The sun quietly set from the west. At dusk, which should have been peaceful, the Chu army was extremely busy at Hangu Pass. Some soldiers who tried to resist Xiang Yu's entry were taken to the open mountains and fields. They complained, cursed, and wailed endlessly. No one could

Don't know what their fate will be.

Perhaps, stationing at Hangu Pass and guarding Xiang Yu's main route to the west was Liu Bang's most wrong decision. Now that Qin had just been destroyed, Chu's first civil war began at Hangu Pass.

Both sides suffered varying degrees of casualties, but Liu Bang's army suffered the most casualties. Xia Houying could not defend the pass, so he had to lead some soldiers to flee Hangu Pass in a hurry.

At this time, the door was wide open, and the rumbling drums were still beating continuously. A school captain rode his horse out of the door and ran all the way. Soon he came to Xiang Yu's horse. The school captain pointed at Hangu Pass, seeming to be talking to Xiang Yu.

Reporting something, Xiang Yu soon raised his hand forward and shouted: "Enter the pass!"

The Chu army, the Zhao army, the Qi army and the Yan army all put on their armor and lined up in order, marching slowly towards Hangu Pass.

The night was very cold, and the soldiers of the Chu army under Liu Bang were hungry, but they were strictly controlled by Xiang Yu's army and could not have any freedom. It was useless to complain. At this time, they were more sitting on the ground to save their strength.

Although they are both Chu troops, they have very obvious camp differences. Liu Bang's Chu troops' uniforms are mainly red and black, while Xiang Yu's Chu troops are purple-red. As long as they are identified carefully, it is easy to distinguish the two armies.

distinguish.

Just when everyone was sitting on the ground in despair, suddenly, a general shouted from a distance: "The general has arrived..."

Soon, Xiang Yu walked quickly with Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Bo, Long Qie, Yu Ziqi, Fan Zeng, Tian Du, Zhang Er and other civil servants and generals. Looking at Liu Bangjun who had just resisted him from entering the pass, Xiang Yu said angrily.

: "Do you, a mere pawn, dare to block my determination to enter the customs?"

A Qianchang walked out of the crowd, knelt down on one knee in front of Xiang Yu, cupped his hands and said: "We are just following orders, and we also hope that the general will have a large number. Many of our soldiers are still hungry. You see...

"

Qian Chang did not dare to continue speaking. He only looked up at Xiang Yu, hoping that Xiang Yu could give everyone a way to survive. However, Xiang Yu said in a cold and hateful tone: "I will reward you with food, but for this meal, you can

Eat until you die!"

After saying that, Xiang Yu raised his head and laughed, and many people also laughed loudly. At this time, Xiang Zhuang sighed: "Brother, leave these people to me!"

Xiang Zhuang's request again completely angered Xiang Yu. He suddenly looked at Xiang Zhuang coldly, gritted his teeth and said, "No!"

This time, Xiang Yu would never agree to Xiang Zhuang again. He looked at Liu Bangjun who was sitting or lying down, and coldly ordered: "Bury them all alive and let them eat enough underground!"

There was a rush of footsteps, and Xiang Yu turned and left. In an instant, the cries and curses of Liu Bang's soldiers erupted in the mountains and fields, and despair filled everyone's heart.

...

After staying at Hangu Pass for two days, Xiang Yu again ordered to march westward. Yu Ziqi and Zhong Limei were the vanguards and marched westward, while Uncle Xiang and his son were responsible for transporting grain and grass, collecting grain from Aocang and marching westward.

This time, Xiang Yu had completely seen through Liu Bang's ambitions. Perhaps, the attack on Hangu Pass was just a momentary anger of Xiang Yu. But this time, after a night of careful consideration, Xiang Yu came to the conclusion that Liu Bang would defend Hangu Pass.

It is definitely not an accidental factor. The reason is very likely that Liu Bang wanted to monopolize Guanzhong.

Although King Huai had promised that the first to win Guanzhong would be the King of Qin, but even so, Liu Bang should not refuse to enter the Pass, abandon everything, and monopolize Guanzhong. Based on this alone, he could overthrow Liu Bang's King of Qin.

With this thought in mind, Xiang Yu accelerated his speed and rode his horse through the long queue. It wasn't until he was hundreds of steps away that Xiang Yu gradually slowed down his horse's speed.

At this time, 240,000 Chu troops were marching westward with such huge momentum. They were marching rapidly along the south bank of the Wei River in a long snake formation.

Soon, everyone caught up with Xiang Yu and rode alongside him. Although everyone was silent, during this period, the generals of the coalition forces were no longer afraid of Xiang Yu. At least, they had grasped Xiang Yu's pulse.

They know that as long as they don't disobey Xiang Yu, they won't offend Xiang Yu.

After walking for a while, Tian Du sighed beside Xiang Yu: "Liu Bang is sticking to Hangu Pass this time and refusing the coalition forces to advance westward. This move is too rude. General, we must not tolerate Liu Bang's westward advance. Otherwise, in the future,

It will definitely become a trouble in the future.”

Zang Tu also sneered and said: "Yes, if we hadn't contained Zhang Han in the north, would Liu Bang have been able to enter the pass so easily? Does a villain want to take all the credit once he takes control of the pass?"

"What everyone said makes sense. I also feel that Liu Bang has evil intentions and the general must be on guard against this." Fan Zeng said beside him.

Xiang Yu, who was already dissatisfied with Liu Bang, became even more angry after hearing everyone's discussion. If Liu Bang hadn't blocked Hangu Pass, Xiang Yu wouldn't be so anxious to advance towards Xianyang at this time. Thinking of this, Xiang Yu turned around and looked at Long Qie,

He asked: "Where is Zhuang'er?"

