"It's great to hear that the general has led an army of 30,000 to twenty miles away. When our army has built the siege equipment, it will be able to capture Shouchun City in one go, and when the time comes, the king of Chu will be captured and returned to Xianyang to ask for credit, and I am very excited just thinking about it."

In a forest on the Eight Mountains, a Qin army commander was laughing and talking with his subordinates.

"Yes, these Chu people are really stupid. They really think that General Li's 30,000 chariots and cavalry are the surprise soldiers who sneak up on Shouchun."

"Hehe, in fact, General Li's 30,000 people are also the bait for us to lure away the Huaibei Chu army, and when the Chu army is transferred, we can take the opportunity to smuggle Huaishui from the west and go straight to Shouchun, we are the real surprise soldiers." When we capture the king of Chu and the secretary of Chu, then the Chu army in Huaibei will naturally surrender without fighting, and we will destroy Chu in one battle, how magnificent!"

"Hahaha, when the Chu State is destroyed, Naigong will be able to go home."

"Hey, where are you going?"

"I have abdominal pain, I think there is a problem with the piece of land I ate in the morning, no, I can't bear it. Tell Captain Wu that I have to go to the forest and lose it."

"Go, go, go."

Captain Qin Jun wrinkled his nose and waved him to leave quickly.

"Oops, my stomach hurts too. Captain, I'm going to lose it too. Wait for me in front of you, go with you, go with you."

In the blink of an eye, there were only the black-faced Qin army commander and the two Qin pawns under his command, as well as three or four Chu merchants tied to the tree with shocked faces.

Cai Zhong's teeth began to chatter.

Cai Zhong is the queen of Cai Guo in the past, and it is said that his ancestor also worked as a doctor. In Cai Zhong's generations, the family has been declining day by day, and he can only follow his uncle to make a living as a businessman.

Although Qin and Chu started a war this year, for ordinary businessmen, food still has to be eaten, and business still has to be done. Cai Zhong followed his uncle to collect a batch of goods in Shouchun, and was about to ship them to the west to sell, but he didn't expect to be intercepted shortly after leaving Shouchun.

At the beginning, Cai Zhong thought that he was a bold thief who came from somewhere, and he dared to block the road near Shouchun to rob, and he was not afraid of the encirclement and suppression of the army of Chu. As a result, when he saw it clearly, he was suddenly frightened and scattered. What kind of thief is this, it turns out to be thousands of living Qin troops!

Didn't the Qin army be defeated by the Shangzhu State in Huaibei, and even the general of the Qin State was captured? How could so many Qin troops appear outside Shouchun City? What are they trying to do?

Just thinking about such a question made Cai Zhong's scalp tingle.

What happened later made Cai Zhong even more frightened, and these thousands of Qin troops took advantage of the night to touch the eight mountains outside Shouchun City and overlook the Chu capital.

Then, according to the news from the captives, the Qin people attacked General Qu Ming who passed by the foot of the mountain early in the morning under the cover of the fog, and by the way, they also took a few prisoners to cover them, leaving only a group of Qin soldiers to watch Cai Zhong and others on the mountain.

These things were enough to surprise Cai Zhong, but what did he hear just now?

30,000 Qin troops!

Oh my God.

The commander of the Qin army actually said that they still had 30,000 Qin troops to follow, and they were already twenty miles away, calculating the distance, and they would be under Shouchun City tomorrow at the latest.

That's 30,000 Qin troops!

As far as Cai Zhong knew, there were only more than 10,000 soldiers left behind in the entire Shouchun, and this was still plus the 5,000 people of General Qu Ming.

….

Although the king of Chu can recruit the private soldiers of the young and strong people in the city and the nobles of various families, and he can also make up tens of thousands of people, it takes time to recruit, and second, the combat effectiveness is far inferior to the Qin people, who are known as the army of tigers and wolves.

If he was really surrounded by 30,000 Qin troops, wouldn't Shouchun be about to fall?

The king of Chu and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were arrested, and even if the state of Chu did not die, it would be almost the same.

