Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 200 Reaction of the Parties
After Lu Yu's main force was defeated, taking advantage of the fact that the Nanyang Qin army had no time to regroup and reinforce Ye County, the main force of the Young Marshal's army didn't even have time to pay attention to Kunyang County, and soon launched an attack on Ye County, which is very geographically important.

Relying on the solid fortifications left by Lu Yu, the Ye County Qin Army managed to withstand the frontal attack of the Young Marshal Army on the first day, but no matter how desperately struggling, the Ye County Qin Army with a strength of less than 3 people was still no match. More than [-] generals and soldiers took turns to attack, and the city was finally broken by the young generals at noon the next day. The county magistrate of Ye County who refused to surrender committed suicide and died for the country. Most of the defenders died in battle, and the rest were either captured or Fleeing out of the city, the main force of the Young Marshal finally opened a wide road leading to the hinterland of Nanyang.

The transportation technology of this era is very backward, and it is difficult to transmit information. However, such an important event as the Young Marshal's defeat of the main force of the Nanyang Qin Army and the invasion of the hinterland of Nanyang was quickly passed on to Xianyang City through various channels. In front of Zhang Han, who was confronted by the anti-Qin coalition forces.

In this regard, Zhao Gao, who actually holds the power of the imperial court, is of course extremely shocked. Even though he did not dare to report to Hu Hai, who is grumpy and likes to shirk responsibility, Zhao Gao immediately strengthened the guards on important military sites such as Gaoguan and Wuguan. He, tell Lu He to annihilate the Young Marshal Army in Nanyang no matter what, otherwise he will be punished for both crimes, and Lu He will be taken down and beheaded!

On Zhang Han's side, although the young commander-in-chief had never exposed the strategic purpose of launching the Southern Expedition to enter Guanzhong from Wuguan, Zhang Han, who was familiar with Xiang Kang's bad nature, analyzed it with his toes. He wanted to take advantage of the emptiness in Guanzhong to kick off the Qin army's old nest, Xianyang City, and capture the thief first to capture the king and directly destroy the Great Qin court. Therefore, even though Zhang Han's troops were already quite tight, he still bit the bullet and transferred from the Aocang garrison. Ten thousand troops went south and rushed to Nanyang to reinforce Lu Wei.

What is quite speechless is that because Zhang Han was afraid of affecting the morale of the army, he tightly sealed the news that the young commander had entered the hinterland of Nanyang. trend.But when Xiang Sheng, Xiang Ta, Chen Ying and others who were staying in Pengcheng reported this situation to the honorable King of Chu Xiong Xin, Xiong Xin, who had hated Xiang Kang so much in his heart, was silent at first, and asked after a while. Said: "Is the news reliable?"

"My lord, the distance is too far to confirm whether this news is true or not." Chen Ying, who is very good at pretending to be honest, replied respectfully: "But such a big event, it would not be groundless. The horse has been battled for a long time, and its military strength is strong, so it is not surprising that it directly entered the hinterland of Nanyang."

Xiong Xin nodded, and after thinking for a while, Xiong Xin suddenly asked again: "Chen Aiqing, if I remember correctly, there seems to be a way to directly enter the Guanzhong in Nanyang, right?"

"Your Majesty is modest, how could you remember such a thing wrong?" Chen Ying said with a smile: "Wuguan in the northwest of Nanyang can not only pass directly through the pass, but after the tyrant Yingzheng conquered the six countries outside the pass, he also built a road that can be used in Nanyang County to govern Wanguan. The road leading directly from the city to Xianyang is smoother and easier than ordinary roads."

Xiong Xin continued to nod, then gritted his teeth, and said: "The widow's decree states that after the tyranny of Qin is conquered, the land of Qin must not be without a king, and the six countries outside the pass will absolutely not allow descendants of the surname Ying to continue to be kings. Generals of the six countries, who can Whoever enters Guanzhong first will be the king of Qin!"

"Your Majesty, why did you suddenly issue such an order?" Chen Ying asked in shock.

"Of course it is to encourage volunteers from the Six Kingdoms to take the lead and overthrow the Tyrant Qin." Xiong Xin was expressionless, and asked in a very blunt manner: "Why? Can't I even issue such an edict?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me. I dare not obstruct your Majesty's decree." The low-key Chen Ying hurriedly pleaded guilty, and then said cautiously: "But Your Majesty, the former general is confronting the main force of Tyrant Qin in Handan County. If he knows that Your Majesty issued such an order I'm afraid of..., I'm afraid of..."

"I'm afraid of what?" Xiong Xin smiled, and said kindly: "This is also giving the former general a chance. If he can enter the pass before the right general, he will be the king of Qin. Would the former general be unhappy? gone?"

