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 were sent to Chu.

Soldiers from all directions raised black flags!

In just five days, troops scattered across Chu rushed out of the mountains, forests, lakes and swamps, constantly gathered together, and attacked the important cities of Chu.

Driven by the chaotic situation, some bandits and pirates who had never contacted the Qin-Qi coalition also sewed the flags of the Qin and Qi armies crookedly, and waved the flag of the Qin-Qi coalition, and came to help with high morale!

"Report! Wucheng City fell! The county lord of Wucheng City died in the battle, and the county magistrate of Wucheng City was leading the remaining soldiers to flee, but was chased by the Qin-Qi coalition. Please rescue me, my king!"

"Report! Yanling City fell! The county lord and county magistrate of Yanling City were both killed in the battle!"

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

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

July 15th.

The bad news of the fall of the city and the sad cries for help have become the main theme of the Helu Palace in recent days.

Sitting on the high platform, listening to the reports of the messengers, King Qi of Chu had a gloomy face and clenched his hands in his sleeves into fists.

Even though he was sitting in the Helu Palace, he could see the current situation of the war through the reports.

The entire Wuyue land has become a mess!

And Wuyue is the capital of Chu!

Is there a more critical situation than now!

"Report!" Another messenger quickly stepped into the hall and shouted with his hands clasped: "More than 7,000 Qin-Qi coalition forces raided Wuyuan City."

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

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

There is indeed a more critical situation than just now!

"Bang!" King Qi of Chu slammed his palm on the table, and looked at Zhao Cen with fiery eyes: "The county magistrate from the royal family died in the battle, and the fake county magistrate from the Zhao family and all the officials surrendered?"

"Ling Yin!"

"I need an explanation!"

Zhao Cen was stunned.

The news of Zhao Jiong had not yet reached Zhao Cen, and Zhao Cen did not know what decision Zhao Jiong had made.

But Zhao Cen thought quickly and bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Jiong, the fake county lord of Wuyuan City, did not surrender, but was captured."

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

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

"If the enemy uses deception again, even if Zhao Jiong is talented, he will not be able to turn the tide!"

"Not to mention, I know Zhao Jiong is a man with some cleverness, but definitely not much."

"I didn't even let him lead the troops to the front line, how could he withstand the attack of seven times the number of troops?"

"If it weren't for the deaths of many talented people in my Great Chu, I really had no one to use."

"How could I let Zhao Jiong pretend to be the county lord of Wuyuan!"

Zhao Cen's words doomed Zhao Jiong to never be reused in Chu in the future.

But Zhao Cen's words also stripped Zhao Jiong of most of the guilt and accusations of disloyalty. If Zhao Jiong had the opportunity to return to Chu after the war, he would not be executed.

Zhao Jiong is just incompetent. He was picked up from the garbage dump when there was no one else to use. At most, he can be used. Why kill him!

King Qi of Chu asked in a deep voice: "Ling Yin said that there are no talents available in our Great Chu?"

"I would like to ask Ling Yin for advice."

"Our Great Chu is a land of outstanding people and talents. Why is it that there are no talents available?"

"Where are the elite and talents of our Great Chu!"

The ministers were silent and speechless!

King Qi of Chu said in a heavier voice: "Wucheng City fell, Yanling City fell, Yuer City fell, Wuyuan City fell."

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

"Moreover, bandits from various lakes and marshes have gathered and are heading towards Zhenze!"

"My Helu City will soon be cut off from all cities by the Qin-Qi coalition forces and will be isolated and trapped."

"And at this critical moment concerning the survival of the Great Chu, where are my talents! Where are my generals! Where are my troops."

"Where are they?!!"

Perhaps they were in sync.

Or perhaps it was out of the same strategic considerations.

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

It's a pity that Xiang Yan's order was not brought back to Helu City by Xiong Zhao, and Zhao Yun was not able 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, Nanwu City, Wuyuan City, Yuer City, Wucheng City, Lingfu City, Yanling City and Zhenze as the endpoints, and combined with the natural defense line of the eastern sea, they were about to complete the all-round encirclement of Helu City!

If Peng Yue's troops had directly rushed to Helu City, King Qi of Chu would not have been so anxious.

But the step-by-step tightening posture of Peng Yue's troops was like a rope slowly tightening around King Qi of Chu's neck, which not only brought King Qi of Chu continuous pain, but also gave King Qi of Chu incomparable fear!

The ministers in the hall hurriedly bowed and called out: "Please calm down, Your Majesty!"

King Qi of Chu was so angry that he laughed: "Calm down?"

"I also ask you, my dear ministers, to calm down."

"If I am destined to be the king of a ruined country, then all of you here are destined to be the ministers of a ruined country!"

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

"There are people's homes only when there is a country!"

"After Qi was restored, where are the people of Qi in the past?"

"After Yan was restored, where are the people of Yan in the past?"

"After Han was destroyed, are the people of Han still there?"

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

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

If Great Chu is destroyed, none of you here can think of staying out of trouble!

Even if Great Chu can be restored in the future, none of you here can have the current status!

