Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

It seemed that the number of people behind Xiang Yu was increasing, but this would also make Xiang Yu afraid to act rashly. If they were ambushed, their homes would be destroyed, and there would be heavy casualties. Most of these people had no intention of continuing to fight. Following behind Xiang Yu would limit his speed, making him dare not lead his troops to attack easily, otherwise these people behind him would become fish at the mercy of others, not to mention that among these people there were many women and children who had not been killed just now.

These people were basically from the State of Chu. After the State of Chu was destroyed, they followed Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu and settled down here. Xiang Yu was not yet the King of Western Chu who controlled half of the country in the future, so naturally he would not give up protecting the people of his State of Chu.

Gao Yao admitted that during the attack, he asked the soldiers behind him not to harm women and children. This was not because Gao Yao was kind, but mainly because Gao Yao knew very well that in this kind of battle, these women and children would not be a help, but only a burden. Moreover, the more women, children and children there were, the greater the pressure on Xiang Yu.

Gao Yao, on the other hand, looked around directly, using the burning fire to continuously observe the situation in the distance. After he had finally killed three more enemy soldiers, he finally found the target he was looking for. At this time, he could vaguely see tiny sparks of fire halfway up the mountain behind the valley. Gao Yao's expression immediately became excited.

Gao Yao was almost certain that there would be no one else in this position at this time. The most likely ones were Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng. They would definitely not trust Xiang Yu to be alone, and would definitely watch from a distance, giving orders at any time and controlling the overall situation. These two people would be important aids for Xiang Yu to become king in the future.

During the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Liang had violated the law many times but escaped. He also made friends with heroes in private, accumulated strength in Wu County, and was quite prestigious. It can be said that Xiang Yu inherited Xiang Liang's strength, which enabled him to rise quickly and become the largest of the rebel forces. Without Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu would have found it difficult to gather even 500 soldiers, let alone 8,000 Jiangdong soldiers, relying solely on his own reputation.

Xiang Liang belonged to the aristocracy in Chu State. He was also the son of Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State. Shortly after Chen Sheng's uprising, Xiang Liang took advantage of the situation to raise troops in Wu County, Kuaiji County, recruited 8,000 soldiers from Jiangdong, annexed the forces of Qin Jia and Jing Ju, and absorbed the uprising troops from Chu State such as Chen Ying, Ying Bu, General Pu, and Liu Bang. He grew into a leading figure in the anti-Qin uprising army. After Chen Sheng's death, Xiang Liang named himself Wu Xin Jun, supported Xiong Xin to ascend the throne as King Huai of Chu, and restored the Chu State. He had a great influence in the anti-Qin uprising war.

Afterwards, Xiang Liang sent Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and others to fight back against the Qin army, repelling Zhang Han's troops, conquering many cities, and killing Qin general Li You. The Chu army won victories on many battlefields. As the anti-Qin situation was very good, Xiang Liang became arrogant. Later, Qin State sent all its troops to reinforce Zhang Han. Xiang Liang was careless and was ambushed by Zhang Han at night after the reinforcements. He was eventually defeated and killed in Dingtao County.

However, all this still cannot deny the importance of Xiang Liang to Xiang Yu. Without Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu would most likely become someone else's general. He might become famous in the end, but it would be difficult for him to become the Overlord of Western Chu. As for the other person, it was Fan Zeng.

If Xiang Liang was the founder of Xiang Yu's establishment of Western Chu, then Fan Zeng was the key figure in Xiang Yu's gradual expansion, and even the fact that there were only three households in Wancheng, Chu would destroy Qin. After hearing the news that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had died, Fan Zeng went to Xue and suggested that Xiang Liang establish a descendant of the King of Chu to enhance his appeal. So Xiang Liang, Liu Bang and others supported the grandson of King Huai of Chu, Xin, and named him King Huai of Chu. Fan Zeng assisted Xiang Yu in dominating the princes and was respected by Xiang Yu as his father-in-law.

At the Hongmen Banquet, Fan Zeng persuaded Xiang Yu to kill Liu Bang, but Xiang Yu could not bear it. Afterwards, Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu divided Liu Bang into the remote areas of Ba, Shu, and Hanzhong as the King of Han to suppress him. However, the Xiang family seemed to have a brain bag. After gaining some power and winning certain victories, Xiang Yu followed the old path of Xiang Liang, that is, he began to be overly arrogant and self-confident, giving Liu Bang a chance to breathe, and even actively excluded Fan Zeng. Whether it was the Hongmen Banquet or Xiang Yu's various strategic decisions for Liu Bang, if Xiang Yu could adopt more of Fan Zeng's opinions, the world would probably have already become the world of Western Chu.

This did not prevent Fan Zeng from becoming one of the top strategists in the late Qin and early Han dynasties. Gao Yao remembered that in the plot, these two people were now with Xiang Yu. No matter which of them it was, Gao Yao felt that he had gained.

"Erniu, take fifty cavalrymen and follow me, and the rest of you continue to wipe out the rebels."

"Here"

Gao Yao made a decisive decision at this time. He led more than 50 cavalrymen and took advantage of the chaos in the valley to attack Fan Zeng and Xiang Liang.

At this time, halfway up the mountain, Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng were looking at the situation below the mountain, both of them had worried expressions on their faces.

"Why? Who on earth told the Qin army about the location of this place? We hid it so well. Could it really be Xiaochuan?"

At this time, Fan Zeng also had a puzzled look in his eyes. After thinking carefully for a long time, the only explanation he could think of was Yi Xiaochuan. Other than that, the rest were the remnants of the Chu State. It was impossible for them to betray the Xiang family. Moreover, most of the time, these people would not leave the valley easily.

"No, Xiaochuan is not that kind of person. If Xiaochuan really wanted to harm us, he wouldn't have saved me and Yu'er so many times."

Compared to Fan Zeng, for Xiang Liang, when he was at the execution ground and when he was besieged by the Qin army, if Yi Xiaochuan hadn't interfered, he would have most likely died. If he really wanted to harm them, he could have done it then, and there was no need to wait until now.

"And did you notice that these Qin troops seemed to have come in a hurry? If they really intended to encircle and annihilate them, why would they send out so few troops? Moreover, in this valley, there are two entrances and exits, but the enemy only attacked from one side. There was no sign of attack on the other side, and there was not even an ambush. So I suspect that it is very likely that our whereabouts were leaked by chance."

"But the man in charge of the attack was quite capable. Seeing that these soldiers were just county soldiers, after entering the valley, he did not choose to make meritorious deeds first. Instead, he set fires everywhere, causing the greatest chaos. Moreover, when Yu'er appeared, the opponent reacted very quickly. Not only did he disperse the fighting force the moment Yu'er showed his courage, he also took the initiative to give up killing women and children, deliberately letting these people become Yu'er's constraints."