Xiang Boyuan wanted to make a more thorough plan, but now he couldn't take care of that.
He believed that after all, he was Xiang Yu's blood uncle and had made great contributions. As long as he refused to acknowledge it, even if others slandered him, Xiang Yu would not believe them and he could get away with it.
The ovary is different.
He saw with his own eyes the murderous intent displayed by Xiang Yu at the banquet that day - if it were not for the scheming Lu Bu who had some bad ideas and stepped forward to stop him, he would not have dared to stop him directly.
Knowing that Xiang Yu was brutal and cruel to his enemies, how could he sit idly by and watch Zifang standing under the dangerous wall
When Xiang Bo thought of the kindness Zifang had shown him by saving his life, he felt even more obligated to do so.
He made up his mind and decided not to hesitate any longer. As the saying goes, it is better to act today than to wait for a day, so she simply chose this time when Xiang Yu had summoned all his important officials and the guards were the most empty.
In order to avoid attracting attention, he only selected twenty personal soldiers and went quietly to the cell.
After going to the prison, facing the greedy jailers who came towards him, he only gave orders with his eyes. The soldiers behind him immediately understood and while the jailers were bowing to salute, they killed them all swiftly and took out the keys from his body.
Zhang Liang, who was meditating with his eyes closed in the cell, could not have missed these noises. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiang Bo, whom he had just met yesterday, with a nervous look on his face. He was lowering his head to unlock the door himself and asked hurriedly, "Is Zifang okay?"
Zhang Liang was surprised and said: "Brother Xiang, what are you doing..."
"King Xiang has a violent temper and has already made up his mind to kill Zifang," Xiang Bo finally opened the heavy lock, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly explained, "Even if I risk my life, I will never see Zifang being coerced by him again... The lock is open, my dear brother, follow me!"
The incident happened suddenly. Even for a man as clever and resourceful as Zhang Liang, he had no time to come up with any better suggestions, except to suppress his uneasiness and let Xiang Bo drag him out of the cell. Then he put on the uniform of a Chu soldier over his prisoner's clothes and mixed into the personal team to get out of the prison.
It was the first time that Xiang Bo directly went against Xiang Yu's wishes and committed an act of betrayal that could not even find a decent fig leaf to cover it up except for the title of "repaying the life-saving grace". One can imagine how nervous he was.
The group pretended nothing had happened and walked out of the prison, heading towards the palace gate.
Even though Xiang Bo was not as close to Xiang Yu as before, he was still the most respected Zuo Yin in many years. So when he walked quickly towards the palace gate with a gloomy face and his entourage, the Chu soldiers on the road were puzzled but no one dared to ask any questions.
Moreover, because Xiang Bo usually gave people the impression of being easy-going and friendly, his sudden gloomy face attracted the attention of the Chu soldiers. They had no time to pay attention to the unfamiliar face that had mixed in with his personal entourage, or his out-of-place gait.
Xiang Bo's mind was always tense, and he just walked quickly with his head down. As the sun was high above his head and the weather was hot, he was already sweating profusely in his general's attire.
He didn't say anything. Zhang Liang was still digesting this sudden turn of events and had nothing to say either.
After all, he had been locked up in prison for half a month. Although he was not in a depressed state, he was still struggling to adapt to the glaring sunlight and tried his best to walk in step with the soldiers around him so as not to appear too weak.
To these people who were fully aware of the seriousness of their actions, this familiar route now seemed incomparably long. After an unknown amount of time, the Nangong Gate, which had the least guards, finally appeared in the distance.
Almost at the moment of seeing the familiar palace gate, Xiang Bo, who had been anxious all the time, suddenly relaxed, forced a smile on his face, turned his head slightly, looked at Zhang Liang behind him and said: "Zi—"
Before the word "room" could be uttered, everyone heard a sharp sound of breaking through the air. At the same time, a slender shadow appeared out of nowhere and rushed down, as if it narrowly brushed the cheek of Xiang Bo who had just turned his head.
Before the oily skin on his face was scratched and a trickle of blood oozes out, the slender shadow that seemed extremely swift and carried a thousand pounds of force continued to move forward in everyone's peripheral vision.
—It was like lightning piercing through the clouds, and like fire falling to the ground.
It was not until it penetrated into the hard brick one foot away from the tip of Xiang Bo's boot with great force that it finally stopped.
