Chu State, Xinying.
In the past, Bai Qi flooded the land of Yan, and millions of soldiers, commoners, and slaves from Chu lay dead. Hanyang was destroyed in the First World War, and the official fled eastward in a hurry, fled to Jiangdong and Jianghuai, and established Xinying.
The King of Qin swung his sword, the six kingdoms were destroyed, the blood of the Marquis of Luo was exhausted, the King of Qi died, the four kings were captured, and the tiger looked at the world.
Now it's Chu's turn.
The king of Chu asked all the ministers in the palace and said in a trembling voice: "My nobles, who is confident that he can stop the Qin army?"
In the palace of the King of Chu, the ministers of the world's most famous ministers looked at each other one after another without saying a word.
If they are fighting for power and playing tricks, all of these people are good players, but if they are really allowed to govern the country and lead troops to fight, then forget it.
But we can't just sit back and wait for death, and just surrender like the shameless nobles of Qi State, right?
Now the group of Chu ministers in Xinying City, no matter which faction they belong to, all have a deep hatred for Qin.
Which family has no elders who died in the catastrophe in the past, and who dares to mention the word surrender?
When Chu Wangcheng saw no one speaking, he could only turn his eyes to the person in the palace who had been silent with his eyes closed.
General of Chu State, Xiang Yan!
Born in the Xiang family of the Chu Kingdom, he was a nobleman of the Chu Kingdom who had been serving as ministers throughout the world.
Moreover, he is the only one among the great nobles of Chu State who has war experience. The rest have never even been on the battlefield.
Chu Wangcheng asked hesitantly: "Xiang Qing, are you willing to lead your troops to fight the Qin army?"
Xiang Yan's eyes that had been closed opened slightly, and a sharp edge flashed past.
Before he could speak, several voices suddenly sounded in the hall.
"No!"
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
Starting from Ling Yin, several big nobles opposed Xiang Yan's war.
There was a sneer on Xiang Yan's lips, and he knew this would be the ending.
How could this group of Chu nobles dare to let themselves command the Chu army?
The last time the Xiang family commanded the Chu army was during the reign of Luo Wugong.
As a result, he directly returned to the royal capital, controlled the King of Chu and a group of nobles, and successfully seized power.
Having learned from the past, no matter how stupid these nobles were, they knew they couldn't let the Xiang family lead the army.
A real man cannot live without power for a day!
No matter how great the threat posed by the Qin army is, it is still far away, but the threat of the Xiang family is right in front of us.
Although Chu's defeat was tragic, Xiang's success was even more unacceptable.
Which one is more important, the nobles of Chu State know very well.
Perhaps under the threat of death, King Chu, who had always been a bit cowardly, gained a little more courage today.
He forced himself to ask loudly: "Dear gentlemen.
Will Chu's thousand-year-old state be destroyed by Qin's iron hoof?
Your noble ministers have large tracts of land in the Chu State, have countless servants, and have the hereditary position of Shangqing.
The houses on the land stretch for several miles, and are more glorious than the palace of the common man.
It is all because of the existence of the Chu State that you are rich and noble.
Now your nobles are unwilling to resist Qin.
When Qin conquers Chu, we will all be prisoners of Qin.
It would be very lucky to be alive by then.
I am the king of Chu. Perhaps by virtue of the afterglow of my ancestors, like the four kings of Zhao, Wei and Han Yan, I got a city as a settlement.
Do you, noble ministers, still want to retain your wealth? "
What the King of Chu said was sincere and very correct.
But if the nobles of the Six Kingdoms could make the right decision, they would not have become prisoners of Qin so quickly.
The Six Kingdoms, from kings to nobles, were greedy and short-sighted.
One decision after another was made that was extremely stupid and puzzling.
Eventually the entire country was brought to a dead end.
After much thought, these nobles decided that it was certain to resist the Qin army's attack, but they could not leave the army to Xiang Yan's command.
Yin, the commander of the State of Chu, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that my ministers are unwilling to resist the Qin army. It's actually Xiang who has coerced your Majesty. This is such a treasonous crime.
It is already the king's grace that he can still stay in the Chu Kingdom and hold the position of minister.
How could he be allowed to lead the army again?
I am willing to lead the Chu army on an expedition, and I must ensure that the Qin army never comes back! "
Chu Wangcheng's expression was very strange. He wanted to ask Ling Yin if he was serious?
A man who has never even been in the army in his life has to face Wang Jian, a famous general in the world. Isn't this a deliberate attempt to kill someone?
The key point is that others are giving other people's heads. This is the first time I've seen this guy rush to give his own head.
But when things have reached this point, the King of Chu can only hope that among Ling Yin's retainers there are people who are proficient in military strategy and can help him defeat the Qin army.
Xiang Yan had been watching with cold eyes. When everything settled, Shi Shiran stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Xiang family will not participate in sending troops."
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Everyone looked at Xiang Yan angrily, you are such a good Xiang.
After being a loyal minister for so many years, I never expected that the last critical moment would come.
You actually rebelled!
I really didn’t expect that your Xiang family would also have such a day!
Chu Wangcheng asked in a serious tone: "Xiang Qing, why did you say such a thing?
This is a time of life and death for the Chu State. If you don't send troops, are you trying to dishonor the reputation of your ancestors? "
Xiang Yan smiled and said loudly: "Your Majesty, look at the ministers in this palace. Every one of them has their corpses eating nothing.
If you want to rely on these people to maintain the state of Chu, you might as well imagine that the ancestor Xiong Dun is resurrected and leads Chu to defeat Qin.
How can we govern the country well with these insects? How can we win the battle?
