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Chapter 403 Chapter [-] Pengcheng Emergency Report
The situation in Jiangdong changed instantly. On the border of Jiujiang State Chen Bing, the Vietnamese army sent troops to Yuzhang.Before the beacon fire was lit on Wuzhong's side, Huan Chu crossed the river and left without making a sound.

Huan Chu withdrew his troops without any resistance and took the initiative to withdraw his troops.Xiaoxiao spread to Shanyin, and Yue Wang Yinxu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the battle would be so smooth, and he won the Jiangdong Second County at almost no cost.There was almost no bloodshed, and his own army still suffered too much loss. The most important place in Wuzhong was not disturbed by the flames of war.

It's just that Yuzhang was fighting a little bit, and there was no resistance from Wuzhong.After the Yue army scouts and Fei Ying jointly confirmed safety, Yin Xu immediately ordered Su Jiao to lead the Yue army across the Zhejiang River and stationed in Wuzhong without any hesitation.Long nights and many dreams, take precautions early to avoid changes.

Since then, the Yue Kingdom has used Minzhong, Oujiang, Fanyi, Kuaiji, and Yuzhang five prefectures, and the entire Jiangdong has completely fallen under the control of Yue Wang Yinxu.Not only that, the wide river, the vast Pengli Lake, and the meandering Nanling Mountains form a natural barrier, allowing the Yue Kingdom to be independent from the land of Jiangdong, guarding against natural dangers, without too much concern about safety.

This piece of land is integrated into a separate block, and it is not easy to be disturbed from the outside. It is the most fertile and rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, a land of fish and rice.Since the Yue Kingdom is no longer an effect in the cracks, its strength has really grown a lot, rising from Jiangdong, becoming a powerful force in the East, and a powerful force that cannot be ignored among the princes of the world.

Although Wuzhong was won, Yin Xu did not go to Wuzhong for the time being.The capital and core offices of Yue State are still in Sanyin.The King of Yue just sent Gao Yi to rectify the government affairs of the two counties, and Su Jiao was responsible for the garrison.Killing a chicken with a sledgehammer, Zhang Han is simply overqualified now, and his identity is sensitive, it would be bad if it was exposed prematurely.

Compared with other places, the situation in Wuzhong is slightly different. Fanyi is the place where Yin Xu was born, so it has gained a lot of users from the common people.Wuzhong is the place where Xiang Yu started his family, and these people have a very strong sense of belonging to the Western Chu Kingdom.How to deal with this problem is also very important to Yin Xu.

Yin Xu's temporary approach is to declare that Pengcheng is in danger, and Huanchu withdraws to the north for support.The purpose of sending troops is to suppress bandits, and the purpose of stationing is to prevent bandits or other forces from invading the stability.Because, although Jiangdong is actually controlled, these two counties still belong to the West Chu State in name.If one day Xiang Yu can admit that the land of the two counties is assigned to the Yue Kingdom, that would be the best.

The Yue army entered Wuzhong and Yuzhang, strictly abided by military discipline, and did not commit any crimes in autumn.After Gao Yi arrived in Wuzhong, the policy in this regard was mainly to appease.After a series of measures, the two counties finally made a smooth transition without causing unnecessary disturbances.Yin Xu knew that although Huan Chu had retreated, the remnants of the Western Chu Kingdom and the hidden power left in the Wuzhong area would still exist. These things would be left to Fei Ying to handle, and then they would be eliminated one by one.

It is a big principle for Yin Xu to do things without worrying about the future.

In Shanyin City, Yin Xu sat with all the important ministers to discuss the next action plan.

Yin Xu said: "Huan Chu withdrew his troops just like that, a little surprised!"

Chen Ping said with a smile: "Pu Jun captured Yuzhang, he lost contact with Yingbu, and became a lone army. Knowing that he would be defeated, it would be better to withdraw the army at this point!"

Li Sidao: "For Yingbu to send troops to Jiangdong, it can be seen that Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng have already moved their minds and gave up the second county of Jiangdong. Therefore, it is reasonable and completely understandable for Huanchu to withdraw troops."

"Now that Huanchu has withdrawn, the army is on guard in Jiangbei, probably because they are worried that we will cross the river."

Yin Xu said with a smile: "We have to eat food bite by bite. It is impossible to eat a fat man in one bite. We are not in a hurry, but Huan Chu is not at ease!"

