Xiang Yu never expected that things would unfold in such a way.
He is ready to fight to the death!
There was a dragnet outside, and it was impossible for him and his injured uncle to escape alone.
But with the help of the favorable location in the courtyard and his bravery, he was confident enough to tear off a piece of the Qin army's flesh.
But he didn't expect that Zhao Si didn't send anyone in at all, but chose the simplest way.
set fire!
Either wait to be burned to death, rush out and be pierced by thousands of arrows, or surrender, there is no fourth possibility.
Xiang Yu held the big halberd in his hand and looked at the rising smoke and the gradually spreading fire. He felt helpless for a moment.
Xiang Yu is still a human being after all.
The power from nature is beyond the power of human beings to contend with. If the fire comes, even if he is Xiang Yu, he will still be burned into a handful of ashes.
It is obviously a certain death ending...
With so many people under Zhao Si, even if Xiang Yu came one by one, he would eventually reach the point of exhaustion, but Zhao Si just refused to let Xiang Yu die in battle.
For Zhao Si, the soldiers of the Qin army were also human lives, and there was no need for him to use the lives of the soldiers to build up Xiang Yu's heroic life.
There is no need to prove anything in this way.
"membership……"
Compared to Xiang Yu's anger, Xiang Liang, who was hit by an arrow, had extremely calm eyes.
"Help me dig out the arrowhead." Xiang Liang smiled and handed the sword to Xiang Yu.
"Uncle... Qin's army is on the side, now gouge out the arrows..." Xiang Ji had some hesitation on his face.
Xiang Liang didn't say anything anymore. He took back his sword, cut open his arm, and used his fingers to pull the arrow out of the flesh. The blood began to flow uncontrollably.
"Uncle! What more could you do!" Seeing this, Xiang Yu quickly tore off his clothes and wrapped Xiang Liang's wound, but blood still poured out uncontrollably.
"Ji, uncle is going to die today. I don't want to die with Qin people's arrows in my body." Xiang Liang shook his head.
"Even if you die, you should die in battle. A Jiangdong man never suffers death!" Xiang Yu held his uncle's arm.
"Uncle, I will take you out!" Xiang Yu's eyes were full of determination and resentment.
"There are Qin army's crossbow chariots waiting outside. You don't have a piece of armor. Even if you are brave and brave, you may not be able to kill a Qin soldier." Xiang Liang shook his head.
Xiang Yu didn't speak, just silently looked at the flames rising into the sky.
"Ji, please surrender." Xiang Liang was silent for a moment before speaking, his voice a little hoarse.
"I bear the responsibility of murder, and I train soldiers for Yin Tong. The King of Qin will not let me go, but you are different. You will be demoted to a slave at most, but you can survive." Xiang Liang said in a deep voice.
"A man can only die standing up, but never give birth on his knees. I won't surrender!" Xiang Yu shook his head.
"Does uncle think that I am someone who is afraid of death?" Xiang Yu looked at his uncle.
"Ji, I have raised you since childhood. I know your courage better than anyone else. No one in the world can match your bravery, but you are not brave enough!" Xiang Liang shook his head.
"Death is easy."
Xiang Liang stabbed his sword on the ground.
"Back then, my father, your grandfather, the general of Chu State, used this sword to kill himself after being defeated by Wang Jian." Xiang Liang sighed.
"And now, I will also pick up this sword and bear the responsibility for defeat, and you can do the same." Xiang Liang shook his head.
"This is the easiest thing in the world. All you need to do is swing the sword." Xiang Liang looked at the sword in front of him playfully.
"The State of Chu has always believed that it would be the most shameful thing for a defeated person to not kill himself to thank the king, and he would be the least courageous of all, but I believe that those who dare to survive are the ones who are truly courageous." Xiang There was some sadness in Liang's eyes.
This is the tradition of the Chu State. Whenever a general is defeated, he must commit suicide by committing suicide. Moreover, the process of committing suicide strictly follows the etiquette process, and the king will not hold him accountable for his fault.
It is precisely because of this that Chu people are famous all over the world for their courage.
Xiang Liang was also deeply affected and was proud of it. However, when he was working unswervingly on the road to resist Qin and restore the country, Xiang Liang gradually began to feel that this might not be a good thing.
Chu State could not tolerate a failed general, so its talents were destined to continue to wither.
No one is born without failure...
The Qin State was powerful, and those young heroes who fought with the Qin State were defeated and committed suicide due to military strength, logistics, and various factors, which was the most regretful thing.
Li Xin's attack on Chu destroyed Qin's 200,000 elite troops, but the King of Qin could face it calmly. Even Li Xin's request to die as an apology was severely rejected by the King of Qin.
Xiang Liang saw a lot of things while dormant, and he also thought about a lot of things at the end of his life.
"Qin..." Xiang Liang sighed.
"The trend of the Qin State to dominate the world has become irreversible. The King of Qin is so powerful that all the princes surrender. They are condemned and condemned, but no one dares to really disobey the wishes of the First Emperor. The Qin State is too strong, and everyone in the world will be afraid of it. Most people will condemn it. It was not to rebel against Qin and restore the country, but to use the clamor to get the King of Qin to reward them with some food to survive.
