"Gu Cheng!" Xiong Huai was stunned and said in surprise: "Is Shengzi planning to directly fight with the Yan army in Zhongshan Kingdom?" ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai's face turned straight, and he immediately ordered: "Chen Qing, pay close attention to the battle situation in Zhongshan Kingdom, and the widow must know the results of the battle as soon as possible." ”

"Yui."

Two days passed in a flash.

In the past two days, Xiong Huai has been waiting for the news of the decisive battle between Qi and Yan. This decisive battle is related to the strategic pattern of the northern part of the Chu State in the future.

If Yan wins, then Chu needs to immediately attack the north and unite with Song to attack Qi in order to put pressure on Qi and create a good opportunity for Yan to expand the victory.

If the Yan Kingdom is defeated, there is nothing to say, and it is also necessary to immediately launch a huge battle to avoid too much loss of the Yan Kingdom.

Because the state of Chu was too far away from the battlefield, when he got the news, Qi Yan's decisive battle had already been completed. Therefore, the state of Chu must take action as soon as possible to support the state of Yan.

At dusk on the third day, news came from the north.

"King, the decisive battle between Qi and Yan has broken out."

Xiong Huai was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "How can it be so fast?" Did Yan Jun do it, or did Qi Jun do it? ”

"It was the Qi army that took the initiative to attack." Saying that, Chen Zhen swallowed his saliva and continued: "Five days ago, Shengzi led the army to arrive outside Gu City, and after resting for the night, he led the whole army to challenge the Yan army the next day.

When the Yan army saw that the Qi army was coming from afar, they only rested for one night before launching an attack. As a result, the 120,000 Yan army went out and fought a decisive battle with the 100,000 Qi army outside Gu City.

As soon as our spies saw that the war between Qi and Yan had officially begun, they traveled day and night to bring back the news. In addition, the minister had already told the spies in the north that as soon as the decisive battle between Qi and Yan was over, they would report back immediately. ”

"Good!" Xiong Huai nodded, then remembered the war between Qi and Yan, and frowned again: "However, why do you think that the decisive battle between Qi and Yan has a strange atmosphere?"

Shengzi is a famous general of Qi country, so he shouldn't be in such a hurry. The 150,000 Qi army set out from Qidi, and along the way, they had to pull out the city of Yan State, and they traveled for more than ten days in a row, and only then did they rush to Gucheng when the 50,000 army was behind.

Then rest for the night, regardless of his own exhaustion, regardless of the number of his army is not as good as the Yan army, and start a decisive battle with the Yan army, which is easy to work and has a large number of people, which is not like the style of a veteran like Shengzi.

If the Qi army arrives, the Yan army takes the initiative to seek battle with ease and waiting, which is normal. If Shengzi led the army to Gucheng, repaired for two or three days, and waited for the follow-up Qi army to arrive, with the certainty of winning the battle, then he sent troops to relieve the siege of Zhongshan Kingdom, which is also normal.

But now, it's so abnormal! ”

When Chen Zhen heard this, he hesitated: "King, maybe the Qi State has been delayed for too long, and the Zhongshan State is urging tightly, so under the repeated urging of the King of Qi, Shengzi has to immediately start a decisive battle with the Yan army. ”

"Perhaps!" Xiong Huai bowed slightly, but he always felt that something was wrong in his heart.

The King of Qi had been delayed for so long before, and the Zhongshan Kingdom had already lost two big cities, so was it necessary for the King of Qi to be in a hurry now?

It's just that if it weren't for the King of Qi being in a hurry, then why was Shengzi so anxious to start a decisive battle with the Yan army, so that even the Qi troops who fell behind couldn't wait.

100,000 Qi troops against 120,000 Yan troops, and the Yan army on the opposite side is obviously still waiting for work, this kind of battle, nine times out of ten, will lose.

If Shengzi has the determination to win, then there must be a backhand.

But where is the back hand of the son?

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately walked to the side of the map, and then looked at Gu Cheng, where Qi and Yan were fighting a decisive battle.

