"It's not good, my lord, the Wei army has moved, and the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song suddenly sent people to Jiangdong Xingjian, which shows that Qi and Wei are about to increase their troops in our Chu State."

After listening to Qu Yuan's words, Sima Jian was stunned, and then suddenly let out an exclamation.

Xiong Huai bowed slightly when he heard Sima Qian's words, the actions of the three kingdoms undoubtedly showed that they were going to increase their troops in Chu again, and the blockade of the Wei army also showed that the target of Qi and Wei in the next place was very likely to be Yejun.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xiong Huai heard Sima Qian's frightened voice again.

"King, it's not good, the Wei State is going to attack Ye Jun."

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately asked, "Xianqing, if the Wei army sends troops to Yejun, what should the widow do?" ”

Sima Jian groaned slightly when he heard this, his face gradually became a little pale, and then hurriedly replied: "The king, in the humble opinion of the ministers, please ask the king to immediately issue an edict to let Ye Jun's hand Zhaohua lead the army to retreat to Fangcheng." ”

Saying that, Sima Jian explained: "Your Majesty, there are two guanyi in the defense line of Fangcheng, one is Luyang, and the other is Fangcheng at the eastern end of the Great Wall of Fangcheng. Because of the strong attack on Luyang by the Qin-Han coalition army, Sima had already transferred a large number of Chu troops from the Fangcheng defense line to Luyang, and the Chu army remaining in Fangcheng at this moment was less than 2,000.

If the Wei army arrives in Fangcheng, the defenders of Fangcheng will definitely not be able to hold out for long. And the 20,000 Chu troops in Yejun, under the siege of the Wei and Han coalition forces, also couldn't hold out for long.

Therefore, instead of dividing the army in two places and losing both, it is better to give up Yejun and let the 20,000 Chu troops take advantage of the fact that the Wei army has not yet come, and take advantage of the fact that the 50,000 Han troops outside the city are difficult to trap them at this moment, and the Yejun defenders should immediately retreat to Fangcheng. ”

Xiong Huai couldn't help nodding when he heard this, and when Sima Jian finished speaking, he immediately responded: "It is feasible, it is not a wise move to give up Yejun at this time, and it is a last resort." ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai immediately instructed Qu Yuan on the side: "Zuo disciple, Zuo Sima, immediately pass on the edict of the widow, let Ye County Shou Zhaohua give up Yecheng, retreat to Fangcheng, and guard the gate of Hanbei County." ”

When Qu Yuan Sima Jian heard this, he knew that the matter of transferring troops at this time was urgent, so he immediately responded, and then turned around and left quickly.

Soon, the king of Chu issued an edict to give up Yejun, and the news that Yejun Shouzhao slipped and retreated to Fangcheng was learned by the important ministers of Yingdu, and he didn't know why the king of Chu suddenly gave up the ministers of Yejun.

After knowing this news, even though they knew that the King of Chu had already made a countermeasure, they still couldn't help but panic in their hearts.

The failure to ask for help from Yan and Zhao, the strong attack of the five countries continued, the Huangdi Jiangdong, which still had spare strength, was contained, and the reinforcements of Qi and Wei were coming, and these bad news were one after another, all indicating that the Chu State was about to face the most dangerous moment.

In the panic of the ministers, the next day, the news of Wei came out.

"Great King, the State of Wei has an urgent report, the King of Wei officially issued an edict not long ago and began the second conscription in the State of Wei."

When Xiong Huai heard Chen Zhen's report, his heart sank, and he said with a heavy face: "Those who should come always have to come, is Wei finally ready to increase troops!" ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai remembered Qi Guo and asked, "What about Qi Guo?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head: "The Qi State is too far away, and there is no news yet, but since the Wei State has begun to gather troops, I want to come to the Qi State side." ”

Xiong Huai nodded heavily when he heard this, and then, remembering that it had been rumored for several months that Zhaochang Fan Huan had destroyed his family, but the nobles and feudal lords in the country had few responders.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

"Xianqing, you first pay attention to the trends of Qi and Wei, but at the same time, about the fact that the nobles in the country ignore the danger of the country and enjoy the benefits given by the country but do not think about being loyal to the country and sharing the worries, it is necessary to further strengthen the publicity, and let the nobles and feudal lords in the country be criticized by all the people of insight in the country within half a year, and let the people in the country know their true colors.

