The war in Shandong has entered a white-hot stage. Zhang Han's army marched all the way eastward, from Xitian, to Luoyang in one go, and faced Xingyang within a stone's throw. However, Zhang Han did not continue to advance, but stationed troops under the city of Luoyang, preparing to celebrate the New Year.

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It was already early October. According to Qin law, just after the New Year, Hu Hai went to court to accept the congratulations of the ministers and held a banquet. The ministers celebrated the past year and the new year, and the Qin Congress became stronger.

At this time, in Xianyang Palace, all the officials knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live, long live, long live, your Majesty the Emperor."

A chamberlain stepped forward and shouted: "Your Majesty has decreed that the banquet be opened."

The ministers took their seats one by one, and the hall was extremely quiet. Hu Hai had not gone to court for a long time. It was only because of the New Year that Hu Hai would go out to appease the officials. After that, he would still hide in the harem as always, and be with the beauties.

For company, the sound of singing and dancing, and cups of fine wine.

At this time, Li Si was very excited. He had not seen Hu Hai for a long time. Moreover, Zhang Han defeated Zhou Wen again and was proud of the Qin army. He could take this opportunity to persuade Hu Hai to issue an edict and order Zhang Han to march immediately.

Li Si was worried that his son Li Youhui would not be able to defend Xingyang over time.

At this time, hundreds of palace maids were busy serving food and pouring wine. Li Si took this opportunity to walk out of the courtroom and came to the center of the hall. He raised a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand and reported: "Your Majesty, urgent report at Hangu Pass."

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Hu Hai was so frightened that he let go of his hands and dropped his chopsticks to the ground with a clanking sound. At this time, Li Si realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, so he changed his words: "Your Majesty, don't panic, Hangu Pass is a great victory."

This time, Hu Hai felt relieved when he heard the word "great victory". He couldn't help laughing and said, "Tell me quickly, how is the battle at Hangu Pass going?"

Seeing that Hu Hai was in a good mood, Li Si was overjoyed. As long as Hu Hai was happy, everything could be easily discussed. He handed the bamboo slips in his hand to the chamberlain who came over, then he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Since Zhang Han sent out troops, he defeated Zhou Wen's 400,000 troops in the theater.

Later, Zhang Han advanced all the way, captured Hangu Pass, defeated Zhou Wen again outside Hangu Pass, and forced Zhou Wen to die in Mianchi."

At this point, Hu Hai applauded the case. Zhao Gao walked out and said with a smile: "It's all thanks to His Majesty Long Wei that we were able to wipe out the bandit army and pacify Guanzhong in one fell swoop."

Speaking of this, Zhao Gao glanced at Hu Hai and saw that he was in a good mood. Zhao Gao said again: "Your Majesty, I believe that Zhang Han should be rewarded."

Hu Hai had already picked up the wine glass, took a sip, looked at Zhao Gao, and couldn't help but smile: "Tell me, how should I reward him?"

Zhao Gao glanced sideways at Li Si. At this time, Li Si was already anxious. Of course, Zhao Gao knew in his heart that Li Si wanted to ask for help for his son Li You, so he flattered him and reported Zhang Han's victory before him. But in recent years,

Li Si gradually became resentful about Shaqiu's falsification of the imperial edict and was no longer under his control. Taking this opportunity, Zhao Gao decided to punish him and let him know what pain is, so that he would not dare to talk to him again in the future.

Be against.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Zhang Han's achievements at this time are very small and it is not easy to reward him. Your Majesty might as well give him an official position and let him command the troops. He will continue to suppress bandits outside the pass and wipe out all the rebels in one fell swoop. After returning to the court,

It’s not too late to be sealed.”

After hearing this, Hu Hai nodded slightly, and Zhao Gao added: "Zhang Han also wrote to the court, hoping that the imperial court would send more reinforcements. He is willing to lead his army south and approach Chen County, the capital of Zhang Chu State, and ask for your Majesty's Holy Judgment!"

Zhao Gao blocked Li Si's words in advance and asked Hu Hai to transfer Zhang Han to the south. At this time, it would be difficult for Li Si to interrupt, but for the sake of his son's life and to understand the siege of Xingyang, Li Si had to force himself.