Chen Ying was silent, knowing that Xiong Xin really hated the Xiang family brothers who forced him out of the way to the extreme, and wanted to deliberately stir up conflicts between Xiang Yu and Xiang Kang, and let them bite the dog to vent their anger.The other civil and military personnel of the Chu state present either did not have such political savvy, or they understood Xiong Xin's vicious intentions but did not dare to expose them, so they all remained silent. Only Jing Ju, who was also a member of the Chu royal family, jumped out and praised loudly: "The king is wise, the one who enters the Guanzhong first will be the king, not only can solve the future problems of the Qin land, avoid the disputes between the six countries, fight for the land and cities of the Qin state, but also inspire our Chu soldiers to fight bravely and destroy the tyranny of Qin as soon as possible. It really kills two birds with one stone, kills two birds with one stone, and the ministers and others firmly support the wise decision of the King."

Complimenting Xiong Xin's decision loudly, Jing Ju said viciously in his heart: "You Xiong Xin likes to seek death, of course I won't stop it, no matter which of the two villains from the Xiang family gets into Guanzhong first, the other will be killed." I must hate you to the bone, and if I provoke you a few words casually at that time, you will never be able to keep your throne, and I will be on the throne when the time comes!"

Glancing at Jing Ju, who expressed his support for his decision, Xiong Xin snorted coldly in his heart, and said to himself: "Don't be too happy, I don't know your little thoughts, don't you hope that I will offend the traitors of the Xiang family more and more? Alright, I'll give you a chance to be in the top position. Wait and see, and then I'll let you know the methods of others."

After speaking in his heart, Xiong Xin said in an indistinguishable tone: "Since Dr. Zuotu also agrees with the decision of the widow, then let's make it so. Immediately issue an edict to the world, and the first to enter the pass will be the king!"

In this way, although a period of time later than in history, Xiong Xin, who is very political, still promulgated the decree that the first to enter Guanzhong is the king. Ren rushed to the front line with his order and informed Xiang Yu, who was still his courtier on the surface, in order to provoke the relationship between Xiang Yu and Xiang Kang, the two rebellious ministers of the Xiang family.

Quite a coincidence, when Xiong Xin's will was sent to the front line, Xiang Yu also knew the news that the main force of the young commander's army had entered the hinterland of Nanyang, and he was furious about it. On the contrary, the battle of Tonglang went further and further, allowing himself to bear the huge pressure of the main force of the Qin army to face each other head-on.

Under such circumstances, and seeing Xiong Xin's decree that the one who enters the pass first is the king, Xiang Yu was of course even more annoyed. He slapped the table and roared angrily: "It's strange that you have to obey my order and insist on fighting farther and farther. That younger brother of mine is here to become king in Guanzhong!"

"Ex-general, calm down, you must have misunderstood the right general."

Fortunately, Cao Jiu, Xiang Yu's absolute confidant, was calmer, and immediately said a fair word for Xiang Kang, saying: "Your Majesty only recently promulgated this decree. Judging from the date of promulgation of the decree, General Right at that time It has broken through Ye County and entered the hinterland of Nanyang. This can prove that General You insisted on going south to the hinterland of Nanyang absolutely not to fight for the throne of Guanzhong. Moreover, the road is far away, and there are still some places along the way that are still controlled by the local army of the Tyrant Qin. Contacting Pengcheng is extremely difficult, General You probably still doesn't know about it at this time."

Looking carefully at the date noted on Xiong Xin’s decree, and seeing that it was indeed recently promulgated, Xiang Yu’s anger rested for a while, but after careful calculation, Xiang Yu was still extremely worried, and secretly said: “Although Xiong Xin’s decree is consistent with There is not much difference between farting, but if brother really entered Guanzhong from Wuguan first, and everyone in the world knows Xiong Xin's decree, then I will have a hard time. It is morally unreasonable not to recognize brother as the king of Guanzhong , admitted..., where can I become king?"

Such worries arose, although Cao Jiu and Old Man Fan also quickly pointed out that it was probably Xiong Xin who was intentionally trying to drive a wedge between the brothers of the Xiang family, but after careful consideration, Xiang Yu still ordered: " Write a letter to brother for me, tell him the news of the king's decree, and also tell him the current situation of our war, saying that the important thing is that our brothers can join forces to avenge our uncle, and we can't care too much about personal gains and losses. He immediately returned to the north and attacked Sanchuan County to cooperate with us in attacking the main force of the Qin Dynasty. After defeating Zhang Han, I will take his army as the vanguard and attack Hangu Pass directly along the Xiaohan Road, and let him take the lead in entering Guanzhong."

