"Knock...knock...knock..."

The sound of percussion was rhythmic and seemed so clear in the empty hall at this moment.

Suddenly the sound stopped, King Chu Xiong Liangfu raised his head, and his eyes slowly narrowed as he looked forward.

"According to what you said, Qi is also ready to ask for peace from Wei?"

"Exactly."

Facing the King of Chu's gaze directly at him, the expression on the face of Grand Sima Qu Boyong was full of worry.

As allies, Zhao and Qi were defeated by Wei one after another and withdrew from the war. This made Chu, who sent troops to Wan County, suddenly fall into passivity.

Regardless of the fact that the allied forces of Chu, Han, and Wei are still facing each other under Wancheng, knowledgeable people all over the world know that all this is just because the main force of Wei did not go south.

Now that Zhao State has been defeated by Wei State, Qi State will also beg for peace from Wei State, and the elite Wei army under Pang Juan can be freed from the war in the north.

The addition of this elite Wei army would immediately cause the originally balanced battle situation to undergo a reversal that no one in the Chu Kingdom wanted to see.

After some calculation in his mind, Qu Boyong immediately bowed and bowed, "Your Majesty, I think that since Zhao and Qi have chosen to withdraw from this war, should we, the State of Chu, also send envoys to Anyi..."

"enough!"

Before Qu Boyong could finish what he was about to say, he was interrupted by a sharp shout from King Xiong Liangfu of Chu, followed by a loud bang from above.

When Qu Boyong raised his head and looked up, what caught his eye was a face full of anger, like a seriously injured beast.

After a while, perhaps realizing his gaffe, Xiong Liangfu quickly suppressed his anger.

Putting his right hand on his eyebrows and closing his eyes tightly, Xiong Liangfu said slowly: "I'm exhausted, we'll discuss this matter tomorrow."

"Here."

Xiong Liangfu issued an order to expel the guests. Even though Qu Boyong was worried about the soldiers in front, he could only bow down and accept the order.

After bowing in obeisance, Da Sima walked out of the palace gate, leaving only King Chu in the hall.

Waiting until the sound of Qu Boyong's footsteps could no longer be heard, Xiong Liangfu slowly opened his eyes and stared ahead for a long time without saying anything.

Ambition and high aspirations dissipated due to changes in the war situation, and worries and sorrows gathered due to the arrival of bad news.

In order to relieve the depression in his heart, Xiong Liangfu, who seldom drank alcohol on weekdays, asked the palace waiter to serve him fine wine.

The clear wine poured out continuously, and the mellow aroma of the wine gradually filled the hall. King Xiong Liangfu of Chu also had a slight blush on his face.

After drinking a lot of wine alone, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu swayed and raised the wine cup in his hand.

"This noble man..."

"belch!"

After a burp, the King of Chu Xiong Liangfu looked a little solemn and said, "This noble and drunk man wants to respect the State of Zhao and the State of Qi."

"I regret that I didn't listen to what the teacher said and actually thought that we could defeat Wei by joining forces with you."

"One was completely defeated by the Wei army, and even the capital fell into the hands of Wei."

"One is also vulnerable, and before his defeat is revealed, he is eager to seek peace from Wei."

"I finally understand."

While talking drunkenly, Xiong Liangfu drank all the wine in the cup again.

"How can we, the Chu State, defeat the Wei State if we unite with you and others?"

After drunkenly rebuking his ally Zhao and Qi for their weakness, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu filled the wine cup again and raised it.

"This noble, drunk, and humble man must respect the King of Wei."

Bitterness appeared on his face, and unwillingness filled his brows. King Xiong Liangfu of Chu slowly expressed his feelings.

"King Wei, I, the Chu State, lost this battle, but I will not bow down to you, the Wei State, like Zhao and Qi did."

"If you, the King of Wei, are really capable, you can send a large army south. I want to hunt with you on the banks of the Han River."

His eyes gradually stared, and a cold light appeared on Xiong Liangfu's face, and a majesty belonging to the king rose up.

"King Wei, I'm waiting for you." After saying this, Xiong Liangfu drank the fine wine in one gulp.

