King Chu Huai was stunned by the rhetorical question from his soldier Li Si. After a moment of relief, he frowned and asked -
"Oh? Didn't your Marquis Quyang reach an agreement with Qin to stop fighting? Otherwise, how could the Qin army under Bai Qi retreat without any reason?"
The soldier Li Si scratched his head stupidly, and then immediately realized that his action was a bit rude. He quickly put down his hand and said honestly: "My monarch did sign a military strike treaty with the Qin people... The monarch also said , the war was urgent, and he had no time to send someone to ask for instructions from the capital of Ying, so he secretly made a treaty with the Qin people, and wanted to apologize to the king..."
Zhaoju on the side is full of energy!
At this moment, Lao Zhaoju's face was rosy, as if he had a second spring!
Ever since his grandson Zhaokong was so frightened by Xiong Wuliang that he went crazy, and his legitimate son Zhao Shu died tragically in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ju has not been so happy for a long time!
Without waiting for King Chu Huai to speak, Zhao Ju took a step forward and yelled at Li Si——
"Xiong Wuliang was arrogant and arrogant. He decided on wars and major events privately. He is guilty of an unforgivable crime... It doesn't matter that he was defeated. The key is that the treaty signed must be full of a lot of humiliating clauses..."
"I, Da Chu, have never suffered such humiliation!"
"I am heartbroken and heartbroken! I am heartbroken and heartbroken!"
Zhaoju secretly glanced at King Huai of Chu, and added righteously: "With the king's wisdom, prowess, justice and courage, he will definitely not tolerate such a thing that humiliates the country by losing a master!"
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That Li Si was just a small soldier and didn't recognize Zhao Ju. He was confused by Zhao Ju's attempt to steal his money. He said naively: "You...what nonsense are you, this old chamberlain, talking about?"
Ignoring the fact that Zhaoju rolled his eyes in anger at the word 'old chamberlain', Li Si quickly looked at King Chu Huai: "Your Majesty Mingjian - our army has clearly won a great victory! What a great victory!"
What!
King Chu Huai was shocked. He stood up and stared at Li Si in disbelief. For a moment, he did not bother to comfort Zhao Ju, who was already furious: "What did you just say? Say it again!"
Li Si said respectfully and proudly: "After my master broke through Wuguan, he saw that Bai Qi was unexpectedly desperate... so he simply led his troops into Xianyang!"
"On the way there was a hearty battle in Lantian. We defeated the Lantian defenders with 7,000 elite soldiers. We took advantage of the enemy's surprise and beheaded 27,000 people! We built a 'Jingguan' base!"
"Then the elite troops advanced fiercely and pointed their swords at Xianyang! They threatened the Qin people with fire oil bombs and forced the Qin people to bow their heads and submit!"
The soldier puffed up his chest and was obviously very proud: "The Qin Prime Minister Wei Ran personally signed the armistice treaty! Bai Qi was ordered to withdraw the Qin army immediately... In the second battle of Danyang, our great Chu has already won a great victory!"
After that, Li Si took out a bamboo tube from his arms and presented it respectfully: "Your Majesty, please read - here is the specific battle report and the letter from my prince to your Majesty."
King Chu Huai's eyes were as wide as copper bells. He took the bamboo tube in disbelief. After opening it, he first scanned it ten lines at a time, then looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, and then read it carefully from the beginning.
After reading it for the second time, King Chu Huai laughed loudly, and his fat body burst out with an astonishing sound. The whole hall was buzzing with his laughter...so that the king's warriors outside the door started shouting. The probe came in to confirm whether King Chu was okay...
King Huai of Chu was in great spirits! He thrust the letter in his hand into Zhaoju's arms and said in a lively voice, "Old Ling Yin, look at it quickly!"
"Just now you said that Marquis Quyang had 'lost his power and humiliated the country', so what now?"
Zhaoju was so shocked by what Li Si said just now that he couldn't find his way around. He took the letter in a daze... After reading it, his mouth was so big that he could fit an egg in it!
Several other courtiers also came over... and then they were all shocked and speechless!
In the letter, not only was the battle situation and results clearly written down in detail... but the original contract signed by Wei Ran and Xiong Wuliang was also attached -
The State of Qin recognized the State of Chu and regained the lost territory of Danyang!
Fifty thousand gold war reparations!
The people of Qin publicly worshiped the soldiers and civilians of Chu who died!
And most importantly... Qin actually admitted that Chu controlled Wuguan!
Oh my God!
This article alone, "Chu controls Wuguan", is enough to completely reverse the strategic situation of Qin and Chu. In the past, Qin could beat Chu if it wanted to, and could retreat when it was tired or unable to beat. Under the protection of Wuguan, I smiled and watched the Chu people who had been severely beaten were incompetent and furious...
But the situation will be different in the future! From now on, if Qin wants to attack Chu, it must attack Wuguan first!
And what about Chu State? You can march from Wuguan at any time and threaten Qin's Guanzhong Plain!
The offensive and defensive momentum is reversed!
"This, this, this..." Zhaoju was so shocked that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. After a long time, he said with difficulty: "This is impossible!"
"How can the 50,000 Chu army defeat the 80,000 Qin army?"
King Chu Huai smiled brightly, pointed at the treaty and said loudly: "Do you still believe it, old Ling Yin? Look at this covenant, it is also stamped with the prime minister's seal of Wei Ran - it is absolutely true! It cannot be faked!"
Zhaoju was speechless.
At this moment, all his previous accusations against Xiong Wuliang seemed to have become a joke!
The harsher the accusations were before, the more scornful they are now!
Zhaoju and the ministers all lowered their heads at this moment, feeling that their faces were red and swollen from being slapped by damn Xiong Wuliang!
By the way, King Chu Huai didn't care that Zhaoju and several other Chu ministers' faces turned red and white from time to time. They raised their heads and laughed, pacing back and forth in the palace excitedly.
good! OK!
The shame of the first Danyang War has now been completely wiped away!
Within a few years - Chu State swallowed up Song and Yue, carved up Qi State, regained lost territory from the powerful Qin, and occupied the Wuguan Fortress... The territory of Chu State has now reached its peak in the hands of this king!
From now on, in all the countries in the world, who will dare not to submit to the majesty of this king?
Whoever dares to disobey will be beaten until he does!
In this 'Second Danyang War' alone, 50,000 Chu troops fought in the winter and fought all the way to the gates of Xianyang City, forcing the Qin people to sign an alliance under the city walls... If this achievement is publicized, who in the world would dare to underestimate Chu?
Since our ancestor King Zhuang, Chu State has never been so proud!
The hegemony is accomplished!
King Chu Huai looked up to the sky and smiled, full of energy, and issued several orders in a high-pitched voice——
"Pass on the king's orders!"
"Call the ministers immediately! I want to share the joy of the victory with all the ministers!"
"At the same time, we will send out multiple envoys to spread the Qin-Chu truce covenant to the world as quickly as possible!"
King Huai of Chu patted his belly and laughed.
The first order was to show off in the country.
The second order is to show off in the world.
Labor and management are avenged! Even the tiger and wolf Qin State that you all fear has been subdued by labor and capital!
Waaaaaaaaaaah!
Zhaoju and others were embarrassed for a long time before reluctantly bowing and saluting: "The great king's achievements have surpassed those of our ancestors, and Wu has established the Quartet... Now the hegemony has been achieved. I, my ministers, congratulate the great king..."
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