Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 238 Returning to Great Chu
Six counties, sheriff's office.

This morning, a slender white-clothed scholar with outstanding appearance and tall stature suddenly appeared outside the county guard's mansion. This person was none other than Wu She, who was ordered by King Xiangzhuang of Chu to persuade Zhou Yin to return to Great Chu. Ten days ago After Wu She received the letter from Xiangzhuang, he went down the river from Zhuyi, landed at Zongyang, passed through Juchao and Longshu, and went straight to the six counties.

"Who is it?" Jiujiang soldiers outside the county guard's mansion suddenly stepped forward and shouted sharply, "Stop!"

Wu She straightened his clothes and said calmly, "Wu She, the senior official of the Great Chu Kingdom, asks to see General Zhou Yin."

"Well, the great doctor of the Great Chu Kingdom?" The expressions of the four Jiujiang soldiers guarding outside the county guard's mansion suddenly changed, and the leader of the small school immediately ordered the remaining Jiujiang soldiers to take care of Wu She, and then turned around and hurried into the mansion.

After a while, hurried footsteps sounded from the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion, and a large group of generals from Jiujiang rushed out. The leader was of medium stature with a pale face. Wasn't he the old Sima Zhou Yin of Chu?Zhou Yin was once a trusted general under the command of Western Chu Overlord Xiang Yu, how could Wu She not know him?

"Mr. Wu She?!" Seeing that it was Wu She, Zhou Yin was both surprised and delighted.

Wu She's sudden visit to Six Counties at this time really surprised Zhou Yin, and at the same time, Zhou Yin was also a little happy. Wu She's visit to Six Counties at this time is obviously not a private act. If there is no accident, Wu She should He was ordered by Xiang Zhuang to come to the six counties to persuade Zhou Yin to return to Da Chu.

Wu She bowed deeply, and said with a smile, "Great Sima, are you here all right?"

When Ding Yu was there, Zhou Yin was the Grand Sima of the Western Chu Kingdom and the governor of Jiujiang County. After rebelling against Chu and returning to Han, Zhou Yin became the governor of Jiujiang County of the Han Dynasty. Now Wu She does not call Zhou Yin a general in general, but directly Calling him Da Sima is actually telling Zhou Yin and his Jiujiang generals that the king intends to accept you again.

All the Jiujiang generals behind Zhou Yin immediately showed joy. The reason why they followed Zhou Yin to rebel against Chu and returned to Han was because they could not bear to betray Zhou Yin on the one hand, but on the other hand, it was also because King Xiang was cruel and the Han general Liu Jia then planted the bad debt of slaughtering the father of the city on the head of their Jiujiang army, and they had no choice but to surrender to the Han.

In the previous battle of Liyang, although Zhou Yin's Jiujiang Army sent troops, it did not really contribute.

Now, the new king has clearly expressed his intention to re-accept the Jiujiang Army. Can they be unhappy?

At that moment, more than a dozen Jiujiang generals turned their heads one after another, and a dozen eager eyes focused on Zhou Yin's face at the same time. Zhou Yin was kind to them, but they never forgot that they are old Chu people!
Zhou Yin didn't express his opinion immediately, but said to Wu She with solemn hands: "Mr. Wu She, please!"

Wu She smiled slightly, flung his sleeves and walked into the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion. Regarding Zhou Yin's inner worries, Wu She could be said to have a clear understanding. In any case, it was a fact that Zhou Yin's betrayal led to the defeat of the former king. Zhou Yin could not Don't worry, what the king really wants is more than 2 Jiujiang elite soldiers, not Zhou Yin.

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It was already late at night, but Zhou Yin didn't feel sleepy at all, and was pacing back and forth in the study, sighing.

Suddenly, light footsteps sounded outside the door. When Zhou Yin looked back, he saw that the eldest son Zhou Huan had walked in with a dignified expression. Meeting Zhou Yin's inquiring eyes, Zhou Huan bowed his head and said in a deep voice: "Father, my son just went around the camp in the north of the city. Many generals hope that the Jiujiang Army can return to Dachu."

"Oh." Zhou Yin sighed, "The children of Jiujiang are still from the old Chu after all."

Zhou Huan said: "But father, we have a deadly enmity with the state of Chu, especially the Xiang family! My son is worried that this is just Xiang Zhuang's plan to slow down the army. When my father returns to Da Chu with the Jiujiang army, he will start to deprive him of it." Father's military power, and then he will kill you, my father and son, and even the entire Zhou family."

Zhou Yin nodded silently, this was exactly what he was worried about.

Zhou Huan paused for a moment, and then said: "Father, Xiang Zhuang probably won't give up. It seems that Jiujiang can't stay here anymore. Why don't we go, leave Jiujiang and join the King of Han in Guanzhong?"

Zhou Yin shook his head and sighed: "Silly boy, you think too simply. How easy is it to leave Jiujiang? Even if you and my father and son are willing to leave, are the more than 2 Jiujiang soldiers willing to leave too? As soon as the military order is issued here, the morale of the more than 2 soldiers over there will fluctuate and collapse."

Zhou Huan said disapprovingly: "Father, I can't take care of so much now. Those who are willing to go with us can go together, and those who don't want to go, whether they return to Dachu or go their separate ways, that's up to them .”

