If Ah Weak were still alive, he would not have caused my Great Chu to fall to such a state......

In the huge and luxurious court, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, sat on the floor tiles in the palace, covering his face with his hands. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The weak Ah Weak in his heart at the moment is the milk name of Xiong Hao, the monarch of Runan, after all, this virtuous Yi Jun is said to be weak when he was young, so he has such a milk name.

In all fairness, if there is no comparison between Lu Xu, the king of Qi, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, can also be called a Ming monarch.

It's a pity that this Ming Jun has also made wrong decisions in his life, and there are two things that make him more and more worried today.

One is that he did not fully support the reform of Runan Jun Xiong Hao back then.

Second, he listened to the advice of the nobles of Chudong and forced Xiong Hao, the king of Runan, to death.

"Alas......"

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, sighed faintly.

I have to say that the current war situation in his Chu State is indeed not good, but to be honest, this is not what Xiong Xu cares about the most.

And what about the nearly a million troops who died in this battle?

You must know that the national population of Chu may be more than that of the rest of the Central Plains countries combined, and one million troops have died in battle today, and tomorrow Chu will still have the ability to pull up another million army.

Population has never been a problem for the state of Chu.

The problem lies in the hidden dangers exposed in this war.

"Wei Gongzi Ji Run......"

Picking up the battle report that was thrown aside, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, frowned.

In all fairness, Xiong Xu was not surprised that the Wei army captured Xiangcheng, Gongxian and other cities, after all, the strength of the Wei infantry is obvious to all.

But to be honest, he didn't pay much attention to this Wei army at first.

Because in the final analysis, no matter how strong the Wei army is, but the number of troops is there, with his 50,000 infantry alone, oh, 50,000 cavalry has been added recently, this total of 100,000 Wei troops, can it really pose a serious threat to the Chu State?

You must know that even if it loses Shouying, or even all the territory north of the Great River, the Chu State still has a vast land in the south.

The depth of the Chu State, which is unimaginable to the rest of the Central Plains countries, is the essence of the Chu State, which is still called a strong country despite being on a downhill path, which is incomparable to some small countries.

Unexpectedly, the 50,000 Wei infantry who first assisted Lu Xi, the king of Qi, in attacking Chu, faced the crowd tactics of Chu, and their troops not only did not decrease, but fought more and more.

Even today, the Wei army has nearly 200,000 infantry alone, which is a threefold increase compared with the original 50,000 troops.

Isn't that wicked?

How can there be a reason in the world that the more the army fights?

And what's even more incredible is that the Wei army's more troops than before are actually their soldiers of the Chu State.

As a foreign army attacking the Chu State, the Wei army actually absorbed three times the Chu army of theirs, and what is even more incredible is that those Chu soldiers who surrendered to the Wei army actually helped outsiders attack their own country.

How can there be such a thing in the world?

However, such rare strange things in ancient and modern times happened in the Chu State, under the nose of Xiong Xu, the king of Chu.

"Aim at my Xiong clan, Wei Gongzi Ji Run...... This little guy really has a city. ”

King Xiong Xu of Chu sneered contemptuously.

What the Wei army is committed to liberating the besieged and suffering civilians of the Chu State, and the similar slogans shouted by the Wei army are nothing more than an excuse to cover their ears and steal bells in the eyes of Xiong Xu, the king of Chu.

He never believed that a prince (prince) like Ji Run, who was born in the court of the Wei State, would really help the civilians of other countries without selfishness.

But the problem is that so far, more and more Chu people are willing to believe in this excuse, and do not hesitate to attack their own country for this reason, and do not hesitate to regard their own royal family as enemies.

It's really sad......

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, slowly closed his eyes.

I have to say that as the king of Chu, he was regarded by the commoners under his own rule as aiding and abetting - favoring the accomplices of the domestic aristocracy to oppress the commoners - this is simply the saddest and most ridiculous joke in the world.

Yes, the real enemy of Chu is not Lu Xi, the king of Qi, not Ji Run, the prince of Wei, but the domestic nobles who caused the Chu people to fall to the side of the Wei people, and it is precisely because of the oppression of the common people by these people for a long time that the Wei prince Ji Run only put forward a slogan that cannot stand up to scrutiny, and won the support of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Chu people.

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, sat in the empty palace for a long time until the moonlight shone in through the window.

"Alas, this battle...... I really don't know how to fight. ”

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, shook his head bitterly, and then, he was ready to cheer up, after all, as the king of Chu, it was certainly okay for him to vent, but being in this state for a long time was not a good thing for the whole country.

However, at this moment, he vaguely heard someone in front of him say, "Retreat, retreat......"

Xiong Xu raised his head in surprise, and was surprised to see that under the moonlight, there seemed to be an illusory figure standing faintly not far away, a figure that made him extremely familiar.

"Ah...... Weak? Xiong Xu opened his mouth, and then seemed to think of something, and asked in surprise: "Do you want me to give up Shouying?" Moving the capital south? Why? Lone hasn't lost yet! ”

"No, it's already lost...... When Wei Gongzi Ji Run only relied on a few slogans to get hundreds of thousands of Chu people to fight for him, my Great Chu had already lost......" The hazy and illusory figure that seemed to be Runan Jun Xiong Hao sighed.

