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

What Fan Zeng regretted even more was that the rebellion in Qi and the Qin army's great victory in Hanzhong, which annihilated 100,000 Han soldiers, revealed his ambition.

When faced with a choice, the Chu army should have first destroyed the Qin state.

Tian Rong of Qi, what kind of person is he? How can he compare to the Qin people of Guanzhong?

This newly rising Qin state quickly grew stronger, to the point that even Fan Zeng could no longer tolerate it.

We have a formidable enemy; the sooner we eliminate it, the better.

At this moment, Yu Ziqi spoke up helplessly: "We're running out of supplies for a large-scale attack on Qin..."

The fiery gazes of the crowd immediately focused on Yu Ziqi.

"how is this possible?"

"The Chu army is extremely wealthy, and has even acquired the former granaries of the Qin state. How could they possibly be short of supplies?"

Yu Ziqi smiled wryly: "With years of war in various parts of the country, the Chu army did obtain some grain before, but it has been constantly being consumed, and the country has never been stable enough to plant new grain!"

"The Chu army brought all its provisions with them when they marched north to Qi."

Xiang Yu's fiery gaze was fixed on Yu Ziqi.

They actually told him that now was not the time to attack the formidable enemy.

How could Xiang Yu possibly tolerate this?

Xiang Yu spoke emotionlessly: "Then let's fight our way through."

It involved massacring and looting cities, allowing soldiers to find their own ways to obtain food.

Just as Fan Zeng was about to speak up to stop him, Yu Ziqi sighed again: "The population of Hedong and Nanyang has been relocated by the Qin people, and there is hardly any food outside Hangu Pass."

When the Chu army attacked Hangu Pass last time, they looted and killed their way through. Now, there are hardly any people left along the way, let alone any looting.

As for the other two directions, they have already been emptied by the Qin army. Who are the Chu army going to plunder?

Xiang Yu, enraged, asked, "Does this mean that I, the mighty Hegemon-King of Western Chu, have no strength whatsoever to suppress the Qin traitors who have risen again?"

All the civil and military officials of the State of Chu were pondering this.

The aftermath of Qin's evacuation of Nanyang and Hedong will make it extremely difficult for Chu to advance on its way to attack Qin.

The Chu army will also have to swallow the bitter fruit it sowed during its last attack on Qin.

After several major battles, the vast state of Chu itself fell into a food shortage.

Moreover, the war in Qi was not completely over.

Although Tian Rong has been killed, the resistance of the people of Qi is now extremely fierce.

Every step they take forward requires extremely bloody suppression.

In the short term, the State of Chu cannot abandon its military buildup against the State of Qi, lest Qi launch another southward attack on Pengcheng.

Moreover, to the west of Qi, Chen Yu, with the support of Tian Rong, had already killed Zhang Er, the King of Changshan appointed by Xiang Yu, and regained control of the entire Zhao state.

Everyone's faces were grim. Who could have imagined that after the fall of Qin, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu would re-establish the order of the world, and that in less than a year, the world would descend into such chaos?

Only the south is relatively stable.

The entire western and northern regions of the world are in complete chaos.

This is a provocation against the Chu army!

Yu Ziqi cautiously began, "After the autumn harvest, there may be grain."

Although he wasn't a member of the Xiang clan, he had a good younger sister, so he could speak up for Xiang Yu quite well.

Xiang Yu sneered: "After the autumn harvest?"

"Ah!"

The weather is extremely cold now, and the autumn harvest won't come for another six months.

Xiang Yu couldn't wait that long.

He couldn't wait to attack Guanzhong.

They will also take revenge on the Guanzhong Plain for what is happening in the State of Qi.

Last time, out of consideration for Zhang Han and others, he spared Guanzhong to block Liu Bang and did not kill them all.

If he could do it again, he would make sure that Guanzhong was deserted for thousands of miles.

Let the Qin state disappear from this world forever!

Slaughter all the Qin people.

Fan Zeng also spoke out firmly, "We can't wait that long."

He would never underestimate the power of the Qin state. Throughout history, the Qin state had been crippled countless times, yet it always managed to rise again quickly.

This time, the speed of Qin's recovery is so outrageous that it's hard to accept.

If it were only Zhang Han who rose to prominence, Fan Zeng wouldn't be under so much pressure.

However, if a unified Qin state were given another six months to develop, no one knows how terrifying its strength would become.

Moreover, the King of Qin was Zhao Long.

This is quite strange.

He was very wary of Zhao Long's talent, but unfortunately, this man became the King of Qin.

Fan Zeng has already sent people to find out exactly what happened, and until then, the Qin state must not be allowed to develop peacefully.

Fan Zeng remained silent for a moment, then sighed: "Send someone to see Emperor Yi and ask him to intervene."

A sudden, boundless coldness erupted in Xiang Yu's eyes, aimed directly at Fan Zeng, and he even seemed intent on killing Fan Zeng.

He never thought much of Emperor Yi, a cowherd who had gotten incredibly lucky to achieve his current status and become the nominal ruler of the world.

If that kid had just stayed put, it would have been fine, but he kept trying to sow discord between him and the Hegemon of Western Chu.

When the world was still unsettled, King Huai of Chu, in order to win over some forces, made a pact that "whoever enters Guanzhong first will be king".

After conquering Guanzhong, Xiang Yu had become the sole ruler of the world, and he cared even less about Xiong Xin.

However, he still showed that guy some respect, honoring him as Emperor Yi.

However, this made the kid extremely dissatisfied, and he kept making small moves.

According to the information Xiang Yu received, the rebellions in Qi and Zhao were both related to this kid.

Xiang Yu didn't care what Xiong Xin had promised Chen Yu and the others, but he was already preparing to go back and settle accounts with that kid.

At this point, we actually have to ask this kid for help?

Everyone remained silent, including Yu Ziqi. This topic was too sensitive, and only Fan Zeng dared to say a few more words to Xiang Yu.

Everyone knew perfectly well that after Xiang Yu dominated the world, he made all the decisions and wouldn't listen to anyone's opinions.

Especially after he returned to Pengcheng, he appointed many people who pleased him, and many people within the Chu state began to be dissatisfied with Xiang Yu.

Some of the ancient forces of Chu, having failed to gain more benefits from Xiang Yu, rallied around Emperor Yi and gradually began to distance themselves from Xiang Yu.

At this time, if the Chu army wanted to obtain enough food to attack Guanzhong, it would be indispensable to have the support of these Chu nobles.

If Xiong Xin were to step forward, those people would give Xiang Yu face and support him.

Xiang Yu knew this too, and his expression was one of barely suppressed anger. Those people were insatiable and repeatedly tried to use his name to gain more power and wealth.

He only killed a few guys who had offended him, and those damned guys held a grudge against him.

Xiang Yu's expression was icy cold: "Send men directly to collect grain from each household. I am doing this for the sake of Chu and the world, to suppress the tyrannical Qin. Anyone who does not voluntarily hand over grain to support the Chu army will be executed as a traitor."