Competing

Chapter 518
Things in the world are always happy and sad for a few families, when Liu Bang was shocked when he heard a thunderbolt from the blue sky.But when it reached Pengcheng, it was good news!
Although it was the Yue State that won the victory, and it seemed to have nothing to do with the West Chu State, the kings and ministers of the West Chu State were still very excited.At least they saw that Han was deflated and their enemies were hit, which was a good thing for them.

And subconsciously, the favor of the people of Western Chu towards the Yue Kingdom has also skyrocketed.Before Yue State occupied their Jiangdong Second County, they have been quite annoyed, and they have always had a lot of hatred for Yue State.Now the Yue Kingdom has finally taken action against the Han army, not only occupying Bashu, but also a territory much larger than the second Jiangdong County.Moreover, more than 1 Han troops were mercilessly killed as soon as they took the shot. This can be said to be a direct demonstration!

Although the State of Yue also had schemes against the State of Western Chu, in comparison, they never provoked or demonstrated on a large scale.As for the fight to rescue Yingbo's wife and children, although the facts were there, they were not made public, which saved the face of the Western Chu Kingdom to a certain extent. This time, things in the Han Kingdom were completely different.

With more than 1 soldiers, plus a general Lu Wan who is a close friend with Liu Bangnai, the Yue King Yin Xu's attack is not insignificant.A slap hit Liu Bang on the face, and he had nothing to say.It's really heart-warming, and many soldiers of the Western Chu Kingdom couldn't help clapping their hands and applauding!
But are things really that exciting?They also knew very well that the victory belonged to the Yue people after all.Although Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, was defeated, could the State of Yue be their friend?Maybe in the end, the Yue State is their biggest enemy... The current situation is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst. The development of the Yue State is really too fast. Although there is no problem with the Western Chu State for the time being, what about the future?
Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng were not a little excited when they heard that Han defeated Bashu!
"Father Ya, Yin Xu really took down Bashu in one fell swoop!"

Fan Zeng's health has improved a lot, and the back gangrene has been controlled temporarily, but it has not been eradicated.Fan Yafu knew in his heart that his seemingly good body was actually not as good as before. He could already clearly feel that the time limit might be coming soon.Coupled with the current situation in Western Chu, Fan Zeng always has a hidden worry in his heart, and it is always difficult to feel at ease!

"Yeah, it's expected!" Fan Zeng sighed lightly. Such a situation in Bashu was expected, so he wasn't surprised.

Xiang Yu continued: "However, I didn't expect Yin Xu to be so cruel and eat Lu Wan directly!"

This was somewhat beyond their estimates, so they were quite surprised.At the same time, he was also shocked by Yue Wang Yin Xu's sudden actions. After all, Yin Xu's previous actions were basically mild.Every time I use a good opportunity to expand, the means have never been so drastic, I didn't expect this time to be uncharacteristically!
Fan Zeng sighed: "Yes, today is not what it used to be. Now Yin Xu is not what he used to be. He has the strength and ability, so why not dare? He is demonstrating to Liu Bang this time. In fact, why not?" To us, how about showing the power of the Yue Kingdom to the princes of the world? He is telling the princes of the world that the Yue Kingdom is not easy to mess with, the Yue Kingdom is expanding, and the Yue Kingdom has the strength to make anyone lose its soldiers and lose its generals!"

Xiang Yu's mood suddenly became a little heavy, and he felt a feeling in his heart, a huge sense of loss!Once upon a time, the person who did this was himself.How powerful the Western Chu Kingdom was at the beginning, but within three or two years, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.Now, on the contrary, the country of Yue is as imposing as a rainbow, with a bright future ahead.

Maybe in the future, this world... An extremely reluctant idea emerged in Xiang Yu's heart... Now, under the pressure of reality, his ambitions have been greatly sapped, and it seems to him to occupy the world. Thoughts that are out of reach, maybe the top priority is to protect yourself!

Xiang Yu said: "I don't know how Liu Bang will react? I don't know if he will attack the Yue country!" The overlord of Western Chu felt a little lucky at this moment. If Liu Bang and Yin Xu fought at this time, maybe The Western Chu Congress has an opportunity to take advantage of!
"What can we do? Liu Bang can only be a dumb man eating Coptis chinensis. It's good to say that he has a hard time, but he can't do anything to Yue Guo!" Fan Zeng's words brought Xiang Yu back to reality.Liu Bang is not a fool, he will not easily make such a mistake.It can only be said that Yin Xu is lucky, but a big river has made him almost invincible for a long time!

