The Chu army, which had no fighting spirit, was chased all the way by the Qin army behind them, and chased them all the way to the foot of Shouchun City, the capital of Chu State, and surrounded Shouchun City tightly.

The army of Qin came to the city, which made the monarch of Chu in Shouchun City, all the civil and military ministers and the people of Chu in Shouchun City very panicked. From a few decades ago, Wu Anjun of the Qin State besieged the Yingdu of the Chu State, slaughtering almost all the people in the city, and now even the new capital of the Chu State was surrounded by the Qin army, if the Qin army broke through the city gate, who would dare to guarantee that the Yingdu tragedy decades ago would not be repeated?

There was a wail in Shouchun City, and the rich merchants had already sold their possessions and fled from Shouchun City, and now there were only ordinary people in the city who had nowhere to go. If it's okay in normal times, there is not much grain stored at home now, and the excess grain has long been forcibly expropriated by the Chu army, and the streets outside are all in chaos, and there is nowhere to escape.

The king of Chu has not slept peacefully since the news of the defeat of the Chu army came, and although many princesses in the palace still cater to him in every possible way, he still can't raise the slightest interest. Thinking that he Chu was also the head of the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons, and it was the most territory among the princes in the world, but it was such a country, and in the end, it was still not against a country established by a horseman.

"Your Majesty, Marshal Xiang Yan is back. "There are reports from the palace of the king of Chu outside the palace.

When the distraught King of Chu heard this, he hurriedly said, "Announce him quickly." ”

After a short time, the chamberlain walked into the hall with Xiang Yan. At this time, Xiang Yan's hair was messy, the stains on his face had not had time to be wiped off, the armor on his body was also stained with pieces of blood, and there was a bloody strip of cloth wrapped around one arm.

After Xiang Yan entered the main hall, he knelt directly on the ground, then knocked on the ground with his head, and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, the old minister has been defeated, the old minister has failed to live up to the king's love, and he has not been able to resist the Chu army for the king, and he asked the king to surrender." ”

Looking at Xiang Yan who was kneeling down in front of him and crying bitterly, he was still a little angry about Xiang Yan's defeat in his heart, but at this time, when he saw Xiang Yan's appearance and the hair that was almost white, he couldn't help but feel sour.

"The old general, please hurry up, this defeat is not the fault of the old general alone, the old general can use the 400,000 army of my Chu State to block the 600,000 Qin army, it is not easy. Since God does not bless my Chu State, how can the widow blame the old general. He walked up to Xiang Yan and bent down to help Xiang Yan up from the ground.

Xiang Yan was in tears, he stood up and said to the bearer: "Your Majesty, the old minister lost to Wang Jian this time, but he has not yet wiped out the foundation of my Chu State, and now we still have 100,000 sons and daughters of the Chu State, and the old minister swears to keep Shouchun alive." ”

The 400,000 Chu army was chased and killed by the Qin army all the way, and now there are only 100,000 left, and 300,000 elite soldiers of the Chu State have died under the swords of the Qin army. Now the remaining 100,000 people will have to face the siege of the Qin army several times their own next, and there is no need to say it from Xiang Yan's mouth, and they all feel that if they can win the Qin army this time, then it is not impossible for the Chu State to rise again.

"Well, the widow's life rests on the old general. It's just that there is a shortage of soldiers and food in the city now, I don't know what way the old general can defend the city?"

Xiang Yan met the eyes that looked at him, and only said two words from his mouth: "Defend it!"

In just two words, the negative words that originally had some hope for Xiang Yan instantly fell into the abyss. Sticking to the two words has already explained everything, if you can't defend the city, there is only one death.

The Qin army has besieged Shouchun City for three days, and in these three days, the Qin army did not launch an attack on Shouchun City, but only surrounded the city gates in four directions.

Wang Qian's policy of besieging but not attacking made his soldiers very angry, obviously they had already hit the lair of the Chu people, why not just go in one go, capture the king of Chu alive, and then kill Xiang Yan's old immortal. Wang Jian just explained to everyone that he wanted to wait for the will of Xianyang City, only when the will came, he received the order of King Yingzheng of Qin, and he began to prepare to attack the city.

