The Conqueror Isn’t Alone

In a blink of an eye, the day came for the army to set out for battle.

Although General Lu Buna's seal and ribbon were returned to Xiang Yu and later given to Han Xin, but with the Longyuan sword in his hand that was given by the king himself and the power given by the oral edict of "Seeing the sword is like seeing an orphan", he can only do so at the moment. Commanding tens of thousands of Chu soldiers, there is no obstacle.

The army was divided into three groups, led by their respective generals. As they were preparing to go out in front of the Lingbi camp, Xiang Yu, who had been silent all the time, caught two belated red pheasant feathers with the corner of his eye, and suddenly thought of something.

He called out in a deep voice: "Fengxian."

Lu Bu got up a little later, and took some time to take care of his jersey, so he came a little late.

He thought he was a little late and would not attract much attention. Just as he was about to walk to the front of the Western Army's column, he was stopped by Xiang Yu.

He looked back with a guilty conscience and urged his horse over as if nothing had happened: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

Xiang Yu remained indifferent until his love was only three steps away, and then he suddenly threw the seal and ribbon that he had held in his hand for a long time towards him.

How come this idiot always likes to throw things around after giving him things?

Lu Bu cursed and took action quickly. Before anyone could see what the object looked like, he had already grabbed it with one hand without blinking.

When he opened his palm and took a look, he couldn't help but be startled.

At a glance, this thing looks familiar.

Lu Bu squinted his eyes slightly, lifted the object frivolously with his little finger, and looked at the sunlight to carefully identify the simple lines on it.

After a few more glances, he finally recognized it - it was clearly the seal and ribbon of the Grand Sima of Chu State!

"From today on," Xiang Yu lowered his eyes, stroking his long black mane as if carelessly, and announced calmly: "I will serve as the Grand Sima of our army."

After hearing this, no one in the room showed any astonishment.

Their faces were all as calm as ever, and the surroundings were even more silent, except for the flags waving fiercely.

——Even a personal sword can be given. This shows how much the king relies on General Lu Ai, which is almost unparalleled.

Not to mention the position of Da Sima?

As for the fact that the king is particularly kind and pleasant to his beloved general, they have also long been accustomed to it.

It would be extremely shocking if the king suddenly became furious with Lu Sima one day, cursed loudly, or was demoted and resigned... that would be extremely shocking.

Xiang Yu was very satisfied with everyone's convincing performance.

When the time came, he no longer stayed here. Instead, after casting a faint glance at the Lingbi camp that had been stationed for a long time, he turned around again, urged Wu Hao, and said with enough breath: "Let's go!"

"Here——"

The generals responded with a roar.

These bursts of shouts were as loud as mountains and seas, one after another, and they were as loud as thunder!

No one knew that Lu Bu had only calmed down at this moment. He ignored the strange feeling in his heart and put away the seal ribbon with a slight panic.

Being surrounded by this heaven-shaking sound, I felt for a moment that it was both incompatible and strange, yet also familiar and familiar.

Infected by the atmosphere of strong fighting spirit, the Jade Lion sneezed excitedly and couldn't help but dig the ground with a pair of front hooves, eager to rush out at the next moment.

It's a pity that the cavalryman on his back is not in a hurry at this moment.

Lu Bu looked indifferent, staring at the tall and burly figure, but he didn't even know what he was thinking.

Xiang Yu, who had his back to the generals, suddenly felt something at this moment, turned around suddenly, and met his eyes.

——In the midst of thousands of troops, the two men looked at each other from afar, looking proud and speechless.

Xiang Yu's face was stern and majestic, but his eyes were as calm as water at this moment.

Lu Bu: "..."

He has discovered that this idiot seems to be particularly easy to stare at when he is fine!

Could it be that you saw something?

Lu Bu's heart trembled, and he looked away uncomfortably. Xiang Yu calmly closed his eyes and continued to lead the army forward with an expressionless face.

Just when the Chu army departed from Lingbi and advanced northward in three groups, the news of Wei's fall completely spread to other countries.

