Yingdu.

Xiong Huai looked at the information sent by Chen Zhen, and couldn't help muttering softly:

"The king of Song forcibly ordered Prince Zhen to transfer troops from Huaibei, and Prince Zhen supported the troops on the grounds that the Chu army was peeping at Huaibei."

"As the main general, the prince Zhen asked to lead the army to Chendi, hoping to gain control of the Chu and Song army, but the king of Song rejected the request of the prince on the grounds of the Huaibei rebellion, and planned to send the prince to Huaibei to preside over military affairs."

"Because of the weakness of Huaibei, the crown prince asked the king of Song to give him 50,000 Song troops to garrison in Huaibei, but the king of Song refused again on the pretext of insufficient troops."

"The Song State discussed the matter of attacking the Song Dynasty, but was blocked by the ministers, and as a result, the King of Song forcibly transferred troops to attack Chu, with the minister Tang Ying as the main general, and the general Su He as the deputy general, and sent 100,000 troops to attack Chu."

Xiong Huai looked at the series of information that Zuo Cheng sent back from the Song Kingdom, and not only shook his head with a sigh: "The Song Kingdom is really lively during this time, and it has not officially sent troops yet, so it has become a mess by itself." ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai once again browsed the information of the Song Kingdom, and sighed: "It's a pity, the strength of the crown prince is still far behind that of the King of Song, and I still need the help of my Chu State to reluctantly protect myself in front of the King of Song." Otherwise, the Song Kingdom would not be able to send troops this time! ”

"The king, after all, the crown prince is only the crown prince of the Song Kingdom, and you can't force it." Chen Zhen responded, and then said with a smile: "King, according to the report from the Song Dynasty, it is said that this time the King of Song originally planned to take advantage of the countries to attack Chu and send troops to attack my Huaibei, but because the eldest son of Prince Zhen's son Gongzi Fu gathered tens of thousands of troops in Huaibei, he dispelled the idea of sending troops. ”

"It seems that although the crown prince can't hinder King Song's actions, he can still contain King Song." Saying that, Xiong Huai shook his head, looked at Chen Zhen and asked, "That's the matter of the Song Kingdom, I don't know what happened to the other four countries?" ”

Chen Zhen arched his hand and said: "King, the spies have come to report that the four countries are already mobilizing troops." Moreover, this time the five countries besieged Chendi, except for the Song State, which sent 100,000 troops, the other four countries all sent 150,000 troops, totaling 700,000 troops.

Also, the news of Qi State, the main general who led the army to Chen Di this time has been confirmed to be the Qi general Kuang Zhang. However, the Qi general Shengzi had already led tens of thousands of Qi troops to Qinghe City, and the Qi army in Qinghe City had reached 100,000.

In addition, the State of Qi vigorously developed water divisions, and now the number of water divisions in Qi has reached 50,000. According to the spies, after the Qi State Naval Division formed an army, it either went to sea to fish, or trained in the coastal waters, and now the Qi State Naval Division has the strength to fight on the sea. ”

"Oh!" Xiong Huai couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Qi State is doing this, it is clearly guarding against my Chu State Water Master." In the future, if my Chu State Sailor wants to cross the sea and be unimpeded, I am afraid it will be impossible. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai asked again, "What about the Qin State?" ”

Hearing the King of Chu ask about the Qin State, Chen Zhen's face turned slightly: "King, at present, the Qin State has no intention of mobilizing additional troops. Wuguan, Nanzheng, and Shudi all strengthened their guards, but there was no situation of reinforcements arriving, and there was no situation of recruiting soldiers. ”

Xiong Huai nodded: "Although the Qin State has not moved, it cannot relax its vigilance, especially the rugged roads in Nanzheng Shudi, and it is difficult to transmit information. And this war will not end in a short time, and we also need the local Qin State to send troops to attack at the height of the war.

The order went down, so that the Danxi defense line and Hanzhong could strengthen their vigilance, and they should not be taken lightly. Also, let Pakistan and Chong be vigilant, and the widows will not have the extra strength to rescue them. ”

"Yui." Chen Zhen nodded.

The time came to October in full swing of preparations for war in various countries.

At the beginning of October, Ling Yin Zhaoju led an army of 100,000 to Chendi, and the general Zhuang Ji led tens of thousands of troops to Danxi. At the same time, all parts of the Chu State were also sending a steady stream of soldiers to the border defense points.

In November, Zhao Ju led his army to Chencheng.

Chen Cheng.

As soon as Zhao Ju entered the gate of Chen City, he immediately asked Chen Di Shou Zhao Ying, "General Zhao, how many troops have come to Chen Di now?" ”

Zhao Ying followed behind Zhao Ju and said: "Back to Ling Yin, the armies from all over the country have already arrived in Chendi, and Shen Yifu, the general of the water division, has already led 30,000 water divisions to arrive in Chen Di, and now we are waiting for Ling Yin to come and preside over the overall situation." ”

Zhao Ju nodded, it was not surprising that the army transferred to Chen Di was the farthest away from Yingdu, if he arrived and no one came, it would be a delay in the military plane.

