Competing

Chapter 393 Key Figures
"Pengcheng can be regained if it is lost, but the two counties in the south of the Yangtze River may be lost, and it will be difficult to recover it." Fan Zeng expressed his worries.

When everyone heard it, they immediately reacted.Long Qi asked back: "Yafu, do you mean that Yin Xu will take the opportunity to seize Kuaiji and Yuzhang?" Although the main battle is now with Qi Guo and Han, the potential enemies of Western Chu are everywhere, and we must consider it comprehensively.In the land of Jiangdong, King Yin Xu of Yue was staring at him covetously, so they had no choice but to guard against it.

"With Huan Chu guarding over there, will Yin Xu send troops? Even if he sends troops, can he easily defeat Huan Chu?" Someone couldn't help asking such a question.Obviously, in his mind, the power of the Western Chu Kingdom has not declined at all, and it is still the Western Chu Kingdom that no one else can provoke.

The confidence in General Huanchu is also very strong. Of course, in terms of emotion and thinking, he can't help but ignore the strength of Yue Wang Yinxu, and there is still a lot of disdain and luck in his heart.

Of course, there are always many people in this world who clearly understand the fact. They know that the situation in the South is not optimistic.

Fan Zeng shook his head helplessly: "Maybe it wasn't possible before, but now, we are so busy in the north that we have no time to look south... Yin Xu has great ambitions. Great increase. Now he has no worries about the future. Instead, we have to worry about the rear all the time. For him who is eager to expand and strengthen the strength of the Yue Kingdom, how could he miss such an opportunity? I am afraid that Jiangdong will completely fall into the Yue Kingdom in hand."

A strong helplessness emerged in Fan Zeng's heart. At the beginning, he clearly foresaw the extraordinary things of Liu Bang and Yin Xu, but he ignored them due to various reasons.When he didn't pay attention, Liu Bang and Yin Xu all developed silently, made great achievements, became their hostile forces, and became their confidantes as predicted.

An extremely depressing thing, the most worrying thing now is that the two continue to grow and grow until the day they can't be contained.Fan Zeng was faintly worried that the Western Chu Kingdom seemed to be in a bit of a crisis, and its strong foundation was beginning to be a little unstable.

Everyone was silent, and now the Western Chu Kingdom is struggling because of Qi and Han, and is tired of coping.As far as the current situation is concerned, if Yin Xu sends troops to Jiangdong, Huan Chu will definitely not be able to resist, and the Western Chu Kingdom will not be able to spare too much strength to support.It has been expected now, but it is somewhat difficult to prevent it.This feeling of helplessness is the most depressing. Everyone's mood is a little low, and they all look forward to thinking of a way to reverse this situation.

"Yafu, is there no way to stop Yin Xu?" At this time, everyone pinned their hopes on Fan Yafu.

Fan Zeng was silent in thought, and none of the people wanted to speak. They all hoped that Yafu would come up with a clever plan to end the crisis in front of him.

Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was even more depressed. He now fully believed Fan Zeng's prophecy back then, and he said nothing. Liu Bang and Yin Xu had indeed become his confidantes.The mighty Western Chu Kingdom fell into the predicament of fighting on all sides in this way, which made him feel a strong sense of loss and frustration.Moreover, Pengcheng is still in danger, and there is still his beloved Concubine Yu there, so he is very concerned about it!

Fan Zeng was silent for a long time, and said: "The two counties in the south of the Yangtze River are definitely lost. The only difference is who will lose it to?"

When everyone heard what Fan Zeng said, they couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.The Xiang family's army originated from Jiangdong Kuaiji, which can be said to be the land of Longxing, and it is all fertile and rich.They had no way to keep it, just watching it lost like this made everyone feel a little uncomfortable.At the same time, I was also quite interested in what Fan Zeng said, and wanted to figure out the difference to whom it was thrown to.

"Ya Fu, how do you say that?" Zhong Limo asked.

Fan Zeng said sadly: "The two counties in the east of the Yangtze River are only separated from the Yue State by the Zhejiang River. Now Yin Xu's army is eyeing the two counties, and they must be coveting the two counties. Huan Chu alone can't resist it, and there is no redundant army. Rescue, so these two counties must be lost. Think about it, losing two counties is not too serious a problem. What we are most worried about is the consequences that will happen after Yin Xu gets Jiangdong Second Counties, that is The most important thing is that it may be very bad.

