The king of Chu was stationed not far from Shanglin, preparing to rest and attack the city.

On this day, he gathered all the generals together and asked majestically, "Is there any situation on Xie Yutang and Lao Jiu's side?" ”

King Chu knew that once the news of his side sending troops came out, Xie Yutang would definitely not sit idly by no matter what the purpose, as a brother who grew up together, he knew Xie Yutang's ability too well. If Xie Yutang wanted to make a move, the difficulty of his attack on Shanglin would increase exponentially.

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no movement in the north."

The King of Chu was a little puzzled, what did Xie Yutang want to come up with, but there was no movement?

"Is there a mistake?" His voice was not angry.

"The subordinates really inquired, and there is absolutely no mistake."

Hearing this, King Chu couldn't help frowning and looked at his lieutenants, "What do you think, what's going on?" ”

Everyone pondered for a moment, "No matter how powerful Xie Yutang is, he can't fight against thousands of troops." The Ninth Prince is not good at fighting, at most he can do logistics, and Chi Wan is a woman, so she can't go to the battlefield to fight, so on the north side, there is only Xie Yutang available, he may have heard that His Majesty was driving in person, and he was scared, so he didn't dare to come out again. ”

"The last general also felt that Xie Yutang must have been intimidated by Your Majesty's prestige, so he didn't dare to have anything to do with Shanglin again."

When the King of Chu heard these words, although he was happy in his heart, he was not the kind of person who was stupid enough to go home, and he knew that he had a few catties and taels, so he said with a cold face, "Xie Yutang was born as a general, and he was born with a sense of the overall situation, and with the so-called benevolence and righteousness he flaunted, he would never ignore this war and investigate it again." ”

The spies were sent out in waves, and the King of Chu felt a little anxious, Xie Yutang would not die for a day, and he would always be a thorn in his heart, no matter what he did, he would come to hinder himself.

Thinking of this, the resentment in his heart was a little more, why couldn't he be on his side, but against himself?

The news from the spies quickly came back, "Your Majesty, it's not good, Xie Yutang really sent troops!" ”

King Chu stood up and gritted his teeth, "Sure enough, I know that he will never stand still, Xie Yutang, do you want to go against me?!" ”

"Your Majesty, what should I do next?" The adjutant general asked what the king of Chu meant.

The king of Chu looked at the spies, "How many people have been sent, and how many camps are left in the north?" ”

The spies learned their lesson this time and inquired in great detail, "There are not many of them, and they all seem to be veterans." ”

Hearing this, the King of Chu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and sent some soldiers with no combat effectiveness to fight, was Xie Yutang's brain caught by the door?

"Really?"

"Seriously." The spy replied in the affirmative.

The King of Chu suddenly laughed, and said while laughing, "Xie Yutang, Xie Yutang, I really overestimate you, it turns out that you also have selfish intentions, you just feel that you can't wipe your face, so you deliberately sent the old, weak, sick and disabled to the front line, in this way, first, to deal with the monarch of Shanglin State, after all, you have been there, it is not good to do too much, and secondly, you have preserved your strength, you are too cunning, but this time, I have seen your true face clearly, and I want to protect Shanglin Kingdom, I want to take it under my command." ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized, it turned out that Xie Yutang was fighting this idea, and they were all relieved for a while, Xie Yutang didn't go to support Shanglin State, just Shanglin Country didn't have a general, how could they resist their hundreds of thousands of male soldiers?

The king of Chu was in a happy mood, and immediately ordered, "Today is a good rest, get up and order troops in the third watch, and then go to attack the city!" ”

Everyone answered, and each went down to prepare.

At this time, in the Shanglin Kingdom, the monarch was already anxious about the six gods and no owner, and the army of the Eastern Xuan Kingdom was close at hand, why was there no news from Xie Yutang.

There was also a dead silence in the court, all the ministers lowered their heads, for fear of being noticed by His Majesty, everyone was gloomy and bleak, and the country was about to die, who could be happy?

Suddenly, a minister stood up and arched his hand, "Your Majesty, the Yuelin Pass guard will send back an urgent letter of 800 miles today, saying that the army of Dongxuanguo has been forced to the pass, as early as today and tomorrow, or a few days later, it will definitely attack the pass, and on our side, there are only less than 10,000 people guarding the pass, and they are not the opponents of Dongxuanguo at all." ”

"What do you mean?" The monarch's face was gloomy.

The minister snorted for a moment, plucked up his courage and said, "Instead of letting the monarch of the Dongxuan Kingdom break through the pass and massacre, it is better for you, you ......."

"Shut up, do you want to give up Shanglin and surrender to Dongxuanguo?!" Another minister stepped forward and reprimanded sharply.

The minister who spoke earlier flicked his sleeves unwillingly, "Don't surrender?" Tell me, what is the way to retreat from the enemy? ”

These words suddenly made the minister dumbfounded, and after a while, he snorted angrily, "No matter what, we must not surrender to Shanglin Kingdom!" ”

The ministers quarreled. The monarch just looked at it coldly, surrendered, it was impossible to surrender. He has done so much, and even did not hesitate to repair relations with Xie Yutang, how could he surrender so simply?

