April 12th.

The war between Chu and Yan took an unexpected turn, Huan Chu led more than 2,000 Chu cavalry to defeat the remnants of Zang Yan in the area of the Hunhe River, at this time, Zang Yan was with a centurion under the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, Huan Chu in the defeat of the remnant Yan at the same time, but also mixed together the Huns to be wiped out.

The unlucky Xiongnu centurion was killed, and the lucky Zang Yan escaped again, after finding the nomadic Xiongnu Zuoxian King in the Wuhuan Mountain area, he immediately cried that he was bullied by the Southern Barbarian Chu people, in order to let the Huns send troops to attack Chu, Zang Yan also joined the plot of the Chu people humiliating the corpses of the Xiongnu warriors.

Hearing that his subordinates were exterminated by the southerners who had always looked down on him, and they were also humiliated, Qiu Lijin, the king of Zuoxian, was furious, he had just received an order from Mao Dun a few days ago, and was about to conclude an army to fight to the death with the Qin army, but he didn't want the Qin people to come, and the Chu people stuck it first.

On the banks of the Hunhe River.

More than 20,000 cavalry of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King surrounded the lone Huan Chu cavalry. The Chu army immediately turned to retreat, and broke through to the south with a desperate attitude of sacrificing his life and forgetting his life, and the whole army of Zuihou was annihilated in the Taizi River Valley, and Huan Chu was killed in battle.

The news of Huan Chu's defeat reached Jixian County three days later, and Xiang Yu, who heard about this evil consumption, turned pale, and a mouthful of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Among the new five tiger generals of the Chu army, Huan Chu ranked fourth, and the relationship between him and Zhou Lan and Xiang Yu was very abnormal, they were the children brought by Xiang Yu from Jiangdong, and they were also Xiang Yu's most trusted generals.

Xiang Yu, who has lost his love and has always been arrogant, has also identified with Li Yuan of Qin over the years, as for the Huns, in his heart, they are just a group of uncivilized barbarians, and Xiang Yu, who is determined to avenge Huan Chu, led the main force of the Chu army forward. The vanguard of the southern expedition with the Xiongnu encountered in the area of the Hunhe River.

Encounters.

For both sides, there is almost no strategy and tactical use to speak of, the main test is the courage of the generals, at this point, Xiang Yu quickly proved himself with facts, and his personal heroic performance also made the morale of the Chu army high.

Ten battles and ten victories.

In the hedging battle, Xiang Yu killed three Hun commanders and one commander of ten thousand soldiers, and the rest of the unknown generals such as chiefs and chiefs are unknown.

Qiu Lijin was beaten in a confrontation with the Chu army and fled, and under the great victory, Xiang Yu led the Chu army to pursue the Xiongnu and fled to the Hannan River valley. The state of Chu was greatly boosted because of this battle.

Foreign wars.

It is always the most able to arouse the love of the people, Xiang Yu's prestige has stopped falling and rebounded for the first time after a period of continuous decline, and in the absence of competitors such as Liu Bang, Xiang Yu is already the only choice for the Chu people.

Qin was on the western front, and Chu was on the eastern front.

The once powerful Huns suddenly fell into an unfavorable situation of double-front warfare, and the successive defeats made the new big single Yu Mao angry in the chest.

The 300,000 Hun cavalry that had been concluded quickly set off from the Mobei royal court and pressed towards the Yan Kingdom. Compared with the strict Qin army that deployed the Hexi Corridor, Xiang Yu's Chu army was undoubtedly more suitable for Mao Dun as an appetizer before the general attack to the south.

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In the north, there is chaos.

Li Yuan, who had just solved the Huns in the Hexi Corridor. At this time, Cao Xin, who was leading his troops to withdraw from the Juyanhai area and had made great contributions in this battle, was appointed as the county guard of Hexi and commanded the vast area west of Jincheng and east of Dunhuang City. As for the Yueshi people who wanted to return to the area around Gaizang City, Li Yuan adopted a cautious strategy of limited release.

The real pillar of the Qin State can only be the old Qin people. As for the subordinate people of other countries and tribes, they can be used moderately, but they cannot be fully trusted.

This is the lesson brought about by the collapse of the powerful Tang Dynasty in history, once all the Yueshi people return, it is very likely to become a new threat to Hexi in the coming days, once one day the Yueshi people become strong, the war brought about by the different demands between the nations is inevitable.

Therefore, the limited return of the Yueshi people, and at the same time, accelerating the speed of the Qin people's migration to Hexi and even the Western Regions, and encouraging the old Qin people in Guanzhong to build their homes on new territory is the most correct way to deal with it.

Changan.

In the spring of March, weeping willows grow obliquely around the Baqiao, and when the Great Qin army returning from the Western Expedition arrived at the city gate, the old officials who were waiting here in the morning broke out into excited shouts.

"Great Qin, Great Qin!"

"Long live Wuhou, long live Wuhou."

"The soldiers have worked hard, the soldiers have worked hard." The shouts came and went, not only for the love for the Qin State, but also for Li Yuan, the helmsman of the Qin State, and for the thousands of Qin soldiers who participated in the war to expand the territory.

