The palace of the king of Chu.

As early as when Weicheng was lost, the eighth prince had already sent people to Qingguo for help, because the 400,000 troops in Weicheng were his main elite, and now that the whole army was annihilated, his only hope was that Qingguo could send troops to support as soon as possible.

Now in the capital of Chu, there are only fifty or sixty thousand defenders, and now, the prince of Chu has begun to attack the city, how can the eighth prince not be anxious.

At this moment, an attendant ran in quickly, and Shi Li said, "King, Lord Guo is back!" ”

The Lord Guo in the mouth of the attendant is naturally Guo Hao, after Tang Ze and Duan Ping's two armies converged, Guo Hao also returned to the palace, and now he has just returned from Qingguo.

Hearing this, the eighth prince immediately said, "Quick, summon Master Guo in!" ”

Not long after, Guo Hao walked in, after he came in, he was just about to kneel on the ground to salute, but the eighth prince couldn't wait to wave his hand, urging: "Lord Guo, don't be more polite, quickly, tell me what happened to Qingguo, whether the Qingwang has sent troops to help." ”

Guo Hao said: "Back to the king, the king of Qing has promised to send troops to support the capital, but it is ......"

"Just what, tell me quickly!" The eighth prince said urgently.

"It's just that it will take twenty days to send troops from Qingdi to Chudu, so during this time, we must defend the capital." Guo Hao said.

Ah! Hearing this, the eighth prince's eyes were split, now there are only fifty or sixty thousand defenders in the capital, and there are 300,000 people on the side of the prince of Chu, and he really has no confidence in holding on for twenty days.

To tell the truth, Chu is the capital of hundreds of years, the city defense is strong, it is extremely tall, and the city wants money and money, food and grain, there is nothing missing, there are fifty or sixty thousand defenders in it, if the soldiers are desperately defending the city, if the morale is high, not to mention that there are 300,000 troops, that is, 500,000, I am afraid that in the short term, I will not want to break through!

But the bad thing is that the morale of the two sides is not proportional at all!

And the eighth prince was even more afraid to die, as soon as he heard that he would hold on for twenty days, he suddenly became six gods and no master, and couldn't help pacing back and forth, and at the same time said urgently: "How good is this!" ”

Seeing this, Guo Hao pondered for a moment and said: "The king doesn't need to worry too much, isn't there other counties around the capital, such as Yushan County, there are still 50,000 county troops in its county, and the king can order his county head to lead troops to support the capital." ”

After he reminded him, the eighth prince's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he said again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, there are county troops in the counties around the capital, Lord Guo, you immediately pass on the edict of this king, and order the heads of counties in various places to lead troops into the king of Duqin!" ”

"No!"

The eighth prince issued a royal edict here, and began to gather the county troops from all over the country to enter the capital, if under normal circumstances, the county troops from all over the country entered the capital, I am afraid that it can really form a situation of entrapment for the prince of Chu, but now, the orthodox prince has been in the capital under the banner of recovering the country, and this situation has directly led to the county heads around the country began to stand still and sit and watch the royal dispute.

In Yushan County, when the royal decree of the eighth prince was transmitted here, the head of the county was expressionless, and said to the official who passed the edict: "This official knows." ”

He only said such a simple sentence, of course the officials were not satisfied, and couldn't help but ask: "When is the county head going to send troops?" ”

The head of Yushan County glanced at him, and said lukewarmly: "It will take some time to mobilize the county army, please reply to the king, and my side will rush to support as soon as possible." ”

"That's good, I hope the county head will live up to the king's trust." After the official finished speaking, he also left directly.

After he left, some officials in Yushan surrounded him one after another and began to ask the head of Yushan whether he would send troops to help.

Qi Juncheng said: "My lord, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gathered 300,000 people and has come to the capital, and in the capital, there are only 50,000 or 60,000 defenders, I am afraid it will be difficult to defend for a long time, and more importantly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the orthodox prince of our country, if the Lord sends troops to help the capital, I am afraid that there will be a suspicion of rebellion." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, another official said: "In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the support of King Feng behind him, this time the battle of our royal family, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be better, at this time, it is also the time for the heads of the counties to stand in line, in this matter, the adults must think twice, otherwise, once they stand on the wrong team, the battle for the throne will come to an end, and we will not be able to recover......

"Yes, my lord, you need to be cautious in this matter...... the others echoed.

When the head of Yushan County heard this, he glanced at everyone, then waved his hand and said, "Hey? You don't have to worry, this officer will not send troops. ”

"Oh? Adult means ......"

"On the one hand, I promised the eighth prince, and on the other hand, I would not send troops." The head of Yushan County said directly, and he had already called the eighth prince, not the king, which also showed his attitude.

This is only Yushan County, and the county heads in other places, after receiving the royal order of the eighth prince, have almost the same attitude as Yushan.

The person who can be the head of the county, of course, is not a fool, it is the royal dispute between the prince and the eighth prince, at this time, it is easy to stand on the wrong team, and the back is full of beheadings, how can they take this risk, just sit and watch the success or failure.

Not only that, but many county heads and ministers of the court began to send letters to the prince of Chu to make their position clear.

After receiving these letters, the prince of Chu also became more confident, but the siege had lasted for several days, but there was still no progress, and the soldiers were exhausted.

His original intention was that he had been fighting for a few days, and he should rest and recuperate before attacking the city, but after Qin Mu heard this, he said directly: "Now is the critical juncture, your soldiers are tired, and the enemy army will only be more miserable. And as long as the capital is breached, the overall situation is decided! Therefore, no matter how many troops are lost, His Highness cannot be shaken! ”

After listening to his suggestion, the prince of Chu clenched his fists fiercely, Qin Mu was right, the national capital is close at hand, as long as he attacks it, then he will be the monarch of the Chu country!

Therefore, the prince of Chu began to mobilize again, motivate the soldiers, and the whole army began to storm the city pass day and night!

This has exceeded the combat strength that the Chu army should have, and under this offensive, the eighth prince's side was indeed a little unable to defend it soon.

In the palace of the king of Chu, the eighth prince who received the battle report could no longer sit still, he hurried to the palace of the jade concubine, and said urgently: "Concubine Ai, the enemy army is about to break the city, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, come with me!" ”

"Where is the king going?" Concubine Yu asked in a calm voice.

"Swept away the gold and silver from the treasury, sought the protection of the green king, and he tried to make a comeback one day." Hachioji Road.

"I'm not leaving." Concubine Yu shook her head slightly.

"What?" When the eighth prince heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, and his face was incredible.