Zhu Yuanzhang never expected that the problem could be solved by letting Zhu Di explain it. He only asked Zhu Di to find a way to hold down Liu Xiu and prevent Liu Xiu from escaping.
Soon, Liu Xiu had received the news that Zhu Yuanzhang's navy had blocked Liu Xiu's return route, and even Zhu Yuanzhang's three thousand battalions were vaguely surrounding him.
Liu Xiu knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was threatening him. If this battle really caused him to lose his reputation as a righteous person and ruined his reputation, then Zhu Yuanzhang would not mind doing something more thorough and directly deal with Liu Xiu here.
Then he gave up Xiang Yu for the time being and went back to fetch Jingbei, who was seriously injured.
Faced with the threat, although Liu Xiu wanted to be tough, he really couldn't!
Liu Xiu secretly helped Fan Zeng for the sake of his future. But if he didn't bow his head and helped Fan Zeng now, he would be the one who got into trouble. If his present is gone, how can he talk about the future!
A real man can stretch and bend, so why should he be inferior to his opponent at this moment?
Therefore, Liu Xiu immediately consulted with Zhu Di on the friendly relations between Jing and Yang, and made a public statement to reprimand Xiang for using such a despicable strategy.
As a result, Fan Zeng's plan was suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang, at least on the surface.
Fan Zeng made a move, and then it was Yao Guangxiao's turn. Yao Guangxiao said that he had to return the favor.
So, next, Yao Guangxiao secretly ordered the Jinyiwei personnel to contact people from the Jiaozhou Shijia family. After a period of time, the news that the Jiaozhou Shijia family had evil intentions and was plotting chaos was spread wantonly by the Jinyiwei.
The Shijia was a local emperor in Jiaozhou, and the influence of the Shijia in Jiaozhou had spread to all aspects. So much so that after the Xiang family captured Jiaozhou, they still needed to reuse the Shijia people.
In these years, Xiang Bo and Yang Youji have been stationed in Jiaozhou all year round. On the one hand, it is natural to suppress Shanyue, but they also have the intention of watching over the Shi family here.
The news that the Shi family intends to rebel spread widely, and then the Shi family must be panicked. If the Xiang family does not handle it well, the falsehood may become true.
What's more, if the Xiang family investigates carefully, they are very likely to find some clues about the contact between the Shi family and the Jinyiwei. By then, the opportunity will come to force the Shi family to rebel.
With Zhu Yuanzhang and other formidable enemies outside, both Fan Zeng and Sun Shuao knew that they must not allow any further internal chaos at this time.
Therefore, Sun Shuao personally went to Jiaozhou to take charge and adopted a series of methods of differentiation and co-optation, not only to stabilize the scholar family, but also to prevent them from making rash moves.
Although Fan Zeng and Sun Shuao acted quickly, there would still be some turmoil. Moreover, after this incident, there would inevitably be an almost irreparable rift between the Xiang family and the Shi family.
Next, Zhu Yuanzhang's land and water armies launched another fierce attack. The two princes, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xiang Yu, fought for more than a year. After more than a year, due to another reason such as chaos in Shanyue, the war gradually gradually
The earth calmed down again.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang took over the part of Jiangxia County south of the Yangtze River, the entire Changsha County, and more than half of Lingling County.
As for Wuling County, Guiyang County and the remaining half of Lingling County are still under Xiang Yu's control.
Although Fan Zeng gave up half of Wuling County to Liu Xiu in vain before, he only kept it in the opponent's hands for a while. Now Jingbei does not have the energy to defend such a territory anymore.
Therefore, when the war was almost over, Liu Xiu himself took the initiative to retreat, and the place fell under Xiang Yu's control again.
It can be said that Liu Xiu and Xiang Yu were the losers in the several battles launched one after another among the princes in the south, and only Zhu Yuanzhang became the final winner.
In this war that lasted for more than a year, the generals of both sides also suffered injuries.
On Xiang Yu's side, there were generals such as Wu Dang, Zeng Xia, and Wu Ru, as well as civil servants like Li Qin, Zhang Jin, Zhang Zhong, etc. Some of them died on the battlefield during the war, and some died in the rebellion after the city was broken.
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On Zhu Yuanzhang's side, the losses in generals were only much greater than those on Xiang Yu's side. After all, Xiang Yu himself, there was really nothing Zhu Yuanzhang could do against him. Even Lu Er, the most powerful general in Yangzhou, faced Xiang Yu in a short time.
It's okay, but over time Lu Er will also be defeated.
Such as Tong Ziming, Tan Lun, Zheng Yuchun, Zheng Yulin, Chen Bi, etc., a total of more than ten generals were killed in the battle. Even Wang Yanzhang, a fierce general who could be ranked in the top three, was seriously injured when fighting Zhang Churang.
, it takes at least one year of rest before recovery.
There is also Xiang Yu himself. Zhu Yuanzhang used himself as bait to lure Xiang Yu to attack. Of course, he only used himself as bait on the surface, but in fact he was just a stand-in. Most princes would not let themselves go unless they had to.
In danger.
Zhu Yuanzhang lured Xiang Yu to attack, not for anything else, but to ambush Xiang Yu. It must be said that having Xiang Yu around greatly boosted Xiang Yu's morale.
When Xiang Yu personally charged into the battle, Xiang's soldiers were indeed extremely brave, their combat power increased by three points, and they were often able to defeat more with less. This really gave Zhu Yuanzhang a huge headache.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang finally set up this trap. With Xiang Yu around, it had an obvious effect on boosting the morale and fighting spirit of Sergeant Xiang. However, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. As long as Xiang Yu falls, this kind of reliance will
Military morale that has been enhanced by personal charm will collapse in a very short period of time.
It may be difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang to design Fan Zeng, but there is still a high possibility of success in designing Xiang Yu. What's more, beside Zhu Yuanzhang, there is Yao Guangxiao, a god-level counselor who can check and fill in the gaps for him.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Yao Guangxiao attacked together, and it was difficult for Xiang Yu not to fall into the trap.
In the end, Xiang Yu and his 3,000 soldiers were trapped in a small city by Zhu Yuanzhang's 40,000 troops. The 40,000 troops surrounded and killed Xiang Yu one after another. Even if they tried to kill him, they could still kill him alive.
Fortunately, Fan Zengcha sensed something was wrong and sent Yingbu to rescue him in time. Xiang Liu, who set out with him, fought to the death, opening a way out for Xiang Yu at the cost of serious injuries.
In this battle, less than a hundred of the three thousand personal guards who followed Xiang Yu successfully broke through. Even Xiang Yu himself suffered seven or eight wounds, one of which was split in the face, leaving behind
An indelible wound.
Although he is a powerful general at the peak of the god level, his own strength is already at the top of the world. However, more people are more powerful, and humans are still social animals after all. No matter how strong you are, you can defeat ten or a hundred people, but you still can't defeat them.
It cannot be defeated by a thousand or ten thousand people.