Fangcheng.

Just when the soldiers and civilians of the Chu State were fighting to the death with the Wei and Han coalition forces, a messenger quickly ran into the square city, and shouted as he ran: "Huaibei Victory... Huaibei Victory··· Ling Yin and Zhu Guo joined forces to defeat the alliance of Qi, Wei and Song, and captured a total of 300,000 enemy troops..."

"Huaibei Great Victory... Huaibei Victory··· Ling Yin and Zhu Guo joined forces to break the alliance of Qi, Wei and Song, and captured more than 300,000 enemy troops in this battle...

This messenger shouted into Fangcheng, at this time, the increasingly desperate soldiers and civilians in Fangcheng heard about the victory of Huaibei, and their spirits were immediately excited, and soon, the news caused a sensation in the whole city among the people telling each other.

Then, men, women, and children in the city walked out of the courtyard one after another, wanting to personally confirm the loud news of the Chu State.

Soon, the soldiers and civilians in the city were in turmoil, and even the patrolling soldiers could not stop it.

Immediately, Fang Cheng was boiling.

On the city wall, Xiong Huai was supervising the battle, he suddenly heard bursts of cheers from the square city behind him, listening to this voice, he immediately frowned with a tired face, looked back, and saw that his vision was blocked by the city tower, and he couldn't see what was happening in the city.

So, Xiong Huai said angrily in a low tone: "What's the matter, what's going on in the city?" ”

The receiver who followed Xiong Huai's side immediately arched his hand and said, "Please wait a while, the minister will go and check." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and then immediately turned his attention back to the battlefield.

Soon, Jiezi ran back with a surprise on his face: "King, great joy, the Zhu State sent a messenger to Huaibei to win the victory." ”

"Huaibei Victory!" The news exploded in Xiong Huai's mind like thunder, almost knocking him out.

He had waited too long for the news.

At this time, Jiezi saw that the king of Chu was stunned, thinking that the king of Chu was also incredulous about this news, and immediately continued: "The king, the messenger will arrive soon, and the specific battle situation will be known as soon as the king asks." ”

Hearing this, Xiong Huai shook his head, and then walked towards the wall ladder in surprise.

Arriving at the staircase, Xiong Huaiguo saw a messenger speeding through the passage in the crowd, walking in his direction.

Soon, the messenger came to Xiong Huai and reported in a loud voice with great joy: "King, Huaibei Victory..."

When Xiong Huai heard that Zhao Ju and Tang Yu really broke the Qi, Wei and Song alliances, he couldn't help laughing, and even the gloomy aura on his face that had been accumulated for a long time was swept away.

After laughing, Xiong Huai remembered that he was the bait Zhaoju, and hurriedly asked, "Is there any news of Ling Yin?" ”

"Back to the king, Ling Yin is safe, under the search and rescue of Shou County Yin, Ling Yin was rescued as soon as possible, and now Ling Yin is resting in Shou County, and the war in Huaibei has been taken care of by Zhu Guo."

Xiong Huai nodded, and asked again, "How are the generals in the army?" ”

"Back to the king, before the ministers set off, Shou County had already found Hu Jun and other four feudal monarchs and the generals of the small half army, and Shou County also found the corpses of seven generals such as Xinjun. In addition, Ling Jun and other five feudal monarchs, as well as most of the generals in the army, were missing, and there was no trace of Huaishui and the battlefield. ”

As he spoke, the messenger saw that King Chu's face was gloomy, and he immediately stopped his mouth.

Then, seeing that the messenger was not speaking, Xiong Huai asked again, "What about the soldiers?" ”

"Soldiers..." The messenger hesitated for a moment, and responded: "Great King, the news of Shou County, with their all-out search and rescue, they rescued about 30,000 troops, and the remaining 60,000 soldiers are all mixed in the Wei and Song coalition forces, and their whereabouts are unknown. ”

"Alas~" Xiong Huai let out a lament: "The widow has been preparing for more than half a year, and has collected 100,000 pairs of wooden armor from the country, all of which have been sent to Ling Yin and them, so that every soldier can wear wooden armor for emergencies." No, when it came to the end, the 100,000 army still lost most of it. ”

At this time, Chen Zhen saw that the king of Chu was in grief and did not speak for a long time, so he opened his mouth and asked: "I just heard that Zhu Guo and Ling Yin only wiped out the Wei army, most of the Song army, and the small half of the Qi army, and there is no news of Kuang Zhang, I don't know where Kuang Zhang went?" ”

Xiong Huai perked up when he heard this, and immediately looked at the messenger, who also wanted to know the news.

