April 12th.

The war between Chu and Yan took an unexpected turn. Huan Chu led more than 2,000 Chu cavalry to defeat the remnants of Zang Yan in the Hun River area. At this time, Zang Yanzheng and a centurion under King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu

Together, Huan Chu defeated Can Yan and wiped out all the Huns who were mixed together.

The unlucky Xiongnu centurion was killed in battle, and the lucky Zang Yan escaped again. After finding the Xiongnu Zuoxian King who was nomadic in the Wuhuan Mountain area, he immediately cried out about his experience of being bullied by the Nanman Chu people. In order to let the Huns send troops to attack Chu,

Zang Yan also took it upon himself to include the plot of Chu people humiliating the corpses of Hun warriors.

Hearing that his subordinates had been wiped out by the Southerners, who had always looked down on them, and were also treated humiliatingly, Qiu Lijin, the Xian King of Zuo, was furious. He had just received an order from Maodun a few days ago and was about to form an army to fight to the death with the Qin army.

Unexpectedly, the Qin people did not come, but the Chu people came first.

By the Hun River.

More than 20,000 cavalry from King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu surrounded the Chu cavalry of Huan Chu who had penetrated deeply. The Chu army immediately turned and retreated, breaking out southward with a desperate attitude of risking their lives. Finally, the entire army was in the Taizi River Basin.

After being destroyed, Huan Chu died in battle. This young general of the Chu army who was seriously injured in the war against Qin a year ago could not escape the fate of being shrouded in horse leather.

News of Huan Chu's defeat reached Jixian three days later. Xiang Yu's face turned pale when he heard the bad news, and a mouthful of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Among the new five tiger generals of the Chu army, Huan Chu ranked fourth. He and Zhou Lan had an extraordinary relationship with Xiang Yu. They were the children brought by Xiang Yu from Jiangdong, and they were also Xiang Yu's most trusted generals.

Xiang Yu, who had lost his beloved general and was always arrogant, had identified with Li Yuan of Qin over the years. As for the Huns, in his heart, they were just a group of uncivilized barbarians who aspired to serve Huan Chu.

Xiang Yu took revenge and led the main force of the Chu army forward. They encountered the Xiongnu's vanguard of the southern expedition near the Hun River.

Encounter.

For both sides, there is almost no strategy or tactical use at all. The main test is the bravery of the generals. At this point, Xiang Yu quickly proved himself with facts, and his personal heroic performance also boosted the morale of the Chu army.

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Ten battles and ten victories.

In the battle, Xiang Yu killed three Xiongnu commanders of thousands, one commander of ten thousand, and many other unknown generals such as chiefs.

Qiulijin was beaten in a confrontation with the Chu army and fled in embarrassment. After the great victory, Xiang Yu led the Chu army to pursue the Xiongnu who fled to the Hannan River Basin. The Chu state's national power was greatly boosted because of this battle.

Foreign war.

It is always the one that can arouse the love of the people the most. After Xiang Yu's reputation has been in decline for a period of time, it has rebounded for the first time. In the absence of competitors such as Liu Bang, Xiang Yu has become the only choice for the Chu people.

Qin was on the western front and Chu was on the eastern front.

The Huns, who were once powerful, suddenly fell into the unfavorable situation of fighting on two fronts. The successive defeats made the newly promoted Great Chanyu feel angry.

The 300,000 Huns cavalry that had been concluded quickly set off from the Royal Court of Mobei and pressed towards the Yan State. Compared with the tightly guarded Qin army that guarded the Hexi Corridor, Xiang Yu's Chu army was undoubtedly a powerful force for Maodun.

It is more suitable as an appetizer before the general attack south.

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In the north, everything is in chaos.

Li Yuan, who had just defeated the Huns in the Hexi Corridor, was leading his troops to withdraw from the Juyanhai area. Cao Xin, who had made great contributions in this battle, was appointed as the governor of Hexi County and commanded the area west of Jincheng and east of Dunhuang City.

A vast area. As for the Yuezhi people who wanted to return to the Gaizang City area, Li Yuan adopted a cautious strategy of limited release.

The real pillars of the Qin State can only be the old Qin people. As for other countries, the subordinate subjects of the tribes can be used appropriately, but they cannot be fully trusted.

This is the lesson brought by the collapse of the powerful Tang Dynasty in history. Once the Yuezhi people all return, they will most likely become a new threat to Hexi in the future. Once the Yuezhi people become stronger one day, the nation and the nation will

War caused by different demands is inevitable.

Therefore, the most correct response is to allow the Yuezhi people to return to a limited extent, and at the same time, speed up the Qin people's migration to Hexi and even the Western Regions, and encourage the old Qin people in Guanzhong to build their homes in the new territory.

Chang'an.

In March of spring, weeping willows grew slantingly around Baqiao. When the Qin army returned from the Western Expedition arrived at the city gate, the old officials who had been waiting here early in the morning burst into excited shouts.

"Da Qin, Da Qin!"

"Long live Marquis Wu, long live Marquis Wu."

"Soldiers have worked hard, soldiers have worked hard." Shouts kept coming and going, not only for the love of Qin, but also for Li Yuan, the helmsman of Qin, and for the thousands of Qin soldiers who participated in the war to expand the territory.

Love.

