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

Chapter 606 The whole Wuyue land turned into a mess! Are you all just standing on the dry shore?
Five bamboo slips passed down the land of Chu.

Soldiers and horses from all directions raised the mysterious flag!
In just five days, troops and horses scattered all over the Chu Kingdom poured out of the mountains, forests and lakes, converging and gathering troops, and headed towards the important cities of the Chu Kingdom.

Motivated by the chaotic situation, some bandits and water bandits who had no contact with the Qin-Qi Allied Forces also sewed out the flags of the Qin-Qi Allied Forces crookedly, and displayed the flags of the Qin-Qi Allied Forces, with high morale. Help out!

"Report! Wucheng City has fallen! The Duke of Wucheng City died in the battle. The Prime Minister of Wucheng City fled with the remaining soldiers, but was chased by the Qin and Qi coalition forces. Please rescue me!"

"Report! Yanling City has fallen! Both the county magistrate and the county magistrate of Yanling City died in the battle!"

"Report! The Qin-Qi coalition sent more than 11,000 troops to attack Lingfu City. Lingfu City asks for help!"

"Report! The Qin-Qi coalition forces sent troops..."

July 15th.

The bad news of the city's fall and the cry for help have become the main theme of Helv Palace in recent days.

Sitting on a high platform, listening to the report of a famous messenger, King Chu Qi looked gloomy and clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves.

Even though he was sitting in the Helv Palace, he could still tell the current battle situation through a letter.

The entire Wuyue land has turned into a mess!

And the land of Wu Yue is where the capital of Chu State is located!

Is there any time more dangerous than now?
"Report!" Another messenger quickly walked into the palace and shouted: "More than 7,000 Qin and Qi coalition forces raided Wuyuan City."

"The fake county magistrate of Wuyuan City was captured, the county magistrate of Wuyuan City died in the battle, and all the officials of Wuyuan City have led the Wuyuan City guards to ask for surrender!"

The words of the messenger made King Qi of Chu understand.

There is indeed a more dangerous situation than just now!

"Bang!" King Chu Qi slapped the table with his palm and looked at Zhaocen with blazing eyes: "The county magistrate who was born in the royal family died in battle, and the fake county magistrate who was born in the Zhao family and all the officials asked to surrender? "

"Your Majesty!"

"I need an explanation!"

Zhaocen's eyes were astonished.

The news about Zhao Jiong has not yet reached Zhao Cen, and Zhao Cen does not know what decision Zhao Jiong has made.

But Zhaocen's thoughts suddenly changed and he held up his hands and said: "I would like to inform you, Your Majesty, the false county magistrate Zhao of Wuyuan City did not ask for surrender, but was actually captured."

"As far as I know, there are only a thousand guards in Wuyuan City."

"But the enemy has more than 7,000 troops."

"If the enemy continues to use deception, it means that even though Zhao Jiong has great talent, he is unable to turn the tide!"

"Not to mention, I know Zhao Jiong is a little clever, but definitely not much."

"I didn't even ask him to send troops to the front line, so how could he be able to withstand a powerful attack with seven times the number of troops?"

"If many of our great Chu talents had not died in battle, I would have no one to use."

"How could I order Zhao Jiong to pretend to be the Duke of Wuyuan County?"

Zhaocen's words destined that Zhaojiong would never be reused in Chu State again in the future.

However, Zhaocen's words also took away most of the guilt and accusations of disloyalty from Zhaojiong. If Zhaojiong still had a chance to return to Chu after the war, he would not be executed.

Zhao Jiong is just incompetent. He was just picked out of the garbage when there was no one to use him. The worst he can do is not use him, so why kill him!
King Qi of Chu asked in a deep voice: "Your Majesty Yinyan said that I have no talents in Chu?"

"I would rather ask Ling Yin to teach me."

"I have so many outstanding people and talented people in Chu, how come I am in a situation where I have no available talents?"

"Where are the elites and talents of our great Chu!"

The ministers were silent and speechless!

King Qi of Chu's voice increased in intensity: "Wucheng City has fallen, Yanling City has fallen, Yu'er City has fallen, and Wuyuan City has fallen."

