Xiang Yan and Xiong Zhuang were extremely sad when they heard that the Shouchun city was destroyed and they were captured while carrying the cud. They had to make plans for the future.

Xiong Zhuang was distraught and said: "Now that Chu has been defeated and the King of Chu is dead, what's the point of my life?" Xiong Zhuang recalled that he resolutely rebelled against Qin and returned to Chu, hoping to rely on his own ability to save Chu. Now,

How ridiculous it seems, this is tantamount to mantis trying to trick a chariot!

Seeing the bear's appearance, Xiang Yan quickly stopped him and said: "Our country of Chu has been in existence for 800 years. How can we just say that we will die? Moreover, we still have a hundred thousand Chu troops under our command, and there is plenty of food and grass in Huainan. We will not be able to survive until the last moment."

, how can you give up so easily?”

"But now that the King of Chu is dead and the Chu army is leaderless, how can we boost morale and fight against the Qin army?"

Xiang Yan said: "Young Master is right. The country cannot live without a king for a day, and our great state of Chu cannot be destroyed! You are from the royal family. I invite you to take over the throne!"

Xiong Zhuang was originally the son of King Kaolie of Chu. Because he was not favored, he was taken to Qin as a hostage. He had never thought about becoming a king. Now when he heard what Xiang Yan said, he was very shocked and said: "The late king

How can I establish myself as a king even though I am dead? This is absolutely impossible!"

"Does the young master disregard the safety of Dachu for the sake of his own reputation?"

"This..." Xiong Xiang hesitated. Of course he knew it was extremely urgent at this time.

Xiang Yan further advised: "The situation is critical now. If you hesitate again, the great Chu will be in danger!" So he did not allow Xiong Zhuang to think too much, so he declared Xiong Zhuang the king of Chu, leading the Chu army to fight against Qin and avenge the previous king!

However, many people in the Chu army believed that Xiong Xiang had been a guest in Qin for a long time and was not a real prince of Chu. They were dissatisfied. Many generals did not obey the orders, and the Chu army's combat effectiveness dropped sharply.

When Wang Jian heard about it, he immediately led the Qin army to attack Huainan. The enemy's front was as strong as a broken bamboo!

When the King of Qin heard that he had captured Fu Chu, he was overjoyed and immediately rewarded Wang Jian with a lot of land. At the same time, he led all officials, Queen Mi Hong, and his eldest son Fusu to visit Chu. When they arrived at Ying City, Mi Hong couldn't help but feel sad. Ying was originally from Chu.

The capital of the country is now in dilapidated state after the war. Fusu saw that the people of Ying were displaced due to the war, so he suggested to the King of Qin: "I hope my father will transport the food and grass in Guanzhong here to rescue the refugees."

The King of Qin was happy that Fusu had such a big heart and said: "Su'er's suggestion is right, but there is a war on the front line now, and the Qin army officers and soldiers also need to eat, and there is no extra food and grass to help them."

"Why is my father so eager to destroy Chu? My mother said that Qin and Chu can coexist, but my son thinks that saving the people is more important now!"

When King Qin heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he sternly rebuked: "Now is a great opportunity to destroy Chu and unify the world. How can we delay the great cause for a few Guizhou leaders! Don't listen to your mother's nonsense again!" King Qin got angry after saying this.

He walked away fiercely, leaving Fusu standing there blankly for a long time, with two tears streaming out of his eyes. Fusu had never seen his father treat him so harshly in his entire life.

That night, Fusu, who was only fourteen years old, cried to his mother: "Why does my father always dislike his mother and his children?"

Seeing the destruction of the Chu Kingdom, Mi Hong was filled with sadness and said: "I am originally from the Chu Kingdom, but your father is now an enemy of Chu. If Chu is destroyed, I will live to the end of my life." The mother and son held each other's hands and cried.

As soon as the King of Qin and his entourage returned to Xianyang, Zhao Gao reported to the King of Qin: "The matter investigated by the king's ministers about the defeat of Li Xin's army has been revealed."

The King of Qin asked: "Is there really someone who has tipped off the Chu army?"

"I found out that shortly after Lord Changping occupied Yingyan, a young eunuch borrowed a fast horse and returned it ten days later. According to my calculation, it would take five days for the fast horse to travel from Xianyang to Ying, and back and forth.

Ten days coincide exactly!”

"Did you ask that eunuch what he was doing?"