Su An continued: "But the strange thing is that Huan Chu's defense in Jiangbei is not only to guard against us, but also seems to be wary of Yingbo!" Recently Lu Luo became pregnant, and many specific matters of Fei Ying were in charge of Su An, so He almost got the information first-hand.

"Why?" Zhong Yin asked with a smile: "Could it be that Xiang Yu is not worried about Yingbo now?"

Wei Liao said: "If Yingbo had a fight with us, then Xiang Yu and Fan Yafu would have nothing to worry about, but if there is no fight now, it is reasonable to be worried. Otherwise, if Yingbo stabbed them in the back, The situation is also very serious. Xiang Yu is afraid now, he can't tolerate the loss of the South."

"Xiang Yu is tired of dealing with the affairs in the north now. If there is another war in the south, I am afraid that the Western Chu Kingdom will not be able to bear it."

"I don't know what's going on in the north?" Yin Xu asked, but there was a strange feeling in his heart. Now that history has changed a lot, I don't know if the result of the Battle of Pengcheng will change?How will the future situation go?How should I develop myself?At the same time, a series of questions surfaced in my mind.

Yin Xu knew that some of the courtiers had an idea in mind, that is, this time was an unprecedented good opportunity, and Xiang Yu's current situation would be unfavorable.If he directly sent troops to Jiangdong in one go, then Xiang Yu would face enemies from three sides.No matter how capable Xiang Yu is, such a situation may be difficult to deal with.Now that the Yue Kingdom has joined in, Xiang Yu is afraid that his defeat will be even faster.

Under the current situation, Xiang Yu is undoubtedly his biggest enemy. If Xiang Yu is defeated, it can be said to be a very happy thing.Moreover, it can take advantage of the situation to expand the sphere of influence of the Yue Kingdom to the north bank of the great river, and advance to the front line of the Huaihe River.

But Yin Xu himself doesn't think so. After all, he is a time traveler, and he has an advantage over others in the direction of history.The situation in the north seems to be unfavorable to Xiang Yu, but in fact... Although the history has gone wrong, Yin Xu is still willing to believe that Xiang Yu will win, not to mention Li Si, Wei Liao and Chen Ping, who are resourceful and far-sighted. All scholars think so.

Therefore, before the situation in the north is still unclear, it is not a wise move to directly make an enemy of Xiang Yu prematurely. Now occupying Jiangdong is only a certain degree of expansion, and it only touches Xiang Yu's interests to a certain extent.At least the land of Jiangbei remained intact. Under such circumstances, Xiang Yu would not make it difficult for him before taking care of Tian Rong and Liu Bang.

Yin Xu has full confidence in this point. Xiang Yu may be impulsive, but Fan Yafu will definitely put the overall situation first. The Western Chu Kingdom can no longer afford another strong enemy.

But once troops were sent to Jiangbei, the situation changed completely.Even if it is really possible to unite the three parties to defeat Xiang Yu at once, so what?This is quite different from Yin Xu's original intention.At the beginning, Yue State's established strategy was to fight between Chu and Han, consuming each other's power, and had no time to interfere with itself, so as to continuously expand its own strength.

For this reason, Yin Xu could painstakingly not make arrangements, but it cost a lot of money. In order to achieve this effect, he even sent Han Xin to Liu Bang directly.

Fan Zeng is not the only one who can use the strategy of snipe and clam fighting for the fisherman's profit. Yue Wang Yinxu had this idea at first.Now this kind of confrontation and consumption has just begun, if it ends in such a hasty way, wouldn't it be a waste of Yin Xu's good intentions.

Furthermore, Yin Xu is very clear that even if he is lucky enough to defeat Xiang Yu, the one who will benefit the most will not be himself, but Liu Bang, the King of Han.In that way, an enemy stronger and more terrifying than Xiang Yu will appear in front of him.Such a result was not what Yin Xu wanted, and it would not be of any benefit to Yue, but would be a disaster.

In that case, he would completely lose control over the changes in the situation, and Yin Xu didn't want to end up making wedding clothes for others.Now that the situation is chaotic and forces are rising one after another, the most important thing is to emphasize checks and balances.Look for opportunities and seek development in balance.

