Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 135 Li Wei
On the road from Hangu Pass to Xianyang, Xiang Zhuang's army is meandering forward.

After a night of rest and "exhaustion", all the soldiers were full of energy and high spirits.

At this time, Guanzhong was the emptiest time, and the counties and counties in Guanzhong did not have enough self-protection, and they did not dare to send troops to ambush or attack the Chu army, so the Chu army marched very smoothly.

When it was more than ten miles away from Xianyang, a fast horse suddenly came galloping from the front.

Before the fast horse approached, Jin Xiang had already stepped forward and shouted sharply: "Who is it?!"

"The villain has something urgent to meet with the general!" The man clasped his fists at Jin Xiang and said, "The general, please report on your behalf."

Immediately Xiang Zhuangce stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Aren't you the captain of General Xiao Kai's personal army? What's the matter?"

The cavalry was Xiao Kai's personal captain, he cupped his hands and panted, "General, fight, fight."

Xiang Zhuang frowned, and said lightly: "Speak slowly, who is fighting with whom?"

Xiao Kai's personal captain took a breath, collected himself and said: "Our army is fighting with Tian Hengjun."

Wei Liao and Wu She's expressions changed slightly when they heard the words, Xiao Kai and Tian Heng sent back news last night that the two armies were preparing to attack Xianyang, why did they start killing each other before two hours?
Xiang Zhuang said: "What's the matter, why are there fights?"

Xiao Kai's personal soldier captain told the whole story from the beginning to the end.

The thing turned out to be like this, when attacking the city last night, Tian Heng chose the right east gate, attacked from the front and attracted the attention of most of the defenders, but Xiao Kai sent a hundred sharp men who were well versed in water Drainage Crossing sneaked into Xianyang City, and opened the left east gate while taking advantage of the emptiness. As a result, they rushed into Xianyang ahead of Tian Heng.

When Tian Heng's army had more than half of their casualties and finally entered Xianyang, Xiao Kai's army had already entered Miyagi.

Although Tian Heng was unhappy, he didn't say anything, but the more than 100 generals under him who were born as disciples were not happy, especially Xiao Kaijun defended the palace city and prevented Tian Hengjun's soldiers from entering it. How could they be reconciled?This is Miyagi, the gold, silver, jewels, silk and satin inside must not be piled up like a mountain?How can Xiao Kaijun swallow it all by himself?
There was a verbal quarrel, then a physical conflict, and then it turned into a fight with weapons!

In the end, Xiao Kai's army simply closed the gate of Miyagi, and Tian Heng's remnant soldiers also set up a posture to attack Miyagi. Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiao Kai quickly sent his captain to seek help from Xiangzhuang.

"Okay, you go down." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and sent Xiao Kai's personal captain away.

Xiang Zhuang believed that the original story of the matter should be similar to what Captain Xiao Kai said. Even though the boy was quite dissatisfied with Tian Hengyou's army in his words, what he said should basically be true. It's really hard to say whether Hengjun made the first move or Xiao Kaijun made the first move.

Wu She said: "General, this matter is not trivial, it should be handled with care."

Xiang Zhuang looked calm. Since ancient times, as long as there are people, there will be factions. Where there are factions, there will be struggles. This kind of thing should not be too normal.

It is said that the Chu army has been in such a struggle since the original Xiangzhuang of the wild horse was ordered in danger.

First, Xiang Bo challenged Xiang Zhuang's authority, but was beheaded by Xiang Zhuang with thunderous means. That power struggle was also the most dangerous, because at that time Xiang Zhuang had not won Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Xiao Gongjiao, Zhongli Mei, etc. Yu Ziqi and others supported him, but when Xiang Zhuang showed his determination to kill, the generals still chose to obey.

Later, Xiang Zhuang commanded the remnants of the Chu army to fight and win victories, and gradually established his authority.

In the battle of Shouchun, he beheaded the powerful general Fan Kuai before the battle, and pushed Xiang Zhuang to the altar.

Then the two clan generals, Xiang Han and Xiang Ying, both tried to challenge Xiang Zhuang's authority, but in the end they died and left, and Xiang Ying is still alive or dead.

After entering Sanchuan County, the factions within the Chu army became more complicated.

Huan Chu and Ji Bu are the oldest and have made great military exploits, so they can be regarded as veterans.

Gao Chu, Jing Qian, and Xiao Kai were promoted by Xiang Zhuang, and they were considered young men.

Pang Yu and Jin Xiang belonged to the old Wei family. Although they haven't formed a faction yet, with their potential, as long as they don't die in battle, they will definitely form their own faction in the future.

Then there is Tian Heng, a Qi man.

Among them, Huan Chu and Ji Bu represent Xiang Yu's old minions. Although the Western Chu Kingdom has long existed in name only, and Ding Yu has already committed suicide by the Wujiang River, there are still many of Xiang Yu's old minions. In the three counties of Xuejun, Zhangjun, and Kuaiji, many of Xiang Yu's old troops are still fighting.

If Xiang Zhuang wants to gain a firm foothold in Jiangdong, if he wants to gain the support and support of these Xiang Yu's old troops, it is very important to treat Yu Ji kindly, but he can't treat generals like Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Zhong Li Mei in the cold, because in each county The old Chu generals who persisted in fighting in the county, many of them were old friends and old ministries of these generals.

