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

Zhang Han looked at Li Xin with extreme joy, so excited that he was almost incoherent.

"Youcheng, what did you say?"

Li Xin sighed, a smile appeared on his face, and he knelt down directly in front of Zhao Long and Zhang Han.

"Li Xin, a disgraced general of Qin, is willing to serve Qin once again. I humbly request the General and the Prince to take him in!"

Li Xin's blood boiled with excitement. He had always wanted to return to the Qin army that haunted his dreams, but there was a hurdle in his heart.

What Zhao Long said allowed him to temporarily forget his pain!

All he knew was that the Qin Dynasty needed him now.

He needs to lead the elite Qin warriors once again to crush those Chu scoundrels!

He dreamed of sailing down the river again and conquering vast territories for the Qin Dynasty.

He didn't want Xianyang City to forget him!

He wants to return to the Qin Dynasty once again!

Zhao Long laughed and walked over to help Li Xin up: "General Li, please get up quickly. With General Li here, the commoners of Chu are nothing to fear!"

"I have also been thinking about how Qin should conquer Ba and Shu and then plan to conquer the world again."

"The General once told me, 'Have you not seen the hardships of battle on the battlefield? I still remember General Li to this day!'"

"With General Li here, we can garrison troops in Hanzhong, and in the future, we can sail down the Han River, conquer Nanyang, pacify Nanjun, first defeat the Chu barbarians, and then rebuild the foundation of the Great Qin!"

Zhao Long was naturally very happy that Li Xin was able to return to Qin.

Having emerged from the brilliant era of literature and military prowess during the reign of the First Emperor to become a representative of the younger generation, who dares to say that Li Xin lacked wisdom or strategy on the battlefield?

Moreover, Li Xin once led his troops out of Bashu and almost swept away the Chu Kingdom!

He had also been thinking about the future plans of the Qin state, and whether there were any aspects of Liu Bang's path to conquering the world that were suitable for the Qin state.

The strategy for conquering Chu, which Qin had established over the past century, has stood the test of time.

That is, it is located in Hanzhong, overlooking the Chu region from a high vantage point!

The present-day Hanzhong still includes Fangling and Shangyong.

The Qin state entered Nanjun from here and eventually destroyed the Chu state!

It can be said that Hanzhong was the throat of Qin and Chu, and whoever controlled it held the initiative.

For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, Shangyong and other places were the core connecting Liu Bei's two major territories.

Guan Yu's defeat at Maicheng was due to the complete inaction of Liu Feng, the garrison commander of Shangyong at the time. Liu Feng failed to send reinforcements south and watched helplessly as the Jiangdong scoundrels devoured Guan Yu.

Zhang Han also laughed: "Tomorrow we'll take Hangu Pass and seal it off, blocking the other lords."

"The elite troops of Qin can then sail down the Han River."

Everyone's eyes brightened, filled with confidence in participating in this great chaos and rebuilding the Qin Empire.

Zhao Long smiled and said, "General Li, what do you think of the position of Prefect of Hanzhong?"

A fierce glint flashed in Li Xin's eyes: "I will die ten thousand times over!"

"This time, I will surely destroy that scoundrel from Chu!"

He was deeply moved, having just returned to the Great Qin Dynasty, he was able to once again strive for his lifelong dream.

He was both impressed by Zhao Long's boldness and his unwavering faith in himself.

He kept reminding himself that this time, he would never lose!

Bearing the vow to destroy Chu, we will surely fulfill it with faith!

"Haha, General Li has returned to camp today, what a joyous occasion!"

"Someone, bring me some wine!"

Zhang Han excitedly announced that he wanted to have a proper celebration.

Just then, hurried footsteps could be heard outside.

"Reporting to the General, the Han army is making a fuss outside the city, saying they want to discuss a peace treaty between Qin and Han, and request that you and the General come over."

The group exchanged glances, all seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

Even Zhao Long was somewhat surprised: "Liu Bang is still willing to negotiate peace?"

It should be noted that even after Liu Bang commanded an army of 100,000 and was enfeoffed as the King of Han, he almost lost his composure and wanted to fight Xiang Yu!

How could such a scoundrel be willing to negotiate peace?

Zhao Long narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Let's go take a look!"

……

On the city wall, Zhao Long squinted at the shattered Han army battle formation outside the city.

After he joined the Qin army, he established a strategy for the Qin army to establish a foothold, which gradually shifted the balance of power between the Qin and Han armies from one side to the other.

After three or four months, the Qin army was no longer the group of old, weak, sick and disabled that remained in Guanzhong.

