Chapter 567: The princes unite and prepare to resist Gao?

Chapter 567: The princes unite and prepare to resist Gao?

In reality, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's method of enfeoffment of the kings did delay the rise of the rebels in various places to a great extent, and formed a constraint on the rebels in various places. However, it was not friendly to Chen Sheng, because it meant that Chen Sheng, who had been defeated and had lost Wu Guang, basically could not get the continuous support of the rebels.

Afterwards, Chen Sheng personally led the peasant army to fight against the Qin army. Although he fought hard, he was ultimately defeated and was forced to retreat to Xiachengfu, preparing to regroup and fight against the Qin army again. Unexpectedly, he was killed by Zhuang Jia, the coachman who had followed him for several months, which became an eternal regret.

Chen Sheng's murder aroused great indignation from his former attendant, General Lu Chen. He raised the banner of rebellion again in Xinyang, formed the "Cangtou Army", recaptured Chen County from the Qin army, executed the traitor Zhuang Jia who surrendered to the Qin army, and re-raised the "Zhang Chu" banner. Zhao Ping, a general who was originally ordered to develop in the east, also defected directly to Xiang Yu under the name of Chen Sheng, until he was defeated by Gao Yao later.

The time when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang all died was actually not far from the time of the uprising in the original timeline. The death of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang actually led to the chaos of the uprising army to a certain extent. It was also the key reason why various small uprisings sprang up everywhere without a ruler or even a spiritual guide.

Among all the princes in the world, Gao Yao is undoubtedly the most powerful. The news that Gao Yao has started to mobilize his troops has naturally reached the ears of the other princes. At this time, the other princes are actually a little restless.

Although the southern part occupied by Gao Yao had disadvantages in various aspects, it was absolutely ahead of all the other princes in one area: food and grass. The fertile areas were basically occupied by Gao Yao. In other places where the princes passed, the production and planting of food were basically greatly affected, so food was in short supply. This led to a problem.

A tug of war is what the other princes are most worried about. After all, if it really comes to a tug of war, Gao Yao's victory is almost obvious to the naked eye. Gao Yao does not need to pursue the enemy relentlessly. He only needs to annex some idle small warlords and then slowly eat them away. It is certain that the princes are no match for Gao Yao.

From then on, several major princes quickly contacted each other, wanting to discuss a feasible solution as soon as possible. They chose a location close to Guanzhong, and several forces also sent their own representatives to discuss how to deal with Gao Yao. The only person who did not participate in this matter this time was Liu Bang, or the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan now is not the original Liu Bang, and his foothold is completely different. The original Liu Bang made his fortune in Pei County, and used Sishui County as a stepping stone to win over the hearts of the people and capture Xianyang. Later, in order to relieve Xiang Yu's vigilance, he took the initiative to show weakness and chose the land of Bashu, which was far away from Xiang Yu.

But Xiang Yu underestimated Liu Bang too much, and he handed over the two counties of Bashu, Hanzhong, and even part of the Guannei area to Liu Bang. This was a rich place. The foundation of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period was in Shuzhong, which had a natural barrier that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and had abundant rainfall, which could accumulate a large amount of food and grass.

Later, Liu Bang, in the name of "revenge for the righteous emperor", took advantage of Xiang Yu's retreat to Qi State, assembled all the troops and led 34 elite soldiers to defeat Xiang Yu. Liu Bang, in the name of "revenge for the righteous emperor", took advantage of Xiang Yu's failure to retreat to Qi State, assembled all the troops and led Sima Ying of the Yin Dynasty, Zhang Er of Changshan, King Shenyang of Henan, King Xin of the Han Dynasty, King Bao of Wei State, and a total of 34 troops to march eastward in three directions.

Although they suffered a defeat at Pengcheng later, the main losses were the troops of the princes' coalition forces, and Liu Bang's own elite troops were saved. Liu Bang secretly bypassed Lu Ze's army in Xiayi and retreated with Lu Ze. Xiao He led the Guanzhong reinforcements to reinforce, and he gathered the defeated troops on the way. Liu Bang retreated all the way to Jingyi and Suoyi, south of Xingyang, and then he and the Guanzhong reinforcements cavalry defeated Xiang Yu's vanguard and recaptured the position.

Liu Bang stayed in Xingyang and led the main force to resist the Chu army on the front line. With Han Xin as the commander-in-chief and Cao Shen and Gu Ying as deputy generals, he led an army of 100,000 to open up a battlefield in the north.

Although Xiang Yu had an advantage on the front battlefield, he was unable to break through Liu Bang's frontal defense line, and the two sides clashed. However, due to the threat of Han Xin's Qi State and Liang Pengyue's constant attacks on the Chu army's food supply, the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the Chu army. In August of the fourth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Xiang Yu had no choice but to negotiate peace with Liu Bang and agreed to the policy of "dividing the world in the middle, with the Honggou as the boundary, the east belongs to Chu, and the west belongs to Han".

After the signing of the Treaty of Honggou, Xiang Yu led the Chu army to retreat eastward. Liu Bang, on the advice of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, tore up the peace treaty, led his army to persecute Xiang Yu, and ordered Han Xin, King of Qi, and Peng Yue, King of Liang, to turn south. Liu Bang followed the advice of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, tore up the peace treaty, led his army to persecute Xiang Yu, and ordered Han Xin, King of Qi, and Peng Yue, King of Liang, to turn south. Liu Jia ordered him to unite with Ying Bu to recapture Jiujiang and attack Xiang Yu from the north of Huai. Xiang Yu retreated to Yangxia and was pursued by Liu Bang's army. The Chu army was defeated and General Zhou was killed. Xiang Yu was forced to retreat to Guiling. Liu Bang pursued Xiang Yu to Guiling and was defeated by the retreating Zhongli, giving Xiang Yu a brief respite

At the same time, although Han Xin was not ordered to send troops, he sent his subordinates Gu Ying and Jin She to break through the Chu capital Pengcheng, cutting off Xiang Yu's escape route back to Pengcheng, and then led the cavalry to Guling to meet Liu Bang. To avoid siege, Xiang Yu retreated south to Chen County, gathered the remnants, and prepared for the final decisive battle.

In October, the Han army defeated the Chu army under the Chen army again, and the Chu generals, King Chang of Chu Ling and Chen Gong, surrendered to Li Han. Xiang Yu wanted to retreat to Kuaiji, but his retreat to the south was cut off, so he had to retreat eastward to Gaixia. Liu Bang continued to lead his army to pursue Xiang Yu, and Liu Jia, Zhou Yin, and Ying Bu led their troops into Gaixia. Han Xin and Peng Yue saw that Xiang Yu's situation was not good, so they followed Liu Bang's promise of "dividing the land for the king" and led their troops south to join the siege of Xiang Yu.

Since the defeat at Gaixia, Xiang Yu had already taken shape and was doomed to die. But the current situation is completely different. Mysterious Yi Xiaochuan knows that it is impossible to replicate Liu Bang's history of success. Not to mention that Liu Bang's assets have been ripped apart by Gao Yao, even if the two counties of Bashu are good, mysterious Yi Xiaochuan is not qualified to occupy them. After all, Gao Yao is right next to him. Mysterious Yi Xiaochuan does not have the courage to put himself in such a dangerous situation.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan did not participate in the meeting at this time because he was temporarily unable to participate.