Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 168 Well-designed
"Old Qin people gave up Jiuyuan City?!" Xiang Zhuang looked at Bailixian suspiciously.

Bailixian nodded, and said solemnly: "Yes, the old Qin people have moved to Linhe City in the west."

Just half an hour ago, Meng Yu suddenly sent someone to call Bailixian into Jiuyuan City, and then told Bailixian the shocking news. When Bailixian heard the news, he was quite surprised. Since Mengtian, the old Qin people have been operating in Jiuyuan for decades. Such a magnificent city, really gave up?
Wei Liao pondered for a moment, then asked: "Ziliang, do you know the inside story?"

Bai Lixian hesitated for a moment and said, "It is said that Princess Yingzhen proposed it."

"Princess Yingzhen?" Wei Liao stroked his long beard and said thoughtfully, "So it's her."

Bai Lixian said to Xiang Zhuang again: "General, the old Qin people have left, let's go to the city."

"Well, order the whole army to enter the city and garrison immediately!" Naturally, Xiang Zhuang would not be polite to the big gift presented by the old Qin people. The army guards the city, and the rest of the armies and battalions can even go into the desert separately to hunt instead of riding and archery training.

If you want to train cavalry well, you can't just run around the school grounds and walk around the bay.

However, Xiang Zhuang was puzzled as to why Yingzhen persuaded the old Qin people to give up Jiuyuan City.

Could it be that Yingzhen has been overwhelmed by Xiang Zhuang's charm and wants to curry favor with him through this kind of behavior?Xiang Zhuang couldn't help laughing when he thought of this, he didn't think he could have such a charm, let alone make Yingzhen, a vixen who ruined the country and the people, fall in love with him so much, maybe there's something else to pay attention to?

However, Xiang Zhuang is not worried about this. You need to know that Xiang Zhuang is not a fool, and there are wise people like Wei Liao and Bai Lixian under his tent. I'm afraid it won't be easy. As for Yingzhen, no matter how scheming and ambitious, how can she be stronger than Zhang Liang and Chen Ping?

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Half a month later, Linhe, the princess walks away.

Linhe was originally a big city, but with the demise of the Great Qin Empire, the Kwantung soldiers and civilians in Hetao left one after another, and the remaining old Qin people also gathered in Jiuyuan, and Linhe City gradually declined. Now, Linhe City has less than A hundred households and less than a hundred Qin troops were stationed.

However, after the old Qin people moved in, Linhe became lively again.

Inside the princess' shaft, an oil lamp was burning faintly on the desk. The dim light illuminated every corner of the hall, and also cast two long shadows on the wall.

They were two tall, thin middle-aged men.

These two men are none other than two of the eighteen guards who escorted Ying Zhen out of Xianyang.

Amidst the sound of light footsteps, Yingzhen, dressed in black, walked into the hall like a ghost. Two middle-aged men hurriedly turned around, bowed to Yingzhen with swords in their arms and said, "See you, princess."

Ying Zhen lightly bowed her hand, motioning for the two to excuse themselves.

"Thank you, princess." The two middle-aged men retracted their swords and got up one after another.

Yingzhen took out another silk letter from her sleeve and handed it to one of them, saying sadly: "Uncle Feng, you choose three fast horses and drive to Hexi day and night, and hand over this letter to my mother in person. Uncle King Xiutu, tell King Xiutu that the honor and disgrace of this palace, and whether the Great Qin Empire can be revived, are all in his mind."

"No!" The man named Feng Bo took the silk scroll and took the order to go.

Ying Zhen took out another silk book, handed it to the remaining man and said, "Uncle Meng, read carefully."

The man named Meng Bo took the silk scroll, read it carefully for a while, and then returned the silk scroll to Yingzhen.

Yingzhen asked, "Uncle Meng, have you written it all down?" After receiving Uncle Meng's affirmative answer, Yingzhen put the silk book on the oil lamp, and watched the silk book gradually turn into ashes in the firelight, Yingzhen suddenly Sighing softly, he said in a low voice, "Uncle Meng, this matter is of great importance, and there must be no news of it leaking."

Uncle Meng held his sword in his hands and said resolutely, "Princess, don't worry, I know what to do."

Ying Zhen nodded lightly, and Uncle Meng bowed back, and soon fell into darkness.

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Ten days later, an astonishing news reached Linhe that King Xiutu was approaching Gaoque with an army!

The Xiutu tribe is a large nomadic tribe in Hexi. They are neither Yuezhi people nor affiliated with the Xiongnu. They are independent tribes like the Baiyang tribe, Linhu tribe, and Loufan tribe. However, compared with the Xiutu tribe The Loufan and Linhu tribes are much stronger, with a population of more than 20 and [-] to [-] people who control strings!

Hearing that Xiutu's army was approaching Gao Que, Meng Ji immediately became alert.

The location of the Hetao Plain is extremely superior. There are rushing rivers in the west and east as natural barriers, and there are Yinshan and Yangshan as natural barriers in the north. , this is the famous Xiongguan dangerous pass in the north of Hetao - Gaoque!
If the Xiutu cavalry broke through Gaoque, the old Qin people in Linhe would be the first to bear the brunt.

