Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 265 Celebration
After conquering Linji,

Meng Tian also defeated Tian Dan who led his army to stop them.

Tian Dan died in battle.

Tian Rong, who held military power, therefore supported his son Tian Shi as king, occupied some cities, and fought defensive battles against the Qin army.

When Xiang Liang heard about this,

He immediately dispatched Liu Ji to lead his army to the north to rescue.

After joining the "Zhang Chu" regime, the latter, with his innate communication skills, thrived and became an elder respected by many people.

Also, because Fengyi was the former Chu territory, Liu Ji was also won over by Xiang Liang.

As a result, he quickly gained power and had more and more troops at his disposal.

Considering that his status was different from before, Liu Ji announced to the public that he had a new name:

"Liu Bang!"

State person,
Country!

He was determined to take advantage of this chaotic time to become a local lord and rule the world!
Liu Bang was also a very talented person in military affairs.

After the uprising,

He left Fengyi and successively joined Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang, and dealt with many generals.

Liu Bang kept asking them for advice and learning, his attitude like a traveler who had been thirsty for a long time, holding a water jug and drinking it gulply.

The other party was also surprised at his eagerness to learn, and secretly felt that this elder would be able to achieve great things in the future.

After all, I am over 40 years old.
How many people in the world can maintain such a mentality and learning ability at such an age?
Liu Bang's experience of traveling abroad in his early years broadened his horizons and taught him how to judge a person's talents.

When he was growing up,
He also gathered many talented people under his command.

therefore,

After Liu Bang went north, he successfully captured many cities, laying a good foundation for Xiang Liang to lead his army later.

Meng Tian was also a little surprised by this.

“This is a man who knows military knowledge!”

"Our subsequent battles may be much more difficult."

There is no way to quickly eliminate Liu Bang.

Then they will have to face the combined army of Qi and Chu!
Hei Yi's attitude is even more weird.

After he heard about "Liu Bang" and found out his background, he recalled his experience with him in Xianyang.

His grandfather also sighed, "The Hei and Liu families will be friends forever!"
As a result,

They were about to confront each other on the battlefield.

Hei Yi even smiled bitterly in his heart:
"Grandfather, you read Liu Ji's face and said he had a bright future."

"Then do you know that this future was obtained by stepping on the Qin Dynasty?"

Meng Tian was not aware of the inside story and just pondered the battlefield for a while.

He said, “No more delay!”

"To preserve our strength, we must retreat to other places first."

The main purpose of the Qin army coming to Qi was to hunt in the wild, making it difficult for the Qi people to develop and pose a threat to themselves.

Now things are almost done.

There is no need to fight to the point of sacrificing one's own troops.

So Meng Tian acted decisively and withdrew his troops westward, leaving many deserted cities to the Chu army.

When Xiang Liang arrived, he only knew that he had recovered a large area of lost territory, and he felt very proud of it.

He said, "I have achieved such great success today, can't I still revitalize the Chu State?"

Xiang Liang could not help but frown when he remembered that after Chen Sheng's death, he found the descendants of Prince Huai from the people and made them king.

Because after King Xiong Xin of Chu came to power,
That clever kid promoted many of the former nobles of the Chu State and asked them to compete with Xiang Liang.

The reason why the Xiang family was able to rise so quickly was because of their status as aristocratic family of the Chu State.

Now that so many people have come to share the benefits brought by this reputation, Xiang Liang's position has been challenged.

Some people accused him of not being respectful enough to the King of Chu, Xiong Xin.

Xiang Liang did not dare to refute openly, but he said to his nephew Xiang Yu in private, "Xiong Xin is just a little boy herding cattle. He became the King of Chu because I revived the Chu State!"

"I'm afraid this guy is going to forget my kindness now!"

Xiang Yu agreed with his uncle's words and thought that the monarch Xiong Xin was very ignorant.

This time,
Xiang Liang wanted to rely on the Warring States Period to show that it was not that he could not leave the State of Chu, but that the State of Chu could not leave him!

Meng Tian's retreat without fighting,

It also made Xiang Liang feel that "the advantage is mine"!
As a result, he gradually became arrogant and wanted to chase the Qin army to further demonstrate his martial arts.

He sent Xiang Yu and Liu Bang separately to attack different places, while he led the main force to compare with Meng Tian to see who was the real famous general!

Meng Tian realized his problem and decided to lure the enemy deeper into his territory.

