"Report to the Prime Minister that Peng Ze has fallen."
When someone reported this news to Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng, the Prime Minister of Chu State, Xiong Sheng, who was planning military expenditures in the house, suddenly changed his face in shock.
You must know that the "Chaisang-Pengze Defense Line" is the last line of defense of the Chu State. If this line of defense is captured by the Wei army, the Chu State will be unable to resist the attack of hundreds of thousands of Wei troops.
Because of this, even people like Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng turned pale when they heard the bad news, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.
After a long time, Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng calmed down a little and asked: "Where is Shouling Lord?"
The soldiers who came to report clasped their fists and said: "According to what the wounded soldiers who fled back to Pengli said, Lord Shouling wanted to die in the city, but after being stopped by his subordinates, he was tied to a warship and crossed the Daze by boat.
However, the specific whereabouts are unknown at the moment, most of them are in the water village on the south bank of Daze."
"call--"
Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Lord Shouling Jingyun was not killed in this war, nor did he surrender to the Wei army. This was a great blessing among misfortunes. Otherwise, Chu State would have lost another outstanding general.
However, when he thought of the fall of Pengze County, Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng couldn't help but feel despair. After waving his hand to dismiss the soldier, he leaned back on his seat and sat paralyzed, murmuring to himself: "God really wants to
Are you going to kill me, Dachu?"
I don't know how long it took, but he suddenly realized something. He took a deep breath to cheer up, then stood up and walked out of the house.
Yes, now is not the time to be negative. He should immediately report this bad news to his monarch Xiong Tuo of Chu State and discuss countermeasures.
The palace where King Xiong Tuo of Chu now lives was the original palace of Peng Lijun Xiong Zheng.
Although it is said to be a prince's mansion, the palaces and pavilions inside the mansion are also magnificent, just like a small palace.
It’s no wonder, after all, the Pengli area is originally a place rich in grain in the Chu State. Compared with most places in the Chu State, it is quite prosperous. As the king of this feudal city, the wealth that Peng Li Jun Xiong Zheng had in the past is not as good as that of the past.
Juyang
Jun Xiong Li is inferior - of course, compared to the extremely selfish Ju Yang Jun Xiong Li, Peng Li Jun Xiong Zheng is considered to be the more patriotic among the Xiong family of Chu State. At least in the wars in Chu State over the years, this Yi Jun always responded
The order from the royal capital.
To be precise, the Xiong clan who are still in the Chu State are basically loyal and patriotic. As for the others, they surrendered to the Wei State long ago when the Chu State moved its capital to Pengli, including Ju Yangjun.
Xiong Li’s nephews.
Walking quickly to the main hall of the palace, Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng suddenly stopped because he saw that the door of the palace was closed, and there seemed to be a conversation coming from inside the palace.
"Except for the king, who is in the palace?" Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, asked the soldiers guarding outside the palace.
A soldier replied in a low voice: "The prince is in the palace."
"Prince Xiong Xin?"
Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng was slightly startled.
Immediately, he heard the voice of Prince Xiong Xin coming from the palace: "Father, please think twice!"
Before he finished speaking, Chu King Xiong Tuo's roar came again from the palace: "Get out! Get out!"
"..."
Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng frowned slightly, but before he could say anything, he saw the palace door creaking open, and immediately, Prince Xiong Xin walked out with an ugly look on his face.
"Prince." Xiong Sheng saluted with his hands and fists.
The Prince of Chu, Xiong Xin, seemed not to have expected that Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng was gathering outside the palace. He was startled, and returned the gift with a stern look to Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng, and then left in a hurry.
Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng looked thoughtfully at the leaving figure of Prince Xiong Xin, and then walked into the palace.
In the palace, King Xiong Tuo of Chu was sitting sternly behind the king's desk, with his left hand on the ground and his right hand resting on the knee of his propped up right leg. After hearing the sound of someone walking in, he cursed: "Ignorant man
I’m not telling you—”
Just when he said this, he realized that the person coming was Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, so he breathed out a sigh of relief and said, "It's the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, please come and sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, expressed his gratitude with his hands in hand, and walked to the seat on the left side of the hall to sit down, but did not speak for a long time. He probably felt a little embarrassed because he had witnessed the dispute between the monarch and the prince.
