Chapter 156: Mission Impossible
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He really gave Liu Bang a Hanzhong County.
Now Liu Bang has three counties: Ba County, Shu County, and Hanzhong County.
From then on, Liu Bang's honorific title could be changed from Pei Gong to Han Wang.
Liu Bang happily accepted the unequal separation? This made Chen Ping feel a little surprised!
Except for Xiang Yu in the war to destroy Qin, the contributions of the other princes are all combined, and I am afraid they are not as good as Liu Bang. Now one of Xiang Yu's fierce generals, Yingbu, has been named the king of Jiujiang, and he can rule over the four large counties with a vast territory in Chu at the same time, Liu Bang has so much credit, but he only gave Bashu two remote small counties?
Bashu was later in Sichuan.
In this era, the remote areas far from the Central Plains, the mountains were high and the forests were dense, and the living conditions were very difficult.
Liu Bang thought that he could be the king of Guanzhong, but now that the king of Guanzhong has not been done, it will be too big to avoid the gap between the front and back, but even such an unequal division was accepted by Liu Bang on the spot, and he did not even raise the slightest objection to Xiang Yu.
What Chen Ping didn't expect was that after Liu Bang accepted the Bashu region, he actually succeeded in getting the seal of Hanzhong County, Hanzhong County is now the Shaanxi region, if there is a single Hanzhong County, the value can be said to be worthless, if it is connected with Bashu, then the meaning is different.
Hanzhong can provide a barrier and buffer for Bashu, but also a strategic depth of the Central Plains, Hanzhong has no access to the road, can only rely on the steep mountain plank road. Qin Ge chose to go to Longxi instead of Bashu, in addition to the grand plan to pass through the west, the main reason was that the terrain in Hanzhong was too steep and rugged.
When the three counties of Bashu and Hanzhong are coherent, then the dead land will be revitalized!
The king of Han can obtain a region similar to Guanzhong, if someone wants to attack Liu Bang, it is extremely difficult for the army to enter Hanzhong, Hanzhong County is an excellent barrier that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Bashu has a huge basin plain, so that Liu Bang can develop the population with peace of mind, hoard grain and grass, solve internal contradictions, and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.
Qin Ge and Chen Ping were drinking tea.
Chen Ping talked about it.
"The King of Han was thrown into the cage of Bashu and was quite imprisoned in the mountains and dense forests, and now having Hanzhong is opening a door in the cage, and Pei Gong still has the opportunity to return to the Central Plains in the future. Chen Ping concluded: "This must be Zhang Liang's plan. ”
Chen Ping is a tactical strategist.
Zhang Liang is a strategic strategist.
Zhang Liang is good at macro and long-term layout, strategizing, winning thousands of miles away, and can clearly understand the current situation, so as to know what to do and what not to do. Liu Bang's assignment to the Bashu region was a thing worth gloating about in anyone's eyes, but Zhang Liang saw a crucial opportunity from it.
Therefore, Zhang Liang asked Liu Bang not to have any resistance, immediately and honestly accept the guard, and send Zhang Liang back to King Han to show that he has no ambition to dominate the world, and then bribed Xiang Bo to persuade Xiang Yu to seek Hanzhong, in the short term, Liu Bang is very disadvantaged, but in the long run, Liu Bang is invincible in holding the Han lieutenant general.
Qin Ge discovered an interesting phenomenon.
At present, Huaxia can be divided into three main forces.
The first is Longxi and Guanzhong, which were secretly controlled by Qin II, and if they correspond to the Three Kingdoms period, their position is equivalent to that of Cao Wei.
The second share is Hanzhong Bashu controlled by Liu Bang, and if it corresponds to the Three Kingdoms period, its position is equivalent to Liu Bei's Shu Han.
The third group is the Jiangxi and Xichu occupied by Xiang Yu, and if it corresponds to the Three Kingdoms period, its position is equivalent to Sun Wu of Jiangdong.
The current situation, in the final analysis, is a pattern of three countries competing for hegemony.
Of course, this is only an abstract comparison, and unlike the Three Kingdoms region, the current situation is more complicated, because Great Qin is still unable to surface, and there are as many as a dozen princely kingdoms among the three major forces. Although Qin II was able to control Guanzhong, the Hexi Corridor had not yet been opened, and its strength was not comparable to Cao Wei at all.
The overlord of Western Chu is self-proclaimed nine counties, and his territory is not too vast, but at present, whether it is the strength or prestige, or the scale of the famous generals under his command, all of them are currently unmatched overlords.
