"Reporting to the Great General, although we have captured many people, we have not seen Xiang Yan!!"
"Did not see Xiang Yan? Could it be that Xiang Yan escaped??"
"It should be so, but we don't know where Xiang Yan has fled to!!"
No one knew Xiang Yan's whereabouts.
However, everyone still attached great importance to Xiang Yan.
After all, previously, Xiang Yan's army had held back Lin Tian's army for a while, and his command skills were indeed not weak.
If he escaped, he might cause some trouble for Qin.
What this trouble was, everyone did not know for the time being.
But since Lin Tian had said he wanted to capture Xiang Yan, they naturally wanted to capture Xiang Yan as well.
"If Xiang Yan were just an individual, he would naturally be nothing to fear!"
"However, if he has a large army with him, it would still pose a danger to us. Therefore, the place he has gone to should be where the Chu army is!!"
"A place with the Chu army, this reminds me of a place!!"
"What place?"
"Where Xiang Liang's army is!!"
These days, Lin Tian's attention had been on the King of Chu, and he had overlooked Xiang Yan's existence.
It wasn't until a soldier reported that the King of Chu had been captured that Lin Tian remembered Xiang Yan.
Therefore, he was indeed a little late in paying attention to news about Xiang Yan.
However, upon hearing Xiang Liang's command, Lin Tian became infinitely certain.
He could be sure that Xiang Yan had gone to find Xiang Liang, and only Xiang Liang had a massive army at his disposal.
Only Xiang Liang could support Xiang Yan to lead an army again.
Therefore, Lin Tian immediately gave the order:
"Wang Wu, you will take fifty thousand men and remain here to guard the King of Chu. Distribute land to the local populace. The remaining hundred thousand troops will accompany me to the location of Xiang Liang's army to annihilate it!!"
"Great General, is Xiang Yan really that important? We've captured the King of Chu, shouldn't we return to Xianyang to report this good news to the King?"
"To eliminate evil completely, without thoroughly pacifying Chu, reporting the good news would only be a joke."
"Therefore, I must kill this Xiang Yan!!"
If it were just Xiang Yan, Lin Tian might not have attached so much importance to him.
However, Xiang Yan was not just Xiang Yan; he also had a grandson named Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, was one of the main figures who overthrew the Qin dynasty.
Although he did not ultimately win, his existence was always a hidden danger to Qin.
After all, it took only one person like Xiang Yu to emerge in a thousand years. If such a figure were not nipped in the bud, Qin would surely face endless future troubles.
Therefore, Lin Tian was determined to pursue Xiang Yan.
No one knew Lin Tian's thoughts.
However, since Lin Tian had issued the order, they naturally had to obey.
Thus, Lin Tian's army, without any hesitation, headed directly for the location of Xiang Liang's army.
Meanwhile, within Xiang Liang's army, a different person had indeed appeared.
Xiang Yan, having lost his military authority, disguised himself and secretly entered Xiang Liang's army.
When Xiang Liang saw Xiang Yan arrive, he was greatly shocked.
"Father, weren't you in charge of the army? Why are you here?"
"My army is gone, and even my position as Great General has been taken by the King!!"
"More importantly, our Chu is essentially already destroyed!!"
"Chu is destroyed? How is this possible??"
Although Xiang Liang had previously received orders from the King of Chu to go to the aid of the royal capital, he did not know at that time that Xiang Yan's authority as Great General had been replaced by someone else, nor did he know that Chu had no soldiers left to use.
The King of Chu had not informed Xiang Liang of these matters.
After all, this matter concerned Xiang Liang's father, Xiang Yan, and to avoid provoking Xiang Liang's resentment, the King of Chu had kept it strictly secret.
Even the order to reinforce the royal capital was just a plea for urgent help.
But the King of Chu did not explain the urgency.
At this time, Xiang Yan seemed even more clueless.
"The Qin army had not yet reached the capital, and the King had already fled by water. Not only did the King escape, but our Chu officials also fled. Our capital simply opened its gates, allowing those Qin troops to enter and exit freely!"
"Not only that, but when I was fleeing, I also heard that the King and our Chu officials had been captured by the Qin people. Now Chu has no King! And the capital is gone!!"
"No, no King?!"
Xiang Yan's words made it difficult for Xiang Liang to accept.
He had not expected the change to come so quickly.
Previously, the King of Chu had given him orders, but in the blink of an eye, their Chu had no King, and their Chu itself was gone.
This situation was truly beyond Xiang Liang's expectations, leaving him at a loss.
"Fa, Father, what do we do now? We, we...!"
"We must fight our way out and head further south to rebuild Chu!!"
"But, but... the King has been captured, and may have even surrendered to Qin, how can we rebuild Chu!!"
"If the King is captured, we will establish a new King. Our Chu is not without other royal bloodlines! As long as the royal bloodline remains, and as long as our Chu army is still here, we can rebuild Chu!"
"If all else fails, our Xiang clan will take over and bear the responsibility of reviving Chu!!"
As he said this, Xiang Yan's eyes were filled with hatred.
He would not have taken this path, nor would he have thought this way originally.
However, after his military authority was taken away by the King of Chu, and Chu suffered a great defeat, the situation changed.
Thinking that the vast Chu was lost in the hands of the King of Chu, Xiang Yan was truly filled with hatred!
Thinking that Chu's two hundred thousand troops had surrendered just like that, he felt even more ashamed.
Therefore, he secretly decided that he would absolutely not let Chu fall into such a weak state.
Even if the Xiang clan had to step forward, they would make Chu rise again.
Upon hearing Xiang Yan's words, Xiang Liang's entire body trembled.
At this moment, he understood Xiang Yan's thoughts and ambition.
He actually supported this.
His father was a hero in his heart, and he would support whatever his father did.
However, the current situation was not convenient for them.
Although Xiang Yan had secretly infiltrated, their army had not yet escaped the encirclement of Meng Tian's army.
At this moment, they were still in a predicament.
"I naturally support Father's words!"
"But now, our army is still in a predicament and cannot break free!!"
"Leave this matter to me, I have my ways!!"