Chapter 421 Zhao Yan offers a plan

Han Xin limped in the big tent with his hands on his back.

Ying Bu, Han He, Zhao Yan, Kuai Che, Xue Ou and others turned their eyes with Han Xin's figure and then turned around. Everyone's face seemed a little anxious, and the atmosphere in the big tent was also very solemn.

Amid the rapid footsteps, Qi army general Cheng Hei had already strode in.

Han Xin stopped, and Ying Bu couldn't wait to ask: "General Cheng, how about it?"

Cheng Hei rushed to Han Xin, Ying Bu bowed his hand, shook his head and said, "No, the Sishui River is full of ships of the Chu Navy. Whether it is day or night, there are fleets patrolling. Not to mention building a floating bridge, it is impossible to even swim across."

Han Xin's brows frowned in an instant. Ying Bu, Han He, Zhao Yan, Kuai Che and others were also full of disappointment. Sishui was blocked by the Chu Navy. The coalition forces divided the troops to intercept the Chu army's food route and became a fantasy. The Chu army's food route was unobstructed, and the military food could be continuously transported from the rear, but the coalition could no longer support it.

After a long silence, Han Xin asked Han He: "Crown Prince, how much food is left in the army?"

Han He knelt down and stood up, bowed to Han Xin and replied, "Father, there are still 50,000 stones of corn in the army, which can last for about ten days. The foreign minister condemned the flying cavalry to report that recently he received another 100,000 stone of military rations, and it will be released to Huainan soon. However, the prime minister said in his letter that after the 100,000 stone of grain was released, there would be no more grain in the middle of the country."

Han Xin sighed: "That is to say, it's only one month."

Kuai Che sighed and said sadly: "What can you do if you do after one month?"

"Yes, what should I do in a month?" Ying Bu was panicked and asked Han Xin, "King of Qi, you shouldn't leave my Huainan Kingdom alone, right?"

Han He said angrily: "You are unwilling to pay the food, would you let my soldiers of Daqi starve to death in Huainan?"

"I, I..." Ying Bu gritted his teeth and suddenly said, "King of Qi, I can support a batch of rice, but not a lot, it's almost 20,000 s. "It's not that Ying Bu hides his own privately, but that he really can't bring out more food. In recent years, the Huainan has been chaotic by Zhu Jian and others, and the country's strength is not good.

Han Xin shook his hand and said calmly: "If the lips are lost, the teeth are cold. If the Huainan Kingdom is destroyed, the Qi State will be in danger, so I will never retreat easily. If the Chu army still refuses to fight, then attack!" In fact, Han Xin didn't say anything, he has less than three months left to live. If he cannot defeat Bishu this time, Qi State will definitely be over.

"Father..." Han He was very anxious when he heard this. When he wanted to be dissuaded, he was stopped by Han Xin.

Zhao Yan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "King, I have a plan that may force Bi Shu to fight!"

"Oh, Zi Jin said quickly, will the plan come out?" Han Xin's heart moved slightly when he heard this. Yingbu, Kuai Che, Han He, Xue Ou and others' eyes immediately gathered on Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan said: "Master, we can spread rumors!"

"Rumor? What rumor?" Han Xin was confused when he heard this, but Kuai Che's eyes lit up.

Speaking of placing troops and winning the battle field, no one in the world can match Han Xin. But when it comes to conspiracy and tricks and planning in the tent, Han Xin is far inferior to Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and Zhao Yan. Han Xin didn't know how powerful the rumor was, but Kuai Che suddenly came back to the point. If the rumor is used well, sometimes it can be able to match 100,000 soldiers!

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Since Bishu and Xiangzhuang took the army to fight one after another, Ziling City has fallen into a strange restlessness. The students of the Imperial Academy no longer concentrate on class. The ladies no longer discuss the other party's clothing. The vendors on the street are asking around. Most of the servants in the government office are in a hurry, and even the nobles have become absent-minded.

Whenever a fast horse gallops past the street, it will attract everyone's attention.

In Ziling City, more than 500,000 people were all looking forward to the good news ahead.

However, the good news did not come, and rumors about General Bishu spread throughout the entire city of Ziling overnight.

The rumor is that Bi Shu remained silent in Huainan because he was waiting for an opportunity. Just waiting for Xiang Zhuang to defeat Nanyang, Bi Shu would return to Jiangdong and take the opportunity to usurp the throne of King Chu!

No one knows where these rumors first came from. Anyway, the whole streets and alleys of Ziling City have been discussing this matter in the past two days.

"Old Bi, I tell you that your Bi family is really going to have a king this time."

The guy who spoke was Liu Ji breakfast, Niu, with a towel on his back, and looked red. He obviously lived a good life, and at least three meals a day were quite good. At this moment, the guy named Niu was pretending to be mysteriously chatting with a restaurant clerk who got up early and burned the stove next to him, and the guy in the restaurant clerk was named Bi.

"Old cow, just pull it hard." The man surnamed Bi quickly poured five cents per pound of charcoal into the stove, then pressed a pineapple and hair on the charcoal, then ignited the fire twister and began to make a fire, and said without looking back, "The General is loyal to the king. How could he have the intention to usurp the throne?"

