Winter is approaching, and the war between Qin and Chu has experienced the Qin people's great advance, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces' counterattacks, and the tug-of-war. After Qin's unilateral defeat, it has already started from spring to cold winter. South Korea is the first
Withdrew their own troops because they needed the autumn harvest. The Wei State had plenty of food because of Lord Pingyuan, and the soldiers they sent did not affect the country's autumn harvest, so they never retreated. As for the Chu State... it was ushered in
It was a miserable winter.
Because the war started during spring planting, and hundreds of thousands of young men were suddenly recruited, this caused great damage to Chu's agriculture. Food shortages have appeared in many places. Chun Shenjun also sent people to
Neighbors asked for help, hoping to borrow some grain, and Lord Pingyuan just sent some. After all, Wei State had sent people to help, and they were doing the most benevolent thing. The most surprising thing was Qi State, which was kind enough to lend it to them.
He bought a lot of food from Chu State.
The queen of Qi State was indeed a strange woman, or rather, a strange woman. This time she provided help in times of need, which made the hatred between Chu State and Qi State disappear for many years. The King of Chu was very moved and personally
He wrote to the King of Qi and sent him many treasures to thank him for his kindness. In addition, the Chu State directly transferred the troops stationed in the southeast to defend the Qi State and put these troops into the Nanyang battlefield.
to show their trust in the country.
Qi State, the former overlord, after experiencing the tragedy of being conquered by six countries, has now made a huge breakthrough in diplomacy, and has begun to be active among various countries again, using various methods to improve relations with them.
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In the palace of King Qi, King Qi looked at the gift sent by King Chu and was particularly happy. He played with the sword sent by King Chu and waved it. Then he put the sword away with a smile and looked at the people sitting next to him.
The mother grinned and said: "Mother... I was a little reluctant to send food to Chu State before. I didn't expect that just some food could get so many treasures..."
The queen opened her eyes and looked at her son. There was a bit of disappointment in her eyes. She said, "Jian... Am I sending food to Chu for the sake of King Chu's treasure?"
King Qi was stunned, thought seriously for a moment, and then said with a smile: "You want to improve the relationship with Chu State."
The Queen then smiled and said: "That's right, the Chu State wants to form an alliance with other countries, and now we have helped Chu State when it was in the most critical moment. The Chu State will not dare to plot against Qi State in the short term.
, because if he plots against Qi, he will be despised by the princes and destroy his alliance strategy..."
"But, mother, his alliance strategy is to form an alliance with Qi. Even if we don't donate food, how can they attack Qi?"
"The alliance has never been reliable. You can only rely on your ministers and soldiers... Only when Qi becomes stronger can we avoid other people's plots. And if Qi wants to become stronger, it must avoid useless wars.
Give Qi a chance to revive...", the queen said, she sighed and said: "Unfortunately, the person who can help you is not willing to return to Qi, and even throws away the gifts
The courtyard."
"I invited him with the attitude of treating a national scholar, but he humiliated me like this. This man should..." King Qi said angrily. Before he could finish speaking, the Queen stepped forward and pinched his ears.
The dignified monarch Jian could only cry out in pain and beg his mother to let go. The queen looked around and then let go. She said angrily: "If your father hadn't listened to my advice, I would have forced him away."
, how could what happened today happen?”
"You have to remember, if it weren't for him, Qi would have been destroyed long ago. How could you sit here and play with the gifts sent by King Chu?!"
"People must learn to remember the kindness of others, not to mention, he is still your elder!"
Qi Wangjian was not young, but when facing his mother, he looked like just a child. He rubbed his ears and said aggrievedly: "Mother...I know."
"I heard that you want to spend money to expand the palace?" The queen asked again. King Qi smiled and said proudly: "Mother, I want to build it for you. I want to build the best one for you.
The most luxurious palace..." The queen did not reprimand him, but said gently: "Jian, there is no need to do this. Instead of spending money to build a palace for me, you should use the money to overhaul Jixia Academy... Academy
The people here are all talents who can revitalize Qi State..."
"Jixia Academy, since Xunzi left, there is a shortage of a high priest. You can invite a wise man to Jixia Academy to serve as the high priest of the academy."
"Who are you inviting?"
"Mr. Mafu from the Kingdom of Zhao."
