Competing

Chapter 175
While Xiang Yu's troops were gradually approaching Hangu Pass, Pei Gong Liu Bang outside Wuguan finally couldn't sit still.

When he was in Pengcheng, Zhang Liang conspired with him to advance westward to Guanzhong.The main purpose is to siege cities and land, expand territory, increase soldiers, and strengthen strength.Unexpectedly, Liu Peigong's proposal made the young King Huai of Chu, who wanted to develop his own power, see an opportunity and take advantage of it.

It was only then that at the Pengcheng court meeting that day, Chuhuai King Xiong Xin announced in public that Wang Zhi, the first to enter Xianyang in Guanzhong, agreed.

Liu Bang was cheated by King Huai of Chu, but he was also given a chance to leave me alone.

Eight hundred miles away in Qinchuan, Guanzhong, the land is flat and fertile, and is irrigated by rivers such as Jingwei and Weiwei.During the reign of Qin Wangzheng, Zheng Guo, a Korean hydraulic engineer, built the Zhengguo Canal to connect Jingshui and Luoshui, and built a large canal to irrigate tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land.

In an ancient society dominated by agricultural production, fertile land and convenient water sources were undoubtedly a symbol of wealth, so Guanzhong is a land of abundance in an absolute sense.After Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, Qin Shihuang Yingzheng even moved the world's wealthy households to live in Guanzhong. Will there be less money and things in a place where the rich live?Because in the Qin and Han Dynasties, Guanzhong was undoubtedly synonymous with wealth.

Guanzhong has a plateau in the north, the majestic Qinling Mountains in the south, and the solid Weihan in the east. It can be described as a place for four defenses.It can be described as an excellent place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is precisely because of these reasons that Qin has unique conditions.

It is easy to attack the six countries in the east, but it is even more difficult for the six countries to attack Qin in the west.Relying on this advantage, coupled with the sufficient food and money produced in Guanzhong and Bashu, Qin State continued to erode the land of the six eastern countries on this basis, successively established three eastern counties, and then swept the Liuhe to rule the world.

It is precisely because of these reasons and precedents that later there was a saying that those who win the pass win the world.However, Liu Bang is just outside Wuguan at this moment, and across a mountain is the fertile land of Guanzhong, which can be obtained at your fingertips as long as you send troops.

For Liu Bang at this time, the position of the king of Guanzhong is easy.Even so, with such unique conditions, Peigong Liu Bang still hesitated and did not dare to advance easily.

When King Huai of Chu made the covenant with the King of Guanzhong in public, he was doomed that the matter would not be easy.At that time, the army of Chu State mainly went north to rescue the giant deer of Zhao State. Song Yi and Xiang Yu, the number one and two figures in the Chu State Army, were both in that route army.Chuhuai King Xiong Xin only sent his own troops to the west to attack Guanzhong. It seemed like a big gift, but in fact it was a piece of hot potato sent to him.

Guanzhong's wealth and unique geographical location, and Guanzhong is the birthplace of the Qin Dynasty, represent an extraordinary political symbolic significance.Because of this, the King of Guanzhong has become a title that everyone covets.Benefits and costs are directly proportional most of the time, so if you want to secure the position of Guanzhong King, you must have enough strength.

In an era of wars and gunpowder, military strength is undoubtedly the most important.It's a pity that Liu Peigong is not a leader in this area, although he has continued to have opportunities and has developed extremely rapidly.However, he is not congenitally deficient. He is just a pavilion chief in Sishui County, Pei County, and he does not have the qualifications of Song Yi's old Chu Lingyin and the former king's important minister.There is no birth and fame of Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew, and descendants of famous generals.

Although it has already achieved a rare achievement, but after all, it is not as good as it is, and the strength is too far behind.This innate deficiency made him unable to compete with Song Yi and Xiang Yu.Even if he had the chance to get the King of Guanzhong, he didn't dare to get it easily.

When Zhang Liang was in Pengcheng, the night before Zhang Liang left, he had analyzed the matter with him.Although the title of King of Guanzhong is an enviable title, there is a huge risk in wanting to become a king.

There is tremendous pressure from Song Yi and Xiang Yu. Song Yi and Xiang Yu are saddened by the giant deer to rescue Zhao Guo. As long as they win, their strength and status will also be unprecedentedly improved.

So Zhang Liangqian reminded Wan Wan, absolutely not to be impulsive, no matter how good Guanzhong is, no matter how good Guanzhong King is, life is the most important thing.Don't put the cart before the horse, for the sake of the flower in the mirror, the glory of the moon in the water will miss Qingqing's life.

Zhang Liang's suggestion was to let him keep an eye on Julu's battle situation at any time, and act accordingly according to Song Yi and Xiang Yu's movements.When Song Yi and Xiang Yu went north to Anyang, he wandered around the northwest of Pengcheng, sweeping away the remnants of the Qin army, and incorporated the troops of Wei Guo and Chen Sheng's old troops.

Song Yi stagnated in Anyang, delayed for 46 days, and he, Liu Bang, wandered around Pengcheng for more than a month.When Xiang Yu killed Song Yi, led his army north to Julu, and fought with the Qin army at the same time.Liu Bang also set off westward.

All the way to Changyi, he immediately went into battle and went all out.Not wanting to attack the city for a long time, even if he attacked the city with nearly a thousand people led by a small leader of the rebel army who was a bandit from Juyeze, he failed.Fortunately, with Li Shiqi's suggestion, the beacon fire turned around, and the willows are dark and the flowers are bright.

For the little boss named Peng Yue, Liu Bang admired him very much, thinking that he was a brave and brave general, and he was also alert and wise.If it can be collected under the account, it will be like a tiger with wings added.What was disappointing was that he failed to move Peng Yue lightly and was politely declined.On the contrary, it was a guest from the state of Wei who easily invited him to move.Liu Bang was also curious, who is actually more honorable than himself?

