"The Shouchun Waiguo was attacked by Qin general Zhao Tuo?"
"Your Majesty, please surrender to the Qin people?"
"The Palace of Chu has fallen into the hands of the Qin army. The king, his sons, his grandsons, and the ministers and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have all been captured by the Qin people and escorted northward?"
When bad news one after another came to Huaiyin City from the west via fast horses.
The tens of thousands of residents in Huaiyin City, as well as the nearly 100,000 Chu troops outside the city, were all plunged into chaos and panic.
"Your Majesty surrenders to Qin, and our Kingdom of Chu is destroyed!"
"Jingchu is dead, what should we do?"
"The Qin army is about to head east, what should we do?"
Not only the Chu civilians and army sergeants were panicking, but even leaders such as Gongzi Qi and Xiang Yan were so shocked by the news that they turned pale and looked horrified.
Because Shouchun fell much faster than they expected.
"Shouchun is a mighty city in the world, and my brother has tens of thousands of troops. How could Zhao Tuo's twenty or thirty thousand men attack the outer city?"
"Zhao Tuo is so powerful!"
Young Master Qi looked shocked, and the young man standing next to Li Xin with a weak smile appeared in his mind.
He knew that Zhao Tuo was very capable, so when he was in Chen Ying, Prince Qi stood on the high city wall, looked at Zhao Tuo's back as he left the city, and said, "If you can't collect it, then destroy it."
Prince Qi believed that with his participation, Li Xin's attack on Chu would definitely fail miserably. By then, Zhao Tuo was in danger of being captured and killed in the defeated army.
Even if Zhao Tuo manages to escape and return to Qin, he will definitely be defeated by this defeat just like Li Xin. He will be punished by the King of Qin for his crimes, not to mention being directly thrown into the cold palace, and his future will be bleak.
Therefore, when Li Xin attacked Chu, he did not take Zhao Tuo to heart.
Unexpectedly, this son did not change Li Xin's disastrous defeat in that battle. But he found a different way, not only avoiding the humiliation of defeat, but also won a great victory that surprised the world, and became a hero in the hearts of the people of Qin.
When Prince Qi heard about Zhao Tuo's various deeds, especially the great victory in Surabaya, he couldn't help but feel a touch of regret in his heart while sighing.
】
"This son is not from Qin. It would be great if he could be used by me."
Now, he even heard that Zhao Tuo defeated a hundred thousand Qi troops, forced Xiang Qu to be killed, and even captured the outer city of Shouchun. The regret and regret in Young Master Qi's heart became stronger and stronger, and he even felt a trace of regret.
He clearly has a chance to get Zhao Tuo.
When Zhao Tuo followed Wang Jian and returned from conquering Yan, his son Qi was still the Changping Lord of the Qin State. He was the right prime minister of the Qin State and had great power in his hands.
If I had known that Zhao Tuo was so good at fighting, he would be a famous general. He should have ignored his shame and asked for it directly from Qin Wangzheng. With his position at the time, as long as he found some excuses, I believe Qin Wangzheng would not refuse.
In that case, he could bring Zhao Tuo to Chen Ying for training and turn that boy into his son Qi's man.
Let Zhao Tuo serve the Chu State, so it will be the Qin people who have a headache now.
"There was once an opportunity to get Zhao Tuo in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. Now that I think about it, it's too late to regret it."
While Young Master Qi was sighing, several other Chu generals directed their anger at Chu King Fu Chu.
"Could it be that he is a pig carrying the cud!"
"That's Shouchun City. The city has high walls and solid walls. There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the city. How could he not last even a month before Zhao Tuo used 20 to 30 thousand people to break through the outer walls! He was forced to feed the dogs and pigs with cud. , how incompetent!”
Jing Tong, Qu Mao and other Chu generals cursed angrily and directed all their grievances on Fu Chu, who surrendered to the Qin army, because this thing was so unexpected.
How could you, the majestic King of Chu, surrender so quickly!
Even Xiang Yan was stunned for a long time when he heard the news.
He expected Shouchun City to be able to withstand the Qin army for two or three months, but he didn't know that in less than a month, he received the news that Shouchun City had been destroyed and the King of Chu had surrendered, which completely disrupted his plan.
"Our army has not yet been organized, and there has been no response from the princes in various places. We have already surrendered. The situation is not good for me!"
Just as Xiang Yan worried, the next situation became more and more serious for the Chu people.
Immediately after the news that Shouchun City was broken and the King of Chu surrendered to Qin, there was an envoy from the Qin army.
These envoys from the Qin people traveled all the way eastward, and wherever they passed, they announced the last edict of the King of Chu to carry the cud.
"There is no virtue without grain, and Jingchu has committed many crimes. Now it is Qin's captives, which is also the destiny of heaven. All the cities and towns of Chu should be returned to Qin, respecting the order of not grain, and obeying the will of heaven..."
This was an edict issued by King Chu of Chu in order to please the Qin people. He ordered those Chu cities that were still resisting to open their doors and surrender to the Qin army. He also asked the Chu people who were holding swords and halberds to put down their weapons and go to Qin. The obedient people of the country.