King Qi laughed and said, "I know him, but will he come to Qi?" The Queen sighed with emotion: "I hope he can come. His knowledge can help you. If Zhao is
With him as the prime minister, Zhao State can be more powerful than Qin State. If Qin State uses him as prime minister, no one in the six countries can stop Qin State. If Chu State uses him as its commander, Chu State can continue its rule.
Hegemony, encroaching on the Central Plains, if you can use him as prime minister...Qi can become the overlord that can command other countries..."
King Qi's eyes widened. He stood up suddenly, pointed at the treasures in front of him, and said, "Mother, I will send all these treasures to the State of Zhao and invite Lord Ma Fu to come to the State of Qi!"
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What Jingyang didn't expect was that the battle went surprisingly smoothly. The army chasing the Qin people at the front actually won consecutive battles and directly killed the Qin people. Everyone thought that what Jingyang said was right.
After reorganizing according to Ma Fujun's military ideas, the combat power has indeed dropped rapidly. If this continues, not to mention Nanyang and Nanjun, even Xianyang will be defeated!
But the smoother the battle went, the more frightened Jingyang felt.
Jingyang has an extremely good sense of smell on the battlefield. He once led the Chu army over the mountains and ridges to fight in the Yan State, and then returned to the Chu State safely under the siege of other countries. This is in line with his wisdom and his innate sense of smell.
are inseparable. At this moment, he felt a strange and fatal threat, but he couldn't see where the danger was. Along the way, he seemed to be attacking with all his strength, but it was very dangerous.
cautious.
The main army advanced slowly, never stopping to explore the surroundings to avoid an ambush by the Qin people.
It can be said that Jingyang is cautious to the core. Therefore, the marching speed of the entire main army is still very slow. At the same time, he is also maintaining control of all parts of the battlefield and using his excellent command skills to make this organization mixed.
The Chu army did not advance rashly or impulsively. He could not imagine what kind of dangers there would be. But everyone was very dissatisfied with his cautious approach.
Because of Jingyang, the Qin people have been fleeing towards the Great Wall. If the Qin people are allowed to return to the Great Wall in time to garrison, the battlefield will enter a confrontation mode. This is not what the Chu people want to see. They just want it to end as soon as possible.
This war, return to your own territory.
Jingyang was sitting in the military chariot, listening to the scouts from all over the country coming to report the Qin people's movements, but he was still thinking about the Qin people's weirdness. The Qin people retreated too fast, there must be something wrong, but after all there was something wrong.
What's the problem? If the Qin people stopped attacking just because they retreated too quickly... wouldn't this be a strategy arranged by the Qin people to stop their attack?
At this moment, Xiang Xian was leading his remaining troops to retreat towards Yangcheng. Sitting on the military chariot, Xiang Xian lowered his head. He was covered in wounds and was bleeding. The army in Jingyang was
Just after leaving Shangcai, the Qin army that was supposed to be pursued by Jingyang suddenly appeared around Shangcai. Xiang Xian saw the densely packed Qin people around the city and felt cold all over. What made him even more panicked was that,
The flags carried by these Qin people have three Qin characters written on them, "Wu Chengjun"
Xiang Xian had no time to react and was attacked by the Qin people. Shang Cai was like a small boat sailing on the water in a violent storm. He couldn't help but shake. Bai Qi besieged the city from three sides and deliberately opened a gap.
Xiang Xian originally thought he could get reinforcements from Jingyang, but surprisingly he held on to Shangcai for six days. However, there was no trace of reinforcements from Jingyang, and the soldiers in the city were almost dead...
Xiang Xian had no choice but to break through the gap Bai Qi released and gave up going to Cai. Unsurprisingly, Bai Qi had already arranged an ambush at this gap. Xiang Xian fought hard and fought his way out of the ambush.
The remaining soldiers of less than 2,000 people fled here. Xiang Xian sent people to various places to ask for help from Jingyang, but there was no sign of the scouts he sent. Bai Qi used elite cavalry to directly cut off the Chu scouts.
Before attacking Shang Cai, he occupied some key roads to avoid leaking information.
Xiang Xian thought for a long time, but he didn't understand where Bai Qi came from. There were clearly hundreds of thousands of troops from Jingyang before him.
However, at this moment, he could only keep fleeing. The Qin people started to advance again. It is ridiculous to say that they left the Chu army behind them and started to advance directly. The target was the royal city of Chendu. Xiang Xian almost
I'm about to cry. The Chu army is all in Jingyang. If Jingyang doesn't come back with reinforcements in time, the Qin army will attack Chendu, capture the King of Chu, and destroy Chu...
