Unexpectedly, it was already early August. On the horse road north of Deng County, more than a hundred carriages were slowly approaching, surrounded by more than a thousand cavalry. The leader of the cavalry was wearing a white short lining with a crossband on his waist.

Crossing the bronze sword, he is Zhang Ping who asked for orders to march eastward.

Since leaving Wuguan, the place has been peaceful and peaceful. It has never been as dilapidated as during the war between Qin and Chu. Wuguan was also repaired extremely tightly at this time, which made Zhang Ping very satisfied. From this galloping road southward, there is another thirty miles.

, is Deng County.

After passing Deng County, Zhang Ping's team needed to ferry across the Han River, and then go south to reach Jiangling, the capital of Gong Ao. Visiting Gong Ao was the first stop on Zhang Ping's eastward journey. He needed Gong Ao's introduction before he could go to see Xiang Xiang.

Zhuang, otherwise, if Yong Guomao went to Dongchu rashly, Zhang Ping was worried that he would be rejected. Moreover, if he wanted to learn the iron smelting technology of Dong Chu, Zhang Ping would not teach him with some money and good words. He had to show some sincerity.

Worry-free.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ping looked into the distance on his horse. He was a little impatient. He was worried that his father would underestimate Liu Bang and cause the Han army to suppress the territory. Although Zhang Han fought countless battles in his life and was unstoppable when he ran across Shandong, he was like this.

He is already old this year and is no longer the same Zhang Han as before. Moreover, the Han soldiers have an advantage in numbers and weapons. If the Yong army and the Han army encounter each other, it is difficult to predict who will win and who will lose.

With a bit of worry and expectation, Zhang Ping ordered the army to speed up. Soon, the army gradually got closer and closer to Deng County. At this time, a group of cavalry came galloping from a distance. The first captain immediately stopped Zhang Ping.

Team: "Where are you from?"

Immediately, the army commander saw the flag of the Yong Kingdom in the team, and he couldn't help but yelled nervously: "This is the land of Linjiang Kingdom, and you are not allowed to enter without permission!"

The captain waved his hand, and more than 500 cavalrymen behind him immediately drew their bows and set arrows. Some of them drew their swords and glared at Zhang Ping. Seeing the misunderstanding, Zhang Ping immediately took out the envoys and visiting documents, and said to the captain: "I am here to serve as king."

I have ordered you to send an envoy to your country. Please tell King Linjiang that I will inform you in the next chapter."

The school captain still did not let go of his guard. He looked Zhang Ping up and down, then rode his horse to Zhang Ping, took the envoy, and said with cupped hands: "Please wait here, I will inform the county captain."

The school captain led ten cavalrymen away, leaving a large group of troops to monitor Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping also knew that he would not receive a reply within a short period of time, so he ordered the troops to camp on the spot. Then, Zhang Ping took a few of his followers and walked around.

This is the land of Jiangnan, with beautiful scenery, it is worthy of being a land of plenty.

After walking for some distance, Zhang Ping left the monitoring range of the Linjiang Army. He rode his horse to Gaofu. Although he was dissatisfied with the Linjiang Army's close surveillance, Zhang Ping still admired the strictness of the Linjiang Army in running the army.

, this can also be seen that the Linjiang Army continued the foundation of Xiangzhuang's army. Just when Zhang Ping was thinking wildly, he suddenly saw not far away, in the lower reaches of the Han River, teams of corvees were busy transporting stones.

, and the water level of the Han River here is very low, it seems that they are building a bridge.

Zhang Ping was surprised. Since ancient times, the Han River has been the barrier of Nanjun and an important defensive location between the north and the south. But why did Linjiang State build a bridge?

With questions in mind, Zhang Ping rode his horse and headed straight for the Han River.

The distance from Zhang Ping's position to the lower reaches of Han Jiang was not very close. It was more than ten miles away. Although Zhang Ping could vaguely see the corvees busy at Gaofu, he was still too far away and could not see clearly until Zhang Ping

It took nearly half an hour before he rode his horse to the vicinity of the Han River. A bridge was indeed being built here, and a large military camp stood proudly about three miles away from the construction site.

Zhang Ping ignored the surrounding cavalry. He rode his horse towards the place where the corvee workers were busy. However, not far away, a group of cavalry came galloping. The leader of the camp shouted: "Who is so bold in this important military place?

Trespassing here?"

The village chief came closer and saw Zhang Ping's gorgeous clothes. He expected that Zhang Ping had an extraordinary background and did not dare to provoke him too much. He had to hold his hands and said: "The King of Linjiang has issued an order that outsiders are not allowed to intrude here. Please leave as soon as possible."

Zhang Ping looked at the village commander, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I am the prince of the Yong Kingdom. I have been ordered to go to your country as an envoy. I only come here to visit because the envoy needs some time. I don't want to accidentally enter the forbidden area. Please forgive me."

When the village chief heard that he was an envoy from the Yong Kingdom and also a prince, he cupped his hands and smiled back: "It turns out it's the prince of the Yong Kingdom. I'm offended."

Zhang Ping smiled tolerantly and pointed to the bridge in the distance: "You are building a bridge here. Aren't you afraid that the enemy will use the bridge to go south?"

When the commander of the camp saw Zhang Ping asking, he felt a little embarrassed. This kind of military secret could not be leaked, but he was unwilling to play off Zhang Ping's interest. After thinking for a while, he handed over his hand and said: "We, the little soldiers, don't do this kind of thing at all."

Clearly, we are building the bridge here under orders. If the prince has any questions, please go to Jiangling and ask the king in person."

Seeing that the other party deliberately avoided the topic, Zhang Ping smiled and stopped asking. At this time, a soldier beside him pointed in the distance and said in surprise: "General, look over there, is that person Qian Chang?"

