Competing

Chapter 579
The Chu army retreated, and not long after the Guangwu Mountain peace talks, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, decided to withdraw his troops and return to Pengcheng.

Xiang Yu was only thinking of joining forces with the Han army to start a war against Yue, and he had already sent an order for combat readiness to Huanchu's headquarters on the front line in Jiangbei.Preparations have already begun over there, as long as they arrive, they will start large-scale battles.Xiang Yu was worried that he would not withdraw his army, and Liu Bang was worried that it would pose a threat, and he could not mobilize the army to the front lines of Bashu and Linjiang in time, so he retreated immediately without further delay.

Perhaps it was because Xiang Yu was upright, didn't have much mind, judged others by himself, and easily believed that Liu Bang would keep his promise.Perhaps Xiang Yu did not seriously consider all possibilities and ignored the possibility of an alliance between Han and Vietnam.He only thought that he might pose a threat to the Han army, and was worried that Liu Bang was suspicious, but completely ignored the threat of the Han army to the Chu army.Or maybe Xiang Yu is too confident, thinking that he is enough to deal with the attack of the Chu army.

In short, the Chu army retreated.

"It's finally a truce..."

"What is the truce? Why is it so easy for soldiers to truce?"

"Yeah, I heard that the south is still going to fight against Yue!"

"That's right, that's the name we served in the army. It's been several years, and it's like this every year..."

"Fighting for several years, licking blood on the tip of the sword, it is not easy to survive, I am really tired."

"I really miss the life in my hometown in Jiangdong... How nice it is to be disarmed and return to the fields!"

"Hey, this time we are fighting against the Yue country. If we defeat the Yue country, we can go back to our hometown in Jiangdong."

"Yes, defeat the Yue Kingdom and return to Jiangdong..."

The soldiers of the Chu army were already very tired after fighting for many years, and they were all homesick.I was very excited when I heard that I was able to return to Jiangdong after fighting against the Yue country this time.It was this kind of excitement that made them eager to leave Xingyang and the Central Plains, and at the same time they were tired of fighting against the Han army.This matter is walking on the road, talking with each other, feeling very excited.

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Xingyang Hanwang Mansion, when the Hanwang heard the news, he was very excited.

"Okay, the Chu army has finally retreated!"

"King of Han, Xiang Yu is careless, the time has come for us to act..." The withdrawal of the Chu army was a signal that the Han army was about to launch an attack.

"Are Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo in place?" Liu Bang stopped his excited smile, and his face became a little dignified.

"The two generals Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo have already led their troops to arrange secretly and are ready to attack at any time..." Zhang Liang, as the planner of the entire strategy, understood this clearly.

"Very well. Pretend to withdraw the troops and return to Guanzhong, and then secretly order Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo to launch an attack when the Chu army retreats and loses their defenses." Liu Bang gave the order with a focused expression.

"Yes!"

"Don't worry, the King of Han. General Fan Kui is ready to avenge Cheng Gao's battle. Xiang Yu will definitely pay a huge price."

"Very good!" Although it was just two very common words, it expressed the complicated mood in Liu Bang's heart.These years have been suppressed by Xiang Yu, in humiliation, and suffered too much pain.Now that he finally has the opportunity to turn defeat into victory, he is elated, and his excitement is beyond words.In order to deal with Xiang Yu, Fan Kui and Zhou Bo had already begun secret preparations as early as when the peace talks had just begun, and they could mobilize troops to attack Xiang Yu's troops at any time.

"What's the news from Han Xin and Peng Yue?" Liu Bang remembered another very important matter.

"Don't worry, the king of Han. After getting the promise of the fiefdom, Han Xin has promised to send troops to encircle Xiang Yu. Peng Yue said that when the time is right and the edict issued by the king of Liang, the army will attack."

"Well, as expected, they are all masters who don't see rabbits and don't spread eagles. It doesn't matter. As long as they can help the widow to destroy the Western Chu Kingdom, all the fiefdoms will naturally be honored." Liu Bang nodded lightly.Although these things make people somewhat reluctant, but now in exchange for the support of Han Xin and Peng Yue, there is no other way.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Bang continued: "Lu Yuan has already returned, find time to take him to Zhao Guo, and strengthen the connection with Zhao Wangxie..."

Liu Bang's daughter Lu Yuan had a marriage contract with Zhao Wang Zhang Er's son Zhang Ao, but before that, Lu Yuan had been a hostage in Pengcheng.The engagement thing is just empty talk.Although Lu Yuan is young and has not yet reached the age of marriage, but once again confirming the matter, engagement is also good.At a critical moment like now, although Han Xin and Peng Yue are on the side of their alliance, after a long time, they will be a disaster after all.It is more or less beneficial to have the containment and threat of Zhang Er, the king of Zhao in the north.These people can be used, but there must be a restraint, so as not to become a confidant's trouble when it happens.

"Okay, the minister will arrange it!" Zhang Liang understood, and naturally understood the deep meaning of the King of Han.However, although some things are done in this way, it is not known what effect will be achieved.

