It has been snowing for three days and three nights, but it shows no signs of stopping. Fearing that the snow would crush the tents, many Chu soldiers had to brave the wind and snow to dig out of the warm tents and sweep the snow from the roofs.

A man dressed in a general's uniform staggered through the snow, and when the sergeants along the way saw him avoid saluting, he only nodded slightly, still keeping his head down and hurrying away.

Turning around and walking into a tent, Yu Ziqi took off his cloak, shook the snow on it, and cursed in his mouth; "Hell, this winter in the north is getting colder every year, and it's not a place for people at all."

Compared with the warm southern part of the Chu State, the cold of the Central Plains is indeed unbearable, and Rao is a battle-hardened general like Yuzi is also very unbearable.

One of them reached out and took Yu Ziqi's cloak, and made a silent gesture with his finger on his lips. Yu Ziqi understood, looked at the inner tent, and asked in a low voice; "Did King Xiang sleep?"

That person was Xiang Yu's personal guard commander Hengwu, and he whispered to Yu Ziqi; "King Xiang has dealt with military affairs for a day, and he has just closed his eyes and taken a nap now."

Yu Ziqi nodded and said; "You go down first, I'll wait here for King Xiang to wake up."

"No." Hengwu answered the order, turned around and retreated.

Although he is the commander of Xiang Yu's personal guard, it stands to reason that he should not obey the orders of Yu Ziqi, a foreign minister, let alone leave Yu Ziqi alone when Xiang Yu is asleep. But both of them were calm and didn't feel the slightest inappropriateness.

This is the difference between Yu Zi and others, although he is Xiang Yu's general, but the relationship between the two is as close as brothers, Yu Zi period in and out of the palace tent is arbitrary, in the Chu State is unparalleled by the honor, in contrast to Xiang Yu to his many cousins is extremely cold.

Yu Ziqi slowed down, walked into the inner tent gently, and saw Xiang Yu supporting his head with his hands, snoring lightly on the couch, and two piles of bamboo slips in front of him.

Yu Ziqi sighed slightly in his heart, originally these affairs were handled by Fan Zeng, but now that Fan Zeng has died of illness, Xiang Yu is like losing a left arm and right arm. Although he never said anything, Yu Ziqi knew that Xiang Yu had already regretted it in his heart, but the prestige of the overlord of Western Chu did not allow him to show any weakness, even in front of the closest people.

This is the sorrow of emperors, most of whom are lonely and widowed, and while enjoying the pinnacle of power, they must also endure the pain of being feared and far away. Xiang Yu is like this, he is bold by nature, informal, he used to drink and fight with the soldiers for fun, but now he is the most respected overlord of Western Chu in the world, try to ask who can be as unscrupulous as before to laugh and have fun with him, that is, close to the Yuzi period, you must be careful in what you say and do, and think twice before acting.

Fan Zeng is a living example, he treats Xiang Yu like a nephew, and in his eyes, there is no overlord of Western Chu, only the "Yu'er" entrusted to him by Xiang Liang. Therefore, no matter whether Xiang Yu is called the queen or the queen, there is no difference between how he treats him, but because of this, he was hated by Xiang Yu, and he died of a back gangrene attack in pain. Fan Zeng's fate chilled many people in the Chu State who had followed Xiang Yu for many years, including Yu Ziqi and others.

Yu Ziqi walked gently to the front of the collapse, looked at Xiang Yu, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Thinking about what a scene Xiang Yu was after the Great War of Julu, Xiang Yu, who was only twenty-two years old, created an epic battle on the banks of the Zhangshui River, which not only completely destroyed the main force of the Qin army, but also became the leader of the princes of the world. The carriages and horses were sparkling, and the 600,000-strong army invaded Guanzhong, and everyone in the world was impressed by its heroism.

But then Xiang Yu made a foolish move and self-destructed the situation. First of all, the Qin family who killed the Qin State and forced them to mourn and fight to the death. Then he was nepotistic when he divided the princes of the world, vigorously squeezed out the anti-Qin princes who were not his descendants, and killed the nominal leader Emperor Xiong Xin, although the princes were forced to submit to him by Xiang Yu's authority on the surface, in fact, most of them deviated in their hearts. Sure enough, in less than half a year, the world was in flames again, and the six countries were all anti-Chu and self-reliant, and the co-lord of the princes, Chu State, became the enemy of the heroes who met together.

I have to admit that Xiang Yu is indeed an unprecedented and unparalleled general in the world, and in the case of being isolated, he was able to create a mythical result in the battle of Pengcheng. The already gloomy state of Chu once again shone brightly, the initiative of the world returned to Xiang Yu's hands, and the situation improved again for the Chu State.

Who would have expected Xiang Yu to be too proud again, and the originally somewhat restrained arrogance flared up again, and even his father Fan Zeng was angry with him to death, which not only made the Chu State lose its most important think tank, but also made the Chu people close to Xiang Yu feel cold.

This is Xiang Yu, a talented genius, but his eyes are empty; willful and reckless, but stumbling over the world. He values affection, righteousness, and faith, but he was angry with Fan Zeng; He loves to kill and has a tyrannical temperament, but he also has the kindness of a woman.

Xiang Yu is such a contradictory existence, the brilliant results created by his military genius have been lost because of political immaturity, and he has no talent but is struggling in the process of competing for the world. He was constantly winning, never losing a battle, but his enemies were growing more and stronger. No one told him why, and no one dared to tell him why.

Including the Yuzi period!

