Just when Xiong Huai was thinking hard about where to transfer troops, he suddenly found that Sima Jian in the audience didn't have much worry, seeing this, Xiong Huai immediately asked: "Xianqing, at this moment, Qing has a countermeasure." ”

Sima Jian nodded and immediately replied: "The king, the matter is urgent, the ministers are brave, please ask the king to immediately transfer the guards guarding the king outside the Yingdu to Fangcheng." With the swiftness of the Guards, first go to Wancheng by water, and then go from Wancheng to Fangcheng, if you travel day and night, five days will be enough.

And Fangcheng was guarded by 5,000 guards, and the minister thought that with the elite of the guards, it was enough to hold Fangcheng for a month. With this month's buffer, there was enough for those new nobles to lead their troops to the front line for reinforcements. ”

Xiong Huai frowned when he heard this, the guards outside the city have always belonged directly to him, the king of Chu, under the command of the right Sima Deng Lingguang, and all the other Chu generals, including Ling Yin, Zhu Guo, and Sima, could not be directly commanded.

Originally, the army he formed was intended to be used as a sharp knife for the state of Chu and to protect him, the king of Chu, and in this battle, he also planned to send this army to Huaibei to assist Ling Yin Zhaoju in the decisive battle with the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song.

But now...

As soon as Xiong Huai thought of Fang Cheng's danger, he couldn't care much now.

So, Xiong Huai quickly nodded and said, "Okay, it's feasible." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai asked again: "Xianqing, where is the right Sima now." ”

Sima Jian immediately responded: "The king, just now the minister and the right Sima received a report from Fang Cheng and the son, knowing that the matter of Fang Cheng is urgent, so the minister and the right Sima acted separately, and the minister came to report to the king, and the right Sima has already left the city to go to the guard camp outside the city, just waiting for the king to give an edict." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and immediately ordered: "Okay, pass on the edict of the widow, and immediately let the right Sima lead the army to Fangcheng." ”

"Yui."

Then, before Sima Jian left, Xiong Huai spoke again: "Also, Xianqing will also send a message to those new nobles later, telling them that the country is in danger, let them speed up the recruitment of soldiers, if they are slow, there will be no chance to go to the battlefield." ”

"Yui."

Sima Jian nodded, and then saw that the king of Chu was silent, so he immediately took his leave and left.

Then, after a long sigh in the hall, Xiong Huai found that his heart could not be settled for a long time, and he had been restless, and he was about to take a scroll of classics to settle his mind.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of reporting outside the hall: "King, Zuo Sima asks to see?" ”

"Here we go again! Pass it on! Xiong Huai's heart sank, Sima Jian came at this time, it must be no good thing.

"Yui."

Soon, Sima Jian went and returned with a sweat on his head, and after hurriedly saluting, he immediately reported: "King, Sima Jingque sent an urgent report from Luyang, the Qin-Han coalition army rushed to attack Luyang, and the casualties in Luyang increased greatly during this time, so Sima sent a messenger to ask for help. ”

"Asking for help?" When Xiong Huai heard this, he suddenly felt a strong dissatisfaction with Jing Que in his heart.

It was also a defense line of more than 100 miles, and the 100,000 Chu army led by Zhuang Ji was besieged by the Qin army at the beginning of the war, but he did not ask for help once.

And he was lacking, he led 100,000 Chu troops, and he also occupied a favorable position, but he was besieged for a long time, and he came to ask for help again and again.

It's really no contrast, no harm.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai couldn't help but laugh angrily: "Asking for help, what kind of help, he is also embarrassed to ask for help, the widow only gave him 15,000 reinforcements not long ago, and now he is asking for help?" ”

When Sima Jian heard the tone of the King of Chu, he was already full of dissatisfaction with Sima Jingque, and he didn't care about the respect for the King of Chu, and persuaded: "King, now is not the time to talk about this, the top priority is to send reinforcements to Sima." ”

"Reinforcements?" Xiong Huai was even more annoyed and said: "Where did the widow get the reinforcements, now the widow has even sent out the guards to protect his left and right, where are there any reinforcements now, does he want the widow to go into battle in person." ”

As soon as Sima Jian heard the resentful words of the King of Chu, he immediately bowed down and pleaded guilty: "The minister is incompetent, please ask the king to surrender." ”

When Xiong Huai saw Sima Jian bowing down, his heart became more and more irritable and anxious.

