At Hangu Pass, Xiang Yu died, the Chu army was annihilated, and the remaining 100,000 soldiers and horses were also taken prisoner, but the Zhao army had not yet figured out how to deal with these prisoners for the time being, so Li You led the original 50,000 Qin soldiers in the pass to guard the prisoners and take the responsibility of guarding the pass.

In addition, as early as the beginning of the battle, the Zhao army ordered Han Xin to lead 40,000 infantry to deal with Long He, and sure enough, Long He heard that Xiang Yu was in danger, and he couldn't take care of Ao Cang, so he hurriedly sent troops to rescue, but was defeated by Han Xin's design, and he and Zhong Liwu were also shot into hedgehogs by archers.

"Master Hou, Xiang Yu's camp has been breached, and the generals in the battalion, including Fan Zeng, have all been awarded the head." The baby came back murderously, in fact, the Chu camp had become an empty camp at that time, Fan Zeng didn't expect Xiang Yu to lose so quickly, and he was caught off guard by what he said, Fan Zeng was powerful, and he couldn't go back.

Zhao Jun patted the shoulder of the frightened baby and smiled: "Good job, you go first, hurry up and repair the army, Liu Bang's old boy is still waiting for us to clean up, we can't be sloppy." ”

"No!" The baby suddenly responded and strode away.

After initially dealing with the post-war affairs, Zhao Jun went to the military camp in Hangu Pass to see Meng Tian, and it happened that Li You was also there.

"See Master Hou." As soon as Li You saw Zhao Jun coming, he immediately bowed down.

"Get up, haha." Zhao Jun picked up Li You, punched him again, and scolded with a smile: "You guy, why, I haven't seen you for a few years and I don't recognize my brother?" ”

"I'll never forget it." Li You smiled dryly, but remembered that when the Black Ice Platform was selected, they and Bai Ying were almost forced to death by Zhao Gao's younger brother, and Zhao Jun said to them at that time, you are my brothers.

At this time, Meng Tian put down his official duties, stood up and said, "Master Hou is here." ”

"Master, don't you want to recognize me as an apprentice?" Zhao Jun looked at Meng Tian with a bitter face.

Meng Tian was stunned, and his heart instantly warmed, he knew that Zhao Jun did not have the power of Risheng, and forgot about him as a master.

"Hehe, it's been almost seven years, and you've really grown up." Meng Tian smiled with satisfaction, what he was most satisfied with in his life was not his merits, but that he had taught Zhao Jun as an apprentice.

Li said with great eyes at this time: "Master Hou, Meng Shuai, I will go down to deal with military affairs." ”

After Li You left, Zhao Jun bowed down firmly, and said in an extremely solemn voice: "Master." ”

Zhao Jun didn't say much, but his expression and tone had already expressed everything, if it wasn't for Meng Tian accepting him as an apprentice, he would not have stood out from the Northern Army, and finally could have today, it can be said that Zhao Jun has today's achievements, itself is one thing, but Meng Tian's reason is a key point.

"Good boy, you have lived up to my expectations over the years, you have done a good job, very good." Meng Tian's face was full of relief, he knew Zhao Jun's thoughts.

Zhao Jun smiled when he heard this, he knew that Meng Tian was not only talking about his achievements, but also about his attitude towards the Qin Dynasty and Fusu.

At this time, Meng Tian's face was low again, and he said in a heavy tone: "The current situation is not good, in my opinion, Liu Bang is more difficult to deal with than Xiang Yu, it is very likely that after you defeat Xiang Yu, you will retreat to the south and rely on the city to fight a tough battle with you, in that case, the cavalry will not play a big role, once the war falls into a protracted stage, there will be many variables, and it is not a good phenomenon for the people of the world and the imperial court."

Of course, the situation of the imperial court is not optimistic, and His Majesty's death has greatly shaken the imperial court. ”

Zhao Jun nodded after hearing this: "It's really not optimistic, but I think the most important thing is to stabilize the imperial court, otherwise it will be dangerous once the people's hearts are scattered."

As for Liu Bang, isn't he attacking General Wang Ben of Nanyang? I plan to send troops to Nanyang tomorrow, take advantage of the speed of my soldiers and horses, and strive to force Liu Bang to die in Nanyang before he can react, and finish his work in one battle to solve him. ”

Meng Tian nodded after hearing this, if he could really rush to Nanyang before Liu Bang reacted, then Liu Bang would not be able to retreat, and he would have to fight with Zhao Jun, in terms of the combat strength of the army alone, Liu Bang was more than one grade behind Xiang Yu, how could he be the opponent of Zhao Jun.

In the end, after the two discussed some details, Zhao Jun returned to his garrison camp.

Then he told Wei Jun about his plan, Wei Yu and Kui Che both rushed over from Linzi, and the two nodded when they heard the news, agreeing with Zhao Jun's opinion.