"......" Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, opened his mouth, speechless, of course he understood the deep meaning.

After thinking about it, he said hesitantly: "Ke Shouying, that is the capital of my Great Chu......"

As if seeing through his thoughts, Runan Jun Xiong Hao shook his head and said: "King, you are wrong, today, the Chu people in the country have long lost their excellent character and firm faith, and the nobles are no longer the leaders who lead the commoners, but have become murderers who oppress the commoners. …… At the moment, I am a great Chu, and I don't need a big victory to stabilize the power of the nobles...... Keeping Shouying, the nobles are still the nobles who are high, and the commoners are still the commoners who are trampled in the mud, how it was yesterday, and what will happen tomorrow, there will be no change in the slightest. …… Today, my Dachu needs a heart-wrenching defeat, a great defeat that is almost about to destroy the country, to wake up the people...... Why did the people of Zhurong fall to this? ”

"......" Chu King Xiong Xu's eyes widened, and his face was full of horror.

At this time, Runan Jun Xiong Hao said again: "...... Don't worry about sharing a superiority with Lu Xi, he is the king of Qi, you are the king of Chu, he dragged his terminally ill body and led the army to conquer in person, is he reckless? No, he is for his country. …… If you stubbornly want to defeat Lu Xi in this battle, then you will miss the only chance to draw with Lu Xu...... Even if you defeat Lu Xi, you will lose my future as a great Chu...... Give up the contest with Lu Xi, give up the royal city to the coalition army, and let thousands of my great Chu Erlang experience the shame of the country being attacked by foreign enemies. …… After the defeat, I blamed the scum of the nobles for the defeat, severely punished them, and eased the hostility of the commoners to our nobles. Since then, we have made great efforts to encourage people's livelihood. Next year, there will be thousands of bloody men in my Dachu, who will enthusiastically join the army to help you regain your lost territory, and maybe you can also use this momentum to fight to the country of Qi...... My lord, I need a heart-wrenching defeat. ”

“……”

"The king, juniors like Wei Gongzi Ji Run are gradually coming to the fore, and the era of you and Lu Xi is over. …… I'm old, and it's the time of young people......"

Saying this, the figure of Ru Nanjun Xiong Hao gradually faded in the moonlight, and then disappeared.

"Weak ......"

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, reached out to grab it, because he still had too many things to say to this younger brother.

However, at this moment, he only felt a stumble, and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately a hand held him.

After taking a closer look, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, realized that there was an old eunuch standing next to him.

He ...... What about him? Xiong Xu looked around for the figure of Runanjun Xiong Hao.

However, the eunuch had a puzzled look on his face, and asked puzzledly, "King, who are you referring to?" ”

"It's the ...... who was just here"

"There is no one else here except the old slave?" The old eunuch asked puzzledly, and then, as if he had thought of something, he asked with a smile: "King, are you dreaming?" ”

"Dreams?"

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, was stunned for a while, and then smiled bitterly: Yes, his younger brother Xiong Hao, Jun Runan, has been dead for more than ten years.

"King, who did you dream of?" The old eunuch asked curiously.

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, stood up, a trace of bitterness flashed on his face, and muttered: "I dreamed of one, and I still preached to Gu after death...... Let the lonely person regret for life. ”

With that, he shook his robe and walked outside the hall.

…… Is it the king's brother's dream? Or is it a lonely thought? Anyway, I'm very ...... It really needs to be a big defeat! A heart-wrenching fiasco! …… The old Great Chu has become a thing of the past as Shouying has become a ruin, and I, Da Chu, will be reborn in this ruin!

Thinking about these in his heart, Chu King Xiong Xu's eyes returned to their previous sharpness.

This made the old eunuch who followed him secretly surprised: today's king is more powerful than before.

Stepping into the palace, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, met the veteran of the Xiang clan, Xiang Yan, who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time.

"The King."

Seeing Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, walking out of the palace, Xiang Yan, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly stepped forward, knocked on the ground and hugged his fists and said: "Please allow the old minister to fight, even if the old minister is out of this old bone, he will not ask the Wei army to move a wall brick in my Shouying!" ”

"......" Chu King Xiong Xu's eyes flashed a few times, and then he said comfortingly: "The old general's intentions, Gu understands, it's just ...... Hey, let's think about it in the long run. ”

Seeing that Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, had a different complexion, Xiang Yanhui was mistaken, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that the king is ...... Worried about those who escaped from Shouying in the past two days? Speaking of this, he said cryptically: "The old minister thinks that this evil wind cannot be helped. ”

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, seemed to have guessed Xiang Yan's thoughts, shook his head, and said, "Don't move lightly." ”

Hearing this, a little indignation appeared on Xiang Yan's face, and he said eagerly: "How can it be tolerated to disturb the morale of the army?" ”

However, to Xiang Yan's surprise, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, just patted him on the shoulder and said lightly: "Those people have another purpose in the future. ”

Looking at the fleeting killing intent in the eyes of the king in front of him, Xiang Yan was stunned.

At this time, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, whispered something that made Xiang Yan even more shocked.

"Xiang Yan, you are alone in defending the western city wall, but you want the Wei army to attack the city...... Are you willing to bear the infamy for being lonely? ”

"......" Xiang Yan opened her mouth, shocked for a long time. (To be continued.) )