Chapter 240: Don’t let me eat well? Then don't blame me for flipping the table!
The eunuchs who had been prepared immediately raised their voices and spread the words of King Chu Han throughout the city by word of mouth.
Everyone in Shouchun City, whether regular soldiers or private soldiers, were trembling in their hearts, looking at Chu King Han in disbelief.
Female marquis?
How can this word be related to them!
The class solidification in Chu State is very serious.
The Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans are all branches of the Chu royal family.
The Xiang family is a descendant of the royal family of King Xiang, and the Wu family is a descendant of the royal family of King Wu, as are the Dou, Cheng, and Sun families.
As ordinary people, no matter how outstanding they are, it is almost impossible for them to be granted the title of lord or king.
But today, King Chu Han gave them such an opportunity.
Although you may not be able to seize this opportunity even if you pay the price of your life, isn't it a bad life!
As long as there is a one in ten thousand chance of becoming a marquis, it is worth risking your life to make the whole family rich!
The whole Chu army in the city shouted: "I am willing to fight to the death for the king!"
Jingchou, Zhaocen and others asked in shock and anger: "Your Majesty, how can such an important position be underestimated? "Give it to the common people!"
The king of Chu said proudly: "If you can be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and relieve the worries of me, what about the common people?"
"I don't hesitate to give gifts of high positions!"
"If I can't be loyal to the emperor and my country, it will be of no use to our country, so what if I am a nobleman?"
"I don't allow my body to eat without food!"
Qin soldiers surrounded Shouchun City outside the city.
The nobles in the city are in ruins.
King Han of Chu announced his political opinions to the outside world for the first time in an unexpected but logical manner.
Since the external environment was dangerous and the nobles inside were unreliable, King Chu Han turned his attention to ordinary people at the grassroots level.
Take a step forward, King Chu looked around the defenders and said firmly: "Today's world is full of dangerous military situations."
"Han and Wei are both gone, and the next one will be destroyed. Is the State of Zhao, Yan, Qi, or my great Chu? "
"I will be my great Chu for thousands of years, and I will support my great Chu with all my strength."
"Only by respecting one's status and meritorious deeds can we, the great Chu, once again stand at the top of the pack!"
The first words of King Han of Chu gave hope to the brave generals.
Chu Wang Han’s second words gave everyone hope.
Who wants to be exploited by nobles for a lifetime?
Who doesn’t want to be a noble?
All the Chu troops, including Jing's private soldiers, shouted excitedly: "Fight to the death for the king!!!"
The faces of Jing Chou and others suddenly became ugly.
Jing Chou originally wanted to preserve the strength of the Jing family and at the same time force King Han of Chu to make more concessions and provide more benefits in exchange for the nobles sending troops.
But Jingchou never expected that Chu King Han would use this opportunity to naturally improve the status of the people, gain their support, and even kidnap Jing's 20,000 private soldiers!
The support of the small people seems to be insignificant, but after the Battle of Yongcheng, who dares to really treat the people as if they are nothing?
What makes the nobles even more vigilant and resistant is that the Chu State has always shared political power with the royal family and the monarchy, but now King Han of Chu wants to invite talented people from common people to participate in the feast of political power!
This means that King Chu Han intentionally broke the old rules and even intentionally overturned the table they were eating on!
The King of Chu laughed loudly: "My dear friends, these are our soldiers of Chu."
"Although they have gone through fierce battles, they are still high-spirited and worthy of a battle. !”
“Jing Mo Ao ordered the 20,000 private soldiers stationed outside the city to enter Shouchun City and guard the city wall together!”
Jingchou raised his hands in a gloomy voice and admonished: "Please retract your preamble."
"Otherwise, the king will definitely regret it."
King Chu Han said firmly: "I am a widower. The talented one is the King of Chu!"
Looking at King Chu Han's unflinching gaze, Jingchou was silent for a few moments and then said in a deep voice: "I am sick, please leave for now."
The King of Chu nodded slightly: "Since Jing Aiqing is ill, she should take a good rest and return to the court when her body is well."
"Since these private soldiers of the Jing family are high-spirited and ready to fight, there is no need to follow Aiqing back to the military camp to rest. They should go directly to the city wall to guard."
