The king of Han listened to the advice of Zhang Liang and others to organize the army without mentioning it, and said that after Xiang Yu returned to the east, he drank with Yu Ji every day, enjoyed Pengcheng, and enjoyed the prosperous state, and the generals were also negligent in military rules and regulations.

The generals really thought that it was already the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and that the countries would not disturb each other, rest and recuperate, and they would be able to send envoys to each other in the future.

However, after Qin unified the world, how could any emperor in later generations be willing to see the coexistence of princes in the Central Plains, Zhou Lan thought about it, and felt that Xiang Yu was so inappropriate, so he personally went to the palace of Chu to advise.

At this time in the palace, Yu Ji Xiang Yu drank and had a good time, without the slightest hint of worry, Xiang Yu saw Zhou Lan coming, and did not remove the banquet, but prepared wine for Zhou Lan.

"General Zhou is not in the army to help the old general take care of military affairs, why are you here, isn't there something I need to solve?" Xiang Yu asked indifferently.

Zhou Lan thought for a while, and immediately bowed and saluted: "King Qiyu, now the Han Dynasty has seven or eight out of ten in the Central Plains, how can you go west to cultivate, the minister guesses that Liu Bang will send troops to the east soon, the king should not indulge in wine every day, the governance of the three armies is a big deal, lest Liu Bang come to attack in the future, we should also have a preparation, otherwise it will be difficult to fight with the Han army, the king may not know, in the military camp, the soldiers stop training, all have the intention of returning home, many ministers are also wine-colored sheng songs, so slack, will lose the country." ”

Xiang Yu was in the first place, and put down the wine glass in his hand with some sighs, "The public is inevitably a little worried, when I return to the east, Liu Bang also went west with the whole army, and they all have a covenant in hand, how can they easily regret it, so don't you lose the hearts of the people of the world, and now you have returned to the country to cultivate, why do you still have to train all day and suffer from the military camp." ”

"King, today is not unified, we should be prepared for danger in times of peace, the three armies must not be barren, even if Liu Bang reneges the contract, so what, the Han army is more than 200,000, even if we do unrighteous wars, we are not his opponents." Zhou Lan then said.

Xiang Yu thought that Zhou Lan was so bitter, and it was also for the sake of the three armies, and he should be rewarded and let him go back to his home to recuperate, so he said casually: "What General Zhou said is true, I will retrain the three armies on a certain day, and the general is also worried about the country, and when he returns to rest, I will reward the general." ”

Zhou Lan couldn't help but be a little disappointed when she saw that Xiang Yu had promised and had no intention of implementing it, so she immediately got up and retired, and didn't do too much persuasion.

After that, Xiang Yu still went his own way, drinking every day, having fun every night, the Chu army was 50,000 or 60,000, and more than 10,000 people resigned and returned home, and Xiang Yu did not stop him.

And Liu Bang listened to Zhang Liang's suggestion, summoned the princes of the Quartet to send troops to Chenggao, and asked Wang Ling to send troops to the chasm boundary, but he did not cross the line, just wandered there.

There is a very appropriate analogy, Wang Ling's army is like a toad, although it does not bite, but it responds there, and the Chu army immediately spread the news of this to Pengcheng.

Xiang Yu heard that Liu Bang had not withdrawn his army, and that he had let the Han army be active in the chasm boundary, so he couldn't help but be furious, so he gathered the generals and prepared to send troops to attack the Han army.

In the palace of the king of Chu, Zhong Liwu, Ji Bu, Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Bo, and Zhou Lan are all around, except for Zhou Lan, the rest of the people are tired, which shows that the three armies are not trained as usual at these times.

"Now that the Han army has been stationed in Gao, it has not returned to Nanzheng, its heart is very insincere, and I want to send troops to fight, what do you think?" Xiang Yu asked first.

Zhong Liwu immediately got up and said: "Now that the alliance has been decided, Liu Bang still does not withdraw the army, and he is willing to lead the elite soldiers to encircle and suppress the Han thieves, so that the territory will be peaceful forever." ”

"King Qiyu, Weichen thinks that whether it is a general or a king, it is not appropriate to send troops, although Liu Bang is active in the boundary of the chasm, but he has not crossed the line, obviously he wants the Chu army to destroy the covenant first, so that the Han army has a chance, the king should build a high base at this moment, so as to wait for the Han army, not rash and reckless." Zhou Lan stood up and saluted.

When Xiang Yu heard this, his face was quite displeased, "Now that the Han army is spreading wilderness on the border, why can't I fight with one to protect the country and the people, I have to wait for him to cross the line!" ”

Ji Bu was beside him, and after a little silence, he got up and said: "What Zhou Lan said is true, the Han army is strong today, and it wants to attack the Chu State, but the alliance has been decided, and there is no reason to send troops, so he sent Wang Ling to run rampant on the border first, and the king does not have to manage it at all, and over time, Wang Ling's army will evacuate by itself."

Since Fan Zeng's death, Xiang Yu has been relatively obedient to Ji Bu's words, so he bowed slightly, "Just according to what Ji Bu said, for the time being, hold your troops still, and see what Liu Bang should do?" ”

"In addition, the three armies must not be slack, lest the king of Han come to attack in the future, but we have no available soldiers." When the generals heard this, they all nodded, not daring to slack off.

Peng Cheng insisted on not mentioning it, and said that Liu Bang was in Xingyang, and he was very puzzled in his heart, now many strategists advised him to send troops, and now that the soldiers have been gathered, he does not dare to act rashly, which is really bitter for the three armies.

Lu Yan and Zhang Liang are also quite helpless in the military division's mansion, and Chen Chenggao, a soldier today, also wants to attack the Chu army in his heart, but the overlord of Chu seems to be more sensible, even if Wang Ling does something at the border, Xiang Yu doesn't care.

"Ziyu, this item seems to be very calm, and he refuses to send troops, if we attack the Chu State first, we will become a nameless army." Zhang Liang said helplessly.

Now that the Han army has been in Chenggao for a long time, it also needs food, Lu Yan heard what Zhang Liang said, and took a sip of warm tea, "Since the Chu army is unwilling to send troops, then we will send troops." ”

"If we send troops, we are violating the covenant, and we will not lose the hearts of the people in the world." Zhang Liang hurriedly said.

"The military advisor didn't know that it was the King of Han who signed the alliance with the overlord of Chu, but Han Xin, the king of Qi, Yingbu, the king of Jiujiang, and the general Peng Yue did not sign it, just let them send troops first, and the overlord will definitely be unable to help sending troops at that time, so that the two armies will have to fight, and who will take care of the alliance at that time." Lu Yan said in a low voice.

Zhang Liang nodded with a little meaning, "Hou Ye is really smart, so Xiang Yu naturally has no reason to say that King Han betrayed the covenant first." ”

"By the way, Brother Zifang, don't you have a son named Bijiang? When will he have time to teach Yuan'er and Yun'er of my family, so as not to be in danger in the future. Lu Yan said slowly.

"Master Hou, the world has not yet been decided, you have begun to think about the aftermath, let him and Bijiang together, do you think that the Han family has won the world and can bless them all." Zhang Liang said jokingly.

"Isn't that possible?" Lu Yan said very directly.

Zhang Liang was a little dazed, "This is naturally possible, but when the time comes, I will ask Hou Ye to teach me the method of opening the valley, I heard that Xu Fu and Hou Ye talked about a lot of things in this regard." ”

"That, military advisor, you should be busy first, go and tell the King of Han, let Han Xin, the king of Qi, send troops, maybe the world can be decided without the King of Han going out of Xingyang." Lu Yan said, and immediately got up and walked towards the outside of the house.