Jiujiang County, Qin State, Juchao County.

"Isn't the Qin army known as invincible in the world, and it is invincible all over the four provinces? How did he be defeated by a group of Yue barbarians! ”

"His mother, I'm angry!"

"Naigong doesn't want to go to Yuedi!"

Liu Bang kicked open the wooden door in front of him angrily, screaming as he walked, with indescribable sadness in his voice.

When he entered the room, he saw Fan Zeng lying leisurely on the couch, looking at the slip in his hand by the bright light shining in from the window.

"Be still, don't be in a hurry."

Fan Zeng raised his head and glanced at Liu Bang, who was full of sorrow, and casually relieved.

Hearing this, Liu Bang was angry.

He shouted: "Fan Gong, Fan Gong, how can you let me calm down." A few months ago, the Qin army was defeated in Baiyue, and I heard that a general died in Yuedi, and ordinary pawns didn't know how many died. This is about to be conscripted again, and I have been conscripted, how do you say I can calm down. ”

As he spoke, he took two steps to Fan Zeng's bed, stretched out his hand to beat Fan Zeng's leg, and said with a sneer: "Fan Gong, Fan Gong, you have a lot of connections, and you have helped me avoid the previous conscriptions." Otherwise, help me go through the relationship again this time, so that I can be exempted from this service, and I will definitely honor you well in the future. ”

Fan Zeng shook his head.

Liu Bang patted his chest and promised.

"Fan Gong protects me, and I will treat you like an old father in the future. Fan Gong, you have no children and no daughters, I, Liu Bang, will be your son in the future, and I will definitely provide for you in old age! ”

Fan Zeng rolled his eyes and said, "Don't be a scoundrel in front of the old man." The Qin army has recruited soldiers several times before, and I have asked the county Sima to help you dodge. This time, the Qin army was defeated in Baiyue, and once again conscripted troops in Chudi, and the county Sima even himself had to be conscripted to the battlefield, how could he keep you. You can go with peace of mind, you are half my disciple, and the county Sima will try to take care of you in the army. ”

Hearing that the county Sima had been conscripted to the battlefield, Liu Bang's hopes were shattered, and he complained to Fan Zeng: "Then why don't you Fan Gong go to the battlefield, let's go to Baiyue together, and we can still be companions on the road?" ”

Hearing this, Fan Zeng jumped up angrily, spitted at Liu Bang and said, "The old man is over sixty years old, and he is an old man!" ”

Liu Bang pursed his lips and muttered: "You are still an old man, you eat more than me, your spirit is better than mine, your voice is louder than mine, and your temper is more irritable than mine, it's a pity not to go to the battlefield." ”

But complaining is complaining, and Liu Bang really has nothing to say about it.

The age of suspension for those who did not have a title in the Qin was 60 years old, and men were exempt from conscription and military service as long as they could live to be 60 years old.

No matter how the Qin army fought, Fan Zeng, who had already passed the age of the sixtieth birthday, would not be conscripted into battle.

Fan Zeng glanced at half of his disciples and said, "You don't have to worry so much. Although I don't know the specific circumstances of the defeat of the Qin army, from the perspective of time, the defeat of the Qin people was in the spring. At that time, it was the rainy season in Yuedi, and the epidemic was epidemic, and miasma was everywhere, so I think it should be related to this. ”

Hearing the words miasma, Liu Bang's face turned slightly pale.

Fan Zeng said: "The Qin people eat a trench and grow a wisdom. They didn't know how bad the rainy season was, so they lost their troops. This time, they will conquer Baiyue again, and they will definitely avoid it and will not repeat the mistakes of the past. With your previous experience, you will definitely be in a much better situation this time than before. ”

"And this time the Qin people sent to lead the army is the martial arts marquis Zhao Tuo, although this person is young, but the battle with soldiers is a strange match, since his debut, he has never been defeated, it is impossible for him not to notice these situations. With Zhao Tuo leading the troops, you just put your heart in your stomach. ”

After Fan Zeng's analysis, Liu Bang is finally much more down-to-earth.

"What Fan Gong said also makes sense, with Zhao Tuo coming to lead the troops, it should be no problem to win the battle this time."

