Wuzhong, the palace of the king of Chu.

Although it was already late at night, the palace hall was brightly lit, more than a dozen lamps illuminated the entire hall as bright as day, and also illuminated a dignified face, Xiang Zhuang stood on the throne, Xiang He, Xiang Tuo, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Yu Ziqi, Wu She, Shusun Guan, Qu Yi and other important civil and military ministers sat on the left and right sides.

Facing the main hall was a screen with a map hanging from it.

Bai Lixian held a feather fan in his hand and was standing in front of the map and talking: "According to the information sent back by Xizuo, the general of Hengshan State, Mei Tank, has gathered 50,000 troops in Fanyi, and there are more strong men who are gathering from dozens of counties in Hengshan and Lujiang counties to Fanyi. ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, and looked around at everyone again: "Who knows the details of Hengshan Kingdom?" ”

"The old minister knows a little bit about it." Xiang Zhuang's voice fell, and his uncle and grandson and Guan knelt down from the seat, and arched their hands to Xiang Zhuang, and said loudly, "There are more than 30 counties in Hengshan and Lujiang counties under the rule of Hengshan State, with a population of nearly one million, and the number of households is always more than 200,000. ”

"200,000 strong men?!" Xiang Tuo, who was sitting at the bottom left of Xiang Zhuang, heard this, and his face changed slightly.

Uncle Sun Guan stroked the long hair under his chin, and said: "Hengshan Country has more than 200,000 strong men, which does not mean that Mei Bang can gather 200,000 troops, but the old minister thinks that it should be possible to gather 150,000 or 60,000 troops, because Wu Miao is famous in Hengshan and Lujiang counties, and he is very popular with the people. ”

"An army of 150,000 or 60,000? Can't you?! Wu Shi was shocked when he heard this, "If Wu Miao can really gather an army of 150,000 or 60,000, when Liu Bang ordered the princes of the world to go to the alliance under the palace, why did he only bring 30,000 troops?" ”

Uncle Sun Guan said: "Wu Miao has always been sympathetic to the people in the country, since he was named the king of Hengshan, he rarely raised troops, so when Liu Bang ordered the princes of the world to go to the alliance, he only brought 30,000 elite soldiers from Mei Jar, but these 30,000 elite soldiers were the first to follow Wu Miao to raise troops and once attacked the veterans of a hundred battles in Guanzhong.

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "Mei Jian's 30,000 elite soldiers are indeed very strong. ”

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Xianzi Period, who were sitting on the left and right, also nodded and nodded in agreement.

At the time of Zhao Di, the remnants of Xiang Zhuang's Chu army had a confrontation with Mei Yong's 20,000 elite soldiers, especially the Battle of Thorn Pu, Mei Jianjun also left an extremely deep impression on Xiang Zhuang, Yu Ziqi and others, this is definitely an elite army with a hundred battles, not a group of improvised farmers, woodcutters or hunters.

Xiang He frowned, and said: "Since Wu Miao has always been sympathetic to the people, even if Liu Bang issued an edict, he only sent 30,000 elite soldiers to meet the situation, so this time, why did he go against the norm and wantonly gather strong men in the country?" Did Wu Rui get some kind of stimulus, or did Wu Miao really think that I was a bully? ”

"This, the old decay doesn't know." Uncle Sun Guan sat back on his lap as he spoke.

Bai Lixian shook the feather fan in his hand and said: "I know that Wu Miao, the king of Hengshan, is already terminally ill, and the current military and political affairs of Hengshan are temporarily replaced by the crown prince Wu Chen, but Wu Chen is young, and the power is actually in the hands of Minister Wu Zhong and General Mei Jian. ”

"So, Wu Zhong and Mei Jian are ready to pour the country's troops into a showdown with my Great Chu?"

Xiang Zhuang was also a little secretly frightened, he really didn't expect that Hengshan Country would have such a majestic strength!

You must know that after three years of chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty, coupled with five years of conflict between Chu and Han, the population of the entire Chinese population has plummeted, even if it is Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, he can only barely piece together more than 200,000 troops, and the population is as dense as the Qi State, and there are only 300,000 troops, but a small Hengshan country can even gather 200,000 strong men? But on second thought, this situation is actually reasonable.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chu and Han fought, the battlefield was always north of the Yangtze River, and the most serious population loss was only Guanzhong and the counties of the Central Plains, and the Linjiang Kingdom, Hengshan Country and Jiangdong south of the Yangtze River did not suffer too much war, and even received a lot of refugees from the Central Plains, especially Jiangdong, whose population has nearly doubled!

The reason why Hengshan Guo was not visible before was only because Wu Miao was relatively low-key. …,

Qu Yi, who had just rushed back to Wuzhong from Danyang, said: "King, Wu Miao has been operating in Hengshan for many years, with abundant grain and grass, and the national strength is strong, if the army of the country is poured to attack, it is completely possible to mobilize an army of 1560,000 troops. ”

Xiang Zhuang stroked the beard that curled up the corners of his lips, and said categorically: "Since Hengshan Kingdom wants to fight hard with our Great Chu, how can we not accompany it?" Saying this, Xiang Zhuang said again, "As the saying goes, the first strike is strong, and the second attack suffers, and the left and right will be beaten, so take advantage of the fact that the Hengshan army has not yet completed the assembly, and take the lead in action!" ”

Xiang Tuo Huo Ran got up and said, "King, to what extent?" ”

Xiang Zhuang's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, and Sen Ran said: He wants to fire me, I am angry with him!!

