Chapter 606 The whole Wuyue land turned into a mess! Are you all just standing on the dry shore?
Five bamboo slips were passed down to Chu.
Soldiers and horses from all directions raise the mysterious flag!
In just five days, soldiers and horses scattered all over the Chu Kingdom poured out of the mountains, forests and lakes, continued to gather troops, and headed towards the important cities of the Chu Kingdom.
Spurred on by the chaotic situation, some bandits and water bandits who had no contact with the Qin and Qi Allied Forces also sewed out the flags of the Qin and Qi Allied Forces crookedly, and displayed the flags of the Qin and Qi Allied Forces. Flag, come and help out with high spirits!
"Report! Wucheng City has fallen! The Duke of Wucheng City County died in the battle, and the Prime Minister of Wucheng City County fled back with his remaining soldiers. However, he was chased by the Qin and Qi coalition forces. Please rescue me!"
" Report! Yanling City fell! Both the county magistrate and the county magistrate were killed! "Report! The Qin and Qi coalition sent more than 11,000 troops to attack Lingfu City."< br>
"Report! The Qin-Qi coalition forces sent troops..."
July 15th.
The bad news of the city's fall and the cry for help have become the main theme of Helv Palace in recent days.
Sitting on the high platform, listening to the report of a famous messenger, King Chu Qi looked gloomy and clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves.
Even though he was sitting in Helv Palace, he could still tell the current situation of the battle through a letter.
The entire Wuyue land has turned into a mess!
And the land of Wuyue is where the capital of the Chu Kingdom is located!
Is there any time more dangerous than now?
"Report!" Another messenger quickly walked into the hall and shouted: "More than seven thousand Qin and Qi coalition forces raided Wuyuan City."
"The fake county magistrate of Wuyuan City was captured , the magistrate of Wuyuan City died in battle, and all the officials of Wuyuan City have led the guards of Wuyuan City to ask for surrender!"
The words of the messenger made King Qi understand.
There is indeed a more dangerous situation than just now!
"Bang!" King Chu Qi slapped the table with his palm and looked at Zhaocen with blazing eyes: "The county magistrate who was born in the royal family died in battle, and the fake county magistrate who was born in the Zhao family and all the officials asked to surrender? "
"Ling Yin!"
"I need an explanation!"
Zhao Cen looked stunned.
The news about Zhao Jiong has not yet reached Zhao Cen, and Zhao Cen does not know what decision Zhao Jiong has made.
But Zhaocen's mind suddenly changed and he held up his hands and said: "I would like to report to your Majesty, the fake county official Zhao of Wuyuan City did not ask for surrender, but was actually captured."
"As far as I know, the guards of Wuyuan City are only Thousands of people."
"But the enemy has more than seven thousand troops."
"If the enemy uses deception again, even though Zhao Jiong is very talented, he will not be able to turn the tide. Ah!”
“Not to mention, Chen Zhizhao is a little clever, but definitely not much.”
"I didn't even ask him to send troops to the front line. How could he be able to withstand a strong attack with seven times the number of troops?"
"If many of our great Chu talents had not died in battle, I would have no one to use. . ”
“How could I ask Zhao Jiong to pretend to be the Duke of Wuyuan County?”
Zhao Cen’s words destined that Zhao Jiong would never be reused in Chu State in the future. .
But Zhaocen's words also took away most of the guilt and accusations of disloyalty from Zhaojiong. If Zhaojiong still had a chance to return to Chu after the war, he would not be executed.
Zhao Jiong is just incompetent. He was just picked out of the garbage when there was no one to use him. The worst he can do is not use him, so why kill him!
King Qi of Chu asked in a deep voice: "Ling Yin said that I, the great Chu, have no talents available?"
"I would like to ask Ling Yin to teach me."
"I am great at Chu. Chu has so many outstanding people and talented people, how could it end up in a situation where there are no talents available? "
"Where are all the elites and talents in Chu!"
The ministers were silent and speechless!
Chu Wangqi's voice increased in intensity: "Wucheng City fell, Yanling City fell, Yuer City fell, Wuyuan City fell."
