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

The rise of the Qin state was like a dream.

From national subjugation and decline to rebirth, it took less than a year.

"Something's wrong with Qin, very wrong..."

The young man's face was extremely grim. The Qin people's rise to power and unity was something Zhang Han could never have accomplished.

If Zhang Han had such ability, he wouldn't have suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Chu army, been forced to surrender, and had 200,000 soldiers massacred.

The Qin state must be hiding a huge secret.

"Sir, the Qin army is terrifying. Nanyang has been destroyed, and the Qin people have once again become the most powerful force in the world. We should leave quickly..."

The servants were terrified, knowing that if they were captured by the Qin people, their lives would surely end in tragedy.

They betrayed the Qin Dynasty, and the Qin Dynasty always dealt with traitors with bloody suppression.

The Qin laws were harsh, and the servant had no desire to experience them firsthand.

"It's alright. Qin's current strategist, Zhao Long, was a traitor in the Han army before."

"I will return to my old residence first and order General Cheng Hei outside Hangu Pass to immediately lead his troops to Guanzhong. After we meet, I will pay my respects to Zhang Han as an envoy of Zhao."

The young man spoke calmly, forcefully suppressing his shock, and filled with curiosity about the Qin state today.

His name is Li Zuoche, and he is the grandson of Li Mu!

He suddenly became very curious about what exactly happened in this country, and who was it that transformed the Qin state!

……

The entire area around Chang'an has been plunged into a sea of ​​joy.

The laborers on the construction site in Chang'an City, however, could not bring themselves to smile.

The stronger the Qin army became, the more they meant that their arduous work would never end.

Xiao He and Zhang Liang stood together, and they also heard the messenger's loud shout of victory.

The messenger did it on purpose, so that everyone could hear it!

Zhang Liang spoke with an extremely complicated expression: "The Qin army has won again."

Zhao Long did not intend to hide anything from the two of them. As early as when the Battle of Chang'an ended, they knew that the Qin army in Hanzhong had also moved south to the Han River to attack Liu Bang, the King of Han.

By completely suppressing Liu Bang and eliminating all the other warlords, Zhao Long could then step on Liu Bang to establish unparalleled prestige and become a king.

I just didn't expect the good news to come back so quickly.

"Slayed more than ten generals..."

Xiao He felt very distressed. Where did the Han army find so many great generals? They should include all the generals who could lead the army.

The people of Guanzhong just need this number to boost their morale.

All they knew was that the Qin army had once again broken through a powerful enemy, killed more than a dozen generals, and won a great victory!

From the great victory at Chang'an Village to the capture of Rang County, Liu Bang has fled and disappeared without a trace.

This war, which lasted for several months, ended with a great victory for the Qin army, enough to make all the people of Guanzhong ecstatic!

The Qin state will be able to stand tall once again!

The two remained silent for a long time before Xiao He suddenly asked, "Zifang, what is your view on the Qin state?"

They were trapped in the Qin state and had no control over their own destiny.

Zhang Liang knew very well that if he hadn't personally gone to Hangu Pass and persuaded a large number of Han generals to surrender, those Qin soldiers who were eager to make a name for themselves would have wiped out the entire Han army long ago.

Xiao He was the same; he was not alone. He was certain that without him, many of the former surrendered generals of the Han army would have gone completely mad.

Once Zhao Long is angered, how many of these former Han soldiers in Gongdelin will survive?

Now that the war to establish Qin's rule has ended, where should they go from here?

They were caught in the turbulent changes of the world, like rootless duckweed, and one wrong step could mean certain death.

The fundamental reason is that they still find it hard to believe that the Qin state has truly recovered to this extent.

Deep down, they were unwilling to accept that the Qin state could reunify the world again.

"Both of you are here?"

Zhuang Bushi walked over at this time. As the first general to leave Gongdelin, Zhuang Bushi had made great contributions during the battles of defeating Wei and Hangu Pass.

Now they're just waiting for Zhao Long to become king, and for his accumulated merits to be rewarded. They've been living a very comfortable life lately.

"I think I just overheard two gentlemen discussing matters concerning the Qin state."

"In fact, when Qin rose again, in this war to establish the state, didn't the two of you notice anything special?"

Zhuang Bushi grinned.

"There are three directions to attack Guanzhong: Hedong County in the northeast, Hangu Pass in the middle, and Nanyang Chuwu Pass in the southeast."

"Lord Xiao may not know, but the young master had previously ordered the relocation of the people of Nanyang to Guanzhong."

"In addition to the people who migrated from Hedong County into the pass."

"These two places are now deserted and can no longer serve as advance grounds for a major battle."

"If Xiang Yu wanted to attack the current Qin state, even if he was willing to relocate a large number of people to these two places, it would take him a very long time to do so."

"Either way, he will have no choice but to send troops out from Hangu Pass."

"But could Xiang Yu break through Hangu Pass?"

Zhuang Bushi smiled disdainfully. After witnessing the Qin army's current formidable fighting power, he felt no fear even if Xiang Yu brought the entire world to fight.

The reputation of Hangu Pass as a national stronghold is not just empty boasting.

It was the unparalleled prestige earned by the ancestors of the Qin people who fought alone against the world time and time again at Hangu Pass.

One man can hold the pass against ten thousand men!

Xiao He and his companion had only just learned of the relocation of the people of Nanyang.

This means that any enemy attempting to attack Guanzhong from the northeast and southeast of Qin would be unable to obtain any supplies locally.

They either quickly marched into Guanzhong to sustain their war effort through warfare.

Either the population must be relocated to repopulate these two areas and use them as a front line for attacking the Qin state.

This is Qin's overt strategy.

Because each country has its own agenda, they are not going to think of attacking Qin immediately, nor are they going to use their own population to populate these two places.

While Xiang Yu was still attacking the State of Qi, by the time he realized he wanted to attack the State of Qin, he would have only one option left, just like the armies that had attacked Qin throughout history: to attack from Hangu Pass!

However, by then the Qin state would have accumulated even greater strength and perfected its defenses. Could Xiang Yu really break through Hangu Pass?

"hiss--"

Xiao He couldn't help but gasp, the cold air penetrating his body and chilling him to the soles of his feet.

Zhang Liang's pupils widened as well, and he finally let out a helpless, bitter laugh: "We were still here worrying about our own future and considering the situation in Qin, but we never expected..."

Zhuang Bushi spoke first, grinning, "Yes, Qin is now in an invincible position!"

"Ziyun, a talent for all ages!"

"When the people of Qin had bled to death and countless heroes were disheartened, they finally saw a great ruler emerge."

Even after meticulously dissecting Zhao Long's schemes, it was still impossible to see through his true intentions.

Surprisingly, Zhao Long had already devised this earth-shattering plan the moment Chen Ping began arranging the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces' attack on Guanzhong.