Chapter 365 Three Wooden Boxes [Part II]

Qu Mu took out a wooden box from his side again, this time the wooden box was very long, about seven feet long, one and a half feet wide, but the wooden box was not high, relatively flat. Qu Mu lifted the sleeve of his left hand with his right hand, and gently opened the wooden box with his left hand, revealing the items inside. It is a large bow, and although the bow is highly maintained, it still cannot hide the traces left by the years.

"The name of this bow is Daqu, and it is the famous bow of the Chu country. Don't look at him as a little shabby, but even now, he can be regarded as the least top ten divine weapons among the world's famous bows," Qu Mu said proudly, but soon he couldn't help but show a little bit of a sparse look, no matter how good Da Qu is, what's the use, in the end, he doesn't have to give it to others.

"Da Qu?" Standing behind Yang Zilu, Zigong, who had never spoken much, suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong?" Yang Zilu looked sideways at Zigong behind him and asked.

Qu Mu was stunned when he saw Zigong speak, and immediately showed a little embarrassment. Yang Zilu couldn't help but be more curious, what the hell is going on?

Zigong explained: "At the beginning, King Chu Ling of Chu State built Zhanghuatai (King of Chu's palace, similar to Gusutai in Wu State) and invited Lu Zhaogong to visit Zhanghuatai. The two sides discussed very happily, and King Chu Ling gave Lu Zhao the name of the bow Daqu. However, when Lu Zhaogong left, King Chu Ling regretted it, sent someone to chase after him, and asked Lu Zhaogong for Daqu. This matter is a great shame for the Lu country."

When Yang Zilu heard this, he was immediately speechless, and the things he sent out were blatantly taken back, no, he should have snatched them back. King Chu Ling really didn't know how to be a king, and he didn't have any political acumen.

Qu Mu was even more embarrassed when he heard this, strictly speaking, this matter is really a loss for the Chu State, especially Zigong is still from the Lu State. Qu Mu decided to divert the topic, and covered the wooden box and set it aside. Take out the last wooden box, the wooden box is similar to the shape of the wooden box where Daqu was placed before, but the shape is much smaller, and the wooden box is about four feet long.

Yang Zilu somewhat understood what Qu Mu meant, and did not say much on the question of Da Qu, but looked at the last wooden box curiously and asked, "What is it this time?" ”

"Emperor's Sword, Tai'a Sword" Qu Mu slowly opened the wooden box, revealing the bronze sword inside. The Tai'a sword, known as the emperor's sword, is not long, about three feet five inches, the sword is six diamond-shaped, and the sword body does not know whether it is man-made or natural, and it is tattooed with mysterious patterns.

Qu Mu picked up the Tai'a sword, plucked a long strand of hair from his head, and slowly placed it on the blade. Qu Mu exhaled lightly, only to see the hair fluttering in the wind a few times, and it was already broken in two at some point.

Yang Zilu couldn't help but open his mouth slightly in surprise, this idiom Yang Zilu didn't hear it for the first time, but it was the first time he saw such a sharp sword, especially a bronze sword. The ancients were really powerful, and they were able to use bronze to cast weapons that blow hair and break hair

Qu Mu looked at Yang Zilu's expression and smiled with satisfaction in his heart. Carefully put the Tai'a sword back into the box, Qu Mu immediately supported the ground with both hands, looked at Yang Zilu, and pleaded sincerely: "Your Majesty, these are the three most valuable treasures of the Chu State, I believe that this can express the heart of my Chu State to the king, when the king himself said to the minister, the king is willing to serve the king as the lord, and assist the Han State to achieve hegemony and cede the land of Han Water and the king for generations, and the only hope is to keep Wan (city), Ye (Yi), Deng (Yi) and other places, and be able to continue the sacrifice of Chu." ”

Yang Zilu thought for a while, but did not decide immediately, but waved his hand and said, "You go down to rest first"

Qu Mu was not disappointed when he heard this, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if Yang Zilu immediately agreed, he was afraid that Yang Zilu would think that Yang Zilu was a plank road in the Ming Dynasty, and he was secretly in Chencang. But Yang Zilu's attitude is obviously that Yang Zilu is ready to seriously consider this issue, not afraid that Yang Zilu will not allow or oppose it, but afraid that Yang Zilu will not consider it. Seeing this, Qu Mu didn't dwell on it, and with a respectful confession, he retreated, but Qu Mu didn't take the three wooden boxes he brought.

It's not that Qu Mu forgot, but Qu Mu did it intentionally. Someone wondered, didn't Yang Zilu not agree to Chu's request for peace? Aren't you afraid that Yang Zilu will hack these treasures?

Not to mention, Qu Mu is really not afraid that Yang Zilu will hack these treasures, because if Yang Zilu decides to go to war and captures Zaiying, is he afraid that he won't get these treasures? But if Yang Zilu hacks these treasures, then Yang Zilu's prestige will be greatly reduced, and prestige things will always be difficult to improve and easy to destroy, Yang Zilu is a smart person, and he believes that smart people will not do stupid things. Therefore, even if Yang Zilu does not agree to Chu's request for peace, Yang Zilu will definitely return these treasures to Qu Mu in the end.

