When the middle-aged man heard this, he whispered quickly, looked over with caution, and warned.
This is not the land of Jiangdong, it is not the land of Qilu, and it is not a place where they can talk freely. It would be terrible if it attracts other people's attention.
The checkpoint survey here in Qin is troublesome enough.
"But... why doesn't General Xiang Yan send troops to fight?"
"The Qin army marched across Huaibei, but the Chu army fled in the face of the wind?"
"Is this a famous general?"
In recent years, a group of them have taken shelter under the Xiang clan in Jiangdong, so they are also well aware of the name of Xiang Yan, the great commander of the Chu State, who is the backbone of the Chu State's army.
He is a rare famous general in the Chu Kingdom for more than a hundred years. He put down the riots in Zhuangji. For decades, he fought in the south and in the north, and made great efforts abroad to stabilize the overall situation of the Chu Kingdom.
They had great expectations for this battle between Qin and Chu. They hoped that General Xiang Yan could lead the troops of Chu to attack the Qin army, defeat the Qin army, and counterattack the Qin army.
He encouraged the people of the fallen country in Shandong and encouraged those who were hurt by the Qin army. However... looking at it, General Xiang Yan disappointed them too much.
In the land thousands of miles north of Huaibei, the Chu army has made almost no movement in the past two months. No..., there has been movement, and the only movement is to keep retreating.
Now I'm afraid even the Huai River has been let out.
I'm afraid even Shouchun was let out.
This is a famous general? This is a war?
If you change yourself, you will know this strategy.
"General Xiang Yan has his own reasons for not sending troops to fight."
"The Xiang family and the Chu State both prosper and suffer. Are you smarter than General Xiang Yan?"
"eventful!"
"If you have such a leisurely mind, you might as well improve your cultivation level and be five or six years older than Zi Qi Ku. Now Zi Qi's cultivation level is almost catching up with yours."
The middle-aged man warned again.
This is not the place for conversation. Didn’t you hear it?
Or is it that I am not strict enough with them in daily life? That my words are not majestic enough?
Qin and Chu are fighting, and there is no winner yet, and the final result is unknown. You, the boy, are just sighing here. It is really the nature of a child. No wonder the cultivation level is improving so slowly.
"Hurry up and have a drink. According to the itinerary, we must arrive at Chengdu Prefecture in Shu County before noon day of the lunar month."
Continuing with the preface, the middle-aged man spoke deeply again.
"Zishu, especially you, please don't cause chaos on the road."
After he finished speaking, he seemed to have remembered something again. He looked at the young man who was unusually unhappy just now and scolded him.
"Yes, elder."
"..."
The people around the wooden case stopped talking and looked at the food and wine in front of them, quickly filling their mouths and consuming them.
"Then..., elder, where is he?"
"He's not from Shushan?"
The irritable young man nodded, but... just after taking a sip of wine, his eyes turned and landed on a wooden table next to them. There was only one person there, wearing a light black linen robe and a black cloak covering his face.
No one has ever seen his true face clearly.
When they came out of Lanling, this person was beside them. The elder said that this was a great help!
But... they didn't say much to each other along the way. At least except for the elders, they really hadn't communicated with him, not because they didn't want to, but because they didn't dare.
As long as you get close to that person, he will exude a cold aura that repels people thousands of miles away, making people unconsciously alienated. In this way, let alone talk to him when he gets close.
But he still knew the identity of that person.
Vertical and horizontal, the descendants of Guigu!
Although he is very famous,... Shushan and Guigu have nothing to do with each other. Their trip to Shushan this time is a big secret. It would be bad for outsiders to get involved.
"Is this what you should ask?"
The middle-aged man snorted softly and looked at Zishu. He always talked so much.
"But……."
"Yes, elder."
The irritable young man Zi Shu wanted to say more and ask more questions, but... facing the elder's increasingly unkind gaze, he smiled and lowered his head without saying anything.
…
…
Chariots and horses accompanied the merchants, and horses and horses were pulling special goods from Qilu. All kinds of documents were prepared. After dinner at the wine shop, the group left Wuyang City and headed towards Shu County, where Shu Mountain is located.
"gentlemen."
"I wonder what you think, sir, of the war between Qin and Chu?"
The middle-aged man invited the man in black into the carriage and bowed his hands, but Zuo Guyan did not belong to him. There was no need because he was the descendant of Guigu in front of him.
In the wine shop, Zishu said that although he scolded him, he was still surprised that General Xiang Yan could not avoid fighting. Could he really be afraid of the Qin army?
Impossible.
General Xiang Yan has hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal. Even if he is afraid, there is no problem in going to fight.
Why can't we avoid fighting?
So... I came here to ask for advice. Regarding the battle between Qi and Chu, the Mr. Gui Gu in front of me must have a clearer view than them, because Gui Gu explained everything.
"What do you want to ask?"
The cold words came out, and the man in black bent his knees and sat cross-legged in the carriage. There was a strange long sword beside him, and a mysterious light was looming all over his body. Hearing his words, he saw that it was about to pass.
When he raised his head, the strands of silver hair on his temples moved randomly.
"Why has General Xiang Yan been unable to avoid fighting?"
This is a big question in the middle-aged man's mind. General Xiang Yan is a famous general of Chu State.
“Why go to war if we don’t have fighter planes?”
The Man in Black is simple and responsive.
"Fighter?"
