I switched allegiance to Zhang Han and rebuilt the Qin Dynasty; Liu Bang was heartbroken.

For the Han army's civil and military officials, the only major event at present is the Battle of Guanzhong.

A major battle that involved a coalition of 90,000 troops from the Han, Han, and Wei states, who jointly attacked the Qin territory in Guanzhong.

There was no joy in Liu Bang's eyes. Shen Tu Jia's return in such a disheveled state clearly did not bring good news.

Liu Bang's heart jumped into his throat.

With 90,000 troops and a brilliant strategist like Chen Ping, there shouldn't be any major problems in the north, right?

The smiles on everyone's faces had vanished. They had all been very confident that the Han army would be able to avenge their defeat.

But the current situation is clearly not right.

Chen Xu asked worriedly, "Could it be that something strange has happened in Wei?"

Of the three, they trusted Chen Ping implicitly and believed in the fighting strength of their own Han army. The only one that might cause problems was the Wei army.

Shen Tu Jia was exhausted and panting. He waited until everyone had finished speaking before he could interject: "Your Majesty, Wei was attacked. Wei's Grand Master of the Palace, Cai Yin, went north to rescue them but was captured and surrendered. The Qin army attacked Hangu Pass, and with the attack from both inside and outside, the entire Han army was wiped out!"

"For some reason, Lord Zhou led his troops to attack the Qin people's new capital at this time."

"Lord Zhou is unaware of the situation. When I arrived near Yaoguan, the Qin army had already breached the Han army's camp and was pursuing them!"

After Shen Tu Jia finished speaking, everyone's heads were buzzing.

"That's impossible. Are the people of Wei a bunch of idiots who could let the Qin people kill them?"

Chen Xu growled in disbelief.

It should be noted that the main force of this allied attack on Guanzhong was the Wei army.

Could they be easily ambushed by the Qin army?

Shen Tu Jia's eyes were filled with bitterness; he couldn't believe the news either.

When he arrived near Yaoguan and realized that something was wrong, he concealed his whereabouts and rescued some soldiers who had escaped from Yaoguan.

By this time, the news of the end of the Battle of Hangu Pass was no secret and was gradually spreading among the Qin army.

Shen Tu Jia had no way of knowing the specifics.

One thing is certain: the allied forces suffered a crushing defeat!

Liu Bang's face turned pale, and his body trembled like a withered leaf swaying in the wind, as if he might be blown away at any moment.

Liu Bang was completely devastated. How could the allied forces possibly fail?

With Chen Ping's brilliant strategies and the rapidly assembled forces, where exactly would they fail in their attempt to attack the Qin state, which had not yet officially risen to power?

Do you know anything more?

Shen Tu Jia shook his head; it was already a close call that he had managed to find out all this.

He was terrified, so he rushed back to report the news to Liu Bang.

No one spoke, their faces ashen. Considering that the Qin army dared to send three thousand soldiers south from Hanzhong, they knew that what Shen Tu Jia said might have already become a reality.

"No, I absolutely do not believe that our 90,000-strong army could fail. This must be a Qin army scheme."

"Immediately send someone north to investigate the situation further."

"Zhou Chang, you will train the troops in the city and recruit strong men from the surrounding area at all costs to defend Rang County."

"Send someone to South Korea immediately to request reinforcements!"

Suppressing his raging anger, Liu Bang forced himself to calm down and issued specific orders.

He, Liu Bang, started his rebellion by slaying a white snake, and considered himself the chosen one of Heaven. How could he possibly admit defeat so easily?

He will never lose!

He was still the King of Han, and his ambitions remained. He first destroyed the Qin bandits in Guanzhong, and then established a powerful Han state to compete with Xiang Yu!

Tragically, even if Liu Bang was unwilling, he had to seek help from the state of Han at this point, sending reinforcements to help resist the Qin army's advance.

"promise."

Many civil and military officials of the Han army responded, for they had experienced a great deal and would not be easily defeated.

