Ni Chu

A wounded war horse struggled to stand up, its four legs trembling unceasingly, finally it let out a mournful cry, fell heavily on the ground strewn with dead bodies, raised its head and struggled and snorted twice , and finally fell down and got up again.

A large flag embroidered with the character "Chu" in seal script was inserted obliquely among a pile of corpses. The big flag was cut in the middle, and the character "Chu" was also divided into upper and lower parts. It swayed feebly in the breeze, It brought only a little life to this place full of dead silence.

Xiang Liang's death soon spread to the ears of Xiang Yu and other generals who went west. When the soldiers who came out of Jiangdong got the news of his death, they were all stunned.

Crystal clear teardrops rolled down the faces of these "wax figures", tranquility, a deadly tranquility shrouded Xiang Yujun's camp.

"Wow~~" I don't know who it is, but I can't restrain my emotions and burst into tears, and then the crying quickly spread in the barracks like an infectious disease, and the whole barracks was suddenly enveloped by the cries of rough men. There are gloomy scenes everywhere.

Xiang Qing has already passed out from crying for countless times. Since the day Xiang Liang died in battle, she is no longer a little girl still clinging to her father's lap and acting like a spoiled child. She must start to bear everything she will face in the future alone. With tears in her eyes, she seemed to have grown up a lot overnight.

She was leaning against the wall of the barracks, staring straight at the opposite wall with empty eyes, there was no one else in the room, only her, originally Yu Ji stayed here with her, but she wanted to be quiet by herself , Yu Ji left Xiang Qing's barracks after she was sure that she would not do anything stupid.

There is another reason why Yuji left Xiang Qing's barracks, that is, there is another person who needs her at this time, who looks full of pride, fierce and brutal, but in fact has a delicate heart, who treats feelings more than Everything weighs people.

Xiang Yu sat silently in the barracks, lighting an oil lamp that flickered on and off in front of him. When Yuji pushed open the door and walked into the room, a gust of wind that she brought swirled towards the room. A dim oil lamp.

He gently put his hands on the lamp, as if he was afraid that the oil lamp would suddenly go out, and said to Yu Ji nervously: "Quick, Yu Ji, close the door quickly, or uncle will leave."

Yu Ji pursed her lips, seeing Xiang Yu like this, she felt a pain in her heart as if someone had pulled her hard.

She turned around and closed the door, walked gently to Xiang Yu's side, and sat down slowly.

She stretched out her soft and creamy hands, gently stroked Xiang Yu's back, then hugged him with both arms and said softly: "General, I know that uncle's death has hit you hard, but you can't sink like this, There are many children of Jiangdong outside who need you, and I need you too, you are the sky of us people, if you fall, what should we do, "

Xiang Yu stared blankly at the lit oil lamp. Under the light, two lines of tears shone on his face with crystal light.

He didn't speak, but just sat silently. His father Xiang Chao died in battle with his grandfather Xiang Yan when the Qin army broke through Lanling. It was his uncle Xiang Liang who picked him up from the dead. He was taken to Kuaiji and brought up.

Xiang Yu didn't have much impression of his biological father, but for his uncle Xiang Liang, he always treated him like a biological father.

Xiang Liang died, and Xiang Yu suffered no less than Xiang Qing. He didn't go to comfort Xiang Qing, because he didn't know how to do so. What can I use to express the sadness in my heart.

Xiang Yu sat silently, letting Yu Ji embrace his generous body.

His throat choked and choked, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say a word.

"General, cry," Yu Ji hugged Xiang Yu tightly, her face was covered with tears, she choked up and said to Xiang Yu: "Cry loudly, it will make you feel better when you cry."

Xiang Yu shook his head, slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he exhaled slowly again, he wiped the tears on his face, stood up abruptly, and kicked the table He kicked over the oil lamp that was still flickering on and off, and strode out towards the door.

The oil lamp was kicked over by him and fell to the ground, and the bean-like flame was instantly extinguished.

Seeing Xiang Yu rushing out of the group in a hurry, Yu Ji was afraid that he would do something stupid, so she hurriedly followed.

Xiang Yu opened the door and walked towards the crying Chu army officers and soldiers with heavy steps. Behind him was Yu Ji who was trotting all the way closely.

"Don't cry anymore," Xiang Yu, standing like an iron tower with his hands on his hips, frowned and shouted at them, "Crying, crying, can you bring Shangzhu back to the country just by crying?" , wiped away my tears, and returned to Pengcheng with me, fought Zhang Han to the death after regrouping, and took his dog's head as a sacrifice to Shangzhu Kingdom, "

After his roar, the crying disciples of Jiangdong stopped their mourning immediately, raised their sleeves to wipe away their tears and stood up one by one, but the crying could be stopped, but the grief in their hearts could not be suppressed, many As soon as the person wiped away his tears, big and big teardrops rolled down again.

