Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

At this time, all the counties in the world were filled with a tense atmosphere, as if a huge storm was about to come. After hearing this news, the most excited people were the nobles of the six countries and their clan members. These people were full of anticipation for the arrival of this day, because they had always longed to restore their former glory.

In Kuaiji, Fan Zeng assisted Xiang Yu with all his strength. Facing the powerful enemy beside him, Gaoyao, Xiang Yu not only did not retreat, but was full of fighting spirit. Thanks to Fan Zeng's help and his own efforts, Xiang Yu successfully formed a powerful army. This army had nearly 15,000 soldiers, a full 6,000 more than the original 8,000 Jiangdong sons in history. Although Xiang Liang was lost, his residual prestige still existed, which became one of the important factors for Xiang Yu to quickly accumulate original capital.

When the news of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising reached Kuaiji, Xiang Yu was so excited that he immediately ran to find Fan Zeng. He was delighted and laughed heartily, saying, "Father, father, this is great! Chen Sheng and Wu Guang have already started an uprising. They are calling on people of insight to overthrow the brutal Qin Dynasty. Our day of success has finally come!"

As time went by, Xiang Yu followed Fan Zeng for longer and longer periods of time, and the relationship between the two became closer. Xiang Yu also formally met Fan Zeng and respectfully called him "Yafu". And because Xiang Liang died at the hands of Gao Yao, Xiang Yu lost his protection, which made the relationship between him and Fan Zeng even closer. This change suppressed some of Xiang Yu's temper and personality to a certain extent.

In contrast, when Xiang Yu celebrated with joy, Fan Zeng's face did not show much joy, but sighed softly. This puzzled Xiang Yu, after all, he had finally waited for this moment, but Fan Zeng did not seem happy.

"Father, why are you sighing? Is there any other problem?" Xiang Yu asked puzzledly.

Fan Zeng looked at Xiang Yu in front of him and said slowly: "Although you now have more than 10,000 soldiers, do you think you can compete with Gao Yao?"

Hearing this, Xiang Yu was stunned. He knew that the development of the southern border had always been his focus. Now the soldiers there were strong and powerful. The total force was close to 300,000. Despite this, Xiang Yu was still wary of Gao Yao's army and did not dare to confront it head-on.

"Father, I naturally understand that our current strength is not enough to fight against Gao Yao. But as long as you give me enough time, I believe we will be able to defeat them!" Xiang Yu replied firmly.

"That's it. Now, once the banner of rebellion is raised, we must immediately attack northwards, towards Gucai, Jiujiang, Shichuan and other counties. We must give up Kuaiji!" Fan Zeng said calmly.

"What? Give up? How is that possible!" Xiang Yu widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief.

When Xiang Yu heard Fan Zeng say that he would have to give up his hometown before he could rebel, he was furious. This was simply an insult to himself! Not to mention that Chu was the place where the Xiang family made their fortune, and the person who came to rob him was Gao Yao, his old enemy, how could Xiang Yu easily escape without a fight?

"Not lost? What is Gao Yao's purpose in annexing Minzhong? The other party also has ulterior motives. If I am not mistaken, Gao Yao has always been on guard against the imperial court, fearing that the imperial court would attack the southern border. And the purpose of annexing Minzhong is to take over Minzhong and Kuaiji as quickly as possible, and then form a pincer attack with the southern border, making it impossible for the imperial court's army attacking the southern border to take care of both ends." Fan Zeng analyzed clearly.

Xiang Yu frowned and thought carefully about Fan Zeng's words. Although he was reluctant to admit it, he had to admit that Fan Zeng's words did make sense.

"But even so, we won't just give up Kuaiji, right? That's our old nest!" Xiang Yu asked somewhat unwillingly.

Fan Zeng looked at Xiang Yu deeply, his eyes were deep and solemn, as if he could see through Xiang Yu's inner doubts and worries. He said slowly: "If we don't give up Kuaiji, we will be in a dilemma. On the one hand, Kuaiji is only separated from the southern border by Minzhong, and Minzhong itself has no combat power, and we have no defense to rely on. On the other hand, it comes from the coastal areas..."

"Coastal areas?" Xiang Yu was somewhat puzzled when he heard this. He frowned, and a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.

Fan Zeng nodded and continued to explain: "Well, I heard from fishermen that they had seen large ships sailing on the sea and approaching the coastal areas. Later, I asked people to observe carefully and found that these ships were coming from the south. Minzhong does not have such strength at all. The only one who has such strength is Gaoyao in the southern border. These large ships carry dozens or hundreds of people at least, and as many as two or three hundred people. Do you know what this concept means?"

"Uh..." Xiang Yu was also stunned, with a bewildered look on his face. He knew nothing about naval warfare, and it was hard for him to understand such a situation. He couldn't help but ask: "So what? Can they attack Kuaiji from the sea?"

Fan Zeng shook his head. "You don't know. These large ships can not only transport a large number of soldiers, but also carry food and other supplies. If they attack Kuaiji from the sea, we will face tremendous pressure. Moreover, our troops in Kuaiji are limited and we cannot take care of both land and sea at the same time. Once they break through our defense line, the consequences will be disastrous!"

After hearing this, Xiang Yu's face turned gloomy. He realized the seriousness of the problem, but he was still unwilling to give up Kuaiji easily. He gritted his teeth and said, "Are we just going to give it up like this? I won't accept that!"

Fan Zeng patted Xiang Yu on the shoulder and consoled him, "The situation is pressing now, and we have to make some difficult decisions. Giving up Kuaiji does not mean failure, but it is to preserve strength and look for better opportunities. As long as we have the army, we will be able to make a comeback one day!"

"As for holding on to Kuaiji, although I don't know how rich Gao Yao is, but in the coastal areas, as long as they can deploy more than 5,000 people in the coastal areas, these 5,000 people will be enough to take our lives when the two armies fight!" There was a hint of worry and uneasiness in Fan Zeng's tone.

"Hiss... Can't we defend ourselves in advance?" Xiang Yu asked with a frown.

At this time, Xiang Yu finally understood what Fan Zeng meant. Five thousand people were enough to tip the balance of victory in a war.

Fan Zeng shook his head: "Defense, the coastal area of ​​Kuaiji stretches for hundreds of miles, how many people do we need? Even if we can predict it in advance, do we have enough troops?"

"But now the situation has changed suddenly, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang have started an uprising, and there is an old grudge between us. Once we join the ranks of the rebels, Gao Yao will definitely destroy the rebels first and take over Minzhong while annexing Kuaiji. We will face Gao Yao directly."