Competing

Chapter 472 Dealing with Han
The overlord of Western Chu swallowed his anger, and Liu Bang, the king of Han, felt even heavier when he heard the news.

Liu Bang was sitting in the study, while Zhang Liang and Li Shiqi brought the latest news from the south.

"King of Han, Jiujiang has been defeated!"

Although this was expected, Liu Bang couldn't help but thumped in his heart. After all, this was not the situation he wanted to happen.

The Jiujiang Kingdom can survive for a day, and its own situation is out of safety. The tension on Han Xin's side can also go more smoothly, and the Han Kingdom can also gain a little more chance of winning this battle.

Liu Bang asked, "What about Suihe and Yingbo?" He remembered his envoys in Jiujiang and the whereabouts of Yingbo, the king of Jiujiang.

Zhang Liang's face sank and said: "Sihe hasn't come back yet, and there is no news, but there is news from Yingbu?"

"Oh?"

Liu Bang couldn't help being a little puzzled. There was news from Yingbo, but there was no news at any time. This seems a little unreasonable.It stands to reason that after the defeat of Yingbo, there seems to be no other way to go except to come to Han.

"Where is Yingbo now?" Liu Bang asked Yingbo's whereabouts after a little thought.

"Yue Kingdom!" Zhang Liang murmured out two words.

"where?"

"Jiangdong, the country of Yue!"

Liu Bang thought he had heard it wrong, but he didn't hear clearly until Zhang Liang said the second time that Yingbo had gone to Yue.

"What's going on?" Liu Bang originally thought that Yingbo might have gone to Hengshan Kingdom, after all Hengshan King Wu Rui was his father-in-law.However, he thinks this possibility is relatively small. Now that Yingbo's identity is sensitive, it can only bring disaster to Hengshan. Wu Rui may not be willing to receive him, so he first expected that Yingbo would come to him.Before that, I was still thinking about how to treat Yingbu, but he turned up in Yue.

Zhang Liangdao: "King of Han, there is news from Jiangdong that Yin Xu has just issued an imperial edict to confer Yingbu as a general!"

"Say, what's going on?" Liu Bang never expected Yin Xu to intervene in this matter.

Zhang Liang explained: "I heard that Yingbo's wife and children were rescued by Yin Xu and sent to Jiangdong. After hearing the news, Yingbo also followed."

In fact, when Yin Xu disclosed the news, he only mentioned that he had sent troops to save Yingbo's family, but he didn't mention too much about the annihilation of the Chu cavalry.Except for the parties who knew the inside story, outsiders did not know the situation.This is why Xiang Yu was able to swallow his anger. The shame and humiliation are true, but after all, outsiders don't know it, and his own face can be temporarily maintained.Yin Xu does things just right.Of course, paper can't always contain fire, and news still leaks out from some channels, so you should pay attention to it if you want to.

After hearing Zhang Liang's explanation, Liu Bang asked again carefully, and finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.

He is clearly aware of a problem, that is, after Yingbo goes to Jiangdong, the strength of Yue will increase significantly.At the same time, Liu Bang was also very curious about a question. The princes such as Zhang Han and Yingbu all surrendered to Yin Xu after they arrived in Yue.What is so strange about Yin Xu, what is so special about it, that is enough to make these overlords submit to him.

Zhang Liang noticed Liu Bang's expression, and exchanged glances with Li Shiqi who was beside him. Although King Han was not in a good mood, there were still some things that had to be said.

"King of Han, Linjiang Kingdom..."

Liu Bang was startled suddenly: "Gong Ao surrendered?" He heard the news that Pu Junbing surrounded Jiangling a few days ago, and the fall of Linjiang Kingdom was an inevitable fact.But I still look forward to being able to hold on for a while longer, so that I can avoid being threatened by Yin Xu because of the direct border with Yue.

Li Shiqi nodded and said: "Yes, Wuling Man can't help. Gong Ao and his son are weak and alone. When Zhang Han's army marched north from Dongting, Gong Ao couldn't hold on anymore and was forced to surrender to Pu Jun. .”

Liu Bang's heart sank. Although he knew that such a thing would happen, his heart was still heavy.An indisputable fact, a fact that I don't want to see, has appeared in front of me. Yue has already dominated the south, and it is enough to rival Chu and Han.The world situation has also changed.

Liu Bang sighed: "Would it be strange that the Wuling Man was persuaded by Zhang Han and surrendered to the Yue Kingdom voluntarily?"

Zhang Liang fully understood Liu Bang's helplessness, and said, "Don't be angry, the king of Han. The Wuling barbarians are only an external factor. It's a pity to win them over. We have tried our best."

"What is the current movement of the Vietnamese army?" Liu Bang asked immediately, and he must always pay attention to the powerful enemy of the Yue State.

Li Shiqi said: "Zhang Han accompanied Yun Qingshan, the leader of the Wuling Barbarians, and he has returned. Gong Ao and his son went to meet Yin Xu, and Pu Jun led an army of [-] troops to garrison Jiangling. "

Liu Bang nodded lightly, rest assured, Yin Xu is now next to him, but as long as he doesn't face the enemy directly, it is always a good thing.

