Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 211 Fighting for power and profit ([-])

Xiong Xin originally saw that there were more than [-] people available, and was thinking of weakening Xiang's power in the court.But I never thought that the two generals Zhujishi and Yu Fanjun would switch to the Xiang family with their troops, and even took away a large number of literati and brave soldiers who came with them.

Only Qin Jia and Bai Gong were left, each with more than a thousand soldiers, and Ning Jun who came alone without any of his men.

Fortunately, although Jun Ning is alone, he does have an inseparable friendship with Song Yi's younger brother Song Yan.After learning that Song Yi was defeated and fled back to Nanjun, he sent someone to contact Song Yan to ask him to persuade Song Yi to join King Huai of Chu.And Song Yan also had this intention, so he found his nephew and sergeant Zuo Shu to discuss the matter.

Song Xiang and Zuo Shu also felt that relying on the state of Chu was the best choice now, so they once again gathered more than a thousand people under Song Yi's command to speak to him.

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"Is General Song here?" Xiong Xin asked Ning Jun who was standing beside him in the palace on Jinting Island.

"My lord! General Song is now stationed in Wu county with his troops, waiting for your lord's summons!" Ning Jun dared not say much, so he cupped his hands carefully and said.

Beside Ning Jun and Xiong Xin, Xiang Ben, Xiang Yu's cousin, stood by.In addition to being the servant of King Huai of Chu, Xiang Ben also has another identity as Qianhu who supervises the guards.Although Xiong Xin was trapped in the palace on Jinting Island, she knew Xiang Ben's other identity after Qin Jia and others came to seek refuge.This made him even more careful!
"Xiang Shizhong, can I summon General Song now?" Xiong Xin asked Xiang Ben very carefully.

Xiang Ben cupped his hands, pretending to be puzzled, and said, "Your Majesty, there is not a single general named Song in the Kingdom of Chu! Has Your Majesty made a mistake?"

Seeing Xiong Xin's complexion unexpectedly and no longer making a sound, Ning Jun had no choice but to accompany Xin Xin and Xiang Ben and said: "Xiang Shizhong is that Song Yi who just came to vote and is stationed outside Wu County!"

"Song Yi claims to be the former Ling Yin of Chu, but Wu Xinjun and Han Guogong have not yet confirmed his identity. Please wait a little longer, the king, as long as the people of Jin Yiwei can find out Song Yi's identity. Wu Xinjun and Han Guogong will naturally Bring Song Yi to meet the king!" Xiang Ben replied neither humble nor overbearing.

"That's it! The king is waiting for Wu Xinjun and Han Guogong to come to see Song Yi with him!" Xiong Xin said in a bad tone after hearing Xiang Ben's tone.

Xiang Ben bowed his hands to Xiong Xin and said that he would stop talking after he knew it, and stood by as if there were only Xiong Xin and Ning Jun in the hall.

Ning Jun and Xiong Xin couldn't continue talking, so Ning Jun, the middle man in charge of teaching Xiong Xin's etiquette, began to teach Xiong Xin royal etiquette.Although the state of Chu is the state of Chu, the official positions are no longer official positions in the state of Chu according to the standards of the state of Qin.After Ning Jun and others defected, Xiong Xin asked Xiang Liang for his consent and rewarded them one by one.Ningjun is Zhonglang; Baigong is Qilang Lieutenant General; Qin Jia, Yu Fanjun, Zhujishi and others are school lieutenants.

After Zhu Jishi and Yu Fanjun took refuge in the Xiang family, all of their men were reorganized by the Xiang family, and then they were transferred to the Xiang family's army.Each mastered 5000 people and became the real school captain with real power.

Although the troops of Bai Gong and Qin Jia were not confiscated by Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng, they did not distribute food, grass and military equipment to the more than 2000 people.Instead, let them fend for themselves, and solve the food, grass, weapons and other things they need by themselves.