"Then...are there any fighters next? If we don't fight, the Qin army will have to cross the Huai River?"
The middle-aged man asked again, no matter what, there should be a fighting chance next.
Otherwise, Chu State would really be gone.
"have!"
The Man in Black is simple and responsive.
"really?"
"Very good!"
"Sure enough, General Xiang Yan went to war, sir, what do you think the chances of victory are?"
I heard that Li Xin's army only had 200,000 troops, but General Xiang Yan had more than 300,000 troops. That was a considerable advantage. The middle-aged man felt that there was a chance of fighting.
You will definitely get the results you expect.
"Odds of winning?"
"Chu has no chance of winning!"
The man in black spoke simply as before, looked directly at the middle-aged man in front of him, and spoke without mercy.
"This..., this..., sir, didn't you say that the opportunity to fight has arrived? Isn't it possible to win?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at the man in black in disbelief.
Chu State has no chance of winning!
impossible!
General Xiang Yan held hundreds of thousands of troops, and there was a natural moat behind him, not to mention the vast land south of the Huai River, which was enough to maintain a stalemate with the Qin army for a long time.
In this way, victory or defeat is unknown!
Why did Mr. Chu say that Chu had no chance of winning?
"Looking at it now, maybe we can win."
"In the long run, Chu's hidden dangers still exist and it will be difficult for him to defeat the Qin army."
He looked at the surprised look on the middle-aged man in front of him.
Many people in the Xia and secular world have unrealistic illusions about this battle, and they all have great hopes for this battle, and they all hope that Chu can win this battle.
But...can Chu State win?
Some people don't want to hear another outcome.
"……."
"Isn't it inevitable that Zhu Xia Yikuang will do it?"
The middle-aged man was deeply silent. Although he was suspicious of Mr. Guigu's words in front of him, he... already believed a lot, but deep down in his heart, he still had other expectations.
According to what Mr. Guigu said, Chu State will be destroyed. In this case, Qi State will not be able to stop Qin State.
Then...Zhu Xia will be completely relieved.
The man in black didn't respond.
"..."
"I'll take my leave."
When the middle-aged man saw this, he bowed again and said nothing more. Mr. Guigu had already told him the answer he wanted to know, even though it was not the answer he wanted to know.
******
"Sir, there is a document from Yingge."
South County!
Gangneung County City!
Zhou Qing has arranged the tasks belonging to his side division in an orderly manner. Qian Hong and Ye Teng are keeping an eye on everything, plus the messages coming from Chu Di every day.
Enough to formulate more detailed strategies.
It was a bright day in early summer, and Zhou Qing was enjoying leisurely in a corner of the courtyard, where... next to it was a rockery and green lake, with green bamboos everywhere and lush greenery.
Shrouded in green shade, Zhou Qing was lying on an exquisite wooden bamboo chair, washing his hair.
The soft and smooth hair like ink was loosened and was being held by Yun Shu and Nong Yu. Under it was a cylindrical feldspar with a depression in the middle. A clear spring specially brought from dozens of miles outside the city slowly flowed down.
After rinsing the wet hair, the two of them rubbed it, and the wooden comb moved slowly, Zhou Qing felt very comfortable, even though his body was already clean.
But this feeling is still quite good.
"read!"
Hearing this, Zhou Qing whispered.
"The Mohist tycoon and his peasant disciples are looming in the north of Huaibei. They seem to be planning something big, and they are suspected to be related to Lord Changping!"
"The next step is that General Li Xin's two-hundred-thousand-strong army will gather in three parts at Chengfu. Below Ruyin, the Chu army may take the opportunity to invade!"
"The King of Chu has once again mobilized 100,000 troops from Huainan, and they have gathered north recently!"
Bai Qianhong walked up to him, opened the secret letter in his hand, read the contents, nodded slightly, and then heard a crisp sound, there were three things in total.
None of it is trivial.
"Three things!"
"It's all interesting."
"Qianhong, please tell me first?"
After hearing the three things in the document mentioned by Qianhong, on the bamboo chair, Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, tasted a few things, looked dumb and smiled, and they all gathered in one place, which is really rare.
"grown ups!"
"According to the news coming from Xianyang in recent years, coupled with the current changes in the Mo family and the farmers, they are going north to Huaibei, and they must be planning important things and people."
"If it's important, we are in the south of Huaibei now. We have to ask for someone, and only Lord Changping is qualified. They... No, sir, is there something strange about Lord Changping?"
For Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping!
Bai Qianhong knew a lot about him and had read a lot of files. He was of the bloodline of the previous king of Chu, and he and the current King of Chu, Fu Chu, were half-brothers.
They were all born in Xianyang, but they returned to the Chu State. Xiong Qi grew up under the knees of the Queen Mother Huayang of the Qin State. With the support of the Queen Mother Huayang, after the Qinian Palace Rebellion, the King of Qin came into power, Lu Buwei was deposed, and Xiong Qi was promoted to the prime minister.
The position of the state.
It has been around ten years now.
In the past ten years... Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, has been qualified for the position of Prime Minister. Only in recent years there have been some unusual changes, especially when Qin attacked Zhao, the foreign relatives of Chu in Xianyang were cleared out.
Even the court officials were cleared up, and Lord Changping was even implicated, but... the king ignored it.
Since then, Lord Changping has made no mistakes.
No..., it should be said that he was born with a huge mistake.