It was July, and the sun was scorching hot.
On the official road not far from Eagle Beak Gorge, which was 150 miles north of Yan County.
A large merchant group of five to six hundred people was escorting a large cart full of goods.
The wheels rolled, leaving deep marks on the muddy road.
The guards of the caravan were all strong and held swords in their hands. Even the coachman had a long breath and was not comparable to an ordinary coachman.
The most surprising thing was…Such a large-scale caravan was actually extremely disciplined. Other than the sound of hooves and wheels rolling over the soil, there was no other noise.
It was obvious that this was an extraordinary caravan.
On the carriage leading the caravan.
A large flag was waving in the wind, and on it was written the word 'Xiang' in a vigorous and vigorous manner, indicating that this caravan came from a large family with the surname Xiang.
"Are you sure it's this caravan? There won't be any problems, right?”
Ying Mu was standing on a small hill at the side of the Eagle Beak Gorge. He looked at the merchant group that was slowly entering the gorge and asked a plump middle-aged man who was dressed like a merchant.
"Replying to Your Highness, it definitely can't be wrong. According to Xiang Liang's calculations, he must have passed through Eagle Beak Gorge today.”
Hearing Ying Mu's question, Li Xiong hurriedly replied.
After he finished speaking, he did not forget to explain,"Your Highness, this lowly one also started out as a merchant. When I was young, I often led caravans to Tadi, so this lowly one can guarantee with my head that the caravans below are abnormal.”
"It's impossible for an ordinary merchant group, even a large merchant group, to have such strong guards. Moreover, from the marks on the carriage, it must be carrying heavy items such as copper and iron.”
"Thus, this lowly one surmises that the caravan below should be carrying weapons, armor, and other items. In addition to the banner of the Xiang clan, it can be seen that even if the thief Xiang Liang is not in the caravan, these guards of the caravan must be the private soldiers of the Xiang clan.”
Ying Mu looked at Li Xiong in surprise. He didn't expect this person to have such a brain.
Of course, it was also possible that it was just as Li Xiong had said. It was because he started off as a merchant and had a better understanding of the situation of the merchant group that he could see the flaws of the merchant group below.
Actually, not only Li Xiong could see this, even Ying Mu himself could see it.
After all, in this era, it was not easy to get a big and round body. One had to have enough meat.
Ordinary people drank diluted rice porridge and ate wild vegetables, tree roots, and turf every day. It was already good enough to be full. How could they afford to eat meat?
Therefore, Ying Mu could understand if there were a few tall and strong guards in the caravan.
It would be strange if there was no problem if you ate everything like this.
Whose IQ was this testing?
It would be strange if they weren't the hanger-ons and private soldiers specially raised by the wealthy and noble families.
Moreover, judging from the discipline of these guards, Ying Mu knew that these people had undergone military training.
In other words.
They were private soldiers and hanger-ons who had been specially trained in the art of war.
In addition, there was a big flag with the word "Xiang" written on it at the front of the caravan.
Ying Mu sneered even more coldly in his heart.
The Xiang Clan was too arrogant, they didn't even bother to hide their actions.
In the territory of His Highness the Yue King, he still dared to be so arrogant. He would feel uncomfortable if he did not kill him.
The only thing he wasn't sure about was…Were Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, and the others in the convoy below?
Especially Xiang Yu.
He had been curious about the famous Overlord Chu for a long time.
In fact, in order to ensure that he was 100% dead.
Not only did Ying Mu secretly transfer a thousand Yue Royal Guards out of Yan County, but he also specially summoned six hundred Second-Grade soldiers and three Second-Grade generals.
A total of 1,600 elite soldiers.
In addition, there were four generals from the system who had cultivated martial arts.
Such treatment was worthy of the title of "Overlord of West Chu".
Ying Mu thought to himself as he looked at the three luxurious carriages in the middle of the caravan.
The merchant group had completely entered the ambush point.
Ying Mu couldn't help but put away the distracting thoughts in his mind. He took a deep breath and ordered Zhao Ting, the commander of the Yue King Guards,"Do it, don't leave a single one alive!"
"Yes!"
" Yes!" When Zhao Ting heard this, he immediately replied and waved the flag in his hand.
Following that, there was a series of shouts.
First, countless arrows rained down on the merchant group, covering them in a few rounds.
Then, the cavalrymen hidden on both sides of the canyon charged down and killed the survivors in the canyon.
Lastly, the armored infantry wielding swords, shields, and spears would encircle and kill the injured and dead guards.
Under such a sudden attack.
Not to mention the Xiang clan's hanger-ons who had no experience in fighting on the battlefield.
Even if they really encountered the elite army of the Chu Country, they could easily wipe them out.
It wasn't that the Xiang clan's private soldiers were useless.
Ying Mu didn't give them any chance to fight back or fight head-on.
Just the first few rounds of arrow rain had caused the enemy to lose more than half of their numbers.
Not to mention the cavalrymen behind them, who were trying to kill them, and the infantry, who were trying to encircle and kill them.
Under such an orderly attack.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Xiang Clan's caravan was completely wiped out.
Or rather, Ying Mu had never thought of leaving anyone alive.
He knew his limits.
He also knew his own capabilities.
He had never thought that once he released the Overlord's Qi, Xiang Yu and the others would bow their heads and submit to the famous Overlord Chu.