"Lingfu City, Nanwu City... Zhucheng "Besieged."
"There are even more water bandits from various lakes and rivers roaring out, converging on Zhenze!"
"My Helu City is about to be cut off from Zhucheng by the Qin and Qi coalition forces! The connection is lonely and trapped. ”
"And at this time of crisis, which is related to the survival of Chu, where are my talents! Where are my generals! Where are my armies."
"Where are they?!"
Maybe they have a clear understanding.
Or it may be due to the same strategic considerations.
Xiang Yan and Ying Chengyu gave similar strategies for holding the city.
It is a pity that Xiang Yan's order was not brought back to Helu City by Xiong Zhao, and Zhaoyun did not have the ability to preside over the defense of several cities at the same time.
But the Pengyue tribes have followed Ying Chengyu's order, with Helv City as the center, and Nanwucheng, Wuyuan City, Yuer City, Wucheng City, Lingfu City, Yanling City and With Zhenze as the endpoint, coupled with the natural defense line of Dongfanghai, Helu City will be surrounded in all directions!
If the tribes of Pengyue directly killed Helu City, King Qi of Chu would not be so anxious.
But the posture of Pengyue's tribes closing up step by step was like a slowly tightening rope around King Chu Qi's neck. It not only brought continuous pain to King Chu Qi, but also King Chu's unparalleled fear!
The ministers in the palace quickly bowed and shouted: "Please calm down, your Majesty!"
King Chu Qi was very angry and laughed back: "Calm down your anger?"
"I also ask all of you, dear friends, to calm down your anger."
"If I am determined to destroy this king, then so will all of you here. This is the minister who will destroy the country!"
Chu Wangqi glanced at the hall with cold eyes: "My dear friends, you should know that you are not standing on the dry shore."
"You have a country. Only the common people can live together!”
“After the restoration of the Qi State, where are the people of the former Qi State?”
“After the restoration of the Yan State, where are the former people of the Yan State?”
“After the destruction of the old Han Dynasty, the former people of the old Han State are Are you still there? "
King Qi of Chu knew very well what these courtiers were thinking.
So King Qi of Chu asked three questions in a row, each question more straightforward than the last.
If Dachu dies, everyone here will not be able to survive alone!
Even if Chu can recover in the future, it is impossible for all of you here to have your current status! Zhaocen took a breath and said in a deep voice: "I have no intention of sitting back and watching the demise of Chu."
"I and others are all descendants of the royal family. What's more, Thanks to the king's favor, the lives of the whole family are closely related to Da Chu. "For the sake of the country and ourselves, I will try my best to prosper my country!"
"Although the former minister has different ideas from the king, no matter what the king thinks or what I think, they are all for the prosperity of our great Chu!"
The King of Chu nodded slightly.
The leaders of the wealthy clans such as Zhaocen, Qu Huan and Jingchou did have their own selfish motives, that is, to expand their food estates and earn more profits.
But their food, troops and horses are also part of Chu's national power, and if they can benefit, Chu King Qi can also benefit.
So King Qi of Chu must also admit that although King Qi of Chu and Zhao Cen had completely opposite ideas on the alignment strategy, both of them were indeed for the prosperity of Chu.
Zhaocen continued: "Now the situation in our country in Chu is critical."
"Compared with the rise and fall, survival is more important!"
"My minister, I am willing to follow the king's strategy and pass the order to Zhuguo. Lead the army back to Helv City!"
Behind Zhaocen, all the ministers raised their hands and said, "I agree!"
The king of Chu Qi put aside his anger and sighed softly: " My dear friends, you have finally woken up.”
"If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place!"
If the officials had woken up earlier, how could the Chu State have suffered two major defeats in succession, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed on the battlefield?
But the ministers felt helpless.
In the two battles between Qin and Chu, Ying Chengyu only relied on trickery to win, and Wang Jian only had a long-term confrontation with Xiang Yan, regardless of the outcome.
Before this battle, the officials did not know that Ying Chengyu and Wang Jian were in the same army, which would cause such terrifying suppression to Xiang Yan!
It was even more impossible for the ministers to know in advance that Ying Chengyu could cause such horrific damage to Chu's rear while confronting Xiang Yan!
