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Chapter 455 New Life

The monarchs and ministers of the Western Chu Kingdom were a little downcast, and the Yue Kingdom was developing and growing under their noses, even to the point of being out of control.But now the Western Chu Kingdom is being restrained everywhere, and in the end they can only watch helplessly, but they are helpless.

Even though this grim situation is still deteriorating further, there is nothing to do. Such helplessness, such letting people go is deeply exhausting.

Seeing this, Xiang Yu said: "Okay, now let's talk about the countermeasures! It's not just the Yue Kingdom, we don't care about the southern affairs. Our top priority now is to deal with the war in Huainan and the Central Plains!"

"Xiang Zhuang, how is the matter in Qi?" Xiang Yu intentionally brought up other matters to divert the attention of the courtiers.

The previous war between Western Chu and Qi was a very serious situation. Because of the Qi-Chu battle, most of the troops of Western Chu were restrained.It is precisely because of this that Liu Bang, the king of Han, took advantage of it, and even caused the capital to be empty for a time, and was attacked and occupied by the coalition forces of the princes.In the past, because of Tian Rong's failure to save Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu had always regarded it as a sworn enemy, so there were only endless wars.There must be a life or death.

Later, Tian Rong lost the support of Fan Wenke, and because of the conflict with his nephew Tian Shi, Qi State was unstable, and then lost to the attack of Western Chu State.When the conflict with his nephew was completely intensified, Tian Rong killed his nephew and established himself as the king of Qi.However, this still did not change the fate of Qi State's defeat. Under the pursuit of Xiangzhuang's army, Tian Rong fled to the plains, and was killed by the locals, and the heroes of the area were buried in the loess like this.

Xiang Zhuang said: "Tian Rong is dead, and now Tian Jia has succeeded as the King of Qi. But Tian Heng took Tian Rong's days and Tian Guang escaped, and some of the remaining forces are entrenched in the Jiaodong area. But Tian Jia is on his own guard , can’t make any climate for the time being.”

Xiang Yu nodded and said: "Let's keep them for a few days, Qi State should not continue to fight!" Western Chu State has been fighting on two fronts for a long time. It used to be Qi State, but now it has been changed to Huainan.If there were any more troubles in Qi State, the Chu Army would really be unable to bear it.

Xiang Zhuang said: "It doesn't matter. Tian Heng has contacted me. He has the idea of ​​surrendering to Chu State. I will handle this matter properly."

"Well, how is the situation in Huainan?" Xiang Yu nodded. He believed that Xiang Zhuang was capable of handling Qi's affairs well, and immediately asked about the situation in Huainan. Speaking of which, the most important thing for Western Chu at present is the relationship with Jiujiang. Great battle!

Yu Ziqi reported: "The confrontation and tug-of-war by the Huaishui River have ended. The Jiujiang army lost to our army and has shown a trend of retreat. Now Long Qie and Xiang Sheng have led the army to counterattack and enter the territory of Jiujiang. It will not take long to reach the Six Counties, and the Jiujiang War will be over!"

"Hmph!" Xiang Yu said coldly: "This is the fate of betraying Da Chu. Yingbo wanted to die by himself, so damn it! By the way, is there any change in Hengshan?"

Hengshan King Wu Rui is Yingbu's father-in-law, and the two countries are even more dependent on each other. It is not impossible for Hengshan to send troops.

Yu Ziqi shook his head and said, "I think Wu Rui is also afraid of our soldiers, so he has been silent and hasn't taken any action!"

"Very good!" Xiang Yu nodded and said, "Wu Rui is very good at being a man, no matter how much. Tell Long Qi, speed up, now that Yingbo is alone and helpless, it is a great opportunity for him to calm down Jiujiang as soon as possible! Now Liu Bang has It's very arrogant, we must get back to the point!"

"Yes!"

Now the most embarrassing thing is Hebei, Xiang Yu sighed softly: "Yafu, what do you think of the situation in Hebei?"

Fan Zeng said leisurely: "Obviously, Liu Bang has seen that we are fighting in Huainan. He will not go all out to conquer the West in a short time, and he will take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Western Wei. It is invincible. It can be attacked and retreated." A defensible strategy. Originally, as long as the Western Wei Kingdom relied on the natural danger of the river to stick to the river, Han Xin would have nothing to do if he could not cross the river and land on the shore. However, this Wei Bao is really muddy and cannot support the wall, so he lost Linjin Pass like this!"

Xiang Yu said lightly: "Yes, the letter to him originally asked him to send troops to attack Guanzhong, but he was lucky, and Liu Bang attacked him before he sent troops to Guanzhong. After all, this guy is still greedy. When awarding rewards, he fell to the Western Chu Kingdom. When Li Shiqi went to lobby, he fell to the Han Kingdom. If he could have made cedar trees earlier, if he had sent troops to Guanzhong earlier, maybe it would have been a different scene! It's good now, after losing the door to the Jin Pass, and with [-] troops, there is no hope for the Western Wei Kingdom now!"

Yu Ziqi said: "Wei Bao sent a lot of letters asking for help every two days, and I heard that he contacted many princes in Hebei, saying that the Han country was going to destroy them, so he wanted to unite to resist the Han army. , It's a pity that the Western Wei Kingdom is already in crisis before he waits for that day."

