Xiang Liang saw the secret communication between the three of Zhaotong, but he didn't pay attention to it. He knew better than anyone else that the three clans were now united by the pressure of his own Xiang clan, and once he lost a bone, this fragile alliance would collapse in an instant.

And now all he had to do was throw a bone to the three clans of Zhaoqu Jing that they couldn't resist.

Only if the three clans can't be twisted into a rope, can he lead the army with confidence.

Only when the three clans think that they can get more bones from themselves, they will not drag themselves back and take care of the Jiangdong land for themselves.

"The three clan elders must know that the little nephew has been ordering people to find the descendants of the king." Xiang Liang paused when he said this.

"But there's news?" Zhaotong heard Xiang Liang's words and asked urgently, Qu Ping and Jing Gong, who were originally sitting next to him, couldn't pretend anymore at this moment, and when they heard this, they stared at Xiang Liang tightly with both hands on the copper case.

"God forbid, the descendants of the king have now been found by the little nephew." Xiang Liang looked at the anxious looks of the three old men and said with a smile.

"Great!" The three of Zhaotong finally heard these things that they had been thinking about since Xiang Liang's mouth, and they couldn't help but high-five and sigh at the same time.

"I wonder where the eldest prince is?" Qu Ping hurriedly asked.

"The three clan elders don't have to worry, the eldest prince has been living in the countryside of Huiji and shepherding sheep, and now he is being guarded by the little nephew on his way to Wu County. You can get there without saying anything. Xiang Liang comforted Zhaotong Sandao.

Hearing Xiang Liang's words, the three of Zhaotong were overjoyed.

What they are most afraid of now is not that they have no rights, but that the Xiang clan, which is now powerful, wants to stand on their own. At this time, when he heard that Xiang Liang meant to continue to support the descendants of King Chu as kings, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

As long as the Xiang clan still supports the Chu royal family, then they will have the opportunity to get back the lost rights little by little. After all, the three clans are all side branches of the royal family, and they have much more advantages in front of the King of Chu than the Xiang family, an outsider.

"Today, it is said that inviting the three clan elders to the little nephew's mansion is another important matter." Xiang Liang said that he would release the news of Jiujiang, Wu Rui, Zhang Er, and Chen Yu's restoration of the Wei State collected by the fine work.

After listening to Xiang Liang's words, the three of Zhaotong probably understood what Xiang Liang meant.

"The general's intention is to restore my Chu State?" Zhaotong asked tentatively.

"Great goodness! The old Zhao clan really deserves to be the pillar stone of my Chu country, in a word. That's what the little nephew meant. Xiang Liang high-fived and slapped Zhaotong a little fart quietly.

When Zhaotong heard Xiang Liang's words, even with his calmness, he couldn't help but feel proud. This fart can be photographed by anyone, but now the fart shot from Xiang Liang's mouth is naturally very different.

Why? Because the three clans now have to look up to the Xiang clan's snort.

"However, my Chu State was restored, so how could the capital Shouying not return? Therefore, the little nephew intends to send troops north to Shouchun, and Shouchun will immediately welcome the heir of the eldest prince to succeed to the throne, and officially announce the restoration of the Chu State to the world. Xiang Liang continued.

"The general's words are very good!"

Hearing Xiang Liang's words, the three of Zhaotong couldn't help but blush with excitement, being able to rebuild the Chu State, regain power and restore the glory of the three clans, which is what the three of Zhaotong have dreamed of doing all these years.

"After the little nephew leads the army to the north, this Jiangdong land will be handed over to the three clan elders." Xiang Liang looked at the excited three people and then said: "The food, grass and ordnance of the little nephew army have not forgotten that the three clan elders can do their best to organize. ”

"Of course! Of course! The three of Zhaotong hurriedly agreed. This is Xiang Liang handing over power to them in disguise.

