Tang Mo led the army south, all the way forward, and the progress was extremely smooth.

Because the main force of the Yue army has been wiped out in Huaibei, and because all parts of the Yue country did not expect that the Chu people would suddenly turn their faces, let alone that the Chu army would come so quickly, under the serious lack of strength, some abandoned the city and fled south, some defended the city for self-protection, and some opened the door directly, but no matter how they chose, they did not dare to go out of the city to block the Chu army.

And Tang Mo did not delay his efforts for the small cities along the way, but abandoned the small cities along the way and went straight to Huiji City.

On the other side, Gongzi Jiu, who fled from Wucheng, rushed to Huiji City in embarrassment and exhaustion after running wildly for six days.

Subsequently, other nobles of the Yue Kingdom arrived in the city one after another.

At the same time, the news of Wu Cheng also spread to the city with Xungui.

"Yaqing Zhaohua and the North Gate Keeper Ji Sui."

"Shangqing Zhangyi defected, the defenders of Wucheng defected, and Wucheng fell into the hands of the Chu people."

"Gongziyu has been captured."

"The Chu army, under the leadership of Tang Yu, is coming south."

News after news came, and every one of them was shocking and terrifying.

That night, another news came to the city, and the first person who learned about it was that Huiji City was guarding the money, and he was immediately shocked, and hurriedly ordered: "Quick, please go to the hall and the ministers to discuss matters." ”

"No."

In the hall of the city guard's mansion, Qian Yu stood in front of everyone as the master, and after the news was announced, the Yue people in the hall seemed to have exploded the pot, and they were suddenly noisy and discussed.

"What? The Chu army has passed with Li and is about to arrive in Zheshui? ”

"No, the news has reached here, with the speed of the Chu army, I'm afraid it has already crossed the Zhejiang River."

"This..."

"If the Chu army crosses the Zheshui River, doesn't that mean that the Chu army will soon arrive in Huiji City?"

"Exactly, I'm afraid it's just between three or five days."

Listening to everyone's discussions, Gongzi's face turned pale, and he immediately asked Qian Yu: "Dare to ask the general, how many soldiers are in the city, and whether they can hold the city." ”

After Gongzi opened his mouth, the other Yue people all looked nervously at Qian Belly, which was the most critical question.

Qian Bei said with a heavy face: "Childe, because a few months ago, the king of the northern expedition to Qi country, a large number of soldiers in Yue Di were transferred, so now there are only 2,000 soldiers in the city. ”

"What? Two thousand! Before Gongzi Jiu could speak, Yue Kui, another Yue Guo office, was shocked and said in a panic: "How should this be?" ”

Once he said this, everyone fell silent, and then a voice came from the crowd:

"Why don't we retreat to the old capital Zhuji!"

Zhuji is another former capital of the Yue Kingdom, in the southwest of Huiji, since the Yue King Goujian moved the capital to Huiji, Zhuji has been abandoned by the Yue Kingdom.

At this time, Qian Bei saw that everyone was eager to try, and immediately said loudly: "Everyone, the city in Zhuji has not been repaired and strengthened for more than a hundred years, and the small walls of the city are broken, which is far inferior to this tall Huiji City. If we flee to Zhuji, and the Chu people chase after them to Zhuji, where will we retreat at that time?

Did you run into the mountains and swamps south of Zhuji? ”

"This..." Yue Kui groaned: "However, the Chu people are coming, how can they hold the city and stay in Huiji with only two thousand soldiers in the city, isn't this waiting for death?" ”

"No, on the contrary, we will have a glimmer of life only if we stay in Huiji City." Qian belly said loudly: "If you flee to the remote Zhuji, then it is a dead end?" ”

When Gongzi heard this, he immediately asked, "The general can hold the city." ”

Qian Yu nodded vigorously, and then said with a smile: "Childe, Ben will not only be able to defend the city, but also recover the land of Jiangdong." ”

"What?" The Yue people in the hall were all taken aback, and looked at the high-spirited Hui Shou in front of them in disbelief.