The messenger saluted Xiong Huai and said, "Back to the king, Zhu Guo said that Gongzifu stationed in Yingdong did not intercept the Qi army as planned, so Kuang Zhang has already fled with his army. ”

"Huh?" Xiong Huai looked at Chen Zhen hesitantly when he heard this.

Seeing this, Chen Zhen immediately responded: "The king, the minister has asked the spies to mobilize the Song ministers who are close to us, to lobby the prince Zhen, and encourage the prince to take advantage of the army loyal to the king of Song to wait for the opportunity to raise troops and establish himself as the king, but the previous news, under the persuasion of the ministers, has been hesitating. ”

Saying that, Chen Zhen sighed regretfully: "Now it seems that Wang Zizhen must have given up this opportunity." ”

The corners of Xiong Huai's mouth twitched.

In order to create this opportunity for the crown prince, he also deliberately issued an edict to let Zuo Cheng in the Song Dynasty go to the Song palace to insult the King of Song, so as to provoke the King of Song and let the King of Song attack with all his might.

As a result, although Zuo Cheng risked his life to successfully provoke the angry King of Song, the crown prince did not act.

This...

"Hateful, the crown prince has disappointed the widow too much. Tianyu will be blamed if he doesn't go, the widow has created such a good opportunity for the crown prince, as long as he throws his arms and shouts, he will be able to ascend the throne as king.

As a result, he hesitated and missed this great opportunity. Alas, the erector is not enough and conspiracy..."

Saying that, Xiong Huai sighed again, and shouted in his heart that he had lost his eyes, and he shouldn't have pressed the treasure on the prince in the first place. Such an indecisive crown prince, even if he ascends the throne in the future, I am afraid that the throne will be unstable

At this time, Jiezi saw that the king of Chu kept shaking his head and sighing, and opened his mouth to persuade: "Great King, although the Huaibei war was not completed because of the crown prince's Zhen, but Ling Yin killed and captured 300,000 allied troops in a battle with Zhuguo, and frightened Kuang Zhang to flee, this is still a rare big victory for my Chu State."

The victory in the Battle of Huaibei also laid the foundation for our victory in the battle against the Five Kingdoms, and the minister hereby congratulates the king. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, a smile appeared on his face again: "Yes, the end of the Huaibei War also indicates that the Hanbei War will also end." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai looked at the Wei and Han coalition forces outside the city that were still rushing towards Fangcheng, and ordered with a smile: "Pass the edict to the whole county of Hanbei, so that Yin and Zhu Guo will break the Three Kingdoms alliance army in Huaibei, achieve a victory in Huaibei, and have conquered Chencheng, and are about to lead the army to rescue Hanbei. ”

When Jiezi heard this, he immediately smiled and arched his hand: "The minister is edicted." ”

Xiong Huai nodded with a smile, and then spoke again: "Order, let the soldiers and civilians of the whole city shout Huaibei Victory together." ”

The receiver responded: "It's the king." ”

Soon, as the King of Chu officially announced the news of the victory in Huaibei, the soldiers and civilians of the whole city, under the deliberate guidance, all cheered loudly:

"Huaibei Great Victory... Huaibei Victory..."

Then, this voice reached the city wall, and all the soldiers and civilians on the city wall heard the news of Huaibei's victory, and their spirits were all lifted and their morale skyrocketed.

Soon, the Wei and Han coalition forces besieging the city were crushed by the morale of the soldiers and civilians, and for a time they could no longer gain a firm foothold on the city wall.

At this time, in the Wei army's array, Ni Liang, the main general of the Wei army, first heard the shouts of Huaibei's victory in Fangcheng, and before he could think about the truth or falsehood, he saw that the soldiers who had climbed the city wall were suddenly driven down by the Chu people.

Seeing this, Ni Liang's face changed.