Wuzhong, Chu Palace.

Although it was already late at night, the palace hall was brightly lit, with more than a dozen lamps illuminating the entire hall as bright as day, and at the same time, it also illuminated the solemn faces. Xiang Zhuang was sitting high on the throne, Xiang Da, Xiang Tuo, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhonglimei, Yu Ziqi, Wu She, Shusun Guan, Qu Yi and other important civil and military officials sat on both sides.

A screen was placed directly opposite the hall, and a map was hung on the screen.[]

Bailixian was standing in front of the map and talking: "According to the information sent back from the detailed work, the General of Hengshan Kingdom, Mei Gang, had already assembled a large army of 50,000 in Fanyi, and more powerful men were gathering from Hengshan and dozens of counties in Lujiang counties to Fanyi. It seems that Hengshan Kingdom is planning to make a big move."

Xiang Zhuang nodded, looked around and said, "Who knows the background of Hengshan Kingdom?"

"The old minister knows a little bit." As soon as Xiang Zhuang finished speaking, Shusun Guan knelt down from the table, bowed to Xiang Zhuang, and said loudly, "The Hengshan State is under the rule of Hengshan. There are more than 30 counties in Lujiang. The population is nearly one million, and the total number of households is more than 200,000. If one household produces one person, at least 200,000 can be collected!"

"Twenty-hundred thousand strong men?" Xiang Tuo, who was sitting in the lower left corner of Xiangzhuang, changed his expression slightly when he heard this.

Shusun Guan stroked his long beard under his jaw and said, "Hengshan Kingdom has more than 200,000 strong men, which does not mean that Meita can gather 200,000 troops. However, the old minister thought it was possible to gather 150,000 and 160,000 troops, because Wu Miao was in Hengshan and Lujiang counties, which were well-known and won the hearts of the people."

"A 150,000 army? No, right?" Wu She was shocked when she heard this, "If Wu Miao could really gather 150,000 troops suddenly, when Liu Bang ordered the princes of the world to go to Gaixia to join the alliance, why did he only bring 30,000 troops?"

Shusun Guan said: "Wu Miao has always been sympathetic to the people of the country. Since he was named King Hengshan, he has rarely raised troops. Therefore, when Liu Bang ordered the princes of the world to go to the alliance at Gaixia, he only brought 30,000 elite soldiers from Mei Gang, but these 30,000 elite soldiers were the first veterans who followed Wu Miao and attacked Guanzhong.

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "The 30,000 elite soldiers of Mei Jian are indeed very strong."

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Wu Ziqi, who were sitting on the left and right, also nodded and expressed their agreement.

In Zhao, the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang had a confrontation with Mei Lian's 20,000 elite soldiers, especially in the Battle of Jipu. The Mei Jian army also left an extremely deep impression on Xiangzhuang, Yu Ziqi and others. This was definitely an elite army that had been experienced in many battles, rather than a group of farmers, woodcutters or hunters who gathered suddenly.

Xiang frowned and said, "Since Wu Miao has always been sympathetic to the people, even if Liu Bang issued an edict, he only sent 30,000 elite troops to meet the situation. Why did he go against the norm and summon the strong men in the country? Was Wu Rui so irritated, or did Wu Miao really think that my Great Chu is easy to bully?"

"I don't know this." Uncle Sun Guan said and sat back on his lap.

Baili Xian shook the feather fan in his hand and said, "I know that Hengshan King Wu Miao has become ill and blind. At present, the military and political affairs of Hengshan Kingdom are temporarily replaced by the crown prince Wu Chen. However, Wu Chen was young and his power was actually controlled by the Prime Minister Wu Zhong and General Mei Jian. The large-scale gathering of the tyrants of Hengshan was mostly Wu Zhong and Mei Ta's idea."

"So, Wu Zhong, Mei Ta is preparing to win the victory and defeat with our Great Chu?"

Xiang Zhuang was also a little secretly shocked. He really didn't expect that Hengshan Kingdom would have such a powerful strength!

You should know that after three years of chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty and five years of the Chu-Han struggle, the population of the entire China dropped sharply. Even King Liu Bang of Han could only barely piece together more than 200,000 troops, as dense as Qi State, and only 300,000 troops. However, the small Hengshan State could even gather 200,000 strong men? But then I thought about it, this situation was actually reasonable.

There was a great chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the Chu-Han conflict. The battlefield was always north of the Yangtze River. The most serious population loss was Guanzhong and the counties in the Central Plains. The Linjiang Kingdom, Hengshan Kingdom and Jiangdong, south of the Yangtze River, did not suffer too much war damage, and even accepted many refugees in the Central Plains, especially Jiangdong, whose population surged by nearly double!

The reason why Hengshan Kingdom did not show its presence before was just because Wu Miao was relatively low-key.

Qu Yi, who had just rushed back to Wuzhong from Danyang, said: "King, Wu Miao has been in Hengshan Kingdom for many years, with abundant food and grass, and a strong national strength. If the whole country's troops attack, it is entirely possible to mobilize a large army of 150,000 or 10,000 troops. I think our Great Chu should prepare for the future and prepare early. Otherwise, when the Hengshan army comes to the door, the situation will be passive."

Xiang Zhuang picked up the beard with curled lips and said decisively: "Since Hengshan Kingdom wants to fight with our Great Chu, how can we not accompany you?" After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said again, "As the saying goes, it is better to attack first, and then to suffer. If you want to fight left and right, then take the lead in taking action while the Hengshan Army has not yet completed the assembly!"

