Guangling, the first name of the ancient city of Yangzhou, was Yangzhou in history. A large-scale offensive took place here. The general who mainly attacked Guangling was a partial general named Zhaoping under Chen Sheng of the Zhang Chu Kingdom.

Since last autumn, he led his troops eastward and launched an attack on Guangling, which lasted for half a year. From the initial violent attack to the later stage of encirclement without attack, his military strength was gradually exhausted.

Zhaoping, who originally wanted to ask for help from Chen Sheng, suddenly received the news of Chen Sheng's defeat in the past few days. This news was like a bolt from the blue. Zhaoping knew that he had no supplies and reinforcements from the rear. Where to go became Zhaoping's biggest problem.

Heart knot.

At this time, Zhaoping's troops had withdrawn from Guangling and built a camp in the southeast of Guangling, along Hangou. The number of available troops was less than 3,000.

In the big tent, Zhao Ping frowned and stared at the map. In the past few days, Zhao Ping clearly felt that he had aged a lot. The Qin army defeated the Zhang Chu regime and would not stop there. Sooner or later, they would advance eastward. How could he resist it?

The Qin army's eastward advance?

Moreover, if he couldn't even get into Guangling, how could he stay in the chaotic land of Shandong? Zhao Ping was so upset that he couldn't help but ball up the map and throw it on the ground.

It was extremely quiet in the tent. I don't know how long it had passed, but a person's name 'Xiang Liang' suddenly flashed in Zhao Ping's mind.

Yes, it was him. Zhao Ping once again had hope in his heart. If he crossed the Yangtze River and went south to join Xiang Liang, he might be able to gain a foothold in Jiangdong.

More importantly, Zhao Ping had heard that Xiang Liang had a strong army in Jiangdong and had long wanted to go north. It was only because Chen Sheng refused to allow the Chu army in Jiangdong to go north that Xiang Liang had endured it until now. If he could create a fake edict, Xiang would be allowed to go north.

Liang Dong advanced, perhaps Xiang Liang would go north because of this. It is unpredictable what the situation in Shandong would be like, and he would not have to wander around to avoid the Qin army.

Moreover, Zhao Ping knew that in this way, he could also keep his troops, and even take charge of more troops with the help of Xiang Liang's promotion. Thinking of this, Zhao Ping couldn't help but smile and walked out of the tent and looked towards the tent.

The personal followers outside ordered: "Assemble the troops, I'm going to Kuaiji!"

...

In Kuaiji, Jiangdong, as usual, Chu troops in teams of one hundred people were patrolling the streets. They were holding big guns and looked majestic.

At Xiang Bo's Yamen, lanterns and happy words had already been hung here, as well as some red silk, which were held by several servants and hung neatly in front of the house door.

In another half month, it will be the wedding day for the Xiang family. The marriage with the Wu family in Poyang will become the most solemn wedding since the founding of Jiangdong.

At this time, Xiang Bo was wearing a green robe. He looked at the people busy hanging red silk with a smile on his face. Sometimes the hangings were crooked, and he would give them some pointers and ask them to rearrange them. At this time, the voice of his son sounded in the distance.

Xiang You's laughter: "Dad, the second uncle is here."

Xiang Bo followed the sound and saw Xiang Liang walking slowly under the escort of several personal guards. Xiang Bo quickly gave a few words to a housekeeper, then hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Second brother, why are you free today?"

Coming?"

Xiang Liang saw that Uncle Xiang was sweating from the work, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "You'er is getting married, how can I, as an uncle, not come?"

After finishing speaking, Xiang Liang looked up at the door of the mansion and praised: "The arrangement is good. It seems that you have put a lot of thought into it."

Both of them laughed. At this time, Xiang Liang looked at Xiang You, who was busy not far away, and asked, "Are you satisfied with this marriage?"

"Satisfied, isn't it? He muttered every day that he would choose a good day to go to his second brother's house to express his gratitude in person." As he said that, Xiang Bo glanced at Xiang Liang and saw that he was looking at his son Xiang You, so he continued.

