To the north of Hu Yang, it is adjacent to the Han River. Nearly 40,000 Chu troops marched north along the wide river. Occasionally, carriages in twos and threes could be seen passing through the team. These were the supplies that had just been sent.

Xiangzhuang temporarily used these supplies to stabilize his army's morale, and pushed north as quickly as possible. He wanted to enter Guanzhong before Liu Bang, but fate was not good enough. Just when Xiangzhuang's army was marching to Nanjun, an autumn rain blocked it. Therefore, Xiangzhuang's army could not reach Nanyang until today.

But Xiang Zhuang did not give up heading north. At this moment, the Chu army was marching along the Chi Road in a mighty manner. In front of the team, more than a hundred personal escorts were guarding Xiang Zhuang and others. They were marching in the middle of the army.

At this time, Kong Ji was holding a map and looking at it carefully. On the side, Zhou Sheng and Li Hong were walking talking and laughing. At this time, the two of them were already extremely important staff beside Xiang Zhuang. Several people had just discussed How can the troops enter Guanzhong? In the eyes of everyone, no matter how powerful Liu Bang is, he cannot enter Wuguan so quickly. Xiangzhuang still has a chance to participate in the battle of Guanzhong.

But for Xiang Zhuang, who traveled from later generations, he knew very well that in history, Liu Bang was the first to enter Guanzhong with the bravery of his soldiers. Although his arrival changed history to some extent. But how much will the pace of history change with his arrival? Xiangzhuang is very worried.

After walking for some distance, more than a hundred strange soldiers suddenly appeared in front of them. The leader was Mei Yi. He took the lead and ran straight in front of Xiang Zhuang. As he approached, Mei Yi cupped his hands and said, "General, the scouts have returned. The city walls of Wancheng are covered with Chu banners. Preliminary information proves that Wancheng may have been captured by Liu Bang."

Everyone was slightly shocked when they heard the news. But Xiang Zhuang knew history after all. He was not as surprised as everyone else. He only thought for a moment, then waved forward and ordered: "Keep going."

The officers and soldiers of the Chu army received Xiang Zhuang's order and continued to march forward. Seeing that Xiang Zhuang had heard that Wancheng had been conquered by Liu Bang, Mei Rong was not surprised. He had no choice but to ride his horse to Xiang Zhuang's side and follow him to continue marching forward.

After walking for a while, Mei Rong could no longer suppress the curiosity in his heart. He smiled and asked, "Does the general want to enter the pass directly?"

In Mei's view, Xiangzhuang did not care about Wancheng's ownership and continued to go north. The only explanation can only be that Xiangzhuang wanted to enter the pass directly. But at this time, Xiangzhuang was thinking about what he had learned in history class. In the history of Xiang Yu, he killed 200,000 Qin soldiers in a trap. After that, his army hurriedly entered the pass. At this time, Liu Bang had already established a foothold in Nanyang County. He wanted to get a share of Liu Bang's bowl. Obviously, he couldn't do it. If so, why don't you go north to stop Xiang Yu from trapping his soldiers and march westward with him?

Moreover, Guanzhong was lost, the Qin State was about to perish, and the Chu-Han War was about to begin. Before the Chu-Han War came, Xiang Zhuang considered more about whether he could stand and survive in the Chu-Han War.

After thinking about it, Xiang Zhuang turned to look at Mei Rong, and saw that he was still staring at him in surprise. Xiang Zhuang smiled and said: "Liu Bangruo has entered the pass. We will not get any benefits by following him. Besides, King Huai has something to say first." "If you enter Guanzhong first, you can become the king of Qin. Why should I enter Guanzhong to help Liu Bang become king?"

"In that case, why would the general go north? We might as well go back to Jiangdong and stick to one side. How about that."

"Whether we can hold on to Jiangdong is not up to us. Besides, even if Liu Bang enters the Pass, will he be able to sit firmly in the Pass? He is too naive."

