Chapter 131: Chuyang's Change

Zhao Yuanren, the prince of Chu, has been in a state of excitement for the past few days, because the throne of the king of Chu, which he has coveted for a long time, is about to fall into his arms.

Zhao Yuanren was the eldest son of the old King of Chu, but when the old King of Chu died, he passed the throne to his younger brother Zhao Yuanqi, which made Zhao Yuanren very dissatisfied.

But Zhao Yuanren is a very scheming person, because Zhao Yuanqi's mother is the queen of Chu, and there are more forces that support him. And the strength in his hands cannot compete with Zhao Yuanqi.

So he buried his desire for the throne deep in his heart, and on the surface he happily cooperated with his younger brother Zhao Yuanqi to ascend to the throne of the king of Chu.

After Zhao Yuanqi ascended the throne, Zhao Yuanren was happy all day long, looking like he only cared about Fengyue and didn't care about political affairs, but in the bottom of his heart, he was looking for opportunities all the time, wanting to regain the throne that should belong to him.

Later, the generalissimo of the Chu State Army, Longge, was captured by Yang Ming, the king of the Great Fusheng, and Zhao Yuanqi handed over the power of the army to his younger brother Zhao Yuanrang, who was the same father and mother, but he did not expect Zhao Yuanrang to launch a rebellion, kill Zhao Yuanqi, and seize the throne.

Zhao Yuanqi's throne was seized, and Zhao Yuanren was secretly happy for a long time. But soon after, he couldn't be happy, because he found that since Zhao Yuanrang seized the throne, he had grasped the power in his hands more tightly, and he had completely become an idle prince, and he had no real power.

Zhao Yuanren, who sees power as more important than anything else, certainly can't adapt to the current situation. On the surface, he pretended not to care about anything, drinking and having fun all day long, showing a greedy appearance of pleasure, but in his heart, he was always looking for opportunities to seize the throne in his own hands.

When the state of Chu and Dafu happened, Zhao Yuanren was very happy, and he thought that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. So he secretly sent someone to contact Yang Ming, the victorious king who commanded the Dafu army, and prepared to cooperate with him inside and outside, and jointly seize the benefits that each other needs.

Zhao Yuanren deliberately spread the news in Chuyang City, saying that it was Yu Xian, the generalissimo of the Chu army, who wanted to support the army and respect himself. In the end, Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, was forced to no longer trust Yu Xian and wanted to take back Yu Xian's military power. In the end, Yu Xian was finally forced to rebel and withdraw the 200,000 troops on the front line.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, took 100,000 forbidden troops and personally went to Yanggu Pass to block the more than 200,000 Dafu troops led by Yang Ming. Seeing that Zhao Yuanrang led his troops to leave Chuyang City, Zhao Yuanren was overjoyed in his heart, and his opportunity to seize the throne of Chu had finally come.

Now there are only forty or fifty thousand soldiers left in Chuyang City, and most of these forty or fifty thousand soldiers have been quietly in their own hands by Zhao Yuanren.

After Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, led his troops to leave Chuyang City, Zhao Yuanren secretly put several leading generals who supported Zhao Yuanrang. Assassination of assassination, capture of capture, after some efforts, his family finally held all the soldiers of the entire Chuyang City in their own hands.

After taking control of Chuyang City, Zhao Yuanren was ready to follow the plan he had discussed with Yang Ming in advance. 20,000 soldiers were separated, left Chuyang City, and rushed to Yanggu Pass. In the name of supporting Zhao Yuanrang, he and Yang Ming fought back and forth to kill Zhao Yuanrang at Yanggu Pass.

However, before the troops could be mobilized, news from the front came back. But Zhao Yuanren, who heard the news, was taken aback.

In the news, it was said that it was ahead, and the more than 100,000 Chu troops separated by Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, and Yu Xian, jointly attacked the Dafu army, and the Dafu army was defeated, and Yang Ming had already led the remnants of his troops to defeat the general, and fled in a hurry in the direction of Fufeng City.

At this time, Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, had already taken the 100,000 forbidden troops under his command on the way back to Fufeng City.

Zhao Yuanren, who heard the news, was taken aback, but he didn't expect that he thought his calculation had succeeded, but he was made by Zhao Yuan and Yu Xian, and asked Jun to give him a plan. At this time, Zhao Yuanren had no way back, so he decided to take a risk and fight with Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuanren hurriedly brought out the nearly 50,000 soldiers under his own control in Chuyang City, and he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the news of his rebellion had not yet reached the front line, and block the 100,000 forbidden troops of Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, on the road.

If this battle can be defeated, it can defeat Zhao Yuanrang's 100,000 forbidden army and kill Zhao Yuanrang, and the remaining three sons of the old Chu King are only himself. The civil and military ministers in the court can only let themselves ascend to the throne.

So a big battle, known as the "Battle for the King" in later generations, was launched dozens of kilometers away from Chuyang City.

In desperation, Zhao Yuanren is worth choosing to take a risk. In fact, he also knew that his victory rate in this battle was not high, but it was already like this, and he had only one way to die, and he had only one battle to the death.

What Zhao Yuanren didn't know was that someone had already told Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, about his rebellion. When the two sides encountered, the forbidden army of the king of Chu attacked him directly, and the 50,000 army, whose morale was inferior to that of the other party and whose equipment was inferior to that of the forbidden army, was crushed soon after.

