Yancheng is in the north and Yingdu is in the south. The distance between them is only more than 200 miles.

When the news of the fall of Yan City accompanied the soldiers of Chu who fled south and arrived at the capital of Chu state more than 200 miles away, it inevitably caused an uproar.

There are people who mourn for the soldiers who died on the front line, there are people who are worried about the fate of Chu State, and there are people who are secretly planning for their own future.

All in all, the defeat on the front line was like a thick cloud covering the sky over Yingdu, the capital of Chu State.

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In the Kingdom of Chu, in the capital of Ying, in the palace of the King of Chu.

"Father..."

"Your Majesty..."

…

Amidst the faint call coming from his ears, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu slowly opened his eyes with some difficulty.

After a brief period of absence, looking at the familiar scene in front of him and the familiar figures around him, his blank mind began to resurface with memories from before he fell into coma.

That day, an urgent battle report arrived in Yingdu from the front line of Yancheng.

When Xiong Liangfu took it from the messenger and read clearly the contents of the battle report, he only felt that his head had been hit hard.

Shock was Xiong Liangfu's first reaction when he learned about the battle situation on the front line. After the shock, he suddenly felt a burning rage in his heart.

"boom!"

His right hand slapped the table in front of him heavily, and Xiong Liangfu took advantage of the situation and stood up from his seat.

Then he felt that his vision suddenly went dark, and he seemed to have lost control of his mind, leaving only the faint sound of shouting in his ears.

"Boyong mistook me..."

"Boyong mistook me!"

After regaining consciousness, Xiong Liangfu finally recalled the battle situation on the front line, and the pain in his heart continued to rise because of the defeat recorded in the battle report.

Yancheng is the gateway to Yingdu, the capital of Chu State. Once Yancheng is lost, Yingdu will almost face the menacing Wei-Korean coalition forces moving south;

The 60,000 troops under the command of Grand Sima Qu Boyong were almost half of the troops that the Chu State could muster in a short time. In the defeat of Yancheng, this elite army was severely damaged by Pang Juan;

It can be said that Yancheng suffered a great defeat. Not only did it lose the city and land, but also lost its troops and generals. Yingdu, the capital of Chu State, fell into an extremely dangerous situation.

With deep faith and deep responsibility, facing the already dangerous situation in front of him, Xiong Liangfu transferred almost all his resentment to the leader of the battle, the great Sima Qu Boyong of Chu State.

Listening to Xiong Liangfu's hateful words, although the surrounding Chu state ministers also had some different opinions, they couldn't express them at this time.

After all, defeat on the front line and the death of the general have always been the common practice of the Chu State.

Didn’t you see that Ziyu, the famous general in the battle of Chengpu in the past, died after the defeat?

However, just when no one in the main hall dared to speak out because of King Chu's anger, a somewhat unsociable voice rang out.

"Father, I think that the Great Sima was at fault for the defeat of Yan City, but we cannot attribute all the fault to the Great Sima."

Everyone looked in the direction from which the voice came, and saw a heroic figure standing closest to Xiong Liangfu.

This person is none other than the current Prince of Chu, Xiong Shang.

Faced with the gazes of the people around him and the gaze of his father in front of him, Prince Xiong Shang appeared calm and measured.

"I would like to inform my father, even if we include the original defenders in Yan City, Da Sima only has nearly 70,000 soldiers under his command, while the combined forces of Wei and South Korea have a total of 100,000 troops."

"Our army is already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. Its combat strength, morale, and morale are far inferior to those of the Wei-Korean coalition forces that attacked the city along the way."

"Faced with the weak military strength, Da Sima did not advance rashly, but relied on Yancheng's fortified city to defend it. Being able to hold back a hundred thousand Wei and Korean coalition forces in Yancheng for several months, I thought it was Da Sima's credit."

"If the weather had not been with me, the continuous rain had given the allied forces of Wei and South Korea a fighting chance; if it had not been for the local Yan family in Yancheng who had different intentions and rebelled when Da Sima ordered the troops to retreat."

"Our army will never suffer such a disastrous defeat!"

After Xiong Shang finished speaking, the hall suddenly fell into silence, and everyone's eyes were focused on the talking figure.

The King of Chu, Xiong Liangfu, who was on the sickbed, looked at his prince with an expression that was so calm that no disturbance could be seen, "What do you think, the prince?"

"To inform my father, I believe that although Grand Sima was at fault for the defeat in Yancheng, his willingness to fight and die for his country shows his determination to serve the country with fists and fists."

"For such a righteous martyr, my father should treat him kindly to inspire the bloody spirit of our Chu people."

After listening to his prince's words, Xiong Liangfu didn't have any reaction on the surface, but he felt a little satisfied in his heart.

"As for Qu Boyong, just do what the prince said."

"Here."

After a chorus of cheers in the main hall, the surrounding Chu State ministers, especially the ministers of the Qu clan where Qu Boyong belonged, looked at Prince Xiong Shang with some favorable impressions.

He was able to show such insight and magnanimity at such a young age. Although the Chu State suffered a great defeat, but with such an outstanding heir, why should he not be able to avenge his past humiliation?

Qu Boyong's treatment came to an end because of the words of Prince Xiong Shang, and then the attention of the monarchs and ministers in the palace returned to the most urgent matter at the moment.

How to deal with the 100,000 Wei and Han coalition forces that are about to move south?

What the Chu kings and ministers in Yingdu didn't know was that at this moment, a delegation from the north had arrived outside Yingdu.

"It is worthy of being the capital of the Chu Kingdom. Even compared with Linzi, the richest city in the world, Luoyi where the emperor Wang Ji is located, and Anyi, the capital of the Wei Dynasty, it is not far behind."

Riding on a majestic war horse, a Wei general wearing leather armor looked at the majestic Yingdu City in front of him, but he couldn't help but make comments.

"The rhinoceros head is indeed very kind. He can judge calmly when faced with the strong bows and sharp arrows of the Chu army at the top of the city."

As soon as he finished speaking, in the carriage next to the Wei army general, a figure wearing a red robe and holding a scepter in his hand slowly appeared.

"Yan doesn't dare to be praised like this by your ministers."

The sudden appearance of this team outside the city naturally aroused the high alertness of the Chu army on duty above the city.

Just as the two were chatting, a sharp shout came into their ears from above.

"Who is coming?"

After hearing the question from the Chu soldiers above, the red figure stepped out of the carriage and stood proudly, with a certain magnanimity in his expression.

"Wei envoy Xu Yan came from Wancheng on the orders of my king. He has important matters to meet with the king of Chu."

"What!"

After learning the identity of the visitor, the Chu army on top of the city dared not slack off at all and immediately conveyed the news to the palace.

"I am reporting this to my father. I believe that although the city of Yan has been lost, our country of Chu is far from defeated."

"If the city of Yan is lost, our Chu state still has the capital of Ying; if the capital of Ying is lost, our state of Chu still has a large territory in the southeast..."

"Report..."

"I would like to inform your Majesty that an envoy from Wei is coming from outside the city. He has something to ask for and wants to see your Majesty."

The sound of the messenger's report sounded in his ears. Xiong Liangfu looked at the prince Xiong Shang who had just made a lofty speech, but there was a bit of majesty on his somewhat frail face.

"Since the prince has spoken of war, now that the envoy from Wei is here, the prince is willing to meet with me."

Feeling the sudden invisible pressure coming from the front, Xiong Shang stood firm and said, "I am willing to go with my father."
Chapter completed!