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

Will the Qin army send supplies?

Xiao He spoke in disbelief, and Liu Bang and the others clenched their fists as they went outside the tent together.

Sure enough, they saw Qin cavalry, along with ten chariots.

Many of the bags on the carts had already been opened, and the millet inside shone with a golden luster under the sunlight, making the Han soldiers' mouths water!

"Haha, you traitors of Han, listen up! This is grain sent to you by order of our King Xiang, a total of five hundred bushels."

"Xiang Yu said that this is the territory of Yong State, so King Han should not stay here any longer."

"Take these provisions and get going!"

Zhang Ping laughed loudly, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

Having learned from his previous experience, he knew very well that any attempt to bully or humiliate Liu Bang could simply be shifted to Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu was not angry at all; on the contrary, he continued to provide more support to the Qin army!

Zhang Ping saw Liu Bang and his men clench their fists, take deep breaths, and their faces turn red.

Sure enough, they got angry.

Zhang Ping looked excitedly at Yang Xi, who had followed him.

Do you think the Han army might attack us?

Zhang Ping was very excited. These two thousand cavalrymen were the backbone of Lü Matong and the elite troops selected from the Qin army.

Zhang Ping couldn't wait to find another excuse to fight Liu Bang!

"No, Liu Bang wouldn't dare."

Zhang Han had been keeping an eye on the Han army camp, and it was no secret that the Han camp had been without food for several days.

Every day, Han soldiers deserted, and many of those who left were taken away by the Qin army.

How could Liu Bang not know where those soldiers went?

They haven't said a word yet!

Zhang Ping felt a little regretful. He watched Liu Bang for a while, and seeing that he really had no intention of attacking, he left with little interest.

The Qin army had barely left when the Han army charged straight in!

Liu Bang couldn't hold back any longer and roared, "Damn Xiang Yu, damn the Qin army!"

"My Han army of 100,000 has only sent 500 bushels of grain. This is an insult to me, Liu!"

The Qin Dynasty accepted the ideas of Wei Liaozi and the First Emperor's policies of standardizing cart tracks and writing, advocating for a broad and unified system.

One bushel of grain is fixed at 120 catties!

Five hundred bushels of grain may seem like a lot, but could it really feed 100,000 soldiers for two days?

"Xiang Yu is hateful. He used Zhao Long to frame me, cut off my supplies, and now he is humiliating me like this."

"When I have rested and recuperated, I will take Hanzhong and Guanzhong. I will make Zhang Han kneel and beg for mercy, and make Xiang Yu regret making me his enemy!"

"..."

After being enfeoffed as a king, Liu Bang had been suppressing his emotions for a long time, and this time he could no longer hold back.

Having lost the majesty of the King of Han, he stood at the entrance of the camp, cursing like a petty thug, and ranted for a long time.

Xiao He sighed, "Xiang Yu is ruthless. He's forcing us to leave Qin territory quickly, and he can't wait to trap us in Hanzhong!"

The Han army harbored even greater resentment towards Xiang Yu.

Liu Bang, in particular, was the most vehement in his criticism.

Among them, Zhao Long received the most criticism.

While Xiang Yu was certainly hateful, the real culprit behind Liu Bang's tragic fate was Zhao Long.

If he hadn't suddenly left, causing the Han army to run out of food, none of this would have happened!

"Zhao Long, you'd better hide well for me. If I find you, I will cut you into a thousand pieces!"

Your crimes are too numerous to count!

Liu Bang roared fiercely. Under continuous pressure and anger, he hadn't had a good rest for a long time. After cursing for a while, his consciousness became drowsy.

"Lord Xiao, order these grains to be sealed up."

A gentleman does not accept food offered in vain!

"Even if I starve to death, I will not eat the grain sent by the Qin traitors!"

……

In the evening, Liu Bang, who had taken a nap, smelled the aroma of food.

He saw Xiao He next to him cooking rice and wild vegetables.

Xiao He sighed, "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten anything today. Please have something to eat."