The most panicked one among them is none other than Zhang Er.

After the fall of Wei, which served as a buffer, the first to bear the brunt were Qi and Changshan, which had the largest share of the land and were fully bordered by Chu!

This powerful force from Chu State appeared suddenly, but it came with great force. Although King Bao of Wei lacked courage and resourcefulness, he had Uncle Zhou and other generals under his command. Wei had fifty-two counties and could easily mobilize 200,000 Wei soldiers.

Why is it that now it seems that without resisting, it has ended in a complete defeat, and it has been a tragic situation for itself to be captured?

Zhang Er still didn't know that his most imminent reminder was not only for Han Xin's army, which had become famous recently, but for the Yin State.

——But after Yu had been dormant for a long time, the main force of the Chu army, led by King Xiang himself, appeared quietly advancing northward.

Zhang Er knew that a disaster was coming, and since he would not be able to count on Liu Bang's brother in Bashu for a while, he could only hope that the princes would form an iron plate to resist the strong attack of the Chu army.

Zhang Er was very relieved that he had a close friendship with his old ministers Shen Yang and Sima Yan. The King of Han could only be a piece of cake. He was determined not to rely on them at the critical moment and was simply too lazy to fight for them.

Only towards the former monarch Zhao Xie, he was always both courting and wary, both polite and fearful.

After all, Zhao Xie was once the king of Zhao, and he was more popular among the people in Zhao land. He needed to secure Changshan Kingdom and treat his old master favorably.

Not only for the sake of the overall situation, but also because he was greedy for the more fertile land of Qi, after he captured the land of Qi, he generously allocated the land of Yan to King Dai.

Zhao Xie still occupied Changshan, and then divided the land with his old ministers.

How could Zhao Xie not have a grudge against this ambitious old minister, but due to the situation, he had to turn a blind eye and go down the steps.

The current situation was critical, and he had to send more envoys to the capital to urge Zhao Xie to send reinforcements early and advance and retreat together in order to defend Qi.

Zhang Erzhi shouldered the heavy responsibility and set out overnight. He arrived in Daidu in a hurry and immediately asked to see Zhao Xie.

Although Zhao Xie entertained him with delicious food and drinks, and seemed to agree, he never mobilized troops.

After suffering like this for several days, Qi Shi couldn't wait any longer, so he had to go to the palace repeatedly to urge him.

When he had just entered the royal court that day and was about to have a new round of confrontation with Zhao Xie, Chen Ping, who had been here several months before him, knew that the time had come.

He summoned several strong men who had been bought with a lot of money, and relied on the guards he had bribed earlier to let him through. When Zhao Xie was still perfunctory with the envoys, he drove straight into the royal court!

The incident happened suddenly. Zhao Xie, who was still unsettled by his unexpected arrival, and Qi Envoy, who did not know his identity, both looked shocked and showed no reaction for a moment.

Chen Ping struck first and without saying a word, he let all the warriors come forward. Without even a few breaths, in front of King Dai Xie, he chopped the unsuspecting envoy Qi to pieces with random swords!

The messenger who was alive just now turned into a bloody corpse the next moment. Such a drastic change made Zhao Xie dumbfounded.

He was caught off guard and was splashed with warm blood. As he stood up and retreated in embarrassment, he pointed angrily at Chen Ping and cursed: "How dare you!"

Chen Ping smiled lightly, without concealing his contempt, and said bluntly: "I came here to advise you. The overlord is brave and good at fighting, and his fiery temper is as famous as the murderer. He is not like me, who has such a leisurely mind all the time. , continue to play this hesitant game with you!"

With a few cold words, Deng made Zhao Xie feel cold and sober up.

He looked gloomily at the greatly changed Chu envoy Chen Ping, but he had to admit in his heart that what the other party said was true.

The envoy of Qi had become a pile of rotten flesh. Even if he ordered people to hack Chen Ping to death, it would be of no use except simply venting his anger and blocking the King of Chu's retreat.

