The 300,000-strong army led by Cao Shen himself, with the third prince Qin Wang Zhao Changxuan as deputy commander, and Xiao Yuming as vanguard, has already left Chang'an and will arrive in Chu State soon.

At the same time, Chu State also had a war with Jin State within its own borders, involving more than 300,000 soldiers and horses. It ended hastily at the expense of Chu State's heavy losses.

When Xiang Nantian led an army of 600,000 to attack Wei, he almost took away most of Chu's cavalry, including all the heavy cavalry. This was because the cavalry was severely depleted due to the great defeat in Wei.

, so it also indirectly led to the failure of the battle between Chu and Jin.

Jin's troops continued to advance within Chu's territory. Before Wei's reinforcements arrived, Chu was retreating steadily.

Half of it is because of strategic shifts, and the other half is because we really can't defeat it.

About two days later, the Jin army in Qingzhou had expanded to 500,000. It can be said that there are many soldiers and a large general. In a short time, they also violently attacked the border town of Qingzhou.

At the beginning, the Jin army just stood in front of the city gate and called for formation. Zhao Changqing followed Zhuge Liang's wishes, hung up his no-war card, and maintained the strategic policy of not having a head-on conflict with the enemy.

In the end, the Jin army saw that no matter how they called for formation, there was still no movement of the Chu army, so they continued to attack without stopping.

Attacking regardless of cost, all kinds of siege equipment emerged in an endless stream, including trebuchets, rolling oil trucks, etc., which made the Wei army not only lament the greatness of Jin's family, but also marvel at their extraordinary combat power.

He is simply not afraid of death.

Group after group of people died, and they died in groups, but they still continued to attack day and night, regardless of the opportunity.

They only defended and did not attack, which made the Qingzhou soldiers in the border city more or less have opinions.

Zhao Changqing also came to ask Zhuge Liang, "Military advisor, just spending time like this is not an option! Just let the entire army defend, and if this goes on for a long time, they will become impatient!"

In fact, for him, whether to defend or attack is not very important now. He doesn't think about the stupidity value for the time being, he just wants to repel the Jin army.

Qingzhou cannot make any mistakes. This is the bottom line of the Wei emperor, and it naturally became his bottom line.

Zhuge Liang bowed and replied: "My lord, in extraordinary times, we have to wait patiently. When they have supply problems, or when the heat and cold are too severe to withstand the weather, they will naturally withdraw their troops, which will cause fewer casualties to us."

Zhao Changqing sighed helplessly: "This court is really willing to send reinforcements to Chu State rather than send a single soldier to Qingzhou. Is it ridiculous to let this king and this state go to fight against a country?"

Zhuge Liang could only say about this: "The imperial court also has its own difficulties. After experiencing the disastrous defeat of Marshal Meng Haoran, it is really not easy for the imperial court to be able to assemble an army of 300,000 troops to enter the Chu State to defeat the Jin Army."

Zhao Changqing said worriedly: "But we can't all pin our hopes on the border city. If the border city is destroyed, we won't even have a way out. We can't sit back and wait for death."

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, we have forty troops and countless supplies. As long as no accidents occur, we can ensure that the border city is impregnable.

Your Majesty, why do you insist on taking the initiative? Such an approach is too... too eager for quick success."

"Eager for quick success and instant benefit?" Zhao Changqing snorted, frowning and said: "What does it mean to be eager for quick success and instant benefit? I am already one person below ten thousand people in Wei State, so what else can I do to rush for quick success and instant benefit?"

When Zhuge Liang was about to say something again, Zhao Yun came to report the enemy's situation, "I inform you, the enemy's vanguard general named Chu Xin. He is good at attacking fiercely. His manpower is endless and he is used to the three armies of the Jin Dynasty. At present, he has 100,000 soldiers."

The vanguard army is arranged in Longyuan Ridge, which is only more than sixty miles away from our border city."

Zhao Changqing said angrily: "What a crazy person. How dare you camp with a mere hundred thousand troops more than sixty miles away from our army? Can their central army be moved?"

Zhao Yun said: "The enemy commander Ge Hong has arranged his army in the Mangshan area. Mangshan is only more than seventy miles away from Longyuan Ridge."

Zhuge Liang hurriedly asked: "What's the terrain like in Longyuan Ridge?"

Zhao Yun said: "It is as deep as a canyon, overgrown with vegetation, and close to a water source. Forty miles to the left is an area of ​​high mountains and ridges, but there is no peak. It can be said that you can retreat, attack, and defend when close."

Zhuge Liang frowned and said: "It seems that this general of the Jin army also knows the art of arranging troops. Our army must not be underestimated. Liang thinks that for now, we can only stick to it."

Although Zhao Changqing has a blind trust in Zhuge Liang because he was very famous in his previous life, this does not mean that he must listen to him in everything on the premise of temporarily giving up his mediocrity value.

At this moment, another soldier came to report. After seeing Zhao Changqing, he immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, there is a soldier of the Jin army outside the city, saying that he wants to give the prince a gift."

"The enemy gave me a gift?" Zhao Changqing said in disbelief: "What is their plan?"

Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, be careful of fraud. Why don't you let him present the gift first?"

Before the soldier got up, he added: "The enemy army left after placing the gift under the city gate."

As a result, Zhao Changqing became even more confused and ordered: "Go and open it to see what kind of gift it is. Come back and report it to me."

The soldier said "promise" and then retreated.

It was probably time for a cup of tea. He left and came back again, tremblingly saying: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to say what kind of gift this is."

What bothers Zhao Changqing the most is this, "If you have something to say, just say it and I will spare you the guilt."

The soldier's face turned red and he said: "The enemy, the gift given to the prince is...a..."

Zhao Changqing frowned, "If you are asked to speak, speak out boldly. Why be so hesitant? If you don't speak out, I will chop off your head and sacrifice it to heaven!"

The soldier immediately knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, what they sent is a woman's bellyband! They clearly want to humiliate you, Your Majesty!"

"A woman's bellyband?" Zhao Changqing wondered: "Isn't this the method used by my king Qi Xiang Nantian back then? Why, they saw that there was no hope of attacking the city and had nothing to do, so they wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate me?"

Hearing His Highness King Qi say this, Zhuge Liang's mood became somewhat stable. He knew it was not a good thing. After learning about it, he was afraid that King Qi would do something to make him angry, which would be bad.

Now that I heard him say this, I felt relieved. This meant that His Highness King Qi was not angry.

The soldier took out an envelope from his arms, raised it with both hands, and presented it to Zhao Changqing.

He made a look, Zhao Yun understood, and handed the letter to Zhao Changqing.

Zhao Changqing opened the letter and saw that it read:

'Zhao Changqing, as long as you are still a fucking man, you will fight to the death on the plain about thirty miles to the right of Longyuan Ridge. Each side will command fifty thousand troops. You decide the time!'

When Zhao Changqing saw the content of the letter, he smiled and handed it to Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and others for them to read. Then he said: "This man named Chu Xin is a rough man. He dares to talk to me like this."

There are not many people left.”

Zhuge Liang also smiled and thought: "The enemy's trick is too clumsy. It is clearly a trap. Only a fool will get into it."

However, the next second, his smile froze. He really didn't want to believe what the prince heard in his ears.

"Zhao Yun, send someone to tell the guy named Chu Xin that I will accept the challenge. The time will be noon today. You are mobilizing 50,000 elite soldiers to fight with this guy who knows nothing about the world."

The reason why Zhao Changqing went was very simple.

You are not a man, and your entire family is not a man!
Chapter completed!