In Shangjun City, Fusu and others were watching the secret reports sent by pigeons from Chudi. Although these secret reports arrived at Shangjun some time after the incident, it was already very fast for the news at that time.

Okay. After reading the secret report, help

Su said: "I didn't expect that when facing such a critical battle, Chu State was able to unite and gather 200,000 troops, and wisely let Xiang Liang replace Song Yi at the last moment. This time Zhang Han is really

We have met our opponent."

Zhang Wu on the side said excitedly: "Since Zhang Han's army has been held back by the Chu people, and the court thinks that we have been completely convinced by him and has no defense against us, this is a great time for us to send troops to capture Xianyang."

Zhang Liang thought for a while and said: "Is General Zhang thinking too simplistically? In fact, the current army of Qin State should be more than these 100,000 troops. If we attack now, we will probably lose both sides with the Qin people. When the time comes, we will still be defeated.

It is an advantage for others. So for me, we should wait a little longer, and I believe that this battle in Chu will definitely cause the Qin State to send another army to support Zhang Han. At that time, it will be the time for us to send troops.

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Han Xin also echoed: "What Mr. Zhang said is true. In fact, I have been thinking about how Qi State would react when it saw Qin and Chu fighting. This time, both Qin and Chu sent envoys to Qi State to lobby, obviously hoping to lure him away."

To their side, and judging from the experience of the year, the rulers of Qi State should no longer believe the words of the Qin people. Their best plan is to let the two sides fight each other like us.

Both sides will suffer losses, and then they can reap the benefits. But this is too risky. If Qin and Chu find that Qi and Chu are not helping each other, they will definitely guess what they are thinking. As long as one of them wins, they will definitely

The target of the attack is Qi. So they must find an ally now, and Chu is obviously a good choice. I think reinforcements from Qi are already on the way."

"Chu's own 200,000 horses plus Qi's tens of thousands of horses, Zhang Han's military strength is already far inferior to Chu's. Then he will definitely ask Hu Hai for help, and once Qin's

Now that all the troops and horses have been transferred to the Chu State, our chance has arrived." Meng Tian laughed and said, "Now we can only hope that the troops and horses of Qi and Chu will not be too far behind the Qin army in terms of combat effectiveness, so that Zhang Han will not need to mobilize reinforcements.

I can defeat them all."

"Han Xin and I spent some time in the Chu army. This Liang's command can be said to be very clever. Although the Chu army is not as good as the Qin army in terms of equipment, there is also a certain gap with the Qin army in terms of training.

But thinking about it, it is not too far behind the Qin army, and this time the number is twice that of the Qin army, so I think the Chu army will definitely be able to defeat the Qin army, or at least be evenly matched." Fusu said with certainty.

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Han Xin continued: "It's a pity that Xiang Yu went to Jiujiang with tens of thousands of elites. Otherwise, with the strength of him and those tens of thousands of elites, Zhang Han would definitely be defeated faster."

Just as they were talking about this, Peng Hong suddenly walked in, holding a silk book in his hand: "Prince, this is the secret letter just sent from Chu Di. You said that once there is any news about Chu Di,

The message is sent and cannot be delayed, so..."

Fusu smiled and said, "It's okay. I didn't want to hide what we discussed from you." As he said that, Fusu took the secret letter and read it. After a while, his expression changed a little.

: "I'm afraid the war situation in Chu Di will change, and we still missed him despite all calculations."

Meng Tian hurriedly stepped forward to take the silk book in his hand and read it. After a while, he said: "It turns out that Xiang Yu also wanted to take advantage of the situation and actually sent troops to capture Donghai County at the critical moment of Chu State. Now the situation in Chu State became even more serious.

It’s complicated.”

"No, the prince does not mean this, but once Xiang Yu captures Donghai County, I am afraid that in the mind of the King of Chu, he will become a rebellious minister and traitor. Once this happens, the King of Chu will also have a crush on Xiang Liang.

Suspicion, and thus take back his military power, after all, the entire country's soldiers are in the hands of a person who he cannot completely trust, and the King of Chu cannot feel at ease no matter what." Zhang Liang said.

"This is indeed the first reaction of the King of Chu. Once Xiang Liang no longer leads the army, there will be no general in the Chu Kingdom who can compete with Zhang Han." Han Xin was more interested in everything about Chu than everyone present.

He is familiar with it, so everyone can be convinced by his conclusion.

"If no one can compete with Zhang Han, then no matter how many people Chu has, they will not be a match for the Qin army. In this way, Zhang Han will not have to ask for help from the court and can destroy Chu with only 100,000 troops. Then

All our plans will be in vain, and we will once again miss the great opportunity to capture Xianyang. Alas!" Fusu sighed heavily, but as the saying goes, it is up to people to make things happen, and it is up to God to make things happen. At this time, Fusu is also exhausted.

There is no other way.

"Now we just hope that the King of Chu will not do what we think, but this is one of a kind." Zhang Liang also sighed.

For a time, the group of people who were originally full of confidence fell silent, and the hall fell into silence.