And Qu Mu didn't take these treasures away, that is, he hoped to come to Yin* Yang Zilu through these treasures and increase the weight of Yihe in Yang Zilu's mind.

Although Yang Zilu would not give up the purpose of destroying the Chu State because of these treasures, it also increased the bargaining chips in Yang Zilu's mind. Even if this chip is only as heavy as a strand of hair, in Qu Mu's opinion, it is stronger than nothing, and maybe because of this strand of heavy chips, the tilt of the balance has changed.

After Qu Mu walked for a long time, Yang Zilu's eyes moved away from the three wooden boxes, turned to look at Zigong sitting behind him and asked, "Zigong, what do you think of this?" ”

"It's October now, and half a year has passed since the start of the war" Zigong did not answer Yang Zilu's words directly, but Yang Zilu could hear Zigong's vague opinions.

When Yang Zilu heard this, she frowned and thought for a while. Soon realized that he was now crisscrossing the Chu State, but the Chu State was a big country in the end, and the hundred-legged insect was dead but not stiff. Especially in the current situation, although the territory of Chu is smaller than before, the number of troops has not decreased much. Moreover, the place is small, but the number of troops has not decreased, which also makes the Chu State's troops more concentrated.

If the army of the State of Chu that had just started the war was a big hand with five fingers stretched out, then the current State of Chu is already a fist with five fingers. From the Qin army being surrounded by Dengyi, to being blocked outside the city of Dengyi, and confronting the Chu army, we can see the change in the situation.

But what gave Yang Zilu the most headache was that Chu Guo's will seemed to be tenacious and smart. They no longer think about the idea of recovering the lost land, but how to preserve the land that they can still control. In other words, the Chu army was able to resolutely choose to defend the city without a field battle. Even a soldier saint like Sun Tzu has repeatedly reminded him that it is best not to attack a city if he can use soldiers. It can be seen how brutal an offensive and defensive battle is for an army.

Although Yang Zilu has the help of a thunderbolt, he is not too sure about this. Especially the current Zaiying is a typical example, it has been eight days since the attack on Zaiying, and the outer city is still as stable as Mount Tai. Although there is a reason why Yang Zilu rectified the Baipu coalition army, he did not go all out to fight. But Yang Zilu knew that the most important willingness was that the thunderbolt cannon could not be transported in, the thunderbolt cannon was very large, and if it came in, it would have to be disassembled into parts.

But after entering the outer city, you still need to set up a place, and this place is not an empty space. It must also be at a suitable distance, such as being able to get as close as possible without being hit by the opponent to enhance accuracy. But the outer city is densely packed with private houses, which means that Yang Zilu has to demolish private houses and then set up thunderbolts on the basis of private houses.

It's just a few words, but it takes at least about a month to get started. After demolishing the houses, the materials had to be transported away and the land was leveled. It will take about six days to set up the thunderbolts.

This is still the time of erection, and the time of the siege has not been calculated, and the attack on the inner city has not been calculated? There is also Miyagi in the inner castle. Although the walls of Miyagi are not very high, they are only more than two feet old, but they are not as strong as the walls of the outer and inner cities. The city walls of the outer city and the inner city are all built with plates, and the city walls are made of yellow mud as raw materials, and the outside is paved with mud bricks.

However, the walls of the palace city were made entirely of boulders, and if they were to be destroyed, they would have to be broken with thunderbolts.

As a result, the Thunderbolt will have to be relocated from the outer city to the inner city again. Regardless of the siege time, it took almost two months just to erect the thunderbolts. This is still Zaiying, after attacking Ying, there is still Deng Yi in the north. Deng Yi and Yan Ying, Yan Ying, like Zai Ying, are divided into outer cities, inner cities, and palace cities, so doesn't that mean that it is another two months of hypothetical time?

Especially according to the current situation, the people of Chu will still hold on, and the battle will not have much progress in breaking through. Especially Ye Gong of Quan County. This guy will definitely defend Quan County, and even if Quan County is even more difficult to attack than Yan Ying. Yang Zilu himself estimated that it would take at least half a year from attacking Yingying to capturing Yanying.

Although unwilling, Yang Zilu knows that politics is a compromise. Yang Zilu exhaled lightly, looked at Zigong and said, "It seems that you have understood this problem a long time ago, this time you just took the opportunity to persuade the widow thanks to your reminder."

Zigong hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Lord, the price of grain in the Han Kingdom has doubled compared to previous years, and this is certainly related to war. But even after the autumn harvest, grain prices have not fallen too much, and I am afraid that some people are making small moves. ”

Yang Zilu frowned, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why did you tell the widow now?"

Zigong smiled bitterly: "Although the minister wants to tell the lord, what is the use of telling the lord?" Unless the Lord returns to the Han Kingdom, there is no other way. Only then did the minister hide it from the lord, so that the lord could concentrate on fighting against the Chu army. ”

When Yang Zilu heard this, he glanced at Zigong apologetically and said, "It seems that it is imperative to negotiate peace."

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