Liu Peigong didn't know, so he had to leave disappointed.He didn't know that Peng Yue would still meet with him in the future, that he would follow his subordinates, and die at his own hands... This is the original history, but now that there is an extra General Yin in this world, the result will be up to him. I don't know...

Afterwards, Liu Peigong led his army all the way to the west, and in Wenxian County, he met the county magistrate Xu Kaicheng and surrendered, and was praised by Xu negative, a magical young girl from his family.His eldest son also led 1000 people to join in on his own initiative, defected to him and stayed, Liu Bang was not to mention how happy he was.

It is a pity that the joy did not last long, and encountered unprecedented resistance in Luoyang, and was unable to attack for a long time.You must know that Luoyang is facing Hangu Pass, which means that the main passage into Qin Dynasty is blocked.

In desperation, Liu Bang had no choice but to turn south, via Wuguan, the southern gate of the third eastern pass of Qin State.If you want to come to Wuguan, you must first go south to Nanyang and Jingdi, the hometown of Chu and Han.When he attacked Nanyang, he was encouraged to resist by the county guard Lu. Liu Bang once made a detour to the west and arrived under Wuguan, hesitating.

Fortunately, Zhang Liang sent a letter in time to analyze the mistakes in the operation for him.It is pointed out that Wuguan is strong and not easy to conquer, and Nanyang has not been broken. If the two armies jointly attack and attack from head to tail, it will be difficult to resist.It just so happened that Fan Kuai and other generals kept urging him to attack Wuguan and enter Guanzhong, but he also found various reasons to fool him.

At that time, when I was in a difficult situation, seeing Zhang Liang's letter was enlightening, like seeing a savior.Immediately lead the army back to attack Nanyang.It happened to be supported by several rebels, and they easily captured the Nanyang area.After breaking through the city, he marched forward triumphantly all the way, and arrived at Wuguan again.

The problem reappeared, should Wu Guan enter or not?The voices of the generals were much higher than last time.Many people kept pleading for orders to capture Wuguan as soon as possible, enter Guanzhong to seize Xianyang, and sit on the throne of Guanzhong King.

Thinking of Zhang Liang's entrustment, Liu Bang naturally didn't dare, and couldn't help frowning, in a dilemma.How to do it?Seeing Fan Kui and others entering the camp again, Liu Bang panicked again.

"See Pei Gong!" Fan Kui and others came in to greet him.

Liu Bang had no choice but to pretend to smile and said, "Fan Kuai, Xia Houying...you are here! Sit down...sit down, come on, hurry up and serve wine!" Liu Peigong was laughing, but it was very bitter!
Huh?Why is Pei Gong so polite and enthusiastic today?Everyone is still a little uncomfortable.

Drinks and food were delivered quickly, Fan Kui was not polite, and immediately ate to his heart's content.Seeing this scene, Liu Bang smiled, this time with a relaxed smile.It is undoubtedly a good way to occupy Fan Kuai's mouth with wine and meat.

However, to Liu Peigong's disappointment, soon after, Fan Kuai chewed a few pieces of jerky, drank a few glasses of wine, and exhaled contentedly.Still opened his mouth: "Pei Gong!"

Liu Bang immediately took the lead and said: "Fan Kuai! You're welcome, just eat and drink. If it's not enough, call someone to add more at any time. Xia Houying, Zhou Bo, you too!" Fooling people has always been Liu Bang's strong point, but today it has a great effect on his own people. !

Fan Kuai smiled and said: "Pei Gong, thank you for the good wine and meat. I'm full. I just have something to report to you and discuss with you."

Liu Peigong's delaying strategy failed, so he could only listen with a frown, and said in a low voice, "Fan Kuai, what's the matter?" Liu Bang had no choice but to hide from the first day of the junior high school but not the fifteenth day.

Pei Gong, who was still enthusiastic just now, immediately languished, Zhou Bo smiled in his heart, and several people were secretly happy.

Fan Kuai said: "Pei Gong, it has been more than ten days since I came to Wuguan for the second time, why haven't you attacked the city yet?"

Liu Bang said with a smile: "Let's wait a little longer, the soldiers hate being tired, so I'll fix it up a little longer and wait for work with ease. Wouldn't it be good to break the city in one fell swoop?"

"Rest? Pei Gong, our rest days are not short. Last time you said to rest, but you returned to Nanyang to fight a battle. Now your morale is high. After more than ten days of rest, you are full of energy. It's a good opportunity to attack the city, why wait?" Fan Kuai is a straight-hearted man, so he can say what he wants.

Liu Bang hesitated and said: "That's not the case. This Wuguan is strong, and it won't take a day or two to conquer it. Let's think about it in the long run, okay?"

Fan Kui said disapprovingly, "Think long-term? How long will it take? Peigong, Xiang Yu has already arrived in Weidi, if you don't hurry up, he will be the first."

Liu Bang frowned, Fan Kuai, don't you know which pot you can't open and which pot you can't carry?It is precisely because of Xiang Yu's victory over the giant deer and becoming No. 1 in the world that Liu Bang is worried.Knowing that Xiang Yu is one step closer to Guanzhong, he has more worries.

When Liu Bang was about to explain and Fan Kui was about to continue persuading, Xiao He hurried in.

"What about Xiao He?"

Everyone was a little surprised, why Xiao He, who was always gentle and refined, was in such a hurry and flustered today.

What happened?
Xiao He walked into the tent, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Pei Gong, I just received the news that Xiang Yu killed 20 Qin soldiers in Xin'an Keng!"

(End of this chapter)