"Listen to me, Shangzhu Kingdom died in battle for Great Chu. Our Xiang family is a loyal family. When the Qin army captured Shouchun, the capital of Great Chu, my grandfather Xiang Yan and father Xiang Chao supported Lord Changping in Huainan. As the king, the capital of Lanling, I thought I could take advantage of the danger of the Yangtze River, but I didn't expect that the Qin army would chase after it, and finally broke through Lanling and killed Lord Changping, and my grandfather and father also died in battle."

When Xiang Yu said this, he looked around at the Jiangdong disciples who were surrounding him, and shouted loudly: "Now my uncle Shangzhu Guoxiang Liang also died in Dingtao. Our Xiang family has devoted themselves to the Great Chu, a loyal family! They all died in battle. As a descendant of the Xiang family, I feel very proud. If one day in the future, I also die for the Great Chu, please don’t cry, because I am a member of the Xiang family, and the Xiang family was born to fight for Chu. Those who were loyal to Great Chu and died on the battlefield in the end,"

The Jiangdong disciples held their breath and listened quietly to every word Xiang Yu said. They knew that every word Xiang Yu said was the truth, and it was also the truth that had been verified for many years. They wanted to cheer, but they couldn't find it. There is no reason to cheer; they want to lament, but they know that what Xiang Yu needs at this time is not just a moan.

"Cheer up," Xiang Yu frowned and shouted to Jiangdong's disciples: "Uncle died in battle, he died for Da Chu, this is his dream and his final destination, we have nothing to be sad about, we We must quickly return to Pengcheng, and then regroup our troops to fight the Qin army, capture and kill Zhang Han, and avenge Shangzhu Kingdom."

"Capture and kill Zhang Han, avenge Shangzhu Kingdom, avenge Shangzhu Kingdom," when Xiang Yu finished speaking, the Jiangdong disciples erupted. They raised their weapons high and shouted out the aspirations of each of them.

Xiang Ye, who led the funeral procession to Shangcai, also had to stop the procession. The Chu army who came with him to escort Li You's body were all soldiers brought by Xiang Liang from Jiangdong.

When they learned the news of Xiang Liang's death from Xiang Ye, they all collapsed on the ground like their own fathers and cried bitterly.

Xiang Ye and Wu You who followed him on the road looked at each other, both of them were helpless.

From the performance of these Chu soldiers, they could see that only the Xiang clan existed in their hearts, and Xiang Liang was always a god-like existence in their hearts. As long as Xiang Liang was alive, they felt that they had something to rely on. I am also full of confidence in the future.

But Xiang Liang died, and the Great Chu Shangzhu Kingdom that once brought hope to these Jiangdong children died, and what remained was only a false name that was once powerful and a promise that could never be fulfilled.

Xiang Ye did not stop these Chu soldiers from crying in memory of Xiang Liang, nor did he urge them to hurry up on the road. They had stayed in Zhaoping for about ten days. Although Li You's body had been parked in a cool and dry place, it was after all In the hot season at the turn of summer and autumn, the corpse was already smelly, and he didn't care about being delayed on the road for another day or two.

He was ready to make these Chu soldiers cry for two days, and he even gave an order to stop the troops and set up camp on the spot.

But he obviously underestimated these Jiangdong disciples. When he announced the news of camping in place, a Chu army officer who was sitting on the ground and weeping silently stood up, cupped his fists and knelt on the ground and said to Xiang Ye: "General, please Don't camp here, Li You's body has already started to rot, if you delay it for a while, I'm afraid it will be rotten and only bones left in Shangcai, and now that Lord Shangzhu died in battle, Major General Xiang Yu needs us Jiangdong My disciples, we also want to complete the task and return to Pengcheng as soon as possible, and ask the general to order the starry night to advance, "

After hearing the officer's words, Xiang Ye was taken aback for a moment, and then looked at the surrounding Chu troops. He saw that the more than 100 Chu troops who were still crying bitterly had all wiped away their tears and looked at him with teary eyes.

"Do you all want to speed up the march?" Xiang Ye frowned and looked at the Chu soldiers and said, "Do you know that even if you rush back to Pengcheng, it is impossible to catch the funeral of General Xiang Liang? Going back one day later and one day later, there will not be much difference at all, why bother to work so hard, "

The Chu soldiers shook their heads, and the officer from before said to Xiang Ye: "We are all children of Jiangdong. Although the Shangzhu Kingdom is gone, the Young General is still there. The Young General will definitely avenge the Shangzhu Kingdom. Then we If you want to fight with him, you must never dare to stay outside for too long, "

"Okay," Xiang Ye sighed, and shouted to everyone in the team: "Rush to Shangcai in the starry night, don't delay the trip of the brothers,"