The current situation actually did not allow him to delay any longer.

If he doesn't send troops to help Qi, he will definitely anger Zhang Er.

Compared with the Chu army still separated from Qi, the greater threat faced by Dai actually came from the former prime minister of Zhao who had moved to Qi as king.

If he sends troops to help Qi, and luckily succeeds, he will definitely face the situation of Zhang Er, a duplicitous villain, killing the donkey in the future; if not, he will offend Qiang Chu to death, and he will definitely die one day.

If you help Chu attack Qi, firstly, you will have to bear the name of rebelling against the alliance, which will damage your reputation; secondly, if Xiang Yu becomes ruthless in the future, how can you fight against him with only Zhao's territory? I'm afraid I'll just let others take advantage of me.

Seeing that his ears lured the wolf into the house, Xiang Yu took the opportunity to seize the king's land, and reduced him to a situation where he was reduced to the county land. I'm afraid this will be his fate in the future.

How could he make a decision happily when he was in such a dilemma?

Zhao Xie, who was "forced" here, gritted his teeth and glared angrily at Chen Ping, who was calm and composed. He took a deep breath for a while and couldn't hide his pain and said: "...I will follow your words and raise troops to attack Qi."

As the king of Zhao, he was bullied successively by Xiang Jii and Zhang Er, and was forced to leave his home country and move to Dai.

Even if Zhang Er pretends to be benevolent and righteous and cedes Yan territory, it will still be humiliating for him.

Chen Ping smiled.

"You don't have to rush to recruit soldiers." A pair of sly fox eyes were slightly curved, and his expression was even more leisurely when contrasted with the anger of the king: "The overlord is extremely wise and powerful. If both armies come out together and want to conquer Qi, It’s just a matter of raising one’s hands and raising one’s feet, so why should one step add icing on the cake?”

Zhao Xie said angrily: "What do you want to do!"

At this point, Zhao Xie has completely fallen into the trap carefully laid by Chen Ping.

After persuading Zhao Xie to calm down, Chen Ping was finally escorted back to the museum by the guards, with a letter in his arms that the other party politely handed over to the Overlord.

Zhao Xiedao will send someone to escort Chen Ping and his party back to Chuland early tomorrow morning.

Chen Ping happily agreed. He was in a good mood because he successfully completed his mission. After returning to the hotel, he even ordered some wine to drink.

The lamp has not been extinguished for a long time, and the aroma of wine overflows, attracting greedy people.

As soon as the lights went out, there was no sound in the room. Suddenly, a group of assassins came out of the hall out of nowhere, armed with weapons, and rushed towards Chen Pingzhi's bed!

However, as soon as the door was kicked open, everyone was stunned to see that there was only a man wearing clothes and a jar of wine poured on the floor.

However, the beautiful husband named Chen and his followers who they were ordered to kill had escaped from the pavilion at some point and were riding fast horses on the road back to Chu.

The evening breeze blows on my face, which is very refreshing.

Even if you drive at night, you will always be accompanied by the bright moon hanging high in the sky.

The deputy envoy didn't know what was going on in the embassy, ​​so he asked in confusion: "Is it true that the king has murderous intentions?"

Chen Ping lazily said: "It's absolutely true."

As a prince, Zhao Xie often suffered from narrow-mindedness and short-sightedness.

Even though he was shocked by the scene of him breaking into the royal court, sending strong men to kill the envoy, and "force" him to express his position, the more he thought about it afterwards, the more shame he felt.

The ones who brought this shame must be eliminated quickly, so how can they care about so many consequences?

What Chen Ping hit was a time lag before Zhao Xie could react because his brain was not very good.

He stared at the moon in the silent night and smiled lazily.

——After all, compared to doing it in that hot cauldron

As a guest, he would rather enjoy the cool night breeze, enjoy the rare moonscape, and ride his horse back to Chu.

It would be better to let General Lu, who recommended him with all his strength and trusted him, know that he has not wasted so much time, nor has he trusted anyone.