There is no need to say more about what this enjoyment represents.
The Nanman King gave the order and the entire Jiaoyang County immediately turned into a purgatory on earth.
Within the city, groups of three or five barbarians could be seen everywhere, each with a machete at his waist. They forcibly broke into each house and arrested women when they saw them. However, if any family members resisted, blood immediately splattered on the spot.
For a time, screams, cries, and begging for mercy filled the streets and alleys.
Blood splattered on the wall and on the wooden door.
The Nanman's evil deeds of arresting girls and massacring men lasted for three full days and nights.
Three days later, the entire Jiaoyang City was like a ghost land.
People in other counties and villages under the jurisdiction of Jiaoyang fled north with their families.
And this incident quickly shocked the world.
People everywhere were talking a lot, but without exception, they were all blaming Chu.
In the Chu Kingdom, there was no one who dared to criticize openly, but every one of them hated the king of Chu with itch, secretly scolding the king for being cowardly.
On the Qin side, they just cursed loudly. Needless to say, the literati, they scolded the King of Chu bloody.
The Ling Kingdom is not much different from the Qin Kingdom. In the palace study, King Ling shook his head and said in a funny way: "The King of Chu is finished. There is no cure."
In the past, the Chu State might have been able to gather some armed forces through forced conquest, but now, after this incident, the Chu King and the people have lost all their hearts and minds, and it is probably impossible to recruit any more soldiers.
If any more young men are captured, it will surely lead to unrest everywhere.
The result was that soon, under the forced conscription order, some farmers rose up and attacked the government. This action quickly triggered a series of reactions that quickly spread to many places.
The King of Chu wanted the Southern Barbarians to fight the Qin army, and he continued to recruit troops in an attempt to restore military strength. However, he never thought that soldiers, horses, food and grass all come from the people. Without the support of the people, there would be nothing!
Under such circumstances, or in order to save their lives, county guards in many places began to cancel the forced conscription orders, but this did not prevent the people from rioting.
It has even spread to the capital of Chu.
In many cities, people gathered and smashed government offices. Local officials were frightened and ran away, and countless people demonstrated on the streets.
"The faint king abdicates!"
"The faint king abdicates——"
The scope of the turmoil is getting bigger and bigger, and of course it has already reached the royal court.
In the court meeting hall, King Chu was already panicking. He looked around and asked with wide eyes: "Where are the Prime Minister and the people of the Prime Minister!"
"Why doesn't he come to court for such a big event?"
He asked questions one after another and was at a loss. A minister hesitated for a long time before he came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is ill and is at home."
"Well, what should we do? All the ministers should speak!" King Chu became more and more anxious.
All the ministers in the court were silent.
It wasn't until a while later that a minister said: "Your Majesty, for the current plan, we can only let General Chen Ba defend the capital, and this riot is also not a good thing for the Qin army."
the other side.
Somewhere on the official road north of Jiaoyang.
Countless refugees came with their families, some pushing wooden carts, some carrying burdens, and there was no end in sight.
At this time, Yan Qi was leading his army to Jiaoyang, marching in a hurry, and happened to encounter an enemy with the refugees.
Seeing the army ahead, the people stopped involuntarily, somewhat at a loss.
Yan Qi was riding a war horse and waved to the side.
"let--"
A Qin general shouted and ordered his troops to gallop away.
The Qin army was well-trained and quickly stepped aside.
Seeing this, the people were overjoyed and hurried forward again. Several old men knelt down in front of Yan Qi and said sadly: "General, the compatriots in Jiaoyang are in dire straits. Please save them..."
"Don't worry, old man, our army is here to expel foreign enemies. You'd better hurry up and leave." Yan Qi said in a friendly voice.
"Ah, yes, yes..."
Seeing the refugees fleeing north, Yan Qi couldn't help but shook his head: "The King of Chu is really stupid."
After saying this, he dismounted and led a group of generals to a tea shop on the roadside.
Because there were barbarian troops in Jiaoyang, not far from here, the owner of this tea shop had already run away, leaving only some rags behind.
After tidying up and setting up a broken table, Yan Qi spread out the military map, looked at it first, and then asked: "Is there any movement of the barbarian army to go north?"
"The latest information is that the Barbarian King is still in Jiaoyang City, and his 100,000 barbarian troops have not made any changes." The general returned.
"Can we raid?" Yan Qi asked directly.
The general shook his head: "We don't have much hope. Their city defenses are very well laid out. Moreover, our army is moving in a hurry and cannot carry baggage. We lack siege equipment. If we attack Jiaoyang now, we may suffer heavy casualties."
"Well..." Yan Qi lowered his head and stared, after thinking for a while, he pointed at the map and said: "First here, here, and here, station 20,000 troops respectively to occupy the main transportation routes to prevent the barbarian army from continuing northward. "
He clicked three places in succession, and all the generals gathered around the picture and nodded.
Yan Qi added: "In addition, send an order to the baggage troops and ask them to speed up."
The refugees and the Qin army passed by each other. Later, Yan Qi blocked the main route to the north, first trapped the barbarian army in Jiaoyang, and then planned an attack on the city.
That afternoon, in Jiaoyang County Mansion.
"Good wine, good wine..."
The Nanman King was sitting on a big chair, hugging him from left to right. The woman beside him had already lost her beauty and her face was pale, but she could not resist.
He tore the chicken legs, his mouth was full of greasy food, he hugged his weak waist, and laughed from time to time.
Just when he was enjoying himself to the fullest, a barbarian general walked in quickly, saluted and said: "King!"
"Speak." The Nanman King threw the chicken bones on the table and took another sip of wine.
The barbarian general looked at the two girls.
However, the Barbarian King didn't care and said: "That's it, these two women are just our slaves."
"Yes." The barbarian general began to report: "I have just received news that the King of Qin has ordered Yan Qi to abandon the Chu capital in front of him and turn south. Today, the Qin army has reached sixty miles north of Jiaoyang, and , and has the intention of attacking Jiaoyang."
"What?" The Nanman King frowned, pushed away the women on his left and right, and said, "Didn't King Qin want to annex the Chu Kingdom? He didn't even attack Chu, so why did he come to Jiaoyang!"
"This... I don't know what will happen next."
"How unreasonable!" The Nanman King was furious and stood up and said: "I, the King of Zhanjiaoyang, have nothing to do with King Qin! If the Qin army really wants to attack, just fight him!"
Hearing this, the barbarian general swallowed his saliva and said tentatively: "But Your Majesty, the Qin army fought bravely. The countries in the Central Plains call them tigers and wolves. This shows their fighting power. It is not the best way to make enemies with them."
"What do you mean?" the Nanman King said angrily.
"The last general thought that he might send an envoy to negotiate with the general of Qin and make it clear that we will not interfere with the river. They will attack Chu and we will never interfere. However, we also hope that they will not come to interfere with us and that everyone will be safe."
