Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is another three years, and the time has come to 185 BC.

At this time, Liu Bang, the king of Han, was seventy-one years old, and Xiang Zhuang, the king of Chu, was also forty years old.

In the past three years, there have basically not been any major wars in China, the Qi State is licking and licking its wounds, and Chu and Han are desperately accumulating strength and preparing for the final decisive battle.

However, the changes in the pattern of the world are dizzying, first Zhao suddenly formed an alliance with Chu, and then Yan and South Korea also turned their backs on Han and formed an alliance with Chu.

Then Nanyue joined the Qi and Han camps, posing a threat to Chu from behind.

Then half a month ago, Huainan suddenly reneged on the alliance with the Chu State, and instead formed an alliance with the Han and Qi countries, and also sent troops to slaughter two counties in Jiujiang County, killing tens of thousands of Chu people.

Xiang Zhuang was furious when he heard the news, and immediately summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs to gather in the palace of Chu to discuss matters.

"Yingbu is unrighteous and unjust, betrays the alliance and defects to the Han, the Huainan army is brutal and cruel, killing my innocent people, if this matter is not investigated, the widow will not be the king in vain!" Xiang Zhuang was furious and took the case, drew his sword and cut off the corner of the table in front of him, and shouted, "Tell me all Aiqing, how to punish Yingbu, how to punish Huainanguo?!" ”

Taiwei Xiang Tuo responded and said: "King, there is nothing to say about this, raise troops to destroy Huainan Kingdom!" ”

When he said this, Xiang he was full of confidence, and the fact is indeed the case, after three years of hard work, Jingxiang and Bashu's government soldiers have all been trained, according to the roster of the Chong Mansion, now Jiangdong has 300,000 government soldiers, Jingxiang has 100,000 government soldiers, Bashu has 200,000 government soldiers, plus 60,000 forbidden troops, 20,000 water army, Chu has nearly 700,000 troops!

With an army of nearly 700,000, wouldn't it be easy to destroy a mere Huainan country?

"Yes, Yingbu is so hateful, he must not be spared, and he just took this opportunity to destroy the Huainan Kingdom."

"What Taiwei said is extremely true, if such evil deeds are not punished, where will I be the prestige of the Great Chu State?"

"The king, the minister is willing to lead 100,000 troops to cross the river and the northern expedition, if you can't destroy the Huainan country, you will come to see you."

"Killing chickens with a knife, just a Huainan country, there is no need for the Taiwei to go in person, and it is enough for the general to go."

Suddenly, the hall was boiling like boiling water, and now, Xiang Zhuang's prestige has reached an unprecedented height, even compared to Qin Shi Huang of the Great Qin Empire, it is not much better, even the most authoritative Ling Yin Xiang He, but also the only Xiang Zhuang horse leader, let alone other ministers.

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang unprecedentedly stated that he would severely punish Yingbu and Huainan, and the ministers must not be excited?

Xiang Zhuang raised his hand slightly, and the civil and military ministers who were fiercely denouncing Yingbu and Huainan closed their mouths in unison, and the hall that was still noisy just now was so quiet that it was audible to the point of falling pins.

"In this way, the widow is determined to raise an army to attack Huainan." After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said again, "General! ”

Bi Shu, who had been promoted to general, stepped forward, waved his hand, and said respectfully: "The minister is here." ”

Nowadays, the official rank system of Chu is relatively chaotic, there are Ling Yin, etc., who uphold the former Chu Dynasty, and there are Taifu, Taishi, Taiwei and other positions adhering to the system of three princes and nine secretaries, and there are also generals, Xiaocai generals, Wei generals, etc., Xiang Zhuang is considering the introduction of grades, and the ranks of court officials are distinguished, of course, it is by no means the nine products of the Zheng system.

In fact, even if the nine-grade Zhongzheng system is implemented, it is impossible for the Chu State to have a group of scholars and gates.

In the current state of Chu, as long as you have the ability, whether you are a soldier to fight, a merchant or a craftsman to do coolies, you have the opportunity to obtain a knighthood for merit, so as to become a nobleman, but if your descendants are not capable, it is also easy to be reduced from a nobleman to a commoner, because according to the title of Marquis of Chu Facher, it cannot be hereditary. ..., therefore, there is no class solidification in the current state of Chu.

Without class solidification, the scholars will lose the soil for survival.

Xiang Zhuang looked at Bi Shu and asked, "General, if you lead the troops, how many soldiers and horses can destroy Huainan Kingdom?" ”

Xiang Tuo was a little disappointed when he heard this, it seems that there is nothing to do with him in this Northern Expedition, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Zhou Yin are full of regret, they missed this opportunity, they have a rare opportunity to lead the troops in their lives, after all, they are almost sixty years old, maybe they will follow the first king one day.

Bi Shu said: "If it is only Huainan Kingdom, 100,000 soldiers and horses are enough, but the minister thinks that the Han State and the Qi State will definitely not stand idly by, and they will definitely send troops to rescue them at that time, so at least 150,000 troops are needed." Xiang Zhuang pondered for a moment, and said categorically: "The widow gives you 200,000 soldiers, plus the Tiger Army, and you will definitely destroy Huainan Kingdom!" ”

"Whoa!" Bi Shuchang shook to the ground, and his heart was also agitated, in a blink of an eye, more than three years have passed since the last battle of Huainan, but this battle of Huainan, but I don't know if there is still a chance to fight against Han Xin?

