Chapter 387: Sword aims at Huainan

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it has been another three years, and it has come 185 BC. (　　　)

At this time, King Liu Bang of Han was already seventy-one years old, and King Xiang Zhuang of Chu was also forty years old.

In the past three years, China has basically not had any major wars. Qi is licking the wounds, while Chu and Han are trying hard to accumulate strength and prepare for the final decisive battle.

However, the changes in the world's pattern are dazzling. First, Zhao suddenly formed an alliance with Chu, and then Yan and South Korea also betrayed Han and formed an alliance with Chu. Obviously, for Han, Zhao, Yan and other countries, the threat of Qi and Han is far greater than that of Chu in the south.

Then the South Vietnam joined the Qi and Han camps, posing a threat to the Chu state from behind.

Then half a month ago, Huainan suddenly betrayed the alliance with Chu and turned to form an alliance with Han and Qi. It also sent troops to slaughter two counties in Jiujiang County and killed tens of thousands of Chu people.

Xiang Zhuang was furious when he heard the news. He immediately summoned the civil and military ministers to gather together with the Chu Palace to discuss matters.

"Ying Bu is not trustworthy and has no righteousness, and has committed a favor to the Han Dynasty. The Huainan army is cruel and cruel. If I kill my innocent people, I will be the king in vain if I don't pursue this matter, I will be the king in vain!" Xiang Zhuang was furious and slapped the table, then drew his sword and slashed a corner of the table in front of him, shouting loudly, "You all tell me, how should you punish Ying Bu and how to punish Huainan?!"

The Grand Marshal Xiang Tuo responded and said, "King, there is nothing to say. Just start an army and destroy Huainan Kingdom!"

When he said this, Xiang was full of confidence, and the fact was indeed the case. After three years of hard work, all the soldiers in Jingxiang and Bashu had been trained. According to the list of the Sheichong Mansion, there are now 300,000 soldiers in Jiangdong, 100,000 soldiers in Jingxiang, 200,000 soldiers in Bashu, 200,000 soldiers in Bashu, 200,000 soldiers in Bashu, 200,000 soldiers in addition to 60,000 imperial guards and 20,000 naval troops. The Chu State has already had nearly 700,000 troops!

With nearly 700,000 troops, it would be easy to destroy a mere Huainan country?

"Yes, Ying Bu is so hateful, you must not let it go easily. It just takes this opportunity to destroy the Huainan Kingdom. The Holy Temple."

"What the Taiwei said is extremely true. If such evil deeds are not punished, where will the prestige of our Great Chu State be?"

"King, I am willing to lead 100,000 troops across the river and the northward expedition. If I cannot destroy Huainan Kingdom, I will come and see you."

"Why use a cattle knife to kill a chicken? Just a Huainan country does not need the Taiwei to personally fight. It is enough to go to the end."

In an instant, the hall was boiling like boiling boiling water. Now, Xiang Zhuang's prestige has reached an unprecedented height, even compared with Qin Shihuang of the Great Qin Empire. Even Xiang He, the most authoritative imperial court, was the only one who followed Xiang Zhuang, let alone other ministers.

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang made an unprecedented statement that he would severely punish Yingbu and Huainan Kingdom. Who wouldn’t the ministers be excited?

Xiang Zhuang raised his hand gently, and was fiercely condemning Ying Bu and the civil and military ministers of Huainan Kingdom closed their mouths at the same time. The hall, which was still noisy just now, was quiet so quiet that it could be heard.

"In this way, I decided to raise an army to attack Huainan." After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said again, "General!"

Bi Shu, who had been promoted to general, stepped forward and bowed his hands and said respectfully: "I am here."

Nowadays, the official rank system of Chu State is relatively chaotic. There are the ranks of the imperial court who followed the former Chu, the tutor, the Grand Tutor, the Grand Marshal, and the Taiwei who followed the system of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and there are also the generals, the Generals of the Cavalry General, the General of the Guard, etc. Xiang Zhuang is considering introducing ranks and distinguishing the ranks of the officials. Of course, that is definitely not the Nine-rank Zhongzheng system.

In fact, even if the Nine-rank Zhongzheng system was implemented, it would be impossible for the Chu State to have a group of gentry clans.

In the current state of Chu, as long as you have the ability, whether you are a soldier, traders, or work as a craftsman, you have the opportunity to obtain titles for your merits and become a nobleman. However, if your descendants do not have the ability, it is easy to become a civilian, because according to the titles below the Chu Fahou, you cannot be hereditary. The latest chapter of the Holy Temple

Therefore, it is impossible for the Chu State to have class solidification at all.

Without class solidification, the gentry family would lose the soil for survival.

Xiang Zhuang looked at Bi Shu and asked, "General, if you lead the troops, how many troops can destroy Huainan Kingdom?"

Xiang Tuo was a little disappointed when he heard this. It seemed that he had nothing to do with this Northern Expedition. Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Zhou Yin were filled with regrets. After missing this opportunity, they had a rare opportunity to lead troops in their lives. After all, they were almost sixty years old, and they might one day follow the former king.

Bi Shu said: "If it were just Huainan Kingdom, 100,000 troops were enough, but I thought that Han Kingdom and Qi would definitely not stand by and watch, and they would definitely send troops to rescue him, so at least 150,000 troops were needed."

Xiang Zhuang pondered for a moment and said decisively: "I will give you 200,000 troops, plus the Hu Ben Army, and I will definitely destroy Huainan Kingdom!"

