In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

Previously, the fact that Chen Sheng had launched a rebellion under the name of Xiang Yan and even named his state Zhang Chu was enough to disgust Xiang Liang. However, given that Chen Sheng still had great value to him, Xiang Liang ignored him and even supported him, and responded to his rebellion.

But who do you think you are, Qin Jia?

You think you can disgust me once and then disgust me a second time? Does your Chen Sheng group not know the meaning of death?

Xiang Liang grew angrier the more he thought about it, wishing he could go to Pengcheng immediately and kill Qin Jia.

Xiang Yu's 10,000 men and Song Yi's 10,000 men have already set off. Xiang Yu will advance northward from Guangling all the way to Xutai to seize the ferry crossing. Meanwhile, Song Yi's army will cross the Huai River from the southeast at full speed and head straight for Xiapi. Xiang Liang will lead the largest army across the Huai River from Xutai, bringing all the cities and counties north of the Huai River under the control of Western Chu. Then, they will advance northwest to capture several counties near Dazexiang, the site of Chen Sheng's uprising. Together with Song Yi in Xiapi and Xiang Yu north of the Huai River, they will form an encirclement of Pengcheng from the east, south, and southeast.

Xiang Liang wanted Qin Jia and Jing Ju to be unable to escape and to die without a burial place.

"Is everything in order? If it is, set off immediately. Once we cross the Huai River, give them a good beating!" Xiang Liang slammed his hand on the table, startling Xiong Xin who was standing next to him.

His eyes were wide with rage, like an enraged lion roaring: "Take in those who can be incorporated, and slaughter those who refuse to surrender, or those who have already submitted to Qin Jiajingju!"

"General Xiang!" Xiong Xin was startled and immediately stood up. "We can't slaughter them!"

After hearing what Xiong Xin said, Xiang Liang calmed down a little, took a breath, gave Xiong Xin a meaningful look, and nodded.

"Deceiving Emperor Kangxi"

"In short, whether it's for the purpose of recovering more Chu territory, or because they have offended our true Chu state and our King Huai of Chu," Xiang Liang cupped his hands to Xiong Xin, "Qin Jia and Jing Ju must be executed!"

His tone was filled with unwavering determination and an undisguised killing intent.

Xiong Xin nodded: "Then, I'll have to trouble General Xiang."

He covered himself with his long sleeves, but sighed silently.

......

"Giddy up! Xiao Si, Wei Hao, don't rest!" Xiang An twirled the large halberd in his hand, slightly exerted force with his legs, urging the chariot to accelerate, and at the same time turned to his two brigade commanders to give orders, "The General will send people to take over here later, let's move on to the next county! We can take one more today!"

"Yes, General!" Zijuan replied without hesitation.

"Understood!" Wei Hao said loudly, though he was a little tired.

"Xiao Ye, keep relaying messages!" Xiang An shouted one last time, disassembled his three-section spear, put it back on his back, and rode away quickly on Tuanchi.

Wei Hao watched Xiang An gradually disappear into the distance, a twitch at the corner of his mouth, and sighed: "Fighting with a general like this is really... a bit too easy."

"This is Second Brother's strength, nothing more to say." Zijuan smiled, looking at the sandstorm that was almost invisible on the horizon, then her expression turned cold again. She glanced at Wei Hao and turned to organize her troops.

Wei Hao looked at Zijuan's back with a fearful and... strange gaze, smacked his lips, but didn't dare to say anything.

At first, he was actually quite dissatisfied with Xiang Liang's decision to give Zijuan, a woman, the same military rank as him, and even made provocative remarks towards her.

Then he was knocked to the ground by Zijuan in ten rounds and was also scolded by Zijuan.

Yeah, that feeling... it's kind of addictive.

Standing to the side, Corporal Liao Ye noticed Wei Hao's expression and his brow twitched.

Is this Commander Wei... thinking something bad?

No, I have to report this to Lord Xiang An. This guy seems a bit suspicious. He's ugly and seems to have designs on our fourth young lady.

We must submit a report to Lord Xiang An!

