The Conqueror Isn’t Alone

The ancient books that Lu Bu asked for in order to coax his brother to gain advantage actually solved the urgent needs of the officials of Chu State who were worried about the internal affairs of Guanzhong.

The difficult problems that appeared to be very difficult due to the lack of knowledge about household registration, money and food expenses were easily solved.

Not only Han Xin could see the importance of this batch of information at a glance, but also the staff of the Chu camp felt like they had obtained it as a treasure and knew it was indispensable.

Compared with the gleeful General Lu, who was full of praise for General Lu's intelligence and resourcefulness, Xiang Yu's face was dark and he was noncommittal.

No one could see that the King of Chu was deep in thought, worrying about how to reward his beloved general Fengxian.

Fengxian was devoted to Chu, but he didn't want the throne, he didn't take the fertile land, he didn't get the rewards, and he even went to the poor and remote areas of Bashu.

Any prince who has even the slightest pity for his loyalty will definitely stop him.

Xiang Yu had a stern face and deep eyes, but he actually didn't know what to do.

He originally wanted to prevent Feng Xian from being unwilling and bringing up the old matter again in the future, so that he could be given the generous treatment of entering the treasure house to collect the reward.

But he didn't expect that Fengxian was so honest that he didn't even look at the gold, silver and jewels. He only took away the shabby book that no one cared about, and also found out from it the important sect of the former Qin Dynasty that the traitor surnamed Liu had deliberately hidden.

The reward has not yet been achieved, but another great contribution has been made. How should I reward him this time?

When Xiang Yu was still worried about how to compensate and reward his beloved general, something unexpected happened outside the pass.

——When the three forces united to rebel against Chu, the former Chu general and current Jiujiang king Yingbu, who had always turned a blind eye to the overlord's edict, and his wife Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, suddenly launched an army to attack Chu.

Jiujiang and Hengshan were adjacent to Chu territory, and the Chu people mostly regarded these two countries as allies, so the city was not defended at all.

As a result, the two men suddenly attacked and defeated the Chu army without any defenses. They were so powerful that they conquered eight cities in one night.

Yingbu knew that he had once been a general under the King of Chu. If he betrayed his old master so openly, without a suitable name, he would definitely be criticized and criticized.

So he simply took a preemptive strike. Before sending troops, he prepared a silk indictment, which listed Xiang Yu's eight major crimes, either true or false. Every time a city was breached, he summoned the local elders and read the proclamation loudly in public.

The nine major crimes written in the memorandum were as follows: Xiang Yu disobeyed the order of the former Chu King Xiong Xin and beheaded Song Yi, the champion of Qingzi; later brutally killed 200,000 Qin soldiers in Xin'an; and then coerced the princes' troops into the pass and despised the old master; Furthermore, because he was greedy for power and was a human subject, he rebelliously ordered someone to assassinate the monarch, so as to monopolize power and put the blame on the innocent Han King Liu Bang; he seized Xianyang, the former Qin capital, as a new capital, plundered treasures and beauties, and kept all the data for himself; and the enfeoffments were uneven. , moved the monarch of the old country to a poor place, and allowed his ministers to occupy fertile land, in order to incite disputes; by pacifying the internal rebellion of Qi Tianrong, they invaded the land of Sanqi; and by using Zang Tu's regicide, he occupied Yan , the two kingdoms of Liaodong; and then took advantage of the danger, forced Changshan King Zhang Er to give up the throne, and took advantage of the situation to capture Changshan...

In the eyes of the princes, it is obvious that even if the first six items are added together, they are not as powerful as the last three items individually.

Qingbu read this proclamation in order to destroy Xiang Yu's reputation, but he only omitted one thing.

If he issued such a message in the Guanzhong area where the people's hearts are still unstable, the elders of the former Qin Dynasty who still have lingering resentment because of the Xin'an pit killing and surrendering soldiers will definitely have a response.

But the people he accused Xiang Yu of were the people of Chu who were most loyal to Xiang Yu.

Because of his carelessness and trusting this old general of the Chu army, the city was taken away and looted, which made the people of Chu feel resentful.

Now that they heard that this traitor was so proud that he splashed sewage on the king they respected to express his confession, how could they want to listen to such crazy words? He only becomes more contemptuous and angry!