Of course, compared to the survival of the Chu State, what really worries Cai Zhong is his wife and children who stayed in Shouchun City.

Once the city of Shouchun is broken, his wife and children are afraid of being killed, even if they don't die, they are afraid that they will become slaves of the Qin people and suffer day and night.

Thinking of this, Cai Zhong became more and more worried, he looked up and saw that the other captives were also full of sadness, and what he thought in his heart was probably similar to him.

At this moment, there was a sudden passage in the distance

Shriek.

"Arino Biao! What a big wild man, Captain Wu is coming!"

It was the voice of the Qin pawn who had just gone to the loss.

Hearing this, the commander of the Qin army and the two Qin soldiers who stayed behind all changed their faces, and hurriedly took their weapons and ran in the direction where the sound came. Before leaving, the Wu Commander also glared at a few Chu captives viciously, and threatened in his mouth: "It's all for Naigong to stay in, whoever dares to move, Naigong will clean you up when he comes back."

Seeing that the commander of the Qin army left with the Qin pawn, and his voice was getting farther and farther away, it seemed that he was chasing the big wild man to the depths of the forest.

Here's your chance!

Cai Zhong hurriedly moved, he had long felt that the rope tied to his body seemed to be a little loose, and now as soon as the Qin soldiers left, he groped up, and sure enough, he found that the rope was not tied tightly, and after some movements, Cai Zhong successfully got out of the rope.

"Cai Zhong, and me."

Cai Zhong's uncle hurriedly shouted.

"Help me."

Several of the other captives shouted as well.

"Okay."

Cai Zhong gritted his teeth and hurriedly stepped forward to untie the ropes on his uncle and several other Chu people.

"The 30,000 Qin army is coming, if Shouchun is not prepared, I am afraid that the city will not be protected, so we will go and tell the king."

[In view of the general environment,

Everyone whispered to each other, spread their legs, and ran in the direction of Shouchun at the bottom of the mountain.

After these Chu people ran away, a few heads came out of the grass in the distance, and they were the Qin soldiers who had just left.

"Captain Wu, you acted really well just now, that expression is like the real thing, tsk."

The commander of the Qin army said proudly: "Joke, Naigong is a good hand at these things, otherwise how would the military candidate choose me to be in charge of this matter." These Chu people will definitely go to Shouchun and tell the king of Chu the news of the arrival of my army of 30,000, and in this way, we will be done."

A Qin pawn picked at his ass and asked, "So are there 30,000 people behind us?"

……

Chudu, Shouchun.

The Qin army demonstrating outside the city has withdrawn, and the frightened Chu civilians and the Chu army have also entered the city one after another, and the gate of Shouchun City has finally closed, and the Chu soldiers guarding the city wear armor and spears, and keep patrolling the city wall.

Although the city gate has been closed, the fear in the hearts of tens of thousands of Chu people in Shouchun City has not only not been eliminated, but has become more and more intense.

The king of Chu walked up to the main hall with weak steps and sat on his royal couch.

….

He woke up from his coma, no matter how weak his body was, no matter how scared he was, he had to go to the main hall to preside over the next big situation.

"What about Qu Ming? Haven't come back yet?"

The king of Chu asked the ministers in the palace.

"King Yu, according to the sergeants of our army who fled back, those Qin troops attacked from the vicinity of the Eight Mountains through the fog, and our army was caught off guard and was attacked on the spot, and was defeated on the spot.

Zuo disciple Sun Chang arched his hand to speak, he was about fifty years old, and he was a descendant of Sun Shuao, a famous minister of the former Chu State. Together with Songyang Jun Jingzhao and Right Yin Jin Xia, they were both important ministers of the Chu Dynasty.

Hearing Sun Chang's words, the King of Chu shook his hands.

"Qu Ming is dead."

He closed his eyes and muttered.

Immediately after that, the King of Chu opened his eyes wide, his eyes were full of fear, and he roared: "So what the Qin military captain said is true, there are really 30,000 Qin troops on these eight mountains? Why, wasn't the Qin army defeated in Huaibei? How could 30,000 people suddenly appear outside Shouchun City, where did they come from, and how did they cross the Huaishui? What the hell is going on, who can tell Bugu!"

