Chapter 13: The Battle of the Dragons, Section 10: Solving the Crisis (Part II)

Someone in Zheng Guo's civil and military forces couldn't help but say, "King Ping's anger is calm, this time the king can be safe, all thanks to the escort of General Han Feng and others." 【】(Hand-typed novel)"

King Ping had nothing to say for a while, and when he wanted to see how King Zheng would express his position, he heard King Zheng say, "This time I was attacked by Beijun on the way, and Ling Cao, the chief of the left house, made great contributions, and ordered Aiqing Ling Cao to take over the post of King Ping as the general of the southwest." Xinhou Lingluo and the masters of Shenzong loyally protected and meritorious, each rewarded a thousand acres of fiefdom, and ordered the immortal Xinhou to immediately set off to Picheng to take over the post of general of Zhengxi, responsible for the major affairs of the Divine Soul Country. Although Han Feng and the generals left their posts without permission, they were forced by the situation, and they were eager to save the driver, and they were not held accountable. All the officers were promoted to the next level, and General Hanfeng was appointed as the deputy general of the left chief. All kinds of personnel transfer and appointment in the army can be decided by the commander of the left and the marquis of Xin. ”

"Thank you"

Led by Zuo Shuchang, Ling Luo and others knelt down to thank him. In the end, Ling Luo didn't dare to delay for a moment, and immediately drove his horse to lead four wise and brave generals and half of the masters of the Divine Sect to go straight to the direction of Picheng.

Princess Tianlai was also going to go with her, but she was left behind by King Zheng.

"Sister Wang has been working hard all day long, so don't run around, this king may not have had a long talk with Sister Wang, and Sister Wang is needed at this moment. ”

"Yes. ”

King Zheng said that, he asked someone to bring King Zheng's sword and personally handed it to Princess Tianlai.

"This sword was given to Wang Mei by the first king, at that time I saw that Wang Mei was too hard, so I allowed Wang Mei to return it, and now the situation is in crisis, I hope that Wang Mei will accept this sword and share worries for the country and the people. ”

"Yes. ”

Princess Tian Lai held the sword in both hands and took it carefully.

King Zheng saw that King Ping was unhappy, so he said, "King Ping, has the banquet been prepared?"

"It's ready, Your Majesty—please"

"I haven't seen you for many days, and later King Ping will sit on the right side of this king, so that it is convenient to speak. ”

King Ping's face was full of joy at this time, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

During the banquet, King Zheng appeased King Ping, saying that when he was employing people now, how to do it, King Ping's unhappiness about being given military power only dissipated slightly.

After the banquet, King Zheng summoned Zuo Shu to the big tent.

After Zuo Shu arrived, King Zheng asked him to sit down at the same table and drink together, but the latter was busy saying that he did not match the etiquette, and knelt down to ask for sin.

"Zuo Shu Chang, Zuo Shu Chang, half of Zheng Guo's rivers and mountains were beaten down by Zuo Shuchang. When the first king was alive, he had more than once to seal 3,000 cities to the chief of Zuo Shu in recognition of his achievements. However, the chief of the left concubine never refused to accept it, and the first king said how many times that the chief of the left concubine did not need to worship the first king, and the chief of the left concubine never dared to receive the order. Everyone in the world says that Zuo Shu has the courage of the world's first ten thousand enemies and the heart of the world's first loyal king. ”

"The gentleman has a good reputation. "Zuo Shu didn't say much, and guessed that King Zheng still had the following.

"However, this king is young and shallow, his martial arts are not successful, and his wisdom is limited. Compared with the first kings one day and one place, it is not the same day. At the beginning of his succession, he was afraid of sincerity. I am afraid that the chief of the left will not be able to regard this king as the king, and I am afraid that the government and the opposition will not be able to regard this king as the king. Therefore, he did not dare not test the loyalty of the chief of the left house, and cut off the position of the chief of the left army as a test. Now this king knows that Zuo Shuchang's loyalty to this king is like loyalty to the previous king, so from today on, this king will also treat Zuo Shuchang like the previous king. I hope that the chief of Zuo can help the king like the previous king, turn the tide in danger, and assist in government affairs in times of peace. ”

