Chapter 321: Defrauding the city, seizing the country, the last straw
The Kingdom of Chu, also known as Jing or Jingchu, has a king named Xiong named Mi.
During the reign of King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty, Xiong Yi, the leader of the Chu people, was granted the title of Viscount, and the Kingdom of Chu was officially established.
According to historical records, the Chu people were extremely poor and weak at the beginning of the founding of the country. There were no cattle in the country and they needed to steal cattle for sacrifice.
However, after hundreds of years of development, the Chu State began to rise in the Spring and Autumn Period, starting from King Cheng of Chu, and continued to annex the surrounding small vassal states. The Emperor of Zhou granted the Chu State the title of Xun and ordered the Chu State to guard Central and South China.
When Xiong Tong overtook his rule and proclaimed himself king, he became King Wu of Chu.
During the reign of King Zhuang of Chu, he aspired to dominate the Central Plains. He defeated the Jin State in the Battle of Bi and became hegemonic, ushering in the most prosperous era of Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Its territory stretches from Daba Mountain, Wushan Mountain, and Wuling Mountain in the west, to the sea in the east, from Nanling in the south, to central Henan in the north, and borders Shaanxi and Shandong. Its territory is the largest among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
During the period of King Huai of Chu, he annexed the country of Yue, but due to King Huai's improper employment of people and the fraud of Qin Prime Minister Zhang Yi, the country gradually declined.
Until this moment, Qin's army of 500,000 troops besieged Shouchun, the capital of Chu.
Chu had been defeated in consecutive battles before. After being trapped, the soldiers had no fighting spirit and showed signs of national destruction.
When Cao Yu quickly walked out of the camp and came to the city battlements, he saw the Qin army lined up outside the city, with their armor prepared and drums beating loudly, approaching Shouchun.
Brush ~ brush, sonorous!
The armor and skirts of the Qin army were flying, making a constant metallic sound.
Cao Yu could even see the excited and high-spirited fighting spirit on the faces of the advancing Qin army.
The outcome of this battle has actually been determined for a long time, and most of the battle between the two sides has been completed outside of Shouchun.
Zhao Huaizhong and Siying plundered the Jie Jiao cave, destroyed Jie Jiao's layout, and shot Yu Qing in public. This included the Qin army advancing from the westernmost side of the capital of the Chu people, advancing step by step, until they marched thousands of miles and captured most of the Chu people's territory.
Became a sieve.
After the war, the battle between Ye Yufu and Chu people Mofu, and Jiejiao practitioners.
All of this is to accumulate victory for the Qin army, create more favorable conditions for the final battle, and reduce its own consumption.
Until Yu Qing was shot and killed in public, the mentality of the people of Chu, from the ruler down to the state, was on the verge of collapse.
So Wang Jian immediately sent his troops to attack the city.
If Yu Qing had not been shot dead in public, Wang Jian might have continued to besiege the city until the Chu people themselves collapsed.
However, after Yu Qing was shot and killed, Wang Jian made a test and sent the Qin army to conclude the Black Bird Totem and approach the city of Shouchun. The Chu army did not react tit-for-tat at that time, so Wang Jian knew that the time had come and there was no need to continue waiting.
The siege at this moment is in line with the general trend and will defeat the last will of the defenders.
On the ground, the Qin army pushed forward steadily.
Gao Kong, Xuanniao and Qilin were also ready for battle.
call!
Qilin was the first to spit out purple flames, and Xuanniao also spit out huge waves of fire, burning the city head!
This was like a signal. The Qin army formed a rear line, the sound of war drums shook the clouds, and the sea of clouds moved swiftly like a rushing river.
Boom!
There was actually a mountain with a height of 100 feet, which was thrown out and hit Shouchun.
It's a bronze giant.
The Chu troops at the head of the city changed their faces in shock and shouted in unison.
This scene is so touching.
In the rear formation, there are two bronze giants throwing together.
The mountains and boulders that they had moved in the past few days now turned into stone bullets, and they hit Shouchun with the power of the mountains.
What city defense can resist such a powerful attack?
The defensive formations carved on the head of Shouchun City were broken one after another.
Suddenly, two bronze figures began to run towards Shouchun.
Their steps hit the ground, causing an air quake and the ground jolting violently.
The whole Shouchun was shaking.
The mountains shook and the earth shook.
I saw one of the bronze figures suddenly leaping up while running, his huge body like a copper mountain.
It arches its body as hard as it can.
Another bronze man grabbed his companion's ankle, his whole body glowed, the Jiuding in his Dantian vibrated, and he threw him out with all his strength!
The void was filled with deafening sonic booms, and even space seemed unable to bear the weight of the bronze man.
"Quick, stop him."
At the top of the city, Xiang Yan and Li Yuan, who had just climbed onto the top of the city, were shouting at the top of their lungs.