If there are really people in the world who have the courage to oppose Qin in such a situation, then I think you are the only one left! Xiang Liang looked at his arm, which was still bleeding. The blood had spread along his arm to his lower limbs, soaking his robe.
"Uncle Xiang has always been cowardly and weak. Once I die, the Xiang family will surely bow before the King of Qin. If you die with me, when uncle Xiang Tong dies, the Xiang family will forever kneel before the King of Qin and become the king of Qin." The eagle dog has no chance of standing up again.
The King of Yue is able to endure hardships by sleeping on his salary, but I can only entrust the Xiang family to you! "Xiang Liang felt a little dizzy, he was losing more and more blood, and he couldn't speak clearly.
"No one without great courage can do this kind of thing. I can only leave it to you, Ji, sing for me." Xiang Liang silently pulled out the sword and then adjusted his body in the direction of the Chu Palace.
Then, according to the etiquette of committing suicide, kneel down and worship.
He tried his best to wear his clothes neatly, but unfortunately, the Qin people had set fire to him, and he had lost too much blood, so he had no time to change into a clean dress.
He stood upright and looked in the direction of the Chu Palace. His long sword could not be wiped clean. It was a bit rude, but there was nothing he could do. He believed that the late King of Chu and the ancestors of the Xiang family would forgive him for his helplessness.
Sword across the neck!
Paddling!
The long sword cut across his throat. At the last moment of his life, Xiang Liang tried his best to control his body and fall in the direction of his motherland.
Fortunately, the last step was barely rude.
Xiang Yu watched all this silently, and sang a song of Chu for his uncle, but his voice was a little silent. He adjusted his uncle Xiang Liang's body and arranged it neatly, looking at the blood on the ground and the blood rushing towards his face. Amid the firelight and smoke, he slowly sat down, placing the halberd aside, his eyes flickering and blurred.
Outside the courtyard, the soldiers had prepared their crossbows and chariots and were waiting!
"After using so much kerosene, you might as well let me go in and fight!" Fan Kuai muttered to the side.
Zhao Si looked at the fire and smoke in the sky, and when he heard Fan Kuai's muttering, he just smiled and said nothing more.
It was true that a lot of kerosene was used, otherwise there would be no way to start a fire in a short time.
Objectively speaking, if we look at prices, precious kerosene may really be more valuable than a few human lives.
But if we really charge in and face Xiang Yu, I'm afraid it will cost far more than a few lives.
According to historical records, Xiang Yu, who was at the end of his rope, killed hundreds of Han troops and forty or fifty soldiers at the last moment of his life.
Han Xin's hundreds of thousands of people were ambushing him from all sides, so Xiang Yu led his 800 cavalry to successfully break through.
To be honest, I cannot attach too much importance to Xiang Yu.
If it weren't for the technology tree of gunpowder in this era, Zhao Si wouldn't mind firing cannons at his mother.
Setting fire is the easiest way.
Once Xiang Yu comes out, thousands of arrows will be fired.
In this case, Zhao Si felt that even he had to kneel down.
Although the method of setting fire was unethical, it was safer and could avoid losses to the greatest extent. After all, it was the Xiang family's property that was burned, so Zhao Si didn't feel bad at all.
In history, Xiang Yu even burned Afang...
As for whether Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu would come out to surrender, that was not something Zhao Si had to consider.
"Xiang Yu... is still a human being after all." Zhao Si felt inexplicably emotional as he looked at the flames soaring into the sky.
According to the character of the overlord of Western Chu in history, he would rather be burned to ashes than surrender, right?
There are many heroic people in Chu, and the folk customs are here!
Regarding integrity, Chu people really have never lost at all.
Zhao Si looked at the only barely safe exit shrouded in flames.
Although he didn't have much hope for Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang's surrender, Zhao Si still opened a survival channel when the kerosene was lit.
However, as the fire spreads, this survival channel will soon be shrouded in flames.
After waiting for a while, Xiang Liang's uncle and nephew could not get out even if they wanted to surrender, and could only be burned alive inside.
Zhao Si watched as the smaller and smaller survival tunnel was gradually engulfed in flames.
"after all……"
Before Zhao Si finished speaking, he saw a figure striding out among them.
Xiang Yu hugged his uncle Xiang Liang's body and stepped steadily out of the fire.
The soldiers who were waiting in full formation subconsciously drew their bows and prepared arrows.
"Don't shoot the arrow!"
Zhao Si waved his hand and noticed that Xiang Yu was unarmed and unarmed!
Xiang Yu stepped out of the ferocious flames and laid his uncle Xiang Liang's body horizontally on the ground. His face, which was still slightly immature in his twenties, showed composure and perseverance befitting his age.
"The sinner Xiang Ji, begging to surrender!"
Zhao Si opened his mouth!
Looking at Xiang Ji who was kneeling on the ground and Xiang Liang who was already dead, there was some surprise on his face.
Xiang Yu, surrendered...
(End of chapter)