Then, Xiong Huai was silent for a while, and said: "Spread the edict, let the palace guards get ready, the widow will go to Wancheng tomorrow." ”

“···” When Sima Jian heard this, he immediately changed color, and he was terrified, and then bowed three times in a row, and said hurriedly: "The king must not be like this, now the Qin-Han coalition army is storming all parts of Hanbei, once the enemy army learns that the king has gone to Wancheng, they will definitely attack our army's defense line more fiercely, once there is a disagreement, wouldn't it be a danger to the king."

The king is related to the Chu State, and it is also the overall situation of the Chu State, how can the king go to Wancheng at this time? ”

Xiong Huai shook his head firmly and said: "If you lose Hanbei Yejun and lose this key defensive battle, even the Chu State will not be protected, let alone a widow?"

The widow went to Wancheng and came to the front line in person, although it would cause the Qin-Han coalition army to attack our defense line frantically in a short time, but at the same time, the widow can also greatly inspire the soldiers of our army, and the widow believes that the soldiers of the widow will not let the widow be in danger. ”

"The King..."

"Xianqing doesn't need to be persuaded anymore, the widow has made up his mind."

Sima Jian couldn't persuade the king of Chu when he heard this, and immediately asked for an order: "The minister, please go to Wancheng with the king, if there is an accident, the minister will die in battle." ”

"No, Xianqing's intentions are already known, but now that Sima is in Luyang, Right Sima has gone to Fangcheng again, and on the side of the new nobles, there are still a large number of reinforcements who will go to the front line one after another. Therefore, Xianqing's role in staying in Yingdu is far greater than going to the front line to command the operation. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai waved his hand: "Xianqing immediately went to arrange for the widow to go to Wancheng, in addition to the guards in the palace, the widow also has to take away all the remaining soldiers patrolling the city under the command of Si Luo, and after the widow leaves, the defense of Yingdu will all be handed over to Xianqing." ”

"Yui."

As soon as Sima Jian left, Xiong Huai immediately recruited Qu Yuan.

Then, Xiong Huai briefly said that he went to Hanbei County, and then looked at Qu Yuan: "Xianqing, now that Hanbei is in danger, the widow is going to Wancheng, and he plans to start changing the law in Hanbei County in advance to deal with the war in Hanbei, I don't know what Xianqing wants!" ”

Qu Yuan was silent when he heard this.

According to the original plan, the unfolding of the reform should be to break the alliance of Qi, Wei and Song, win the war, and then disintegrate the five-nation alliance and achieve temporary peace.

Now the internal conditions are just seeing the light of day, while the external conditions are far from ripe.

This is not the best time to plan.

However, now Hanbei is in danger, and it is uncertain whether it can even hold on to the decisive battle in Huaibei. So, for the sake of the whole picture, you can only plan ahead.

Thinking about it, Qu Yuan thought about the situation again in his heart, and then arched his hand and said: "King, the so-called people are not as good as the sky, and the plan is far less fast than the change, so all plans should be improvised."

Now that the country is in danger, even the king has to go to the front line in person, at this moment, all the actions of the king can be understood by the fathers and elders of the country as the king's helpless move to protect the Chu State.

Moreover, the change in northern Han at this time was not only a measure implemented by the king to defeat the five kingdoms, but also set a successful example for the rest of the post-war Chu state.

Through the reform of Hanbei County, he told all the people that the change was beneficial to the people and powerful merchants, and blocked the opposition of the ministers of the court, and told them through Hanbei that the change was beneficial to the Chu State.

Therefore, based on this, the minister thought that Hanbei changed the law, and this was the most favorable time. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and he also had some confidence in his heart.

At this time, Qu Yuan saw that the expression of the King of Chu was slightly softened, and then he spoke: "King, our previous plan, in order to control the flood of titles, was originally to strictly control the new nobles to turn the title into a regular one, but now that Hanbei has begun to change the law, in order to gain the support of more nobles, the minister thinks that the number of people who will be turned into a regular title for this war should be increased from the original one percent to three percent.

Among the three percent of the new aristocracy, the common people of Hanbei account for half of it, the wealthy merchants from all over the country occupy one percent, and the children of the nobility should occupy the remaining half. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he was silent for a moment, nodded and responded: "Okay, the widow knows." ”