"The king can not be presumptuous, the king can know the weight of the king's power, and know the weight of the king's authority, then he will inevitably become a bright king like the previous king. Ling Cao was favored by the previous king, and never dared to forget to repay, and now that King Zheng can use Ling Cao, the minister will definitely bow down and die. ”

"Okay, Zuo Shu Chang get up and speak quickly, from now on, Zuo Shu Chang can't bow down to this king. The first king said that half of Zheng Guo's rivers and mountains were Zuo Shuchang, and the first king was the king, but he was unwilling to receive credit because of Zuo Shuchang's loyalty. Now this king also wants to say that half of Zheng Guo's rivers and mountains are Zuo Shuchang, and this king is the king, but he is also unwilling to receive credit because of Zuo Shuchang's loyalty. ”

"Minister-thank you for your favor, but the minister can't accept it. There is a difference between a monarch and a minister, and a minister cannot trespass. ”

King Zheng knew that Zuo Shuchang would not really receive the order, so he didn't dwell on it, invited him to sit down and drink together, and after three glasses of wine, King Zheng asked him, "Zuo Shuchang thinks that Zheng Guo's current situation can be saved?"

"It depends on whether the king is bent on destroying the Zhou State or recovering the lost territory. ”

"Oh, what if you are bent on destroying the Zhou Kingdom, what if you regain the lost territory?"

"If you are bent on destroying the Zhou Kingdom, you can't do it. ”

"Why?"

"The people of the Divine Soul Sect are not afraid of death, under the leadership of Beijun, they are invincible so far, and their spirit is flourishing, if they blindly attack, they are united for survival, and their fighting spirit is not declining but prosperous; ”

"Chu State has no sincerity? What is the explanation of Zuo Shuchang's words? Now that the Zhou State is so powerful, only the combination of Zheng and Chu can defeat the Zhou State, and if the Zhou State is even more powerful in time, why is the Chu State insincere?"

King Zheng was puzzled by this, and really wanted to hear what Zuo Shuchang had to say.

"The king is full of sincerity towards the state of Chu, so he is defenseless. When the state of Chu attacked the state of Yan, it expanded its army by 600,000, and these expanded soldiers and horses are still hidden in the state of Yan 400,000, and there are 200,000 troops stationed in the new city in the north of the state of Yan, and the new city is now garrisoned with a total of 500,000 troops. Only one-third of the ordnance obtained by the Chu State from the Yan State was invested in the battle of Chen, and the other third was in the Yan State and one-third in Xincheng. ”

"Xincheng and Yan have garrisons on both sides? Chu and Zheng have formed an alliance, why do these two places still need to station so many soldiers, horses and ordnance? Could it be to guard against our army?"

"The gentleman is kind-hearted, he doesn't know the sinister nature of the prince of Chu, Chu State wants to wait for the opportunity to attack Zheng State——"

King Zheng was very shocked, and couldn't figure out why Chu Guo had such bizarre and stupid thoughts, but he was not busy asking, and asked instead, "Zuo Shu Chang thinks that it is impossible to destroy Zhou, so what about recovering the lost land?"

Zuo Shu Chang said, "If it is to recover the lost territory, it is very simple, as long as the king sends a man who can speak well and carry the armistice letter to see Princess Zhou to worship the moon, the truce can be done." Not only can the war be armistice, but the Zhou state will also be willing to return all the lands of Beiguan and Northeast China and Zhengdu. ”

King Zheng felt in his heart that Zuo Shuchang's idea was as impossible to realize as a fantasy, but he also felt that Zuo Shuchang would not be a person who boasted like this without certainty. However, he couldn't understand how this matter could succeed, so he couldn't help but say, "This king really doesn't understand Zuo Shuchang's considerations. ”