He scalped his scalp and said loudly: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Zhao said is absolutely true, but I believe that the siege of Xingyang cannot be solved, Hangu Pass is still in danger, the rebels will raid Guanzhong at any time, and Guanzhong will still be immersed in the flames of war again. Please

Your Majesty issued an order to order Zhang Han to advance eastward and relieve the siege of Xingyang, and then it will not be too late to put down the rebellion."

Li Si and Zhao Gao each held their own opinions, and Hu Hai hesitated a little. At this time, Zhao Gao said again: "Your Majesty, if Zhang Chu is destroyed, the siege of Xingyang can be solved naturally. Why bother to go to Xingyang first and then attack Chen Sheng?"

Zhao Gao's words were not unreasonable. Just as Hu Hai was about to make a decision, Feng Jie, the censor doctor, walked out of the courtroom. His voice was loud and he cupped his hands and sighed: "If your Majesty orders Zhang Han to go south, this battle will be lost!"

When Hu Hai heard Feng Jie's words, he hesitated slightly and said in surprise: "Why did Feng Aiqing say this?"

Feng Jie pretended to be melancholy, glanced at Li Si, then at Zhao Gao, and then said: "Your Majesty, if Zhang Han goes south with no reinforcements behind him and many obstacles in front, how can he win? Besides, once Xingyang's army suddenly goes south, how can he win?

He cut off Han's retreat route and besieged Chen County. At that time, he was in a dilemma. Who will your Majesty send to relieve the siege?"

Speaking of this, Feng Jie deliberately paused for a while to give Hu Hai time to think. After a while, Feng Jie continued: "Besides, I heard that in Shandong, Wei and Qi have established themselves on their own, and north of the Yellow River, Zhao

The country is also on its own. In such a chaotic situation, is General Zhang Han sure of victory? If he fails to win, if he wants to turn around and fight to relieve Xingyang, he will probably have difficulty using morale. How can he not be defeated?"

Feng Jie's words had completely made Hu Hai see the stakes. At this time, he no longer hesitated, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said loudly: "Importance, Zhang Han is appointed as the captain of the guard army, and Sima Xin is appointed as the chief historian."

, Dong Yi became the captain, sent 50,000 troops to reinforce Zhang Han, marched eastward, immediately lifted the siege of Xingyang, and advanced behind the map."

Everyone sang the promise one after another, and Zhao Gao's eyes were filled with anger, but Feng Jie and Li Si had already hugged each other. At this time, he could not refute them, so he had to suppress his anger and sing the promise. Hu Hai added: "Also, don't die.

Destroy the rebels and Zhang Han will not be allowed to return to the court!"

Mountains and rivers meet each other, and Zhao Gao knows that he must protect this hatred in the future, but for now, Hao Gao has to make a gesture of approval and bow his hands: "Your Majesty, I will make arrangements now."

Hu Hai nodded and said with a smile: "The New Year has just passed, so you don't need to be polite. Today, you can just get drunk before resting."

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Under Xingyang City, Wu Guang's military camp was surrounded on all sides. Although both sides suffered heavy casualties after dozens of battles, after all, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse. Wu Guang had not yet reached the point where he was at the end of his rope and was completely defeated.

But again, Li You's losses were far greater than those of Wu Guang. He was cut off by Wu Guang several times, cutting off Aocang's transportation of grain to Xingyang, which made Li You miserable.

Now that the New Year has just passed, both sides have also stopped fighting and are taking a period of rest.

For Zhang Chu, they did not cancel Qin's laws and still used Qin's chronological method. It was also true that although there was no joy in the New Year in Wu Guang's military camp, the haze caused by the war was temporarily swept away.

In a large, inconspicuous tent, left general Tian Zang and right general Li Guiman sat in front of the table, holding wine glasses and toasting each other.

Although the war stopped shortly after the New Year, the mood of the two did not relax because of this, and they still remained in the tension of the war. Moreover, on New Year's Eve, Zhang Chu, who was supposed to have a family reunion, withdrew his troops back to Chen County

However, they had to stay at the foot of Xingyang City to celebrate the New Year. As a result, the two of them became even more resentful towards Wu Guang.