As soon as Xiang Zhuang gave an edict, the war machine of Chu State suddenly began to run at full speed, and a cart of military rations, a car of baggage, and a rack of equipment left the Wuwei Gate, drove along the Triumph Avenue to the river, and then crossed the Wujiang River under the response of the sailor and drove into the Jiujiang River.

The soldiers who were on vacation and above also ended their vacations, handed over their young son, who wanted to learn martial arts, to the beautiful wife and concubine who wanted to cry, and then personally pulled out the fat and strong war horse from the stable, and took the polished horizontal knife from the hand of the attendant, and finally turned around and waved to the relatives, and rode away.

At the same time, one by one the farmer put down the hoe in his hand, one by one the hunter put down the short bow in his hand, one by one the craftsman put down the hammer in his hand, one by one the fisherman put down the fishing net in his hand, and then went home to put on the ring knife, put on the shiny and polished leather armor, and then stepped on the Numa he had just bought, and went to dismantle the Chongfu Yingmao.

Soon, the news that the Chu State was massing troops on a large scale in Jiujiang spread to Xianyang, Linzi, Pengcheng, Handan, Anyi and Jixian through hundreds of carrier pigeons.

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Hearing that the army of Chu was continuously gathering towards Jiujiang, Huainan Wang Yingbu panicked.

At this time, Yingbu is already over sixty years old and has entered the twilight of his life, and he has long lost the spirit of the year, because he is addicted to wine all day long, Yingbu, who has just passed sixty years old, looks like an old man in his seventies, not only has a straight back, but his face is also covered with mottled old age spots and criss-crossing wrinkles.

When the catastrophe was imminent, Yingbu hurriedly convened the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss countermeasures.

Above the court, the fat baht degraded the Chu army all the way, and threatened that as long as 50,000 troops could resist the enemy outside the country, Zhu Jian, Ma Ye and other traitors also added oil and vinegar to the side, Kui Che shook his head, these fools with short eyes really don't know how to write the word dead, and even want to block the army of Chu with the power of a country?

However, Yingbu finally came to his senses for a rare time and set his sights on Kuaccher.

Kui Che sighed, and went out to play: "King, now the government soldiers of the eleven counties under the rule of Chu have all been trained, and the total strength has exceeded 600,000, and Bishu is a big soldier comparable to Han Xin, the king of Qi......

"Kuaicher, how dare you grow others to destroy your own prestige?"

"That's it, what 600,000 troops, that's called bluffing."

"And that bishu is a waste of fame." ..., before Kuaiche's words fell, he was reprimanded by Fei Baht, Zhu Jian, Ma Ye and others.

In normal times, Kuaiche would definitely not say anything, but this time, Kuaiche rarely ignored Fei Baht and the others, but continued to advise Yingbu: "King, let's hurry up and ask for help from the King of Han and the King of Qi!" By the time the state of Chu is ready to stop, and the 300,000 army will invade Huainan in a big way, it will be too late. ”

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While Yingbu was convening his ministers to discuss countermeasures, Liu Bang was also convening a pre-imperial meeting.

Two years ago, Liu Bang also followed Xiang Zhuang's example to set up a spy organization, and sent a large number of fine works to Jiangdong, Jingxiang, and Bashu, although they were killed a lot by the ebony cliffs of Chu State, but there were still a small number of fine works that successfully lurked, and formed a complete intelligence agency, so Liu Bang was able to know the movements of Chu State for the first time.

Hearing that the state of Chu was going to take action against Huainan, Liu Bang hurriedly summoned the right prime minister Xiao He, the right army division Zhang Liang, the left army division Chen Ping, the left prime minister Bai Mo, the imperial lieutenant Zhou Bo, and the general Lu Tai and other important civil and military ministers to discuss countermeasures.

"Let's talk about it, all of you." Although Liu Bang is seventy-two years old, he still seems to be in good spirits, "It is said that Xiang Zhuang Xiao'er mobilized more than 300,000 troops this time, and also sent the most elite tiger army, it seems that he is determined to win, Huainan alone will definitely not be able to resist, shall we save or not?" ”

Xiao He looked at Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, and said, "The minister thinks it should be saved." ”

Xiao He's voice fell, and Bai Mo, Zhou Bo and Lu Tai nodded in agreement.

Liu Bang's eyes fell on Zhang Liang and asked, "Ovary, what is your opinion?" ”

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "The king, the minister also thinks that Huainan should be saved, but how to save it still needs to be considered." After saying this, Zhang Liang said again, "After all, there is still a Qi country between my Han Kingdom and Huainan Kingdom, if you want to directly send troops to Huainan Kingdom, the army will inevitably pass through the border of Qi State, will the King of Qi have any ideas?" ”

Liu Bang said: "This is all to rescue Huainan Kingdom, Han Xin shouldn't have any ideas, right?" ”

"That's not for sure." Chen Ping took over the conversation and said, "The king, the minister also thinks that Brother Zifang is reasonable, instead of directly sending troops to Huainan, it is better to levy a large army to attack Jingxiang and force the Chu army to return to the division to save themselves." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. 【Provided by Sailing】