"This is the key to this case. After the young eunuch returned to Xianyang on horseback, he reported that his old mother was ill and had returned to his hometown. I ordered people to wait at the young eunuch's home for ten days before he showed up and finally captured him! According to

The young eunuch confessed that the queen sent him to Yingdi to deliver a letter to Lord Changping."

"You mean the queen is a traitor?"

Zhao Gao heard that King Qin's tone was wrong, and he quickly knelt down and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare, I just report according to the truth!"

King Qin said: "I don't blame you. On the contrary, you did a good job. Does anyone else know about this?"

"I have never told anyone else."

"Don't ever mention this to others. Go and kill that little eunuch!"

Zhao Gao repeatedly agreed and withdrew.

With a look of helplessness and anger, King Qin paced back and forth in the hall. For a long time, he said silently: "Mi Hong, Mi Hong, why are you so confused... Hey! You are so kind, you should really kill that little eunuch!"

"Turning around in a circle, he murmured again: "You have given birth to a son who is as kind as you. How will you be able to take on such a big responsibility in the future..."

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The King of Qin decided to warn Mi Hong, so he sent a close eunuch to give Mi Hong a piece of silk with only seven words on it: "I have an army of one hundred thousand."

When Mi Hong got the silk and satin, she immediately understood that the King of Qin already knew about her report for the Chu army. However, there were only seven words. Did she disdain to talk to her again?

What does satin mean?

After being silent for a long time, Mi Hong understood what King Qin meant. King Qin wanted to commit suicide! He didn't want others to know that his queen betrayed his army of 100,000 men, so he chose to use this method to maintain his dignity! Mi Hong said

He cried a bit, quietly arranged his clothes, and asked the maid to put on makeup for him. Although the maid wondered why the queen put on makeup in the middle of the night, she still did it.

The next morning, the queen's maid found the queen hanging in her palace. At this moment, Wang Jian and Mengwu led an army to conquer the last stronghold of the Chu army. Xiong Xiang died in the rebel army, and Xiang Yan was forced to commit suicide.

…

When King Qin heard about this, he immediately understood what was going on. Mi Hong must have misunderstood what he meant. He only warned her and had no intention of letting her commit suicide. He deeply regretted his impulsive act. However, the matter was over.

At this point, what could he do? He could only bury all this in his heart. The only thing the King of Qin could do was to bury his queen lavishly. He ordered Mi Hong to be buried in the mausoleum he was building.

Recalling the days he spent with Mi Hong, King Qin felt sad. Over the years, he had constantly gained new favorites in the harem, and often ignored Mi Hong's feelings. However, Mi Hong had never done anything that harmed his face. He knew that back then

All the beauties presented by the King of Han died at the hands of Mi Hong, and this was just a kind reminder to him.

King Qin thought silently in his heart: "Mi Hong, I can't share wealth and honor with you during my lifetime, but I will share my glory with you underground after death! I will no longer have a queen in this life!" King Qin was determined to build his mausoleum like never before.

The most luxurious mausoleum!

Fusu heard the news of his mother's death and cried bitterly. However, he soon heard that the King of Qin had given him a piece of silk before his mother died. Recalling what his mother had said in Chu, Fusu guessed that his father had forced his mother to die. However, he

He didn't have the courage to question his father, and he didn't dare to face the doubts in his heart. He didn't dare to tell anyone about his tangled mood, and the estrangement between him and his father was getting deeper and deeper...

The King of Qin announced to the outside world that Mi Hong died of a sudden illness and buried her in the Lishan Mausoleum. Everyone in the palace who knew the truth was buried.

In the twenty-fifth year of the Qin Dynasty, the entire territory of the Chu State had been basically pacified! So the King of Qin mobilized an army of 200,000 from the Chu region, led by Wang Ben, to attack the Yan State, with the troops directed towards Liaodong.

King Xi of Yan was so grief-stricken after the death of Prince Dan that he was almost bedridden! Within three years of Qin's attack on Chu, Yan did nothing except recover Liaodong. When the Qin army launched its attack, it had no power to fight back.

Just when the Qin army was about to attack Xiangping, King Yanxi, who was lying on the bed, said to Ruji: "Three years ago, when you said you were going to invite Prince Dan back to the court to discuss affairs, I guessed that you weren't going to invite him at all.

He is going to force him to a dead end!"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. At that time, I just wanted to protect Your Majesty and the Kingdom of Yan!"

