When Dahongshan was defeated, the king of Chu was full of anger and joy.

Because those who were burned to death in Dahong Mountain were all private soldiers and clan soldiers of all ethnic groups!

Although the weakening of the power of the major clans is not a good thing for the Chu State, it is good news for the Chu King.

Only by constantly weakening the power of the major clans and continuously enhancing the power of the royal family can the king of Chu have the opportunity to control the state of Chu, and then integrate the forces of the state of Chu to fight a fierce battle with foreign enemies.

Therefore, the king of Chu rejected the call for peace from his ministers.

While further increasing the intensity of the war, he used the clouds of war to secretly cultivate his own military strength.

Originally, everything was going according to the script of the king of Chu.

The king of Chu also privately controlled nearly 100,000 Zhao'an troops through Xiong Xun and Zhuang Qiu, and really had a certain power to lift the table.

As a result, the King of Chu never expected that Xiang Yan would be defeated so quickly! So miserable!

The king of Chu only wants to control the Chu State, but he has no idea of finishing the Chu State!

Looking at the face of the King of Chu, Xiang Yan kowtowed again: "The defeat in this battle is all due to the last general!" ”

"The last general has no shame to live in the world, and I beg the king to kill the end of the war to comfort the souls of the soldiers who died in the sky!"

Before the ministers could admonish, the king of Chu had already shouted angrily: "Xiang Zhigui! ”

"The widow is convinced of you, and I will hand over more than 700,000 sons of Dachu to you."

"How do you repay the widow?"

"Great defeat!"

"A complete defeat!"

The king of Chu stepped down angrily, untied the sword at his waist, and smashed the thorn on Xiang Yan's back with the sheath.

"How do you let the widow face the souls of more than 700,000 sons!"

"Bang!"

The thorns were already covered with spikes, and as the scabbard fell, the spikes pierced deep into Xiang Yan's flesh, and then cut out the wounds with the movement of the scabbard.

In an instant, Xiang Yan's back was bloody!

The severe pain hit, but Xiang Yan gritted her teeth and didn't make any sound.

The king of Chu shook his sword scabbard again, and shouted angrily in his mouth:

"How do you make the widow deal with the millions of women and children who have lost their children, fathers and beloved!"

"You let me Da Chu how to resist the increasingly powerful Tyrant Qin!"

Every time he asked, the king of Chu would smash down the scabbard with force.

With the voice of shouting and asking, Xiang Yan's back was already a blur of flesh and blood!

Xiang Rong couldn't care about Xiang Yan's advice anymore, and shouted sadly: "King, the last general is also guilty!" ”

"The last will ask for the sins of his father!"

Xiang Yan suddenly turned his head and shouted angrily: "You are not qualified to speak here!" ”

The king of Chu ignored Xiang Rong, threw out the scabbard again, and Xiang Yan, who was beaten, couldn't stop staggering forward.

Seeing this, Zhao Cen and the others sighed lightly in their hearts, so they could only step forward and arch their hands: "The king is angry!" ”

They all knew very well that if the King of Chu was really angry, then the King of Chu would only pull Xiang Yan out and cut off Xiang Yan's head!

If you haven't lost your anger yet, then pull out all the nine clans of Xiang Yan and cut off their heads together!

Since the king of Chu personally punished Xiang Yan, it means that the king of Chu was not ready to take Xiang Yan's life, and the current punishment is just for the ministers to see.

In this case, it is better to sell Xiang Yan for a good fate.

Zhuang Qiu, who was standing at the very edge of the main hall, also stepped forward and arched his hand: "King Qiqi!" ”

"The Qin State has already secretly bought many bandits, and these bandits have accepted my Great Chu's Zhao'an, chewed my Great Chu's grain and grass, and led my Great Chu's Yulu, but they have long been devoted to the Qin State."

"It was the defection of these despicable villains that contributed to the defeat of Echeng!"

"The last general thinks that the defeat of this battle is not a crime of war!"

"No general can win when most of his soldiers are spies."

