Cao Yu was silent for a moment when he heard this.

Originally, he couldn't make up his mind, whether to return to Chu or Qi, or abandon the city and flee.

Returning to Chu, in the face of the Chu State that killed the King of Yue, it was always difficult to make up his mind. Return to Qi, Qi is also the enemy country of Yue, not to mention that now Chu is strong and Qi is weak, if Qi retreats under the pressure of Chu, it is better to return to Chu directly. As for the escape, Gongzi Yu was established by the Chu State, and the Yue State can't go back, where else can he go?

Just when he hesitated, Cao Yu heard that the king of Chu was going to bury the king of Yue, so he came to see off the king of Yue with the idea of taking one step at a time. As a result, seeing that the king of Chu buried the king of Yue with his daily use, so that the king of Yue could also use the royal weapon under the nine springs, he made up his mind.

After all, the two countries are at war, and there is no right or wrong. What's more, the king of Chu has already expressed his sincerity to the Yue people, and instead of attaching himself to the Qi State with an unclear attitude, it is better to belong to the Chu State with full sincerity.

As for the hatred and dissatisfaction in his heart, Cao Yu's heart is more resentful of Gongzi Yu and Gongsun Hai.

Thinking about it, he gave up his hand and said: "The minister didn't dare to deceive the king, originally the minister heard that the king blocked the king of Yue in Huaibei, and he was willing to mobilize hundreds of people from the county, and planned to go south to help the king of Yue, but he didn't want to, the king of Yue was defeated too quickly, and the minister did not catch up with the decisive battle." Then, the minister heard that the king's soldiers were besieging Shandao City, so the minister continued to go south, intending to help General Shu Yi, but he did not catch up.

Later, the minister had already led the army back to the north, but when he heard that the king planned to bury the king of Yue, he went south overnight, intending to fulfill the righteousness of the monarch and ministers. I don't want to, before the tomb of King Yue, I found that the king buried King Yue with a royal weapon. Therefore, the minister felt the benevolence and righteousness of the king, and even after the great victory, when he had captured the city of Shandao, he still did not humiliate the dead king of Yue, but treated him with courtesy.

Therefore, the minister thought that with the benevolence of the king, he would definitely not use such a despicable method as stabbing in front of the formation. Therefore, after burying the king of Yue, the minister specially came to pay allegiance to the king, and was willing to return to the king with the county. ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and immediately spoke: "The Yue people outside swore that the widow assassinated the king of Yue, which is a slander made out of nothing, not to mention that the widow does not have this kind of mind, that is, among the ten thousand armies, how can a mere messenger assassinate the king of Yue." ”

Xiong Huai explained, then looked at Cao Yu and said with a smile: "Xianqing came to vote, the widow is overjoyed, it just so happens that the city guards and captains of Shandao City are all killed in battle, at present, there is no Yue people in charge of the city." The widow is worried that the Yue people will misunderstand the widow too deeply, so he wants to ask the Qing to be a good man, thinking that the widow comforts the people, but I don't know if the virtuous man is willing to help the widow. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Cao Yu expectantly.

This is the first Yue official who took the initiative to take refuge in the Chu State, and the meaning is different, so it is necessary to reward it heavily.

And the county is a small county on the edge of Huaibei, and the good road is the Huaibei governance office, and the county order is good and guarded, which is a promotion.

When Cao Yu heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "I am willing to serve the king." ”

Xiong Huai was overjoyed when he saw Cao Yu accepting the appointment.

Later, shortly after Cao Yu went to Shandao City to take up his post, the small cities near Shandao City handed over the surrender table one after another, requesting to be attached to the Chu State.

Soon, Huaibei shook.

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A day later, the news of Shandao City reached Kuang Zhang, who was waiting to see the situation in Huaibei not long after arriving in Huaibei.

