Mrs. Ju came from a famous family and had been accustomed to the decisive killings of her father and brother since she was a child. Therefore, once she decided to let the envoy go, she immediately asked Ju Jia to prepare the horse, and there was absolutely no delay.
The envoy bowed his hand to Madam Ju and said with emotion: "Women are not inferior to men. With Madam here, the whole family will be safe."
Madam Ju said: "In Chu Land, you must never say that I let you go."
The messenger nodded and said, "I understand, madam, don't worry."
In a moment, Jujia had already brought the horse. The messenger did not delay, immediately mounted his horse and galloped out of the city.
The messenger did not take the south gate, but ran towards the north gate. The north gate is remote and has fewer guards, so the possibility of escape is greater.
Soon, the envoy had arrived at the north gate. He did not rein in his horse at all, but shouted loudly: "Urgent military situation, following the order of Duke Xiang, we must leave the city immediately and open the city gate quickly without delay."
There were fifty soldiers in total guarding the gate. It's just that no one comes in or out of the north gate, so they only stayed four people, and the rest went to sleep.
These four people looked at me and I looked at you, all a little hesitant. One of them asked loudly: "What kind of military information is this? Is there any seal?"
The messenger put his hand into his arms and said loudly: "Here is the seal."
The pawn came to receive his seal, but the messenger took out a sword. With a wave of his hand, he stabbed the soldier to death.
Without stopping, the messenger stabbed the second person to death.
Only then did the remaining two people react and shouted to grab weapons. The messenger turned his horse around and killed the third man from a high position.
The remaining one was completely frightened. He didn't dare to take any more weapons, but ran towards the group, shouting loudly as he ran.
The messenger clamped the horse's belly, and the horse caught up and trampled the fourth man to the ground.
After killing four people in an instant, the messenger jumped off his horse, opened the city gate, and fled in a hurry.
When the large group of people guarding the city heard the movement and hurried over, they only saw four corpses and the open city gate. As for where the messenger went, they had no idea.
Along the way, the messenger galloped wildly. Whenever they encounter villages or towns, they will shout loudly: "Inform the local officials quickly that Xiang Liang has rebelled."
Within a few hours, this sentence had spread to more than a dozen villages and towns. The villagers were so frightened that they couldn't sleep well. It is conceivable that after dawn, the news will spread quickly throughout the Chu region. Xiang Liang may not be able to sneak into other cities quietly and launch a surprise attack.
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On Yuewang Mountain, Xiang Liang's confidants were climbing the mountain with difficulty with dozens of people. They didn't dare to walk on the mountain road for fear of being discovered by the high-ranking soldiers, so they specially climbed up the steep places.
Yuewang Mountain itself has a dangerous terrain, and the mountain road is tiring enough, let alone a place without roads?
Half an hour later, these people were all exhausted and sweating profusely. They found a large protruding rock and rested on it temporarily.
One of them said: "It may be a bit dangerous to climb such a dangerous mountain in the dark."
The confidant said: "What's the big deal about danger? Isn't it even more dangerous for Mr. Yu on the mountain?"
A few people rested for a while and then continued to climb up. As a result, after climbing only two steps, the rock one of them was holding on came loose, and he fell immediately.
In panic. The man grabbed the henchman's leg.
The confidant was caught off guard and was dragged down by him for a while. Fortunately, he climbed onto a small tree and finally stabilized himself.
This man grabbed his henchman's leg tightly and shouted loudly: "Sir, please help me, please help me."
The confidant was very angry and shouted in a low voice: "Don't make any noise, be careful that the Qin people hear it."
But this man was frightened and kept shouting: "Sir, help me."
The confidant was so angry that he suddenly pulled out his sword and stabbed the man heavily. The man's voice stopped suddenly, and finally there were a few slight gurgling sounds from his throat, and nothing was heard anymore.
The confidant shook his legs and threw the man off. After a long time, I heard a muffled bang from the bottom of the mountain.
The confidant said in a deep voice: "Whoever makes a loud noise again and harms the brothers will be dealt with accordingly."
Everyone responded in a low voice, and then worked hard to climb up the mountain.
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On the top of the mountain, neither Gongzi Gao nor Shen Lun slept. These two couldn't sleep either.
It was getting late now, and Xiang Yu and his group were drunk again. So the giant man had no choice but to sleep on the top of the mountain for the night.
Gongzi Gao and Shen Lun hid in a secluded place to discuss important matters.
Young Master Gao whispered: "Master, I always feel a sense of foreboding today."