He said: "Besides, as a father, I can tell that he seems to be a little anxious and wants to go to Poyang to propose marriage today."

Speaking of this, Xiang Bo shook his head pretending to be helpless, and Xiang Liang laughed loudly: "This kid, no matter how anxious he is, he won't miss it in a few days."

The two chatted for a while, and in the distance, a cavalryman came galloping on a horse. He was the commander of the camp under Xiang Yu. At this time, he came to Xiang Liang, cupped his hands and said: "General, the envoy from Jiujiang has already arrived at the river.

We have landed at the river port and will arrive at the county government office in another hour."

Xiang Liang was overjoyed when he heard that the envoy from Jiujiang had arrived. He hurriedly said goodbye to Xiang Bo and rushed to the governor's mansion.

...

After Li Shengyong took the river and disembarked from the river port, he led a hundred sergeants and marched slowly along the galloping road.

Since Zhou Wen's defeat, Zhang Han has been rampaging all the way, unstoppable. At this time, the situation in Shandong has become chaotic. Wu Guang was defeated last year. It can be said that Zhang Chu's army is in danger.

Because of this, Deng Zong was not optimistic about the Zhang Chu state at this time. Instead, he hoped to serve under Xiang Liang and cooperate with the Jiangdong Chu army, rather than die under the Zhang Chu regime that was riddled with holes and was about to overthrow.

With Deng Zong's request and desire, Li Shengyong embarked on the road south. At this time, it had been some time since he left Jiangchenghe Port.

Not far away, a group of army horses suddenly appeared, approaching slowly, with red Chu flags wandering in the air like flames. Li Sheng looked ahead with vigilance and immediately ordered: "Stop advancing."

The Jiujiang army stopped advancing. At this time, the Chu army from Jiangdong on the opposite side was gradually approaching. The leading general, dressed in silver armor and holding a halberd, rode his horse to the front and said, "You guys are

Are you from Jiujiang?"

When Li Shengyong saw the other party asking this question, he couldn't help but replied: "My Excellency Li Shengyong, the special envoy from Jiujiang, has come to pay homage to General Xiang Liang."

"I am Xiang Yu. I am here to greet you on my uncle's orders. You can come with me." Xiang Yu laughed loudly and immediately ordered the sergeants to form a formation to greet you.

At this time, Xiang Liang had returned from the governor's mansion. At this time, he walked into the government office. Cao Wujiu and others had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Xiang Liang's return, everyone stood up and saluted Xiang Liang. Xiang Liang smiled and waved.

Waving his hands: "Everyone, please sit down."

Xiang Liang also came to his seat and sat down. At this time, everyone took their seats one after another. At this time, the room was very quiet, and everyone was silent. After an unknown period of time, Cao Wujiu was the first to speak: "Mr. Liang,

I heard that the envoy from Jiujiang has arrived?"

Xiang Liang nodded and smiled: "Well, I have ordered Yu'er to greet you. In a while, we should be able to arrive in Wu County."

After receiving the accurate answer, Cao Wujiu sighed lightly. He looked at Xiang Liang worriedly and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Liang, I am very worried about Jiujiang's sincerity in coming to surrender. After all..."

Cao Wujiu did not continue. He also knew that Jiujiang's coming to surrender might be true, but it was also possible that he was just spying on Jiangdong and planning a sneak attack on Jiangdong. However, the former was more likely.

After thinking for a while, Xiang Liang smiled and said: "Not long ago, Zhuang'er sent a letter, clearly stating that Jiujiang County and Deng Zong are on the same page, and the credibility is very high. Let us not give up this opportunity. I also think that as long as Jiujiang County is stabilized,

, and by bringing them under our command, the resistance we face heading north will be much smaller. At least, we won't have to waste too much time trying to pacify Jiujiang County."

Speaking of this, Xiang Liang looked at Cao Wujiu again and said comfortingly: "Let's not make a premature conclusion on this matter. We still have to wait for the envoy to arrive before we can find out."

Cao Wujiu also nodded. He seemed to be a little too sensitive. Maybe Jiujiang came to surrender sincerely. If he blindly doubted the other party, it would be detrimental to the peace talks between the two countries.

