
When Zhang Han heard that Lin Ze had left the customs, he immediately dropped his military affairs and came to pay homage: "General Zhang Han, please pay homage to the Marquis."
Lin Ze smiled gently and said: "No need to be polite, what do you think of this battle?"
Zhang Han thought for a while and said firmly: "With Lord Marquis here, Qin will definitely win."
Lin Ze just smiled and looked into the distance without speaking.
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Three hundred miles away from Hangu Pass, Xiang Ji led an army of 300,000 Chu troops in a hurry, causing a cloud of dust to fly.
"Report," suddenly a scout came to Xiang Ji and shouted: "Report to the overlord, a large army appeared thirty miles away, under the banner of "Liu"."
Liu character flag? Xiang Ji looked at Fan Zeng behind him: "Is it Liu Ji?"
Fan Zeng thought for a few breaths and said, "If it is really Liu Ji, this is a good thing."
"My lord, you can first unite with Liu Ji to attack Hangu Pass and destroy the Qin State, and then annex Liu Ji and unify the world, which is within a day's time."
Xiang Ji smiled: "With Yafu's help, it's really hard for me to succeed even if I don't want to."
"Come here, contact Liu Ji's army immediately and tell him that I am willing to attack Qin with him, and ask him to join me as soon as possible."
"No," the scout heard and left.
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"The overlord of Chu wants to unite with me?" Liu Ji looked at the scouts wearing Chu army armor and asked with confusion.
The scout of the Chu army raised his hands and responded: "My king said that Qin is the common enemy of Pei Gong and Chu. Both sides have the same interests, so they should join forces."
"Besides, Hou Linze, the champion of Qin State, is a strong master in the master realm. Only my king can resist him. What does Pei Gong think?"
Liu Ji glanced at Dong Shu and He Yi behind him, feeling a little hesitant.
Zhang Liangce immediately stepped forward, and Liu Ji said in his ear: "My lord, you can come down first, just let Xiang Ji be the vanguard, and fight with Lin Ze, both sides will lose. The two Confucian masters will wait for the opportunity to solve it together."
"My lord is determined to conquer the world. Xiang Ji will eventually become a stumbling block for my lord. Wouldn't it be better to resolve it as soon as possible?"
"It's just that we shouldn't join together now, lest Xiang Ji sees the reality of our army."
Liu Ji nodded and said, "What the military advisor said makes sense."
Then he loudly said to the scouts of the Chu State: "Please tell your king that if we meet at this time, it will be inconvenient. We can just meet each other in front of the Valley Pass."