Although King Xiutu and the Ying family were related by marriage, Meng Ji didn't think that the people of Xiutu would let the old Qin people go because of this.

After receiving the message from Gaoque Kuaima, Meng Ji did not dare to neglect, and immediately mobilized [-] elite soldiers to defend Gaoque, leaving only a thousand defenders in Linhe City.

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Almost at the same time, King Loufan also fled back to the northern court with more than ten thousand defeated soldiers.

The matter had to start more than half a month ago. Since Lou Anan acquired [-] iron weapons, his combat power has increased sharply, and his ambitions have also begun to expand. , The desert grassland was originally a world where the weak preyed on the strong, so this situation was normal.

The uncle said that although he felt something was wrong, he did not stop Lou Fanwang.

Lou Fan Wang originally thought that Lin Hu Wang would swallow his anger, but it turned out to be completely different.

The Linhu tribe quickly launched a cruel revenge, looting more than a dozen settlements of the Loufan tribe one after another, not to mention all the cattle, sheep and livestock, and all the women and children. Hundreds of strong men were also beheaded, this time King Loufan was completely enraged, and immediately all Loufan's army rushed to the clouds.

In the battle in the cloud, Lou Fan's army first won several battles in a row and beheaded thousands of people!

However, in the final battle against Lin Hu's royal court, hundreds of bed crossbows suddenly appeared from Lin Hu's rear formation, and the giant arrows like short spears were like dense raindrops, suddenly pouring down on the unsuspecting Lou Anren On the body, the cavalrymen who were charging suddenly fell down one by one, and thousands of people were shot right through with their horses!
Immediately Lin Hu erected another tall tower-shaped weapon in the back formation, and then, huge boulders weighing hundreds of catties were thrown high by those tall tower-shaped weapons, and rolled in the air again. The ground flew several hundred steps away, and finally smashed viciously down the building with a terrifying sound.

Facing the sudden blow, Lou Anan suddenly became agitated.

The Linhu people took the opportunity to counterattack, and Lou Fanren was instantly killed.

By the time they fled back to the northern false royal court, there were only ten thousand cavalry left beside King Loufan.

To make matters worse, all the cattle, sheep, livestock, old, young, women and children that accompanied the army were lost. At this time, most of them have become the trophies of the Linhu tribe.

For the Hu people, losing battles is normal, and if they win back in the future, they can bear a large number of strong men dying in battle. As long as the women and children are still there, the tribe will still have a chance to rise, but now, Lou Annoyance has not only lost a large number of strong men , and even lost women and children as well as cattle, sheep and livestock, which hurt the fundamentals.

Without cattle, sheep and livestock, it will be a problem to fill our stomachs.

"Damn people from the Central Plains!" Lou Fanwang slammed his fist on the short table, saying bitterly, "It is impossible for the Linhu people to make bed crossbows. These bed crossbows must have been traded to them by the Central Plains people! These cunning Central Plains people People, damn Central Plains people, this king will never let them go easily, this king will definitely kill them all..."

The uncle sighed, and persuaded: "My lord, let's think about what to do in the future?"

Kill all the Central Plains people?In the past, when the soldiers were strong and the horses were strong, they didn't dare to fight, but now they want to kill them, can they kill them?
"Military division?" Lou Fan Wang Rumeng woke up, and said sadly, "The cattle, sheep and livestock are gone, and the Lou Fan tribe is finished."

Speaking of which, Uncle Gong said that he had persuaded King Loufan not to trust the people of the Central Plains, but King Loufan refused to listen and insisted on trading with the people of the Central Plains. It brought catastrophe to the Loufan tribe. Looking back now, I really shouldn't have made this deal with the Central Plains people.

But now, it's too late for King Loufan to regret it.

Uncle Gong said: "My lord, the Loufan tribe has suffered such heavy losses. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold in the Hetao. If I am not mistaken, this should be a trick of the Central Plains people to drive tigers and wolves away. Let's fight with the Linhu people on our own." When the killing is almost over, they will jump out and clean up the mess, easy to calculate, easy to calculate."

"Hey." King Lou Fan said bitterly, "Military Master, I wish I had listened to your advice back then."

Uncle Gong waved his hand and said: "My lord, I'm afraid we can't stay in Hetao anymore. I think it's better to go to Mobei to join the Xiongnu as soon as possible, but before leaving for Mobei, we must first try to grab some cattle and sheep." , it’s a long way to go to Mobei, so we can’t let the clansmen go on the road hungry, right?”

"Yeah." Lou Fan said kingly, "Military division, I listen to you."

As soon as the words were finished, a servant came in and said, "Your Majesty, there is an old Qin man asking to see you."

"The old Qin people? The old Qin people are also from the Central Plains!" King Loufan said after a pause, "Go, cut off the head of that Central Plains man and hang it on the flagpole in front of the king's tent, hum!"

The attendant promised abruptly, but when he was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by his uncle.

"Your Majesty, calm down." The uncle persuaded, "It's better to meet the envoy of the old Qin people."

King Lou Fan snorted, and remained silent, the uncle said and waved his hand again, the attendant bowed and left the tent, and soon, the attendant brought a middle-aged man into King Lou Fan's tent again.

(End of this chapter)