(Double monthly pass during the National Day, decided to give up going out, feel at ease at home, ask for a monthly pass!) ）

May 27.

On the water, ships gathered, and colorful flags spread the water surface of Chenggao area full, not only the envoys sent by the princes of various countries, but also some businessmen who saw business opportunities, and also hired ships from other places.

The princes and envoys are all high-rollers who spend a lot of money. In the troubled times when I don't know if I can see the sunrise tomorrow today, these men who you shouted at me to kill on the stage, at night, are all beasts out of the cage.

On one of the boats.

Several messengers of different shili were accompanied by beauties, listening to Chen Di's songs, holding the turbid wine in their cups, and then each with different thoughts, spying on the information that their side wanted to obtain.

Zhang Er is one of the biggest names among these messengers, this time, he came as a subordinate of Wei Bao, the king of Western Wei, from the dignified King of Changshan, to eating under Liu Bang's hands, and then to Wei Bao, who has always been looked down on by him, to beg for a mouthful of porridge, Zhang Er is more and more confused.

However, compared to Liu Bang and Chen Yu, who died, Zhang Er still feels lucky, at least he still has a life to live, unlike Liu and Chen, who have become a pile of dry bones.

In addition to Zhang Er, Qi Shusun Tong is also a famous man who circulates between a number of princes, after being demoted back to his hometown by Xiang Tuo, the uncle Sun Tong who is not willing to be lonely defected to Yan Wang Zang Di, this time to Chenggao, Zang Tu is afraid of death and does not dare to go to the meeting, so he sent Shusun Tong, the derogatory minister of Chu State.

Shili from all sides gathered in one place.

Long-sleeved messengers such as Zhang Er and Shusun Tong who are good at dancing have long been unwilling to be lonely, and have begun to frequently go in and out of various places, talking to each other and inquiring about each other, this time the alliance is for Chu and Qin. It is a turning point that determines the general trend of the world, and for these little shili who are trying to survive in the cracks, it is a rare opportunity to connect with each other and communicate with each other.

The agreed time of the alliance between Chu and Qin was on May 28.

What makes people look forward to and puzzle is that neither Xiang Yu, who proposed the alliance, nor Li Yuan, who promised to go to the meeting, came to live in Chenggao in advance.

On Li Yuan's side, perhaps it can also be explained for security reasons, after all, in the territory of the Kanto region, almost no one will have a good impression of the aggressive Qin State.

And Xiang Yu didn't appear in advance, which is even more incomprehensible. If it is to sell people's hearts, it is normal for Xiang Yu to arrive early.

What is the reason for this?

"The overlord's personality is still very proud, and he refuses to take advantage of Li Xiaothief." The envoys of various countries speculated, and among these people, only a few people could guess Xiang Yu's intentions, and Zhang Er and Shusun Tong were two of them.

Among the others, Changshan Hou Zhong Liwu can also know some of the reasons for Zhong Liwu's arrival with his familiarity with Xiang Yu's temperament. The envoys of various countries were surprised, of course, as a small prince who led the only party, Zhong Liwu would not come alone. He was accompanied by 2,000 elite Changshan troops.

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In May.

On the galloping road from Pengcheng to Chenggao, a team of 5 or 6,000 prisoners was slowly moving westward, and the person in charge of escorting these prisoners was Xiang Ying, a young general in the Chu army.

Xiang Ying is the son of Xiang Yu's fourth uncle, Xiang Zhu. Like Xiang Zhuang, they are all Xiang Yu's peers, but in terms of age. Xiang Ying is more than ten years younger than Xiang Yu, and three or four years younger than Xiang Zhuang, who has already stood alone.

There are talents from all generations.

In addition to Xiang Tuo and Xiang Sheng, Xiang Zhu, Xiang Ying and other clan relatives who stayed behind were also recruited to the north of the Chu State, and with them, there were also descendants like Xiang Ying, so that Xiang's control over the Chu State was greatly enhanced.

A few days ago, Xiang Ying received an order from Xiang Tuo of Zhuguo, asking him to escort 5,000 Qin prisoners who were building a mausoleum in Pengcheng to Chenggao.

Julu and Thorn Yuan were defeated twice, and the Qin army was captured by more than 300,000 soldiers, who were supposed to be killed by the pit, because of Li Yuan's fan through the butterfly, they escaped the end of being buried alive, and nearly 200,000 of them were escorted to Pengcheng by the Chu army.

Four years of hard labor, four years of unclothed, and sleepless life have turned the once vigorous Guanzhong men into walking corpses.

They just lived numbly day by day, mechanically digging mausoleums and hollowing out mountains on several mountains around Pengcheng day by day, and building underground palaces that were more magnificent than before their deaths for the magnates of Chu State.

Ma Jin's clothes were already in tatters, and he lowered his head and marched step by step into the ranks. He was only twenty-four or fifteen years old, and he looked like an old man in his forties, with a disheveled beard, his hair was pulled from the grass casually, and his face was even more yellow, without a single flesh. Looking at his appearance, no one would have thought that four years ago, Ma Jin was a captain in the Qin army who commanded 2,000 generals.