In addition, those who could rebel with the Xiang clan were all loyal to the Xiang clan.
It was useless to persuade him to surrender.
Therefore, instead of considering what was useful or useless.
It was better to kill them all.
Who cares if you are Xiang Yu or Xiang Liang, just go to hell.
When Ying Mu walked down from the mountain peak, the battle in the valley had already come to an end.
The thick smell of blood assaulted their faces, and the hideous corpses fell to the ground one after another.
All of them made his stomach churn and he felt like vomiting.
However, Ying Mu didn't vomit.
He did not avoid the horrifying scene of blood and corpses.
He just stood there expressionlessly.
They watched as Great Qin's soldiers continued to clean up the battlefield.
After all, he was the Young Master of Great Qin and the First Emperor had personally conferred the title of King of Yue. How could he lose his dignity just because of this battle?
It would damage the dignity of the Great Qin royal family.
He looked at the scene in front of him and could not help but feel a sense of dreamy.
Or rather, the unusually smooth battle gave him a very unscientific feeling.
Even though this merchant group had organized a counterattack after being attacked, there were even strong people who killed three or four knights under the encirclement of the cavalry. In the end, they were killed by Zhou Yan with three slashes.
However, the strongest one in the caravan seemed to be just so-so.
There was no scene of an Overlord killing dozens of cavalry and hundreds of infantry in the midst of saber light and sword shadows before finally dying.
This was also the reason why Ying Mu felt that it was a dream and unbelievable.
After all, in order to deal with the legendary Chu Bawang, he had deployed a total of 1,600 elite troops.
How did the other party end the battle without even bubbling?
Just as Ying Mu was in disbelief, Zhao Ting, the commander of the Yue Royal Guards who was in charge of the entire battle, walked over.
"Your Highness, everything has been cleaned up.”
"According to the last captive, this caravan is indeed led by the Xiang Liang thief, but"
Zhao Ting paused for a moment as he spoke up to this point. He carefully glanced at Ying Mu before continuing,"It's just that for this operation, only Xiang Liang of the Xiang Clan has come. Xiang Yu and Uncle Xiang, whom Your Highness mentioned, did not follow.”
Only Xiang Liang and no Xiang Yu?
When Ying Mu heard this answer, he couldn't help but be stunned.
He had never expected such an answer.
However, he quickly came back to his senses and realized that he had once again been misled by the online novels of his previous life.
In his previous life's web novels, Xiang Liang, Xiang Bo, and Xiang Yu were often written in such a way that they were like conjoined twins.
However, reality was not a novel. How could the three of them be together all the time?
Especially when he calculated Xiang Yu's age, he was at most eleven or twelve years old.
At such a young age, his martial strength was still not obvious. It was normal that Xiang Liang did not bring him along.
After all, Xiang Liang was not stupid. He could not come out to cause trouble and bring a burden by his side.
As for saying that the three of them depended on each other for survival, that was even more ridiculous.
Because the Xiang clan is a famous and wealthy clan in the Chu Land. Just their clansmen alone number in the thousands. Think about the generals that have sprung up like bamboo shoots after the rain in the Xiang clan after Xiang Liang reported.
From this, it could be seen that although the Xiang uncle and nephew were fugitives from Great Qin, their lives were very comfortable. How could they rely on each other?
He understood this point.
Ying Mu could understand the situation regarding Xiang Yu's future.
"No wonder this battle went so smoothly. It turns out that Chu Bawang didn't come!”
For some reason, Ying Mu did not feel disappointed when he learned that Xiang Yu had not come. Instead, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He knew it. How could the famous Chu Bawang in history be so easy to kill?
It turned out that he didn't appear at all!
It seemed that when he wanted to deal with the " main character " in the future, other than mobilizing a sufficiently strong force, he also had to do a good job in intelligence work.
Otherwise, it was very likely that such a blunder would happen again.
Ying Mu thought speechlessly.
Zhao Ting didn't know what Ying Mu was thinking in his heart. Seeing that Ying Mu was still expressionless and didn't say anything, he braced himself and reported,
"Your Highness, according to the captives, the Xiang Clan of Chu and the Zhang Clan of Han were not the only ones involved in the Xiang Clan's plot. Even the Zhang Clan's Patriarch Zhang Kaiyuan was among the convoy. However, according to Your Highness 'orders, this scoundrel and Xiang Liang were both killed.”
"Han Di, Zhang Clan, Zhang Kaiyuan?”
Ying Mu heard Zhao Ting's report and was slightly confused.
He had no idea what kind of person Zhang Kaiyuan of the Zhang Clan of Han was, nor did he know why the other party would get involved with Xiang Liang. He could only look at Zhao Ting with a puzzled expression and continue to listen to his explanation.
Facing Ying Mu's doubtful gaze, Zhao Ting quickly told him about the Zhang Clan and Zhang Kaiyuan in Han.
"The family of the prime minister of Korea, the fifth prime minister of Korea?”
"Wait, why does this sound a little familiar?”
"Could it be Zhang Liang's family?”
"Zhang Kaiyuan, Zhang Kaidi, did I kill Zhang Liang's elder?”
After Ying Mu heard Zhao Ting's explanation, his mouth couldn't help but twitch twice.
Damn it, not only did he not kill Xiangyu, but he also made Zhang Liang his enemy.
In the days to come, there would be more and more things to do.
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