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

At this moment, the allied forces of the feudal lords of the world stormed into Xianyang. The tyrannical Qin Dynasty had been destroyed, and people's hearts were already unsettled, with everyone wary of one another.

This farce in the Han army did not escape the notice of other feudal lords and quickly spread.

Furthermore, news spread from the Han army camp that Zhao Long was a traitor.

The various feudal lords reacted differently, and not everyone knew much about Zhao Long, but it alarmed the high command of the Chu army.

……

Xianyang, a magnificent imperial palace, was once the residence of the First Emperor.

It is built in a luxurious style, making people feel intoxicated.

However, inside the main hall at this moment, a burly young man and an old man with white hair were sitting together, not indulging in any pleasure.

"Liu Bang had been patient and forbearing for many years, but unexpectedly he had secretly developed such a strong force. More than half of his 100,000-strong army were elite soldiers."

"This is all thanks to Zhao Long. If it weren't for him, how could that scoundrel Liu Bang have managed to build a strong army and train elite troops?"

The white-haired old man spoke resentfully; he was Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu's most important strategist.

His position in the Chu army was extremely important, and everyone looked at him with great apprehension.

Xiang Yu scoffed, "Uncle, no matter how strong this man is, he's going to be imprisoned in Bashu with Liu Bang anyway. Didn't you say that place is a natural, giant prison? He'll never get out of there in his lifetime!"

At just over twenty years old, Xiang Yu became the biggest winner in the war to destroy Qin, and his power shook the world. He called himself the Hegemon-King of Western Chu!

He has every reason to be arrogant.

Fan Zeng shook his head and said, "You've become a hegemon, don't you understand how terrifying Zhao Long is, capable of leading troops in battle and procuring provisions and training soldiers?"

"What's most terrifying is that this person kept Liu Bang conserving his strength during the war to destroy Qin, wasn't that all to deal with us!"

Xiang Yu's expression remained gloomy: "Heh, he was just an idiot I drove away back then. Your Excellency is overestimating him."

“From the moment I entered Xianyang, my advisor said that Liu Bang was my greatest enemy. I admit that Liu Bang is indeed capable, but he is not as good as me!”

"Zhao Long can do so many things for Liu Bang, but he can't help Liu Bang surpass me. Zhao Long is also not as good as my father, so there's no need to worry!"

Fan Zeng was a little tired, but he still explained Zhao Long's abilities to Xiang Yu in detail.

Whether it was helping Liu Bang train his troops, procuring provisions, or leading them into battle.

This person seems to be omnipotent.

Furthermore, if it weren't for this person holding Liu Bang back, seemingly having foreseen the future and avoiding some bloody battles in advance, allowing Liu Bang to preserve a great deal of his strength...

If it weren't for Zhao Long, Liu Bang might not even have had an army of 50,000.

Xiang Yu's expression immediately became much more serious.

"This person is skilled, yet keeps a low profile and has always been patient. Great patience must be for a great plan!"

"I also felt that Liu Bang was very powerful, so I sent spies to investigate, and that's how I found out that there was such a person in the Han army camp."

"Now that the enfeoffment is over, the kings are starting to leave Xianyang, and Liu Bang will soon be leaving as well, but we cannot let Zhao Long go with him to Bashu."

Hearing Fan Zeng's words, Xiang Yu nodded in agreement: "Father Fan is right."

"This man advised me that we should not offend the Qin people to the death. I was so angry that I almost killed him, but I let him go because he was also from Jiangdong."

"We should have just killed him back then!"

Xiang Yu rarely regretted anything, but if it weren't for Zhao Long, there wouldn't be the Liu Bang we know today, and he wouldn't be having this headache now.

"It's difficult to kill him now. He's extremely cautious and has a hundred personal guards protecting him day and night."

Fan Zeng had long considered assassinating Zhao Long at all costs, and after some investigation, he found that it wasn't that simple.

Zhao Long is far too afraid of death!

Just as Fan Zeng was looking somewhat worried, one of his spies returned.

