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Chapter 115: The army is dispatched to capture Xiang Yu

Other situations are easy to find out, but this secret passage is not easy to find out. It is definitely a secret of the Xiang family. How can it be found out in a short time?

What they lacked was time. Leading so many people on a rapid march from Xianyang, not to mention the daily food and drink expenses, just hiding so many people would be a big problem.

It is not an easy task to hide the traces of tens of thousands of people.

The longer the time is dragged on, the more likely it is that they will be exposed. At that time, it will not be called capturing the Xiang family by surprise, but rather suppressing a rebellion against the Xiang family.

It would be great if Xiang Yu could stay away from the Xiang clan’s residence and not be able to escape through the secret passage…

Meng Yi was thinking about it, and suddenly he remembered something his brother had just mentioned: It was said that whenever someone in the county wanted to hold a funeral, they would ask Xiang Liang to be the host. What a great reputation!

So when Xiang Liang was invited to be the host, would he bring Xiang Yu with him?

As Xiang Yu was Xiang Liang's most trusted nephew, it is possible that Xiang Liang kept him by his side so that he could gain experience, meet some people and build up his network.

Meng Yi asked, "Brother, when you went to investigate, did you find out where Xiang Liang was going?"

Meng Tian said, "I was just about to tell you that Xiang Liang is in Xiaxiang County today. A family has something to ask him to do. I went to the outside of that family and saw that there was indeed something going on."

Meng Yi hurriedly asked again: "Brother, did Xiang Liang bring any of the Xiang family's children with him? Is there any child with double pupils among them?"

After hearing his brother's words, Meng Tian felt that he finally understood why the king sent them brothers to capture the Xiang family. It must be because of this man with double pupils in the Xiang family.

Since ancient times, people with double pupils are extraordinary and are born to be saints or emperors. Legend has it that Cangjie, Yu Shun, and Chong'er all had double pupils. Cangjie was a saint for creating characters, Yu Shun was an ancient emperor, and Chong'er was the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period.

If the person with double pupils was the king's son, the king would not worry. However, this person with double pupils happened to be from the Xiang clan, an enemy of the Qin Dynasty. It would be weird if the king could still sleep well.

If we don't eradicate the double pupils as soon as possible, what if the ancient legend is true and the double pupils are allowed to grow up? Will the world still be the Qin Dynasty?
Unfortunately, he did not know the reason beforehand and did not inquire whether Xiang Liang had brought a member of the Xiang family with double pupils.

Meng Tian shook his head and said, "Xiang Liang brought Xiang's children with him, but I don't know if any of them have double pupils. You should find out more clearly."

In a place like Xiaxiang where the Xiang family is quite prestigious, if you ask too much, it is very likely that as soon as you ask, someone will inform the Xiang family and make them alert.

Therefore, when Meng Tian and his companions went to Xiaxiang to inquire, they were all disguised. They only inquired about the key questions that had been decided in advance and did not ask about other things.

Meng Yi said: "It's not my fault, brother. It's my fault that I didn't tell you earlier."

Although the king said that he could inform Meng Tian of the news about the Xiang family if he felt it was necessary, his brother would definitely guess Li Nian's origins.

However, Meng Yi did not want Meng Tian to know Li Nian's origins, because Li Nian was too special, and he could not see whether Li Nian's future would be good or bad.

If it was good, then there was no need to say more. However, if it was bad, then people like him who knew Li Nian's background would most likely not be good. It was enough for the Meng family to have Meng Yi know Li Nian, so there was no need to drag in another brother.

If he died, his elder brother could still support the Meng family, but if both brothers died, the Meng family would surely decline or even perish.

Looking at the map, Meng Yi and Meng Tian discussed the matter and also called other Qin generals to discuss: if the Xiang family had a secret passage, where would the exit of the secret passage be and how to deploy troops to capture those who escaped from the secret passage?
After some discussion, the commander-in-chief Meng Yi gave the order: "I will personally lead an army to Xiaxiang, and my brother will lead an army to attack the Xiang clan. General Ge, General Chu... each lead a unit to these areas. If anyone is found, they must be captured immediately. General Wu and General Cai each lead a unit to stand by."

The general's order was issued. Meng Yi glanced at the sky and said, "Please work together and do not delay. Capture the Xiang family as soon as possible."

Meng Tian and the other Qin generals saluted Meng Yi and said seriously: "As ordered!"

This matter cannot be delayed. The longer it is delayed, the more likely it is that the Xiang family will find out, making it more likely that Xiang Yu will escape.

Even though he knew there was no 100% chance of catching Xiang Yu, Meng Yi had no choice but to cut the Gordian knot.

"If Xiang Yu really escapes, we can only use the lives of Xiang's clan members to force him to show up. According to Li Nian, Xiang Yu would rather commit suicide than cross the river. He would definitely not want to see his clan members die because of him."

The king's order must be completed, but Meng Yi did not want to use this method until the last minute. Not only did he think this method was too despicable, but he also considered that using this method would definitely make the reputation of the Qin Dynasty even worse in the Xiaxiang area.

The Qin Dynasty already had a bad reputation in these places, and it used such a despicable method to capture the Xiang family. What would the local people who thought that the Xiang family were good people think?
One after another, the Qin troops emerged from the dense forests where they had been hiding, and, led by Qin generals such as Meng Yi and Meng Tian, ​​they rushed downwards.

It was still afternoon in Xiaxiang County. It was not yet dark and the city gates were not closed. A group of soldiers guarding the city were standing there bored.

Although they were wearing Qin soldiers' clothes, these soldiers were actually locals.

If a place is conquered, the Qin Dynasty will have to station a Qin army there, and hundreds of thousands of Qin troops will not be enough.

Several soldiers guarding the city gate were gathered together, talking about where their superiors, who were supposed to be here with them, had gone. Suddenly, a roar came from the ground in the distance.

The soldiers' expressions suddenly changed. This noise meant that a large number of troops were coming towards them!

But now that Qi has been destroyed, how could such a large number of troops come to attack us?
Is it the enemy or the Qin army mobilizing?

Although the soldiers guarding the city gate were bored and seemed lazy, at this moment, they responded quickly. Some went to the city to report, some warned the surrounding people, and closed the city gate.

Soon, a Qin army appeared outside Xiaxiang City. Judging from the momentum of the march, it was obviously a truly powerful army of the Qin State.

When they found out that it was the real Qin army, some people in Xiaxiang felt relieved. Although they were once people of Chu, Chu was destroyed by Qin a few years ago. They were now also considered Qin people. This Qin army should not be here to massacre them, right?
The Qin army was led by Meng Yi. Looking at the closed gates of Xiaxiang County, he now had two choices: one was to reveal his identity and ask the people in the city to open the gates; the other was to break through the gates of Xiaxiang.

Both of these options have their own problems: With the first option, even if he reveals his identity, the people in the city may not open the city gate immediately, but will ask the county magistrate first and then open the gate after the county magistrate arrives.

This will take some time to wait. Given the Xiang family's reputation in the lower reaches of the county, by the time the county magistrate gets the news, the Xiang family members in the city will surely have also received the news. What will they think and do?
They would definitely wonder if this Qin army was here to cause trouble for them!
(End of this chapter)