Not to mention Gao Chu, Jing Qian, and Xiao Kai, they are Xiang Zhuang's true direct descendants.

Xiang Zhuang would never suppress his direct line troops easily. To suppress his direct line, wouldn't that be self-defeating martial arts?Xiang Zhuang would never do such a stupid thing.

Pang Yu and Jin Xiang have not yet formed a faction, so don't think about it for now.

Tian Heng is different in the Chu army, because whether it is Xiang Zhuang or Tian Heng, everyone knows that Tian Heng is actually a sojourner living in the Chu army camp. In the future, when the situation changes, Tian Heng will definitely leave The Chu army is self-reliant. To put it bluntly, Xiang Zhuang and Tian Heng are now just using each other.

Therefore, the dispute between Xiao Kai and Tian Heng is easy to deal with.

Of course, Xiang Zhuang will not hesitate to favor Xiao Kai, because Xiang Zhuang always believes in a truth, good soldiers are boasted, and strong generals are used to it. If you don't treat your direct descendants well, when it comes time to employ people, who will replace them? Are you working hard?At critical moments, it will always be your direct descendant who stands up to support you, not a hero with independent personality like Tian Heng!

Of course, Tian Heng can't be suppressed too hard, let alone kill Xiang Bo and Xiang Han directly. Grand Sima Zhou Yin, it is said that he had no choice but to betray Chu and Han. If Xiang Zhuang directly killed Tian Heng this time, then Zhou Yin would think that Xiang Zhuang, like Xiang Yu, was a cruel and bloodthirsty generation. It is impossible for Yin to return to Da Chu again.

Xiang Zhuang didn't think it was a big deal, but Wei Liao thought it was a good thing.

Dang Wei Liaoce immediately went forward to Xiang Zhuang and said, "General, I think this is a chance."

Having said this, Wei Liao continued: "After Hulao reorganized the army, our army's strength suddenly increased by ten times, but the combat effectiveness has also dropped a lot, especially the general's control over the entire army has dropped a lot. Many soldiers who joined only recognize the generals of each army, but they don’t know that the general is the master of the whole army. This kind of situation is quite dangerous.”

Xiang Zhuang took it very seriously, Wei Liao meant to take this opportunity to establish Xiang Zhuang's absolute authority.

Just like when Xiang Zhuang established his prestige in front of the old Chu army by killing Xiang Bo, this time he will also punish Tian Heng to establish absolute authority in front of thousands of recruits of the Chu army. Xiang Zhuang needs to tell these recruits through this incident Danzi, Xiang Zhuang is the general of Da Chu, and Tian Heng is just a general under his command!

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Xianyang, Miyagi.

The scuffle had been stopped by Xiao Kai and Tian Heng together, Xiao Kai's trilogy had already retreated into Miyagi, while Tian Heng's trilogy only blocked the main entrance of Miyagi, and the two sides did not clash again.

However, hundreds of corpses were still lying near the main entrance.

Speaking of it, it was really just an accident. When the conflict just happened, Xiao Kai was searching for Liu Bang's family in the depths of the palace. Xiao Kai was full of desire to catch a wife or child of Liu Bang. As for Tian Heng, he took his soldiers to the west of the city to seize The storehouse went to the treasury, and the instigator of the conflict was actually Tian Heng's nephew Tian Ruifei!

"You, you." Tian Heng pointed at Tian Ruibo, almost speechless with anger.

"Nephew is right!" Tian Libai raised his head and said angrily, "In order to break through Xianyang City, our army suffered more than 2000 casualties. Shouldn't we enter Xianyang Palace to grab some treasures?"

Having said this, Tian Libai said again: "Besides, if our right army hadn't attracted most of the Xianyang defenders, how could he, Xiao Kai, break through the city first? Hmph, the great achievement of breaking Xianyang first was stolen by him. Forget it, even the gold and silver treasures in the palace will be swallowed by him? Is there any reason for this?!"

"That's right, that's right! Why does Xiao Kaijun swallow all the treasures in the palace?"

"Brothers shed blood and sweat, Xiao Kaijun took all the advantages, how can there be such a reason?"

After Tian Ruibai, more than a dozen small schools echoed their words one after another, all of them filled with righteous indignation.

However, Tian Heng felt chills in his heart. Tian Libai is just a stunned young man, and everyone under him is also stunned. They still haven't figured out the situation, who is Xiao Kai?He is a hard-core confidant picked up by the general with one hand. If you make trouble with the general's hard-core confidant, isn't that courting death?

After all, their current identities are not the Qi army, but the Chu army!

And there is only one general in the Chu army, and he is not Tian Heng, but Xiang Zhuang!

However, Tian Rui was stunned, but Tian Heng couldn't be stupid. Now it's serious to think about how to save Tian Rui's life. Tian Rui is the only flesh and blood left by Tian Dan, the brother of Tian Heng's clan and the former king of Qi. Heng absolutely does not want this bloodline to be cut off!But Tian Ruifei committed this crime, can Xiang Zhuang forgive him?
Tian Heng himself is also a decisive hero, he knows Xiang Zhuang's heart too well.

Since the expansion of the Chu army at Hulao Pass, the military orders have been somewhat confused, and the various factions are not convinced by each other. This situation is obviously not what Xiang Zhuang wants to see, so Xiang Zhuang will definitely use this matter to make a big fuss , he will definitely use the dilapidated head to stand up...

(End of this chapter)