After being thrown out of the Han army camp by Xiang Kang's guards, he was afraid of the danger of sleeping outside the camp. The poor General Xiang You could only rush back to the Western Chu army camp overnight to report. Fortunately, his status was sufficient. Even if he returned to the camp late at night, no one dared to stop him. He was in danger and finally arrived at his destination safely.

However, when Xiang You returned to the camp, it was already half past the third day of the night, and Xiang Yu had already fallen asleep. Fortunately, Xiang You didn't want to see Xiang Yu immediately. He chose to go straight to Master Xiang Bo's tent, wake up the sleeping Xiang Bo, and first told Master Xiang Bo about the specific situation and experience of his mission to the Han army camp. Of course, Xiang You naturally concealed the matter related to Shan Youwei, and adapted it into Xiang Kang annoyed that he went to the Han army camp to surrender and insisted on killing him.

When Xiang Kang learned that he had indeed seen through the false surrender and discord, Master Xiang was of course shocked. When he heard that Xiang Kang had taken back the title reward he promised to give him and asked the Han army soldiers to show mercy on the formation, Master Xiang was so angry that he cursed at his unfilial nephew again, "Little evil beast! I didn't kill you with one sword before, I was blind!"

He beat his chest and stamped his feet and regretted not killing Xiang Kang when he was young. Master Xiang asked angrily again: "Did that little beast say anything?"

"No more, after he announced that he would take back the reward and pardon for your father, he would let someone drive the child out of the camp." Xiang You shook his head and said quickly: "But when he left the camp, the child accidentally discovered an important situation. Yafu also sent someone to deliver a letter to Xiang Kang, the traitor!"

"What? There is still this matter?" Master Xiang was shocked and asked quickly: "Tell me quickly, how did you find out about this situation?"

Xiang You agreed, and then he said in detail about the situation where he accidentally heard Old Man Fan send someone to contact Xiang Kang. Master Xiang was so angry that he couldn't help but roaring again with a blue face, "Shameless old thief! No wonder that little beast Xiang Kang was able to see through our plan of surrender. After a long time, it turned out that it was the secret of this shameless old thief!"

"Father, what should we do next?" Xiang You asked tremblingly: "The traitor Xiang Kang has already hated us father and son to the core. Not only has he taken back the reward title given to you, but he also wants the Han thief army to kill us. It is becoming increasingly impossible for brother to defeat this traitor now. What else can we do in the future?"

Xiang Bo was nervously thinking with a dark face, and soon gritted his teeth and said, "These things can only be taken one step at a time. Let's talk about them later. The most important thing now is to tell your brother the situation and the old man Fan Zeng betrayed us. Let's go and see your brother immediately."

"Now?" Xiang You said in surprise: "It's so late now, there's no need to tell your brother now, right? Isn't it the same to tell him after dawn?"

"All your head is covered with feces?" Master Xiang Bo is experienced in slandering his colleagues, and he roared angrily: "I will see your brother again after dawn. If outsiders are present, then we will be able to interrupt now?"

Xiang You thought so, and quickly praised his father's thoughts. Then he didn't even have time to change his clothes. He immediately followed Master Xiang to pay a visit to Xiang Yu overnight. Fortunately, Master Xiang's status was higher, and Xiang Yu was eager to know about Xiang You's mission to the Han army camp. So when he heard that Xiang You had returned, Xiang Yu ignored the late night and immediately put on his clothes and went to bed. He directly met Master Xiang and his son in his tent. As soon as he met, he couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Xiang Kang, the traitor, hasn't seen through our plan yet?"

The cruel facts quickly shattered Xiang Yu's dream. Xiang You had just finished telling the situation where Xiang Kang almost killed himself. Xiang Yu's face was already so gloomy that it could drip with water. He even spewed out a raging fire from his eyes. After a while, a sentence was squeezed out from his teeth, "The traitor, it was not fooled!"

