On the other side, after knowing that the return road was blocked, and that the Chu army was still building fortifications, it seemed that he intended to prevent him from returning to Huainan, he immediately ordered all the armies and accelerated the march.

At the same time, the movement of Chu and Yue finally reached Jucheng.

At this time, Chu Zizheng reported to the king of Qi with a complicated face: "Great King, the news from the south, a few days ago, the army of the Chu State suddenly set off to the southeast and went to the Yue State to control the Huaibei Land, but it did not attack the city, but walked around the city, and now its whereabouts are unknown. ”

King Qi was stunned, could it be that Yue Guo knew that he was at a loss and asked Chu State to be a backer?

Otherwise, why didn't the king of Chu attack the city, but crossed the city?

It's just that, calculating the time, it seems that the time of the action of the Chu State is almost at the same time as the Yue State, which is not the right time.

Thinking about it, King Qi looked at Chu Zi inexplicably and said, "Xiangguo, what is the King of Chu doing in the territory of Yue Kingdom?" ”

The prince shook his head and said, "Back to the king, the minister doesn't know." However, according to the information sent by some people in Huaibei, it seems that Yu, the prince of Yue who stayed in Wucheng, has established himself as the king. ”

King Qi's eyes widened when he heard this, revealing a look of disbelief, and he asked in shock, "Is Xiangguo's news confirmed?" Could it be that the reason why King Yue suddenly reneged on the covenant was because of this? ”

Chu Zi shook his head: "Great King, Jiangdong, where Wucheng is located, is too remote for my Qi country, and in addition to the hostility between Qi and Yue over the years, the merchants of our Qi country can not cross the river to Jiangdong at most, even if they arrive in Huainan." Therefore, this news minister cannot confirm the authenticity for the time being. However, judging from the current situation, the civil strife in Vietnam should be true, and it is very likely that the state of Chu also intervened in it. ”

After a pause, Chu Zi frowned again and said: "At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that this is the possibility of a strategy by Chu and Yue, the purpose is to lure our Qi army out of the city, and then Chu and Yue will gather a large army and surround and annihilate it." ”

King Qi nodded, pondered for a while, and said: "Xiangguo, although it is possible for Yue Chu to make a plan, if there is really civil strife within Yue Guo, then this time is also a rare good opportunity.

Therefore, the widow planned to let Zhang Zi lead the army south to watch and watch the changes in Chu Yue. If there is really a civil strife in Vietnam, then in the next few years, there is nothing to fear. ”

Saying that, King Qi said coldly: "If the King of Chu plans to help the King of Yue put down the rebellion, then that's it, if the King of Chu and the King of Yue fall out, then let Zhang Zi help the King of Yue and attack the Chu army." ”

After speaking, King Qi's eyes showed a light of hatred, showing King Qi's true thoughts about the State of Chu.

"The king is wise." Chu Zi answered.

The next day at noon.

In the Chu military camp, after receiving the news from the spies, Jingyang immediately reported to the king of Chu: "Great king, the army led by the king of Yue has arrived fifty miles north of our army, and it is still rushing towards us. At the speed of the Vietnamese army, the Vietnamese army will arrive at us tomorrow. ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai was overjoyed and said: "King Yue is finally here, and the widow has been waiting for him for a long time. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai looked at Jing Cui and asked, "Zhuguo, how are you preparing?" ”

Jing Cui smiled lightly, and replied with the victory in hand: "King please rest assured, this battle will be won." Moreover, this time, in order to defeat the resistance of the Yue people and make the Yue people dare not resist the Chu army in the next few years, the minister was ready, and the army was set up in a dignified manner to have a head-on decisive battle with the main force of the Yue army

Through this battle, the ministers showed the Yue people that even if it was a dignified head-to-head duel, the Yue people were not the opponents of the Chu army. In this way, kill the hearts of the Yue people, lest the Yue people not be convinced, and always think about rebelling against our Chu State. ”

"Good!" Xiong Huai said with a smile: "In this way, then in tomorrow's battle, all the widows will be handed over to the command of the Zhu State, and the widows will never interfere." ”

"King Xie!" Jing Cui immediately saluted and thanked him.

Jing Yang, who was not far from Jing Cui's side, showed a hint of hesitation and asked: "Great King, Zhu Kingdom, now the army of more than 200,000 troops of my Chu State is stationed on the road that King Yue must pass to return south, and the army in the hands of King Yue is only 150,000. Seeing that his strength was insufficient, would the king of Yue hesitate, and then stop his troops, or retreat to the city to ask the Qi army to help. ”

Xiong Huai smiled and didn't answer, but Jing Cui smiled coldly and replied, "Don't worry, now King Yue has no choice but to move forward." Gongziyu has already established himself in Wucheng, and the longer he, the king of Yue, is away, the more effective Gongziyu's control over the country of Yue will be, so the king of Yue can only return to the country as soon as possible.

Moreover, in order to calculate the king of Yue, Gongziyu burned grain in Huaibei twice, and the grain and grass in the hands of the king of Yue were not enough, and he couldn't afford it. ”

After a pause, he smiled again: "As for letting the King of Yue ask for help from the State of Qi, not to mention whether the King of Yue is willing or not, let's just say that the attacks of Chu and Yue on the State of Qi over the years have seized a large territory of the State of Qi and caused heavy losses to the State of Qi. As long as the King of Qi learns that the two countries of Chu and Yue are about to start a big war, then the King of Qi will immediately stand aside and watch, and when both of us are exhausted, he will officially intervene. ”

Gongsun Yan continued: "What Zhu Guo said is very true, now the forces of Qi are scattered in Tancheng and Langya, even if the King of Qi has the intention to help the King of Yue, but if you want to redeploy troops and gather together, raise troops to interfere in the war between Chu and Yue, it will take five or six days. If the king of Yue does not come to attack tomorrow, and waits for seven or eight days to complete the construction of our fortifications here, then the king of Yue will not want to break through the camp of our Chu army and open the passage back to the south within a month or two.

Therefore, the king of Yue can only take advantage of the unstable foothold of my Chu army and forcibly kill a passage. The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for King Yue."

As he spoke, Gongsun Yan and Jing Cui glanced at each other and smiled at the same time.

Jingyang heard the words and realized.

The next morning.

In the camp of the Chu army.

Xiong Huai and the generals all sat quietly in the big tent, no one spoke, but at this time, the tent did not seem silent, on the contrary, the sound of breathing in the tent made the atmosphere in the tent seem particularly hot.

Soon, a partial report came:

"King, after resting for the night thirty miles away from our army last night, the Vietnamese army has now set off under the leadership of the king of Yue, and is rushing towards us at this moment."

Xiong Huai nodded when he heard this, and did not respond directly, but said to Jing Cui: "Zhuguo, in today's battle, the widow entrusts you with all the war, and you can decide yourself." ”

Hearing this, Jing Cui immediately got up and saluted Xiong Huai and said, "Only." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and said to the partial general who came to report: "Probe again, wait for the Vietnamese army to be twenty miles away from our army, and then come to report." ”

"No."

After the general left, Jing Cui turned his head to Chen Zhen and asked, "Assassin Shi Ling, there is news from the Qi State, and there is movement from Kuang Zhang in Tancheng." ”