Jing Chou said casually: "You should obey your Majesty. Arrangements.”
The hearts of the twenty thousand private soldiers have been dispersed, and it will be of little use even if they are brought back.
Compared with the 20,000 private soldiers, the top priority is to stabilize the table where the nobles are encroaching on their power!
After Jingchou, many noble leaders also left with excuses.
For a time, only King Han of Chu, a group of Chu clan members, and Li Yuan were left on the originally crowded city gate tower.
Li Yuan sighed softly: "Your Majesty, you are too impatient."
"We do not yet have the strength to suppress the nobles."
King Chu said solemnly Said: "I don't want to wait any longer."
"Power cannot wait. Only constant struggle and constant struggle can allow me to gain the power to suppress the nobles!"
"The State of Qin has given me such an opportunity."
"Chang'an Lord has weakened the military strength of each clan, and attacking Shouchun City has given me the opportunity to directly control the military."
"I need to seize this opportunity and seize the military power!"
Ying Zheng set a good example for King Han of Chu.
So what if nobles occupy more than 90% of the official positions in the court?
Just remove the nobles and recruit foreigners to fill them.
So what if the forces in North Korea and China are complicated?
As long as you have enough troops in your hands, you can end all the troubles with an internal war and put all the power in the hands of the king!
Li Yuan shook his head bitterly: "The conditions of our country, Chu, are completely different from those of Qin."
"If changes can be carried out so easily, why did so many kings of Chu suffer from this? And dying? ”
"And the opportunity your king calls is based on winning this battle."
"But the person standing outside the city is Lord Chang'an of Qin!"
Chu Wang Han said in a deep voice: "For this good opportunity, I will not hesitate to take risks!"
Li Yuan was silent.
The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.
Li Yuan could only look outside the city and saw that the Qin army had taken advantage of the internal fighting among the Chu kings and ministers to complete the pre-war arrangements.
One hundred and twenty catapults stand outside the south, north and west walls of Shouchun City.
Following the order, the tip poles of one hundred and twenty catapults were raised together, driving more than one hundred and twenty flying stones weighing nearly one hundred kilograms to hit the wall of Shouchun City!
"Boom!!!"
"How could the Qin army's flying rocks be so huge!" "No! No! Brother, where are you!"
"Go and report to your Majesty, the female wall of the south city wall is vulnerable to flying stones!"
A deafening roar suddenly sounded, followed by an uproar throughout the city.
King Han of Chu felt the city wall trembling under his feet, and his body couldn't help but staggered.
“Your Majesty!”
Li Yuan hurriedly supported Chu Wanghan, and saw that Chu Wanghan's face was a little pale: "How could the Qin army's flying rocks be so huge!"
Chu Wanghan had read the military report a long time ago and knew that the Qin army The catapult can not only move, but also throw dozens or hundreds of kilograms of flying rocks.
But before today, King Chu Han had no idea about this, and could not imagine how much impact such heavy flying stones could have on the city wall.
Li Yuan sincerely persuaded: "Your Majesty, this place is dangerous, please go back to the palace and wait."
The Qin army's killing cry could be heard outside the city wall.
Three hundred Qin troops were rushing toward the three city walls.
When King Han of Chu saw this, he immediately nodded: "Uncle, I have a lot of work to do here."
Li Yuan solemnly handed over his hands: "I will live up to my command!"
Watching King Han of Chu Quickly descending the city wall, Li Yuan looked back to the outside of the city and shouted in a deep voice: "Order!" Thousands of soldiers and horses.”
"Soldiers from Dachu County and officials guard the west wall, regular troops guard the south wall, and guards guard the north wall."
"Recruit servants from each clan to serve as corvees."
"Recruit. All the men in the city between the ages of 16 and 60 were immediately reorganized and prepared for battle under the city wall!"
Looking at Ying Chengjing standing on horseback outside the west city gate, Li Yuan had to admit it.
He was a little panicked!
But Li Yuan didn't know that Ying Chengyu, who was looking at him, was even more panicked.
Pressing the sword with his right hand, Ying Chengyu asked in a deep voice: "There is still no letter from Lord Changping?"