And as far as the current strength of the Yue Kingdom is concerned, there is not much extra power to send troops to Jiangbei. As Yin Xu said before, one can't become fat with one bite.After dispatching troops, even if the Jianghuai River is occupied, what will be used to guard it?If too many troops from Jiangdong are deployed, causing the local base to become unstable, it would be putting the cart before the horse and it would not be worthwhile.Therefore, the most urgent task now is to stabilize the second Jiangdong County that was first occupied, and to develop and strengthen its own strength.This competition for the deer and the hegemony of the princes cannot be completed in a day or two, and strength is undoubtedly a very important aspect.

It includes not only military strength, but also many matters in terms of food, grass and logistics.The current strength of the Yue State is only [-], and it is necessary to continue to recruit troops and strengthen training.However, Jiangdong's population is limited, and transitional conscription will affect food production, and the adverse effects will be very terrifying.

Therefore, increasing the population of Jiangdong is undoubtedly a very important thing.After Pu Jun occupied Yuzhang County, the reason why Yin Xu ordered him to build the city was that he had a very important idea of ​​using Yuzhang as a pilot to start preparations in advance, so as to prepare for the refugees from the north to go south in the future.This is not a wild idea at all. With the war in the north, it is almost inevitable that the countryside will be barren, the cities and villages will be damaged, and it is common for people to be displaced.

As long as the Yue State has sufficient sincerity and strengthens propaganda and various human-oriented guidance, it should be able to attract many refugees.This is Yin Xu's own thinking so far. Jiangdong has rich and fertile land, and the irrigation conditions are also very good.The most lacking thing is labor force. Yin Xu believes that Xiang Yu and Liu Bang will send him a lot.

Yin Xu immediately ordered: "Okay, now that we have controlled the entire Jiangdong, the top priority is to gain a firm foothold and deal with internal affairs. As for other matters, don't worry, let's talk about it later!
It's autumn now, so Wuzhong and Yuzhang didn't make any big fights this time, and the autumn harvest was not greatly affected.After the autumn harvest, mobilize our garrison in Jiangdong to open up wasteland and farmland! "

"Tuntian?"

All the ministers were shocked and mobilized the army to garrison the fields. They did not expect Yin Xu to take such a measure.

Yin Xu nodded and said: "Yes, Tuntian, the focus is on Zhenze, Yuzhang, Fanyi and Minjiang, and the plains along the Oujiang River. It is very important for us to make these places our important production bases. Significance. It is a good idea to combine soldiers with agriculture, but it is not possible now. Don’t worry, those who cultivated these hearts will definitely be cultivated by others, I’m afraid there will not be enough in the future.”

"Gao Yi is not here, please ask Mr. Li Si to preside over this matter!" Yin Xu immediately ordered.

Li Si was in charge of internal history, and he was in charge of the economic and land affairs in Yue State. Coupled with his rich experience in presiding over government affairs in Qin State, he could naturally handle things properly.It can be regarded as the best use of people, and Li Si readily accepted his orders.

"There is one more thing. Now the northern border of our country of Yue is completely dependent on Dajiang and Peng Lize, which are all waters. Therefore, it seems necessary to build a navy."

When Yin Xu said this, all the officials agreed, which was indeed the case.The State of Yue is located in the east of the Yangtze River, and there are many rivers and lakes along the Jianghuai River.

Yin Xu ordered: "The base of the navy should be placed in Yuzhang. There, Kuaiji can be controlled, and Peng Lize can be reached in the west. Pu Jun is mainly in charge. For the new recruits starting this winter, those with good water skills will be as good as water." At the same time, shipbuilding started, now is the time for those blind people of the Xu family to make atonement."

When this matter was handed over to Pu Jun, it was because most of the other generals were from the north and were not familiar with water warfare.Second, there may be other reasons for it...

At this moment, Yin Xu is most concerned about the north. What is the result of the Battle of Pengcheng?

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Yingbo was a little puzzled, why Huan Chu suddenly withdrew his troops, he waited for Huan Chu to contact him again, explain the reason, or plan the next step.

But when Huan Chu withdrew to Jiangbei, he had no contact with him at all.Immediately, Yingbo discovered that Huanchu's army began to deploy defenses in Jiangbei. At first, he thought that Yingbo was guarding against Yin Xu.But then the situation seemed to be a little bad, and Huan Chu's defense direction was actually on his side.That is to say, Xichu Kingdom is still worried about itself.