The man was beaming with excitement. Upon seeing Fan Zeng, he couldn't wait to exclaim, "Strategist, good news! Liu Bang wants to kill Zhao Long!"

Fan Zeng's eyes immediately lit up: "We also sent many people before, having our spies mention more about Zhao Long's relationship with my Chu army to Liu Bang's confidants. Could it be that this has succeeded?"

Xi nodded in agreement: "A few days ago, Liu Bang ordered that Zhao Long betray the Han army and that he should fight him to the death. After Zhao Long killed Liu Bang's general Wang Xi, Liu Bang was furious and sent a thousand light cavalry to pursue him towards Wuguan."

Fan Zeng couldn't help but laugh: "I was just sending someone to try it out, I never expected that I could actually persuade Liu Bang and Zhao Long to turn against each other!"

Zhao Long was a key minister of Liu Bang, and Fan Zeng never expected that he would succeed on his first try.

How did Zhao Long kill Wang Xi?

"It is said that on the night Zhao Long left the Han army, Wang Xi led a hundred light cavalry in pursuit, but was wiped out by Zhao Long's personal guards."

"Infantry against cavalry?"

Fan Zeng took a deep breath, and even Xiang Yu's expression changed.

Back then, when they fought against the elite Qin cavalry, it was almost a case of killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of their own, and this was even when the Qin army had no food and supplies and had little will to fight.

"This man was indeed a great talent; fortunately, Liu Bang drove him away!"

"Without this person, Liu Bang has nothing to worry about."

Fan Zeng felt much more relaxed; the joy of getting something for nothing was far greater than the happiness of his own hard work coming from the enemy's foolish actions.

Fan Zeng immediately ordered, "We will also send people to search for him. If we can find him, we will bring him back."

"If we can't bring it back, then kill it; we can't let anyone else use it."

Xiang Yu chuckled, "Father-in-Chief, you don't need to worry about Liu Bang so much anymore, do you?"

Liu Bang preserved his strength and was the first to enter Guanzhong. Xiang Yu also considered killing Liu Bang, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

If only I hadn't had the heart to kill Zhao Long back then.

In Xiang Yu's eyes, he was a powerful elder brother who could give his younger brothers a chance if they made mistakes.

"No, although Zhao Long has left, the legacy he left for Liu Bang is still very significant."

"So what do we do now? We can't just go and attack Liu Bang directly, can we?"

Fan Zeng sneered: "Didn't you say before that Zhao Long's strategy for you was not to make the Qin people mortal enemies?"

"This person must be plotting something big by using the Qin people."

"In that case, let the Qin people fight Liu Bang!"

It can both weaken Liu Bang's current forces and destroy his foundation!

Xiang Yu frowned and said, "Most of the Qin army's elite troops have been killed in battle, leaving Zhang Han with 30,000 men, mostly the old, weak, sick, and disabled. Zhang Han previously said that he was unwilling to escort Liu Bang's army, so he probably wouldn't dare to attack Liu Bang."

Fan Zeng smiled maliciously: "Then let Liu Bang deal with Zhang Han first. After the enfeoffment of kings is over, I will order the cutting off of the grain supplies of all the lords. Without Zhao Long's help in procuring grain, Liu Bang will definitely be short of grain."

"If he knew that Zhang Han's army had plenty of provisions, would he attack?"

Xiang Yu was somewhat worried: "But Zhang Han might not be a match for Liu Bang!"

"Isn't this even better? The Qin state was destroyed, but the Qin people weren't all wiped out."

"Let the Qin people and Liu Bang both suffer heavy losses!"

"They are mortal enemies."

Xiang Yu had no objections, and Fan Zeng quickly got to work, as putting Liu Bang to death had always been his plan.

"Someone, take this letter to Lü Matong."

Lü Matong was one of the men Xiang Yu kept among the old and weak men he had given to Zhang Han.

Fan Zeng's sneer continued: "Zhao Long has always been cautious. Without Zhao Long, how will you, Liu Bang, preserve your strength?"

At this time, Zhao Long had already followed Zhao Ben to the Qin army camp in Xianyang.