Puyang, the county magistrate's office.

Zhang Liang hurried into the inner courtyard and reported to Liu Bang who was soaking his feet: "King, something happened!"

Liu Bang immediately detained Yanmai and then asked Zhang Liang: "Zifang, what big thing happened in such an urgent situation?"

Zhang Liang took a breath and said, "There is already news from the disciples sent by me to monitor the whereabouts of the Chu army. He sent back the report that the Chu army, which had lost its trace in Dong'a County two days ago, had been found, and they were hiding in a valley. However, there were less than 500 remnants of this remnant of the Chu army, and they were not the main force of the remnant of Xiangzhuang!"

There has never been a secret in this world that will never be revealed. Although Yu Ziqi was very careful and strictly implemented Xiang Zhuang's orders. After division of troops, he only marched at night with torches and would definitely find a secret place to hide during the day. However, even if he was careful and cautious, he was finally able to see through the hiding of the disciples sent by Zhang Liang.

"Ah?!" Liu Bang stood up suddenly and said in disbelief, "How could this happen?"

Zhang Liang said with shame: "The king forgives the crime. I was careless for a moment and was defeated by Wei Liao's golden cicada escape plan!"

"Let's talk about this for now." Liu Bang knew that it was not the time to hold him accountable, so he waved his hand and said, "The question is where is the main force of the Chu army of Xiangzhuang's son?" After saying this, Liu Bang said, "Xiangzhuang's son is not in Dong'a. Will he have crossed the Jishui River and fled into Lu County to meet with Xiang Guan?"

While the king and his minister were talking, Chen Ping also rushed over after hearing the news.

After hearing Zhang Liang talk about the situation, Chen Ping was also surprised.

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, and then said to Liu Bang: "King, but I am worried that the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang may have crossed the river west again and flowed into Zhao again!"

"This is impossible!" Liu Bang said decisively, "Now except Baimajin and Nanpi, there are probably only a handful of ships that can be found on both sides of the river. What can Xiangzhuang use to cross the river? His thousands of remaining soldiers can't jump into the river and swim over, right? I don't believe it anymore. All of these Chu army remnants can do the water?"

Chen Ping also said: "Yes, Brother Zifang, this should be unlikely, right?"

Wasn't the reason why the ships on both sides of the river burned down to prevent the Chu army from rushing into Zhao again?

"I can't say this, either." Zhang Liang sighed, "Oh, but I have a sense of intuition that Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao would probably cross the river west again and attack Huguan or Jingxing Pass through Zhaodi." After saying this, Zhang Liang said again, "King, in case of precautions, please send flying cavalry and inform General Wang Nu to strengthen Huguan and Jingxing's garrison."

"Okay, no matter whether Xiang Zhuang's son has entered Zhao again or not, it's always right to be careful." Liu Bang nodded and ordered Chen Ping, "Chen Ping, this matter will be a blessing."

"I will go down to compile the book now." Chen Ping took the order and went there.

Chen Ping did not think that the Chu army would rush into Zhao again. The Chu army had no ships, so what could it take to cross the river? In his opinion, the Chu army must have hid in a hidden valley in Xue County, Dong County or Jibei, but the king was right, and he was always right to be careful. It is necessary to remind Wang Su to strengthen Huguan. Jingxing's vigilance is still necessary.

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Yu Ziqi's whereabouts were exposed, and Xiang Zhuang was also in trouble now.

It was already very silly to drive more than 700 horses through Zhao. Although he bought the Hu people as a cover, when he arrived in Ye County, he still asked General Zhao Guoci Bai Xuan to intercept him.

Bai Xuan is the great-grandson of the famous general Bai Qi and the descendant of the general.

It's really interesting to say that Bai Qi was a famous general of the Qin Dynasty. He killed 450,000 surrendered soldiers of the Zhao army in Changping. When the Zhao people talked about Bai Qi, they really hated him to the bone, but when they were passed on to the great-grandson Bai Xuan, they actually turned into Zhao General. Of course, the Zhao State at this time and the Zhao State during the Warring States Period were already different.

Bai Xuan came from a famous family and was familiar with etiquette, so he did not do anything randomly.

Bai Xuan made it clear that the Zhao army lacked horses, so the more than 700 horses that transited from Ye County must be sold to Zhao State. Zhao State will also pay enough money and goods at the market price of Zhao State. In fact, Bai Xuan does this, it is understandable. You are just a horse dealer. You are selling this horse to South Korea. Isn’t it the same to sell it to Zhao State?

Qi Mai naturally didn't dare to agree. He is now a prisoner, so why didn't he see two strong men standing behind him?

These two strong men were nominally Qimai's servants, but in fact they were sent by Xiang Zhuang to monitor him. Once Qimai tried to escape or made an action that was unfavorable to the Chu army, the two of them would immediately kill him.

Bai Xuan did not force him to buy it all, but just asked him to go back and think clearly.

Of course, in order to prevent Qi Mai from driving away the horses, Bai Xuan specially sent more than a hundred cavalry to station near the Hu people's camp to monitor the Hu people at any time.

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In the "Hu people" camp, Gongsun was losing his temper.

"General, give the villain forty elite cavalry!" Gongsun Sui said murderously, "As long as a attack is done, the villain can defeat the more than a hundred Zhao cavalry outside!"

"Okay, give me some peace." Xiang Zhuang said angrily, "Now is not the time to show off."

