Mustang Yuan, central area.

The sky was completely dark, and only faint embers of flames were still flashing around.

Xiang Yu was smiling to the sky. Although his image seemed extremely embarrassing, his luxurious tiger skin cloak was burned out several holes, his handsome face was smoked into black charcoal, and even his hair and beard were burned a lot. However, Xiang Yu's heart was indeed filled with the glory of escaping from death and the joy of surviving the disaster.

The coalition forces burned wild horses and finally failed to burn him to death!

The remaining five thousand Chu troops also escaped. Except for more than a dozen wounded soldiers choked to death by thick smoke, most of the remaining soldiers were safe and sound, and all of this was attributed to Xiangzhuang.

"Third brother, you're so good!" Xiang Yu stopped laughing and patted Xiang Zhuang's shoulder heavily.

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Limei and other Chu generals also threw admiring eyes at Xiang Zhuang and stopped fire attacks. Only the third general could think of such a method. Even Xiang Bo, he had to admit that this nephew's recent performance was indeed somewhat beyond his expectations, at least he was much smarter than before.

Xiang Zhuang just shook his head, without any slight pride on his face. He used fire attack to resolve fire attack. For a time traveler, there was nothing to show off. For the ancients of this era, it might be difficult to find a way to escape from the sea of ​​fire, but for a time traveler, this is basically the common sense of elementary school students.

What's more, Han Xin's methods are more than that? It's too early to be proud now!

Xiang Zhuang just thought that Han Xin must have a backup plan, but the remnants of the Chu army behind suddenly became turbulent.

Xiang Yu frowned and came to the back formation with Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Bo, Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other generals, Sima from another department came forward to report: "Look, look, there is a fire in the north!"

"Bastard!" Xiang Bo cursed, "The fire has not yet been extinguished. What's so strange about the fire in the north?"

"No!" Sima from another department said anxiously, "Old General, please take a closer look. The fire in the north is approaching here!"

"What?" Xiang Bo was stunned when he heard this. When he looked at it, he found that the faint light of fire in the north was indeed slowly approaching here. After seeing it clearly, Xiang Bo couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning and said in a lost voice, "This is impossible. The wild horses and trees that can burn on the wild horses have been burned. Why can the fire spread here?"

"That's not a wildfire!" Xiang Zhuang already understood what was going on and said sternly, "That's a torch!"

General Zhongli listened for a moment, and suddenly his face changed drastically. He rushed to Xiang Yu and said, "King, the sound of horse hooves, the cavalry is the cavalry of the coalition forces!"

Cavalry? It was indeed a cavalry! Xiang Zhuang's heart suddenly felt a little bitter.

Obviously, this should be the five thousand cavalry led by Guan Ying to kill him, and there is no other possibility.

In history, it was Guan Ying who led the cavalry to wipe out Xiang Yu's eight hundred remaining cavalry and killed Xiang Yu on the edge of the Wujiang River! And now, although there are still 5,000 remaining troops around Xiang Yu, these 5,000 people were hungry and tired, and their morale was extremely low, and they were simply vulnerable. What if there were 500,000 such defeated soldiers?

At this moment, Xiang Yu's expression was also dim. The coalition's cavalry had already chased him. I'm afraid he couldn't escape.

Then, to fight to the death with the coalition cavalry? Looking around, Xiang Yu looked around and looked sad and disheveled, he could only shake his head subconsciously. Even if he could pull out mountains, even if he was heroic, he would not be able to lead such a group of defeated soldiers with low morale and no fighting spirit to defeat the fierce coalition cavalry.

What should I do if I can't escape or win? What should I do?

At this moment, Xiang Yu was filled with endless grief and anger. The heaven was heaven, do you really want me Xiang Yu to die here and to defeat my Chu State? I am unwilling to accept it, I am really unwilling to accept it! The ending of my Chu State should not be like this, and the ending of my Xiang Yu, should not be like this...

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On the wild horse land, five thousand cavalry were advancing south like a wind swaying in the wind.

Guan Ying held the saddle with her left hand, waved the whip with her right hand, pointed it forward with a trombone, and said with a stern voice: "So fast, the remnants of the Chu army should be not far ahead. They can't run far, chase me and kill them all..."

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Xiang Zhuang rode his horse to Xiang Yu and said, "Brother Wang, there is only one way now!"

Xiang Yu just frowned and said nothing, and his expression was a little dazed, as if something big in his heart made it difficult for him to make a decision.

Xiang Bo next to him asked anxiously: "Ji'er, tell me quickly, is there any way to help everyone get out of trouble?"

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "There is no moonlight tonight, and the fire on the ground is about to be extinguished. As long as the soldiers smear all over their bodies with charcoal ash, they will not get up, and they will not make a sound. If the coalition cavalry does not pass by nearby, it will be difficult to find us. When this cavalry passes, we will turn in another direction!"

"I'm afraid this won't work." General Zhong Limei said disapprovingly, "The coalition cavalry chased us to the border of Wujiang River and there was no trace of our army. We will definitely turn back. The wild horse was completely uncovered. It's okay to say that at night, but there was nowhere to hide during the day. The wild horse was originally radius of more than 200 miles, so it's hard for us to escape overnight."

Zhonglimei's worries were not redundant. The coalition cavalry chased the Wujiang River and found no trace of the Chu army. They would definitely turn back to the wild horses, because even if the fire killed all the Chu army, it would not be possible to really burn people to ashes. The coalition would definitely come back to search for Xiang Yu's body. That was a great military achievement and could be directly awarded a marquis!

