Wang Sheng hurriedly came to the Ancestral Temple and asked his guards to guard outside the Ancestral Temple and not allow anyone to approach. Then he straightened his clothes and entered the Ancestral Temple with a solemn expression.
Wang Sheng entered the ancestral temple. The statue of Zijue was enshrined in the middle of the ancestral temple. Wang Sheng first took out the incense and lit it, then inserted it into the incense burner. Then he knelt in front of the statue of Zijue, kowtowed and said, "I am the ninth grandson of the Wang family. Sheng, pay homage to our ancestors!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the smoke rising from the incense gathering quickly, and a shadow appeared in the air. At the same time, a gentle voice suddenly sounded in Wang Sheng's mind, "Good boy, no need to be polite, get up!" "
Wang Sheng's eyes flashed with joy, he stood up respectfully and said, "Thank you, ancestor!"
"Good boy, I know everything you have done, including annexing the Wu State and doing little work, so that the Huai State will prosper." Zi Jue said happily.
"It was all thanks to the solid foundation laid by our ancestors that we were able to defeat Sheng and Wu."
"Haha, no need to be modest."
"Do you know why I called you here this time?"
"Are our ancestors planning to attack the Huai Kingdom for the sake of the Qi National Alliance?" Wang Sheng said excitedly.
"It is indeed related to this!" Zijue said with a smile.
"The state of Qi was reformed by Guan Zhong, and its national strength became strong. It also followed the principle of respecting the king and repelling the barbarians, commanding the world, and the princes of the world gathered together. This was a rise of the destiny of the state."
"Our country of Huai has become stronger and stronger over the years, and its luck has improved. It has had an increasing influence on Bangzhou, and the backlash of Bangzhou's destiny has become stronger. This battle is very important to the Huai Kingdom. If we win, Bangzhou's destiny will be restored." Continue to lie dormant and accumulate strength, but if we are defeated, the Huai Kingdom will not survive!"
"So serious?" Wang Sheng was also shocked.
"We are the remnants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Since the founding of the country, Bang Zhou has been eager to kill us all and attack the capital. This time the Qi army has joined forces to attack and destroy the Huai Kingdom, so you need to be careful. "
"Ancestor, Sheng will definitely protect the Huai Kingdom and defeat the Qi Allied Forces!" Wang Sheng said solemnly.
Zijue nodded slightly, and then continued: "Qi Chu is powerful and has a large number of people. The encirclement from the north and the south is very dangerous for the Huai Kingdom. These destiny artifacts are given to you. If there is a crisis, you can use the destiny artifacts to get through it."
Wang Sheng was very excited when he heard that his ancestor had given him the Divine Artifact of Destiny. He was very aware of the power of the Divine Artifact of Destiny. It was like the star observatory built by the Huai Kingdom. Although the cost of using it every time was very high, the power of the Divine Artifact of the Huai Kingdom was very high. The observatory has made a great contribution to the good weather and good harvests throughout the year.
Zijue checked Wang Sheng's attributes. He was the second Son of Destiny in the Wang family.
[Ancestors: Zi Jue, Wang Jue
Patriarch: Wang Sheng (the ninth grandson of the Wang family, the king of the Huai Kingdom)
Title: Duke (Bang Zhou/Yin Shang)
Country: Bangzhou
Attributes: Internal Affairs: 88, Strategy: 91, Strategy: 92, Commander: 82: Force: 78, Charm: 90
Reputation: Slightly
Props held: Recruitment Order, Earth Level Sky Fire, Rejuvenation Talisman, Reinforcement Order, Divine Soldiers from Heaven, Thousand Miles of Garden House Talisman, Heavy Rain Talisman, Strong Wind Talisman, White Board props...]
Wang Sheng's attributes are also very good, ranking among the top three among his descendants.
Zijue gave away a large number of earth-level and human-level props. Of the hundreds of thousands of luck, Zijue only kept a hundred thousand as spares. The rest were all used for lottery draws, and most of them were earth-level, human-level, and whiteboards. , the heavenly level and the divine level only drew one card each.
[Heaven Rank·Guardian: After using it, you can choose three thousand people to become the guardians of the family. The guardians will be absolutely loyal to the family. Each guardian is an elite warrior (Strength 85), not afraid of life and death, non-fatal injuries, serious injuries Disabilities can be recovered. After the guardian dies, it will be automatically passed on to the bodies of future generations, subtly becoming a new generation of guardians. 】
[God level·Incarnation: You can create a perfect incarnation. The six-dimensional attributes of the incarnation can theoretically reach full value. It takes time to regenerate after death. The incarnation has no consciousness and can accommodate the soul. 】
The appearance of these two props made Zijue's eyes light up. Heavenly guardians can be passed down as family guardians.
, and the god-level incarnation can just be used to allow him to reincarnate part of his soul.
