Chapter 972: Facing each other across the river, Xiang An leaves Xichu
Xiang An fell down.
He fell to the ground, rolled several times due to the slope of the ground, and rolled to Xiang Yu's side.
Xiang Yu and Xiang An, once brothers, lay in opposite directions at the bottom of the pit in the same posture.
"Have you still seen...all this..." Xiang An said weakly and asked with great sadness.
Bang——!!!
The chaotic water flow hit the pit next to it, splashing into huge mud-yellow waves, which together with the drizzle, fell on the two of them.
Xiang An looked at the gloomy sky, with the painful and unwilling blood still remaining in his eyes.
Xiang Yu was lying next to Xiang An. Even though his face was covered with blood, and even though the wound on his abdomen was further expanded by Xiang An's blow, his expression was still calm.
"Ahem - uh -" Xiang An seemed to want to say something, but instead he coughed, suffered severe pain in his internal organs, and spit out a mouthful of blood again.
Even so, Xiang An, who was almost out of fuel, still managed to sit up.
"...You have never lied, Xiang Yu." The hair bundle had been lost in the crazy battle. Xiang An's hair was spread out, covering his face, so that Xiang Yu could not see Xiang An's face clearly.
expression.
Xiang Yu also wanted to sit up, but - his limbs had been interrupted by Xiang An.
Xiang An seemed to want to stand up, but his knees weakened and he fell down involuntarily.
This is just enough for Xiang An to see Xiang Yu's face.
Seeing Xiang Yu's miserable condition.
Xiang An lay on the ground, looked at Xiang Yu, and was stunned.
But he suddenly smiled.
"Look...there are things in this world that you can't see..."
"There is something you can't see!..."
Xiang Yu's consciousness was already in a trance, but for some reason, he could clearly feel some water falling on his face.
It was obviously a warm thing, but after it came into contact with his face, it became extremely cold.
Xiang An used up the last of his strength, struggled to stand up, and walked towards the top of the pit.
Xiang Yu was left lying there still.
"From today on...I am no longer the general of Western Chu, let alone your brother Xiang Yu..."
Xiang An's voice was weak and dull, but it could be accurately transmitted into Xiang Yu's mind.
The onlookers finally rushed over. Poppy went crazy and stopped hiding. Like a bloody shadow, she passed Xiang An and rushed to Xiang Yu who was still lying at the bottom of the pit.
"Lord Xiang Yu, Lord Xiang Yu..." She checked Xiang Yu's injuries in horror and grabbed Xiang Yu's hand, "Lord Xiang Yu... are you okay, Lord Xiang Yu...
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"...Yu..." Xiang Yu's eyes seemed to have regained some of their color, and he slowly spat out the word.
"Eldest brother, second brother——!!!"
"Second brother!!!"
"Lord Xiang An!!!"
Except for Xiang Jing, Zi Juan, and Liao Ye, the other generals were lying on the top of the pit, looking down, peeping at everything that happened. However, Xiang Jing, Zi Juan, and Liao Ye quickly rushed to the bottom of the pit.
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"Sister-in-law." Xiang An looked at the people rushing over and called out, but he was calling for Poppy.
"Huh?" Poppy hugged Xiang Yu's upper body and helped Xiang Yu sit up. When she heard Xiang An calling her, she raised her head blankly.
Xiang An turned half of his body and looked at Xiang Yu and Poppy with a sad expression.
"Take care of me... take care of this bastard, and I... will leave."
"In the future, if we meet again on the battlefield...I want to take his head, just tell him like this."
Poppy looked at Xiang An's back, then looked at Xiang Yu who was held in her arms, and smiled miserably.
"Uncle, don't you regret it?"
Xiang An shook his head gently. Zijuan had already ran over and supported Xiang An's swaying body.
"I don't regret it. Rather...I regret it more that I didn't...leave earlier."
Liao Ye also wanted to help Xiang An, but when he saw that Zijuan had already supported him, he stood beside Xiang An at a loss. Xiang Jing stepped over Xiang An and stood between Xiang An and Xiang Yu at a loss.
"...It was your eldest brother who failed you..." After a long silence, the poppy lowered her head.
"...It doesn't matter, just think it's me and I'm sorry for him." Xiang An turned around and limped along with Zi Juan's support.
"Xi Chu—soldiers!" Xiang An raised his head as he walked, and shouted loudly with his last strength.
"Today I, Xiang An, have severed all ties with the King of Western Chu!"
"If there is someone who doesn't want to follow him Xiang Yu anymore——!"
"Just cross the river and go to the new country!"
"Ahem—well—"
"Second brother, stop talking!" Zi Juan patted Xiang An's back and said in pain while shedding tears.
"...It doesn't matter." Xiang An waved his hand and asked without looking back, "Lao San, are you coming over?"
Xiang Jing's body was shaking violently, and he stood there helplessly, looking at Xiang Yu and Xiang An, not knowing what choice to make.
Xiang Lu stood at the top of the pit, looked down, and closed his eyes.
"......Yeah."
"Let's go, Xiaosi."
Xiang An didn't say much, but with Zijuan's support, he walked out of the pit and walked slowly towards an unknown distance.
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Xiang An didn't care about his injuries. He reorganized his army and made it clear that he had left Western Chu and would establish himself as king, giving all Western Chu soldiers a choice.
In the end, nearly half of the soldiers of Western Chu were willing to follow Xiang An.
At dusk, Xiang An organized his soldiers who were willing to follow him and crossed the river without waiting for the next day.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Some people stopped him, some people argued, and there were even angry generals who wanted to fight Xiang An, but these people were all repelled by Zijuan.
Xiang Yu also woke up and didn't react much to what happened. He sat by the river without saying a word, looking at the soldiers crossing the river in the distance who no longer belonged to Xi Chu. He seemed to want to say something.
There are some questions.
But no one could answer him.
"Lord Xiang Yu, after everything that has happened, do you really...do not regret it?" The poppy acted as Xiang Yu's fulcrum, allowing Xiang Yu to sit instead of lying down helplessly.
Obviously, it only takes one sentence to persuade Xiang An to stay, only one sentence to apologize.
Both Poppy and Xiang Yu knew this.
"No regrets." Xiang Yu's tone was always so calm.
"...What scenery do you see in your eyes?" Poppy was silent for a long time and sighed.
"...Perhaps, I myself don't know..."
Xiang Yu shook his head and said something unexpected by Poppy, but before she could ask again, he continued.
"Yu, help me... stand up."
Poppy nodded, with great strength, she helped Xiang Yu stand up.
Xiang Yu and Poppy walked towards the bank of the river and looked towards the north side of the river.
On the north side of the river, Xiang An also made the same move, looking towards the south side of the river.
A stormy Yellow River lies between the two brothers.
"From now on..." Xiang An looked at Xiang Yu on the other side, lowered his eyes, and murmured.