Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 139
When Xiang Zhuang worshiped the Mausoleum of the First Emperor at the foot of Lishan Mountain, Gaochu's Nufeng camp had already marched day and night to the vicinity of Shangyi, and it was less than a hundred miles away from Wuguan. It went well, except for the resistance of hundreds of Han troops at the abandoned Gaoguan, there was basically no delay in other places.

The empty mountain was silent, and more than 1000 veterans of the Nufeng Battalion were marching on the rugged mountain road.

Looking at the deep valleys on both sides of the mountain road and the dense virgin forest, Gao Chu felt more and more uneasy.

As a matter of fact, ever since Gao Chu took the Nu Fengying through the Gao Pass, Gao Chu had a vague feeling of uneasiness in his heart, and the further he walked, the closer he was to Wu Pass, the feeling of uneasiness in Gao Chu's heart became more and more serious. It became more and more intense, as if there was a huge trap in front of him, waiting for his Fury Front Battalion to drill into it.

However, the task Xiang Zhuang assigned to Gao Chu and Nu Fengying was to capture Wuguan in the shortest possible time, and then nail it there until Xiang Zhuang's army arrived!Therefore, even though he had a bad premonition in his heart, Gao Chu still didn't stop, and even kept urging Nufengying to speed up the march.

While walking, a veteran complained while chewing dry food: "Damn it, this road is really remote. After walking so far, I didn't even hit a ghost."

The old soldier said it unintentionally, but Gao Chu's heart was shocked when he heard it.

Gao Chu finally understood why he had a vaguely bad feeling in his heart after passing the Gao Pass, because since passing the Gao Pass, Nufengying has never encountered a pedestrian again!This situation is not normal. Although the road from Wuguan to Guanzhong is not good, it is not that there are no traffickers and pawns, right?
The passage over Wuguan was obviously blocked by someone, and it was probably the Han army!
Gao Chu didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately ordered: "Send the order, the whole army stops advancing!"

With Gao Chu's order, the soldiers of the Nufeng camp who were rushing forward stopped one after another, and then quickly entered the roadside valley to hide and rest under the scolding of the small schools at all levels.

Gao Chu couldn't rest, and led more than a dozen elite soldiers to Wuguan.

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In fact, Gao Chu's military order was issued very timely, because less than 200 miles ahead, Lu Tai was leading an army of [-] to rush towards Gaoguan. Of course, the speed of the Han army's march was only one day Seventy or eighty miles, it is absolutely incomparable to the terrifying speed of more than [-] miles a day in Nufeng Camp.

This is not only due to the quality of the soldiers, the key is that the Nufeng Battalion marched lightly, each soldier only carried dry food, but the Han army carried a lot of luggage, and they couldn't move fast at all.

Of course, Lu Tai didn't really want to go to Gaoguan.

Lu Tai believes that although Wuguan is not as majestic and towering as Hangu Pass, the terrain around the pass is not as wide as Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass. When the army attacked the city, tens of thousands of troops could be invested, but the terrain around Wuguan was very narrow, and the enemy army could invest at most a thousand people each time they attacked the city.

Therefore, it seems a bit wasteful to have [-] troops guarding the gate, but [-] troops are more than enough.

Although Liu Bang entrusted Lu Ze with the task of blocking Wuguan, Lu Tai obviously would not be satisfied with it. If there is a chance to wipe out the main force of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang under Wuguan, Lu Tai will definitely not let it go. However, after obtaining Lu Ze's consent, Lu Tai led an army of [-] troops north to Wuguan, preparing to find a hidden valley.

Lu Tai's use of troops can be regarded as ruthless, he is going to wait for the Chu army to arrive at Wuguan, and then suddenly rush out from behind the Chu army's buttocks, trapping the main force of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang alive under Wuguan!In this way, the great merit of destroying Xiangzhuang and the remnants of the Chu army fell to Lu Tai. With this military exploit, Lu Tai could become a Marquis without relying on his father Yu Yin.

Thinking of the possibility that the Lu family might have two masters from the same family, Lu Tai's heart couldn't help but become eager.

This is also reasonable, let me ask, which man in the world does not want to be a Marquis?Lu Tai even wanted to crack the earth to seal the king, but this is a bit far away.

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Besides, at the beginning of Gaochu, he was rushing forward with more than a dozen elites.

All of a sudden, a faint hiss of a horse came to Gao Chu's ears. At that moment, Gao Chu suddenly raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Stop, stop everything!"

More than a dozen elites stopped one after another.

Gao Chu took a look at the nearby terrain, and immediately led a dozen sharp men to climb up a lonely peak on the right.

When Gao Chu and more than a dozen sharp men climbed to the top of the isolated peak, and then looked down to the south from the high ground, they all took a breath of air, and saw a long line of Han troops advancing in the valley to the south of the isolated peak. As for marching, the Han army formed a four-way column and marched forward. The forward had already reached the foot of the isolated peak, but the rear team was several miles away, and there were thousands of people at least!
"General, why is there a Han army here?" A sharp soldier said awe-inspiringly, "And there are so many people?!"

"That's right, isn't Liu Bang's army originally in Qidi? At most, they will rush to Luoyang now, why did they suddenly appear in Wuguan?" Another sharp soldier also said, "This is a big trouble, here The Han army that I saw was thousands of people, and I don’t know how many people didn’t come out of the mountains behind. We only have 1000 people, how can we fight this battle?”

