Chapter 89

Instead, it was filled with glory.

I ask you, who could lead a hundred thousand troops to hold off the Great Qin God of War Wang Jian's six hundred thousand troops for three years?

No one!

Except for Xiang Yan, there was no one else!

Moreover, many speculate that if Xiang Yan were given the same number of troops as Wang Jian, Wang Jian could not defeat Xiang Yan!

But no matter what, these are merely speculations.

As for how things truly were, no one could say a word about it!

Yet, as the saying goes, Xiang Yan is absolutely worthy of the respect of everyone present.

And precisely because of Xiang Yan, Xiang Yu and Xiang Xiang Lianggong received courteous treatment here.

They were pushed to the head seats by numerous nobles.

At the same time, they were mutually asking who could lead this four hundred thousand strong army.

Xiang Yu stood up without a second thought and said, "To lead four hundred thousand men, who else but me?"

As his words left his lips, his eyes, like ice blades, swept over all the nobles present.

And as his gaze swept over them, all the nobles present were startled.

Everyone's hearts trembled with fear.

At the same time, they could not help but praise: "Extraordinary in youth, he will surely achieve great things in the future!"

"I feel that if he leads the four hundred thousand troops, we will surely be able to overthrow the new Emperor and welcome back the First Emperor!"

"Let the First Emperor resume control of the court; what do you all think?"

The crowd nodded one after another: "Very good!"

"Very good!"

Everyone nodded!

Seeing this scene, Xiang Yu was instantly extremely excited!

But... Xiang Lianggong frowned!

Even though he also wanted command of this four hundred thousand strong army!

Yet... from these people, he saw cunning and sinister intentions!

After all, their purpose this time was not to destroy the Qin State.

It was... to overthrow Facing Ying Su!

But after overthrowing Facing Ying Su and letting the First Emperor resume control of the court, what then?

After the First Emperor resumes control of the court, he will surely remember this debt!

And to whom will this debt be pinned?

The nobles?

It will inevitably be all the nobles of the world!

But there are too many nobles!

Even with laws as harsh as those of Qin, there is the saying that the law cannot punish the multitude.

With so many nobles, how is it possible to deal with them all?

Therefore, a scapegoat is needed!

And this scapegoat will inevitably be the commander leading the great army!

Although he saw through all of this, Xiang Lianggong did not care!

Because, for this uprising, his purpose was also very clear!

Either overthrow the Qin State right here and now!

Or even if the Qin State cannot be overthrown.

Then use the four hundred thousand strong army to force Seeing Ying Zheng to restore the State of Chu.

The feudal system!

Must be implemented!

And he, Xiang Xiang Lianggong, wants the territory of the State of Chu from former years!

Everyone had different thoughts, but at this moment, they all raised their cups and toasted, celebrating!

At the same time, they were also discussing the time, when to enter Xianyang City!

Xiang Yu pondered, "Give me two months; in two months, I need to simply train these soldiers and appoint generals!"

As he spoke, he felt that two months was still a bit short!

Training soldiers is one thing, but appointing generals requires a lot of investigation!

However, upon hearing that he wanted two months, the nobles exploded on the spot; in an instant, everyone shook their heads and said:

"No!"

"Two months is too long; two months, four hundred thousand troops, that will consume how much Qian Liang!"

"At most ten days!"

"After ten days, we must send out the troops!"

"Ten days?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Xiang Zhi Ren was dumbfounded!

He could not help but suspect whether these people had ever led troops!

What can be done in ten days?

Ten days isn't even enough to go through the faces of four hundred thousand people, how is it possible to select generals from within them?

He was furious, but the nobles remained stubborn!

Worse still, one noble, drinking wine and slurring his words, said, "As far as I know, the rebellious son Ying Su has only ninety thousand soldiers, and they are all new recruits who wet their pants at the mere mention of battle. Besides him, there is Li Yuanba, who can fight five thousand men single-handedly!"

"Fight five thousand men, is that so? Very impressive. Then we shall send a hundred thousand men to deal with Li Yuanba!"

"The remaining three hundred thousand men will fight Han Xin!"

"Three hundred thousand men against eighty thousand; one mouthful of spittle from each would drown them!"

"With such a disparity in troop numbers, what is there to command? What need is there to appoint generals? Just roar 'attack' and that's it!"

"There is no need to make things so complicated!"

"What did you say!"

Xiang Yu flew into a rage and drew his sword, intending to kill that noble on the spot!

At the critical moment, Xiang Liang rushed out to stop him, apologizing to everyone and claiming Xiang Yu was drunk.

At the same time, he quickly dragged Xiang Yu out of the tent and shouted angrily at him, "Yu'er, what are you doing!"

Xiang Yu roared, "Ten days! What can ten days accomplish?"

"How is it possible to train four hundred thousand soldiers in ten days?"

"True, in terms of numbers, we hold an absolute advantage!"

"But... four hundred thousand men, all private armies transferred from various families, who do not even know each other; where is the cohesion?"

"True, I admit that when Wang Jian attacked my Chu state back then and faced my grandfather Xiang Yan, he won unfairly by attacking with superior numbers!"

"But... he is still Wang Jian!"

"Wang Jian's military tactics are outstanding; with only this force of four hundred thousand, how can they hope to capture Xianyang?"

"Uncle, do you not find this ridiculous?"

Xiang Yu's anger reached the heavens!

After hearing Xiang Yu's words, Xiang Yan could not help but sigh. Although Xiang Yu scored zero in politics, in military affairs, he was absolutely a genius.

Even his father, Xiang Yan, probably could not compare to this Xiang Yu.

But now, he had to advise Xiang Yu, "Listen to them. They are nobles. Although they have sent troops, they are pained by the consumption of Qian Liang. The Qian Liang consumption of a four-hundred-thousand-strong army is no small sum; they cannot bear to spend it!"

"Right now, they only want to quickly push Ying Su down!"

"Once Ying Su is pushed down, it is over!"

"But..."

Xiang Yu was furious and wanted to say more, but Xiang Yan raised his hand to interrupt him, saying, "I know what you want to say. It is nothing more than that this army of four hundred thousand is merely a mob, incapable of achieving anything. But... does what you say matter? Will they listen to you?"

"They will not listen!"

"Since they will not give us time, we must seize time ourselves. Xianyang is less than eight hundred li away!"

"With the army marching normally, they can arrive in half a month. We will delay them for one month!"