After Doctor Shangguan retreated, Xiong Huai turned his head to Jing Li and said, "Ling Yin, the Song State has lost Chu, and my Huaibei land has suffered heavy losses. Therefore, the widow asked the secretary to count all the lists of meritorious ministers and traitors who defected to the enemy, and then reported to the widow, and the widow was rewarded and punished later! ”

"Yui!"

Xiong Huai nodded, and then said to the ministers: "Zhuqing, the countries are coming, I hope that Zhuqing will continue to work on state affairs and go to the national disaster with the widows!" ”

The ministers all responded: "Only..."

In the third month of the war, the Song army, which had won successive battles, continued to move south, completely occupying all areas west of the Surabaya valley and expanding its sphere of influence to Yingshui.

In April, after the Song army captured more than 500 li north of Chuhuai, it suspended its offensive and began to defend.

The news reached Yingdu.

Some ministers once again proposed a strategy to attack the Song Dynasty and coerce Qi Wei, but Xiong Huai still vetoed it.

Analysis.

After Ye Gong took several generals under his command to routinely inspect the Xishui defense line, he then climbed on the high platform and looked at the dozen or so big ships on the west bank with a hint of ridicule.

Since the Qin-Han coalition suffered a big loss in the first war, the coalition army has built a large ship on the opposite bank that can defend against catapult attacks.

Ye Gong was a little nervous when he saw this scene at first, but with the completion of the construction of the first batch of big ships of the coalition army, and then when Ye Gong watched these ships enter the water with difficulty under the hard push of the coalition soldiers, he was completely relieved.

Although the big ship has strong defense, it is difficult to move in the small river and is useless at all.

If you want to cross the river quickly, you need a light and fast raft.

Therefore, after the coalition army built the first batch of large ships, there was no movement, and the Chu army held on for three months.

At this moment, Ye Gong looked at the opposite bank and asked Sheng Jun beside him, "General, has the coalition forces on the other side been abnormal recently?" ”

Sheng Jun responded: "Ye Gong, please rest assured, there is nothing abnormal on the other side, our army's spies are always watching them, as long as there is any movement in the disease, our army will know immediately." ”

Ye Gong nodded and ordered: "Pass the order to Yin Jun, let him guard Dankou carefully and beware of the surprise attack of the coalition army!" ”

"No"

As soon as everyone returned to the city, at this time, Xi Jun was preoccupied, walked over with a worried face, and saluted: "Ye Gong! ”

After Xijun saluted, he remembered his Ling Yin and Sima's suggestions to him, and suddenly showed a look of wanting to speak and stopping.

Seeing this, Ye Gong asked hesitantly, "What's the matter with Xijun?" ”

Xijun paused, and then said in embarrassment: "Ye Gong, in April of the Great War, the people of Xiyi have been recruited in May to help prevent Xishui. Now that the spring ploughing has passed, many people are uneasy, worried that after the war, there will be no food available at home. ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and their originally relaxed mood became dull.

Not only in Xiyi, but also in other places.

When the war broke out, a large number of young people were stationed in various places, which was not only a huge expense, but also affected the spring ploughing, resulting in a sharp reduction in this year's harvest.

In this period of entry and exit, there is a chance that the territories of each feudal monarch this year will be unable to make ends meet, and there will be a big loss.

Thinking about it, everyone's faces were not very good-looking.

Ye Gong was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "Lao Ziyun: After the soldiers, there will be a disaster year. That's true! ”

Then, Ye Gong spoke again: "However, under the nest, there are no eggs." Now that the country is in trouble, you still need to be patient and appease the people for the time being. As long as he survives this war, the king will surely be rewarded. ”

When everyone heard this, they remembered the Qin-Han coalition army that had killed at the gate of the fiefdom, and immediately echoed:

"Yes, the country is in trouble, and we should go to the country together, how can we care about personal gains and losses."

"The king has always been merciful, and after this battle, there will be a reward, and there may be tax exemption."

"The king is already dividing the countries, and both the Yan Kingdom and Yiqu have sent envoys, and I think the day of change is not far away."

