Prime Minister of Great Qin

Fan Zengdao: "Inform the king of Chu about the situation in the world and ask him to order Xiang, Song, Tang and others to send troops to support the three Jin areas, and ask the king of Chu to discuss with Tian Qi and ask Tian Qi to hold Liu Ji and others back. We will send troops to stop them, but our army can then pass through Huaiyang and Nanyang and reach Yingchuan."

"This way."

"Even if Zhao Xie transfers his army back, with our help, we can ensure that the territory of the Three Jin Dynasties will not be lost."

"The world can always maintain a balance of power."

"even."

"When in Nanyang, the army can go directly south to help Gong Ao and Ying Bu, destroy the Yang Wu and Su Hu armies, and severely weaken the morale of the Qin army."

"When the time comes, it will be equally inspiring to march northward."

"Of course the most important thing is."

"After leaving Chu, without the control of the King of Chu, Song Yi and others can no longer suppress the general, and the general can have more autonomy. At that time, whether it is to take the opportunity to regain the troops of Gong Ao and Ying Bu, or to recruit troops on the road , it all depends on the general’s wishes.”

Hear the words.

Xiang Liang's eyes lit up.

Fan Zeng's second idea is indeed a good one.

The most important thing is to get rid of the restrictions placed on the Xiang family by Chu.

However, Xiang Ji frowned and said coldly: "Who will command the army?"

"Is it that guy Song Yi again?"

Fan Zeng smiled helplessly and said: "I'm afraid it's Song Yi. Now that Song Yi has the favor of the King of Chu, even if the King of Chu agrees to this plan, he probably won't hand over all his troops to the general."

"Aren't you still being controlled by others?" Xiang Ji looked unhappy.

Song Yi couldn't bear it very early.

See this.

Xiang Liang said in a deep voice: "Song Yi is indeed somewhat capable, but he is not very good at leading troops to fight. Under the pressure of the situation, it is still possible for him to hand over the military power to me, and if I, Xiang, can Recruiting Gong Ao and Ying Bu will also greatly increase our strength."

"Song Yi may not be weaker than Song Yi then."

Xiang Liang disagreed.

At this time.

Fan Zeng's eyes showed a cold look.

He said sadly: "Brother Xiang, what do you think of Song Yi?"

Xiang Liang frowned, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "I have great ambition but little talent, and I am good at flattering others. However, I am indeed quite talented in other aspects. Otherwise, I, the Xiang family, would not be suppressed."

Fan Zeng sneered: "Brother Xiang, do you think Song Yi will really rush to help directly?"

Hear the words.

Xiang Liang frowned and asked in confusion: "Brother Fan, what do you mean?"

Fan Zeng smiled, glanced at the door, and lowered his voice: "I have carefully observed Song Yi in the past two years. This person is actually quite shrewd, he will not do anything too risky, and he is also very good at calculations. , if he is a general, even if Xiong Xin orders him to rush to the aid of the Three Jins, this person may not take action directly, but will wait for Qin, Zhao, Wei and Han to suffer losses before reaping the benefits."

"He will wait somewhere."

"Wait until the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han can no longer resist."

"Only then will we take action."

"And this is our opportunity."

"What opportunity?" Xiang Liang asked doubtfully.

Fan Zeng sneered and said solemnly: "Kill Song Yi and seize the opportunity to gain military power!"

Xiang Ji's eyes lit up.

He was intrigued by the idea.

Xiang Liang's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't believe that these words came from Fan Zeng's mouth.

He was shocked and angry: "Brother Fan, what are you talking about?"

"If it is true as you said, Song Yi is leading the army as a general, wouldn't it be a capital offense for us to kill the general before the battle?"

"And Song Yi's thoughts are clearly beneficial to us."

"How could we do such a thing?"

Xiang Liang objected.

Fan Zeng looked disdainful and said coldly: "Brother Xiang, how can you be so indecisive and benevolent like a woman? If you don't attack Song Yi, Song Yi won't attack you? At this time, , do you still think you can sit down?"

"Since the beginning of Qin Shihuang's conquest of Jiangdong, the Song family and the Tang family have been jealous of you."