Cao Jiu and old man Fan were silent, knowing that Xiang Yu wanted to use family affection to force Xiang Kang to return to the northern line of the division and compete fairly for the throne in Guanzhong. , Xiang Yu quickly led the main force of the anti-Qin coalition army to Hangu Pass, and he had great hopes of entering Guanzhong earlier than the young generals and taking the throne of Guanzhong promised by Xiong Xin.

He knew it in his heart, but he knew it in his heart, but this was the old Xiang's family business after all, and his butt was resolutely sitting on Xiang Yu's side. Of course, Old Man Fan and Cao Jiu kept their mouths shut and did not stop Xiang Yu from sending someone to send this letter.But in their hearts, old man Fan and Cao Jiu couldn't help murmuring, secretly said: "If this goes on, the former general and the right general will definitely have to fight each other in the future, and even fratricide may not be impossible."

The matter is not over yet, after Xiong Xin's decree of "the one who enters Guanzhong first is king" gradually spread among the various anti-Qin allied forces, some ambitious generals from the six countries inevitably became cautious and couldn't bear it. Keeping an eye on the throne in Guanzhong promised by Xiong Xin—after all, Chu State is now the leader of the anti-Qin alliance recommended by the other five countries outside the Guanzhong. Either way, it makes sense morally.

Of course, Liu Laosan, a famous careerist in history, is indispensable in history. After hearing Xiong Xin's decree, Liu Laosan, who has been working hard all the time, is inevitably itchy in his heart. If you can really become the king of Guanzhong, you no longer need to act according to people's faces.And having this idea, Liu Laosan quickly made up his mind, deciding that as long as the opportunity is right, he will fight for the Guanzhong throne no matter what.

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The chain reaction caused by the Young Marshal's entry into the hinterland of Nanyang is not limited to these. In fact, there are now two anti-Qin rebels active in Nanyang. Qi Ji, a big local householder, was the leader, and together they proclaimed themselves captains. Under the banner of anti-Qin, they fished in troubled times. Although the scale of these two anti-Qin rebels was not large, they both had an army of only a few thousand people, and their equipment was relatively poor. , the soldiers are even more mixed, even the two or 3000 Nanyang County soldiers are no match, and they have not been able to open up any decent situation. However, because Nanyang was developed relatively late, in this era, the land is sparsely populated and it is very suitable for roaming operations, so These two armies have not been wiped out by the Qin army, and persisted until the main force of the young marshal entered the hinterland of Nanyang, completely reversing the situation in Nanyang.

During the fleeing period, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Nanyang Qin army's main force gathering in Ye County to intercept the young commander's army going south, Qi Ji, a well-informed local, took the courage to lead the army to the west of Li County, which he had never dared to touch before. He also took advantage of the situation to take down two small township-level towns in the west of Li County, and grabbed a lot of money and food.However, just when Qi Ji was about to accept the good news, his brother Qi Si suddenly rushed into his camp and shouted happily: "Brother, good news, great news! The right general of Chu State Xiang Kang defeated the main force of Tyrant Qin in Ye County, the whole line of Tyrant Qin's army retreated southward, and the army of Chu State directly entered the hinterland of Nanyang!"

"The Chu army has already won? Is the news reliable?" Qi Ji asked happily.

"Absolutely reliable!" Qi Si said excitedly: "It's the news from the secret agent we sent to Lixian County. After the Chu army won the victory in Ye County, all the Tyrant Qin troops who were in charge of blocking the mountain road withdrew south to help Wancheng, passing through Li County, dare not even enter the city, and went directly to Wan County, where the Tyrant Qin army in Li County is still rushing to repair the city defense, preparing to defend the city in the future."

"Great opportunity!" Qi Ji was overjoyed when he heard that, and said: "Baoqin's army has gone south, now we can rest assured that we can expand our territory in Li County."

"Yes." Qi Si agreed, and said impatiently: "The richest villages and pavilions in Li County are all in the south. We didn't even dare to touch them before. This time, as long as the Chu army hits Wancheng and restrains them, With the Tyrant Qin army, we don’t have to be polite anymore, we can safely take down those village pavilions.”

Qi Ji laughed and nodded, and had long been coveting the few wealthy village pavilions in the south of Li County, but Qi Ji was not a person who was easily satisfied, after careful consideration, Qi Ji said again: "Brother, if I If I remember correctly, Xiang Kang, the right general of the Chu State, seems to be the one who conquered a large area of ​​land with his own hands, and then handed over all the land and military power to his uncle, right?"

Qi Si nodded vigorously, and was about to answer, when a figure flashed in front of the tent door, Qi Min, Qi Ji's daughter, trotted into the tent, and said with the same happy face, "Ah Weng, my daughter has learned something again." Zhong Chuwu, do you want me to dance for you now?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, Ah Weng is discussing important matters with your clan uncle, let's talk about it later."