"Don't believe it, which man in this world has no ambition?" said the man surnamed Niu.

"Okay, I don't have the time to grind my teeth with you." After the guy surnamed Bi was born, he turned around and wanted to leave. "I will have to go to the Dongjiao Fish Market to purchase goods later. If I go late, I won't be able to buy fresh sea bass."

"Oh, no, no, no, no." The man named Niu quickly grabbed the man named Bi and said in a low voice, "Old Bi, don't you have a distant clan brother who is a personal soldier under the general's tent? If this general becomes the king, your distant clan brother should be a county lieutenant, county lieutenant, etc., right? Don't forget to help our old cousin at that time."

The man surnamed Bi glanced at the man surnamed Niu and said coldly: "You, sooner or later, die in your mouth."

After saying that, the guy named Bi left straight away. The guy named Niu touched his mouth and muttered, "What's wrong with my mouth? Is it good to eat and drink?"

But the two guys didn't know that their conversation was heard by a mother and son in a carriage next to him.

A silly voice asked, "Mom, will Dad really usurp the throne as they said?"

"Wen'er is not allowed to talk nonsense." A gentle voice rang out, "The king has the kindness of knowing your father, and your father is even more a man of uprightness. How could he have the idea of ​​usurping the throne?"

"But..." said a sniffy voice, "Do they all say that?"

"That's a rumor." The gentle voice suddenly filled with worry, "Someone wants to harm your father."

"Mom, let's go to Huainan." said in a slutty voice, "Let's go and help my dad beat up the bad guy, okay?"

While the mother and son were talking, a beautiful young woman named Huaxin came to the carriage gracefully and said to it through the curtain: "Miss, Liu Ji's soy milk has been sold out, so I'll go to Cao Ji in front to take a look." Since Xiangzhuang invented tofu, soy milk has quickly become popular, and now it has become the most popular breakfast in Chu.

"Forget Xiaoqing, I won't eat anymore." A soft voice in the carriage said, "Let's go home."

"Ah, don't eat anymore?" The young woman Hua Xin was obviously a little surprised, but she nodded, twisted her waist and sat on the shaft of the car, and said to the old man who was driving the car, "Uncle Fu, go home."

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Rumors spread everywhere on the streets and alleys, and the prince Xiang Zheng, who stayed in the Zhiling Supervisor, was also alarmed.

This is a major event, and Xiang Zheng dared not act arbitrarily, and he did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately sent someone to general Xiang, the chief minister Xiang Qi, and the court guard Xiang Qi summoned him to the palace overnight to ask for advice.

In the study room, Xiang He said calmly: "Prince, this is just a rumor, so don't pay attention to it."

"I think there is no wind and waves. The general stationed in Huainan for more than a month, but refused to fight against the Qi army and Huainan army. The situation was indeed a bit abnormal." Xiang Qi did not deliberately refute, nor did he think about challenging his authority. In fact, Xiang Qi was recommended by him to be the magistrate in charge of judicial trials.

Xiang Qi just wanted to express his views to Xiang Zheng, and that's all.

In fact, the rumors spreading on the streets and alleys are not without foundation. Bi Shu has been in Huainan for almost two months. Apart from winning a battle at the beginning, he has made no achievements since then. This makes people wonder about his intentions. Is he really waiting for Xiang Zhuang to be defeated, and then take the opportunity to return to Jiangdong and usurp the throne?

"This is impossible. General is not that kind of person." Xiang He said decisively.

Xiang Qi stopped saying anything more, and it was really a challenge to Xiang’s authority.

Xiang Zheng was young after all, and he was obviously lacking in experience and even more confident when dealing with such major national affairs. He said with some concern: "Ling Yin, I am a big deal. Should I pass a letter to Feige in Nanyang and report to my father to decide?"

"Crown Prince, there is no need for that." Xiang waved his hand and said decisively, "You are the prince of the governor. You can handle such things. There is no need to report to the king, and it will not disturb his will." After saying this, Xiang said again, "Also, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. As long as you catch the spreader, the rumors will be broken."

Xiang Zheng said helplessly: "Okay, this matter will be the responsibility of the Tingwei Mansion."

"Here!" Xiang Qi bowed and took the order.

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There is an inconspicuous courtyard in the east of Ziling City. No one knows that this courtyard is the headquarters of Ebony Cliff.

In the basement of the small courtyard, a man in black knelt on one knee and respectfully reported to the thin black shadow standing in front of the north wall facing away from the hall: "Commander, the ins and outs of the matter have been found out, but the people who spread the rumors have already run away!"

The thin black shadow nodded slightly and said, "Although it is a rumor, I still have to report it to the commander."

"Here!" The black shadow kneeling on the ground responded, and said, "Commander, I heard that the prince is also very anxious because of this. Should he report our thorough investigation results to him?"

"No need!" The thin black shadow raised his hand suddenly and said coldly, "We Ebony Cliff are only responsible to the monarch. When will the prince become the monarch, it will not be too late to report to him."


Chapter completed!