Although the chances of this person succeeding are basically zero, we still can't let it go!

"Commander Wei, I'll go inform them first!" Liao Ye pulled on the reins, nodded solemnly to Wei Hao, and chased after Zijuan.

Wei Hao didn't pay any attention, nodded, and went to reorganize his army.

Xiang An went to check on the garrison situation in several surrounding counties, as he and Zijuan's troops needed to rush there to provide reinforcements as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, wouldn't it make them, as subordinates, look too incompetent?

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Chapter 867 Han Xin's Self-Recommendation

In the evening, Xiang An's army had already set up camp in a county town not far from Dongyang City.

He was now looking at Wei Hao with a serious expression, which made Wei Hao a little flustered.

Xiang An felt it wasn't good to keep staring like that, so he coughed twice and walked out of the command tent, seemingly to get some fresh air.

Wei Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief, wondering to himself, "What did I do today? The general has been glaring at me for almost ten minutes..."

Xiang An stood outside the curtain, wiped his face, and blinked twice at his dry eyes.

Liao Ye suddenly appeared out of nowhere and moved closer to Xiang An.

"Lord Xiang An, how is it? Have you asked yet?"

"...What? Did you ask anything?" Xiang An looked at Liao Ye helplessly. "Hey Liao Ye, aren't you being a little too wary?"

"Ah, this..." Liao Ye was embarrassed and scratched the back of his head.

"My fourth sister is so beautiful and capable, isn't it normal that many people like her?" Xiang An sighed, hands on his hips, and shook his head. "You..."

"Lord Xiang An, what do you think of Wei Hao...?" Liao Ye gestured with his chin, pointing towards the tent.

Xiang An shook his head decisively: "No, that won't do. He's too old and not good-looking enough. He's not good enough for my Xiao Si."

"Alright, brother, stop worrying about my marriage." Just then, Zijuan's helpless voice came over.

"Hey, Xiao Si, you're here." Xiang An approached as if nothing had happened.

"So what were you talking about just now?" Zijuan squinted at Xiang An with suspicion, and glared at Liao Ye.

"We didn't talk much. Aren't we going to attack Dongyang tomorrow? I was just about to have Xiaoye call you." Xiang An chuckled and lifted the tent flap. "Come in first and tell me about tomorrow's plans."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Liao Ye and said, "Liao Ye, you guard the door and don't let anyone in."

"Yes!" Liao Ye quickly nodded in agreement.

The two brigade commanders sat down, and Xiang An coughed twice, his expression turning serious.

He can still distinguish between private and formal occasions.

"Wei Hao, how are our battle losses today?" He looked at Wei Hao first.

"Thirty-two were killed in battle, and a larger number, one hundred and fifty-one, were wounded, but most of them were minor injuries," Wei Hao reported truthfully.

Xiang An frowned almost imperceptibly: "You still have your soldier tokens, right?"

"I've collected them all. I'll hand them over to the King and the General later." Wei Hao nodded.

"That's good. They died for our great cause, and we absolutely cannot let them become wandering ghosts." Xiang An sighed heavily.

"Next, let's talk about attacking Dongyang tomorrow." Xiang An tapped the table in front of him. "Tomorrow, Zhu Jishi will join us in attacking the city. We will attack from the west. This city is quite large. Wei Hao, the archers on the city wall will be your responsibility on the left side."

"This subordinate understands." Wei Hao nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

“Zijuan, you’ll be on the front lines tomorrow, and we’ll launch a direct assault together.” Xiang An’s gaze turned to Zijuan again. “Their city gates are very thick, and the battering rams might not be able to break through them. So we need to have a strong frontal assault and we must break through the city before Zhujishi. With you here, we can be more stable.”

"Second Brother, what are you planning to do?" Zijuan asked with a smile of great interest.

"I'm not going to let that old bastard Zhu Jishi have such a great military achievement." Xiang An gave Zijuan a "you know what I mean" look. "I felt annoyed when he came. He's timid and arrogant, and his skills are so bad. Why is he half a rank higher than me?"

