The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

That's right, it was Liu Ji and his followers from Pei County.

After capturing Pei County and proclaiming himself the Duke of Pei, Liu Ji gathered three thousand men from Pei County and launched a rebellion against the Qin Dynasty!

Under Xiao He's guidance,

They raised an army and conquered the Hulings surrounding Pei County, and then...

He then defeated Jianping of Sichuan County, captured Fengyi, left his fellow townsman Yongchi to garrison Fengyi, and led the main force to attack Xue County.

However, the State of Wei offered the promise of a fiefdom and the promise of a noble title as a lure.

Furthermore, by threatening to massacre the city, Yong Chi, who was already dissatisfied with Liu Ji, betrayed Liu and surrendered to Wei, thus holding Fengyi and resisting Liu Ji.

Enraged, Liu Ji led his troops back from Xue County.

They launched an attack on Fengyi, but the defending army was stubborn and had the assistance of Wei troops. Moreover, many of the soldiers were from the same hometown as Fengpei, so they were hesitant to attack and could not conquer the city after a long siege.

Thus, Liu Ji was forced to withdraw his troops back to Pei County.

Extremely resentful, Liu Ji, having heard of the name of the King of Chu, sought help from Jing Ju to borrow troops. He attacked Dang County and captured it in three days, gathering six thousand soldiers.

They then returned to attack Fengyi again.

However, due to the presence of Wei troops stationed there, they were unable to conquer it.

Thus, Liu Ji had no choice but to order a retreat, but after being defeated and reaching Chu territory, he counted his men and found that only a little over a thousand remained.

Morale is now extremely low.

It was at this moment that Liu Ji and his men encountered Zhang Liang, who had arrived on horseback.

"Oh? May I ask how you address Liu Bang?"

Leading his horse and looking at the middle-aged man before him, Zhang Liang silently touched the sword at his waist and asked...

"Liu Ji, Liu Ji of Pei County."

Zhang Liang stood there, looking at the man, and after thinking for a moment, shook his head. "Liu Ji? I don't know him."

Even so, Liu Ji was not angry.

Instead, he shamelessly approached Zhang Liang, chatted with him for a while, and then asked, "Where are you going, sir?"

Will Zhang Liang reveal his destination?

Of course!

Because he was alone, he feared being murdered.

He then revealed that he was going to Kuaiji immediately to submit to Xiang Liang, so that this man would be hesitant to act rashly.

But to everyone's surprise, Liu Ji simply nodded after hearing this.

"I have heard of Xiang Liang before, but now that King Jingju of Chu is stationed in Pengcheng, he will eventually take Xiang Liang under his control."

"In that case, why don't you serve the King of Chu?"

But when Zhang Liang heard Liu Ji's words, he just smiled and shook his head, without saying anything more.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ji shamelessly stepped forward and asked again.

"Why do you shake your head, sir? Do you not have a good opinion of the King of Chu? Although Xiang Liang has a large army, the King of Chu is driven by righteousness."

Looking at this person, Zhang Liang shook his head.

He sees it now.

Although this person has started an uprising, he is probably not some kind of bandit, so I am not in any danger.

Since he asked this question, I'll offer some advice.

"Although Jingju possesses the authority of the King of Chu, he was merely installed by Qin Jia and has no real power."

"As for Qin Jia, he is nothing but a brave but reckless man."

"After raising an army to capture Pengcheng and supporting Jingju, he only knew how to defend his small territory and did not expand outwards."

"When the Qin army besieged Wei, it did not send troops to support them."

"Now that Wei has been destroyed, the gates of Chu are wide open. If he continues to hold Pengcheng, he will surely be destroyed by Xiang Liang."

"After all, if Xiang Liang wanted to resist the tyrannical Qin, he could only gather the strength of the Chu region, and Qin Jia's existence was an obstacle."

But when Liu Ji heard Zhang Liang's analysis...

While admiring this man's great talent, he also had some doubts and looked at Zhang Liang, asking, "Has the State of Wei fallen?"

Zhang Liang looked at Liu Ji, "What, you don't know?"

Liu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. Yong Chi was able to hold out for so long entirely thanks to the assistance of the Wei army.

But now that the State of Wei has fallen, let's see what he does.

If we can borrow troops from others, we will surely be able to conquer Fengyi in one fell swoop.