Zhang Liang naturally knew Liu Bang's worries, and comforted him: "Don't worry, the king of Han. The Vietnamese army has newly settled in Linjiang, and the country is still very busy. Moreover, after this battle, the consumption of the Vietnamese army must be careless, so I think this paragraph Time Yin Xu's main job is to stabilize internal affairs and continue to exert power."

Keep going, when Liu Bang heard these words, he couldn't help but feel a little trembling.The country of Yue is now a fierce tiger, and when it calms down, it is ready to go.When he continues to reach full strength, roaring again must be earth-shattering, but I don't know where his next target is?For some reason, Liu Bang had some inexplicable fear of Yin Xu in his heart.

Liu Bang took a deep breath and asked, "What else is going on in Yue State?"

Li Shiqi said: "Reporting to the King of Han, there is news that Yin Xu built a city on the east bank of Peng Lize, named Hongdu, and it seems that the capital will be moved there soon."

"Hongdu? Move the capital?" Yin Xu's movements were one after another.

Li Shiqi nodded and said: "Yes, when I accompanied the little princess to Jiangdong, I landed in Hongdu. The city was built in Yuzhang County, which was tall and wide. At that time, it was in the northwest of Yue Kingdom. I thought It’s just that Yin Xu built the city for military defense. At that time, he was just wondering about the name of the city, but now it seems that Yin Xu has already made such a plan, and started to prepare early.”

Zhang Liang explained: "It is also reasonable for Yin Xu to move the capital. Now the Vietnamese army has already occupied a large area of ​​land on the west bank of Penglize, including Linjiang State. The original capital, Shanyin, is on the coast of the East China Sea. It is too remote to reach the land in the west. He moved the capital to Hongdu in order to strengthen the control of the west, thereby stabilizing the domestic situation.

The location of Hongdu happens to be in the middle of the current Yue State, and it can smoothly control the territory of the East and the West.Backed by Jiangdong, it was Yin Xu's long-running hometown, and in front of him were Peng Lize and Da Jiang, so there was no need to worry about defense.It can be said that moving the capital here is the best choice, but I didn't expect Yin Xu to have such a plan, and he has been in business for such a long time, and now he suddenly brings it up, which is somewhat surprising. "

Li Shiqi, as a minister who was on a mission to Jiangdong and had contact with Yue State recently, didn't even have the slightest understanding of these things.I couldn't help feeling a little ashamed, the mission to Jiangdong was to contact Yue and Han to form an alliance, and the two countries formed an alliance to deal with Western Chu.In the end, not to mention his embarrassment, just after he left, Yin Xu sent troops to Linjiang Kingdom.I also arrived in Hongdu City, and I didn't even notice the strangeness in it. Now that something happened suddenly, such a shock is not small.

Liu Bang's heart was also a little heavy, he felt that Yin Xu's every step of the plan was so in place.Every time he can do something big when others are too busy, this is the case when dealing with Dongou and Minyue, and it is still the same when occupying the second county of generals.This is especially true for the Linjiang Kingdom when it suddenly sent troops. As a result, the Yue Kingdom became stronger and stronger, and no one could stop the gradual growth process.

What about the future?What will Yin Xu be like in the future?Thinking of what happened before and after the Hongmen Banquet, and the matter of sending Han Xin over to help.Liu Bang always has a feeling in the dark that everything seems to be under Yin Xu's control, is it now, will it be in the future?So what will he do next?

Liu Bang asked: "Mr. Zifang, what do you think will be the next step of Yue Kingdom?"

Zhang Liang knew that Liu Bang was asking about Yue's actions after the hibernation, and immediately replied: "King of Han, in fact, Yin Xu's moving the capital itself is already a signal."

In fact, the deep meaning in it is that if Liu Bang thinks seriously, he can also come to a conclusion, but now he doesn't think too much about these things, but is immersed in a kind of shock.

"Moving the capital?" Hearing what Zhang Liang said, Liu Bang was a little surprised, and began to think about the things behind this matter in his mind.

Zhang Liang explained: "King of Han, imagine the location of Hongdu and Shanyin. Apart from facing east to west, what other characteristics does the capital of Yue have?"

"It's also moving north!"

"Not bad!" Zhang Liang said: "Actually, besides strengthening the control over the country, this relocation of the capital is also Yin Xu's preparation for the next step."

"How do you say it?" Yin Xu was startled suddenly, and now he really wanted to know what Yin Xu's plan was.

Zhang Liang explained: "The land of Hongdu is very close to Jiangbei, and it is only across a big river from Huainan. If you want to take any action against Huainan in the future, it will be very easy. If the earth has no ambitions, it must be false.

How could it be that Yin Xu's purpose was only to deal with the Western Chu Kingdom?If this is the case, he directly agrees to the marriage contract proposed by the king of Han, and forms an alliance with our Han country.His ambition is not small. The reason why he moved the capital had the same purpose as the Western Expedition, which is to deal with our Han country. "

"Deal with Han?" As soon as he mentioned dealing with Han, Liu Bang's heart became a little tight.

(End of this chapter)