The new Shangqing is Gongzi Jia (Zikong), the last son of Zheng Mugong, and below him are Gongsun Shezhi, Gongsun Yu, Gongsun Xia and others. Gongzijia has no political opinions, and he is stupid, and he can't intervene at all when his brothers are discussing politics; When his brothers led the army, he hid in the city and engaged in "logistics work". But he has an unparalleled greed for power, and finally fantasizes about the "how" he will one day be promoted to the rank of secretary.

Gongzijia's dream finally came true, and he righteously claimed that he would "do his best to save Zheng Guo from peril", and then sent an envoy to the Tiger Prison Pass to ask the Jin people for peace.

This result was expected by the Jin people (otherwise could the Zheng people have a better way?). So he gladly accepted Zheng Guoren's request. But just as Zheng Guo and Jin Guo were discussing the meeting procedures, the people of Chu came over to stir up the situation again. It turned out that Yin Zisang saw that Zheng Guo was miserable by the princes, and he led the army north as quickly as possible. The Chu army was stationed on the south bank of Yingshui, closely watching every move of the attacking and defending sides.

The arrival of the Chu army added variables to the already clear situation in vain, and Zheng Guoren was very worried in his heart. They could foresee that once they reunited with the Huaxia Alliance and the coalition forces retreated, the people of Chu would immediately rush up and fight against Zheng Guoda.

The Jin people found that Zheng Ren's previous attitude was sincere and deferential, but now he became hesitant and evasive. The Jin people had no choice but to remove some harsh and unacceptable content (if it weren't for the Chu people watching from the sidelines, the Zheng people would have happily accepted it) from the already drawn up covenant in order to sign a contract with the Zheng people as soon as possible (the principle of the Jin people is that no matter what kind of covenant, one must be signed first, as long as the Zheng people are drawn into the alliance, the Chu people can only return in vain).

In November, Zheng held a grand signing ceremony with the princes of the Twelve Kingdoms, and the allied forces marched south along the outer border of Zheng (as a sign of respect for their allies) to meet the Chu army.

The coalition army stopped when it arrived at Yangling, which was less than thirty miles away from the Chu army camp. The princes thought that with their great momentum and high fighting spirit, they would definitely be able to scare away the Chu army.

But on the other side, Wang Zizhen said to his subordinates: "The Jin people have always used force to persecute the Zheng people and use tribute to squeeze the Zheng people; In China, jade silk is used to make friends with Zheng Guoren, and marriage is used to make the two people a family. Zheng Guoren is still close to my country from the bottom of his bones; If we flee for fear of a strong enemy, it is equivalent to completely abandoning Zheng Guo; But if we show the Zheng people that we will not retreat, Zheng Guoren will definitely return to the Southern Alliance.

"The first doctor Qu Fang said, 'The defeated die.'" That's because the commander turned a battle that could have been won into a losing battle. This war with the Chinese may be defeated, but it has to be fought; Even if we fail, future generations will surely inherit and complete our unfinished business! ”

The sergeants cheered, and Wang Zizhen's speech greatly inspired their sense of honor and martial spirit. The Chu army began to strengthen the barracks, repair chariots and armor, and hoard grain and grass to prepare for the upcoming war.

The actions of the Chu army were completely unexpected by the coalition forces, and Zhi Gang felt a strong desire for war and a desire for victory that erupted from the heart of the mourning army. Ji Gang is not a fanatical warmonger, nor does he have the perverted vanity of Yoon Zi-joong; He firmly believed that the coalition forces would be able to defeat or even completely annihilate the Chu army, but if he considered the consequences of victory, and the situation in the Central Plains next year, the year after next, or even ten years later, he really did not dare to think about it. Therefore, he decided to leave Zheng Guo at his own risk to avoid engaging the Chu army.

Therefore, Zhi Gang said at a military meeting: "Opposite us is an army that is ready to die generously, although we are not afraid of death and have the advantage of numbers, but if we avoid the Chu army, the Chu army will inevitably become proud." At that time, if they fight again, the Chu army will be defeated. ”

Luan Huang stared at him with slanted eyes and said, "Master, as the secretary of the Jin Kingdom, how can he say such a thing? Escaping the Chu army is a shame for our country. Did the Jin Kingdom gather the princes of the world just to invite everyone to watch how we escaped in front of the enemy army? Go home, Master, and I will meet the enemy alone. ”

The doctors present were very shocked, because since the Battle of Yi, there has never been an incident of the Qing doctors disobeying the orders of the Chinese generals in the Jin Kingdom. This disobedience marked the second split in the Jin government after a brief period of peace.

After Luan Huang finished speaking, he withdrew from the Chinese military tent, and then ordered his subordinates to pull out the camp and go south.

Zhao Wu said: "History repeats itself again, and we also know the final outcome." We can't watch Luan Bo fall into the enemy position with a partial division, let's march too! ”

On November 16, the coalition forces camped on the north bank of Yingshui and confronted the Chu army in Yingshui. The two sides faced off for several days, and neither of them would attack first. At this time, the coalition forces had little food and grass left, and the army was preparing for retreat.

At that time, the commander of Zheng's army was Gongsun Yu, and he said to his subordinates: "The Huaxia princes have planned to withdraw their troops, and they will definitely not be able to fight." After the retreat of the coalition army, the Chu army will inevitably surround Xinzheng, and the coalition army cannot save it, which will be the beginning of another disaster for the country. I don't think it's better to form an alliance with the state of Chu to alleviate the impending disaster. That night, he took a small boat and quietly crossed Yingshui to meet Wang Zizhen. Both sides acted quickly, and the two signed an alliance overnight.

However, Gongsun Yu was discovered by Jin army scouts on the way back. The scout did not dare to interrogate Gongsun Yu, and immediately reported the news to Zhifu. Zhigang had already guessed Zheng Guoren's thoughts, he couldn't help but scold Luan Huang for being stupid, scolded Gongsun Yu for being cunning, and immediately sent someone to summon Gongsun Yu, Gongsun Yu handed over the command to his deputy, ordered him to prepare for battle, and told him that once the Jin army launched an attack on the Zheng army, immediately let the Chu army go to Yingshui.

Gongsun Yu came to the military tent of the Jin people, and the secretaries of the Jin State all looked at him with threatening eyes. In the face of Zhifu's questioning, Gongsun Yu did not hide it at all, and explained all the circumstances and dishes.

Luan Huang was the first to hold back, he jumped up and loudly accused Zheng Ren of having no credibility and betraying the covenant, and demanded that Gongsun Yu be detained and attack Zheng Jun immediately. Zhi Gang stopped Luan Huang's arrogant behavior in time, and after he saw Gongsun Yu away, he said: "We can't defeat the Chu army, and we can't shelter Zheng Guo, the crime is ours, what is the crime of Zheng people?" If we attack the Zheng division, the Chu army will inevitably come to the rescue; If you don't win a battle, you will inevitably be laughed at by the princes. The princes are all united and will not fight with all their might, so we should not provoke a war against the will of the people. ”

On November 24, the princes withdrew their troops, and the Jin army returned home after ravaging the two frontiers in the northern part of Zheng State.