My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 427 Before fighting against the outside world, one must first settle down at home? There is no way to retreat but a fight!

October 28, the twelfth year of the reign of Emperor Qin.

Snow is falling in Da Qin, but it is raining in Da Chu.

The heavy rain washed away the blood from each corpse, dyeing Helu's moat red, and formed countless pools of blood exuding rich blood energy outside the city.

The Chu army left the city in the rain, picked up all the available loot from the piles of corpses, and then threw the broken legs, heads, and remains into the carriages, which were carried by carriages and horses to the deep pits outside the city.

Cleaning the battlefield is supposed to be exciting.

But none of the soldiers could laugh.

The generals and courtiers of Chu State had even more serious faces and heavy eyes.

"It's already the twenty-fourth."

In the south gate tower of Helu City, the King of Chu stood here with his crotch on his back, looking through the rain curtain at the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood outside the city, and said in a heavy tone:

"Kuiji City, Zhili City, Guangling City... thirteen cities and their surrounding villages were attacked by bandits."

"Both Chao City and Kuaiji City have been attacked three times."

"Today's battle is the fourth time that Helv City has been attacked!"

"According to the ascertainment of the waiters, there are still nearly a hundred groups of thieves and bandits running rampant in our territory of Great Chu."

"Arrogant! Arrogant!" King Chu angrily punched the city wall and shouted coldly: "Lawless!"

Zhaocen and other courtiers were all silent, looking at King Chu of Chu with a little more suspicion and resentment.

Last year, all the major clans gave their full support to the bandit suppression campaign launched by King Ling Chu of Chu. For this purpose, they did not hesitate to send troops and food, and even betrayed the bandits they had supported for a long time.

This bandit suppression operation also effectively broke the backbone of bandits and boy servants, causing groups of arrogant and domineering bandits who had long been short of loyalty to abandon their loyalty and betray their friends. A way to survive.

It also allowed various major clans to take advantage of the opportunity of suppressing bandits to seize many of the bandits' long-saved wealth, years of cultivated land, and their cherished family members as slaves.

Because of this, the thieves supported by the major clans no longer obeyed their orders, and the resentment of all thieves and boy servants against the nobles of Chu State skyrocketed.

At that time, no one cared about the resentment of these people.

If the anti-bandit operation can continue, these resentful people will die. Who will care about the resentment of the dead?

If the bandit suppression operation can continue, the control of the Chu Kingdom by the Chu royal family and other major clans will be further strengthened, and the possibility of the bandits and boy servants obtaining the Chang'an Plow will be perfectly suppressed.

Unfortunately, there is no if!

The bandit-suppressing army went north halfway and turned into the Northern Expeditionary Army, leaving a mess in the country.

The bandits who were attracted by the heavy money became role models for all kinds of bandits. The army on the expedition gave the bandits courage, and the barren rice vats gave them determination.

More and more bandits, even if they are not bribed, are attacking Chu's cities for profit or revenge!

Today, the chaos within Chu State has reached the point where it is out of control!

However, the major clans simply did not have enough clan soldiers to suppress the unrest, and could only sit back and watch the food and towns suffer.

The dignitaries could not help but have doubts in their hearts. The King of Chu, together with Zhao, made an alliance to attack Qin. Is it Qin that was conquering, or they, the dignitaries of Chu?

The King of Chu turned around and asked in a deep voice: "You all love me, why do you teach me?"

Zhaocen said in a deep voice: "They are just a few bandits. They will be scattered as soon as the army arrives."

"My advice is to order the army to return to the court immediately!"

Zhaocen's words represent the aspirations of many powerful people in Chu.

The defeat of Dahongshan caused their expectations for new benefits to plummet.

The turmoil among thieves within the territory has caused their sense of security in their inherent interests to plummet.

Coupled with their suspicion of King Chu of Chu, they now just want to withdraw their clan troops and protect their existing interests!

The King of Chu knitted his crotch and frowned: "The troops of Shangzhu State have captured the land of Jianghan and even our old capital of Chu, Yingcheng. They are looking at Danyang in the distance and are confronting Lord Chang'an of Qin."

"If we win this battle, our great Chu will take back Jianghan and Handan, and even more, our great Chu ancestral land."

"In this way, I will have the face to face my ancestors, and the ministers will also be able to get a large piece of sacred land for their food."

"But if Shangzhu State is ordered to withdraw its troops, it will not only further fuel the arrogance of Lord Qin Chang'an, but also make Yingcheng fall into the hands of Qin again. It will also allow Lord Qin Chang'an to go down the Yangtze River and attack Qu Zuoyin's troops in front and back. "

"Qu Zuoyin's troops are resisting Qin General Jian's troops on the front line of Chencheng."

"Once Qu Zuoyin's troops withdraw, the Qin army can pass through Shouchun from Chencheng and go straight down the river to Helu City!"

"Zhaoling Yin, I want to sit back and watch the Qin army march straight in and trample on my capital of Chu again!"

Our capital city of Chu is about to be trampled upon again! ! !

emmm~ Then it will be trampled. Anyway, the capital city is not my hometown.

Our Da Chu has already mastered the technology of relocating the capital, and can organize the new capital in just a few years. There will be no big problem.

As for Danyang City and Ying City?

These two cities are the ancestral lands of the Chu State and have extremely special significance to the Chu State.

But the meaning is more important than the benefits!

Zhaocen sincerely admonished: "Your Majesty, before going abroad, you must first make peace at home!"

"If we allow thieves, bandits, and servants to roam around and attack our country, it will not only cause our country to lose its people and food, but it will also make the soldiers outside the country panic and worry about the disaster in their hometown."

"If the country is not stable, how can our great Chu have the strength to fight fiercely with foreign countries!"

