Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 51 The Xiang Clan
Huan Chu and Ji Bu came forward to greet each other again, and when they saw the blood-stained white cloth wrapped around Xiang Zhuang's left shoulder, Ji Bu couldn't help but asked with concern, "General, are you injured?"

"Hey, it's okay." Xiang Zhuang said indifferently, "I suffered a little skin trauma."

Zhongli Mo and Yu Ziqi also went up to meet Wei Liao one after another, and chatted with Huan Chu and Ji Bu respectively, Wei Liao had a little knowledge of medical skills, and immediately asked Xiang Zhuang with concern: "General, do you want to see the old man?" ?”

"It's really nothing serious." Xiang Zhuang shrugged his left shoulder lightly, and said calmly, "It's not a problem to eat and dress, but in a short time, don't even think about holding a bow with your left hand."

"Hey, this old man just wanted to tell you." Wei Liao said, "General, although you are unstoppable and powerful in martial arts, you are the commander of the five armies after all, and the lives of thousands of soldiers of the Chu army depend on the safety of one person, so , from now on, we will no longer be able to take the lead and charge forward, Jing Qian and Gao Chu are completely capable of this kind of thing."

"Military teacher, why did you forget about our old Huan?" Huan Chu next to him said unhappy, "Jing Qian's martial arts is good, he can be regarded as the true biography of the former king and the general, and the martial arts competition is quite similar, but he After all, he is still tender, if he really tries his best, he may not be our old Huan's opponent."

Jing Qian, who was following behind Xiang Zhuang, was naturally dissatisfied, but how dare he refute?

Gao Chu found Qin Yu among hundreds of female soldiers, and immediately cast an ambiguous wink at him, but Qin Yu gave him a supercilious look and ignored him at all, but Gao Chu approached him with a humble smile Qin Yu stepped forward and said in a low voice, "The old place taught me how to read at night, and I will teach you how to shoot arrows."

Qin Yu's beautiful eyes lit up immediately, and he said in a low voice, "What you say is what you say, don't play tricks."

"When did brother cheat? If you really cheated, I will let you..." Gao Chu deliberately paused here, and said with a mean smile, "Xiao Yu'er, you understand." Qin Yu viciously gouged out Gao Chu glanced at it, and then stretched out his hand to make a scissoring gesture. Gao Chu's face turned pale immediately, he clamped his buttocks and ran away despondently.

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Among the high mountains in the north of Anfeng County, more than 2000 remnants of the Chu army were staggering forward along the river valley.

Since yesterday, it has been raining continuously in the mountains, and the river valley, which was not very easy to walk, suddenly became more and more muddy and difficult to walk. Xiang Han was walking forward listlessly with a slumped face.

Xiang Han is about 30 years old, older than Xiang Yu, and looks quite heroic.

But to be honest, whether it is martial arts or the ability to command troops, Xiang Han can only be regarded as a middle-to-lower talent. He was able to become a general of the Western Chu Kingdom because of his surname, because his surname is Xiang. He is a descendant of the Xiang family, so he has been exceptionally used by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, otherwise, it would be difficult for him to have the status he is today.

Seeing that it was getting dark, and the valley road ahead was really muddy and difficult to walk, Xiang Han decided to find a higher place to camp and rest, and was about to give an order, when the soldiers suddenly came back with Xiao Kai.

"Xiao Kai!?" Xiang Han was overjoyed immediately, and asked anxiously, "Did you find Xiang Zhuang?"

"I've found it, I've found it!" Xiao Kai gasped, "General, I've found the general!"

"General?" Xiang Han couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, and then asked with a frown, "Who is the general?"

"Uh, general, it's like this." Xiao Kai hurriedly explained, "Before the king died in the battle, he had already appointed the three generals as the top generals of the Chu country, and the army of the Chu country was also handed over to the three generals to command."

"Is Xiang Zhuang a general?" Xiang Han frowned, "How many troops does he have now?"

"This villain didn't ask, but the general should have more than ten thousand soldiers now."

"Is there only more than ten thousand soldiers left in Xiangzhuang?" Xiang Han frowned and sighed again, "It seems that the Chu State is really doomed."

Xiao Kai was speechless, and after a while he said: "General, let's hurry up and join the general."

"That's good." Xiang Han nodded, then turned his head and shouted, "Order the whole army, everyone cheer up, and drive all night, and then tell them that Xiang Zhuang has sent scouts in front to respond, and our hard days are over. Soon we will have meat to eat, wine to drink, and delicious white rice to eat."

"No!" The two soldiers agreed with a loud bang, and parted ways.

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In the dead of night, Xiang Zhuang's wooden house was brightly lit with fire.

Wei Liao was still worried, he had just applied herbal medicine to Xiang Zhuang himself, and re-wrapped it with a clean bandage, Xiang Zhuang had just soaked in a hot bath and ate hot wine and meat meals, and his spirit has recovered a lot , no longer looked as sluggish as when he just returned, and his face was ashen.

Wei Liao washed his hands in the wooden basin, and said happily: "General, this sword stab is really thrilling. If you go up a little bit, I'm afraid it will cut off your tendons. The arm will be useless, and if it goes down an inch, it will be even more dangerous."

Xiang Zhuang smiled lightly, and didn't say much. If he didn't have enough understanding of human body structure, how dare he let that young general of the Han army stab his shoulder with a sword?However, this sword was not for nothing. Although the small Han army stabbed Xiang Zhuang with a sword, he paid the price with his life. The only pity is that he still failed to kill Liu Bang in the end.

