Before dawn on the third day.
"Commander, are we really going to believe what that Han Xin said? He's clearly just a foot soldier, and he's from Huaiyin. He isn't one of us." Riding a fast horse at full gallop behind Xiang An, Jiang Chun asked doubtfully.
Xiang An said nothing, merely pondering as though considering something.
"I'm telling you, Old Jiang, you're overthinking it. Just do whatever Lord Xiang An tells us to do!" Liao Ye was also riding behind Xiang An, a slight grin on his face.
Han Xin, I knew I hadn't recommended you wrong. You actually came up with a plan that made Lord Xiang An willing to give it a try.
Heh heh, doesn't that mean I deserve a third of the credit?
"If Second Brother is willing to believe him, then I am too. At the very least, Second Brother has always had a good eye for people, hasn't he?" The speaker was not Zi Juan, the fourth child of the Xiang Family, but Xiang Jing, Hundred Punishments, the third child of the Xiang Family who had previously remained by Xiang Yu's side.
"Enough. Stop discussing this. You only need to do as I told you before." Xiang An did not let Torrent Gallop run too quickly. Torrent Gallop was exceptional among horses in every regard; if it accelerated, it would probably leave the entire group behind in an instant. If Xiang An reached the ferry crossing alone ahead of everyone else, the strategy would lose its effect.
"Yes!" The three answered in unison.
Xiang An tilted his head slightly and glanced at the excited Xiang Jing, frowning.
He felt that his third brother had undergone some kind of change after their uncle's uprising—a very obvious change.
Back in Kuaiji, Xiang Jing had generally