Tian Guang and Tian Heng were also polite and kind.

The two sides sat down according to the host and guest positions, and after a little greeting, they got to the point.

Tian Guangdao: "Xiang Yu, this evil thief, led the army to attack our Qi State last year, and this time he came to attack your Zhao State." His eyes were full of hatred for Xiang Yu.

Tian Hengdao: "It is not easy for the Chu army to break through the defense line of the Zhangshui River, and I am worried that he will make a detour through the Qi country. ”

Zhao State is adjacent to Qi State to the east, and after Xiang Yu arrived at the lower reaches of the Zhangshui River, he was not far from the border of Qi State, and the Qi army was ready to deploy a large number of troops.

He Xian followed the words of the two and said: "Xiang Yu is hostile to Qi and Zhao, and my king believes that Qi and Zhao should work together to prevent the invasion of Chu. What my king meant was that he hoped that the Qi State would send troops from behind to attack and harass the Chu army, so that Xiang Yu would be exhausted and delay his offensive. ”

Tian Guang nodded and said, "The envoy is reasonable!" "His father Tian Rong was killed by Xiang Yu, as long as there is a chance to hit Xiang Yu, he will basically agree.

However, Tian Heng showed embarrassment and said: "Although Qi and Xiang Yu are mortal enemies, the Chu army is strong, and the Qi army can be guarded well, and it is not appropriate to take the initiative to provoke Xiang Yu." ”

Tian Heng supported Tian Guang as the queen of Qi, appointed himself as the minister of Qi, and held the military and political power of Qi, Tian Guang was not easy to refute.

Regarding this reaction, as He Xian expected, he said again: "Tian Xiangguo's worries are understood. I believe that King Qi and Tian Xiang both know that not only Xiang Yu is hostile to Zhao State, but Liu Bang also wants to take away Zhao State. If the State of Zhao is captured, the State of Qi will be sandwiched between the two major forces of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and it will be difficult to preserve, as long as the State of Zhao is there, it will become a barrier for the State of Qi. Not only did Liu Bang not be able to covet the Qi State, but my king also said that if Xiang Yu attacked the Qi State in the north, the Zhao State would definitely send troops to attack the Chu army. ”

What He said is a diplomatic strategy to find common ground between the interests of both sides. Moreover, if Xiang Yu really attacked the Qi State again, Zhao Xie would definitely not sit idly by, in Zhao Xie's strategic planning, the Yan State and the Qi State were both the targets he wanted to capture, and no one else would be allowed to get involved.

Listening to He Xian say this, Tian Guang and Tian Heng both had a good impression of King Zhao.

Tian Heng said: "After Mr. He goes back, he must convey my and King Qi's gratitude to King Zhao." ”

He explained: "On behalf of my king, I thanked King Qi and Tian Xiangguo. Zhao wants to ensure that he can resist the invasion of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and has now recruited soldiers on a large scale, and the grain harvest can no longer meet the needs, and my king hopes to buy grain from Qi. ”

Tian Hengdao: "It's easy to say, this year's grain production in Qi has a surplus, and it can be sold to Zhao at market price." ”

After the discussion, Tian Guang and Tian Heng warmly entertained He Xian and had dinner together.

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Outside the south gate of Xiangguo, two thousand soldiers and the king and queen of Zhao are here, and there are two other carriages.

One of them was for King Zhao, and the other carriage was loaded with paper produced yesterday.

Zhao Xie is about to go south to meet Li Zuoche and negotiate with Xiang Yu, and Zhao Qian is here to bid farewell to her husband.

Zhao Qian said: "King, I will take care of the paper mill, and I will leave with my uncle, you can rest assured." The concubine wishes you a smooth and safe return. ”

This is the second time she has bid farewell to her husband, and the last time her husband was in a hurry, 100,000 was in a hurry. This time, she went south with hope, and she was very confident in her husband.

Zhao Xie said: "Wait for my good news." ”

After saying goodbye, Zhao Xie got into a carriage and marched south by two thousand soldiers.

