A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 256
West Chu State, Jiangzhou City.

At this time, the atmosphere in the capital of the Western Chu Kingdom was very depressing. Just a hundred years after the re-establishment of the country, the Western Chu Kingdom was in danger of being destroyed.

"My lords, the Huai army is besieging the city. Do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?" King Chu asked.

Above the main hall, many ministers lowered their heads one after another, obviously they didn't have a good plan.

"Your Majesty, Huai's [-]-strong army is besieging the city, and Sun Bin is in command. It is very difficult to destroy it. However, the roads in Yicheng are rough and the transportation of grain and grass is difficult. Huai's [-]-strong army needs more grain and grass. As long as we can Cut off the grain road, and the Huai country will collapse without a fight." One of the ministers suggested.

"Breaking off the grain road is indeed a good strategy, so why not ask Wu Qing to lead the army to cut off the Huai army's grain road!" said the middle-aged man on the other side, but no matter how he heard the voice, he felt it was mocking.

"Now that the Huai army is besieging the city, once the army is dispatched, it will be discovered by the Huai army, and it is impossible to sneak attack the rear."

"Your Majesty, relying on the power of Jiangzhou will not be able to defeat Sun Bin. We can only rely on the Brazilian army or the Hanzhong army to rescue him. For the current plan, I also ask the king to implement wartime rationing. All the food and grass in the homes of all the people are collected. issued to save supplies."

"Quite!" King Chu agreed.At this time, they were besieged in Jiangzhou City, and they didn't know that Hanzhong and Brazil had been breached.

Except for Jiangzhou City, all other areas of the current Western Chu Kingdom have been occupied. The Western Chu Kingdom is mainly divided into three parts, namely Hanzhong, Jiangzhou and Brazil.

Because of the difficult terrain and the roads leading to Hanzhong and Brazil, Jiangzhou is regarded as the capital of the country, but in fact Jiangzhou's products are not as good as Hanzhong and Brazil.

Because Jiangzhou has a large population and is the capital of the Western Chu Kingdom, supplies from Hanzhong and Brazil are transported here every year.Now Sun Bin's army is besieging Jiangzhou City. Although there is food and grass in Jiangzhou City, there are tens of thousands of troops and people in the city. How long can it last?
After Sun Bin learned the news that Hanzhong had been captured, he was very happy. Not long after, it was reported that the land of Brazil was occupied by Qin State, and only Jiangzhou was left in the entire Western Chu State.

Without Hanzhong and Brazil, Jiangzhou would not last long.Sun Bin had someone fetch the official seal that the king of Chu had granted to the prefect of Hanzhong, and then ordered people to send it to Jiangzhou City, telling them that Hanzhong had fallen.

The Huai State sent envoys to Jiangzhou City, and the King of Chu received the envoys.

"Messenger of the Huai Kingdom, if you are here to persuade you to surrender, you needn't say it. If you want to negotiate a peace, tell us your terms!" The envoy had just walked out when a minister next to him said.

The envoy of Huai State said calmly: "Your Majesty, the foreign ministers are indeed here to persuade you to surrender, but the foreign ministers think that it is better for the King to listen!"

"Bold!" The minister next to him scolded.

The envoy of Huai State turned a deaf ear to the scolding of the surrounding ministers, and just sneered.

"Don't you want to hear about it, King Chu?"

The King of Chu's face was solemn, and he felt a strong uneasiness in his heart. He immediately took a deep breath and asked, "Message of Huai Country, what else do you want to say?"

The envoy smiled slightly and said, "King Chu, this is a gift from our general."

As he spoke, he took out a gift box, opened it, and took out a seal.

"Hanzhong County Shouyin!" A sharp-eyed minister next to him shouted after seeing the seal.

"What, Hanzhongyin?"

"impossible!"

When the surrounding ministers heard his shout, they immediately exploded.The hope that still supports these people to persevere is Hanzhong and Brazil.Now that the seal of Hanzhong County appears here, everyone knows what it means.

"That's right, it's the seal of Hanzhong County." The messenger said with a smile, "Are you satisfied, King Chu?"

"Fake, this is fake, do you think you can fool us by making a fake seal? You underestimate our country of Chu!" Another minister suddenly slapped the seal away and reprimanded loudly .

The messenger smiled slightly, and continued without getting angry: "There is another news to tell you that Sima Cuo, the general of the Qin State, has already captured Brazil County. That is to say, only Jiangzhou City is left in the West Chu Kingdom. Conditions, King Chu, please think again!"

After speaking, he turned and left without waiting for the Chu people to reply.

Although the monarchs and ministers of the Western Chu Kingdom tried their best to deny the fall of Hanzhong and Brazil, how could such news be hidden.The envoy of the Huai Kingdom came in openly, and so many people saw it.Soon all kinds of rumors spread in the city, and everyone was panicked.

Above the main hall, after the Huai country envoy left, they immediately fell into a quarrel.

The King of Chu was also fidgeting, his heart was in a mess, and the whole palace was already full of people's hearts. Before that, he could use the reinforcements from Hanzhong and Brazil to calm people's hearts, but now Brazil and Hanzhong are lost, and hope is gone.

"Your Majesty, for the present plan, immediately send soldiers to control the entire city. Anyone who dares to spread rumors will be killed without mercy!" A minister next to him remonstrated.

The king of Chu quickly said: "Yes, the edict, the soldiers patrol the whole city, and anyone who dares to spread rumors will be killed without mercy!"

After the messenger went down to deliver the order, the whole Jiangzhou became chaotic.You must know that most of the soldiers' families in the city are also in the city, and it is simply impossible for them to suppress the people in the city.

What's more, how can the rumors be stopped like this?Sure enough, with the issuance of the edict, more and more people believed that the rumor was true.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed. Instead of calming down, the whole city was filled with news.

And at this time, the warehouse in the north of the city suddenly burst into flames, and the flames were raging, reflecting half of the sky.It was the secret guards of Huai State who took the opportunity to burn the food and grass in the city.

When the king of Chu learned that the granary was burned, he froze for a moment.The ministers of the DPRK and China also looked like concubines.Food and grass were burned, and rumors spread in the city. Jiangzhou could no longer hold on.

Soon, before Sun Bin's army attacked, Jiangzhou City surrendered. Wearing plain clothes, Chu Wanghuai surrendered to Sun Bin with a sheep in one hand and a beautiful box in the other.

"Xiong Huai, the king of Western Chu, surrendered to Xiangguo of Huaiguo, and please don't kill more, and wish to dedicate the country!" Xiong Huai said, handing over the brocade box in his hand.

"This treasure is the treasure of the Chu Kingdom, and He Shibi, which must be obtained by the Lord of Destiny. I would like to offer it to King Huai!"

Sun Bin hastily asked someone to help him up, took He Shibi, and then asked someone to put the robe on the king of Chu: "King Chu, don't worry, the truth will restrain the soldiers and they will not kill any more. Please also ask the king of Chu to come with you." Let Chu State’s office and ministers go to Huai State together!”

Sun Bin carefully packed He's Bi, and then ordered people to protect it. At the same time, he escorted the king of Chu and the nobles back to Huai State, ready to offer prisoners.

(End of this chapter)