Cai Tong held the edict from the pickaxe capital and held it tightly.

After Wu and Chu successively sent the ministers to the courtiers, Yang Xian did not stop there, but immediately let Cai Tong and Hou Tao enter Beijing.

At this moment, the situation in Wu and Chu is very bad.

However, for Cai Tong, except for Han Buying's attack on Pingling, the rest are some troubles, far from posing a threat.

Qingyang County was lost, but the Xiangshui defense line of the Chu army did not include Qingyang County. It was lost, and the defense of the Chu army on the northern front was still solid.

Although there are many people in the lower four counties who claim to be loyal to the Great Zhou, they are all unsuccessful, and in addition to causing riots, they cannot shake Cai Tong's position at all.

The real threat is Han Buful. The Dongzhou soldiers broke through Pingling, which meant that there was no obstacle in front of the Zhou army, and they could go directly to Yingdu, the hinterland of Chu.

In fact, the vanguard of the Zhou army had already entered the water system southwest of Yingdu. It's just that most of the military strength of the Zhou army is now concentrated in Yong, Liang and Nanyang, and the Yizhou army is empty, and the terrain advantage of the Zhou army cannot be brought into full play.

However, at this moment, Zhou Jun's environment is undoubtedly the best. After the demons retreated, the Anji army regained control of Zhaofu City, and it is reported that several caravans in the capital city have reset off for the wasteland.

Yang Xian forced the demon clan back with a song, and forced the demon emperor Dongye Xing to make a heavy oath that he would never set foot in the Yang Pass again in this life, and the Zhou army was no longer a threat in the west.

And the Liang army in the east and the demon clan in the north could not pose a threat to Yang Xian due to their own reasons. The special topography of Yong and Yi allowed Yang Xian to transport a large number of Zhou troops into Wu and Chu without worrying about defense.

The back house of the Marquis of Chu is quiet, and the fragrant breeze is gentle in the small courtyard.

It was a quiet afternoon, at least compared to the bone-chilling winds of the river.

Cai Tong's heart was full of anger.

For so many years, even when the Liang army was overwhelmed and Huan Wu was aggressive, Cai Tong was not so angry now.

"Lord, since Jian Song rebelled on the Wu side, Gusu has also become a mess. Hou Tao wanted to mobilize a large army to besiege Jian Song and the 10,000 Zhou army, but he was afraid that Huan Yi in Luyang City would take the opportunity to go south, so he did not dare to do his best. The Wu army lacked warships and was no match for the Zhou army at sea, and was repeatedly defeated by the Zhou army along the coast. ”

Fan Yue was in this room, and there was Cai Yun beside him. Wu Guo's intelligence came, and it was obvious that the situation over there was not good.

"At this moment, the war has not expanded, but I am worried that if Yang Xian does not get a satisfactory answer, he is afraid that he will do his best to meet the Nanyang army, and even let the black army of Cangqiu go south and attack the Chu State along the waterway."

"It can't be!" Cai Yun's voice was a little hesitant, and when Cai Tong's eyes came, he said, "The Zhou army has just experienced the Battle of Yongzhou, and it has been less than a year. At this moment, it is the time of spring planting, and the Zhou army has not yet been rectified, will Yang Xian set off a full-scale war against us and the Wu State at this time? ”

Cai Tong shook his head, secretly saying that Cai Yun was still too young.

"The Zhou army's Xinli War is true, but because Meng Qing and Chang Yu surrendered, Yang Xian got almost all the weapons and materials of the Liang army in Yongzhou. It is true that the combat power of the Zhou army is low, but do you think that the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty will think that the Chu army can defeat these 'low combat power' Zhou army? ”

Cai Tong's words filled the room with depression. Cai Yun kept his mouth shut, not knowing what to say.

In that year, 50,000 Chu troops were killed by Huan Wukeng, and the combat strength of the Chu State was greatly damaged, and all the elite infantry troops were lost. While losing the ability to advance northward, the Chu army could only rely on the navy and barely be able to defend against the Liang army in the north.

Both armies of Zhou and Liang are strong in land warfare, and the meaning of Cai's call is that even if the current Zhou army is being rectified and its combat power is reduced, it is more than enough to deal with the current Chu army.

"The Zhou army occupies the right time and place, and Yang Xian is even more fierce, I have no doubt that he will take the opportunity to send troops to advance, and those people in the lower four counties should be at peace. Attack me Chu first, and then take Wu State. ”

"So what are we going to do?"

Cai Yun's voice came, which made Cai Tong even more undecided.

At this moment, relying on the strength of the Chu State alone, it is no longer able to deal with Yang Xian, even if it is counted as the Wu State, it is still no enemy.

With the Liang army on its back, the state of Wu may still be possible, but if the state of Chu does this, Yang Xian is afraid that he will immediately send an army south.

Cai Tong was very angry in his heart, but behind this anger was a deep helplessness.

"We ......"

Cai Tong had just raised his head, and a sonorous sound came from his ears.

Hou Zhaoji walked in, as the lord of Wu Guoweng, married Cai Yun and gave birth to a son. It's just that Hou Zhaoji, who has not been in production for a short time, is not out of shape, wearing makeup, with a bit of heroism.

"My father and my eldest brother are the lords of a country, Yang Xian's army has not yet gone south, why are they so frightened?"

"Zhao'er, my father and I are having a discussion, what are you doing when you break in? Not down yet! ”

Cai Yun likes this daughter-in-law very much, but Cai Tong is very wary of this lord from Wu Guolai. Cai Yunsheng was afraid that Cai Tong would be angry, so he asked her to hurry up.

"I'm here because I received a letter from my eldest brother, and I think I should let my father read it."

Cai Tong took the family letter from Hou Zhaoji, and Hou Tao wrote very truthfully on it. He asked Hou Zhaoji to pay attention to Cai Tong's movements, and explained that once Cai Tong compromised, then Wu Guo would not be able to support it alone, and he must prepare early.

Cai Tong looked at Hou Zhaoji with a cold face.

"What do you want to say?"

"Wu and Chu have a combined army of hundreds of thousands, my father is a rare hero in the world, and my brother is a heroic lord. Even if you can't go north and plot against the Central Plains, you can still row the river and govern it. In the past, Huan Wu couldn't help Wu Chu, but today he is really afraid of Yang Xian! Do you really want to succumb to Yang Xian's child's momentum and prostrate in front of him? ”

"Zhao'er, don't talk nonsense."

"Yes!"

Faced with Hou Zhaoji's questioning, Cai Tong's straightforwardness plunged the entire room into a strange atmosphere. Cai Yun was dumbfounded, Fan Yue closed his eyes and was silent, and Hou Zhaoji was even more incredulous.

"Father, what did you say?"

"I, Cai Tong, am afraid of Yang Xian, and so is Hou Tao. That's why he has this family letter. ”

Cai Tong smiled and said, "Wu Chu's chaos, if it is placed in normal times, we can solve it." But with the help of Zhou Jun, it will eventually become a monstrous chaos, a chaos that neither I nor Hou Tao can solve. It was precisely when Yang Xian saw this that he persecuted us at this time. And he also knew that this chaos concocted by him would compromise before it deteriorated to the worst situation, whether it was me or Hou Tao. ”

None of the three in the room said a word, nor did they move. Cai Tong stepped forward and patted Hou Zhaoji on the shoulder.

"But I know today, Yun'er didn't marry you wrong!"