"Haha..." King Yan smiled bitterly twice and said: "I didn't stop you at that time! I have been the king for more than thirty years. Although I am not wise enough, I have never done anything to regret anyone! Only Prince Dan made me

I will not be able to see you after death."

"You can't blame the king for this!"

"I knew that even if I offered the head of Crown Prince Dan to the King of Qin, the State of Yan would not be able to save it! But I actually killed my own child just for the sake of greed for life..."

King Yan was already bursting into tears. It took him a long time to stop crying and murmured: "Dan'er, don't be afraid, my father will be here soon..."

Ru Ji cried and said: "Your Majesty had known about this, why did he do it in the first place? If we had not turned against Zhao Jun, our two countries might still be able to rely on each other and jointly check and balance Qin!" What Ru Ji said was after the Battle of Changping that year,

Yan and Zhao originally formed an alliance, but when the king of Yan saw that Zhao was empty, he insisted on attacking Zhao, which triggered nearly twenty years of war between Yan and Zhao. In the end, the two countries consumed each other's national strength and instigated Qin to reap the benefits!

King Yan sighed: "I'm just confused. I didn't listen to Le Jian's dissuasion. Ugh..." Looking back on the past, King Yan burst into tears.

Two days later, the Qin army broke through Xiangping and captured King Xi of Yan. After being captured, King Yan went on a hunger strike for three days and died. The Qin army captured Ru Ji and wanted to sacrifice it to the King of Qin, but Ru Ji heard that King Xi of Yan went on a hunger strike and died.

, also hanged himself.

Just when the Qin army attacked Liaodong, Dai Wangjia, who had established a foothold in Dai, quickly got the news. He originally wanted to unite with Yan to fight against Qin, but Dai was far away from Liaodong and separated by the Qin army.

Contact each other and have to fight on their own.

During the three years when the Qin army attacked the Chu State, Dai Wangjia continued to collect refugees from the former Zhao State in Dai, worked hard to restore production, and built fortifications. Dai Wangjia did not want the blood of the Zhao State to end in his own hands. He wanted to restore Zhao Wuling

king era

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The glory of Zhao State.

However, no matter how hard Dai Wangjia tried, Dai's army could no longer compare with the Zhao army's cavalry that once galloped across the world. When the Qin army returned to attack Dai, Dai's army only had a hastily assembled force of 100,000 men.

After Wang Ben completely conquered Liaodong, he led 200,000 Qin troops to attack Dai, hoping to destroy Dai in one fell swoop.

Dai Wangjia once followed Li Mu and was stationed in Dai. He learned the true story of Li Mu's military use and was very familiar with Dai.

Facing the powerful Qin army, Dai Wangjia believed that Dai Jun could not fight head-on. If he held on to the city, Dai Jun would not be a match for the Qin army in terms of military or material resources. So Dai Wangjia ordered Dai Jun to be broken into pieces and rely on Dai Land to defeat the Qin army.

Due to the characteristics of the mountainous terrain, they attacked the Qin army in all directions. For a while, the Qin army was unable to deploy its large army and was very passive.

Two years ago, when the Qin army attacked Chu, Xin Sheng, who had stayed in Yan, led an army to encircle Wang Jia of Dai. Dai's army relied on this guerrilla tactic to deal with the Qin army. Xin Sheng was angry and led ten thousand men.

The cavalry pursued Dai Wangjia for three days and three nights, and finally fell into the encirclement of Dai's army. Xin Shengli was defeated and died among the rebels.

Wang Ben is now facing the same situation that Xin Sheng faced back then. In the mountainous terrain, the army cannot deploy. If it is broken into pieces, the Qin army is not as familiar with the terrain as the Dai army, and it will inevitably be defeated by the Dai army one by one.

At this time, Wang Ben thought of Wei Liao's words. Money is also a weapon. When a force attack cannot be effective, money can more easily achieve the goal. The reason why Dai is resisting the Qin army today is because Dai Wang Jia is there. If he is captured,

On behalf of Wang Jiaze, the army must give up resistance.

So Wang Ben ordered the Qin army to capture more of Dai's soldiers, and then bribed them with heavy sums of money to serve as spies for the Qin army. Soon after, Wang Ben learned where Dai Wangjia was hiding.

The Qin army went out at night, surrounded Dai Wangjia's hiding place, and captured Dai Wangjia alive!
To be continued...