Later, King Chu Wei died, and his predecessor ascended the throne, and various countries took advantage of Chu's mourning and waited for an opportunity to attack Chu. It was at that time that after several years of cultivation, the Yue Kingdom recovered its strength, and began to send troops to recover Hangou, and attacked Huainan, gradually recovering the lost territory.

The Yue Kingdom is attacking in a big way, and the most worried is not the King of Chu, but the feudal monarchs such as Zhong Lijun. Because of the loss of Huainan, the king of Chu will free his hands in the future and send troops to recover the lost territory, but these feudal lords are not. Once the fief is lost, not to mention being questioned by the king of Chu, even the foundation is gone, and if you are lucky, you will be like Xiang Chengjun, and you will be exiled in Yingdu, and if you are unlucky, you will even be deprived of the title by the king of Chu.

For this reason, every time the Yue Kingdom attacks, the feudal monarchs of Huainan will go all out to defend, because they are fighting for themselves...

After several years of defensive warfare, not only was the state of Chu overwhelmed, but even the feudal lords were exhausted from years of blood losses. Therefore, after removing the threat of Qi and Wei, under the strong request of the feudal monarch of Huainan, the state of Chu sent troops to fight with the Yue state in Huainan, and after repelling the Yue army, he took the opportunity to build Guangling City in the south of Hangou to contain the Yue state.

After that, Chu and Yue fought around Guangling City and around the entire ditch, which was basically a continuous war. Although the feudal lords do not have to worry about the loss of the fief, they have to send troops to participate in the battle every time they defend Guangling. The war lasted until the Qi State destroyed Yan and the Yue State faced the loss of Huaibei, and this war that had been fought intermittently for more than ten years was suspended and the truce was declared.

Therefore, as soon as Xiong Huai heard what Zhong Lijun said, he knew that Zhong Lijun and others absolutely supported the destruction of the Chu State.

It's just that what about the defensive battle after the annihilation of Vietnam?

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked: "Not long ago, all the allies of the Chu State sent envoys to persuade the widow, hoping that the widow could withdraw from Jiangdong, otherwise, they would break off diplomatic relations with the Chu State." In addition, between the two countries of Qin and Qi and the Three Jins, the envoys are constantly coming and going, and they seem to be plotting to be outnumbered, preparing to attack Chu and save Yue, I don't know what you think about this matter. ”

Zhong Liyu immediately bowed to the ground and said hurriedly: "The king, the demands of various countries are really rude, please don't agree to it." Since the annexation of the State of Wu by the State of Yue, there have been many contradictions with the State of Chu. When the Yue country was strong, it sent troops to attack our Chu country, and when it was weak, it retreated to Jiangdong to recuperate, and because of the river, my Chu country had no way to take the Yue country.

This time, my Chu State finally invaded Jiangdong, and I could destroy the Yue State and take Jiangdong for my own use, and I would never have to worry about it again. This excellent situation cannot be abandoned because of the intervention of various countries. ”

Xiong Huai showed a smile in his eyes and asked, "So..." What if all countries send troops to attack Chu and plan to forcibly restore the Yue Kingdom by force? ”

When Zhong Liyu heard this, he did not hesitate, and immediately responded: "King, the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will come to cover it." My Chu country is the overlord of the world, so why not be afraid of the soldiers of all countries. In the past, Qi Huan led the troops of various countries to attack Chu, and my Chu State just sent a messenger to make the overlord Qi Huan Gong retreat, and now before the strength of my Chu State, it is the best in the world, and all countries are attacking, although it is not easy to win, but all countries do not want to take advantage of Chu State. ”

Saying that, Zhongli paused and said, "Great King, since the news of the king's demise reached Zhongli, the people of Zhongli were immediately overjoyed when they heard that they no longer had to worry about being attacked by the Yue Kingdom. After hearing that various countries sent envoys to ask Chu to withdraw from Jiangdong, they were all filled with righteous indignation and asked for a war with various countries, thinking that the king would wash away his shame.

