The Conqueror Isn’t Alone

Xiang Yu personally led his army back from Jiaodong to the east, and when they reached the plain area, he ordered his soldiers to build camps and repair on the spot, and not to continue westward into the territory of Changshan Kingdom.

At the same time, he continued to send orders to Jiujiang King Yingbu, Hengshan King Wu Bin and Linjiang King Gongao, ordering the kings to immediately order their generals to send troops and jointly send troops to Changshan.

If Ting Bu is called up again, he will inevitably be upset.

He had followed Xiang Yu in battles for many years and knew that Xiang Yu was unparalleled in bravery, so he was in awe and fear.

However, he was originally a prisoner from Lishan. The reason why he risked his life and achieved great achievements on the battlefield was just to break the soil and become the king, and enjoy the power and glitz.

As a result, it was not yet two months since he was granted the title of Jiujiang. He was immersed in the joy of returning to his hometown in glory, drinking wine every day, and meeting beautiful women every night, but he was suddenly summoned by the former king, and he had to wear frost-cold iron armor again. He was tired of the hard life of living in the open air and glaciers.

How could he be willing!

Although Xiang Yu is a self-proclaimed overlord, in the final analysis he is just one of the princes. Only because Chu is the strongest, he seems to have the majesty of all countries to follow his lead.

Since they were both princes, why did he have to listen to his old master's orders, put on his military uniforms, and saddle his horses?

Tingbu was really reluctant to leave, but he couldn't suppress the fear of Xiang Yu buried deep in his bones.

He had a good understanding of Xiang Yu's character, and knew that he was extremely brave, and liked to think of himself as a hero, and valued loyalty and righteousness. However, because of his clear love and hatred, he treated the enemy with the same cruel temper and cold-blooded cruelty.

In the past, he was appreciated by him and promoted repeatedly, becoming the most valued general. Moreover, based on his accumulated merits, he had the title of King of Jiujiang.

If he claims to be ill again and refuses to go forward, he may be suspected of being ungrateful. Even if he has not been questioned yet, if he sees the disobedience, Xiang Yu will definitely be annoyed.

When he thought of Xiang Yu's unparalleled bravery and the cruel methods he used to deal with his enemies, Qingbu felt chills in his heart.

Just when he was in a dilemma, wondering whether he should respond to the call, military officials suddenly came in and announced that an envoy from Hengshan was coming.

Ting Bu's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to say: "Why don't you invite someone in quickly!"

Wu Bin, the king of Hengshan, was not only his father-in-law who appreciated him, but also his ally who had fought side by side against Qin for many years.

With this kind of relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law, the relationship between Jiujiang and Hengshan is so close that it can be said to be unbreakable.

The envoy was summoned, and after a while he entered the palace with a smile.

Ting Bu sat anxiously on the main seat. Seeing that he was eight feet tall and had a long sword on his waist. He walked as if he was carrying the wind, but he was wearing Confucian clothes and a Confucian crown. At a glance, he could tell that he was already old enough. He couldn't help but frown and felt a little worried. Very contemptuous.

Why did his father-in-law send an old scholar over to discuss important matters with him?

Ting Bu said nothing and continued to sit on the main seat. The old scholar didn't care about his arrogant attitude and bent down to salute.

Before Qing Bu could speak, he had already sat down gracefully, and calmly faced Qing Bu's displeased gaze. He started with a sentence that was not surprising: "I'm in Liji, and I've come here on orders from the King of Han and the King of Hengshan to save a few people." Life!"

This person was none other than Li Shiqi, the most effective debater and schemer under Liu Bang who proclaimed himself King of Han after entering the land of Bashu.

Ting Bu frowned and subconsciously repeated: "King of Han?"

Where in the world did the King of Han come from?

Looking at Li Shiqi's half-smiling eyes, Qing Bu suddenly realized and couldn't help but sneered: "Wow! A little negligence that day meant that you had to survive and survive in the land of Bashu, but I didn't expect that the traitor was very courageous. Shamelessly, he proclaimed himself the King of Han!"

He was once a general of Chu and was deeply afraid of Xiang Yu's power, but how could he look down on Liu Bang, a defeated general and a mere loser?

Ting Bu said scornfully: "You are so bold that you dare to come to the door. If you have any last words, say them now, otherwise I will have someone tie you up tomorrow and send you to the Overlord. Once you get to the cauldron, even if there is a coincidence, I can’t use my tongue like a reverberant.”

