Outside the city, Xiang Pei was covered in blood and rushed into the camp angrily. He smashed down his halberd and cut the eucalyptus platform in half. He glared at Zhuang Xin and Jingyang who had just arrived, "Our army has climbed to the top of the city. , If this continues, it will take at most three days to capture Qufu. Why is the general calling for gold to withdraw his troops at this time?"
Clay figures also have three points of fire, not to mention generals. If Jingyang and Zhuang Xin didn't give a reasonable explanation today, Xiang Pei would dare to let their blood splatter on the military camp.
"The State of Qin sent troops to attack the land south of the Yangtze River of our State of Chu." Jingyang looked at the blood on Xiang Pei's body, was silent for a moment, and said unwillingly.
"Can't we wait even three days? As long as we give the general three days, he will definitely conquer Qufu." Xiang Pei said in a deep voice.
"Two months ago, the State of Qin sent troops. Your Majesty ordered the withdrawal, but I suppressed it. A month ago, your Majesty sent an urgent message again, requesting that the troops withdraw and return to central Guizhou. I suppressed it again. Half a month ago, Your Majesty, The third time I sent an order to withdraw the troops, I used the excuse that Qufu was about to be captured, so I suppressed it again. Just now, the king sent an order to withdraw the troops for the fourth time, and sent someone to remove me from the post of military advisor. I can't suppress it anymore."
Zhuang Xin sighed deeply, as if he had aged ten years.
Before that, he didn't tell anyone about this, even Jingyang just learned about it.
He was buried in the soil from the neck down. Even if he refused the king's order, the King of Chu would not be afraid of him. At most, he would be dismissed and refrigerated.
But Jingyang and Xiang Pei are different. They are the only generals in the Chu Kingdom and they are in their prime. If they disobey military orders, they will definitely be feared by the King of Chu and will not be reused from now on.
Zhuang Xin did not want the two of them to be implicated.
After Xiang Pei heard this, he collapsed on the couch. Jingyang walked to his side and patted his old rival on the shoulder.
Two people who disliked each other felt each other's helplessness and sadness at this moment.
"How is the situation in central Guizhou?" Xiang Pei finally spoke after a long while.
Qianzhong County is located in the west of Chu State. It was originally established by King Huai of Chu to resist Qin State. However, it was taken over by Qin State not long after it was established. After that, the two sides launched a fierce battle in central Guizhou.
In 280 BC, Sima Cuo captured Qianzhong County, and not long after, the Chu State recaptured it.
After the Battle of Yanying, Zhang Ruo, the governor of Shu County, captured Qianzhong County again. The next year, Chu State recaptured fifteen cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
Afterwards, the Qin State realized that its expansion in the southeast had reached its limit, and no longer targeted the Chu State, but again targeted the Three Jins. Only then did the Chu State breathe a sigh of relief.
"Only one of the fifteen cities is left," Zhuang Xin said.
It is said that Zhang Tang did not intend to attack the Chu State. The order he received was to go to the border to scare the Chu State and attract the main force of the Chu State.
Who would have thought that as soon as the army arrived at the gate of Chu State, the Chu army actually surrendered! Surrender!
The king did not say that the attack on Chu was true, but he did not say that he could not accept the surrender of the Chu army.
This is a battle achievement for nothing, don’t give it up for nothing.
Surrender is as contagious as the plague. After one person surrenders, he quickly infects a group of people.
Fifteen cities, fourteen surrendered in just two months.
After so many years of fighting, this was the first time he had won so easily.
Everyone wins!
"What!" Xiang Pei exclaimed.
"In addition, the Yue Kingdom has raised troops in Jiangdong and has captured Gusu." Zhuang Xin continued.
"What are Chun Shenjun and Quan Zi doing?" Xiang Pei was not surprised. Chu State had already expected this.
However, Xiang Pei still didn't expect that everything would happen so quickly. After the Chu Kingdom had been peaceful for a few years, there were suddenly three more battlefields. The originally abundant military strength was suddenly stretched thin.
[In view of the general environment,
"I don't know, maybe they are waiting for the Yue Kingdom to come out in force." Zhuang Xin said.
"What about us, shall we go to Qianzhong County or Jiangdong County?" Xiang Pei asked.
"Qianzhong County."
"Where is Koto County?"
"Chunshen
Jun said to leave it to him. Zhuang Xin said.
The King of Chu trusted Huang Xie far more than he did. Even though the Yue Kingdom had captured more than two hundred miles of land, the King of Chu still had no doubts about Huang Xie.
This trust was something he had never received in his life.
On the other side, Li Si and Feng Quji rushed all the way to Handan, joined Le Cheng's army, and rushed to Heluo together.
"Is this the strengthened army? It feels like nothing has changed." Li Si followed Le Cheng on horseback and said with some confusion.
Although he has never been on the battlefield, he knows a lot about soldiers. At least he can see the spirit of the soldiers.
But the Zhao army in front of them merged into one, whether they were strengthened or not, their momentum was the same, without any obvious difference.
"The power of faith strengthens only strength, not momentum. Although the improvement of strength will also increase the momentum, it takes time or the stimulation of battle to show it. You will know the gap when you fight." Le Cheng looked back. He looked at the soldiers behind him and showed a satisfied smile.
Zhao Jun was already very elite, but now that he has been strengthened by the power of faith, as long as he is not a military spirit army, he dares to rush forward and fight.
"After waiting for so long, I can finally kill the enemy and perform meritorious service. The soldiers have been waiting for this day." Jia Yan flicked the spear in his hand and pointed forward.
Since the completion of the awarding system for Zhao's meritorious service, this is still the first battle, and everyone is exerting all their strength.
Li Si and Feng Quji looked at each other, and they could feel the indifference of Le Cheng and Jia Yan towards them.
The two were just starting out and had no record of success, and the other was a long-established general in Zhao State, so how could they take them seriously.
"It's not the same thing just relying on the king's orders. We must find ways to gain the initiative." Li Si thought in his mind that the journey from Handan to the Royal City was his last time.
Once you enter the royal city, it will be even harder to convince Le Cheng.
A few days later, Zhao Jun encountered the Han and Wei armies stationed in Xingyang.
"Go and ask Han Jun and Wei Jun why they didn't leave?" Le Cheng said a little strangely.
If you support, then support, if you don't support, then what the hell is that?
Not only did he offend the state of Qin, but he was unable to save the state of Zhou, so he was unhappy with both sides.
As for taking advantage of the opportunity, the two countries do not have the courage.
When the Zhou envoys who stayed in the Han and Wei armies heard that Zhao Jun was coming, they were so happy that they almost knelt down before Le Cheng.
They were almost driven crazy during this period. Han Jun and Wei Jun refused to leave, and they did not dare to go back to see the Duke of Western Zhou.
"The general is finally here. General, please get off your horse quickly." Su He, the envoy of the Zhou Kingdom, said with a smile on his face, like a slave, wiping the dust from Le Cheng's shoes with his sleeves, and saying with a full face.
This is the last savior of Zhou State. If Zhao State, like South Korea and Wei, does not leave after arriving in Xingyang, then he can collect the corpses of Zhou State in advance.
"What's going on? Are you here to garrison troops?" Le Cheng asked.
"The Wei army and the Han army were afraid of the Qin army and did not dare to rescue our Zhou Kingdom. They marched to Xingyang and did not leave." Su He said with a grimace.
"This is nonsense." Lecheng pointed to a soldier not far away, "Come here."
"General!" Sergeant Wei walked up to Le Cheng and said with his fists clasped.
At that time, Le Cheng had helped the Wei State to train cavalry for several years, and many Wei soldiers knew him.
