Doting on concubines and destroying wives?Come back and spread your family's ashes

In the northern border, all the soldiers were covered in blood. An Ming stood beside Gu Junheng with a weapon in his hand and said something angrily.

The Chu State already lacked sufficient military strength to face the brave and warlike Yan State. Now the Northern Qiang had intervened and sent 50,000 troops to help the Yan State.

Gu Junheng had managed to hold the battlefield for such a long time, but the situation immediately returned to being where the enemy was strong and we were weak.

"But we have to defend it even if we can't. Behind us are the millions of people of the Great Chu. If the northern border is lost, innocent people will suffer."

Gu Junheng's face was also stained with a lot of blood, and it was unclear whether it was his own or the enemy's. Although his eyes were firm, his face was a little tired.

He also didn't expect that the Northern Qiang would actually help the State of Yan.

The Western Border was engaged in a fierce battle at this time and could not spare any troops to help him. Moreover, if the battle was fought outside the capital, Xu Huaian would rebel and the capital would be in chaos, making it even more impossible for him to provide any support.

"But if we keep defending like this, we will eventually be defeated."

The third prince was escorted to Gu Junheng.

At this time, they returned to the camp of Da Chu. In this siege, Da Chu had a very hard time defending the city. Gu Junheng defended the city with his life, but the Third Prince did not dare to step forward at all. Instead, he was frightened under the heavy protection.

"Gu Junheng, if we can't defend this border, we will not accept it. Bring the army back to the capital, get rid of Xu Huaian directly, and bring peace back to Da Chu. Then we can negotiate with Yan State and Bei Qiang, which is also a solution."

The Third Prince looked very unhappy. In his opinion, the only outcome of staying at the border was death.

Instead, he could bring the northern army back to the capital and compete with Xu Huaian. The capital's military force is insufficient, and Xu Huaian is no match for them at all.

By then, he would become the best candidate for the emperor, and the worst that could happen would be peace talks with the other countries.

Anyway, the losses were just some cities and gold and silver, he didn't care at all. He just wanted to leave this place.

After planning for so many years, he didn't want to not even have a chance to fight for it.

"If you want to go back, you can do so on your own. As soldiers of the Great Chu, our responsibility is to protect the people of the Great Chu. We will not retreat from this battle!"

Gu Junheng glanced at the third prince indifferently and said in a deep voice.

Then he ordered all the men to go to the camp.

"The big tent meeting."

After saying this, Gu Junheng walked forward. The Third Prince was so angry that his face turned blue, but there was nothing he could do.

Because at this time, the northern army was in the hands of Gu Junheng.

He could go back alone, but if he didn't bring the army with him, what would be the use of going back? In the end, he would still be defeated by Xu Huaian.

Maybe in the end he would die even more miserably than he does now.

"Gu Junheng, are you crazy? Yan State and Northern Qiang have joined forces, and we are no match for them. If we continue to fight to the death, we will only lose the lives of all the soldiers in the end. After all of us die, the gates will be wide open, and the people will also suffer. Casualties and bloodshed are still inevitable. Have you thought about this?"

After thinking about it for a moment, the third prince caught up with Gu Junheng and explained the pros and cons of the matter in detail.

He felt that his thinking was correct.

Cease-fire and peace talks are the most important things to do at this time. If you want to fight even though you can't win, you're a fool.

"The land of Great Chu will not give up an inch. We will fight to the death and will not retreat. Go ask any of the soldiers now if they are afraid of death and want to retreat. If anyone is willing to retreat, you can take these people back to the capital. I will never stop you. But after that, you must stop talking nonsense, otherwise, I will really kill you."

Gu Junheng was really fed up with the Third Prince. A prince of a country was so greedy for life and afraid of death. He only thought about his own interests and totally ignored the lives of the people.

Thinking that he had the same blood as such a person, Gu Junheng felt so disgusted that he wanted to vomit.

"You, you actually committed treason. I am a prince." When the third prince saw the undisguised murderous intent in Gu Junheng's eyes, he suddenly felt a little afraid and angry.

He said something loudly to Gu Junheng, but no matter how you looked at it, he seemed to be strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

"I am the boss of the border now. You can try to see if I dare."

After saying this, Gu Junheng went straight into the big tent, but the third prince felt cold all over because of Gu Junheng's sudden murderous intent.

Gu Junheng’s expression just now showed that he would really do so.

"Please go back, Third Prince. We are discussing matters in the tent right now. If it is not related to you, please leave."

The guards looked at the third prince without fear and ordered him to leave.

"How dare you! I am the third prince, and you want to chase me away."

The third prince was so angry that he jumped up and down. It would be fine if Gu Junheng didn't take him seriously, but these ordinary soldiers actually had undisguised contempt in their eyes. Did they really think they were easy to bully?

But these soldiers just looked at him coldly without saying a word, and there was no fear in their eyes.

"Gu Junheng, didn't you say that no one is willing to go back to the capital with me? Wait and see if anyone will go with me."

Seeing himself like a clown, the Third Prince was so angry that he turned around and left.

But he asked many soldiers in the army, and no one was willing to leave.

"As soldiers of the Great Chu, it is our duty to protect the country and the people. We will never retreat."

The third prince asked a lot of questions, but no one was willing to leave with him.

Even if I die here, it doesn't matter much.

"The day we arrived in the North, we were ready to die in battle."

Afterwards, all the soldiers did what they were supposed to do, and no one paid any attention to the third prince.

This made the third prince feel extremely depressed, but there was nothing he could do.

Without manpower, he didn't dare to return to the capital. He felt that he could not defeat Xu Huaian in a fight.

"Okay, okay, I want to see how Gu Junheng died in the end."

Didn't Gu Junheng want to be a hero? But now that the enemy outnumbered us, even if he tried to be a hero, he would still end up dead.

When the time comes, I will escape first and see what Gu Junheng will do.

In the next few days, the war continued, but it became more and more difficult for Da Chu to defend.

After removing the dead, wounded and soldiers who were unable to fight, the Lin family army of 200,000 was reduced to only about 100,000.

But the enemy has 300,000 soldiers and they have the help of Northern Qiang. No matter what, the battle will be very difficult.

But Gu Junheng still didn't give up, he just held on hard. They couldn't retreat.

Just when Gu Junheng was at a loss, An Ming suddenly came in with a sullen face and reported something.

"Prince, there is news that Xu Huaian is coming to the northern border with the Crown Princess. They will arrive in three days at most." (End of this chapter)