Among them was Ying Yushu, who was holding a brat who was under one year old and could only babbling. Of course, in order to protect this noble national treasure of the Qin State, Chang'an ordered Yan Ling and Yanwei Menghu to prepare for the attack early in the morning.

All suspicious persons near Chang'an City, especially foreigners from the northern grasslands, are investigated.

This kind of needle-in-a-haystack sweep usually has poor results, but this time, Yan Le unexpectedly caught a big fish.

A man named Zhong Xingshuo from the Yan State came under Yan Le's sight. This man was only seventeen or eight years old. According to his own account, he fled to Guanzhong after the Yan State was destroyed by the Chu State. However, according to the preliminary interrogation,

Look, Bank of China said it was not very familiar with the actual situation in the Yan Kingdom. On the contrary, it knew a lot about the living habits of the nomadic tribes in the north.

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

After Yan Le reviewed the interrogation records, he handed over the Bank of China to Tingwei's Mansion. The result that awaited him was a long prison with no idea when he would be released.

"Godmother, look, it's daddy. Daddy and the others are back." Next to Ying Yushu, Yan Niuniu, dressed in fiery red, was like a blazing elf, jumping around.

Soon after they first met in Wugong County, Yan Niuniu moved to Chang'an with her father. This little girl's temperament was not as unsociable as Yan Le's. After her mother only took her with her family a few times,

Yan Niuniu became the happy fruit of the female dependents of officials in Chang'an City. It was because of Yan Niuniu that the Yan family, who was just a farmer, gradually integrated into the family members of the Qin generals and officials.

Next to Yan Niuniu, there were Ying Yushu, Gu Yunniang, Zhang Sumiang and other female family members. She called her godmother one by one, which made these women who were much older than her blush.

"Little girl, what are you talking about? Be careful, the godmother will dig out your eyes, then throw them into the oil pan and fry them." Zhang Suniang, who had a sharp temper, glared and said to Yan Niuniu.

There is no need to say more about the relationship between Ying Yushu, Gu Yunniang and Li Yuan. There is nothing wrong with Yan Niuniu calling her godmother and godfather. However, she, Zhang Sumiang, is the wife of the Prime Minister Chen Ping, and she

There was no relationship between Li Yuan and Li Yuan, so being called out by Yan Niuniu made Zhang Sumiang, who had always been at ease, blush with embarrassment.

"We, the elders, congratulate Marquis Wu on his victory and triumph with his army. We have specially prepared a small amount of wine on the Ba Bridge to celebrate. We also invite Marquis Wu to drink from this cup to enhance the prestige of our great Qin." Among the welcoming team, a white-haired man

The pale old man walked to the front with a cane, and there were two boys in front of him holding wine cups and drinking vessels.

It is said that when Liu Bang entered Guanzhong and made a three-chapter agreement, some of the elders greeted him in the same way. However, Liu Bang's so-called agreement was nothing more than lip service, and the aspirations of the elders were just like a bubble.

It will be destroyed at the first touch.

"For this wine, I must first thank the soldiers who died on the battlefield for the revival of the Qin Dynasty." Li Yuan dismounted, held the wine cup in his hand, and sprinkled it solemnly on the ground.

"Secondly, I would like to thank the elders who provided food, fodder and baggage for the Qin army's expedition." After taking the second cup of wine, Li Yuan handed it to the onlookers and sprinkled it on the ground around him.

"With this third glass of wine, please allow me to thank the brothers who have followed us in the war and shared the joys and sorrows together. You are the heroes of the Qin Dynasty and the most lovable people." Li Yuan turned around and faced the Qin army soldiers who had returned from the dust.

They shouted loudly, and his words made the Qin army soldiers even more excited.

"Wuhou, Wuhou, invincible, invincible!" A wave of voice echoed over Baqiao. This spring, for the people of Qin State, is a wonderful season that cannot be more wonderful.

"Without Wuhou, there would be no Chang'an City, and there would be no Qin today." This is the common aspiration of the Qin people.

In Chang'an.

One year of construction and follow-up has allowed the city to increasingly demonstrate its outstanding advantages. It was built at a relatively high altitude to avoid possible disasters caused by floods on the Wei River. At the same time, the water diversion project of the eight main canals has also provided the city with

It provided a clean water source. When the gurgling clear water flowed through the center of the city, even the old people who had strongly opposed it at the beginning changed their tune and praised Li Yuan for his insistence.

In Jinyang.

The scale of the third new military manufacturing site is getting larger and larger. Sima Yin is personally in charge. The mining of open-pit coal mines and the continuous innovation of smelting technology have made Jinyang the largest supplier of standard weapons for the Qin Army. In comparison,

Lishan Arms Manufacturing and Jushui Arms Manufacturing turned to producing some objects for civilian use.

In Bashu.

The Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project supervised by former Shu Governor Li Bing was dredged again under the supervision of Wang Shang, which greatly reduced the water damage in Shu County. The area of ​​irrigated paddy fields was expanded by nearly one-third than before, and the flat area

The Central Sichuan Plain has increasingly become the most important rear grain supply area for the Qin State.

Everywhere the Qin flag is planted.

What people talk about the most is the battles the Qin army fought abroad and won again and again. This is true for men, and it is the same for women. Compared with when the First Emperor was still alive, the Qin State today is freer, more powerful, and more capable.
Chapter completed!