Xiang Zhuang said: "We want to rescue now, but we are powerless and too late!"

Fan Zeng raised his head and said, "That's a good idea, unite the Hebei princes to resist the Han army. Now Yin Xu is threatening the Han country from the Linjiang area in the south. If the Hebei princes unite to fight against the Han again, Liu Bang's life will be very sad. So even if we can't actually help the Wei army, we still have to support them, and now is a great time to win over the princes of Hebei."

"Yes, I will!"

It may have become inevitable that Hedong was lost and fell into the hands of the Han army. This is the second fact that everyone has no choice but to accept.

Xiang Yu said: "Hedong can't stay any longer. As for Wei Bao and others, it depends on luck. I will inform Dai and Changshan to jointly stop the Han army. In short, Han Xin cannot be allowed to appear in Hebei!"

"Well, it can only be like this now. In fact, the key to victory or defeat lies in the Central Plains. As long as we can capture the Ende line of defense in Xingyang earlier. We are the ones who won the battle between Chu and Han, so now is the time to prepare for the battle. When there is good news, we should send troops."

"Yes, we are ready!"

When it came to sending troops, Xiang Yu's face showed a bit of unnaturalness, Fan Zeng saw it and said nothing.

After everyone had left, Fan Yafu said, "Yu'er, are you worried about Yuji?"

Xiang Yu nodded and said, "That's right, Concubine Yu is now more than eight months pregnant, and her delivery is imminent, so I'm leaving at this time..."

"The birth of your first child is important, but state affairs are even more important! Now every step is a matter of life and death. If you make a wrong move, the country will be ruined and your family will perish. You have to save yourself!"

Xiang Yu nodded slightly.

Fan Zeng continued: "Don't be sad about the affairs of the Yue Kingdom. Things have to be done step by step. As long as Liu Bang can be defeated as soon as possible, Yin Xu has nothing to worry about!"

Xiang Yu nodded slightly again, this time the matter of Yue State really shocked him, and then he was a little disappointed.

Fan Zeng slowly closed his eyes and said, "Okay, let's go see Yu Ji!"

Xiang Yu was a little surprised. Why is it that Fan Zeng is so reasonable today, but I have never seen Yafu take the initiative to let him see Yuji like this in the past?Their relationship has never been very good, and this matter has always made him a little distressed.His biggest Yuanwa now is that Yu Ji can give birth to a boy, an heir to the Western Chu Kingdom, and thus obtain Fan Zeng's approval.

When Xiang Yu turned to leave, Fan Zeng had a pained look on his face, and he just endured it.When Xiang Yu left, Fan Zeng couldn't help it, his face suddenly became extremely pale.Severe pain came from the back, and then a trace of bright red blood seeped into the clothes...

A painful expression appeared on Fan Zeng's face, the back gangrene still broke out, and it broke out at such a critical juncture!
And this attack is more serious than before, and I don't know if it can last.

Fan Qiangqiang endured the pain, looked towards the southeast and murmured: "Li Si, Wei Liao, they say you are very powerful, the old man will compare with you today, I can't die... Zhong Yin, I also want to know if it is you Deng The Ling family is powerful, but my Xiangfu family is even better, so there must be no trouble now..."

Xiang Yu didn't know that there was a problem with Fan Ya's father's physical condition, and he was going to the harem to see my own wife, Yu Ji, and her unborn child.

Yu Ji has been pregnant for more than eight months. When she was pregnant and had a child, she happened to go to Qi State, so she didn't accompany her in time.Immediately afterwards, the allied forces of the princes captured Pengcheng. Fortunately, Yuji had taken care of Liu Bang's two children before, so Lu Zhi protected her so much that nothing happened.

Fortunately, the Han army never found out that Yu Ji was pregnant, because Xiang Yu's army returned to aid too quickly, and the coalition forces of the princes suddenly retreated.When he retreated and left Pengcheng, he didn't think of taking Yu Ji as a hostage in his panic.It was precisely because of these many coincidences that Yu Ji was able to escape, and so was the child in her womb.

Even so, after returning to Pengcheng, Xiang Yu was also terrified, feeling a little bit like the rest of his life.Now that Concubine Yu is about to give birth, Xiang Yu's heart is even heavier.This is his first child and he is full of expectations.He originally wanted to stay in Pengcheng and watch the birth of the child with his own eyes, but now it seems that there is an urgent matter to start a war with Han.

I am afraid that I will miss it again, so I am very sorry to Xiang Yu, and I deeply feel that I have treated Yu Ji badly.But now the Western Chu Kingdom is facing many crises. If it is not resolved in time, the country will be in danger of ruining its family.So many things are quite helpless, Xiang Yu couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.

The defeat on the battlefield and the situation in the world then affected Yu Ji's life. She felt a deep sense of shame towards Xiang Yu, and vowed to realize her shame and be brave.

Now Xiang Yu only wants to spend more time with Yu Ji before sending out troops to start a full-scale war with the Han army, waiting for a new life to be born!At the same time, Yin Xu, who was far away in Shanyin, was also in the same mood.

(End of this chapter)