My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 75 Don’t dare to make mistakes
Behind the group of senior generals who were accompanying Xiang Yu at the banquet, several figures appeared quietly, and they were reporting something in a low voice with anxious expressions.

When Xiang Chan was shot to death by Xiang Chang, although Grand Marshal Xiang Sheng was not Xiang Yu's biological brother, he was undoubtedly the leader of the Xiang clan in terms of military rank and age, and was regarded as the backbone by other clan members.

Hearing the hurried report from the general behind him, Xiang Sheng's face turned surprised, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he looked up at Xiang Yu and saw that the Overlord was kneeling on the throne with his expression as solemn as ever, as if he knew nothing. He immediately drooped his eyelids, lowered his head and drank the salted fish soup with relish without saying a word.

Seeing that Xiang Sheng unexpectedly remained silent, the other clan relatives and generals who had also heard the news and looked anxious were stunned. They blinked a few times and dared not act rashly. They followed suit and drank the salted fish soup, as if this fishy salted fish soup was much more delicious than the previous water shield soup.

As the leader of the generals from other families, General Zhongli Mei also looked up at Xiang Yu and his eyes darkened.

Now that Master Xiang Chang has made such a fuss, the entire military camp in Gaixia City is almost turned upside down, but Xiang Yu, as the commander-in-chief, seems to be unaware of anything. This has already explained a lot of problems.

He sighed in his heart. If he had a choice, Zhongli Mei really didn't want to get involved in this muddy water, but his position and identity did not allow him to retreat.

The Overlord was kneeling with a proper posture, his hands naturally apart, flat on the table in front of him, quietly watching the general Zhong Limei who stood up and left his seat, also kneeling in front of him with a meticulous and impeccable posture, his tone calm and peaceful:
"General, Chang'er wants to implement the Qin military merit system in the army, rewarding and promoting soldiers based on military merit. Do you disagree with this?"

The Overlord is always the Overlord, with his accumulated power over the years, even though he had been beaten up repeatedly by Liu Bang recently, he had changed a lot and started to discuss all domestic and military affairs with them. But now, just a casual question from him, even if he didn't get angry, still made the great general Zhongli Mei's scalp numb and his skin tighten.

"Overlord, all the generals sitting in front of you are from the noble families of our Great Chu. They have followed you in battle for many years, wearing armor and fighting bravely, and they are loyal to you! Employing nobles and relatives and controlling the army through them is the reason why our Great Chu has extraordinary combat effectiveness and dominates the world! Now the eldest son wants to reward according to military merit, which is not only contrary to the usual strategy of our Great Chu, but also destroys the foundation of our Great Chu army! I beg the Overlord to order that the son Chang will temporarily postpone the implementation of the military merit system!"

Zhongli Mei spoke sincerely, in a low voice, and his words were full of emotion.

Ji Bu, Huan Chu and other generals from other families also stood up and knelt behind Zhongli Mei.

Xiang Sheng, who had remained silent like a mute, suddenly frowned and said unhappily:
"Let's talk it over nicely. A group of people kneeling before the Overlord, asking him to retract the military strategy promoted by Master Chang, what does that mean? Are they trying to force the emperor to abdicate?"

Xiang Guan, Xiang Zhuang and other Xiang clan members, seeing Xiang Sheng's behavior just now, thought that their group was going to sit back and watch the show. However, Xiang Sheng suddenly spoke up again, clearly supporting Master Chang, and they couldn't help but become even more confused.

After hearing Xiang Sheng's heart-piercing words, Zhongli Mei was so angry that he almost jumped up on the spot, and cursed in his heart: You Xiang clan members have seen clearly that as long as the Great Chu is still there, you will have wealth and honor, high positions and generous salaries! You are full, but you can't ignore that the brothers from other surnames will soon be hungry. How can you be so shameless?

Originally, at Zhongli Mei's request, thinking of the generals' meritorious service in the bloody battles over the years, and the friendship of fighting shoulder to shoulder, the Overlord showed a look of reluctance. However, after hearing Xiang Sheng's words, his brows furrowed, and his face slowly became gloomy again.

Next, Xiang Yu slowly stood up, slowly pulled out the sword at his waist, swung it, and "swished" it into the front of the foreign generals who were kneeling in front of him. Looking at the sword with a bright and sharp blade, which was swaying slightly, the generals were shocked and stunned, not knowing what was going on.

"Last night, Chang'er asked me to use this sword to chop off his head and kill him!"

Upon hearing the Overlord's complicated and ambiguous words, there was a sudden burst of exclamations at the banquet.

Both Xiang clan members and generals from other families looked up in panic and looked at Xiang Yu in astonishment.

Xiang Yu stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, and said in a deep voice:
"Chang'er said he had a nightmare. He dreamed that I led you eight hundred elite cavalrymen that night, leaving behind fifty thousand soldiers and fleeing. When the Han army discovered us at dawn, Liu Bang sent Guan Ying with five thousand elite cavalrymen to chase us. We ran all the way without stopping, and when we crossed the Huai River, there were only a hundred of us left. We ran for a while and lost our way. We asked a farmer for directions. The farmer hated our brutality and bloodlust, so he deliberately pointed us to the wrong road, which led us into a swamp."

"By the time we realized we were tricked and turned our horses around to escape, the Han soldiers had already caught up with us. So we fought Guan Ying's cavalry while fleeing southeast. Along the way, the young generals from Jiangdong and Chu, as well as you, the generals, the generals, the generals, the left and right generals, died in front of me one after another! Among them, you, Zhongli Mei, and Ji Bu died the most miserably. In order to buy me time to escape, you took the initiative to stay behind to cover my retreat, but were eventually shot to pieces by the Han cavalry."

At this point, even the Overlord, a tough guy who had fought many battles, could not continue and stopped talking.

Zhongli Mei, Ji Bu, Huan Chu and other generals, as well as Xiang Sheng and other Xiang clan members, were completely dragged into the tragic and miserable world that Xiang Yu described. They all felt cold all over and shivered slightly uncontrollably.

The Overlord calmed down a bit and continued, "With the precious time you bought me, I continued to flee. When I arrived at the East City, there were only 28 riders left with me! But the Han cavalry held on tightly and I never got rid of them. At this time, thousands of riders surrounded me. I led the 28 riders to kill many Han generals and hundreds of Han soldiers, broke through the encirclement, and headed south to the Wujiang River."

Hearing this, all the generals' eyes lit up, and some even breathed a sigh of relief.

But Xiang Yu shook his head, and his face, which had always been solemn and rarely showed any other emotions, slowly showed a bitter smile:

"The Jiangdong army that we had originally arranged to meet up with at the Wujiang River did not show up."

The generals were shocked when they heard this, and then they looked at Xiang Yu in surprise. There was no support in front, and the Han soldiers were surrounding him from behind. The Overlord was exhausted and thirsty after a long battle...

(End of this chapter)