Liu Bang was afraid.

This is the sequelae of successive defeats, if you can't reverse and win once, the Han army will no longer be able to raise the courage to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army independently, for this, not only the baby, but also Zhou Bo and other Han generals are also well aware.

However, whoever mentions it is going to die.

Cao Shen's head had just been redeemed from the Qin army not long ago, and as long as he thought of Cao Shen's tragic death, the generals of the Han army were completely silent.

It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

In the case of not knowing whether Li Yuan was really ill or not, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang decided to wait and send a team of envoys to the princes bordering the Qin State to lobby for a while, and it was best to let a substitute ghost try the reality of the Qin army first.

And this key candidate, Liu Bang and the strategists after some consideration, put the target on Sima Mao, the king of Yin who occupied Hedong County, in order to be able to persuade success, Liu Bang sent to lobby Sima Mao's candidate, which is also weighty enough.

Open your ears.

This former tycoon of Zhao Di is now reduced to working for others.

is so different, I really can't blame others, but I can only blame him for being too small and can't tolerate people.

Zhang Er, the deposed prince who had no choice but to lose his fiefdom, went to Liu Bang's command, and for the arrival of this celebrity, Liu Bang once again showed the benevolence of Corporal Lixian, which made Zhang Er, who had been snubbed, very moved. This time, when he heard that Liu Bang had something to ask for, Zhang Er hurriedly ran over and agreed repeatedly.

Hedong County.

Morning song.

The capital of the Shang Dynasty is located north of the Great River, at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. After a long period of time in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the former national capital has been reduced to an ordinary county town. Now, it is the seat of Sima Mao, the king of Yin.

Go to the years.

At the invitation of Xiang Yu, Sima Mao coordinated the dispatch of troops to reinforce Shenyang, the king of Henan, but the reinforcements arrived in Luoyang, but they were completely defeated by Xiang Zhuang and Shenyang.

Embarrassed and angry, Sima Mao ordered the soldiers and horses of Hedong County. Prepare to cooperate with Zhong Liwu's Chu army and Han Xin's Qin army to start a major battle in Hedong. Later, it had to be terminated because of Zhong Liwu's self-detachment and Chen Yu's southward movement. And after seeing the scale of the Dashili princes' mobilization of 10,000 people, Sima Mao began to recruit troops in Hedong County in the past year, trying to leap from a supporting role to a protagonist.

At the same time of expanding the troops, Sima Mao also pointed the spearhead of expansion at the Jinyang area in the northwest, where the ghost side, Lou Fu and other tribes were attacked by the Qin army many times, which was no longer enough to trouble, and the Qin army could not hold on to the Jinyang area for a long time because of the obstruction of the big river and the lack of troops. This is cheap, and Sima Mao took advantage of the situation.

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.

With the collapse of the Lou Fu and Ghost Fang tribes, some small tribes who were unwilling to move north to the grassland began to fight for the princes in the form of mercenaries in order to survive.

In order to deal with the high employment costs, Sima Mao levied and extorted violently in the area of Hedong County, making the people of Hedong miserable and fleeing one after another. This is a situation where the fields are barren and the villages are uninhabited. It is in stark contrast to the area of Henan.

Zhang Er set out from Yingdu, pretending to be a merchant all the way to the north, passing through Henan under the rule of Qin, and then crossing the river into Hedong County. The scene was very different.

The area of Henan is full of vitality.

The Hebei region is lifeless.

As a staunch anti-Qin stalwarts, Zhang Er couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with Sima Mao in his heart. As soon as he saw Sima Mao's face, Zhang Er asked unceremoniously: "King Yin, Er came all the way." I saw that there were many people in the Hedong area who fled to Hexi and Henan, I don't know if it is true? How many displaced people have left? ”

Sima Mao was said by Zhang Er, his face was ashamed and angry, and he heard that it was the envoy sent by Liu Bang, the king of Han, and he was very happy to set up a banquet, but he didn't want Zhang Er to be so ignorant, and he also put on the shelves of the great princes to teach people.

"Duh, I don't know if Mr. is here for the envoy of the King of Han, or for the people to teach the king a lesson?" Sima Mao was silent for a while before answering the question, and then his face became gloomy.

For the scene of depression under his rule, Sima Mao, who was immersed in the expansion of strength, actually didn't care, in his opinion, in this troubled era where only strength survived, as long as there was an army, there would be a bite to eat. Hedong County is deserted, and there are other rich places to ransack.

Zhang Er was stunned by Sima Mao's "sir", and it took him a long time to understand that in Sima Mao's eyes, he was no longer the king of Changshan, nor was he an important figure of the great princes that Xiang Yu valued.

"King Yin, Er is naturally here for the envoy of King Han, and when King Han was leaving, he instructed that there was an important piece of information about the Qin State to share with King Yin-!" Zhang Er, who had returned to his normal state, paused and said in a low voice.

"What information?" Sima Mao snorted and said disapprovingly. Liu Bang's righteousness, he also heard a thing or two, but when it came to Sima Mao of Qin State, his expression was a little unnatural.

Recently, Sima Mao also has his own troubles.