General Jingyang!! What on earth are you doing?!
When the Qin army invaded the hinterland of Chu again, the Chu people were completely desperate. The Chu people cried, picked up wooden sticks and farm tools, and came to greet the invading Qin people, because they felt that their children, themselves
All the beloved men have died in front, otherwise, how could the Qin people appear here? Of course, the Qin people were not polite, grinning ferociously in front of the heads they sent up.
One village after another was slaughtered, and there was not a trace of pity on Bai Qi's face.
The Qin troops were divided into three groups, attacking all the way to Yangcheng, all the way to Pingyu, and all the way across the Yingshui River. Along the way, they did not encounter Chu soldiers at all. They were overwhelming and advanced very fast. They led the remaining soldiers first
When they arrived at Chendu, Chun Shenjun ran out of the city, even a little disrespectful of etiquette. His eyes were red, he looked at Xiang Xian in front of him, lifted him up, and asked angrily: "The three hundred thousand army of Chu State.
Where? Where is the army?!"
"I don't know...there's no news from General Jingyang...it's all white."
Chun Shenjun staggered a few steps, filled with grief and anger, and suddenly drew out his dagger and pointed it at himself. Seeing this, Xiang Xian rushed forward, grabbed Chun Shen Jun's dagger, and said: "The Chu State does not have
After the defeat, General Jingyang left Shangcai not long ago. It is absolutely impossible for Bai Qi to defeat him in such a short period of time. Please don't do this. Please appease the people and wait for General Jingyang to return for reinforcements!!"
Only then did Huang Xie react, took a deep breath, then laughed, helped Xiang Xian in front of him, and said loudly: "General Xiang Xian severely wounded Bai Qi! This is a great achievement, and he should be rewarded.
Yes!", he said, and he helped up the soldiers who had returned with Xiang Xian one by one. Xiang Xian knew what he was doing, so he stood up and said loudly: "After Bai Qi was defeated by General Jingyang, his troops fled in all directions, and Jingyang
General Yang's troops were chasing behind them, and soon they were wiped out!"
The two of them laughed and walked into the city. Xiang Xian raised his head high, as if he had won a great victory.
The King of Chu was sitting in the palace and picked up his sword again. Just now, Lord Chun Shen walked in and told him an incredible news. Bai Qi was coming, and the Chu army seemed to have mysteriously disappeared.
There is no trace at all. King Chu has always wanted to take revenge on Qin. He is burdened with a blood debt. He has also thought about going to the battlefield in person and killing the enemy. For this reason, he has never forgotten to do so.
Clean your sword.
However, when this day really came, when he really encountered his mortal enemy Bai Qi, King Chu was surprised to find that his hands holding the sword were trembling, and the sword was shaking slightly. No matter how hard King Chu used force, it seemed that there was something wrong.
Unable to lift the sword in his hand, Lord Chun Shen told the King of Chu that he would definitely defeat Bai Qi. He temporarily recruited the aristocratic children in Chen Du, their retainers, domestic warriors, and the elites who were originally responsible for guarding the palace.
This brought the number of soldiers defending the city of Chen Du to 100,000...
However, the combat effectiveness of these 100,000 people... is hard to say.
Huang Xie was smiling all day long. He told everyone that General Jingyang was coming soon.
The King of Chu knew that he was trying to appease the troops. Huang Xie wanted him to keep everything as usual and hold a banquet to entertain important ministers and help him appease the people in the capital. However, the King of Chu did not want to hold a banquet. He knew that Xiang Xian was attending the banquet.
He commanded his soldiers to fight with the Qin people outside the city, and the Qin people stormed the capital. It seems that Bai Qi did not want to occupy a few more cities of Chu State, but wanted to capture himself and destroy Chu State.
The King of Chu seemed to be able to hear the roar coming from the city wall, where Chu people were bleeding and dying on the city wall.
King Chu stood up slowly. He was dressed in military uniform and holding a sword. He looked at the warriors in the palace and said seriously:
"Please ask the two or three sons to follow me and fight against Bai Qi."
ps: Since I opened this book, my readers have started to use sentences such as "I heard..." and "Really wise man". Today, an author I know said to me: You finally got your readers.