"Yue Gongzi Yu dedicated Huaibei, the king of Chu broke the Yue army, killed the king of Yue, and shocked Jianghuai. Now, the king of Chu buried the king of Yue to buy the hearts of the Yue people, and the Huaibei Yue people have joined one after another. Continuing to stay in Huaibei will only lead to an attack by the Chu army, allowing a decisive battle between Qi and Chu. At this time, the state of Chu had a great victory over the Yue country, and its morale was flourishing, so it rashly confronted the Chu army, and the chances of winning were too small. ”

Thinking about it, Kuang Zhang ordered: "Pass the order, and the army will immediately set off to return to Tancheng." In addition, send someone to tell the king that the king of Chu buried the king of Yue in order to collect the heart of Huaibei, and Huaibei is no longer advisable! ”

Jucheng.

When the king of Qi learned of the decisive battle between Chu and Yue, the annihilation of the entire Yue army, and the news that even the king of Yue was killed by the Chu state, he was immediately shocked and hurriedly asked the prince: "Xiangguo, the state of Chu has won a great victory over the country of Yue, and its prestige is greatly enhanced." The widow is worried that after the three Jin Dynasty learn the news, they will be afraid of the Chu State and no longer unite to fight against Chu, how should this be? ”

After speaking, King Qi wiped the cold sweat on his head, remembering that the last time the Qi State was also defeated by the Chu State, and then, thinking of the two countries of Qi and Chu fighting, and the Qi State is always the losing party, he suddenly trembled in his heart and was afraid.

Chu Zi found a trace of fear in King Qi's eyes, and immediately laughed.

King Qi calmed down for a while, and then asked, "Why is Xiangguo laughing?" ”

Chu Zi said with a smile: "Great King, the minister is laughing at the insatiable greed of the Chu State, when attacking our Qi and Wei countries, he was still coveting the Huaibei Land of the Yue Kingdom, and even did not hesitate to set up Gongzi Yu as the Yue Kingdom, and also killed the King of Yue in a frenzy." I don't know, at this moment, what King Han will think, you must know that King Han's second son is now in the Chu State. ”

"King Han?" King Qi was stunned for a moment, and then guessed: "Now King Han should be extremely scared." ”

Chu Zi nodded: "Great King, it is exactly like this, under the fear of King Han, he will inevitably unite with Zhao and Wei to protect himself, and a big war between Chu and Yue will inevitably cause heavy losses, and the new Huaibei also needs to send troops to garrison." Therefore, the minister thought that this was the best time to contact the Three Jin and Qin to weaken the Chu State. ”

King Qi was thoughtful when he heard this.

On the other side, the news of the battle of Chu and Yue reached Daidi, and when King Han, who was eighty miles away from Daiwang City, heard the news, he was immediately shocked, his face was pale, and after being silent for a long time, he said to the accompanying Gong Zhong with a worried face: "Gong Zhong, although this Chu State plotted against the Huaibei map of the Yue Kingdom, the King of Chu did not wait for the Yue King's army to return to Jiangdong, and then took Huaibei lightly, but risked defeat, launched a large army to block the return of the Yue King, and then fought a big battle to kill the Yue King. This ······"

Speaking of this, King Han shuddered, and then looked at Gong Zhong hesitantly and said extravagantly: "Gong Zhong, could this be that the King of Chu already knew that the widow was preparing to meet King Zhao, so he used the corpses of 100,000 Yue soldiers and the head of King Yue to warn the widow?" ”

After speaking, King Han remembered that Xiangguo Gongshu also led an army of 100,000 to attack Yanling of Wei, which was not far from Sima Zhaoju of Chu State.

If the State of Chu learned that he, the King of Han, was in the city of the Dynasty and met the King of Zhao with the traitor King Wei, then...

Thinking about it, King Han was depressed in his heart, and he suddenly lost his breath.

At this time, Gong Zhongxuan was also frightened and frightened.

Previously, the state of Chu swallowed all the Huaibei land of the Qi country, and now there is the Huaibei land that has annexed the Yue country, so that the state of Chu has all the Huaibei.

In this way, will the goal of the next Chu State be to attack Wei and attack Han and coerce the Zhou room?

Thinking about it, Gong Zhong swallowed his saliva extravagantly: "The king is wise, and the minister is also very worried. ”