In the autumn of 259 B.C., several major events broke out in the Central Plains, attracting the attention of many people.

First of all, the Xiongnu, a nomadic people on the northern plateau, suddenly poured their troops south and started a war among the five northern counties of Zhao and Zhao, one of the overlords of the world.

In this great war, Zhao was subjected to an extremely severe test, and the two sides launched fierce offensive and defensive battles in Yanmen and Yunzhong.

Since the war was still not over, no one in the land of China dared to assert at this moment that the victory of the war would fall into the hands of either side.

Just when the fierce battle between Zhao and the Xiongnu had not yet been decided, another major event from Zhao spread throughout the land of China.

One of the branches of the Zhao clan, the Lou family, was purged for treason, and in just a few days, the family that had been active in Zhao politics for a long time completely disappeared.

Before anyone could recover from the successive major events of Zhao State, Zhao State's old opponent Qin State also made a big move.

Qin Wangji took Wang Ji as his general, and led 200,000 Qin troops to march out of Wuguan and go south, swearing to attack Chu!

Almost at the same moment when Qin Wangji sent his troops, the Qi State also began to mobilize troops and horses on an unusually large scale, and it seemed that he was no longer willing to act as a spectator in China, but wanted to regain his place on the stage of this hegemony drama!

At this moment, the people of Chu began to be anxious.

Needless to say, Qin's move was that Qi suddenly mobilized troops and horses on the border between the two countries without warning Chu without warning, and the fool also knew that this was definitely a harbinger of Qi people wanting to make a move.

In order to deal with the upcoming joint offensive of Qin and Qi, Wang Yuan of Chu soon convened a great court meeting.

At the meeting, Chu Wangyuan looked at his right-hand man with an extremely serious expression, and Chu ordered Yin Chun Shenjun Huang Xie: "Chun Shenjun, does Zhao Wangdan have anything to say?" ”

Although the state of Chu has recaptured the two counties in the southeast, after all, the time is still short, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect to return to its heyday all at once because of this.

Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the Chu State to be the opponent of the Qin and Qi countries, so it is normal to ask for help from the Zhao State.

Therefore, after learning about the changes between Qin and Qi a while ago, Chu Wangyuan sent an envoy almost immediately, and rushed to Handan as quickly as possible to meet Zhao Dan, hoping to get the support of Zhao State.

After all, the states of Zhao and Chu joined forces to defeat the state of Qin in the Battle of Changping, and they were originally allies.

After hearing Chu Wangyuan's question, Huang Xie quickly replied: "Back to the king, then Zhao Wang Danyan and Zhao are fighting against the Xiongnu, and it may be difficult to send troops to support for a while." ”

"Huns?" Chu Wangyuan frowned, revealing a very unhappy look, and said in his heart that it was really not the right time for the Huns to go south, and he said unhappily after a while: "The Huns are just a mere nomad, with the strength of the Zhao State now, why should they be so jealous!" ”

Obviously, Zhao Dan's reply did not satisfy Chu Wangyuan.

After all, in Chu Wangyuan's opinion, Chu was very resolute in sending troops to aid Zhao after Zhao came to envoys, why is Zhao so undetermined now!

Well, although it is said that Yu Xin, the envoy of Zhao State, Chu Wangyuan was indeed a little hesitant, and he also decided to send troops after Mao Sui's persuasion, and the direction of the troops was not the Changping Battlefield...

But the result is good! At least there is no doubt that the state of Chu helped the state of Zhao win the battle of Changping.

People are more tolerant of themselves and more strict with others, and it is obvious that Chu Wangyuan is the same.

Huang Xie listened to Chu Wangyuan's words, and his face, which had begun to look a little old, trembled slightly, revealing a helpless smile: "Great King, the Xiongnu are now a big clan in the northern grasslands, with 50,000 horsemen and archers, and their strength cannot be underestimated. ”

Chu Wangyuan waved his hand disapprovingly, and said: "But the Huns, how are they more annoying than Lou and Lin Hu in the past?" With Lou Fu and Lin Hu's strength, they are not the enemies of Zhao State, how can this Xiongnu defeat Zhao State? In a few months at most, Zhao could defeat the Xiongnu, and then go south to aid the widows. ”

Obviously, because of Zhao's brilliant achievements, Chu Wangyuan is still quite confident and optimistic about Zhao's final victory.

However, Chu Wangyuan's brows furrowed again, and he said, "In this way, the widow needs to resist Qin and Qi for some time first... Let's talk about it, how to resist these two countries? ”

Since the old Yingdu had just been recovered, and the reconstruction work was still underway, the capital of Chu was still Chencheng.

Chencheng is located on the west bank of the chasm, not too far from Daliang, the capital of Wei, and Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, and it is also regarded as the Central Plains.

Starting from Chencheng, whether it is attacking the Qin State in the northwest or the Qi State in the northeast, the distance is about the same.

On the other hand, this also means that whether it is Qin or Qi, there is a strong threat to Chen Cheng.

In the least optimistic scenario, it is possible that the armies of Qin and Qi will be overwhelmed on both sides, and finally complete a victory under the city of Chencheng...

This is definitely not what Chu Wangyuan wants to see.

As soon as Chu Wangyuan's voice fell, Jingyang, who was promoted to Shangzhu State because of his meritorious service in recapturing the two southeastern counties, took the lead in the ranks, and said to Chu Wangyuan with confidence: "The minister asks the king to give the minister 200,000 elite soldiers, and the minister will definitely be able to defeat Wang Yu and let the people of Qin know the majesty of Chu!" ”

Jing Yang spoke with great confidence, attracting a burst of sideways glances from the ministers of Chu in the palace.

But to be honest, Jingyang does have this capital, who makes the family have military exploits?

Chu Wang Yuan pondered for a long time, and then said: "The Shangzhu State resists the Qin army, and the widow is relieved, but how should the Qi army deal with it?" ”

Jingyang was about to speak, but Huang Xie, who was unguarded, took the lead: "King, although Huang Xie is not talented, he is also willing to lead the army to resist the Qi army and relieve the king's worries." ”

As the commander of the Chu State, Huang Xie could not be a shrinking turtle at this time.

The reason why Huang Xie chose Qi instead of Qin is also very simple, because Huang Xie's fief is the twelve counties of Huaibei, which is near the border between Chu and Qi.

Chu Wangyuan thought for a while.

To be honest, this method of dividing the troops into two ways is not the best way, but Chu Wangyuan can't think of a better way now.

So soon Chu Wangyuan made a decision: "Since this is the case, then lead an army to resist Qin in Shangzhu State, and lead an army to resist Qi with Chunshenjun, and set off immediately after ordering all the soldiers and horses!" ”

After more than half a year of silence, a fierce war was about to unfold between the vassal states in the land of China.