Hearing this, Gongzi was seriously lacking in confidence, and asked suspiciously: "Is the general's words true?" ”

Qian Bei's face straightened, and then explained: "Huiji City is the largest city in my hometown of Yue, although there are only 2,000 soldiers in the city, but there are tens of thousands of people in the city, and more than 20,000 strong men and women can be recruited to defend the city, and there are more than 20,000 old and weak people to help defend the city. Tens of thousands of my soldiers and civilians will hold on to the city, even in the face of 100,000 Chu troops, it will not be a problem to hold on for several months.

And there are hundreds of thousands of people in my land. If the people are called together, within a month, a hundred thousand warriors will be gathered. In this way, as long as we work together to defend Huiji City, wouldn't it be easy? ”

"This..." When everyone heard this, they were all uncertain.

If you retreat to Zhuji, with the remoteness of Zhuji and the small number of people in the city, as long as the Chu people kill them, I am afraid that they will have to continue to retreat to the wilderness further south.

However, although Qian Belly said it easily, one or two thousand soldiers plus tens of thousands of people defended the city, and the hope was too slim. If you stay in Huiji City, once you don't hold it, you won't even have a place to escape.

While everyone hesitated, Gongzi remembered the escape along the way, and shuddered, he really didn't want to continue to escape.

Thinking about it, he asked Qian Belly: "I don't know how the general plans to defend Huiji City?" ”

Hearing Gongzijiu ask about the specific strategy for defending the city, Qian Belly cleared his throat and explained to everyone: "Childe, everyone, the speed of the Chu army going south is so fast, it must not have carried much baggage. Therefore, the general planned to clear the wilderness, burn all the rice outside the city, and then close the four gates, strictly let any people go out of the city, and organize the people to defend the city.

In addition, not only Huiji City, but also the soldiers and strong men in the surrounding places can also be transferred to defend the city. ”

As he spoke, Qian said to the minister of Yue in the hall: "Ladies and gentlemen, now the king has suffered misfortune, but the country cannot be a king for a day. Therefore, the general planned to support Gongzi as the king, end the situation that all places are not subordinate to each other, and with the order of the king of Yue, the surrounding warriors will come to guard the city. ”

Everyone heard that at this time, there was indeed a need for a king of Yue to call on all places, so after a moment of silence, Yue Kui took the lead in speaking: "I agree to support Gongzi Jiu as the king." ”

Childe Usui heard that there were joys and sorrows.

Happily, Gongzi Yu and Gongzi Hoof fought for death and life in Wucheng, but neither of them succeeded in ascending the throne, and he did nothing to obtain the throne of Yuewang.

The worry is that in the case of the imminent attack of the Chu army, the position of the king of Yue is a pit, if the situation is not good, the city of Huiji will be breached, and then meet a ruthless Chu general, he may not even have the opportunity to kneel and surrender.

Thinking about it, he immediately excused himself and said: "No, although Gongziyu was captured by the Chu people, but after all, he is the eldest brother of Xia, and he is the rightful heir of the Yue Kingdom. ”

Seeing Gongzi's resignation, Qian said anxiously: "Gongzi is benevolent and righteous, I admire him, but that Gongzi Yu is just a traitor, I have fallen to this place, all because of this, such a disloyal and unfilial thief, how can he be crowned king!" ”

"But..."

Gongzi still wanted to excuse himself, but was interrupted by Qian Belly.

"Childe, Yue Guo is facing a life-and-death crisis, how can he refuse? If Gongzi does not ascend the throne as king, how will I Jicheng call on Zhuji, Shangyu and other places, and if all places are not subordinate to each other and do not concentrate all forces, how can they resist the attack of the Chu army? ”

Saying that, Qian belly knelt directly in front of Gongzijiu, and shouted loudly: "The minister will guard the belly to meet the king!" ”

When the other Yue people heard this, they bowed down one after another and said, "The ministers meet the king!" ”