In this way, Yin Xu will occupy the entire Jiangdong and face our West Chu Kingdom across the river.Once we fight in the north, he may take advantage of the fire and go north to attack Jianghuai.We have been caught in a two-front battle. If the south is not peaceful anymore, how should we deal with it?So what we need to consider now is not how to keep those two counties, but how to ensure that the war in the south will be worry-free! "

Worry about the future is a very serious issue for any party.The north of the Western Chu Kingdom is already raging with war, and the land in the south will be the rear of their taxes, food and stability. If these places are lost again, the consequences can be imagined.

Now that the West Chu State has fought on two fronts, if the south is being invaded by the Yue State, then the West Chu State will be attacked on three sides, and the consequences will be disastrous.This was what Fan Zeng was most worried about. If a fight really broke out, they would not be able to afford it.The Western Chu Kingdom will fall apart, and may even be destroyed.

Thinking of seeing those two purple stars during the stargazing time, Fan Zeng couldn't help feeling a little worried, and now he must try to restrain them as much as possible.Buy enough time for Xiang Yu, and solve the problems one by one. If you are too anxious, nothing can be solved, and things will get worse and worse.

Fan Zeng sighed: "In order to solve this problem and make the South safe from worries, the best way is to make Yin Xu unable to move, and let him have some scruples, that is, someone will restrain him."

Everyone understood the meaning of Fan Zeng's words. It was for this purpose that they supported Si Yao and Wu Zhu to attack Yin Xu. They wanted to catch fire in the backyard of the Yue Kingdom and trap Yin Xu in Jiangdong.Guarantee that in the process of Western Chu State attacking Qi State, the land in the south will not be disturbed.

Now that Liu Bang is involved, it is even more important to ensure the stability of the south.It's a pity that Dongou and Minyue were too useless, and were killed by Yin Xu in a short period of time, which made Yin Xu's strength a lot stronger.

Now that Jiangdong County is facing the fall, once again a force is needed to contain Yin Xu.Who is this candidate?

"Yingbo!"

Xiang Yu spit out two words slowly, and Yafu Fan Zeng also nodded slightly.

That's right, there is only one person in the south who can contain Yue Wang Yin Xu, and that is Jiujiang Wang Yingbu.

Among the many princes in the world today, Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, Liu Bang, the king of Han, Tian Rong of Qi, Yin Xu, the king of Yue, and Yingbu, the king of Jiujiang, can rank high.

Yingbu occupied part of the land in Huainan, and there was also a large area of ​​land in the south of the Dajiang River and west of Peng Lize.Connected with the Western Chu State and the western borders of the Yue State, it also has a pivotal position in the southern Chu State.Moreover, Jiujiang Kingdom and Hengshan Kingdom are adjacent to each other, and they are related by marriage. It can be said that they are connected with each other.

Therefore, Yingbo's strength should not be underestimated at any time. His inaction before does not mean that Yingbo has nothing to do.They are all smart people with great ambitions. Hibernating and waiting for opportunities is what everyone is good at.The current situation in the world is quite chaotic, and it is a great opportunity to take advantage of the chaos to gain benefits.All have good reasons to believe that Yingbo is definitely ready to move now, restlessly waiting for the opportunity.

Fan Zeng said: "Nowadays, in the south, only Yingbo has the strength to contain Yin Xu, otherwise our life will be very difficult. The old man's meaning is to mobilize Yingbo to help, come to intercept Yin Xu, and let him be trapped in the south of Zhejiang , I can’t make any big moves for the time being. When we slow down from the north and have enough strength to deal with it, we can deal with the strength of the south.”

"But Yingbu is cunning, how can he help us stop Yin Xu for no reason?"

Fan Zeng smiled slightly, with a bitter smile, and replied: "So, the two counties in Jiangdong can't be kept, but they can't be given to Yin Xu!

"Yafu, do you mean to hand over Jiangdong's Kuaiji and Yuzhang to Yingbu?"

Fan Zeng nodded helplessly: "Now the land of Jiangdong is like a bait, and we can't keep it in our hands. Instead of this, why not throw him out and let the two tigers fight, and we will reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"Yafu, if Yingbu sees this problem, will he send troops at will? What if he is not interested in Jiangdong?"

