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

Even though Xiang Yu's supplies had not yet arrived, Zhang Ping immediately mustered two thousand cavalrymen, prepared five hundred bushels of grain, and set off.

At this moment, Zhang Liang was walking in the Qin army camp, and his mood became even heavier.

Because he saw many familiar faces.

"Master Zifang, you've also joined the Qin army?"

"Haha, joining the Qin army is the wise choice!"

"Following the King of Han, we go hungry nine times in three days, while the Qin army eats their fill every day!"

"Moreover, after the great battle, my credit always inexplicably diminishes. In the Qin army, it's strictly forbidden to steal credit. Last time, in the Battle of Chang'an, those victorious Qin soldiers all received huge rewards!"

"The General said that once we join the Qin army, we are the same as the Qin people, and the Qin army will treat everyone equally in rewards and punishments!"

"Not only were there rewards, but the general also gave us our military pay in advance, every month!"

"From this day forward, I am a Qin citizen. Anyone who dares to say I am not, I will fight them to the death!"

"..."

The more Zhang Liang listened, the more ashen his face became.

These former elite Han soldiers were able to integrate into the Qin army so quickly.

He was also able to understand these soldiers.

In chaotic times, human life is as cheap as grass. For ordinary people, even eating a hot meal every day is a luxury. Most people join the armies of the feudal lords just to get a meal.

For example, Liu Bang's Han army was basically composed of refugees. Liu Bang didn't even have enough military supplies, let alone pay his soldiers. Such extravagance!

But Zhao Long actually did it.

"Strict military discipline, yet clear rewards and punishments."

Clear rewards and punishments are the sword of authority wielded by those in power, hanging over everyone's heads!

Zhang Liang's expression was extremely solemn; what a masterful combination of kindness and severity!

Moreover, many of these veteran Qin soldiers who had received rewards served as grassroots officials, making this clear distinction between rewards and punishments even more convincing.

Only in this way can we ensure that the soldiers are of one mind and that orders are obeyed without question!

How could such a warrior not be strong!

"The elite Qin army..."

Compared to the broken and elite Qin army that Yang Xiong once commanded, the one in front of them is more like the elite Qin soldiers!

"King of Han, King of Han, what kind of great talent have you let go?"

Even though Zhang Liang regarded Liu Bang as a confidant and a dear friend.

At this moment, it was inevitable that he would feel some resentment towards Liu Bang.

When he first met Liu Bang, he was very surprised by many of the systems in the Han army, and later he learned that they were proposed by Zhao Long.

However, Zhao Long's position in the Han army was peculiar. As a minister of the state of Han, he had not had much contact with Zhao Long in the past.

Zhang Liang wasn't so bothered when Zhao Long left the Han army.

He was also a strategist who believed that Liu Bang was the chosen one.

However, at this moment, Zhang Liang was truly in great pain.

Zhao Long's methods united the people, turning a group of former Han army elites into madmen for the Qin army.

This method is truly terrifying.

This means that as long as Zhao Long is willing, he can continuously create new elite warriors.

If such a person were still in the Han army, Liu Bang would have no worries about failing to achieve his great cause!

After chatting with Zhang Liang for a while, the group continued their training.

Zhang Liang was surprised to find that these people were fighting each other like wild beasts, as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Their desperate and ferocious spirit was full of madness!

All my ambition is to train harder so that I can fight on the battlefield and make a name for myself!

Moreover, the Qin army's training methods included some unique Qin army battle formation training.

If you take them out individually, they are all wolves.

When they come together, they are a fearless wolf pack!

The shouts of battle nearly plunged Zhang Liang into a nightmare from which he could not escape.

Zhang Liang had no doubt that if Zhao Long gave the order, they would definitely launch a charge without regard for anything else.

Zhang Liang couldn't even imagine what the consequences would be if such an army were to fight against the current Han army.

"King of Han, this time you may really be wrong."

How could someone who could build an elite force, an incredibly loyal one, be allowed to escape, and even become a mortal enemy!

Zhang Liang's eyes gradually became confused. If Zhao Long, a man of such cunning, were to be an enemy of Liu Bang, would Liu Bang still have a chance to turn the tables and return to Guanzhong?

