Destiny Only Han

Chapter 149 Continue to play music and then dance

Guanzhong, Liyang.

The night is like ink, the crescent moon is like a hook, and the stars are shining brightly.

In summer nights, the heat of the day is rarely dissipated, and the wind blowing gently across the pond in the palace is refreshing, refreshing the spirits of the guards with their helmets on.

"no, do not want……"

Amidst the silence, there was a beast-like howl from the sleeping hall in the distance, but the night watchmen didn't hear it, and they were still guarding their posts.

In the past few days, they have long been familiar with it.

Ever since King Sai returned from Rang Township in a big defeat that day, this kind of thing happened several times every night, and some soldiers who were relatively close even made gestures quietly.

They were betting that Sima Xin would wake up screaming several times tonight.

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South of the Wei River, Lantian.

"Kill!"

"dong dong dong dong..."

Outside the city, where you can't see your fingers, there are shouts of killing and the sound of war drums.

The defenders in the city looked at each other with grief and indignation.

At night, the general had told them that the king of Han in the north had accepted their surrender.

But now, Lu Guo's army, which had been silent for many days, began to make uncharacteristically loud noises!
If you really fight, then everyone will fight well, who is afraid of whom!

The key problem is that there is only thunder but no rain, and the people of Lu Guo are just practicing their voices, so they withdrew back.

Just, torture people, right?
The awakened defenders blocked their ears and tossed and turned awake at night amidst the rumble of war drums outside the city.

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The next morning.

The north gate of Lantian County was opened wide, and more than 1 defenders stationed in the city filed out and laid down their weapons and armor at the designated place.

On both sides of them, the surrendered Han army formed two large square formations, with banners unfurled and morale like a rainbow.

Liu Bang laughed and stepped forward, holding the guard's hand vigorously, shaking it up and down to express intimacy, but he was a little puzzled, why the defender's eyes were black and bloodshot?
However, he immediately came to a conclusion in his heart, after all, he had to betray his monarch, so one can imagine the torment in his heart!

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At the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, south of Lantian City.

Lu Ze led a main force of [-] people, carrying siege equipment such as ladders and carts, and slowly walked towards the distant city wall.

From time to time, he looked at the messengers around him, shouted orders, adjusted the marching speed of the entire army, and prepared the crossbowmen and the infantry who arrived first.

There is a saying in military strategists: Therefore, if you prepare the front, you will be widowed in the rear; if you prepare the rear, you will be widowed in the front;

Since the Han army is going to attack from the north of Lantian City, they should attack from the south of Lantian City.

Although Lu Ze has been under the fortified city these days, he has not relaxed for a moment. He hastened to let the military craftsmen build all kinds of siege equipment, in order to be useful at this moment!
It's just that when he was riding on the horse and walking slowly, there was a trace of doubt in his heart.

It's not that the Han army launched an attack at dawn, why is Lantian County in the distance still quiet now that the sun is about to rise?
Could it be that something has delayed it?
Lu Ze shook his head, put everything behind him, and concentrated on preparing for the next siege.

Anyway, with these days of recuperation and intensive training, with the [-] main force behind him, it shouldn't be difficult to win Lantian County!
Not long after, outside Lantian City, Lu Ze just wanted to give the order to beat the drums, and the whole army drew up their posture, preparing to attack the city.

On the nearly two feet high and silent city of Lantian County, the flag of Serbia with black letters on a white background fell down from the city, and a battle flag of the Han army, as red as blood, slowly rose and fluttered in the wind.

Standing on the chariot, wearing a pure white Confucian gown, standing with his sword in hand, Lu Shizhi was a little dazed, and blurted out a phrase Liu Ying taught him:
"Wang Defa... What are you doing, Walter?"

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Lantian County, County Magistrate's Mansion.

Lu Ze sat cross-legged, his brows were cold, Liu Bang sat across from him, his brows drooped, and after a while he said in embarrassment:
"I'm really busy and forgot, big brother, don't mind..."

Even though he is older than Lu Ze, he still has to call him elder brother. After all, who asked him to marry her is his younger sister!

Lu Ze didn't say anything, but Lu Shizhi who was on the side complained: "Brother-in-law, you are too stupid! You smell the alcohol in your mouth, drinking is a mistake..."

Liu Bang kept nodding: "Yes, yes, you are right, it's all my fault..."

While accompanying him, he winked at Fan Kui, who was watching the excitement from the sidelines.

Fan Kui had no choice but to smooth things over with a smirk on his face: "The matter is over, let's not mention it, let's not mention it... Now that our two armies have joined forces, let's talk about what to do next!"

Lu Ze didn't bother to bother about this matter, so he nodded and asked, "What's your sister-in-law's plan?"

Liu Bang thought for a moment: "The Serbian army that surrendered was dispersed and incorporated into the Han army. Afterwards, Cao Can led [-] troops to besiege Feiqiu to the west, and you and I sent troops to the north to force Sima Xin to surrender."

Lu Ze thought about it in his mind, then nodded again: "Yes."

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In the north of Lantian County, among the common people who witnessed the surrender, a tall and handsome man quietly withdrew from the crowd and returned to a private house outside the city.

