1022 Picking the Peaches (1/2)
Chapter 1022 – Picking the Peaches
Xiang Yu was a legendary hero and a fierce general. However, any hero would love their face and would rather die than yield to someone.
It would be easier to kill him than to make him bow his head to someone.
However, after experiencing two defeats, Xiang Yu had obviously grown much more
mature. He was filled with emotions now that he could not achieve his ambitions. He could die in battle, but he could not let his family die with him.
”Furthermore...” Xiang Yu looked at his wife. A man also had a gentle side.
His wife having a child was the greatest comfort to him.
This time, he could not be so selfish.
After discussing everything, Xiang Yu decided to set his heart to it. Looking at his Grandfather, Xiang Yan, ”Grandfather, I am the west Chu Overlord. I cannot leave, but the children are innocent. Please leave together with Yuji and the others. Although I do not like the Xia King, he is a trustable person.”
”What about you?”
”Me?” Xiang Yu laughed, ”It is still those words. There's only an Overlord that dies in battle but not a Xiang Yu that surrenders.”
”Husband!”
When Yuji heard that, her eyes flushed red. One would pity her if they say this.
No one understood Xiang Yu as much as Yuji. She had so much she wanted to say, but she could not say a single word. Before, at the Wujiang river, she could kill herself. However, now that she was pregnant, she could not.
Xiang Yu smiled gently. Similarly, he understood his wife. He instructed, ”Yuji, live well and raise our child.”
”Husband!”
Yuji teared up.
When Xiang Zhuang and the others heard that, they did not feel good in their hearts.
”Do not drag on. Take the chance to leave before the enemy gets to Peng City.”
Xiang Zhuang suddenly said, ”Brother, I'll stay with you!”
Xiang Yu raged and stood up, ”Why will you stay? Great Xia has so many famous generals. For our family to rise, you need to take charge.”
”Yes.” Xiang Zhuang felt ashamed.
The matter was settled like that. Everyone kept their feelings and went to prepare.
...
That night, the core members of the Xiang Family brought all of their most valuable treasures of West Chu before boarding on carriages and heading east.
They reached the ocean when it was almost dawn.
There, the Black Shark was ready. The group of them took a glance at Peng City. Their hearts felt really complicated. They held back their tears as they boarded the submarine.
When Fan Zeng realised that the Xiang Family was missing, it was already the afternoon of the eigth day. When Di Chen heard that, he did not say anything and directly ordered them to attack Peng City.
”Where did the Xiang Family go?”
Di Chen was filled with confusion. Logically speaking, the entire Ludong Province was locked up by the Alliance Army, so there was no way someone could escape. The Xiang Family had many talents. Obviously, Di Chen did not want to let any of them go.
Whilst ordering the Alliance Army to attack Peng City, Di Chen ordered Difeng to search for the Xiang Family. Di Chen said, ”If they are alive, I want to see them. If not, I want to see their bodies.”
In his eyes, these people probably hid in the mountains. It was also likely that Great Xia had helped them.
'As long as they are not out of Ludong, I will dig three feet into the ground to find them.' Di Chen thought to himself.
The Yanhuang Alliance did not attack West Chu for just the land. The talents of the Xiang Family were a really strong motivation.
Hence, how could Di Chen let them off easily?
...
The siege started in the 5th month, 9th day. The battle was shocking, and the rivers and mountains changed colors.
Xiang Yu carried his death wish. He led the Jiangdong warriors to fight for a full two days and two nights with the Alliance Army. Both sides went from fighting on the city wall to the alleys to the manor.
The entire Peng City was dyed in fresh blood like hell on earth.
The courage of the Overlord and the strength of the Jiangdong Warriors was really rarely seen on this earth. Despite facing four times their number, they were not at a disadvantage. They were like soldiers who did not know tiredness. Unless they died in battle, they were not going to back off.
After every battle, a batch of them would be lost. In the end, Xiang Yu was the only one left.
He stood in front of the manor with corpses lying all around him. Blood seeped onto the white Dali stone floor. Xiang Yu had long been covered in blood.
'Drip! Drip! Drip!'
Since he had killed too many people, blood flowed down his halberd and onto the ground, forming a small puddle.
”Xiang Yu, you still will not surrender?”
Lianpo walked to the front to try to convince him for the last time.
For such a general to die like this was such a waste.
'Scoff!'
Xiang Yu did not even bother to speak. He simply grabbed his halberd and charge forward.
”Kill him!”
Seeing this, Lianpo knew that any words were useless, and he could only be vicious.
”Kill!”
The elites of the Alliance Army got the order and surrounded him.