Chen Ping and Zhang Liang, as strategists, were ready to give advice to the king, and this time they followed Liu Bang back to Guanzhong.

Zhang Liangdao: "Fortunately, the Central Plains of Guanzhong is Qin, and there is no obstruction from the big nobles, so it can be implemented smoothly, which is conducive to gaining the hearts of the people." ”

Xiao He said again: "The only hidden worry is that the military service is slightly too heavy, and it is not appropriate to recruit troops from Guanzhong Bashu, otherwise the people can't afford it." ”

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhang Han, Dong Peng, and Sima Xin conscripted troops in Guanzhong, and then after Liu Bang seized Guanzhong, he recruited troops in Guanzhong again, and there are not many men of school age in Guanzhong at present.

After Jing Cheng returned from the first battle, Liu Bang's conscription was mainly based on the newly captured Western Wei State and Dai State, and only 30,000 soldiers were recruited in Guanzhong.

Liu Bang asked the three important courtiers: "Do the three Qing families think that Xiang Yu will also implement the method of apportioning the land into the mu?" ”

Chen Ping first said: "King Han, the minister thinks it is impossible. The state of Chu has always had a tradition of great aristocracy, and after the destruction of Qin, Xiang Yu restored this tradition and rewarded many courtiers with fiefs, and there was no need to pay taxes in the fiefs. And Xiang Yu's reward is unfair, in the civil and military generals of Chu State, not all of them are of one mind. ”

Xiao He and Zhang Liang successively spoke in agreement.

Liu Bang said: "Chen Qing's family is reasonable, but ......" Although he benefited the country and the people, he was not happy, and he immediately sighed: "The widow can win the hearts of the people, and Zhao Xie also won the hearts of the people in Zhao and Yandi." ”

Originally, Liu Bang was afraid of Xiang Yu, but during this period of time, Zhao Xie gradually replaced Xiang Yu and became the most worrying place for Liu Bang.

Compared with Xiang Yu, Liu Bang has many advantages, including controlling talents, strategy, internal affairs, geographical advantages, and popular support. Liu Bang implemented various measures that were welcomed by the people, but Xiang Yu repeatedly made moves to lose the hearts of the people, and it was only a matter of time before he failed.

Compared with Zhao Xie, Liu Bang's only advantage is that he started earlier than Zhao Xie, and his strength (including army, talent, land and population) is stronger than Zhao Xie.

Chen Ping said: "Zhao Xie implements the method of apportioning the land into the mu, new military merits and promotion, the longer the time, the more the results can be revealed, and the more support the army and people of Zhao State are." Fortunately, his time is running out, and after entering the summer, my Han army of more than 100,000 troops will march eastward, and the Zhao State will no longer exist. King Han, Zhao Xie must not stay, and he will definitely be killed after attacking Zhao. ”

Zhang Liang said: "Xiang Yu only understands military affairs, and Zhao Xie is the real opponent." Now that Zhao Xie has gained all the Yan land, if he can't defeat it within a few months, it will become a big problem for the Han king. ”

Chen Pingdao: "The minister believes that after entering the summer, the general led the army to the east, although the chances of victory are high, but it cannot be asserted that it is foolproof. When the first emperor was able to unify the six eastern countries, and the combination of army combat and strategy was successful, the minister believed that in addition to the general's eastward expedition a few months later, it was also necessary to start from the strategy. ”

The reason why Qin Shi Huang was able to unify the world was that strength, strategy, and good generals were indispensable.

Since the rise of the Qin State, the six eastern countries have repeatedly united to deal with the Qin State, Qin Shi Huang broke the alliance of the six countries, and bribed the traitors of the enemy country to divide and disintegrate from within, only to destroy the countries one by one with his army.

Xiao He nodded again and again, and said to Liu Bang: "The minister agrees with the words of the two, and Zhao Xie can't be given another chance to sit down." ”

He is good at governing the country and handling internal affairs, although strategy is not his forte, at least he can see whether the strategy is correct.