"King, this matter is no longer important now." Xiang Bo said quickly: "Do you know that our plan of surrender and disagreement were discovered by Xiang Kang, the little evil beast, because there were traitors in our army and secretly told the Han thieves!"

"What? There's still this?"

Xiang Yu's shock was naturally extraordinary. General Xiang You quickly explained the matter of Old Man Fan sending someone to contact Xiang Kang in detail. But unfortunately, after hearing this, Xiang Yu not only did not shout at Old Man Fan, but also raised Xiang You and roared: "Nonsense! Ya's father is loyal to me, how could he do such a thing?"

"King, I can't believe it." Xiang You said with a sad face: "But I can hear it clearly that the messenger of the Han thief did say that Yafu's messenger had arrived. The camp officer of the Han thief's central army camp also personally rushed to the Han thief's central army tent to report to the Xiang Kang traitor."

Xiang Yu glared at Xiang You, but still refused to believe that Old Man Fan would contact Xiang Kang secretly behind his back. Xiang You was so nervous that Xiang Yu was glaring at him and said hurriedly: "Brother, I will never dare to joke with you about such a big thing. I really heard it clearly. It was Yafu who sent someone to deliver a letter to Xiang Kang's traitor!"

Xiang Yu closed his one-eyed eye and thought. After a long time, Xiang Yu slapped Xiang You heavily to the ground and roared: "Idiot, you have been trapped! Is there such a coincidence in the world that can make you hear the news that Yafu's messenger asked for a visit? This must be the thief who arranged it in advance and performed it for you to use you to discard the relationship between me and Yafu!"

Xiang You nodded quickly, not daring to deny that there was no possibility. Master Xiang Bo and Xiang next to him hated the old man Fan who was eager to rebel and block his retreat. He spoke in a gloomy tone: "Nephew, this matter may not be the scattered plan of the Han thief. Please don't forget that Xiang Kang's little evil beast first ordered Ya's father to go to the Han thief camp to negotiate, and then sent someone to send him a letter directly to ask whether Zhou Shupinfu's letter was true or false. These can prove that the Han thief is trying his best to rebel Ya's father. Now our situation is here again. None of us can guarantee whether Ya's father will be shaken."

"Impossible!" Xiang Yu waved his hand arbitrarily and said with a dark face: "Father Ya is not that kind of person, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to hand over the letters and messengers of Xiang Kang's traitors to me!"

"It is possible that Yafu knew that I had arrived outside his tent." Master Xiang pointed out an important possibility and said, "I was worried that the matter would be exposed, so I quickly took the initiative to hand over the letters and messengers of the traitors of Xiang Kang. Afterwards, he would have explained it slightly to Xiang Kang, and the traitors of Xiang Kang would definitely not mind such trivial matters."

Xiang Yu was silent and asked for a while: "Didn't you send someone to stare at Yafu secretly? Have you noticed anything abnormal?"

"My nephew, it's so easy." Master Xiang said with a wry smile: "Afu Ya's power is so great that he can command and dispatch all the generals and soldiers in the army. When you go out, even your guards and doctors have to obey his command. How could I keep him completely focused? He just needs to find an excuse and send someone to send a letter to the traitor of Xiang Kang. Isn't it just a joke?"

Xiang Yu's face became even more ugly, and it took him a long time to say viciously: "Without real evidence, I absolutely do not believe that Yafu will betray me!"

Master Xiang, who knew Xiang Yu’s trust and dependence on Old Man Fan, was a mortal enemy of Old Man Fan since he met him. Of course, he would not expect to take revenge with just a few words, and then changed his words and said, "Nephew, if you insist that Father Ya cannot have any other intentions, then I will not object. But Nephew, you better control the power of Father Ya a little bit. When the world situation reaches this point, our life will definitely be harder and harder in the future. If the thief is allowed to know our internal situation and military and political decisions well, we may not expect it."

Xiang Yu had a dark face and thought for a while, and said, "You guys go back first, let me think about it carefully."