This trouble is nothing else, but an attitude within the family.

Hedong Sima family.

It is a big family that has been inherited for more than 300 years, and in the past year, Sima Mao is now the most prominent son of the Sima family, but with the rise of another person surnamed Sima, Sima Mao found that his control and influence over the family is slowly weakening.

Sima Yin, a cousin of the same generation who had always been silent, gradually gained a foothold in the Qin State and began to win the right to speak within the family.

Under the influence of Sima Yin, some of the children of the Sima family, who were suppressed and had no aspirations, chose to break away from Hedong County and go to Guanzhong, west of the Great River, to seek opportunities for development.

This kind of fission within the family made Sima Mao, who was the highest level of power in the Sima family, feel threatened.

"The King of Han has definite news, Li Yuan, the Shenwu Marquis of Qin, is seriously ill and unable to deal with court affairs, and now there is a crisis within Qin, and the dragons are leaderless, if King Yin is interested, he can go west from the Jinyang area, cross the river to attack the rich Gaonu and Linxia areas, this kind of raiding operation can be rewarded handsomely as long as it is secretive enough." Zhang Er approached Sima Mao, lowered his voice and posture to admonish.

"Looting Guanzhong, why didn't the King of Han attack Wuguan, if he could recapture Hanzhong, wouldn't it be a bigger blow to the Qin State?" Sima Mao glanced at his ears and said.

No one is stupid.

Sima Mao has a certain understanding of the strength of the Qin army, even if Li Yuan is seriously ill, the generals in the Qin army, such as Han Xin, Wang Li, and Su Jiao, are not something he can deal with alone.

"Hanzhong County has been in ruins after repeated battles, even if the King of Han is defeated, what can he do? The Gaonu and Linxia counties in Guanzhong are different, this is not only the grain production area of the Qin State, but also the place where the bronze ore is produced. Zhang Er said again.

"How about Tyranny Qin, what does it have to do with my Sima Mao? If you really want to hold high the banner, why don't you go to Pengcheng to lobby the overlord? Sima Mao shook his head and said.

"King Yin laughed, with the temper of the overlord, if we attack the Qin State, we can just watch from the wall, and why bother with that effort, but now the overlord's mind is used to pacify the Yingbu and Tianheng Shili of Chu and Qi, if King Yin can destroy the rear of Qin in one fell swoop this time, I believe that the overlord will definitely reward you heavily, in the eyes of the princes from all walks of life, King Yin, you are no longer a small prince in Hedong County." Zhang Er replied with a smile.

Tongue Debate Kung Fu.

Zhang Er is also a big family.

Sima Mao confronted him, and the result can be imagined.

Becoming a great prince is Sima Mao's dream from the bottom of his heart, and weakening the national strength of Qin is tantamount to winning the opportunity in the competition with Sima Yin.

After some thought, Sima Mao moved.

Crossing the river from Jinyang to Gaonu and Linxia, you only need to find a place to cross the river in the gentle section of the river.

In the third year of the Qin New Calendar, in September.

Sima Mao, the king of Yin, ordered 30,000 troops from the east of the Qi River to enter the Fen River valley from the Huguan area of the Taihang Mountains, and then went all the way west along the ravine passage in the hinterland of Luliang Mountain.

The Qin army, which was responsible for the garrison in the Shangjun area, was subordinate to the border army, and Meng Hu, who had been promoted to a partial general, quickly gathered his men and horses to prepare for war after learning of the abnormal situation in Hedong, and at the same time, sent scouts to Xianyang and Jiuyuan to deliver urgent information about the incoming attack of the Shanghedong army.

Kuhara-gun.

After being thoroughly integrated into the Qin army sequence, the shortage of soldiers in the border army has been alleviated, and Xianyang's perfect Fu conscription system has been uniformly distributed to Jiuyuan and Longxi after the initial selection, so that the cavalry troops of Qin can be continuously replenished with fresh blood.

"General, did this Sima Mao take the wrong medicine and dare to come to me to invade my Guanzhong?" Getting the news of another war, Su Jiao, a panicked general, rushed to Wang Li and asked for orders.

"Sima Mao's courage is indeed not small, looking at his frame, he wants to make a big move, General Su, this time your task is to lead the cavalry of your headquarters from Jiuyuan to the south, capture Yanmen Pass, and cut off the back road of the Hedong Army." Wang Li took the urgent report from Xianyang from the fast horse from the desk and handed it to Su Jiao.

"Li Hou has recovered, this is great, my Su Jiao must live up to the trust, so that the Hedong Army will not come back one by one?" Su Jiao looked surprised and said in a loud voice.

"Li Hou's body is still recovering, this battle has been handed over to our border army to execute, on the side of Hexi Gaonu, General Meng Shao is responsible for resisting the front of the Hedong army, and you must not dampen the spirit of my Great Qin." Wang Li instructed with some unease.

"General, don't worry, this time my old Su will definitely prohibit it, and don't do that greedy thing." Su Jiao replied loudly, took the tiger talisman and ordered him to hurry back to prepare. (To be continued......)

PS: The third update, compensate for the missing chapters of the previous few days. I'm sorry for the work for a few days.