When the Bronze Man threw stones, the already crumbling city defense was likely to be directly breached if it could not stop the Bronze Man.
But it's too late.
The Chu army had low fighting spirit and was caught off guard. Seeing the bronze men coming through the air, they had no time to gather their strength to resist.
Boom!
The bronze man hit the city head, and with such an earth-shattering impact, the west gate and the surrounding city walls suddenly collapsed.
The defensive spell patterns reinforced many times collapsed at the same time.
The bronze man stood up, with spells flashing all over his body, and punched out, causing a larger area of the city wall to collapse.
In the rear, the Qin army looked excited amidst the roar of shouts and launched a charge, approaching Shouchun.
Dang! Dang!
In the city, the Chu people's state-controlled bells were ringing.
Under Shouchun City, a force was summoned from the earth, and a dark-yellow wall of mana light rose up, filling in the missing parts of the city wall and forming a new defense.
Immediately, black-yellow mana light surged from the entire ground, covering the city.
The Chu people's decline was temporarily stabilized.
The Qin army came to the rear.
Lian Po, Wang Jian, and Meng Ao were the three generals of the Qin army.
"Chu people are still breathing, so they have some confidence."
Lian Po said: "It seems that this battle can still be fought."
"The people of Chu have accumulated a lot of experience during the eight hundred years of national development. After moving the capital to Shouchun, they spent many years laying out the protective wall buried under the city wall, which is called the Zhenguo Wall.
It was induced by the Chu people with the Zhenguo Bell, which is actually as expected."
Wang Jian said calmly: "Let's see how the city changes."
Meng Ao was slightly surprised: "There are other arrangements in the city? Have people from Ye Yufu entered the city?"
Wang Jian nodded slightly.
Shouchun.
Li Yuan looked panicked and quickly entered the palace of King Chu to meet King Xiong Han.
"Uncle, how is the situation when the Qin army attacks the city?" Xiong Han asked urgently.
The Zhenguo Bell hung beside him. At the last moment, it seemed that only this Zhenguo Fairy Bell could bring him a sense of security.
Next to him stood two old men dressed as servants, with powerful auras.
Li Yuan looked dejected and shook his head slightly: "The Qin army is attacking the city with all its strength!
The two war bronze figures hurled mountains at the city, breaking down the city defenses in a short period of time and destroying the west wall."
"If it hadn't been for the ringing of the Zhenguo Bell, I'm afraid the Qin army would have already invaded the city."
Li Yuan suddenly knelt down slowly: "Your Majesty, this city... I'm afraid we can't defend it.
Your Majesty, Li Yuan, asks your Majesty to put Chu as your top priority and leave the palace as soon as possible and leave Shouchun!"
Xiong Han's face turned pale, and he silently sat back on the throne, murmuring: "Can we really not be able to defend the capital of the Chu Kingdom?"
Li Yuan fell to the ground and cried: "Yes, I discussed with General Xiang Yan and he also had the same intention.
Therefore, I returned from the city and advised the king to put himself first and the Chu State first, and leave the palace as soon as possible. The sooner the better.
The Qin army may break the city at any time."
"Most of my Chu clan's ancestors are in Jiangdong, and General Xiang Yan had many arrangements in Jiangdong before. Your Majesty retreated to Jiangdong and relied on the natural dangers to defend it.
As long as the king is here, I, the great Chu, will still have hope."
Li Yuan spoke urgently and quickly: "Your Majesty, make a decision immediately. If the Qin army enters the city, it will be too late to leave by then."
The Qin army besieged the city, and Shouchun was in a terrible situation.
It's not like Xiong Han has never considered retreating to Jiangdong.
At this time, everything Li Yuan said made sense. Xiong Han pondered briefly and said:
"Okay, I will go and collect the Immortal Conferment Pillar now, and then I will take my mother to Jiangdong. My uncle will also go with me."
"Your Majesty, don't worry about me. I will defend the city with all my strength, buy time for Your Majesty to leave, and ensure that Your Majesty can reach Jiangdong safely."
After they finished speaking, they both shed tears.
Li Yuan began to call the palace servants to make preparations.
In fact, what should be prepared has been prepared for a long time. After all, it has been considered before that Shouchun must be evacuated in time if it is breached.
Half an hour later, the war drums outside the city became increasingly dense, and the shouts of killing could be heard faintly.
Xiong Han took his mother Li Yan, seven beloved concubines, more than ten personal attendants, some important personnel such as close relatives of the clan, Su Lao, as well as personal bodyguards and other experts.
There was also a number of important things, filled with nearly a hundred large boxes, and arrived at the Chu people's underground palace.
In the underground space where the immortal corpse was, circles of formations lit up on the ground.
The formation pattern in this secret room is the escape route left for the King of Chu.
