Competing

Chapter 511
"Bashuqin family!" Liu Bang couldn't help sighing softly when he heard Zhang Liang's words.

As the king of Han, the original lord of Bashu, he naturally knew a lot about the Qin family.This wealthy Bashu tycoon and powerful influence are very important. I think they were treated very politely when they arrived in Bashu.Wanting to gain a firm foothold in Bashu without their help is undoubtedly a dream.

It was their support that allowed me to gain a firm foothold in Bashu.I also have a lot of rewards for the Bashuqin family, and they are still loyal to me.As a result, Zhang Liang mentioned the Bashuqin family again now, which made Liu Bang have to pay attention.

Before Liu Bang could speak, Fan Kui said first, "Mr. Zhang Liang, what happened to the Bashu Qin family? They have always supported us, and even now they support us with money and food. It's their family who run it alone!"

"Yes, that's why we have to treat it with caution!" Zhang Liang explained: "The Bashuqin family is a well-known powerful family. These powerful families can't just look at the surface. They are supporting us. We are of great help, but they have also benefited themselves! What's more, they are in Bashu, and the King of Han is the master of Bashu. If they don't follow orders, the consequences will be obvious!"

Fan Kuai said: "Mr. Zhang Liang, what do you mean, Ba Shuqin's loyalty to the King of Han was forced?"

"It's not forced, it's just a combination of interests!" Zhang Liang shook his head and said: "Under the circumstances at that time, the Bashuqin clan was loyal to the King of Han, and the support was firstly for self-protection and seeking asylum, and secondly, it was to use the power of the King of Han to obtain Li, to develop and strengthen themselves!"

Han Xin sneered and said: "Although the Qin family was said to be one of the most powerful families in Bashu before, there are also several forces that are against it and are somewhat restrained. But since they borrowed the power of the King of Han, they can be said to be second to none in Bashu now, and are even close to One hand covers the sky!" As the Generalissimo of the Han Army, Han Xin stayed in Bashu for a long time, so he knew the situation in Bashu very well. Anyway, Zhang Liang hadn't been to Bashu himself, and his understanding of Bashu was still the same. through others.

Zhang Liangdao: "The problem is here. For the powerful families in these places, how much loyalty can they have to the princes? When Qin Shihuang saw Huai Qingtai and praised the widow Qing, to what extent did he treat the Qin family favorably. Now Qin is destroyed Now, why doesn't the Qin family hate the princes who opposed Qin? It can be seen that survival and interests are crucial in their eyes.

Now that we are the rulers of Bashu, we can bring them enough benefits, but what if the Yue Kingdom gives them more?What will happen?Will they turn to Yue for profit?The Qin family has a very far-reaching influence in Bashu. If the Yue Kingdom wants to plot Bashu, it will definitely use the Qin family's idea.If Qin Shi is tempted by them and cooperates internally and externally, the situation will be very unfavorable to us! "

Only then did Liu Bang ask softly: "Mr. Zifang, how do you think this matter should be dealt with? The issue of Bashu is indeed crucial, and any mistake will cause trouble!"

Zhang Liangdao: "I think there are two points, one is to send people to stabilize the Qin family, and prevent them from cooperating with the Yue people. The second and most important point is to do our best to defend as much as possible. As long as the Vietnamese army cannot enter Bashu, Qin will have a right choice."

Liu Bang nodded and said, "Okay, my widow will send someone to send a message to Lu Wan, asking him to take strict precautions and guard the key roads of Yiling!"

Zhang Liang shook his head lightly and said, "King of Han, Yiling is to be defended, but it is the most convenient and direct way to enter Bashu Yiling Road, but this is not the only way. It is also necessary to beware of the Vietnamese army attacking from other ways." !"

Han Dao said: "The way to use soldiers is kneeling on clever changes. Who is Yin Xu, and everyone knows his style of doing things. Maybe there is some clever trick now, and maybe it's too late now..."

In terms of military strategy, no one questioned Han Xin's words.Moreover, the past deeds of Yue Wang Yinxu give people the feeling that they cannot be grasped and make people tremble!

