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

Upon receiving the news, the civil and military officials of the Han army quickly regrouped.

Liu Bang wanted to delay for a while longer to stabilize the situation in Rang County and then find a way to recruit some strong men to defend against the Qin army.

But they did not expect the Qin army to arrive so decisively and swiftly.

Everyone's faces were ashen, filled with astonishment, especially Liu Bang, whose face looked as if he had swallowed a fly, extremely uncomfortable.

"How dare the Qin army be so reckless?"

"Three thousand men, they actually dared to directly attack Rang County!"

Liu Bang was both angry and furious. He admitted that the Qin army was indeed very strong, but their act of ignoring their retreat and swaggering straight towards his new capital, the capital of the Han army, was a complete disregard for him, the King of Han.

Utter contempt.

Liu Bang was disgusted. Back then, he was a top-tier feudal lord. Apart from that scoundrel Xiang Yu, everyone had to show him great respect!

Why did he go from being an incomparably powerful King of Han to being so miserable in just over half a year?

Zhou Chang said with some resentment, "It's truly a case of a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs!"

Are the Han army tigers and the Qin army dogs?

Chen Xu took a deep breath. What kind of reversal of the Heavenly Gang was this? Back then, the Qin army was only at its weakest when the feudal lords of the world found an opportunity to join forces and attack it.

Now, the Qin army, these tigers and wolves, have quickly made a comeback!

"Zhou Changlai was in charge of the defense of Rang County. He dug some trenches outside to delay the Qin army's attack on Rang County."

"Let's wait until the army returns before discussing anything else."

Liu Bang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice that it was absolutely impossible for him to accept defeat so easily.

Zhou Chang's eyes flashed with coldness.

The people of Rang County were not at ease and had no sense of belonging to the Han army, but the civil and military officials of the Han army were not too panicked.

Compared to their previous entry into Hanzhong, where they were forced out of food by the Qin army, they ultimately launched a deadly attack at Madao Pass.

This time, at least they were in a relatively fortified city.

Zhou Chang has also begun preparing a large number of defensive weapons, intending to defend Rang County to the death and wait for reinforcements.

Two days later, the Qin army was already at the city gates, shattering the tranquility of Rang County.

Zhou Chang squinted at the Qin army outside the city, a strange light in his eyes.

The Qin army was far more elite than he had imagined; its development was simply too rapid.

However, these three thousand men had come on a long march without attacking any cities along the way, so their food supplies must have been limited.

He only needs a month at most to find an opportunity to attack these Qin troops who are short of food.

During this period, after Liu Bang personally visited several noble families, he received some support, and there were still three or four thousand soldiers in the city.

By relying on the fortified city and persisting in a bloody battle for a month, these people can be quickly tempered in the midst of blood and fire.

Zhou Chang was brimming with confidence that he could withstand the Qin army's attack and turn the tide.

He must avenge the blood feud at Madaoguan with his own hands!

Even though these Qin soldiers looked incredibly elite, Zhou Chang was thinking of killing them and seizing their weapons and armor so that the Han army could have three thousand well-trained elite soldiers!

The Han generals around them had various expressions.

Some, like Zhou Chang, had bloodshot eyes and were determined to fight to the death.

Some people, however, showed a mixture of amazement and fear in their eyes.

Sun Chi, in particular, had the most solemn expression.

As a man skilled in strategy, he had been exposed to military tactics and strategies since childhood, and his knowledge was broader than that of the commoners in the Han army.

These talents have only risen to prominence in the last few years and have been fighting fiercely all along. Even though the trials of war have made them grow up quickly, not everyone has a strategic vision.

For Sun Chi, the moment he saw the Qin army, he knew that the Battle of Guanzhong was doomed.

The fact that Qin could send such elite soldiers to attack Rang County, which was now worthless, instead of defending Guanzhong, meant that the Qin army had an abundance of troops and did not need to worry about the battle for Guanzhong at all.