Zijue did not give God-level and Heaven-level props. Although this kind of artifact is powerful, Wang Sheng cannot withstand the backlash at all, while the backlash of Earth-level, human-level and whiteboard props is much smaller, and they are very difficult to use. suitable.
"The Divine Artifact of Destiny is extremely powerful. Its use will not only consume the family's luck, but your mortal bodies will also suffer backlash. Don't use it casually until you are in a crisis."
"Thank you, ancestor, please remember it!"
Wang Sheng stretched out his hand to take over these destiny artifacts, only to see those destiny artifacts flickering slightly before sinking into the ring in his hand. The usage of the destiny artifact and the price to be paid also appeared in his mind.
"Okay, go ahead!" Zijue waved his hand gently, wisps of green smoke drifted away, and the original shadow also disappeared.
Wang Sheng kowtowed respectfully again, then turned and left the ancestral temple. At this time, Wang Sheng was full of confidence in the upcoming Qi-Chu coalition. With the Divine Artifact in hand, what could the Qi-Chu coalition do?
The Qi-Chu coalition is very dangerous to the Huai State. Without the Divine Artifact of Destiny, Zijue doesn't know whether the Huai State can survive it.
Wang Sheng returned to the palace hall calmly, no longer worried as before. Then the order was issued for the army to assemble, and officials from various places mobilized supplies and transferred grain and grass. The Huai State has already dug canals, and grain transportation is far more convenient than that of Qi, Chu and other countries.
The State of Qi had never thought of hiding the news of the alliance, and it could not be hidden. The princes of the Central Plains came to the alliance one after another, and almost everyone knew about this big move. The big countries that came to join the alliance included Zheng, Wei, Lu, Song, Jin, and Ju. The number of small countries was even greater, including Dai, Cao, Guo, Xue, Zhu, Peng, Xiao, Teng, Tan, Tan, Chen, and Cai. There are dozens of vassal states such as Xu, Xing, Bei and so on.
It can be said that almost the entire Central Plains and the eastern vassal states sent troops.
Wang Sheng summoned ministers to discuss the affairs of the country. After several generations of development, the power of the public houses and clans in Huai State became very strong.
For other vassal states, they may be worried that the power of the public houses and clans will be too strong, which will affect the authority of the direct lineage and lead to the generation of small clans and large clans, but there is no need to worry at all in Huai State.
According to the various miracles that have occurred since the founding of the Huai Kingdom, the direct line of the public family has a mythical color, not to mention the black bird pattern of the direct descendants of the Huai State.
Soon all the ministers of the Huai Kingdom had arrived. Wang Sheng turned to Qing Weijun and said, "Qing Wei, how is the gathering of the army going?"
Wei Jun immediately raised his hands in salute and said, "Your Majesty, one hundred thousand elites from the country have been dispatched to Xiapi and Handu. Another hundred thousand civilians are gathering. Among them, there are another 20,000 elites from Wu who are gathering in Zhenjiang."
"Mr. Gongyang, how are you preparing the food and grass?"
"We have prepared 100,000 shi of grain and grass, of which 70,000 shi have been sent to Xiapi and Handu respectively, and another 30,000 shi are being transported. Handu originally had 12,000 shi of grain and grass, and Xiapi has 20,000 shi of grain and grass, which is enough for the army for half a year. Used. The remaining official warehouses have also been inventoried, 170,000 dan. The chariots and horses are ready and can be requisitioned at any time."
"How are the preparations for the Vine Armor Soldiers?"
"Your Majesty's Tengjia Army is fully prepared and can follow your Majesty to send troops at any time." Xu Mao said respectfully.
"How is the situation in Qi and Chu?" Wang Sheng asked.
"Your Majesty, according to the spies' report, the Duke of Qi is preparing to ally with the princes in Kuiqiu and then send troops to attack. It is estimated that in half a month, the Qi coalition will have 200,000 to 250,000 troops. Although the Chu State was conquered a few years ago, Qi is defeated, but it can still mobilize 50,000 elites and tens of thousands of civilians."
"The total strength of the coalition of princes will exceed 300,000, or even 350,000."
Hearing that the coalition of princes actually had so many troops, the ministers in the hall were also shocked for a while.
"Send someone to contact Xu State. Will Marquis Xu send troops?"
"Your Majesty, Marquis Xu has agreed to send troops, but Xu's strength has weakened in recent years, so he can only send five thousand troops and two hundred chariots."
Wang Sheng nodded, then stood up, picked up a bronze sword and tiger talisman and said, "Wei Qing, I leave the command of the army to you this time!"
Wei Jun stepped forward and knelt on the ground, took the bronze sword and tiger talisman with both hands, and said loudly
"I will do my best to repay you."
At the Kuiqiu Alliance, the Marquis of Qi received the support of dozens of princes and became the leader of the alliance again. It can be said that there were not as many princes as here to congratulate the Emperor of Zhou on his ascension to the throne. This shows the power of the Marquis of Qi.
