Xiang Yu is proficient in eighteen weapons, but he likes the most of the hundred soldiers, the halberd! Xiang Yu used the halberd before, is a celebrity who casts weapons, cast by meteorites from the sky, and finally forged into a giant tiger head plate dragon halberd after nine days and nine nights, one zhang two feet nine inches, weighing 129 pounds, only the rod has the thickness of the bowl mouth, Xiang Yu named it "Overlord"!

At this time, Ji Yan suddenly said: "Brother Xiang, when that weapon is manufactured, you should be more handy in killing enemies on the battlefield, it must be: earth-shattering, crying ghosts and gods!" ”

Xiang Yu didn't know how to answer for a while.

Hua Long hadn't seen Xiang Yu's real appearance of using the Overlord Halberd, so he boasted indiscriminately and said: "Then it goes without saying, when you group of people see it, you will feel that Brother Xiang is simply a god!" ”

Everyone looked at Xiang Yu with a look of great expectation, but the princess said: "You dead rascal, how can you be so lucky, you meet such a good big brother, even your height is a lot shorter than Brother Xiang, it's too unworthy." ”

Hua Long said: "We are not husband and wife, why should we be a good match." ”

Xiang Yu hurriedly said: "My second brother has the ability, and his brain is better than anyone else." ”

Ji Yan also said: "My eldest brother is very talented, and his height is not very short, mainly standing in front of Brother Xiang, which looks a little prominent." ”

Everyone laughed. The princess smiled and said: "Why are you talking to him so much, this dead rascal, his skin is very thick, and his ability to resist blows is strong, no matter how he says it, he is also smiling, if any of you say that this dead rascal is embarrassed, I Ji Ling has her surname."

This time, everyone burst out laughing. Shen You couldn't laugh anymore, and said: "With you young people, I often laugh so much that I lean forward and lean back, if this was before, I would have been laughed at by others, that is like a person who leads the army to fight." ”

Ji Yan said: "General Shen will be closer to us in the future, you see Brother Xiang, when you fight, you are so murderous!" Anyone who saw it was terrified, but now, he wasn't secretly laughing here, although he didn't talk much. Besides, I used to be depressed myself, but I feel a lot better during this time! ”

Xiang Yu was said to be embarrassed, but he was also happy for Ji Yan. Shen You also joked: "It's a shame that I didn't succeed in committing suicide that day, otherwise I wouldn't be happy to be a ghost, and when Guan Biao comes back, I want to thank him." ”

Everyone laughed again.

Time flies quickly, half a year has passed, and the four-way men and horses sent by Xiang Yu are about the same as the territory grabbed by Chu State, although Chu State has many troops, but Xiang Yu's side has good siege equipment. Xiang Yu went all the way to the southeast, and now he has hit the border with Dongyi.

Now the entire southwest of the Zhou dynasty borders the state of Chu; It is bordered by the three kingdoms of Yue, Song and Lu in the southeast; It is bordered to the north by Jin and Wei. The whole country is in the shape of a long strip from northwest to southeast, surrounded by various countries, which is very unfavorable for defense. However, the number of troops increased by 70,000, bringing the total strength to more than 220,000 and 80,000 cavalry.

Now the situation in the world has become relatively clear, except for the surrounding Waiyi, and the three kingdoms of Yong, Ba and Shu in the west, the whole world has formed a trend of nine kingdoms. Although there are still some small countries in the surrounding area, it is only a matter of time before they are destroyed, and the Central Plains region has been carved up.

Among these 9 major countries: Chu is the largest, which is already strong and has developed well this time; The strategy of the Jin State was well used, suppressing the development of the Qi State and the Wei State to the north, and it is now second only to the Chu State; Yue developed the most rapidly, annexed Wu not to mention, and also laid a lot of territory; The Qin State laid down Yiqu and Dog Rong, and it also grew a lot; Qi made a strategic mistake and did not grab much territory; The three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Lu did not seize the opportunity, and now they are concentrated in the middle, surrounded by several large powers, and have become relatively weak countries.

