Chapter 258: The Eight Kings Alliance
When Liu Bang finished grooming in front of the large bronze mirror, he changed into a close-fitting silk coat, which was soft to the touch, which made him feel particularly restrained.
A bowl of meat soup to eat.
Liu Bang clapped his hands.
Two maids came out, holding special armor made of fine iron, and put them on their bodies themselves.
The fine iron sheet is thin and soft and close-fitting, light and strong, the nail leaf can make a clear crisp sound when rubbing, the bronze helmet, the helmet spear is more than a foot long, under the candlelight, shining, the red tassel is bright, very eye-catching.
Finally, a life-size customized red cape, smooth and smooth, hanging down to the heels, the cloak buckle under the neck is made of jade, and inlaid with two radiant pearls, making this outfit of amazing value look even more perfect and luxurious.
Liu Bang's face was originally upright and elegant, and now when he wears this set of clothes, he is like a majestic general, and he will attract the sideways eyes of others wherever he goes.
Although Liu Bang was a little overjoyed, Liu Bang was not interested in such a cumbersome outfit, and if he had to attend an important occasion, he would not bother to dress like this.
This Eight Kings Alliance is extremely important!
The lords of the alliance always have to dress modestly.
He waved his hand to signal the maid to step back, and picked up the map on the desk, whenever he saw this map, Liu Bang was both excited and a little regretful.
In fact, anyone with a little discerning has already seen it.
Only half a year had passed since the princes were divided, and the brief tranquility of China was once again broken.
The time has come for the world to change, and Sanqi, Zhao Guo, and at the same time openly rebelled against Xiang Yu.
This time, Liu Bang, the king of Han, contacted the seven princes and kings and decided to hold an alliance of eight kings.
Among the eighteen princes in the world, fourteen vassal states have intended to rebel against Xiang Yu.
The other four countries did not oppose, and they were purely wait-and-see or timid.
None of the seventeen princes of Xiang Yufeng were truly loyal.
What an irony!
Relying on brute force alone, even if he is the invincible overlord of Western Chu in the world, it is impossible to achieve hegemony, he is still too young and naïve in the end!
The king of Han regretted that he could not take advantage of the chaos of Qi to seize Sanqin, otherwise as long as he could occupy the Guanzhong region, the king of Han would be able to sit firmly in the position of the leader of the princes' alliance, instead of being passive like now, holding a princes' alliance, and actually coming to Guanzhong.
Liu Bang once tried his best to find the possibility of conquering Guanzhong.
The first one to stand up and stop it was the chief strategist Chen Ping!
Chen Ping analyzed the situation very carefully, and he believed that the current attack on Qin was not as good as Lianqin.
The strength of the Han army is second only to the Chu army, but the gap between the eldest and the second is heaven and earth.
The strength of the Han army wants to overcome the geographical advantages and natural dangers, how easy is it to seize the three Qins from the famous general Zhang Han?
Judging from the intelligence, after Zhang Han was named the prince and queen, he swept away the decadence, recruited troops and horses, and began to work hard to govern the country, and the Sanqin region and the Central Plains region are now full of Qin paper or books.
Now Sanqin has a great influence in China!
Although the King of Han is like a cloud, he has no famous generals who are good at tackling tough problems, and it is difficult to use such a little time to return to Sanqin, even if it is really possible to do it, I am afraid that he will suffer heavy losses and it will be difficult to compete with Xiang Yu.
Chen Ping strongly recommends Hanwang to seize the opportunity!
Attack West Chu Peng City directly as fast as possible!
Xiang Yu is the most powerful and terrifying enemy in this era, as long as he can sweep away the Chu State, the princes of the world have nothing to worry about...... If you want to achieve great things, you must be patient!
Liu Bang's finger gently brushed the Guanzhong area on the map.
His heart was very unwilling, but he was also helpless.
Chen Ping's talent for ghostly planning, in just half a year, what he has done has had a far-reaching impact.
He not only pacified Bashu, but also absorbed troops from the ancient Shu tribe for the Han army and enhanced the strength of the Han army!
He solved Fan Zeng in a discord, co-opted and plotted against Yingbu, and made Xiang Yu lose his most important adviser and general.
He helped Liu Bang keep in touch with several princes and kings and did what he liked, laying the foundation for the princes' alliance. also arranged the assassination of King Chu Huai early, and easily threw all the black cauldrons to Xiang Yu, so that the princes rebelled and became famous.
Chen Ping single-handedly pushed the situation in China into chaos.
If Chen Ping is not operating in it, it is predicted that it will take at least three years to wait for the current opportunity.
So there is no doubt about the ability of this strategist!
Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Xu, and the latest veteran Peng Yue and others all thought that what Chen Ping said made sense, and Liu Bang could only forcibly overcome his ambitions and change the plan to attack Qin to the plan of joining Qin.
After the king of Han sent an envoy to Guanzhong, King Yongwang Zhang Han immediately responded.
Zhang Han made it clear that he was willing to support Liu Bang as the leader of the alliance and send a rebel army to attack Xiang Yu.
King Han was suspicious of Zhang Han's cheerfulness, but thinking that Zhang Han had been defeated by Xiang Yu on the Julu battlefield, and hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers were killed, this person hated Xiang Yu to the core, which can explain why he was so positive.
Liu Bang, the king of Han, immediately sent an invitation to the princes from all walks of life to join the alliance.
As for the location of the alliance, the remote mountain road in Hanzhong is difficult to walk, so you can only choose the Guanzhong area, which will be held in Liyang, the capital of the Saiwang Sima Xin, and today is an important day for the princes' alliance!
"The alliance is about to begin!"
Liu Bang was stunned when he walked out.