"The state of Chu was restored, and my Xiang clan still only led the army and did not participate in politics according to the old system of my Chu state. So the three clan bosses can rest assured. Xiang Liang then threw out an even bigger bone.

As soon as these words came out, the three of Zhaotong suddenly thought that they had heard it wrong, and looked at Xiang Liang who was smiling in shock.

"The affairs of the government are still in place, and the three clan bosses can rest assured." Xiang Liang restrained the smile on his face and said solemnly.

Affirmed by Xiang Liang again, looking at Xiang Liang with a solemn face, Zhaotong, Qu Ping, and Jing Gong, the three old guys who have controlled the power of the Chu State for decades, can't help but feel a little embarrassed at this moment.

The three of them knew better than anyone the reason for Xiang Yan's defeat in the last battle of the Chu State, and they believed that the Xiang clan knew the same.

At the moment, it is obvious that the Xiang clan is dominant, and the other three major clans can only rely on the Xiang clan's snort at this moment to gain a foothold in this Jiangdong land. The king of Chu is about to be established, and the Xiang clan, which has the merit of supporting the establishment after the restoration of the Chu state, will inevitably seize greater power in the new Chu state.

In the future, the three clans can only fight against the Xiang clan by uniting, which is the fundamental reason why the three clans of Zhaoqu Jing can reach an alliance.

But now Xiang Liang is obviously giving up the rest of the rights according to the old system of the Chu State, and still wants to maintain the original power distribution pattern of the Chu State, how can this not make the three of Zhaotong surprised and embarrassed.

Xiang Liang's actions couldn't help but remind them of Xiang Yan, who led 8,000 Jiangdong disciples to fight hard for three years alone, and finally only left more than 1,000 Jiangdong disciples to return to Shouchun to present the head of Zizhuang to the King of Chu.

"General Gao Yi! Xiang clan high righteousness! My Zhao clan will do their best to help the general destroy the Qin State and re-establish my Great Chu! Zhaotong bowed to Xiang Liang and said solemnly. A trace of unnaturalness flashed on the faces of Qu Ping and Jing Gong next to him, but they also followed up with an oath

Seeing the actions of the three of them, a trace of coldness flashed in Xiang Liang's squinted eyes. Immediately, Zhan Yan hurriedly returned the salute.

That night, more than 20 fast horses galloped out of the county seat of Wu County, and after going out of the city on the avenue, more than 20 horses were divided into two roads and more than 10 horses each, all the way to the east to the direction of Donghai County, all the way to the west to the direction of Jiujiang.

On April 25 of the first year of Great Qin II.

Xiang Liang commanded an army of more than 80,000 people, with Xiang Yu as the vanguard of the front army, Xiang Liang led the Chinese army, and his eldest brother Xiang Bo was the general of the rear army, and went out of Wu County through Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu) to kill Shouchun.

Where the Xiang army passed, the officials of the Great Qin of Chu County looked at the wind, and even if there were county governors who wanted to arrive in the city, they were killed by the ecstatic Chu people, and the city was opened to welcome the arrival of the Xiang army.

In just five days, Xiang Liang's army had passed through Dongcheng County, Jiujiang County (now south of Dingyuan County, Anhui), and the 8,000 Jiangdongzi Dingjun troops of Xiang Yu, the vanguard of the army, had even reached Yinling (now Guishan Township, Dingyuan County, Anhui).

Less than 50 miles past Yinling County is Quyang County, the eastern gateway of Shouchun (now the area north of Dingyuan, Anhui), Quyang is in the middle and lower reaches of the Huai River, and less than 50 miles away from Jiujiang County in the middle reaches of the Huai River.

As early as April 19, the Yingbu army had arrived in Liyang, less than 100 miles away from the six counties of Shouchun's southward gateway, but the Yingbu army did not arrive at the six counties until the 25th, and captured the six counties at that time, which was also the day when Xiang Liang led the army to the expedition.