"Especially the Xiang family annexed many nobles."

"Many of these nobles were close to Song Yi in the past."

"How could he not complain about you?"

"Furthermore, even if Song Yi can't control the troops in Xiang's hands, he has already been aggressive many times and made all kinds of difficulties. If he is allowed to completely take charge of the army, wouldn't it be even worse?"

"I know Brother Xiang is loyal and courageous."

"But sometimes, you have to think more about yourself."

"Otherwise, under Song Yi's various orders, how could the Xiang family have ended up well?"

"I'm afraid that all the head-to-head confrontations with the Qin army will fall on Brother Xiang. The sword has no eyes. If something happens to Brother Xiang, the Xiang family may really be in danger. Now that things have happened, Brother Xiang, you can't retreat anymore. "

"And killing Song Yi is what everyone wants!"

"What does this mean?" Xiang Liang's eyes moved slightly, as if the excitement just now was just a subconscious action.

Fan Zeng said coldly: "With Song Yi's ambition, he would deliberately delay one place. How could this not make Zhao, Wei and Han dissatisfied? Didn't Brother Xiang win the hearts of the other families by killing Song Yi? The King of Chu was just a puppet. After killing Song Yi, Brother Xiang wrote a letter asking the King of Chu to make him a general. How dare Xiong Xin disobey? A hundred thousand troops were in the hands of the general. How dare Xiong Xin say no? Character?"

"There are generals leading the troops, and there are major generals rushing into battle."

"This 100,000-strong army is enough to conquer the entire Three Jins."

"We may not be able to deal with the Qin army at that time."

"This way."

"In the future, the general will not only be able to take full military power, but he will no longer be constrained by villains like Song Yi. The strength of Chu will only increase, and he will be more confident against the Qin army. The general's ambition to help Chu can also be realized. .”

"How can the general ignore such a great righteousness?"

Listening to Fan Zeng's words, Xiang Liang's eyes moved slightly.

He admits.

I was tempted.

If he could really do it, the entire military power in Chu would fall into his hands.

The people of Chu are united and allied with Tian Qi. They may not be able to compete with the Qin army. If they can pull out the rivet of Dang County in the future, they may not be able to sweep through Guandong again and drive the Qin people back to Guanzhong.

Think of this. Xiang Liang couldn't help but feel excited.

This is something that his father, Xiang Yan, has never done.

Moreover, Xiang Yan's defeat that year was also related to the internal nobles of Chu State secretly holding him back.

Foresight.

How could he make the same mistake again?

Xiang Liang's eyes kept flickering, while Xiang Ji was eager to give it a try, wishing he could make the decision for his uncle.

After a period of hesitation, Xiang Liang finally made his decision.

"For the sake of the restoration of Chu and the destruction of the violent Qin, I, Xiang Liang, will do my duty."

"Song Yi is unkind, so don't blame me, Xiang Liang, for being unjust."

"If he dares to miss the opportunity, I, Xiang Liang, will kill him!"

Xiang Liang's eyes were burning.

Fan Zeng laughed and said: "It should be so."

Xiang Ji also looked refreshed.

If Song Yi really dies, and his Xiang family takes over the military power of Chu, and they fight against the Qin army, it is not certain who will win.

Han Xin?

What does it matter?

Break it with one halberd!

After carefully discussing the details, Xiang Liang also reported these two ideas to Xiong Xin, King Huai of Chu. After a dispute, Xiong Xin finally adopted Fan Zeng's second suggestion.

Song Yi is the general.

Xiang Liang was the second general, and Yafu Fan Zeng was the last general.

Chu sent a total of 100,000 troops to immediately rush to support the three Jin areas.

Be sure to block the Qin army's offensive.

After some impassioned mobilization, Song Yi led an army of 100,000 people and officially started his journey westwards.

In the third year of Qin II, September.

The army led by Song Yi was stationed in Jiangling.

At the same time, Xiang Liang was ordered by Song Yi to lead an army of 20,000 to reinforce Gong Ao and Yingbu.

The situation in Kanto changed drastically again.