Zhao Cen took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Ministers, we have no intention of sitting back and watching Great Chu perish."

"Ministers are all descendants of the royal family, and we are deeply indebted to the king. The lives of our families are closely related to Great Chu."

"For the country and for ourselves, we will do our best to revive Great Chu!"

"Although I had different ideas from the king before, no matter what the king thinks or what I think, it is all for the prosperity of Great Chu!"

King Qi of Chu nodded slightly.

Zhao Cen, Qu Huan, Jing Chou and other clan leaders do have their own selfish desires, that is, to expand their fiefs and earn more profits.

But their fiefs and troops are also part of the national strength of Great Chu, and if they can benefit, King Qi of Chu can also benefit.

Therefore, King Qi of Chu must admit that although King Qi of Chu and Zhao Cen have completely opposite ideas about Qi strategy, they are both for the prosperity of Great Chu.

Zhao Cen continued: "The situation of Great Chu is critical now."

"Compared with prosperity and decline, survival is more important!"

"I am willing to support the king's strategy and order Shang Zhuguo to lead the army to rescue Helu City!"

Behind Zhao Cen, all the ministers bowed their hands: "I second the proposal!"

King Qi of Chu suppressed his anger and sighed softly: "My dear ministers have finally woken up."

"If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place!"

If the ministers had woken up earlier, why would Chu have suffered two consecutive defeats, causing hundreds of thousands of soldiers to die on the battlefield?

But the ministers were also helpless.

In the two Qin-Chu wars, Ying Chengjiao won by trickery, and Wang Jian just confronted Xiang Yan for a long time, with no winner.

Before this battle, the ministers did not know that Ying Chengjiao and Wang Jian being in the same army would cause such terrible suppression to Xiang Yan!

It was even more impossible for the ministers to know in advance that Ying Chengjiao could cause such terrible damage to the rear of Chu while confronting Xiang Yan!

But it was too late to say these things now.

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

"The troops of Shangzhuguo Yan should withdraw immediately and return to support Helu City!"

Zhao Cen and other ministers bowed and shouted: "The king is wise!"

Lang Yin Xiongxi immediately picked up the pen and wrote the order of Chu Wang Qi on the silk.

Zhao Cen continued: "I will write a letter today and pass it to the Zhao clan members under Shangzhuguo."

"Let my Zhao clan members persuade Shangzhuguo to return to support Helu City immediately."

"Also, please send a letter to the family members of the clan members, explain the pros and cons to them, and help them make the right judgment!"

It is said to persuade Shangzhuguo.

In fact, Zhao Cen was asking the Zhao clan to force Xiang Yan to withdraw his troops when Xiang Yan was unwilling to follow the order!

But Xiang Yan was the commander after all, and the Zhao clan's troops were not strong enough to fight against him.

So Zhao Cen also hoped that other big clans could stand up at this critical moment and join hands with the Zhao clan to force Xiang Yan, who seemed to be out of their control!

In response to Zhao Cen's proposal, Qu He, Jing Chou and other big clan children who stayed in Helu City all bowed their hands: "Yes!"

Seeing that the court had finally reached a consensus, King Qi of Chu showed a satisfied smile: "Very good!"

"Now that the king and his ministers of the Great Chu are of one mind, we will definitely be able to..."

However, before King Qi of Chu finished speaking, a burst of anxious arguments came from outside the palace.

"I have something important to report! Make way!"

"The king is in court, and none of you have the right to directly advise the king. You should wait in the side hall for the king to summon you!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! We have something important to report! Can't wait! Your Majesty!"

The inspiring speech of King Qi of Chu was interrupted.

But King Qi of Chu was not annoyed, but asked anxiously: "Who is outside the door?"

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

The door of the imperial study opened.

A man wearing a linen shirt and two linen shoes stained with blood and still bleeding walked into the room with the support and control of the surrounding guards.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing King Qi of Chu sitting on the high platform, the visitor's eyes lit up and he shouted: "I am the scout Yan Tiezhong, and I am going to Xiapi City to inquire under the order of Hou Yan."

"On July 9, I saw that the Qin army's central army had some movements, so I led two comrades to accompany this Qin army."

"Then I found that this Qin army was marching towards the Huai River, and this Qin army was holding a big flag!"

"I think this army is likely to attack the rear of our Great Chu, so I have been spreading this news day and night!"

Hearing Yan Tiezhong's words, King Qi of Chu immediately remembered the information reported by Zhuang Jia.

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

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

In the hall, there was an uproar.

"The big banner is heading south? Could it be that, as the king expected, Qin Chang'an Jun personally led a large force to attack our Helu City!"

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

"Fortunately? Even if Qin Chang'an Jun only led 100,000 troops, plus the tens of thousands of troops that harassed the cities around Helu City, what would our Helu City use to resist!"

Yes, if Ying Chengjiao personally led a large force south to attack Helu City.

What would Helu City use to resist? !

Chu Wang Qi spoke without hesitation: "Order the state general Yan again."

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

Lang Yin Xiongxi said softly: "Reporting to the king, this order has been written."

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!"