It is not a tough battle, but a strong and powerful army that can fight hard battles and win them!

In a way, we should thank Xiang Yu for enfeoffing the princes but abandoning Guanzhong to the Qin people, which gave Zhang Han an opportunity.

But the person we should be most grateful to is Liu Bang.

Liu Bang was the first to break through Guanzhong and enter Xianyang, thus becoming one of the top three powers in the world.

The Qin army became a weapon in Xiang Yu's hands to deal with Liu Bang.

People in the world did not think that there was much wrong with the Qin army being a little fierce.

If you're not fierce, how can you deal with Liu Bang!

However, no one expected that the Qin army was not only fierce, but also incredibly fierce.

With ten thousand men, they could manipulate a hundred thousand Han soldiers at will, trapping them in truly desolate and treacherous terrain.

Zhang Han couldn't help but laugh: "Liu Bang probably never imagined that he would become so miserable in just a few months, right?"

Liu Bang was once so arrogant and domineering. He conquered Guanzhong and considered himself the future King of Guanzhong. Before Xiang Yu arrived, he was so powerful and tyrannical, and he didn't take the Qin people seriously at all.

They even arrogantly attempted to attack the Qin army camp and seize their supplies.

This marked the beginning of his demise.

"Yes, I never imagined the Han army would be in such a miserable state!"

Li Xin was also shocked and spoke up.

In the Fangling area, news was scarce, and he hadn't heard from Liu Bang for a long time. The last time he heard of him was when Liu Bang entered Guanzhong and the Qin state surrendered.

At that time, he was disheartened.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Bang had fallen into such a sorry state that he had to come to negotiate peace with the Qin army.

The other Qin generals also smiled and looked at the figure wearing the black wolf mask with respect.

At this moment, a huge commotion was heard from the Han army outside the city, and they all made way.

Liu Bang has arrived!

Liu Bang had been waiting for news from the Qin army. Dawn was approaching when the Qin general finally arrived.

He looked up at Xiahou Ying hanging in the dawn light, with the black dragon battle flag fluttering in the wind beside him, and suddenly felt that the sunlight was so dazzling.

Xiao He couldn't help but exclaim, "In the west lies the mighty Qin, rising like the sun!"

The people of Qin almost never abandoned their roots. Even after the fall of their kingdom, they truly brought that battle flag into the sunlight once again.

Let the sun rise in the west—that will become a reality.

He suddenly felt a pang of envy for the Qin people's strong foundation and indomitable fighting spirit!

If the Han army had such a foundation, there would be no need for peace negotiations; they would have already breached Liuba and marched into Hanzhong.

You could even point at Xiang Yu and say, "He's just a petty scoundrel, not worth worrying about."

Cao Shen sneered, somewhat unconvinced: "So what if the sun rises? It will still set eventually."

"Now the Qin state is gone!"

As he spoke, Cao Can rushed towards the walls of Liuba City and shouted into the city: "Qin traitors, my king has arrived! Why don't you open the city gates and come out to negotiate peace!"

Liu Bang had some things he didn't want to say in front of so many people.

Especially in front of all the Han troops, how embarrassing!

Tell Cao Can to call out the men before the battle!

But now, seeing his good brother hanging on the city wall, Cao Can was filled with boundless rage.

Amidst burning rage, he radiated boundless fighting spirit.

They don't seem to be here to negotiate peace; they seem to be here to arrogantly shout.

Li Xin sneered: "Heh heh, Liu Bang is still so arrogant even now!"

After learning how the Qin army developed, while marveling at its rapid growth, we must also lament the heavy losses suffered by the Han army along the way!

Now that they are trapped in a remote and desolate place, they have already come to ask for peace, yet they still dare to be so arrogant?

Zhao Long said with a smile, "Liu Bang is dissatisfied. He might be holding back his anger and plotting something in this peace negotiation!"

Li Xin shook his head and laughed. Whatever their schemes, the Qin army cannot be humiliated on the battlefield!

"May I borrow your bow and arrows?"

Li Xin looked at an archer on the city wall, obtained a bow and arrow, and immediately drew the bow, aimed, and fired.

Cao Shen was too close to the city wall; he wanted to see whether his good brother was alive or dead.

Just then, a whooshing sound came from the darkness, and Cao Can sensed a deadly threat hurtling toward him.

He instinctively turned to the side and raised his long sword to block, but it was still too late; the arrow pierced Cao Can's buttocks.

"what--"

The next moment, a blood-curdling scream that shook heaven and earth resounded through the sky.

"Ah, my ass..."