But it’s too late to say this now.
King Qi of Chu said in a deep voice: "Order!"
"The Yan troops of Shangzhu State will immediately withdraw their troops and return to aid Helu City!"
Zhao Cen and others The ministers cupped their hands and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Lang Yin and Xiong Xi immediately picked up a pen and wrote the order of King Qi of Chu on the silk.
Zhaocen continued to speak: "I will write a letter today and pass it on to the people of the Zhao clan who are under the command of Shangzhu Kingdom."
"Let me, the people of the Zhao clan, advise Shangzhu Kingdom. Please Shangzhu Kingdom return to Helu City immediately.”
“I also ask you to inform the family members of the Xin family and explain their interests and help them make a correct judgment.”
Yes! Advise and admonish Zhuguo.
In fact, Zhaocen asked the Zhao clan to force Xiang Yan to withdraw when Xiang Yan was unwilling to comply with the order to withdraw!
But Xiang Yan is the commander-in-chief after all, and not the Zhao clan’s soldiers and horses have the strength to fight against him.
So Zhaocen also hopes that other wealthy families can stand up at this critical moment and join forces with the Zhao family to coerce Xiang Yan, who seems to be out of their control!
Faced with Zhaocen's proposal, Qu He, Jing Qi and other wealthy children who stayed in Helv City all handed over their hands: "Wei!"
Seeing that the court finally unified their opinions, the King of Chu Qi showed a satisfied smile: "Very good!"
"Now that our great Chu monarchs and ministers are of one mind, we will definitely be able to..."
However, before King Qi of Chu could finish his words, a burst of anxious arguments came from outside the palace.
"I have something important to report! Get out of the way quickly!"
"Your Majesty is in court for a meeting. None of you have the right to directly admonish your Majesty. You should wait in the side hall for your summons! "
"My king! I have something important to tell you!"
Chu Wangqi's inspiring speech was interrupted.
The King of Chu Qi was not annoyed, but he hurriedly asked with anxiety: "Who is outside the door?"
"Since there is something important, let him come in quickly to report!"
The imperial study room door opens.
A man wearing linen clothes, whose two linen shoes were stained with blood and still dripping with blood, walked into the room with the support and control of the ring guards.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing King Qi of Chu sitting on the high platform, the visitor's eyes lit up and he hurriedly shouted: "I am waiting for you, Yan Tiezhong, and I will follow Hou Yan's order to go down to Picheng to inquire about it."
"On July 9th, when I saw the movement of the Qin army, I led two robes to accompany the Qin army."
"Then I discovered that this Qin army was heading toward the Huaihe River. We are marching in the same direction, and this Qin army is still holding a large banner!"
"I thought that this army probably intended to attack the rear of our country, so I worked day and night to spread the news!"
Hearing what Yan Tiezhong said, King Qi of Chu immediately remembered the information reported by Zhuang Jia.
His heart trembled violently, and King Qi of Chu hurriedly asked: "Can we find out how many troops the Qin army has?"
Yan Tiezhong said without hesitation: "According to my investigation, the Qin army has about one hundred thousand soldiers and horses! ”
There was an uproar in the main hall.
"Da Huang went south? Could it be that as the king had expected, Lord Qin Chang'an personally led a heavy army to attack our Helv City!"
"Fortunately, Lord Qin Chang'an is not As the king expected, he led 200,000 troops, but only 100,000 troops and horses.”
"Fortunately? Lord Qin Chang'an only led 100,000 soldiers and horses, plus the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who harassed the cities around Helu City. What can I, Helu City, do to stop it?"
Yes! Ah, what if Ying Chengyu personally led a heavy army south to attack Helu City.
What can Helv City do to stop it? !
King Qi of Chu said without hesitation: "Let Shangzhu Guoyan go again."
"Return to the aid of Helu City immediately, without any mistake!"
Lang Yin and Xiong Xi said softly: "Report to your Majesty, this order has been written."
The King of Chu became angry and ordered: "Then write another one!"
"The two orders were issued at the same time. Order Shangzhu Kingdom to return assistance quickly!”
(End of this chapter)