Xiong Huai said, suddenly smiled, and asked, "Zhuqing, you said that if there is a fire in the backyard of Qi State at this time, what will happen?" ”

When Zhao Chang heard this, he said regretfully: "King, if it was before, when the army in the hands of the Zhu State had not been contained, we still had the strength to raid the Qi State, but now, the coalition forces of various countries have gathered in Qinghe City, and my Chu State has also exhausted its strength, and there is no extra troops." ”

Jing Li shook his head and said: "When the army of the Pillar State can still be used, the Qi State also has spare strength, even if the Pillar State raids the Qi State, it will not be of much use." ”

"This..." Zhao Chang sighed softly.

At this time, Zuo Cheng opened his mouth and said: "King, we still have 100,000 troops east of Hangou and Wuyue, if we transfer 50,000 troops from here and go to Qi by sea, we will be able to coerce the Qi army to withdraw." ”

"Oh no, my lord." Gongsun Yan immediately spoke: "Great King, although there are many Wu and Yue nobles who have surrendered to my Chu State, but they are not trustworthy, the Yue people are like this, and the same is true of the Wu people, once my Chu State has a shortage of troops in the land of Wu Yue, then the Wu people and the Yue people will be opposed." At that time, the minister was worried that the entire Jiangdong would no longer belong to my Chu State. ”

Xiong Huai nodded and said: "What the rhino head said is good, the purpose of the Six Kingdoms to attack Chu is to restore the Yue Kingdom, if our Chu army is transferred from Jiangdong, this is exactly what the Qi country wants." Therefore, the matter of transferring troops is not advisable. ”

After the ministers saw that the king of Chu had set the tone, they no longer mentioned the transfer of troops from Jiangdong.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai spoke again: "Spread the edict of the widow, let the Zhu State be careful to guard the coalition forces of various countries, and must hold the two places of Huaiyin Shou County." As long as these two lands are still in the hands of our Chu State, then the situation will not be greatly ruined. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at the ministers in the hall and continued to reassure: "Zhuqing, now..."

As soon as the words were spoken, Xiong Huai heard a commotion outside the hall, and couldn't help frowning, and then glanced at Li Qiu, who was standing beside him.

Seeing this, Li Qiu nodded, and then walked out.

At this time, the ministers in the palace also glanced outside the hall, not knowing what was going on outside the hall.

Not long after, Li Qiu walked into the hall with an embarrassed and tired person.

As soon as the man entered the hall, he immediately crawled to Xiong Huai not far away, and then bowed nervously, and said in a trembling voice: "King, the big thing is not good, a few days ago, the general Zhao Rat died suddenly in the military camp, and then the Chu army of the Great Wall was in chaos, and was broken by Gan Mao, and now Hanzhong has fallen into the hands of the Qin army.

At this time, Gan Mao was leading tens of thousands of troops to Shangyong, and the elite soldiers in Shangyong had been wiped out in Hanzhong, so Shangyong sent special ministers to ask the king for help. Please send reinforcements to help Shangyong as soon as possible, otherwise, Shangyong will definitely not be guaranteed! ”

As soon as this person's voice fell, several exclamations came from the temple:

"How so?"

"Hanzhong lost?"

"Superiority?"

This news came so suddenly, when the ministers heard this, they were immediately in chaos, and in a panic, Jing Li nervously immediately asked: "Who are you, is this true?" ”

The man immediately looked at Jing Li, and didn't seem to know who Jing Li was, so he responded: "The minister is Fan Yi of Shangyong County, and what he said is true, and he doesn't dare to deceive the king and the princes." ”

"How is this possible?" Jing Li swallowed his saliva and said in disbelief: "In the past year, there has been no unfavorable news in Hanzhong, how could General Zhao Rat die suddenly?" ”

Fan Hu shook his head and said: "The minister doesn't know why the general Zhao Rat died suddenly, but Hanzhong has been taken by the Qin army, at this time it is true, before the minister left Shangyong, there was a rout army retreating to Shangyong, and the Qin army was already besieging Xunyang City, this matter is categorically true!" ”

