At this point, if the Qin Family lost, the generals could all commit suicide by smashing their heads against stone slabs.
"How long has it been?Your Majesty, we've prepared for this day for many years.
We’re finally successful.
Your Majesty, we will succeed!As soon as your command comes tomorrow, our final offensive on Chu Dynasty’s Ba Chu County will be complete." Xu Yuan spoke half-drunk with admiration.
Qin De also took a sip and nodded.
"Yes, eighteen years, exactly eighteen years.
For these eighteen years, I've had no peace of mind, but finally...finally we're going to succeed." His demeanor was different now;he no longer had the cold and strictness from before, only a carefree and casual air.
"No, it's not just eighteen years," said Qin Zheng.
"Father, our ancestors have prepared for centuries.
Each generation worked hard to prepare for this uprising, whether it’s the Mu Family or the Shang Gang Family.
Without hundreds of years of preparation, how could we reach such a situation?" Qin Zheng was also extremely excited.
"Right." Qin De nodded suddenly.
"The centuries-old preparations by our ancestors and their endless hopes...
Jing Yi has been waiting for this day for so long." Qin De fell silent as he recalled the past scene.
"Father," Qin Feng’s eyes flashed with cold light, "that Xiang Guang, I will take his head to appease my mother's spirit in heaven." That was what Qin Feng saw when he was ten years old.
He had been waiting for this day ever since.
Qin De nodded and said suddenly, "Zheng-er, are all movements of the Xiang Family within the capital under surveillance?Don’t let them escape." Qin Zheng spoke confidently, "Father, rest assured;every member of the Xiang Family is under control.
Even Emperor Xiang Guang cannot escape from the imperial palace." By now, the Qin Family's secret forces were completely controlled by Qin Zheng.
Qin De nodded and then looked at Qin Yu beside him.
Qin Yu was busy giving a roasted duck to Xiao He.
Qin De smiled at his third son but said nothing for a while.
"Father." Seeing that his father just stared at him with a smile, Qin Yu felt somewhat uncomfortable.
His father's smile conveyed an immense satisfaction as a father and the comfort of having such a son.
For Qin De, this was enough pride in his life.
……
The next day, Qin De stood outside the West Gate of Xi Yang Town dressed in battle armor, gazing westward.
Behind him were Qin Zheng, Qin Feng, Qin Yu, Xu Yuan, and a group of elite soldiers protecting their core members of the family.
"Centuries of preparation, accomplished in one fell swoop," light flashed in Qin De's eyes.
The west was the target—Ba Chu County.
Suddenly, Qin De turned to the messenger behind him and shouted, "Order the armies from Lei Xue Prefecture, Shang Que Prefecture, and Zhen Yang Prefecture to attack Ba Chu County.
Within half a month, I want the entire county pacified." "Yes!" Several messengers immediately took the order and flew off on their mounts.
……
Each of the three prefectures—Lei Xue, Shang Que, and Zhen Yang—had several hundred thousand troops.
Following the orders, over one million soldiers rushed into Ba Chu County.
Many of Xiang Family’s military leaders saw that the situation was hopeless and surrendered early.
With internal spies from the Qin Family using heavy bribes to sabotage them and external threats from the army, the last prefecture of the Xiang Family could not withstand an attack.
It seemed like a race where Qin's forces swept through everything with ease.
This wasn’t an assault;it was more of a competition in speed.
The cavalry kept moving forward, occupying one city after another while sending some troops to hold positions and continuing their advance.
Even though they were dividing the army into garrisons along the way, by the end, there were still over a million soldiers converging on the outskirts of the capital.