Zhou Yin smiled wryly, thinking that his eldest son was courageous and resourceful, and he could be considered a rare general, but he was still a little immature in politics.

The reason why Zhou Yin is Zhou Yin, and the reason why Han Wang Liu Bang is so important, isn't it because of the tens of thousands of Jiujiang troops under his command?After leaving these tens of thousands of Jiujiang troops, Liu Bang would still know Zhou Yin?The courtiers under the tent of the King of Han are like clouds, and the generals are like rain. Zhou Yinwen is not as good as Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, and Wu is not as good as Zhou Bo and Lu Ze. What can he do if he enters the Han camp alone?
Seeing Zhou Yin smiled wryly and remained silent, Zhou Huan said anxiously: "Father, is your old man saying something?"

Zhou Yin pondered for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "So, as a father, I will cross the river with Mr. Wu She and go to Wuzhong to meet Xiang Zhuang. Bringing up the old incident in Xiangzhuang again, you have to sacrifice your father's head to Xiang Yu, and it won't be too late for you to take your clansmen to Guanzhong."

"Father, this is absolutely impossible!" Zhou Huan's expression changed drastically.

Zhou Yin waved his hand and said solemnly: "That's the deal!"

After saying this, Zhou Yin specially warned: "Huan'er, after your father leaves, you must strictly restrain the steps, and remember not to be impulsive, especially not to listen to the wind and rain, so as not to fall into the trick of others to kill with a knife! "Zhou Yin was really worried. After he crossed the river, Zhou Huan would listen to rumors and use weapons, and Zhou Yin would really die.

Zhou Huan nodded solemnly, and said, "Father, don't worry, the child has already written it down!"

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Longxi, the camp of the Han army.

On the vast prairie, the cavalry of the Han army are undergoing riding and archery training.

On the temporary parade stand, Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping were all wearing military uniforms, and they were standing in the wind behind the guardrail. On the side grassland, they came over like a wind and clouds, but seeing the horses' heads moving and the hooves sounding like a tide, the momentum was more than spectacular?

All of a sudden, the rider in front raised his epee high and let out a long howl: "Oh..."

The thousands of cavalry who followed behind drew their bows and put up arrows, aiming at the void on the left. The next moment, the epee in the hand of the leading cavalry suddenly slashed down, and the thousands of cavalry released their bowstrings at the same time. Thousands of feathered arrows had already swept into the sky, and instantly intertwined into a dense rain of arrows in the left sky.

"Okay!" Liu Bang said fiercely, "I have this iron cavalry, why should I be afraid of Xiang Zhuang'er?!"

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping also moved slightly. They didn't expect that two small nooses could completely change the cavalry's fighting style. Speaking of which, it was thanks to the Huns, if it wasn't for Captain Changle Lu Tai captured thousands of Xiongnu cavalry alive, how could the Han army cavalry be equipped with this simple but very practical horse warfare weapon?
Liu Bang suddenly asked: "Zifang, Chen Ping, how do you think the cavalry of the Chu army compares with the iron cavalry of the widow?"

Zhang Liang shook his head, but Chen Ping said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, I once went to a restaurant and overheard two Korean horse dealers talking about the Linhu tribe's genocide. They said that the Linhu tribe was actually It was destroyed by the Chu army in Xiangzhuang, and in the battle to destroy Linhu, the Chu army once used a very terrifying cavalry!"

"A very terrifying cavalry?" Liu Bang said awe-inspiringly, "What cavalry?!"

Chen Pingdao: "According to the two horse dealers, the cavalry of the Chu army consisted of a hundred generals, and the horses were all BMWs with a shoulder height of more than eight feet, and even the men and horses were wrapped in thick iron armor. , The spears used by the cavalry are more than four feet long, and the Lin Hu cavalry are vulnerable to them!"

"What?" Liu Bang couldn't help taking a breath when he heard the words, and said in shock, "Xiangzhuang's children have such cavalry? What should I do? What should I do?!"

"Your Majesty, don't panic." Zhang Liang hurriedly said, "This is just a rumor in the wine shop, it can't be true, and even if there are such cavalry in Xiangzhuang, the number will not be too many. How about a BMW with a shoulder height of more than eight feet? How many horses are there in the world? It would be great to have more than a hundred cavalry, but what kind of situation can a mere hundred cavalry make?"

Chen Ping also said: "Brother Zifang is clear, I dare not say whether this matter is true or not."

"Regardless of whether it is true or not, this matter cannot be ignored!" After a pause, Liu Bang said again: "Chen Ping, can those two Korean horse dealers still be found?"

Chen Ping wondered: "Your Majesty, this happened several months ago. These two Korean horse dealers have already returned to China. It may not be easy to find them urgently."

Liu Bangdao: "No matter how difficult it is, we must find these two horse dealers!"

As soon as the words were finished, Sui He, who was under the gate, suddenly hurried up to the parade platform and handed a scroll of letters to Liu Bang.

Liu Bang unfolded the wooden slips and read them hastily, he couldn't help his complexion changed drastically: "Zifang, Chen Ping, what those two Korean horse dealers said is probably true, Zhou Yin, Jin She, and Li Zuoche have already been defeated in Liyang. What’s more, the Chu army stationed in Liyang also dispatched a strange cavalry, a cavalry that is wrapped in iron armor with both men and horses!”

(End of this chapter)