"Lingfu City, Nanwu City...the cities are under siege."

"There are even more water bandits coming out of various lakes and rivers, and they are converging on Zhenze!"

"Our city, Helu, is about to be cut off from the other cities by the Qin-Qi coalition forces, and will be left alone and trapped."

"And at this time of crisis that concerns the survival of the great Chu, where are my talents! Where are my generals! Where are my armies?"

"Where is it?!"

Maybe there is a tacit understanding.

Or it may be due to the same strategic considerations.

Xiang Yan and Ying Chengyu gave similar strategies for holding the city.

It is a pity that Xiang Yan's order was not brought back to Helu City by Xiong Zhao, and Zhaoyun did not have the ability to preside over the defense of several cities at the same time.

However, Peng Yue's troops had already followed Ying Chengjiao's orders, with Helu City as the center, and Nanwu City, Wuyuan City, Yuer City, Wucheng City, Lingfu City, Yanling City and Zhenze as end points, and with the natural defense line of the eastern sea, they were about to complete an all-round encirclement of Helu City!

If the tribes of Peng Yue directly attacked Helu City, King Qi of Chu would not be so anxious.

But the posture of Peng Yue's tribes closing tightly was like a slowly tightening rope around Chu Wangqi's neck. It not only brought continuous pain to Chu Wangqi, but also gave Chu Wangqi unparalleled fear. !
The ministers in the palace quickly bowed and shouted: "Please calm down, Your Majesty!"

King Chu Qi was extremely angry but smiled: "Calm down your anger?"

"I also ask all my dear friends to calm down."

"If I am determined to be the king of the country's subjugation, then all of you here should also be determined to be the minister of the country's subjugation!"

King Chu Qi glanced at the hall with cold eyes: "My dear friends, you should know that you are not standing on dry shore."

“Only when there is a country can there be people’s homes!”

"After the restoration of Qi State, where are the people of Qi State in the past?"

"After the restoration of Yan State, where will the people of Yan State be?"

"After the destruction of Guhan, will the people of Guhan still be there?"

King Qi of Chu knew very well what these courtiers were thinking.

So King Qi of Chu asked three questions in a row, each question more straightforward than the last.

If Dachu dies, everyone here will not be able to survive alone!

Even if Chu can be restored to power in the future, it is impossible for all of you here to have your current status! Zhaocen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I have no intention of sitting back and watching the demise of the Great Chu."

"I and others are all descendants of the royal family. They are deeply favored by the king, and the lives of the whole family are closely related to Da Chu."

"For the sake of our country and ourselves, all my ministers will do their best to bring great success to our country!"

"Although the former minister has different ideas from the king, no matter what the king thinks or what I think, they are all for the prosperity of our great Chu!"

King Chu Qi slightly nodded.

Leaders of wealthy clans such as Zhaocen, Qu Huan and Jingchou did have their own selfish motives, that is, to expand their settlements and earn more profits.

But their food, troops and horses are also part of Chu's national power, and if they can benefit, Chu King Qi can also benefit.

Therefore, King Qi of Chu must also admit that although King Qi of Chu and Zhao Cen had completely opposite ideas on the alignment strategy, both of them were indeed for the prosperity of Chu.

Zhaocen continued: "Now our situation in Dachu is critical."

"Compared with rise and fall, survival is more important!"

"My minister, I would like to follow the king's strategy and send an order to Shangzhu State to lead his army back to Helu City to aid!"

Behind Zhaocen, all the ministers raised their hands: "I second the proposal!"

King Chu Qi suppressed his anger and sighed softly: "My dear friends, you have finally woken up."

"If I had known this today, why would I have done it in the first place?"

If the officials had woken up earlier, how could the Chu State have suffered two major defeats in succession, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed on the battlefield?
But the ministers were also very helpless.

In the two battles between Qin and Chu, Ying Chengyu only relied on trickery to win, and Wang Jian only had a long-term confrontation with Xiang Yan, regardless of the outcome.

Before this battle, the officials did not know that Ying Chengyu and Wang Jian were in the same army, which would cause such terrifying suppression to Xiang Yan!
It was even more impossible for the ministers to know in advance that Ying Chengyu could cause such horrific damage to Chu's rear while confronting Xiang Yan!