However, weakness is only temporary, and there are still many variables in the later period, that is, the weakest countries have more than 250,000 troops. On the contrary, the Zhou Dynasty had the least troops, with more than 10,000 King Zhou and more than 220,000 Xiang Yu, adding up to only 240,000, but there were 90,000 cavalry, which was relatively large.

The Nine Kingdoms were ranked by land area: Chu, Jin, Yue, Qi, Qin, Zhou, Wei, Lu, and Song.

The nine kingdoms were ranked by the number of troops: Chu, Qi, Jin, Yue, Qin, Wei, Lu, Song, and Zhou.

But none of this says anything, and maybe a war can change the situation.

Xiang Yu's side has formed a semi-encirclement of the Song State, and is ready to attack the Song State after a month's rest, so he gathered everyone together to discuss how to attack, and at this meeting, Hualong also let Ji Yan participate.

Guan Biao said: "Starting from the place where the Song Kingdom was surrounded by the Zhou Dynasty, one city after another advanced forward. ”

Shen You said: "The Song State now has an army of 250,000, we only have 220,000, the strength of the two sides is about the same, and now there is no good way, the war of annihilation can only be fought step by step, and then see the two sides play on the spot." ”

Ji Yan said: "Yes, we can only fight like this, with our ability, it is not a problem to destroy the Song Kingdom, it is just the length of time." But there is another point, that is, I am afraid that several of their countries will join together to keep warm, for example: if Song, Wei, and Lu form an alliance, there will be 900,000 troops, and we will not be able to fight at all. ”

Xiang Yu looked at Hua Long, and Hua Long said: "I don't have a good way now, just like my sister said, if the other party is in the alliance, you can't fight." Several of them understand the truth of cold lips and teeth, and now it is different from before, just these 9 countries, whoever is destroyed, other countries will interfere, and they will check and balance each other. ”

Xiang Yu said: "It must be fought when fighting, and it depends on how to fight, so that other countries cannot participate." Let's go down and think about it slowly, who thinks of a way to discuss it together. ”

After more than 10 days, Xiang Yu still didn't think of a way, but Chu and Jin jointly sent ambassadors, saying: Chu and Jin invited all countries to hold nine-nation talks to discuss peace together, and a month later it will be held in Luoyi, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, and demanded that from now until the end of the talks, the war between the nine countries should be stopped, otherwise they would be jointly attacked.

Xiang Yu summoned everyone again and asked, "What is the purpose of this move by Chu and Jin?" ”

Hua Long said: "They want to balance other countries and develop outside, and the state of Chu can continue to attack Yong, Ba, Shu and other countries to the west; The Jin kingdom could continue to expand northward; Qin must also support that Qin and Chu may unite to carve up Yong, Ba, Shu and other states; The three kingdoms of Song, Wei and Lu have been unable to develop, and in order to protect themselves, they must also support peace, that is, we and the Qi country want to develop, but there is no place; Yue Guo has just eaten so much territory, and he also needs to rest and digest it. ”

Xiang Yu said: "Yes, they are very good at this trick, they can control us internally, and we can develop externally." Although the three kingdoms of Yong, Ba and Shu are relatively close to the west, their combined territory is very large, larger than that of Chu. ”

Everyone asked, "Is it to fight or not to fight now?" ”

Ji Yan said: "Now it is clear that it is not possible to fight, it will allow all countries to find a reason to jointly attack us, and we can only find some reasons why other countries cannot intervene to fight." ”

A few of them asked: "They should have directly informed King Zhou of this kind of national talks, why did they come to inform us." ”

Xiang Yu said: "They are not so stupid, if they don't notify us, we will beat Song Guo in advance, and when the time comes, we will say that we have not received a notice of the meeting, and they will not be good." This is where they are clever, King Zhou and we are all informed. ”

The princess said, "In the past, you could fight whoever you wanted, but now you have to find a reason to fight." ”

Everyone said: "There is no place to use energy, and it is uncomfortable." ”

Xiang Yu said: "Let's stop for now, and wait for the results of the talks." ”