Fate is really tricky, and Xiang Yu's heart is very heavy. This opportunity is gone, and the West Chu Kingdom will face greater pressure next.

Fan Zeng seemed to see Xiang Yu's worry, and said, "Don't worry too much, Yu'er. We still have a trump card against Liu Bang. Besides, the current situation can be said to have drawn Yin Xu to our side. Not a good thing!"

Naturally, Xiang Yu knew that the trump card Fan Zeng was talking about was Liu Bang's parents, brother-in-law, wife and children, and none of them escaped during the Battle of Pengcheng.Now he is still detained in Pengcheng as a hostage. Since Liu Bang doesn't know how to restrain himself and is aggressive, he has no choice but to use this trump card.I hope that my wish can come true and Liu Bang will be afraid!

King Yin Xu of Yue quickened his pace, and it was a good thing that Yue would not become an enemy of Western Chu for the time being, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!Perhaps this is the only consolation in such a severe situation. It's really pitiful that the Overlord of Western Chu has gotten to this point!
Fan Zeng continued: "The thing to pay attention to now is Liu Bang. You can't eat a big fat man in one bite. After Yin Xu swallowed Bashu, he needs to digest it for a while. He won't be our enemy for the time being. On the contrary, it is Liu Bang who lost Bashu. Such a large piece of meat will definitely find a way to make up for it..."

Xiang Yu frowned and asked, "Yafu is talking about Yan Qi?"

Fan Zeng nodded lightly and said: "If Yafu's prediction is correct, the Han army will attack Yan Qi in a few days, and the possibility of Han Xin sending troops is the greatest!"

"Han Xin..." The corner of Xiang Yu's mouth twitched, and his eyes showed heavy and distant gazes!

Han Xin's dispatch of troops means that a new threat may be about to emerge in the northeast of the Western Chu Kingdom. When Xiang Yu heard this, his mood became longer and heavier!
Xiang Yu said: "Father Ya, it's not an option to go on like this. Liu Bang is getting more and more aggressive. If they fight against the war in the Yanqi area too quickly, the consequences will be disastrous. So Yu'er has an idea..."

"What do you think?" Fan Zeng asked softly.

Xiang Yu said: "Unite with the State of Yue and settle the State of Han first!"

"Unite with the Yue State? Jointly deal with the Han State?" Fan Zeng seemed to be talking to himself, but after hearing Xiang Yu's proposal, he began to fall into deep thought.

"Do you think Yin Xu will agree to this proposal?" Fan Zeng pondered a lot, and asked a word!
Xiang Yu replied: "Han is too powerful, and it is not good for him. Without us, he may not be Liu Bang's opponent. Isn't it good to solve this common enemy together now?"

"And then?" Fan Zeng asked immediately!Without waiting for Xiang Yu to answer, he asked himself and answered: "Then the war between Chu and Yue will continue? What's the situation? Han's land is basically in the north, how much actual benefit can Yue get? Yu'er, you are going to give Yue How much does the country benefit from?"

Xiang Yu didn't know how to answer the very realistic questions...

Fan Zeng continued: "Unless the old land of Qin State and South Korea's current land in the Central Plains are all given to Yue State, Yin Xu may be tempted. Otherwise, Yin Xu will never agree easily. Don't forget, Yue State's national policy is Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight is for Chu and Han to fight for profit. If the result is not beneficial to him, Yin Xu will definitely not agree.

What you said actually reminded Yafu that it is entirely possible for the Han Kingdom to join forces with the Yue Kingdom to deal with us? "

Xiang Yu was startled, and shook his head lightly: "It must be impossible. In this way, the strength of Han will become stronger. Yin Xu will not do this!"

"Nothing is absolute, so you still have to be careful! You can put aside Jiangdong's affairs and want to cooperate with Yin Xu, so why can't Liu Bang? Speaking of thick-skinned, who can compare to him? After all, the biggest The winner seems to be Yin Xu..." A complicated smile appeared on Fan Zeng's old face.

