"Your Majesty, this is Da Sima!"

The soldiers beside Helu pointed to the flag in the direction of the entrance and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

I saw Wu Zixu, wearing a helmet and carrying armor, leading hundreds of chariots and thousands of warriors to frantically attack the Qingji army's chariot defense line.

"kill!"

Under Wu Zixu's command, Helu's army's chariots quickly crossed into the valley entrance and cut a bloody path.

The military chariots that were originally laid out at the mouth of the valley, cutting off Helu's army's retreat, were all washed away one after another. For a while, people were turned upside down, and corpses were strewn across the field.

Wu Zixu's purpose is very clear, which is to rescue Helu!

At this time, Helv's army tried to turn defeat into victory, but it was impossible.

Only by rescuing Helu can they have a chance to continue to mediate with Qingji's army!

"Your Majesty! Escape quickly!"

Wu Zixu rode a chariot and drove straight in. He kept waving the blood-stained halberd in his hand and killed many enemies.

Hearing Wu Zixu's loud shout, Helu woke up from a dream and quickly asked his military chariot to turn around and evacuate!

Seeing this, Qingji couldn't help but his face darkened.

How could he sit back and watch this duck disappear?

"Stop Ji Guang! Kill him at all costs!"

Qingji's thoughts were similar to Helu's.

Both of them knew very well that as long as the other party died, they would be able to sit back and relax and become the only master of the Wu Kingdom!

"Kill out!"

Wu Zixu stood on the chariot calmly and commanded the battle.

The military chariots of Helu's army then formed a cone-shaped formation, firmly protecting Helu's military chariots in the middle, and fought their way out.

The soldiers of the Qingji Army who came closer tried to block the enemy's offensive, but they were unable to withstand it!

The sad soldiers will win!

When forced into a desperate situation, the soldiers of Helu Army were not afraid of death and were able to protect their king with their flesh and blood.

Finally, under the desperate protection of Wu Zixu and other soldiers, Helu was able to escape and leave Hulukou.

Qingji could only look at Helu's retreating figure, feeling doubly regretful in his heart!

Fortunately, Qingji's army achieved remarkable results.

After Helu fled, all the soldiers under his command gave up resistance and surrendered one after another.

In this battle alone, Qingji's army beheaded more than 4,000 people, and nearly 10,000 enemy soldiers surrendered!

This gave Qingji complete control over the initiative in this war.

It’s only a matter of time before Helv disappears!

…

Wu Palace.

Helu, who successfully escaped, sat on the tatami and gasped in shock.

Everything that happened not long ago gave Helu a dreamlike feeling!

He couldn't believe that he was defeated at the hands of Qing Ji's child, and he was defeated so completely!

This was hard for Helu to accept.

With a look of shame on his face, Helu looked at Wu Zixu, who was sitting opposite with his blood-stained robe, and said, "Zixu, what should I do at this time?"

Helu's failure to listen to Wu Zixu's advice made him feel very complicated.

He knew that his talents were not as good as Wu Zixu's, but he didn't expect that the gap was so huge!

If Helu had listened to Wu Zixu's advice, given up on the good news, and not pursued rashly, and was ambushed by Qingji's army, Helu would never have ended up in such an embarrassing end.

"Your Majesty, due to Qingji's rebellion, the king's division is no longer able to defeat them."

Wu Zixu shook his head and sighed, and said: "For today's plan, the king has only two choices!"

"One is to defend the capital of Wu and at the same time send envoys to Chu for help."

"Second, abandon the defense of Wu Capital, lead the old troops south to seize Wuyuan, Xing, and Yuer's lands, form an alliance with Yue, and resist Qingji's troops together!"

Two choices, Helu can only choose one.

Abandoning the capital city of Wu was hard for Helu to accept!

The city of Gein is the capital of Wu State. It has fertile land and a large population. It is not only the political center of Wu State, but also the economic center of Wu State. It is also a rare military town!

For Helu, abandoning the capital of Wu would not only make him lose the capital to challenge Qing Ji, but also make him lose the legal legitimacy of his position as King of Wu.

"Zixu, what if I only defend the capital of Wu and send envoys to seek help from Chu?"

Helu asked rather hesitantly.

Hearing this, Wu Zixu sighed in his heart!

As Helu's minister, Wu Zixu naturally preferred Helu to choose the first strategy.

Defend the capital of Wu and seek help from Chu!

However, as a mortal with a strong obsession, Wu Zixu instinctively rejected himself from having any contact with the Chu State and formed an alliance with the Chu State.

Why?

Because Wu Zixu had a deep hatred with the Chu State and the deceased King Ping of Chu.

Wu Zixu was a native of Chu!

When his father Wu She was King Ping of Chu, Prince Jian was the Taifu and was responsible for teaching Prince Jian.

At that time, King Ping of Chu proposed to marry Meng Ying, the eldest sister of Duke Ai of Qin, as his wife, and ordered Fei Wuji to go to Qin to marry him.

Fei Wuji discovered that Meng Ying was beautiful and urged King Chu Ping to marry himself!

King Ping of Chu was lustful, so he changed the contract and asked a Qi girl to pretend to be Meng Ying and marry Meng Ying himself as his wife.

As a result, King Chu Ping had great trust in Fei Wuji!

A year later, Meng Ying gave birth to a son, Xiong Zhen (now King of Chu). King Chu Ping took possession of his unmarried daughter-in-law, and the scandal began to leak out.

Fei Wuji was worried that Prince Jian would be unfavorable to him after he succeeded to the throne, so he simply falsely accused Prince Jian of conspiring with Wu She to use Jin as a foreign aid to launch a rebellion.

King Ping of Chu believed it to be true and sent the city father Sima Fenyang to kill Prince Jian. The latter fled to the Song Dynasty, but Wu She was implicated and the whole family died tragically!

Fortunately, Wu Zixu escaped from Chu in time and was able to save his life.

However, Wu Zixu never wanted to avenge the bloody feud between himself and the Chu State!

He was as strong and violent as him, and endured humiliation and heavy burdens as he was. The reason why he took refuge under Helu was to make plans and put in all his energy.

I just hope that one day I can command my army to attack Chu, march straight to the capital of Ying, and avenge my father and brother!

However, Helu actually chose to seek help from Chu. How could this make Wu Zixu's mood less complicated?

In desperation, Wu Zixu could only sigh and said: "If the king asks for help from the Chu State, he should appoint an eloquent lobbyist to lobby the capital of Ying. The current Chu King Xiong Zhen is young and cannot manage state affairs!"

"All major national affairs are controlled by Nang Wa, Zi Xi and the Crown Prince Meng Ying."

"Now that the king wants to lobby the Chu State, we may start from this."

Wu Zixu pondered and said: "Zixi is a man of benevolence, righteousness and uprightness, so he can be put aside. Nangwa is the magistrate of Chu State, and he is treacherous and greedy for money. Your Majesty, you might as well bring out the rare treasures from the treasury and bribe Nangwa!"

"As for Mrs. Meng Ying, I don't know much about her, but I guess that she comes from a womanly family and likes beautiful jade objects. Your Majesty, you might as well give in to her preferences and present precious playthings as well."

"If you can really bribe Nang Wa, Meng Ying, great things can be expected. Then we, the Wu State, do not have to cede the city land, or cede less city land in exchange for reinforcements from the Chu State!"

"color!"

Hearing this, Helu couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Chapter completed!