Xiang Liang felt that although things had slipped somewhat out of his control...
Heh, but you know what? It actually felt pretty damn good!
He was still in Dangcheng, and Sishui had already surrendered! He did not even need to fight!
So now, all he needed to do was happily lead his men to Pengcheng and take over Qin Jia's territory.
And judging by the time, the several strategists he had sent out earlier should be returning soon. By then, the situation across the realm would be in my hands!
Three days later, in Pengcheng.
Xiang Liang publicly beheaded Qin Jia and Jing Ju, hanging the heads of the ruler and his minister from the city walls.
He then incorporated the surrendered soldiers who had formerly served under Qin Jia.
These men had not been especially loyal to Qin Jia. They had merely been unwilling to accept the status quo, unwilling to submit to Hu Hai's rule, and had chosen to rise up. There was no need to slaughter them all; mobilizing them anew and putting them to use was the best course of action.
After staying in Pengcheng for over a month and reorganizing his army, Xiang Liang still decided to relocate to Xiapi.
Though Pengcheng had a good location, it was still not as good as Xiapi. Qin Jia had been somewhat hasty in choosing his capital.
Rather than serving as a capital, Pengcheng was better suited to be an economically focused city, while Xiapi was more well-rounded.
After reorganizing the army and assigning military ranks, Xiang Yu's position remained unchanged, but he now had several thousand more troops under his command. Xiang An was directly promoted to the same rank as his brother, also becoming an army commander and commanding twenty thousand men.
Adding Xiang Liang's own