Zhang Liang sighed: "What Marshal Han said is absolutely right, think about it! We can now realize that there may be problems in Bashu, so when did the people of Yue think of it? Our previous energy was all focused on Zhao and the other side. The battle of the Western Chu Kingdom has begun, and they have neglected Bashu and the south. During this period of time, the people of Yue have not taken any action. They must have been making careful plans, and they are waiting for this day. Their ambitions for Bashu have long been Well, then it’s hard to say how long the plan has been going on, it’s probably a step ahead of us, Bashu is really dangerous!”

Hearing what Zhang Liang said, Liu Bang couldn't help but feel a little worried. Anyway, Bashu is the place where he made his fortune, the place where Longxing was born.If you just lose it like this now, it will be a big loss, and you will feel sorry for your face.When the Western Chu Kingdom lost Jiangdong, he had joked that Xiang Yu had lost the place where he started his army.Unexpectedly, the same experience happened to him now, which made Liu Bang very depressed and very disappointed in his heart.

This time, Han Xin's actions against the princes of Hebei were successful, and he successfully repelled Xiang Yu's attack. The Han Dynasty can be said to be powerful and prosperous for a while.Liu Bang can be said to be very proud of this. No matter how you look at it, in the current situation of the world's princes, the Han Dynasty appears to be thriving, much stronger than the other princes.

Seeing such a situation, how could Liu Bang be unhappy?Not to mention the excitement in my heart.After all, the state of Han is in a rising period, and a good situation of a group of heroes competing for hegemony appears in front of him, and there is great hope.
But after being proud, I realized that the old saying was true. People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries.Just now because of Zhao Di and Cheng Gao's affairs, Bashu began to worry people.Only then did Liu Bang realize that there was Yin Xu behind him, and Xiang Yu was not the only enemy of his.Only then did he truly realize the harm that Yue State did to him, and put himself and Yue State in a proper position.

Han Guo wants to succeed, and he wants to win the world. His final opponent may be Yue Wang Yinxu.Suddenly, the feeling in his heart reappeared again. Many times Liu Bang felt that Xiang Yu seemed powerful, but he didn't seem to be so afraid of Xiang Yu.On the contrary, it was Yue Wang Yinxu, who often did things that made him tremble with fear.

Now on the issue of Bashu, Liu Bang has this feeling again.From Zhang Liang's tone, Liu Bang had a feeling that Bashu could not be kept.

Yin Xu has been sitting on the mountain watching tigers fight for a long time. When he and Xiang Yu were fighting in the Central Plains, his eyes were fixed on Bashu.I don't know how long it has been premeditated, maybe some action has been taken long ago, but I just don't know it!

And because of Zhao Di and Cheng Gao's affairs before, I didn't have time and energy to take care of Bashu, and then I got a little carried away.As a result, the attention and defense of Bashu were a little negligent, and it seems a bit too late now.

Liu Bang sighed softly, anyway, Bashu is still in his hands, so he can't let him throw it out so easily.As long as there is an opportunity, we must fight for it more, and we must not let Yin Xu get Bashu so painfully and easily.

"Okay, my widow will send someone to notify Lu Wan as soon as possible, and let him be careful. The Qin family will also send someone to stabilize it. In short, we must try our best to keep Bashu."

"King of Han, didn't you say that offense is the best defense? How about we do the opposite, encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and instead send troops from Xingyang to attack Jiangling. Not to mention keeping our own territory, It can also suppress Yue's arrogance." Fan Kui felt a little aggrieved, and expressed some thoughts in his mind in public.

Suddenly Liu Bang's eyes lit up, Fan Kuai's proposal seemed to be a good idea, and he couldn't help feeling a little excited.

Zhang Liang shook his head lightly: "No, you can move your whole body with one hair. In this way, do we have to go to war with the Yue Kingdom in the Linjiang area? The Hebei princes have not yet settled down, and Xiang Yu is eyeing him. He will rush to kill him at any time. At this time, we will start a large-scale war with the Yue State. How can the Han State bear the three-front war?"

