When everyone thought that Dongfang Dingtian led his troops to Liangzhou to solve the current dilemma of having no food, and had to do it, another shocking news came.

Dongfang Dingtian did not go to Liangzhou, only tens of thousands of Chu troops under his command went to Liangzhou, and he himself quietly left the battlefield and returned to the territory of Chu under the escort of the pro-military camp, that is, the Black Feather Army of the Dongfang Family!

When this news was confirmed, it was already three days after the fire in the Chu camp, and at this time, 80,000 Chu troops had gathered outside the city of Liangzhou.

In contrast, Shen Fengyang and Wu He's army still had more than 30,000 people left, and with the troops Ye Chong brought from Chenzhou, it was barely close to 40,000.

However, there are still 10,000 light cavalry of Ye Chonglou in Liangzhou City, plus the anti-Chu militia spontaneously organized in Liangzhou, which can barely gather more than 50,000 people.

The most important thing is that Dongfang Dingtian has left, as the supreme commander of the Chu army, Dongfang Dingtian's decision-making and ability on the battlefield are all his opponents Wu He and Shen Fengyang have to admire, far more pressure than the number of the opponent's army. And now that Dongfang Dingtian has suddenly returned to the Chu State, it seems that he will not return to the battlefield in a short time, which has to be said to be extremely exciting news for them. Of course, this also includes the helpless experience of being restrained everywhere when they fight with Dongfang Dingtian.

At this time, in the tent of the Wei army, Wu He and Shen Fengyang were all exhaling long breaths, like a heavy stone that had been pressing on their hearts, and they were suddenly moved away, and the other generals also had the same expressions when they learned the news.

Ye Chong was in the tent with them, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this scene, it seemed that this group of people had not suffered under Dongfang Dingtian's hands.

However, why did Dongfang Dingtian leave suddenly?

According to the news they received, Dongfang Dingtian gave the king of Chu a table, he was assassinated, he was seriously injured, and he had to return to Chu to recuperate, and the burden of conscription and defense could only be transferred to others. And the King of Chu even agreed!

The message contained in this is obviously extremely crucial.

Ye Chong knew very well that Dongfang Dingtian was just blinded by himself in one eye, although it was not a small injury, but it was definitely not to the point where he needed to return to China to recuperate. Now is the critical moment of the battle between the Liang army, and everyone knows that the decisive battle between the two countries is coming, and at this time, even if the top general is paralyzed in the lower half of his body, as long as his mind is still clear, it is impossible to exit.

He believed that the top and bottom of the Chu State must have known that Dongfang Dingtian's statement was an excuse.

But in the end, he still went back, and got the nod of the king of Chu, and it is said that he personally went to the city gate to greet him at noon today.

The only explanation is that the king of Chu also wants him to leave the scene at this moment and not participate in the battle between Chu and Wei.

The king of Chu suspects that Dongfang Dingtian?

Ye Chong thought of this possibility very lightly, as soon as Dongfang Dingtian conquered Wei, he even counted several cities, and consumed nearly half of the national strength of Weiguo, and even before the Battle of Chenzhou, many people speculated that Weiguo could not resist for three months.

If all this qiē comes true, then how much prestige will Dongfang Dingtian cause in the territory of the country? Destroying a country and laying down such a large territory, this is definitely a figure that can be remembered in the annals of history. And the Dongfang family itself has an amazing influence in the Chu State, controlling too many resources and power. At that time, whoever sits in the position of King Chu will feel uncomfortable on the throne under his buttocks.

As the saying goes, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, although it is saying that it is difficult for the courtiers to do, but I have to admit that this is indeed the situation that the monarch wants to see, he needs absolute majesty, and he needs the courtiers to be absolutely in awe and surrender to him.

But Dongfang Dingtian and the Dongfang family behind him have become tigers of their own.

The king of Chu naturally had to find a way to clean up this tiger.