Just by looking at them, they might have been defeated and surrendered as soon as they arrived on the battlefield.
Isn't this the most stupid thing for me to hand over the children of the Xiang family to their hands?
I am willing to lead the descendants of the Xiang family and the private soldiers of the clan to resist Qin alone.
Even if you are defeated, you will still die! "
Seeing that the Chu Kingdom was about to be doomed, Xiang Yan's words were really wanton and passionate, completely venting the depression that Xiang had been feeling.
"Xiang Yan, you are so rebellious!"
"Xiang Yan, how dare you mock your Majesty!"
"Xiang Yan, you actually humiliated me like this. I want to fight you to the death!"
With these weaklings in the palace, how dare someone come to tease his tiger beard?
Xiang Yanhu stared, and the nobleman who said he wanted to fight to the death was instantly frightened and did not dare to say anything.
"snort!
With this courage, I am waiting to receive news of your defeat. "
After saying that, Shi Shiran walked out of the palace in the eyes of everyone. With such an arrogant look, the nobles wanted to kill Xiang Yan directly in the main hall.
Naturally, Xiang Yan didn't just say it casually. After he returned to the Xiang family's fiefdom in Jiangdong from Xinying, in addition to his family members and thousands of private soldiers from the clan, he also mobilized tens of thousands of peasant soldiers.
"If this victory is won, the Chu State can still survive for several years. If it is defeated, the country will collapse. There is nothing to say."
Although Xiang Yan is not the clan leader, he is the person with the highest official position in the Xiang family and has great prestige among the Xiang family's children. The Xiang family's children all said: "It's just death. I am willing to fight to the death with my elders!"
Looking at the children of the Xiang family who actively participated in the war, Xiang Yan was very pleased and asked everyone to return home to take care of the funeral.
His grandson Xiang Ji came and asked, "Grandpa, are you going to fight the Qin people? Although my grandson is young, he is brave and can fight with you."
Although Xiang Ji was only ten years old, he was born different from ordinary people and had innate supernatural powers, which made Xiang Yan like him very much.
Xiang Yan said with a smile: "Ji'er is still young, don't be anxious.
You are a soldier sent from heaven, and you have an infinite future.
If my grandfather dies in battle, he will not be able to come back.
When you grow up, you must overthrow the Qin Dynasty, regain the Kingdom of Chu, and avenge us! "
Xiang Ji said with tears in his eyes: "Grandpa, my grandson will definitely avenge you. My grandson will kill all the Qin clan members and let them be buried with you."
Everyone laughed when they heard this, thinking it was a kid's joke.
How powerful is Qin?
Qin Wangzheng will soon become the emperor, ruling tens of millions of subjects and thousands of miles of land.
Xiang Ji, when the Chu Kingdom is destroyed, he will be the subjugated nobleman that the Qin Kingdom will hunt down. At that time, he will not even be as good as an ordinary commoner.
How could it be possible to overthrow the rule of Qin?
Xiang Yan took his eldest son and hundreds of Xiang's children who had settled down with their families to attack the Qin army.
As soon as they walked out of Jiangdong, they heard that Chu's 200,000-strong army had actually achieved a small victory.
Wang Jian retreated thirty miles and could not hold on. Taking advantage of the victory, the Chu army launched a large army to pursue Wang Jian, hoping to annihilate Wang Jian's 100,000 troops.
When Xiang Yan heard this, he showed no sign of joy and said to his left and right: "Wang Jian is a famous general in the world and has no single enemy in the world. He must have faked his defeat. If the Chu army rushes to pursue it, I'm afraid he will be defeated by the Qin army."
Sure enough, the advancing Chu army was ambushed by Wang Jian and suffered heavy losses. Xinying City fell in a battle and the King of Chu was captured.
In the name of King Chu, Wang Jian issued an edict to the territory of Chu State, requiring all cities to surrender.
After Xiang Yan received it, he threw it directly on the ground, split it in half and said: "This is a false order, I cannot obey the imperial edict.
The Kingdom of Chu has not yet been destroyed, and Lord Xincheng has always had a virtuous reputation. I will make Lord Xincheng the king and collect the desperate soldiers, so that I can still fight. "
Although Wang Jian conquered Xinying City, there were still some young masters who were named kings outside, and Lord Xincheng was one of them.
Lord Xincheng soon made peace with Xiang Yan and became king with the support of a hundred thousand troops.
When Wang Jian heard that Lord Xincheng was king, he immediately led his troops to attack. Xiang Yan led the Chu soldiers to defend. The two sides fought fiercely for a month, and Xiang Yan's city was destroyed and retreated to the city on the side of the river.
Wanting to rely on the dangers of the river and sky to resist the Qin army, Wang Jian was not in a hurry to attack, but first cut off Xiang Yan's food routes.
Then they began to mobilize ships from the entire Wu region. After several months of preparation, the Qin army began to attack in a mighty manner.
Xiang Yan is also considered a famous general, but whether it is Wang Jian's personal strength or the strength of the Qin State, it is completely unstoppable by the current Chu State.
He defended the city for half a year, and after using up the last of the food reserves in the city, Wang Jian finally broke through the city.
At this point, the last resistance forces of Chu State were slaughtered.
Chu State was completely destroyed!
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With the demise of Chu, a unified centralized monarchy and autocratic state was established on the land of Zhuxia. This was a huge institutional innovation. The political system based on the Qin system has since taken root in the land of Zhuxia. . ——"The Destruction of Nations"
That's it. A backward slave-holding country like Chu State can just be destroyed. No need to waste any more words.
(End of chapter)