"The king doesn't know much about the people of the Divine Soul Sect, so he can't understand it. The people of the Divine Soul Sect do not have the heart to fight in their bones, and if people don't offend me, I won't offend others, which is rooted in their hearts and affects their understanding for many years. Therefore, it is possible to have today, all because of the immortal traces, all because of the stimulation of Beijun. However, although the traditional understanding of the Divine Soul Sect for several years can be swayed by Beijun for a while, it is impossible for them to change their temperament so quickly. This time, the two countries sent troops, although they have not yet captured the city and half of the Zhou State, but it is not because the coalition army is invincible, but because everyone in the Divine Soul Sect is a soldier, so when they are defeated, they will inevitably fall like a mountain, and there is absolutely no room to turn defeat into victory and turn things around. ”

King Zheng was also very comfortable when he heard this opinion, and the fact that the coalition army had not achieved results so far has always made him very unhappy, and it made people doubt whether his decision as a king was correct.

"In that case, why does Chief Zuo think that he can't destroy Zhou?"

Zuo Shu replied solemnly: "Your Excellency." First, at this time, even if the combined forces of Zheng and Chu were able to defeat the Zhou army, they had to pay an extremely heavy price of casualties before they could be defeated; second, because of this, the Chu State would not pay such a heavy price to destroy the Zhou, so the Chu army actually had no real intentions at all, and the so-called casualties were all false reports. The only one who is really desperately consuming a lot of money with the Zhou State is our army. Because the prince of Chu must also think that the Divine Soul Sect does not need to attack at all, as long as the war is stopped, within two years, there will inevitably be internal changes. At that time, the Zhou State was divided into several forces, and it was effortless to sit back and watch its demise. ”

King Zheng suddenly realized, and asked again, "Why did Zuo Shuchang say that the Zhou State must be willing to return the lost land?"

"Your Excellency. The state of Zhou seemed to hold the coalition forces, but in fact suffered heavy casualties. The state of Chu pretended to attack the city, but in fact it was waiting for the opportunity to negotiate with the northern monarch about the division of the land of Zheng State. ”

"Divide Zheng Guo together" King Zheng was furious when he heard this.

"The king is angry, so the prince of Chu pretends to form an alliance, but in fact, one is to test the war intention of the Zhou State, and the other is to create an opportunity to destroy Zheng. In the eyes of Prince Chu, the Zhou State was not terrible, because the Zhou State would inevitably bring about its own destruction. The terrible thing is Zheng Guo, Chu State is not sure to defeat Zheng State, so it can only use the war Zhou to make our country consume a lot of troops, and let our country's rear air defense be weak. Then the prince of Chu waited for an opportunity to declare the failure of the Zhou, or to give up the Zhouzhou by the will of the Son of Heaven, the covenant was naturally lifted, and then immediately sent troops, joined forces with the Zhou State, took advantage of the situation, and sent troops from Xincheng and Yan State, at that time, I Zheng Guo was in a fierce battle in front, and the rear was invaded by the Chu army and could not resist, and the soldiers and horses of the new city of Chu State broke through the South Pass and could not attack the army of the west and southwest of our country with the Divine Soul Army. ”

King Zheng broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, and he only felt that if the situation really developed like this, he would inevitably become the king of the fallen country at that time, and there would be no chance to defeat the attack between the Divine Soul Army and the Chu army, and the territory of Yan and the original Wei State would be owned by the Chu State in an instant. If the soldiers and horses of the North Pass of Zhou State go south, it will inevitably become surrounded on all sides, and it is impossible for the Zheng army to win, and there is only one way to perish.

I can't help but feel that the State of Chu and the State of Zhou are extremely insidious, and he almost misled the country and the people and misled himself

"Zuo Shu said quickly, since this is the case, what should I think?"

"Your Excellency don't need to panic. It was Beijun who really advocated fighting in the Zhou State, and only Beijun was the same as the Prince of Chu's thinking. Chen said that the Divine Soul Sect does not have a permanent fighting heart. True Soul Will Seekers suffered heavy casualties in this battle, and their numbers were drastically reduced. When the situation was good, the other fishers seemed to be as fierce as the seekers of the will of the gods, and they were all willing to sacrifice themselves for their beliefs. Once they encounter setbacks, they all look forward to ending the war as soon as possible, and they all hope to have their lives to enjoy the fruits of the war. ”