The words are divided into two ends, one for each table. It is said that the prince of Chu Zixi, who led an army of 10,000 to garrison Jianli, wanted to strangle the enemy of Dongdu. Unexpectedly, the Wu army made a big turn, avoided Jianli, which was heavily defended, and directly took Ji Nan and Maicheng, tore the defense line of the Chu army into two big holes, and then entered the city of Yingdu without a single soldier.

At this point, Zixi's defensive strategy of taking Yingdu as the center, Jianli as the barrier, and Ji Nan and Maicheng as the two wings collapsed. Zixi's 10,000-strong army in Jianli became a lone army - alone from the war in Yingdu.

By the time Zixi got the news, the Wu army had already broken through Ji Nan and Mai Cheng and entered the undefended Yingdu. Besides, King Zhao has fled south and is nowhere to be found; The situation in front of Zixi is very grim, where should these 10,000 people go?

This son Xi is the eldest son of King Ping, the cousin of King Zhao, and the official position of Zuo Yin. At this time, seeing that the army of Wu Guo had taken Yingdu, he was worried that after He Lu stabilized Yingdu, he would turn around and clean himself up. Therefore, Zixi led the army to withdraw from Jianli to the south, and set up a military camp in the spleen, temporarily taking a wait-and-see attitude.

At this time, Zixi had a minister named Lan Yi, who was Zixi's confidant and advisor. In the past, when King Chuping was there, he had always assisted Zixi. Later, there were a series of changes about the succession to the throne in Chu State, such as the crown prince Jian was abolished by King Ping, and King Ping established King Zhao as the crown prince. Later, King Ping drove the sword, and Nangwa had the heart to establish Zixi, but was sternly rejected by Zixi. But in Lan Yi's heart, he has always hoped that the master Zixi can establish a monarch and win the country.

This spleen is a remote city in the south of the Chu State. On this day, Zixi sat idle in the big tent. Lan Yi came in with his hand, and when he saw his master, he said tentatively: "Tan Ma came to report, saying that the Wu army attacked Yingdu, the king fled south, and the people in Yingdu City were panicked. What is Zuo Yin's good plan? ”

Zixi originally wanted to take the opportunity to outflank Wu when the Wu army attacked Yingdu. Helplessly, Wu's army was like a bamboo. Soon captured Ji Nan and Mai Cheng, and did not give Zixi the slightest chance, so Zixi had to withdraw his troops and leave the battlefield, while inquiring about the whereabouts of King Zhao.

Zixi said: "Now that the king is missing, if we can know the news of the king, we will lead the army to gather with the king, and then try a good plan." ”

"Did Gongzi ever think that Yingdu was attacked by King Wu, the king didn't know the news, and the army and people of Chu had no owner. So. The state of Chu has no king, isn't it destroyed by the state of Wu? ”

Zixi thought about it and felt that there was some truth: "In this case, what should we do?" ”

Lan Yi said: "I have a strategy to solve the current urgency." But Childe can't blame the villain. ”

Zixi asked Lan Yi about his plan and forgave him for his innocence.

Lan Yi continued: "At present, our military and civilians have no leader. If you want to fight against the Wu army. To recover Yingdu, we must first gather morale and people's hearts before we can succeed. It is better for the prince to be the king in the spleen, so that the army and the people can be attached. ”

Zixi listened to it and hurriedly stopped: "Lan Yi is bold! This is a sin of disobedience, how dare you speak nonsense? ”

Lan Yizheng said: "The villain is planning this strategy for the survival of the Chu State. It's not for the gain or loss of the son! Please think about it: If there is no one who can take responsibility in the Chu State at this time, then the time when my Great Chu will really perish is not far away! Now the monarchs and ministers of Wu have been stranded in Yingdu, and there is no strategy to determine Chu, this is the heaven will not destroy my great Chu! This is the time when we can make a difference. ”

Zixi saw that Lan Yi's words made some sense. But King Zhao has no murderous faith, once he becomes king, if he returns to the country the day after tomorrow, how should he face King Zhao? This is the biggest obstacle in Zixi's heart.

"There is no news of the king, if this goes on for a long time, the prince will have the name of foolishness and loyalty, but he will not care about my Chu world! Which is more important, please make your own judgment. ”

Zixi sighed: "I sternly refused the throne that day, and today I set myself up as a king, and I will not be laughed at by the people of the world?" You make me think again! ”

Lan Yi saw that Zixi's heart was moved, so he resigned and retired.

After a long time, Zixi went out of the account, saw the soldiers standing outside the tent, and when they saw Zixi, they all knelt down and shouted in unison: "Please call the prince the king, in order to obey the people's wishes!" ”

Zixi knew that it was Lan Yi who did it, and when he saw that the soldiers were supporting, he had no choice but to agree to be called the king of Chu in the spleen and tell the world of Chu.

The prince of Chu put on the king's clothes, rode the king's court, and established the country and became the king surrounded by soldiers. So the soldiers of Chu who were scattered learned that the king of Chu was in the spleen, so they came to join him; Those people who fled in all directions relied on Zixi to escape the war, and more and more soldiers and civilians of Chu temporarily lived in peace.