His words were sinister, but Li Shiqi was not afraid at all and instead laughed.

Qingbu knew that he was doing it on purpose, but he still couldn't help being angry and said with murderous intent: "Since you have nothing to say, then-"

"My life is just a piece of grass, why should I be afraid of death?" Li Shiqi said unceremoniously: "What I am laughing at is that the king is brave in vain, but in fact he is so stupid that he rejects the chance of life that comes to him. Outside the door, he is still very proud!"

Before Ting Bu could become angry, Li Shiqi suddenly stood up, took a step closer, and said aggressively: "Who was the traitor who killed the king that day? The people were deceived. He was once Xiang Jui's favorite general. How could you not know!"

After drinking Tingbu, Li Shiqi angrily flicked his robe sleeves and said mockingly: "Xiang Jui can't be trusted. He killed the king first and passed on the stigma later. The princes and armies joined forces to defeat the Qin Dynasty, but he was asked to reap the victory alone. Preside over the enfeoffment. If he really ceded the territory for meritorious deeds, not to mention that the king of Han entered Guanzhong first and should be the king, then why is Zhao general Chen Yu unknown? Why did Zhang Han lose his title?"

Ting Bu's eyes were cold, staring at the sarcastic Li Shiqi.

Li Shiqi laughed loudly and continued: "The world is divided and all the generals are kings. If Xiang Jiui is truly selfless, he should disband his soldiers and allow the people to recuperate and recuperate. Now, he is using the incident of Prince Yan to kill the old king to make trouble for Yan. After conquering the Yan Kingdom and occupying Liaodong together, he raised troops to march eastward in the name of suppressing the rebellion and captured the land of Sanqi. Xiang Jie killed the rebel generals one after another, but refused to establish the Qi people as kings again. He was insatiable in fighting corruption, which made Chu Officially taking over the throne! It can be seen that Xiang Jui is very scheming. What he wants is to swallow up the land of the princes, dominate the world by one person, and follow the emperor's legacy of the former Qin! In this case, how can he easily stop? The land of Qi is vast and fertile, and there are many soldiers. After this, Xiang Jiu's strength increased greatly again. The Chu army was already extremely powerful and prestige, but now it is even more powerful. If they want to do anything in the future,

If you do something wrong and tear up the covenant, who can stop you! If the princes are still fighting on their own, or watching from the sidelines, or fighting endlessly, I am afraid that they will become the snipe and the clam fighting each other tomorrow, and the fishermen will gain! "

These words were loud and struck hard on the tattooed face, making his face tattooed with indigo ink marks look even more gloomy.

He took a breath and urged in a vicious voice: "Speak!"

Li Shiqi smiled, but every word he said was heart-breaking: "The king sent Ji here to ask for advice. Why did he pervert King Xiang and refuse to join the coalition army because he was sick? And why did he dare to believe that King Xiang would not raise an army to investigate in the future? Come to attack?"

Ting Bu finally calmed down when his pain point was mentioned. He looked at the arrogant and bold Confucian scholar and said coldly: "Then tell me what the King of Han has planned."

——The change in title from 'Rebel' to 'King of Han' made Li Shiqi, who seemed confident, feel relieved and instantly knew that the matter was done.

When Ying Bu met Li Shiqi, Gong Ao Ze, the former Chu Zhu Kingdom and now the king of Linjiang, summoned his generals on the day he received the order, gathered 30,000 soldiers, and rushed to the plain without stopping.

For some reason, Xiang Yu rarely showed patience this time.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed. He waited for Gong Ao's Buqu who was far away in Linjiang, but he never saw the people from Jiujiang and Hengshan who were closer, and his face became more and more ugly.

However, the Chu army remained stationary, which not only made the people in the plains puzzled and uneasy, but also the think tank Fan Zeng could not guess what the overlord was thinking.

Only after Lu Bu moved to another place, he quickly got a clue based on his past experience, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

——This stupid overlord is actually watching!

Xiang Yu, who had always marched vigorously and resolutely, uncharacteristically used 100% of his patience and waited for the situation to become clear.

As for the struggle between Zhang and Chen in Changshan Kingdom, Xiang Yu didn't take it seriously at all.

The leader of the company, Tian Rong of Qi Di, had already been killed. Chen Yu, who was supported by his soldiers, was fighting alone. How could he be the opponent of the Chu army?

With the bravery and strength of the Chu army, once they intervene, the rebellion will be put down within three days.

