Chu State, Xinying.

In the past, the white water flooded the Yan land, the Chu people, the common people, and the slaves ambushed millions of corpses, and the first battle of Hanyang was lost, and the public office rushed eastward, fled to Jiangdong Jianghuai, and established Xinying.

The king of Qin waved his sword, the six kingdoms were destroyed, the blood of Luohou was exhausted, the king of Qi died, the four kings were captured, and the tiger looked at the world.

Now it's the turn of the state of Chu.

Chu Wangcheng asked the ministers of the full hall, and said in a trembling voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, who has the confidence to stop the Qin people's troops?" ”

In the palace of the king of Chu, these ministers of Shiqing and Shilu have you to look at me, I look at you, and don't speak.

If they compete for power and profit, and play conspiracy, these people are all good hands, but if they really let them govern the country and lead the troops to fight, then forget it.

But you can't sit still, and the shameless nobles of the Qi Kingdom surrender directly, right?

Now this group of ministers of the Chu State in Xinyingcheng, no matter which faction they are, have a deep hatred with the Qin State.

Who has no elders who died in the catastrophe of the past year, and who dares to mention the word surrender?

Seeing that no one spoke, Chu Wangcheng could only look at the person in the hall who had been silent with his eyes closed.

General of Chu, Xiang Yan!

Born in the Xiang clan of the Chu State, a nobleman of the Chu State who has been in the world for many years.

And he is the only nobleman with war experience among the great nobles of Chu now, and the rest have not even been on the battlefield.

Chu Wangcheng asked with some hesitation: "Xiang Qing, are you willing to lead your troops to meet the Qin army?" ”

Xiang Yan's eyes, which had been closed, opened slightly, and a sharp edge flashed.

Before he could speak, several voices suddenly sounded in the hall.

"No!"

"Never again, Your Majesty!"

Starting from Ling Yin, several big nobles were opposing Xiang Yan's battle.

A sneer hung on the corner of Xiang Yan's mouth, and he knew that it must be this ending.

How could this group of Chu nobles dare to let themselves command the army of Chu State?

The last time Xiang commanded the army of Chu was during the period of Luowu Gong.

As a result, he directly returned to the royal capital, controlled the king of Chu and a group of nobles, and successfully seized power.

With the lessons of the past, no matter how stupid this group of nobles is, they know that they can't let the Xiang clan command the troops.

A husband can't be without power for a day!

No matter how great the threat posed by the Qin army is, it is still far away, but the threat of the Xiang clan is right in front of you.

The defeat of the Chu State was certainly painful, but the success of the Xiang clan was even more unacceptable.

Which is more important, the great nobles of Chu are very clear.

Perhaps under the threat of death, the King of Chu, who has always been a little cowardly, has a little courage today.

He forced himself to ask loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen."

Is the thousand-year-old Sheji of the Chu State about to die under the iron hooves of the Qin State?

Your nobles have a large area of fiefdom in the Chu State, countless slaves, and a hereditary position of Shangqing.

The houses on the enclosure stretched for miles, and were more splendid than the widow's palace.

This is all because of the existence of the Chu State, so that you have the wealth and nobility.

Now you are unwilling to resist the Qin State.

When the Qin people break through the Chu State, we are all prisoners of the Qin people.

By then, we have been very lucky to be able to spare our lives.

The widow is the king of Chu, perhaps with the afterglow of his ancestors, like the four kings of Zhao, Wei, Han and Yan, he got a city as a food estate.

Do you still want to keep your wealth and wealth? ”

What the King of Chu said was sincere, and it was a very correct remark.

But if the nobles of the Six Kingdoms could make the right decision, they would not have become prisoners of the Qin State so quickly.

The Six Kingdoms went from kings to nobles because of greed and short-sightedness.

One stupid and incomprehensible decision after another was made.

Finally sending the whole country to a dead end.

These nobles thought about it, and it was certain that they would resist the attack of the Qin army, but they could not hand over the army to Xiang Yan's command.

Chu State ordered Yin Xing to salute and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that your ministers are unwilling to resist the Qin army, it's really that the Xiang clan once coerced the monarch, what a great crime of rebellion."

Now he can stay in the state of Chu and serve as the king's grace.

How can he be allowed to command an army again?

The minister is willing to lead the army of Chu to go on the expedition, and he must let the Qin army have no return! ”

Chu Wangcheng's expression was very strange, he really wanted to ask Ling Yin if he was serious?

People who have never even been to the army in their lives have to face Wang Qian, a famous general in the world, isn't this deliberately giving people away?

The key is that everyone else is giving other people's heads, and it's the first time I've seen this baba to send his own heads.

But things have come to this point, and the King of Chu can only hope that there are people who are proficient in military strategy among Ling Yin's disciples and can assist him in defeating the Qin army.

Xiang Yan has been watching coldly, and when everything has settled, Shi Shiran got up and said, "Your Majesty, the Xiang clan will not participate in sending troops. ”

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Everyone glared at Xiang Yan angrily, good you Xiang.

I have been a loyal minister for so many years, but I didn't expect it to be the last critical moment.

You have rebelled!

I really didn't expect your Xiang family to have this day!

Chu Wangcheng asked in a somewhat heavy tone, "Xiang Qing, why did you say such a thing?"

This is the time of life and death of the Chu State, if you don't send troops, do you want to insult the prestige of the ancestors? ”

Xiang Yan smiled and said loudly: "Your Majesty, look at this palace full of ministers, one by one.

