Xing Kan's face was a little embarrassed: "The general is really noble, and the official really admires it." But I don't know if the general has thought about it, if you die on the battlefield, then what will happen to your wife and children? I heard that the general also has a pair of sons and daughters who are less than five years old. ”

Wu Daocheng reacted at this time, and Xing Kan's question today seemed to mean something else: "After I die, General Wu will send someone to take care of my family. ”

"If there is a chance that the general will not die, then do you still want to die?" Xing Kan slowly got to the point.

Wu Daocheng snorted coldly: "If you can not die, of course the last general does not want to die." But if you want the last general to surrender to the enemy to avoid death, then the last general would rather die in battle, and your lord is looking for the last future today, not planning to surrender to the enemy. After speaking, Wu Daocheng untied the saber at his waist and slapped it heavily on the table.

Xing Kan was not frightened by Wu Daocheng, and asked confrontally: "General, have you asked the soldiers who are defending the city if they are willing to die with you." You must know that they were originally from the Chu State, but they were not from your Song State, let alone from the Deng family. ”

Wu Daocheng was furious, and took out a single knife and pointed at Xing Kan: "I'm afraid that it is not the guards in the city who are unwilling to die with the last general, but the Lord Taishou, right?" The last general almost forgot, my lord, you are also from the Chu State, why do you want to return to the Chu State now? Then why did you betray in the first place? ”

"That's right, I am a native of Chu, not only me, but also all the people in this city, I will take them back again, and I can't bring disasters to the people of the whole city because of your willfulness." Xing Kan looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

"Hahaha, Xing Kan, you seem to have forgotten how you looted the people in the first place, and now you keep saying that you are for the people, don't you feel ashamed?" Wu Daocheng laughed angrily.

"Don't talk nonsense, since the general refuses to surrender, then don't blame the official for being unkind." Xing Kan was exposed on the spot, and his face was a little unbearable. So he clapped his hands, and more than a dozen elite men suddenly sprang out from outside the door, holding sharp blades, facing Wu Daocheng.

Wu Daocheng glanced at everyone and said coldly: "Do you think these people can hold me?" ”

Xing Kan smiled: "Of course this official knows that General Wu has been on the battlefield for more than ten years, and he is facing thousands of troops and horses, and how can he take it in his eyes with a dozen strong men." It's just that now the general, can you still use the knife? Hahaha. ”

Wu Daocheng was about to get angry, but suddenly his eyes went dark, and he only felt dizzy.

"You... Poisoned in wine? Wu Daocheng pointed to the wine glass with his right hand and asked with difficulty.

Xing Kan stepped forward and patted Wu Daocheng on the shoulder, and then took out a packet of antidote from his sleeve: "This can't be blamed on this official, who doesn't know that your General Wu is brave, if you don't use cartilage, how can I hold you." But you don't have to be afraid, how can I say that we have worked together for three years, how can I bear to take your life? As long as you promise to return to the Chu State with me, I will give you the antidote immediately. ”

Wu Daocheng's forehead was sweating like rain, and he pushed Xing Kan away: "I... Even if you die, you won't... Surrendered. ”

Xing Kan sighed softly: "Then don't blame the official for ignoring the friendship of the robe." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and made a head-killing pose.

"General Yu, Xing Kan, the Taishou of Xuchang City, sent someone to send Wu Daocheng's head, saying that he would return to Great Chu with the people of the whole city."

Xiang Zhuang, the commander of the Chu army, laughed when he heard this: "If I'm not mistaken, Xing Kan took the initiative to surrender to the Song army, and at that time he also repelled Jiang Huan Chu with the help of Wu Teng. is really a villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and forgets his righteousness when he sees profit. ”

Peng Yu saw that Xiang Zhuang was unhappy, and hurriedly persuaded: "Now is not the time to kill Xing Kan, how can I say that he is also the first feudal official to surrender to our Great Chu, if he is killed, it will make other local officials suspicious, and then no one will come to surrender again." ”

Xiang Zhuang knew the powerful relationship, so he had to forcibly suppress the idea of killing Xing Kan: "Then General Peng, you will take over Xuchang City instead of me, and I will go back to Zhoukou later, so as not to be tempted to kill Xing Kan when I see him." ”

Peng Yu smiled and didn't speak, and he took the army to Xuchang with the comer.

The news of Xing Kan's surrender soon spread to Jingzhou, and Wu Teng heard that Wu Daocheng had been killed, and his heart was even more sad and angry. wanted to lead the troops back to take revenge, but the direction of Danyang was also frequently changed.

It turned out that Xiao Yan, under the advice of Taiwei Gaoyi, kept sending new soldiers to Danyang every day, which gave people the illusion that a war was about to be fought, and the atmosphere was very tense.

Jingzhou, Xiakou and Xuchang are all the gateways of Chu, as long as one of the three places is lost, Shouchun is at risk of being exposed to the flames of war, and now that Xuchang has been lost, where does Wu Teng dare to move lightly.

"What's wrong? It's been a long time since I've seen you so anxious. Wu Tengzheng was upset, and suddenly a voice came into his ears.

"General?" turned around suddenly, and sure enough, he saw Deng Yuanjue walking in from outside the door.

Because this time it was a secret return to Chu, it was not passed on, and Deng Yuanjue broke in directly.