Xiang Tuo suddenly stood up and said, "King, how far has he fought?"

A sharp light suddenly flashed through Xiang Zhuang's eyes and said in a stern manner: He wanted to inspire me, but I was sorry for him!!

As soon as these words were said, Xiang He, Xiang Tuo, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhonglimei, Yu Ziqi, Wu She, Shusun Guan, Qu Yi and others all changed their faces. Baili Xian, who was standing in front of the screen, looked as if he was Heng. As early as in Shanyin County, Xiang Zhuang had already revealed his intention to destroy Hengshan Kingdom, but he did not make up his mind at that time.

However, this time, Xiangzhuang seemed to be determined to destroy Hengshan Kingdom.

Xiang kneeled up and bowed to Xiang Zhuang first, and said with concern: "King, it is not easy to get rid of Hengshan Kingdom. Moreover, the army is on an expedition. Once Yingbu, Zhou Yin, Jin Shu, Li Zuoche, Nu Tan, Nu Wuzhu, and Nu Wuzhu took advantage of the opportunity to attack Jiangdong, what should we do?"

Xiang Zhuang sternly attacked Baili Xian and said, "Ziliang, you said."

"Here!" Bailixian bowed to Xiang Zhuang with a feather fan, then looked around the civil and military officials in the hall, and said, "There are two key points to destroy Hengshan Kingdom. First, gather all the elite forces, and before the other hostile forces reacted, they would quickly conquer Lujiang and defeat Mei Ce's army. Second, convince the Linjiang King Gongwei to attack Hengshan Kingdom together!"

Before the court discussion, Xiang Zhuang had actually repeatedly checked with Bailixian, and it was still possible to destroy Hengshan Kingdom.

Judging from the information, Mei Ta, Ying Bu, Zhou Yin, Jin Shu, Li Zuoche, and Nu Chuyao were all gathering troops. Although there was no news on Nu Wuzhu, I thought I would not be able to hold back the troops. The seven princes besieged Jiangdong, which seemed to be huge, but in fact it was not worth worrying. The Chu army could completely use the time difference to defeat each one.

Before Bailixian could finish her speech, a whisper rang out in the hall. Most people expressed doubts about Bailixian's words, but some people were seriously evading the possibility.

After a while, Qu Yi said, "Military advisor, it is not easy to conquer Lujiang with lightning speed and defeat Mei Lian's army?"

"It's not easy, but it's not impossible." Bailixian shook the feather fan and said with a smile, "It's not difficult to achieve this intention as long as two things are done well. First, mobilize enough troops in Dantu and Qu'a direction to take a large-scale attack on Huainan, and second, mobilize elite troops secretly to take a small path to Naipu Fanyi."

Xiang Zhuang slowly stood up and looked around the civil and military officials and said, "I decided to lead 30,000 elite troops to take a small road to attack Fanyi. General Xiang Tuo mobilized the whole country's troops, Yu Dantu and Qua resisted the Huainan army. Young doctor Wu She went to Linjiang with great gifts. Be sure to convince the Linjiang King Gongwei to send troops and jointly attack Hengshan Kingdom!"

"Here!"

"Here!"

Xiang Tuo and Wushe knelt and stood up at the same time, bowed to Xiang Zhuang.

Xiang Zhuang's eyes turned to Xiang He again and said solemnly: "Food, equipment, recruitment and allocation of servants, and all the affairs of the country's primary school, you will be free.

Xiang he stood up and bowed and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not be humiliated." …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Longxi, Han army camp.

When Liu Bangzheng and Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were drinking on the case, Xiahou Ying suddenly walked in happily and said loudly: "King, good news, news came from Hengshan Kingdom that Mei Lian had gathered more than 60,000 troops in Fanqi, and more powerful men were gathering from various counties to Fanqi. It seems that Hengshan Kingdom is going to fight against Chu Kingdom!"

"Huh?" Liu Bang put down the wine side and said in surprise, "When did Wu Miao become so warlike?"

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were also a little surprised. Chen Ping asked: "General Xiahou, Mei Jian has assembled so many troops, and did Hengshan King Wu Miao not stop him?"

Xiahou Ying clapped his hands and said, "Sir, I don't know that Wu Miao is seriously ill in bed and is almost dying. Now, all the big and small things in the country are up to the Prime Minister Wu Zhong and General Mei Qiang."

"So that's it." Liu Bang said, "Haha, this is really God helping me."

Liu Bang originally knew that Wu Miao was low-key and would not violate his edicts, so it was inevitable to send troops to Jiangdong. However, Wu Miao was not wary and sent only 20,000 to 30,000 people to meet the situation. For example, in the Battle of Gaixia, Wu Miao only sent 30,000 elite soldiers, but he never thought that Wu Miao fell ill and Mei Zhuan became so warlike again. What is this not God's help?

Now, it was enough for Xiang Zhuang to suffer. The seven-way coalition forces, and Hengshan Kingdom, were all out, and Yingbu's traitor would not fall behind. Even if he could not destroy Chu, the Chu army was seriously injured, but it was a problem of extreme aggression. In this way, when Liu Bang came out of seclusion again three years later, Xiang Zhuang Xiao, what would he do to compete with him?
Chapter completed!