A moment later, a carriage pulled by two naive horses drove out, went north along the county road, then went east along the Wei River, passed through Hangu Pass, and galloped all the way to Pengcheng along the straight and spacious Sanchuan Donghai Road.

"No reason!"

Xiang Yu put down the wine cup in his hand, slapped the desk in front of him with his palm, and the desk, which was about an inch thick, split open with a bang.

"In Liu Ji's eyes, does Gu still have the overlord?"

He stood up abruptly, paced back and forth on the spot, roaring from time to time, like a fierce tiger that preys on anyone.

According to the past, he would have immediately left the city to gather troops, and rushed to the pass.

It's just that at this time, he can't move his hands.

Since returning to Pengcheng, he has been busy cleaning the officials appointed and dismissed by Xiong Xin within the area of ​​Western Chu, and replacing these prefects and counties with officials who are loyal to him.

For example, some Confucian scholars from Ludi.

Although these people are boastful and seem to have no real ability, they have a high reputation among the people and can help him quickly clean up the stigma of usurping power.

Now that all the land of Western Chu has been controlled by him, he is ready to send his troops to the north to tidy up the Qi State at the doorstep of his house.

Not long ago, Tian Rong killed his nephew Tianshi, king of Qi, and proclaimed himself king of Qi.

This obviously hurt Xiang Yu's interests and disrupted his arrangements.

When he was crowned king, his purpose of dividing Qi into three was to make it easier to defeat each of them. Now that the three are united into one, their strength should not be underestimated.

After all, Qi State and Qin State used to be the second strongest in East and West when the other countries were fighting for hegemony in the past.

Moreover, the world was in chaos before, the main battlefield was located in the heart of the Central Plains, and Qidi did not suffer from chaos.

With a large population, the wealth is no less than that of Guanzhong!

Another reason why Xiang Yu wanted to attack Tian Rong immediately was because of Peng Yue who was a bandit in Juye Ze.

This person gathered tens of thousands of people, and now he was appointed as a general by Tian Rong. He ran between Xue County, Dang County and Dong County, burning, killing and looting, destroying cities and villages.

It's not that Xiang Yu has never tried to send people to encircle and suppress Peng Yue, but that person did not hold back. Once he showed signs of an army dispatching, he immediately retreated to the vast Juyeze (Shuibo Liangshan) and disappeared without a trace.

Although in his opinion, the combination of Peng Yue and Tian Rong was not enough to compete with him, but with the two of them one east and one west, he was a bit out of control.

In fact, there was another option for Peng Yue.

That is surrender.

It's just that this option doesn't exist here at Xiang Yu.

Without him, if you want to recruit others, you have to give some benefits.

For example, Tian Rong hooked up with Peng Yue, and the condition of the promise was that after he became the king of Qi, he would fully support Peng Yue to become the king of Liang.

But Liang land is now the territory of Western Chu.

Let Xiang Yu give Peng Yue such a rich land...

Just thinking about it makes my heart hurt!
Then, this is the only option left.

But just at this time, Liu Bang in the west became noisy again.

The Sima Xin and others he entrusted were defeated one after another, and Liu Bang was about to dominate the land of Qin!

"How about Concubine Yu Concubine..."

Xiang Yu squatted in front of Yu Ji and began to complain in a low voice.

Yu Ji just covered her mouth and smiled, Xi Shi is in the eye of a beholder, whether Xiang Yu is furious or chattering like a woman, in her eyes, there are only two words.

lovely!

She stretched out her hand with a smile, and touched Xiang Yu's head: "Good boy..."

Xiang Yu pretended to be angry and stared: "So bold, do you treat Gu as a child?"

Yu Ji's eyes drooped slightly, and she smiled slightly: "Isn't Your Majesty just a child these days?"

Xiang Yu followed her gaze and looked down, through the thin gauze skirt, not only saw an emerald green bust, but also saw a seductive gully under that white and tender Sai Xue's neck.

So, he moved his index finger a little bit, the shit Liu Bang and Tian Rong are completely unimportant at this moment.

Wang Tu's hegemony is not as good as nephrite jade!

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Xiangbo Mansion.

In the lobby, a group of virtuous people arrived, drinking wine and raising wine.

Amidst the melodious sound of silk and bamboo, two lines of dancers with enchanting bodies stepped on the ground and sang.

Suddenly, a waiter rushed in from outside, walked up to Uncle Xiang, gestured to him, and wanted to call him out.

Uncle Xiang shook his head: "There is nothing you can't say to others, just say what you have!"

The waiter said in a low voice: "The king of Han sneaked into Chencang and defeated Sanqin one after another. Now he has captured Xianyang and is about to force Sima Xin to surrender..."

"what?"

Uncle Xiang opened his eyes wide, the wine jug in his hand fell to the ground with a thud in shock, and the amber-like fine wine was scattered all over the floor.

In an instant, all the guests present were stunned, even the musicians and dancers stopped in a daze.

There was no sound, and the needles could be heard falling.

After a brief astonishment, Uncle Xiang was silent for a few seconds, and a warm smile appeared on his face again:

"Then play music, then dance!"

As the music played again, he looked at Zhang Liang who was sitting side by side: "My brother, what should I do?"

(End of this chapter)