The three major forces were ranked according to their strength, Xiang Yu was the strongest, Liu Bang was the second, and Qin II was the weakest.
"You did a good job this time, Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu had a gap again, and Liu Bang successfully lost Zhang Liang. Qin Ge's main task of coming to Guanzhong this time has been completed, although he feels a lot easier, but he can't relax yet, because after the most urgent problem of settling down and establishing his life is solved, he will now take a long-term view and slowly plan for the world, "I have a special task to give you." ”
Chen Ping smiled when he heard this: "Chen Ping has guessed that His Majesty wants Chen Ping to join the Han camp and give advice to Liu Bang, the king of Han." ”
Can this be guessed?
A smart man is a smart man!
Liu Bang was weakened too much, Han Xin was completely out of play, and Zhang Liang was temporarily lost, so it was impossible to pose a threat to Xiang Yu, so Liu Bang should be appropriately promoted to improve his strength, and the best way was to send Chen Ping over to help him.
Besides.
There are other considerations
"Hanzhong and Guanzhong face each other with the Qinling Mountains, with the character of the King of Han, he will covet Guanzhong, he will launch a counterattack on Guanzhong whenever he has the opportunity, and someone must mediate in it to avoid this from happening. Chen Ping continued: "Now that Zhang Liang has just left, the King of Han is short of ministers, Chen Ping can fill this vacancy, and he will inevitably be reused by the King of Han, and then he can not only deal with Xiang Yu for the King of Han, but also secretly seek better development space for Daqin." ”
Qin Ge showed admiration: "There is a ghost plot Chen Ping to make a plan, and it is not impossible for the King of Han to deal with Xiang Yu in the future." ”
"Strategy is just an auxiliary, if you really want to fight against King Xiang, you have to defeat King Xiang's army. Chen Ping expressed his worries: "The only thing in the world that can deal with Xiang Yu is Bai Qi, who has risen from the dead, even though Liu Bang has the strength and prestige of the princes, but if the princes' alliance army is not led by a strong enough god general, I am afraid that it will still be vulnerable in front of Xiang Yu." ”
Qin Ge laughed.
Chen Ping was a little surprised: "Why is Your Majesty laughing?"
"God will have it, you can go in peace, as long as the time is right, you will appear in the midst of the coalition forces. ”
Chen Ping couldn't guess a little.
Could it be that Your Majesty is preparing to let Bai Qi change his name and surname to fight against Xiang Yu when the alliance of princes is formed?
Chen Ping's intuition was telling him that what His Majesty said should not be Bai Qi, but who else could defeat Xiang Yu except Bai Qi? This kind of famous general goes back a thousand years, I'm afraid he can't find it!
Qin II was a weak waste at the mercy of others.
Chen Ping felt that he was so mysterious and unfathomable.
When Chen Ping left, Qin Ge brought Zhao Kuangyin and Han Xin over, and Zhao Kuangyin and Han Xin sat down beside Qin Ge.
Qin Ge's gaze swept over the two of them, and he asked straight to the point: "The world has been decided, what are your plans? Are you going to return to Xichu with the overlord, or are you going to look for an opportunity to make a splash?"
Han Xin said: "I follow the eldest brother, and I will go wherever the eldest brother goes." ”
"Now that the world is undecided, the dispute will inevitably arise again, Brother Qin has already seen it, so why bother to test our brothers?" Zhao Kuangyin said to Qin Ge with a straight face: "We all know that Brother Qin is definitely not an ordinary person, and Zhao is willing to follow Brother Qin to make a great career in the troubled times." ”
Although Han Xin didn't speak, he was obviously ready to talk to Qin Ge.
Who knew that Qin Ge shook his head and said, "You can't follow me for the time being, because you have a better place to go." ”
Zhao Kuangyin and Han Xin glanced at each other.
Both of them found it inexplicable.
Qin Ge opened the map and said: "You see, the overlord is divided into eighteen princes, and from the perspective of the territory of the princes, the pattern is extremely fragile, and those who should not be crowned kings are crowned kings, but those who should be crowned kings are not sealed, among which the big ones are small, and those who should be small are big seals, so I assert that if it is as short as one year and as long as three years, the world will inevitably change greatly, and it is an opportunity to take advantage of the situation." ”
Zhao Kuangyin thought so: "Since Brother Qin is looking at the fire, why don't you lead our brothers to rise together in the troubled times?"
