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Text Chapter 217 Chu State sends troops and Xiang Liang takes command (first update)

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    A city thousands of miles away from Xianyang City.

    This is a medium-sized city of very ordinary size. Judging from the size, the population is probably between 50,000 and 80,000 people, with a maximum of no more than 100,000 people.

    Although it is not small, cities of this size are not uncommon in the entire world, although they are not everywhere.

    However, this city, with a maximum population of less than 100,000 people, does not look very empty at this moment.  Only groups of soldiers wearing black armor were seen patrolling, and figures could be seen shaking everywhere on the city top.

    In the northeast corner of the city, there is a huge military camp with three floors inside and three floors outside. It can be seen that it has undergone some simple expansion.

    At a glance, we can see countless neatly dressed soldiers among them. From the aura emanating from that group of people, it can be seen that they are all elite soldiers, and there is a faint smell of blood, which means they have seen blood!  It's a veteran!

    "General, the second phase of recruitment has been completed. According to preliminary statistics, the number of our troops is now 137,328. Among them, 22,106 are from the Tiger Guards, and the rest are from recent times.  Collected local troops and hard labor.¡±

    At this time, in the camp, a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar was sitting at a desk.  And a man wearing armor stood respectfully not far away.

    Hearing the man¡¯s words, the middle-aged scholar-like man raised his head.  "The speed is a bit slow. In two days, I hope to have 150,000 people."

    "ThisGeneral, this may be a bit difficult. Almost everyone within a few hundred miles has been incorporated."

    "Inform the magistrates of several surrounding counties to open the prison and select from those prisoners."

    "General. This isn't good, is it?" The deputy general was startled.

    "It's okay, tell the county magistrates that if there are serious criminals or death row prisoners, as long as they are qualified, they will be selected into the army. Going to the battlefield for Da Qin is their only chance to atone for their sins."

    "yes!"

    See the deputy general leaving.  The middle-aged man put down the pen in his hand.  At this moment, in front of him, a calligraphy and painting was lying across the desk that was more than three meters long.  The above is a landscape painting. Although it cannot be compared with some famous paintings, it is still pretty good.

    With a sigh, the middle-aged man was Zhang Han, a famous general of the Qin Dynasty.  Although he was a military general, he was very interested in some things about literati. He was also a rare Confucian general in the Qin Dynasty.

    But at this moment, there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

    During this period, Zhang Han led his army to fight against the enemy.  The number of troops has also increased from tens of thousands at the beginning to more than 100,000 today.  Not to mention some stragglers and rebels, even the six teams that claimed to want to restore the country also fled.

    "It's a pity that he still can't forget the failure of Handan City some time ago.

    certainly.  Zhang Han didn't care about the failure of the Handan City strategy, but about something else

    "General!" A voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

    "Come in."

    Half an hour later, Zhang Han lowered his head and pondered.  Since the battle in Handan City, his daughter has disappeared.  He originally thought he would die in battle, but as a military general, that was inevitable.  But this time.  Zhang Han sent people to investigate for a long time, but did not find any clues.

    Zhang Han¡¯s daughter is also considered a general in the Qin army. If she is killed, it will definitely cause quite a sensation.  It is even possible to use this to stimulate Zhang Han.

    But two months have passed since the battle in Handan City.  In the past two months, there has been no news at all.

    Coupled with the information just sent by the people below, Zhang Han frowned, lowered his head and said to himself, "Is Zhi'er still alive? But why is there no news at all?"

    On the battlefield, it is not uncommon for some people who did not die in battle, but did not choose to return to the team afterwards, but left quietly. Such people are generally called deserters.  Everyone is afraid of death. Deserters have existed in all dynasties and are unavoidable.

    But Zhang Zhi is different. Even if his deputy general Zhang Han chooses to be a deserter, his daughter will not!  However, it was impossible to confirm whether he died in the battle or whether he came back. After thinking about it, Zhang Han came to a conclusion.

    Being captured!  Although there is no definite evidence, this is the only thing that makes sense.  But who was captured?  King Han?  Or several other countries?

    Suddenly, a name flashed through my mind.

    "Here comes someone!"

    "General, what are your orders?" A guard walked in outside the tent.

    Soon after, about a few hundred riders left.A city, leaving towards the distance.

    Because of the complete tiger talisman, the number of Zhang Han's troops has not been reduced due to continuous consumption, and is even slowly expanding.

    Of course, those people who have been recruited cannot compare with the elite Tiger Guards, but under Zhang Han's command, they have caused all countries to suffer a lot.

    For a time, Wei, Zhao and Han, three countries with relatively awkward geographical locations, suffered a lot.  Facing the fierce offensive of the Qin army, they collapsed every time and had no power to resist.

    Fortunately, the energy of the Qin army was limited, and it was impossible for Zhang Han to divide his troops to deal with several places. This gave the Three Kingdoms a chance to breathe.  However, the sphere of influence of the three countries continued to shrink in just two or three months.  The worst thing is that the State of Zhao originally had less than one county in its sphere of influence. After several times, it now only retains less than four counties!