Xiang Yu paid more attention to it and did not hesitate to postpone the war. Those who have been waiting are Hengshan and Jiujiang, whose attitudes have been unclear since the enfeoffment.

It depends on whether the latter is obedient or showing his fox tail.

However, Xiang Yu could afford to wait, but Zhang Er, the king of Changshan, could not withstand Chen Yu's fierce attack.

He and Chen Yu had been close friends to death, one was the prime minister of Zhao State, and the other was a general of Zhao State. However, they became jealous and turned against each other due to the incident of Julu.

Even though the battle was fierce, both of them did not forget to pay attention to the battle situation in the east. When they heard that Xiang Yu had personally led the Chu army to pacify Qi, the first rebel, and killed Tian Rong and Tian Heng, the whole family was happy and sad.

Zhang Er knew that reinforcements were coming, and his morale increased greatly. However, Chen Yu had been a general for many years. Although he knew that he was in a desperate situation, he was stubborn and refused to give in. Even if he knew that he was defeated by Xiang Yu, he still wanted to defeat Zhang Er. He felt bad in his chest, so If we don't retreat but advance, our offensive will become more powerful.

However, Zhang Er was not Chen Yu's opponent. After insisting for nearly ten days, the Chu army never came, and he suddenly felt something was wrong.

When the spies he sent returned and reported that the Chu army was stationed in the Central Plains for unknown reasons and motionless, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood!

It's really abominable to borrow money from a common man!

He was at the end of his strength and really couldn't care about anything else. Even though he scolded Xiang Yu a thousand times in his heart, when he sent an envoy to ask for help, he was said to be groveling.

He knew in his heart that no matter how critical the situation became, as long as the Chu army arrived, it would be solved, so he naturally did not dare to offend Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu had been waiting for half a month, but he still didn't see the troops from Jiujiang Kingdom and Hengshan Kingdom. Even though he had expected it, he was still filled with raging anger in his heart.

Therefore, when the envoy sent by Zhang Er arrived, his face was as cold as frost, and his body was filled with ice-condensed murderous aura, making the envoy's legs tremble.

After hearing his explanation of his purpose, Xiang Yu, who had already figured out the result from his deliberate waiting, nodded slightly absentmindedly, knowing that Zhang Er could not be delayed any longer.

Just when he was about to agree to send troops, he suddenly heard a clear sneer coming from beside him.

Everyone couldn't help but follow the sound and saw a young Chu general dressed in fancy clothes sitting crookedly on the second seat next to Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, and comparable to Long Qie and Zhongli Mei. He lazily crossed his arms and had a handsome white face. A cynical smile, tiger eyes full of disdain.

Although the Changshan envoy didn't know why he sneered, he was still so angry that he could only be angry but dare not speak.

Xiang Yu glanced at his beloved general in confusion and asked, "Why is Fengxian laughing?"

"Back to your Majesty, I have no intention of being rude to others," Lu Bu smiled even deeper on his face and spoke politely, but his tone revealed an extremely irritating nonchalance: "But it is true."

Attracted by his demeanor and tone, Xiang Yu's face remained stern, but in fact he was aroused with a bit of curiosity: "Oh?"

Fan Zeng's heart tightened, and he glanced at King Xiang, who was expressionless and indistinguishable between emotions and anger. He was afraid that Fengxian would make rude remarks and annoy him, so he quickly added: "Fengxian just says it doesn't matter."

Lu Bu grinned, but the words he spoke next scared the Changshan envoy into a cold sweat: "I have little knowledge, and I really don't know that these princes are incapable of suffering. When they asked for reinforcements, they didn't even give a small thank you. Dare the lion open his mouth and the laboring overlord personally conquer?"

Before the envoy could open his mouth to argue, Lu Bu lazily uttered the next, even scarier sentence: "——If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought that the king was a subordinate of King Changshan, so I allowed him to come as a matter of course. Go as soon as you are called!"

He vaguely remembers Han

The letter mentioned that this ear was not only the eldest brother of Liu Mozi, but also Wang Shenyang of Henan and the mediocre former Qin general Sima Xian. They were all his old subordinates, and their contacts were extensive.

In this case, why don't you ask for help from those old subordinates with whom you have friendship, but shamelessly grab the fat sheep of the stupid king who doesn't even know that he has suffered a loss and is running around for others in vain?

Lu Bu snorted coldly, his tiger eyes narrowed slightly, filled with murderous intent.