"Smack!"

The whip struck loudly on the back of one of the prisoners in front of him, and immediately a bloody streak swollen up, causing the man, who had run out of oil, to fall to the ground.

"Leave quickly, and if you don't leave, stay and feed the wild dogs." The escorted Chu soldiers shouted viciously, and the front hooves of the war horse were raised high, and they stepped on the body of the fallen prisoner.

Ma Jin didn't look up, but numbly walked past his companion who was still twitching, in front of him, there was an unknown place, he didn't know where this journey was going, he just knew that if he didn't leave, he would be abandoned in this wilderness like his companion just now, until a corpse-eating wild dog found out.

Not far away, there were one or two barks that I don't know if it was a dog or a wolf, and the sound was so terrible that people couldn't help but feel chills.

The car is rutted.

Xiang Ying kicked the war horse under his crotch a little impatiently, looked at the blood-splattered leather whip with disgust, and then shouted at the soldiers beside him: "Give me a hard beating, this group of Qin dogs who don't know whether to live or die, if you miss the overlord's big event, Lao Tzu will drive you all into the river to feed the fish and shrimp." ”

"The major general has an order, march twenty miles today, and those who do not arrive will be killed!" A command was passed from the front of the team to Zuihou, and Xiang Ying's Zuihou order finally made the slow team move quickly.

Alive.

No matter how hard it is, it's better than dying.

The desire to survive made Ma Jin squeeze a little more strength out of his extremely tired body, and he ran with all his strength, surpassing one companion after another, and in this race for survival, he wanted to live until Zuihou.

Perhaps, tomorrow will be another day.

In the rapid and heavy panting again and again, Ma Jin's heart flashed a little faint hope, and if he walked west, he would be able to get closer to the Qin State.

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On the waterfront.

A high platform rises from the ground.

In order to prepare for this alliance, the craftsmen of the Chu State were stationed as early as a month ago, and began to build a high platform for the meeting of the alliance on the riverside.

Huimeng, of course, must have the grandeur of Huimeng. On the high platform that everyone looks up to, looking at the ancient and modern world, the disputes are determined in one word, which makes people feel a refreshing feeling that the world is under control.

There is no doubt that after Xiang Yu became the overlord of the Western Chu Kingdom, he paid more and more attention to these things in terms of enjoyment, and this subtle material corrosion began to show signs when Xiang Tuo brought back the five beauties from Jiangdong, and now it is more obvious.

Outside the city of Xingyang.

A long procession came out of the city gate, the big red Chu State Daxu hunted and danced towards the west, and the three thousand Chu army elite horsemen with red tassels on their heads surrounded the overlord Xiang Yu and came towards Chenggao.

Xiang Yu, who was riding on a black cone horse, had a much thicker beard under his chin than he had been a year and a half ago, and his eyes were even deeper, making people feel unpredictable fury and fear while not guessing what he was thinking.

In the eastern part of the Jiangdong region of Wu and Chu, good boats are not good at healthy horses.

Cavalry.

In the Yan, Qin, Zhao and other countries north of the Great River, because of the reason of the cavalry of Zhao Wuling King Hufu, the crossbow cavalry was widely used in warfare, on the contrary, in the south of the Great River, it was still a new branch of the army.

The important role played by Li Yuan's side cavalry in the battles of Qin, Han and Qin and Zhao made Xiang Yu feel great pressure and envy, which also prompted the formation of the Chu army's sharp cavalry again.

The reason why I want to say it again is because Xiang Yu once formed a fine cavalry, and the general who led this cavalry was Huan Chu among the current New Five Tiger Generals. It's just that in the last confrontation between Qin and Chu, Huan Chu's cavalry troops were ambushed by the Qin army at Hangu Pass, and ended up with the annihilation of the entire army.

In this elite cavalry under Xiang Yu's command, every soldier is the most loyal to Xiang Yu after being carefully selected. And more importantly, this cavalry is no longer the original crossbow cavalry, but a light cavalry that mainly fights face-to-face at close range, and the cavalry of the Chu army is also equipped with simple wooden saddles with bronze pedals on their feet, and at the same time, they are also learning the tactics of the Qin cavalry.

After all, the saddle and the horse pedal are simple gadgets that can be imitated, as long as the opponent studies a little, he can discover the mystery, and more importantly, as long as these two things are equipped, they will inevitably be discovered by the opponent, in fact, Qin Jun was able to keep this jishu secret for a year, which is already a great achievement.

The future confrontation between Qin, Chu and Xiongnu will not only test the decision-making of the commander, the bravery of the soldiers, but also the use of new jishu, at this point, the Qin army has a haode beginning, and next, if you want to continue to maintain your advantage, you need to have continuous innovation, otherwise, you will soon be caught up by the pursuers. (To be continued......)