    The number of troops is less than 30,000!

    Facing the menacing Qin army, Wei, Zhao and Han did not know what agreement they had reached in private and began to unite.

    ¡°It is true that there are no eternal enemies in the world. I didn¡¯t expect that Zhao and South Korea could actually put aside their differences and unite together.¡±

    For such a major event, Liu Bang, who was far away in Sishui County, was of course the first to know.  Then he was not too surprised by this. Anyone who is not a fool knows that the three kingdoms of Wei, Zhao and Han alone have no power to stop Zhang Han's army. Even the strongest Wei State, that was only in the previous month.  He fought with Zhang Han's army no less than ten times, but every time he was wounded and defeated.

    "This is normal. If they don't unite, according to Zhang Han's advancement speed, the weakest Zhao State will definitely be defeated in two months at most, followed closely by South Korea. By then, with the power of Wei State, it will be destroyed in an instant.  between."

    At this time, Liu Bang and his retainers gathered together.

    After several months of development, Sishui County can now be said to be impregnable.  Although the number of troops has not increased much and is now less than 20,000, the quality is at a completely different level than before.

    Since receiving thousands of sets of weapons and equipment from the Qin army, as well as the 30,000 sets of things sent by the King of Han, Liu Bang's soldiers and horses have just replaced shotguns with cannons, and they have taken on a completely new look.

    However, the world was turbulent and unpredictable, and Liu Bang and others did not relax.

    "However, even if Wei, Zhao and Han unite, it will still be difficult to block Zhang Han."

    As a relatively comprehensive general under Liu Bang, Zhou Bo is also very concerned about the game in the Central Plains.  Now, after several months of development, Zhang Han's troops have reached 250,000.  Although many people now know that most of them are some surrendered troops collected by Zhang Han from various places, as well as some local troops, hard laborers and even prisoners, they are not the elite Tiger Guards.

    But Zhang Han¡¯s flawless commanding skills make it impossible for anyone to take action.

    "It's really strange. Xianyang actually supports Zhang Han so much this time? This is different from the Qin Dynasty's usual practice."

    The Qin Dynasty was very taboo about having generals outside and having too many troops.  This was the case for Bai Qi and Wang Jian back then, and even two contemporary famous generals. One ended up miserable and the other ended in depression because of this kind of thing.

    "It is indeed strange, but it is not incomprehensible. There are not many people in the Qin Dynasty who can lead troops. The Meng family is still defending the Huns along the Great Wall of Northern Xinjiang. Only Zhang Han in Xianyang can take action. Anyone who is not a fool knows this.  Now we can only reuse Zhang Han, otherwise the Qin Dynasty today will no longer be the Qin Empire when the first emperor was on the throne!"

    In response to Cao Shen¡¯s statement, everyone nodded slightly.  Although the Qin Dynasty is very strong, today is different from usual. Since Qin II came to the throne, the entire Qin Dynasty has been in a state of chaos. In addition, some famous generals and ministers have grown old or even passed away one after another. It is a time of decline.  Coupled with the constant uprisings in various places, the seemingly behemoth Qin Dynasty was actually in danger for a long time.

    The emergence of Zhang Han can be regarded as the last life-saving straw for the Qin Dynasty.  Liu Bang knew very well that in the original history, it was precisely because the overlord Xiang Yu defeated the Qin Dynasty general Zhang Han twice in a row that the Qin Dynasty finally collapsed.

    And it seems that Zhang Han has never been defeated except for Han Xin and Xiang Yu in his life.  Of course, now that Xiang Yu has become Xiang Yu, even he himself doesn't know whether history will continue to develop that way.

    But one thing we can know is that Zhang Han is definitely one of the famous generals in the world. Historically, he was able to almost turn the tide despite many restrictions from Xianyang. Now it seems that he is even more difficult now that he has received considerable support from Xianyang.

    While everyone was talking, they all rode together and appeared in the sight of Peixian City, which immediately attracted the attention of the defenders.

    But soon, they saw that the fast horseA man holding a flag with the word "Chu" written big on it!

    At the same time, within three days of each other, some fast riders appeared in the Yan State in the far northern Xinjiang and the Qi State near the sea. For a time, there was an undercurrent.

    Similarly, in the seemingly peaceful Xianyang, there is also a faint aura of storm coming.

    Of course, this all happened a few days later. At this moment, Liu Bang was meeting someone alone, an envoy from Chu.

    "Is Chu preparing to send troops?" Liu Bang blurted out in surprise.

    He never expected that the Chu State would decide to send troops.  Although Chu State has completely established a foothold in Jiangdong and it is inevitable to develop, it did not expect it to be so fast.  And the general who sent troops this time was actually Xiang Liang of the Xiang family.  Welcome to come and your support is my biggest motivation.  m

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