Fan Zeng's words were equivalent to directly denying Xiang Yu's proposal, and added a bit of worry!

Fan Yafu comforted: "But don't worry now, Yin Xu has just killed Lu Wan, and he is more savage. At this time, Liu Bang will definitely not go back to find Yin Xu to join forces! On the contrary, Qi State, by the way, talks with Tian Heng How is it?"

Xiang Yu replied: "Zhuang is in charge of this matter, and Tian Heng is much better than Tian Rong. Qi has already suffered from wars, and he doesn't want to fight any more. Therefore, he agreed to live in peace, at least for a short time to maintain peace with Western Chu. relation."

Fan Zeng smiled lightly: "That's fine, since he wants to be the king of Qi, let them sit down. It won't be long before the Han army will come to the city of Qi, and they can help us resist the Han army." !"

"That's right, I will pay more attention to Qi State. Since your health has improved, Yafu, Yu'er wants to prepare for the Western Expedition again... I hope this time I can gain something. Otherwise, I really want to talk to Yin Asahi, talk about..."

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Liu Bang, king of the Han Dynasty, cried and mourned for a long time. It is best to bear the pain and accept the tragic consequences of the annihilation of Lu Wan and the loss of Bashu.

Despite gnashing his teeth against Yue Wang Yin Xu, under the persuasion of Zhang Liang, Zhou Bo and others, Han Wang Liu Bang finally suppressed the anger in his heart.He gave up the idea of ​​sending troops to crusade against the Yue State. After all, doing so would affect the whole body, and it was an unwise act of anger.

In this matter, Han Guo could only suffer from being dumb and temporarily swallowed his breath.Otherwise, there is no other way, there is really no other way!But after all, Bashu was lost, and such a large piece of land disappeared from the territory of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang felt distressed!

Bashu can't be taken back, so we have to think about compensation!Therefore, it was put on hold for the time being, and the matter of conquering Yanqi, which was placed after the autumn, was put on the agenda in advance!

"Marshal Han, Yue's actions are becoming more and more unscrupulous, so we need to stabilize the north as soon as possible, and then turn our guns and go all out to deal with them!" King Liu Bang of Han said softly: "So I have to work hard for you, and go to start the Yanqi war today. Fighting, so that the West Chu Kingdom will be attacked from east to west!"

It was a good thing he could not have wished for. After returning from Zhaodi, Han Xin was still worried.Now it seems that worrying is completely unnecessary, and there is no need to be so pessimistic.Yue Wang Yinxu is really a good man, he sent troops to Bashu in time... The loss of Bashu was a tragedy for Liu Bang, but it was undoubtedly a timely rain that helped Han Xin!A good opportunity has finally come, and this is his best opportunity. Han is confident, so naturally he will not let it go easily!
"Don't worry, the king of Han, I will fulfill my mission and put down Yan Qi as soon as possible!" Han Xin promised Liu Bang solemnly, but he already had other thoughts in his heart.

Liu Bang said: "Very good!"

After this period of observation, Han Xin performed very well, so he can rest assured for the time being.In addition, Zhang Er already exists in Zhao Land, so Han Xin will not make too much fuss in Hebei, and everything is within the tolerable range!I hope that Han Xin can obediently bring good news to himself. Han Wang Liu Bang can be said to be full of expectations for this!

But what is the truth?Often unpredictable...

Compared with Liu Bang's mournful face, Xiang Yu's helplessness, and Han Xin's secret joy, Yue Wang Yinxu is cheerful and very happy!
The victory of Bashu was sent back to Hongdu at the first time. After receiving the joint report from Yingbu and Pu Jun, the corner of Yin Xu's mouth was filled with a joyful smile.

The first and crucial goal of this battle has been achieved. Bashu has become the territory of the Yue State, and from then on, all the southern lands along the great river are owned by themselves.The country of Yue has also truly become a powerful country, and it has started a perfect step to compete in the world!
Good things come in pairs, all strategic goals have been achieved, Lu Wan was also wiped out, and more than 1 Han troops were wiped out!

