The land of Yan and Zhao is located in Hebei, because it belonged to Zhao Yan during the Warring States Period, so it was named. When Yu divided Kyushu, Yannan Hebei belonged to Jizhou, which was the northernmost part of the Central Plains civilization.

The bitter cold in the north, coupled with the mixed residence with Rong Di, so most of the folk customs are different from those of the Central Plains. Yan Zhao has many generous and sad people, as it is said: The land of Yan Zhao has many heroes since ancient times, and the name of the book is often instead. There is Boyi Shuqi who starved to death in Shouyang Mountain without eating Zhou Su, Handan ranger who "is still rich in thousands of fields, and he is immortal in revenge in several places", and Yu Rang, a Xingdi assassin who "dies for a confidant", and Jing Ke, a Yandi ranger who "is easy to be cold in the wind, and the strong man will never return".

Therefore, it is said that the blood of the people in the world is stored in Qin and Zhao seven or eight times out of ten.

Although the two kingdoms of Qin and Zhao during the Warring States Period were of the same clan and born of one ancestor, they were both surnamed Zhao, but the two countries, which were supposed to be brothers, were like nemesis, and there were constantly fierce conflicts, and the most tragic battles in the Warring States period took place between Qin and Zhao.

Qin and Zhao both established the country by force, emphasizing military force and light literature, the people were fierce, and the four famous generals of the Warring States were famous, and Qin and Zhao were also equally divided, each with two of them. However, the good martial arts of the Qin people and the good martial arts of the Zhao people are fundamentally different, the Qin people were ruthless and brave before the Shang Dynasty changed the law, and the private fighting of the people became commonplace, and it was not uncommon for more than 1,000 people to fight in the Qin State. After arriving in Shang Ying, private fighting was forbidden by harsh laws, and the Qin people used their bravery in foreign conquests, killing enemies on the battlefield and exchanging the enemy's head for military merit.

And the good martial arts of the Zhao people are more reflected in the rangers who value loyalty and righteousness. The Zhao people advocated chivalrous style, and the nobles became popular among the nobles, and the people were proud of their swords. The so-called chivalrous person, his words must be done, his deeds must be fruitful, his promises must be sincere, he does not love his body, he goes to the hardship of the soldiers, and he recites righteousness for thousands of miles. Xun Yue said, stand up for Qi, be a blessing, make personal friends, and be strong in the world, called a ranger.

The style of Zhao Di rangers is prevalent, but it has also become the most troublesome thing for the government. Chivalry uses force to oppose the ban, and most of the chivalrous people are ruthless and brave people, and when they are slightly dissatisfied, they draw their swords and kill people, ignoring the law. Han Feizi's "Five Worms" listed chivalry as one of the most important factors in undermining social stability, which shows that it is not a good thing for the people to be chivalrous in the country.

Zhang Er was born in such a family. His father is a famous ranger in Zhao Di, who is chivalrous and righteous, and he is good at fighting grievances. 's mother was a daughter of a marquis, and when she was attracted by his father's demeanor, she abandoned the family and eloped with him, which gave rise to Zhang Er.

Later, Zhang Er's father killed a son of a family who bullied a weak girl because of the uneven road, but he also stabbed a big basket. When the prince heard that his nephew had been killed, he was furious and ordered the murderer to be wanted throughout the country. Zhang's father was forced to take his pregnant wife into exile in Wei, and defected to the door of Wenchangjun of the Great Liang as a guest, and Zhang Er was born soon after.

When Zhang Er was young, he was famous for his talent, and the most famous of the four princes of the Warring States at that time, Xinling Jun, admired his talent and invited him to be a frequent guest. does not despise it because of its young age, opposes it to hold the courtesy of the secretary, and becomes famous for a while.

Later Xin Lingjun was suspicious of his brother King Wei, and after being seized military power, he was depressed and depressed, and indulged in wine to numb himself all day long, and finally died violently. Zhang Er also lost his place of residence and turned to study abroad.

When she went to Waihuang, a local woman from a wealthy family lost her husband, and her father's doorman advised her: "Zhang Er's son is definitely not a thing in the pool, if you want to find a good husband, follow Zhang Er." So the woman married Zhang Er and gave Zhang Er a lot of support. As a result, Zhang Er was able to attract diners from all over the world and became the commander of Huang County outside Wei.

A few years after Qin destroyed Wei, he heard that Zhang Er and his friend Yu were famous people of Wei, and feared that they would call on the old ministry to restore the country, so they offered a reward of 1,000 gold to capture Zhang Er and 500 gold to arrest Chen Yu. So Zhang Er and Chen Yu changed their names and fled to Zhaodi.