Because there is no stirrup, as long as it is not a hundred thousand urgent, Zhao Xie will not ride a horse.

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In the lower reaches of the Zhangshui River, the Zhao army and the Chu army faced off on the north and south banks.

On this day, Xiang Zhuang and thousands of soldiers came here.

Li Zuoche took the initiative to release people, which surprised Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu was still happy to see Xiang Zhuang come back safe and sound.

"Li Zuoche will let you go unconditionally?"

Xiang Yu asked first.

Xiang Zhuang said: "Big brother, we all fell for Liu Bang. ”

Fooled? Xiang Yu was puzzled.

I only heard Xiang Zhuang continue: "Big brother, it was Chen Ping's trick, he bribed the people in our army and spread things about you in the army......"

Soon, Xiang Yu's face changed, the more he listened, the more angry he became, and when Xiang Zhuang finished speaking, Xiang Yu's face turned blue and purple.

With a "bang", Xiang Yu punched the table hard, how strong he was, the table was broken from it.

Originally, in the Chu army, it was rumored that Xiang Yu did not dare to fight Zhao Xie who confronted him, which made him very angry. Now, the stupid voice of talking about Xiang Yu spread on Zhao Guo's side, making Xiang Yu angry.

Several generals at the scene were also stunned, looking at Xiang Yu on his head, no one spoke.

After a while, Ji Bu first said: "King Xiang, since all this is Liu Bang's conspiracy, let's withdraw our troops and go back to settle accounts with Liu Bang." ”

Xiang Yu didn't respond immediately, although he knew that this was Liu Bang's trick, but Zhao Xie did those things first, he himself had the heart to crusade against Zhao Guo, but he suppressed his anger under Fan Zeng's persuasion at that time.

Xiang Zhuang also said: "Big brother, let's retire from the army and settle accounts with Liu Bang." ”

Yu Ziqi and Zhou Lan also persuaded Xiang Yu to withdraw his troops.

Xiang Yu said: "Let's take a look first." ”

The Northern Expedition gave Zhao Jun a victory, if he went back like this, Xiang Yu felt that his face was gloomy, even if he fell for Liu Bang's tricks, he was unwilling to go back like this.

Xiang Yu asked first.

Xiang Zhuang said: "Big brother, we all fell for Liu Bang. ”

Fooled? Xiang Yu was puzzled.

I only heard Xiang Zhuang continue: "Big brother, it was Chen Ping's trick, he bribed the people in our army and spread things about you in the army......"

Soon, Xiang Yu's face changed, the more he listened, the more angry he became, and when Xiang Zhuang finished speaking, Xiang Yu's face turned blue and purple.

With a "bang", Xiang Yu punched the table hard, how strong he was, the table was broken from it.

Originally, in the Chu army, it was rumored that Xiang Yu did not dare to fight Zhao Xie who confronted him, which made him very angry. Now, the stupid voice of talking about Xiang Yu spread on Zhao Guo's side, making Xiang Yu angry.

Several generals at the scene were also stunned, looking at Xiang Yu on his head, no one spoke.

After a while, Ji Bu first said: "King Xiang, since all this is Liu Bang's conspiracy, let's withdraw our troops and go back to settle accounts with Liu Bang." ”

Xiang Yu didn't respond immediately, although he knew that this was Liu Bang's trick, but Zhao Xie did those things first, he himself had the heart to crusade against Zhao Guo, but he suppressed his anger under Fan Zeng's persuasion at that time.

Xiang Zhuang also said: "Big brother, let's retire from the army and settle accounts with Liu Bang." ”

Yu Ziqi and Zhou Lan also persuaded Xiang Yu to withdraw his troops.

Xiang Yu said: "Let's take a look first." ”

The Northern Expedition gave Zhao Jun a victory, if he went back like this, Xiang Yu felt that his face was gloomy, even if he fell for Liu Bang's tricks, he was unwilling to go back like this.