City.

Yue Wangjiu stood on the north wall with Qian belly Yue Kui and other ministers, looking at the Chu army outside the city, his face was very heavy.

Although the time of the arrival of the Chu army did not exceed their expectations, but when the Chu army really came to the city, all the Yue people were heavy in their hearts.

Although, in the past few days, Qian Belly has been telling the people in the city that the Chu people shamelessly assassinated the king of Yue, and also despicably attacked Wucheng, and planned to destroy the Yue country, which had been founded for more than 1,500 years, and planned to make the Yue people, who had been the children of the Yue country for more than 1,000 years, become the slaves of the Chu people, and successfully aroused the common hatred and hatred in the city.

However, whether he can hold Huiji City or not, Yue Wangjiu still has no bottom in his heart.

Thinking about it, Yue Wangjiu asked heavily: "Xiangguo, I don't know how many soldiers and how many strong men have been collected from all over the surrounding areas in the past few days?" ”

Qian Bei responded: "Back to the king, as of today, there are more than 2,000 soldiers from Shangyu, Zhuji and other places who have come to meet the meeting, and more than 3,000 strong men. In addition, the more remote places such as Juzhang, Wu, and Yin have sent envoys to pledge allegiance, but due to lack of time, it will take some time for the soldiers and strong men to reach Huiji City.

In addition, the Yue people in the north from Fist, Haiyan, Yuhang and other places have fled south, and the ministers have collected the people who fled south from the north, selected more than 1,000 strong men, and thousands of people were incorporated into the team to assist in defending the city. ”

After introducing the situation, Qian Yu puffed up again: "King, now there are 5,000 soldiers in the city, nearly 20,000 strong men, and tens of thousands of other people. ”

Yue Wangjiu nodded when he heard this, and then sighed regretfully.

In just three days, the number of soldiers in Huiji City has more than doubled, and more soldiers are on their way to Huiji City.

It's a pity that the Chu army came too early.

If it is a few days late, then it will be more certain to hold the meeting.

Just thinking about it, Yue Wangjiu suddenly noticed that the Chu army outside the city was moving, and then, two armies of more than 10,000 people went around the city one east and one west, and suddenly asked suspiciously: "Xiangguo, Yaqing, has the Chu army begun to divide its troops?" ”

Qian belly also discovered the movement of the Chu army, and just after hesitation, he saw another Chu man coming to the north gate with the messenger's talisman.

"Great King, the movements of the Chu army are unknown, but the envoy of the Chu people has come."

Qian Bei watched the envoy keep approaching, and hesitated in his heart, so he immediately spoke: "The king, the envoy of the Chu people must have come to investigate the truth, so the minister asked the king to meet the envoy of Chu on the city wall, and asked the minister to transfer the city sergeants to show that the city sergeants are abundant." ”

Yue Wangjiu nodded and said, "Okay, please send soldiers to come immediately to deter the Chu people." ”

"Yui!"

Not long after, Wu Yan came to the north gate of Huiji City and shouted to the Yue people on the city wall: "I have been ordered to send an envoy to Huiji City, please see General Qian of Huiji City." ”

On the city wall, Qian Yu immediately ordered when he heard this: "Pass the order, open the city gate, and ask the envoy of Chu to go up to the city wall." ”

The voice reached the city gate, and Wu Xuan was slightly shocked when he heard this, the city still dared to open the door, instead of hanging him directly on the city wall?

Just thinking about it, I only heard the "squeak" of the city gate, and then slowly opened.

Seeing this, Wu Yan did not hesitate any longer, and immediately walked towards the city.

Through the doorway, Wu Yan looked into the city, and his heart was suddenly shocked.

After a brief look, I found that the city had been turned into a large military camp, and I saw that all the houses near the city wall had been demolished, and a large number of city defense tools were placed in favor of transporting these things to the city wall.

Moreover, the dense ravines near the city walls also show that the defense of the city was not rushed, but had been going on for some time.

On the streets, under the command of the Vietnamese soldiers, a large number of civilians, men, women, and children were scattered, which showed that the entire city of Hoi Ji was mobilized.

Looking into the distance, a group of five people, a team of ten people, and everywhere there were soldiers who were patrolling.

Wu Xuan was about to look more carefully, when a Yue official came to him and said, "Envoy Chu, the widow is going to meet the envoy at the city wall, please come with me." ”

When Wu Xuan heard this, he wondered in his heart, could it be that the Yue people had already established a new monarch?

Thinking about it, he immediately arched his hand and said, "Please lead the way, Mr. ahead." ”

Soon, Wu Yan came to Yue Wangjiu under the guidance of the envoy.

Wu Xuan looked at Gongzi Jiu, who was the leader, and then looked at Qian Yu and Yue Kui, he had dealt with all three of them, especially Gongzi Jiu and Yue Kui, these two people had stayed in Wucheng for a long time, they were dignitaries of Wucheng, and he was very familiar with them.

Seeing that Gongzi Jiu was still standing in front of the Hui Shou Qian belly, Wu Yan said secretly: Could it be that Gongzi Jiu has already ascended the throne as king?

Just as he was about to salute, Chu Yun, the deputy general of the rich belly, scolded loudly: "The envoy is rude, why don't you salute when you come to the widow?" ”

Wu Yan was stunned, and immediately arched his hand and said, "The foreign minister visits King Yue." ”

On the other side, Yue Wangjiu, who was standing on the city wall, glanced at the Chu army outside the city with his eyes, and was faintly uneasy in his heart, worried that he would end up like the first king and die on the battlefield.

So, after Wu Yan bent down, he immediately took a step forward with a smile, personally helped Wu Yan up, and said with a smile: "The widow still thinks that the messenger of the Chu people is who, but I don't want to be Mr." Could it be that the chief general of the Chu army outside the city is General Zhaohua? ”

After Wu Yan straightened up, he responded: "Son, no, go back to the king, this time I am on the orders of the king, and I will serve under Sima Tang's tent." ”

"I see." Yue Wang Jiu nodded.

At this time, Qian Yu saw that King Yue not only did not show hatred for the Chu people, but also talked to the Chu envoy so cordially, without the dignity and reserve of a king at all, and immediately coughed lightly twice, reminding King Yue to maintain his majesty.

Yue Wangjiu was slightly stunned when he heard the movement behind him, and then smiled wryly, retreated to his original place, and asked lightly: "I don't know what happened to the messenger?" ”

Wu Yan was stunned, glanced curiously at the money belly behind Yue Wangjiu, and then said with a straight face: "Back to the king, the minister is on the order of Chu Sima to persuade him to surrender." Now the main force of the Yue State has been wiped out, and all the Huaibei and Huainan Wu lands have been lost, leaving only the poor and weak Yue Land. In the face of hundreds of thousands of troops in our Chu State, there is no power to resist. Therefore, Sima was unwilling to kill on a large scale, so he sent his ministers to the city to persuade him to surrender. Please don't make a mistake with the king and the ministers.

Otherwise, the city of Shandao in Huaibei is an example. The edict of the king of Chu decreed that all those who were unwilling to surrender in all parts of the country and carried out stubborn resistance would be killed by the person in charge of the city, and all those who held the rank of 100 generals or more in the army would be executed, and all of them would be punished all over the door to demonstrate their solemnity.

At the same time, the edict of the king of Chu decreed that if all localities were willing to surrender on their own initiative, they would all retain their titles, and choose their sages to serve the king of Chu. ”