In the end, it was King Xiong Tuo of Chu who was the first to speak: "Has the Prime Minister ever bumped into that Zhuzi?"
Of course Xiong Sheng understood that the "Shu Zi" in Xiong Tuo's mouth refers to the prince Xiong Xin. After a slight hesitation, he said: "Uh... I just happened to bump into the prince."
Xiong Tuo nodded and said with a wry smile: "Let the Prime Minister laugh."
After that, before Xiong Sheng asked, he took the initiative to explain: "That Zhuzi wants to persuade me to surrender to Wei..."
"..."
Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiong Tuo, but stopped talking.
After hesitating for a few times, he calmly changed the topic and said, "Could it be that both the king and the prince have learned about the loss of Pengze?"
"Hmm."
King Chu Xiong Tuo nodded.
It was precisely because he learned about the fall of Pengze County that Xiong Tuo's son Xiong Xin came to persuade his father to surrender to Wei.
After all, in the view of Prince Xiong Xin, with the current situation of Chu State, it is extremely difficult to defend the existing land from Wei State's attack. Since it is impossible to protect the country anyway, why not follow the general trend of the world and
What about surrendering to Wei?
It’s not like his Xiong family has no connections in the Wei State. You must know that the monarch of Wei State, Zhao Run, is his cousin Xiong Xin, and the Queen of Wei State, Mi Jiang, is his aunt - this pair of people has the most status in the Wei State.
How could the most powerful couple not be able to preserve the wealth of the Xiong family?
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Xiong Tuo nods to surrender to the Wei State, he will immediately become a great nobleman of the Wei State, and he will also be a great nobleman at the level of a relative of the emperor.
"The heroes of our ancestors may not necessarily have good descendants. Our Xiong clan is really worse than the last generation..."
Sighing, King Xiong Tuo of Chu stood up, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked at the scenery in the garden outside the window, and sighed: "A long time ago, our ancestors drove the Ba people to Wushan, and then conquered Chudong and conquered such a huge territory.
, leaving it to future generations, it’s a pity that the future generations are not filial..."
"..."
Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng remained silent.
Both of them knew that in fact, the Chu State was once very powerful. Even the Chu State thirty or forty years ago was actually still powerful. Otherwise, how could it have the ability to compete with Qi State for the hegemony of the Central Plains?
It’s just that compared to the nobles of Qi State, the nobles of Chu State are mostly self-interested. When they found that not only could they not gain benefits in the "Qi-Chu War", but they would also gain an unknown amount of wealth, the domestic nobles no longer supported the country and Qi.
The country fought against each other, so that Qi won the final victory in the "Qi-Chu Hegemony".
After that, the "Xiong Civil War" broke out in the Chu State due to Runan Jun Xiong Hao, causing Chuxi and Chudong to kill each other. Although at that time, Runan Jun Xiong Hao committed suicide because he did not want the civil war to expand.
But Chu Dong still eliminated some of the more radical civilian generals under Runan Jun Xiong Hao.
It can be said that the old aristocratic forces of Chu State, including Lord Chu Shui, Lord Ju Yang Xiong Li, former Lord Diyang Xiong Shang, etc., dragged down the country time and time again, which made Chu State repeatedly miss opportunities.
In this regard, Wei King Zhao Si was more ruthless than Chu King Xiong Xu.
When Zhao Si of the Wei State came to the throne, the Wei State was also a royal family, and the aristocrats controlled the country. However, through the "Civil War in Daliang" and the "Nanyan Tragedy", King Zhao Si of Wei eradicated some of the royal family and aristocratic forces with thunderous power.
, although these two things are not glorious things, it is undeniable that they have greatly weakened the royal family and nobles in Wei State.
Although in the second half of his life, King Zhao Si of Wei had greatly restrained himself, causing the royal family and nobles to once again hold the court hostage, but even so, the situation was much better than that of Chu.
By the time Wei King Zhao Run succeeded to the throne, the nobles in the Wei Kingdom were already suppressed by the court supported by this monarch. Even the clan was basically ignored by the court, which made Wei King Zhao Run have to do the opposite.