Xiong Xin repeatedly proposed to Xiang Liang, Fan Zeng, and Chen Ying, who was appointed as the Ling Yin of Chu State, to provide Qin Jia and others with food, grass and military equipment, but they were all politely rejected by the three.After all, the state of Chu does not have any counties in name, because the counties and counties currently occupied by Xiang Yu can be counted as the territory of the Han state.The official salaries issued by the Chu State were first borrowed from the Han State Treasury. In the future, when the Chu State had its own counties and counties, the tax burden received would have to be repaid first and collected in the Chu State Treasury.

Cut off half of Chen County, and Xiang Yu established Runan County as the seat of the county.Ge Ying also rushed to serve as the magistrate of Runan County, and was in charge of the [-] troops stationed in Runan.

Taking Long Qie, Ji Bu, and Huan Chu to lead the army back to Kuaiji County, Xiang Yu originally wanted to let Long Qie and Huan Chu return to their respective guards.However, on the way, I heard that Song Yi led his troops to join the stupid king of Chu, and now the king of Chu has thousands of soldiers in Wu County and has the idea of ​​ruling himself.Xiang Yu immediately ordered the entire army to go to Wu County, which had the intention of deterring those who harbored evil intentions in the center of Wu County.

When he was about to arrive in Kuaiji County, Wei Bo took the initiative to look for Xiang Yu in front of the army.

"I have seen the lord!" Wei Bo got off his horse and saluted.

"Tell me what's going on here?" Xiang Yu waved his hand to signal Wei Bo to get up, and then asked.

"The commander has already found out why King Huai has the confidence to oppose you, my lord!" Wei Bo said cautiously, cupping his hands.

"Say!" Xiang Yu's eyes froze when he heard this, and he said very majesticly.

Wei Bo was very careful to talk about the things he had spied these days, and by the way, he told all the people in Wu county who had secretly served King Huai of Chu Xiongxin.

"That is to say, besides Jing Ju who is hiding in Wu County, there are also Zhao family, Qu family, and Shen family who have already moved to Kuaiji County. Small local families in Wu County, Zhang family, Lu family, and Gu family?" Xiang Yu was very calm when he heard this. asked Wei Bo.

"Yes!" Wei Bo looked at Xiang Yu and cupped his hands cautiously.

In fact, there are still some people in Wei Bo who dare not speak.Even Xiang Yu's uncles, Xiang Ji and Xiang Bo, had secretly contacted Xiong Xin, and even helped Qin Jia and Bai Gong's troops find their camps smoothly.Even Xiang Bo secretly sent food, grass and weapons to Bai Gong and Qin Jia.It's just that Fan Zeng and Xiang Liang discovered it and stopped it in time!

Looking at Wei Bo, Xiang Yu knew that he was hiding something and said with a cold snort: "Is there no one else?"

Wei Bo had been reminded by Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng early on, and Dang even said firmly, "After investigating with the commander, I concluded that no one else was involved!"

"En!" Xiang Yu smiled after hearing this, and then said nothing.

After driving the horses, they chased Long Qie and others who were already marching ahead. Zhang Liang, Xiang Zhuang, and Wei Bo, together with the guards, rode their horses and followed behind.

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"Boom!"

"Boom!"

There was a loud sound of horseshoes on the official road in Wu County, and the military camps stationed nearby knew that these Han Guogong's troops were in command.

After the cavalry, a large number of infantry and chariot soldiers followed.On the official road to Wu County, there was a large crowd of people in darkness.

At the west gate of Wu County, Xiong Xin, who was picked up from Jinting Island, was waiting for Xiang Yu's army accompanied by Xiang Liang and others.This was Xiang Yu's first silent warning after the restoration of Chu State, and it gave Song Yi and others a blow.

Getting closer and closer to Wu County, the speed of the leading cavalry began to slow down.Li Bi saw the king's flag standing not far away, and immediately said to Luo Jia: "Quickly report back to the Duke of Han, King Huai will come to greet you in person!"

"Here!" Luo Jia cupped his hands, turned his horse's head and went to report to Xiang Yu.

(End of this chapter)