As soon as these words came out, Xiang He, Xiang Tuo, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Yu Ziqi, Wu She, Shusun Guan, Qu Yi and others who were sitting on the left and right all changed their faces, and only Bai Lixian, who was standing in front of the screen, looked like a constant expression, as early as Shanyin County, Xiang Zhuang had actually revealed his intention to destroy Hengshan Kingdom, but he did not make up his mind at that time.

But this time, Xiang Zhuang seemed to be determined to destroy the Hengshan Kingdom.

Xiang He knelt down and stood up, first arched his hand to Xiang Zhuang, and said worriedly: "King, if you want to take out the Hengshan Kingdom, I am afraid that it is not easy, and the army is on an expedition, once Yingbu, Zhou Yin, Jin Shu, Li Zuoche, Nu Dang, and Nu Wuzhu take advantage of the weakness to attack Jiangdong, what should we do?" ”

Xiang Zhuang shook his hand at Baili Xian and said, "Ziliang, you say." ”

"Whoa!" Bai Lixian held a feather fan and waved it at Xiang Zhuang, and then looked around at the civil and military ministers in the main hall, and said, "If you want to destroy the Hengshan Kingdom, there are two key points, one is to gather all the elites, and before the rest of the hostile forces react, capture the Lujiang River with a swift momentum and break the army of Mei Ce: Second, persuade the King of Linjiang to attack the Hengshan Kingdom together!" ”

Before the court discussion, Xiang Zhuang had actually repeatedly calculated with Baili Xian, and it was still possible to destroy Hengshan Kingdom.

Judging from the intelligence, Mei Yan, Yingbu, Zhou Yin, Jin Shu, Li Zuoche, and Nu Xiaoyao are all gathering troops, although there is no news from Nu Wuzhu's side, but they will not stand still, the princes of the Seven Roads besieged Jiangdong, which seems to be huge, but in fact, there is nothing to worry about, and the Chu army can take advantage of the time difference to break through.

Before Bai Lixian's words fell, a whisper sounded in the hall, and most people were skeptical of Bai Lixian's words, but there were also people who were seriously weighing the possibilities.

After a long time, Qu Yi said: "Military division, it is not easy to attack Lujiang and break the Meiyong army with lightning speed, right?" ”

"It's not easy, but it's not impossible." Bai Lixian shook his feather fan and said with a smile, "As long as you do two things well, it will not be difficult to realize this intention, first, mobilize enough troops in the direction of Dantu and Qu'a to set up a posture of attacking Huainan in a big way, and second, secretly mobilize elite soldiers and take the small road to Pu Fanyi." ”

Xiang Zhuang got up slowly, looked around at the civil and military ministers and said: "The widow decided to personally lead 30,000 elite soldiers to raid Fanyi, the general Xiang Tuo, mobilize the whole country's soldiers and horses, Yu Dantu and Qu'a to resist the Huainan army, and the young doctor Wu Shi went to Linjiang with heavy gifts, and it was important to persuade the king of Linjiang to send troops to attack Hengshan Kingdom!" ”

"Whoa!"

"Whoa!"

Xiang Tuo and Wu Shi knelt down and got up at the same time, and bowed to Xiang Zhuang.

Xiang Zhuang's gaze turned to Xiang He again, and said solemnly: "The requisition and distribution of grain, grass, equipment, and husband's service, as well as the affairs of the country, there will be Lao Ziyi."

Xiang He got up and arched his hand and said, "Don't worry, the king will not disgrace his life." ”………………

Longxi, the camp of the Han army.

When Liu Bangzheng was drinking with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, Xiahou Ying suddenly walked in in a hurry, and said loudly: "King, good news, news has come from Hengshan Kingdom, Mei Yong has gathered more than 60,000 troops in Fanyi, and there are more strong men who are gathering from various counties to Fanyi, it seems that Hengshan Country is going to fight with Chu State!" ”

"Huh?" Liu Bang put down his wine board and said in amazement, "When did Wu Miao become so belligerent?" ”

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were also slightly surprised, and Chen Ping asked at the moment: "General Xiahou, Mei Jian has gathered so many troops, and Wu Miao, the king of Hengshan, did not stop him?" ”

Xiahou Ying clapped her hands and said: "Mr. doesn't know, Wu Miao is seriously ill in bed, and he is dying, and now the size and affairs of the country are all decided by the Minister of State Wu Zhong and General Mei Lead." ”

"I see." Liu Bang smacked and said, "Hehe, this is really God's help." ”

Liu Bang originally knew that Wu Miao was low-key, and most of them would not disobey his edict, so it was inevitable to send troops to Jiangdong, but Wu Miao was not warlike, and at most he sent twenty or thirty thousand people to respond to the situation, such as the battle of Qixia, Wu Miao only sent 30,000 elite soldiers, but he never thought that Wu Miao would fall ill, and Mei Forging became so belligerent, isn't this Tianzhu?

Now, it is enough for Xiang Zhuang Xiao'er, the Seven-Way Alliance, plus the Hengshan Kingdom is pouring out, most of the rebels in Yingbu will not be left behind, this time they will not be able to destroy the Chu State, but it is a problem to beat the Chu army's vitality and be extremely injured, so, three years later, when he Liu Bang is out of the customs again, what will Xiang Zhuang Xiao and Er do to compete with him?

At that moment, Liu Bang drank all the water and wine in the wine tendons, got up again, and said to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping: "Ovary, Chen Ping, the five thousand good horses sold by Luo Jia from the Yue clan have arrived in the camp, go, go with the widow to have a look, and by the way, I will also pick two horses for you to be mounted, hehe." ”………………

PS: No change at night...... ）