Qin capital Xianyang, Zhao Gao's mansion.

Ji Bu was ordered by Xiang Yu to invite Liu Bang and Xin Sheng to join Lin You to encircle and suppress Zhao Kun.

But by chance, the sender did not deliver the secret letter to Xin Sheng and the others, but instead was intercepted by Zhao Gao.

When Zhao Gao opened the secret letter and carefully looked at it, his face changed drastically.

"Zhao... That boy Zhao Kun is still alive?" Zhao Gao looked at the secret letter in front of him in disbelief: "Didn't he jumped into the river to commit suicide? How could he be alive!!"

"Also, he actually joined Wang Li to rise up and go south...What do he want to do? Are you seeking revenge on yourself?!"

"No! You must not let him come to Xianyang! I must notify Xin Sheng and Liu Bang immediately, let them go to Linyou and kill Zhao Kun!"

He murmured to himself, Zhao Gao panicked and put away the secret letter and rushed out of the study.

But just after walking out of the study, he stopped and said silently: "Now I have no support except the map of the imperial tomb. Whether it is Liu Bang, Xin Sheng, or the Xiang Yu, once I get the map, I will be absolutely sure.

I won't let me go;

Even if they kill Zhao Kun, it will be useless to me!"

"Why let them bite the dog, and then I will beat them all in one go?"

At this point, Zhao Gao made up his mind to conceal Xiang Yu's secret letter, leaving Liu Bang and Xin Sheng in the dark.

If Xiang Yu was killed by Zhao Kun, Liu Bang and Xin Sheng would face Zhao Kun at the same time. At that time, he would take advantage of their defeat and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"Hmph! Zhao Kun, it's better for you to be resurrected from the dead, so that you can kill you with your own hands!"

He snorted coldly in his heart, Zhao Gao put away the secret letter and turned back to the study.

Not long after, he attracted his confidant Chongxin and asked, "Chengxin, what's going on with Ziying?"

"When I returned to the Prime Minister, Ziying stayed in Liu Bang's mansion all day, and seemed to be discussing how to govern the world!" Chongxin bowed.

"How to govern the world?"

Zhao Gao sneered and said disdainfully: "Liu Bang is quite ambitious. He dares to covet the world just by getting Xianyang?"

"this....."

Chongxin moved his heart and was a little confused about Zhao Gao's abnormality.

Since Liu Bang entered the Xianyang Palace, Zhao Gao became extremely low-key, as if he was afraid that Liu Bang and Ziying would kill him. Even the mansion was moved next to Xin Sheng. Like what he said today, he never dared to express it.

Now that it is abnormal, Chongxin can't help but feel confused and thought he had taken the wrong medicine?

After pondering for a moment, Chongxin said carefully: "I dare to ask the Prime Minister, but what happened..."

Zhao Gao's eyes sank upon hearing this and said coldly: "Don't ask if you shouldn't. Just keep a close eye on Ziying and Liu Bang!"

After saying that, he waved his hand: "Go down!"

"promise!"

Chongxin responded to his promise and hurriedly retreated.

...........

On the other hand, Zhao Kun and Xiang Yu learned about the secret battle report almost at the same time.

When Ziyu conveyed the news of "resolution of the crisis" to Zhao Kun, Xiaozuo, who escaped by chance in Yinmi City, also reported the result of this sneak attack on Longxi to Xiang Yu.

After hearing the thought, not only did the sneak attack on Longxi failed, but also lost Yinmi City. Even Luan Bu died in battle, Xiang Yu was stunned and did not come back to his senses for a long time.

However, what made Xiang Yu even more collapsed was that Zhong Limei actually defected to Zhao Kun.

As we all know, Xiang Yu had several "bonkers" under his command, namely Yafu Fan Zeng, Zhonglimei, Long Qi, Zhou Yin and others.

Although Zhonglimei is not good at strategy, he is extremely brave and outstanding in fighting on the battlefield. What's more, he has followed Xiang Yu for many years and is one of the most trusted generals around Xiang Yu.

Therefore, in Xiang Yu's eyes, Zhong Limei's betrayal was far more collapsed than the failure of the sneak attack on Longxi, losing Yinmi City, and Luan Bu's death in battle.

"How could Zhonglimei betray me?"

Xiang Yu couldn't believe it. He asked himself whether he was good at Zhongli, but Zhonglimei's betrayal slapped him in the face.

In fact, Xiang Yu was really good to Zhongli Mei. Not only did he hand over his cavalry, but he also ate and lived with him. When he was injured, Xiang Yu even cried and blamed himself for him.

But that's it, Zhonglimei still chose to betray him.

This made Xiang Yu puzzled.

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Peng Yue, who were urgently summoned, had different ideas about Zhong Limei's betrayal.

Huan Chu and Ji Bu are deeply despised for Zhong Limei's betrayal. After all, they are both under Xiang Yu's command and have a good relationship with each other. Now that Zhong Limei betrays Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu's trust in them will be greatly reduced.

