Huan Chu and Ji Bu went up to see each other. Seeing the blood-stained white cloth strips wrapped around Xiang Zhuang's left shoulder, Ji Bu couldn't help but ask with concern: "General, are you injured?"

"Hi, it's not in the way." Xiang Zhuang said calmly, "I suffered some skin injuries."

Zhonglimei and Yu Ziqi also went forward to meet with Wei Liao, and then made a fuss with Huan Chu and Ji Bu. Wei Liao was familiar with medical skills and asked Xiang Zhuang with concern: "General, do you want to see me?"

"It's really nothing serious." Xiang Zhuang shrugged his left shoulder lightly and said calmly, "Eating, dressing, etc. is not a problem, but you won't think of holding the bow with your left hand in a short time."

"Hey, I'm just about to tell you." Wei Liao said, "General, although you are very skilled in martial arts and unstoppable, you are the chief general of the Five Army after all. The safety of one person is the life and death of thousands of Chu soldiers. Therefore, you can't lead the way and charge in the future. Jing Qian, Gao Chu and others are fully qualified to do this."

"Military advisor, why did you forget our Lao Huan?" Huan Chu said unhappily, "Jing Qian is a kid with good martial arts skills. He has obtained the true teachings of the former king and the general. It is quite like that when he competes with martial arts, he is still a little tender after all. If he fights hard, he may not be his opponent."

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

Gao Chu found Qin Yu from the middle of more than a hundred female soldiers, and immediately threw an ambiguous look over. Unexpectedly, Qin Yu rolled his eyes and ignored him. Gao Chu smiled and came to Qin Yu with a slutty smile, and said in a low voice: "Tonight, I will teach me how to read, and I will teach you the method of silence."

Qin Yu suddenly had a brighter look in his beautiful eyes and whispered: "Keep your word, don't cheat."

"When did you ever cheat? If you really cheat, I will let you..." Gao Chu said this and said with a deliberate sneer, "Little Yuer, you understand." Qin Yu gave Gao Chu a vicious look and reached out to make a cut gesture. Gao Chu's face turned pale and he clamped his butt and ran away in shame.

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Among the mountains and ridges north of Anfeng County, more than two thousand remaining Chu troops were staggering along the river valley.

Since yesterday, it suddenly started to rain in the mountains. The valley, which was not easy to walk on, became even more muddy and difficult to walk. Xiang Han collapsed his face and was walking listlessly.

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

But to be honest, Xiang Han’s martial arts and ability to command military forces can only be considered as a middle-level and inferior. The reason why he was able to become a general of the Western Chu State was his surname. Because his surname was Xiang and a clan of the Xiang family, he was reused by Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty. Otherwise, he would not have the status he has today.

Seeing that it was getting dark and the river valley road ahead was really muddy and difficult to walk on, Xiang Han planned to find a slightly higher place to camp and rest. Just as he was about to give an order, his personal soldiers suddenly brought Xiao Kai back.

"Xiao Kai!?" Xiang Han was overjoyed and said anxiously, "Are you looking for Xiang Zhuang?"

"I've been looking for it, I've been looking for it!" Xiao Kai gasped, "General, I'm looking for the general!"

"General?" Xiang Han was stunned when he heard this, and then frowned and asked, "Who is the General?"

"Uh, General, that's the case." Xiao Kai hurriedly explained, "Before the king died in battle, he appointed the three generals as generals of Chu, and the Chu army was also handed over to the three generals to command the commander."

"Is General Xiang Zhuang Cheng a General?" Xiang Han frowned, "How many soldiers do he have now?"

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

"Is there only more than 10,000 troops left in Xiangzhuang?" Xiang Han frowned and sighed, "It seems that the situation in Chu is really over."

Xiao Kai was speechless and said after a while: "General, let's go and meet with the general as soon as possible."

"Okay." Xiang Han nodded, turned his head and shouted, "I ordered the entire army to cheer up and rush to the road overnight. Then tell them that Xiangzhuang has sent scouts to help. Our hard days are over, and soon we will have meat, wine, and fragrant white rice."

"No!" The two personal soldiers agreed and went separately.

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It was late at night, but the wooden house in Xiangzhuang was brightly lit.

Wei Liao was still worried. He had just applied herbs to Xiang Zhuang himself and rebanded it with clean bandages. Xiang Zhuang had just taken a hot bath and ate hot wine and meat meals. His spirit had recovered a lot. He was no longer as cold as he was when he first returned and his face turned pale.

Wei Liao washed his hands in the wooden basin and said with great gratitude: "General, this sword is really thrilling. If you go up a little longer, you will probably cut off the tendons and veins. Then General, your entire left arm will be ruined. If you go down a little longer, it will be even more dangerous."

Xiang Zhuang smiled faintly and said nothing. If he had not had enough understanding of the human body structure, how could he dare to let the young Han army general stab a sword on his shoulder? However, this sword was really not for nothing. Although the young Han army school stabbed Xiang Zhuang with a sword, he paid his life as a price. The only regret was that he could not kill Liu Bang in the end.