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"King of Han, although our main enemy is the Western Chu Kingdom, there are still some things that we have to guard against!" After discussing a rough result, everyone left one after another, and Zhang Liang reminded him more.

"Sir, you mean Yin Xu?"

"Yes, although it is nominally an alliance against the Western Chu Kingdom, you know how reliable this alliance is. Yin Xu is very good at seeing opportunities and often takes advantage of them. This time should be no exception. We We have to guard against it!"

Mr. Zhang Liang was also frightened by the King of Yue's ingenious schemes, and he was already used to it... So he was almost nervous about the Yue Kingdom, and it was the same in fact. If he was not careful, he might be in trouble.

"Where is the problem?" Liu Bang asked softly.

"Both Bashu and Xiang/Yang are possible. Yingbu and Pujun are both eyeing them, which makes people worry."

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, then continued: "The most important thing is Bashu. The north of Bashu is Guanzhong, which is our foundation. At the beginning, Han Xin had a plan to build plank roads to cross Chen Cang secretly. Li Si and Wei Liao were in Hongdu. I am very familiar with the terrain of Bashu and Guanzhong. If there is any action, we will not be prepared..."

The loss of Bashu has always been a pain in Liu Bang's heart. Bashu's status to Yue is very important, and the loss has been great.Now that Bashu is under the control of Yue State, and may be threatened by coming to Bashu at any time, this feeling is still very uncomfortable.

"From Bashu to Guanzhong... Sigh, there is Xiao He in Guanzhong, and the management is like an iron bucket, so there shouldn't be any major problems!" Although Liu Bang said so, he was very uncertain.Although there are powerful ministers like Xiao He, Yue Wang Yinxu is famous for his conspiracies... I don't know what will happen, and I am still very worried psychologically.

Zhang Liangdao: "There is also Xiangyang, the Vietnamese army may also go north..."

Liu Bangdao: "Just be careful. The Yue Kingdom is really worrying. It's best to pay close attention to the movements of the Yue Kingdom's army. It is inevitable that the Huaihe River will be given to the Yue Kingdom in this battle. As for other places, it depends on the situation."

"Well, it is inevitable that Huainan will give them!"

Zhang Liangdao: "Let Prime Minister Xiao be careful to guard against the Yue army, it is best to make some preparations. If we occupy the land north of the Huai River, and then we can take down Bashu, it will not be difficult to defeat the Yue State. .”

"Well, let Xiao He do his best to prepare! Do your best. This time is an opportunity. If you grasp it well, you will succeed. If you fail to grasp it, then..." Liu Bang was still under a lot of pressure...

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A hundred miles to the east of Xingyang, the retreating army of the Western Chu State is marching.

After the army withdrew from here, the retreating army headed southeast.During the peace talks between Chu and Han, they have promised not to attack each other, and the main forces will be mobilized to the southern front to deal with Yue together.

Xiang Yu was riding on the horse, and his mood was a little complicated.Unexpectedly, such an old enemy with Liu Bang, the King of Han, would end up like this, peace talks?It's just that they can let go of their hatred between each other like this?Just live in peace?To be honest, Xiang Yu didn't believe it.He doesn't have much hope for this, his own purpose is to use this in exchange for some time, by attacking the country of Yue in exchange for time to make a comeback.

In the final analysis, it is still necessary to compete with Liu Bang in the future. As for Yin Xu, he is their common biggest enemy now...

Xiang Yu looked up at the gradually gloomy sky, and the stars would appear in the sky in a short time. He remembered that when Fan Yafu watched the stars and commented on Liu Bang and Yin Xu in the past, it didn't seem long, and Yafu's words seemed to be still in his ears .Now it is finally entering the final stage in such a way, but Fan Yafu no longer knows you.Everything is going on according to Yafu's last wish. I don't know if Yafu will be pleased after seeing it in the spirit of heaven?

"Your Majesty, we are almost leaving the territory of Xingyang now, and in two days we will cross the gap and return to our country of Chu." Yu Ziqi came to report in time.

"Okay, the whole army is moving faster." Xiang Yu nodded in response and asked, "By the way, where are Yuji and the child going now?"

Xiang Yu missed his wife and children very much, so he specially ordered someone to bring Yuji and her children from Pengcheng, and planned to take them to the front line of Yue Kingdom.

"The queen and prince are already on their way, and it won't be long before they can join the overlord."

"Well, good!" Xiang Yu was very satisfied with this.

"The front is about to enter Peng Yue's control area? Will there be any problems?" Yu Ziqi was a little worried about this.

"Don't worry, if Peng Yue dares to have any ideas, he will act when he comes, and he won't wait until now. Besides, if he dares to make any changes now, he will be killed directly. Now he has little use value for Liu Bang, and he can't wait until now. It's time to settle the old score with them." Xiang Yu said coldly.

When Xiang Yu was happy, he never expected that he would be unable to leave...

(End of this chapter)