In 207 BC, Lu Li deposed Qin Er Shi Fusu and installed Prince Gao as the new emperor.
The first thing Ying Gao did after ascending the throne was to continue to appoint Zhang Han as general and to send Lu Li to reinforce Zhang Han with 50,000 troops to help him eliminate the rebels.
These 50,000 troops were the last elite force within the Qin territory, and they were there to defend Xianyang.
But now that things have come to this, Ying Gao has no choice but to make one last desperate attempt.
The Qin Dynasty is now riddled with problems and has reached its final crisis point.
Zhang Han had also heard about what had happened in Xianyang, and when he saw Lu Li, he was instantly astonished.
Lu Li was actually still alive, and his appearance had not changed at all.
"Sir...you!"
Back then, Zhang Han wanted to join the Black Ice Guard, but Zhao Gao refused. It wasn't that Zhao Gao looked down on him, but rather that he knew Ying Zheng thought highly of Zhang Han.
To avoid suspicion, Zhao Gao did not include Zhang Han in the Black Ice Platform.
"Enough with the nonsense, tell me, what's the situation now?"
Zhang Han said helplessly, "I have tied down the main force of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's army here, a full 200,000!"
"The remnants of the other six kingdoms have already occupied half of the country."
Lu Li narrowed his eyes. These remnants of the six kingdoms were clever. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang risked their lives at the front, while they reaped the benefits from behind.
"Is there any news about Xiang Yu?" Lu Li continued to ask.
In Lu Li's mind, these people were all a rabble and not worth worrying about at all.
The most terrifying person was Xiang Yu, who had already reached the peak of the ninth-level martial artist back then, and had the support of the Mo family behind him.
Mo Yun, this old monster, has lived for over two hundred years, and he is Lu Li's greatest rival.
To everyone's surprise, Zhang Han shook his head and said, "I have never heard of such a person."
Since Zhang Han began suppressing the rebellion, he had always been fighting against Wu Guang, and had never even seen Chen Sheng.
Moreover, according to reports, Xiang Yu's faction was not among the various rebel armies.
That's strange. Why didn't Xiang Yu join the rebels?
"Give me the list of the rebels."
Zhang Han waved his hand, instructing his servants to place the entire list of rebels in front of Lu Li.
Lu Li looked at it carefully. Some of the names on it were not very famous, but the last name made Lu Li's body tremble!
"Liu Bang!"
When the name came into view, Lu Li suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of oppression!
"How could this be? Absolutely impossible!"
Over the years, he dispatched Wei Zhuang to kill all the people named Liu Ji in Pei County, and there has never been a person named Liu Bang in Pei County.
How could Liu Bang still appear on the rebel list?
Lu Li felt a tightness in his chest, as if he were being enveloped by an invisible hand.
This feeling was exactly the same as when he wanted to tell Ying Zheng that the Qin Dynasty would perish after only two generations, as if a thunderbolt had struck from the sky.
At that moment, he remembered what his junior brother Zhang Liang had told him: "The way of Heaven cannot be defied!"
"Is the way of Heaven... inviolable?"
"No matter what I do, can't I ultimately change the fate of the Qin Dynasty?"
Lu Li was stunned; he refused to believe in any divine will!
He did so much, and history has been rewritten by him, yet the Qin Dynasty still fell into an abyss of no return.
How could he accept this?
"Sir? Sir, what's wrong?"
Zhang Han's voice interrupted Lu Li's thoughts and pulled him back to reality.
Lu Li took a deep breath and then asked, "Where is this Liu Bang from?"
Zhang Han was clueless. This Liu Bang was the weakest of all the rebel forces, and not even a remnant of the six kingdoms.
I don't know why Lu Li values this person so much.
"This humble general...does not know."
The weakest rebel group might not have had their names recorded if the Qin army hadn't been so meticulous in their dealings with the Black Ice Guard.
Zhang Han naturally wouldn't take him seriously.
"Go investigate him, find out where he's from, and report back to me immediately!"
The men from the Black Ice Guard beside Lu Li immediately acknowledged and hurriedly left the camp.
"Sir, what is so special about Liu Bang?" Zhang Han asked, puzzled.
Lu Li shook his head and explained, "He is not a remnant of the six kingdoms, yet he was able to raise a group of rebels. This person must have extraordinary abilities."
Zhang Han nodded thoughtfully and did not ask any further questions.
"Sir, Wu Guang's army has now retreated to Xingtai. What strategy do you have to defeat them?"
He has been locked in a stalemate with Wu Guang's army here for more than three months. Wu Guang's army is indeed quite tenacious, and Zhang Han has been unable to break through Xingtai.
A glint flashed in Lu Li's eyes. Zhang Han did indeed have some talent for commanding troops. His ability to annihilate Zhou Wen's army and force Wu Guang to retreat to Xingtai was enough to prove his strength.
At this point, however, Zhang Han was unsure of what to do next, which differed from Wang Jian and Wang Ben.
"General Zhang, why not send a surprise force to cut off Wu Guang's supplies and turn Xingtai into an isolated city?"
Zhang Han shook his head and said, "Sir, we don't have enough troops!"
If Zhang Han had 300,000 troops, he would naturally dare to do so.
But he only had 100,000 troops, while Wu Guang had 200,000. How could they possibly besiege Xingtai?
"General Zhang, you're confused! We must let them break out! Only if they abandon the city and break out will we have a chance to defeat them."
"You should know that Wu Guang's 200,000-strong army was mostly composed of ordinary people who had not received any formal training."
"Only if they abandon the city and break out will we have a better chance to wipe them out in one fell swoop!"
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