Even Master Xiang did not dare to disobey Xiang Yu's orders. Of course, Uncle Xiang and his son bowed to leave immediately, but Xiang Yu no longer wanted to fall asleep. He sat in the tent and kept thinking. After a while, Xiang Yu simply asked the guards to bring the wine. He drank the wine alone. The expression on his face was still in a state of uncertainty and constant changes...

Finally, when it was dawn and dawn flashed into Xiang Yu's tent, Xiang Yu suddenly threw the wine glass to the ground, slapped the table a few times, and made up his mind...

After a while, he hurriedly finished his breakfast. As usual, Old Man Fan came to Xiang Yu's Central Army General's tent with a bunch of Chinese military documents, and went through the motions and asked Xiang Yu to sign and seal these official documents as usual. However, what surprised Old Man Fan was that Xiang Yu had signed the documents for the first time without reading them. On the contrary, he picked up several of the most important military documents and read them carefully, and refused to formally approve the official documents that Old Man Fan had already made a decision on his behalf.

Not knowing the inside story, Old Man Fan was a little happy at one time, thinking that the iron tree blossomed and the horse grew horns, and Xiang Yu finally made some progress. But what surprised Old Man Fan was that after finally approving the official documents he had drafted, Xiang Yu actually said: "Father Ya, you are old, don't be too tired. Let's do this, in the future, the appointment of thousands of people and generals of above-level levels in the army will be decided by the king himself, so you don't interfere. Also, the official documents sent from the rear of Pengcheng will be directly handed over to Kuai Che and Wu She for processing, and you don't have to worry."

Hearing this, not only Old Man Fan was stunned, but Kuai Che and Wu She, the civil servants of the Western Chu army who happened to be present, were also dumbfounded. They did not understand why Xiang Yu suddenly took power from Old Man Fan. Then, Old Man Fan thought that Xiang Yu was really understanding himself and wanted to help him reduce the burden. He hurriedly said: "Thank you, the king, but it doesn't matter. Old Minister can hold on to this old bone. Even if the king continues to handle these things, it will have no effect."

"A man in his seventies is better to take care of himself." Xiang Yu's smile was obviously a little reluctant, and he said, "By the way, otherwise, the miscellaneous matters such as food, grass, and weapons in the army will be handed over to my Uncle Ji's responsibility. Don't worry, Father Ya, and focus on giving advice to me in the future and helping me decide on strategic and tactical plans."

Hearing this, Kuai Che, Wu She and others didn't even dare to speak out, and they understood more clearly that Xiang Yu was indeed deliberately reducing the power in Old Man Fan's hands. Old Man Fan finally realized it suddenly. After looking at Xiang Yu in great surprise, Old Man Fan asked directly: "King, is something wrong?"

"No, nothing happened?" Xiang Yu denied it, pretended to yawn, and said, "I didn't sleep well last night. I want to go and have a rest. You can go back and do your own business."

After saying that, Xiang Yu stood up and walked, leaving Old Man Fan torn aside in the central army's tent, not understanding why Xiang Yu suddenly took away the many powers in his hands. Kuai Che and Wu She on the other side looked at each other quietly, and then said in their hearts: "Oh no, something big will definitely happen."

Finally, according to Xiang Yu's order, Old Man Fan returned to his tent in confusion. However, just as Old Man Fan was becoming more and more confused, something that almost made him feel angry happened - Xiang Yu actually sent another team of guards to take away almost all the important military documents in Old Man Fan's tent on the excuse that he wanted to take a look at it himself! Old Man Fan was of course furious when he saw it, and simply asked directly: "Did the king say when will these documents be sent back?"

"Report to Father Ya, the king didn't say anything." The guard of Xiang Yu, who led the team, bowed and replied carefully, "Father Ya, the king also asked the villain to give you a message. He heard that your original guards had not served you well, so he decided to replace your guards, and someone would replace Father Ya's guards later."

