General Qin

"Shouchun Waiguo was defeated by Qin General Zhao Tuo?"

"Your Majesty asks the people of Qin to surrender?"

"The Chu palace has fallen into the hands of the Qin army. The king, princes and grandchildren, all the courtiers and dignitaries of the Manchu dynasty, were all captured by the Qin people and escorted to the north?"

When bad news one after another spread from the west to Huaiyin City via fast horses.

The tens of thousands of residents in the entire Huaiyin city, as well as the nearly 100,000 Chu troops outside the city, were all in chaos and panic.

"Your Majesty descends to Qin, our country of Chu perishes!"

"Jingchu is dead, what shall we do?"

"The Qin army is about to march eastward, what should we do?"

Not only the common people of the Chu people and the soldiers of the army were panicking, but even the leaders, son Qi and Xiang Yan, were pale and shocked by the news.

Because the speed of Shouchun's fall was much faster than they expected.

"Shouchun is a powerful city in the world, and my brother has an army of tens of thousands. How could Zhao Tuo's 20,000 to 30,000 people break through the outer city?"

"This son of Zhao Tuo is so powerful!"

Young Master Qi looked shocked, and the boy standing beside Li Xin with a faint smile appeared in his mind.

He knew that Zhao Tuo was very capable, so when he was in Chen Ying, Young Master Qi stood on the high city wall, looked at Zhao Tuo's back as he left the city, and said "If you can't collect it, then destroy it".

Young Master Qi believed that with his participation, Li Xin's attack on Chu would surely fail miserably. At that time, Zhao Tuo was in danger of being captured in the defeated army.

Even if Zhao Tuo managed to escape back to Qin by chance in the end, he would definitely be crushed by this defeat just like Li Xin, and be punished by the king of Qin for his crimes, not to mention being thrown into the cold palace directly, and his future would be bleak.

So when Li Xin attacked Chu, he didn't take Zhao Tuo seriously.

Who would have thought that this son did not change Li Xin's disastrous defeat in that battle. But he found another way, not only avoiding the humiliation of a big defeat, but also winning a big victory that surprised the world, becoming a hero in the hearts of Qin people.

When Young Master Qi heard about Zhao Tuo's various deeds, especially when he was victorious in Surabaya, he couldn't help feeling regretful while sighing.

"This son is not from Qin, if he can be used by me, I don't know how great it would be."

Now, he even heard that Zhao Tuo defeated 100,000 Qi troops, forced to kill Xiang Qu, and even broke through the outer city of Shouchun. The feeling of pity and regret in Young Master Qi's heart became more and more intense, and even gave birth to a trace of remorse.

He obviously has a chance to get Zhao Tuo.

When Zhao Tuo came back following Wang Jian's defeating Yan, his son Qi was still the Changping Lord of Qin State at that time, and he was the right prime minister of Qin State, with great power in his hands.

If he had known that Zhao Tuo was so capable of fighting, he would be the seed of a famous general. At that time, he should have disregarded his face and asked for it directly from Qin Wangzheng. With his status at that time, as long as he found some excuses, I believe Qin Wangzheng would not refuse.

In that case, he would be able to bring Zhao Tuo to Chen Ying for training, and turn that young man into the man of his son Qi.

Let Zhao Tuo serve the Chu State, so that the Qin people should be the ones who should be troubled now.

"I once had an opportunity to get Zhao Tuo, but I didn't cherish it. Now that I think about it, it's too late."

While Young Master Qi was sighing, the other generals of Chu vented their anger on King Chu of Chu.

"Could it be that he is a pig!"

"That's Shouchun City. The city has high walls and strong walls, and there are tens of thousands of young and strong soldiers in the city. How could he not last for a month, but Zhao Tuo used 20,000 to 30,000 people to break the outer gate! What a shame! , how incompetent!"

Jing Tong, Qu Mao and other Chu generals scolded again and again, and poured all their grievances on negative Chu who surrendered to the Qin army, because this matter was really unexpected.

How can you surrender so quickly, the majestic king of Chu!

Even Xiang Yan was stunned for a while when he heard the news.

He expected that Shouchun City could stand in front of the Qin army for two or three months, but in less than a month, he received the news that Shouchun City was broken and King Chu surrendered, which completely disrupted his plan.

"Our army is not yet in order, and the lords from all over the country have not heard a response, and they have already surrendered. The situation is not good for me!"

Just as Xiang Yan was worried, for Chu people, the next situation became more and more serious.

Immediately after the news that Shouchun City was broken and the king of Chu descended to Qin, there was an envoy from the Qin army.

These envoys of the Qin people traveled eastward all the way, and wherever they passed, they announced the last edict of the king of Chu.

"There is no morality in the valley, and there are many crimes in Jingchu. Now it is the destiny of the Qin captives. All the cities of Chu should be returned to Qin, and they should respect the order of the valley and follow the will of heaven..."

This is an edict issued by the king of Chu to please the Qin people, ordering those cities of Chu who are still resisting to open their doors and surrender to the Qin army, so that the righteous Chu people who are ready to resist with swords and halberds put down their weapons and obediently go to be Qin. country's obedient citizens.

This is the order of the king of Chu.

In actual situations, this edict has a very huge significance.

