"Xiang Liang really was a good person to seek refuge with." Xiao He rode on horseback, holding a sword in his arms as he calmly gazed at Xiapi's walls. "Leaving aside everything else, that battle the Xiang Family's Two Tigers fought in Pengcheng a while back was truly magnificent."
"Winning against greater numbers on both fronts... Honestly, I want nephews like that too." Liu Ji, walking at the front, smiled casually. Though he spoke with envy, little of it showed on his face.
"And I might actually know those two brothers," he muttered softly, narrowing his eyes.
"General, what did you say?" Xiahou Ying's ears twitched as he turned around.
"Nothing. Looks like someone's coming. Let's dismount first." Liu Ji blinked, glanced sideways at another group of soldiers in the distance, and got off his horse.
The leader of that other group was a general named Chen Ying.
Liu Ji's army numbered over ten thousand, while Chen Ying's was somewhat larger. But at least in terms of reputation, Chen Ying was far inferior to Old Third Liu, who was nearly fifty.
The city gates opened. Xiang Liang rode out on a fine horse, with Xiang Yu on Cloud-Treading Wu Zhui to one side behind him and Xiang An on Surging Wave Gallop on the other, the three of them radiating an imposing presence.
Seeing Xiang Liang leave the city, Liu Ji and Chen Ying hurriedly approached with several men.
"I have long admired General Xiang Liang's great reputation. I am Liu Ji, from Pei Commandery."
"I have long admired General Xiang Liang's great reputation. I am Chen Ying, from Dongyang."
The two commanders bowed to Xiang Liang, immediately bringing a broad smile to his face.
Rebel forces occasionally came to join them, but they were never very large. Today, he