Standing in the rear, Zhao Yuanren saw that there were fewer and fewer soldiers under his command. Some were killed by the other party, and some simply knelt on the ground and surrendered, looking at the Chu army forbidden army that was pressing towards them step by step. Zhao Yuanren sighed, pulled out the long sword at his waist, and ended his life.

At the same time, the battle here in Fufeng City finally had a result, that is, when Xian and the soldiers of the Chu army had occupied the city, they were about to capture this city that had been fighting for more than a month.

The figure of the Dafu soldier suddenly appeared in the rear. It turned out that at this critical moment, Yang Ming and the Dafu soldiers broke through the passes and finally rushed back to Fufeng City.

When Yang Yun woke up from his coma, it was already a few days later. He opened his eyes and looked at the environment around him, everything in his eyes was very familiar, wasn't this exactly what he was in the camp in Fufeng City?

After looking around, there was a hint of joy in Yang Ming's eyes. Because he saw from a distance the soldiers in Dafu armor at the door of the tent.

Although he could only see the backs of these people, it was not difficult for Yang Yun to tell that these people outside were the guards who often followed him.

"Fufeng City has not been captured by the other party!" This thought flashed in his head, Yang Yun immediately became excited, he tried to sit up, but he didn't expect to pull the deep wound, and the pain in his heart made him moan. Hearing the movement of the camp tent, the soldiers at the door hurriedly ran in.

"Your Highness is awake, go and tell Mr. Ju about them!" The leader of the guards sent someone to report and came to Yang Yun.

After a while, many people came to Yang Yun's tent. Ju Yuanguang, Guo Long, Qi Wei, and Chi Mu'er appeared in front of Yang Yun with familiar faces.

They all survived, and everyone could fight side by side again, seeing these people, Yang Yun's heart was filled with a sense of joy for the rest of his life.

He tried to stand up, wanted to sit up, and take a good look at these subordinates who did not abandon him in the face of danger and were like relatives, but he was stopped by Guo Long and others who hurriedly rushed over.

In the conversation with several people, Yang Yun understood what happened to this matter.

This time, Yang Ming drove all the way with an army of more than 200,000 people, and directly attacked Yanggu Pass, which was not far from Chuyang City, forcing Zhao Yuanrang, the king of Chu, to personally guard the pass with 100,000 forbidden troops.

This situation made Yang Ming very excited, if he could break the Chu army in one fell swoop and capture the king of Chu alive in this battle, he would make an immortal achievement.

At that time, no one should be able to stop him from becoming the prince of Da Fu, so it will be just around the corner to become the new Fu Emperor, sit on the land of the two countries, and become the person with the most power in this neighborhood.

However, just as Yang Ming and his soldiers were gearing up, preparing to launch an attack on Yanggu Pass.

More than 100,000 Chu soldiers suddenly appeared behind him, and the forbidden army led by the king of Chu attacked him back and forth. And, as the war continued, more and more Chu soldiers came from all over the country and surrounded his large army.

More and more Chu soldiers arrived, making Yang Ming understand that he had been fooled this time. If this is completely surrounded by the Chu army, then won't his 200,000 army be wiped out.

After understanding this truth, Yang Ming broke out in a cold sweat, and he immediately discussed with his generals and began to break through.

For Yang Ming and the others, if they want not to be wiped out by the Chu army, returning to Fufeng City is the best choice. It can be that the Chu army also understands this truth, and stationed heavy troops on the road back to Fufeng City, setting up many checkpoints.

Yang Ming has commanded the army for many years, and he has rich combat experience, and his soldiers are also very loyal to him, so he is extremely unfavorable to himself in such a situation. He was able to break through many obstacles and return to Fufeng City.

Of course, the price to pay for fighting in such a difficult situation is not small. After a hard battle along the way, Yang Ming led more than half of the Dafu soldiers, and the more than 200,000 soldiers he brought out were only 70,000 or 80,000 when they arrived in Fufeng City.

Along the way, although he also killed many Chu soldiers. However, the soldiers of the Chu State, who were in a favorable situation, lost significantly fewer people than Dafu.

This time, Dafu and Chu fought a big battle, and both sides sent more than 300,000 soldiers. Now, apart from a small number of soldiers who remained in the defense of Golan City and Xunyang Pass, only about 80,000 men remained.

In other words, in this war, Dafu lost a total of nearly 200,000 people. And the soldiers of the Chu State, according to rough estimates, also lost about 150,000 people!

After listening to everyone's introduction, Yang Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this war is indeed a machine for harvesting life!

"Thirteenth brother, you're awake, but your fifth brother is in a hurry!" At this time, several people walked in from outside the tent, and the leader was none other than Yang Ming, the king of victory, who was talking while walking towards Yang Yun's location.

"Ahem, fortunately, the fifth brother, you came back in time, otherwise the life of the younger brother would have been handed over here." Seeing Yang Ming coming to him, Yang Yun asked the people around him to help him up and said to Yang Ming.

"Hehe, our brother, what are you talking about, if you hadn't worked hard to defend this Fufeng City, Fifth Brother, I might have been drinking tea with the old man of Hades by now!" Yang Ming looked at his younger brother with a smile on his face, but he couldn't hide his lost expression.