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Section 57: Northland Wolf Smoke

Zhao State———is a powerful opponent among the six Kanto Kingdoms that was really hard to distinguish with the Qin Dynasty. At the beginning of the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao promoted Hu clothing and cavalry in China, which greatly increased the national strength. Zhao State's army also became an elite army second only to the Imperial Army, until a person appeared to change all this.

This person is Wu'an Jun Bai Qi.

Bai Qi, the most famous general in the history of the empire, defeated the 600,000 troops of Zhao State in the Battle of Changping. Zhao Kuo, the commander of Zhao State, was killed, and all 600,000 surrendered soldiers were killed. Since then, Zhao State's national strength has been greatly reduced, and the empire has thus begun to conquer the world.

In July of the first year of the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, after Chen Sheng and Wu Guang launched a rebellion in Daze Township, they ordered Wu Chen, Zhang Er and Chen Yu from Chen County to lead troops to attack the territory that originally belonged to Zhao. When the Wu Chen arrived in Handan, he proclaimed himself King of Zhao. Chen Yu became the general, Zhang Er and summoned Sao to serve as the left and right prime ministers. When Zhou Wen led his troops to Hangu Pass, Chen Sheng urged Wu Chen to attack westward, but was rejected.

The next year, Chen Sheng was defeated by Zhang Han. As Wang Li's northern army advanced south, a violent change occurred within the rebels in Zhao. After receiving the letter of surrender, General Li Liang killed King Zhao Wuchen and surrendered. After receiving this news, Zhang Er, the rebel general who assisted Wuchen ascended the throne, also appointed King Zhao Xie as the new king.

At this time, it had been nearly a year since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up. At first, there were only a few rebel leaders left, and Zhang Er and Chen Yu were the few remaining.

Both of these two people were originally from Daliang, Wei. When Zhang Er was young, he was a diner of the prince Xinlingjun of Wei. Later, he fled for crimes and was appreciated by a wealthy businessman in Waihuang County. The wealthy businessman not only married his daughter to him, but also invested in helping Zhang Er rebuild his reputation, allowing Zhang Er to serve as the Foreign Emperor, and thus became one of the nobles of Wei. When Chen Yu was young, he liked Confucianism and had long been studying in Zhao State. Like Zhang Er, Chen Yu's father-in-law was also a wealthy man, so these two men were not only talented, but also famous.

They also have considerable financial support. However, because Chen Yu is a generation younger than Zhang Er, he always respects Zhang Er as his father. The two became friends of age. Later, after the empire unified the world, in order to avoid the pursuit of the court, Zhang Chen and Chen worked as internal custody in Chen County by pseudonym. Once, because the internal officials blamed Chen Yu for his poor work, they wanted to hit Chen Yu with a whip. Chen Yu was furious after all, and wanted to stand up and resist. Fortunately, Zhang Er was blocked by his body, and the whip hit Zhang Er, and the two formed a life-long friendship.

However, no matter how talented Zhang Er and Chen Yu are, Fu Ge did not think they would become the number one enemy of the empire. Since they could not even defeat Wang Li's army, they would be even less likely to be the opponent of General Zhang Han. So, when he heard that the general did not lead his army to continue attacking King Huai of Chu in Pengcheng, his heart skipped a beat. Xiang Liang was defeated because of his pride and underestimation of the enemy. What about Zhang Han? Did he really think that there were no heroes in Chu except Xiang Liang?

Although Chu has three families, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will be the one who will destroy it. Although this sentence is only a rumor among the common people, it is not completely unfounded. Among the seven major countries during the Warring States Period, Chu's territory was the vastest, and the people's customs in Chu were also extremely fierce. Several other countries, Han, Wei and Zhao, were divided by Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. Their territory was narrow and intertwined, and there was no room for expansion. Although Qi was a great country in the east, Qi was self-proclaimed and had no great achievements after Duke Huan of Qi took over. I think the biggest goal of the people from Qi was to be a prince. As for Yan State in the north, its founding country had the weakest national strength. If it were not located in the border area, if it had not had famous generals like Le Yi, Yan State would have been annexed like Zhongshan State.

Who is the real opponent of the empire?

After Xiang Liang fell, who would the rebels elect to be the leader?

When Fu Ge thought this way, two familiar figures jumped into his heart, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang.

Among the many rebel leaders, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were just rising stars, but their talents were unpredictable. If Fu Ge remembered correctly, Xiang Yu had not really defeated once. In the wars of Dong'a, Chengyang, Puyang and Yongqiu, the imperial army was defeated. At the same time, his bloody massacre methods also made people feel particularly frightened.

For Fu Ge, Dong A is an unforgettable memory. For Liu Bang, the battle in Xiao County was not the same. Compared to Xiang Yu, who was famous and brave in the three armies, Liu Bang gave Fu Ge only one impression. This is a "rogue" villain who is skilled in strategy. Yes, scoundrel---- Liu Bang's performance on the battlefield can only be described in these two words. When Xiao County encountered him, he used all kinds of tricks. During the battle of Dong A, he cooperated with Xiang Yu to attack the side and behind, and when passing Chenliu, he instructed soldiers to scold and humiliate him. Such behavior is enough to bear the title of rogue.

However, even if he was a rogue, Liu Bang was still a hero in Fu Ge's eyes. His men gathered many talented people, such as Fan Kuai, Xiahou Ying, Xiao He, Cao Shen, etc., which are all talents that others are envious. They can gather in Liu Bang, which shows that Liu Bang must have unique charm.

Xiang Yu was domineering, and Liu Bang was good at using people. Compared to them, what did Fu Ge have?

Is the Imperial Captain's identity? When the Empire is shaking, even if this identity is prominent, it is just a useless flower crown.

No, at least Fu Ge still has confidence.

As long as a person does not lose his fighting spirit and hope, he can survive even if he faces a difficult situation.

Over the past year, Fu Ge has faced the test of life and death several times. Didn’t they all survive well in the end? As long as they are humans, they will have weaknesses. Fu Ge will have, Xiang Yu will have, Liu Bang will have, and General Zhang Han will have-.

After Xiang Liang's death, Zhang Han, who lost his strong opponent, was eager to find the next target of attack. He chose the Hebei rebels in Zhao. He wanted to prove to the gang of "powerful ministers" in the court with his brilliant victory. Only Zhang Han was the great hero of the revival of the empire and a generation of generals comparable to Wu'anjun.

The imperial court—— Thinking of this, Fu Ge sighed. In a sense, the reason why General Zhang Han made the decision to cross the river and the north was closely related to the changes in the imperial personnel. I heard that Li Si, the prime minister who made countless achievements in the unification of the empire, was imprisoned not long ago, and the charge was that his son Li You participated in the rebellion.

Li You’s rebellion———It’s such a seamless conspiracy!

Can a dead person still oppose the empire? Obviously not, but because Li You died, there are many things that cannot be explained. Once someone deliberately frames it, and if the reign of the emperor is a foolish monarch, Li Si cannot tell it even if he has a hundred words.
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