Support the Zhao family to prevent the Zhao royal family from being defeated by the nobles represented by the imperial court.
Precisely because the royal family and aristocratic forces in the Wei State were suppressed to such an extent, the royal order of the monarch Zhao Run became the only voice of the Wei State. Therefore, the Wei State was able to launch the "Six Years of Wei-Han Confrontation" and let the entire Wei people
The belt-tightening supported the country to compete with South Korea, and ultimately succeeded in bringing down South Korea's economy, forcing South Korea to fight against Wei.
Compared with King Zhao Run of Wei, King Xiong Tuo of Chu had too little time. In fact, after he ascended the throne, King Xiong Tuo of Chu also secretly weakened the nobility's control over the country and gradually took back their rights. As long as he was given another twenty years, he would not
, give him another ten years, Xiong Tuo can make Xiong Tuo the only voice in the Chu Kingdom.
It is a pity that Chu State did not have ten more years at that time.
"Prime Minister, in your opinion, can our country of Chu be able to protect the country from being overthrown by the Wei army this time?" Xiong Tuo asked Xiong Shengdao coldly.
"Well--"
Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, felt a chill in his heart. He secretly looked at Xiong Tuo who was standing at the window several times, struggling in his heart.
"It's okay to just say it."
Xiong Tuo turned around and looked at Xiong Sheng.
Looking at Xiong Tuo, Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said truthfully: "If Pengze can be recaptured, the country will be protected. If not, I'm afraid... the country will be overthrown."
He said something nonsense.
But what I didn't expect was that after hearing what he said, King Xiong Tuo of Chu nodded and said with a smile: "That's right! ... If Pengze is lost, then retake Pengze. It's far from the time to go to Wei."
The country is just begging for mercy!"
After that, he walked behind the king's case, took off his sword from the wall, and walked towards the palace door.
Seeing this, Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng was shocked and asked quickly: "Where is the king going?"
Xiong Tuo, who had walked near the palace gate at this time, looked back at Xiong Sheng, looked calm and said confidently: "Take back Peng Ze!"
Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng's face was stunned when he heard this, and soon, a look of shock appeared on his dull face.
Does this great king want to lead a personal expedition?
Taking another closer look, there was no figure of Chu King Xiong Tuo in the hall. Seeing this, Xiong Sheng hurriedly ran out of the hall.
At this time, in his eyes, he saw King Xiong Tuo of Chu holding a sharp sword. Under the salutes of the guards on both sides of the steps, he slowly walked down the steps alone, with steady steps and a strong back, giving him the air of a king.
It's just that... I feel inexplicably lonely.
"..."
Opening his mouth, Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng watched Xiong Tuo's leaving figure. After gritting his teeth, he quickly chased after him and called out: "Your Majesty, please wait for me."
"Huh?"
Hearing Xiong Sheng's shout, Xiong Tuo stopped, turned around and watched Xiong Sheng catch up quickly, frowned slightly, and asked with a smile: "What does the Prime Minister want?"
I saw Xiong Sheng bowing his hands towards Xiong Tuo and saying in a deep voice: "It would be too shabby for the king of a country to fight alone. Please let me protect you!"
Xiong Tuo was stunned for a moment and said in astonishment: "You are the Prime Minister. When you are away from home, you must stay at the palace and handle government affairs..."
After hearing this, Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, said firmly: "If the country is about to perish, what do you want the prime minister to do?"
After saying that, he pulled out the scribe's jade hairpin from his hair crown and threw the precious jade hairpin and the scribe's crown to the ground.
Perhaps it was because he had never seen Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng be so 'lost' before. Chu King Xiong Tuo was stunned for a while, then laughed loudly and said: "Okay! Well said!"
That's it, he turned around, looked ahead, and said calmly: "Let's go! Go to the South Bank Water Village!"
Looking at Xiong Tuo's leaving figure, Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, raised his arms and shouted to the guards guarding the steps: "Gentlemen, in order to protect the country, the king wants to go on a personal expedition. You gentlemen and I will follow the king on the expedition!"