……

At this time, Liu Bang returned to the camp, and Xiao He came to see him immediately.

"Your Majesty, have we been able to invite General Yang?"

"The army has been without food for five days, and soldiers are mutinying every day. Last night alone, five or six hundred men deserted. If we don't get any more food..."

Xiao He spoke anxiously, but before he could finish, he saw Liu Bang's pale, ghost-like expression.

Xiao He was shocked: "Your Majesty?"

Liu Bang almost cried out, "Zifang is gone!"

"It's gone? What does that mean?"

Xiao He was somewhat bewildered.

Zhang Liang is a living, breathing person; he can't just vanish into thin air, can he?

Liu Bang, however, seemed to have lost his soul, repeatedly saying, "Zifang is missing..."

Xiao He asked anxiously, "King of Han, what exactly happened?"

Liu Bang's attitude was very strange, and Zhang Liang was an indispensable figure in the Han army. Xiao He was eager to find out what Liu Bang was talking about.

"Let me explain," Xiahou Ying sighed.

They had previously visited Yang Duanhe, and Zhang Liang was invited into Yang's residence alone, but did not come out until nightfall.

When they entered the Yang family compound the next morning, the house was empty, and Zhang Liang had also disappeared.

"Puff-"

Xiao He stumbled and fell to the ground, staring at Liu Bang and Xiahou Ying in disbelief!

Even Xiao He, who was usually calm and collected, couldn't hold back any longer.

"Zhang Liang is a strategist who can devise plans from afar, and he is the foundation of the Han army's future. And now you're telling me that Zhang Liang is missing!"

If Zhang Liang had not been frail and sickly, he would not have been able to personally command troops.

Otherwise, he would surely have become a top-tier general!

Many of the Han army's recent plans were proposed by Zhang Liang!

"It was the Yang family. The Yang family must have long intended to serve a certain lord. When they saw Mr. Zhang Liang coming, they must have captured him."

Xiahou Ying spoke with certainty.

Xiao He instinctively retorted, "No way, the Qin Dynasty has fallen, who else can the Yang family turn to?"

After speaking, Xiao He himself was stunned, and everyone's expressions turned cold and stern as they spoke in unison: "Zhang Han!"

"That damned Zhang Han, he must have conspired with Yang Duanhe to trick me into giving away Zifang."

"I and Zhang Han are locked in a life-or-death struggle!"

"Xiahou Ying, immediately assemble all Han troops! I am going to fight Zhang Han to the death!"

Liu Bang jumped up and roared.

"Yes, I will give the order immediately..."

"stop!"

Xiao He quickly stepped forward to stop him: "It's not certain yet whether Zhang Han did it!"

"Even if it really is Zhang Han, we have no food or supplies right now. What are we going to use to fight the Qin army to the death?"

"Even if Xiang Yu can defeat Zhang Han, he hasn't even left Guanzhong yet!"

"Does the King of Han intend to abandon all his previous achievements and his great cause, and just suffer a crushing defeat here?"

Zhang Liang's few words infuriated Liu Bang, causing him to clench his fists tightly and tremble all over!

"Why, why do they all have to leave me!"

Having lost Zhao Long, and now Zhang Liang, the Han army is in a truly miserable state!

Seeing that Liu Bang was losing his composure, Xiao He quickly said, "Your Majesty, we cannot stay in Guanzhong any longer; it is an ominous place."

Xiao He now understood why Xiang Yu disliked Guanzhong so much, and even abandoned it altogether.

This is Guanzhong, the land of the Qin people, an ominous place for other feudal lords.

The Qin people rose to power right here, defeating all the other feudal lords in the world, who didn't know how to fight back!

After entering Guanzhong, Liu Bang began to have a falling out with Zhao Long and suffered a series of misfortunes.

Xiao He was somewhat superstitious.

Xiahou Ying asked helplessly, "Leave? How do I leave?"

"We really have no choice but to head to Hanzhong now, but we've run out of food and supplies in the camp!"

There wasn't even enough food for the soldiers to eat before they set off!

Just then, a soldier rushed over.

"Your Majesty, a troop of Qin soldiers has arrived outside, saying they are here to deliver provisions to our Han army!"