Shen Lun smiled bitterly: "Since I arrived in this Chu land, I have felt a sense of foreboding every day."
Young Master Gao said: "My disciple's sense of foreboding is particularly serious today. I always feel that the giant man is doing better today and does not look strange. On the contrary, it is his followers who occasionally glance over, looking extremely fierce, as if They are like jackals, as if they want to eat our master and disciples.”
Shen Lun stroked his beard and thought for a long time, then said: "As a teacher, I feel that this giant man is not simple. His eyes are cunning, as if he is like a fox."
Afterwards, the master and the disciple looked at each other and said with some fear: "These people are not simple."
The young master said in a low voice: "The giant man is already old. Even if he has some ideas, he can't implement them. My disciples think that the strong men he brought are a disaster. Fortunately, they have never drunk the fairy wine. They are not able to bear the power of the wine. Now they are drunk." Fallen. What if they wake up and suddenly attack and kill our master and disciple?"
Shen Lun's heart tightened, and he said nervously: "Young master, what you mean is that these people may be assassins sent by Xiang Liang?"
Young Master Gao said with emotion: "We have to be on guard. The banished immortal once said that after arriving in the Chu land, don't see anyone, don't listen to anything, and stay safe. Wait for the Chu land to be calmed down. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that there was something wrong. It makes sense.”
Shen Lun pondered for a while and said: "The Chu land is dangerous, so it's right to be careful. Let's tie them up for now. If they are innocent, we will comfort them and reward them with something in the future. That's all."
Young Master Gao Shen nodded in agreement, and then called over the two pawns.
Young Master Gao said: "Bring the ropes and tie up the strong men brought by Jufu immediately. This matter must be done as soon as possible, otherwise they may be in trouble after they wake up."
The pawn was a little confused: "Your Majesty, why...why is this?"
The pawns were still full of expectations, hoping that Ju Fu could persuade Master Gao to set up camp at the foot of the mountain.
Now that someone has suddenly tied up his entourage, isn't this a complete breakup? If the giant man leaves angrily, he will be stationed on the mountain. So they were somewhat reluctant.
The young master said in a deep voice: "These people may be Xiang Liang's assassins. If you don't want to lose your head in your sleep, tie them up immediately."
The pawns looked at each other and complained in their hearts: Assassin? Where are the assassins here? Is the king afraid of being banished to an immortal?
But they did not dare to disobey King Kuaiji's order, so they could only slowly find the rope.
As a result, at this moment, Xiang Liang's confidants led people to climb to the top of the mountain.
They heard nothing else except that Gongzi Gao suspected that Xiang Yu was an assassin and wanted to tie him up.
When my confidants heard this, I thought it was a big deal. Did you find out that Mr. Yu is an assassin? After being tied up, should they be killed?
Although before leaving, Xiang Liang asked him to only come to explore the enemy's situation and not to act rashly. But his confidants also knew that this kind of thing could not be delayed. When he climbed down quietly, reported Xiang Liang, and then led people to rescue him, Xiang Yu's body was already cold.
So he took his men and hid quietly in the grass, followed the pawns, and walked towards the place where Xiang Yu was imprisoned.
When they arrived, Xiang Yu and his gang were already tied up tightly.
After Xiang Yu got drunk, he slept soundly, while the others looked terrified.
The confidant hid in the darkness and waited patiently. When the pawns weren't paying attention, he quickly touched them, knocked them unconscious and dragged them away, and cut the ropes on Xiang Yu's group.
The confidant patted Xiang Yu's face and whispered: "Master Yu, Master Yu?"
Xiang Yu smashed his mouth and had no reaction.
The confidant smelled that he smelled of alcohol, so he must have been drinking. He was so drunk that a gentle slap on the face might not be enough, so his confidant rounded his arms, opened his arms from left to right, and slapped Xiang Yu hard several times.
Xiang Yu finally opened his eyes dimly.
The confidant said: "Master Yu, the mountain road is steep. If you fall asleep, I really can't take you down. Please come with me quickly."
Xiang Yu said in confusion: "Leave? Has King Kuaiji arrested you?"
The confidant said anxiously: "Why are you arresting the King of Kuaiji? The people of Qin have seen through you. Let's go quickly."
Xiang Yu sneered: "Qin people, I have courage that no man can match, I..."
He struggled to stand up, but staggered and fell to the ground again.
At this time, someone behind him shouted: "Who is it?"
The group of confidants turned around and saw a Qin soldier looking at them in surprise.
The confidant immediately drew his sword and stabbed the Qin soldier. As a result, the Qin soldier turned around and ran away, shouting as he ran: "There is an assassin, there is an assassin, the assassin is coming."