Although Qi Ji likes to appreciate his daughter's dance very much, but right now he has an important matter to discuss with Qi Si, Qi Ji waved his hand, Qi Min had no choice but to stand next to Qi Ji temporarily, and when Qi Ji also When I asked Qi Si about the question just now, Qi Si immediately nodded and said: "That's right, it is that Xiang Kang who personally laid down a large area of ​​Huaisi land and dozens of cities, and also raised tens of thousands of troops. The land, city and military power were handed over to his uncle Xiang Liang."

"This idiot is really stupid enough." Qi Ji smirked, and said, "Dozens of cities and an army of tens of thousands of people are willing to give away their hands to others. We really don't want to take advantage of this kind of stupid people. It's all difficult."

Qi Ji's words successfully aroused his daughter's curiosity, and she felt fresh and curious. Qi Min, who had never heard of Xiang Kang's deeds, immediately asked about the details. After telling Qi Min, Qi Min was stunned and said: "There are really filial people in the world, who are willing to dedicate so many cities, land and troops to uncle?"

"Filial piety is quite filial, but it's stupid enough." Qi Ji sneered, and his smile gradually became more treacherous. After careful consideration for a while, Qi Ji suddenly said to Qi Si: "Brother, how about we How about going to contact that idiot Xiang Kang and discussing with him to jointly attack the city in Nanyang?"

"Jointly attack the city in Nanyang with the Chu army?" Qi Si was stunned, and said in surprise, "Why should we join hands with them? What good will it do us?"

"Brother, why are you stupider than that idiot Xiang Kang?" Qi Ji scolded with a smile, and then said: "With our current strength, it is impossible to win a county by ourselves, but if we can convince Xiang Kang If that idiot Kang agreed to join us in attacking the city, then with the help of Chu State’s soldiers and horses, let alone a mere county town, even Wancheng in Nanyang County has a great hope of being taken directly.”

Speaking of this, Qi Ji's smile inevitably became more treacherous, and he said: "At that time, we will contribute our efforts in the siege battle, and Xiang Kang will definitely not treat us badly, even if we are assigned to a county town Thirty percent of the money and food, must be much more than we built a small city by ourselves, what do you think we will gain by joining forces with the idiot Xiang Kang?"

"Great idea!" Qi Si slapped his legs and exclaimed, and then said with some concern: "But will Xiang Kang agree? His soldiers are strong and strong, and even the main force of the Baoqin Army in Nanyang is not his opponent. Will he look down on us? This army?"

"Let's try it." Qi Ji said with a relaxed expression: "Although our troops are not many and our equipment is not good, we are Nanyang natives after all. We are familiar with the situation in Nanyang and have deep connections. It will definitely help them a lot, as long as the envoys we send emphasize this point and say a few more good words, that idiot Xiang Kang may not agree."

The main reason is that the stupid things Xiang Kang did in the past were truly earth-shattering, so stupid that it was unbelievable, so Qi Si immediately agreed to send an envoy to try it out, and couldn't wait to talk to Qi Ji. Discussed which clan brother to send to coax Xiang Kang, how to flatter and flatter, and coaxed Xiang Kang to agree, so that the self army with few soldiers can follow behind the young commander to eat meat and drink soup.

It was really boring, and I heard my father and uncle belittle Xiang Kang in the words of each other, describing Xiang Kang as stupider than a pig, stupider than Er Lengzi, and Qi Min next to him couldn't help it. I imagined the image of Xiang Kang in my heart - dark skin, short and fat, fat all over the body trembling when walking, thick lips, there is still endless saliva hanging from the corners of the mouth, black flesh piled up on his face when he smiled Tuan, when looking at people, the eyes are still dull, and the eyeballs can't move...

Thinking of this point, Qi Min couldn't help shivering, and thought to himself: "Ah Weng, in order to please him, shouldn't he ask me to sing and dance for him? But don't do this, I don't want to give such a The silly fat man dances and sings."

PS: About Qi Ji and Wang Ling, "Historical Records" and "Zizhi Tongjian" have completely different statements. "Historical Records" says that Qi Ji and Wang Ling are the third army of Liu Laos who voluntarily joined in Nanyang as an anti-Qin rebel army , "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" said that Qi Ji and Wang Ling were the marquises of the Qin Dynasty. They led the Qin army to fight Liu Laosan in Nanyang, and Liu Laosan surrendered after being defeated.It was extremely difficult to confer titles in the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shihuang wiped out the six countries, and only 28 marquises were conferred in total. Wangling is also clearly recorded in "Historical Records", saying that he was Liu Laosan's fellow villager Peixian Haoqiang, just because of his relationship with Yongchi They are good friends and look down on Liu Laosan, that's why they went to Nanyang to work alone, and they were not enshrined by the Qin court, so this book adopts the information from "Historical Records" for the identity setting of the two.

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