The fortune teller shook his head: "I just asked the waiter, but I didn't find it. Letter from Lord Changping. "
Ying Chengxuan felt his teeth itching: "Jun Changping said that the Jing family was at odds with the King of Chu, so I led the army to Shouchun for a surprise attack."
"But I have just deployed my formation to attack the city, but Jing's private soldiers have already gone up to the city wall to guard the city."
"Is this what Lord Changping calls the discord between the Jing family and the King of Chu?"
"Shouldn't Lord Changping give me an explanation?"
If it weren't for Xiong Qiyan calling the Jing family and the King of Chu fierce The conflict between them is becoming more and more intense. The Jing family will probably not assist King Chu Han in guarding the city, and Ying Chengyu will not attack Shouchun City at all.
After dividing the troops again, Ying Chengyu only had 60,000 troops left in his hands.
But the Jing family, which withdrew its troops early, still had more than 40,000 private soldiers left, and there must be additional soldiers and horse guards in Shouchun City.
If the Jing family joins the battle, the strength of the two sides will be about the same, but the Chu army still has a city wall to defend, and its advantage on paper will be even greater.
Not only was it difficult for Ying Chengyu to break Shouchun City, it was even difficult for him to pose a sufficient threat to King Chu Han, so that King Han of Chu lost his mind and forced Xiang Yan to lead his army to return for reinforcements!
The hexagram master hesitated and said: "Perhaps there is another sudden change in the city?"
"Changping Lord should not deceive the Lord on such a big matter."
< br>"Lord, will our army continue to attack Shouchun City?"
Ying Chengyu couldn't help but want to quit.
With the overall strength of the army at a disadvantage, a lone army went deep into the hinterland of Chu to attack Shouchun City for a long time. There were too many variables, and the benefits were not proportional to the risks.
Suddenly, a group of soldiers came from Juechen from the northwest, shouting loudly: "Where is Lord Chang'an!"
Ying Chengyu followed the call and looked astonished: " Mr. Meng?”
“Eight husbands, go and welcome Mr. Meng!”
Under the leadership of Bafu, Meng Tian was able to successfully enter the Chinese army.
There were still five feet away from Ying Chengyu, so Meng Tian got off his horse and bowed his hands: "Servant Meng Tian, I pay my respects to Lord Chang'an."
"I never thought that Lord Chang'an would already be approaching Shouchun City! ”
While speaking, Meng Tian was filled with surprise.
Before setting off, Meng Tian never imagined that Ying Chengyu could actually run to the foot of Shouchun City.
Just looking at Ying Chengxuan's marching route into the Chu land, who would have thought that actually Ying Chengxuan's troops were the weaker side!
Ying Chengyu returned the favor and said, "It's just a tactical game."
"Is there something big going on in the court? Minister Meng came here in person!"
Meng Tian hurriedly took out a bamboo tube and raised it with both hands in front of Ying Chengyu: "Young Master Chengyu of Chang'an, take the order!"
Ying Chengyu bowed and held his hands in his hands, saying solemnly: "Wei!"
He took the bamboo tube, cut open the mud-sealed letter, and took out the bamboo slips inside. Familiar handwriting appeared in front of Ying Chengyu.
【Now Xiang Rong, the captain of the Chu army, led an army of 30,000 men and surrounded Xinzheng City. 】
As soon as he read the first paragraph, Ying Chengyu stared angrily: "How dare you, thief!"
Then Ying Chengyu quickly looked behind him with anxiety.
【However, there are eight thousand guards and ten thousand regular troops in the city, which is enough to defend the city for half a year without any worries. 】
[It’s just that the subsequent baggage of my unit will not be transported through Xinzheng, but will need to go through Funiu Mountain and Yangzhai. I should know this. 】
【I hope my brother will not be shaken by the siege of Xinzheng City. 】
【It is still up to the younger brother to decide how to act, and the older brother has deep faith in his abilities! 】
Closing the bamboo slips, Ying Chengyu’s face looked extremely ugly.
Ying Zheng is trapped in Xinzheng City!
The king of Da Qin, the eldest brother Ying Chengxuan is being besieged by the Chu army!
Although Ying Zheng repeatedly told Ying Chengxuan in letters to calm down and not to waver in his inherent strategy.
How can Ying Chengxuan be so calm!
(End of this chapter)