The Storm of Kingship (III)

"Would that really work? When King Wuhuan was campaigning in Lingnan, we plotted against Hidden Dragon Commandery, intending to harass his rear. King Wuhuan couldn't possibly be unaware of that. He's always proclaimed the principle of 'I won't attack unless I'm attacked.' Given his vindictiveness and savage temper, we'd be lucky if he didn't kick us while we were down, let alone help us..."

While the Zhangchu State's generals rejoiced, Lü Chen shook his head with a bitter smile and reminded them.

"Uh..."

Lü Chen's words were like a bucket of cold water, jolting everyone present awake. They all fell awkwardly silent, for more than half of them had agreed to the plan to suppress King Wuhuan!

Besides, within the Zhang Chu Faction, Lü Chen had dealt with King Wuhuan the most. Naturally, his words carried the greatest weight and authority!

"What are we to do? So far, not a single rebel army has declared its intention to come to our king's aid. Those shameless scoundrels Liu Bang and the Xiang Clan are even secretly colluding with the Great Qin Empire, seemingly intent on kicking us while we're down. If we have no reinforcements..."

Deng Zong shook his head with a bitter smile and spoke dejectedly.

If only they had known! How they regretted their earlier actions!

Back then, Liu Bang and the Xiang Clan had persuaded them to join forces against King Wuhuan. Yet all the factions feared his reputation, passed the buck, and endlessly dragged their feet. They merely sent experts to infiltrate Hidden Dragon Commandery and ultimately accomplished nothing. Now that they were in danger, not only had Liu Bang and the Xiang Clan failed to respond, they even seemed poised to exploit their plight.

Ever since the Great Qin Tiger Army had emerged, it had swept