In the morning, Xiang Liang's siege had lasted for half an hour, but Jiang Yuan, who was defending the city, was already feeling exhausted.
"Damn, bastard Xiang Liang..." He gritted his teeth and cursed Xiang Liang bitterly.
"General, we can't hold on any longer. Even if the gate is held up, it will be broken down!" His general ran over anxiously, "General, retreat quickly. As long as you cross the Huai River, you will definitely find a chance to survive!"
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Jiang Yuan pursed his lips tightly, and the pupils in his widened eyes were trembling.
In the end, he was unwilling to give up and shouted: "Evacuate! Abandon the city!"
He was able to be ruthless and directly abandoned the troops who were still being beaten by Xiang Liangjun outside the south gate. He took the remaining people and ran from the central avenue towards the north gate. As long as you exit the north gate, you will reach the ferry.
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At this moment, Jiang Yuan felt as if a strong man had his wrist cut off.
But when he led the people to the north gate, his heart sank.
The north gate was broken.
"Who is he *-" He felt a blood clot in his chest, and his eyes were about to pop out. He looked at the large group of people blocking the north entrance, "Where is the messenger? Why didn't anyone notify me!? Why!"
Xiang Yu, who was guarding the north gate, smiled and did not answer his words. He just raised the Tianlong city-breaking halberd to signal the cavalry and chariots to strengthen their defense.
If nothing else happens, Jiang Yuan will choose to break through forcefully!
"Xiao Si, General Zhu Pi, prepare for the charge!" Xiang Yu smashed the halberd on the ground, causing rubble to rise. "Today, we must keep Jiang Yuan here!"
"yes!"
Xiang Liang in the south is already about to break through the city gate.
Jiang Yuan is at the end of his rope.
...
"Awesome, brother, you really got it right!" Liao Ye looked at Han Xin with bright eyes, with a kind of... disbelief?
Han Xin, on the other hand, was quite unfazed by the honor and disgrace and waved his hand: "It's nothing. This battle would have been won. I just slightly increased the profits of the war."
"But... there seems to be something wrong with Mr. Xiang An?" Halfway through, Han Xin looked at a tent next to the ferry strangely.
When the ferry was captured in a surprise attack, something went wrong with Xiang An.
It seems...that he cares about something.
No, maybe you care about someone...?
In the camp, Xiang An was sitting opposite a middle-aged man in a robe.
The man was tied up and staring at Xiang An with helpless expressions on his face.
"It is indeed magic!" After some time, Xiang An seemed to be very convinced and nodded.
"So didn't I tell you about this from the beginning..." The middle-aged man looked uncomfortable, "And I already said I surrender, why did you tie me up?"
"Because you have magic power." Xiang An said matter-of-factly.
"No, you have to be tied up if you have magic power?" the middle-aged man asked in confusion and collapse.
"Aren't I worried that you will pose a threat to us? The people under me have never seen magic." Xiang An crossed his chest and rolled his eyes, "You should be the person under Jiang Yuan who is responsible for destroying the ferry.
Well, let me tell you, it turns out that you can do magic, and you can use it to blow up the ferry as soon as you get on the boat. It's a good plan."
"Isn't the good plan ruined? If I were caught by you, let alone destroying the ferry, it would be a good thing if I didn't die..." The middle-aged man closed his eyes and remembered the heartbreaking scene that happened in the early morning.
First, the pawn guard guarding the ferry was killed by a hidden arrow shot from nowhere. He was still sleeping at the time and was awakened by the noise. Then, he saw a group of people rushing in on horseback. Then he thought
He used magic to defend himself, and then Xiang An, who noticed his plan, rushed over...
"So you can almost let me go? I've surrendered, what else do you want from me?" the middle-aged man said sadly and angrily.
"I have informed the general that you are a special person, so I cannot let you go easily. You just have to wait and see." Xiang An shook his head. He really didn't dare to let this person go. "
By the way, what’s your name?”
The middle-aged man also knew that he could not be let go now, so he sighed and replied: "Yike."
"Where are you from?"
"People from Xinyang."
"Oh, that's the country of Zhao." Xiang An nodded, "Which family are you from?"
He refers to the hundreds of schools of thought. Most people who practice magic belong to the hundreds of schools of thought. For example, Zi Shu is a Confucian scholar.
"I'm not from a hundred schools of thought, I'm just a wandering cultivator." Yi Ke understood what Xiang An meant, shook his head and replied.
"Why did you join Jiang Yuan's army?" Xiang An asked again.
"Just, I joined. Do you need to ask for a reason?" Yi Ke looked confused, "He invited me and I joined. It's that simple."
"Well..." Xiang An pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.
It happened that at this time, Xiang Yu came over.
"What's wrong? What did this man do, and you kept him under your own custody?" Xiang Yu rubbed his wrists and looked at the tied up Yi Ke strangely.
Xiang An explained to Xiang Yu, roughly letting Xiang Yu understand the current situation.
"Yes, I understand." Xiang Yu nodded seriously and moved next to Yi Ke.
"What's your name? Where are you from?"
Yi Ke:......
"I think if you want to kill me, you can choose a quicker way. Of course, I can also kill myself." Yi Ke showed a miserable smile that could not bear the humiliation.
Xiang Yu glanced at Xiang An in confusion. Did I ask the wrong question?
...
Half an hour later, Xiang An finally untied Yi Ke. By this time, it was almost dark.
Yi Ke sucked in the air-conditioning and rubbed the swollen area where he was tied up. He squatted down on the side without tears and used some medical magic on himself to relieve the injury.
He has now separated from the dead Jiang Yuan and gained a new identity.
That is the sorcerer and alchemist beside Xiang An.
After all, Xiang Liang's army was honestly short of such talents. It would not be good to just let him go after finding one, so he simply kept Yi Ke by his side.
Yi Ke himself didn't have any objections. He had no intention of resisting from the beginning.
All he could think about now was the huge sound of horse hooves that accompanied him in the morning, and the big beryllium that almost killed him.
It's so permeable...
Thinking of this, Yi Ke couldn't help but tremble all over.
He could feel that if the big beryllium fell on him, it would probably cut him in half, and the cut would be extremely smooth.
But the focus is not on him now. At this time, intense meetings and rewards are being held in Xutai City Mansion.
The most eye-catching one among them was not a general, but a mere infantryman.