"I am Xiang Ji of the Western Chu State. Please ask Qiao Rui to come out and see me!"
After several days of rapid march, Xiang Yu led the Canglang Cavalry to the gate of Runan City.
After announcing his arrival to the Runan army, which was waiting at the top of the city, Xiang Ji patted his horse and returned to the town.
Just kidding, there are thousands of defenders at the top of the city. If someone gets excited and fires a hail of arrows at him, let alone Xiang Yu, I am afraid that Xiang Yu will immediately turn into a hedgehog when he comes.
After waiting for a long time, Xiang Ji saw the defenders of the Runan city wall starting to move, and Xiang Ji knew that Qiao Rui had come out.
"General Xiang? Should I call you Xuzhou Mu? It's been a long time!"
I already know your purpose of coming. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I can only say sorry to you.
The treasure is no longer in my hands. I'm afraid it's in Liu Jingzhou's hands now, right?
Moreover, we in Yuzhou have also decided to submit to Liu Jingzhou.
I don't think you, General Xiang, have anything to do with Liu Jingzhou, so Qiao Rui would like to advise you to withdraw your troops."
What!?
Damn it! Damn Yuan Yin, damn Qiao Rui! You actually gave the jade seal to Liu Biao, the man who defended the city?
Hearing Qiao Rui's words, Xiang Ji was furious.
Although Xiang Ji looked down on Liu Biao, he also knew that at this time, Liu Biao was not old yet, and Jingzhou's strength was really not something that was just blown away.
If Liu Biao was not so keen on literature and art in history but focused on fighting for hegemony, I am afraid there would be no so-called Sun family in Jiangdong.
Even Boss Cao may not be able to compete with Liu Jingsheng in the fight for Emperor Xian.
Now that the jade seal has fallen into Liu Biao's hands, things are really in trouble.
Fighting, it’s not that you can’t fight, but you definitely can’t fight during this time period.
His own Xuzhou has just been stabilized, and the newly occupied Yangzhou has not yet been completely conquered, and even the loyalty of the soldiers has not had time to improve.
What's more, the surrounding area of Xuzhou is also unstable. He has been away for a month. Xiang Ji really doesn't have any more time to spend here with Liu Biao.
Now, if he and Liu Biao were fighting over the jade seal, it would really be like the old birthday star hanging himself because he thought his life was too long.
Although he was full of reluctance, Xiang Ji had no choice but to retreat.
After all, he is no longer alone. There is a large group of people following him behind him, and he always has to consider them.
The change in identity allowed Xiang Ji to learn to restrain his impulses.
You know, Xiang Ji has already set his ambition.
If you want to change the world, change the tragic history of the Five Husties, and if you want to inherit, revive, and even carry forward Xiang Yu's legacy, then Xiang Ji must stand at the top of the world.
Only in this way can he have the ability to change the world.
However, looking at Qiao Rui standing proudly on the city wall, Xiang Ji decided to leave a deep impression on him.
Without making any response to the bridge, Xiang Ji patted his horse and walked towards the soldiers holding his own large banner with the word "Xiang".
Hold the big banner in your hand and put some weight on it to make sure it's not too light or too heavy.
He raised his head and looked towards the top of Runan City, and found that Qiao Rui was still standing in the same place, Xiang Ji felt relieved.
As long as you don't run away, everything will be fine.
"Qiao Rui, you have won this time, but remember, I, Xiang Ji, will come to you sooner or later to ask for my money back one by one!"
Qiao Rui didn't take Xiang Ji's threat seriously.
Just saying a few words to save face, who are you trying to scare?
I will be far away in Jingzhou when the time comes. How can you find me back? What will you bring me back for?
Moreover, if Liu Biao of Jingzhou gets the jade seal, he will probably be able to legitimately proclaim himself emperor. At that time, if Xiang Ji still dares to touch Jingzhou, will he be the enemy of the world and die without a burial place?
However, what is he doing with a big banner in his hand? Why is he showing off his power to me?
Regarding Xiang Yu's behavior of picking up the big scroll with one hand, Qiao Rui just felt that he was pretending and did not discover Xiang Yu's premeditation.
Taking aim again and again, Xiang Ji shot the large banner in his hand at the bridge at the head of Runan City like a javelin.
Even if I can't stab you to death, I will scare you to death.
For such a long distance, Xiang Ji didn't have the slightest confidence that he could hit Qiao Rui with one blow.
But you always have to express your anger, right? Even if it’s a scare, that’s fine.
But something happened that shocked everyone present.
The large banner thrown by Xiang Ji flew straight towards the bridge at the top of the city, as if it was equipped with a precision guidance system.
By the time Qiao Rui realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
"boom!"
The large bamboo shoots into the tower wall behind the Runan city wall.
There is also a general who will never rest in peace hanging on the big banner. That person is Rui Rui, the bridge guard of Runan City.
Damn it!
So accurate? No way? I am just a fool!
Xiang Ji was also shocked that his attack could have such an effect.
If I could master this skill, what kind of catapult or ballista would be needed?
If you prepare hundreds of large banners for me, what city can't I capture?
But Xiang Ji himself also knew that if he imagined that this time would be normal, he might not be able to achieve the same effect even if he threw it ten thousand times.
Because of Xiang Ji's shocking blow, the scene was completely thrown into chaos.
The Canglong Cavalry, which had been demoralized due to being forced to retreat, recovered instantly, and loud shouts erupted from the military formation, as if they were about to break through the sky.
However, the city gate of Runan was filled with mourning.
Who would believe that his general was shot to death by a large bamboo stick dozens of feet away?
But such an unbelievable scene happened right in front of them, which completely caused the morale of the Runan City defenders to fall to the bottom.
Moreover, Xiang Ji could hardly see any standing soldiers outside the city.
They were scared, they were all scared, they were all afraid that Xiang Ji was going to do this to them.
All the soldiers at the top of the city were squatting under the female wall, observing with their peripheral vision to see if Xiang Ji, the murderer, had left.
If an uninformed person saw the situation in front of them, they would probably think that the Canglong Army was the victorious party.
But maybe this time, Xiang Ji really won.
After all, this shocking blow is probably unprecedented and unprecedented.
"Hahaha! You all remember me, I will come to Runan City again.
Also, tell Liu Jingsheng.
I, Xiang Ji, will go to him sooner or later to get back what belongs to me!"
After that, Xiang Ji turned around and left Runan City.
Ma De, if Yu Jin's infantry has reached Runan now, I'm afraid they can break the city directly at this moment!
Xiang Ji could only regret this.
After all, who would have thought? A blind cat can actually encounter a dead mouse...
Seeing Xiang Ji and Cang Longqi completely disappear from sight, the Yuzhou military guarding the head of Runan City dared to stand upright.
But this time, I'm afraid it left a lingering shadow in the hearts of everyone who witnessed this shocking blow.
[Author's digression]: This chapter is an additional update for book friends Melancholy and Meng. I would like to thank you for your support and encouragement along the way.