"It's not easy for Shangzhu to lead the remnants of the army to flee back!"

Anyway, Xiong Xun is dead.

In this case, it is more valuable to let the bear seek death.

The king of Chu looked at Zhuang Qiu coldly: "Qing thinks that this battle is not a crime of war, but a crime of the court?" ”

Facing the cold voice of the King of Chu, Zhuang Qiu actually nodded: "Not bad." ”

"It was because of the negligence of the waiting bear that led to this fiasco!"

The king of Chu was silent.

The ministers knew that the King of Chu felt that the steps were not spacious enough, so they bowed their hands again: "What General Zhuang said is reasonable. ”

"Please calm the king's anger!"

Sure enough.

Under the persuasion of the ministers, the king of Chu returned the sword to his waist, and said hatefully: "The thief is shameless!" ”

"It made hundreds of thousands of sharp soldiers of my Dachu hate the battlefield!"

"Kill them all!"

"Pass the widow's order!"

"Tell the world that anyone who can get the head of the rebel bandits will be given a hectare of land!"

"If you can get the head of Deng Ming and Ge Ping who take the lead in defection, you will be given a hundred hectares of land, a bounty of one catty, and you will be knighted as a doctor!"

After all, the king of Chu did not abandon Xiong Xun, but put the main blame on those defective soldiers.

The ministers bowed their hands again: "The king is wise! ”

The king of Chu glanced at Xiang Yan: "Since all of you Aiqing have spoken for you, the widow will pardon the death penalty!" ”

Xiang Yan bowed weakly, endured the pain, and said in a trembling voice: "The last general, thank you!" ”

"The last general has been defeated in successive battles, please depose the king and the last general to the post of pillar country!"

If you are any king, you will no longer reuse Xiang Yan, who has lost two battles and two defeats.

But the king of Chu knew in his heart that it was not that Xiang Yan was incompetent, but that the Qin army was too strong.

If Xiang Yan is replaced, the new generals may not be better than Xiang Yan!

What's more, the king of Chu didn't have a choice.

The royal family has no generals who can fight, and if Xiang Yan is replaced, the king of Chu can only pull people from the hands of the big clan.

But if Qu, Jing, Zhao and other big clansmen are appointed to command the army, then is the main army of Chu the soldiers and horses of the king of Chu or the soldiers and horses of the big clan?

Only Xiang Yan, who was born in a small family, can be appointed by the king of Chu with confidence.

If it weren't for this, how could the King of Chu be able to spare Xiang Yan's life after Xiang Yan's defeat!

Therefore, the king of Chu said coldly without hesitation: "Not allowed!" ”

"The widow will spare you from the death penalty, but the living sin will not escape!"

"The widow needs you to bring victory to Da Chu to atone for the sin of defeat!"

"Hurry up and enter the Imperial Council!"

Xiang Yan sighed lightly in his heart and kowtowed again: "Thank you, the king!" ”

Xiang Yan sat in the column, and the king of Chu climbed the ladder.

Sitting down on the high platform, the king of Chu asked in a deep voice: "The waiter found out that even though the Qin army left soldiers to garrison the cities along the way, there were still 180,000 soldiers and horses chasing and killing the Shangzhu State along the way. ”

"After the Shangzhu State Department entered the city, the Qin army did not leave, but hovered near Baiyao Mountain, waiting for the follow-up soldiers and horses to arrive."

"Its meaning, or it is pointing at the city!"

"What do you think Aiqing should be!"

Zhao Cen immediately responded: "King Qiyu, there are 5,000 regular troops, 10,000 guards, more than 20,000 Zhao'an troops, and more than 9,000 remnants in the city, totaling 45,000 soldiers and horses. ”

"If you recruit family soldiers and private soldiers of all ethnic groups, and then send eunuchs to help defend the city, you can get more than 10,000 soldiers and horses."

"With 60,000 soldiers and horses guarding the city, my Great Chu will definitely be able to stop the Qin army!"