Xiang Yu, who was asleep, looked frowning, and seemed to be still worried about the affairs of the army. Yu Ziqi found a nearby chair and sat down, stretched his muscles, and wanted to take a nap. Unexpectedly, the movement was slightly louder, which startled Xiang Yu in his sleep.

Xiang Yu opened his eyes violently, and the domineering aura in his body instantly overflowed, even if he was close to Ruyu Zi, he still felt a little afraid, his body was slightly back, and his face was a little pale and smiled; "Brother Yu."

Xiang Yu gradually came to his senses, recognized Yu Ziqi, and withdrew his direct gaze. He stood up and said in a slightly hoarse voice; "You're back, you're okay from the taste."

Yu Ziqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded; "It's not too much of a problem, because the road is closed by heavy snow, and the Qin army rarely moves, not to mention fighting in this kind of ghost weather, it's very difficult to walk outside."

Xiang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Having said that, you still need to be careful, the army is impermanent, and the best opportunity to sneak attack is when the opponent is paralyzed." However, according to Liwei's calm character, he will never give Qin Jun a chance to take advantage of. ”

Glancing at Yu Ziqi, Xiang Yu continued; "It's you, who always take things for granted. As a commander, it is not good to be used to this, you must know that launching a sneak attack in the most unlikely place and the most unlikely time can produce the greatest benefits, both for the enemy and for yourself. ”

Regarding the attainments on the battlefield, if Xiang Yu claims to be the second, I am afraid that no one dares to call him the first, so Yu Ziqi is happy and convinced; "I was taught."

At this time, Liwei garrisoned Chenggao, threatening the main force of the Qin army in Liangdi. Yu Zi led troops to Wancheng and covered the flank of the Chu army. Xiang Yu personally led the main army to be stationed in Yangzhai, and the three became a strong force, fighting each other and confronting the Central Plains with the main force of the Qin army in Xingyang.

The two armies of Qin and Chu fought fiercely in the Central Plains for more than a month, but they still did not win or lose. Although Xiang Yu had a slight upper hand, won several consecutive victories, and formally suppressed the offensive of the Qin army, he never achieved a decisive victory. Zhang Liang is good at strategy and is good at building momentum, but tactics are not his forte, but fortunately, there are experienced generals such as Wang Jing, Zhao Wuji, and Yingbu, and he is also impressive.

He saw that Xiang Yu was unstoppable, and his bravery was not something that any Qin general could resist, and it was really unwise to fight him head-on. Therefore, he stuck to the city, attacked and harassed the rear of the Chu army with guerrilla techniques, and sent Zhao Wuji and Yingbu to divide the north and south to threaten Pengcheng, the rear of the Chu army.

In the past two months, Xiang Yu has led his headquarters to gallop in the Central Plains, winning one after another, but he has never been able to capture the main force of the Qin army. Xiang Yu was like a strong man with no strength in a cage, Zuo Tu Chong punched and wanted to rush out, but the strength he used was lost in the sea, although the Qin army lost several battles, it was insignificant, and the main force was still unmoved.

The most direct evil consequence of the stalemate is that the logistics supply of Chu State gradually can't keep up, Chu State is not as good as Qin State, although Xiang Yu sits on the world's most fertile and rich Jianghuai Central Plains eleven counties, but because he is not good at business and made a mess. The Central Plains of Huaibei was greatly injured because of years of war, and the rich Jiangdong Jiangbei also seriously affected farming because of Xiang Yu's continuous recruitment of young and strong, and now all industries are withering, coupled with Peng Yue's uprising in southern Chu, which also deeply affected the Chu State.

Sure enough, after gossiping for a while, Yu Ziqi got to the most important topic, and he said worriedly; "Brother Yu, now that Pengcheng's grain reserves have been exhausted, this year's domestic harvest is not good, and it is very difficult to collect grain and grass, and our frequent increase in the share of collection has aroused the dissatisfaction of the people, I am afraid that if we continue to consume like this, I am afraid that we will have problems before the Qin army comes."

Xiang Yu's eyebrows turned into a Sichuan character, and he looked up and asked after a long silence; "How long is the food and grass in the army enough to support it?"

"Fifteen days at most, plus the rest of Pengcheng is barely twenty days." Yu Ziqi returned to the Tao without thinking.

"Too little." Xiang Yu shook his head, "It's not enough, I want a month's time, a month's rations, do you have a way?" ”

Yu Ziqi thought for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying: "There are still 10,000 stone grains and grass in Pengcheng, this is the seed grain for the coming year, but it is just ......."

"Okay, get these together." Xiang Yu replied without thinking.

Yu Ziqi was anxious: "But this is a seed, if we use up what we will cultivate next year, what will we eat?"

Xiang Yu looked at him the same, although he didn't explain, the meaning in his eyes couldn't be clearer.

Yu Ziqi avoided Xiang Yu's gaze, so he had to reluctantly nod in agreement, "Okay, but what should we do next year?" And what if this batch of food is eaten again? ”

Xiang Yu said in a deep voice; "If we can't win, there won't be next year. On the contrary, if it wins, then it is easy to say in all its ways. ”

"Also, you don't have to worry about what happens in a month." Xiang Yu took out a piece of cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Yu Ziqi.

"Han Xin has pacified the land of the Yan Dynasty, and now he is going south to encroach on the whole of Hebei, at most a month, he will take the new army south to make peace with Zhang Liang, and the situation will be very unfavorable to us at that time. So no matter what, within a month, we must break the Qin army. ”