Mustang Plain, the central region.

It was completely dark, and only the faint embers of fire still flickered in all directions.

Xiang Yu was smiling at the sky, although his image looked extremely embarrassed, the luxurious tiger skin was burned out of a few holes, his handsome face was smoked into black charcoal, and even his hair and beard were burned off a lot, but Xiang Yu's heart was indeed full of the joy of escaping death and the joy of the rest of his life.

The coalition army burned the Wild Horse Plain, but they failed to burn him Xiang Yu after all!

The remnants of the 5,000 Chu army also escaped, except for a dozen wounded soldiers who choked to death in the smoke, the vast majority of the rest of the soldiers were unharmed, and all of this was attributed to Xiang Zhuang.

"Third brother, good job!" Xiang Yu suppressed his laughter and patted Xiang Zhuang's shoulder heavily.

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu and other generals of the Chu State also cast admiring eyes at Xiang Zhuang, and stopped the fire attack with fire, such a method can only be thought of by the three generals, even Xiang Bo, and have to admit that this nephew's recent performance is indeed a bit beyond his expectations, at least much smarter than before.

Xiang Zhuang just shook his head, there was not the slightest smug look on his face, to solve the fire attack with a fire attack, for a traverser, there is really nothing to show off, for the ancients of this era, it may be difficult to come up with a way to escape from the sea of fire, but for a traverser, this is basically the common sense of primary school students.

What's more, Han Xin's methods don't stop there? It's too early to be complacent!

Xiang Zhuang just thought that Han Xin must have a backhand, and the remnants of the Chu army behind him suddenly became commotion.

Xiang Yu frowned for a moment, and when he took Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Bo, Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other generals to the rear formation, Sima from other departments had already stepped forward to report: "Look, the king, there is a fire in the north!" ”

"Bastard!" Xiang Bo scolded, "The fire hasn't been extinguished yet, what's so strange about the fire in the north?" ”

"It's not!" Sima of the other department said hurriedly, "Old general, take a closer look, the fire light in the north is approaching this side!" ”

"What?" Xiang Bo was stunned when he heard this, and when he looked at it urgently, he found that the faint line of fire in the north was really slowly approaching this side, and after seeing it clearly, Xiang Bo couldn't help but gasp, and said in a lost voice, "This is impossible, all the grass and trees that can be burned on the Mustang Plain have been burned out, how can the fire still spread to this side?" ”

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

The general Zhong Li listened attentively for a moment, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly rode his horse to Xiang Yu and said, "King, the sound of horses' hooves, cavalry, is the cavalry of the coalition army!" ”

Cavalry? Sure enough, it's cavalry! Xiang Zhuang's heart suddenly flashed with a trace of bitterness.

Obviously, this should be the 5,000 cavalry led by Guan Ying, and there is no other possibility.

In history, it was Guan Ying who led the cavalry to annihilate Xiang Yu's 800 remnants of cavalry and killed Xiang Yu on the edge of the Wujiang River! And now, although there are still 5,000 remnants around Xiang Yu, these 5,000 people are hungry and tired, and their morale is also extremely low, they are simply vulnerable, what can they do with 500,000 defeated soldiers like this?

At this moment, Xiang Yu's expression was also gloomy, the cavalry of the coalition army had already caught up, and he was afraid that he would not be able to run away.

So, fight to the death with the coalition cavalry? Looking around at the defeated remnants of the defeated soldiers with a sad expression and disheveled clothes, Xiang Yu could only subconsciously shake his head, even if he was able to pull out the mountain, even if he was a hero, it was impossible to lead such a group of defeated soldiers with a disheartened and disheveled fighting spirit to defeat the surging coalition cavalry.

What should I do if I can't run away and can't win? What to do!?

At this moment, Xiang Yu's heart was filled with endless grief and indignation, what a sky, do you really want me Xiang Yu to die in Si, and do you want my Chu State to be defeated in Si? Unwilling, I'm really unwilling! The ending of my Chu State shouldn't be like this, and the ending of my Xiang Yu shouldn't be like this......

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On the Wild Horse Plain, 5,000 cavalry were hurrying south like a whirlwind of ashes.

Guan Ying held the saddle with his left hand, waved the horsewhip with his right hand and pointed ahead, and said sharply with a trombone: "Speed up, the remnants of the Chu army should be not far ahead, they can't run far, catch up with 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, his expression was also a little dazed, as if there was something important in his heart that made it difficult for him to make a sudden decision.

Uncle Xiang next to him asked impatiently: "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 original is about to be extinguished, as long as the soldiers smear their bodies with charcoal ash, and then lie on the ground and don't get up, let alone make a sound, if the coalition cavalry does not pass by, it will be difficult to find us, and when this cavalry passes, we will turn in other directions!" ”

"I'm afraid it won't work." General Zhong Li said disapprenously, "The coalition cavalry has chased to the edge of the Wujiang River and there is no trace of our army, and it will definitely turn back, there is no shelter on this wild horse plain, it is good to say at night, but there is nowhere to hide during the day, and the wild horse plain is more than two hundred miles in radius, and it is difficult for us to escape overnight." ”

Zhong Lifu's worries are not superfluous, the coalition cavalry chased to the Wujiang River and found no trace of the Chu army, and they will definitely turn back to the original wild horse, because this fire will kill all the Chu troops, and it is impossible to really burn people to ashes, and the coalition army will definitely come back to search for Xiang Yu's body, which is a great feat, and it can be directly sealed!