Chu and Qin are in-laws, but although this matter is known to everyone in the world, when the two countries were at war, Qin did not mention this relationship, and they would not be soft at all in the face of the Chu people when they raised the butcher's knife. But everyone forgets the fact that now the queen of Qin is the cousin of the current king of Chu, and the father-in-law of King Yingzheng of Qin is still in Shouchun City, so the royal families of the two countries are just a family, and now Yingzheng's army has reached the door of the old man's house, so I have to see what the final opinion of the father-in-law's family is. Jin Yong Chinese

So after defeating the Chu army that day, Wang Jian immediately wrote a report and submitted it to King Yingzheng of Qin, in Wang Qian's view, the demise of the Chu army is certain, but the royal family of Chu and the royal family of Qin still have a blood relationship after all, and now the queen has given birth to a son for Yingzheng, whether to forcibly attack the capital of Chu has to see what Yingzheng's opinion is.

Two days later, the envoy of the King of Qin from Xianyang arrived at the camp of the Qin army on a fast horse, bringing the will of the King of Qin Yingzheng.

Ying Zheng only said two words in his will, as long as the Chu army is willing to surrender, then he will treat the Chu royal family with courtesy, if he is unwilling to surrender, then the city will be ruined.

Wang Jian received the will of the King of Qin, thought about it in his heart for a while, and then ordered someone to send this edict to Shouchun City.

Knowing that the envoys of the Qin State were going to enter the city, Xiang Yan got the report of the soldiers defending the city, and some did not understand what trick the Qin people were playing, but the two countries did not fight the envoys, and after the report to the King of Chu, Xiang Yan opened the city gate and let the envoys of the Qin State enter the city.

At this time, there were one-third fewer courtiers in the court of the Chu State, and these people either pretended to be sick to escape from the court, or fled from the city and were arrested by the Qin army.

But today, the people standing above the court of the Chu State are slowly, not for anything else, since the Qin State has sent people to come, then how could Yingzheng's father-in-law Mi Tao not come to cheer it, but he did not come alone, but a large group of Chu royal family members who followed him also came to the court.

The envoys of the Qin State stood arrogantly on top of the court hall of the Chu State, looking at these Chu State courtiers who still wanted to show off their might in front of him at this time, and the disdain on their faces was almost written on their faces.

The king of Chu went to the palace in the clothes of the Chu Dynasty, and then sat down on his throne. Looking at the envoy of the Qin State standing in the aisle in the middle of the court, his face was also full of displeasure, and he said coldly: "I don't know if the King of Qin sent an envoy this time, what do you have to say to this king?"

The envoy of the State of Qin only bent down slightly towards the State of Chu, and he said, "The King of Qin sent me this time just to express my king's kindness to the King of Chu. ”

"What kindness can he have for me? His army has come to the gate of the widow's palace, what other kindness does he have?" said the man angrily.

However, the envoy of the Qin State only smiled slightly, and did not care about the anger of the King of Chu. "The king will be angry, and he will be angry. My king said, no matter what the war situation between Qin and Chu is, the king of Qin and the king of Chu are still a family in the end, and my king also specially said that as long as the king of Chu is willing to surrender, my king can let the king take the king's family to live in Xianyang City, and he has already arranged a place for the king to live in Xianyang City. ”

"Will he have such a good heart?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Qin people are ambitious, and the Qin King Yingzheng is even more ambitious. For example, if Qin has been suffering for a long time, only my Chu State and Qi State are left, as long as my Chu State can insist on not returning to Qin State, then the people of the world are the backing of my Chu State. Xiang Yan stood up and said to the King of Chu.

Qi Tao stood aside and couldn't stand it, his son-in-law gave them such good conditions, these people are still fighting to the death with the Qin army, 100,000 people and more than 500,000 Qin troops, how can this be fought? Not to mention that there is still a lack of food and grass, as long as the Qin army surrounds it for ten days and half a month, then Shouchun City will become a dead city.

Mi Tao stood up and said, "General Xiang's words are a bit too much. Not to mention that if six or seven out of ten return to the Qin State today, now our Chu State is already in danger, and the 500,000 Qin army is eyeing the city outside, even if someone is willing to come to the rescue of our Chu State, General Xiang thinks that they will be the opponent of the 500,000 Qin army? Besides, if there is anyone else who can take out 500,000 troops to fight against the Qin army today? The king, the minister felt that the king might as well consider the suggestion of the envoys of the Qin State, after all, the time and place are not on our side now, rather than fighting and killing others in vain to destroy the country, it is better to add less killings and pay tribute to the King of Qin. ”

The ministers seconded. As soon as Qi Tao's words were finished, the ministers who had already secretly taken refuge in him stood up one after another to express their agreement, and for a while, except for Xiang Yan's father and son, as well as a few Wenchen, almost everyone chose to surrender.