Liu Ji's return to the Qin Dynasty not only touched Zhao Shi, but also made the Xiang family in Jiangdong panic.
Ever since he learned about Liu Ji's return to the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Bo couldn't sleep for several days. Originally Jiangdong was not Fusu's opponent, but this time he was defeated by Wang Li and Meng Tian's 200,000 troops. If Fusu had
If there are tens of thousands more Liu Ji's troops, there will be no peace in Jiangdong.
After frequent battles with Meng Tian's army during this period, Xiang Bo was already exhausted, and no longer had the same heroic spirit as when he first raised his army. The news of Liu Ji's return to Qin made Xiang Bo feel physically and mentally exhausted.
Speaking of Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang, they went straight to Changsha County after returning to the border of Jiangdong. Together with Wang Li and Yingbu's 100,000 troops, they were in the Chu Mountain between Penglize (Poyang Lake) and Yunmengze (the predecessor of Dongting Lake).
A fierce battle broke out between the Xiang River and the Qin army, and the Qin army did not gain much advantage for a while.
Since many of the Jiangdong Army led by Xiang Yu had soldiers from Changsha County, Jiangdong Army gained some advantages in fighting in the local area. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of Jiangdong Army increased a lot, and it was only then that the Qin Army was forced to stop its offensive.
Facing the greatly improved Jiangdong Army's combat power, Wang Li and Yingbu's 100,000-strong army were unable to break through the Jiangdong Army's defense line for a while and could only suspend the offensive. For a while, the war in Changsha County fell into a stalemate.
When the Xiang family in Jiangdong was tired of dealing with the Qin army, Hu Hai, who was far away in Donghai County, also learned about Liu Ji's return to Fusu.
Huhai Palace in Donghai County.
Hu Haizheng was discussing with Zhao Gao the issue of Liu Ji's return and surrender to Fusu with a sad look on his face:
"Prime Minister Zhao, how about we surrender too?" Hu Hai said melancholy to Zhao Gao.
"Your Majesty, we are different from Liu Ji. You are the emperor of our Qin Dynasty, and Fusu is your minister. How can an emperor in this world ask for surrender from his ministers?"
"Prime Minister Zhao, I am really afraid of my eldest brother. Look at who else is my eldest brother's opponent in this world. Now that Liu Ji has surrendered my eldest brother, the four counties of Yingchuan, Dang, Chen, and Sishui have already
It belongs to my eldest brother. This Sishui County is right next to our Donghai County. How can you not be afraid? How about we surrender?"
Hearing that Hu Hai expressed his intention to surrender to Fusu, Zhao Gao's face darkened, and he began to hold a grudge against Hu Hai in his heart.
The reason why Zhao Gao did not want Hu Hai to surrender to Fusu was actually because he was afraid that Fusu would execute him if he surrendered. After all, Hu Hai was Fusu's brother, so he might still have a chance of survival, but what about himself? From Fusu's "Essay against Zhao Gao and Hu Hai"
From the beginning, Zhao Gao understood that there was no room for maneuver between himself and Fusu.
Now that Zhao Gao saw that Hu Hai was planning to return and surrender to Fusu, he was already wary of Hu Hai.
Eunuchs like Zhao Gao would never be truly loyal to anyone easily. Their loyalty was determined based on the rights and security given to them by their masters.
When Zhao Gao heard Hu Hai's proposal to surrender to Fusu, he immediately felt that his safety was threatened, so his loyalty to Hu Hai fell to the bottom. Zhao Gao even had the idea of getting rid of Hu Hai.
Very malicious.
For a period of time after that, Zhao Gao would hear Hu Hai confiding to him his intention to surrender to Fusu every few days, and Zhao Gao's dissatisfaction with Hu Hai gradually deteriorated with Hu Hai's intention to surrender to Fusu, and began to turn towards murderous intentions.
Just when Zhao Gao had the evil intention to get rid of Hu Hai, a big event happened in Sihui City in South Vietnam.
Under the instigation of many officials, Zhao Shi finally decided to send someone to contact Fusu.
On this day, Jia Heng approached Han Chuan and handed a letter from Zhao Shi to Han Chuan.
After Jia Heng left Han Chuan, he was targeted by a group of South Vietnamese soldiers pretending to be civilians. When Jia Heng went to a remote place, he was knocked unconscious by these people with a stick and was later kidnapped by these people.
Arriving at a secret room.
Half an hour later, Jia Heng woke up leisurely and saw that he was in a room used for torture to extract confessions.
"Who are you and why are you tied here?"
After seeing his situation clearly, Jia Heng asked timidly.
"You don't need to know who we are, it's enough to know that we are from South Vietnam."
A strong man at the head looked at Jia Heng and said forcefully.
Until this moment, Jia Heng's mentality gradually calmed down and he began to think about the things in front of him:
"I was sent by the Crown Prince to contact Han Chuan. Logically speaking, these people should not be sent by the Crown Prince. If these people are not sent by the Crown Prince, who would be? Besides the Crown Prince, who else could they be?
"
After a moment, Jia Heng thought of an extremely terrifying possibility.
"Are you sent here by the king?"
Jia Heng looked at the person who kidnapped him and asked.
"Shut up, I'll kill you if you ask any more questions." The strong man at the head said viciously.
The moment the strong man spoke, Jia Heng keenly noticed that the body of the strong man in front of him trembled slightly.
In view of this, Jia Heng has determined that his guess is correct.
Jia Heng's brain started to work quickly: "The Qin State is powerful, and South Vietnam is definitely no match. If the Qin State wins, he will have the opportunity to become the leader of the four counties of South Vietnam. According to Fusu's behavior, the Qin State will be destroyed."
South Vietnam is only a matter of time, and it won't be long before I will have a prominent position in South Vietnam. Unfortunately, the situation is stronger than others, and now I am in the hands of Zhao Tuo's secret agent. I am afraid that the odds are against me. It seems that I can only find a way to delay it. "
After some planning, Jia Heng decided to pretend to be dumbfounded.
"This strong man, I don't know what you are talking about."
"We have discovered evidence of your affair with the Qin State. Do you still want to deny it?"
The strong man at the head said angrily.
"Since you have found the evidence, then give it to the king. Why do you have to ask me again?"
Seeing Jia Heng's confident look, the strong man at the head instantly became furious.
"It seems you won't do it unless you're punished severely?"
The strong man said and waved to the two followers behind him.
I saw two followers walking quickly to Jia Heng's side, holding Jia Heng up and walking towards the torture device.
A moment later, Jia Heng's screams came from the torture device.