"Master has been in Qi for the past few months, and last month he was still in the Jixia School Palace, discussing Taoism with Confucianism, Taoism, and Law, and the grass people will contact Master as soon as possible, and I believe he will be happy to meet the king. My lord, it will take some time to contact Master to come, can you answer for the grass people first? ”

Gongsun Pili looked eagerly expectant.

Zhao Xie waved his hand and said: "The knowledge and technology of the widow cannot be easily passed on, if you can come, you can make an exception to answer." You Mo families are good at studying your skills, and I can guide you to take this field to the next level. ”

He is the king of a country, with the help of "Haotian God", and he has the capital to put on such a posture to face the people of the Mo family.

King Zhao refused to say any more, Gongsun Pili could only hold back first, and he had to notify the master to come as soon as possible.

Next, we talked about Gongsun Pili himself and the techniques studied by the entire Mo family.

Mozi, the founder of Mohist, was both a thinker and a scientist, who wrote the scientific achievements of his life into a book, called the Book of Ink. The Mohists of the past generations continued to study and further improve.

The research of mechanics, optics, and geometry of the Mohists has been quite fruitful, and they are all at the forefront of this era.

Many military equipment during the Warring States period were manufactured and improved based on the research results of the Mohists in mechanics.

Gongsun Bili talked with King Zhao for a long time, and the other party happily went back to the post house.

Zhao Xie has a lot to do, and now he is gradually on track, and he needs to be further improved in the future. For example, it is necessary to set up an intelligence unit; In addition, Zhao Xie planned to set up a special department in charge of political work, control public opinion, publicize the great image of King Zhao to the world, and carry out political and public opinion offensives against the enemy.

These all need talents, and Zhao Xie is making every effort to dig and recruit talents.

He Xian should be back soon. The Yan Kingdom must be taken as soon as possible, and when He Yan returns, he will be sent to the Yan Kingdom to buy off the insiders as much as possible.

In the afternoon, at the north gate of Xiangguo, a group of people gathered here, and on the city wall, the edict of King Zhao was posted.

"Collusion with the Han State is the same crime as rebellion; To be friendly with Liu Bang is to take Zhao as an enemy; Eradicate Liu Bang, everyone is responsible......"

A clerk reads the edict aloud.

"Liu Bang is really a heinous crime, Zhao Guo has not committed any crime against him, but he wants to annex my Zhao State!"

"Liu Bang's ambition is big enough, he wants to swallow Zhao State, destroy Xiang Yu, and dominate the world!"

"My son joined the army, that is, he died in the battle at Jingchengkou, Liu Bang, who was killed by God, it was you who killed my son!"

"My king is wise, Liu Bang dares to offend my Zhao country, and he will be killed by my king!"

"Humph! The hateful Liu Bang must not die well! ”

The people at the scene talked a lot, and they were all indignant and reprimanded Liu Bang. At the same time, he was full of confidence in King Zhao and the imperial court.

In the crowd, a man with a bamboo hat, who remained silent, first read the contents of the edict, then observed the reaction of the crowd, and then left.

King Zhao's edict is being posted in several places in Xiangguo today, and it will soon be posted in all counties.

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To the east of Xingyang, the army led by Chu Ying and Xiang Yu returned here.

Originally, Xiang Yu was in the middle of the plan, and he insisted on the Northern Expedition without listening to advice, and now he has withdrawn his troops and returned, which is a good thing in Fan Zeng's view.

As soon as Xiang Yu returned to the camp, Fan Zeng came to see him.

"King Xiang, you came back well! Fortunately, there was no serious war with Zhao Guo! ”

"Liu Bang, this bastard, treacherous and cunning, I must arrest him and cook him!"

Xiang Yu said viciously.

Fan Zeng said: "This is long overdue!" I have repeatedly advised you to concentrate your forces to get rid of Liu Bang, but you just won't listen! Now that our army is running out of food and grass, and the people are no longer able to support the needs of the army, I think we will send troops tomorrow. ”

Xiang Yu was good at military affairs, not good at politics and strategy, and did not pay attention to internal affairs, and the grain output of Chu could not be compared with Liu Bang, who controlled Guanzhong and Bashu. Liu Bang not only has the best grain production area, but also has super internal affairs talents like Xiao He, and during the struggle between Chu and Han, there was almost no shortage of grain.

Xiang Yu also wanted to kill Liu Bang immediately, and immediately beat the drum to raise the account.

In the king's tent, the generals of the Chu army had a strong fighting spirit, and they all hoped to capture Liu Bang in person.

Xiang Yu decided that he would personally lead the troops tomorrow, with 30,000 soldiers staying in the camp, and the rest all going to battle. and also issued an order to personally capture Liu Bang, seal the marquis, and reward ten thousand gold; The reward for killing Liu Bang is halved.

Yu Ji camped in the tent, and Xiang Yu returned here.

"Xiang Lang, it's great that you're back!"

Yu Ji's heart that loves Xiang Yu deeply, her gentle eyes, and her beautiful voice are gentle to Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu hugged Yu Ji and said gently: "Don't you hate war?" It was the damn Liu Bang who provoked the war, I will lead the army to fight tomorrow, as long as Liu Bang is solved, and the princes are divided in peace, naturally there will be no more wars. ”

Yu Ji said with peace of mind: "Xiang Lang, you just do it!" The concubine wishes you a victorious start. ”

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Luoyang, the former palace of the Zhou royal family, Liu Bang lived here after moving to Luoyang, and Qi Ji, Bo Ji and the palace maids also moved here.

The news of Xiang Yu's return to the camp has come, but fortunately he got out in time and let Zhou Ke replace him to defend Xingyang.

According to Zhang Liang's estimates, the Chu army was about to run out of food, Xingyang did not have much food left, and Xiang Yu could not get food after breaking through Xingyang at the price, so he could only retreat.

Thinking that safety can be guaranteed, it is possible for Xiang Yu to recapture Xingyang after withdrawing his troops, and next year Han Xin will succeed in training his troops and conquer Zhao in the east, and the world will always be his own, Liu Bang's mood will improve.

Luoyang is bigger and more prosperous than Xingyang, and the palace of the Zhou royal family is much better than that of Xingyang.

After relaxing, Liu Bang remembered the beautiful palace maid he had seen last time and summoned her to pamper her.

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The next day, Chu Ying.

More than 100,000 troops marched out and marched towards Xingyang, and no Han army dared to attack along the way.

The army arrived in Xingyang in the evening, and Xiang Yu ordered Xingyang to be surrounded and attack the city with all his might tomorrow.

In Xingyang City, the Han army witnessed so many Chu troops, and Xingyang was besieged by regiments, so they couldn't help but be a little timid.

In the past, the Han army fought against the Chu army, losing more and winning less, but now there is no way out, either die in battle or surrender.

Zhou Ke, who pretended to be Liu Bang, walked up to the city wall and passed down an order, saying that he would defend Xingyang here, and soon Guanzhong and the general Han Xin would have reinforcements coming, and if there were any cowards, they would be killed.

Zhou Ke pretended to be Liu Bang very similar, and no one recognized him as an impostor.

The King of Han personally lived and died here together, which played a certain role in inspiring the Han soldiers.

Early the next morning, the Chu army attacked the city from four directions at the same time, and the Han army resisted to the death, and the battle was very fierce.

Xiang Yu personally supervised the battle, and when he saw "Liu Bang" who commanded the battle on the city tower and boosted morale, he hated it even more, and vowed to cook this person.

The defenders of Xingyang had only 15,000 men, and the Chu army was outnumbered, and the siege battle continued from the morning.