Han Ping?"

Hearing the soldiers mention Han Ping, Zhang Ping said displeasedly: "Why are you so crazy? In the battle of Julu, the Qin army was already..."

Zhang Ping's injury was triggered, and he couldn't bear to look back on the past. Xiang Yu killed 200,000 surrendered troops, and Han Ping was also one of these 200,000 soldiers. He was worshiped as a thousand commander and was one of the few fierce generals under his father Zhang Han.

First, how could he not be angry when being mentioned like this by a soldier? Just when Zhang Ping was about to turn around and scold him, the soldier pointed to the distance again and said happily: "General, he is indeed Han Ping."

The soldiers mentioned Han Ping twice, which made Zhang Ping look into the distance with confusion. Among the crowd, a burly middle-aged man was walking towards the pontoon carrying a rolling log. Zhang Ping raised his eyes on the horse.

, after careful identification, it turned out to be Han Ping.

Zhang Ping could no longer contain the joy in his heart. He cupped his hands to the village chief beside him and said happily: "There is an old friend of mine in front of me. Please be accommodating and let me reminisce with him."

Zhang Ping glanced at the soldier. The soldier understood, and immediately took out a bag of copper coins from his arms, handed it to the commander, and told him: "My general will only chat with him and won't cause any trouble to you."

The village chief took the money bag and weighed it. It was very heavy. He couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Which one does the prince want to see? I will bring it to you."

"Okay, that's that person, did you see it?" Zhang Ping pointed his horse whip into the distance, and the commander looked along the whip. After several identifications, the commander smiled and cupped his hands, and rode his horse towards the construction site.

…

Zhang Ping ordered his people to find a clean and refreshing place, spread it with military blankets, and put out food and wine. After everything was busy, Zhang Ping invited Han Ping to sit across from him. Han Ping had not seen Zhang Ping for a long time, and he was so excited that he burst into tears. They met again after a long absence.

It's like meeting an old friend in a foreign country. This feeling of missing each other is beyond words.

Zhang Ping was also moved to tears. He looked at Han Ping, holding a wine glass in his hand. For a long time, Zhang Ping forgot to persuade Han Ping to take a sip of wine.

In the Battle of Julu, the Qin army was defeated, and Zhang Han was finally forced to surrender to Chu. However, Xiang Yu became murderous because of the large number of Qin troops. Overnight, 200,000 Qin troops disappeared out of thin air, which had to make Zhang Han and others

It was believed that 200,000 Qin troops had been killed. Moreover, soon after, there were rumors in the army that Xiang Yu killed 200,000 surrendered soldiers.

Zhang Han always thought that he was ashamed of these 200,000 soldiers. Zhang Ping also felt sorry for this, but he didn't expect that he met Han Ping here, one of the 200,000 Qin soldiers. This made Zhang Ping feel more than just

Shocked, more than anything, confused and confused.

Only when the soldiers on the side reminded Zhang Ping did Zhang Ping wake up from his thoughts. He looked at Han Ping with tears on his face, sighed softly, and choked with sobs: "General Han, don't say anything else for now. I'll toast you."

Han Ping also quickly picked up the wine glass, touched it to Zhang Ping, and drank it all in one gulp. Zhang Ping also drank the wine in the glass, and then sighed: "Back then, when we were marching to Xin'an, two hundred thousand troops disappeared overnight. After that,

Bad news came from the army. Xiang Yu killed the 200,000 Qin troops. I thought I would never have the chance to reunite with you in this life, but I didn't expect that I could see you here. It's really God's will, but I really want to

Do you know what happened that night?"

Han Ping was reminded of the past by Zhang Ping. He lowered his head and recalled it for a while, sighing one after another. After a long time, Han Ping sighed: "That night, Xiang Yu really wanted to trap us. He had someone in the camp rebelling and drove us away.

Go to the valley, shoot an arrow, light a fire

, transporting earth to bury us. When we were unable to resist and thought we were certain to die, King Xiang Zhuang of Eastern Chu arrived with his army. He had a bad fight with Ying Bu and other generals, and was able to save us, but there were still many brothers.

Lost their lives in that massacre."

After Han Ping finished speaking, Zhang Ping was almost speechless in surprise. Xiang Zhuang saved the Qin army? He couldn't believe it. Since Xiang Zhuang saved the Qin army, why didn't he reveal the news?

Seemingly seeing Zhang Ping's doubts, Han Ping sighed: "General Xiangzhuang was afraid that we would be feared by Xiang Yu again and become murderous again, so he quietly moved us to Hengshan and detained us there until the fall of Qin. General Xiangzhuang issued a decree.

According to the decree, as long as we serve for two years, we can clear our status as slaves, establish our own family in Chu State, marry a wife, have children, and extend our heirs."

Speaking of this, Han Ping continued with a hint of longing: "I have been here for almost a year, and in one more year, I can leave here."

"Have you ever thought about returning to Guanzhong? We are still Qin people." Zhang Ping asked tentatively, but Han Ping shook his head: "It's impossible, Qin has been destroyed, and the world is no longer a winner.

, I also figured it out, my life was given by Xiang Zhuang, I want to go to Dongchu, and I want to follow the Ming Lord."

Han Ping's attitude was very clear. Zhang Ping knew that there was no need to persuade him any more. He sighed helplessly. He had no intention of asking anymore about building the bridge. At this time, Zhang Ping only had one goal in mind. He was going to visit Xiangzhuang.

Let’s take a look at this man who was able to impress the very brave commander of the Qin State. What magical powers does he have?

After a long silence, Zhang Ping took a money bag from his hands and handed it to Han Ping, comforting him: "No matter what happens in the future, come to me if you have any difficulties."

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Chapter completed!