Chapter 164

A vast and mighty procession set off from outside Xianyang City.

Wherever the great army passed, dust billowed along the road!

Dozens of carts were loaded with grain and fodder, as well as weapons and the like.

In the army, only one person was the most conspicuous, and that was Ying Ying Zi Ye!

Other soldiers were wearing armor and carrying long spears, but he alone wore black mysterious bird robes and carried the Lulujian sword at his waist.

He did not ride in the imperial carriage this time, but instead rode a horse alongside General Wang Li.

After all, the journey from Xianyang City to Kuaiji Commandery is long.

Occasionally riding a horse and occasionally sitting in the imperial carriage is quite necessary.

It is also quite nice to enjoy the local scenery along the way.

Due to the long distance, cavalry was chosen to accompany them this time.

As for the infantry, the time required for them to walk on foot was too long, so they were not taken along.

"Ninth Prince, isn't this trip to Kuaiji Commandery a bit too ostentatious?"

"Does that small place, Kuaiji Commandery, need ten thousand cavalry to suppress it?"

"If you ask me, just give me two thousand cavalry and I could flatten the Chu remnants in Kuaiji Commandery!"

"Besides, there are commandery guards in Kuaiji Commandery; wouldn't it be wonderful if we just went there and mobilized troops then?"

Wang Li did not quite understand this move by Ying Ying Zi Ye.

To suppress the Chu remnants in Kuaiji Commandery, is it necessary to bring troops from Xianyang?

Not to mention the long time it takes, the consumption of grain and fodder along the way is also a huge problem.

It would be better to travel light, reach Kuaiji Commandery quickly, and then mobilize troops from the commandery governor.

Each commandery has several thousand troops, which could be used by the Ninth Prince; why go to such trouble?

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at the dense cavalry; the feeling of galloping on the battlefield is truly something one yearns for.

Only those who have experienced it know what kind of pleasure it is.

He had never ridden a horse either, but fortunately, he learned quickly and mastered the techniques of horse riding before long.

People are always full of curiosity about new things, and Ying Ying Zi Ye is no exception.

Hearing Wang Li say this, he turned his head and glanced at him.

"General Wang, although the garrison soldiers of Kuaiji Commandery can be mobilized by us, what if even the garrison soldiers cannot defeat those remnants?"

"Or perhaps, what if they have colluded with each other?"

"The journey is long, and we need to consider various factors from multiple perspectives."

Wang Li was stunned, looking at Ying Ying Zi Ye in a daze, almost falling off his warhorse.

After regaining his senses, Wang Li quickly adjusted his sitting posture.

"Ninth Prince, you aren't joking, are you?"

"This... how is this possible!?"

"The commandery governor colluding with the Chu remnants, is this possible?"

"And they are just some Chu remnants; can't several thousand garrison soldiers defeat them?"

Ying Ying Zi Ye shook his head and smiled.

"Who knows how many private soldiers they have?"

"As Chu remnants, if you say they don't have any private soldiers, I truly wouldn't believe it."

"What if they have several thousand or even ten thousand private soldiers?"

Wang Li was dumbfounded; this is too far-fetched, right?

"Several thousand or even ten thousand private soldiers?"

"How is this possible!"

"Individuals are forbidden from raising private soldiers; this is a capital offense!"

Ying Ying Zi Ye glanced at Wang Li.

"Since they are called private soldiers, can they be put out in the open?"

"Even if they have private soldiers, they are trained in secret; no one knows, so how can they be executed?"

He knows that, according to the turning of the wheels of history, Seeing Seeing Xiang Yu Yu and the others in Kuaiji Commandery did indeed possess private soldiers.

And it was only after they killed the commandery governor that they began to raise an army to rebel; the commandery governor's soldiers all surrendered, allowing Seeing Seeing Xiang Yu Yu to gain several thousand elite troops for nothing.

His time travel has prevented Brother Zheng from dying suddenly at Shaqiu, already changing the course of history.

However, the matter of private soldiers cannot be taken lightly; those private soldiers certainly exist, to a greater or lesser extent.

"Ninth Prince, where did this news come from? This general still cannot believe that the Chu remnants can raise so many private soldiers."

Wang Li looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye with some disbelief.

This news is too shocking.

Raising so many private soldiers, the daily consumption of grain and fodder is huge.

Ordinary people truly cannot afford to raise so many private soldiers.

"This is all just speculation; no need to worry."

"For a family that is determined to restore their country, training some private soldiers is nothing worth being surprised about."

"Besides, we have brought ten thousand Great Qin Ruishi along; even if they have private soldiers, we have nothing to fear."

Ying Ying Zi Ye watched the sunset, and the sky gradually darkened.

After traveling for another hour, the sky turned completely dark.

"Set up camp!"

"The journey is long; we will continue on the second day!"

Ying Ying Zi Ye issued the order.

Time is still sufficient; there is no need to rush all the way.

It takes a long time for soldiers to set up camp, start fires, boil water, and cook.

By the time they were full, the stars in the sky were twinkling playfully.

A crescent moon emitted a hazy red glow, hanging high like a grim reaper's scythe.

Ying Ying Zi Ye did not sleep in the tent, but just lay on the grass, looking up at the starry sky.

This moon with a red glow looked very much like the slaughter that was about to happen.

Surrounded by the chirping of insects, Ying Ying Zi Ye didn't even know when he fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the army continued to set off.

The army traveled by day and camped by night just like that.

They were not in a hurry, and after seven or eight days of travel, they finally arrived at Kuaiji Commandery at the Shen hour (3-5 PM).

They were not far from the capital of Kuaiji Commandery, only a few miles away.

"Ninth Prince, since we are here to suppress the Chu remnants, shouldn't we stop?"

"We have come to Kuaiji Commandery so openly; if we get any closer to the capital of Kuaiji Commandery, won't we alert the enemy?"

"What if those Chu remnants get the news and run away in advance?"

Wang Li saw that they were getting closer and closer to the capital of Kuaiji Commandery, but Ying Zi Ye had no intention of stopping at all.

He thought this was not very appropriate, so he began to persuade him.

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at the outline of the tall city wall at the end of the horizon.

It is not far; they will soon arrive at the capital of Kuaiji Commandery.

He felt quite emotional in his heart; it truly takes a long time to go on a long journey.

Ancient transportation is truly too inconvenient; whether riding a horse or sitting in an imperial carriage, it is a very tiring thing.

"General Wang, don't worry; where can the Chu remnants run to?"

"This is a place they have managed for many years; with such a large family business, they can't run away all of a sudden."

"This is the territory of my Great Qin; why do we need to act sneakily? Ten thousand cavalry are enough to flatten this small Kuaiji Commandery."

"And since so many of us have come, if they have managed this place, they must know we are here; there is no need to hide."

Wang Li thought for a while, and it was indeed so.

Their numbers were too large; as long as they were people with some influence, they could discover this big movement.

They couldn't hide even if they wanted to; the target was too big.