Qu Wan's life is undoubtedly very suffocating, the old country is now shattered, and he is on the verge of extinction, but he has nowhere to go, trapped in the south of Qin, unable to move, and lack of food and grass, he had to reoccupy several prefectures and counties in Sanchuan County of Qin State as a temporary shelter, and at the same time intimidated and blackmailed the Qin people to obtain another part of grain and grass, barely able to keep his remaining hundreds of thousands of subordinates from starving.

But it's not just that everything is fine when you have a full stomach, the morale of the army has fallen to a low point, there will be deserters every day, the Han people occupy Wuguan and can hold the large army, but a few people have no problem climbing over the mountains, and those soldiers who miss their hometown can't see any way out, and they begin to secretly leave the soldiers and desert.

It was now the middle of October, and the pace of winter was getting closer and closer, and the wind had begun to cool, but his soldiers were still wearing thin summer clothes, and it became a problem for him to survive the winter. He needed a lot of cotton clothes and quilts, but it was obvious that the counties he occupied could not provide such a large amount of military supplies, and the Chu people in these places had already fled a lot, and now they had to support hundreds of thousands of troops.

Qu Wan is ready to make another armed demonstration in order to ask the Qin people for what he needs, of course, if the Qin people don't give it, he will indeed fight, if he doesn't fight, will his soldiers freeze to death after winter comes?

Zhao Shucheng was on a rainy autumn night, with a few henchmen and guards over the mountain, it can be said that it took a lot of hardships to arrive at Qu Wan's station, Danfeng County. Although the Han people did not blockade the mountains tightly, there were still mobile posts and patrols, and these Han people were not interested in the sporadic escape of the Chu soldiers, for them. These Chu troops, who had lost even their own weapons and armor, were no longer considered soldiers, and ran away. But for Zhao Shucheng, it's very different.

The order he brought to Qu Wan this time was too important, so important that he didn't even dare to fake others, in case the people he sent out fell into the hands of the Han people, the plan would be leaked. Then the state of Chu will never be able to return to heaven again. Because of this, as the supreme leader of the secret unit of the Chu army, he actually decided to take this trip himself.

Dressed as a woodcutter, he went out day and night all the way, lost several catties of meat, and finally rushed to Danfeng County without danger. Danfeng County has completely become a large camp of the army, and there is hardly a civilian to see everywhere you look, and what makes Zhao Shucheng even more frightened is. On the faces of these Chu soldiers, he couldn't see the slightest bit of anger, only numbness and sadness.

This added countless sorrows to his heart, is such an army still useful?

And after seeing Qu Wan, he was even more surprised, when Qu Wan led the army on an expedition, he was also in the team to see him off. At that time, he was full of spirits. And now standing in front of him turned out to be a somewhat languished old man-like person, you know, Qu Wan is less than fifty, and the black hair before the expedition is now mottled and mixed. The wrinkles on his face are like the bark of an old tree.

"General Qu!" He exclaimed. In the past few months, this general, who has shouldered the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, can imagine the torment in his heart. What kind of pressure can make a person decline to such a point before he gets old!

"Zhao Shucheng, General Zhao!" Qu Wan's eyes widened. Looking at the people who came, he almost couldn't believe his eyes, the soldiers reported that there was a messenger from Yingdu, he thought it was the kind of messenger who came meaninglessly to urge him to attack Wuguan and return to China to rescue, if he could fight it, would he still need them to destroy? Unexpectedly, it was Zhao Shucheng who was standing in front of him.

"You, how did you get here? Yingdu, what's wrong with Yingdu? "In Qu Wan's heart, Zhao Shucheng should be right in Yingdu.

"Yingdu is fine now." Zhao Shucheng looked at Qu Wan and said, "But if we don't react, something will happen soon." ”

Qu Wan let out a long breath, "How is the near Chu State now?" You also know that I am here, and the sources of Chu are not well-informed. ”

"Shoufu and Taiwei are preparing for a decisive battle with the enemy in the Jingzhou area, and now they have mobilized nearly 500,000 soldiers and horses from all walks of life, concentrated in the Jingzhou area, and the defense line has been almost repaired." Zhao Shucheng said slowly: "Chu's national fortune is in this battle. ”

"Half a million?" Qu Wan smiled bitterly: "500,000 people are concentrated in the Jingzhou area, there is no depth, and there is no way to fight back, how can this battle be fought, will it survive?" Stay up until the Han people automatically retreat? I'm afraid we can't survive if we want to! ”

"Yes, although we have 500,000 people, there is a big gap with the Han people in terms of combat effectiveness and preparation for war, and we do not expect to defeat the Han people, but we hope to exchange our lives for time." Zhao Shucheng looked at Qu Wan with blazing eyes.