Liu Bang felt reasonable and asked, "The two Qing family are reasonable, but do they have a plan?" ”

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping immediately thought about it.

After a while, Zhang Liang first said: "King Han, the minister has two strategies. First, Zhao Xie claimed to be on an equal footing with the King of Han and the Overlord, and made a surprise attack to annex the Yan Kingdom, which shows that he, like the King of Han, also has the ambition to dominate the world, and will definitely expand his strength like the King of Han. You can send someone to envoy Qi State, and let Tian Heng take strict precautions against Zhao State, and try to persuade Qi State to send troops to contain the attack from behind when the general is crusading eastward. ”

After hearing this, Liu Bang smiled happily and said: "The ovary is a very good strategy, I think Li Shiqi can take on this important responsibility." ”

Immediately, Zhang Liang said again: "Zhao State lacks talents, Zhao Xie is thirsty for talents, and issued a talent search order to recruit talents, we can start from this aspect, send people to Zhao State to seek officials, obtain information that the spies can't get, if possible, we can mislead Zhao Xie and make wrong decisions." ”

Liu Bang and Xiao He were both refreshed when they heard it.

Zhang Liang paused slightly, thought for a while, and then said: "From all the signs after the First Battle of Jingcheng, it can be seen that Zhao Xie is a person with a strategy, and if we let our important personnel surrender to Zhao State, it is very likely that they will be discovered. Unless there are trustworthy and unknown and talented people under the account of the king of Han, they can take on this important responsibility. ”

Liu Bang frowned, three conditions must be met, not only can not be too famous to be found to have passed from Liu Bang's camp, but also must be absolutely loyal, and must have a certain degree of talent for Zhao Xie to reuse, such a person is not easy to find.

He said to Xiao He: "I don't know if the prime minister has a suitable candidate to recommend?" ”

Since the uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiao He has recommended many talents to him, among which Han Xin was recommended by Xiao He, because Liu Bangxin was able to pass Xiao He, so Han Xin was appointed as a general.

Xiao He also frowned: "As far as the minister knows now, there is no such person among the officials of the Han Dynasty, and the minister will understand it carefully and make every effort to find it for the King of Han." ”

Liu Bang said: "There is Prime Minister Lao!" ”

Chen Ping was also very strategic, and Zhang Liang's words inspired him, he said: "Zhao Guo can make the king of Han worry, and everything is because of Zhao Xie. If you can take his life, it will naturally be a hundred, even if Li Zuoche has talent, it is impossible to stop the Han army without the Zhao State of Mingjun. Since Zhao Xie has a tight daily defense, it is difficult to assassinate from the outside, so he can start from the inside. At present, Zhao Xie only has one woman, Zhao Qian, and has no heirs, if a trustworthy woman is inserted into the Zhao Palace, or even favored by Zhao Xie, she should be able to find an opportunity. ”

Liu Bang laughed out loud after hearing this, and said: "Chen Qing's family is reasonable, but it is also difficult to find a young and beautiful woman who is absolutely loyal to the widow. ”

Zhang Liang also had to admire Chen Ping, although the method was a little more vicious, it was a good way.

He added: "If you can find it, you can sneak into the Zhao Kingdom first, and even if you can blend into the palace and have a chance, don't do it for the time being." If the general can win the Eastern Expedition, it is naturally the best, if our Han army and the Zhao army are deadlocked, at that time Zhao Xie died suddenly, and Zhao Qian has not yet given birth to an heir, Zhao not only lost the Ming Jun, and the dragons have no leader, it must be chaotic, and the Zhao State can be determined. ”

"Wonderful, the ovary strategy is really wonderful!"

Liu Bang gave a thumbs up and praised, relieved to have strategists like Zhang Liang and Chen Ping to assist him.

However, there must be a suitable person to do it, he will pay attention to the candidate, and Xiao He will also pay attention.