Liu Bang was very hungry, so he picked up the bowl that Xiao He handed him and started eating heartily.

After finishing the meal, Liu Bang became more lucid and subconsciously asked, "Wasn't the camp out of food? Where did this food come from?"

Xiao He, his expression unchanged, replied, "It was sent by the Qin army!"

"Bang!" Liu Bang was so angry that he slammed the bowl upside down on the table and glared at Xiao He.

Xiao He didn't mention the matter of provisions, but only sighed: "Your Majesty, this afternoon, news came from the Qin army that the Yang family had returned to Yong."

"Yang Duanhe was appointed General of Yong State, and Yang Jiu was appointed Grand Master of Yong State."

Liu Bang gripped the inverted bowl tightly with his fingers, eventually crushing it to pieces!

With this news, it goes without saying where Zhang Liang went.

"Damn Xiang Yu!"

"He actually wanted to kill me!"

"Giving Zhang Han enough soldiers and food was not enough; they even gave him the Yang family!"

Liu Bang's eyes were bloodshot, like a ferocious beast about to go mad, and his breathing became extremely heavy.

"That despicable Yang family! They are a disgrace to their military family, mere scoundrels who only know how to steal and cheat!"

"They actually dared to pledge allegiance to Zhang Han, a general who led a fallen kingdom! How short-sighted!"

"Follow me, and you will have a bright future in conquering Guanzhong. If you follow Zhang Han, are you planning to be destroyed by me along with Zhang Han?"

"..."

Finally, Liu Bang looked at Xiao He like a gambler who was about to go crazy and do anything reckless.

"Everyone is bullying me! I'm ready to fight Zhang Han to the death!"

"I will make the Yang family regret it, make Zhang Han regret it, and make them my enemies."

"I will make them pay the price!"

"How can I let my son Zhang Liang be given to the Qin people!"

Liu Bang had truly gone mad. As his power grew, and now that he had been granted the title of king, his ambition for power grew stronger and stronger.

He's getting more and more backward as he gets older, and he can't stand it anymore.

Now that he's in such dire straits, all he wants is a desperate, all-or-nothing battle!

Everyone wanted him dead, but he was determined to prove them wrong!

He, Liu Bang, the King of Han, also had a temper.

Moreover, he has a terrible temper!

Xiao He silently took out a scroll of bamboo slips. After Liu Bang finished reading it, his temper seemed to solidify, and he looked at Xiao He in disbelief.

"Hanzhong and Bashu have a million Yi people and a million hectares of fertile land."

"The nearest Yi tribe is located thirty miles southwest of Xieyu Pass. They number several thousand and have been taking advantage of the chaos in Guanzhong over the years to plunder continuously. The grain they have accumulated is enough for the army to reach Hanzhong!"

"After we arrive in Hanzhong, we can subdue the Yi people and within a year we will have the strength to send troops to Guanzhong in the north."

Xiao He spoke in a deep voice.

Xieyuguan is the northern pass of the Baoxie Road connecting Guanzhong and Hanzhong.

Liu Bang's pupils suddenly contracted: "Are you telling the truth?"

Liu Bang's desire to fight to the death stemmed from utter desperation and a desperate gamble.

If he could see hope again, Liu Bang wouldn't want to go crazy and fight the Qin army now.

Xiao He gave Liu Bang that hope.

Rather than risking a desperate battle against Zhang Han with a weary army and with Xiang Yu lurking nearby, the Han army had no chance of winning.

Their most important task now is to preserve their own foundation!

"Of course, the Baoxie Road was the earliest Qin-Shu road built by the Qin people. There were also a lot of Yi tribes along the way. These tribes learned farming and weaving from the Qin people and cultivated the land, so there would be a lot of food and fodder."

"We can obtain supplies as soon as we leave Guanzhong."

"When we march north again in the future, the 100,000 well-rested and prepared Han troops will be no match for Zhang Han."

Liu Bang nodded subconsciously, but soon his loosened fist slowly clenched again: "What about Zifang?"