He analyzed to Hei Yi, "The current leader of the anti-Qin movement is called the King of Chu, but he is actually Xiang Liang."

"I will find a way to behead him and get rid of this great threat to Your Majesty!"

Then, under the command of Meng Tian,
The Qin and Chu armies launched various tugs of war in the former territory of the Three Jins.

Xiang Yu and Liu Bang defeated some local forces and captured some cities.
But because of the offensive, they gradually drifted away from Xiang Liang's army.

Xiang Liang himself was lured to Dingtao County by Meng Tian's "fake defeat".

The Qin army repaired its defenses in Dingtao and waited for the enemy to tire themselves out.

The Chu army was arrogant and complacent and looked down on the enemy.

therefore,

Dingtao County naturally became the place where Xiang Liang died.

Meng Tian cut off his head and sent someone back to Xianyang to report the good news to the emperor.

But before this gift was delivered to Xianyang,

Xiang Yu learned the news.

He rushed out of the tent in grief and anger, knelt on the ground, howled to the sky, and cried out for revenge for his uncle!

He cut open his palm and swore with blood, "I must kill Meng Tian!"

But Fusu and others were overjoyed.

Hei Zhi said, "With the death of Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang, the arrogance of the rebels can no longer be sustained!"

After all,

He also thought of Liu Bang and sighed the same way as his son.

But this is the end,
He won't care about old friendship!
Ying Qin has been kind to the Hei family for three generations. He cannot betray the interests of the country because of personal friendship.

Fusu was still saying, "If that's the case, can General Meng Tian stop?"

When the news of Meng Tian's massacre came back,

Fusu was very opposed to it in his heart.

But he also knew the urgency of the situation and could not let it hinder Meng Tian's advance.

When he first ascended the throne,
It is because of excessive hesitation and reluctance to take tough measures that government policies are difficult to implement.

Fusu often reflected:
If the government decree could be conveyed to the local areas earlier, would the fire in Daze Township have been avoided?

Will the current chaos never happen again?
Hei Zhuang said, "Since ancient times, the end of a task is always the hardest."

"General Meng Tian now has such a record. What he is most worried about is that there will be chaos in Xianyang, which will lead to the loss of previous achievements and turn victory into defeat!"

"With the army outside, it is difficult for Xianyang to know the situation. Your Majesty, please be kind and let the general make his own decision."

Fusu had no choice but to agree, and then he started to ask Heizhuang about the logistics and food supplies.

After making sure that there was enough food and grass to supply the front line, Fusu mentioned the matter of the right prime minister Feng Quji.

last month,
The aged minister died.

Although he had opposed Fusu because of his love of Confucianism during his lifetime, he devoted his entire life to the Qin Dynasty.

Fusu felt sad for him and therefore began to pay attention to Heizhuang's body.

Black,

It was his father-in-law.
I am fifty-six years old now.

He served the First Emperor for many years, and his temples began to grow white hair at an early age.

Now he is working hard for the Qin Dynasty and looks increasingly thin.

"Mr. Dingyang, please take care of yourself!"

"How can I lose your assistance?"

Hei Zhuang said with a smile, "How dare I abandon your majesty's favor and die?"

He also wanted to see the beautiful scene of the Hei family's descendants prospering and the Qin Dynasty being forever stable!

After all,

Hei Zhuang stood up and wanted to take his leave to deal with military supply and logistics matters.

But it was not clear whether it was because he had been kneeling and talking with the emperor for too long. After he stood up, his body shook involuntarily and his legs and feet suddenly felt numb.

But this feeling was fleeting and did not make Hei Zhuang worried.

He continued to do his own thing.

And when I got home,

He even asked someone to bring him some good wine to celebrate Xiang Liang's death.

Hei Zhuang doesn't like fancy clothes, doesn't pursue an overly refined life, and usually only loves drinking.

When the First Emperor was alive,
He would often gift him wine as tribute from various places, so that he could taste the flavors from all over the world.

It's just that I've been too busy lately, and have a lot of worries in my heart, so I haven't had a good drink for a long time.

He decided:
Since I got great news today,
There should be a huge celebration!
He wanted to drink the celebratory wine and wish Meng Tian and his descendants in the front to achieve the final victory!

Only when he was drinking,
Suddenly an official came to report.

"News came from the Western Regions that the Xiongnu were attacking. Lord Jiaonan sent twelve documents in a row, requesting the court to send troops to help!"

"what!"

(End of this chapter)