Fan Zeng said: "That depends on God's will, but think about it another way, which prince is not willing to expand his territory? Isn't it a joke to refuse an opportunity when it comes to him? As long as there is an opportunity, no one will take it lightly. Give up. If Yingbo wants to expand Jiujiang, but his father-in-law is in the west, we are in the north, and Peng Lize is in the south. Unless he also wants to take advantage of the fire and intends to west Chu, If not, then he has no other choice but the land of Jiangdong in the east.

Of course, Yingbo's lofty ambitions cannot be ignored. If he wants to go north to the Central Plains to compete for the world, he must be our enemy.Being an enemy is not terrible, what is terrible is when to start a war.If the Jiujiang Kingdom is now involved again, then the West Chu Kingdom will be really in danger.I hope that Yingbu Gu Nian will have some kindness, and maybe he won't take advantage of the situation like this.

But we can't take the risk. If we go to the two counties in Jiangdong, do you think Yingbo is more willing to take down the two counties, or is he willing to take the risk of going north to rob our West Chu State?Overlord's prestige is there, once we are given time or opportunity to return to the army, he will have to pay a heavy price.

Before he is sure of winning, he will not easily go to war with Xichu, so we must try and work hard on this point.At the beginning, the old man deliberately divided the Jiangdong land that should have belonged to Yingbo, and allocated it to Yin Xu, the purpose was to establish an enemy relationship between the two of them.This arrangement hadn't worked out for a long time before, and now it's time to do it. "

"Yafu, you also said that Yingbo has the intention of taking advantage of the fire? Can such a person be counted on?" Long Qie was quite worried about this.

Fan Zeng shook his head and said, "Yes, Yingbo really intends to conspire with the Western Chu Kingdom, that's why we have to hand over the two counties in Jiangdong to him. Getting two pieces of land for no reason requires time and cost to maintain. Yes, let him eat, how can he have the mind to continue to fight with us? In the end, Yingbo is also a big threat to the stability of the south. Doesn’t doing so now eliminate the two major threats?
Yingbo himself knew that once Yin Xu occupied Kuaiji and Yuzhang, thousands of miles of fertile fields would be granaries, and the Yue Kingdom would take one of these and completely grow in Jiangdong.If he continues to develop in the future, his Jiujiang Kingdom will block Yin Xu's expansion path, and he will definitely be attacked.Rather than waiting until then to independently resist Yin Xu's army, it is better to contain the opponent now.As long as the Jiujiang Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom fight in Jiangdong, there will inevitably be a situation where both sides will suffer.In this way, our two counties seem to be lost, but after waiting for a while, there is every chance to regain them. "

"Yingbo and Yin Xu may not fail to see such a strategy? Will this strategy work?"

Fan Zeng smiled faintly: "So what if they don't see it? But can they restrain the desire in their hearts? Sometimes there are tricks that the other party can see, but they still fall into the trap. This is a conspiracy."

Xiang Yu sighed, "Let's do this first!"

Xiang Yu was full of anger in his heart, but after becoming the overlord of Western Chu, this arrogant domineering was hit and could be suppressed.Now he is more and more able to control his emotions, of course, there may also be depression and loss after repeated blows.

Fan Zeng said: "The last time we conquered Tian Rong, we recruited Yingbu Absolute, but he only sent 4000 people. Although there were only 4000 people, he was not sincere, but he was a minister of Chu State after all. Based on this alone, we You can try to persuade him. See if Yingbu will sell us this face?"

Fan Zeng was silent for a moment, looked up at Xiang Yu, and said in a low voice: "Now is the critical moment. Although the matter is difficult, it has not reached the point where it cannot be resolved. Take it step by step, don't panic, let's go together for this period of time."

Everyone knew that this was Fan Yafu ringing the bell in advance for everyone. In the face of a great enemy, it is very necessary to share the same hatred.At the same time, Fan Zeng was also worried that Xiang Yu, an impatient person, would do something out of the ordinary.

Xiang Yu said: "Okay, follow Yafu's arrangement. Now that the army is launching a counterattack against Qi, let Tian Rong pay the price for his actions. As for Pengcheng, leave it to Peng Yue to guard, and lobby Yingbo's for the southern affairs. As for Huan Chu, we can consider letting him withdraw at an appropriate time!"

Starting today, the land of Jiangdong no longer belongs to the Western Chu Kingdom, and it is unknown whether it can be taken back.Jiangdong's disciples are so talented, and it's unknown whether the unknowable rhetoric of making a comeback will appear again.

An indisputable fact is before us, Peng Yue and Yingbo have become the two key figures who influence the situation in the world!
(End of this chapter)