Therefore, after the king's edict to ask the people of Zhongli to build fortifications was issued, the people heard the news and all their families came to build fortifications, the purpose of which was to block the armies of various countries in the north of Huaishui and ensure that the king could not be threatened by various countries. ”

Speaking of this, Zhong Li bowed and said with a solemn face: "King, in order to defend against various countries, my father has decided to donate 50,000 stone of grain and 500 gold for national use. Moreover, all the people of the land of Zhongli are willing to obey the king's call.

In this way, our Chu country is united and willing to fight, how can all countries defeat our Chu country. Therefore, the minister asks the king not to have doubts, all countries want to fight, then my Chu country is willing to accompany the whole country to the end. ”

When Xiong Huai heard that Zhong Lijun was so willing, he immediately laughed: "Zhong Lijun is really dedicated to the country, and the widow is very relieved in his heart, if all the feudal monarchs in my Chu country are like Zhong Lijun, even if the world attacks, what is the widow afraid of!" ”

Zhong Liyu was stunned when he heard this, and then thought for a moment.

Then, Xiong Huai didn't wait for Zhongli to reply, and immediately ordered: "Order, rest overnight in Zhongli today, and continue to inspect Huaishui tomorrow." ”

When Zhong Liyu heard this, he immediately spoke: "The king, the minister learned that the king had come to inspect, and he had already emptied the mansion two days ago, and asked the king to move into the house. ”

Xiong Huai smiled and nodded when he heard this.

Next.

Xiong Huai and Jing Cui went down the river, inspected Beiliang Dongyang and other places, and came to Huaiyin City, the easternmost defensive point of the Chu army.

Huaiyin City is the intersection of Hangou and Huaishui, is the most important strategic place in Huainan, and is also the focus of repeated contention between Chu and Yue before the construction of Guangling City.

Since the capture of Huaiyin by the Chu State, if the Yue State wants to contact Huaibei, it can only enter the sea through the river, and then go north along the sea route to reach Huaibei.

In other places, only a few people could travel together, and it was difficult for armies and caravans to pass, and communication was extremely difficult.

In the past, before the ditch was excavated, Wu went north to compete with Qi to dominate Jianghuai, in addition to taking the sea route, but also had to go against the Huai River, through Huaiyin City into Surabaya, and finally against Surabaya to the north, in order to attack Qi State.

To this end, Wu Wangfu dug a ditch to communicate with Jianghuai and go straight into Surabaya.

Therefore, since the state of Chu occupied Hangou, the state of Yue was only so angry that it sent troops to attack the state of Chu for many years.

At this moment, Xiong Huai was at the last ferry, looking at the Qinghe estuary in the north, where there were many people in the north, and asked Jingcui on the side: "Zhuguo, has this Qi army been in Qinghe City in the north since it arrived in Huaibei?" ”

Qinghe City and Huaiyin City face each other across the Huaishui, it is the intersection of Surabaya and Huaishui, because the entrance is called Qingkou, so it is called Qinghe City. If Qinghe City and Huaiyin City belong to the same country, then the two cities will often merge into one and become one city.

Jing Cui heard King Chu's inquiry, and immediately responded: "Back to the king, it is exactly like this, the 100,000 Qi troops led by the Qi general Kuang Zhang are all gathered in Qinghe City in the north. ”

Xiong Huai couldn't help frowning, and hesitated: "Although this Huaiyin City is a strategic location, only from a strategic point of view, Huaiyin City will surpass Shou County, as long as Huaiyin City is broken and the ditch goes south, the entire Huainan will be overturned." However, Huaiyin City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is the danger of shooting the sun in the east, there is the great Hongze in the south, and there is the Huaishui River in the north.

Moreover, more importantly, Huaiyin City is too far away from the Three Jin Dynasty and the Qin State, they will definitely not come all the way to attack here, with the strength of the Qi State, how can they break through Huaiyin City, and then enter Huainan? ”