A few days later, just as the monarchs and ministers of Wei were preparing for war, at this time, a news came from Qi that made them panic.

"King, it's not good, the news of the Qi country, the Qi general Zhang Zi is seriously ill, his life is in danger, and I am afraid that he will die soon. The king of Qi has issued an edict to let the voice of the voice stationed in Qinghe immediately return to Linzi to preside over the military affairs. ”

"What?" Wang Wei was shocked when he heard this.

Qi general Kuang Zhang led the troops to fight for decades, rarely defeated, but is the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Qi army, if he dies, the Qi army will definitely be chaotic. Moreover, Tian Jia of Qi State was still a prisoner in Chu State, and now the Tian clan of Qi State has no military leader at all.

And the army of the Qi State has always been commanded by the Tian clan, and now the Tian family cannot occupy the dominant position in the army, how can such a Qi State send troops to fight?

In this way, if the Chu army really led the army to attack after hearing the news, then the Qi reinforcements he had high hopes for might not be able to come in a short time.

At this time, Zhai Qiang continued: "King, not only that, but also the news from Qi Chen, who is close to us, in order to redeem Tian Jia and the captured Qi army, the King of Qi has ordered Shengzi to lead the army north, and then prepare to cede all the fifty miles of the Qinghe City area to the Chu State. ”

"Woe has come!" King Wei hurriedly said: "Calculate the distance from Linzi to Daliang, maybe now the Chu people have taken over Qinghe City." As soon as the army of Qi against Chu retreated, the garrison of Huaiyin of Chu was released, and once Jingyang led the army to Chendi, the army in Tang Wu's hands was even stronger. ”

Before the voice of King Wei fell, at this time, the minister Lou Yu walked in quickly, and said with a heavy face: "Oh no, it's not good, just now the news from the Song State has officially made peace with the Chu State, and the Song State has declared itself a vassal to the Chu State, and the Song State will also return all the five hundred miles of Yingdong land occupied to the Chu State in exchange for the captured Song State soldiers."

And Prince Zhen of Song has promised the State of Chu that when he is enthroned as king, then he will definitely go to the State of Chu to meet the King of Chu. ”

"Bastard, this bastard, Prince Zhen, actually returned all the five hundred miles of land that we tried our best to seize to the Chu State in one breath, you must know that the Song State itself is only five hundred miles, and the King of Song has worked hard all his life, and he has not expanded the land of five hundred miles. And he sent 500 miles of land so easily. ”

Saying that, King Wei sighed and said angrily: "This damn guy, the widow was originally worried that the Chu army would go north along the chasm, and now the widow's flank has also been exposed, and now the Chu army will have no scruples when it goes north." ”

Just in the midst of Wei Wangyun's worries, the next day, Ni Liang, the general in charge of the defense of Daliang, came to report: "Great King, news from the south, the sailors of Chu have gathered in Chendi. Moreover, the spies came to report that the vanguard of the Chu State Naval Division had advanced a hundred miles north along the chasm, and was still advancing.

In addition, Tang Wu of Chencheng had also led his army out of Chencheng, and the 250,000 Chu army was constantly advancing north along the chasm, and the troops were pointing directly at the main beam. ”

"Sent troops? Did the Chu army really send troops? Wei Wangyun was a little incredulous, but at this moment, the Chu army really went north, and he had to face the reality.

Then, the king of Wei ordered loudly: "Spread the edict, please invite the ministers to come to discuss the matter." ”

"Yes, my lord."

Soon, the ministers arrived, and the king of Wei told the Chu army about the north, and then asked: "Zhuqing, the Chu army has already killed Daliang, I wonder if Qing and the others have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?" ”

When everyone heard this, Xiangguo Zhai Qiang took the lead in speaking: "The king, the Chu people have already sent troops, and the minister asks the king to immediately send an envoy to the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Zhao for help." ”

"Accurate!"

Then, General Ni Liang said: "King, the state of Chu has sent troops, and the minister asks the king to immediately issue an edict to put the city of Daliang under martial law and organize the people in the city to resist the Chu people." ”

"Yes!"

Then, Cheng Yangjun offered advice: "The king, the Chu people have sent troops, and the minister asks the king to immediately issue an edict to let the southern parts of the country clear the walls and fields to wait for the Chu army." ”

"Exactly."