Qi's actions were completely guessed by Fusu and others. The next day after King Chu ordered Qu Dou and Liu Bang to call Xiang Liang back with an edict, Qi's 50,000 troops came to Kuaiji County. The leader of the troops was Qi.

Jiang Huan, the general of the state, is also one of the brothers of the current King of Qi. Since the re-establishment of the state of Qi,

After that, in order to prevent the Tian family from replacing Jiang again, he took all the power in his own hands, especially the military power related to the rise and fall of the country. He did not dare to let people with his surname take charge. He only had the position of prime minister.

It was held by a man named Tian, ​​but his actual power was not great.

After Jiang Huan arrived in Kuaiji, he left his troops outside the city and went into the city to see the King of Chu. The King of Chu was very happy to see that Qi State had sent troops and horses to help. Not only did he warmly entertain Jiang Huan, he also

The people of Qi had prepared a lot of food, grass and baggage for the purpose of pacifying the army. Jiang Huan saw

The King of Chu entertained him so kindly and gave him a lot of luggage. He was very grateful, but he still looked ashamed and said: "Your Majesty, our country of Qi does not have many people. In addition to the war a few days ago, we can send out

There are only 50,000 troops left, I hope your Majesty will not dislike them."

"I know that I am very happy to see that your country can send a large army to assist our Chu country. How can I still dislike you? When does the general plan to rush to Surabaya County?" King Chu asked.

"Without any further delay, the troops need to be moved quickly. I think our army will rest here for a day and head to Surabaya County early tomorrow morning. I wonder who is the general directing the battle at the front?" Jiang Huan asked a casual question.

In the heart of King Chu.

After a while, the King of Chu said: "It was former general Liu Bang who led the troops to resist the violent Qin. I hope General Jiang can cooperate with him sincerely to drive the Qin people away from our Chu land."

"When I was in Qi State, I heard that General Xiang Liang was the most powerful general in Chu State, and General Xiang Yu who attacked our Qi State that day was also a good soldier. Why didn't your Majesty let these two generals lead the troops?"

Jiang Huan was an honest person and did not notice that King Chu's face was very ugly because of his topic. He just asked himself.

"This..." King Chu felt a little embarrassed, but then he said: "It's just because General Xiang Liang is seriously ill, so he can't lead the army on the expedition. As for Xiang Yu, let's not mention it."

No matter how arrogant Jiang Huan was, he could tell that King Chu didn't want to talk about this topic. He was also a little nervous and didn't know what he said wrong. He quickly stood up and said: "Then the general will go back to the military camp. Tomorrow morning

Then we sent troops to Surabaya County."

Seeing Jiang Huan finally leaving, King Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how he would face the problem of this general from Qi if he continued like this. He couldn't tell the truth and said that he had doubts about Xiang Liang.

Well, otherwise I'm afraid he will be laughed out of his mouth by this Qi general. Once he returns to Qi State and tells the story, Chu State's face will be lost.

Early the next morning, Qi's 50,000-strong army also left Kuaiji and headed for Surabaya. Because most of the troops and horses were infantry, Qi's army was not very fast, and Jiang Huan also received the order from King Qi.

Let Chu and Qin fight for a few times before taking action yourself, so as to ensure that Qi will receive the greatest benefit.

When the Qi army was still halfway away from Surabaya, Liu Bang and Qu Dou had already rushed to Surabaya City with their people and handed the King of Chu's edict to Xiang Liang. After reading the edict, Xiang Liang said: "Why, Your Majesty?"

We have to change generals before the battle. Doesn't he know that we have fought several battles with the Qin army now? If the army's morale is shaken because of the change of generals, and the Qin people can take advantage of it, then our great Chu will be in danger. I still hope that we will be in danger.

Please give me a satisfactory answer." He said and stared at Qu Dou closely.

Qu Dou was a little embarrassed by what he saw, but he still said forcefully: "This is the king's decree. If you have anything you can't figure out, you can ask the king in person after you return to Kuaiji. You didn't change generals on the spot and replace Song Yi that day.

Well, what's wrong with replacing you now? As for the military morale and the defeat you mentioned, I think our army is in the city and has sufficient food and grass. The military morale will not be shaken by the replacement of a general. General Xiang does not have to worry about it.

If you're worried about these things, you'd better pack your things and go back to Kuaiji." As he spoke, a proud smile appeared on his face.

Xiang Liang didn't know why the King of Chu suddenly called him back, but it was hard to disobey the king's order. He had no choice but to obey the order: "Okay, I also hope that General Liu can do better than me and defeat Qin as soon as possible."

If the army is defeated, I will wait for the good news in Kuaiji City." Xiang Liang said as he handed the command talisman and command sword representing the general into Liu Bang's hands, and then walked out of the hall without looking back.

When Liu Bang and Liu Bang saw Xiang Liang handing over the general power so easily, a big stone finally fell into their hearts. The next step was to see Liu Bang's ability and whether he could defeat the Qin army. (To be continued.
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