Han Xin also shook his head lightly: "I'm afraid there are some problems with this, and it's too risky. As Mr. Zifang said, it is not a good thing for us to go to war with the Yue State, and it may lead to more serious problems. Now the Han State In such a situation, we can only start a war against one target, otherwise it will be unsustainable.

As for this goal, I think Xiang Yu is the biggest threat to us.If we go to war against Yue, Xiang Yu will never let go of such a good opportunity, then the consequences will be disastrous! "

Thinking of Cheng Gao's fall and the plight of Xingyang's front line a few days ago, Fan Kui couldn't help but lower his head. Such a situation was indeed too critical for Han.The risk of easily mobilizing troops against Yue is too great, and some people can't bear it.

Han Xin continued: "Another thing is our chances of defeating the Yue State. As far as the current situation is concerned, the troops we can mobilize are really limited. You must know that the Yue State is not those weak and small princes in Hebei, and neither is the king of Yue Yin Xu. Zhao Wangxie is a mediocre person with mediocre intelligence. Pu Jun who is stationed in Jiangling alone should not be underestimated. Once faced with our attack, the Yue people will start to defend. The Yue country has no worries and can spend with us for a long time. But we can't do it. There are also the Yue Kingdom's navy, there are many rivers and lakes in Jiangling, and the strength of the Yue Kingdom's navy is not bad, so it will be even more disadvantageous to us. Therefore, we must not rashly start a war with the Yue Kingdom!"

What Han Xin said was all the actual situation, and it was really not suitable for Han to go to war with Yue.Of course, in addition to this, Han Xin is also somewhat selfish.If the Han army goes to war with the Vietnamese army, no matter whether it wins or loses, all the troops of the Han state will be restrained.If there are no more troops available for other regions, then all external operations will be canceled or forced to give up, which is not in line with their own interests.Therefore, it must be stopped with a suitable and appropriate reason, and then other schemes will be made!
Liu Bang waved his hand lightly, and then said: "Forget it if you take the initiative to attack the Yue Kingdom, this is not a good thing for us." Xiang Yu has already given him a headache, and to be honest, Liu Bang still doesn't want to completely tear him apart from Yin Xu. shameless.The state of Han must not be rashly trapped in the quagmire of fighting with the state of Yue, and must be cautious.

Zhang Liang echoed: "My minister also thinks so. Although the Yue Kingdom has been developing and strengthening itself, between Chu and Han...Yue Wang Yinxu has been trying to find a balance. It's okay that both Chu and Han are on the defensive. Once the offensive posture is adopted, what will happen to the Yue State? If the Yue State is completely forced to the opposite side, and Yin Xu and Xiang Yu stand on the same line, I'm afraid things will be a little bit bad!"

Liu Bang nodded and said: "Mr. Zifang said yes, so this matter must not be rushed. It needs to be considered in the long run and treated with caution! The most urgent thing now is to take precautions and save Bashu as much as possible."

That's what he said, but Liu Bang knew in his heart that his confidence in Bashu was gradually declining.Maybe sooner or later, Bashu will be in Yin Xu's pocket!Bashu is to him what Jiangdong Second Commandery is to Xiang Yu, if he is really lost...

Will I be as calm as Xiang Yu, or helpless?
Seeing that Liu Bang was depressed, Zhang Liang persuaded him, "King of Han, don't worry about this. In fact, it is better to exchange Bashu for Yue's cooperation!"

Liu Bang's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Mr. Zifang, what did you say? What do you mean?"

Zhang Liang said: "Bashu is likely to be captured by the Yue Kingdom. If so, why don't we admit this fact and make a deal with the Yue King!"

Fan Kui's eyes widened, he was a little confused, just now he hated Yue Wang Yin Xu so much, why did he want to do business with him in the blink of an eye.Even if it's all about the exchange of benefits, how does this exchange work?
Zhang Liang continued to explain: "What I mean is that we can invite the State of Yue to deal with the State of Western Chu together. Our two families will destroy Xiang Yu together. This will create a situation where the State of Yue and the State of Han are confronting each other from north to south. As long as the State of West Chu If it is destroyed, the north... the north of the great river, at least the north of the Huai River, will be the territory of Han.