Old Man Fan opened his mouth wide, and after a while, he grinned and said, "Go back and tell the king, I'll thank you, thank you for your concern!"

The guards sent by Xiang Yu also knew that this was definitely abnormal and did not dare to say anything more. They just quickly agreed, and then quickly left with the important official document of the Western Chu army that Xiang Yu called for, leaving, leaving Old Man Fan in the camp that suddenly became much empty, his face turned ashen and his chest was fluttering violently.

The old man Fan was even more angry and was still behind. After a while, Xiang Yu not only sent a team of guards to replace the capable guards who had followed him for many years, but the new guards sent were all soldiers under the command of Old Man Fan's lord Master Xiang Boxiang. The guard leader led the team, and one of Xiang You's many wives and brothers!

Seeing Xiang You's brother-in-law standing in front of him with a smile, saying that he would be responsible for serving him in the future. Even if Old Man Fan was slow, he knew that Xiang Yu had already had great suspicion for him and would never trust him as much as before. As we all know, Old Man Fan had a bad temper. After being so obviously suspicious, Old Man Fan naturally couldn't bear it. After thinking with a dark face for a long time, Old Man Fan simply stood up, pushed away the new guard lined up in front of him, and rushed out of his camp.

Under the surveillance of the new guard, Old Man Fan rushed to Xiang Yu's camp quickly and quickly. Before the guards in front of the tent could report, he pushed the guard away and entered the tent. He shouted in great angrily: "Get out! I want to see the king!"

Perhaps it was destined, or after rushing into Xiang Yu's camp, Old Man Fan discovered that Master Xiang Bo, who had a horoscope with him, happened to be in the tent, and was still whispering something with Xiang Yu. Then, seeing Old Man Fan rushing in with a ugly face, even Xiang Yu was slightly surprised and asked, "Father Ya, what are you doing?"

"If you have any military affairs, you need to discuss with the king." Old Man Fan said with a dark face: "When you took away the power of the old minister today, didn't you say it? Let the old minister concentrate on helping you with advice and formulate strategic and tactical plans in the future. The old minister acts in accordance with the order, so now we are here."

"Father Ya was joking." Master Xiang took the conversation and said with a smile: "How could the king trust you so much? The king just understands that you are old and weak, and wants others to share some of your burden for you."

Old Man Fan didn't bother to pay attention to Master Xiang's smile, but sat opposite Xiang Yu and said directly: "King, we have collapsed on the battlefield of Qi. After the northern army of the Han thieves freed up, they will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to enter our hinterland and cut off our contact with the rear of Pengcheng. There is no more time left for us. The old minister believes that our only choice now is to withdraw directly from Pengcheng, extend the food supply of the Han thieves to exchange for time, and then gather the strength of Jiangdong and Huainan to defend Pengcheng with all their strength! The old minister hopes that you don't have any more fantasies and follow the plan immediately, just say it."

"When withdrawing Pengcheng directly, what should we do with our Dongjun, Dangjun and Chenjun?" Xiang Yu said hesitantly: "So much city land, can we just give it to the Han thieves directly?"

"Do we still have the hope of protecting these places?" Old Man Fan sneered and asked, "Over the years, our Western Chu army has become weaker and weaker, but the Han thieves are becoming stronger and stronger. Now, except for Tian Heng, who is isolated in Linzi, all the princes in the world have turned to the Han thieves. The hundreds of thousands of troops of the Han thieves are unstoppable. What else do we have hope to protect these places? Since it cannot be saved, it is better to give up just by simply giving up."

Xiang Yu could not refute, and Master Xiang next to him said sarcastically: "Father Ya is so generous. Since he can't save it, it's better to give up directly? Did Father Ya forget how much effort we had and how many people died to take down these land and cities?"

"What do you think Master Xiang should do?" Old Man Fan asked with a sneer: "If Master Xiang has a better way to deal with the current situation, I am willing to follow your decision."