Yingbu listened to the advice of his advisers and followed his example. However, instead of swaying public opinion, he actually aroused public sentiment. The people of Chu State were full of ferocity, and they cursed him desperately.

He could barely tolerate it at first, but when he reached the eighth city, he was still like this. He was so violent and murderous that he could not hold back his anger. He went into a rage on the spot and ordered the soldiers to massacre all the elders in the city. , as a warning to others!

By the time Xiang Yu, who was stationed in the new capital in Guanzhong, received the report, half of the old territory of Chu had fallen into the hands of Qingbu and Wu Rui, who suddenly launched an army. Five cities were massacred by Qingbu due to fierce resistance.

Xiang Yu was not good at words. Although he felt angry in his heart when he listened to the content of the message, he could not hold it back.

When he learned that the former general was not only ungrateful and rebellious for no reason, but also so despicable and cold-blooded that he brutally slaughtered all the subjects he valued...

Xiang Yu's chest was filled with anger, his thin lips were pursed tightly, and his heavy pupils seemed to be spitting out fire.

The hands were clenched into fists, and veins popped out on the back of them, making a crunching sound.

Not only the overlord Xiang Yu, but also all the officials of Chu State were shocked and furious when they heard about this.

For the Tingbu who betrayed the master for no reason and then swore at others, who was worse than a beast, he even wished he could eat his blood, eat his flesh, and sleep on his skin!

Previously, Tian Rong and others allied forces to rebel against Chu. After all, they were causing rebellion within the country. How could they dare to be so arrogant as to attack Chu's territory and even massacre the people of Chu!

Acting like this is more than just a blatant provocation? It is as if he is trampling on the power of the Overlord!

If the rebellion in Lishan is not eradicated, and the hatred of the elders in the hometown is not avenged, then he will be a man in vain!

The Chu army shared the same hatred of the enemy and was so angry that they could not bear it for a moment. They immediately set out to relieve the danger in the eastern Chu land and suppress the rebellion of Yingbu Wu Rui.

Facing the angry ministers, Xiang Yu took a deep breath, sneered, and exercised restraint.

He summoned the generals to explain the situation. Without waiting for the generals to curse Wu Rui in anger, he ordered in a low and cold voice: Let Zhou Yin take the place of Gu.

In charge of all affairs in Xianyang, Zhang Han is in charge of the imperial army and is still stationed in the city; Fengxian leads the Guanzhong army and stays in place to adapt to changes; the rest of the generals will follow Gu and lead 50,000 people to set off tonight and return to Dongchu to defeat the rebels!

The generals were eager for revenge and full of anger. Faced with the king's order to send troops overnight, they responded with a bang.

There are 250,000 troops stationed in Xianyang. Although Xiang Yu was extremely angry, he did not lose his mind. He selected elite soldiers and horses, and prepared to take away only the most mobile 50,000 people. He also left 150,000 defenders and Lu Bu's 50,000 Guanzhong troops to guard Xianyang. More than enough.

On the eastern battlefield, there are Zhao County under Zhongli Mei, Qi County under Long Qie, Yan County, temporarily led by Li Zuoche, and Linjiang King Gong Ao. The four-party coalition forces support each other. Under the encirclement, the Taobu Wu army Rui will definitely lose.

But the incident happened so unexpectedly, and the outcome seemed so clear-cut. Fan Zeng, who never said a word, was keenly aware of something amiss.

Based on his intuition, it was definitely not the two masterminds of this matter, Ying Bu and Wu Rui, but someone else.

Chu's great armies in the world are invincible, and Ting Bu, who was once a general of Chu, must know how powerful they are.

Even if they unite with Wu Rui, their wife, they can only raise 150,000 troops at most. How can they be the opponent of the tyrannical Chu army led by the Overlord himself?

Although Ting Bu is by no means a wise man, he is also good at assessing the situation and is definitely not a fool who blindly throws eggs at stones. How could he be so unreasonable and provoke the overlord's anger and fight a battle that has no chance of winning?

The more Fan Zeng thought about it, the more he realized that there was something fishy about this matter. His eyes were foggy and there was no clarity.