The ministers couldn't come up with a reason, but they all asked the monarch to decide, and the monarch slowly spoke, "Did those who ask for surrender have long had such thoughts?" ”

The minister who spoke first was so frightened that a cold sweat broke out in his head, and the monarch sneered, but he didn't pursue it, now is not the time to investigate.

"Send someone to Xie Yutang again." He calmly gave the order.

Just as his words fell, someone suddenly rushed in, "Your Majesty, General Xie has sent troops." ”

The monarch sat up from his seat abruptly, the flesh on his cheeks trembling violently because he was too excited, he tried his best to control his excitement, and asked word by word, "Really?" ”

The person who ran in was the messenger who went to Xie Yutang, and he nodded affirmatively, "Yes, General Xie sent all the elite soldiers to Yuelin Pass, and Shanglin is saved, Your Majesty." ”

The monarch even said a few good words, and he knew that Xie Yutang would not die without help!

The ministers who had previously advocated surrender all bowed their heads at the moment, quiet as chickens.

The monarch glanced at them coldly and began to send troops to support everywhere, because there was no movement on Xie Yutang's side before, the monarch was disheartened, and he was not even in the mood to resist, but now that Xie Yutang has made a move, they naturally have to cooperate well!

The ministers saw that the monarch suddenly refreshed their spirits, and their morale was also high.

"What, didn't you say that there are only 10,000 people, you are all the elite soldiers of the Eastern Xuan Kingdom, and you can't even take down a mere forest pass?!" The king of Chu was furious in the big tent, and the one who knelt down was the general who returned from this defeat.

The defeated general was embarrassed and pale.

The more the King of Chu looked, the more angry he became, he walked over and kicked the general to the ground, and scolded angrily, "Waste, what a waste!" ”

The general gritted his teeth and got up, and only after the king of Chu finished his anger did he report tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Yuelin Pass has increased a lot of manpower, and it is by no means a mere 10,000 at the beginning. ”

King Chu sneered, "What if it increases, what kind of threat can those people in Shanglin have?" ”

"No, Your Majesty, the last general will find that those people are not old, weak, sick and disabled, on the contrary, they are all elite soldiers, and they are very good at using formations, and they are specially trained elite soldiers at first glance."

Hearing this, King Chu's face also became serious, "What you said is true?" ”

The general clenched his fists and said, "The last general doesn't dare to talk nonsense." ”

King Chu's face sank, he would never believe that Shanglin would have an army that could resist his Dongxuan Kingdom, then, there was only one possibility, that was Xie Yutang's people!

However, aren't all the old, weak, sick and disabled sent by Xie Yutang?

At this moment, news came, and the other two groups of people also collapsed.

King Chu was shocked, "Xie Yutang, he must be here." "Such an unpredictable dispatch of troops, if it is not him, who will it be?

"Okay, very good, since you help Shanglin, then okay, then I will destroy your lair, see how you go back!" The king of Chu grinded his back molars viciously.

His subordinates hurriedly dissuaded, "Your Majesty, don't be impulsive, Xie Yutang hasn't shown up yet, and the last general doesn't think he will be here, and besides, Xie Yutang has no last resort, he should know the severity, and the last general feels that the other party will still be in the north now." ”

"What about the Northland, he sent all the elite soldiers here, and I will destroy him first." Chu Wangjun's face was hideous.

The generals couldn't persuade him, and the king of Chu asked him to go to the north to find out the news, temporarily stop attacking Shanglin, and Shanglin got a respite, all of which was expected by Xie Yutang, he quickly sent a message to the past for eight hundred miles, arranged countermeasures, and waited until the king of Chu eased up, Shanglin already had a good way to deal with it.

And the people who inquired about the news in the north went back to report that the camp was full of officers and soldiers who had been training day and night, and there were no old, weak, sick or disabled. When the king of Chu heard this, he was furious, and his plan to attack the northern land could only be abandoned.

But what he couldn't understand was why Xie Yutang suddenly had so many more people.

"Your Majesty, Dongxuanguo has stopped attacking Yuelin Pass." The spies came quickly.

The monarch was excited, and stood up, "Great." ”

However, he didn't let up there, after all, as long as he didn't develop, Dongxuan Kingdom and even other countries could come over and bully them at any time. If you are weak, you will only be beaten.

After this battle, the monarch who escaped death finally made up his mind to vigorously develop the military, so he began to recruit foreign soldiers, and anyone over the age of fifteen could come to join the army.

Originally, I thought that everyone was very reluctant to be soldiers, but who knows, the people who escaped from the disaster in Shanglin Kingdom rushed over one after another, and they all came to serve as soldiers spontaneously.

Some were sent by their old mothers, some were sent by their daughters-in-law, and everyone said that the country was in trouble and that they had to go to the battlefield to protect the country.

When these news were reported, the monarch of Shanglin Guoguo did not speak for a long time. The chief eunuch found that that night, the lights in the king's room were not extinguished all night, and the next day, when the king got up to go to court, the whole person was still in good spirits