Peng Yue chose to give up his independence and defect to the thriving state of Qin.

His decision was actually too late, in the face of the choice of self-reliance and part-time work, Peng Yue seemed to prefer the former, but his subordinates obviously didn't think so.

People's minds are Qin.

For ordinary people living at the bottom, it doesn't really matter which country rules them, all they yearn for is to have a bite to eat every day, and there may be an institutional system that will give their children and grandchildren hope to turn around in the future.

It's that simple.

But it's not easy to achieve.

If there was a bite to eat in the field, how could these robbers under Peng Yue's hands give up their families to do such a bookless business, and when the old Qin people from Guanzhong showed off their abundant lives, the robbers could still restrain their curiosity, thinking that this was just a trick of the Qin people playing tricks.

But when the people of Kanto from Handan, Jinyang and other places also said so proudly, the robbers were finally moved, and the facts were in front of them, unlike two years ago, when they had just gained a foothold in Kanto, today's Xinqin is like a towering tree, which has taken root, blossomed and borne fruit in the homeland of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei and Chu in Kanto.

The so-called concept of the state in the past has existed in name only by this time, and only the descendants of the old country like Zhang Liang are still remembering the anti-Qin slogan. The situation of the Qin State reunifying the world is gradually emerging, if they are still attached to the waters of Junoze, maybe when the world is peaceful, the robbers will be the target of the Qin army.

In the past few years, the bandits have experienced the whole process of great development, being surrounded and suppressed by the Chu army, and getting the support of the Qin State behind them, and the ironclad facts have made them understand that the current situation is no longer the time when the Kwantung chaos and the bandits can run rampant.

At least, there is a Chu State with Xiang Yu, and there is still a place for these robbers who are familiar with the situation of Surabaya County, Donghai County, and Dangjun in Chu.

There is a way, but there is no merit and no luck. Since Peng Yue has made up his mind, he no longer looks forward and backward, and he also knows very well that with the group of robbers under his hands, he wants to go into battle and kill like a regular Qin army, but he is afraid that all the old brothers will die, and he may not be able to make much merit.

Thinking about this clearly, Peng Yue ordered his cronies to stay in the lair, and he took a team of cronies to Luoyang. He wanted to go to Jiang Yu, the guard of Sanchuan County, to find out the wind earlier, and then plan to join Qin. What credit can be claimed.

In the subtle way.

The hearts of the people in the Kanto region began to tilt towards the side of the Qin State, and such a change was not expected by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms who had always insisted on opposing Qin. And the unique characteristics of this nascent Qin State under the leadership of Li Yuan in many aspects made them feel even more confused and puzzled.

Can today's Qin State still be regarded as a continuation of the winning Qin who was born as a horse breeder?

Judging from the country name, it is still the signboard of the Qin State.

In terms of the color of the flag, it is still as black as ink, which makes people shudder.

Judging by the academic school of the founding of the country. Legalist theory continued to be continued in the Qin state, especially when Li Yuan grasped the power of the state, Li Zheng became an important minister of the three pillars of the new Qin, and the Qin state had a tendency to expand and deepen the legal system.

But. Different places abound.

First of all, the Qin State did not have a real king, Li Yuan, the Shenwu Marquis, more by virtue of his great prestige in single-handedly pulling the Qin State back from the brink of annihilation. Suppose one day. What happened to Li Yuan, the Qin State was bound to fall into a battle for the heir.

Secondly, it symbolizes the descendants of the Qin royal family. Among the direct descendants, only the eldest princess Ying Yushu still exists, and the other male clubs no longer exist, and Ying Yushu has performed in the past few years, making people feel that the daughter of the first emperor does not seem to have the ability to govern a country well.

However, although Ying Yushu makes people sigh that they are not angry, the Qin people can also understand it, after all, if a woman is not as strong as Empress Dowager Xuan and Zhao Ji, it will be a headache again. And what is even more reassuring to the Qin people is that Ying Yushu married a hero-like figure.

As long as Li Yuan is here, the Qin State will definitely be able to unify the world.

In the past, only the old Qin people in Guanzhong would think so firmly, but now, almost most of the people under the rule of the Qin State would think so.

The human heart is the most difficult to fathom.

It is also the most headache for the superiors, after all, only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world, without the support of the bottom, the strength of the individual alone is only a temporary courage after all.

Wei Bao and Peng Yue coincidentally moved closer to the Qin State, making the short-term peace between Qin and Chu more and more fragile, and destroying the Eastern Chu hastily established by Yingbu certainly made the Western Chu State happy, but it was also this civil war that made the national strength that the Chu State had finally accumulated consumed another seven, seven, eighty, eight.

Dig into the potential inside. In order to support the Jiangdong war, Xiang Tuo ordered heavy taxes on sea salt dealers and silk traders, and at the same time, further increased the field tax, and adjusted the proportion of its commission from 15 taxes to 8 taxes.

