As soon as Jing Li heard Zhaoyu's words, he immediately smiled and said: "Great King, I heard that a few months ago, the Yan Kingdom and the Donghu people fought a big battle, and the Yan Kingdom not only repelled the Donghu people, but also fought into the grassland again, chased and killed more than 100 miles, and obtained a lot of cattle and sheep, it seems that this is true." Otherwise, it would be impossible for Yan Guo to come up with so many fresh materials in one go. ”

Xiong Huai nodded: "Yes, it seems that in this war, although the pastures in the north were destroyed, the Yan Kingdom did not suffer much loss!" ”

After a pause, Xiong Huai smiled at Jing Li and Zhao Yu again: "This envoy of the Qin State has just promised the widow that he will definitely send troops to the Wei State on time. On the other hand, Yan Guo sent so many war supplies to solve the problem of the widow. If it weren't for the fact that the target of the widow this time was not Qi and Wei, I am afraid that this time Qi and Wei would inevitably be in a catastrophe, and they would have to cut a large piece of meat. ”

When Jing Li and the two heard this, they arched their hands at the same time and said: "Congratulations to the king, the destiny of heaven is in Chu." ”

The monarch and the ministers laughed when they heard this.

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As the time drew closer to May, the situation suddenly became tense.

In late February, after Chu and Yan reached an agreement on exchanging war horses for gold stones, Gongzi An left Yingdu with satisfaction.

More than 20 days passed.

March 15.

The Great Court Meeting of the State of Chu, which was also the last great court meeting before Xiong Huai's expedition.

Sitting on the throne and waiting for the ministers to salute, Xiong Huai asked Zhao Ju directly: "Sima, are the soldiers from all over the country ready to attack Qi and Wei this time?" ”

For the inquiry of the king of Chu, Zhao Ju was not surprised, this time it was a national battle, and the dispatch of soldiers was the top priority, and there was no room for sloppiness.

So, Zhao Ju solemnly got up from his seat, and then walked to the middle of the main hall, bowed and said: "Back to the king, for the war against Qi and Wei, my Chu country is bound to win." Therefore, as early as the beginning of March, the ministers had already sent orders to all places, telling them to prepare in advance and prepare to recruit soldiers. Therefore, now with just an order from the king, the armies of all parts of our Chu State can immediately gather to serve. ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai commanded with an expressionless face: "Sima immediately sent orders to various places and began to recruit soldiers to prepare for war with Qi and Wei. ”

"Yui." Zhao Ju answered, bowed again, and then retreated to the same place.

Then, Xiong Huai looked at Jing Li and asked, "Ling Yin, there is news from various countries." ”

Jing Lili replied: "Back to the king, not long ago, the four countries of Qin, Han, Song and Yue have all sent news, and they will not delay the war in May. ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai nodded.

Then, Xiong Huai looked at Prince Heng, who was sitting quietly on the side.

"Prince."

The crown prince immediately responded: "The minister is here." ”

Xiong Huai solemnly said: "This expedition is related to the national fortune of our Chu country, so the widow plans to go out in person. During the period when the widow is not in Yingdu, the prince will supervise the country for the widow. ”

The crown prince immediately bowed heavily and said, "The minister receives the order." ”

Xiong Huai then said to Jing Li and Zhao Yu: "Ling Yin, Sikong, and the widow were not in Yingdu, and there were two virtuous ministers to assist the prince and deal with state affairs. ”

Jing Li, Zhaoyu and the two bowed at the same time: "Only." ”

Then, Xiong Huai said to Dou You: "Taifu Yin, the significance of this battle is extraordinary, so the widow wants to ask Xianqing to personally supervise the food for the widow and supply the needs of the army." ”

Dou You immediately responded: "The minister has received the order, and the minister will rush to Shou County later to prepare military supplies for the army of Huaibei and Chen Di." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, then looked at Jing Cui, and said: "Zhuguo, we will start to order the army of Qi Yingdu later, let the soldiers prepare, and three days later, the army will set off for Huaibei." ”

"Yui." Jing Cui responded.

In the end, Xiong Huai's gaze swept over the ministers and said: "Zhuqing, during the period when the widow is not in Yingdu, you will continue to worry about the country. ”

"Yui." There was a sound of promise in the hall.

When the voice in the hall fell, Xiong Huai saw that the matter had been arranged, so he spoke: "In this case, retreat from the court." ”

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Three days later.

Xiong Huai and Jing Cui took nearly 15 troops to leave Yingdu, take the land route, and go to Wangshou County.

Mid-April.

When Xiong Huai led the Chu army to arrive thirty miles southwest of Shou County, he met Dou You and Ejun, who came to greet him.

Soon, the two of them came to a chariot beside Xiong Huai, and bowed together: "King." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, then looked at Ejun, who had already made a lot of fortune compared to a few years ago, and asked with a smile: "Ejun, when did Qing arrive in Shou County?" ”

E Jun responded: "Back to the king, after receiving Sima's military order, he immediately led the Guangling garrison to Shou County, knowing that today, he has been outside Shou County for thirteen days. ”

Xiong Huai bowed slightly, and then suddenly asked with a heavy face: "Ejun, you are in Guangling, and you have a lot of contact with the feudal monarchs of Jianghuai, this time the feudal monarchs of Jianghuai went to Chendi and followed Sima to attack Wei, I don't know if the feudal monarchs of Huainan have any complaints?" ”

The feudal monarchs of Jianghuai, in addition to Xiang Jun and other feudal monarchs close to Chen Di, there are also some feudal monarchs in Huaibei, who need to guard against Qi and Wei at the same time, and the feudal monarchs of Huainan have always been guarding against Qi and Yue.

This time, they were forced to go on an expedition to the Wei State, and Xiong Huai was worried that they would be dissatisfied in their hearts.

Ejun shook his head and said with a smile: "Great King, although the soldiers of Huainan need to go on an expedition to Wei this time, the nobles of the feudal monarch not only have no complaints, on the contrary, everyone is grateful for the king's decision.

The only thing everyone is worried about is that after hearing that the king also brought his ministers to attack the Qi State, they were a little worried that the Yue Kingdom would not attack Guangling. ”

"Oh!" Xiong Huai was stunned.

It was not surprising that the feudal nobles were worried about the Yue Kingdom, but to Xiong Huai's surprise, these people were grateful for letting them go to attack the Wei State.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai couldn't help but ask strangely: "Why are you grateful to the widow?" ”

"This..." E Jun opened his mouth, but he stopped talking.

On the chariot on the other side of Xiong Huai, Jing Cui smiled disdainfully, and said angrily: "Great King, the State of Chu attacked the State of Qi this time, and what it faced was the two big cities of Tancheng and Jucheng, and the State of Qi had already sent heavy troops to guard it, and it was bound to suffer heavy losses if it forcibly attacked the city.

This time the four kingdoms attacked Wei, Qin and Han attacked the west of Wei, Sima led the Chu army to attack the south of Wei, and the Song army attacked the east of Wei. Between difficulties and gains, of course, everyone is willing to attack Wei. ”

Xiong Huai suddenly realized, but he didn't say anything.

And E Jun smiled awkwardly.

Then, Xiong Huai turned his head to look at Ejun, with a smile in his eyes, and said: "Ejun, this time to attack the Qi State, the widow will keep Qing by his side, and go to fight with the Qi State, and the Qing will not complain about the widow." ”