He subconsciously concluded that Qingbu's move seemed reckless, but there must be a trick behind it.

He wanted to persuade him, but he knew that there was no clear evidence and he could only rely on one person's conjecture to stop these furious lions.

Unfortunately, the king has not completely lost his mind. When deploying the generals, he did not forget to leave the generals first.

There is one person sitting here, Fengxian, who is as powerful as thousands of troops. Even if Xiaoxiao wants to take advantage of the situation to cause chaos, he must be careful of his power.

Fan Zeng sighed secretly. After comforting himself in this way, he couldn't help but cast his eyes on Lu Bu, who had also been silent.

But he saw Lu Bu's eyes were solemn, and his expression was unpredictable, sometimes frowning, sometimes calm.

Although Lu Bu could not sympathize with the massacre of the Chu people and was furious like all the generals, he was happy to see the outcome of the rebellion of Ying Bu and his father-in-law alone.

Lu Bu was sullen, but felt happy in his heart. He thought that he was a rag and a mediocre man. He didn't accomplish enough, and his betrayal was delayed too early!

If Wu Rui of Qingbu did not rebel, there would be no reason to attack, and Jiujiang and Hengshan would not be able to be recovered.

The Central Plains has not yet been unified, so how can Xiang Hanzi care about the one-third of an acre of land in Bashu?

I'm really dozing off right now, so bring me a pillow and rush to seek death!

How could Lu Bu have expected that one moment he was gearing up and eager to try, thinking of taking the opportunity to compete with Rag Bu who had caused his revenge plan to fail and had been delayed until now, and the next moment he would ask this fool to change his mind and stay in This is the place.

His eyebrows were raised, and he was about to raise an objection, but suddenly an idea flashed across his face and he shut up decisively, choosing to obey silently.

——Damn it, it’s true that the one who is close to the black is the darkest. I have been mixed with this idiot for a long time, and I accidentally contracted the stupidity!

Lu Bu was still frightened.

The Chu army in front of them, who had been stabbed in their lair, rushed back in a hurry to save the people of the old capital and suppress the rebels, but they did what Lu Fengxian did hundreds of years later!

The only thing he cared about was Liu Mozi's head.

Seeing the chaos outside, Liu Mouse, who is not sure that he will die, can't hold back, and wants to fish in troubled waters, sneaking out of the mouse hole to cause trouble.

He was guarding Xianyang, and he even got a military order to act accordingly, which was exactly what he wanted.

Xianyang was on the only way for the Han army to leave the pass, and he led the sergeant in the camp. He could block Hanzhong when entering, and block the pass when retreating. It was really a good mission that was closely related to what he wanted!

It's rare that Xiang Hanzi got it wrong, he came to his senses and sent him a good errand.

But he almost got ruined by just one mouthful. It was so dangerous.

Lu Bu's eyes rolled around a few times, and as he thought about these details, he suddenly became happy instead of angry.

He was thinking about it by himself and accidentally ignored the deep look Xiang Yu suddenly gave him, which was difficult to distinguish between happiness and anger.

After this discussion was completed, the generals dispersed and returned to their camps to select elite soldiers and prepare for the dispatch of troops tonight, but Xiang Yu left Lu Bu alone.

Why leave him alone?

Lu Bu was full of suspicion and could not hide his vigilance as he stared at the foolish king who often made bad ideas.

Xiang Yu, however, was preoccupied and did not notice his wanton gaze. Instead, after pondering for a long time, he suddenly took off the sword Long Yuan from his waist and handed it to the confused Lu Bu.

Lu Bu got the Overlord's sword for no reason and was very surprised.

Before he could ask, Xiang Yu, who looked indifferent, finally made up his mind.

He slightly raised his eyes, stared at his beloved general with a calm expression, and solemnly asked: If there is chaos in the capital... I will use Long Yuan as a token to preside over the situation on my behalf and do my own thing.

Xiang Yu fixedly looked at his beloved general with wide eyes and a surprised look on his face. The anger in his eyes miraculously gradually calmed down and became softer.

Even though Xiang Bo, Ying Bu, and Wu Rui betrayed him one after another, he was still willing to believe in Xian.

——Also believe in Fengxian alone.