"No?" Xiang Bo lamented, "After all the time, it's still a death!"

"That may not be." Xiang Yu suddenly said, "Although the coalition forces burned wild horses, they don't know how many of us were burned to death. If someone could lead a small number of people to lead the cavalry, the remaining large groups of people could move in calmly!" After that, Xiang Yu turned around and asked Yu Ziqi, "Ziqi, how many horses are there in the army?"

Yu Ziqi, who was in charge of military supplies, quickly replied: "Report to the king, there are more than a thousand horses in the army."

"Transfer the orphan orders to collect all the horses, including all the mounts of the generals!" After saying this, Xiang Yu turned around and ordered his clan brother Xiang Sheng, "Xiang Sheng, you can quickly select a thousand warriors!"

"promise!"

"promise!"

Yu Ziqi and Xiang Sheng agreed and took the order.

In less than a moment, Yu Ziqi and Xiang Sheng came back to report their lives.

Looking up, he looked at the many coalition cavalry near the north. Xiang Yu turned over and dismounted, and then held the black horse in his hand to send Yu Ji, who was still riding on the horse, to Xiang Zhuang, and ordered solemnly: "Third brother, Yu Ji, the black horse and the Qin King's jade seal, I will entrust you to you. You must protect them!"

Xiang Zhuang changed his mind and said, "Brother Wang, you are..."

The generals also looked at each other, not knowing what Xiang Yu was going to do?

Xiang Yu didn't say much, then he rode onto another dark horse and shouted sternly: "All the soldiers obeyed the orders. Gu now appointed Xiang Zhuang as the general of the Western Chu State and led the entire army. When Gu was not here, the Chu army would decide for all military affairs!"

"ah?"

"this?"

"Master, you are..."

"You are crazy, how could Ji'er bear such a great responsibility?"

As soon as Xiang Yu finished speaking, Xiang Bo, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Lili and other generals of Chu State were all shocked.

Although Xiang Zhuang is Xiang Yu's younger brother, the grandson of Xiang Yan, the famous general of the former Yan, and even the legitimate son of Xiang Liang, Xiang Zhuang did not have the experience of leading troops alone before today. Most of the time, he just followed Xiang Yu as a guard to charge into battle. Now he suddenly enthroned him as a general. Is this appropriate? Can Xiang Zhuang be competent?

Although Xiang Zhuang has indeed made great progress recently and has shown the potential that the commander should have, it is completely different from the commander's real sense. Xiang Zhuang's potential to become a commander does not mean that he will definitely grow into a qualified commander. Xiang Yu is taking risks and gambling!

Xiang Yu did not explain too much, but just untied his sword and threw it to Xiang Zhuang, and said sternly: "Xiang Zhuang, I will give it to you with my sword. Who dares not obey the order? You should use the king's sword to kill him!"

Xiang Zhuang took the sword in his hand and said sternly: "Brother Wang, this..."

At this time, Xiang Zhuang already knew what Xiang Yu wanted to do. He wanted to lead the cavalry to lead the cavalry from the coalition forces to create opportunities and win time for the safe transition of the brigade of infantry!

Xiang Yu was Xiang Yu after all, and he was extremely cruel to the enemy. When he ordered the 200,000 Qin troops to be buried alive, he did not even blink and ordered the slaughter of cities from various countries. He did not even hesitate at all.

But Xiang Yu was deeply in love with his brothers, divisions and women, so in the past, he was unwilling to kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet. Today, for the last five thousand divisions and his beloved woman Yu Ji, he was willing to use his body as bait and personally led the cavalry to lead the cavalry to lead the coalition cavalry!

Xiang Yu knew very well what it meant to do so, but he did not hesitate because he was Xiang Yu!

Moreover, Xiang Yu also understood that as long as he was still alive, the coalition forces of various countries would never give up easily!

In other words, if Xiang Yu stayed, the five thousand Chu troops would only be burned. If he led the pursuers away, the remaining more than 4,000 remaining soldiers might still have a glimmer of hope. Although these more than 4,000 remaining soldiers may not be able to change anything even if they survived, this is at least a hope. Xiang Yu does not want to leave this world with despair!

Yes, at least there is hope, because Xiangzhuang has grown up!

Although Chu has three families, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will surely be destroyed; although Xiang is one Ding, Great Chu will surely be prosperous! Xiang Yu has reason to believe that even if he is dead, as long as Xiang Zhuang is still alive, as long as the bloodline of the direct descendants of the Xiang family has not been cut off, Great Chu will eventually have a day of revival. The battle for hegemony between Chu and Han is not over! Liu Bang, you have not won the final victory!

Xiang Yu finally looked at Xiang Zhuang and Yu Ji deeply, then turned around, and Yu Ji, who had been silent all the time, finally cried sadly and said with infinite resentment: "King, do you really want to leave Yu Ji?"

Xiang Yu's majestic body trembled violently. He held back and did not turn back, but he was shouting in his heart, Yu Ji, Yu Ji, my favorite woman, live well for me...

The next moment, Xiang Yu urged his mount under his crotch and flew towards the south.

Behind Xiang Yu, Xiang Sheng rushed more than a thousand warriors to turn over and clamored to follow him.
Chapter completed!