If there really is such a person, he will surely kill him.

Fortunately, everyone has arrived, even those feudal lords of Jianghuai are no exception.

"General Zhao, how are Chen Di's defensive preparations?"

"Hui Ling Yin, Chen Di has been preparing for war in recent years, and the city wall has been repeatedly reinforced, and it is already three zhang high, which is one of the best fortified cities in the world. The grain stored in the city was enough to meet the needs of an army of 300,000 for a year. The 100,000 people in the city, as long as they were over fifteen years old, both men and women, had already been organized into the army to fight for their homeland. ”

"Okay, the preparations in the city are already enough, but what about the outside of the city?"

"As for the outside of the city, according to the king's edict, all the cities north of Chen City were abandoned. Therefore, in the next year, a large number of people were moved to the three counties of Hanbei, and the people who were unwilling to move did not force it. However, according to the plan, all the cities in the north have been emptied of the treasury in Xiadu, leaving no money, food and materials for the other party.

In addition, within the other three sides of Chencheng within a range of fifty miles, the same method was also used to deal with the lower wall, and the walls were clear. ”

"Okay." Zhao Ju praised loudly, and then smiled and said: "Pass the order, immediately convene the generals, I was going to gather the generals to discuss the matter." ”

Hall.

"Meet Ling Yin."

"No courtesy."

After everyone was done, Zhao Ju glanced at everyone, saw that everyone's faces were quite calm, nodded, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the state affairs are difficult, and all countries are united to attack again, so everyone gathered here today to resist the invasion of various countries and repel the attack of the five countries. ”

As soon as Zhao Ju's voice fell, Xiang Junying hurriedly asked, "Ling Yin, now that everyone has gathered here, they naturally know what to do." It's just that the five-nation alliance has 700,000 people, and the enemy is outnumbered, so I don't know what Ling Yin's strategy is to break the enemy? ”

"This..." Zhao Ju glanced at Xiang Jun, then looked at everyone in the hall, and saw that everyone was looking at him expectantly, and said with a smile: "Everyone, the strategy for retreating from the army is naturally there, and it is already underway." ”

"It's already been carried out..." When everyone heard this, there was a lot of discussion.

At this time, Xiang Junying arched his hand and asked, "Dare to ask Ling Yin, what is the strategy." ”

Zhao Ju smiled and said: "Xiang Jun, your fief is in the south of Chen Di, not far from the Song Kingdom, you must know what happened in the Song Kingdom not long ago." ”

"Yes, the Song Dynasty is in turmoil, and this matter is in a uproar, and I have heard about it."

Zhao Ju nodded and said loudly: "Yes, this is the strategy of my Chu State to retreat." The turmoil in the Song State was not due to anything else, but the result of the instigation of our Chu State, and the purpose was to get rid of the Song State's forces. Although the goal was not achieved, before the war began, it was still acceptable to disrupt a country and cause the morale of the Song army to plummet. ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju looked at everyone: "Of course, this is not over yet, the king is still disturbing the king of Song, trying to make the Song state withdraw through diplomatic means." As long as we hold the city and the coalition forces cannot attack for a long time, the chances of the Song State being co-opted will be greatly increased.

Not only the Song Kingdom, but also the Qin and Han countries, the king has also sent envoys to contact. This time, the Five Kingdoms attacked Chu and attacked Chendi, and Qin did not have the slightest benefit, nor did they have any interest in conquering Chendi. Therefore, there is a great possibility that the Qin State will be moved by the king's words.

Not to mention South Korea, which was besieged by three countries last year and ran out of food, so much so that a year ago, the four parliamentary alliances stopped their troops for a year because South Korea was unable to send troops. In a mere year, South Korea harvests wheat, rice, and corn, so how much grain can be stored?

Moreover, Chendi is far away from South Korea, and even if there is Yingshui to transport grain, its consumption is no longer a few. Therefore, according to the estimates of the general assembly, in the case of South Korea, the long period is from eight to ten months, and the short is half a year, and South Korea will have the worry of food shortage. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ju said with confidence: "Everyone, with my 300,000 army to hold the fortified city, there is still a year's military rations in the city, I don't know if you think Chen Cheng can hold on for a year?" ”

As soon as Zhao Ju's voice fell, Zhao Ying immediately responded: "It must be possible, the art of war has clouds, ten will surround it, five will attack it, and the multiple will divide it." Now the coalition army is no more than twice as large as our army, and our army still sits on a strong city, sticks to the city, and the city is well garrisoned, let alone a year, even two years. ”

"Yes, what General Zhaoying said is very true." Shen Yifu echoed: "Not only that, Chen Di is close to Yingshui, there are also 30,000 sailors sitting in Yingshui, and there is a steady stream of aid from all over the country. ”

"Exactly..."

At this time, Zhao Ju sat on the main seat, watching the people in the hall constantly looking for their advantages, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: morale is available...