Since Zixi was the king of the country in the spleen, the news spread far and wide, but within a few days, Wu Jun knew about it. After some deliberation, the monarchs and ministers of Wu State saw that Zixi was the king, but King Zhao was nowhere to be found, so they didn't care very much.

Zixi used 10,000 troops to defend the spleen, and when he saw that the army and the people were attached, he began to use the spleen discharge as a base to recruit troops and expand his strength in order to restore the country. Zixi used the general Shen Zhuliang (Shen Yinshu's son) as the marshal of the Chinese army, training foot soldiers day and night in order to restore the country.

One day, Shen Zhuliang sent a report from the Malay: "Boss! The villain found out the news from the north: King Zhao and the ministers have now fled to Suiguo, and now it is estimated that Wu Jun may also know the news. ”

Shen Zhuliang hesitated for a long time after hearing this, and couldn't make up his mind, so he visited Lanyi's house alone.

Lan Yi introduced Zhu Liang into the room, and said with some doubts in his heart: "The general is busy with military affairs, how can he have time to come to the villain's humble house?" ”

Zhu Liang whispered: "The spies came to report that King Zhao and the ministers had fled to Suiguo. Now that Childe has become king, what should we do? ”

Lan Yi was shocked when he heard this, and thought about it for a long time. He sighed: "It is really providential! If Gongzi knew the whereabouts of King Zhao, he would inevitably abandon the title of King of Chu and defect to King Zhao to obey. If we deliberately conceal the news that King Zhao is entourage, then the prince will definitely be blamed. Don't tell the truth, let the son decide for himself! ”

Shen Zhuliang also had this intention, so he informed Zixi of the news that King Zhao was in Suiguo. After hearing this, Zixi immediately ordered to go to the title of king and return to the throne; And told the people, informed King Zhao that he was with him, and let the army and people go to attach themselves to King Qin.

A few days later, Zixi ordered the Chu army to rise up, and led his more than 10,000 troops to detour to Suiguo, intending to meet King Zhao. Those people who had a bad spleen, when they saw Zixi leading the army to defect to King Zhao, spontaneously organized themselves and followed the Chu army all the way to Suiguo.

More than a month, Zixi led the army to Suijing. King Zhao was overjoyed when he learned the news, and personally went out of Suizhou City to catch Zixi. The two brothers experienced a narrow escape from death, thinking that the country was ruined at this time, and they couldn't help but hug each other and cry.

Er Zixi knelt down and pleaded guilty to King Zhao, clarifying the strategic intention of overstepping the throne in order to gather the hearts of the people in the spleen. King Zhao knew that his son was loyal to the west, and he was virtuous, so he naturally did not blame him, but he was relieved.

The ministers wiped their tears when they saw it, and it took a long time to persuade them.

The ministers all congratulated King Zhao. Wang Sun Yin said: "Now Zuo Yin led the army to King Qin, and now the king has our own army, and then ask the Central Plains princes for help, and the minister thinks that the king is expected to restore the country!" ”

At this time, Zixi had 10,000 soldiers and horses, but because he did not fight with the Wu army, his troops were relatively complete. Later, after the spleen was proclaimed queen, he recruited about 2,000 men. During this time, after receiving the news of King Zhao, all over the place gathered to the stragglers of the Sui Kingdom, and there were nearly 3,000 people. Therefore, the Chu army in Suiguo has a little 15,000 troops, which is naturally a military force that can be relied on.

The sub-period played King Zhao: "Since my brother can learn the news of the king in the spleen, then Wu Jun will naturally know the whereabouts of the king in Suiguo." If the army of Wu came to attack Suiguo, what should it do? Therefore, the minister suggested that the king should deal with it as soon as possible. ”

Zixi felt that what Zi Qi said was very true: "It is better to arrange our army on the front line of Suizhou and prepare for the enemy as soon as possible." Even if he can't win, the king can run to the Central Plains princes to avoid trouble. ”

Dou Xin said: "If we only rely on our soldiers and horses, we will not be able to fight a decisive battle with the Wu army. The previous 100,000 people were not enough, could they rely on these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to restore the country? Therefore, the minister thought that we had to ask the princes for help and get the support of the princes, so that there was a possibility of recovering the country! ”

King Zhao saw that the ministers had different opinions, in order to facilitate the discussion, and in order to give the Suihou less trouble, now there is a large army to guard, King Zhao decided to station the army in Suizhou City ten miles west of the city, Chu monarchs and ministers are stationed in the military camp, no longer stay in Suizhou City.

At this point, the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State were struggling to survive with the country, planning a strategy to restore the country. After the general of the Wu army, he led 30,000 troops out of Yingdu and led the army to the west, looking for the traces of King Zhao. The soldiers pursued all the way, and later inquired that King Zhao ran to Suiguo, so he led his troops to Sui, wanting to ask Suihou for King Zhao. (To be continued......)