The 420,000-strong army sat in silence, consuming an unimaginable astronomical amount of food and grass every day.
King Huai of Chu thought that this was not the solution, so he wrote in person and wrote a letter to Sima Wrong——
The content is probably very simple.
To sum it up, there is only one sentence: "Fight but not fight, retreat but never retreat, what is the meaning?" '
In the camp of the Qin, Wei and Han armies, Sima Cuo took the letter from the Chu army's messenger, glanced at it, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"The King of Chu is very anxious." Sima Cuo handed the letter to Gongsun Xi and Bao Yuan beside him.
The person who came to deliver the message was a soldier of the Imperial Guard who was guarding the King of Chu. He curled his lips at Sima Cuo and mocked offensively: "The Qin people have experienced such a big defeat last time, but they still dare to fight with me." Is Chu the enemy?"
"It looks like it still doesn't hurt enough!"
"Since the people of Qin have united with Wei and Han to invade our territory of Chu... we might as well start the fight early to teach you that Chu cannot be insulted lightly!"
Prime Minister Meng Xi was furious: "Shu Zi! How dare you be so presumptuous!"
The Wei generals Gongsun Xi and Han generals Bao Yuan on the side also looked unhappy.
Sima Cuo, on the other hand, had no change in his dark old face, and said pleasantly: "Since Chu people have such confidence, Sima Cuo should learn from it."
After that, Sima Cuo picked up his pen, thought for a moment, and started writing quickly on a blank piece of Quyang paper... A moment later, Sima Cuo picked up the paper, blew on the ink, and handed it to Chu who was delivering the message. people--
"Take this letter and send it to the King of Chu."
"Please envoy to convey Sima Cuo's respect for the overlord... This letter contains a specific time. Please ask the King of Chu to send troops at that time. The two armies will fight fairly and let the foreign ministers have a good look at the overlord's momentum."
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To the south of Pheasant Mountain is the Chu army's camp.
King Chu Huai read Sima Cuo's letter, and the smile on his face became brighter. After a moment, King Chu Huai handed the letter in his hand to the generals: "Here, circulate it."
Everyone ignored Sima Cuo's polite greetings to King Chu Huai in the letter and looked directly at the main topic - all with happy faces.
It was agreed in the letter that five days later, the two armies would set out from their camps at the same time and engage in a decisive battle on the plain terrain east of Pheasant Mountain!
OK OK!
Wu Ben said happily: "This is very good - our soldiers are numerous and powerful, which is suitable for a frontal decisive battle!"
All the generals nodded.
If he were to compete with Sima Cuo in plotting, scheming, and dispatching troops... he might not be able to outwit that old fox.
But in a head-on decisive battle... with my 420,000 people, why worry about winning?
All the generals in the tent praised King Huai of Chu——
"Qin people are so arrogant!"
"Sima Cuo thinks he is very powerful, so he wants to fight my 420,000-strong army with only 250,000 men?"
"Our army will win this battle!"
"Even if you don't need Marquis Quyang to lead the army, you can easily win with the overlord's great talent from ancient times!"
"The power of the overlord should be famous all over the world!"
King Chu Huai laughed loudly and was in high spirits!
Five days, only five days.
In five days, my army will crush the enemy!
Da Chu, no offense will be tolerated!
"The three armies prepare for war! Five days later, we will fight to the death with Qin, Wei and Han!" King Huai of Chu ordered with a wave of his hand.
General Qu Ping of the Zhu Kingdom rolled his eyes and suggested sternly: "Your Majesty, be careful of the Qin people's deception!"
"I know that Sima Cuo is cunning and the Qin people are untrustworthy - maybe they want to use the 'five days later' agreement to make our army relax their vigilance... and then launch a surprise attack within these five days..."
"You have to be on guard."
King Huai of Chu was startled, and then nodded repeatedly: "General Qu is indeed prudent... The three armies should strengthen their vigilance and not allow the Qin people to show off their evil deeds."
Then, King Huai of Chu picked up his pen and wrote a short message with a few swipes of his hand - probably the content of which was that he agreed to Sima Cuo's invitation to fight.
Five days later, a fierce battle involving nearly 700,000 participants from both sides is about to begin!
The fate of the world will be completely different after this battle!
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In Quyang County, Xiong Wuliang was quite restless.
Although he was not on the front line, he was very concerned about the fighting situation on the front line.
This war will undoubtedly determine the general trend of the world.
If the Chu State wins, then the rise of the Chu State will no longer be able to be stopped - there is even a chance that Chu will dominate the world in Xiong Wuliang's lifetime!
On the other hand, if the Qin, Wei, and Han coalitions win, then...
The winning streak in recent years may be lost... The Chu State may even be in danger of a massive decline.
At that time, the Chu people are likely to lose a large area of land, and the Qin people will regain control of Bashu and even take away a large amount of Chu's land.
The powerful clouds of Qin will once again hang over Chu.
Xiong Wuliang stood in front of a huge map, his face suddenly clear and dim.
Qu Yuan, Zhao Hua, Le Yi and others no longer had the intention to deal with daily government affairs. They all stood behind Xiong Wuliang with gloomy faces, dazed with their little master who was lying down.
Quyang County is quite far away from [Pheasant Mountain], and any news reaching here has been delayed. According to the report from Qingyu Guard, Xiong Wuliang also has some understanding of the battle situation on the front line.
After two months of confrontation between the two armies, a grand battle was agreed upon.
Judging by the time - this battle started two days ago!
I don’t know... what will be the outcome of the battle?
Xiong Wuliang strictly ordered the Qingyu Guards to speed up the delivery of the news... but he could only endure the suffering and wait boringly in the fief.
Every minute and every second these days feels longer.
"Ahem, don't worry, my lord." Zhao Hua advised: "Since it is a head-on battle, our army has a huge advantage - even if Sima has the wrong people and is mature, he will not be able to use his talents in the face of a battle of strength... …”
"Our army will definitely win!"
Xiong Wuliang nodded slightly... At this moment, footsteps coming from far and near came from outside the door.
Huang Wu pushed the door open and walked in. Before he could say anything, Xiong Wuliang and everyone else stood up in unison.
Even Zhao Hua, who was comforting Xiong Wuliang just now, looked a little stiff.
"How is the situation?" Xiong Wuliang asked.
Huang Wu's face showed joy: "Don't worry, my lord - two days ago, our army had a large-scale battle with the Qin, Wei and Han armies. After a bloody battle, the enemy army was outnumbered and was retreating in an orderly manner to the rear."
"Before I rush back, the allied forces of Qin, Wei and Han have abandoned the camp north of Pheasant Mountain and continue to retreat northward!"
"The army under the command of the King of Chu is advancing northward with the power of victory! It is estimated that within a few days, Lu Pass will be captured! Push the front to the enemy's territory!"
A series of good news triggered a gloomy atmosphere in the room.
Xiong Wuliang was overjoyed and cheered.
Okay, okay, so far, the battle is going well!
Too.
No matter how wrong Sima was, he was still a human being, not a god.
The so-called clever woman cannot make a meal without straw - Sima Cuo's ability to lead troops must be much better than that of King Huai of Chu - but the strength gap between the two armies is really too big. With Sima Cuo's talent, how can he even out nearly twenty soldiers? Is there a strength gap of 10,000?
On the other hand, Qu Yuan, Zhao Hua and Le Yi were both happy and worried...
On the one hand, Chu State achieved initial victory on the front line, which made these three brothers happy.
On the other hand...since this battle was fought so smoothly, I'm afraid my lord has no chance to make a comeback, right?
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