Although because of the old things in the past, Liu Bang was quite afraid of martial arts Hou Zhao Tuo.

But if he is replaced by Zhao Tuo to fight, then the mind is different, after all, everyone wants to lead him to be the number one general in the world who has no defeat.

"This time the conscription is too strict, once you escape and get caught, you will be beheaded on the spot. As a last resort, Naigong still controls his feet first, but he can't run around. And this time, there is a martial arts marquis to lead the army, maybe I can still make some small achievements through this, and when the time comes, I will blend into the team of Qin officials and get a pavilion chief to be the leader, wouldn't it be chic? ”

A glimmer of light appeared in Liu Bang's eyes.

Since he escaped from Pei County, he has thought about going back many times.

But just thinking about it, I don't actually dare to do it.

Because the county lieutenant of Surabaya County, where Pei County is located, is Zhao Guang, the old department of the Marquis of Wugong. The ghost knows if the other party still remembers Liu Ji in Pei County, once he goes back and exposes his identity, it will be over.

In particular, he heard that Wang Ling, the eldest brother of Pei County, as well as Xi Juan, Wang Su, and other former brothers have won knighthoods since they followed the Northern Expedition of the Qin Army. Now it's a mix of one is better than the other.

Moreover, in the Pengcheng assassination case two years ago, they caught the accomplices of the assassin Zhang Liang and were rewarded by the emperor.

At that time, the officialdom of Surabaya County was purged because of the implication of the assassins, and Wang Ling took the opportunity to take the position.

"Pei County is Wang Ling's lair, and the light heroes there are all his little brothers. If I go back and find out about the king's tomb, he will be the first to catch me. ”

Liu Bang knows this very well, and he has given up the idea of returning to his hometown

However, the opportunities of Wang Ling and others also gave him a motivation.

Wang Ling's kind of underworld leader can be whitewashed, and he is a county Sima, so why can't he Liu Bang?

Who doesn't seem to be self-motivated.

He went to Wei Di to find Zhang Erming, just to think of a better way out.

Liu Bang pondered.

His new identity was established in the first two years through Fan Zeng's connections.

At that time, not long after Chudi was taken by the Qin army, after the war, the population and household registration in various places were very chaotic, and with the help of relevant personnel, it was easy to tamper with.

Now Liu Bang's identity, all kinds of procedures are readily available, reasonable and legal, and no one can find fault.

At first glance, in addition to the surname Liu.

Liu Bang and Liu Ji have nothing to do with each other at all.

He has never met with Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of martial arts, and now after changing his name, as long as he does not meet old acquaintances in Pei County, he will basically not be exposed.

Thinking of this, Liu Bang was completely down-to-earth.

He even began to fantasize about his majestic appearance after following Zhao Tuo and making achievements in this battle of the Southern Expedition, and being promoted to the rank of knight and rewarded.

"Hehe, the Cao widow who sells wine in Dongqiao is good, and she is also eye-to-eye, but she dislikes Naigong's shyness and can't get it for a long time. When Naigong comes back victorious, he will take her down if he can't say anything. ”

Liu Bang's heart was hot, and he couldn't help touching the beard under his chin.

Then he woke up violently.

"No, this beard is too conspicuous. Just in case, it's better to cut off a short beard. ”

Liu Bang soon had an idea, he and Fan Zeng said goodbye, and they were ready to go back to deal with their beards.

"The previous thing was done by the bearded Liu Ji, what does it have to do with my mustache Liu Bang?"

"I, Liu Bang, am an innocent newcomer!"

Wait a few days.

Liu Bang, who shaved off his beard and grew a short beard and mustache, carried his bags on his back, mixed with the recruits in Juchao County, Jiujiang County, and embarked on a long journey to the south.

In the thirty-second year of Qin Shi Huang, early autumn.

Thousands of cavalry came all the way from the north, crossed the Huaishui River in Xiacai, and entered the territory of Jiujiang County.

In this piece of land that he once passed through when he was cutting Chu, Zhao Tuo did not stop for half a minute, and continued to go south non-stop.

Zhao Tuo crossed the river near Juchao County and officially entered Lujiang County.

Here, it is the first line of the Qin army's conquest.

His army is waiting here.