Master Xiang, whose strategic and tactical values ​​were almost negative, was speechless. After a moment, he smiled and said, "Our king will naturally make decisions in this matter. How dare the old minister make random suggestions and interfere with the king's wise decisions?"

"A wise decision?" Old Man Fan was extremely angry and simply laughed out loud, and then said to Xiang Yu, whose face had already begun to turn blue: "King, you decide whether to adopt the old minister's plan? If it is adopted, the old minister will go back to Pengcheng with you. If it is not adopted..."

"What is Na Ya's father going to do?" Master Xiang Bo and Master Xiang asked quickly.

"Then please allow me to retire and return home!" Old Man Fan blurted out and said, "I am incompetent and did not assist the king well, so the situation of our Western Chu army has been corrupted so far. As an apology, I asked the king to demote me to the people and let me return to my hometown in Juchao to think about my mistakes!"

Unexpectedly, Old Man Fan would be so angry that he resigned directly. Xiang Yu was a little furious, but Master Xiang next to him was so happy that he said in surprise: "Father Ya, how can you leave? Our situation is so critical now. The king is just in need of you to help him with advice and planning. How can you say that you will resign? What should we do if we are the king?"

"Master Xiang, stop pretending." Old Man Fan couldn't bear it anymore and roared: "Isn't you the wish you have always been to drive me away from the king? I've fulfilled your wish today, so please stop pretending to be hypocritical!"

Master Xiang quickly shouted for justice and asked Xiang Yu to prove that he had never wanted to drive Old Man Fan away. Old Man Fan was too lazy to pay attention to Master Xiang again, but he turned to Xiang Yu and said loudly: "King, please decide, should you withdraw to Pengcheng immediately? Or let the old man retire and return home? You decide in one sentence!"

Unlike in history, although Xiang Yu has also developed serious suspicion of Old Man Fan, because of the current critical situation in the Western Chu army, Xiang Yu did not dare to easily decide to drive Old Man Fan away, as his right-hand man. Master Xiang on the other side saw Xiang Yu's thoughts. In order to have the opportunity to continue to slander and slander, Xiang Yu made up his mind to let Old Man Fan get out. Master Xiang rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "Father Ya, how can you tell us the king to make a decision easily for such a big thing? Let us king consider it one night and give you a reply tomorrow. What do you think?"

Old Man Fan was still too lazy to pay attention to Master Xiang. His turbid eyes were just staring at Xiang Yu who was sitting opposite him. But what made Old Man Fan completely give up was that not only did not reject his resignation as he imagined, Xiang Yu also apologized to him and returned the power of the Western Chu army that he had long held. On the contrary, after thinking for a long time, Xiang Yu said hesitantly: "Father Ya, this matter is too big. Let me consider it for one night and give you a reply tomorrow."

Hearing this, Master Xiang was of course overjoyed, and immediately said viciously in his heart: "Old man, if I don't persuade my nephew to tell you to get out of here, I won't have the surname Xiang in the future, and I will take your surname!"

Still hearing this, Old Man Fan suddenly seemed to have suddenly become ten years older, and then slowly stood up and said slowly: "Okay, then you can think carefully, then you can think about it."

After saying that, Old Man Fan turned around and walked out with a staggering pace. When he reached the tent, Old Man Fan turned around and said to Master Xiang Bo, "Master Xiang, I heard that you have been complaining behind your back, and your brother Wu Anjun is too good to Xiang Kang's traitor. In fact, you are wrong. You are the best uncle to the real Xiang Kang's traitor."

After saying this, Old Man Fan shook his sleeves and came out of the tent. Xiang Yu felt unbearable when he saw it. He quickly stood up and wanted to come out to chase him. Master Xiang, who was indeed better, hurriedly stopped him and said impatiently: "King, Father Ya is now emotionally excited and can do anything. We should let him calm down first and then decide what to do."

Unable to resist the repeated persuasion of his uncle, Xiang Yu sat down again and completely missed the last opportunity to keep Old Man Fan.
Chapter completed!