In the distance, a goshawk soars in the sky, its bright eyes staring closely at the grass below. Leaning down and lunging down, its claws outstretched and pounced on a panicked hare.

Suddenly, a sharp arrow flew, and the goshawk suddenly avoided it, but its wings were scratched by the arrow feathers, and it flew crookedly and reluctantly, letting out a sharp and slightly desolate mournful roar.

In the distance, Xiang Yu and Yu Ziqi slowly walked side by side, but Xiang Yu stretched out his hand to stop Yu Ziqi, who was about to make up for the shot, and smiled; "Forget it, let this beast go."

When Yu Ziqi heard this, he had no choice but to put away his bow and arrows, looked at the few poor prey on the saddle, and sighed; "What the hell is today, I've only beaten a few rabbits all day, big brother, don't tell me when you go back, or that guy Zhongli will laugh at me again if he finds out."

Xiang Yu laughed. "Nonsense, you finally came from Pengcheng once, and you sent us the food and grass that was in short supply, Zhongli was too late for that guy to be happy, how dare you say anything."

Yu Ziqi looked at the loaded prey on the saddle with some envy, and praised; "It's still the eldest brother's archery skills, if you shot the arrow just now, you definitely won't miss."

Xiang Yu shook his head and said with a smile; "You're wrong, when have you ever seen me falcon?"

Yu Ziqi thought about it and said strangely; "It's true that you said that, I really haven't seen your falcon, I haven't noticed it before, why is this?"

Xiang Yu grabbed the reins of the horse and raised his eyebrows; "The eagle is a natural king, the master of the sky, it should be free to soar in the air and live an unrestrained life, why should it be deprived of the right to fly."

"Do you know why I let others call me Xiang Yu instead of Xiang Ji? Because I want to be the ruler of this world, I want to be like an eagle, galloping through the air with the help of its feathers, and I will always be the king on high. When I lost my feathers, it was the end of my life. ”

Yu Ziqi listened to Xiang Yu with a smile at first, but when he heard the end, his face couldn't help but darken, and he was silent for a while before he said obscurely; "Big brother, what are you doing with these words. Aren't you still the dignified overlord of Western Chu, with our brothers, Han Xin may not be able to win us. ”

Xiang Yu just smiled and didn't say much, but changed the topic and asked, "I haven't asked you yet, how is Miaoyi doing, how is Uncle Yu?" ”

Yu Ziqi smiled and made fun of Xiang Yudao; "Look, what my father said was also your elder, but you asked my sister first and then my father, and you really had bad intentions."

Seeing that Xiang Yu was feigned anger and was about to fight, Yu Ziqi hurriedly begged for mercy; "Okay, okay, I'll say I'll say."

"She's not the same as she used to be, she eats what she should eat and wear every day, and she hasn't lost much. She doesn't care about anything at home, and she doesn't know what to do in her attic every day. My sister, alas, I really can't help it, she ignores me when I talk to her now, and I guess she still hates me. ”

Xiang Yu smiled, his smile was a little bitter, "That's the best, I'm still worried that she is too thin, to you, usually don't make a straight face to her, I think Uncle Yu must have given her a look." ”

"This is natural." Yu Ziqi replied angrily. "She is so willful, if her father can still give him a good look, it will really be the sun coming out in the west."

Speaking of this, Yu Ziqi paused, hesitated for a while, and said: "Big brother, there is something I don't know whether to say or not. ”

Xiang Yu glanced at him lightly and replied; "Don't say it, don't say it. I know what you want to say, but although the world is big, I only love Miaoyi alone, just like there are many good horses in this world, but only Wu Qi is the most suitable for me. ”

The black under the crotch seemed to sense the master's thoughts, and snorted slightly, and Xiang Yu reached out to stroke its mane.

"Although there are countless women in my life, Xiang Yu's heart is always the same as it was back then. It's a pity that although I conquered the world, I never let Miaoyi fall in love with me, which is also the biggest regret of my life. ”

Yu Ziqi smiled bitterly, "There are some things that can't be forced, big brother, you are a hero in your life, why are you so childlike." ”

Xiang Yu looked up at the sky and said for a long time; "It's forced. Back then, my uncle used to say that I was 'too rigid and easy', and I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it a little. It's probably that my temperament is too strong, and I will get it by all means I want. ”

Yu Ziqi looked at Xiang Yu quietly, and finally couldn't help but ask a question he had always wanted to ask.

"Big brother, have you ever regretted letting Han Xin go in Wucheng at the beginning."

Xiang Yu smiled, "What do you say?" ”

"I can't guess."

"If you say that you have no regrets, you are really deceiving yourself. But if I had to choose again, I would still let him go. ”

"Why?" Yu Ziqi asked a little puzzled.

"No why." Xiang Yu replied lightly, "The reason why I, Xiang Yu, am Xiang Yu, is because I have never been afraid of anything, if a Han Xin can make me jealous, then what else can I do?" ”

"And even so, how can I regret it."

Xiang Yu laughed heartily; "Life is only a few decades, if I make Xiang Yu invincible in the world, it is extremely boring, and it is not happy to have multiple opponents out of thin air. Even if I am defeated and die at the hands of heroes, it is also the death of the sky, and it is not a crime of war, so what do I Xiang Yu have to complain about. ”

"The only thing that makes me a little regretful is that I didn't listen to Father's words, if he was here, I would never be like this, if Han Xin wanted to take Hebei and Qi so easily, it was absolutely impossible."

