Xiong Huai was stunned at first, and then reacted, although they also sent troops to the hinterland of Qi State, Zhao Ju's statement was different from Zuo Cheng and Shen Yifu.

Zuo Cheng and the others let Zhao Ju contain Kuang Zhang, and Zhao Ju meant that he would be the main force and let the sailor make a feint.

After thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked curiously: "Zhuguo, I don't know if the plan will be released?" ”

Zhao Ju immediately bowed his hand and said: "King, the sailor expedition to the hinterland of Qi has no supplies, no backup, no geographical advantages, and it is too dangerous, so the minister thinks it is not advisable."

However, as Doctor Zuo said, now that the hinterland of Qi is empty, as long as our army can threaten to appear in the hinterland of Qi State, the whole country of Qi will be frightened, and troops will inevitably be transferred back, especially the water division, all of which will be transferred back. Otherwise, once the naval division of the Qi State is defeated, even if the Qi State has a million troops, it will be difficult to deploy defenses on the long coast.

At that time, with the help of ships, our army can attack any seaside city anytime and anywhere, and even destroy the salt and fishing grounds of Qi State, which will greatly damage the vitality of Qi State. ”

Xiong Huai nodded.

Once the two countries of Qi and Chu fight at sea, it will inevitably be a decisive battle, and the Qi State Naval Division of Qinghe will definitely not be absent.

At this time, Zhao Ju saw that the King of Chu nodded, so he continued: "King, now the Qinghe City where Kuang Zhang is located and the Qi State Water Division City above Surabaya are in the corner of each other, and they are assisting each other. However, due to the lack of numbers, it was difficult for our army to attack Qinghe.

However, as long as the Qi army and the water division leave, then Kuang Zhang will sit in the lonely city, and then our army will go north and surround the small city of Qinghe, and then the army will dig ditches and build ditches outside the city, and put on a posture of attacking Qinghe City by water. At that time, Kuang Zhang's troops were few, and seeing that he was unable to stop our army's movements, he would inevitably retreat without a fight.

And after our army captures Qinghe, it can take advantage of the victory to pursue. As soon as Kuang Zhang is defeated, the State of Qi will definitely be shaken, and the King of Qi will definitely seek peace with our country on the one hand, and transfer troops from Yan State on the other hand. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Ju bowed his hand and said: "Therefore, the minister thinks that in order to transfer away the Surabaya Naval Division, we can send the Naval Division to feint to attack the hinterland of the Qi State, as long as the Qi National Naval Division leaves, whether the Qi army goes to the sea to cut off our army's retreat, or goes north along the Surabaya to join the main force of the Qi army and fight a decisive battle with our army, then our plan will be successful." ”

Hearing this, Xiong Huai thought for a long time, and then nodded.

Zhao Ju's plan was far better than Zuo Cheng's suggestion, and the most important thing was that even if Zhao Ju's plan failed, it would not have much impact on the Chu State.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai directly clapped the board and said: "Good, Zhu Guo's plan is very good." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the other ministers and asked, "Do you have any other plans?" ”

When the ministers heard this, they were silent for a moment and shook their heads one after another.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai immediately ordered: "Spread the edict, immediately order the mobilization of the water division of the Chu State, transfer all the water divisions from the Jiangdong of Yingdu to Guangling, transfer the water division of Chen Di of Shou County to Huaiyin, and the widow will use the water division to expedition to the Qi country." In addition, it was decreed that all parts of Jiangdong should be conscripted from all the fishing boats at sea in Jiangdong for military use. ”

After the edict was issued, Xiong Huai looked at Shen Yifu and said, "General Shen, the widow has entrusted the water division to the general, and he must create a powerful action to make the Qi State feel the pressure." ”

"Please rest assured, the king!" Shen Yifu replied.

Xiong Huai nodded, then turned his head to look at Zhao Ju and said: "Zhuguo, although the Chu army in Jiangdong can't move, but the Chu army brought to Jiangdong by the widows before, there are still 30,000 still in Jiangdong, and all the widows are transferred to Huaiyin this time to wait for the Zhuguo to dispatch." ”

"King Xie!"