The guards on the steps looked at each other in confusion, and finally followed King Xiong Tuo of Chu one after another.
After leaving the palace, Chu King Xiong Tuo mounted his war horse and walked through the streets and alleys towards the city gate. Behind him, he was followed by Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng and the guard who originally guarded the palace.
On the way, some people in the city may have seen Xiong Tuo's actions and started talking about where the king wanted to go.
Seeing this, Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, asked the guards to reveal the truth and informed the soldiers and people in Pengli City that Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Chu State, wanted to lead the expedition in person.
I have to say that at a time when the country is facing a national crisis, it is indeed an extremely inspiring thing for a country's monarch to lead a military expedition in person.
Just like when the Wei State was weak, King Zhao Run of Wei personally went on a military expedition, this time King of Chu Xiong Tuo personally led an expedition, and countless Chu men still enthusiastically joined the king's army.
This allowed the team behind Xiong Tuo to rapidly expand from the initial two hundred guards to thousands.
Pengli County is not far from Daze, but within half a day, King Xiong Tuo of Chu led nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians to the water village on the south bank.
At this time, in the water village on the south bank, Lord Shouling Jingyun and General Yang You were urging craftsmen to build warships, anxious to lead their troops into battle and assist Lord Diyang Xiong Li, who was currently attacking Pengze, to regain Pengze.
When he learned that King Xiong Tuo of Chu had arrived in person, Lord Shouling Jingyun was shocked and ashamed, and quickly took Yangyou out of the water village to meet Xiong Tuo's king.
When Jingyun and Yangyou rushed to the gate of Shuizhai, King Xiong Tuo of Chu had just entered.
Seeing this, Jingyun quickly came to Xiong Tuo and knelt on the ground to plead guilty: "I lost Peng Ze and betrayed the king's trust..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Xiong Tuo, who had already dismounted, grabbed Jing Yun's arm and pulled him up. Immediately, he looked at the somewhat astonished Jing Yun and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to think about it right now.
After listening to this, I only want to ask you, do you still dare to fight the Wei army again and take back Pengze?!"
Jing Yun was stunned for a moment, then quickly clasped his fists and said, "Report to the king, I dare you!"
On the side, veteran general Yang You also spoke up and said, "I would like to report to your Majesty, Lord Shouling demolished the city gates of Pengze County when he evacuated Pengze County, aiming to gather troops to retake the city."
After hearing this, Chu King Xiong Tuo nodded with satisfaction and said seriously: "In this case, send troops immediately, otherwise something may happen if it is too late!" As he said that, he pointed at the soldiers and civilians behind him who followed him to the water village. He smiled and said: "I and the righteous men behind me will help Shouling Lord!"
"..."
Shouling Jun Jingyun and veteran Yang You looked at each other, with subtle expressions on their faces, both excited and fearful.
Afterwards, Lord Shouling Jingyun also repeatedly persuaded Chu King Xiong Tuomo to come to the battle in person, but Xiong Tuo refused.
At that time, Xiong Tuo smiled at Jing Yun and said: "When I first took charge of the army, Lord Shouling, you were still a child. Why couldn't I come to the battle in person?"
Indeed, when King Xiong Tuo of Chu led his army to attack Song, Lord Shouling Jingyun was only six or seven years old.
Seeing Xiong Tuo making fun of himself, Lord Shouling Jingyun couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but he was more moved. After all, in the face of national crisis, not every monarch has the courage to lead a personal expedition.
On the seventh day of the sixth lunar month in the twelfth year of Wei Zhaowu, King Xiong Tuo of Chu went on a personal expedition to capture Pengze.
At this time, those stationed in Pengze County were Wei generals Sima Shang, Yan Kui, Li Qi and others. As for Huan Hu, he had led Chen Shou to attack Chaisang.
After all, although the front tooth in Pengze County had been pulled out by the Wei army, there was still Diyang Jun Xiong Li's naval force resisting desperately on Pengze Lake. Therefore, Sima Shang decided to use a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, he launched an offensive against the Chu State from Daze. On the other hand, Huan Hu was asked to attack Chaisang, trying to seize the land route to the hinterland of Pengli County, so that the Wei army could advance directly.
