Chapter 166

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If they were to eliminate this group of Great Chu remnants while still on the mountaintop, it would not achieve the desired deterrent effect.

"Yes."

Lu Li responded in a low voice, and Yuan Zuozong soon received the news as well.

He naturally knew even more clearly which area of the forest the Great Chu remnants were hiding around.

Therefore, upon receiving the news, he immediately led the Snow Dragon Riders to the surrounding area.

In the dense mountain forest, there were all kinds of craggy, strange rocks.

These made the path forward extremely difficult.

Not to mention fighting in this place, even walking was somewhat difficult.

Wang Ben chose a mountain and personally led his team into the depths of this forest.

He knew that doing this was not a very good idea.

The best method would be to remain unchanged to meet the ever-changing situation from the outside.

As long as they guarded the central position, no matter which mountain this group of Great Chu remnants hid in, they would eventually come out.

But he did not have that much time to wait.

If he chose the previous method, the waiting time might be three months, or even half a year.

His Majesty would simply not give him that much time.

Moreover, if he failed to achieve results for a long time, it would only make His Majesty disappointed in him, and in turn, disappointed in the entire Wang family.

This was not something Wang Ben wanted to see.

Therefore, he had no choice but to take a risk and choose a mountain to enter and search for people.

"General, judging by the traces here, people have indeed passed through here before."

A soldier turned his head from the front and shouted loudly to Wang Ben.

It was not as if every soldier lacked experience in mountain forest warfare.

This soldier was clearly able to detect whether anyone had passed through here by looking at the tracks on the ground.

"Find the right direction and conduct a large-scale search for me."

Upon hearing this news, Wang Ben's complexion finally improved a little, and he issued the order without hesitation.

The tens of thousands of troops behind him immediately moved toward that direction.

"Ah."

A shrill scream came from the front.

Throughout the entire mountain forest, all kinds of birds and beasts were startled into flight.

Wang Ben realized something was wrong, and his figure leaped rapidly through the forest.

When he arrived at the front position, his pupils contracted violently.

This was clearly a carefully laid trap.

At this moment, three soldiers had already fallen into the trap, their entire bodies pierced by the wooden spikes below.

"Using this trick again..."

Wang Ben felt his blood pressure rising.

He did not expect these Great Chu remnants to choose not to face them head-on, but instead choose to strike from the back, and even resort to underhanded tactics.

"Are you only capable of playing these kinds of tricks?"

"Is this the method of your Great Chu?"

Wang Ben roared directly, his voice vibrating through the surrounding dozens of miles via his internal energy.

Xiang Yu, Xiang Liang, and the others hiding in the shadows naturally heard Wang Ben's voice.

"Young Master, this really is not the style of our Great Chu."

A person beside Xiang Yu spoke up.

He was also a noble of the Chu state and had received a good education.

If they were defeated on the battlefield, he would have nothing to say.

But to play these low-class tricks when two armies were engaged in battle was something he could not accept.

"You also think what he said is right?"

Xiang Yu turned his head and looked at this subordinate with a calm gaze.

If the Chu state had not been destroyed, this subordinate would never have dared to speak like this in front of Xiang Yu.

"I implore the Young Master to fight the Qin army in a fair and square manner."

The subordinate knelt down in front of Xiang Yu with a thud, his voice sincere.

Following the kneeling of this subordinate, several other subordinates who also belonged to the Chu nobility knelt down behind him.

Xiang Liang stood in the distance, but he did not intervene in this matter.

He actually wanted to see how Xiang Yu would resolve this issue.

"You all should be well-versed in military strategy, right?"

Xiang Yu did not answer his subordinates' words, but asked instead.

"My family has a long tradition of learning, and I have been well-versed in military strategy since childhood."

One of the subordinates raised his head to look at Xiang Yu and said.

Although he was in the army, there was an aura of a scholar about him.

"Then may I ask, in military strategy, does it say which methods are legitimate and which are the methods of a villain?"

Xiang Yu asked calmly.

That subordinate was immediately rendered speechless, because all the knowledge taught in military strategy was about tactics during combat.

The most important point was that as long as one could win, it was a good method.

Furthermore, it required one not to be rigid with the knowledge in books, but to apply it flexibly.

"You say our current methods are not fair and square."

"Then how do you think we, with less than half the enemy's strength, can defeat their 100, 00 troops?"

"Even if we were lucky enough to win."

"Don't forget why we started this uprising."

When he reached the last sentence, Xiang Yu's voice grew louder, and the entire aura about him changed.

At his age, he should have been receiving knowledge in a study hall, but he had already developed the demeanor of a general.

Why start an uprising?

Everyone here knew the answer.

If they did not rise up, what they would face was the pursuit of the Ghosts.

And no one present was unaware of the terror of the Ghosts.

After the banner of the uprising was raised, those Chu people hiding in the dark who chose to join also knew this point.

The Ghosts were like a blade hanging over their necks.

At any time, it could come down directly.

And to break this blade.

They could only make their own strength even more powerful.

A head-on confrontation with Wang Ben would only diminish their strength.

Even if they won against Wang Ben, so what?

These words immediately caused the previous subordinates to show expressions of shame.

"... t is this subordinate who is ignorant."

"Sometimes, integrity can make a person remembered for generations."

"But I only want more people to be able to survive."

On Xiang Yu's face, for the first time, appeared a mature expression that did not match his age.

He had known since he was small that he carried a great deal on his shoulders.

He carried the expectations that many Chu people had for him.