Xiang Yan and Xiong Zhuang were extremely sad when they heard that the Shouchun city was destroyed and they were captured carrying the cud. The two had to plan for the future.
Xiong Zhuang was distraught and said: "Now that Chu has been defeated and the King of Chu is dead, what's the point of my life?" Xiong Zhuang recalled that he resolutely rebelled against Qin and returned to Chu, hoping to rely on his own ability to save Chu. Now, How ridiculous it seems, this is tantamount to mantis trying to trick the cart!
Seeing the bear's appearance, Xiang Yan quickly stopped him and said: "We, Chu, have been a country for eight hundred years. How can we just say that we will die? Moreover, we still have a hundred thousand Chu troops under our command, and there is plenty of food and grass in Huainan. We will not be able to survive until the last moment." , how can you give up so easily?”
"But now that the King of Chu is dead and the Chu army is leaderless, how can we boost morale and fight against the Qin army?"
Xiang Yan said: "Young Master's words are right. The country cannot live without a king for a day, and our great state of Chu cannot be destroyed! You are from the royal family. I invite you to take over the throne!"
Xiong Zhuang was originally the son of King Kaolie of Chu. Because he was not favored, he was taken to Qin as a hostage. He had never thought about becoming a king. Now when he heard what Xiang Yan said, he was very shocked and said: "The late king How can I establish myself as a king when I am already dead? This is absolutely impossible!"
"Does the young master disregard the safety of Da Chu for the sake of his own reputation?"
"This..." Xiong Xiang hesitated. Of course he knew it was extremely urgent at this time.
Xiang Yan further advised: "The situation is critical now. If you hesitate any longer, Sir, Chu will be in danger!" So he didn't allow Xiong Zhuang to think too much, and declared Xiong Zhuang the king of Chu, leading the Chu army to fight against Qin and avenge the previous king!
However, many people in the Chu army believed that Xiong Xiang had been a guest in Qin for a long time and was not a real son of Chu. They were dissatisfied. Many generals did not obey the orders, and the Chu army's combat effectiveness dropped sharply.
When Wang Jian heard about it, he immediately led the Qin army to attack Huainan. The enemy's front was as strong as a broken bamboo!
When the King of Qin heard that he had captured Fu Chu, he was overjoyed and immediately rewarded Wang Jian with a lot of land. At the same time, he led all officials, Queen Mi Hong, and his eldest son Fusu to visit Chu. Arriving at Yingcheng, Mi Hong couldn't help but feel sad. Ying was originally the capital of the Chu State, but now it has been ruined by wars. Fusu saw that the people of Ying were displaced due to the war, so he suggested to the King of Qin: "I hope that my father will transport the grain and grass from Guanzhong here to rescue the refugees."
The King of Qin was happy that Fusu had such a big heart and said: "Su'er's suggestion is right, but there is a war on the front line now, and the Qin army officers and soldiers also need to eat, and there is no extra food and grass to help them."
"Why is my father so eager to destroy Chu? My mother said that Qin and Chu can coexist, but my son thinks that saving the people is more important now!"
When King Qin heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he sternly reprimanded: "Now is a great opportunity to destroy Chu and unify the world. How can we delay the great cause for a few Guizhou leaders! Don't listen to your mother's nonsense again!" King Qin got angry after saying this. He walked away fiercely, leaving Fusu standing there blankly for a long time, with two tears flowing out of his eyes. Fusu has never seen his father treat him so harshly in his entire life.
That night, Fusu, who was only fourteen years old, cried to his mother: "Why does my father always dislike his mother and his children?"
Seeing the destruction of the Chu Kingdom, Mi Hong was filled with sadness and said, "I am originally from the Chu Kingdom. Your father is now an enemy of Chu. If Chu is destroyed, I will live to the end of my life." The mother and son held each other's hands and cried.
As soon as the King of Qin and his party returned to Xianyang, Zhao Gao reported to the King of Qin: "The matter investigated by the king's ministers about the defeat of Li Xin's army has been revealed."
The King of Qin asked: "Is there really someone who has tipped off the Chu army?"