Unexpectedly, on the seventh day of the sixth lunar month, the Chu army, which was supposed to shrink its defense line, launched a fierce attack on the Wei army. This shocked the navy generals such as Yan Kui and Li Wei.
Li Qi even said to his subordinates with a smile: "Is it possible that Xiong Li is seeking death?"
Isn't that right? At this time, the Wei army on the Wei side included Yan Kui's Hejian navy and Li Ji's Huling navy. There were hundreds of large and small warships anchored in the Dajiang basin and Pengze area, while the Chu army's Xiong Li, Lord of Diyang, only had a few dozen warships. Although there were many small boats such as sterns, these small boats were simply not worth mentioning in front of the Wei army's Tiger warships.
Because of this, Wei generals such as Yan Kui and Li Qian did not take the Chu army's counterattack seriously.
But the facts proved that the Chu army's counterattack was very different from any previous one. At the first moment of the war, all the Chu army's warships, large and small, quickly approached the Wei army's warships, before the Wei army's warships could throw stones. The machine destroyed several Chu warships, and those warships quickly approached.
However, the Wei army is not worried about this. After all, the Wei army's warships still have mechanical crossbows that can display their power at mid-range.
No, when the Chu warships entered the shooting range of the machine crossbow, the Wei army immediately used this war weapon to try to smash these Chu warships.
But what surprised the Wei generals such as Yan Kui and Li Qi was that the Chu army's counterattack was particularly fierce this time. Even though they used their mechanical crossbows to penetrate one Chu army warship after another, those Chu army warships The ship still rushed towards the Wei army's warship without hesitation.
Even the Chu warships whose warships were defeated did not moor, and not a single Chu soldier abandoned the ship and fled.
"Something's not right..."
Wei General Yan Kui frowned. He had a vague feeling that something was wrong with the Chu army today.
He guessed right, because at this time, on the flagship of Diyang Lord Xiong Li, Chu King Xiong Tuo was standing on the bow of the ship, not avoiding the arrows, staring at the Wei army's warship ahead.
Suddenly, only two bangs were heard, and then the ship's hull shook violently.
After a while, a soldier came to report: "No, the cabin was destroyed by the Wei army's machine crossbow!"
Xiong Li, Lord of Diyang, was shocked when he saw this, but Xiong Tuo, King of Chu, was extremely calm and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, let the soldiers repair it as much as possible, as long as this ship can be supported until we can attack Wei's warships."
enough."
It may be that Xiong Tuo's calmness infected the Chu soldiers and generals on the ship. Even though the ship was leaking a lot of water and was about to sink, these Chu soldiers and generals did not panic. They just held their weapons tightly and waited for the coming reception.
Side battle.
A moment later, the warship that Xiong Tuo was riding on rushed up to the edge of the Wei warship against the machine crossbow of the Wei warship.
Seeing this, Xiong Tuo drew out his sword, raised his arms and shouted: "Gentlemen, kill the enemy and seize the ship!"
At this time, the Wei warship that Xiong Tuo's ship came into contact with was under the command of Liu Kuang, a thousand-man general under Li Qi's command.
To be honest, Liu Kuang, the general of thousands, did not pay attention to the Chu troops who tried to kill the warships at first. After all, he, the soldiers of the Wei State, had never been afraid of others when it came to close combat!
But it turns out that Liu Kuang was entrusted by thousands of people this time. Encouraged by the Chu King Xiong Tuoshen and his soldiers, the Chu soldiers performed far beyond their usual level and actually killed the Wei troops on the warship.
Defeat.
It has to be said that unlike Wei Wang Zhao Run who stood still and "joined the battle" during the Battle of Daliang, Chu Wang Xiong Tuo really went into battle to kill the enemy with a three-foot sword, which inspired the surrounding Chu troops to howl.
roar.
I am afraid no one would have thought that there were generals such as Yan Kui and Li Qi supervising the battle, and the strength of the Wei navy was far greater than that of the Chu navy. However, in the end of the water battle, the Wei army was defeated by the Chu army.