"The Han people have a total of twenty main forces, and now the Han army concentrated in Jingzhou has as many as sixteen corps." Zhao Shucheng said: "General Qu, do you understand what I mean?" ”

"Trade your life for time!" Qu Wan muttered: "I understand, we use the defense of 500,000 people to prolong the time of the war, drag the main force of the Han people in Jingzhou, so that they can't take care of anything else, at this time, if there is any problem within the Han State?" Or if there is a foreign enemy to attack, the state of Chu will be saved. ”

He suddenly shouted, "Qin people, the only hope is Qin people. ”

"It's not just the Qin people, but also you, General Qu, you still have an army of 150,000, even if we can't take the Wuguan and can't go back to the rescue, we can go to fight the Han country itself." Zhao Shucheng said fiercely.

"But I have no food, no grass, no supplies, haven't you thought about it? If I have enough food and grass, I can attack Tai'an, take Tai'an, Wulong, and then go straight to Yingzhou County, attack Yingshui, and enter the Han country, but it is impossible for my more than 100,000 people to go hungry to fight! "Qu Wan said painfully.

"So this time I will come here in person, the first is to inform you about this matter, and the second is to solve the problem of food and grass supply for you." Zhao Shucheng said: "After seeing you, I will go to Xianyang to see Lu Chao." The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, our Great Chu is really dead, is it possible that their Qin State can still be left alone? At this time, if they can't cooperate with us sincerely, then it will be their turn after we die. ”

"If there is enough grain and grass, I will be able to fight the Han mainland and force the Han army to retreat." Qu Wan's face regained its brilliance, and his eyes bloomed again. "It's just how do you convince Lu Chao? As far as I know, King Gao Yuan of Han gave Lu Chao a ten-year promise that he would not attack Qin for ten years. ”

"In the face of national interests, promises stink like bullshit!" Zhao Shucheng said coldly: "The relationship between Lu Chao and Gao Yuan is extremely complicated, if you talk about personal grievances, I am afraid that the one who wants Gao Yuan to die the most is Lu Chao, in ten years, Lu Chao will be able to compete with the Han State with the power of the Qin State alone?" This must be very clear to Lu Chao, this is our only chance, why not their only chance? Otherwise, how could you have been here for this time? The Qin people also provided you with the necessary food and grass, because Lu Chao was also waiting, waiting for an opportunity. ”

"Now, you're a hungry wolf in a cage for Lu Chao, and he'll let you out as soon as the opportunity comes."

"But the purpose of my coming is not just to relieve you, this time, I want Lu Chao to understand that if he still has the idea of preserving his strength and sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, then he will wait to die with our Chu State, if you don't fight hard at this time, then everything will be over."

"You go to Xianyang, I will re-boost morale in Danfeng, as long as there is a possibility of going home, the soldiers will burst out with great enthusiasm." Qu Wan waved his fist, "There is no hope to make people despair, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, it can stimulate people's greatest potential." No one wants to be a slave. ”

Ten days later, Qin State, Xianyang, Black Ice Terrace.

This huge black palace used to be a symbol of the supreme power of the Qin State, and generations of Qin kings were here to give orders and rule the whole country, but now, this black palace has changed owners, although the Qin State still has a master in name, but everyone understands that this baby king who sits on the throne and is only a few years old is just a puppet, and the person who manipulates him now lives in the Black Ice Platform Hall.

Lu Chao, who entered the Black Ice Platform, removed the changes made to the Black Ice Platform during Yingying's reign, and all the comfortable decorations were swept away, making it return to the appearance of the era of King Wulie of Qin. In the huge palace, it was empty, but the geographical maps that came and went on the ground were more like a sarcasm no matter how you look at it now.

Zhao Shucheng noticed that in the position of Jicheng, the capital of the Han Kingdom, it was not the uniform black in the main hall, but a bright red, which was a little dazzling.

"Please be seated, General Zhao!" Lu Chao sat cross-legged on top of the putuan, and in front of him was the bright red color. "I don't need to say these words, because I know them. I also know that without the Chu State, my Qin State would be difficult to support alone. But at least the current Qin State can still survive for ten years, ten years, or there will be a lot of accidents, for example, Gao Yuan suddenly fell ill and died? As long as he dies, do we have a chance? So, give me a reason, if there is no answer that satisfies me, I would rather wait for such an accident that is not easy to happen than go to a certain fate. ”

"The State of Chu will never be defeated quickly!" In front of such a brilliant person, there is no need to say anything superfluous, Zhao Shucheng said simply: "General, the state of Chu can drag the main force of the Han people in Jingzhou all the time, and let them fall into the quagmire. (To be continued.) )