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Xiong Huai, accompanied by Zhao Rat, watched the Great Wall of Chu in Hanzhong, and then rested in the Zhao Rat military camp for one night, and on the third day, he led the army back.

Xunyi.

After Xiong Huai boarded the ship, he ordered with a heavy face: "Order, the army will go to the Danxi defense line, and the widow will go to Danxi to inspect." ”

"Yui!"

After the fleet departed, Xiong Huai and Gongsun Yan Chen Zhen entered the cabin.

In the cabin, Xiong Huai stared at the two of them for a while, and then said to Gongsun Yan: "Rhino head, when the widow asked Xianqing to deal with the military affairs of Chu before, the battle reports from all over Chu should be gathered here in Qing first, and then Xianqing will inform the widow!" ”

Gongsun Yan nodded: "Great King, that's exactly the case, when the battle situation from all over the country reaches Yingdu, it will be handed over to Sima for handling first, and then it will be reported to the king or announced to the ministers." ”

Xiong Huai bowed slightly, and then spoke: "Okay, rhino head, from today on, the war in Hanzhong and Shangyong will be personally contacted by Qing, and the battle report of General Zhaorat will be handed over to the widow, and no one else shall interfere." ”

Gongsun Yan did not hesitate, thinking that there was an agreement between the king of Chu and the general Zhao Rat in order to reflect the important affairs of the king of Chu to Hanzhong, so he directly intervened in the military affairs of Hanzhong.

Thinking about it, he immediately responded: "Yui! ”

After Gongsun Yan left.

Xiong Huai pondered for a moment, and then asked Chen Zhen: "Chen Qing, you have always been in charge of the intelligence of the Chu State. The widow wants to know the general Zhaomo's every move, can Xianqing do it? ”

Chen Zhen didn't think much about it, and immediately responded: "Yes." ”

"If General Zhao Rat writes a letter to other people in Yingdu, and the widow wants to take a look at it first, and then pass it on to the recipient, I wonder if Chen Qing can do it?"

"This ······" Chen Zhen suddenly looked at King Chu hesitantly and did not give an answer.

After all, the matter of the King of Chu watching other people's private letters has exceeded the bottom line of the monarch and the minister, and this kind of thing that seriously undermines the monarch and the minister, Chen Zhen didn't know how to answer for a while.

Once this kind of thing is discovered, not only will the reputation of the King of Chu be damaged, but he, Chen Zhen, the person who handled it, will definitely be criticized by the people of the world and will not be able to gain a foothold in the world.

Thinking about it, Chen Zhen immediately spoke: "The king, the general Zhao Rat is loyal to the state affairs, and he will definitely not betray the king, please don't doubt it." ”

Xiong Huai smiled and said: "Xianqing is too worried, the widow watched General Zhaomo's letter, but he was just concerned about General Zhaomo's physical condition, so as not to happen again, and he didn't know anything about his condition."

Now that the general Zhao Rat is burdened with heavy responsibilities, is it wrong for few people to care about his courtiers? ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai Zhengse said: "I don't know if Xianqing has a way?" ”

"This..." Chen Zhen didn't believe what the King of Chu said about caring for Zhao Rat's body.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai spoke again: "Chen Qing, there are three kinds of magic in the way of governing the country, and Han Zhaohou is in charge of the country, although it cannot make Korea rich and strong, but it also makes the ministers dare not deceive the king, and all places strictly abide by the king's orders." And South Korea, in the hands of Han Zhaohou, was strong for a while, and it was called Jinhan. Therefore, to govern the country, you can't abide by the Taoist law, and you have to use techniques to spur the ministers, I don't know if Chen Qing thinks so? ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai saw that Chen Zhen's face was relaxed, and said again: "Chen Qing rest assured, God knows that you know that I know this matter, and no one else knows!" ”

Seeing that the King of Chu was talking about this, Chen Zhen had to nod with difficulty and responded: "Only! ”

After Chen Zhen left, when Xiong Huai was alone in the cabin, Xiong Huai sat quietly on the seat, silent for a long time, and then sighed, looked in the direction of Hanzhong, stared for a long time, and seemed to see the thin body of the general Zhao Mouse, who was energetically defending the Great Wall of Hanzhong.

After a long time, Xiong Huai retracted his gaze, and then took out a silk cloth from his sleeve and unfolded it on the case, which was the defense map of the Chu State.

Then, Xiong Huai stared at Hanzhong on the map and fell into thought.

Although he has successfully persuaded Zhao Rat to stay in Hanzhong, Zhao Mouse's physical condition is really not optimistic.

As for whether Zhao Rat could hold on until the moment when the Chu State launched a counterattack, Xiong Huai was not sure in his heart.

At this time, Xiong Huai's dilemma was not whether Zhao Rat could hold on, but whether to replace Zhao Rat with someone else to guard Hanzhong, or let someone act as Zhao Rat as his deputy general in case of emergency.

Otherwise, once the Zhao rat runs out of oil and dies in Hanzhong, then the soldiers of Hanzhong will inevitably be in turmoil and will be taken advantage of by the Qin State. In this way, the land of Hanzhong will be overturned in an instant, and it will no longer be owned by the Chu State.

A few days ago, when Xiong Huai entered the land of Shangyong, he had seen with his own eyes, entering Shangyong from the east, the road was narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if Shangyong was occupied by the Qin State, I am afraid that the Chu State would really be difficult to recover.

And after the Qin State occupied Shangyong, not only the Fangcheng area was likely to be cut off from the back road, but even the Chu State Ying was in danger.

Between substitution and non-substitution, Xiong Huai hesitated for a long time, and finally did not make a decision.

As for the serious consequences of the loss of Hanzhong...

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai's eyes were firmly fixed on a city that was not marked on the map.

This is the confluence of the three rivers of Hanshui, Shushui and Lishui, formerly called Beijinshu, and has been renamed Xiangyang by Xionghuai according to the memory of later generations.

The city of Xiangyang built by Qu Yuan is in the south of the Han River, and after the water and the water of Lishui converge in the north of the Han River, it flows into the Han River through the north of Xiangyang.

The water and the water all originate from the Fangcheng Mountain, the water flow is turbulent, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and, most importantly, Wancheng is in the south of Fangcheng, sandwiched between the water and the north of the Han River.

Therefore, as long as Xiangyang is held, the situation in Chu has not been greatly corrupted.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai couldn't help but hesitate and whispered: "Qu Yuan, Qu Yuan, the widow has asked you to build a city for several years, and I don't know if you can do it." If Hanzhong Shangyong is lost, and your Xiangyang is vulnerable, maybe the widow will only have the road to be destroyed and relocated!

I hope you don't let the widow down! ”

After saying that, Xiong Huai seriously burst out a wisp of killing chicken, and then fell into hesitation again...

Xiong Huai's fleet did not stop with Xiong Huai's hesitation, and went south along the Han River, and then turned to Danshui to come to the Danxi defense line.

At this time, Ye Gong had already taken Yin Jun Jin Jun and more than a dozen other feudal monarchs to wait at the intersection of Danxi.

After Ye Gong welcomed Xiong Huai into Xiyi, Xiong Huai looked at the Fengjun in the hall, smiled, and then asked Ye Gong: "Ye Gong, I don't know how the defense line of Danxi is now?" ”

When Ye Gong heard this, he immediately responded: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the defense facilities of Danshui and Xishui, Sikong and Gongyin have been preparing for several years, and the facilities are complete. ”

Xiong Huai was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay, so you can rest assured." ”

After a pause, Xiong Huai asked again with a murderous tone: "The widows recruited troops from all over the country, but all of them arrived, but there were people who were late or had insufficient troops. ”