As a result, even the Tiger warships were captured by the Chu army, seven or eight of them.
"What's going on?"
Wei general Yan Kui could not believe it.
It was not until later, when he learned that "King Chu Xiong Tuo went to the battlefield in person" that he felt a little relieved.
As Wei's navy was temporarily defeated, Chu's army finally got the chance to capture Pengze.
Of course Xiong Tuo knew that it wouldn't be long before Wei generals Yan Kui and Li Ji would lead a comeback with their naval forces. After all, there were dozens of Wei's Tiger warships and hundreds of sterns moored on the rivers in the Pengze area.
Therefore, even though he knew that his soldiers were very tired, Xiong Tuo still ordered an immediate landing and launched an offensive against Pengze County.
It is undeniable that the monarch's personal presence on the battlefield greatly inspired the soldiers of Chu. Even though these soldiers were quite tired, their fighting spirit was still high.
"Take back Peng Ze!"
Still wearing the blood-stained royal robe, King Xiong Tuo of Chu ordered his troops to launch a fierce attack on Pengze County.
"Whoa whoa--"
The Chu soldiers roared and roared, and rushed towards Pengze County. Even if the Wei army crossbowmen on the city wall blocked them with fierce arrows, they could not extinguish the flame-like fighting spirit in the hearts of the Chu soldiers.
"Chu Jun is crazy! Absolutely crazy!"
Facing the desperate offensive of the Chu soldiers, even the Wei army under Sima Shang was suppressed by the Chu army and had no choice but to withdraw outside the city after destroying the defense facilities in the city.
Seeing the Wei army withdrawing, the Chu army cheered loudly to celebrate their hard-won victory.
However, not many people noticed that King Xiong Tuo of Chu, who was fighting bloody battles with his soldiers, lowered his head and glanced at his left rib.
There was a hole in the left rib of his royal robe, and the surrounding area was bright red. However, the blood stain was mixed with the blood sprayed on Xiong Tuo's body by the Wei soldiers, so it looked inconspicuous.
But in fact, at this moment, there was an arrow cluster from the Wei army's crossbow still in Xiong Tuo's body, the kind of three-sided arrow cluster that was said to be able to take away a life with one arrow.
"..."
Pressing the injured part with his hand, King Xiong Tuo of Chu laughed at himself.
At this time, Prime Minister Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng, who was guarding Xiong Tuo, took two steps closer, his eyes were slightly red, and he whispered: "Your Majesty..."
"Don't make any noise, Prime Minister."
King Xiong Tuo of Chu raised his hand to stop Xiong Sheng, and immediately looked calmly at the cheering Chu soldiers in front, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Prime Minister, I'm afraid Gu Yujia's personal journey will stop here..."
Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng had tears in his eyes and shook his head repeatedly.
Patting Xiong Sheng's arm with his blood-stained hand, Xiong Tuo said with a smile: "There is no need to worry about it, and there is no need to be sad. Rather than being forced to commit suicide after being attacked by the Wei army after arriving at the palace, I would rather die on the battlefield. To blame, just
It’s strange that the fate is like this. It’s God who wants to destroy our great state of Chu... After Gu’s death, the prime minister will lead the rest of the people to surrender to Wei. There is no need to sacrifice more.”
"Your Majesty..."
"Hush, don't disturb the cheering soldiers."
"..."
Looking at Chu King Xiong Tuo's calm and calm face from beginning to end, Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
At this time, the sky was already dark. King Xiong Tuo of Chu looked up at the sky, with a slightly bitter smile on his lips.
"In the end, the world was taken over by that dwarf. It's really annoying! Fortunately, a few of Wei Jun's teeth were broken in the end, and I finally saved some face... Ah Hu, I kept you waiting for a long time."
On the seventh day of the sixth lunar month in the twelfth year of Wei Zhaowu, King Xiong Tuo of Chu went on a personal expedition and led his army to recapture Pengze County.
However, that night, Xiong Tuo died due to the burst of arrow damage.
The death of King Xiong Tuo of Chu completely defeated Chu's resistance.
A few days later, Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, followed the last wish of Chu King Xiong Tuo and led his troops to surrender to the Wei army.