The King of Chu said in a more serious tone: "The King of Qin and Lord Qin Chang'an are both greedy people!"

"If our great Chu shows weakness, Lord Qin Chang'an will never give up!"

"If Lord Qin Chang'an once again leads his army to invade our capital of Chu, what do you think Lord Qin Chang'an will ask for?" "Forcing our great Chu to cede all the cities north of the Yangtze River!"

"We should force Chu to cede all the cities north of the Qiantang River!"

The King of Chu carried his cud and rebuked angrily: "If we retreat again, our great Chu will retreat into the territory of Baiyue!"

"Facing the Qin army, our great Chu has retreated again and again, and now there is no way to retreat!"

"Only a battle can give my great Chu a chance to breathe!"

All the ministers had to admit that what King Chu Chu said made sense.

If Ying Chengyu can really break through Helu City, he will definitely take the opportunity to occupy a large area of ​​Chu State territory again.

And those territories that were invaded would inevitably include the food towns of nobles like them.

But protecting interests is not just about struggle.

Compromising is also a good option!

Grand Prime Minister Qu He stepped forward and handed over his hand: "Now the State of Zhao is recruiting troops to attack Qin, and the State of Zhao has been victorious one after another in the Taihang Mountains. On the other hand, the State of Qin is young and exhausted, and is in short supply of food and grass."

"No matter how ambitious the King of Qin and Lord Qin Chang'an are, they are still powerless."

"I thought that if our country Chu was willing to exchange some money and food for peace, Qin Ding would be happy and withdraw his troops to the north!"

"When our great Chu quells internal troubles and restores its national strength, we can fight Qin again and regain the lost territory!"

"I would like to serve as an envoy to Qin to lobby the King of Qin!"

The King of Chu was almost laughing out loud when he was carrying the cud: "Since you also know that the Qin State is young and exhausted and in need of food and grass, why don't we, the great Chu, take advantage of Qin's weakness and devour the land of Qin?"

"But to have a truce with Qin and give Qin a chance to recuperate!"

"Is it just because of some thieves and child servants in our Dachu territory!"

From the perspective of the King of Chu, these nobles are short-sighted and lack the skills to make plans!

But from the point of view of the nobles, King Chu of Chu was standing up and talking without hurting his back. It was not King Chu of Chu who suffered losses and turmoil in the city. Naturally, King Chu of Chu did not care about the chaos in the country!

For a time, the conflict of interests made it impossible for the kings and ministers of Chu to reach an agreement.

But Xiong Xun, who hurriedly climbed onto the city wall, broke the stalemate.

"Your Majesty!" Xiong Xun bowed his hands and said in a deep voice: "According to the information of my subordinates, ten days ago, the bandit leader Zhuang Qiu Xiao gathered thirteen groups of bandits to raid the nest city!"

The King of Chu raised his lips a little and was quickly suppressed by him. He slammed his right hand against the city wall: "How many times has this city been attacked?"

"the fourth time!"

"Instruct Chaocheng County Magistrate Jing Qun to immediately send county soldiers to inspect the surrounding areas and eliminate the bandits in advance."

"If the city is attacked by the bandit army again, I will question him!"

Xiong Xun responded with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, the nest city has been breached."

"Chaocheng County Magistrate Jingqun, Chaocheng County Lieutenant, and County Magistrate all died in the battle within Chaocheng City."

"Now that Chao City has been captured by bandits, bandits from all sides are leaving after hearing the news. After hearing the news, many servants around Chao City openly killed people and defected to the bandit army in Chao City."

"By the time my subordinates send this message back, the bandit army in Chao City has expanded to more than 30,000 people, and the rate of expansion continues unabated!"

Lang Yin Jinghuan asked in disbelief: "Xiong Houyan, what did you just say?"

"The nest city fell? Jingqun died in the battle?"

Xiong Xun nodded lightly: "Of course."

Jing Huan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, with deep sadness in his eyes: "Brothers! Brothers!"

"What a courageous thief! How dare you seize my nest city! Kill my brothers!"

Chaocheng was one of the main food towns of the Jing family. The Jing family invested a lot of energy in Chaocheng, and even ordered Jing Qun, a talented person from the Zhuliang clan, to lead 300 tribesmen and lead Chaocheng county troops to garrison for a long time.

Now, Chao City has fallen, which not only means that the Jing family members have been killed and the Jing family's food and towns have been taken away, but it is also a slap in the Jing family's face!

All the Jing clan members also shouted angrily: "They are just thieves, how dare you take away my Jing clan's food!"

"You didn't leave after the attack, but you took my nest city as your base? Maybe those thieves thought that my Jing family sword was no longer good for me!"

"I, the Jing family, will pay with blood! Kill all the thieves and bandits!"

"Your Majesty! Please order us to bring back the soldiers of our Jing clan to avenge our Jing clan!"

Looking at the angry and sad Jing clan members, Zhaocen and other court officials also had serious expressions on their faces.

Even though thieves and bandits roamed the territory of Chu State, all the nobles still regarded them as flies that were intruding on their own interests.

You can easily kill him by recalling clan soldiers!

But today, Chao City, the fiefdom belonging to the Jing family, fell into the hands of bandits!

This was beyond the expectations of all the nobles and gave them a strong sense of crisis.

Today is the fall of Jing's nest city, but what about tomorrow?

The food towns of all ethnic groups are unsettled!

The group of thieves who were regarded as flies by the nobles suddenly turned into tigers and opened their bloody mouths to the nobles!

The problem suddenly became serious.

The nobles no longer thought about maintaining the superficial harmony, and all raised their hands and shouted:

"I ask the king to withdraw his army and quell the civil strife!"

(End of this chapter)