"I found out that shortly after Lord Changping occupied Yingyan, a young eunuch borrowed a fast horse and returned it ten days later. According to my calculation, it would take five days for the fast horse to travel from Xianyang to Ying, and back and forth. Ten days coincide exactly!”
"Did you ask that eunuch what he was doing?"
"This is the key to this case. After the young eunuch returned to Xianyang on horseback, he reported that his old mother was ill and had returned to his hometown. I ordered people to wait at the young eunuch's home for ten days before he showed up and finally captured him! According to the report The young eunuch confessed that the queen sent him to Yingdi to deliver a letter to Lord Changping."
"Are you saying the queen is a traitor?"
Zhao Gao heard that King Qin's tone was wrong, and he quickly knelt down and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare, I just report according to the truth!"
King Qin said: "I don't blame you. On the contrary, you did a good job. Does anyone else know about this?"
"I have never told anyone else."
"Don't ever mention this to others. Go and kill that little eunuch!"
Zhao Gao agreed repeatedly and withdrew.
King Qin looked helpless and angry, pacing back and forth in the hall for a long time, and said silently: "Mi Hong, Mi Hong, why are you so confused... Hey! You are so kind, you really should kill that little eunuch!" "Turning around in a circle, he murmured again: "You have given birth to a son who is as kind as you. How can you be worthy of such a big responsibility in the future..."
That night, King Qin decided to warn Mi Hong, so he sent a confidant eunuch to give Mi Hong a piece of silk with only seven words on it, "I have an army of one hundred thousand."
When Mi Hong got the silk and satin, she immediately understood that the King of Qin already knew about her report for the Chu army. However, there were only seven words. Did she disdain to talk to her again?
What does satin mean?
After being silent for a long time, Mi Hong understood what King Qin meant. The King of Qin wanted to commit suicide! He didn't want others to know that his queen betrayed his 100,000 troops, so he chose to maintain his dignity in this way! Mi Hong burst into tears, silently arranged her clothes, and asked the maid to put on makeup for herself. Although the maid wondered why the queen put on makeup in the middle of the night, she still did it.
The next morning, the queen's maid found the queen hanging in her palace. At this moment, Wang Jian and Mengwu led an army to conquer the last stronghold of the Chu army. Xiong Xiang died in the rebel army, and Xiang Yan was forced to commit suicide. …
When King Qin heard about this, he immediately understood what was going on. Mi Hong must have misunderstood what he meant. He only warned her and had no intention of letting her commit suicide. He deeply regretted his impulsive act. However, now that the matter has come to this, what can he do? He could only bury all this in his heart. The only thing the King of Qin could do was to bury his queen properly. He ordered Mi Hong to be buried in the mausoleum he was building.
Recalling the days he spent with Mi Hong, King Qin felt sad. Over the years, he had been getting new favorites in the harem, and he often ignored Mi Hong's feelings. However, Mi Hong had never done anything to harm his face. He knew that back then All the beauties presented by the King of Han died at the hands of Mi Hong, and this was just a kind reminder to him.
King Qin thought silently in his heart: "Mi Hong, I can't share wealth and honor with you during my lifetime. After my death, I will share my glory underground with you! I will no longer have a queen in this life!" King Qin was determined to build his mausoleum like never before. The most luxurious mausoleum!
Fusu cried bitterly when he heard the news of his mother's death. However, he soon heard that the King of Qin had given him a piece of silk before his mother died. Recalling what his mother had said in Chu, Fusu guessed that his father had forced his mother to die. However, he He didn't have the courage to question his father, and he didn't dare to face the doubts in his heart. He didn't dare to tell anyone about his tangled mood, and the estrangement between him and his father was getting deeper and deeper...
The King of Qin announced that Mi Hong died of a sudden illness and buried her in the Lishan Mausoleum. Everyone in the palace who knew the truth was buried.
In the twenty-fifth year of the Qin Dynasty, the entire Chu State had been basically pacified! So the King of Qin mobilized an army of 200,000 from Chu, led by Wang Ben, to attack the State of Yan, and directed his troops towards Liaodong.
King Xi of Yan was so grieved after the death of Prince Dan that he was almost bedridden! Within three years of Qin's attack on Chu, Yan did nothing except recover Liaodong. When the Qin army launched its attack, it had no power to fight back.
