Three powerful groups fought for a whole summer around the battle in Yandi. The result was that one party was satisfied and the other two parties had no choice but to withdraw.

Natural selection, survival of the fittest.

This winter, life will be extremely difficult for the tribes on the grassland. Especially those tribes that lost their able-bodied men during the battle in Yan. At the same time, after the failure of the conquest of Yan, Maodun's authority is inevitable.

If it is weakened, those ambitious elements who are ready to move will raise the banner of resistance again.

In fact, from the perspective of species evolution alone, the competitive relationship between the Xiongnu tribes is much more direct than that of the southern countries that entered the feudal social system. However, it is this endless killing that

The peaceful days on the grassland always seem extremely short.

However, generally speaking, Mao Dun still has a chance to make a comeback. In contrast, Xiang Yu's Chu State has suffered such heavy losses and no longer has the ambition to dominate the world.

Xiang Yu's left hand was completely disabled.

It was cut off from the wrist by the Huns, and the nervous system connected to the blood vessels was completely necrotic. Even if it was treated by the most powerful famous doctors of this era, there was still no possibility of replantation.

A crippled emperor.

A man who fell from being a victorious general to the altar.

Xiang Yu's pain was not only due to physical trauma, but also psychological. The Chu army returned to their homeland in a solemn and sad atmosphere. Those Chu soldiers who were lucky enough to survive did not have any expressions of luck or joy on their faces.

On their backs, clay pots filled with the ashes of their companions reminded them all the time.

The glory of the Chu people will no longer exist. Today, the heroes people talk about are none other than their former mortal enemies: the Qin people.

Since Li Yuan led his army to regain Xianyang, in just five years, the Qin army traveled north, south, east and west, winning one victory after another with unstoppable momentum. In the process, Qin's territory changed from 30 to 30 years ago.

Of the six counties, two out of seventy in Chidao shrank to only one county, Yongqi, and then rapidly expanded to the current seventeen counties.

Qiang Qin's courage frightened all the young people, and also made some ambitious people jealous.

Among these people, there were many who had slipped through the net after being hit many times by Li Yuan and then escaped. Taking advantage of the gap when the main force of the Qin army moved north, they began to gather together to form a new potential force.

Jiujiang County.

Located between Jiangdong and Jingchu, there are thousands of miles of swamps and vast dense forests and mountains. To the south of the river, there are scattered plains intertwined with swamps and mountains. To the north of the river, there are the remnants of the Funiu Mountains.

, Tianzhu Mountain and many other mountains are intertwined among them, making it intimidating for outsiders who don’t know the terrain.

A place like this is a natural refuge for thieves. More importantly, in addition to the favorable topography, the large rivers that pass from east to west also bring inexhaustible rich rewards to the thieves.

Among thieves, Ting Bu is the undisputed industry leader.

From the end of the First Emperor's reign, Qing Bu started robbing families and homes on the river. His most glorious record was that he robbed a fleet transporting grain from the Qin army who was conquering Baiyue in the south. The First Emperor was extremely furious.

Immediately ordered the dispatch of encirclement and suppression troops to arrest Ting Bu, which is also the reason why Ting Bu was tattooed on his forehead.

After Chen Wangsheng and Wu Guang revolted, Yingbu fled back from Lishan. He once again mobilized a group of thieves in the river and started a business without capital. Of course, this time he also had a righteous name: to resist the violent Qin Dynasty.

Xiang Liang crossed the Yangtze River for the Northern Expedition, and Yingbu led his brothers to join the Chu army. With his decisive and decisive killing power, he quickly became a fierce general in the Chu army. His troops were often at the vanguard, especially

In the Battle of Julu, Yingbu's troops, together with General Pu's troops, took the lead in attacking the Qin army's corridor, cutting off the connection between Wang Li's army and Zhang Han's army, thus laying the foundation for Xiang Yu's nine battles and nine victories.

If this situation continues and Xiang Yu and Ying Bu cooperate closely, the Chu army will indeed have no opponent. Unfortunately, Fan Zeng's proposal to enfeoff the princes and Ying Bu's hesitation in dealing with the issue of King Huai Xiong Xin will give way to Xiang and Ying Bu.

The trust between the two dropped to freezing point.

Later, Ying Bu returned to Jiujiang. He was dissatisfied and, under Sui He's persuasion, raised an army to attack Chu. This rebellion made Ying Bu completely stand against Xiang Yu.

In the past year, Xiang Yu also launched several attacks on bandit forces in the Jiujiang area, but all failed. Tingbu, who is entrenched in this area, has the advantages of time, location, and people. Without internal response,

, the Chu army simply dispatched local county soldiers to encircle and suppress them, which would naturally not have any effect.

This time, Xiang Yu's northern expedition to Yan was defeated. The news spread back to Jiujiang, which made Yingbu, who had been depressed for a long time, extremely excited. Once a brother, now an enemy, Yingbu felt that without his help, Xiang Yu was praised by everyone.

The invincible Overlord of Chu has never achieved any decent results on the battlefield.

In the battle of Hulao Pass, the Chu army lost troops and generals.

In the battle between Yanbei and the Xiongnu, the Chu army suffered heavy casualties.

Under such circumstances, there is a big question mark as to whether Xiang Yu is still capable of leading the Chu State. As for the candidate to succeed him, Qing Bu confidently believes that he is the only one who can do the job.

Six counties.

Jiujiang County and County Government.

In Tingbu's residence, the furnishings are extremely luxurious. Silk from Jiangdong, tortoiseshell from the East China Sea, golden pheasant feathers from South Vietnam, and weaving and embroidery from the Bashu area can all be found here in Tingbu. The waterway of the river makes Tingbu

This big boss has the same wealth as the prince.

Bedroom backyard.

The place, which only the family members can enter, is divided into two courtyards. The east courtyard is the residence of Wu Rui, the daughter of King Wu Rui of Changsha, and the wife of Qing Bu, Wu Ji. The west courtyard is the residence of Lu Yuan, the concubine of Xin Na, Qing Bu.

Wu Ji was the wife whom Tingbu had kidnapped when he was a thief. Although her father was Wu Rui, in Tingbu's eyes, the king of Changsha was just a prince at best. Changsha is located in the south-central part of the country and is sparsely populated.

The number of capable soldiers under Wu Rui was only ten thousand, even the thieves under Ting Bu.

Lu Yuan, the daughter of Liu Bang and Lu Pheasant, has just reached the age of sixteen. It is the time when her beauty is ready to show off. Compared with Wu Ji, who has passed the age of beauty, Lu Yuan's advantage lies in her youth and beauty, and more importantly

What's more, she also has a helper: Lu Xu. The widow of the former Han general Fan Kuai has completely overcome the shadow of her husband's death in battle. She was in the age of tiger and wolf, and after being robbed by the Ting Bu, she quickly and actively threw herself into his arms.

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Aunt and niece, two women with a close blood relationship and different generations, serve a man together. This strange style makes Tingbu completely lost in the gentle land.

Under the influence of Lu Xu and Lu Yuan, Yingbu gradually began to neglect Wu Ji, and reused the Lu clan members who had defected. Especially after Zhao was occupied by the Qin army, Lu Pheasant, Lu Ze, Lu Shizhi, etc.

The people surnamed Lu defected to Jiujiang one after another. Their arrival also allowed some desperate Han remnants who had been expelled by the Qin army to see a place where they could survive.

In July, the displaced and impoverished former Changshan King Zhang Er came to Jiujiang with his son Zhang Ao, and was later appointed as the Prime Minister of the country by Yingbu.

In August, Lu Pheasant suggested to Ying Bu that he should go to the Funiu Mountains where Zhang Liang had retired and invite this great think tank of the former Han Dynasty to come out again and reorganize a team similar to the strong think tank around Liu Bang. As soon as Ying Bu heard about Zhang Liang's name

, they were very excited for a while, but unfortunately, when they finally arrived at the place where Zhang Liang lived in seclusion, they found out that this famous scholar had wandered around without knowing his whereabouts.

After failing to invite Zhang Liang, Qi Bu, Lu Fei thought of a roundabout strategy and persuaded Zhang Liang's son Zhang Buyi to join Jiujiang County. As a result, Zhang Buyi, who was less than twenty years old, was obviously not as wise as me and couldn't bear it.

The flattering young Confucian scholar happily came to the place where thieves and conspirators were entrenched, and took up the official position of a doctor that was not worthy of the name.

At the end of August, after a period of recruiting troops and horses, Qing Bu spread the word to all the princes in the world and proclaimed himself the King of Jiujiang. He took charge of the four counties of Yuzhang, Lujiang, Hengshan and Jiujiang, with a population of about 100,000. When the thieves heard that the big leader was the king,

After that, they also came one after another, and for a time, the number of Jiujiang Army troops reached more than 30,000.

Armed with 30,000 troops.

In the vast and sparsely populated and remote Dajiang Daze area, this was a powerful force that shook the heavens and the earth by stomping its feet. Tingbu immediately swore an oath in six counties, raised his troops to the east, and led the navy in a mighty manner.

He killed the Chu State's base area: Jiangdong.

Jiangnan area.

Mainly the area where Kuaiji County is located, it has Wu County, Lou County, Qu'a, Dantu, Jiangcheng, Moling, Danyang, Yangmei, Zhangxian, Wucheng, Yuhang, Qiantang, Youquan, Haiyan, Shanyin, Ju

There are twenty-two counties in total: Zhang, Yinxian, Zhuji, Wushang, Damo, Shexian and Yixian.

During this period of chaos in the Central Plains, refugees from the north of the Yangtze River moved to the south of the Yangtze River. Many of them moved to Haiyan, Wucheng, and Yuhang in Wuxian County. The arrival of these refugees also added vitality to the economic development of Jiangdong. This time

, Ting Bu obviously also discovered the importance of Jiangnan from the merchant ships traveling on the river.

The sudden arrival of the Jiujiang Army frightened the local officials of the Chu Army who were left behind. After the Grand Sima Zhou Yin was transferred to Pengcheng to take charge, the Jiangdong area was mainly governed by Xiang Yu's clan uncle, Xiang Han, the governor of Kuaiji County. Xiang Han's ability

, within the Xiang family, it can be rated as medium, but in a wider scope, it is directly classified into the middle and lower range.

Facing Ying Bu's aggressive attack, Xiang Han ridiculously ordered to gather all the county soldiers in the Jiangdong area and hastily formed a defense line in the Qu'a area, trying to defeat Ying Bu with his ragtag group of people in order to prove his ability.

His illusory dream soon came to nothing under the attack of the Jiujiang Army.

After only half a day of fighting, the defense line of 20,000 Chu troops in Jiangdong collapsed. Xiang Han died among the rebels. Ting Bu swept across Jiangdong with almost overwhelming force and brought this sacred land under his rule.
Chapter completed!