Later, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up in Daze Township, and attacked Chu all the way, like a bamboo. When entering Chen County, it was already huge, with 200,000 soldiers, thousands of cars, with Chen County as the capital, and the country was founded by Zhang Chu. Zhang Er, who was far away in Zhao Di to avoid being wanted by the government, was overjoyed when he heard the news of the chaos in the world, and felt that the opportunity to stretch his talent had finally arrived, so he took his friend Chen Yu to Chen County to join Chen Sheng, and was named the captain of the left and right.

After Zhang Er and Chen Yu voted for Zhang Chu, Chen Sheng hated their aristocratic background, so he didn't plan to use them, but just gave them idle positions. Zhang Er and Chen Yu sighed all day long for this, comparing themselves to Guan Zhong, but there was no public knowledge of Huan. The opportunity finally came, with the victory of Zhang Chu's army all the way, the smooth development of the situation has exceeded Chen Sheng's expectations, and the series of victories reported one after another dazzled him, thinking that the Qin State was within reach, and finally under the bewitchment of Zhang Er Chen Yu, he divided his troops to the north and sent military ministers to attack Zhaodi.

At that time, the temple of the Qin State had collapsed, the places were centrifuged, and the army of Wuchen was unexpectedly smooth, growing all the way, and successfully conquered Handan. So Zhang Er and Chen Yu also persuaded Wuchen to claim the throne in Zhao. Wuchen then established himself as the king of Zhao, with Zhang Er as the prime minister and Chen Yu as the general. Soon after, Wu Chen and Zuo Prime Minister Lu Sao were killed by the general Li Liang, and Zhang Er escaped in time because he had more eyes and ears. Afterwards, Zhang Er promptly recruited about tens of thousands of non-traitor soldiers, and discussed with Chen Yu, who had recruited troops abroad and was not killed, to establish Zhao Xie, a descendant of the original Zhao State, as the king of Zhao.

Not on the back of Zhang Han's army to the north, broke the Zhao army, captured the Zhao capital Handan, Zhao Xie and Zhang Er fled to Julu to wait for help, Chen Yu went north to Dai County to collect tens of thousands of troops, stationed in the north of Julu, Zhang Er reprimanded Chen Yu several times to summon the troops to relieve the siege, Chen Yu was afraid of the small number of soldiers, difficult to fight Qin, not to be rescued. Later, Xiang Yu defeated the Qin army and relieved the siege of Julu, while Zhang Er went to Chen Yu's camp and angrily scolded him for refusing to save Zhao Zhi. Chen Yu was annoyed, so he took off the seal ribbon and pushed it to Zhang Er. Zhang Er was shocked and didn't know what to do, so he didn't accept it. Later, Zhang Er got up and went to the toilet, and the staff said to Chen Yu: "This is a gift from God, if you don't take it, you will suffer from it." Chen Yu then admired his seal, suddenly made it difficult to obtain his military power, entered the palace to meet Zhao Wangxie, and said that Zhang Er was guilty of rebellion.

Since then, the two who were originally friends have become enemies of life and death, Zhang Er abandoned the city in anger, and went to Xiang Yu with his henchmen and army, and then entered Guguan. Later, Xiang Yu called himself the overlord of Western Chu, and when he divided the princes of the world, he heard of Zhang Er's talent, remembered that he had the merit of helping Zhao to resist Qin, and he could take refuge in himself with the knowledge of current affairs, so he set him up as the king of Changshan, and gave him the essence of Zhao State, and only gave it to Chen Yu Sanxian as a marquis.

Zhang Er was crowned the king of the country, Chen Yu was furious when he got the news, and said to the left and right: "Zhang Er and I have equal credit." Now Zhang Er is the king, but I wait, Xiang Yu is unfair to me. At that time, Tian Rong, the king of Qi, had already raised an army to rebel against Chu, so Chen Yu personally went to Linzi and said to Tian Rong: "It is unfair for Xiang Yu to rule the world, please lend me soldiers to capture Zhao and re-establish the king of Zhao, and Zhao can become your brother ally." ”

Tian Rong wanted to build the party against Chu, so he lent troops to Chen Yu, and Chen Yu took the soldiers of the three counties to attack Zhang Er overnight, Changshan was breached, and Zhang Er fled to Yandi to Zang Di.

At that time, Zang Di had been named the king of Yan by Xiang Yu, and he was fighting with the old lord Han Guang on the land of Yan to fight for the land of Yan, and he had no time to take care of the affairs of other countries. Zhang Er came to Yan Kingdom to borrow troops to counterattack, but he was disappointed, and in desperation, he had to help Zang Di attack Han Guang, the king of Liaodong, in order to gain a foothold.