This is the order of King Chu.
In actual circumstances, this edict has great significance.
It gave many Chu people who wanted to surrender to Qin but were hesitant and wary, a name and a step to surrender.
You see, our king surrendered to Qin, and even issued an edict telling us not to resist the Qin army. Therefore, our move to surrender to Qin was carried out in accordance with the king's edict and in accordance with the destiny of heaven.
If I surrender, it is justifiable and blameless.
On the contrary, those who hold the banner of anti-Qin are actually the traitors who have betrayed the king's order.
These edicts were spread throughout the country through envoys from the Qin army and the Chu people who visited the cities along the way, and their influence was very great.
When it reached Huaiyin, it even caused panic among the Chu army gathered here.
Some of the nearly 100,000 Chu troops gathered outside the city of Huaiyin were civilians who had been forcibly recruited. These people only wanted to survive and eat, and had no loyalty to the Chu State.
But there are still some who are true loyalists with Jingchu in mind. They are patriotic and heard that Xiang Yan and Young Master Qi were recruiting troops and food here, so they came to join them one after another.
Now these people saw that the news that Chu State was dead and that the king ordered them to surrender was spread everywhere. The patriotic passion that they were originally full of was suppressed in an instant, and a look of confusion appeared in their eyes.
Shouchun was captured by the Qin army. The king surrendered to the Qin people and ordered them not to resist.
So is it really meaningful for them to gather here and raise the banner of resistance against Qin?
To sum up in one sentence, with the surrender of King Chu of Chu, the hearts of those who resisted Qin began to collapse.
Chu people lack a leader.
Under such circumstances, Xiang Yan stood up.
The white-haired Ling Yin of Chu State stood at the top of Huaiyin City and roared angrily at the panicked Chu people.
"He usurped the throne by regicide. He was a rebellious minister and a murderer. He should not be king! Now that he has surrendered to Qin to offer Ying, he is even more of a shame to our Chu people! We, An Neng, surrendered because of him, so we thought that Jingchu was dead!"
"Today, I will tell the second and third sons that our country of Chu is not destroyed!"
"Jingchu has been a country for 800 years, and all the ancestors of the past have fought hard to open up thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in Jingchu! Even after going through many hardships, we people in Jingchu have never surrendered!"
"Today, although Fuchu surrenders, we, the people of Chu, have a new king!"
"The new king has ascended the throne and will enshrine the state of Chu. He will lead our warriors from Jingchu and Chu to fight to the death with the Qin people and fight to the end!"
Under Xiang Yan's filial piety, Chu generals such as Jing Tong and Qu Mao responded in kind.
"There is a new king in Chu, we will never surrender!"
Amidst the bursts of shouting, those Chu people who were originally confused suddenly woke up. The flames that were about to be extinguished in their chests burned brightly again, and the light of hope bloomed in their eyes.
That's right, Fu Chu surrendered, and we have a new King of Chu!
If Chu has a new king, then Chu will not be destroyed!
Amid bursts of loud shouting, Prince Qi, who was dressed in the attire of the King of Chu, walked up the city wall step by step.
He is in his forties, fair-skinned, modest in appearance, and has always presented himself as a handsome gentleman.
But today, he was wearing the uniform of a king, and his face was flushed with excitement.
He stood on the city wall, listening to the cheers that reached his ears, and felt the blood in his body burning.
"I am Xiong Qi, Mi's surname is Xiong, a descendant of Emperor Gaoyang, and a descendant of Zhu Rong!"
Xiong Qi spoke to the Chu people below the city.
"Now the Qin Lingchu is being violently attacked, and the country is in danger of overthrowing. The mediocre leader is carrying the cud for the sake of his own life, and selling his country to the Qin people. Such behavior is a betrayal of the foundation of our ancestors! Xiong Qi is not talented, but in this time of crisis, he is willing to stand up Come out and lead us to fight against Qin, drive out the Qin people, restore our land of Chu, and complete our Jingchu State!"
"You guys, you want to follow me!"
After a brief silence, there was a roar of mountains and tsunamis.
"We are willing to follow the king and fight against the Qin people together!"
"Your Majesty is victorious, and we are willing to die for your Majesty!"
At this moment, outside Huaiyin City, the shouts were loud.
After being confused, the Chu people gathered here finally found the target of their allegiance again.
They swore an oath of service to the king on top of the city!
If Chu has a new king, then Chu will not be destroyed!
In those calls.
Xiong Qi held his head high and stood upright, his eyes flashing with excitement.
this moment.
He is no longer Lord Changping.
He is no longer Young Master Qi.
Instead, he was the king who shouldered the hopes of countless Chu people and led the Chu people to expel the Qin army and restore the homeland of Chu.
King Qi of Chu!
…
Five days later.
When the news that Xiong Qi became king in Huaiyin reached the Qin army camp outside Shouchun City.
It immediately caused an uproar.
"The traitor Xiong Qi dares to claim the throne!"
In Wang Jian's roar.
General Pi Zhao Tuo’s eyes shone.
King Qi of Chu!
will be his goal.
Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart.
"Xiong Qi, you are mine!"