"As long as you fight for a few months, the people will be able to recruit young and strong soldiers in the territory and come to King Qin."

"The minister's advice, immediately rectify the soldiers and horses, and fight to the death with Qin!"

Qu He, Zhao Yuan and other courtiers also stepped forward and bowed their hands: "The ministers are willing to lead their soldiers to the city and defend the city!" ”

The major clans have shown a very different attitude than before.

As the king of Chu once said, the state of Chu retreated again and again, and there was no way back!

If there is another alliance under the city, how much territory will the Qin State ask the Chu State to cede this time?

The Qu clan and the Zhao clan may all be reduced to bargaining chips and ceded to the Qin state!

Even the Jing clan, where the food is mainly concentrated in the southeast of the Yangtze River, is unwilling to cede land and sue for peace.

Because Jing knew very well that those nobles who had lost their food would not be willing to be poor.

The Jing clan, who owns almost all the anointed lands of Wu Land, will definitely become the target of everyone!

But looking at the appearance of the ministers bravely asking for battle, the king of Chu turned dark.

After the Battle of Dahongshan, the remarks of the King of Chu turned into bullets and hit today's King of Chu!

The king of Chu was pessimistic about whether the city could hold back the Qin army.

What's more, in case the city falls again, will he be able to sit firmly on the throne if the king of Chu loses?

The king of Chu immediately gave Xiang Yan a look.

Enduring the severe pain, Xiang Yan got up and arched his hand: "The last general thinks that the Qin army is powerful and invincible!" ”

"The 180,000 Qin army came victorious, tired but morale like a rainbow!"

"Of course, I have 60,000 troops in the city."

"However, the remnants of our army and the Zhao'an army are all tired soldiers, and they have suffered a major defeat, and they need to rest for a long time to recover their combat strength."

"There are only more than 25,000 soldiers who can really immediately defend the city."

Zhao Cen said in a deep voice: "With the defense of the city, more than 25,000 soldiers are enough to resist the Qin army for a period of time. ”

"And as long as you get a few days, you will be enough to finish your tired army and participate in the defense of the city!"

Xiang Yan shook his head: "What the general is worried about is the city defense!" ”

"As everyone knows, Chang'anjun has developed a catapult."

"Shouchun City was broken by this catapult in the past!"

"Although my Dachu continues to build the city, the time for the increase is not more than a year."

"The walls of Lu City are more solid than those of Zhishouchun City, but they are far inferior to the walls of Daliang City."

"I don't think that the walls of Lu City can hold out until reinforcements arrive under the threat of the Qin army's catapults!"

Xiang Yan said sincerely: "The last general admonishes, cut the land, and ask for peace!" ”

Zhao Cen refuted angrily: "Ridiculous! ”

"Ben Yin thinks that Shangzhu Kingdom has been beaten by the Qin army! I have lost my will to fight! ”

"With more than 20,000 elite soldiers fighting 180,000 tired soldiers, it is not without a chance of victory."

"When the Zhao'an army and the defeated army recover their strength, there is no city wall, can't my Dachu hold out for a few months!"

"And the city is more than 2,000 miles away from Xianyang, and the Qin army can't afford to transport the baggage here."

"As long as the Qin army's heavy grain and grass are burned, the Qin army will collapse without a fight!"

"There are many ways to win, how can the Shangzhu Kingdom easily surrender!"

Zhao Cen threw his hand away: "King Qiqi, the minister thinks that Shangzhu has no will to fight, let alone the will to fight, and his body is tired, so he should cultivate." ”

"The minister invited himself to go on the expedition, and he will definitely be able to block the invading army for my Dachu!"

Nearly ninety percent of the courtiers bowed their hands in unison: "Ministers please fight!" ”

Of course, they understood what the consequences would be if the city fell.

But they will not give up protecting their interests because of the life of a Chu king!

Just as the King of Chu was thinking about a way to break the situation, there was a shout outside the main hall:

"King Qiqi!"

"Qin Chang'an Jun asks to see the king outside the city!"

(End of chapter)