Don't expect the Han army to return; I'm afraid Chen Ping himself has already run away!

The Qin army may be mad, but they won't abandon Guanzhong.

Moreover, he understood Xiao He, and he also understood Zhao Long!

A ruthless person who plans everything without missing a single detail.

The guy who could revive the Qin army would send three thousand Qin soldiers out of Hanzhong to launch a reckless and suicidal attack on the very foundation of the Han army.

There must be another motive.

However, looking at the majestic and imposing Qin army, with their fierce and wolfish aura, Sun Chi felt that they were determined to annihilate the Han army directly, and it didn't seem like they had any conspiracy.

Sun Chi's pupils suddenly contracted.

It felt like the Qin army was there to beat a dog when it was down.

……

The Qin army is indeed incredibly powerful now!

After Li Xin reorganized the 10,000 soldiers in Hanzhong, he continued to expand his forces.

Based on the veterans left behind by the Qin army in Hanzhong, they continuously brought in new soldiers.

Most of these new recruits had seen bloodshed in the bloody battles between Bashu and the Yi people, inheriting the important spirit and fortitude of the Qin army.

Like the martyrs of the Qin state throughout history, they once again raised their weapons, sharpened their swords, and marched south across the Han River to attack the land of Chu!

On his way here, before setting off this time, Li Xin had already received news that the great war in the north had ended.

The allied forces of the three kingdoms were annihilated, and even Cai Yin, the Grand Master of the Palace of Wei, had surrendered.

This means that he no longer needs to have any concerns and can attack Liu Bang's location without restraint.

The Han army has no reinforcements left.

Even though Chen Ping had already fled back to South Korea, the loss of 40,000 men was a devastating blow to South Korea, which was unable to send troops to support them in the short term.

He has plenty of time to capture Rang County!

Beside Li Xin, Fu Kuan looked at the Han army's banner fluttering high on the city wall with a complicated expression.

He was once a general of the Wei Kingdom. After the former Wei Kingdom was conquered, he joined the Han army when Liu Bang gathered up scattered soldiers.

He didn't have a strong sense of belonging to Liu Bang and the Han army; he just felt that Liu Bang would at least be a local overlord in the future.

Amidst the rise of warlords and the chaos of war, a powerful overlord has already made his mark on history.

I never imagined that once we entered Guanzhong, it would be like entering a deep sea, and the Han army would be completely wiped out.

At this moment, Li Xin asked with a smile, "Lord Fu, how do you think we should take this city?"

Previously, Li Xin neither looked down on Zhang Xiangru and Fu Kuan, whom Zhao Long had left in Hanzhong, nor did he take them too seriously.

He is still that spirited and passionate middle-aged man from the Qin Dynasty!

However, Fu Kuan and Zhang Xiangru's abilities had already astonished Li Xin during this period.

Fu Kuan accompanied Li Xin on this campaign as his deputy, and Li Xin felt that this young man had a promising future.

Fu Kuan made no attempt to hide his abilities and spoke directly in a deep voice: "Rang County should have been reinforced during this period. If we are to support the Guanzhong War and destroy the allied forces, we need to launch a strong attack to shake the morale of the Han army."

"Now that Guanzhong is secured, the allied forces have been defeated, and Lord Zhou has already died in battle, Liu Bang should have received some news as well."

"No matter how much they know, the people of Rang County will definitely be restless."

"Winning hearts and minds is the best strategy."

Li Xin was taken aback. He hadn't expected Fu Kuan to have such insight, and he was even more surprised that this guy didn't hesitate to harm his former master.

Indeed, in the struggle for supremacy, those who can rise to the rank of general are rarely easy to deal with.

Soon, to Fu Kuan's surprise, the Qin army was well-prepared, with soldiers firing arrows without arrowheads into the city.

Each arrow had some hemp cloth attached to it.

Fu Kuan asked in surprise, "What is this?"