Chen Zhen hesitated several times when he heard this: "Great King, before Yin Wei arrived in Shou County, the county soldiers from all over Jianghuai and the private soldiers of the feudal monarch were all relatively slow to act, so that the six monarchs Lu Jun and others were delayed. However, since Ling Yin's arrival, the situation has been completely different.

Not only did the actions of the feudal lords in various places become more rapid, but the military resources that were originally lacking also quickly became abundant.

In addition, according to the news from Ling Yin, the generals have asked for battle, and the military will be available.

It's just..."

Saying that, Chen Zhen paused for a moment and continued: "The spies in the army came to report that the army brought by the Jianghuai Fengjun this time was only about thirty percent of the elite. ”

"Sancheng?" Xiong Huai's face turned cold when he heard this.

In the past, when the Jianghuai feudal lords led their troops to resist Qi Wei's siege of Chendi, although the losses were good, they did not experience a rout like Danxi.

In addition, when the feudal monarch goes to war, he generally brings half of the elite and half of the recruited people, among whom the old and weak are different.

Therefore, although the loss of the feudal monarch last time was large, the vitality is still there.

This time, he only took thirty percent of the elite soldiers to Shou County, and the number of elites was not even comparable to the Hannan Fengjun who suffered heavy losses.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai said with a slight chill: "It seems that they still have complaints about the widow in their hearts." ”

Speaking of this, after thinking of Jingcui Daoshou County, the attitude of the feudal monarchs immediately changed, and they groaned a little in their hearts, Xiong Huai smiled again: "However, fortunately, there is still a widow in their hearts, the king of Chu, and they don't dare to have different hearts, with this point, it is enough." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai asked with a little anticipation in his heart: "Chen Qing, what is the situation in various places where the widow recruited soldiers this time?" ”

Chen Zhen nodded when he heard this, he knew what the King of Chu was asking, but he remembered the information coming from all over the place, and shook his head again and said, "King, this plan has only succeeded half of it so far!" ”

"Half?" Xiong Huai was stunned.

"My lord, since the king's edict was issued, the counties immediately recruited troops in the county, and when the troops were gathered, they went to meet in various places under the leadership of the county lieutenant. Therefore, the king's plan to divide the county Yin military power has basically succeeded. ”

Xiong Huai nodded with satisfaction.

This time, at the beginning of the reform, the whole country was mobilized to launch an offensive against Nanzheng, with four purposes.

Among them, the most direct purpose is to attack Nanzheng and take the opportunity to solve the extremely unfavorable situation of Chu in the face of Qin.

At present, this goal has failed, and from the moment Sima Coo arrives in Nanzheng, the chances of capturing Nanzheng are slim.

Second, that is, Yin Fengjun has just sent a right-hand man to various counties, and Xiong Huai wants to take the opportunity to check the attitude of various places towards the central government.

As a result, there are all kinds of signs that the three counties of northern Han, which did not have a feudal monarch, responded the fastest, basically as soon as he, the king of Chu, gave an order, and immediately launched an action there, which was enough to show their loyalty to the king of Chu, and also wanted the king of Chu to show that the three counties of northern Hanbei had been controlled by the king of Chu.

Then Hannan is neither fast nor slow. Maybe they have some resentment in their hearts, but at least they don't show it.

For Xionghuai, it didn't show itself, and that was enough.

Finally, there are those feudal lords of Jianghuai, who have already expressed their dissatisfaction at the place of this operation, but as soon as Jing Cui arrived, their attitude immediately changed, which also shows that even though they have dissatisfaction and resentment in their hearts, they have not yet reached the level of centrifugation.

In this regard, Xiong Huai secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

His change has taken a crucial first step, and the entire Chu State is still under his control, so he can slowly figure it out and deepen the change step by step.

And this third purpose is to show the muscles of Chu to all countries.

This time, he wantonly targeted the feudal monarchs in the country, took back all the feudal fiefs in northern Hanbei in one go, and killed dozens of feudal monarchs, and the country was in an uproar, and all countries in the world were also dumbfounded.

Perhaps all the countries thought that the state of Chu was about to fall into civil strife.

The betrayal of Zhao and the two countries of Qi and Wei were moved when they heard the wind, all of which showed that all countries had thoughts about Chu.

This time, he requisitioned nearly 500,000 troops from the country in one go, and his purpose was to show all countries that Chu still had the strength to fight, and if they wanted to take advantage of Chu, they had to weigh their own strength.

As for the last purpose of this nationwide mobilization, it is to divide the power of the county Yin Fengjun while the county lieutenants in various counties have also ordered Yin Xinguan to take office.

The army gathered, and the county lieutenant led the army to the battle, and with this successful example, the county Yin's military power has undoubtedly been divided by the county lieutenant.

So in the future, in the face of the pressing of the king of Chu step by step, Xiong Huai can already announce with a laugh that at least he, the king of Chu, can guarantee that most of the counties in the state of Chu will not rise up to resist.

As long as the counties of Chu can be stabilized, those feudal monarchs who hold a large army will not be able to make any big waves.

So far, the first three objectives have borne fruit, while the last one has only been half successful.

Since the situation on the county side is good, and many county lieutenants have successfully taken charge of the army, the problem is obvious, and it must be that there is a problem on the Fengjun's side.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked at Chen Zhen and asked, "Chen Qing, in this way, the feudal lords from all over the country did not give them the power to Ling Yin in this war. ”

Chen Zhen nodded: "Exactly." According to reports from all over the country, whether it is the feudal monarch of Jianghuai or the feudal monarch of Jianghan, when choosing to send troops, he will either lead the army himself, and then take Ling Yin with the army with him, or let his heirs lead the army to the battle, and he and Ling Yin will stay in the fief together.

Therefore, our plan to allow Ling Yin to gain power from the feudal monarch through this battle obviously did not succeed. ”

Xiong Huai's face remained unchanged when he heard this.

He planted nails in various places where the feudal monarchs were, although the feudal monarchs were powerless to resist, but they would also strictly guard against it, making Ling Yin a nominal idler.

Moreover, the feudal monarchs could not resist him, the king of Chu, and similarly, the feudal monarch's Ling Yin was also unable to resist the feudal monarch.

Therefore, if Ling Yin wants to grasp power, he has a long way to go.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai chuckled and said, "Okay, since the feudal monarchs are very vigilant, then forget it this time." Next time, we'll move on! ”

At this time, Chen Zhen arched his hand again and said: "King, there is one more thing, although the feudal monarchs did not give Ling Yin power, but not long ago, where did Ling Yin from all over Jianghuai send back the news, Jianghuai Fengjun asked Ling Yin to collect this year's taxes on the grounds of years of war and shortage of money and food. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said with a smile: "They are complaining to the widow!" ”

Chen Zhen reminded: "Not only that, after the king issued a national tax exemption before, the feudal monarchs promised the people of the territory that this year's taxes would not have to be paid. However, now the feudal monarch tore up his promise and asked Ling Yin to collect taxes.

The ministers were worried that the feudal monarchs would blame the notoriety of rebellion on the local commanders. As long as the local Ling Yin is disgusted by the local people, then all their work will not be able to be carried out, even if the fief changes in the future, and the local Ling Yin gains power, I am afraid it will not last. ”