In the middle of July, the rapid river finally settled down, because of this flooding of the river, the Chu army that occupied the land of western Chu also lost the right to take the initiative to send troops on the battlefield of western Chu, and even gradually weakened in the "tired strategy" of the generals of Wu State, and was helpless about the Jing army's occupation of Jiangling.

After the Jing army occupied Jiangling, Lin Yuyan also borrowed the news of Wancheng, which was a private letter written by the Duke of Qin himself, stating that the Wei Congress Alliance document had been transmitted to the Qin State, and it was said that the detailed news of the Xuzhou Alliance hosted by the Wei State would be held in Xuzhou in October, with Wei Qi as the leader of the East and West Alliance, and at that time, Qin, Zhao, Korea, Yan and more than 20 princes and small countries of all sizes would lead their divisions to meet in Xuzhou.

Yes, it is to lead the division to the alliance!

Since ancient times, the alliance has been for the purpose of "respecting the king", and the purpose of leading the division alliance is more clear, that is, to "conquer the king".

As the leaders of the alliance, Wei and Qi were obviously much more generous, and they took on the grain and grass that the princes would lead the alliance to bring, and it was clear that no matter how many troops the princes and countries sent, Wei and Qi would bear all the grain and grass they needed.

In this way, it makes the Chu State very afraid, after all, the current situation of the Chu State is like a rat crossing the street and everyone shouts and beats, and the three kingdoms of Chu, Wei and Qi are the overlords of the Central Plains at different stages, but this time the two countries of Qi and Wei are allied, or the leaders of the world will be allied, which means, the Chu State naturally takes itself as the first to bear the brunt.

Originally, it was thought that Wu State was just a needle stabbing the back for Chu State, but since Chu State and Wu State fought several times, Chu State actually made an astonishing discovery, Wu State would be a clothing needle, but a real knife, and now it is almost pierced into the flesh and blood of Chu State.

After hearing about Wei Qi's Xuzhou Alliance, the frightened King of Chu weighed it, and in order to avoid becoming the target of the Xuzhou Alliance, the King of Chu also sent ministers above the court abroad as envoys to Wei and Qi, expressing his willingness to meet Xuzhou as a "princes and countries".

It was Wei Hou who made the decision on this matter, and when he saw the documents of the King of Chu, Wei Hou also smiled and said: "Since Chu Zi wants to join the alliance, he is happy to be alone, so he has allowed Chu Zi!" ”

Chuzi?

Since the state of Chu was proclaimed king, who in the Central Plains dared to call the "king of Chu" "son of Chu" in front of Chu ministers?

Chen Zhen, the envoy of the State of Chu, also sighed in his heart, but he did not dare to have any meaning on this matter on his face, the current State of Wu has become a major problem for the State of Chu, and the State of Qin cannot afford to offend, let alone a behemoth like Wei Qi.

Chen Zhen finally responded to the call and returned to Yingdu, and told the king of Chu at this time, Chen Zhen knew that the king of Chu was very happy, so he also concealed the contempt of the Marquis of Wei for the king of Chu, and after the king of Chu knew the meaning of Wei, he was finally relieved, and then nodded and said to Chen Zhen: "Qi Wei is in Wei Qi and the alliance, how many people does Great Chu need to send to be appropriate?" ”

"Back to my king, it is very likely that the Wei Qi Xuzhou Alliance is showing off its martial arts, and now Da Chu is a strong enemy on the side, if there are too many troops, the inside will resist the Wu State and be invincible, and the outside will be long Wei Qi breeze." Chen Zhen also took a step closer, lowered his voice slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, Xuzhou Huimeng, the situation is in the name, if Da Chu sends too many soldiers, it will really attract Qi Wei's jealousy, and even cause another military disaster for Da Chu!" ”

For Chen Zhen's words, the king of Chu still really heard it in his heart, unlike the powerful figures of the Chu State who were full of people in the Great Chu court, Chen Zhen was a scholar of the Central Plains, and for the court of Chu State, which was full of factions, Chen Zhen could only rely on the trust of the King of Chu.

Therefore, the king of Chu consciously regarded Chen Zhen as his own.

After thinking for a while, the King of Chu also nodded and said: "In this case, the Chu army sent to Xuzhou this time must not be too ostentatious, Chen Qing, it is you who lead three thousand Chu soldiers to Xuzhou, if it is peaceful, Lone must reuse you as Lone Chu...... Ling Yin may not be impossible! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Zhen also thanked him.

At the time of the posture of the court of the Chu State, Lin Yuyan was also at the Jiangling Ferry, preparing to return to the territory of Daqin on the north bank.

Mi Yun himself didn't know why, for Lin Yuyan's departure, he actually had a sense of nostalgia, you must know that Lin Yuyan came to Jiangling only within a month or two, and it actually made Zii want to keep him inexplicably.