Under the roar of the King of Chu, the Chu ministers in the palace all looked at each other, not to mention that the King of Chu didn't understand, even they were confused.

Jing Zhao hesitated slightly, stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, the king, according to the ministers, the Qin army may not have 30,000 people."

"Oh, why did Songyang-kun say that?"

All eyes were on them.

Jing Zhao opened his mouth and said, "Today, the king wants to see the prisoners of the Qin army at the head of the city, but there is no defense in Shouchun City, and there is fog to cover his vision. If the Qin army really has as many as 30,000, they can use the cover of the fog to raid our Shouchun City, then they will be able to go down to the city in one battle and capture us, and they will not be able to let hundreds of people show off their martial arts outside the city, so it will make us vigilant, and make it difficult for them to break the city, which is contrary to common sense."

"And there are so many 30,000 people, in the information that our army has, the Qin army that attacked Chu this time does not have this force at all, how can it suddenly appear out of thin air."

"And with 30,000 people, if you want to cross the Huaishui quietly, how many boats do you need, how can this not be discovered by our army? And with an army of 30,000, how much grain and grass do you need to consume in a day? Without logistical supplies, how dare they go deep into my Shouchun City?"

Jing Zhao's words were reasonable, and the ministers in the palace nodded again and again when they heard it, and even the king of Chu looked a lot more relaxed.

At this moment, Right Yin Jin Xia frowned, stood up and said, "Although Songyang Jun's words seem reasonable, they are actually not beneficial to the situation. Now that the Qin army suddenly appeared outside Shouchun City, this is a fact that cannot be ignored, and Qu Ming's 5,000 people were broken by it, although there is a suspicion of a sneak attack by the Qin army, but at least it shows that even if they don't have 30,000 people, there must be more than 10,000 people, otherwise, with the courage of my Chu man, how can I be defeated in a battle!"

Speaking of this, Jin Xia arched his hand and said: "King, tens of thousands of Qin soldiers are coming to Shouchun, and there are only six or seven thousand defeated soldiers in my city, this is a great danger, please ask the king to immediately issue an edict to let Shangzhu State lead troops back to help, save me Shouchun, and annihilate these Qin troops!"

….

Jing Zhao raised his eyebrows, he often walked around with the Xiang family, so he knew some military affairs, and in his feelings, it was impossible for the Qin army to have more than 10,000 people. One is the supply problem, and the other is what he just said, if the Qin army really has tens of thousands of people, it can directly attack the city, why bother to come out like this. Most likely, this Qin army is only a few thousand people.

"Great King, Shangzhu Kingdom is now chasing Li Xin, and wants to go north to cooperate with the defenders of Xiangcheng and counterattack the Mengwu Department."

"This is the most important moment of the war. As long as the Shangzhu State can succeed in the surprise attack on Mengwu, then the 70,000 Qin army will be lost in the land of Chen Cai, this is a very important moment for my Chu State, how can we recall the Shangzhu State at such a time." Jing Zhao spoke.

Sun Chang and several other important ministers nodded slightly, it is true, the 30,000 people under Xiang Yan's command are very important to the battle situation in Xiangcheng, if he goes north, he will definitely be able to break Mengwu. If it is recalled, it will be a loss of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hit the Qin State hard.

Seeing that someone echoed him, Jing Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "The minister thinks that the Qin army outside the city is only a few thousand, although I don't know how they crossed the Huaishui, but there will never be supplies to follow. If the king is worried, he can also recruit the young men and private soldiers in Shouchun City, which is enough to make up 20,000 or 30,000 guards, such a number, the Qin army will definitely not be able to attack the city, and we will not have to worry about it. Wait until the Shangzhu Kingdom goes north to defeat Meng Wu, and then lead the troops south to exterminate it."

The king of Chu was a little hesitant.

What Jing Zhao said was very reasonable, but he was still very scared, especially when he thought of the scene on the Eight Mountains he saw just now, those figures that appeared in the fog were really not the soldiers of the Qin State?