Of course, in order to protect this noble national treasure of the Qin State, Chang'an ordered Yan Ling and Yanwei Menghu to be on guard early in the morning to investigate all suspicious people near Chang'an City, especially aliens from the northern grasslands.

This kind of needle-in-a-haystack sweep is generally very ineffective, but this time, Yan Le accidentally caught a big fish.

A person named Zhongxing said that Yan Le's eyes were raised, this person was only seventeen or eighteen years old, according to his confession, he fled to Guanzhong after Yan was destroyed by Chu, but from the preliminary interrogation, Zhongxing said that he was not very familiar with the actual situation of Yan, on the contrary, he knew a lot about the living habits of the northern nomadic tribes.

Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case.

After Yan Le inspected the interrogation records, he handed over the Bank of China to the Tingwei Mansion, and the result waiting for him was a long prison sentence that he didn't know when he would come out.

"Godmother, look at you, it's Daddy, Daddy, they're back." By Ying Yushu's side, Yan Niuniu, who was dressed in fiery red, was like a fiery elf, jumping constantly.

Since the first meeting in Wugong County, Yan Niuniu soon moved to Chang'an with her father, this little girl's temperament is not at all as unsociable as Yan Le, after her mother only took her a few times to interact with her relatives, Yan Niuniu became the pistachio of the officials and daughters in Chang'an City, and it was the existence of Yan Niuniu that made the Yan family, who was only from a peasant family, gradually integrated into the relatives of the generals and officials of the Qin State.

Yan Niuniu's side, there were a number of female dependents such as Ying Yushu, Gu Yunniang, Zhang Suniang, etc., and she called her over one by one, which made these women who were much older than her red-faced.

"Little girl, what nonsense, be careful that your godmother gouged out your eyes, and then threw it in the oil pan and fried it." Zhang Suniang, who had a spicy temperament, glared at her and said to Yan Niuniu.

Between Ying Yushu, Gu Yunniang and Li Yuan, there is no need to say much, Yan Niuniu is called by her godmother and godfather, but there is nothing wrong with her, but she Zhang Suniang is the wife of Minister Chen Ping, and she has no relationship with Li Yuan.

"Our fathers, congratulations to the victory of the army led by Wuhou, and I specially prepare a thin wine on the Baqiao Bridge to celebrate, and I also ask Wuhou to drink this cup to strengthen my prestige of Daqin." In the welcoming procession, a gray-haired old man walked to the front with a cane, and in front of him there were two boys holding wine cups and wine vessels.

It is said that when Liu Bang entered the customs and made three chapters of the law, some fathers and elders welcomed him as well, but Liu Bang's so-called covenant was just a lip service but not a lie, and the desire of the fathers and elders was like a bubble, and it was shattered at a light touch.

"This wine, first of all, I would like to thank the soldiers who died on the battlefield for the revival of Great Qin." Li Yuan dismounted, held the wine cup in his hand, and solemnly sprinkled it on the ground.

"Secondly, I would like to thank the fathers and elders who provided food and straw and baggage for the Great Qin Army." In the second cup of wine, Li Yuan threw his hand at the onlookers, and then spilled it on the ground beside him.

"This third glass of wine, please allow me to thank the brothers who follow and fight together, share weal and woe together, you are the heroes of Great Qin, and the most lovable people." Li Yuan turned around and shouted loudly at the soldiers of the Qin army who had returned from the dust, and his words made the soldiers of the Qin army even more excited.

"Wuhou, Wuhou, invincible, invincible!" Waves of sound echoed over the Baqiao, this spring, for the people of Qin, is a wonderful season.

"Without Wuhou, there would be no Chang'an City, and there would be no present of Great Qin." This is already the common voice of the Qin people.

In Chang'an.

A year of construction and follow-up has allowed the city to show more and more its outstanding superiority, building at a relative height to avoid the possible disasters caused by the Weishui flood. At the same time, the water diversion project of the eight main canals provided a clean water source for the city, and when the clear water flowed through the center of the city, even the old people who were strongly opposed at the beginning changed their words and praised Li Yuan's obstinacy.

In Jinyang.

The mining of open-pit coal mines, coupled with the continuous innovation of smelting jishu, made Jinyang the largest supplier of weapons to the Qin army, in contrast, the Lishan and Fushui weapons turned to the production of some civilian objects.

In Bashu.

Under the supervision of Wang Shang, the Dujiangyan water conservancy project built by Li Bing, the former Shu Shou, was re-dredged, which greatly reduced the water damage in Shu County, and the area of irrigated paddy fields was expanded by nearly one-third compared with before, and the flat Shuzhong Plain became more and more the most important rear grain supply area of the Qin State.

Anywhere the flag of the Qin State is planted.

What people talk about the most is that the Qin army fought one battle after another, victory after victory, men are the same, women are the same, compared with when the first emperor was alive, today's Qin is more free, more powerful, and more people have a sense of belonging. (To be continued......)