Mi Yun finally shook his head, and attributed this idea to "valuing Qin Gongzi Yingyan's commanding ability", and finally, for Yingyan, who had already stepped onto the boat, Mi Yun, who had been taking advantage of his face, finally said: "The river is soaring, and the land north of the river is also flooded, be careful with the news of going back!" ”

Lin Yuyan nodded, and finally nodded to Qi Yun, and admonished: "The Jing army has already occupied Jiangling, that is, it is standing in the land of western Chu, don't rush forward, then Chu General Yuanzhang's thoughtfulness is by no means comparable to ordinary people, you must be more careful!" ”

Mi Yun nodded, without any face on his face, as if he only took Lin Yuyan's words as the wind in his ears.

Lin Yuyan shook his head and admonished: "The battle of Wu and Chu is a game of two tigers, and at this time, Jing Guo is just two or three wolves, and before the time comes, he will rush into the army, and the biggest possibility is to kill himself!" ”

Hearing this, Mi Yun finally nodded, which can be regarded as truly accepting the matter.

Lin Yuyan boarded the boat, saw that Mi Yun was silent, and finally waved his hand and ordered the boatman to open the boat, Mi Yun also arched his hand, and led the men and horses back to Jiangling.

Seeing the back of Mi Yun turning around, Lin Yuyan also narrowed his eyes, and immediately moved his gaze to the flowing river of Haohao Soup, it seemed that there were countless reds dyeing this river, Lin Yuyan also muttered: "I'm afraid that your shoulders still can't afford the hundreds of thousands of Jing people who died in the flood of this river......"

Yes, Lin Yuyan came to Jingdi this time, that is, he has already made a good budget, the land of Chuxi is a hidden danger for Daqin after all, if he takes it into his own hands, it can be regarded as a real solution to the legacy of this place, and if he can't manage the land of Chuxi well, he can use this place as another granary of Daqin!

Let Mi Yun bear the lives of these hundreds of thousands of Jing people, not because Lin Yuyan underestimated the value of Mi Yun than the importance of the land of Chuxi to Daqin, but only in this way, the land of Chuxi and Mi Yun both belong to Daqin!

Let's put this matter aside, Lin Yuyan's thoughts also fell on the matter of the "Xuzhou Alliance", and the monarch's father actually directly interrupted Lin Yuyan's "Southern Tour" plan for this matter, it seems that the importance of this matter has exceeded Qin Gong's expectations.

At that moment, Lin Yuyan returned to Jiangbei, but he did not make a detour to Zhecheng, and directly entered Nanjun from Wuling, and finally rushed back to Nanyang.

When he arrived in Wancheng, it was already the beginning of August, as soon as Lin Yuyan returned to Wancheng, he met Qin Gong, and Qin Gong also said to Lin Yuyan, but Daqin's detailed work has been investigated clearly, and the real intention of the two Central Plains overlords of Wei Qi in Xuzhou is ...... King of Xuzhou!

"Xiangwang!"

Lin Yuyan was also shocked when he heard this, the title of king in the entire Central Plains, except for Ji Zhou Tianzi can be used, the princes can only be used as "princes", if the king name is used, it is arrogance!

That's the most disapproving thing in the world.

Duke Qin was surprisingly flat about this matter, and it seemed that he was gladly accepting this time, which also made Lin Yuyan ask Duke Qin: "Father, did you acquiesce in this matter?" ”

"If you don't admit it, what should you do?" Duke Qin also turned his head and said: "This Xuzhou alliance is the action of Wei and Qi joining forces, now most of the princes of the Central Plains are vassals of Wei and Qi, and the only Chu State that can contain the two is also the enemy on the back, and more than 20 princes of Zhao, Korea, Yan and other large and small countries are all invited by Wei to join the alliance, if Great Qin does not allow it, it will definitely become the target of the public!" ”

"As for the Ji Zhou royal family, over the years, the princes have bullied the Ji Zhou royal family, and the Ji Zhou royal family has done less things that they are willing to degenerate!"

In Qin Gong's words, there was no lack of disappointment with Ji Zhou Wangji, and Qin Gong finally sighed to Lin Yuyan and said: "The real troubled times have come, I am afraid that after the Xuzhou Alliance, the prestige of Ji Zhou's Tianzi as the co-ruler of the world will be lost, and this Central Plains may have truly become a troubled era!" ”

Lin Yuyan nodded, it was not that he couldn't accept this matter, in fact, when he heard about it, it was just the initial surprise, Qi Wei's actions were indeed worthy of Lin Yuyan's surprise.

"Why did the monarch recruit his sons back this time?"

Qin Gong thought for a while and instructed Lin Yuyan: "Lone wants you to lead the army to Heyin!" ”

"Heyin?" Lin Yuyan was also a little puzzled.