Under this high levy ratio, the people of Chu State are equivalent to a year's worth of grain in a white seed in a good year, and if a disaster occurs somewhere, they can only sell their sons and daughters or become homeless. Fortunately, in the past year, the wind and rain in Chu have been smooth, and although the people's lives are hard, they can at least have a bite to eat.

Originally, Xiang Tuo also calculated that after Jiangdong was recaptured, he could take a breath of relief, and he still had the confidence that with this piece of fertile land occupied by the Chu State, if he fought hard, he would not lose to the Qin State, which was vast and sparsely populated and needed to pay huge expenses.

The territory of the Chu State, the seven counties are not far apart, which has an advantage in terms of transportation, and at the same time, it will not be as difficult to defend as the Qin State.

More importantly, the Qin State needs to deal with the wolf-like Huns in the north, the Baiyue people in the south, and the Qiang people in the southwest, and the Chu State now does not have too many unstable factors in the territory except for the Fan people in Jiangdong.

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March in Pengcheng.

It is the season when the mountain flowers bloom all over and the scenery is lonely. Xiang Yu, who had just rushed back from Jiangdong, was in a good mood, and this time the Jiangdong strategy went smoothly made him feel a little incredible.

After a fiasco in Yanbei, Xiang Yu learned from the pain and began to reflect on his past practice of only relying on courage and ignoring strategy, at the same time, under the persuasion of Lou Jing and other strategists, he used the excuse of recuperating from his injuries a while ago, and almost disappeared in front of everyone, and the state affairs were also handed over to Xiangguo Xiang Tuo in management, the purpose of which was to paralyze Yingbu in order to create the illusion that the dragons of Western Chu were leaderless.

Sure enough, Yingbu, a simple-minded butcher, even divided his troops to attack Henan County when the Western Chu army was pressurized, and what is even more absurd is that it is said that Yingbu was still asleep in the arms of a woman when the Western Chu army crossed the river.

"This is still the same Tu Bu who fought fiercely in the face of Qiang Qin in Julu?" When Xiang Yu picked off Yingbu's head, he actually didn't believe it in his heart.

The state of Chu was reunited.

This made Xiang Yu and the generals of the Chu army have the confidence to strut again, and these proud men have had enough of bowing their heads in the past six months, and they are eager to be like the Qin people, who are invincible. Although Xiang Yu never admitted that Li Yuan was stronger than him, in his heart and in action, he began to learn Li Yuan's style.

These days, Li Yuan's rise has also been repeatedly studied by Xiang Yu, Xiang Tuo, Xiang Zhuang and other important backbones of the Xiang clan, especially Li Yuan's strategy of defeating the enemy, strengthening himself, and breaking the strong army, which is more respected by Xiang Tuo and others.

But all human beings are jealous.

Although Xiang Yu never thought that he would be jealous of Li Yuan, in fact, he cared very much in his heart, and from time to time he would compare his words and deeds with the younger and more outstanding Shenwu Marquis of the Qin State.

Especially after returning from Yanbei, although Xiang Yu lived in a simple place, he didn't know the rumors outside, even among the Chu people in Pengcheng, he was whispering that if Li Yuan didn't care about his past suspicions and lead the coalition army to rescue, he Xiang Yu would not only lose a hand, but even his life would have died in the hands of the Huns.

In this way, the first time I heard it, I was grateful, the second time I listened to it, the third time I heard it, it was indifference, and when I heard it for the fourth time, Xiang Yu was only left with a thick humiliation and deep jealousy.

Although, those who whispered would not say this in front of Xiang Yu, but from their eyes, Xiang Yu clearly heard the true thoughts in their hearts.

To refute these rumors.

It is necessary to rely on real battle examples, to rely on victory on the battlefield again and again to win, Yingbu is not enough, what Xiang Yu needs now is that more cannon fodder appears, in order to regain his exploits and glory. Looking around the Chu State, Wei Bao, who cowered in the corner of the Great Liang, and Peng Yue, the big thief who was entrenched in Juyeze, these two small shili who were not in harmony with the Chu State were the most suitable targets for attack.

As for the Qin State under Li Yuan's rule, Xiang Yu can't regret it at the moment, on the one hand, he can't and is unwilling to bear the infamy of ingratitude, on the other hand, Xiang Yu is more or less at the bottom of the tenacity, resourcefulness and courage shown by Li Yuan on the battlefield, and at the same time, he also has a little fear.

The interests of the country, in the end, will be above all else.

Between Qin and Chu, it is like two rivals who cherish each other, no matter how much they appreciate each other, they will still compete with each other.

On the stage of hero competition, there is always only one person who laughs to zuihou. (To be continued......)