Wandering the Heavens

Zhang Han's crossing to the north gave Xiang Yu and Liu Ji a rare time to rest, but it also put pressure on King Zhao. 400,000 troops drove him to Julu City. The allied forces sent 5,000 people to explore the way, but it was in vain. So the ancestral fear of Qin relapsed, and all of them retreated to the north of Julu City and dared not move.

The King of Chu ordered Xiang Yu and Liu Ji, who had recovered from their shock, to reorganize their armies and march north to rescue the King of Zhao and attack Guanzhong respectively, promising that whoever captured Guanzhong first would be made the King of Guanzhong.

Xiang Yu wanted to win a quick victory but was hindered by Song Yi. He kept procrastinating until November. Xiang Yu, who could no longer tolerate Song Yi, killed Song Yi and seized command of the army. Under the established reality, the King of Chu handed over the army to Xiang Yu.

With the authorization of the King of Chu, Xiang Yu immediately forced a crossing of the Yellow River and cut off the food supply of the 400,000 Qin troops. Under such circumstances, Wang Li's army was quickly defeated, Wang Li himself was captured, and Shejian committed suicide.

With this battle, Xiang Yu surpassed all the other princes and had the potential to replace the King of Chu.

Zhang Han's troops were retreating again and again, and Qin II sent envoys to hold them accountable. At this time, the frightened Zhang Han had just sent Sima Xin back to Xianyang for instructions, but an unexpected person came into the tent.

"Master Zhang, do you remember what my master said that day: If these hundreds of thousands of people are in a situation of no return, I hope you will let them go home."

The man who came was the captain of the guard who was responsible for escorting the First Emperor's descendants out of Xianyang.

"Are you the person next to Li Yuan Xiao? This general remembers you!" Zhang Han did not answer the Jinyiwei's words.

"Since you remember me, the young master should also remember what my master said. Please show mercy and let them go home." The Jinyiwei did not forget their mission in every word.

"I don't believe that Your Majesty will abandon these 200,000 troops!" Zhang Han even wanted to have this Jinyiwei kidnapped and killed.

"Shaofu, the situation has reached a point of no return. Since Xiang Yu led his army against Qin, he has killed surrendered soldiers and massacred cities on several occasions. Do you want to send this army of 200,000 prisoners to the butcher's knife?" The Jinyiwei asked sternly.

"What did you say? It is impossible for me to lose to Xiang Yu. As long as Your Majesty gives me time! With enough food and grass, I will defeat Xiang Yu in no time." Zhang Han said angrily.

"What about this?" The Jinyiwei took out Fusu's sword.

"Prince Fusu!" Zhang Han calmed down.

“Shaofu, the Qin Dynasty is about to collapse and we can’t save the situation. Martyrdom is the fate of meat-eaters. What guilt have the soldiers committed?” Zhang Han trembled slightly as he held Fusu’s handwritten letter.

This is a letter in which Fusu personally requests Zhang Han to give up the fight against Xiang Yu.

"This general is following the orders of Prince Fusu. How do you think they are going to get home?" Zhang Han quickly calmed down.

"My master has ordered that the Central Plains is surrounded by many heroes and a war is about to break out. If the 200,000 people are repatriated to their hometown, they may be forcibly conscripted into the army by various rebel kings along the way. Therefore, I order you to take these 200,000 people to Yanmen County to defend against the Huns' southward advance. The master has already made arrangements for food and supplies." The Jinyiwei took out a new token.

"Your master really has a plan for everything." Zhang Han took the token with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, Shaofu, your family has left Xianyang a few days ago and they are safe now." The Jinyiwei made a guarantee.

Zhang Han wanted to curse. His family was not safe in Xianyang, and they were also not safe in the hands of that mysterious man. They were all hostages. What was the difference? At the same time, he was extremely curious about this mysterious man who had all the power. He could actually get the will of the First Emperor, rescue the prince and princess who were about to be executed, and even the sudden death of Prince Fusu was his work.