Now everyone knows the situation in the south and the north. The agriculture and population in the north are much more developed, while the south is sparsely populated.From the point of view of the balance of power, the country of Yue will be inferior to us. At that time, we can boldly attack the country of Yue, and then consider the great cause of reunification! "

"It's a good idea, but will Yue Wang Yinxu agree?" Liu Bang questioned softly, and then said: "One more thing, if this matter is well controlled, it's easy to say. But if it can't be done... the widow Is it because you are worried about stealing chickens and losing money?"

Cooperation is a good thing. If the cooperation between Han and Yue can destroy Western Chu, Liu Bang will naturally applaud such a good thing.But the more this is the case, the more the feasibility and interests of the matter must be considered. If the final result is not so great for the interests of Han, or even loses, such a loss-making business cannot be done.

Han Xinxin, who was standing aside, was moved. The reason why he prevented Fan Kui from using troops against Yue was his proposal to take the initiative to attack.There is a very important reason, that is, his own plans and ambitions.However, he is still in the process of being suspected and suspected by Liu Bang, and there are some things that are not convenient for him to bring up.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang Liang was so helpful and was about to help him bring up the topic, so some things would be much easier to handle.How could Han Xin let go of such a good opportunity, and immediately said: "This is very good, if we can cooperate with the Yue State, jointly attack the Western Chu State, and destroy Xiang Yu together, Bashu is still the only one.

Bashu is very important to us right now, but what about in the future?Don't worry too much, as long as we defeat the Western Chu Kingdom, the entire north will be ours, and the counties of Liang and Chu in the Western Chu Kingdom are among the most prosperous places.We can afford to lose a small Bashu.Even if the Yue State got Bashu, so what?
It is not so easy to attack the north from the south, until that time.Our superiority in financial resources and population will be revealed.After all, the south is vast and sparsely populated. Although Yin Xu has been trying to attract the population and attract the refugees from the north to move south, it is a drop in the bucket after all, and the short-term effect is still very limited.North and South confrontation, the country of Yue is not our opponent! "

Han Xin's words seemed to be a tonic, which moved everyone's hearts.Confronting the North and the South with the Yue Kingdom is a very good prospect.In today's world, it can be said that Chu, Han, and Yue stand on each other. As for the small princes of Yan, Liaodong, and Hengshan, they don't ignore them at all.

If one of the three is chosen, and the two sides confront each other in the end, and Han has the upper hand, why not do it?Everyone is happy to see this happen.In particular, this plan was proposed by Mr. Zhang Liang, the number one counselor, and was affirmed by Marshal Han in the military. Its feasibility and credibility have been greatly improved.Including Han Wang Liu Bang, they couldn't help being excited when they heard this proposal, with a smile on their lips.

Liu Bang sighed softly: "If the Western Chu Kingdom can be eliminated, it would be a good choice to completely defeat Xiang Yu." The situation in the Western Chu Kingdom does not seem to be very good now, but Xiang Yu's bravery and the strength of the Western Chu Kingdom are still there .If Xiang Yu really fought back desperately, everyone would be scared.This is when Chenggao fell, and Xingyang was isolated and helpless, and the defense line was almost breached, which really made Liu Bang sweat!

So now that he has the opportunity to completely solve the big threat of Xiang Yu, Liu Bang is still happy to see it succeed. Of course, all these must be based on the cooperation of Yin Xuken.What's more, this matter must work well, and it must be ensured that Han is the biggest beneficiary!
Zhang Liang said with a smile: "This matter should not be rushed, we can hint to Yin Xu, and then communicate further, it is still very possible!"

Han Xin added: "Currently this is just a cooperative idea. It will take a while to implement it. At least we have to make some preparations, such as..."

(End of this chapter)