Wei Liao said with regret: "The General led 3,000 remaining soldiers to complete a shocking counterattack in desperate situations and broke through Liu Bang's camp in one fell swoop. It was a feat that shocked the world and wept ghosts and gods. It's a pity that he had not achieved his full achievements. If Liu Bang could be killed, the overall situation in the world would immediately undergo earth-shaking changes, and the revival of the Great Chu was just around the corner."

"Yes, it's a pity that I was unable to kill Liu Bang." Xiang Zhuang said, "However, there is still hope for reviving the Great Chu!"

"The general's ability to command troops and fight is already known to everyone in the world, but..." Wei Liao said this and said with concern, "But now, our army has only more than 3,600 people left. With such a small force, if you want to attack Ao Cang for a long distance and force all the princes to return to their troops to save themselves, you will be really unable to do anything."

Xiang Zhuang nodded and suddenly said, "By the way, I almost forgot if the military advisor didn't say it. In a few days, there may be a remnant of the Chu army with more than 2,000 people coming here to meet. In this way, our army will have more than 5,000 people. Although the troops are still a little weak, at least they have the power to fight!"

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

"Yes, it was defeated from Jiangdong." Xiang Zhuang said, "The leader is the Xiang clan, Xiang Han!"

Wei Liao nodded and suddenly said, "As far as I know, there are still a few capable people among the children of your Xiang clan, such as Xiang, who has the talent of the prime minister, and his ability to govern the country is almost no less than that of the Han prime minister Xiao He! There are also Xiang Sheng and Xiang Tuo, who are also quite talented. Unfortunately, they either died in battle or were defeated and captured. The rest are all mediocre people."

Xiang Zhuang quite agrees with Wei Liao's view. Xiang did have the talent of the prime minister. Unfortunately, several counties under his rule were often attacked by Peng Yue. This is the famous "Peng Yue and Chu" in history. It is precisely because of Peng Yue's attack that Xiang could not show his political talents, and the counties of Sishui were unable to become the rear of the Chu State.

On the other hand, Xiao He, because of the political situation in Bashu and Guanzhong, was stable and would not be subject to large-scale harassment. In addition to Liu Bang's trust, Xiao He was able to display his political talents and govern the already rich Bashu and Guanzhong in an orderly manner, becoming the rear of Liu Bang. It was precisely because of this rear that Liu Bang repeatedly fought and suffered repeated defeats in Xingyang, but still could fight again and again.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao He eventually became a capable minister who has been famous in history, but Xiang He borrowed Wuming.

Xiang Sheng and Xiang Tuo both have the ability to stand alone. Xiang Sheng once led troops to defeat Ying Bu. Although Long Qi was his deputy general at that time, if Xiang Sheng did not have a certain ability or had the courage to listen to the correct suggestions, how could he defeat Ying Bu? You must know that Ying Bu was one of the three famous generals in the early Han Dynasty!

The remaining Xiang Guan, Xiang Han, and Xiang Ying are all mediocre.

Unfortunately, after Xiang Yu's death, most of these Xiang clan's children also withered.

Xiang Humma was about to lead two thousand remaining soldiers to meet Xiang Zhuang. Xiang Guan had already followed Chen Ying to retreat to Qiantang. Xiang Ying followed Long and attacked Qi. In the end, Long and died. However, Xiang Ying had no news. I don’t know if he died in battle, was captured, or where he ran to hide in his name.

Xiang Sheng, the only general who is famous and capable of threatening the status of General Xiang Zhuang, has been taken away by Xiang Yu. He is probably dead by the Wujiang River. As for Xiang Tuo, he was granted the title of Zhuguo and the commander of Dang County. Xiang Yu did not accompany him when he was defeated at Gaixia. Now he doesn't know whether he has surrendered to the Han Dynasty. If he did not surrender, he doesn't know whether he was life or death?

In the end, Xiang was left, but he must have been captured by the Qi army when Pengcheng fell. As a son of the Xiang clan and a famous civil servant, Han Xin would definitely not kill him easily. He is most likely still in the prison of Pengcheng. Unfortunately, Xiangzhuang is now few soldiers and has no power to rescue him.

"Military advisor, don't talk about these." Xiang Zhuang quickly broke out from his depressed mood, then strode to the wooden frame with the simple map hanging, and said with his finger on the map, "Let's discuss the strategy of rushing to Ao Cang for a long distance. I always feel that it's safest to cross the Dabie Mountains directly and cross the Hengshan Kingdom to the north!"

Wei Liao walked forward happily. What he admired Xiang Zhuang the most was not his bravery or his strategy, but his firm belief in never giving up easily and always believing in himself! No matter how difficult the situation is, Xiang Zhuang will not give up easily. No matter how dangerous the situation is, Xiang Zhuang always believes in himself and will definitely be able to escape danger!
Chapter completed!