But it's too late to say that now.

King Chu Qi said in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Shangzhu Guoyan's troops retreat immediately and return to aid Helv City!"

Zhaocen and other ministers raised their hands and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Lang Yin and Xiong Xi immediately picked up a pen and wrote the order of King Qi of Chu on the silk.

Zhaocen continued: "I will write a letter today and pass it on to the Zhao clan members under Shangzhu Kingdom."

"Let me, the people of the Zhao clan, advise Shangzhu Kingdom and ask Shangzhu Kingdom to return to Helu City immediately."

"I would also like to ask you all to inform the family members of the clan, clarify the interests and harms to them, and help them make correct judgments!"

It was said that he was admonishing Shang Zhuguo.

In fact, Zhaocen asked the Zhao clan to force Xiang Yan to withdraw when Xiang Yan was unwilling to comply with the order to withdraw!
But Xiang Yan is the coach after all, and not the Zhao family's soldiers and horses have the strength to fight against him.

Therefore, Zhao Cen also hopes that other wealthy families can stand up at this critical moment and join forces with the Zhao family to coerce Xiang Yan, who seems to be out of their control!

Facing Zhaocen's proposal, Qu He, Jing Qi and other wealthy children who stayed behind in Helu City all handed over their hands: "Wei!"

Seeing that everyone in the court finally unified their opinions, King Qi of Chu showed a satisfied smile: "Very good!"

"Now that our great Chu monarchs and ministers are of one mind, we will definitely be able to..."

However, before King Chu Qi could finish his words, a burst of anxious arguments came from outside the palace.

"I have something important to report! Get out of the way quickly!"

"Your Majesty is at court, and none of you have the right to directly admonish your Majesty. You should wait in the side hall for your summons!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I have something important to report to you! I can't wait any longer! Your Majesty!"

Chu Wangqi's inspiring speech was interrupted.

King Qi of Chu was not upset, but he hurriedly asked with anxiety: "Who is outside the door?"

"Since there is something important, let him come in and report it quickly!"

The imperial study door opens.

A man wearing linen clothes and two linen shoes that were stained with blood and still dripping with blood walked into the room with the support and control of the ring guards.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing King Qi of Chu sitting on the high platform, the visitor's eyes lit up and he hurriedly shouted: "I am waiting for you, Yan Tiezhong, and I will follow Hou Yan's order to go down to Picheng to inquire about it."

"On July 9th, when I saw the movement of the Qin army, I led two robes to accompany the Qin army."

"Then the ministers discovered that this Qin army was marching towards the Huaihe River, and this Qin army was still holding a large banner!"

"I thought that this army might intend to attack the rear of Chu State, so I worked day and night to spread the news!"

After hearing Yan Tiezhong's words, Chu Wangqi immediately remembered the information reported by Zhuang Jia.

His heart trembled violently, and King Qi of Chu hurriedly asked: "Can we find out how many troops the Qin army has?"

Yan Tiezhong said without hesitation: "According to my investigation, the Qin army has about 100,000 troops!"

There was an uproar in the main hall.

"Da Huang went south? Could it be that as the king had expected before, Lord Qin Chang'an personally led a heavy army to attack our Helv City!"

"Fortunately, Lord Qin Chang'an did not lead 200,000 troops as the king expected, but only 100,000 troops."

"Fortunately? Lord Qin Chang'an only led 100,000 soldiers and horses, plus the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who harassed the surrounding cities of Helu City. What could I, Helu City, do to stop him?"

Yes, if Ying Chengyu personally leads a heavy army south to attack Helu City.

What can Helv City do to stop it? !

King Qi of Chu said without hesitation: "I will order the State Yan of Shangzhu again."

"Return to Helu City immediately to aid, without any mistakes!"

Lang Yin and Xiong Xi said softly: "Reporting to your Majesty, this order has been completed."

King Qi of Chu was angry and ordered: "Then write another letter!"

"The two orders are issued at the same time, ordering Shangzhu Kingdom to quickly return reinforcements!"

(End of this chapter)