Speaking of Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu's expression couldn't help but darken.

Fan Zeng's death became the pain of his life, originally he was just angry with Fan Zeng, and he refused to bow his head to him and admit his mistakes when he was arrogant, but he didn't expect Fan Zeng to be old and decrepit, and he died of a back attack in a fit of anger. By the time Xiang Yu regretted it, he had already regretted it.

Yu Ziqi saw Xiang Yu's gloomy expression, knowing that he was sad about Fan Zeng's death, and wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know how to speak.

Xiang Yu continued; "My father once said when he was angry with me that I was not the material to be an emperor, and I was still not convinced at that time, so I had a big quarrel with him. Now that I think about it, he has a point, as he said, I should not be ruthless when I should be ruthless, and I should not be soft, but I am a woman's kindness. I used to always wonder why I kept winning battles, but the situation in Chu was getting worse and worse, and there were more and more people resisting me, and now I seem to understand a little. ”

Yu Ziqi said with a strong smile; "Okay, big brother, what's the point of talking about this, just say some frustrating words, this is not like the Xiang Yu I know."

Only then did Xiang Yu realize that he was a little out of shape, and shook his head with a smile, "That's right, I was wrong." Okay, it's not getting early, let's go back to camp. ”

Yu Ziqi waved his horsewhip and trotted to catch up with Xiang Yu. "How can Zhongli come back so soon, he is a notoriously slow man, and he will waste the most time, I think he won't be able to come back until tomorrow morning at the earliest."

Xiang Yu squinted and looked at Yu Ziqi with a smile, "What, you still can't get enough of it, do you want to continue to test your archery skills with me?" ”

Yu Ziqi couldn't help but be speechless, and quickly shook his head; "Don't dare, don't dare, where am I your opponent, do you want to find someone to practice or find Zhongli, his martial arts are above me."

"Zhongli didn't come back so soon, I gave him three days, enough for him to arrange the retreat."

"Three days." Yu Ziqi was slightly surprised and said; "Why has it been so long, now that the situation in my Chu State is already critical, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible."

This time, Yu Ziqi went there in person, not just a matter of delivering food, but also brought a depressing news.

Liu Bang is finished, and the State of Qi has now become Han Xin's bag, even if he doesn't take the State of Chu now, sooner or later he will be overwhelmed by a large army.

After Xiang Yu learned the news again, he quickly realized the seriousness of the matter. Qi land has been lost, the Qin army's road to the south will be flat, and the north of Pengcheng is almost unsafe. If Pengcheng is lost, the operation of the Chu State in Jiangbei will be shattered, and the country will not be far away.

It was only after realizing the seriousness of the matter that Yu Ziqi personally went out to persuade Xiang Yu to withdraw his troops from the Central Plains and return to the army.

Now the Qin army and the Chu army have been in a stalemate in the Central Plains for four months, and the two sides are staggered and bite each other in the Central Plains. Although Xiang Yu had the advantage, he couldn't help Wang Jing's Qin army. And Wang Jing relied on Guanzhong, guarding several strongholds, echoing the Qin State itself, but also gave the Chu army a headache and troubled it.

In April, the first thing to worry about was the weak logistical supply capacity of the Chu State, and Yu Qi, who stayed in the court, racked his brains to provide a guarantee for Xiang Yu's army of nearly 300,000 people, but it also made the Chu State complain.

Since the last sneak attack was successful, the Chu army has not won any new victories, but has only lingered under the cities of Xingyang and Luoyang. Ren Xiang Yu exhausted all his tactics, but the Qin army just closed the door, didn't they also disturb the Chu army's grain route with rangers, which gave Xiang Yu a headache.

According to Xiang Yu's temper, he would never retreat easily if he did not win the battle, but now that Qi has been lost, the Chu army is under the enemy's back, and the two armies of the Qin army have become corners, one east and one west threaten the rivers and mountains of Chu. Therefore, Xiang Yu had to order the withdrawal of troops and abandon the Central Plains to defend Pengcheng.

Seeing that Yu Ziqi was so anxious, Xiang Yu looked at him as usual and said; "In the sub-period, although the military is like fire, there are also priorities. If we boldly withdraw our troops, the Qin army will inevitably follow in pursuit, and then we will inevitably lose a lot. Zhongli is steady, and it must be foolproof for him to preside over the retreat. ”

Yu Ziqi was still worried in his heart, so he asked, "But what if the Qin army attacks Pengcheng?" ”

Xiang Yu smiled "hehe", but said that it would never be, so that Yu Ziqi could rest assured.

"How so?" Yu Ziqi asked in surprise.

Xiang Yu said with a smile; "It's very simple, if Han Xin had the heart to fight quickly, he would never have given you so much time to prepare, he would definitely ride lightly, day and night, and when you knew the news, he had suddenly killed at the foot of the city. Now that you have time to report the news, it means that Han Xin does not intend to make a quick decision. ”

"Think about it, now that he is in a good situation, why do he still take the risk to fight me, it seems that he is planning to use the righteous army to fight me for the last time!"

Saying this, a hint of fierceness flashed in Xiang Yu's eyes, "Since this is the case, I will definitely live up to my expectations." ”