Gucheng is located in the middle of the east of Zhongshan Kingdom, a little north of the east is the Yangcheng of Yan Kingdom, the north is the two cities of Xiyang Zhongren, the west is the capital of Zhongshan Lingshou, the south is the territory of Zhongshan Kingdom, and the south of Zhongshan Kingdom is the territory of Zhao State.

If Shengzi still has a backhand, it must be the army of Zhongshan Kingdom.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked, "Chen Qing, is the main force of Zhongshan still guarding against Zhao in the east now?" ”

"Not bad." Chen Zhen nodded: "The spies came to report, after Shengzi captured Yangcheng, King Zhao ordered to gather troops in Haocheng, because of Zhao's actions, the main force of Zhongshan did not leave the west. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Zhen thought for a while and said, "Great King, the Yan army is fighting in the Zhongshan Kingdom, and it will inevitably closely monitor the main force of the Zhongshan Kingdom, so as not to be calculated. Therefore, the minister thought that since the Yan army dared to fight a decisive battle with the Qi army, it must have mastered the situation of the main force of Zhongshan State. ”

"This..." When Xiong Huai heard this, the wrinkles on his forehead deepened.

"If there is no reinforcement from the Zhongshan Kingdom, then why did Shengzi start a decisive battle with the Yan army under extremely unfavorable circumstances?"

Xiong Huai pondered for a long time, but he never figured out what the confidence of Shengzi was?

After a long time, Xiong Huai sighed: "The decisive battle four days ago, presumably now the decisive battle between Qi and Yan has long ended, and the only thing the widow can do now is to wait for the results." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai looked at Chen Zhen and said, "Chen Qing, pay close attention to the news in the north, and as soon as there is news, immediately come to report the widow." ”

"Yui!"

Late at night.

The hall was brightly lit, Xiong Huai was holding a copy of "Lao Tzu" and watching, while Jingyang accompanied him as a personal guard.

At this time, although Xiong Huai was holding a book in his hand, his mind was not on the book, but looked outside the dim room from time to time, but there was no one else who came out to guard outside the room.

After a long time, Xiong Huai put down the book, yawned, and asked Jingyang, "Yang, what time is it?" ”

Hearing this, Jingyang turned his head to look at the missing moment next to the hall, and then responded: "Back to the king, it's time now." ”

"Child?" Xiong Huai was stunned, it was midnight, and half a day had passed since dusk.

Half a day, not long, not short. If the war goes well, then the news of the decisive victory between Qi and Yan should have already come. If the war doesn't go well and they fall into a stalemate, then there will be a fight. It may be three or five days, or it may be three or May.

However, for Yan Guo, if you don't lose, you win.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked out again, then yawned again, and asked, "Hasn't there been any news from the assassination of Shi Ling?" ”

"There has been no news from the Assassin Order." Jingyang said, looked at the tired King of Chu, and arched his hand: "King, it is late tonight, and there is no news from the Assassin Shiling at this time, so I think it must be that Qi and Yan are inseparable." Calculate the time, and when the two countries of Qi and Yan finish fighting and collect their troops at sunset, the spies in the north will send news that it should be until tomorrow morning.

Therefore, the minister thought that the king should not rest earlier, and tomorrow morning, there would be good news. ”

Xiong Huai thought about it when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer." ”

Then, after waiting for another half an hour, Xiong Huai didn't see Chen Zhen arrive for a long time, and the worry on his face couldn't help but fade away.

There has been no news for most of the day, and I don't think there will be any news tonight.

There is no news tonight, which means that Yan Guo has not failed, so, if there is no news, even if it is good news.

At this time, Jingyang persuaded again: "The king, the son is more than halfway over, please rest the king early." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he looked out and saw that Chen Zhen was still in the future, so he nodded.

Not long after Xiong Huai fell asleep, Jing Yang, who was in charge of guarding the king of Chu, came to the outside of the palace of the king of Chu, and after greeting the guards of the guard, he shouted loudly outside the palace:

"The king, the assassin has an urgent military situation, and he is waiting for the king in the hall!"

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors