The Qin Dynasty.

With the disintegration of the Huns in the north, they suddenly lost their most threatening enemy. But in the south, south of the river, Qin's rule was far from achieving peace and tranquility.

Spring in Jiangnan.

It is always accompanied by bursts of drizzle and rare sunny days, and the wild flowers in the mountains and forests will compete with each other, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Wuyi Mountain Road.

On the mountain road from the hometown of Yue to the royal city of Minyue, an army under the banner of "Xiang Chu" was marching south. Among the troops, a stout general with a beard on his face raised his head high and kept saying

Urging the soldiers under his command to follow up quickly.

Xiang Chu has been dead for a year.

At this time, the person who still insists on using Chu as the state under the banner of Xiang is the last hope of the Xiang family: Xiangzhuang.

Since crossing to the south, Xiang Zhuang led a group of defeated generals to fight in the east of the Yangtze River, and successively reached an agreement with the leaders of the Fan tribe, Baiyue and other tribes to unite to resist Qin. However, this alliance failed in the face of the oppression of the powerful Qin army.

Disintegrated and dissipated again and again.

Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed since Xiang Yu's death and the fall of Chu State. After Xiang Zhuang crossed the river and returned to Jiangdong, he also went through a lot of hard work and struggle, but as the Qin army marched one by one,

As they continued to cross south, the Xiang family's foundation in Jiangdong began to shake.

At the end of December last year.

Xiang Zhuang mustered up his courage and led nearly 10,000 soldiers from Chuzhou who had been scrapped together. He fought with Qin general Jiang Yu on the bank of Taihu Lake in a decisive battle since Wu Yue's struggle for hegemony. This battle was Xiang's last battle.

It was a boat-to-water battle that Zhuang had pinned his hopes on, and Jiangdong's disciples were good at it. With this advantage, Xiang Zhuang wanted to comfort Xiang Yu's spirit in heaven with a victory.

However, the progress of the war left Xiangzhuang extremely disappointed.

The number of Qin troops participating in the battle reached an unprecedented number of more than 50,000, and more importantly, more than half of the Qin troops crossing south were the former Chu troops who had just surrendered to Qin. Among these soldiers, there were many generals from Jiangdong. Except for the soldiers,

, within the general level, the Qin army also included the former Chu great Sima Zhou Yin, generals Ding Gong, Huan Chu and others.

Among these people, Zhou Yin had been stationed in Jiangdong for two years and was quite familiar with the situation in the south. Huan Chu was Xiang Yu’s former cavalry captain, and his abilities were almost as good as Xiang Zhuang’s. However, due to the war, Huan Chu

He was injured and lost the opportunity to make a name for himself in the Chu army. This time, Huan Chu saw that Ji Bu, Zhong Limei and other old Chu generals had surrendered to Qin. Only then did Huan Chu follow the advice and serve as a first-level general in the Qin army.

Huan Chu was originally from Jiangdong. He was a water pirate and had connections with the great thief Ying Bu. Xiang Zhuang learned many of his skills in water warfare from Huan Chu.

The result of the war ended with Xiangzhuang being defeated again. The only thing that made him lucky was that a reinforcement army composed of Shengpanyue people he had recruited not long ago came from the Qiantang area, which just solved his predicament. This

The troops fighting in Xiangzhuang lost more than 6,000 troops, including many brave men.

In desperation, Xiang Zhuang decided to lead the remaining troops to retreat southward, waiting for an opportunity to meet up with Wu Zhu, a descendant of Gou Jian, the ancient Yue king, who was active in the Fujian and Yue areas.

Wu Zhu is a descendant of the King of Yue. When the Chu Kingdom destroyed Yue in the past, Wu Zhu's ancestors fled south to Fujian with their people. Before the First Emperor unified the country, Wu Zhu once proclaimed himself the King of Yue. But then he was directly and unceremoniously demoted by the First Emperor.

Sir, this resentment has been accumulated in Wu Zhu's heart for a long time, and it also made him join the various princes who opposed Qin.

Of course, with Wu Zhu's strength and position, it is almost impossible for him to actually send troops to join the war in the Central Plains. At most, he can only send some warriors from his clan to join the anti-Qin princes. Four years ago, Wuling

The leader of the Yue tribe, Mei Juan, led his troops to support Liu Bang, the king of Han, and fought a decisive battle with Li Yuan's Qin army in Jingnan.

Among his troops were members of Wu Zhu's tribe. After Liu Bang's defeat, Wu Zhu, Mei Juan and other southern anti-Qin forces chose to retreat to the south of the river to recuperate.

When he was desperate and Jiangdong could no longer gain a foothold, Xiang Zhuang had no choice but to seek refuge in Wu Zhu. It was uncomfortable to live under someone else's roof, especially for a person with a violent personality like Xiang Zhuang, but now, he only had this option, and the rest was

Whether they defect to Meijuan or to Wu Rui, the only prince who still has territory, they will face the next attack from the Qin army.

Based on Xiang Zhuang's understanding of Wu Rui's character, there is no guarantee that this duplicitous guy will betray himself and take Xiang Zhuang's head to ask for reward from Li Yuan.

The ninth year of the Qin Dynasty.

spring.

The royal city of Minyue.

King Wuzhu of Yue, Mei Juan, the leader of the Meiyue tribe, and Xiang Zhuang, the general of the Western Chu State, these three forces who had a life-and-death hatred against the Qin State gathered together.

Wu Zhu occupies a vast territory in Fujian. Like the Huns, the Yue people are all soldiers. Wu Zhu's ancestors have been operating here for many years. Although Fujian is not suitable for human reproduction, the tenacity of the Fujian and Yue people still makes them proud.

Wu Zhu was very proud.

Meijuan's Wuling tribe has been in a very low state after being defeated by the Qin army in Jingnan. After finally resting for nearly two years, Meijuan has gathered about 20,000 Baiyue tribesmen.

The coalition forces are now stationed in Lingnan and continue to block the main communication route between South Vietnam and the north.

Compared with the wealthy Wu Zhu and Mei Juan, Xiangzhuang's situation is much more miserable. They retreated from Wu County all the way. The Xiang family's attraction to the children of Jiangdong is also weakening day by day. Compared with the Central Plains, Jiangdong is a remote place.

Compared with the more remote Minyue, Jiangdong is actually a paradise on earth. Under this contrast of natural living conditions, there are not many soldiers willing to follow Xiangzhuang to Minyue. Now, Xiangzhuang can only gather all the way.

More than two thousand people were gathered.

Among these two thousand people, about 600 were members of the Xiang family. After Xiang Yu established Chu, the Xiang family's center of gravity moved to Pengcheng as a whole, but there was still a root system in his hometown of Wu County. However,

Most of the remaining members of the Xiang clan are marginal branches, and their relationship with Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang is not as good as that of Xiang Han and Xiang Ying.

In addition to the Xiang clan, some of the soldiers who followed Xiang Zhuang were the families of generals who died in the battle with Qin. On the one hand, they were afraid that the Qin army would come and kill them all. On the other hand, they also listened to Xiang Zhuang's encouragement.

, decided to take refuge in the war-torn areas of Fujian and Vietnam.

In the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, there are many long, narrow and deep valleys. Hundreds of people hide in them. Even if you are separated by a mountain, you can't find someone's house not far away.

Xiang Zhuang led his army into Fujian. Along the way, he saw the mountainous landforms in the Wuyi Xianxia area. His depressed mood after repeated defeats was greatly improved. In the dense mountains and forests in the south, the Qin army's strengths would be greatly restricted.
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