In the wind and snow, the tragic beginning of the great migration of border residents.

On the road from Jiuyuan to Gaonu, teams of migrating Qin border residents were struggling in the heavy snow.

Once, they went north of Hetao from the Central Plains, and cultivated the hope of harvest in the bend of the Great River, and reproduced the next generation of descendants. Now, under the pressure of the Huns, they had to embark on the long journey of migrating south. However, these hard-working border residents did not know that a cruel war was about to begin on the banks of the Wuding River.

On the banks of Wuding River, war drums are bursting and turbulent.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the tribe coalition led by the Guifang tribe attacked a team of migrant border residents in the north of Gaonu City and encountered Meng Hu's escort border troops. The two sides fought fiercely, with casualties and no winner.

Subsequently, the Guifang Tribe coalition, which had been prepared, surrounded the small Gaonu County. More than 4,000 people in Menghu in the city could not bear the pressure and went out of the city to fight in the field. As a result, the battle was fruitless. After losing more than 1,000 people, Menghu had to retreat to the city and wait for assistance.

In desperation, Meng Hu had no choice but to discuss with Li Bi, and sent a messenger from the border army to challenge the Yongqi's alliance army Li Yuan's troops along the way with a quick horse and a quick message.

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The north is in a hurry, and the south is not calm.

Long Qi was in trouble and was in a hurry. Other princes and kings were out of reach and were not prepared. Even if they wanted to reinforce, they could not gather their troops for the time being.

But it was not the case with King Liu Bang of Han.

Lantian Pass.

This important pass connecting the relationship between Hanzhong welcomed an important figure on the cold afternoon of the sixth day of the first lunar month: Han Wang Liu Bang.

After months of dormant, the number of Han troops in Lantian Pass increased from more than 1,000 to 20,000 now. These 20,000 people are naturally nothing compared to Long Qi's 50,000 troops before. But now, the anti-Qin power is extremely empty in Guanzhong, and the importance of Han King Liu Bang is undoubtedly revealed.

The year is fifty.

This is already the age to know destiny.

From a pavilion chief in Pei County to the commander of the Western Expedition Army; to being named one of the seventeen princes, Liu Bang should have been content.

If he had not entered Xianyang City and had never seen what an emperor's temperament was, then Liu Bang would be complacent and stagnant to be able to be crowned king, just like other princes and kings.

From the moment he sat on the throne of the Emperor of Afang Palace in Xianyang, Liu Bang's goal has firmly changed from becoming a prince to ascending to the highest stage of power, and like the First Emperor, he is an emperor who ruled the world and killed and seized life and death.

If you are a man, you will have ambitions.

Whether old or young, among all the princes, Liu Bang was confident that with his means and his ability, he could win the final chance of winning in the battle for dominance of the world.

Xiang Yu was just a reckless man. His mind was only like Chu State, and there was no world. Zhao Xie was a descendant of King Wuling, and was willing to be Chen Yu's puppet. Even Zhao's land was not restored, so how could he talk about anything else? As for Zhang Er, Wei Bao, Zhang Han, Long Jie and others, they were just bandits that rose up for a while, and it was worth it to worry about.

After receiving a panicked letter of help from Long Qi, Liu Bang immediately summoned several subordinates including Zhang Liang, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and others to discuss matters at Lantian Pass. The discussion was naturally not about saving Long Qi, but how to seek greater benefits in Guanzhong.

"Zifang, let's talk about it, what is the current situation in Guanzhong?" Liu Bang nodded at Zhang Liang with satisfaction and asked in an inquiring tone.

The plank road in the severe winter is dangerous and difficult to move forward. It was Zhang Liang's previous advice to leave a vanguard at Lantian Pass and proposed to transport the elite troops and the food and fodder to the pass in multiple batches before the winter came. This time, Liu Bang could only watch the major changes in Guanzhong.

Zhang Liang calmed down and glanced at the generals, saying, "Report to the King of Han, generals, I just received the reward from King Yong Zhanghan. King Long Qi died in Fufeng County. Except for the thousands of soldiers who stayed in Xianyang, his troops were not alive. Earlier, King Zhai Dong Yi's troops were defeated by the Qin border army in Gaonu County. Dong Yi was killed. Now, the only one that could pose a little threat to Li Yuan was left.

Wu, however, Zhang Han's army was intercepted by Li Yuan's cavalry during the retreat, and the loss was probably not small. Next, the two main enemies we have to face are our old opponent, the dead and hard-working force of the remnant Qin: Li Yuan and his 30,000 to 40,000 Qin soldiers; and the other one is the Wangli border army that has been occupying the Jiuyuan area. The number of this army should be between 20,000 and 30,000 people."

"Li Zhe won again this time, it's really a ghost!" After hearing Zhang Liang's words, he sat down and suddenly sighed softly.

Hearing this sigh, the generals and others of the Han army remained silent for a long time. If they had any injustice when they heard Li Yuan's record before, they would not be able to do so at all. Li Yuan, the amazing young man, gave too many surprises to Liu Bangjun.

The ghosts are not dispersed!

Liu Bang felt like he was hit by a heavy hammer, which made him feel dizzy, and the corners of his eyes, which were already covered with fine lines, couldn't help but become wet.

Li Yuan, this young general of Qin, was like a demon to Liu Bang, and could not break free.

The Han army and the Qin army fought several times, and the only few defeats were almost all related to Li Yuan. Needless to say, it was three months ago, in the green season of midsummer, Liu Bang was full of energy and led his Western Expedition army across the plank road, into Xianyang, and destroyed Qin. However, the first battle into Guanzhong, the army led by Qi Ji and Wang Ling was burned cleanly outside Chencang City.

"King of Han--!" General Cao Shen slapped the table in front of him and shouted loudly at the contemplative Liu Bang. At this critical moment, the morale of the Han generals was sluggish, which was quite dangerous. It was Liu Bang to awaken and arouse the generals' desire to win.

"Zifang, please tell me in detail. Where should our army do the urgent matters at the moment?" Liu Bangqiang calmed down and straightened his body and said.

Zhang Liang gave Cao Shen a thumbs up, and then continued to analyze his own battle situation. This is his strength. Compared with this, Chen Ping, the chief minister under Li Yuan, is weaker than Zhang Liang in terms of grand strategy. Chen Ping is better at trying to soothe people's hearts and analyze the psychological level of the enemy.

"King of Han, generals, this time and then, the overlord Xiang Yu is now struggling by the Tian clan of Qi, and has no time to look west, and Li Yuan is not worried at all. According to scouts, the Huns on the northern grassland are attacking the Hetao area, and the Guifang of Shangjun is not resting. If our army appears in Weishuiyuan, Li Yuan will face a dilemma. If we go north to rescue, our army will take down the hinterland of Xianyang without any effort and occupy the empty Fufeng and other places. If Li Yuan does not rescue the border army, then our army can join forces with King Yong to form a confrontation with the Qin army on the Weishui line. We will only wait for the spring of the next year to transfer troops from Hanzhong to fight against Li Yuan--!"
Chapter completed!