"I already know about Xiang Chu, and I came back quietly this time to deal with him, you tell me about the current situation first." Deng Yuanjue sat down in the main seat.

After Wu Teng reported the situation, the smile on Deng Yuanjue's face disappeared, and the current situation was far beyond his expectations.

Deng Yuanjue thought in his heart: "Although this Chu is powerful, if it weren't for Jiang Huanyan's advice behind his back, he would definitely not be able to do it today." Take the support of the new Chu Emperor as an example, this Xiong Yi is a fake. Xiong Xin died as early as when he broke through Shouchun City, how could there be any heirs left. Like the Xiang family, the largest family in the Chu State, they are loyal to the royal family, and Xiang Chu is a military general, he would never think of finding a fake emperor to deceive the world, only a politician like Jiang Huanyan would use this kind of means. This man is so terrible that he has to find a way to get rid of it. ”

"You continue to stay in Jingzhou to defend the city, and don't reveal my return. Wen Jie and I went to Yingchuan to meet Wenhao first. Deng Yuanjue did not say that the mastermind behind it was Jiang Huanyan, lest Wu Teng also have the same psychological shadow as Zhou Yunjing.

"By the way, there's one more thing I have to report to you." Wu Teng remembered something again: "Yan Chixing has been in Puyang City recently, last month he suddenly led an army of 80,000 to attack Liaocheng in Qin, and at the same time, Tianluo Sect also has a force attacking Jizhou County in Qin, and the leader of the troops is actually Gao Kegong, the former general of Chu Zhengnan, will the two of them collude?" ”

"Gao Kegong?" Deng Yuanjue was a little surprised when he heard this name, Yan Chixing took advantage of his absence to send troops to attack Qin, he could understand, but he didn't know what role the Tianluo Sect played in it.

"Write a letter to Wen Ying and ask him to keep a close eye on the war situation in Qin, and if there is a good time, he can also take the opportunity to send troops to capture a few counties. As for Gao Kegong, we won't worry about them for the time being, and we will solve Xiang Chu's matter first. Although Deng Yuanjue was curious, he didn't have the energy to meddle in the affairs of the Qin State.

Ten days later, Deng Yuanjue and the others came to Yingchuan City and found that the city had been surrounded by the Qi-Chu coalition army.

After Xiang Zhuang incorporated Xuchang's surrendered troops, he returned to Zhoukou and led 100,000 troops with Xiang Chu to Yingchuan City, accompanied by Tian Kangyou's 50,000 troops.

If it weren't for Wu Teng sending 50,000 troops to support in advance, I'm afraid Yingchuan would have been lost by now.

Deng Wenhao couldn't figure it out, since Xuchang was taken by Xiang Chu, it stands to reason that he should send heavy troops to guard and keep the Qi army out, how could he let the Qi army enter his hinterland, isn't he afraid of being attacked by Tian Kang?

In fact, Xiang Zhuang, Peng Yu and others also persuaded Xiang Chu in this way, but Xiang Chu dispelled this idea after reading Jiang Huanyan's letter, he blocked the Qi army outside, on the surface to prevent the Qi army from competing with himself for the fruits of victory, but in fact, without the help of the Qi army, he may not be able to win Deng Wenhao at all, not to mention Wu Teng in Jingzhou, which is not far away, and Deng Yuanjue, who can come back from Yan at any time.

What he has to do is to take Shouchun and recover as much Chu land as possible with the help of the Qi army as soon as possible, as long as the people are still on his side, then even if Deng Yuanjue comes back in the future, he is sure that with the thick walls of Shouchun, Deng Yuanjue's army will be blocked.

Jiang Huanyan also told him that Song Guo was not monolithic, and Xiao Yan had been looking for an opportunity to deal with Deng Yuanjue. If the timing is right, maybe there will be a chance that he, Tian Wuji, and Yan Chixing of the Song State will join forces to deal with Deng Yuanjue.

"Father, Yingchuan is besieged, how can we enter the city?" Deng Wenjie looked at the city anxiously.

Deng Yuanjue smiled: "Although Xiang Chu's offensive is fierce, Wenhao is also defending well, and it is difficult for the Qichu coalition army to capture the city in a short period of time." I'll leave it to the writer here, let's go back to Shouchun first. ”

"General, Shopkeeper Chen and Master Ding are here." When Deng Yuanjue returned to Shouchun, he found Wu Shiqi and asked him to invite Chen Shaodong and Ding Jiaxuan to come over to meet.

"The grass people have seen the prince, I don't know why the prince is looking for the grass people to come so late?" Chen Shaodong was sleeping soundly at home, and when he heard that the Wei Wangfu had sent someone to summon him, he hurried over.

"Don't be polite, you must all know about Xiang Chu, right? I came back this time to deal with him, let me ask you, when is the next time you send supplies to Suizhou? Deng Yuanjue didn't have too much politeness and went straight to the point.

Chen Shaodong calculated slightly: "After Xiang Chu was in Zhoukou, there were suddenly more than 100,000 troops, and the food needed was more frequent than before. ”

"Okay, then ten days later, you take the masters of the Heavenly Sword Sect to Suizhou with Chen Buyun, and I will personally lead a large army to follow behind, and this time I will also surprise Suizhou." Deng Yuanjue's eyes showed a cold light.