Chapter 199
.Seven days later, the pontoon bridge was set up.
After moving five thousand pack horses, five thousand stones of corn and one hundred thousand kilograms of wax, Liang Junguo then retreated thirty miles to make way for the Baimajin Ferry. The Chu army then crossed the river in large numbers, stopped on the south bank of the river, and followed the route designated by the Liang army and headed straight for the completely abandoned Daliang, and then went down to Jiujiang along the Gangkok.
Looking at the huge team of Chu army's huge horses, General Liang State Liu Kou's eyes turned green.
However, even though he was envious, Liu Kou did not dare to make any rash advice. Before the floating bridge was built, the Liang army had the opportunity to attack the Chu army halfway with the natural danger of the river. Now the Chu army has crossed the river. The Liang army alone in the Hedong camp will definitely not be able to stop the Chu army unless Peng Yue mobilized all the troops.
But at that time, the Chu army was probably going to Jiujiang long ago.
They are cavalrymen, how could two tui run past four tui?
When the Chu army went straight to Jiujiang along the Honggou, the news that King Yuxi of Qin finally spread. Not only King Yingbu of Huainan, Zhou Yin, the governor of Jiujiang County, and Wu Rui of Hengshan, knew the news, and even Liu Bang, who was far away in Guanzhong, knew it. Liu Bang knew that Xiangzhuang used King Yuxi of Qin and horses and grain to bribe a passage and was about to return to Jiangdong.
In the Yongshou Hall of Changle Palace, Liu Bang was furious. Because he was in a bad mood, he even scolded him for his beloved Concubine Qi. When Xiao He, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping entered the Yongshou Hall one after another, Concubine Qi's big eyes were still red. It was obvious that she had just cried. In front of the three of them, Liu Bang bombed Concubine Qi away directly.
"I want to kill Han Xin, I want to kill Han Xin, this rogue!" Liu Bang roared, waved his hands viciously, and accidentally pulled out his sleeves to cover the two increasingly dry claws. It was covered with earthworm-like veins, and Liu Bang's face was also green and dark. Obviously, the drunken wine in recent times is about to empty his body.
Xiao He, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping couldn't help but frown. Before the world was settled, the King of Han had already drunk wine. This was not a good thing for the Han Kingdom. It seemed that we had to find an opportunity to remind the king, so that he could stay away from the wine and revive it. Otherwise, the future and destiny of the Han Kingdom would be worrying.
After roaring for a long time, Liu Bang turned his head and shouted at Xiao He: "Xiao He, no matter what method you use, raise 100,000 stones of military rations for me immediately. I want to personally raise 200,000 troops to fight against Han Xin. Yu Xi is my own. It was Xiang Yu, a man who snatched it from me. Han Xin's son has obtained Yu Xi, how dare he hide it?"
Xiao He smiled bitterly. Not to mention 100,000 shi of military rations, he couldn't even take out 10,000 shi now.
Zhang Liang sighed and advised in a faint voice: "Master, are you sure you can beat Han Xin?"
"I..." Liu Bang was speechless and said after a long time, "I can't beat him even if I can't win. I can't swallow this. Han Xin's son, if I hadn't appreciated him, raised him, built an altar and worshiped generals, gave him soldiers, and asked him to go to the northern expedition of Han, Zhao, Yan and Qi Dai Kingdom, how could he be today? This ungrateful villain!"
Xiao He shook his head and said disapprovingly: "King, this is just a Feng Chuan after all. If King Qi really got the yu seal, why did Cao Shen and Wang Ling have no news yet?"
"This is definitely not Feng Chuan!" Liu Bang raised his hand suddenly and said decisively, "I still know Lao Peng's character. He said that the yu seal had already reached Han Xin's hands, and that yu seal must have been in Han Xin's hands. With Peng Yue's character, he would never make a falsify Han Xin out of nothing. I can still trust this person!"
Zhang Liang and Chen Ping also nodded slightly, but the yu seal was probably really in the hands of King Qi.
As for Cao Shen and Wang Ling, they may have been shaken. After all, the two are now Han Xin's ministers.
Zhang Liang was slightly calm and stepped forward and said, "King, do you still remember the fact that King Qi had just attacked Tian Guang and submitted a letter to ask for a leave of King Qi?"
Liu Bang said: "Why don't you remember? If you weren't stopping Chen Ping, you would have been..."
Liu Bang's voice suddenly stopped, and he immediately understood what Zhang Liang meant.
When Han Xin asked for a leave of absence from the King of Qi, whether Liu Bangyun or not, he would have been considered the King of Qi. However, Han Xin obviously could not escape the shackles of morality, so he would submit a letter to a leave of absence from the King of Qi. If Liu Bang agreed, that would of course be good. If Liu Bang did not agree, then Liu Bang would take the initiative to tear the face, and Han Xin would not have to bear the infatuation of ungratefulness.
Now Han Xin has obtained the yu seal but is secretly revealed, and he doesn't want to take the initiative to break up with Liu Bang.
If Liu Bang sent someone to ask for it at this time, or sent troops to attack Qi, it would be that Liu Bang would take the initiative to break up. At that time, Han Xin would be able to raise an army to fight back against Liu Bang with peace of mind, or even... directly proclaim himself emperor! In short, Han Xin would not take the initiative to destroy the relationship between him and Liu Bang, nor would he provoke a war, but if Liu Bang took action, Han Xin would never be ruthless.