Xiang Zhuang looked into the distance with deep eyes. He still had something to say to Mei Yuan, and there was no need to tell him. After all, whether the Hongmen Banquet would happen or how history would change, Xiang Zhuang couldn't predict it.

The Chu army marched for about half a day. The Chinese army where Xiang Zhuang was located came to the east of Wancheng. They walked along the slow ancient road. Xiang Zhuang came to the cliff with more than ten followers. After passing the cliff, Wancheng The scenery of the city is unobstructed. This city, located at the strategic point of Nanyang County, finally surrendered to Liu Bang. Maybe that autumn rain was God's will. God did not allow him to participate in the battle for Guanzhong.

This feeling of looking forward makes Xiang Zhuang feel like he has returned to his childhood. At that time, he liked to sit on the cliff and look down at the scenery.

Just when Xiangzhuang was staring into the distance, a soldier who had just arrived cupped his hands behind Xiangzhuang and said: "General, Deng Jue, the governor of Nanyang County, is here. He is waiting for you in the Chinese army."

Xiang Zhuang was interrupted from his thoughts by the soldiers. He looked into the distance again and said to himself: "One day, I will kill you."

After a while, Xiang Zhuangle turned his horse's head and left in a hurry with everyone.

At this time, the center of the Chu army, with more than a hundred people brought by Deng Ye, were guarding thousands of pigs and sheep. They were waiting anxiously. Soon, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance. Deng Ye turned his head and looked. It was Xiang Zhuang who had returned. He hurriedly led Chen Hui to greet him. Li Hong, who had always been by Deng Yan's side, smiled and said, "This is my general."

Soon, Xiang Zhuang and his party came closer. Deng Jue hurriedly raised his hands and saluted: "Deng Jue, Governor of Nanyang County, pays homage to General Xiang Zhuang."

Xiang Zhuang glanced at Deng Yan on his horse and sneered: "Are you the Commander Deng who surrendered the city?"

When Deng Yan saw Xiang Zhuang's cold attitude, a bad feeling arose in his heart. If he was just a general of the Chu army, there was really no need for Deng Yan to come to pay homage. But Xiang Zhuang's reputation in Jiangdong was growing day by day, and it was Xiang Yu's. His younger brother, Deng Yan, knew that he could not afford to offend such a general of Chu State. Therefore, he prepared pigs, sheep, fine wine and other things in the early morning to reward the army. He never thought that Xiang Zhuang's attitude would be so cold at this time. Deng Yan smiled slightly awkwardly: "That's right."

"You can understand the general situation and surrender to the Chu army. Commander Deng will have a bright future ahead of him." As he said, Xiang Zhuang laughed several times on his horse and asked again: "I want to change the route to the north. I don't know which way is closer." .”

"Sheyuan Pass. That's where General Liu Bang went south. It took seven days as quickly as possible and half a month as slowly as possible."

"Okay. My army is stationed here today. Since Commander Deng is here, we might as well have a few drinks." Xiang Zhuang laughed. Then he drove his horse forward and moved forward, regardless of whether Deng Ye wanted it or not. And Deng Zhuang said with a smile. He looked at Xiang Zhuang's advancing figure and sighed softly. It could be heard from Xiang Zhuang's words that Xiang Zhuang was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Bang's entry into the pass. I'm afraid a war between Liu Xiang and Liu Xiang was inevitable.

Deng Yan shook his head. He took the reins from his attendant, got on his horse, looked at each other with Li Hong, and smiled politely. They all walked slowly in the direction of Xiang Zhuang's departure.

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After Zhang Han's defeat, the Qin State began to decline completely. Unfavorable news flowed into Xianyang one after another. At first, the Chu army was defeated and trapped in Jiyuan. After that, the news about the fall of Nanyang, the fall of Wuguan and so on came pouring in. The more unfavorable news recently is that Zhang Hanshuai's 200,000 Qin army surrendered to the Chu army. At this time, the Chu army, with 400,000 troops, was marching towards Xianyang with great momentum.