If you want to rely on these people to maintain the society of the Chu State, then it is better to fantasize about the resurrection of the ancestor Xiong Dun and lead the Chu State to break the tyrannical Qin.

With these insects, how can we govern the country well? How can you win a battle?

With them, I am afraid that they will be defeated and surrendered directly as soon as they arrive on the battlefield.

Isn't it the most stupid thing for the minister to hand over the Xiang clan's children into their hands?

Chen was willing to lead the Xiang clan and the private soldiers of the clan to resist the Qin State alone.

Even if you are defeated, you will die! ”

Seeing that the Chu State was about to end, Xiang Yan's words were really wanton, and completely vented the depression that Xiang had been hauling.

"Xiang Yan, you are arrogant!"

"Xiang Yan, you dare to be sarcastic!"

"Xiang Yan, you humiliated the old man so much, the old man wants to fight you to the death!"

Just with these weak chickens in the palace, dare someone to tease his tiger whiskers?

Xiang Yanhu was stunned, and the nobleman who said that he was going to die was instantly stunned, and he didn't dare to speak.

"Humph!

With this courage, I await the news of your defeat. ”

After speaking, in the eyes of everyone, Shi Shiran walked out of the palace, this arrogant appearance, those nobles who saw it wanted to directly kill Xiang Yan on the main hall.

Xiang Yan naturally didn't talk casually, after he returned to Xiang's fiefdom in Jiangdong from Xinying, in addition to the thousands of private soldiers in his family and clan, he also transferred tens of thousands of peasant soldiers.

"If this is defeated, the state of Chu can survive for several years, if it is defeated, then it will collapse directly, there is nothing to say."

Although Xiang Yan is not the patriarch, he is the person with the highest official position in the Xiang family, and he has outstanding prestige among the children of the Xiang family. ”

Looking at the children of the Xiang family who were actively participating in the war, Xiang Yan was very relieved and asked everyone to return home to take care of the aftermath.

His grandson, Xiang Ji, came running and asked, "Grandfather, are you going to fight the Qin people?" Although the grandson is young, he has the courage to fight with you. ”

Although Xiang Ji was only ten years old, he was born different from ordinary people, and he was born with divine powers, which Xiang Yan liked very much.

Xiang Yan smiled: "I'm still young, don't worry."

You are a soldier from heaven and have an infinite future.

If my grandfather dies on the battlefield, he can't come back.

When you grow up, you must overthrow the tyrannical Qin, recover the Chu State, and avenge us! ”

Xiang Ji said with tears in his eyes: "Grandfather, grandson will definitely avenge you, grandson will kill all the Qin clan and let them bury you with you." ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and they only thought that this was a joke from Xiao'er.

How powerful was the Qin State?

Qin Wangzheng is about to become the Son of Heaven, ruling over tens of millions of subjects and thousands of miles of land.

Xiang Ji, when the Chu State is destroyed, he will be the nobles of the fallen country that the Qin State will hunt down, and he will not even be as good as ordinary people at that time.

How could it be possible to overthrow the rule of the Qin state?

Xiang Yan took his eldest son and hundreds of Xiang clan's disciples who had settled down with their families to meet the Qin army.

As soon as he walked out of Jiangdong, he heard that the 200,000 troops of the Chu State had won a small victory.

Wang Jian retreated thirty miles and could not hold out, and the Chu army took advantage of the victory to pursue with a large army, wanting to annihilate Wang Qian's 100,000 troops.

When Xiang Yan heard this, he was not overjoyed, and said to the left and right: "Wang Jianshi's famous general, there is no enemy in the world, it must be a fraud, and the Chu army rashly pursues, I am afraid that it will be defeated by the Qin army." ”

Sure enough, the adventurous Chu army was ambushed by Wang Jian and suffered heavy losses, and Xinyingcheng fell in a battle, and the king of Chu was captured.

In the name of the king of Chu, Wang Jian issued an edict to the territory of Chu, demanding that all cities surrender.

After Xiang Yan received it, he threw it directly on the ground, split it in half and said: "This is a false order, I can't obey the edict."

The state of Chu has not yet perished, Xinchengjun has always had a good name, and Xinchengjun will be established as the king, and those outlaws will be collected, and I can still fight. ”

Although Wang Jian broke through Xinying City, there were still some sons who were named kings outside, and Xinchengjun was one of them.

Xinchengjun soon made peace with Xiang Yan and ascended the throne with the support of an army of 100,000.

When Wang Jian heard that Xinchengjun was the king, he immediately led his troops to attack, Xiang Yan led the Chu soldiers to defend, and the two sides fought fiercely for a month, and Xiang Yancheng was defeated and retreated to the city on the side of the river.

Wanting to resist the Qin army with the danger of the river, Wang Jian was not in a hurry to attack, but first cut off Xiang Yan's grain routes.

Then the ships were drawn from the entire Wu land, and after months of preparation, the Qin army began the offensive in a mighty way.

Xiang Yan can also be regarded as a famous general, but whether it is Wang Qian's personal strength or the strength of the Qin State, it is completely impossible for the current Chu State to stop.

He held the city for half a year, and after exhausting the last grain in the city, he was finally broken by Wang Qian.

At this point, the last resistance of the Chu State was slaughtered.

The state of Chu is completely destroyed!

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With the demise of the Chu state, a unified centralized monarchy was established in the land of Zhuxia, which was a huge institutional innovation, and the political system based on the Qin system has since taken root in the land of Zhuxia. - The Destruction of the Nations

That's it, a backward slave country like Chu can just perish, and it doesn't take much ink and paper.

(End of chapter)