"Here!" Bi Shu bowed to the ground, and his heart was also full of excitement. In a blink of an eye, more than three years have passed since the last battle in Huainan. In this battle in Huainan, I wonder if there is still a chance to fight Han Xin?

Xiang Zhuang ordered the war machine of Chu to start running at full speed. Trucks of military rations, trucks of supplies, and equipment came out of Wuwei Gate and drove continuously along the Triumph Avenue to the riverside. Then, with the help of the navy, crossed the Wujiang River and drove into Jiujiang in a mighty manner.

The soldiers who were on vacation who were not more than the title also ended their vacation one after another, handed over their young son who was pestering him to his beautiful wife and concubine who wanted to learn martial arts. Then they took out the fat and strong war horse from the stable, and took the shiny horizontal knife from the servants. Finally, they turned around and waved to their relatives, and rode their horses away.

At the same time, farmers put down the hoe in their hands, hunters put down the short bow in their hands, craftsmen put down the hammer in their hands, fishermen put down the fishing nets in their hands, then went home to put on the ring-shaped knife, put on the shiny new leather armor, and then stepped on the Numa I just bought, and went to dismantle Chongfu Yingmao.

With such a huge material dispatch, such a large-scale military aggregation naturally could not hide the suspicion of various countries. Soon, the news that the State of Chu was gathering troops on a large scale in Jiujiang was spread to Xianyang through hundreds of carrier pigeons, Linzi, Pengcheng, Handan, Anyi and Jixian.

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Hearing that the Chu army was gathering in Jiujiang, King Yingbu of Huainan was panicked.

At this time, Ying Bu was over 60 years old and had already entered his twilight years. He had long since become obsessed with wine and color all day long. Ying Bu, who had just passed 60, looked like an old man in his seventies. Not only was his straight back hunched, but his face was also covered with mottled old spots and crisscrossing wrinkles.

When the disaster was approaching, Ying Bu quickly summoned the civil and military ministers to discuss countermeasures.

In the court, Fei Zhu demoted the Chu army violently and threatened that only 50,000 troops could be blocked from the country. Zhu Jian, Ma Ye and other treacherous gangsters were also adding fuel to the fire. Kuai Che shook his head when he saw it. These short-sighted idiots really don’t know how the word death was written, and they even wanted to block the Chu army with the power of a country?

However, Ying Bu finally woke up a little while and turned his attention to Kuai Che.

Kuai Che sighed and said, "King, the eleven counties under the rule of Chu have been trained, with a total force of more than 600,000. Bi Shu is a military squad that can be compared with King Han Xin of Qi. This time, Bi Shu led 300,000 troops to attack Huainan. The momentum is not something that our Huainan country can resist..."

"Kuai Che, how dare you become more ambitious and destroy your own prestige?"

"That's right, what a 600,000 army is called bluff."

"And that Bishu is just a fictional reputation."

Before Kuai Che could finish his words, he was scolded by Fei Zhu, Zhu Jian, Ma Ye and others.

In normal times, Kuai Che would definitely not say anything, but this time, Kuai Che rarely ignored Fei Zhu and others, but continued to advise Ying Bu: "King, please condemn the envoy to the King of Han and King Qi to ask for help! When the State of Chu is about to stop working, 300,000 troops will be launched into Huainan, then it will be too late."

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When Ying Bu was summoning ministers to discuss countermeasures, Liu Bang was also holding an imperial meeting.

Two years ago, Liu Bang also imitated Xiangzhuang to set up a spy organization and sent a large number of fine works to Jiangdong, Jingxiang, and Bashu. Although many were killed by the ebony cliffs of Chu, a small number of fine works were still successfully lurking down and formed a complete intelligence agency. Therefore, Liu Bang was able to know the trends of Chu at the first time.

When he heard that Chu was going to attack Huainan, Liu Bang quickly summoned the right prime minister Xiao He, the right military advisor Zhang Liang, the left military advisor Chen Ping, the left military advisor Bai Mo, the grand lieutenant Zhou Bo, and the general Lu Tai and other important civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.

"Tell me all my dear friends." Although Liu Bang was already seventy-two, he still seemed energetic. "It is said that Xiang Zhuang's son mobilized more than 300,000 troops this time and sent out the most elite Hu Ben Army. It seems that he is determined to win it. Huainan Country alone will definitely not be able to resist it. Should we save it or not?"

Xiao He looked at Zhang Liang and Chen Ping and said, "I think I should save you."

As Xiao He finished speaking, Bai Mo, Zhou Bo and Lu Tai nodded and agreed.

Liu Bang's eyes fell on Zhang Liang and asked, "Zifang, what about your opinion?"

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment and whispered: "King, I also think that Huainan should be saved, but how to save it still needs to be considered." After saying this, Zhang Liang said again, "After all, there is a Qi State between our Han Kingdom and Huainan Kingdom. If we want to send troops directly to Huainan Kingdom, the army will have to pass through the border of Qi State. Will the King of Qi have any ideas?"

Liu Bang said: "This is all for the rescue of Huainan Kingdom. Han Xin should not have any ideas, right?"

"That's not sure." Chen Ping took over the sentence and said, "The king, I also think that Brother Zifang's words are reasonable. Instead of directly sending troops to Huainan, it is better to recruit a large army to attack Jingxiang and force the Chu army to return to the army to save themselves."
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