Just when Liu Bang was concentrating on preparing to resist the southward army of Qin, what he didn't expect was that it was his backyard that was the first to cause chaos.

After receiving the Tao family's warning, the Long family in Tan County, Donghai quickly responded. Long Anguo, the head of the Long family, led the young Zhuang and the generals of the clan to attack the county capital, killed Liu Bang's confidant Wu Xi, the county guard of Donghai, and rebelled from the Han State according to the city. The Long family has been operating in Donghai County for many years, and is the largest family in the East China Sea, and the protégés and former officials are all over the twelve counties in the East China Sea.

When the news reached Linzi, Liu Bang fell off the dragon seat in shock, got up from the ground in a panic, and hurriedly summoned Zhou Cao, who had performed well in the killing of the Tian clan, and ordered him to take 10,000 soldiers to the south to quell the rebellion.

What Xiao He feared most finally happened, Liu Bang's rampant conquest provoked the unanimous resistance of the nobles of Qi State, thus erecting a banner of resistance in the rear of the Han army. Zhou Cao, who was ordered to be in danger, with 10,000 new soldiers hastily gathered, urgently threw himself into the battle to quell the rebellion in Donghai County in the south.

In terms of talent, Zhou Cao was mediocre in the Han army, far inferior to Zhou Bo, who Liu Bang relied on. But his qualifications are indeed very old, and he has been loyally following Liu Bang since the beginning of Pei County, and has won his trust.

Now that the talents of the Han army are withering, the four major generals Peng Yue, Fan Xu, Xiahou Ying, and Zhou Bo on which Liu Bang relied in the past have gone to the third, and the only surviving Zhou Bo has been entrusted with the important task of defending the front line of the river, Liu Bang has no one available, so he has to send the half-hung Zhou Cao to the south, and let him take 10,000 new soldiers who have not had time to send to the front line to the south to quell the rebellion.

Although the uprising of the Long family in the East China Sea was huge, it itself became a mess of porridge. When it comes to business, the Long family Long Anguo is indeed a good hand, and in just a few years, the Long family has jumped from a little-known family to a big family on the same level as the Tao family. But when it comes to marching and fighting, he is undoubtedly a straw bale.

At that time, the main force of the Han army was in the north, and the southeast was extremely empty. But he was at a loss for what to do before the easy victory, and he did not dare to go north, but stuck to the wait-and-see situation. This also allowed the Han generals who were still loyal to Liu Bang to gather a limited number of troops and put down many rebellions that had not yet formed a climate.

After hearing the news that Zhou Cao's army was heading south, Long Anguo should have refused to resist, but he made a very stupid mistake. Long Anguo hesitated and sent an envoy to beg for peace with Zhou Cao, but he categorically refused, not only cut down the envoy sent by the Long family, but also spread the news, and the East China Sea was suddenly in an uproar.

You must know that the slogan played by the Long family when they rebelled against Liu Bang was to avenge the king of Qi, declaring that Liu Bang was a shameless villain who usurped the foundation of the Qi country. Now Long Anguo is actually begging for peace like a shameless villain, which is undoubtedly slapping himself. For a time, his subordinates who followed his family disciples had different intentions, which led to the defeat of the Long family by Zhou Ke in the East China Sea one after another, losing their armor all the way and retreating to Tan County.

After Long Anguo retreated to Tanxian, he was worried all day long, for fear of being exterminated after the Han army broke through the city. He knew that he was not a British lord who could achieve great things, so he wanted to find a British lord to take refuge and exchange Donghai County for a lifetime of glory and wealth.

It stands to reason that Donghai County is close to Chu and is closest to Xiang Yu's Chu State, so attracting Chu State as foreign aid is undoubtedly the best choice. But at the beginning, the Long family had a bad relationship with the Huiji Xiang family in the south because of the trade route, and the two sides even sent foreign assassins to attack and kill each other, and the relationship was very tense. Because of this relationship, Long Anguo has been hesitant, for fear that he will not be tolerated by Xiang Yu, so he is willing to seek refuge in Han Xin in Hebei.

However, Donghai County and Hebei are thousands of miles away, although the Qin army is powerful, it is beyond the reach of the whip, and the distant water cannot quench the thirst of the near, while Zhou Cao's Han army is already imminent.

Just when Long An was at a loss, unexpectedly, a Chu State that was at odds with the Long family handed over an olive branch. When Cao Ji, a general stationed in the northern part of the Chu State, heard that Qi had changed dramatically, his intuition told him that this was a rare opportunity, so he sent an envoy to contact the self-reliant Long An State, trying to persuade him to return to the Chu State.

Long Anguo was originally suspicious of Guishun Xiang Yu, but Cao Yao's words dispelled his suspicions.

Cao Ji told him that King Xiang is a person who sits on the world, and if he can't even let go of this personal grudge, how can he be worthy of the name of "Overlord of Western Chu". Back then, Zhang Han had a "father-killing enmity" with him, but King Xiang was still able to accept his surrender and named him King Yong. A mere Long family, how can the foreign king be jealous.