Xiang An laughed, and Zijuan and Wei Hao laughed along with him, the three of them laughing with ill intent.

Liao Ye, who was standing guard outside, couldn't help but shudder.

Before long, the three generals who had just finished their short meeting went back to sleep, and Liao Ye also planned to go back.

But as he was leaving, yawning, someone stopped him.

"Hmm?" He looked up, staring blankly at the somewhat thin young man in the moonlight. "I remember you... your name was Han Xin, wasn't it?"

“Yes, Corporal, my name is Han Xin.” The young man named Han Xin chuckled. “You’re in charge of five people, so I’m in your command.”

"Oh, so you... it's this late, why aren't you asleep yet?" Liao Ye looked at the foot soldier named Han Xin who was blocking his way and asked curiously.

“Hey, Corporal, I see you and General Xiang An seem to have a very good relationship…” Han Xin blinked and moved closer to Liao Ye.

"Ah? You mean this? Didn't you know I was a retainer of the Xiang family before the uprising?" Liao Ye looked Han Xin up and down by the moonlight. "But since you didn't know... then why are you asking me this?"

"It's nothing. I just feel that our general seems to have a lot of his own understanding of war, which is different from other generals." Han Xin's expression became serious, and he held up a finger. "He knows how to make good use of his own advantages and is not bound by the traditional way of commanding troops. Therefore, our army has fought the most battles, the fastest battles, and the fewest casualties. It's just that the general is in some danger."

"...Why are you saying all this?" Liao Ye sensed something was wrong, took a step back to distance himself from Han Xin, and stared at him suspiciously.

"I..." For some reason, Han Xin suddenly became hesitant. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Liao Ye and said, "Squad Leader, to be honest, General Xiang An is a man who can accomplish great things in my eyes!"

“I have studied military books since childhood and understand the art of war, but I regret that I have never met a discerning patron.” He approached Liao Ye, causing the burly Liao Ye to involuntarily take another step back. “General Xiang An is the first person I feel is capable of achieving great things and is able to conquer the world. Therefore, I would like to recommend myself. I am confident that I can be of great help to the general!”

"Um..." Liao Ye said, somewhat flustered.

"Sergeant, I've saved up some money over the years, and I'm handing it over to you now, if only you could introduce me to someone..." Han Xin said, reaching towards his chest.

"Hey! No, no, no, don't try that on me!" Liao Ye realized what was happening and quickly stopped Han Xin's actions.

Han Xin raised his head in a daze.

"Sigh, I give up. I can introduce you, but forget about money. Our general doesn't like that kind of thing." Liao Ye spread his hands helplessly. "Let me make it clear, I'm only responsible for making the introductions. Whether the general sees you or not depends on him."

Han Xin stood still for a few seconds, then his whole body trembled slightly.

"...Corporal, are you serious?"

"Really, really, I've never lied to anyone... Hey? Why are you crying?! Don't cry!"

The Cycle of Reincarnation

"No, I... I just didn't expect... it would be so easy for me to recommend myself..."

"When did you succeed?!"

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Chapter 868 Ambush, Devastating Victory in Dongyang

Early the next morning, Xiang Yu notified Xiang An and Zhu Jishi, the two divisions on the left and right, to attack the city from the east and west sides respectively, while he himself led the central army to break through directly from the south gate.

The general guarding Dongyang was named Jiang Han, and he was an extremely tough man. He divided his troops into three routes. At the same time, he sent a group of men out of the north gate to launch a surprise attack on Xiang An and Zhu Jishi on the east and west sides, while the remaining troops guarded the south gate and did their best to defend against Xiang Yu.

He thought his surprise attack would catch Zhu Jishi and Xiang An, the two commanders on the flanks, off guard, allowing him to take down these two small forces and then quickly reinforce the south gate, thus encircling Xiang Yu.

The strategy of ambushing Zhujishi on the west side was indeed successful. Zhujishi was beaten so badly that it was forced to retreat westward, its head spinning and eyes bulging.

However, to Jiang Han's surprise, his attempt to launch a surprise attack on Xiang An's division on the east flank, which involved even more troops, failed!