It was only at the moment when it completely stopped that everyone, who was caught off guard, saw its true face.
—This was an ordinary arrow used by the Chu army, but the sharp arrowhead had been completely embedded in the earthen brick, and the wisp of white smoke it stirred up had not yet stopped.
Such a fierce and accurate arrow and such a rude warning made them, who were already nervous, terrified.
Discovered!!!
Xiang Bo felt as if he was hit on the head by a sledgehammer. His head was buzzing and sweat was pouring down his body.
He thought everything was going smoothly and he was successful one moment, but the next he was stopped by this intimidating arrow. The feeling of despair brought about by such ups and downs was not something that ordinary people could endure, let alone Xiang Bo who had always been successful.
He no longer cared about his life and death. Like a mad dog, he looked around uncontrollably, trying to find the person who shot the arrow, while shouting, "Who is it? Who is it!!!"
"Look up," a playful whistle sounded, followed by an extremely lazy voice that was full of indifference, in stark contrast to the sharpness of the arrow just now, and which Xiang Bo still remembered vividly, from the west: "Your grandfather Fengxian is here."
Xiang Bo panted heavily, turned around suddenly, and looked towards the source of the sound!
The tall Chu general who was sitting on the eaves of a palace about 150 steps away, crossing his legs majestically, with a look of contempt and pride, was he not the Lu Bu who Xiang Bo hated to the core? !
He was holding a bow and arrow, humming an unknown strange tune, while taking out another arrow from the quiver and leisurely trying to put it on the string.
"impossible!"
Xiang Bo's eyes widened and he blurted out!
When talking about sharpshooters, the first person that comes to mind is Yang Youji from the previous dynasty.
His impressive archery skills of hitting the target through the air from a hundred paces away are talked about by people all over the world and also fascinate warriors.
He had witnessed with his own eyes the ruthlessness of Lu Bu, who held a broken guqin and smashed the head of the King of Chu with an expressionless face; he had also witnessed with his own eyes the bravery of Lu Bu, who held a newly picked up long sword and fought against a hundred people alone, killing more than sixty people in less than a cup of tea; he had also afterwards inspected the bodies of the most valued generals around Liu Bang, whose heads and bodies were separated, among whom was Fan Kuai, who was known as the bravest warrior beside Liu Bang.
But what he never dared to imagine in his dreams was that there was someone so gifted and blessed that not only was he an expert in using the long sword, but he also kept his skills so secret that he had a powerful archery skill that could rival Yang Youji's, and his talent had only been revealed today!
How can he dare to believe, and how can he be willing to believe?
When Lu Bu heard Xiang Bo's question, he was not annoyed at all. He even raised the corners of his lips slightly and smiled with raised eyebrows: "Oh?"
If he knew what Xiang Bo was thinking, he would definitely think that this was unreasonable and incomprehensible.
How could he hide it on purpose? He just didn't have the chance to show it.
Besides, when one is under someone's roof, one would rather do as little as possible. He is not willing to have nothing to do and show off his other special skills - from how he treats Gao Fuyi, we can appreciate the meaning of "the more capable, the more work".
To put it bluntly, he only temporarily joined Xiang Yu's army in order to kill Liu Bang, and he didn't really want to fight for him to death. It would be more than enough for him to be a minor general who could lead troops to kill Liu Bang. Why should he work so hard and be separated from others to do several things
After Xiang Bo's roar, Lu Bu was too lazy to defend himself.
When I was at the gate shooting at the tip of the painted halberd from a hundred paces away, this bastard hadn't even come out yet... He has been dead for hundreds of years.
Although he disliked the bow and arrow he had temporarily borrowed from Han Xin as being too fragile, which prevented him from using 80% of his strength to avoid breaking the bow, he could only use 60% of it with caution, but he used it without hesitation.
His response was to put down his crossed legs, draw his bow and draw his arrow, narrow his eyes slightly, aim at Xiang Bo who was still standing there stupidly, and shout, "Go!"
A sharp arrow similar to the previous one was as fast as a meteor and as cold as frost. It rushed straight towards Xiang Bo's front again without any hesitation!
Although Xiang Bo had doubts, he understood it deep down in his heart, so he was somewhat prepared.
Even so, when Lu Bu shot the second arrow in front of him, he was still unable to dodge!