The formation pattern carved on the ground is an ancient teleportation formation recorded in an ancient book that the Chu people obtained when they destroyed the Yue Kingdom.
Entering the formation, you can teleport hundreds of miles to ensure that Xiong Han leaves Shouchun safely.
"Wang Er... do we really need to go?"
Li Yan is dressed in a light fur coat. Although she is nearly forty years old, her skin is as white as jade and she is very charming.
But at this moment, Qian Qianmei's face was full of sadness: "Where is your uncle?"
"Mom, don't worry, I will be able to regain the great Chu land that we lost today tomorrow. Let's go first. As long as we are here, Chu will not be destroyed!"
"My uncle will be here later, and I and my mother will leave first."
Xiong Han immediately asked his attendants to enter the teleportation array first, detect the other side, and make sure it was safe. Then he asked his mother Li Yan to enter the teleportation array first.
He took one last look at the Dachu Underground Palace, then walked into the formation and disappeared.
Others followed and entered the formation one after another.
Just after most of the people left, one of the guards generals responsible for taking care of the important items he carried suddenly smiled and took out a small gourd:
"Everyone, come out. Most of the Chu people's wealth is here. We will take them back. Your Majesty will be happy."
The gourd glowed, and Mu Qianshui, Mu Qingkong, Xia Xin and other Ye Yufu generals walked out one after another.
Several Chu guards who were responsible for guarding things nearby were killed or captured after a fierce battle.
Naturally, all the Chu people's belongings piled up in the underground palace were put into the small gourd.
The Chu guard with the gourd in his hand suddenly changed his appearance and turned out to be Li Yuan!
That's right, the real Li Yuan has actually been guarding the city at the top of the city.
The fake Li Yuan is Feng Huan, a famous face-changing general in the Ye Yu Mansion who has made many meritorious deeds and once sneaked into the Zhuxian Cave with Lao Ai!
He transformed into Li Yuan and kidnapped King Chu Xiong Han away. This seemed like a simple operation, but in fact it was because Ye Yufu had explored the news in advance and made many preparations, so that he could accurately grasp every move of King Chu, Li Yuan and others.
, including mentality, so he was able to show no flaws and take advantage of the situation to trick Xiong Han out of the Chu Palace and flee Jiangdong.
On the other side of the teleportation formation, it was not easy for Xiong Han to leave. The other generals of Ye Yu Mansion were setting up their nets to wait.
At noon, the sun is high.
Outside the city, Wang Jian received the news that the city had been succeeded, and immediately ordered his surroundings:
"Call here, King Xiong Han of Chu has abandoned Shouchun and left. The Chu people must open the city and surrender immediately. Otherwise, when our army breaks the city, they will be killed without mercy!"
The sound of the drums suddenly became low, and tens of thousands of Qin troops shouted wildly at the same time: "King Xiong Han of Chu abandoned the city and fled. The Chu people are limited to opening the city and surrendering, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"
Kill without mercy!"
At the top of the city, Xiang Yan and Li Yuan looked at each other.
"What nonsense!"
If Xiong Han wants to leave, the two of them will definitely not know about it.
However, soon a servant of the Chu Palace rushed over.
But it was the person Xiong Han arranged before leaving to urge the two of them to make preparations and leave the city as soon as possible.
Li Yuan and Xiang Yan were both important ministers of the Chu people, and Xiong Han relied heavily on them. Even if they went to Jiangdong, they could not be separated from each other.
Xiong Han sent someone to remind Li Yuan and Xiang Yan how to use the teleportation array underground in the palace, leaving an escape route for the two of them to ensure that they could retreat and escape.
Xiang Yan said in a trembling voice: "The king is really gone?"
The chamberlain said in astonishment: "Didn't it mean that Li Xianghe and the general offered advice to urge the king to leave as soon as possible?"
Xiang Yan and Li Yuan looked at each other and realized at the same time that they must have fallen into the Qin people's plan.
They hope that Xiong Han can retreat at the last moment to preserve the bloodline of the Great Chu clan, but not now.
The city has not yet been broken, and the King of Chu leaves first. How can we defend the city?!
What's more important is that since he fell into the Qin people's plan, Xiong Han may have also fallen into the Qin people's trap, which is more dangerous than good.
Dachu...it's over!
Xiang Yan's face was like gold paper, her eyes suddenly turned black, and she coughed out a mouthful of blood when she opened her mouth.
On the other side, Li Yuan also looked pale, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away, and he sat softly on the ground.
At this time, the people in the city who had been arranged by Ye Yufu in advance were also running around, shouting loudly: "The King of Chu has abandoned the city and left. The King of Chu has abandoned the city and left. If you open the city and surrender, don't kill him."
The king of Chu abandoned the city and fled..."
It was late April, and the evening was shining.
King Xiong Han of Chu abandoned the city and fled, which became the best straw that broke the Chu army.