After Xiang Liang occupied Guangling City, a group of generals were temporarily stationed outside the city, waiting for Xiang Liang's next instructions. However, Xiang Liang, Xiang Bo, Fan Zeng and others were actively working with the surrounding people who had successfully restored the country.
He contacted the monarch and sent several strategists to go out to lobby.
Among these political advisors, one of them was an acquaintance of Xiang Yu and Xiang An, or someone they deeply hated. His name was Wu Ju.
Wu Ju was sent to the Wei State governed by Wei Wang Jiu. The country was originally restored by Zhou Shi, a subordinate of Chen Sheng. However, Wei Wang Jiu was obviously not a simple character. He had recently used various schemes to kill Qi Zai.
Zhou Shi, who had shit on his neck, took control of Wei himself. Wu Ju's purpose was to persuade Wei Wang Jiu and Chu Huai Wang Xiong Xin to form a united front to fight against Qin together.
Xiang Liang also sent people to Tian Dan, the restored king of Qi, in the north, and to Yan State further away.
Zhang Chu originally wanted to win over Xiang Liang. Although Chen Sheng said that his character was poor, as the first person to pull the flag, his appeal still existed. However, he did not expect that Zhang Han would be defeated before he could send someone to lobby Chen Sheng.
He and his mole were killed, which made him a little irritated.
But what really gives Xiang Liang a headache is the thing sandwiched between Xi Chu and Qi.
That other "Chu".
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Now the army of Western Chu has been reorganized and expanded to more than 30,000 people. Xiang Yu has been promoted to general because of his meritorious service in leading the troops to capture Guangling. Now Xiang An is still serving as the division commander under Xiang Yu, and is the right division.
Still wearing a black strap.
It was already nightfall, Xiang Yu was sitting in his tent, looking at the sand table in front of him, wondering what he was thinking about. Poppy was lying beside him, her head resting on his lap, and she had fallen asleep.
Suddenly, there was a sound outside the camp, and Xiang Yu couldn't help but look outside.
"Brother? Is it convenient now?" When he didn't come in immediately, the person outside the tent shouted through the tent.
"Xiang An? There's nothing to do now. Just come in." Xiang Yu blinked and responded to Xiang An.
Xiang An lifted the door curtain, walked in, sat next to Xiang Yu, looked at Xiang Yu's sand table, and subconsciously asked: "Uncle's military order has come down?"
Xiang Yu shook his head: "Not yet, I'm just thinking on my own."
"Actually, I feel like there's nothing much to think about." Xiang An sighed, leaned out, pointed to the location of Guangling, and then pointed to the north, "Uncle's next goal must be Dongyang or Xutai.
Shouchun further west is not impossible, but the waterways there are too complicated. Although we know how to fight water, there is no need to add more trouble to ourselves, right?"
Xiang Yu nodded appreciatively: "You have the same idea as me."
He stretched out a finger and tapped the sand ditch representing the river, and his expression became thoughtful: "Although we have crossed the river now, we still can't officially join the front, so crossing the Huai River is my uncle's next step.
The goal of the war."
"If we can be stationed in Xutai, we can also ensure transportation for the joint operation with Qi Weiyan." Xiang An followed Xiang Yu's words without even a pause.
The two brothers raised their heads, looked into each other's eyes, and suddenly laughed out loud.
"I never thought that we brothers would sit in the camp one day and talk about which city to attack next." Xiang An shook his head, and the smile on his face couldn't tell whether he was bitter or really happy.
"It's a lie to say that I didn't expect it. You made preparations earlier than me. How could you not have expected this day." Xiang Yu also smiled and stretched out his hand to hammer Xiang An on the shoulder.
The movement of the two brothers woke up the poppy who was on Xiang Yu's lap. She sat up with sleepy eyes: "Master Xiang Yu... what happened... why is it so noisy.
....."
"Huh?...Why is uncle here..." She rubbed her eyes, tilted her head and looked at Xiang An.
"Brother, sister-in-law, isn't she not very smart?" Xiang An's expression became helpless and he looked at Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu showed a polite smile: "This...how should I say..."
"Huh? Lord Xiang Yu, why don't you deny it!?" Poppy felt that her young heart had been hit hard, and she hugged Xiang Yu's arm pitifully.
"Well, you, you are smart, smart..."
Ah, Xiang Yu's eyes drifted to other places.
Xiang An couldn't bear the amount of dog food. He stood up with a disgusted look on his face and waved his hand: "Brother and sister-in-law, I - don't bother me, I'm leaving."
As he walked, he glanced back twice, and even winked when he left the camp, leaving the couple looking at each other with confused expressions.
"Your brother...what are you trying to express?" Poppy looked at Xiang Yu blankly.
"He may want to express..." Xiang Yu touched his chin with a thoughtful look on his face, "Want to have a nephew or something...?"
"Oh!? Lord Xiang Yu - ugh!"
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Xiang An walked away quickly like a thief. When he looked back, it turned out that the candle in Xiang Yu's tent had gone out. Hehehe, he turned around and ran away, and happened to bump into someone.
"Ouch!" Xiang An and the man cried out in pain and stepped back.
"Fourth uncle? Why are you here?" Xiang An rubbed his nose, looked closely, and found that the person who collided with him was his fourth uncle Xiang Lu.
"Oh, it really hurts..." Xiang Lu grinned and rubbed his forehead twice, "It's Xiang An. I'm here to give your brother some instructions. Your uncle gave them."
"Um..." Xiang An smiled awkwardly and scratched his head, "Fourth uncle, just tell me."
"What's wrong?" Xiang Lu was a little confused.
"Brother, brother, he's a little inconvenient right now...you probably understand." Xiang An pursed his lips.
"Ah?... Oh, oh -" Xiang Lu's eyes suddenly became weird, "It's inconvenient, it's inconvenient, right? It's inconvenient... It's good to be inconvenient!"
"
"Fourth Uncle, you just need to understand." Xiang An also nodded with a strange look on his face.
"Okay, I'll find him again tomorrow morning. Anyway, this matter isn't too urgent. In the end, it might just be as long as you go." Xiang Lu waved his hand, turned around and walked away, "You should go to bed early too! Now
It’s already dark, and I still have to practice when I wake up tomorrow morning!”
"Oh, I got it!" Xiang An said as he walked towards his tent, humming as he walked.
But when he thought about what he was doing, he stopped involuntarily and the smile on his face disappeared.
War... war...
He clenched his fists slightly, finally sighed, looked up at the stars in the sky, shook his head, and walked away.
But he didn't notice that his actions fell into the eyes of a foot soldier who happened to be awake.
"General Xiang An... seems to have something on his mind?" He was slightly thin and looked at Xiang An's back thoughtfully.