Yin Xu was also a little scared, and at the same time secretly praised himself for being wise and cautious. He had already speculated that Lu Wan might attack Jiangling.Of course, I thought this possibility was very small at the time, and now it seems that I underestimated Lu Wan's courage, but fortunately, I still made a cautious defense.Fortunately, Yingbo arrived in time without any serious consequences, and it was finally perfect.On the contrary, the result is really gratifying and exciting!

In this battle, the [-] generals under his command and the three troops cooperated perfectly!It can be said to be a great relief to successfully take down Bashu and wipe out the Yiling garrison of the Han Dynasty!
Of course, the result and influence are far more than that. Chen Ping said with a smile: "My lord, the time when Lu Wan attacked Jiangling was one day earlier than the time when Su An and the others publicly appeared in Bashu. This Lu Wan is dying. Don't forget to give us a great gift!"

Yin Xu probably guessed what Chen Ping wanted to do, and he laughed: "Prime Minister Chen is in charge of this matter..."

Chen Ping nodded with a smile and said: "It should be, the minister has publicly stated that Lu Wan invaded Jiangling in our country, and our army found out that the defeat turned into victory, and then sent troops to Bashu to counterattack..."

"But this reason seems a little far-fetched!" Gao Yi was slightly worried about this.

Chen Ping shook his head and smiled: "Although a discerning person can see it at a glance, in fact Liu Bang has made a mistake, so let him suffer from a dumb loss, and there is no way to justify it!"

Gao Yi smiled immediately, Chen Ping is determined to do things, and Liu Bang is determined to suffer from this dumb loss.Although the approach seems a little despicable and the effect is very limited, it is still very good to be able to disgust Liu Bang.Yin Xu just laughed at this!
Yin Xu said with a smile: "These things are only in name after all, and everything is based on strength. This time Liu Bang is bound to suffer, and he will not dare to do anything to us. Such news spread to Pengcheng, I think The Overlord of Chu and Fan Yafu will be in a much better mood! I'm afraid Fan Yafu's gangrene will heal immediately..."

Everyone burst into laughter!However, from one aspect, it also shows the power of Yue Guofeiying. The matter of Fan Zeng's illness is an absolute secret, and few people in the outside world know about it.By that time, Feiying, who was all-pervasive, got the news in time and notified Hongdu!

Gao Yi laughed and said, "My lord, is there something you don't understand?"

"What's the matter?"

Gao Yidao: "Your Majesty put so much effort into encircling and suppressing Lu Wan, is it just to suppress the number of Xiangyang defenders in the future?" Yin Xu claimed before that the purpose of encircling and suppressing Lu Wan is to prepare for the future battle of Xiangyang, and to suppress it from now on. The strength of the Han army.However, only more than 1 Han troops were eliminated in this battle, and the results of the battle were really limited.

In Gao Yi's view, Yin Xu's purpose or intention is definitely not so simple, maybe King Yue has some other ideas!

Yin Xu smiled faintly: "That's right, I do have other ideas. I just want to beat and beat Liu Bang, so that he won't get carried away. Kill a Lu Wan, and test Liu Bang's patience... At the same time, it is also to show the world that the more I The country is not afraid of anyone now! Of course, it is also a reminder to someone..."

As for who to remind, Yin Xu didn't go on, he just wanted to achieve the effect!
Yin Xu turned to order: "Let Yingbu enter Bashu, Pu Jun continue to guard Jiangling, Su An and Yunhao return to Hongdu, I have other arrangements!"

The territory is expanding rapidly, so of course someone needs to be guarded. In this aspect, Yin Xu has his own ideas, and he has always been arbitrary!

Chen Ping nodded and said: "No, I will arrange military and political affairs in Bashu as soon as possible!"

"Okay!" Yin Xu nodded and said, "Also, send a river engineer to investigate whether the waterway of the Dajiang River can be refurbished so that the development of water transportation between Bashu and the lower reaches can be closer!" Now the land along the Dajiang River is Becoming the territory of Yue State, improving transportation conditions and strengthening the connection between various places is conducive to consolidating the rule.

"No! The minister will hurry up and finish this matter!" Prime Minister Chen Ping nodded in agreement!
Yin Xu was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Leave this matter to the prime minister, and I will go back to rest first!"

In fact, Yin Xu is returning to the harem to visit several wives. Li Yuniang and Ying Zi are about to give birth, and Yin Xu is naturally very concerned...

(End of this chapter)