Whether or not the state can be captured is a matter of whether the territory can be expanded and create greater influence among the vassal states. And Dongfang Dingtian and Dongfang Family are related to whether the throne under King Chu's ass can be as stable as before. The heart of the king is the most unpredictable, no matter whether Dongfang Dingtian has that ambition or not, once the king of Chu has this worry in his heart, then no matter what, it is not as important as the latter.

Perhaps in the eyes of the King of Chu, the outcome of the Chu-Wei War is basically settled, and it is nothing more than a matter of the destruction of the country one day earlier and one day later.

He would rather choose to let Wei Guo survive for a while longer, and never allow Dongfang Dingtian to threaten his own survival.

For the sake of the king, most of them are stubborn for their own use.

Ye Chong figured it out here, and he knew it in his heart, no wonder the supplies of the Chu army would suddenly arrive at this time. The battle of Chenzhou may also be for the sake of looting supplies, and there is no way to verify this.

And Dongfang Dingtian took the initiative to return to the dynasty at this time, whether it was to show weakness to the king of Chu or to have other plans, for the entire Chu Wei battlefield, it undoubtedly reduced the pressure on the country and gave them more opportunities.

The shape on the battlefield is often not something that the civil servants and gentlemen in the middle of the court can perceive.

Just when Ye Chong and the commander of the guard army watched the generals celebrate each other, the Dongfang family in the Chu State, Dongfang Dingtian was talking with the old lady of the Dongfang family in the secret room, and his name was mentioned.

The old lady of the Dongfang family is the elder of the three dynasties of the Chu State, with dry hair and sunken eyes, if it weren't for the gorgeous aristocratic robe on his body, the old dragon clock's posture would make people doubt whether he still has the ability to act.

But everyone in Chu knows that this old lady of the Dongfang family is a legendary hero.

He was born in a family of ordinary merchants, and after the crown, he took the lead alone, grew the family business, and made it so that half of the Zhou Dynasty had their property, and he seized the opportunity to make friends with one of the most unfavored princes of the Chu State at that time. At that time, the old lady already had a lot of money, and it was naturally easy to please a young prince who was left out in the cold, no one thought that later a series of coups d'état occurred in the Chu State, several princes fought among themselves, and the elderly King of Chu was angry, and he actually said that he wanted to pass the throne to the prince who was least optimistic.

The old lady of the Dongfang family made even more suggestions, money and efforts, so that the originally lonely prince was more and more appreciated by the king of Chu, and finally succeeded to the throne.

Naturally, there were no shortage of thrilling incidents, which caused a storm in the Chu State, but in the end, the Dongfang family became the final winner, and suddenly changed from a businessman to a nobleman.

The next three generations of business created a pivotal position of the Dongfang family in the Chu State at this time.

Dongfang Dingtian also imitated the old lady back then, and befriended the king of Chu, who was not obvious at that time, and only then did he become prosperous.

So at this time, in front of the old lady, all the domineering in his body was restrained, and he was the same as the juniors of ordinary people who saw their elders, and he was extremely respectful.

"Although the King of Chu still treats me as before on the surface, I can feel that he is indeed wary of me in his heart, and I think that I have made the right bet on my adventure to return to the dynasty this time. Dongfang Dingtian said with a deep groan.

The old lady of the East nodded, her eyes showed a bit of approval, she rubbed two fist-sized purple gold beads in her hands, and said: "I didn't expect you to be so decisive, in the recent period, there are two groups of people who have been blowing the wind to the King of Chu in the court and slandering you, one wave is from Concubine Qin's family, Concubine Qin is Qin Wuxing's sister, this woman is worried that you will steal the limelight of his brother on the battlefield, and while blowing the pillow wind to His Majesty, he will let his subordinates slander you in the court." There is another wave of people, that is, the Qu family, the Qu family has been destroyed for many years, and I don't know why these people who are lucky enough to survive until now don't continue to be dogs with their tails between their legs, and dare to collude with Concubine Qin and arch the fire together. ”

