Western Chu Kingdom, Jiangzhou City.
At this time, the atmosphere in the capital of Western Chu was very depressing. Just a hundred years after it was re-established, Western Chu was in danger of being destroyed.
"My lords, the Huai State army is besieging the city. Do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?" King Chu asked.
Above the main hall, many ministers lowered their heads, obviously none of them had a good idea.
"Your Majesty, the Huai State has a hundred thousand troops to besiege the city, and Sun Bin is in command. It is very difficult to defeat it. However, the roads in Yicheng are rugged and the transportation of grain and grass is difficult. The Huai State's one hundred thousand army will need more grain and grass. As long as we can Cut off the grain road and Huai will collapse without a fight." One of the ministers suggested.
"It is indeed a good strategy to cut off the food road. Then why not ask Wu Qing to lead the army to cut off the Huai army's food road!" The middle-aged man on the other side said, but the voice sounded like a mockery no matter how you heard it.
"Now the Huai army is besieging the city. Once the army is dispatched, it will be discovered by the Huai army, and there is no way to sneak attack on its retreat."
"Your Majesty, we cannot defeat Sun Bin relying on the strength of Jiangzhou. We can only hope for rescue by the Brazilian army or the Hanzhong army. For this plan, I also ask your Majesty to implement wartime rationing. All the food and grass in the homes of all the people will be collected, and then divided according to head count. Distributed to save supplies."
"Accurate!" King Chu agreed. At this time, they were besieged in Jiangzhou City, and they did not know that Hanzhong and Brazil had been conquered.
Now, except for Jiangzhou City, all other areas of the Western Chu Kingdom have been occupied. The Western Chu Kingdom is mainly divided into three parts, namely Hanzhong, Jiangzhou and Brazil.
Jiangzhou is regarded as the capital because of its dangerous terrain and roads leading to Hanzhong and Brazil. However, in fact, Jiangzhou's products are not as good as those of Hanzhong and Brazil.
Because Jiangzhou has a large population and is the capital of the Western Chu Kingdom, Hanzhong and Brazil transport supplies here every year. Now Sun Bin's army is besieging Jiangzhou City. Although there is food and grass in Jiangzhou City, there are tens of thousands of troops and people in the city. How long can it last?
Sun Bin was very happy after learning the news that Hanzhong had been captured. Not long after, news came that the land of Brazil had been occupied by the Qin State, and only the land of Jiangzhou remained in the entire Western Chu Kingdom.
Without Hanzhong and Brazil, Jiangzhou would not be able to hold on for long. Sun Bin asked people to fetch the official seal granted by the King of Chu to the governor of Hanzhong, and then ordered people to send it to Jiangzhou City to tell them that Hanzhong had been lost.
Huai State sent an envoy to Jiangzhou City, and the King of Chu received the envoy.
"Envoy from the Huai Kingdom, if you are here to persuade us to surrender, it goes without saying. If you want to negotiate peace, just tell us your conditions!" As soon as the envoy came out, a minister next to him said.
The envoy from the Huai Kingdom said calmly: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister came here to persuade you to surrender, but the foreign minister thinks it is better for the king to listen!"
"Bold!" the minister next to him scolded.
The envoy from Huai State turned a deaf ear to the scoldings of the surrounding ministers and just sneered.
"King Chu, don't you want to hear it?"
King Chu's face was solemn, and he felt strongly uneasy in his heart. He immediately took a deep breath and asked: "Envoy of Huai State, what else do you want to say?"
The envoy smiled slightly and said: "King Chu, this is a gift from our general to you."
As he spoke, he took out a gift box, opened it, and took out a seal.
"Hanzhong County Governor's Seal!" A sharp-eyed minister next to him shouted after seeing the seal.
"What, is it Hanzhong Seal?"
"impossible!"
When the surrounding ministers heard his shout, they immediately exploded. Now the only hope that supports these people to persevere is Hanzhong and Brazil. Now that the seal of Hanzhong County appears here, everyone knows what it means.
"Yes, it is the seal of Hanzhong County." The envoy smiled and said, "Are you satisfied, King Chu?"
"Fake, this is fake. Do you think you can deceive us by making a fake seal? You underestimate our Chu country!" Another minister suddenly slapped the seal and flew it away, reprimanding loudly. .
The envoy smiled slightly, but was not angry, and continued: "There is also news to tell you that Qin State General Sima Cuo has captured Brazil County. In other words, only Jiangzhou City is left in the Western Chu State. Our general's King Chu, please consider the conditions again!"
After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for anyone in Chu State to reply.
Although the monarchs and ministers of the Western Chu State tried their best to deny the fall of Hanzhong and Brazil, how could such news be concealed. The envoy from Huai Kingdom came in openly and openly, so many people saw it. Soon all kinds of rumors spread throughout the city, and everyone was panicked.
In the main hall, after the Huai State envoy left, they fell into a quarrel.
The King of Chu was also restless and confused, and the hearts of the entire palace were already floating. Before that, he was able to calm people's hearts with reinforcements from Hanzhong and Brazil, but now that Brazil and Hanzhong have been lost, hope is gone.
"Your Majesty, for this plan, immediately send soldiers to control the whole city. Anyone who dares to spread rumors will be killed without mercy!" A minister next to him admonished.
The King of Chu hurriedly said: "Yes, the order is, the soldiers patrol the whole city, and anyone who dares to spread rumors will be killed without mercy!"
When the person who delivered the order went down to deliver the order, the whole Jiangzhou became chaotic. You must know that most of the families of the soldiers in the city are also in the city. It is simply impossible for them to suppress the people in the city.
What's more, how can the rumors be stopped like this? Sure enough, as the edict was issued, more and more people believed that the rumor was true.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, three days passed. Instead of calming down, the whole city was filled with news.
At this moment, a fire suddenly broke out in the warehouse in the north of the city. The flames were so fierce that they illuminated half of the sky. It was the secret guards of Huai State who took the opportunity to burn the grain and grass in the city.
When the King of Chu learned that the granary had been burned, he was stunned for an instant. The ministers in the DPRK all looked like concubines. Food and grass were burned, rumors spread in the city, and Jiangzhou could no longer hold on.
Soon before Sun Bin's army attacked, Jiangzhou City surrendered. King Huai of Chu, dressed in plain clothes, surrendered to Sun Bin with a sheep in one hand and an exquisite box in the other.
"Xiong Huai, the king of Western Chu, surrendered to the Prime Minister of Huai State. He also asked the Prime Minister not to do more killings, and Huai is willing to dedicate his country to Zuo!" Xiong Huai said and handed over the brocade box in his hand.
"This treasure is the treasure of the Chu Kingdom, the Heshi Bi. Only the Lord of Destiny can't get it. I am willing to offer it to King Huai!"
Sun Bin quickly helped him up, took the Heshi Bi, and then asked the King of Chu to put his robe on him: "King Chu, don't worry, I will restrain the soldiers and will not kill again. Please also ask the King of Chu and The Duke of Chu and the ministers of the State of Chu, please go to Huai State together!"
Sun Bin carefully installed the Heshi Bi, and then ordered people to protect it. At the same time, he escorted all the kings of Chu and the nobles back to Huai, preparing to sacrifice them as prisoners.
(End of chapter)