No matter how curious he was, he had to work. He sent people to bring back Sima Xin, killed the people sent by Qin II to monitor him, and led his troops north overnight.

Xiang Yu spent some time to integrate the allied forces into a decent army, but found that Zhang Han, who was stationed in Jiyuan, was missing. They retreated in a hurry and did not even clean up some things. Fan Zeng guessed that they retreated to Guanzhong, because there was no news about Liu Ji's army, and it was possible that they had threatened Xianyang, so Zhang Han withdrew in a hurry.

What the hell!

Xiang Yu wanted to slap himself twice. He had been busy on the Yellow River side for most of the day attracting fire and hatred. Everyone was looking at this side and no one noticed that old bastard Liu Ji. This bastard kept fighting westwards without saying a word. He was really good at taking advantage of loopholes!

As the pride of the nobility, Xiang Yu turned himself into the leader of the anti-Qin camp with the Battle of Julu. Xiang Yu could afford to lose, but he could not accept losing in this way. How could he be in a good mood after being slapped in the face by Liu Ji?

After a period of chaos, Xiang Yu led the vanguard to Hangu Pass, and Fan Zeng led the army to follow behind. No matter what, they had to enter Guanzhong first, and they could not lose to Liu Ji.

At this time, Liu Ji, under the advice of Zhang Liang, was marching towards Wugu Pass. As long as he captured Wugu Pass, Guanzhong would fall into Liu Ji's hands.

When both armies were advancing towards Guanzhong, Yi Xiaochuan had already taken advantage of the convenience of the straight road and the mobility of the cavalry to attack Xianyang first.

At this time, Zhao Gao had his eyes on the throne, and was planning with his son-in-law Yan Le how to usurp the throne. They were caught red-handed by a special forces team led by a female slave. After a fierce battle, Yan Le was killed, and Zhao Gao attempted suicide but failed and was captured alive.

"Master, Zhao Gao has been captured." The female slave tied Zhao Gao up and took him to see Yi Xiaochuan.

"Let's take the thing out of his mouth." Yi Xiaochuan thought about it.

"Meng Yi, the Meng family has been loyal to the Qin Dynasty for generations. I didn't expect that you would enter the city without an imperial edict today and kill the imperial guards. How can you be worthy of the ancestors of the Meng family?" Zhao Gao was still very principled at this time.

"Zhao Gao, you don't need to say these. I came here today just to avenge Yu Shu!" Yi Xiaochuan looked at the enemy in front of him and wished he could skin him alive.

"How dare you, a subject, call Concubine Li by her name!" Zhao Gao scolded.

"Shut up, she is not Concubine Li, she is Yu Shu, my Yu Shu!" Yi Xiaochuan gritted his teeth.

"Hahaha..., Meng Yi, ever since the first time we met, you have looked down on me, Zhao Gao, and have been jumping up and down wanting to kill me. I don't understand what I did to provoke you, but Prince Fusu and General Meng Tian are protecting you. Even if I have evidence of your affair with Concubine Li, I can't do anything to you. Not only that, I even have to put on a smile when you sneer at me. I, Zhao Gao, am a vengeful person! Hahaha..." Zhao Gao deliberately angered Yi Xiaochuan in order to die quickly.

"I, Zhao Gao, have experienced the destruction of my country and my family, so I naturally know what it takes to make a person suffer more. So when I drafted my will, I asked Concubine Li to be buried with me. How does it feel for you to be separated from each other? It must be extremely painful!"

"By the way, before she was carried into the imperial mausoleum, I was very considerate to tell her about the tragedy in Prince Tuan's tent. Did you know? The moment she learned about it, she vomited blood and fainted. I asked the imperial physician to wake her up and allowed her to be carried into the imperial mausoleum while still conscious. Hahahaha..."

"Shut up!"

Yi Xiaochuan was indeed enraged. He drew his sword and chopped the chattering Zhao Gao to the ground, then continued to chop madly without caring about anything until the bronze sword in his hand broke into several pieces. The dead Zhao Gao was now a bloody mess.