Just when Cao Wujiu and Xiang Liang were lost in thought again, a soldier rushed in, cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Liang, General Xiang Yu is back. At this time, the Jiujiang envoy is waiting outside the mansion."

Xiang Liang perked up and immediately ordered: "Quick, bring him in."

Soon, Li Shengyong and Xiang Yu walked into the lobby together. Above, Xiang Liang and others had stood up to greet him. Li Shengyong quickly bowed and saluted: "My Excellency, Li Shengyong, is the chief clerk under Deng Zong of Jiujiang County. I have met Xiang Liang."

General."

"General Li, you don't have to be polite." Xiang Liang came up to him with a smile, held up Li Shengyong with one hand, pointed to the guest seat aside and said, "Let's sit down and chat."

Several government soldiers brought several cups of hot tea and placed them in front of everyone. After leaving, the door of the living room was closed.

Xiang Liang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "I wonder why General Li came to Jiangdong this time?"

When Xiang Liang asked, Li Shengyong put down his tea cup, thought for a while, and sorted out his words. After a while, Li Shengyong laughed and said, "I wonder how much Mr. Liang knows about the war situation in the Central Plains at this time?"

Xiang Liang never thought that Li Shengyong would suddenly mention the war situation in the Central Plains. He was slightly surprised and sighed: "Jiangdong is a remote country with poor information circulation. Please tell me about it, General Li."

Seeing what Xiang Liang said, Li Shengyong could only hold up his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll talk about the battle at Hangu Pass first."

Li Shengyong seemed to be immersed in the scene. He had already stood up and wandered around the house, carefully recalling every detail he had heard and heard, and said slowly: "Since Zhou Wen set out in Chen County, recruiting troops and horses along the way,

With great momentum, with the maximum number of troops reaching more than 400,000, they broke through Hangu Pass, and Yang Xiong, the guard of Hangu Pass, fled in panic. Afterwards, Zhou Wen's troops crossed Hudi, followed the Wei River, and marched westward, heading straight for Xianyang.

"

At this point, everyone's eyes were focused on Li Shengyong. At this time, Li Shengyong sighed and said slowly: "Who knows, when Zhou Wen arrived at the theater, he was suddenly attacked by Qin general Zhang Han.

After being defeated, he fled, and then Zhang Han led an army of 400,000 to pursue him all the way out of Hangu Pass and defeated Zhou Wen in Mianchi. Zhou Wen had no choice but to kill himself to thank the world."

Speaking of this, Li Shengyong's eyes wandered around the crowd. At this time, he said: "Subsequently, Zhang Han and Sanchuan County Governor Li You joined forces to break Wu Guang's army. Wu Guang was killed. At this time, according to our

As we know, Zhang Han has sent his troops south and is approaching Chen County. If nothing happens, it will be difficult for Zhang Chu State to escape this disaster."

Speaking of this, Li Shengyong paused. He looked at Xiang Liang and sighed: "It is precisely because Zhang Chu's strength has been exhausted and the land of Western Chu is unstable. Our general Deng Zong is afraid that Chu will once again

Towards destruction, I have been specifically ordered to come to Jiangdong to request orders from General Xiang Liang, hoping that the general can accept our Jiangdong Army and help the Chu Kingdom and resist the Qin Army together."

Li Shengyong vividly described the Battle of the Central Plains in just a few words. He also told the reason why Deng Zong came to surrender. At this time, Xiang Liang no longer questioned Deng Zong's sincerity. He put down the teacup in his hand and comforted Li Sheng.

Yongdao said: "Since General Deng intends to join me, how can I treat your general badly? From today on, I will officially accept the Jiujiang Army and order your General Deng to still guard Jiujiang and temporarily act as the county guard."

Speaking of this, Xiang Liang looked at Cao Wujiu. Cao Wujiu was also looking at him and nodded slightly. Then Xiang Liang continued: "In the future, if I send troops to the north, I will definitely send someone to inform your general.

, at that time, I hope that the Jiujiang Army can fully assist us, and together we can help Chu and overthrow the violent Qin!"
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