Just when the Qin army was about to attack Xiangping, King Yanxi, who was lying on the bed, said to Ruji: "Three years ago, when you said you were going to invite Prince Dan back to the court to discuss matters, I guessed that you weren't going to invite him at all. He is going to force him to a dead end!"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. At that time, I just wanted to protect Your Majesty and the Kingdom of Yan!"
"Haha..." King Yan smiled bitterly twice and said: "I didn't stop you at that time! I have been the king for more than thirty years. Although I am not wise enough, I have never done anything to regret anyone! Only Prince Dan made me I will not be able to see you after death."
"You can't blame the king for this!"
"I knew that even if I offered the head of Prince Dan, Prince of Qin, the State of Yan would not be able to save it! But I actually killed my own child just for the sake of greed for life..."
King Yan was already bursting into tears. It took him a long time to stop crying and murmured: "Dan'er, don't be afraid, my father will be here soon..."
Ruji cried and said: "Your Majesty had known about this, why did he do it in the first place? If we had not turned against Zhao Jun, our two countries might still be able to rely on each other and jointly check and balance Qin!" Ruji said that after the Battle of Changping, Yan and Zhao originally formed an alliance, but when the king of Yan saw that Zhao was empty, he insisted on attacking Zhao, which triggered nearly twenty years of war between Yan and Zhao. In the end, the two countries consumed each other's national power and ordered Qin to reap the benefits!
King Yan let out a long sigh: "I'm just a fool. I didn't listen to Le Jian's dissuasion. Ugh..." Looking back on the past, King Yan burst into tears.
Two days later, the Qin army broke through Xiangping and captured King Xi of Yan. After being captured, King Yan went on a hunger strike for three days and died. The Qin army captured Ruji and wanted to dedicate it to the King of Qin, but when Ruji heard that the King of Yan was happy to go on a hunger strike and died, she also hanged herself.
Just when the Qin army attacked Liaodong, Dai Wangjia, who had already established a foothold in Dai, quickly got the news. He originally wanted to unite with Yan to resist Qin, but Dai was far away from Liaodong and separated by the Qin army. Contact each other and have to fight on their own.
During the three years when the Qin army attacked the Chu State, Dai Wangjia continued to collect refugees from the former Zhao State in Dai, worked hard to restore production, and built fortifications. Dai Wangjia did not want the bloodline of the State of Zhao to end in his own hands. He wanted to restore the glory of the State of Zhao during the era of King Zhao Wuling.
However, no matter how hard Dai Wangjia tried, Dai's army could no longer compare with the Zhao army's cavalry that once galloped across the world. When the Qin army returned to attack Dai, Dai's army only had a hastily assembled force of 100,000 men.
After Wang Ben completely conquered Liaodong, he led 200,000 Qin troops to attack Dai, hoping to destroy Dai in one fell swoop.
Dai Wangjia once followed Li Mu and was stationed in Dai. He learned the true story of Li Mu's military use and was very familiar with Dai.
Facing the powerful Qin army, Dai Wangjia believed that he could not fight head-on. If he held on to the city, he would not be an opponent of the Qin army in terms of military or material resources. So Dai Wangjia ordered the Dai army to be broken into pieces, and relied on the mountainous characteristics of Dai land to attack the Qin army. For a time, the Qin Army's large army was unable to deploy and was very passive.
Two years ago, when the Qin army attacked Chu, Xin Sheng, who stayed in Yan, led an army to encircle Wang Jia of Dai. Dai's army relied on this guerrilla tactic to deal with the Qin army. Xin Sheng was angry and led 10,000 light cavalry in hot pursuit of Dai Wangjia. They tracked him for three days and three nights, and finally fell into the encirclement of Dai's army. Xin Sheng was defeated and died in the chaos.
Wang Ben is now facing the same situation that Xin Sheng faced back then. In the mountainous terrain, the army cannot deploy. If it is broken into pieces, the Qin army is not as familiar with the terrain as the Dai army, and it will inevitably be defeated by the Dai army one by one.
