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

Liu Bang completely tore away his former pretense, revealing his true nature.

When the feudal lords rose to power, they claimed to be rebelling against the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, but in reality, few of them were clean in their dealings.

When Liu Bang first rose to power, massacring and looting cities was commonplace for him.

Otherwise, how could a bunch of rebels quickly acquire great power in a chaotic world?

Liu Bang was one of the better ones among these feudal lords, and he had a lot of pretense in the past.

However, no matter how well he disguised himself, outside Liuba City, under the sharp tongues and swords of Lü Yi, and under the arrows of the Qin army, Liu Bang could no longer control himself.

He knew that he had no trump cards left, and without a stimulus, it would be a pipe dream for the Han army to break through Liuba!

Xiao He wanted to stop it, because if they did, even if they captured Liuba, it would have a huge impact on the reputation that Liu Bang had worked so hard to build.

However, he couldn't stop it.

The Qin army's fangs have been fully exposed. If Liuba City cannot be captured quickly, the exhausted Han army will be trapped in the Baoxie Road with no defensible terrain!

We must capture Liuba before the Qin army returns to fight back in order to have a chance to fight the Qin army to the death.

The Han army still has 80,000 soldiers!

Even after occupying Liuba, there is still a great chance to retake Hanzhong.

"kill!"

The Han army had indeed gone mad. They had been eating grass roots and tree bark for days, which made them extremely hungry. They craved food and blood!

As Xiao He watched the fierce attack, he became even more uneasy. The Qin army's fangs had been exposed. What had he overlooked this time?

On the city wall of Liuba, Lü Yi exclaimed, "This is truly insane!"

However, he was not worried about Liuba City; the barbarians would arrive in a few days!

He was already thinking about how to trick the barbarians into attacking Liu Bang.

……

In the mountains southwest of Liuba City, King Du Yu of Shu looked at Du He with a cold and stern expression.

"They're courting death! These Han soldiers are indeed after my Bashu region. They've already begun attacking Hanzhong, trying to seize my territory!"

Du Yu roared in fury!

Du Yu's ambition is to take the entire Sichuan region!

Since Du He returned to request reinforcements, Du Yu, as the King of Shu, decided to first eliminate the Han army.

The King of Shu then began to mobilize all the Yi people near Hanzhong.

It wasn't until the last two days that they all gathered.

After Du He went to Liuba City to investigate and confirm the movements of the Han army, the King of Shu was furious.

We will never allow our territory to be seized by others!

"Your Majesty, the Han army is ruthless. They have threatened to break through Liuba and massacre the entire city."

"The Han army is so ferocious, we must wipe them out as soon as possible."

"I am willing to lead an army of ten thousand to attack the Han army first!"

Du He immediately spoke up loudly.

He was extremely dissatisfied with the previous battle near Xieyuguan!

At that time, he only had three or four thousand men, while the Han army had a force of one hundred thousand.

He could have overwhelmed the Han army, but the Han army, with its numerical advantage, turned the tide and won.

This time, he brought even more warriors, determined to avenge his family!

"Yes, the Qin state has now fallen, and the Han army is our greatest enemy."

"Du He, I hereby appoint you as the vanguard, leading 20,000 warriors to attack the Han traitors!"

"Let these mountains and forests once again witness the rise of the Great Shu!"

Du Yu laughed loudly as he spoke.

Although Du He was not one of his direct subordinates, Du He had experience fighting against the Han army, and this time he would surely be inspired by his past defeats and achieve a great victory over the Han army.

It's not too late to deal with Du He after we've wiped out the Han army.

……

Late at night, Liu Bang squeezed his bloodshot eyes shut, wanting to rest for a while.

Even if he ordered a massacre to boost morale, he would not be able to breach the city of Liuba Pass in a short period of time.

After several days of long journeys and two consecutive days of fierce battles, Liu Bang was already exhausted.

On the contrary, the Qin army guarded the strategic pass, ate and slept well, and even during truce, they would occasionally shout from the city wall.

Suddenly hearing shouts of battle outside, Liu Bang, who had developed a stress response over the past two days and was terrified of an attack on his camp, jumped up and rushed out barefoot.

Then they saw Xiao He looking hurried.

"Your Majesty, something has happened! Tens of thousands of barbarians have suddenly appeared and are attacking our Han army's rear camp."

Liu Bang stared at Xiao He with bloodshot eyes, unable to believe his eyes: "What?"

Why would barbarians appear here?

Shouldn't the Yi people be fighting the Qin army for Hanzhong? Why are they attacking the Han army instead?

Liu Bang was completely baffled as to why the Han army seemed to have been abandoned by heaven after entering Guanzhong.

The previous smooth sailing has vanished, and instead, it seems that everyone is against the Han army.

Xiao He's face turned ashen: "Because the Qin army is too fast. They have already passed Liuba and entered Hanzhong, and have occupied the passes."

“The barbaric barbarians may not understand the difference between Han and Qin; they only see that there are many Han soldiers in the wilderness and regard us as enemies!”

Only now did he realize that they had overlooked the barbarians.

The Yi people wanted to seize Hanzhong, but the Qin army had already occupied the pass of Liuba.

In the wilderness, only the Han army remained.

If the barbarians attack, the Han army will have no natural defenses and will be in a difficult situation to advance or retreat!

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Many Yi people have appeared near Liuba City."

Liu Bang's eyes nearly burst open; his mental state was truly exploding.

He saw that even in his main camp, countless Yi people, like agile monkeys, rushed out of the steep mountains and forests.

Caught off guard by the surprise attack, the Han soldiers, exhausted and hungry, were no match for the barbarians.

The brutal barbarians trampled on the Han army at will.

Many Han soldiers had just put on their clothes and rushed out when they were directly killed by the Yi people.

An extremely strong stench of blood permeated the entire camp.

"Beasts! This is a bunch of beasts! Why are they all bullying me!"

Liu Bang looked up to the sky and roared in frustration.

"Gentlemen, immediately organize a defense! Kill these damned beasts! Kill them all!"

Liu Bang was furious. The Qin army was trapped in the formidable pass, and he couldn't break through in a short time.

A bunch of barbarians dare to rush into the Han army camp to their deaths? Then they can all die!

After a series of setbacks, Liu Bang's ambitions were somewhat shattered, and his rationality was fading away. He only wanted to engage in a frenzied battle.

He personally took up swords and spears and charged out to join the bloody battle!

A brutal war between the Han and the barbarians began.

Zhang Ping and his companion had also received news early on that the barbarians were coming to send troops.

The Qin army had been keeping an eye on the Yi people all along.

At this moment, even Zhang Ping and his companion were dumbfounded by the carnage outside the city.

"Was this done secretly by the Qin army?"

Zhang Ping slowly shook his head: "It shouldn't be."

If Zhao Long truly had a plan to incite the Yi people to launch such a frenzied attack on the Han army, he couldn't possibly have been completely unaware of it.

Zhang Ping was also somewhat puzzled. The Qin army hadn't even officially started its plan yet, but was secretly forcing the Yi and Han armies into a bloody battle, and the two sides had already begun to fight so fiercely.

Lü Yi burst into laughter: "Haha, doesn't that mean Heaven is helping the Qin Dynasty to rise again? Even these barbarians are helping the Qin army."