"Big brother's vision can't be wrong, big brother is willing to follow Brother Qin, and I, Han Xin, am also willing to serve Brother Qin!" Han Xin seemed to be more anxious than Zhao Kuangyin, for fear that Qin Ge would not take them to play together, "Could it be that Brother Qin doubts our brother's ability? It doesn't matter if you look down on me Han Xin, Brother Zhao is the dragon and phoenix among people!"
You two are two great gods!
Where do you dare to look down on you?
Qin Ge was complaining in his heart, and he was calm on the surface: "Qin's time has not yet come to join the WTO, the two of you will follow me now to say goodbye and miss the God-given opportunity." After all, the time for the two of them is close at hand, they can enter the WTO first, and when the time is ripe, Qin will naturally appear in front of the two, and it will not be too late to build a great cause together!"
Zhao Kuangyin fell into deep thought, savoring the meaning of the words.
After about a few seconds, he raised his head, and he hugged Qin Ge with a fist: "Please also ask Brother Qin for guidance." ”
Qin Ge pointed to the map and said: "The pattern of China is full of variables and opportunities, with Brother Zhao's great strategy and Brother Han's talent, if you can find the right position, you will definitely have a strong future in the future, and even one side of the earth, ranking among the princes." ”
Among the princes?!
Zhao Kuangyin and Han Xin both felt their blood surge.
Whether it is Zhao Kuangyin or Han Xin, their ambitions are not big now, because their ambitions grow with their status, and the two of them are currently just nobodies, how can they have the ambition to compete in the world? Therefore, for them, being able to become a general of an ordinary prince is already the highest luxury, and they never thought that they could also be among the princes.
Although Xiang Yu and Liu Bang have their own merits, Xiang Yu is proud of his talents, Liu Bang is trapped in the abyss, and in the hands of these two people, strange people and famous generals are like clouds, even if they take refuge in them, they may not be able to be reused, and it is even more delusional to tear the soil and seal the marquis. After Qin Ge successfully aroused the interest of the two, he suddenly pointed at Sanqi and said, "You can go here and give it a try!"
Zhao Kuangyin looked at the map and frowned: "There are three princes in the three divisions of the Qi Kingdom, which one is Brother Qin referring to?"
Xiang Yu divided the Qi country into three parts, Tian Du was the king of Qi, Tian An was the king of Jibei, and Tian Shi was the king of Jiaodong.
Zhao Kuangyin is not familiar with the three princes, why should he go to the East China Sea to develop?
"None of the three. Qin Ge said, "What you want to vote for is Tian Rong!"
Tian Rong is not the prince of Sanqi, he is the first batch of old revolutionaries in the anti-Qin movement, in fact, the seniority is deeper than these three princes, it stands to reason that when Xiang Yu divides the princes, Qi should have Tian Rong's share.
Why didn't Tian Rong get anything in the end?
Because Tian Rong offended Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu didn't like him, so he directly ignored him when he was divided.
Qin Ge knew that according to the development of history, not long after the princes of the Eighteenth Road were divided, Tian Rong directly rushed to the artillery Tiandu, killed Tian An and Tian City, and monopolized the three Qi and established himself as the king of Qi, but the good times did not last long, Xiang Yu personally led the troops to quell the chaos, and Tian Rong was killed in the defeat and escape.
If Tian Rong does not have a very high prestige and popular support in the Qi State, otherwise how can he kill the three princes of the Qi State and stand on his own?
Now that the princes of the Eighteenth Road have just finished dividing the seals, it is the time when Tian Rong has nothing and is the most depressed, Qin Ge asked Zhao Kuangyin and Han Xin to take refuge in Tian Rong at this time, just to catch Tian Rong's free ride and let Zhao Kuangyin and Han Xin come to the stage of history.
Tian Rong may be a stepping stone for Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin was a very important part of Qin II's plan.
Because Qin Ge wants to support a Central Plains prince in the middle and late stages, this prince must have the ability to replace Liu Bang as the leader of the alliance, if Zhao Kuangyin becomes the king of Qi, with the wealth and strength of the Qi country, and the secret assistance of Great Qin, he has this qualification.
From a longer-term perspective, Qi is the coast of the East China Sea, and it is very convenient to go to North Korea and Japan.
Qin Ge needed a figure who was strong enough to support the eastward expansion of the Great Qin Empire on the sea!
Zhao Kuangyin is the King of Qi scheduled by Qin Ge!