At this time, Wang Ben remembered Wei Liao's words that money is also a weapon. When force attack cannot be effective, money can more easily achieve the goal. The reason Dai is resisting the Qin army now is because Dai Wang Jia is there. If Dai Wang Jia is captured, Dai's army will definitely give up resistance.
So Wang Ben ordered the Qin army to capture more Dai soldiers, and then bribed them with heavy sums of money to serve as spies for the Qin army. Soon after, Wang Ben learned where Dai Wangjia was hiding.
The Qin army went out at night, surrounded Dai Wangjia's hiding place, and captured Dai Wangjia alive!
Wang Ben was overjoyed when he heard that the Qin army had captured Dai Wangjia alive! The soldiers were ordered to bring Dai Wangjia to the central army.
When Wang Ben saw Qin soldiers tying up Dai Wang Jia in front of him, he quickly went over to loosen the bonds and said, "Young Master was frightened!"
Dai Wangjia said: "If you want to be killed or beheaded, please do as you please! The successful king and the defeated bandit are now defeated by your hands. I have nothing to say! You don't need to be polite to me!"
Wang Ben saw that Wang Jia had not drunk any water from last night to this morning, and his mouth was dry and cracked. He quickly ordered his men: "Hurry and arrange wine and food. I want to have a drink with you!"
Dai Wangjia said: "I am not afraid of death, but I am still afraid of your wine and food?"
So he sat on the floor in front of Wang Ben and started eating heartily.
At this time, Wang Bencai said: "I often lament the situation of Zhao State in private. If Zhao Wangqian hadn't killed Li Mu by mistake, how could he have fallen to this point!"
When Dai Wangjia heard Wang Ben sighing about the past, he couldn't help but shed tears when he thought about how he had worked so hard in the past few years and still became a prisoner!
Wang Ben was moved when he saw Dai Wang Jia, and continued: "I admire the young master's courage and strategy very much, but Qin's desire to unify the six kingdoms is God's arrangement, and neither you nor I can stop it. Now that Yan, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Chu have been defeated, Dai will be left alone. The land and Qi. When the six kingdoms were there, they could not resist the Qin, let alone now? I hope the young master can gather the troops of the land and surrender to the Qin, so that the Qin army will not harm their lives!"
Dai Wangjia couldn't help but cry bitterly when he thought that Zhao Guo's foundation would be over. It took a long time to gradually stop, but he also understood in his heart that the situation was over, and any more resistance would only cost more lives.
So Dai Wangjia summoned his old troops and surrendered to the Qin army.
Just when the Qin army destroyed Yan Pingdai, Qi finally saw the imminent crisis! King Jian of Qi ordered to cut off all contact with Qin, organize his army, and prepare to fight the Qin army.
In the autumn of the 26th year of the Qin Dynasty, the King of Qin ordered Wang Ben to attack Qi. At this time, the main force of the Qi Army was still defending the west of Qi State according to the previous plan. At this time, the Qin Army had completely controlled the entire Chu State and Yan State. Qi State was in a situation of being surrounded on three sides. Wang Ben ordered the Qin Army of Yan State to go south. , went around behind the Qi army's defense line and launched a sudden attack on the Qi state. The Qi army had not fought for forty years. When they saw the Qin army descending like a tiger from the mountain, they retreated one after another. The Qin army's front was directed towards Linzi.
At this time, the main force of the Qi army was on the western front, with neither usable troops nor generals to send. After the victory, Qi Wangjian said: "Your Majesty, Qin has destroyed the three Jin, Chu, Yan, and Dai, and now only Qi is left. In the past, the five kingdoms united could not defeat Qin. Now that we are alone, it is even more difficult to win. I think we should surrender as soon as possible to please the King of Qin and to treat us leniently."
Hou Sheng had accepted bribes from the state of Qin many times, and he had long been assured by the state of Qin that after the fall of Qi, he would be granted the title of Hou Sheng, and his property would not be confiscated by the state of Qin.
The King of Qi was at a loss what to do. After a lecture by Sheng Sheng, he agreed to his suggestion and surrendered.
The State of Qi surrendered to the State of Qin with almost no resistance. At this point, the King of Qin swept across Liuhe and ushered in a new era!
