When people were in Qin, they ruled the world

Chapter 428 Knowing Fear
Barbarian women know no shame, but Chu men know fear.

When Qin State unabashedly launched its own war machine, although it has been busy with the civil war, it did not relax its vigilance against Qin State. The two Chus got the news from Qin State immediately.

Suiyang, the second capital of Chu State since Bai Qi destroyed the capital of Chu Ying, was shrouded in an atmosphere of fear from top to bottom because of the news from Qin State.

In the war between the East and the West that lasted for several years in the past, even with Qi State, an ally who did not know why they would help them, under the attack of the more powerful East Chu, the West Chu State was also retreating steadily. In the state of Chu, only Suiyang is less than three hundred miles away, with less than ten cities and a population of less than one million.

It can be said that even if Qin State does not attack them, under the attack of East Chu State, West Chu State will not be able to last long.

However, is it the same thing that the Qin army is fighting and the East Chu army is fighting?
Of course it's the same thing, at least for Xiong Han, the King of Western Chu, whether it's the Qin army attacking the Western Chu State first, or the Eastern Chu army attacking Suiyang first, it's all the same thing for him.

Therefore, after the Qin State mobilized the whole country, and after the entire Western Chu State fell into fear, as the King of Western Chu, he was exceptionally calm.

"For Gu, falling into the hands of the Qin State may not be the worst thing. Although this incident itself is a tragic event, at least Gu can save his life." In the palace of Chu, Xiong Han watched even if Qin, which is also invincible on the map, muttered to himself.

"So, is Wang'er choosing to surrender to Qin?" Amid Xiong Han's murmurs, an old lady walked in.

I saw that the person who came was not young anymore, already over fifty years old, pale and white-haired, showing his old appearance, but fortunately his skin and body were not shriveled, and he could still see the seven-point outline of his youth.

Her surname is Li Mingyan, she was the number one beauty in Chu country back then, and the number one heroine of the biggest scandal in Chu country.

As a maidservant, she was favored by the King of Chu at that time, and later gave birth to two sons in a row, and was canonized as the Queen of the King of Chu. After Xiong Han took the throne of Chu, it was logical that she became the Queen Mother of the King of Chu.

"Mother, why are you here?" Seeing that the person who came was his mother, Xiong Han's face couldn't help but change. The most unbearable scene in his heart was seen by others, even if this other person was his closest mother, Xiong Han still let him go. There is an ugly feeling.

"Are you going to surrender?" Li Yan asked.

"Yes." Meeting Li Yan's gaze, Xiong Han chose to tell the truth after all, because he couldn't hide this matter for long, and besides, he didn't want to hide it either.

Because he was going to do that soon, surrender also had to consider the issue of time.

Surrender when the Qin army is not fully mobilized, surrender when the Qin army has assembled, and surrender when the Qin army invades Chu. Although all three are surrenders, the nature of them is very different. .

Now that he has made up his mind to surrender, Xiong Han naturally thinks of surrendering in exchange for the greatest benefit for himself, and the sooner he surrenders, the greater the benefit, Xiong Han is very clear about this.

Therefore, he must start this matter as soon as possible.

"This time, your timidity helped you make the best choice." Li Yan laughed suddenly.

"Mother, you?" Xiong Han asked in astonishment. He had already prepared the mature accusation from Li Yan, but he never thought that what he got would be affirmation.

"I'm just a mother, and I only think about how to keep my child alive." Under Xiong Han's astonished gaze, Li Yan said slowly.

"Survive?" Xiong Han said emotionally, for him to survive, it was really too difficult, and there were too many things to sacrifice.

"I survived, not for Chu, nor for the so-called hope, but just to live." Li Yan said sadly.

She who came from a humble background understands the meaning of life better than anyone else. She doesn’t have so many reasons for living. She just lives to live. If it wasn’t for living, she would not have the courage to endure so much suffering when she was still young. In order to live, she was able to persevere until now.

"Yes." Xiong Han nodded.

Compared with Xiong Han's calmness and calmness, Dongchu Shouchun's negative feelings are not as calm. When the news that Qin State is about to launch a war reaches Shouchun, this person has been under pressure from Qin State for many years. He fell into a real panic.

It is impossible for the current Chu State to be the opponent of Qin State at all, but can it surrender just because it is not an opponent?

Of course not, if they choose to surrender just because the strength of the two sides is too great, then ninety-nine percent of the time the war may not break out at all.

Some people collapse because of fear, while others can burst out with more vigorous fighting spirit because of fear. The former is weak, such as Xiong Han, while the latter can be regarded as a strong person regardless of strength, such as at this time negative ruminant.

"Qin has conscripted an army of [-] this time. It is impossible for us, Chu, to defeat such a huge army even if we put all our efforts in the whole country." road.

"My lord, the [-] Qin army seems invincible, but the real combat power it can display may not be stronger than the [-] Qin army." Xiang Yan said calmly.

"Shangzhu Kingdom, even if it's to comfort Gu, you don't have to say such a thing, how could the sixty Qin army be weaker than the three hundred thousand Qin army," said negatively.

"My lord, King Qin made a big mistake this time. If the [-] Qin army came to attack, it might be invincible for us, but the [-] Qin army may not be able to." Xiang Yan said.

"How do you say that?" Seeing Xiang Yan's solemnity, Lu Chu couldn't help feeling a glimmer of hope in his heart.

"For a general, the more soldiers and horses under his command, the better. A person's ability has a limit. If an army is compared to a person, the general is the head of the person, and the soldiers are the limbs of the body. There are only two The coordination can be called a healthy person, the head is too small, but the limbs of the body are too large, this is a disabled person, how strong can a disabled person be? Six hundred thousand soldiers and horses, even Bai Qi It may not be capable of commanding such an enlarged army, and now Qin is not the second to rise in vain." Xiang Yan said.

"That makes sense." Lu Chu nodded.

"Besides, [-] of the [-] Qin army came from the old places of Han, Zhao, Wei, and Yan. Bringing together people who have completely different languages ​​and habits, and even have hatred for each other, can really unite them. Is it? If people’s hearts cannot be gathered together, then what’s the difference between six hundred thousand and one hundred thousand?” Xiang Yan said.

"So, we have a chance of winning?" Suzu asked uncertainly.

"Of course there is. As long as the Chu State can unite as one, it is not impossible to defeat the Qin army." Xiang Yan said.

"That's a very good word." Lu Chu laughed loudly, and a flame called self-confidence ignited again in his chest.

(End of this chapter)