Wei Liao also said regretfully: "The general led three thousand remnant soldiers to complete a shocking counterattack in a desperate situation, and broke through Liu Bang's camp in one fell swoop. If Liu Bang is killed, the world situation will immediately undergo earth-shaking changes, and the revival of Great Chu will be just around the corner."

"Yes, it's a pity that Liu Bang was not killed." Xiang Zhuang said, "However, there is still hope for the revival of Great Chu!"

"The general's ability to lead troops in battle is known all over the world, but..." Wei Liao said after a pause, and then said worriedly, "But now, after all, there are only about [-] soldiers left in our army. , with only such a weak force, it is really beyond our power to attack Aocang for a long distance, and then force the princes from all walks of life to return to the army to save themselves."

Xiang Zhuang nodded, and suddenly said: "By the way, I almost forgot if the military adviser didn't tell me. In a few days, maybe there will be a remnant of the Chu army with more than [-] people coming here to meet up. In this way, There are more than [-] people in our army, although the strength is still a little thin, but at least we have the strength to fight a battle!"

"There is still a remnant of the Chu army?" Wei Liao said, "The army from Jiangdong?"

"Yes, they were defeated from Jiangdong." Xiang Zhuang said, "The leader of the army is the Xiang clan, Xiang Han!"

Wei Liao nodded, and suddenly said: "As far as I know, among the descendants of your Xiang clan, there are still quite a few capable people, for example, Xiang Ta, who has the talent of a prime minister, and the ability to govern the country is hardly in the Han Dynasty. Under Xiao He! There are also Xiang Sheng and Xiang Tuo, who are quite talented generals, but unfortunately either died in battle or were defeated and captured, and the rest are mediocre."

Xiang Zhuang still agrees with Wei Liao's point of view. He is indeed a prime minister, but unfortunately the counties under his rule are often harassed by Peng Yue. This is the famous "Peng Yue scratching Chu" in history. However, it was precisely because of Peng Yue's harassment that Xiang Ta was unable to show his political talents, and the Surabaya counties were still unable to become the rear of Chu State.

On the other hand, Xiao He, due to the stable political situation in Bashu and Guanzhong, would not be subject to large-scale harassment, coupled with Liu Bang's trust, Xiao He was able to display his political talents, and managed the already affluent Bashu and Guanzhong in an orderly manner, becoming Liu Bang's leader. It is precisely because of this large rear area that Liu Bang has been defeated repeatedly in Xingyang, but he has been defeated repeatedly.

Because of this, Xiao He eventually became a capable minister who will go down in history, but Xiang Ta is still unknown.

There are also Xiang Sheng and Xiang Tuo, both of which have the ability to stand alone. Xiang Sheng even led the army to defeat Yingbu. How could it be possible to defeat Yingbu with his boldness of mind?You must know that Yingbo was one of the three famous generals in the early Han Dynasty!

The rest of Xiang Guan, Xiang Han, and Xiang Ying are all mediocre.

It's a pity that after Xiang Yu's death, most of the descendants of the Xiang clan withered.

Xiang Huan is about to lead two thousand remnants to join Xiang Zhuang. Xiang Guan has already followed Chen Ying to retreat to Qiantang. Did they die in battle, were captured, or ran away and hid incognito.

Xiang Sheng, as the only general with reputation and ability to threaten the status of General Xiang Zhuang, has been taken away by Xiang Yu. He is afraid that he has already died in battle by the Wujiang River. He didn't accompany him when he was defeated, and now he doesn't know if he has surrendered to the Han. If he didn't surrender, he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead?
In the end, Xiang He was left, but he must have been captured by the Qi army when Pengcheng fell. As a son of the Xiang clan and a well-known civil servant, Han Xin would definitely not kill him easily, and most of them are still locked up in Pengcheng now. In the prison, it's a pity that Xiang Zhuang has few soldiers, so he is powerless to rescue him.

"Military commander, don't talk about this." Xiang Zhuang quickly broke free from his depressed mood, then strode to the wooden frame where the crude map was hung, pointed to the map and said, "Let's discuss the long-distance attack on Ao Cang’s strategy, I always think it’s the safest way to cross Dabie Mountain directly and go north through Hengshan Country!”

Wei Liao stepped forward happily. What he admired most about Xiangzhuang was not his bravery or strategy, but his firm belief that he would never give up lightly and always believe in himself!No matter how difficult the situation is, Xiang Zhuang will never give up lightly. No matter how dangerous the situation is, Xiang Zhuang will always believe in himself, and he will definitely be able to save the day!
Under the premise that Liu Bang's military strength and talents are not as good as Xiang Yu's, why can he finally defeat Xiang Yu?Because he also has this belief, Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu in several Xingyang battles, but he never gave up!And the reason why Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang was because he lacked the belief of never giving up! #################################################### #########PS: Thanks to: the ancestor of swordsmanship, the story of the starry sky, ★Xiaoyao Romance★, the boy with a hairy mouth, s Shukuang&Shangs, the moon by the water, Emily Feier, Muzi Wenlong, Xiaoyao Thirteen Cheap, Lan Tiantian, Zhengxiong, Fate April, Yunxuan Walker, Impermanence Nine, Ice Sculpture Man, Flying Blood and Flowers, Ping Shao Sansan, Xiao Xiao, Feng Yuyue, Smoke and People Scatter, etc. Thank you so much for your generosity.

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