Long Anguo thought about it again and again, so he decided to defect to Xiang Yu and return to Chu. After Cao Ji got his distress letter again, he also became famous, personally led the 5,000 Chu army to the north, and suddenly attacked behind the Han army. The Han army was defeated, and Cao Ji took advantage of the situation to sweep through a county in the East China Sea and incorporate it into the territory of Chu.

After Liu Bang learned that the Chu army had also come to intervene, he was furious for a while, but there was nothing he could do. Now that the main forces of the Han army are in the north, and the south is extremely empty, at this time, it is undoubtedly self-defeating to start a war with the Chu army. He knew very well that what the Chu army was seeking was nothing more than a county, and Han Xin really wanted to force him to death. It is obvious which is more important at a glance.

Therefore, he had no choice but to withdraw the southern army back, abandon Donghai County, and acquiesce to Chu's annexation of Donghai County. This Cao also knew the severity, and knew that the Chu army was now unable to fight with the Han army, so he accepted it when he saw it, and each retreated to defend the border.

Although the rebellion of the Long family came to an end, the instability of Qi became more and more intense, and Liu Bang had to cancel the plan to further expand the army due to the situation, but retained the strategy offered by Chen Ping. Following the Tao family, more than 20 wealthy merchant families in Qi were raided one after another, and all the property obtained was filled into the treasury. Relying on this large amount of money and food, the situation of the Han army was greatly improved, but the contradictions within Qidi also continued to intensify, and the people were surging.

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Han Xin sat high on the seat and looked at the young man in front of him who was bowing his head and gobbling it up with a smile on his face.

Ran Yizheng was concentrating on the barbecue on the plate, and there seemed to be nothing else in his eyes, and he looked like a hungry ghost reincarnated. This made Han Xin couldn't help but feel a trace of envy, and couldn't help but think of himself back then, always so flamboyant and so unscrupulous. But now, he is already the general of the Qin State who is high above the ten thousand people under one person - strictly speaking, it can't even be said to be under one person.

His words and deeds no longer only represent himself, but also his position and power, even if he says something unintentional, someone will figure it out for a long time. So gradually, he became less talkative and less smiling, and tried his best to put on a majestic and wise image in front of the soldiers, and only in front of Wang Jing and Zhao Wuji's life and death brothers, he would appear unrestrained.

Besides, today's him is no longer a piece of barbecue that can be attracted. When he was poor in Huaiyin City, it was undoubtedly his biggest dream to be able to eat barbecue every day, but now he has already tasted the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and in his eyes, these shoddy barbecues have long lost their former attractiveness and become tasteless.

The reason why a dream is a dream is because it is unattainable, and people are always obsessed with it. But once it is realized, it will be as if it is lost, and the things that are at your fingertips are always taken for granted, subconsciously thinking that this should be your own life, and finally losing its former attractiveness.

Ran Yi was unaware of Han Xin's gaze, and it was not until he swept away the food on the plate that he put it down satisfied, wiped his greasy mouth and hands with the cloth on the table, and burped with satisfaction.

Han Xin couldn't help but laugh; "Is Qi Guo's food so bad, seeing that you actually look like a hungry ghost reincarnated, I don't know that I think you were abused by Qi Juzi Yangdi."

Ran Yi pursed his lips and said angrily; "Don't mention it, the old man doesn't know if it's on purpose, where he goes to eat, every meal is corn porridge and dried pickles, I've been hungry for more than ten days, so I came to you to ask for meat to eat."

Han Xin smiled, "How is Qi Guo doing now?" ”

"It's a mess." Ran Yi picked up the cloth again, wiped the corners of his mouth, and opened his mouth to say when he saw Han Xin asking.

"The Long family in the East China Sea is reversed, I heard that he took refuge in Xiang Yu, Liu Bang is addicted to killing pigs, and the fat rich businessmen are his fat pigs, and they are very happy to kill."

Han Xin lowered his head with a thoughtful expression and asked; "Who did he do it?"

Ran Yi counted with his fingers; "Twelve wealthy merchant families, large and small, of course, the most famous of them must be the Jimo Tao family after Tao Zhugong, and the three hundred and seventy-four people led by the contemporary family Tao Wan were all beheaded, the reason is really funny, it is to fornicate with our Qin State."

Han Xin sighed slightly, and said with emotion: "I want Fan Li to retreat bravely and give up the hegemony of Yue Wang Zuo, just to get a peace." He's such a rare man. has been in business for more than 40 years, and has scattered his wealth several times to start over, but every time he can accumulate countless fortunes again. When it comes to the way of doing business, no one in this world has ever surpassed him, and he is really a fascinating person. ”

"It's a pity that such a person who knows how to protect his life is still unable to escape the pain of extermination, which is really regrettable,"

Ran Yi heard Han Xin say this, but he didn't speak, just looked at Han Xin with a smile and opened his mouth; "The Tao family is the richest in the world, with branches all over the world, and the reason why Liu Bang hits the Tao family is nothing more than to take a fancy to its rich family wealth.

"Oh?" Han Xin heard what Ran Yi said, and he showed an interested look.