"This..." Jing Li's mind was confused when he heard this, and he paused, and then suddenly looked at Gongsun Yan and said: "Rhino head, now you are in charge of all the military affairs of my Chu State, the last time the general Zhao Rat wrote a letter, was there anything different?" ”

"This..." When Gongsun Yan heard Jing Li's question, he immediately lowered his head, not daring to look away, let alone looking at the King of Chu, and replied with insufficient confidence: "Ling Yin, I have been paying attention to the affairs of Qi in the past few days, and the affairs of Hanzhong are not concerned enough, so I am in..."

Saying that, Gongsun Yan immediately bowed to the king of Chu and said: "The king, the minister is guilty, please surrender the king!" ”

Jing Li was furious when he heard this: "How can this be true, the state of Chu has suffered a great disaster, and the whole body is moved, and when you make a mistake, you lose all the games, such a big thing, you actually ...

Before he finished speaking, Xiong Huai interrupted with a nervous and worried expression: "Ling Yin, the matter has come to this, let's think about how to save it." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai said to Gongsun Yan, who looked down on him: "Rhino head, you immediately order in the name of the widow to recruit one strong man from all the people in the Yingdu and from each household. Within three days, 30,000 soldiers were again recruited, and the widows were to use these warriors to support Shangyong. ”

"Yui!"

Then, Xiong Huai said to Chen Zhen again: "Chen Qing, there is Lao Xianqing to immediately inquire about the news of Shangyong Hanzhong, and the widow wants to know all the situation of the Qin army!" ”

"Yui!"

Then, in the astonishment of the ministers, Xiong Huai covered his forehead with one hand, waved lightly with the other, and lamented: "Zhuqing, the general Zhao Rat died suddenly, Hanzhong was lost, this matter is very big, now the widow is in chaos, the headache is splitting, Zhu Qing and retreat first, carefully consider the strategy of breaking the enemy, this matter will be discussed tomorrow." ”

Hearing this, Jing Li shouted loudly: "King, the Great Wall of Hanzhong has been lost, and the military situation is urgent at this time, how can we discuss it again tomorrow!?" ”

Xiong Huai listened to Jing Li's words, did not respond, got up directly from the throne, and then sighed, shaking his distressed and painful face, and walked straight out of the hall.

"The King..." Jing Lili called again and again, but saw that the king of Chu heard it but did not listen, and quickly disappeared from outside the hall.

Seeing this, Jing Liqi stomped his feet.

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other, and then Zhao Chang asked: "Ling Yin, the king's heart is in turmoil and he can't be governed, what should I do now?" ”

Jing Li thought about it when he heard this, and then a bright light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he said: "Shangyong is in a hurry, and the only person who can rescue Shangyong at this time is probably the general Zhuang Ji stationed in Wancheng." Later, I immediately summoned the general Zhuang Ji and asked him to immediately send troops to rescue Shangyong. In addition, we have to think carefully about whether there is any other way to rescue the mediocre.

As long as Shangyong can hold out for half a month and can hold out until the reinforcements arrive, then the situation will not be bad. Otherwise..."

Jing Li didn't say the rest of the words, but Zhao Chang still nodded heavily.

If Shangyong is also lost, then the Qin army will sleep along the Han River to kill Dengdi, and even the Qin army does not need to break through Dengdi, and directly the army will go against the Danshui and kill behind the Yin Jun who defends Dankou, then the Danxi defense line that the Chu army has painstakingly managed will not be self-defeating.

As soon as the Danxi defense line is broken, not only will Deng Wanye be exposed to the eyes and nose of the Qin army, but even the Fangcheng Mountain of the Chu State will also be exposed to the enemy.

The situation has deteriorated to the point where it cannot be increased.

Thinking about it, Zhao Chang and the others nodded, and then left from the main hall.

Just as Jing Li was leaving, when he passed by the side of Gongsun Yan, who was still worshipping on the ground, he suddenly stopped, snorted coldly, and then left quickly.