I saw Liu Ji frowning, deep in thought.

Zhang Liang asked, "What's wrong, Lord Pei? What are you thinking about?"

Liu Ji snapped out of his daze, looked at Zhang Liang, and thought to himself that this man was able to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Qin Jia and Xiang Liang.

I suppose I can give him some advice.

So Liu Ji looked at him and told him about his two failed attempts to capture Fengyi.

After Liu Ji finished speaking, Zhang Liang shook his head, "If you want to conquer Fengyi, you can't just rely on a brute force..."

"Defending a city is inherently advantageous. Even if you have a large number of people, how can you possibly conquer it by simply launching a brute-force attack?"

"Moreover, some of the soldiers defending the city are from the same hometown as your troops. How can you possibly take it for fear of harming the innocent?"

Liu Ji nodded, then looked at Zhang Liang and asked, "Does the gentleman have a good plan?"

"have."

As soon as Zhang Liang finished speaking, Liu Ji's eyes lit up.

But then Zhang Liang added, "I just don't know if Liu Bang dares to use him."

Liu Ji laughed, "How could I dare not?"

"Okay." Zhang Liang nodded, then squinted at Liu Ji and smiled.

"Aren't those soldiers defending Fengyi from Pei County?"

"Isn't Pei County the very place of Liu Bang? Why not use his family to coerce him, and then lure him with benefits?"

Even if they cannot persuade them to surrender, they can still sow discord among their people.

"At that time, Liu Bang launched a surprise attack on Fengyi, taking advantage of the chaos in the city, and thus he was sure to conquer Fengyi."

"Wonderful, sir, you are truly talented."

After hearing Zhang Liang's plan, Liu Ji clapped his hands, his eyes filled with excitement, and repeatedly praised the plan as brilliant.

As for whether threatening family members is shameful?

Just kidding, he's Liu Ji, who strolls the streets, gathers friends for drinks, drinks on credit and never pays back, and watches dogs fight.

A person like him...

If you call him shameless, he'll just give a disdainful smile and forget about it in the blink of an eye, not caring much.

But then Liu Ji shook his head.

Looking around at the people,

"However, with my current force of a thousand men, even with your plan, I'm afraid we won't be able to conquer Fengyi."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Liang and smiled.

"Sir, didn't you intend to submit your talents to Xiang Liang?"

"That's perfect. I'm also going to seek refuge with Xiang Liang and borrow troops from him. Why don't you come along, sir?"

Zhang Liang was taken aback, then pointed at him and laughed and scolded.

"Liu Ji, Liu Ji, weren't you under Jing Ju's command? Why are you now joining Xiang Liang's side?"

"Hehe." Liu Ji said with a smile, "Didn't you say that Jingju was doomed? It's only natural for me to choose another wise ruler."

"Hehe, that's only human nature."

"Very well." Zhang Liang thought for a moment. Although Liu Ji only had a little over a thousand men, he was able to adopt his plan immediately, which showed that he was a person who knew how to use people well.

In the future, he might achieve something great. Perhaps he can even be of some help when Korea reunifies.

Then he looked at Liu Ji and said, "Since you have switched your allegiance to Xiang Liang, it is acceptable for you to travel with me."

"Okay, okay." Liu Ji was overjoyed and took Zhang Liang's hand, walking towards the crowd to introduce him.

"Come, Xiao He, let me introduce you."

As he spoke, he pulled him to stand in front of Xiao He, saying, "This man is Zhang Liang, a native of Han, who is known for his great talent."

But Xiao He was stunned when he looked at Zhang Liang.

He then asked, "Is it Zhang Liang, who served as prime minister of Han for five generations, the Zhang Liang who once attempted to assassinate His Majesty the First Emperor at Bolangsha?"

Zhang Liang smiled and nodded, which was an admission.

Liu Ji looked at Zhang Liang with some surprise, "I didn't expect that Xiao He would also know your name, sir."

Zhang Liang smiled but said nothing.

Thus, Liu Ji approached Xiao He and, after hearing about Zhang Liang's story, was filled with emotion.

"Such great talent, it's a pity I can't recruit him."

Subsequently, Zhang Liang and Liu Ji traveled together to Kuaiji in the southeast to serve Xiang Liang.