"Isn't it?" Xiang Bo lamented, "Speaking of which, it's still a death!" ”

"Not necessarily." Xiang Yu suddenly said, "Although the coalition army burned the Wild Horse Plain, I don't know how many of us were burned to death, if someone can lead a small number of men and horses to lead away the cavalry, the rest of the brigade can calmly turn in!" 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 the quartermaster's baggage, hurriedly replied: "Back to the king, there are still more than a thousand horses in the army. ”

"Pass the order, gather all the horses, including all the general's mounts!" After saying this, Xiang Yu turned around and instructed his clan brother Xiang Sheng, "Xiang Sheng, you quickly select a thousand warriors!" ”

"No!"

"No!"

Yu Ziqi and Xiang Sheng agreed and took the order.

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

Looking up at the coalition cavalry that had been approaching a lot in the north, Xiang Yu turned over and dismounted, and personally led the black horse to send Yu Ji who was still riding on horseback to Xiang Zhuang, and solemnly ordered: "Third brother, Yu Ji, Wu Hu Ma and Qin Wang Yuxi, I will entrust it to you, you must protect them!" ”

Xiang Zhuang changed color and said: "Brother Wang, you are ......"

The generals are also looking at each other, and they don't know what Xiang Yu is going to do?

Xiang Yu didn't say much, and immediately rode on another black horse, and shouted: "All the generals listened to the order, and Lone appointed Xiang Zhuang as the general of the Western Chu State, and commanded the whole army. ”

"Huh?"

"This?"

"Your ......, King"

"You're crazy, how can Ji'er be so responsible?"

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

Although Xiang Zhuang is Xiang Yu's younger brother, he is also the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous former Yan general, and even Xiang Liang's sister-in-law, but before today, Xiang Zhuang did not have the experience of leading troops alone, more often, he just followed Xiang Yu as a guard, and now he was suddenly canonized as a general, is this appropriate? Can Xiang Zhuang be competent?

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

Xiang Yu didn't explain too much, just untied the sword and threw it to Xiang Zhuang, and said sharply: "Xiang Zhuang, give away the sword alone, whoever dares to disobey the order should be killed with the king's sword!" ”

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

At this time, Xiang Zhuang already knew what Xiang Yu wanted to do, he wanted to personally lead the cavalry to lead away the cavalry of the coalition army, create opportunities for the safe transfer of the infantry of the brigade, and win time!

Xiang Yu is Xiang Yu after all, he is extremely ruthless to the enemy, when he ordered to bury 200,000 Qin troops alive, he didn't even blink an eye, and when he ordered to slaughter the cities of various countries, he didn't even hesitate at all.

But for his brothers, tribes and women, Xiang Yu is deeply affectionate, so in the past, at the Hongmen banquet, he was unwilling to kill Liu Bang, but today, for the last 5,000 parts, for the beloved woman Yu Ji, he is willing to use his body as bait, and personally lead the cavalry to lead away the cavalry of the coalition army!

Xiang Yu knew very well what it meant to do this, but he didn't hesitate to do it, because he was Xiang Yu!

And Xiang Yu also understands that as long as he is alive, the coalition forces of various countries will never give up easily!

That is to say, if Xiang Yu stays, the five thousand Chu troops can only be burned, if he leads away the pursuers, then the remaining more than four thousand remnants may still have a glimmer of life, although these more than 4,000 remnants may not be able to change anything even if they survive, but this is at least a hope, Xiang Yu does not want to leave this world with despair!

Yes, at least there is hope, because Xiang Zhuang has grown!

Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu; Although the item is a ding, Da Chu will be Xing! 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 descendants of the Xiang family has not been severed, there will be a day when Great Chu will be revived, and the battle for hegemony between Chu and Han is not over! Liu Bang, you haven't won the final victory yet!

Xiang Yu finally glanced deeply at Xiang Zhuang and Yu Ji, and then turned around, and Yu Ji, who had always been silent, finally let out a sad cry and said infinitely sadly: "King, do you really want to leave Yu Ji behind?" ”

Xiang Yu's majestic body trembled suddenly, he endured it so that he didn't turn back, but he was shouting in his heart, Yu Ji, Yu Ji, my favorite woman, for me, live well......

The next moment, Xiang Yu urged the ** mount fiercely and flew towards the south.

Behind Xiang Yu, Xiang Sheng led more than 1,000 warriors to turn over and ride their horses one after another, clamoring to accompany him.

Seeing Xiang Yu's majestic figure go away, two lines of tears have quietly slipped down Yu Ji's pretty face, King, Yu Ji will definitely live, for you, live well, Yu Ji wants to see the revival of Great Chu with her own eyes, see Xiang Zhuang win the battle between Chu and Han, and then go to meet you under the Nine Springs, to comfort your soul.