At this time, Gan Mao said: "Great King, the state of Chu is weak, the soldiers are tired, and they are reluctant to send troops, and they will not last. Therefore, in order to express to the Chu people the belief that Wei will never compromise, and in order to show the determination of Wei to all countries that Wei will never surrender, the minister asked the king to further gather Wei troops from all over the country to hold the Great Liang. ”

"Yes."

As soon as Gan Mao heard that King Wei agreed to his suggestion, he immediately stepped aside and stopped talking.

At the same time, Lou Su saw that the King of Wei had already expressed his intention to resolutely resist the Chu army, and he couldn't help but swallow the words of suing for peace with the Chu State back into his stomach.

Then, after thinking about it, he spoke: "Great King, the reason why the State of Chu still brazenly sent troops to attack me under its own weakness and exhaustion is because the State of Chu thinks that we have foreign aid. Although the king has asked the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Zhao for help, it is still unknown whether the three kingdoms can agree, and even if the three kingdoms agree, in the humble opinion of the ministers, it will take several months for the reinforcements of the three kingdoms to arrive.

Therefore, the minister suggested that the king should befriend the king of Han, cede the three eastern cities to Korea, and ask the king of Han, who was about to go to the Chu dynasty to meet the king of Chu, to mediate.

As long as the king of Han speaks, whether the king of Chu agrees to the mediation of Korea or not, the king of Chu has to weigh the attitude of various countries, and even the king of Han does not agree with the state of Chu attacking our Wei country, let alone Qin, Qi, Zhao and other countries.

At that time, the king of Chu saw that our country had made preparations in Daliang, and saw that we had asked Qin Qi Zhao for help with great fanfare, and the king of Han came forward to mediate. ”

"This..." Wei Wangqi frowned slightly.

Although Lou Su still adheres to the attitude of befriending the Chu State, befriending South Korea is completely different from directly befriending the Chu State, at least he can have an explanation for the Chinese people.

After thinking about it, Wei Wangyu nodded and said, "This strategy is feasible. ”

Then, the ministers made a few more suggestions, and after Wei Wangjun all nodded in approval, it was not until the ministers were silent that Wei Wangjun ordered: "Xiangguo, if you have labor, you should immediately arrange for an envoy to go to Qi to ask for help." ”

"Yui."

"Gan Qing, you have to arrange for an envoy to ask for help from the Qin State."

"Yui."

"Cheng Yang-kun..."

Before he finished speaking, at this time, a waiter hurriedly entered the palace and reported: "King, the envoy of the State of Chu is visiting. ”

"Envoy of the State of Chu?" King Wei was stunned for a moment, and muttered secretly: "The State of Chu sent an envoy to see the widow at this time, it must be to intimidate the widow!" ”

Thinking about it, King Wei's face turned cold, and he responded: "The envoy of the State of Chu has come in, and the widow wants to see, what does the King of Chu want to say?" ”

"Yui." The waiter answered.

Soon.

Tang Lin, the envoy of the State of Chu, entered the main hall and bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the widow has asked his ministers to visit your country this time is to tell the king that although there were all kinds of contradictions between Chu and Wei before, the widow did not want to go to war with your country in line with the principle of peace and friendship with all countries.

However, Gan Mao, who was treated by the widow as a courtesy, but sabotaged the peace talks between Qin and Chu, deceived the ministers of our state, and encouraged the king of Qin to use troops against the state of Chu, was extremely hated by the widow. Now the widow has just expelled Gan Mao from the Qin state, but he has been accepted by the king again.

In this regard, the widow was very resentful in his heart, and wanted to send a large army to besiege Daliang to avenge his hatred, but thinking of the friendship between Chu and Wei for many years, he reluctantly restrained himself.

The minister's visit to Wei this time is to hope that the king will hand over Gan Mao to Chen, and let the minister bring him back to Chu to let the widow fall.

Otherwise, the widow had no choice but to send an army of 300,000 straight to Daliang and forcibly capture Gan Mao.

The widow means that if he does not capture Gan Mao, he will not give up, and he hopes that the king will not make a mistake by himself. ”