In Kuiqiu, the princes of Qi dominate the world and call the princes to form an alliance.
Marquis Zheng lamented: "Dozens of princes gathered together, the banners stretched for more than ten miles, and the horses neighed like thunder. It was like this even when King Wu defeated Zhou."
"The Huai Kingdom did not respect the Zhou rites, refused to court the emperor, and annexed the Wu Kingdom. If we don't teach them a lesson, who will still abide by the Zhou rites?" Qi Hou said righteously.
The princes nodded in agreement. Next, the princes arranged their positions according to their titles, bloodlines, merits, etc. Sitting in the middle was the Marquis of Qi.
Everyone formed an alliance based on their blood and elected the Marquis of Qi as the overlord of the world. Then they counted the faults of the Huai Kingdom and vowed to jointly attack the Huai Kingdom.
The Marquis of Qi commanded an army and set off towards the Huai Kingdom. The banners of the army covered the sky and the sun, and an army of 200,000 people came towards Xiapi.
At this time, the Huai army was also stationed in Xiapi. Wei Jun set up four camps outside the city, which were at the horns of Xiapi City to defend against the coalition of princes led by Qi.
Just when Qi State led the coalition of princes to attack Xiapi, Chu State also came down the Yangtze River and launched an attack.
After receiving information that the Qi and Chu armies were preparing to launch attacks from the south and the north, Wang Sheng summoned the ministers and asked how to respond.
"My lords, the allied forces of Qi and Chu are attacking our country of Huai from the south and north. Do you have any good suggestions?"
"Your Majesty, the combined forces of Qi and Chu are already 300,000 in number. Our country only has 100,000. Why don't we ask for peace from Qi?" a senior official said. Many people were shocked.
"Seek peace?" Wang Sheng glanced at the man, and then said: "How to ask for peace? Promise to respect the Marquis of Qi as the leader of the alliance? Then cede the Wu Kingdom again and let it re-establish the country? Or should we tie our arms to the Zhou Dynasty? The emperor pleads guilty and is allowed to fall into disgrace?"
"This matter can still be discussed..." the old minister Nono said, but was forcibly interrupted by Wang Sheng before he finished speaking.
"Don't mention the matter of suing for peace anymore!" Wang Sheng said coldly: "Fan Qing is old and frail and unable to serve as a minister. Let him retire and return to his hometown to take care of himself."
After seeing the consequences of seeking peace, the few ministers who had just wanted to say something suddenly shuddered and quickly shut their mouths.
"Your Majesty, although there are 300,000 troops in the coalition of Qi and Chu princes, the princes among them have different ideas. Except for Qi and Chu, the other princes have nothing to fear." Xu Mao stepped forward and said.
"I wonder if Xu Qing has any good ideas?" Wang Sheng asked.
"The coalition forces of Qi and Chu are attacking from the north and the south. I feel that we should defeat one group first and then gather our forces to deal with the other group. Otherwise, the north and south will start fighting at the same time, and it may be difficult to stop the coalition of princes."
Other ministers who came to the throne also believed that one of them should be solved first. After all, fighting on two fronts is too stressful. Once something goes wrong, it will easily lead to the collapse of both fronts.
"I suggest you attack Chu first!" Xu Mao said.
"What do you think, Mr. Gongyang?"
"I also believe that Chu should be attacked first," Gongyang Shuo said.
"If Chu is weak and Qi is strong, it should be easy first and then difficult. After defeating Chu, we, the Huai State, will have no worries. Only when our army moves north can we fight with all our strength against the coalition of princes commanded by Qi."
"Do you have any strategies to defeat Chu?" Wang Sheng asked.
"Your Majesty, I have some ideas, but I still need Your Majesty to take action." Xu Mao said.
Wang Sheng's eyes flashed, he nodded, and then continued to discuss other matters.
This time the Chu State was full of confidence, and the Marquis of Chu personally led an army of 100,000 to conquer the Huai State.
The Chu State's 100,000-strong army on land and water advanced together and conquered twelve cities east of Jinling. In just a few days, they had advanced to the front line of Zhenjiang and Yangzhou.
The soldiers recruited from Wu were no match for the Chu State. Coupled with the large number of Chu people, the Huai State's armies in the south were defeated one after another.
Xiong Tong, the Marquis of Chu, was very happy to see that the army had won consecutive victories. This attack on Huai could be described as a series of victories. Yixue was the enemy of Huai's consecutive defeats.
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The army marched all the way to Zhenjiang and Yangzhou. Zhenjiang and Yangzhou were fortified cities specially built by Wang Sheng. They were close to the river on one side and used water from the Yangtze River as a moat. The troops stationed there were also the elite of the Huai Kingdom, and they were far from comparable to the Wu army. The Chu army attacked three times in a row but failed to capture these two fortified cities.
