Xiang An did not delay, and ordered 15,000 Chu soldiers early the next morning, and led the team towards the direction of Chengwu.
During the march, Xiang An kept thinking about the next step for Xi Chu.
It will take longer for Liu Ji on the west side. The army led by Han Xin is obviously much more powerful than the army led by Liu Ji himself. The pace of attacking the Qin Dynasty from the north is not slow. It has been more than two months since Chencang was conquered. The battle was fruitful. Xiang An knew Han Xin very well, and Dong Yi and Sima Xin could not do anything to him.
But this does not mean that Liu Ji's own combat effectiveness is weak. On the contrary, with the help of Changshan King Zhang Er and Zhang Liang, Liu Ji's defense line in the central part of the Central Plains will be extremely stable. Even if Xiang Yu wants to break through, it will take some time, and even more Not to mention the harassment from the Sanqi led by Peng Yue at the river in the north.
An individual's power cannot influence the direction of the overall war, not to mention that Xiang An is worried about a more serious situation.
Xiang Yu has lost people's hearts.
The Three Qi Dynasties are not a big problem for Western Chu, or for the Linjiang Wang Gongao, Hengshan Wang Wu Rui, and Jiujiang Wang Yingbu to the west of Western Chu, but...
Unfortunately, no one of these three people was willing to come to support.
Wu Rui and Gong Ao are both shrewd people. For example, when the princes gathered in Xianyang, Liu Ji promised something to them, or they had already made friends. Xiang An was not surprised. Liu Ji was also the same when he attacked Qin. One of the top princes, and compared to Xiang Yu, Liu Ji's diplomatic methods, or Zhang Liang and Li Shiqi's diplomatic methods, were much stronger.
Under Xiang Yu, apart from Xiang An, Chen Ping, and Fan Zeng, there were no available advisers. Fan Zeng was even sent home to "retire". He was extremely frustrated and estimated that he would not live much longer. The remaining two people, Xiang An and Chen Ping, were also A single tree cannot support itself.
There is also Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang, who is colluding with Wu Rui and Weng's son-in-law. If Wu Rui doesn't come, he won't come either.
"If you want to break through the current predicament, the north is the key." Xiang An turned sideways and looked at Zijuan and said, "But the specific situation should wait until Chengwu meets his elder brother. I have to understand what the south is. Condition."
As he said that, Xiang An narrowed his eyes.
He wanted to train Zi Juan to be the next great commander in Western Chu. In Xiang An's view, Zi Juan had this qualification.
Currently, Western Chu is engaged in military affairs, but there are no strategic generals who can take on important responsibilities among the generals. Diplomacy has been crazily squeezed by Liu Ji during the few days when Xiang An was away from the Central Plains. When the time came, he would be the one to shoulder the big responsibility for him. After all, his eldest brother... Xiang An couldn't figure him out now, so Xiang An didn't dare to bet.
He couldn't help but think of Han Xin's advice to him in front of Xianyang Palace that day, and sighed.
He didn't know how uncomfortable it would be to continue to follow his elder brother who was mentally ill, but he still had a glimmer of hope for his elder brother.
Ever since the two brothers were dug out of the pit of Yin Ruins by Xiang Chao when they were still in their infancy, they have been inseparable together. They went to the outside of the Pass to solve the difficulties of the foreign tribes in the Central Plains. They were brought back to the Central Plains by the mysterious ghost Wenju. Under Liang's hands, true humanity awakens, and together...
He still wanted to believe his big brother.
How much...believe it one last time.
"South..." Zijuan frowned, thinking about the present like Xiang An.
Chengwu.
Xiang Yu frowned, thinking about his next move.
He suddenly realized that things were somewhat out of his control.
Xi Chu's force makes the world fear him. The strong will unite the weak, thus giving birth to a strong man who can be born with the strong. This is the so-called catfish, and Xi Chu is obviously this catfish.
But now, there seems to be something wrong with the newly born strong man?
The power Liu Ji could combine exceeded Xiang Yu's expectations, and Xiang Yu had a vague feeling of something bad.
"What is missing?" Xiang Yu stroked his beard and leaned back in his chair to think.
After thinking for a long time, Xiang Yu finally settled on a name.
"Han Xin." Xiang Yu murmured, "Maybe this person should be killed before..."
"Brother, who are you going to kill?" A slightly rough voice came from outside the camp, and a tall man opened the door curtain and walked in. It was Xiang An.
"Xiang An? It seems that Beifuyu has been pacified." Xiang Yu glanced at Xiang An unexpectedly and stood up.
"What's the situation here now?" Xiang An nodded and walked to the sand table, "What's the situation with the three in the south?"
Xiang An was actually not surprised that Xiang Yu wanted to kill Han Xin. If Han Xin hadn't been able to beat up the two Qin Dynasties behind Liu Ji, Liu Ji wouldn't have been so resolute in guarding this pass.
"Four countries are surrounding Chu, and we can't get out for the time being." Xiang Yu shook his head, "Several other small countries have been wavering, seeming to be waiting for a gesture or... a temporary result."
Xiang An ignored Xiang Yu and just observed the sand table, combining his own thinking into the shape of the sand table.
"How many soldiers are available?"
"I have recruited some more, and now there are about 60,000 people on the front line participating in the friction. There will be additional troops to supplement the force in the future, a total of 80,000 people."
"I also brought fifteen thousand, which is enough." Xiang An patted the edge of the sand table and looked into Xiang Yu's eyes, "Brother, you..."
Xiang Yu said nothing, just looked at Xiang An calmly, as if waiting for Xiang An to speak.
Xiang An wanted to say something, but shook his head, held back what he wanted to say, and continued to ask: "What's the situation in the south? Isn't there anyone in Yingbu, Wurui, Gongao, or Ao who is willing to support?"
Xiang Yu shrugged.
"I asked the third child to urge him, but Wu Rui said that he was old and frail, and Yingbu said that he was ill. As for Gong Ao, he didn't let the third child in."
"You damn old and weak person!" Xiang An yelled, "He Wu Rui was still very active when he attacked Qin Dynasty, but he has become old and weak in less than half a year?"
"It's just excuses. We are now being restrained by many countries. They are aware of this and do not come to support us." Xiang Yu rubbed his fingertips on the desk and shook his head, "But now they are also hesitant. If we can obtain The advantage will break the current balance."
"I'm going to deal with those bastards in Sanqi." Xiang An said with a bit of gritted teeth, "I and the Peng Yue thief still have an unsettled account."
"...How many people do you want?" Xiang Yu pondered slightly and kept silent about Peng Yue's spreading rumors about Xiang An.
"Give me the additional troops we need later. I can gather 50,000 troops. Within half a year, we will be in peace." Xiang An looked out of the camp with murderous intent in his eyes and snorted coldly.