As soon as the "whoosh" sound came out, Xiang Bo yelled and fell to the ground in panic and clumsiness. Lu Bu raised his eyebrows in surprise and muttered, "Too slow! He is so slow even though he has eaten so much. Is he older than that old man Fan Zeng?"
—Compared to the fierce force of the arrow, Xiang Bo’s reaction was indeed too slow.
When Xiang Bo climbed up with cold sweat on his forehead and was helped by his followers, he didn't even have time to brush the dust off his body, and he gasped because of the sharp pain in his scalp.
Just like the first arrow that had just grazed his cheek provocatively, the second arrow shot by the world's best archer seemed to be heading for his face, but was actually aimed at his scalp.
A large cut was made on his scalp, which was soaked with sweat. The burning pain almost forced Xiang Bo to cry on the spot.
He covered his wound and dared not look at Lu Bu again. He just lowered his head to follow the landing point of the second arrow.
What frightened him was that the second arrow, after brushing past it again, landed one foot behind his heel with incredible accuracy. And because it carried more force than the previous one, it shattered a large piece of the floor tile like a spider web.
The two arrows, one in front and one behind, blocked the road one foot in front and behind him.
Xiang Bo's personal soldiers, who also saw this scene, showed shock on their faces and were too afraid to move.
It was clearly just two simple arrows, but they had forced him into such an awkward situation, and made him dare not move forward even a single step.
Even though he was in extreme pain, he knew that it would be very easy for Lu Bu to kill him with his superb archery skills, but for some reason, he just kept playing tricks on him...
Although Xiang Bo didn't understand this principle, it was impossible for Zhang Liang not to understand it.
He remained silent the whole time and ignored Xiang Bo, who was sitting on the ground dejectedly and was madly annoyed by Lu Bu's tricks like a trapped beast. He just raised his head, and even though he was in pain, he still looked at the scorching sun and looked into the distance in the direction of Bashu.
He sighed softly, frowned slightly, hiding his reluctance, and when he opened his eyes again, there was a sense of peace and calm.
There is only one possibility that Lu Bu shot the arrow to stop Xiang Bo instead of killing him.
That is…
Just as Lu Bu was weighing his quiver, wondering why the person had not arrived yet and whether he should shoot another arrow to scare Xiang Bo, he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.
Okay.
Seeing that the target of his crime had arrived, Lu Bu did not linger any longer. He stood up leisurely, put the bow back on his back, and climbed back into the fence nimbly.
Although it took a little effort, Xiang Bo was still scared to death. After catching the enemy in the act of helping the enemy escape, no matter what Xiang Bo's fate was, he felt at least very happy to have witnessed the other party's miserable condition with his own eyes.
—Hehe, if Xiang Bo wants to blame someone, he should blame Xiang Yu for his bad temper. He made me so nervous that I had to listen to the scholars' nonsense for a long time.
He couldn't vent his anger on that stupid Ba Wang, but he could at least vent it on that damn traitor Xiang Bo, right
Lu Bu retired happily after achieving his goal and felt refreshed.
What was left for the people on the scene was a horrific scene like purgatory.
After receiving the news from Han Xin, Xiang Yu, with a wooden face, rushed here with the last bit of luck, but he only got the following eight words: "the person was caught red-handed and the evidence is conclusive".
The moment Xiang Bo saw the familiar tall and handsome figure, he figured out the key.
His face was ashen and he knew he had no way to deny it, so he bowed his head silently and knelt tremblingly in front of Xiang Yu, who had an expressionless face and unpredictable mood.
"Uncle," Xiang Yu was silent for a long time. He did not call Xiang Bo to stand up, but in front of everyone, he showed a trace of confusion and asked softly: "... Why?"
Because members of the Xiang family were convicted one after another, he had been displaced and hiding from place to place with his uncle Xiang Liang in his early years, and he had become suspicious of others by nature.
Among the many confidants who had followed the army for many years, he suspected Fan Zeng, Zhongli Mei, Ying Bu, Long Ju, and too many others.
—The only person he never doubted was his blood relative, his uncle Xiang Bo.
Unfortunately, it was his most valued uncle who betrayed him, and the evidence was conclusive and beyond doubt.
Faced with this simple question, Xiang Bo, whose heart and mind were filled with fear, finally felt a little bit of shame and regret.
But at this moment, even he himself did not understand why he was so obsessed with betraying his nephew who relied on him the most for the sake of his lifelong friend and his children and in-laws who were not even a shadow of him...