After seeing this situation, the Marquis of Chu was unwilling to confront these two strong cities, so he asked the army to cross the river directly to prepare to capture Han City.
At this time, Xu Maozheng, the commander-in-chief of the army, was waiting in Hancheng for the Chu army to attack.
"Where are the Chu army?" Xu Mao asked without raising his head as he looked at the bamboo slips.
"General, the Chu army still has fifty miles to reach Hancheng."
"It came so quickly. It seems that the Chu army is very confident!" Xu Mao chuckled, and then said: "Order the army to strictly guard the city and not go out to fight! Anyone who dares to go out to fight will be punished if they win, and if they lose, they will be expelled!"
"As ordered!" Everyone was shocked and quickly put away their little thoughts.
After arranging the generals and captains, Xu Mao continued to ask: "Has the matter been cleared up?"
"General, we have found out." A captain who looked ordinary and dressed in ordinary clothes said respectfully.
"The Marquis of Chu died of illness. Xiong Tong killed his brother's son and established himself as the Marquis of Chu. In order to ascend to the throne of Chu, Xiong Tong massacred the Chu state's officials. In the end, no one dared to object anymore, and Xiong Tong established himself as the king."
"In the previous generation, the Marquis of Chu had four sons. Among them, the eldest son was killed. The second son and the third son were granted the title of Cangwu, and then died of illness. The fourth son was young and survived, but was saved by Qu Jiang, a doctor of Chu State."
"After Xiong Tong came to the throne, he conquered the east and west, opened up territory and expanded his territory, and his prestige increased greatly. However, since he faced off against me, the Huai State, he lost consecutive battles and lost his troops. Later, he was defeated by the Qi State and had to go to the king's title. Chu Jun The reputation has declined greatly. The soldiers in the country suffered heavy casualties, and the nobles are quite complaining."
"The son of the previous Chu Lord must have grown up now. Send someone to contact him and secretly lure him to seize the throne." Xu Mao said directly.
"General, I'm afraid he doesn't dare, right?" the captain said hesitantly.
"Normally he might not dare, but what time is it now?" Xu Mao sneered: "Our army only needs to continue to confront the Chu army, and then spread some rumors, saying that the Chu army is surrounded, or Lord Chu is dead, what do you think they will do?"
"General, I understand!" The man said with a glint in his eyes.
"Go do it!" Xu Mao said with a smile.
"Here!"
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Chu State, the capital of Ying.
There have been many rumors in the market recently, saying that the Chu army was besieged and that the Chu army was victorious. Various rumors have been swirling around, making people confused about whether they are true or false. However, for some reason, no news has come from the front line for so long.
Ling Yin Shenju had just returned to his mansion, and soon his servants reported it and asked Qu Jiang to see him. Shen Ju asked someone to invite him over. When he saw the people next to Qu Jiang, Shen Ju's face changed slightly, and he quickly drove the servant away, and then said, "Why are you here, Master?"
"Shen Qing, the evil thief Xiong Tong killed the king and killed my brother. Please help Shen Qing." The Chu prince paid homage directly to him.
"Young master, no, get up quickly!" Shen Qing quickly pulled him up.
"Young Master, you are unwilling to help unless it is right. Now that Xiong Tong is commanding the army, we will support you as our king. When Xiong Tong returns, the army will sweep across us and we will all die without a burial place!"
"Shen Qing, don't worry about Xiong Tong coming back. I heard the news that the Chu army was trapped in the Huaihe River and their way back was cut off. I'm afraid there will be no time to return." A glimmer of light flashed in Young Master Qi's eyes and he stared at Shen Ju closely.
"What?" Shen Ju was shocked: "The army was defeated?"
"Defeated!" Young Master Qi nodded and said, "The Huai State is tyrannical. We, the Chu State, have been defeated by it several times before when we attacked Huai. This time, although the Qi State sent troops together, the Huai State defended from the north and attacked from the south, preparing to defeat us first. After Chu, he sent his troops north to fight the Duke of Qi."
"Xiong Tong was arrogant and led his troops to fight in the Huai Kingdom. As a result, the army was defeated and cut off by the Huai Kingdom. He was trapped in Han with no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. He could not hold on for long."
"This... this..." Shen Ju immediately heard this
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was speechless for a moment.
Young Master Qi looked at Shen Ju coldly and said, "Xiong Tong is tyrannical and kills officials indiscriminately. The people of the country have been suffering for a long time. Jin Gu has contacted everyone and is preparing to bring order to the chaos. What do you think of Shen Qing?"
Shen Ju's expression changed again and again, and finally he nodded, then saluted Master Qi and said, "I am willing to serve you!"
Hearing this, Young Master Qi hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up: "With Qing Shen's help, great things can be accomplished!"