For a time, there was chaos on the mountain.
The confidant wiped the sweat from his head and said, "Quick, let's go."
Two people supported Xiang Yu and staggered outside.
However, half of Xiang Yu's group was already drunk, their hands and feet were weak, and they wanted to fall when they walked on flat ground, let alone mountain roads.
The confidant gritted his teeth and said to Xiang Yu: "I will lead them away. Mr. Yu will look for an opportunity and quickly go down the mountain."
Afterwards, the henchmen and their men lit torches and charged indiscriminately on the mountain.
The Qin soldiers were in chaos and began to hunt down their henchmen with shouts.
Gongzi Gao and Shen Lun were hiding on the top of the mountain, protected by hundreds of elite soldiers.
Young Master Gao said: "Here he comes, the assassin is indeed here."
Shen Lun also wiped the cold sweat on his head: "I admire him so much that he is like a god."
Two fists were no match for four hands, and the warriors around his confidants fell one by one. After all, they had climbed the mountain all night and were already exhausted. What's more, the Qin soldiers brought by Gongzi Gao were all selected from thousands, and one was as good as ten.
In the end, the confidants could only fight and leave with others. After passing through a level, a few corpses were left behind, and after running down for dozens of feet, a few more corpses were left behind.
Finally, the confidant got angry, hugged his head with his arms, and rolled down the mountain.
Along the way, his body hit countless rocks and broke many small trees.
Finally, he reached the foot of the mountain covered with bruises.
The confidant stood up unsteadily, feeling a sweet smell in his throat, and spit out a mouthful of blood.
He had suffered severe internal injuries.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shouted at the top of his lungs: "General, general."
A torch lit up in the darkness, and a descendant of the Xiang family hurried over to his confidant holding the torch.
As a result, as soon as he ran to his confidant, arrows were fired from the mountain, all pointing toward the fire. In the blink of an eye, the confidant has been pricked into a hedgehog.
The Xiang family members were horrified and immediately threw away the torch. Fortunately for him, his confidant blocked the arrows and he was not injured.
The confidant was carrying dozens of arrows on his back, and he felt extremely heavy. He looked at the descendants of the Xiang family standing in front of him and said hoarsely: "The King of Kuaiji...has seen through...the young master is in danger...prepare for war."
Then, he fell to the ground, no longer breathing.
The messy arrows were still shooting in this direction. The Xiang family's children lay on the ground, climbed back carefully, and saw Xiang Liang.
Xiang Liang asked nervously: "What happened on the mountain? Why was there such a chaos?"
The descendant of the Xiang family said sadly: "King Kuaiji knows about it, Mr. Yu, I'm afraid it's going to be more bad than good."
Xiang Liang suddenly became furious.
He gritted his teeth and shouted to the people behind him: "Get ready to attack the mountain. If you give birth to the King of Kuaiji, you will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins. If you take the head of King Kuaiji, you will be rewarded with thousands of gold coins."
The soldiers agreed loudly and raised their weapons one after another.
At this time, some figures appeared on the mountain and were rushing down quickly.
Xiang Liang was furious: "It's okay if I didn't go up to kill them. How dare they rush down?"
He waved his hand and said, "Fire the arrow."
A round of arrows passed, and half of those people were gone.
The remaining people waved their arms, as if they were afraid that Xiang Liang wouldn't see it, and said loudly: "Wrong, wrong."
Unfortunately, the second round of arrow rain has passed. There are only three of these people left.
Before the third wave of arrows arrived, one of them finally shouted: "Uncle, don't shoot the arrows, it's me."
Xiang Liang was shocked: "It's Yu'er."
Unfortunately, this call is still a bit late. The third round of arrow rain has arrived. Xiang Liang watched helplessly as Xiang Yu was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground.
Xiang Liang roared wildly and rushed over to snatch the person back.
As a result, the Qin soldiers on the mountain had already spotted this place, and as soon as Xiang Liang showed his head, there would be cold arrows coming.
Xiang Liang selected a few brave men who were not afraid of death, held up their shields, and quietly approached Xiang Yu.
At this time, the Qin soldiers on the mountain started throwing stones again.
Xiang Liang didn't know whether Xiang Yu was alive or dead now, and sweat was already forming on his forehead.
At this time, a descendant of the Xiang family came panting from the darkness. He said anxiously: "No, the envoy has escaped. He shouted along the way that the general has rebelled. Please make preparations in advance for nearby counties."
Xiang Liang spit out a mouthful of blood.
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