"I'm afraid there are only a part of the Han army here!" Gao Chu said awe-inspiringly, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be a Han army in Wuguan! This Wuguan, we only rely on the [-] soldiers from the Nufeng camp." Elite soldiers, we will definitely not be able to take them down!" After saying this, Gao Chu shouted again in a low voice, "Let's go, let's go back!"

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Xianyang, the residence of the prime minister.

Under the guidance of Jin Xiang, two strong men walked into the hall boldly, and Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao hurriedly got up to greet them.

When Xiang Zhuang Dingqing looked at it, he saw that the big man on the left was more than nine feet tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a tiger skin skirt around his waist, and an iron tire bow on his shoulders, but his arms were exposed, and his arms and forearms were all protruding. His muscles and neck are so thick that others can pinch him without letting go, and even the hair on his head is standing on end, showing his fierce aura!

On the right side of the big man is an elegant young man, eight feet tall, about twenty years old.

"Qi Lie in Xiaxi, please refer to the general!" The husky and strong man took the lead in cupping his fists and bowing.

"Under the car division, see the general." The elegant young man also bowed his hands.

"Righteous man Xiqi, righteous man Zi Che, please take your seats." Xiang Zhuang bowed back and bowed his hands to invite them to the table.

Since the news of Xiang Zhuang's worship of the First Emperor's Mausoleum spread, from the next day, there have been people from the deceased Qin family who have come to join him.

Undoubtedly, Xiang Zhuang's move has already won the goodwill of the old Qin survivors, because since the fall of Qin, all the princes have entered the customs one after another, but none of them has a positive attitude towards the Great Qin Empire and the First Emperor. A person who affirms the Qin Empire and Qin Shihuang is the first prince to pay homage to the Mausoleum of the First Emperor!

Of course, Xiangzhuang is not yet a prince, but it is only a matter of time.

If there is a real revival in Da Chu, the King of Chu can only and must be Xiang Zhuang.

As I said before, aristocratic families are very politically speculative. Even if a mud-legged rebel like Chen Sheng rebels, there will be a large number of aristocratic families following him. Therefore, when Xiangzhuang shows goodwill to the old Qin survivors in Guanzhong When it was stated that he would inherit the legacy of the Great Qin Dynasty in its entirety, these wealthy families could no longer remain calm.

In just two days, there were already no less than [-] wealthy families who came to join us!
Of course, there are still not many truly outstanding talents, but at least they are better than none.

Xiang Zhuang chatted with Xiqilie and Zicheshi for a while, and he already knew that Xiqilie was a descendant of the Xiqi clan of the old Qin family, and Zicheshi was even a descendant of a famous family. After Zi Che, a famous pre-Qin official under Jiuquan, was dying, he heard that he was a descendant of the Zi Che family. Xiang Zhuang and Wei Liao were immediately in awe.

While talking, Jin Xiang came in again to report: "General, Baili from Zheng County is asking to see you."

"Bailishi?" Without waiting for Xiang Zhuang to reply, Xi Qilie changed his expression slightly and said, "Could it be the three brothers and sisters Bailixian, Bailimao and Baili Yishui?" After saying this, Xiqilie asked again Jin Xiang said, "Little brother, is there a white-clothed gentleman, a young strong man, and an unbelievably handsome young lady among them?"

Jin Xiang said: "There are hundreds of people outside, I didn't pay attention to them."

"Hundreds of people?" Zi Che said with a smile, "They must be Bailishi's followers."

Xiang Zhuang looked at Xi Qilie, then at Zicheshi, and said with great interest: "Both righteous men know Bailishi?"

Before Xi Qilie and Zi Cheshi could answer, Wei Liao had already replied: "The general doesn't know, this Baili family is a famous family in Guanzhong, and their ancestors are Baili Xi, a good minister during Duke Mu's time. , The Baili family moved to Zhengyi, and because of their business skills and rich family wealth, hundreds of people gathered under their door."

Ziche Shi rushed to Xiangzhuang and Wei Liao respectively, and said in a respectful voice: "General, old Taiwei, there are three brothers and sisters in Baili's generation. My younger brother Baili Mao has the courage to be undeserved, and my younger sister Baili Yishui is a well-known beauty in Guanzhong, ha ha."

"Oh?" Xiang Zhuang said happily, "So, how about inviting two righteous men to accompany me to welcome you?"

Naturally, Xi Qilie and Zi Cheshi had no objection, so Xiang Zhuang and his party left the hall and came straight to the gate.

Outside the gate, the [-] guests of Bailishi and hundreds of cattle, horses and mule carts almost blocked the entire street. When Xiang Zhuang walked out of the gate in a hurry, he saw the bustling crowd in front of him, dressed in white, holding a feather fan, and handsome The outstanding and outstanding Bai Lixian, for a moment, Xiang Zhuang almost wondered if Zhuge Liang had crossed over?

Xiang Zhuang has seen both the old version and the new version of Three Kingdoms in his previous life. Let’s not talk about the success or failure of these two versions of Three Kingdoms, but the image of Bai Lixian in front of him is exactly the same as Zhuge Liang played by Mr. Tang in the old version!

(End of this chapter)