"Oh, the group of former ministers of the Qu family are also involved?" Dongfang Dingtian's expression became playful, "That's really interesting, no wonder Your Majesty asked someone to secretly delay the materials given to me, Concubine Qin has always been against us, and Your Majesty has not been so sensitive this time before." I think there are a lot of people who are targeting us this time. ”

"It's more than that. The old lady squinted his eyes slightly and said: "Today's majesty is no longer the ignorant prince who called you brother and brother back then, those small fish and shrimp are just making waves, in the final analysis, it is your current reputation and great achievements on the battlefield that make him jealous." ”

Dongfang Dingtian also nodded in agreement.

The old lady suddenly said, "The injury to your eyes is not in the way, right?"

Dongfang Dingtian was wearing a black blindfold on his left eye at this time, only eyes could still see, he heard this, subconsciously raised his hand to cover his left eye, and his expression showed a little hideous, "It's okay, it's good to get used to it for a while, hum, this eye is also blind in time, otherwise I really can't find a good reason to move back to the court." ”

"What do you think of the shape of the Chu Wei battlefield?" the old lady threw out a second question.

Dongfang Dingtian's expression froze, and then, he showed a slight chuckle, and said: "If there is no Majesty to delay my material affairs, and I continue to be on the battlefield, the defense of the country can hold out for half a year at most, but now, all the troops are concentrated in Liangzhou, Qin Wuxing is a brave and unscrupulous person, and the materials here will not be delivered in a short time, I estimate that he will not be the commander for long, and it is uncertain whether he can come back alive." ”

"Is there such an exaggeration?" the old lady's expression also became playful, "Isn't the defense of the country losing and retreating, and it will be the battle of Chenzhou to save a city, but after all, it is not the main army fighting, and the situation on the main battlefield will really be reversed?"

Dongfang Dingtian sneered, "Now many people in the court think that Chen Zhou is just a small defeat, and even because of Qingtian's death, they say that I am nepotistic and use this to attack me." I can say that if Wei Guo won in the end, then the Battle of Chenzhou would be a turning point in this war. ”

He saw that the old lady's expression was a little puzzled, so he continued to explain: "First of all, it is Ye Chonglou's son, Ye Chong, among the group of people he brought, there are people who are proficient in formations, as long as the opponent's strength is not too exaggerated, they can all fight with less to win more, and most importantly, they also have a master of eavesdropping on intelligence, I failed to rob military rations this time, because they stole the information." ”

He remembered Lu Shan's ability to escape, and his tone became narrow, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that there was such a strange thing, and even I would be negligent, let alone Qin Wuxing." ”

Regarding the matter of Lu Shan, in front of the old lady, it was the first time he mentioned it after returning to the court, and the soldiers who saw that scene at that time were also given a gag order by him.

Without him, since the King of Chu doubted him, he had to withdraw from the battlefield, and there was no reason to tell Qin Wudaunt the news. Regardless of whether Qin Wuxing could take precautions after knowing that there were strange people like Lu Shan in the other party's camp, he didn't want Qin Wuxing to know about this.

Because the Chu Wei battlefield was a cake made by him, he couldn't let Qin Wuxing pick up the cheap. On the contrary, he really wanted to see Qin Wuxing defeated, the worse the better, so that the king of Chu could know that not everyone could lead troops to fight. In this way, the necessity of his Oriental Ding Tiancun can be revealed.

As for the life and death of those soldiers on the battlefield, he didn't care about it at all, because there was no longer a single soldier of the Dongfang family in it.

The so-called heroes never care about the life and death of others, and when they treat their opponents, they will only secretly stumble and fall into the well, and they will pretend to be outsiders and watch coldly.

Sure enough, after hearing Dongfang Dingtian's words, the old lady of the Dongfang family also stroked his beard and showed a satisfied smile, and he said in a hoarse voice: "This time, it should be regarded as a lesson to the King of Chu, let him figure it out, without our Dongfang family, he is nothing!"