Compared with Quyang, the distance between the six counties and Shouchun is more than double, and there are hundreds of miles, so after taking the six counties, Yingbu ordered the army to be stationed in the six counties, so that the more than 100,000 troops who had been running for more than ten days could rest.

Three days later, on April 28, Yingbu led the army to Shouchun again.

On April 30, when the Yingbu army slowly arrived thirty miles outside Shouchun City, Xiang Yu led 8,000 Jiangdong soldiers to the outside of Shouchun City.

The reason why Xiang Yu came so quickly was mainly because his 8,000 Jiangdong elites were all cavalry, and Xiang Yu was eager to make meritorious contributions, and after arriving at Yinling, he drove a hundred miles and crossed Quyang and went straight to Shouchun (now Shouchun County, Lu'an City, Anhui).

On April 26, Wang Li found Han Xin and sent people to Xianyang, Guanzhong, and then immediately pulled out the village and raised troops and went south to Ruyin (now Fuyang, Anhui).

In three days, Wang Li's 100,000-strong army marched south from Chen County, and it happened to arrive at Ruyin on the same day of April 30, which happened to be on the north bank of the Huai River, across the river from Shouchun.

History is always full of coincidences, or providence.

Although the Huai River in the Qin period was much wider than the Huai River in later generations, it was less than six miles in total, and the more than 100,000 troops of Yingbu stretched for dozens of miles, which was easily discovered by the Qin army on the north bank, and Wang Li's 100,000 Qin army was the same.

Therefore, at the same time that Wang Li's army discovered Yingbu's army and Xiang Yu's eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers, Yingbu and Xiang Yu also discovered Wang Li's Great Qin army.

However, Yingbu and Xiang Yu did not find each other, because the armies of the two sides were nearly twenty miles apart, one east and one west. And Wang Li also didn't find Xiang Yu's 8,000 Jiangdong disciples.

Wang Li did not dare to slack off when he received the report from the soldiers, and personally went to the river to inspect the situation of the army on the other side. Because of the distance, the banner could not be seen clearly, although it could not be seen clearly, but Wang Li could be sure of one thing, that is, the army on this side of the river would not be the army of Great Qin.

If it is not the army of Great Qin, then the answer is about to come out, and there are already people in Jiujiang and Chu who have raised troops against Qin.

Since he did not find out which rebels were on the other side, Wang Li did not rush to report the news of the rebellion in Chudi to Xianyang, because even if Xinying did not stop, it would take at least three days to make two round-trips from Xianyang to Jiujiang.

Three days may change a lot of things, so Wang Li wants to wait until the situation in Jiujiang and other places is found out before reporting to Hu Hai. Now that Great Qin is in the land of Jiangbei, only he has an army of 100,000 people, and Wang Li knows it very well.

Hu Hai already had a layout in his heart, and Wang Li was also very clear. Therefore, whether to fight or not to fight, he must obey Hu Hai's arrangement. The premise of Hu Hai's layout is that he wants to know accurate and detailed information about Jiujiang and other places.

Yingbu originally planned to take Shouchun in one go, but now that an unknown number of Qin troops appeared on the north bank, Yingbu immediately changed his strategy and camped along the river, strictly guarding against possible sneak attacks by the Qin army, and at the same time sent scouts to find out the reality of the Qin army on the other side.

Xiang Yu only has 8,000 cavalry, no matter how arrogant he is, he will not attack Shouchun under the nose of the Qin army, that is, he will go to the thatched house with a lantern and look for death. Therefore, Xiang Yu sent his personal guard Pegasus to report to Xiang Liang in the rear, and sent scouts to cross the river to investigate the military situation of the Qin army.

The three parties sent scouts to the other side at the same time, and the most advantageous was of course Xiang Yu's side, because neither Wang Li nor Yingbu found Xiang Yu's 8,000 cavalry hidden in the shadows.

This night is destined to be another night of fighting.

(To be continued)