It's just that Zang Di is not a broad-minded person, on the one hand, he uses Zhang Er's talent and subordinates to work hard for him, and on the other hand, he is always on guard against Zhang Er, for fear that he will occupy the dove's nest and grab his own territory. So the army that was stuck in many things such as grain, grass, and supplies stifled its lifeblood and prevented him from having a chance to grow.

In the camp, Le Jian's roar was still audible even from a long distance.

"It's just for this point again, what does Zang Di mean, do you want to starve us to death?"

Zhang Er smiled bitterly and said with relief; "Sit down, let's think of something else."

Le Jian didn't sit down, still roaring angrily; "Wang, you said that Le Jian usually does this, forget it, and everyone's belt will pass. But now that we are at war with the Zhao army, should we let the soldiers go to work for him on an empty stomach? What does it mean that he only sent 20 days of grain and grass for January? ”

Zhang Er sighed, "Let's dissipate our anger, it's normal for us to be harsh." King Yan also has his difficulties, so let's stop making trouble. ”

"There's a fart problem, he clearly doesn't want to give it." Le Jian couldn't help but scold. "Look at his soldiers, not only are they fed well, but they also have meat to eat from time to time, and they say that their king has given them a reward. If you look at our treatment again, does he still see us as allies? When you fight hard battles, you think of us, and other times you leave us behind, do you say there is such a thing in the world? In his eyes, he doesn't have you, the king of Changshan who is on an equal footing with him. ”

"Alright, don't say any more." With a black face, Le Jian's words made him feel very uncomfortable, but he didn't know where to vent.

"I'll go and talk to the grain officer in a while, I, the face of King Changshan, he will give it anyway. Remember to take care of your mouth after you go out, so as not to let King Yan hear the gap in your heart. ”

"A gap is a gap." Le Jian snorted heavily, and said with a look of indifference; "It's a big deal, if we don't help him, the world is so big, I don't believe that there is no place for you, the king. Otherwise, if we go to Liaodong, Han Guang will definitely want us to help him. ”

Zhang Er frowned, "How can it be as simple as you think, this Han Guang is well-known and will be repaid." He used to be the king of Yan, and Zang Di was still his subordinate back then. But because of Xiang Yu's words, he changed from the king of Yan to the king of Liaodong, how could he not be angry. I, the king of Changshan, are also sealed by Xiang Yu, he naturally regards me as Xiang Yu's party, plus we have been working hard to help Zang Di fight Liaodong these days, Han Guang has already hated me to the core, if I go to him, he will definitely kill me to take revenge. ”

Le Jian stomped his feet fiercely and said fiercely: "Left is not, right is not either, can we be willing to accept this bird anger." ”

"King, king, it's not that I'm talking about you, you're so good, or you're too soft-hearted. How did I persuade you at the beginning, I said no less than ten times, saying that Chen Yu would never accept the three counties with peace of mind, and let you take advantage of his weakness to annex him first. It's good for you, everyone treats you as a thorn in the flesh, and you still treat them as brothers, and refuse to attack him, what is the result? This Chen Yu is a white-eyed wolf at all, you are thinking about his old feelings, but he is not polite, and directly colluded with Qi people to drive us out of Zhao Di. But I heard that this guy didn't end well, and he was chopped into meat puree in Pengcheng, haha, this is also retribution. ”

Zhang Er lowered his face gloomily and said with a faint anger; "Shut up. I say it again, Chen Yu used to be my friend of life and death, no one can be disrespectful to him except me, if you do it again, don't blame me for being unkind. ”

Le Jian's face was furious, but he endured it for a long time without having a seizure, and although he was not convinced, he didn't know what to say. Thinking that out of sight is pure, he said in a rough voice; "Then I don't care, you are the king, you come to get the idea, I'll go and take my soldiers."

Zhang Er watched Le Jian's burly back gradually walk away, and his face couldn't help revealing a trace of bitterness.

Thinking that he was the dignified King of Changshan, the former lord of Zhao Land, but he ended up in such a depressed appearance. Under the fence, suffering from white eyes and ridicule, where is there still a little bit of princes and kings.

He wasn't worried that Nale Jane would have a dislike for him because of his dissatisfaction. If there is one person in the world who will not betray his ears, it must be this Le Jian. Le Jian attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and is extremely righteous for others. At the beginning, he accepted him as a subordinate just to appreciate his martial arts, but he didn't expect that when Chen Yu suddenly invaded Handan, his original cronies and subordinates abandoned him one after another. Only Le Jian risked death to kill and rescued Zhang Er among 10,000 people, for which he was stabbed dozens of times, and his body was like a bloody person.