Liu Bang's anger gradually subsided, and he said in a muffled voice: "Fang, what do you mean is to make me pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending not to know anything?"
Zhang Liang said: "Unless the king only wants to be the King of Guanzhong."
Xiao He and Chen Ping next to them also pricked their ears in an instant. They all wanted to hear what Liu Bang would answer?
Liu Bang's political understanding was absolutely unmatched. The old man suddenly felt the strange atmosphere in Yongshou Hall. He immediately pulled out his sword, cut the table in front of him into two, and said sternly: "How can a real man be at ease when dealing with things? He should carry a three-foot sword, rule a million troops, sweep the world, and swallow up the four seas!"
"It's said well." Xiao He praised, "King, should be like this!"
Zhang Liang and Chen Ping also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the ambition of the King of Han had not been completely destroyed. As long as the ambition of the King of Han was still there, everything was not a problem! Although Guanzhong was in a difficult situation, the situation would change in three years, and it would be a complete change. As for these three years, it would be a powerful cavalry!
Liu Bang seemed to have been really assassinated, or he already knew that if he was drunk like this, not only would his body collapse, but even ministers such as Xiao, Zhang, Chen would be disloyal. He said immediately: "I have decided to move out of Changle Palace tomorrow and go to Longxi Camp to share the joys and sorrows with the cavalry soldiers!"
"The king is wise!" Xiao He, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping bowed at the same time.
Pengcheng, Huainan Palace.
It was late at night, but Huainan King Yingbu and the Prime Minister Kuai Che were sleepless.
In the middle of last year, King Yingbu of Huainan followed Kuai Che's advice and took advantage of the opportunity of the Han army returning to Guanzhong to decisively send troops to seize Xue County, Donghai County and Sishui County from the Han army. Until now, after nearly half a year of sorting out, Yingbu's army has basically controlled the situation, and most of the Han army that were originally stationed in the three counties have been surrendered.
Kuai Che said: "King, I really didn't expect Xiang Zhuang to come back like this!"
"Yes." Ying Bu nodded and sighed, "I thought Xiang Zhuang would never be able to return to the Central Plains again. Unexpectedly, he came back in less than half a year and brought back tens of thousands of cavalry troops. It was simply unbelievable! What did this guy do?"
Kuai Che said: "King, as soon as Xiang Zhuang comes back, the pressure on our Huainan Kingdom will be greatly increased."
If Xiang Zhuang brought his army back to Jiangdong, once he successfully integrated the old Chu subordinates in Jiangdong, he would definitely use troops to the outside world. Then Jiujiang or Huainan, which is only one river from Jiangdong, will become the first choice target of the Chu army. Xiang Zhuang offered a seal and sent horses, and was very pleased with Qi and Liang countries, most of the purpose of planning for Huainan and Jiujiang in the future.
Ying Bu said: "Major, are you a little worried? Even if Xiang Zhuang returns to Jiangdong, he may not be able to control the old Chu subordinates in Jiangdong. The situation in Jiangdong is so complicated that it is hard to describe in one sentence. Xiang Guan and Xiang Tuo each occupy one side, and no one obeys each other. Even if Xiang Zhuang returns, it is a delusion to control the situation."
Kuai Che said: "The problem is that the East China Sea and Si Shui counties under the rule of the king are not at peace. The gentry and powerful people in these two counties are still focused on Old Chu. It is not easy to make these gentry and powerful people return to their hearts in a short period of time. If Xiangzhuang integrates Jiangdong before these gentry and powerful people return to their hearts, then our Huainan Kingdom will be in trouble."
Ying Bu said: "Then what do you think should be done? Could it be that we will send troops to intercept Xiangzhuang?"
Kuai Che shook his head and said, "It is definitely not possible to send troops to intercept and kill. Let's not talk about whether you can win. Even if you can win, our Huainan army will be damaged. At that time, the situation will be difficult to deal with!" After saying this, Kuai Che said again, "Che thought that the king might as well add another fire to make the situation in Jiangdong even more complicated!"
"Oh?" Ying Bu said, "How to make the fire worse and make the situation in Jiangdong complicated?"
Kuai Che picked up the short beard under his chin and whispered: "Your Majesty, you forgot that there is still a prisoner in the Pengcheng prison."
"Criminal?" Ying said in confusion, "There are more than a hundred prisoners in the Pengcheng prison. Which one do you mean?"
Kuai Che said: "It is Xiang He, the chief of the Sishui County of Chu, who has a very high status in the Xiang family and is well-known. If the king sends him back to Jiangdong, the situation in Jiangdong will become more complicated! In this way, if Xiang Zhuang returns to Jiangdong, if he wants to control the overall situation, he will inevitably have to make great efforts and take a long time."
"Miao, wonderful!" Ying Bu hit the climax hard, then raised his head and shouted, "Come here!"
A personal soldier had already come in and bowed and said, "What are the instructions of the king?"
"Go." Ying Bu waved his hand and said loudly, "Immediately release him from the prison, take a bath, change his clothes, and send five hundred soldiers to escort him back to Jiangdong!"
Chapter completed!