Then, Xiong Huai looked at Zuo Cheng again, and said in a cold tone: "Zuo Qing, there is Lao Xianqing to go to Qi State to persuade Qi to make peace, if Qi State agrees to withdraw troops from Yan State, then everything will be easy to do, if Qi State does not agree, then don't blame the widow for being polite." ”

"It's the king."

"Okay, let's go and prepare!"

"Yui!"

Immediately after the departure of the ministers, they were busy, and those who were transferring troops were preparing to send envoys to various countries, and they were urgently preparing gifts, and the rest began to prepare logistics for the expedition of the army.

It was night, and Huaiyin was not repaired all night.

Three days passed, and just when the Chu armies in various places began to gather towards Huaiyin, the battle report from the north reached Huaiyin again.

"Great King, the battle report of the Yan Kingdom, after the defeat of the Yan army of the Zhongshan Kingdom, began to retreat against the defeat of the Yan Kingdom, and the Qi generals chased after them. A few days ago, the defeated army of Yan was ambushed by 30,000 Qi troops led by the Qi general Tentacle at the border between Yan and Zhongshan.

In the battle, the Yan army was defeated again, the main general of the Yan army committed suicide, the deputy general was killed in battle, the defeated soldiers were scattered, and the 120,000 Yan troops who entered the Zhongshan Kingdom had been wiped out.

After the battle, Shengzi ordered the army to rest in place, and the army led by Touchzi had already gone to Yanguoqu. ”

Xiong Huai gasped when he heard this.

Before, the whole state of Chu thought that Shengzi's march speed was too fast, so that the 150,000 army set out, and only 100,000 troops arrived on the battlefield, and one-third of them fell behind on land.

But now as soon as the Qi State ambushed the soldiers, they found that these stragglers of the Qi army had already gone somewhere.

In addition, after this battle, the hundreds of thousands of Yan troops who invaded Zhongshan were all wiped out, and the king of Qi relied on this battle to boost his prestige, which established his talent not to lose to the previous kings in one fell swoop, and truly determined his status as the king of Qi and the leader of the Qi Wei Alliance.

In this way, the bad influence of the King of Qi and Qi returning to heaven on the same day can be regarded as completely gone.

Qi is still a great power in the east.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai sighed: "It seems that in the north of the widow, there is another strong lord!" Especially Qi Wangdi is still so young. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai remembered his age and Prince Heng's consistent performance, and couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Zhen, who came to report the news, was silent when he heard the sigh of the King of Chu.

After Xiong Huai sighed for a while, he thought of the situation in Yan Country again, and couldn't help frowning: "After these two battles, hundreds of thousands of Yan troops were wiped out, and King Yan's hard work for more than ten years was ruined. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at Chen Zhen with a worried face and said, "Xianqing, what happened to Yan Guo at this time?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head and said: "The Yan army was defeated in the first battle of Gucheng, and after the Yan Kingdom got the news, the government and the opposition were shocked, and there was chaos everywhere. At this time, the king of Yan had already ordered the Yan army of Qu Rebellion Sanqiu to defend the city, and the king of Yan had sent envoys to ask for help from Chu and Zhao, and in a few days, the envoys of the Yan State would arrive in Huaiyin. ”

"Ask Zhao Guo for help? This... It seems that King Yan is really in a hurry! Xiong Huai frowned slightly, then shook his head and asked, "How is our army gathering now?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head: "King, now only the nearest Shou County has sent a water division, and there is no news from the other three places." In three days, I am afraid that the news from Yingdu and Huiji has not yet received the edict from the king, and when the Yingdu Ji's troops arrive in Huaiyin, even if there is a fast waterway, it will take at least a month. ”

Xiong Huai let out a long sigh when he heard this: "Yes, it will take a month at the earliest, the widow is a little anxious, I hope Yan Guo can hold on for a while longer!" ”