"This man is a drunkard and a mediocre person..."

Raising the wine cup in his hand again, two familiar faces suddenly appeared in front of Chu King Xiong Liangfu's eyes.

"Father, brother Wang..."

"A good man is ashamed of you and the country of Chu..."

Xiong Liangfu's father is Xiong Yi, the famous Chu Miao King of Chu State, and his elder brother is Xiong Zang, King of Chu Su.

King Chu Mourning came to the throne at a young age. At that time, the state of Chu was in chaos and was repeatedly defeated by the three Jin Dynasties led by Wei.

It wasn't until Wu Qi, the guard of Xihe in the Wei Kingdom, left Wei and went to Chu, and King Chu Mourning appointed Wu Qi to vigorously promote reforms, that the Chu Kingdom reversed its decline.

The Chu army defeated Baiyue in the south and resisted the powerful Wei in the north. They even marched out of Yuguan, defeated the Wei army and drank the water of Ma River.

If King Chu Mourning had not passed away suddenly, Chu State's war against Wei State would have achieved an even more glorious victory.

After the death of King Chu Mourning, the aristocratic princes whose interests were harmed united to launch revenge against Wu Qi. They even ignored the law and shot Wu Qi on top of King Chu Mourning's mourning hall.

Although Xiong Zang, King of Chu Su who succeeded to the throne, was not as capable as his father, he still knew how to take advantage of the situation. He used this as an excuse to kill more than 70 noble families involved and took the opportunity to move the capital.

Although Wu Qi's reform failed, the power of Chu's aristocratic princes suffered a great loss.

It can be said that the Chu State left to Xiong Liangfu by the two generations of Chu kings, Mourning and Su, was ranked among the best among the princes of other countries, even if it was not at its peak.

It is based on this basis that Xiong Liangfu, the king of Chu Xuan in the original time and space, married Qin, saved Zhao and attacked Wei, destroyed Cai Zhu, and his successor Xiong Shang, king of Chu Wei, created another glory of Chu State.

It's a pity that in this time and space, facing the Wei State that has become a general trend, Xiong Liangfu has no place to display his ambitions for hegemony, even if he has many ambitions in his heart.

That day, Xiong Liangfu's low cry could be heard in the main hall of the Chu Palace.

Another day, there was a dull sound of horse hoofbeats outside the gate of Yingdu, the capital of Chu State.

…

Chu-Han front line, under Wancheng.

Standing on the arrow tower built in the camp, Yin Jingshe, the commander of Chu State, looked at Wancheng in the distance.

It was originally a fortified city built by the Chu State to guard the north, but now it has become an iron wall blocking the Chu army's advance.

Although they repeatedly launched large-scale offensives, due to the joint defense of the Korean army in the city and the Wei army that arrived later, the Chu army had been unable to move forward for a long time.

Looking at the fortified city ahead again, Yin Jingshe's eyes were filled with unwillingness.

If given enough time, Jing She is confident that he can capture Wancheng in front of him in one fell swoop.

It's just a pity that obviously there is no such time...

In the north, bad news keeps coming from the battlefields of Wei, Zhao, and Qi. The main force of the Wei army, which has escaped from the confrontation with the two opponents, may move south at any time;

In the camp, the morale of the soldiers of the Chu army was gradually declining due to the failure to attack for a long time and the loss of troops and generals.

There are powerful enemies outside and hidden dangers inside. Jing She knows that she doesn't have much time left for herself.

"Your Majesty, tomorrow our army will..."

Facing the questioning from the lieutenant behind him, Jing She gently pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist with his left hand, and a fighting spirit emerged in his eyes.

"Continue to attack the city!"

"Follow orders."

Just at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from afar, and a flash of yellow appeared in their eyes.

"Reporting to your Majesty, the King of Yingdu has issued an urgent order."

After a while, Jingshe took over the royal order from Yingdu from the hands of the messenger with a somewhat complicated expression.

After feeling somewhat unwilling and somewhat relieved, Jing She's command sounded from the arrow tower.

"Abandon the siege and send an order to the entire army. Three days later..."

"retreat!"
Chapter completed!