Moreover, it has been almost three years since Wu Guang sent troops to Xingyang. In these three years, Zhang Chu's army suffered countless casualties and consumed countless military resources. For the soldiers of Zhang Chu's army who wholeheartedly supported Chen Sheng, this was the last thing they wanted.

A fact that is willing to accept.

Tian Zang also repeatedly advised Wu Guang to move to Luoyang and enter Hangu Pass to reinforce Zhou Wen's army, which had marched triumphantly into Guanzhong. If the two armies combined, the number would be no less than 700,000. Who could compete with Guanzhong?

But Wu Guang insisted on besieging Xingyang and refused to obey. As a result, Zhou Wen had enemy troops in front of him and no reinforcements behind him. He was defeated in Guanzhong and died tragically in the Mianchi area. Zhang Han also took the opportunity to march eastward and gather troops in Luoyang.

It can be said that Zhang Handan's troops stationed in Luoyang echoed Xingyang from a distance. As long as they marched eastward and cooperated with Xingyang inside and outside, Wu Guang would be defeated. Thinking of this, Tian Zang couldn't help but slap the table in anger, making a muffled "bang" sound.

"If Wu Guang was willing to listen to me, why would he end up like this?" Tian Zang took a big sip and complained. At this time, Li Gui narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Tian Zang, and sighed: "If Zhang Han leads his army to advance eastward, you and I should

Make plans in advance and don’t die fighting here.”

Li Gui's words struck a chord in Tian Zang's heart. He couldn't help but look at Li Gui and said in surprise: "Tell me, why has Zhang Han not marched eastward for so long?"

When asked by Tian Zang, Li Gui also fell into deep thought. It seemed that he had never considered this question.

But Tian Zang asked this deliberately, because Tian Zang had already considered this matter. Zhang Han had 400,000 troops. It was not difficult to annihilate Wu Guang's army. However, he stationed troops in Luoyang and stopped moving. If

It may be hard to believe that he is here to celebrate the New Year. After all, Zhang Han is also a general. He would not understand that soldiers are valuable and fast. So, why did he refuse to march eastward directly? There is only one explanation,

Zhang Han is waiting for reinforcements.

If this is the case, Zhang Han's purpose in waiting for reinforcements is most likely to eliminate Zhang Chu's army in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Tian Zang looked at Li Gui and saw that he seemed to have no clue. He couldn't help but smile and said: "I think Zhang Handan's army in Luoyang has only one purpose. He wants to wait for reinforcements."

Li Gui couldn't help being shocked. Zhang Han already had 400,000 troops. If there were more reinforcements, it would be difficult for Wu Guang's army to compete. It was possible that they would be surrounded on all sides and annihilated here. Thinking of this, Li Gui couldn't help but sigh.

One sound.

But a bold idea came to Li Gui's mind. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Since ancient times, arrogant soldiers will be defeated. If Zhang Hanzhen is waiting for reinforcements, he will not advance eastward in the short term. We might as well take this opportunity to attack Xingyang with all our strength."

, As long as we capture Xingyang and stick to the city, we may still have a chance of winning."

Li Gui's words were reasonable, but how could he convince Wu Guang? Thinking of this, Tian Zang couldn't help but sigh: "I'm afraid Wu Guang won't agree."

"How about we kill him, seize the military power, and command the three armies?" Li Gui stared at Tian Zang, his eyes bursting with cold light. At this time, Tian Zang was startled and whispered: "If this matter is spread, he will be killed.

Head!"

Li Gui already had a case, and he couldn't help but sneer: "Wu Guang and Chen Sheng raised troops at the same time, and their reputations are almost the same. Since ancient times, they have had great achievements. I think Chen Sheng also hopes that Wu Guang can be killed or defeated, so he has given him the excuse."

, kill Wu Guang, and at this time, if we take the first step and get rid of Wu Guang, Chen Sheng will not only not blame us, but will also give you and me a title and let you and I command the army."

Speaking of this, Li Gui stared at Tian Zang with eyes as bright as a torch. Seeing that Tian Zang was already tempted, Li Gui forced him to say: "It's not too late, we must make a decision as soon as possible!"

After a long silence, Tian Zang nodded and said, "Tell me, how should we start?"
Chapter completed!