However, when it was just dark, Zhou Chang suddenly hurriedly ran back, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou, there is an urgent message from Nanyang, General Wang Ben was defeated, and Liu Bang went all the way into the pass and rushed to attack Xianyang." ”

"What? Wang Ben's army was defeated! ”

Zhao Jun stood up suddenly, how is this possible, Wang Ben has been operating in Nanyang for several years, and the active soldiers and horses are still elite, at least 50,000 people, plus Wang Ben himself is a famous general of the Qin Dynasty, so he will not lose the army in a short time, besides, the terrain of Nanyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are many passes.

Zhou Chang saw Zhao Jun's expression, so he explained: "I heard that the deputy general Hu Zhao rebelled, which led to the defeat of General Wang Ben. ”

"Damn, it's hard to guard against thieves!" Zhao Jun slapped the case in annoyance, and took a few deep breaths before he reluctantly asked, "Where is General Wang Ben now?" Is it back to Xianyang? ”

Zhou Chang hugged his fists and said: "Back to the Hou Ye, General Wang Ben did not return to Xianyang, but took the remnants of the soldiers and horses to rely on the Nanyang Mountains to attack Liu Bang's grain road, but I heard that Liu Bang has a general named Peng Yue who is in charge of the grain road, and General Wang Ben has won each other in the confrontation with him, and the progress is not big." ”

"Peng Yue." At this time, Zhao Jun remembered the allusion of Peng Yue scratching Chu, this Peng Yue is the ancestor of guerrilla warfare, and it seems that it is not easy to deal with.

In the end, Zhao Jun thought for a while and said, "You go down first, pay close attention to Nanyang and Liu Bang's movements, and report as soon as there is news." "Zhou Chang is a good hand at scouting, and his skills are extraordinary, plus the special forces training and combat methods given to him by Zhao Jun, one is very good, plus Mu Ning and Bai Ying are now sent by him to the south to carry out counter-reconnaissance work on Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's territory, so now the news of the battle in the army, Zhao Jun has handed it over to him.

"Yes, Master Hou." After hearing this, Zhou Chang immediately strode away.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun called Wei Yi and Kui Che over, and sent someone to invite Meng Tian and Li Yuan to discuss.

"Shame on the soldiers!"

The three of them were also taken aback when they heard this, they didn't expect that there would be a traitor, the Qin Dynasty army has always been known for being rigorous and strong, but they didn't expect that there would be a traitor.

After that, Meng Tian said: "I think Hou Ye should send troops to Xianyang as soon as possible, keeping the foundation of the Qin Dynasty is the top priority, besides, the form of the court is very unstable now, and only Hou Ye can go to the abbot of the overall situation and stabilize the people's hearts, otherwise if we are in chaos within ourselves, it will be troublesome." In public, Meng Tian still calls Zhao Jun the Hou Ye.

Zhao Jun nodded, he understood what Meng Tian secretly meant, that is, to ascend the throne and claim the emperor, and protect the foundation of the Qin Dynasty, this is indeed the top priority.

Wei Wei bowed his head and said: "Meng Shuai is right, Master Hou, you should hurry up and raise troops back to Xianyang, and in addition, you can send a partial division to Nanyang as soon as possible, don't care about Peng Yue's grain route, just guard the way out of the pass." ”

"Old Captain Gao Ce, in this way, after Hou Ye returns to Xianyang, even if Liu Bang wants to withdraw from the Guannei, it will be too late, and he must fight with Hou Ye." Meng Tian said respectfully, in front of Wei Yu, he can be regarded as a junior, and he himself admires Wei Yi very much.

At this time, Kui Che first agreed: "This strategy is good, in addition, you can contact General Wang Ben and let him join the partial division, Nanyang has a complex terrain, and with him, it also avoids the possibility of Liu Bang taking other roads to withdraw his troops." ”

"Okay, that's it, I'll send Yingbuti troops overnight, and Mr. Kuai, you will be responsible for contacting General Wang Ben, and I'll let Zhou Chang cooperate with you." In the end, Zhao Jun made up his mind-

On the second day, Zhao Jun personally took the remaining 70,000 iron cavalry to Xianyang, accompanied by Wei Yu, Meng Tian, Hu Hai, Han Xin, Guan Ying and others, Li You and Cao Wuxian led the remaining northern soldiers and horses to stay at Hangu Pass, take care of the prisoners, and take over Aocang.

In addition, Yingbu and Kuaicher led 40,000 sword and shield soldiers to rush overnight, using horses to rush to Nanyang and cut off Liu Bang's back road.

At this time, Liu Bang did not know this, and was leading his troops to advance quickly, to capture Xianyang, there are still a few counties south of Xianyang, but the troops are weak, although relying on the soldiers to resist stubbornly, but Liu Bang's marching speed is not satisfied, almost two days to the next city, like a bamboo. (To be continued.) )