"That's right, please insist on one or two."

Ye Gong listened to the words of Sheng Jun and the others, nodded, and said: "Xijun, the difficulties of the people of Xiyi are also deeply understood, but the defense of Xishui still needs the help of the people of Xiyi. Therefore, the matter of disbanding the people and letting them go home for spring ploughing will not be able to agree. ”

"This..."

When Xi Jun heard Ye Gong's clear refusal, although he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in his heart, he was not surprised.

The Danxi defense line is not only related to the war situation of the Chu State, but also related to the safety of many feudal lords in the eastern part of Xishui, and it is impossible for Ye Gong to disband the people of Xiyi.

Moreover, the emperor himself was unwilling to disband the people at this time.

For Xiyi, guarding Xishui is the most important thing at present, if Xishui is lost, Xiyi and him, the Xijun, will be all finished.

Let him choose between sticking to Xishui and letting the people go to spring ploughing, and he will also choose to stick to Xishui instead of letting the people go to spring ploughing.

The purpose of his proposal for spring ploughing is not for spring ploughing.

Xi Jun remembered the news from the doorman, and immediately settled down, and then said: "What Ye Gong said is very true, the matter of disbanding the people is not possible in the future. But if it was only a year and a half of the war, the people would naturally be able to hold on. However, in the current form, countries will certainly not give up and withdraw their troops easily.

And let my Chu State spit out the Yue Kingdom, it will be even more impossible. Therefore, I was very worried that this war was likely to evolve into the battle of the world to encircle Wei and save Zhao in the past, which was out of control and lasted for several years in succession, until all the countries were exhausted and could not hold on, so they returned home with a truce. ”

As soon as Xijun's voice fell, everyone changed color at the same time.

In that war, because the main force of Wei was in Zhao, the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Chu saw an opportunity, gathered many countries, and attacked Wei on a large scale.

So, driven by hatred and interests, the state of Chu sent 200,000 troops to the north to attack Wei while the army was fighting against the state of Ba.

At that time, the king of Chu and his ministers all believed that the world was besieging Wei, and the main force of Wei was not there, so they would definitely be able to defeat Wei and drink the water of the Ma River again.

As a result, the strength and tenacity of Wei were all beyond the expectations of the people of the world, and Wei was under siege by various countries for nearly two years. Among them, the state of Chu was even attacked by the Wei and Han coalition forces because the main force was outside, which led to the fact that Chen Cai and Cai were taken away by the Han and Wei coalition forces, and also let the Han and Wei coalition forces kill their henchmen.

In that battle, the feudal lords in the north suffered heavy losses as a result, and many feudal lords' territories were either taken away or ravaged by the Wei army and were ruined. Even the feudal monarch in the hinterland of Chu State has spent a lot of financial, material and manpower due to the two years of continuous war, and his vitality has been greatly damaged, and he has not eased up for more than ten years.

Last time, the state of Chu only sent more than 300,000 troops, and it was already greatly injured.

But in this battle, in order to resist various countries, the Chu State has dispatched more than 600,000 troops, almost the whole country is fighting.

When everyone thought of the defensive battle formulated by the King of Chu and the princes of the court, they couldn't help but shudder.

If the discord plan fails, then this battle will be fought.

Although the State of Chu has been preparing for this battle for several years, the King of Chu is not afraid, but they are not prepared in the slightest, they are afraid!

If this war lasts for two or three years, even if it lasts for two or three years...

In this defensive battle, even if the Chu State wins, everyone will definitely not make the slightest profit, but will lose blood because of sending troops and money and food.

This is the victory of the state of Chu, not the victory of everyone.

If this battle is lost...

Everyone thought of Pan Jun and other feudal monarchs who lost their fiefdoms and lived in Yingdu, and they suddenly felt cold.

If you fight for two or three years, you will definitely lose blood!

If you don't fight, then the fiefdom will not be guaranteed!

Thinking of this, everyone present looked at each other, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was heavy for a while.

Long.

Ye Gongcai spoke: "I don't know if you have a strategy to break the enemy?" ”