Yingbo was a little angry. Xiang Yu clearly contacted him to check and balance Yin Xu, but now he was worried about himself and sent troops to take precautions, which made Yingbo very upset.But the reason behind it is completely unclear. Yingbo originally wanted to withdraw his troops completely, but Huan Chu and Chen Bing were staring at the border.

In Huan Chu's view, Yingbo's move was because he was defending Jiangbei and he was unable to move.The things along the river were like this, and Ping Hu didn't think too much about it. For now, he had to report the matter to Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng on the border of Qi and Chu, and let them make a decision.

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When Xiang Yu received the news, he reluctantly passed Huan Chu's memorial to Fan Zeng.After Fan Yafu saw it, he sat there helplessly and didn't speak for a long time.

The loss of the two counties in the east of the Yangtze River just like that made all the counselors and generals of the Western Chu Kingdom depressed. Losing one and a half counties is undoubtedly a very serious matter. It is a serious blow in terms of practical benefits, political significance and spiritual sustenance.

After all, it was the place where the Xiang family raised their troops. Now that it was thrown to Yin Xu like this, many people were unwilling to do it.

Relatively speaking, Fan Yafu's ideas are quite different from theirs.For people in Fan Zeng's level, the gains and losses of one or two pieces of land are not very fussy. What he cares most about now is the overall situation, the survival and future of the Western Chu Kingdom.

From Huan Chu's report, what Fan Zeng saw was that Yin Xu had already controlled the entire Jiangdong without bloodshed.The Yue Kingdom is really rising in Jiangdong, the light of this star can no longer be stopped, it has begun to shine gradually, and gradually has a very serious impact on Xiang Yu.Everything seemed to happen as I predicted, and during this process, I was powerless to stop and change, or tried to stop it, but it didn't play the slightest role.

Things still happened, Fan Zeng sighed and had to acquiesce in such a status quo.The good thing is that Huan Chu's army calmly retreated to Jiangbei, at least not leaving the south empty.For Huan Chu's actions, he has nothing to blame. Even though someone clamored for Huan Chu's punishment, Fan Yafu still vetoed it.

Huan Chu's greatest contribution is to ensure the vitality and stability in the south of the Western Chu Kingdom.Judging from the current situation, Yin Xu should not cross the river rashly.Fan Zeng knew that Yin Xu did not yet have the strength to cross the river and make the Northern Expedition.Moreover, Yin Xu is also a wise person, he must be taking this opportunity to accumulate strength.

Judging from the temporary situation, the State of Yue will not pose any threat to the State of Western Chu.In a short time, Yue Wang Yin Xu should be in a state of dormancy.Yue Guo is like a lion that is resting at the age of [-]. When he wakes up again, he will let out a roar that shakes the sky.

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At the same time, Fan Zeng noticed that Huan Chu's report mentioned the alliance between Yin Xu and Yingbo. Although there is no definite evidence, it is indeed possible from various signs.If this is the case, things will be a little troublesome. When Fan Yafu was still considering the authenticity and impact of this incident, Xiang Yu was already a little angry.

"The villain Yingbu keeps saying he promises the widow, but he is playing tricks behind his back. Doesn't he like to join forces with Yin Xu? Well, when the widow cleans up Liu Bang, let him know the consequences of betraying the widow."

Xiang Yu cursed angrily, and asked, "Xiang Zhuang, what is the movement of Qi's army?"

Xiang Zhuang replied: "We counterattacked with all our strength and have already repulsed the Qi army. Tian Rong seems to be unable to bear such a loss, and has already retreated to the territory of Qi State. It is just that we have not retreated, and we may counterattack again at any time."

Xiang Yu said lightly: "Okay, no matter what, it's pretty good now, at least we have a chance to mobilize troops to support Pengcheng."

Everyone looked at Xiang Yu, wondering how he would arrange it.

Xiang Yu immediately said: "The widow decided to lead the army back to Pengcheng, and cooperate with Peng Yueli, and caught Liu Bang by surprise. Xiang Zhuang, Long Qi, you stay here and take care of Tian Rong for me. The widow has no worries, and will make a big move in Pengcheng." After taking care of Liu Bang, I will take care of Tian Rong in the future."

At this moment, a person from outside the door hurried in and shouted: "Overlord, it's not good, Pengcheng urgently reports!"

(End of this chapter)