"I heard that he has returned to our formation." Long Qie replied.

I wanted to listen to Xiang Zhuang's opinion, but Xiang Zhuang was not allowed to see him at this time. Xiang Yu had to lower his head and meditate again. The team walked for a while. Xiang Yu then raised his head and looked at everyone and said bitterly: "If Liu Bang becomes the king of Guanzhong, you and I are just the same."

To what title will a hero be granted a title? Could it be that we have to fight to the death and be granted a title?"

Xiang Yu's words have touched the hearts of many people. If it is just a futile effort, then what is the point of everyone's march westward? This kind of thing can only depend on Xiang Yu's attitude.

But at this time, Xiang Yu personally expressed his dissatisfaction, and everyone knew clearly that Xiang Yu was going to attack Liu Bang.

Among them, Fan Zeng was especially worried. He had already seen Liu Bang's true character a year ago, but at that time, Fan Zeng did not take Liu Bang into his heart. After all, Liu Bang was only a small role at that time, but now, Liu Bangbing

After entering Guanzhong, he still dared to fight against Xiang Yu with a weak army. Then, Liu Bang is no longer the little pavilion chief he once was.

After thinking for a moment, Fan Zeng sighed: "General, I still say what I said, Liu Bang is a treacherous and cunning man, and you must not stay!"

"I have written down Yafu's words." Xiang Yu responded and said no more.

At this time, Xiang Yu had already seen from everyone's expressions that as long as he was willing to overthrow Liu Bang, he would definitely get everyone's response. With everyone's support, Xiang Yu felt confident.

After walking for some distance, a soldier rushed over quickly. When he was approaching, the soldier cupped his hands and said, "General, General Sima Yan is here."

As soon as the soldier finished speaking, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves from a distance, and billows of dust were stirred up. A cavalry team walked through the team. Soon, the team came to Xiang Yu. At the head was a general, wearing a green suit.

He was the general Sima Yan of the Zhao State. At this time, Sima Yan had already turned over and dismounted. He cupped his hands in front of Xiang Yu and said, "I have seen the general."

"General Sima marched all the way west, thank you for your hard work." Xiang Yu raised his hand and signaled Sima Yan to get up. Sima Yan saluted Xiang Yu again, then got up and mounted his horse, followed Xiang Yu, and the team continued to move forward slowly.

After walking a certain distance, Sima Yan raised his hands on his horse and said with a smile: "Since marching westward, our army crossed the river from Puban. Although we encountered resistance from the main force of the Qin army, we did not encounter any major battles along the way. It was relatively smooth. Now, the Weihe River

The north is basically under control, please rest assured, General."

"Since your journey was so smooth, why did Liu Bang capture Xianyang first?" Xiang Yu was interrupted by Sima Xian from thinking, and he asked displeasedly. This sentence was like a heavy punch, hitting Sima Xian's heart.

This is also what Sima Xuan is most worried about.

After several months of fierce fighting there, they had to cross the Yellow River and advance to Guanzhong. However, Guanzhong was not as fragile as Sima Xian imagined. It was almost a step at a time. Moreover, Guanzhong was mountainous and difficult to move, so Sima Xian finally

Slower than Liu Bang.

He originally wanted to evade the matter and not mention it, but Xiang Yu insisted on asking. Sima Yan felt a little worried, so he had to hold his hands and said: "The general did not do his job well. Please forgive me, general."

Xiang Yu had no intention of blaming Sima Xian. Seeing that he was frightened and upset, Xiang Yu could only sigh. He was originally dissatisfied with Liu Bang, but inadvertently, he took out his anger on Sima Xian. Thinking of this, Xiang Yu reached out to Sima Xian.

Yan patted her shoulder twice and said with a smile, "I don't blame you for this."

"Thank you, General." Sima Xian cupped his hands on the horse, but his expression was a little hesitant, as if he had something to say, but he refused to say it. Xiang Yu saw the difference in Sima Xian's expression and said with a wry smile: "Is there anything else you can say?

, you might as well say so."

Seeing Xiang Yu taking the initiative to ask, Sima Xian took courage and said: "General, on the way here, I have to scout and report back. Last night, General Xiang Zhuang led more than a hundred cavalry to cross the Wei River in a hurry and headed north. No one knew where he was going.

I originally wanted not to talk about this matter, but General Xiangzhuang is going north at this time and I don’t know what is going on, so..."

Sima Yan did not continue speaking. Xiang Yu waved his hand helplessly, signaling Sima Yan to stop talking. After thinking for a moment, Xiang Yu ordered the team to speed up.

Xiang Yu could feel that his younger brother Xiang Zhuang was becoming more and more difficult to figure out. He began to distrust Xiang Zhuang. Starting from Anyang's trap, differences began to appear between Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang. This difference became bigger and bigger. Perhaps, he and Xiang Zhuang

Xiang Zhuang was already on two parallel lines. Thinking of this, Xiang Yu could only sigh: "Let him go."

...

North of the Wei River and south of Huaide County, a cavalry team of more than a hundred people galloped on the straight road. After receiving Hua Yu's secret message yesterday, Xiang Zhuang hurriedly left the army and crossed the river north.

About half an hour later, Xiangzhuang's team arrived at the foot of Huaide County. Just when the city guard sergeant was about to interrogate him, Lotte rode out on horseback and informed the defenders that Xiangzhuang had something important to enter the city. The defenders did not dare to stop them, so they had to let Xiang go.

Zhuang walked through a few streets and met a mysterious man. He then came to a tavern and entered a single room. Xiang Zhuang saw the long-awaited Ying Ziying.

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