After he gathered his old department and went to Zang Di, Le Jian also followed him closely and has always been loyal to himself. Such a strong Yan Zhao who values love and righteousness, how could Zhang Er be suspicious.

What worries Zhang Er is nothing more than his own fate.

Chen Yu died, and this comrade-in-arms, who was once his closest friend, died tragically under the hooves of the Chu army, leaving not even a whole corpse. Zhang Er couldn't help but think of what kind of ending he would get, he should also die in the chaos, but he didn't know how he would die and who would die in whose hands.

As for recapturing Changshan Country and becoming his King of Changshan again, Zhang Er can't even think about it now. The pattern of this world is becoming clearer and clearer, and after the battle between the Qin army and the Chu army, the dust has settled. As for Liu Bang, Zhao Xie, Zang Di, and Han Guang, including themselves, they are nothing more than foils. With their appearance, the battle in this world may be more interesting, but the real destiny will never be any of them.

Zhang Er slowly picked up the brush and wrote three big characters on the bamboo slip on the table: "Qin", "Chu", "Han" and "Zhao".

These four countries are undoubtedly the four strongest forces in the world, and one of them will inevitably accomplish the great cause of reunification.

Chu?

Zhang Er pondered for a long time, and slowly drew a cross on it.

The state of Chu was originally the most powerful country in the world, and Xiang Yu was once the overlord of Western Chu who commanded the world. He had chances before, and more than once. After Julu, when the princes were divided, and after the battle of Pengcheng, every opportunity was wasted by him.

After the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu's personal prestige reached its peak, and the princes were all in awe or awe of him, and no one dared to raise his head and look at him. He not only has a heavy army, but also the 200,000 troops of this chapter and the 200,000 servant army of princes. He could have returned to Pengcheng and effortlessly deposed Emperor Yi, firmly held the state of Chu in his own hands, and then waved his troops to attack Hangu Pass. It's a pity that he has the kindness of a woman, because he was worried that the princes would accuse him, and he ignored Emperor Yi and let him do whatever he wanted, and finally Xiang Yu, who caught fire in the backyard, had to withdraw and return home.

The second chance was when the feudal princes were divided, and at that time, Xiang Yu held the elite soldiers in the world, and the force was by no means something that any prince could fight alone. He could have taken the opportunity of the division to unite the princes, but instead of doing so, he was cronyistic, and all who followed him were rewarded. And Tian Rong Tian Heng of Qi State, Zhao Xie Chen Yu of Zhao State, and Han Guang of Yan State, these local powerful factions were just because they did not follow him into the customs, Xiang Yu became jealous, and deprived most of these people's fiefs and transferred them to other princes.

This move discredited Xiang Yu in the eyes of many princes, and also planted the bane of the princes' rebellion against Chu, making him fall into a multi-faceted war and miserable.

The third and last time, that was after the Battle of Pengcheng. Xiang Yu did not concentrate on concentrating on the anti-Chu backbone of the Qi State, nor did he listen to Fan Zeng's advice to recuperate, but instead went north to attack Hebei. From now on, the initiative in the world is no longer in Xiang Yu's hands.

If you talk about the ability to use soldiers, Xiang Yu is undoubtedly a rare genius in this world, he is an excellent commander, but he is not a truly qualified monarch. If his military achievements are full marks, then his political IQ is undoubtedly zero. His arrogance and self-righteousness almost made the princes of the world centrifugal, and when Tian Rong unveiled the anti-flag, the princes of the world won one after another and jointly rebelled against Chu.

So in Zhang Er's heart, there was no doubt that Xiang Yu was crossed out of the list of winning the world.

Liu Bang?

Zhang Er shook his head. Liu Bang is still too weak, although he has Qi in hand, he is still not the same as Han Xin and Xiang Yu. And the most important thing is that he does not have a general in his hands who is enough to compete with Xiang Yu, every time he fights with Xiang Yu, he always loses more and wins less, wins first and then loses, once Xiang Yu's banner appears, the Han army flees one after another.

The shortcomings of the war also made Liu Bang unable to develop, so he could only stick to Qi and drag Xiang Yu down.

Zhao Xie?

Then it's even more unlikely. This person is Zhang Er's one-handed, and there are few people in the world who can understand his temperament better than Zhang Er.

This man is short-sighted and far-sighted, but he is eager for quick success and full of greed, and his stupidity can be seen from his attack on Zang Di this time.

You must know that the Qin army is about to leave the customs, but as the king of Zhao, he still wants to fish in troubled waters to capture the Yan Kingdom, but as a result, stealing chickens and rice does not make a mistake, but the main force falls into the Yan land and cannot extricate himself.