It gave many Chu people who wanted to surrender to Qin but hesitated and had scruples, a name and a step to surrender.

You see, our great king has surrendered Qin, and even issued an edict telling us not to resist the Qin army. Therefore, our move to descend to the Qin Dynasty was done in accordance with the imperial edict, and it was also done in accordance with the destiny.

I surrendered, and that was justifiable and irreproachable.

On the contrary, those who hold the banner of anti-Qin are actually traitors who betrayed the king's order.

These edicts were spread everywhere through the envoys of the Qin army and the Chu people who received the edict cities along the way, and their influence was very great.

When it spread to Huaiyin, it even caused panic among the Chu army gathered here.

Some of the nearly 100,000 Chu troops gathered outside the city of Huaiyin were civilians who had been forcibly recruited and coerced. These people only wanted to survive all day long, and they had no loyalty to Chu State at all.

But there are still some who are truly righteous men with Jingchu in their hearts. They have patriotism in their hearts. When they heard that Xiang Yan and Young Master Qi were recruiting troops and food here, they came to vote one after another.

Now these people saw the news that the Chu Kingdom was dead and the king ordered them to surrender. The patriotic passion that was originally full of chest was instantly suppressed, and confusion appeared in the eyes.

Shouchun was captured by the Qin army. The king surrendered to the Qin people and ordered them not to resist.

So is it really meaningful for them to gather here to raise the banner of anti-Qin?

To sum it up in one sentence, with the surrender of King Chu Chu, the hearts of the people who resisted Qin have begun to collapse.

Chu people lack a leader.

Under such circumstances, Xiang Yan stood up.

Standing at the head of Huaiyin City, this white-haired Chu State Ling Yin roared angrily at the panic-stricken Chu people.

"Using the throne by killing the king and usurping the throne, he is a traitor and murderer, and should not be king! Now he surrendered to Qin Xianying, which is a shame to our Chu people! Because of his surrender, we, An Neng, think that Jingchu is dead!"

"Today, I will tell my second and third sons that my country of Chu is not dead!"

"Jingchu was established for 800 years, and the ancestors of all dynasties have been able to open up thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the land of Jingchu! Even after suffering, we people of Jingchu have never surrendered!"

"Today, although the burden has come down, we, the people of Chu, have a new king!"

"The new king ascends the throne, and will enshrine the state of Chu, and lead us Jingchu heroes to fight to the death with the Qin people, and fight to the end!"

Under Xiang Yan's roar, Jing Tong, Qu Mao and other Chu generals echoed loudly.

"Chu has a new king, we will never surrender!"

Amidst bursts of shouts, those righteous men from Chu who had been in a state of confusion suddenly came to their senses. The flames in their chests that were about to be extinguished blazed up again, and hope shone in their eyes.

That's right, the burden has been surrendered, and we still have a new King of Chu!

If there is a new king in Chu, the state of Chu will not perish!

Amidst bursts of shouts, Young Master Qi, who was dressed in King Chu's costume, walked up the city wall step by step.

He is over forty years old, with fair complexion and modest appearance, and has always presented the image of a gentleman.

But today, he was wearing the king's clothes, his face flushed with excitement.

He stood on the city wall, listening to the bursts of cheers coming into his ears, and felt the blood in his body burning.

"My Xiong Qi, Mi surnamed Xiong, descendant of Emperor Gaoyang, descendant of Zhu Rong!"

Xiong Qi spoke to the Chu people under the city.

"Today's violence against Qin and Lingchu, the country is in danger of being overthrown. The mediocre lord is responsible for his life, and he sells the country to the Qin people. Such actions are betraying the foundation of our ancestors! Xiong Qi is not talented. At this time of crisis, I am willing to stand up Go out and lead us to fight against Qin, expel the Qin people, restore our land of Chu, and all our Jingchu community!"

"Wait, follow me!"

After a brief silence, there was a roar of mountains and tsunamis.

"We are willing to follow the king and fight against the Qin people!"

"Your Majesty Wan Sheng, we are willing to die for your Majesty!"

At this moment, outside Huaiyin City, the voices shook the sky.

After being confused, the Chu people gathered here finally found their target of allegiance again.

They made an oath of service to the king on the top of the city!

If there is a new king in Chu, the state of Chu will not perish!

In the bursts of shouts.

Xiong Qi held his head high, his body stood upright, and his eyes sparkled with excitement.

this moment.

He is no longer Mr. Changping.

It is no longer the son Qi.

It is the king who shoulders the hopes of countless Chu people and wants to lead the Chu people to expel the Qin army and restore the homeland of Chu.

Chu Wang Qi!

...

Five days later.

When the news that Xiong Qi became king in Huaiyin reached the Qin army camp outside Shouchun City.

Suddenly caused an uproar.

"The traitor Xiong Qi, how dare he become king!"

In the roar of Wang Jian.

General Zhao Tuo's eyes were shining brightly.

Chu Wang Qi!

will be his goal.

Zhao Tuo whispered in his heart.

"Xiong Qi, you are mine now!"

"Historical Records Biography of Wang Jian": (Wang Jian) ​​took Chen Yinan to Pingyu, and captured King Jing. King Qin traveled to Yingchen. Jing general Xiang Yan established Lord Changping as the King of Jing and rebelled against Qin in Huainan.