It was a close battle, with equal losses on both sides, and if it weren't for the injury and withdrawal of the king of Chu, the Chu army would have even had a slight advantage. The Jin state's Chinese army suffered the greatest losses, and many of the war dead had only one wound on them, apparently killed by a single blow. These masterpieces were all made by the Chu army's royal pawns, and the sergeants shuddered when they faced these corpses, and panic about the royal pawns spread throughout the barracks.

Zheng Chenggong came to the Chu camp to comfort the king of Chu Gong, who endured the pain and asked him with great concern if he was injured. Facing the stoic and strong King of Chu, Zheng Chenggong was very ashamed in his heart; He went from having lingering palpitations to deep self-reproach now. He immediately said that although the Zheng army was defeated, the whole army felt angry and ashamed, and they all wanted to wash away the shame in the later battles.

The king of Chu was very satisfied with Zheng Chenggong's statement, and he summoned the doctors to begin studying tomorrow's battle plan.

The rebel ordered the soldiers to help the wounded, replenish the soldiers and horses, repair the chariots and weapons, display the chariots, and eat the roosters tomorrow, but he listened to his own orders.

Soon, the spies of the Jin army returned to the camp from the Chu people and reported to the generals the situation of the Chu army camp and the orders issued by Zianti; These news made the Jin people extremely uneasy.

Luan Shu said: "Childe is a madman on the side!" If the war continues tomorrow, the two armies will inevitably fight with nothing left! ”

Hao Zhi said: "We must not continue to fight tomorrow!" If the enemy attacks, we focus on defense. Reinforcements are coming, and the Chu army will not be able to defeat tomorrow and will retreat immediately. ”

Emperor Miao Benhuang said: "I agree with the opinion of the second secretary, but our army must not expose the intention of defending, but must convey to the enemy the intention of actively seeking war, so as to confuse the enemy army and make them make wrong decisions." ”

Jin Ligong nodded frequently: "Very good, you still need Chu people to govern Chu!" ”

Luan Shu walked out of the military tent and issued an order similar to that on the prince's side to the Jin army on the high platform of the barracks, but added another sentence at the end: "Tomorrow a large number of reinforcements from the Qi State and the Wei State will arrive, and I ask every soldier to fight to the death and not lose his dignity in front of his allies!" ”

After that, Luan Shu ordered a group of Chu prisoners of war to be transferred to another location. The Jin deliberately relaxed their guards during the escort, and the prisoners of war took the opportunity to escape.

The prisoners of war fled back to the Chu camp to report the situation to the king of Chu, and now it was the turn of the Chu people to be worried. The king of Chu was confident that he would defeat the Jin army, but if the combined forces of Qi and Wei joined the battle, the Chu army would be defeated. The watchmen in charge reported that they had seen a campfire in the far north-east distance. The king of Chu believed that the words of the Jin people were by no means groundless; But the truth is: those campfires were only the follow-up troops of the Qi army, and the guards had just set out from the capital today.

The king of Chu immediately convened an emergency military meeting, and the generals got up from their couches and rushed to the scene. When the attendees were seated, the seat of the Grand Sima was still empty.

The king of Chu Gong immediately had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he hurried to the Zianti tent, and the premonition came true: people saw a man lying on the ground, snoring like thunder.

It turned out that the anti-anti-supervising officers had finished their work and returned to the military tent, and it was late at night. As his mind was full of military affairs, his excitement had not yet disappeared, so he lay on the couch and muttered to himself; He sighed and tossed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep for a long time.

Zi has a personal entourage called "Gu Yang Zhu", this person relies on flattery to win the favor of the master, and is also the best at figuring out the master's mind. When he saw that his son was tossing and turning, he secretly brought in a jar of wine.

Zianti is a drunkard on weekdays, and repeatedly makes mistakes because of drunkenness; Therefore, the king of Chu solemnly warned him before the expedition, "It is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol in the military camp".

Zi sat up when he smelled the aroma, and Gu Yang smiled and said, "Adults drink some pepper soup to relieve fatigue!" Zi reversed his heart, picked up the bowl and poured a big mouthful, and suddenly felt that the fatigue and depression accumulated in the body were all emitted along the sweat pores, and the limbs were all refreshing and comfortable.

He sighed and praised: "Good pepper soup, the vertical son loves me!" You can get a few more side dishes with pepper soup! And then he poured bowl after bowl until he was drunk.

Seeing this scene, the king of Chu shook his head and said, "Heaven no longer blesses the Chu country, and Gu can't wait for Sima anymore!" He turned back to the tent and ordered the whole army to retreat overnight.

The next day, at three o'clock in the morning, Zi woke up from a hangover and found himself lying in a moving car. Zi looked up and saw that on the left was Yoyuki's chariot, and on the right was the chariot of Prince Renfu.

Zi was shocked: "What's the situation? Where are we going? Has the battle not started or is it already over? Yang Yuji said with an indignant expression: "Blessing to Lord Tosima, the two countries will not fight again!" Then he recounted what happened that night.

Yang Yuji finally said: "The king asked me to tell Sima: 'King Cheng was not in the army when the first master Ziyu was defeated, so Ziyu should bear the responsibility for the defeat; But this time he was alone in the army, and all the fault was borne by one person. Dr. Sima has no responsibility and cannot follow the example of Dr. Sima. ’”

Zi reverted to tears and wept bitterly, and then bowed to the chief and said, "The defeat is indeed caused by me!" If the king gives his vassals death, I will die and be immortal; But now, I really can't take it! ”

At this time, the prince Renfu came over, he shook his head, and said in a strange manner: "Lord Ling Yin also ordered Renfu to bring a message to Sima: 'Sima is very clear about the fate of the defeated generals that year; So what is Master Sima's plan? ’”

Zi replied calmly: "Even if there is no experience from the previous doctor, so Yin ordered me to commit suicide and apologize, how dare I disobey?" The defeat of the state of Chu was caused by me, and I did not dare to endure humiliation and greed. After saying that, he drew his sword and committed suicide.

Yang Yuji was furious and asked sharply: "Renfu! How bold are you? How dare you force Da Sima to death? The prince spread out his hands, raised his eyebrows, closed his eyes, pursed his lips, made an indifferent expression, and drove away without saying a word.

The Jin army rested for three days in the Chu army camp. Flattering people vied with Jin Ligong to flatter him, flattering his martial arts, praising his achievements that had surpassed those of Duke Wen and Duke Jing, and calling him the greatest monarch among the descendants of Shu Yu.

Like many fallen rulers, Jin Ligong only saw flattering smiling faces in his eyes, and only flattering nonsense in his ears. He never thought about it: why did heavyweights such as Luan Shu and Han Ju only congratulate him perfunctorily, and then hid? Why didn't Shi Xie even say a word of compliment?

The army was ready to move, and Jin Ligong boarded the chariot. Shi Xie finally appeared, he stood in front of the Jin Li bus, clutched his bridle tightly, and said solemnly: "The prince is still very young, and the courtiers are good at deceiving the prince. Although the Jin state was victorious, the Chu state was not defeated.

"Who knows if this is a warning from heaven to the Chu State? Who knows if the heavens will warn the Jin Kingdom with failure? The state of Chu will make a comeback, what do we rely on to maintain our great deeds? It should be a wary of fear. The Kanghe says, 'Destiny does not last forever (destiny does not last long)', so please build merit and stay away from pleasures. ”

Jin Ligong had long been bored with this nagging old guy, and he looked in the direction of Jin Guo and only said: "The widow knows, master get out of the way." ”