Chen Ping and the others were all standing in front of them, all of them were dressed in white cloth and white silk on their heads, along with more than 1,000 Han army soldiers and soldiers, all dressed like this.
"Why are you doing that?"
Chen Ping said impassionedly: "Xiang Yu butcher, who is rebellious, actually killed the righteous emperor yesterday!"
"What? We are still too late after all!" Liu Bang immediately showed a shocked expression: "Xiang Yu, this thief forgets his righteousness when he sees profit, he is so rampant and cruel, he is not afraid of the way of heaven!"
Chen Ping said: "The king of Han is benevolent, please also mourn and change, we will seek justice for the righteous emperor and give an explanation to the people of the world!"
Liu Bang beat his chest, his eyes were full of tears, he was heartbroken, and sighed up to the sky, I am afraid that even if his father and mother are killed, he will not be so sad. Then he took the white silk handed over by Chen Ping and draped it on his body, and personally led dozens of horses to the location of the alliance.
Premeditated world, homework must be done sufficiently.
Liu Bang analyzed the princes of the world in great detail.
Eight of these princes participated in this alliance.
Liu Bang, King of Han, King Zhang Han of Yong, Sima Xin, King of Zhai, King Dong Peng of Zhai, King Wei Bao of Western Wei, King Shenyang of Henan, King Gongao of Linjiang, and King Wu Rui of Hengshan.
The three Qin kings are looking forward to Zhang Han, and Zhang Han, the king of Yong, has a calm personality and a general's demeanor, but he is a civil official, so he is very good at internal affairs management, and he is a rare person in this era who is both civil and military, he has a deep grudge with Xiang Yu, and is willing to support Liu Bang, so it is a big help.
Of the remaining four princes.
Wei Bao, the king of Western Wei, is the strongest, but Wei Bao is extremely greedy, lustful, arrogant, and has nearly 200,000 soldiers.
Henan Wan Shenyang is the weakest, his fief is very narrow, the total number of troops is less than 50,000, Shenyang's character is more timid and cowardly, and he does not dare to refuse the alliance of the Han King, so he came to participate hard, this kind of person is easy to become a grass on the wall, so it must be well controlled.
Linjiang King Gongao needs to be cautious, he is a typical real villain, for the sake of interests at any time may stab a knife in the back, now the world is against Xiang Yu, so Gongao agreed to participate in the princes' alliance, if one day Xiang Yu is strong, he is afraid that he will be the first to defect, so this person has to serve, his strength is medium, the army is about 100,000.
Finally, there is Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan.
Liu Bang's most trusted is this Wu Rui.
Others, whether they are Zhang Han Wei Bao or Shen Yang Gongao, they will support themselves as the leaders of the alliance, and they have more or less their own thoughts and calculations.
Only Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, was almost unconditionally bound to the king of Han.
Wu Rui's fief is in the Baiyue generation, located in the southwesternmost region of China, although the fief area is very large, but it has been the territory of Baiyue since ancient times, so it is very difficult to govern. King Hengshan and King Han have a large area bordering, which can be said to be both prosperous and lossy.
Wu Rui's army is not strong, only more than 100,000 horses, but in the southern barbarian Baiyue region, there are a large number of barbarian resources to use, Liu Bang wants to stabilize the base camp in Hanzhong and stabilize his position as the leader of the princes, Wu Rui is his most important and most assured ally.
Information about the Eight Kings.
Liu Bang worked hard to collect a comprehensive collection as early as half a year of preparation.
These eight kings can all be used temporarily, and there is also a Jiujiang King Yingbu, who did not appear in this alliance, which made Liu Bang feel very annoyed and depressed.
In the process of currying favor with the princes of the world, Liu Bang spent almost half of his experience and resources on Yingbu, the king of Jiujiang, but this Yingbu has always had an ambiguous attitude, and now even the princes' alliance does not participate.
However, although Yingbu, the king of Jiujiang, did not participate in the alliance of princes, he did not obey Xiang Yu's orders and sent troops to attack the Central Plains, so this silent beast, he seemed to have the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.
That is, he did not obey Liu Bang and did not fulfill Xiang Yu's orders.
What a sinister and despicable beast!
These seven princes and kings are: Han Cheng, King of Han, Sima Wei, King of Yin, Zhao Xie, King of Changshan, Zhang Er, King of Yan, and Han Guang, King of Liaodong.
Acting King Zhao Xie, with the help of Chen Yu, has now set up his own King Zhao to drive out Zhang Er and collude with the State of Qi to jointly rebel against Xiang Yu.
Zang Di, the king of Yan, and Han Guang, the king of Liaodong, were both in the bitter cold land of the distant northeast, dealing with the Hu people and the Xiongnu, so there was no way to participate in the Central Plains dispute, so there was nothing for them.
As for Sima Wei, the king of Yin, and the king of Han are both small countries, directly bordering the state of Chu, and they dare not resist Xiang Yu.
This is the current situation of the Eighteen Princes.
The princes of the Seven Roads that Liu Bang won over were all selected according to the analysis of the situation.
It is impossible for any of the princes in the world to fight with Xiang Yu, but if more than half of the princes can be united, then it is possible to change the situation in the world!
The army of the Han King was more than 300,000 and nearly 400,000.
If the Eight Kings Alliance is formed, it will be able to build at least six or seven hundred thousand troops!
Zhao Guo Qi is also rebelling now, and Zhao Xie and Tian Rong have at least 200,000 troops in their hands, which means that if this force can be twisted into one, there will be a million troops in the world against Xiang Yu!
The overlord of Western Chu is even brave through the ages.
If he wants to eat a million troops in one bite, I'm afraid it's not an easy thing!
Liu Bang was getting closer and closer to the location of the alliance, and his blood was gradually boiling, and he knew that from this moment on, the battle with Xiang Yu, a natural enemy, had officially begun!