The Nanyang line alone has caused turmoil in Guanzhong. And Zhang Han's surrender is like a reminder, making the people in Guanzhong even more panicked.

Once, more than a hundred ministers collectively submitted a letter to impeach Zhao Gao for monopolizing power. They hoped that Hu Hai could reorganize the government and go to court early. When Hu Hai was hesitant and came to Xianyang Palace, Zhao Gao had already tricked Hu Hai into thinking that he was a horse. In the end, he became more trusting of Zhao Gao. From then on, he no longer paid attention to the major events in the court. And Zhao Gao also used the momentum of turning a deer into a horse to set off a big prison in the court, killing dissidents, and the momentum was overwhelming.

But this time, Liu Bang entered the Pass, Zhang Han begged to surrender, and Zhao Gao was powerless. Guanzhong was in turmoil. People were moving with their families everywhere. They were far away from Xianyang, far away from Guanzhong, and fled eastward, which made them stupid//stupid//desire/ / The people in Guanzhong are becoming more frightened due to the turmoil. The number of refugees is increasing day by day.

The sudden reversal of the situation made Zhao Gao realize that this matter could no longer be hidden. In the past few days, he did not dare to go to Xianyang Palace or go to the court room. He was afraid that Hu Hai would issue an imperial edict. It would cost him his life. Because of this, Zhao Gao ordered to block all the major gates of Xianyang Palace and prohibit all troops from entering the city.

Simply closing the city gates cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Zhao Gao knows very well. Judging from the situation at this time, unless Hu Hai does not hold himself accountable, otherwise, once Hu Hai turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone, Zhao Gao and his family will He will die without a burial place. The more he thinks about it, the more frightened he becomes. Zhao Gao becomes restless. This happens every day.

Today, in the secret room, Zhao Gao finally made up his mind. Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to strike first and get rid of the second emperor Hu Hai. In this way, Zhao Gao can welcome a new emperor to the throne and take charge of Qin. In this way, Zhao Gao does not need to No longer worried that I will die because of this.

But after thinking about it, there is no one in the Ying clan who can succeed. When Hu Hai ascended the throne, all the Ying clan's descendants were killed. Now the only one who can be used is Ziying. And Zhao Gao had heard about it before. After Ziying was convicted, he disappeared. When someone found him later, he had gone crazy.

In the past few days, Zhao Cheng is trying his best to search for this person. But Zhao Gao believes that relying solely on Ziying is not enough to stabilize his position. If the Chu army really enters Xianyang, I am afraid that he will not be spared. Therefore, Zhao Gao He decided to make two preparations. Not only did he want to overthrow Hu Hai and welcome Ziying, he also wanted to write a letter to express his goodwill to Liu Bang so as to prevent the Chu army from attacking Xianyang and harming himself.

Zhao Gao was sitting in the secret room at this time. His opinion gradually became firmer. He stood up and walked to the door of the secret room. He opened the door and shouted out: "Here comes someone."

A soldier came over and said, "Sir, what are your orders?"

"Go quickly and find Zhao Cheng and Yan Le."

Half an hour later, the two men hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion. As soon as they entered the secret room, Zhao Gao couldn't wait to say: "Now that the Chu army has entered the pass, our lives are in danger. Now the only way to protect me is to overthrow Hu Hai and install a new emperor. I'm waiting for my life to be safe. I don't know what you two think."

Zhao Gao initially said that he wanted to overthrow Hu Hai. Yan Le still had some scruples. But Zhao Gao asked Yan Le in a tone that could not veto. Yan Le finally compromised and said, "I am willing to listen to my father-in-law's orders."

Zhao Gao nodded with satisfaction. He looked at Zhao Cheng attentively and asked, "Is there any news about Ying Ziying?"

"Already found."

"Okay. Now that the situation has reached a critical moment, we can't be merciful. Tomorrow//you will be like this..."

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Chapter completed!