Qin Gong also explained: "This time, in order to successfully reach the Xuzhou Alliance, Wei Qi also spared no expense, and actually had to bear the grain and grass that went to lead the division, and Great Qin was short of food, so this time it may not be able to exchange for enough food." ”

"Moreover, Great Qin does not want to lead the world to oppose the Xuzhou Alliance, Wei and Qin are on good terms, it is better to take advantage of this to make friends with Wei!"

"Erchen understands, I don't know how many people the monarch needs to mobilize this time?"

"It shouldn't be too much, naturally it shouldn't be too little, it's about 30,000, among them, the Nanyang Army and the Yulin Army are all heavy troops in the north, so they can't be easily mobilized, Han Qing also suggested that Lone hand over this matter to you!"

Lin Yuyan nodded: "The people of Great Qin are enough to recruit 30,000 horses in half a month...... And even more! ”

Hearing this, Duke Qin was also a little surprised, Duke Qin's recruitment deadline for Lin Yuyan was fifty days, even Han Kui's prediction would take at least a month, once upon a time, if Great Qin recruited such soldiers and horses, it would take at least half a year to raise them.

But Lin Yuyan only needs fifteen days!

Qin Gong had no doubts about the six sons in the matter of commanding the troops, and immediately nodded and said: "Is it true that within half a month, 30,000 soldiers and horses can be stationed in Chenggao?" ”

This remark was naturally agreed by Lin Yuyan, and since Duke Qin received an affirmative answer from the sixth son, he naturally waved his hand and let Lin Yuyan retreat.

The matter of recruiting 30,000 soldiers and horses from the people seems to be a large number, but in fact it is not, this is also the benefit of Daqin's continuous implementation and improvement of the policy of organizing households and people for several years, if you want to recruit troops for a maximum of 15 days, and if you want to rush to Chenggao to rendezvous, you must be recruiting troops in Yingyin County and Nanyang County, and this Yingyin County and Nanyang Army are the two most populous counties in Daqin, with a population of 1.5 million people, and it is not too difficult to recruit 30,000 usable soldiers.

Lin Yuyan also rushed to the East Palace, recently Lin Yuyan is not in the East Palace, the main government here is Lin Yuyan's family secretary Wen Xiangheng, seeing Lin Yuyan's arrival, Wen Xiangheng also came to greet him.

Before Wen Xiangheng could salute, Lin Yuyan instructed: "Draft a conscription document, print thousands of copies of it, and send it to every post station in Nanyang County, Daqin, and requisition every available soldier in the two counties, and be sure to gather in Chenggao before August 20!" ”

"August 20th!" Wen Xiangheng also looked at Lin Yuyan with some surprise: "Your Highness is in such a hurry to recruit troops, isn't it that Great Qin is going to war again?" ”

Lin Yuyan shook his head and said to Wen Xiangheng: "This move is also to see how long it will take for the people of Great Qin to transform into the pawns of Great Qin under the system of arranging Qi people and military merits!" ”

Wen Xiangheng, who knew Lin Yuyan's true intentions, also thought about it, and said to Lin Yuyan with a little hesitation: "It's the sixth day of the eighth month, and it's only fourteen days until the twentieth, Your Highness, isn't this time a little too rushed?" ”

Lin Yuyan didn't speak, Wen Xiangheng is indeed a usable person, but a Confucian minister who "strives for stability", it is precisely because of this that there is also a place that Lin Yuyan does not like, that is, "I hope for stability too much", but this troubled era of the Warring States is the most turbulent era.

Seeing that Lin Yuyuan didn't like it, Wen Xiangheng also swallowed some words, hugged Lin Yuyan and said, "The ministers will do it!" ”

Lin Yuyan's face softened at this time, and then Lin Yuyan entered the East Palace, and after browsing everything in the East Palace and feeling that there was nothing wrong, he set off for Chenggao.

On the ninth day of the first month of August, Lin Yuyan arrived in Chenggao, in order to meet the upcoming Qin soldiers, Lin Yuyan also informed the Nanyang Army and Yulin Army stationed here to build a camp on the spot.

On the tenth day of the first month of August, the first batch of Qin soldiers finally arrived, but at the time of the hour, the number of people was not much, but about a dozen people, but a city called Niu Qi in the north of Yingyin arrived, less than seventy miles away from Chenggao, so it came so fast.

On August 11, the number of people who came was more than ten times the sum of yesterday, and the total number reached more than 2,000.

On August 14, Yingyin Captain Ying Ruyi led more than 10,000 Yingyin soldiers to arrive, at this time the number of soldiers and horses who came to Chenggao was already 30,000, and on the straight road between Nanyang and Yingyin, there were countless young men from the countryside of Qin who were carrying armaments and dry food to Chenggao.