To Xiang Yan's surprise, the nobles quickly recognized Changping Jun as their great king.
At this time, it seems that he should not be called Lord Changping, but King Qi of Chu... Lord Changping's surname is Xiong Qi.
In fact, Xiang Yan should not be surprised. The reason why he was surprised was also because Xiang Yan was better at military than politics.
The reason why the nobles admitted it so quickly was not because King Qi of Chu had a very impressive resume: he was the prime minister of Qin and saved Chu from danger.
Nor is it because King Qi of Chu once lobbied all ethnic groups and showed off their long-lasting glory.
It’s not even because Chu Wang Qi is the brother of Chu Wang Qi Chu... There are other people in the royal bloodline, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be Chu Wang Qi.
The reason why the nobles recognized it was ultimately because of their interests:
Xiang Yan led his army across the southeast of the Yangtze River and moved his capital to Dongting. So those under the Qin army's front were not the King of Chu and Xiang Yan, but the fiefdoms of the nobles in Huainan.
In this case, can they not recognize King Qi of Chu?
If you don't admit it, what should you do if one day you are attacked by the Qin army?
The Zhao family was attacked and went to seek help from the Qu family?
The Qu family was attacked and went to seek help from the Jing family?
How could others easily send troops to rescue us?
So in the end they were defeated one by one by the Qin army.
The nobles of Chu are indeed selfish, but they are not stupid. At this time, they need someone to take charge of the overall situation.
Only in this way, they will be more likely to receive reinforcements when they are attacked one day, and they can even ask Xiang Yan to come for reinforcements.
I won’t tell you what the situation is in the Chu Kingdom. Ying Zheng was very happy when he found out that Shouchun was captured.
Ying Zheng originally planned to encircle but not attack. He even discussed it with Wang Jian and believed that it was quite good for the battle to be fought like this.
Wang Jian still felt ashamed and said:
"My subordinates know that it is not easy to attack Chu, so they believe that attacking Chu requires the whole country's troops."
"Unexpectedly, these Shen soldiers used clever tricks to penetrate into the tiger's den and break through Ruyin's defense line. Now they have surrounded the King of Chu in the city."
"Now that our army's victory is determined, we only need to defend Shouchun instead of attacking."
Ying Zheng also nodded repeatedly:
"The more you do now, the more important it is to be cautious and anxious. Xiang Yan and other tribes have not been destroyed and their strength is still there. If they rush to attack the city, they may be defeated."
"Now I know that what the general said is true, and the Chu army has a steady stream of troops to fight."
"It was a bit impatient to attack Chu with 270,000 troops. Fortunately, Shen Bing used clever tricks to deceive Xiang Yan."
"Otherwise our army may be defeated in this battle."
Wang Jian sighed:
"It's just a pain for Xiang Yan."
"It's a pity that he has made countless military achievements in his life, but now he is defeated again and again at the hands of Shen Bing. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to turn around in the future."
Ying Zheng laughed and said:
"I am a little curious. If the general faces Shen Bing in a battle formation, will the winner be determined?"
Wang Jian shook his head and said with a smile:
"For the record, Your Majesty, this is one of the reasons why my subordinate resigned from the position."
"If my subordinates meet Shen Bing in the battle formation, I'm afraid it will be the same fate as Xiang Yan."
Ying Zheng was a little surprised. He originally thought that Wang Jian could at least draw a draw against Shen Bing, but he didn't expect that Wang Jian would take the initiative to admit defeat.
"Is this Shen Bing really that amazing?" Ying Zheng was a little excited.
Wang Jian answered seriously:
"It's really true."
"My subordinates had a long conversation with Shen Bing. This man seems to be proficient in the art of war, but he seems to have no knowledge of it."
"Although he seems to have a clear path, he can always anticipate the enemy's opportunities and often come up with strange moves."
"For example, if you respond to the enemy this time, what impresses your subordinates is not only Shen's extraordinary troops attacking Ruyin, but also the black-armored army's defeat of Chu cavalry..."
"You must know that this black-armored army was trained by Shen Bing in Daliang a few months ago."
"How does he know that rattan armor is suitable for cavalry? No one in the world uses rattan armor."
"How did he know that cavalry and archery can greatly defeat the cavalry army and mastered cavalry and archery a few months ago... If there is a cavalry army with cavalry and archery at this time, it is only the Xiongnu. No one in the Central Plains knows this method of warfare."
Ying Zheng just smiled. He listened quietly to Wang Jian's words and then replied:
"Perhaps, this Shen Bing is such a strange person."
"Then the navy's bat pole and wolf trap are things that have never been seen before?"
Wang Jian nodded repeatedly and said doubtfully:
"My subordinates are just curious about where Shen Bing studied..."
Ying Zheng laughed loudly:
"If there is no such thing in the world but Shen Bing is unique, where can the general say he can learn from it?"
When Ying Zheng said this, Wang Jian felt that it was right. Who else in the world was qualified to be Shen Bing's teacher and teach him these skills!
In fact, this is not the only thing that makes Wang Jian strange.
With Ying Zheng's suspicious personality, he should have been more interested in these issues and even sent people to investigate further, but Ying Zheng didn't seem to do so.
How did Wang Jian know that Ying Zheng had a better explanation: gods.
The secrets of heaven are not something that mortals can easily pry into... so everything is reasonably explained.
At this moment, a personal guard came to report:
"Your Majesty, pigeons are flying from the front to report: Shouchun has come, and the King of Chu has been captured."
Ying Zheng and Wang Jian couldn't help but be stunned. After a while, Ying Zheng asked with disbelief:
"Shuchun has already fallen and you captured the King of Chu?"
The personal guard presented a secret letter.
Since Shen Bing invented paper, letters between carrier pigeons have been written on paper. Before, silk had to be used.
Silk is not only more important for writing, but the fonts cannot be too small, otherwise the ink will easily spread and smear. Therefore, the recorded content cannot be too much.
Writing on paper does not have these shortcomings, so one letter can tell the whole story of the war.
Ying Zheng took the letter and looked at it, then he exclaimed:
"This time, it was the King of Chu who sought his own death. He and Xiang Yan wanted to attack Shen Bing's Liang army at night and break out, but Shen Bing saw through the plan and captured him."
Wang Jian only nodded slightly when he heard this. He felt more and more old.
You must know that at the beginning, he told the king in the court that it would take a whole country's troops to attack Chu. Now Shen Bing only used half of his troops and successfully captured the king of Chu in just over two months.
But after thinking about it, Wang Jian secretly rejoiced:
What does it matter if you are compared to yourself?
Isn't it better to just sit here and drink and talk?
I'm afraid Li Mu's body has turned into bones, and Xiang Yan... must be in a state of despair at this time.
I think they are all as famous as Wang Jian, and even Li Mu's name is higher than that of Wang Jian...
Wang Jian was convinced of this point, because no matter how much he disagreed, winning or losing on the battlefield was real and could not be faked at all, and he could not help but deny it.
However, they all suffered a complete defeat at the hands of Shen Bing, and Wang Jian was just lucky enough to be in the same camp as him.
Ying Zheng then read the letter again and chuckled:
"General, I will reply to the letter and arrange the Shouchun matters right now. I will discuss it in detail with the General another day!"
Wang Jian quickly saluted:
"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
Looking at the back of Ying Zheng, who was swaying so happily that his steps were windy, Wang Jian was sure of one thing: if he goes to ask for his resignation another day, the king will definitely agree!