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In order to defeat Xiang Yu, Liu Bang had to pinch his nose and enfeoff the kings. Although after years of experience and skills, he successfully regained 121 states, except for many kings of different surnames who had become a major concern. However, because the others were not fools, the rebellions were one after another, and some rebellions were unwilling to fail and colluded with other kings of different surnames to rebel, resulting in the territory actually controlled by Liu Bang. Except for the broken prefectures and counties and banished states in the frontier, only 351 states could be completely controlled.

Zhang Ao's surrender was beyond Zhang Yuan's expectations. Zhang Yuan couldn't understand why Zhang Ao refused to commit suicide and chose to surrender to him.

Zhang Yuan, who couldn't figure it out, chose to take strict supervision of Zhang Ao, always monitoring Zhang Ao to see what the other party was trying to pay attention to.

Zhang Ao was defeated and captured. When the Han Dynasty reacted, the entire Xiangzhou was already occupied, and the surrounding passages were closed, and the prefectures and counties behind Xiangzhou were in chaos.

Zhang Ao's defeat brought about a chain reaction, and several other troops also took advantage of the situation to conquer cities and land. In a very short time, while the Han Dynasty was in chaos, they continued to expand their results.

Zhang Ao's capture almost indicates that the entire Xihe City has expanded to an end. The eight states are insignificant compared to the Han Dynasty, which has hundreds of states. However, this is already the limit of Xihe City's potential. If it expands, it will be like a castle on the sand, which seems indestructible, but in fact it will disperse as soon as it touches.

Because I took Zhang Ao at the first time, Xihe City saved a lot of effort and effort. I thought there would be a more difficult battle next, but I didn't expect it to end in a hurry. Although it made people feel a little bit scared, it really made the soldiers of Xihe breathe a sigh of relief.

As the pressure in my heart dissipated, Xiangzhou was completely occupied, and each pass was broken and nearly one-fifth of the Xihe soldiers who were able to rest were lying down that day. Among them, the sick were the majority, while the few were relieved because of their physical fitness and high-intensity battles, and they died without support after being relieved.

The cold wind is solemn and kills, this sentence is not unreasonable.

As Zhang Yuan returned to Yuanzhou, the winter offensive officially came to an end. From then on, there will be no major conflict until spring comes. Even if this will give the Han Dynasty more time to respond, Xihe City really can't hold on.

What an incredible thing to guide the Eight Prefectures with a city, but to accomplish this miraculous thing. It is not just foundation, but more about luck and persistence.

After returning to Yuanzhou, Xihe launched a wave of preparation and migration. With the increasing number of manpower, Xihe was operating faster and faster, and Zhang Yuan's return pushed this craze to the pinnacle. Every day, Yiren came to report it. The success of Xihe City has also been circulating in the entire real world and the Internet, and is the most concerned event in recent times.

Not only that, the success of Xihe City was also analyzed by various forces as a case study. Some small forces could not help but start to rise up. As the result can be imagined, there were very few who could succeed. And there were not many who could achieve results like Zhang Yuan. The most expanded state would face a situation of internal and external force.

"With our current strength, if we had not relied on the natural killer of winter, we would have been suffocated to death. Although the efforts of our time in the world have allowed us to develop rapidly and have a rapid and rich foundation. However, after spring comes, it is not enough for us to support the eight states!" If we get what may not belong to you, only by standing firmly can we really have it.

Although the Han Dynasty was restrained by Xiang Yu and the Xiongnu, the entire Xihe forces were still like ants in front of the entire Han Dynasty, and could easily be crushed.

The eight states, a territory of more than 1,000 kilometers, and a territory of tens of thousands of square kilometers, seem huge, but is it really the case?

Regardless of the background or compared with the Han Dynasty with tens of millions of square kilometers, adults and children are just like this.

"It takes time to save the current results. Although it is helpless, Xiangzhou, Zhangzhou and Huangzhou must give up, and Longzhou is the second line of defense. If necessary, it will succeed in the main battlefield for our confrontation with the Han Dynasty. As for Liuzhou...!" Zhang Yuan looked at the civil and military ministers under his command and was silent for a moment.

Although Liuzhou is separated from Yuanzhou, and is more in line with Qinzhou of the Han Dynasty, Liuzhou has excellent seaports, which is extremely important for the Xihe forces. Once it has a port, there is no need to worry about the blockade of the Han Dynasty in trade. It can also connect with Ran Min, Zhang Ji, and Yang Dayan who are far away in the Southern and Northern Dynasties through sea routes. And you can also enter the adjacent sea route through sea routes. Although this sea route is not easy to walk, you can bypass dangerous roads to reach the Yuan Dynasty by voyage and attack the Yuan Dynasty by water and land.

There are long-term and short-term benefits, which are not unpleasant.

"Using the territory of Xiangzhou and other territories occupied by us as the battlefield, it was only because of the suppression of the Han army. Therefore, after the beginning of spring, the war must be burned to the territory of the Han army and use oppressive strikes to reduce internal losses! Therefore, Liuzhou will not give up if it is absolutely necessary...!!"

After all, Zhang Yuan still couldn't bear to leave Liuzhou and Xiangzhou. Through Longzhou, as long as they moved those populations, they would give up. Longzhou is the barrier of Yuanzhou, but at critical moments, there is no need to worry. It can be used as a battlefield because they still have the retreat path to the neighboring sea.

But Liuzhou is different. Liuzhou is not a newly opened wild land or a neighboring sea land that develops from scratch. It has enough sea transportation foundation. This is the only thing that Zhang Yuan gave up the closer Qinzhou and gave up the plan to build Yuanzhou into a fortress. The abundant shipbuilders, sailors, wealth brought by the great voyage are all what Zhang Yuan needs and desires.

"Stay Liuzhou and develop Liuzhou is our primary task after we have gained a foothold, and it is the same level as the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, after the beginning of spring, we must not only expedition to the Yuan Dynasty, but also burn the war to Qinzhou. We must not only restrain the Han army in Qinzhou, but also prevent Qinzhou from stopping for a moment, and we have no strength to covet Liuzhou!"

Although Liuzhou will become the same as the Xihe Qichen, in order not to be blocked by the trade of the Han Dynasty and for the development of Xihe, Zhang Yuan is still willing to try it out. As long as he is given enough time to develop his troops, Zhang Yuan believes that this Qichen will be made up for it soon.
Chapter completed!