In the fourth year of Qin II, in May.

The weather is cool.

It has entered early summer.

Ying Si Nian has grown a year older. The boy who originally only reached waist level has now reached Ji Heng's shoulders. His whole person is a little less youthful and a little more calm and calm. However, at this moment, Ying Si Nian looks... Quite exciting.

He muttered in a low voice: "In October last year, Xiang Liang led an army of 20,000 to help Gong Ao, but he lost his life because of a conspiracy between Su Hu and Yang Wu. Then in November, Xiang Ji used Song Yi's delay in fighting as an excuse. The military camp executed Song Yi and at the same time took over the military power of Chu."

"I call myself General."

"Seal first and then ask for rewards."

"Then he led his troops northward and fought against the Qin army in Luoshui. In the end, he defeated the Qin army's four-pronged coalition, killed Yang Wu, defeated Su Hu, and retreated Zhang Xi Wengzhong.

"This person is very domineering."

"After defeating Zhang Xi and other coalition forces, they even wanted to march into Hangu and attack Guanzhong. However, General Han Xin blocked them. In addition, they ran out of food and fodder, so they had to retreat in the end."

Thinking of Xiang Yu's achievements.

Although Ying Sinian had heard about it a long time ago, he couldn't help but turn pale when he saw it.

It's just too intense.

He really single-handedly defeated all the troops except Han Xin. At that time, Fusu even directly transferred the troops from Lantian Camp to Hangu Pass, and even asked Meng Tian to go into battle himself to avoid accidents.

Fortunately.

This was just a false alarm.

But Ying Sinian also knew that this was not a false alarm.

It's just that Xiang Ji had to retreat.

Because the ground is broken.

When Xiang Ji was wreaking havoc on the land of the Three Jin Dynasties, Han Xin was also elusive.

After hearing that Chu sent troops to reinforce the three Jin areas, he suddenly turned back and attacked Qi. At that time, Xiang Liangxin died and Xiang Ji had just killed Song Yi. Even though Tian Dan and Xiong Xin kept sending orders to Xiang Ji, Xiang Ji sent troops back for reinforcements, but Xiang Ji ignored them.

He just coldly replied to Tian Dan with a document.

Let it last two years.

Tian Dan had 100,000 soldiers, and Han Xin only had 100,000. Even if Liu Ji and others' 30,000 to 40,000 troops were added, even if they were defeated, there would not be any problems in defending the city, but Xiang Ji never thought of it. Tian Dan didn't even defend it for a year, and he was killed when the city was broken.

Then when Xiang Ji was preparing to attack Guanzhong, he asked Han Xin to send troops to return reinforcements.

Liu Ji was harassed from time to time in the rear.

In such a situation where he was surrounded by enemies from both sides, Xiang Yu had to move his troops back to support him to prevent his home from catching fire and leaving him with nowhere to go.

Just this retreat.

There was no chance of heading west again.

As Xiang Ji withdrew, Han Xin sent troops to recover the three Jin Dynasties, and also gathered all the troops of Zhang Xi, Su Hu and others in his own hands. He claimed to lead 300,000 troops. After three months of repairs, the army marched eastward.

Confronted Xiang Ji in Gaixia.

In the fifth year of Qin II, September.

Han Xin led the vanguard to confront Xiang Yu, but was unsuccessful and retreated. Zhang Xi and Liu Ji attacked from the left and right, but the Chu army was disadvantaged.

Han Xin took advantage of the situation to attack again and defeated the Chu army in Gaixia.

The Chu army was defeated, and Xiang Ji had to retreat to the fortress to hold on, and was heavily surrounded by the Qin army.

The Chu army was defeated after repeated battles, and its soldiers were exhausted and exhausted.

At night, Xiang Ji heard the songs of Chu coming from the Qin army from all directions. He was frightened and angry, and knew that the situation was over.

The next day.

Han Xin took advantage of the situation to attack, and the Chu army was defeated. One hundred thousand troops were destroyed.

Xiang Ji fled to Dongcheng and committed suicide.

In the fifth year of Qin II, November.

The world is reunited. (End of chapter)