Do you want to call Xiang Yan back?

In the hall, Jin Xia's eyes narrowed, Jing Zhao's words just now were equivalent to being with him, he said to summon Xiang Yan back, Jing Zhao said not to summon, isn't this a slap in the face on the spot?

And he glanced at the face of the King of Chu, and knew that this king was probably still very afraid in his heart. Just as he was about to say something, someone from outside the hall hurriedly came to report it.

"Your Majesty, some merchants who were captured by the Qin army have fled back, and they say that there is important news to report!"

A moment later, when Cai Zhong stood tremblingly on the main hall of the Chu Palace and repeated what he had heard, everyone in the entire hall was shocked.

There really are 30,000 Qin troops!

Jin Xia glanced at the King of Chu, whose face was already bloodless, and stood up and said, "King, the matter has been clarified, and what Songyang Jun said just now has been explained. The Qin army on the Eight Mountains did only have a few thousand people, so they only attacked Qu Ming, but did not attack the city. But behind them, there are still 30,000 Qin troops on the way

Arrived, they came from the west, they are the real strange soldiers of the Qin State, and they want to capture my Shouchun! Please also ask the king to quickly recall the Shangzhu Kingdom!"

Jing Zhao stubbornly said, "Great King, the minister feels that this matter is still suspicious, this businessman's matter is too coincidental, I am afraid it is the plan of the Qin people."

"Your Majesty, please don't listen to some people. Regardless of whether the Qin army really has 30,000 people, but we don't dare to bet, in case there are really 30,000 Qin troops coming to the city. Then my Shouchun will be in danger, and I ask the king to recall Shangzhu Kingdom as soon as possible, if it is too late, I am afraid it will be too late to regret it!" Jin Xia spoke loudly.

….

Behind him, many Chu ministers also chimed in: "Please quickly recall the Shangzhu Kingdom and protect my capital!"

The king of Chu nodded again and again when he heard this, and what Jin Xia said was very reasonable.

Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. What if it was really 30,000 Qin troops? He didn't dare to gamble with his life.

Thinking of this, the king of Chu slapped a few eucalyptus and shouted, "Spread the edict of Bugu, and quickly summon Shangzhu Kingdom back."

In the evening, the fog that covered Huainan had lifted somewhat, but the sky was still gloomy.

The king of Chu stood on the high platform of the deep palace.

"Thirty thousand, this is thirty thousand Qin troops. Unexpectedly, Li Xin turned out to be just a disguise, and the King of Qin even sent another strange army from the west. However, with such a large number of 30,000 people, Xiong Qi didn't even reveal half of it, did he really not know, or did he say that he had another purpose?"

The king of Chu frowned, he was able to kill the king and usurp the throne, naturally he had two brushes, and in addition to being horrified, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

"Could it be that Xiong Qi deliberately did not disclose this matter, he first leaked Li Xin's marching route, let Xiang Yan defeat Li Xin, and then went north to assist him in defeating Mengwu, so that the Huaibei Qin army was swept away, and he Xiong Qi took advantage of the situation to return to Chu, and his prestige will definitely rise."

"And at this time, the ministers of Bugu and Shouchun City were all captured by the 30,000-strong Qin army of the Qin State."

"In this way, there is no king in the Chu country. He Xiong Qi can rely on the royal blood in his body, and under Xiang Yan's auxiliary left, he will set up another court in Huaibei. He Xiong Qi can rightfully become the king of Chu! Hiss ......"

The more the king of Chu thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

He was originally killing his brother to take the position, and he was naturally wary of that brother in Huaiyang City, but now that he contacted the Qin army that suddenly appeared outside the city, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a big conspiracy.

"What a bear Qi! What a stratagem!"

"In order to be the king of Chu, even the capital of my Chu country has to be given to the Qin people, damn, damn!"

The king of Chu shouted to the attendants: "Quickly send an edict to Bugu, and the edict will return to the pillar country quickly, if you want him to come back!" Immediately, immediately! No delay!"

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