In addition, it is also necessary to publicize the worries, hesitation, helplessness, irritability and other emotions of the widow, so that the people of the country can know the emotions of the widow. ”

Chen Zhen was stunned for a moment, glanced at the King of Chu, and saw that the King of Chu's face was firm, and immediately nodded: "It's the king, the minister knows what to do." ”

After Chen Zhen left, Xiong Huai immediately ordered: "Please come and see the left disciples." In addition, inform the ministers that after an hour, the widow will hold a court meeting. ”

Soon, Qu Yuan arrived, and after Xiong Huai told him the news of Wei State, he said: "Xianqing, now that the country has reached the critical point of life and death, next, the widow will officially make some extraordinary moves, I don't know if Xianqing's side has been prepared." ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he knew what the King of Chu was asking, and he had been preparing for this for a long time, and he had already begun to prepare after learning about Ling Yin Zhaoju's plan.

"Please rest assured, the minister has contacted ten big businessmen in the country in the past six months, six of which have promised to respond, and the remaining four are still waiting."

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately frowned.

Because of the large number of powerful and feudal lords of Chu State who participated in business, there were almost few ordinary people who could become big businessmen of Chu State.

Even if they do, they also have the support of all aspects of the Chu State behind them, otherwise, they will not be able to grow up at all.

Since Xiong Huai decided to start changing the law after the war, he was ready to support and win over the merchant class in the country, and then carefully selected ten big merchants from the country who were less involved with the aristocracy and prepared to support them.

As a result, there were four more refusals.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai's face was slightly gloomy and said: "There are still four families watching, what's the matter, are they afraid of those nobles, or are they worried that the widow will lose this battle, or are they worried that the widow will not be able to succeed?"

Damn, it's really shameless, toast and don't eat and drink. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai indifferently ordered: "Xianqing, write down the list of those four families and exclude them from the support plan." If after the six families have spoken up to support the widows, and the four families still do not follow, then get rid of them, find out the evidence of their crimes, and the widows will raid their homes and exterminate their families. ”

"Yui."

Then, Xiong Huai talked to Qu Yuan about the details of the next court discussion.

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An hour later, in the main hall of the Chu State.

Xiong Huai asked Chen Zhen to explain the intelligence of the Wei State, and then asked the ministers: "Zhuqing, the reinforcements of the Wei State are coming, and all the troops that my Chu State can call on now have been used. ”

When the ministers heard this, they immediately felt anxious.

If it was Wei reinforcements before, it might have attacked, but now, it is Wei reinforcements that are imminent.

At this time, Sima Jian took the lead in speaking: "Great King, the Wei army is coming, even if Yejun Shouzhao leads 20,000 Yejun defenders to return to Fangcheng, but in the face of at least 150,000 Wei and Han coalition troops, and more than 250,000 Wei and Han coalition troops, the strength will inevitably be dwarfed.

Therefore, the minister asked the king to immediately transfer 50,000 troops from Huangdi, through Huaishui, against the Jianghan, to Fangcheng for reinforcements. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "It's not proper, at present, the Wei army is still assembled in Daliang, and the goal is not yet clear. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai saw that Sima Jian was about to speak again, and immediately preemptively said: "Also, the Chu army in Jiangdong cannot be transferred, although there is no news from the Qi army now, but the Wei army moves, compared to the Qi State, it will inevitably gather troops, if the Qi State soldiers are directed at Huainan, then Huainan still needs the Chu army in Jiangdong to rescue."

Moreover, now that the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song are stirring up the storm in Jiangdong, the Chu army in Jiangdong cannot be separated for the time being.

Therefore, if you want the Chu army in Huangdi and Jiangdong to go to Hanbei for reinforcements, please don't mention it. ”

When the ministers heard this, their faces became even more flustered, if the only Chu army in Huangdi and Jiangdong could not be called, then at this moment, where would there be an army in Chu that could be called?

Without enough troops, how can the front line stop the offensive of the Five Nations?

Once the state of Chu is defeated, how can these courtiers of them end up benefiting?

For a time, the ministers were terrified. 8)