Xiang Yu was suspicious by nature, which was not a secret in everyone's hearts, so it was inevitable to be implicated.

But Peng Yue didn't feel much about Zhong Limei's betrayal.

To be fair, although he was still under Xiang Yu's command, he had a negative attitude towards Xiang Yu's character, so he was actually unwilling to serve Xiang Yu in his bones.

Thinking about it, Xiang Yu was like a brother and sister to his soldiers, but when he was awarded a title for meritorious title, he was reluctant to give it to others. This was a manifestation of extreme love for power.

I dare to ask a leader who is extremely loyal to power, who is willing to do things under him?

Therefore, when he heard that Zhong Limei betrayed Xiang Yu, he not only did not feel much, but instead was a little envious.

"It seems that Xiang Yu is getting more and more difficult in this battle..."

Peng Yue thought silently.

I remember when I entered Guanzhong, Xiang Yu's momentum was shaking, and no one could compete with him, but now in just half a month, he lost two consecutive games, one defeated Yongcheng and the other attacked Longxi without winning, which led to Xiang Yu.

The 400,000 coalition forces fell apart, leaving only 50,000 troops in the headquarters.

It seems to be similar to the soldiers and horses in the Battle of Julu, but in fact, 30,000 of these 50,000 soldiers were old soldiers who fled from Fufeng Camp.

This old soldier is not an old soldier with rich combat experience, but an old soldier who is too old to be able to form an effective threat on the battlefield.

"It seems that I must also make a choice... whether to die for Xiang Yu or seek survival for myself."

Peng Yue frowned and thought.

But as he thought about it, he suddenly heard Xiang Yu's question: "Peng Yue, what are you thinking?"

"ah?"

Peng Yue, who was thinking about his own way out, heard Xiang Yu's question and subconsciously raised his head, with a confused expression and at a loss.

Seeing this, Xiang Yu was furious: "What is a Zhonglimei? I am not dead yet! He betrayed me, and sooner or later I will tear him to pieces, so you don't have to worry about it... all raised my head

stand up!"

Hearing this, Peng Yue looked at Huan Chu and Ji Bu secretly with his eyes, and found that they were all hanging their heads, as if they were thinking about something. He was secretly glad in his heart that Xiang Yu didn't see the clue and thought that he was losing his mind was trying to relieve his hatred.

Perhaps because of Xiang Yu's anger, the three people who remained silent were finally the first to speak: "King, Liu Bang has not responded yet, and the princes are also hesitating. At this time, I don't think so.

Go back to Pengcheng and wait for the opportunity..."

"Go back to Pengcheng and wait for the opportunity?"

Xiang Yu sneered and cursed angrily: "That despicable villain Zhao Kun is irreconcilable with me. Do you think he will make me make a comeback?

I, Xiang Yu, fought all the way from Jiangdong to the hinterland of Guanzhong. I was about to destroy Qin, but was blocked by Zhao Kun. How could I swallow this? Can't you think of another way?"

“…….”

Huan Chu and Ji Bu looked at each other, and both bowed their heads and said nothing.

In their opinion, the current situation is indeed a bit bad. Originally, the princes were in alliance, and they still had the power to fight, but the princes were still unwilling to join the alliance in the face of Xiang Yu's threat. As for their current troops, this battle

How else to fight?

Valley Edition

Although Zhao Kun and Xiang Yu had a grudge, the capital of Xianyang was still occupied by Liu Bang. If Zhao Kun was wiser, he would definitely beat Liu Bang first and then deal with Xiang Yu. After all, Xiang Yu was already at a disadvantage.

In this way, they can rest and recuperate when they return to Pengcheng, recruit soldiers and horses. When Zhao Kun and Liu Bang decide the winner, it will not be too late for them to fight again.

Unfortunately, the king they are loyal to is too competitive and cannot accept the current defeat, which is really a bit embarrassing for them.

Just like when I attacked Yongcheng some time ago, I was obviously unable to do anything, but I forcibly attacked the city for my own face, which resulted in the entire army being ambushed and broken.

"Peng Yue!"

After deeply looking at Huan and Chu, Xiang Yu finally turned his attention to Peng Yue: "Tell me what you think, but I don't want to hear anything waiting for the opportunity!"

"this....."

Peng Yue showed a embarrassed expression and said embarrassedly: "Think about this subordinate Rong."

After saying that, he fell into deep thought.

However, what he thought about was not how to turn defeat into victory. In his opinion, Xiang Yu was already difficult to save the situation.

After all, all the princes are like a group of fence-bearers. When you are strong, they will depend on you, and when you are weak, they will avoid it.

Without the help of the coalition of princes, Xiang Yu could not resist Zhao Kun's mysterious weapons even if he had peerless force.

So Peng Yue made up his mind to defect to Zhao Kun.

As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to live on. When they first surrendered to Xiang Yu, it was because Xiang Yu was powerful and now Xiang Yu is weak, so he did not want to die with Xiang Yu.
To be continued...