Wei Liao also said: "Gongsun Sima, the more than a hundred Zhao cavalry outside are easy to deal with, but if thousands of Zhao troops are recruited, it will be difficult to deal with. After all, we are just passing by, not specifically attacking Zhao, right? So, it is better not to disturb the Zhao army."

Gongsun then said unwillingly: "But these horses are so cheaper than Zhao Jun?"

Xiang Zhuang said: "If the horse is gone, it will be gone. The key is that people can get over it. Our goal is Guanzhong!"

After saying this, Xiang Zhuang turned to Qi Mai and said, "Mr. Qi Mai, I will sell the horses to Bai Xuan tomorrow. But if you can't sell them all, you have to leave more than 100 war horses. Just say that we are leaving for transportation. You tell Bai Xuan that if the price he gave is fair, I will sell a thousand good horses next time."

Qi Mai, who had been huddling in the corner of the tent, responded timidly. This guy is quite self-aware. Since he became a prisoner of the Chu army, he has basically never had any trouble. He probably knew that with his small arms and short legs, it would be impossible to escape the clutches of the Chu army, so he always acted very obedient.

When he bought the two, Gongsun then sent out the tent. Wei Liao suddenly said, "General, all the way west, I found that Handan County was strengthening the city defense and repairing the city walls? Handan County is not Dai County or Yanmen County, so it is obviously not to resist the invasion of the northern Huns, so the behavior of the Zhao army is worth pondering."

"Or to guard against our army?" Wu She immediately denied his guess, "No, now no one knows that we have quietly returned to Zhao, so naturally Zhao Jun wouldn't know."

Xiang Zhuang's expression moved slightly and said, "The military advisor said that the Zhao army was guarding against the Han army?"

"It's probably like that." Wei Liao smiled and said, "General, although we have not completely broken Liu Bang's general trend, Liu Bang has been unable to destroy our army for a long time, and has been repeatedly disrupted by our army's military. Now, Liu Bang's prestige in the minds of various princes has been greatly reduced, otherwise the Zhao army would not have done what it is now."

Xiang Zhuang said with a boxing high: "In other words, if our army can force Liu Bang's army back to Guanzhong, then the princes from Guandong will no longer be able to buy his account, right?"

"Han Xin is hard to say. After all, Liu Bang has a kindness to Han Xin for his understanding. Everything Han Xin has today can be said to be thanks to Liu Bang." Wei Liao shook his head and then said again, "But Peng Yue, Ying Bu, Zhang Er, Zangtu, Wu Rui, Han Wangxin and Zhou Yin will definitely not buy Liu Bang's account again!"

Xiang Zhuang said in a deep voice: "It seems we have to enter Guanzhong as soon as possible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gongsun suddenly entered the tent and reported, "General, General Gao Chu is asking for a meeting."

"Gao Chu?!" Xiang Zhuang's face changed slightly and he said in a deep voice, "Let him come in quickly." Before Ji Pu divided the troops, Xiang Zhuang had a strict order, and there was no urgent matter for 100,000 yuan. It was strictly forbidden to contact each other between the various Chu troops, but Gao Chu came to him at this time, and something big or major discovery must have happened.

Gongsun then took the order and left, and soon led Gao Chu into the tent again.

"General, military advisor." Gao Chu rushed to Xiangzhuang, and Wei Liao bowed separately, and said, "The last general intercepted a cavalry of the Han army in Liangqi County, and found this." As he said that, Gao Chu took out a yellow silk cloth bag that had not been opened from his arms, and then held it with both hands and handed it to Xiangzhuang respectfully.

Xiang Zhuang opened the cloth bag, but there was a roll of wooden slips inside.

Then he unfolded the wooden slip. It turned out to be a secret letter sent by Liu Bang to the Han general Wang Na. The general idea was that the Chu army was likely to rush into Zhao again, and reminded Wang Na to strengthen the defense of Huguan Canyon and Jingxing Canyon to strictly prevent the Chu army from attacking the sneak attack! After reading the secret letter in a hurry, Xiang Zhuang's face suddenly changed, and he could not come back to his senses for a long time.

Seeing that Xiang Zhuang had a strange expression, Wei Liao said with concern: "General, what happened?"

"Military advisor, you'd better watch it yourself." Xiang Zhuang handed the wooden slip to Wei Liao with a serious expression.

Zhang Liang did not see through Wei Liao's plan to escape, but his caution still posed a fatal threat to the Chu army.

After Wei Liao hurriedly read Mu Jian, his face also changed. The Chu army returned and went back and forth across the river, and finally got rid of the many Han troops that were chasing and blocking. He saw that he could secretly cross Zhao territory, but found that things were not as easy as he thought. Zhang Liang was really cautious enough, and he left a large army in Huguan and Jingxing each!

What’s even more terrible is that these 20,000 troops are still elite soldiers sucked by the Han general Wang!

Even if you are divided into troops to guard it, there are at least 10,000 elite soldiers outside the Huguan Canyon, which are ten thousand elite soldiers!

Even if the Chu army launched a raid and defeated the Han army outside the Huguan Canyon with thunderous force, the Huguan defenders on the other side of the canyon must have known the news. Once the Huguan defenders are prepared, they will rely on the Chu army's existing responsibilities, with only three swords and two swords, without cloud ladders and shield armor, so how can they fart? The Chu army can't fly directly to the gate, right?

This unexpected discovery completely disrupted the Chu army's plan, and Huguan is probably incredible!

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Chapter completed!