The 420,000-strong army sat in place, consuming an unimaginable astronomical amount of grain and grass every day.

Chu Huai Wang Xin said that this was not a solution, so he personally picked up the pen and sent Sima a letter by mistake-

The content is also very simple.

To sum up, there is only one sentence: 'What is the reason for fighting and not fighting, retreating and not retreating?' ’

In the camp of the three armies of Qin, Wei and Han, Sima Cuo took the letter from the messenger of the Chu army, glanced at it approximately, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The king of Chu is very anxious." Sima Coo handed the letter to Gongsun Xi and Storm Mandarin beside him.

The one who rushed to deliver the message was a forbidden soldier guarding the King of Chu, who pouted at Sima Cuo and mocked very offensively: "The Qin people have experienced such a big defeat last time, and they still dare to be the enemy of my Great Chu? ”

"Looks like it doesn't hurt enough!"

"Since the Qin people united with Wei and Han, they violated my Great Chu border...... You might as well start the fight early, and teach you to know that Da Chu should not be insulted! ”

Meng Xixiang was furious: "Shaft! How dare you be so presumptuous! ”

On the side, Wei General Gongsun Xi and Han General Storm Mandarin Duck also did not look good.

It was Sima Cuo, a swarthy old face that had not changed, and said with a pleasant face: "Since the Chu people have such confidence, then Sima Cuo should be taught well." ”

After that, Sima Cuo picked up the pen, thought for a while, and quickly wrote on a blank piece of Quyang paper...... A moment later, Sima mistakenly picked up the piece of paper, blew the ink, and then handed it to the Chu man who delivered the message—

"You hold this letter and pass it on to the King of Chu."

"Please ask the messenger to convey Sima Cuo's reverence for the overlord on his behalf...... There is a specific time in this letter, asking the king of Chu to send troops at that time, and the two armies will fight fairly, so that the foreign ministers can have a good look at the overlord's momentum. ”

……

South of Pheasant Mountain, the Chu army camp.

King Chu Huai read Sima Cuo's letter, and the smile on his face became brighter and brighter—a moment later, King Chu Huai handed the letter in his hand to the generals: "Come, circulate it." ”

Everyone ignored Sima Cuo's polite greetings to King Chu Huai in the letter, and looked directly at the topic - all of them were happy.

The letter agreed that five days later, the two armies would simultaneously open their camps and fight a head-on battle on the plain terrain east of Pheasant Mountain!

Ok, good, good!

Wu Benxi said: "This is very good-our soldiers are numerous, and it is suitable for a head-on decisive battle!" ”

The generals nodded.

If you compete with Sima Co in conspiracy and trickery, and dispatch troops...... You really can't really calculate the old fox.

But a head-to-head showdown...... With my 420,000 people, why should I not be overwhelmed?

The generals in the tent praised King Chu Huai with their mouths-

"The Qin people are arrogant!"

"Sima Cuo thinks that he is strong in battle, so he wants to fight my 420,000 army with only 250,000?"

"In this battle, our army will win!"

"Even if you don't need Quyang Hou to lead the troops, you can easily win if you have the talent of the overlord in ancient times!"

"The power of the overlord should be famous all over the world!"

King Chu Huai laughed and was full of spirit!

Five days, just five days.

In five days, my army will crush the enemy!

Da Chu, no offense is tolerated!

"Three-arms war! Five days later, fight to the death with Qin, Wei and Han! King Chu Huai waved his hand and ordered.

General Zhuguo rolled his eyes and suggested spicily: "King, beware of the Qin people's deception!" ”

"The minister knows that Sima is cunning and cunning, and the Qin people are untrustworthy - maybe they will use the agreement of 'five days later' to let our army relax their vigilance...... And then within these five days, a surprise attack ......"

"Don't be careful."

King Chu Huai was stunned for a moment, and then nodded again and again: "General Qu is really steady...... The three armies should strengthen their vigilance and not allow the Qin people to commit murder. ”

Then, King Chu Huai picked up his pen, swooped a few times, and wrote a short message - probably agreeing to Sima Cuo's invitation to fight.

Five days later, a fierce battle with nearly 700,000 participants on both sides is about to begin!

The fate of the world, after this war, will be completely different!

……

In Quyang County, Xiong Wuliang was quite restless.

Although he was not on the front line, he was very concerned about the situation on the front line.

This big war will undoubtedly determine the general trend of the world.

If the Chu State wins, then the rising momentum of the Chu State will no longer be able to stop - even in Xiong Wuliang's lifetime, there will be a chance to see the Great Chu dominate the world!

Conversely, if the combined forces of Qin, Wei and Han win, then ......

I am afraid that the winning streak in recent years will be lost...... The state of Chu is even at risk of a major decline.

At that time, the Chu people are likely to lose a large part of the country, and the Qin people will regain control of Bashu and even take away a large amount of land from the Chu state.

The powerful clouds of the Qin State will once again hang over the Chu State.

Xiong Wuliang stood in front of a huge map, his face flickering.

Qu Yuan, Zhaohua, Le Yi and others also had no intention of dealing with daily government affairs, and they all stood behind Xiong Wuliang with a gloomy face, accompanying their own little lord who was lying flat in a daze.

Quyang County is quite a long distance away from [Pheasant Mountain], and any news has already lagged behind when it reaches here - according to Qingyuwei's report, Xiong Wuliang also has some understanding of the battle situation on the front line.

After two months of confrontation between the two armies, a mighty general battle was agreed.

Judging from the time - this battle started two days ago!

I don't know...... What was the outcome of the battle?

Xiong Wuliang strictly ordered Qing Yuwei to speed up the delivery of the news...... But he could only endure the torment and wait boringly in the fiefdom.

Every minute and every second of these days feels like a long time.

"Ahem, don't worry, lord." Zhao Hua persuaded: "Since it is a frontal battle, our army has a great advantage - even if Sima is a wrong person, he will not be able to exert his talents in the face of the battle of strength......"

"Our army will win!"

Xiong Wuliang nodded slightly...... At this moment, footsteps came from far and near outside the door.

Huang Wu pushed the door in, and before he could speak, Xiong Wuliang and the others stood up in unison.

Even Zhao Slip, who was still comforting Xiong Wuliang just now, had a stiff face.

"How's it going?" Xiong Wuliang asked.

Huang Wu's face was overjoyed: "Don't worry, lord-two days ago, our army and the three armies of Qin, Wei and Han fought a large-scale battle, and after a bloody battle, the enemy was outnumbered and was retreating to the rear in an orderly manner. ”

"Before rushing back, the alliance forces of Qin, Wei and Han had already abandoned the big camp north of Pheasant Mountain and continued to retreat north!"

"The army under the command of the King of Chu, with the power of a great victory, is advancing northward! It is estimated that within a few days, Lu Pass will be captured! Push the battle line to the territory of the enemy! ”

A flurry of good news detonated the gloomy room.

Xiong Wuliang was overjoyed and cheered again and again.

Well, well, so far, the battle is good!

Also.

No matter how powerful Sima Cuo is, after all, he is a human being, not a god.

The so-called Qiao woman is difficult to cook without rice - Sima Cuo's level of leading troops must be much stronger than that of King Chu Huai - but the difference in strength between the two armies is too big, with Sima Cuo's intelligence alone, can it still smooth out the gap of nearly 200,000 troops?

It's Qu Yuan, Zhao Hua, and Le Yi, and they're both happy and sad......

On the one hand, the state of Chu achieved a preliminary victory on the front line, which made this brother happy.

On the other hand...... Since this battle is fought so smoothly, I'm afraid that my lord won't have a chance to go out of the mountain, right?

……