Everyone was holding their breath; they wouldn't believe it until the result was confirmed!

"Your Majesty need not worry. Lord Zhou's surprise attack on the Qin capital may have been a deliberate attempt to expose the Qin army's weakness in the main camp."

"Perhaps Lord Zhou has already captured Xindu by now and will soon send back good news."

No one wanted to accept that the Han army, including Zhou Bo, would suffer another crushing defeat.

As everyone was talking, Zhou Chang, seeing Shen Tu Jia's hesitant manner, loudly interrupted them: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Shen Tu Jia sighed. There was actually another reason that terrified him.

Shen Tu Jia hesitated before speaking, "When I was at Yaoguan, I saw someone helping to gather the Han soldiers near Yaoguan. I was quite far away at the time, so I don't know if I saw it wrong..."

"Who?"

"That traitor Zhao Long, huh?"

Shen Tu Jia mustered his courage and spoke: "It's Lord Xiao He..."

"Bastard!"

Liu Bang kicked over the table in front of him and roared, "Even if the whole world were to turn against me, Lord Xiao would never betray these good brothers! How dare you slander Lord Xiao!"

Shen Tu Jia kept his head down and remained silent.

"Don't let me hear such slanderous words again, or I will show no mercy!"

Zhou Chang and the others also looked coldly at Shen Tu Jia. Even if they were to jump into the Han River and drown now, they would not believe that Lord Xiao, who was guarding the rear of the Han King at Madao Pass and was a loyal commander of the Han army, would betray the Han King!

However, a few people in the crowd glanced at each other and realized that something was wrong.

After he left, one of the people in the crowd immediately caught up with Shen Tu Jia.

"Lord Shen, are you sure you saw Lord Xiao among the Qin army?"

As Shen Tu Jia watched the newcomer pull him into a secluded corner, he couldn't wait to ask questions, hesitating whether to give a definite answer.

Although he also rose to power under Liu Bang, he was always fighting on the front lines and his promotion was very slow.

He was able to become an official because he saved Chen Xu, and he couldn't afford to offend these loyal followers who were the ones Liu Bang had raised the family to power.

The visitor was Sun Chi, a close friend of Xiao He and others, and one of Liu Bang's most trusted confidants.

"Lord Shen, there is no need to worry. I am not here to punish you, but simply to express my longing for an old friend."

Shen Tu Jia then took a deep breath: "I am very certain that I did not make a mistake at the time, that was Lord Xiao."

Sun Chi's eyes gleamed with a sharp light as he said gratefully, "Thank you for informing me."

Sun Chi's mind immediately became active. As a descendant of Sun Tzu, he had been exposed to military strategy and tactics since childhood.

He initially followed Liu Bang as a junior official along with Zhou Bo and others. He had a very good relationship with Xiao He and was more adept at strategizing, so he never led troops on his own and mostly assisted Xiao He.

He knew Xiao He very well. If Shen Tu Jia was not mistaken, it was unlikely that Xiao He would directly surrender to the Qin army. He was probably forced to serve the Qin army.

The reason Xiao He gathered the Han army at Yaoguan Pass was that he couldn't bear to see the Han army suffer heavy losses and wanted to save more soldiers.

However, there is only one possibility that would make Xiao He do such a thing: the Battle of Guanzhong mentioned by Shen Tu Jia may have already become a reality!

Sun Chi realized that the Han army was already a broken ship, and if he stayed with the Han army, he would likely face a life-or-death crisis.

Sun Chi was pondering how he could follow in Xiao He's footsteps.

They could no longer remain in the Han army.

Otherwise, if they are surrounded by the Qin army in the future, they will die without knowing how they died in the battlefield where swords and spears have no eyes.

He didn't want to die, and he didn't want to waste his talents in the Han army.

Before Sun Chi could figure out how to get closer to the Qin army, a fast horse galloped towards Rang County under the cover of night.

"Reporting to the King of Han, after the Qin army captured Zan County, they did not attack any other cities along the way and headed straight for Rang County!"