Bordering the Huai River to the north and Shaopi to the south, with fertile land and a pleasant climate, it is a large city in Huainan.
In the 22nd year of King Kaolie of Chu, the Chu State moved its capital here from Huaibei. More than ten years have passed.
During this period, the Chu State relied on the vast land of Huaibei to fight against the enemy, allowing the king of Chu and the nobles of the country to live happily and peacefully in the fertile land of Huainan. They drank fine wine and hugged each other all day long. The days were so beautiful and happy.
Until last year, a Qin army sneaked across the Huai River on bamboo rafts from the west, bringing a huge shock to the tens of thousands of Chu civilians in the city and the Chu nobles in the city.
Chu people in Shouchun will never forget the horrific scene that happened last year.
Along the Feishui River, winter mist lingers.
Just when they were standing outside the city, eagerly awaiting the return of the Chu army who was escorting the Qin prisoners, what appeared in front of them was the Chu soldiers who abandoned their helmets and armor and ran back with fear on their faces.
After the defeat, the Qin army in black armor appeared with bloodthirsty faces.
The Qin people were extremely vicious. Not only did they defeat their army, they also showed off their power in front of Shouchun City, and even humiliated their king by exposing his dark buttocks.
To do so is truly a shame and a disgrace.
But I didn't expect that this was just the beginning of humiliation. The Qin army then moved thousands of miles forward, crossed Zhongli and crossed the Huai River, attacked Qiyi and Xia Fuli, passed through Pengcheng and reached Fengfei, and finally defeated the left side of Chu State in a battle on the bank of Surabaya.
Sima's 10,000-strong army fought a classic battle in which a small number defeated a large number.
That battle was the glory and glory of Qin, but for the Chu people, it was a deep shame.
Zhao Tuo.
The name of the chief general of the Qin army has since been deeply imprinted in the hearts of tens of thousands of Chu people in Shouchun.
Now, he is back.
The man named Zhao Tuo came with an even larger army, leading Zhencheng to defeat 100,000 Qi troops, and Pengcheng to defeat 30,000 Chu troops.
"Is it really Zhao Tuo? The same Zhao Tuo who won the great victory in Surabaya?"
"That's him. I heard that he has captured Xia Cai and is crossing the Huai River."
"Tai Yi, if it is really Zhao Tuo, he will definitely die this time."
As the Chu people in the city talked and discussed, the latest news was conveyed.
Fear continues to spread in the capital of Chu State.
"I'm back!"
At the same time, a black-armored army had just crossed the vast Huaihe River and set foot on the most important and core land of Chu State.
Zhao Tuo got off the boat and looked around at the scene, feeling filled with emotion.
Especially when he saw the Eight Mountains shrouded in a layer of white mist in the distance, his expression became strange and he couldn't help but think of what happened last year.
When Cai Wu saw this scene, he immediately said with a smile on his face: "General Zhao uses his troops like a god. I once heard that the general Zhao used to make soldiers with branches and vines on the Eight Mountains when he was approaching Shouchun last time. I was so frightened that I carried my cud day and night.
I dare not sleep peacefully, let alone send people up the mountain to investigate. The general's move has really brought the art of war to the extreme, and we, the villain, admire it very much."
Zhao Tuo became interested and said with a smile: "How can Fu Chu be so timid? How can a mere fool scare him so much that he dares not sleep peacefully?"
Cai Wu said flatteringly: "It is not the power of the wooden man, but the power of the general. When I was in Xiangyi, I heard businessmen talking about this matter. They said it was near Shouchun. There are still folk proverbs circulating to this day."
"After General Zhao passed by, all the grass and trees on the eight mountains were covered with soldiers!"
"Every tree and plant is a soldier?"
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, then smiled dumbly.
Seeing Zhao Tuo smiling, Cai Wu also started to giggle.
As a Chu general who had commanded five thousand Xiangyi soldiers in the past, he followed Xiang Qu in pursuit of the Qin army, and was severely defeated in the battle on the pass.
Xiang Qu and Jing Tong ran away in one breath, but Cai Wu was unlucky and was captured by the Qin people.
Fortunately, his armor was bright enough, and his position and title were high enough, so he would not have his head chopped off by the Qin people in exchange for military honors like ordinary Chu soldiers.
Cai Wu was a smart man, and he surrendered according to the situation, and was set up by General Zhao as an example of buying a horse bone for a thousand gold. He suddenly became the "surrender ambassador" of the Qin army. He had gone to Qi Yi to persuade Qi Gong to open the city gate and surrender.
, naturally it is also General Cai.
Cai Wu was giggling, but his eyes were looking at the tall city in the clouds and mist in the distance.
"Perish quickly. As long as Chu is destroyed, no one will talk about Cai Wu's surrender to Qin."
"By leading the way for General Zhao, maybe I can exchange for some merit and get some wealth in Qin?"
An hour later, the Qin army finished crossing the Huai River. Except for the three thousand Qin soldiers who stayed in Xia Cai to guard, the Qin army that set foot on Huainan totaled 22,000 people.
"Zhao Guang, leave two thousand people to camp on the shore here to support our army's supply of military supplies and follow-up friendly troops."
"The remaining soldiers immediately marched forward as a team, marched into Shouchun, and set up camp in the open area outside the city!"
Zhao Tuo calmly issued military orders.
This time they were not alone. After General Huaiyang's victory, the Qin army moved all the way south and defeated Xiangcheng and even Huyi. The waterway food transportation to both sides of the Huaihe River was completely opened.
The food supplies of the Qin army can be loaded onto ships from Xingyang, go all the way south along the Honggou, enter the Yingshui River at Xiangcheng, then continue southward along the Yingshui River, merge into the Huaihe River, and finally stop at both banks of Xiacai.
In this way, the food in Xingyang can be reached directly from the waterway to the place where Zhao Tuo's army came ashore, and there will no longer be the risk of food shortage. This is why Zhao Tuo was unwilling to send troops before the outcome of the war was determined, and he must be in Huaihe
The important reason why Yang led his troops southward after his great victory.
The Qin army, under the banner of General Zhao, went south and set up camp a few miles outside Shouchun City.
Such a layout cut off the Chu king's escape route to the east, forcing him to defend Shouchun until the main force of the Qin army moved south.
The King of Chu stood at the top of Shouchun City with his cud in his back, looking at the endless Qin army camps in the distance, swallowing his saliva, and his hands in his sleeves were trembling slightly.
"Zhao Tuo, you are deceiving me because there is no one in Chu! If Xiang Yan hadn't escaped..."
"Yes, it's all Xiang Yan's fault!"
"This thief is more hateful than Zhao Tuo. If Xiang Yan hadn't disobeyed Bu Gu's order and escaped with Bu Gu's elite soldiers, how could the situation have ended up like it is now? Bu Gu'an would have been surrounded by Zhao Tuo here!"
The King of Chu gnashed his teeth and said, "Bu Gu's guess was indeed correct. Xiang Yan had long wanted to rebel against Bu Gu. When Bu Gu called him back to Shouchun, he was afraid and chose to defect to the east. I think he will definitely die.
It is to support Xiong Qi as king. Bu Gu has known about it for a long time, and Bu Gu guessed it right!"
"If I had known this, Bu Gu should have killed Xiang Yan when he was in Shouchun, so that he would have no chance of betraying Bu Gu!"
The King of Chu cursed angrily, especially when he thought of the bloody head sent back from Chen Ying, which made him extremely angry.
"Jin Xia was a loyal and loyal minister of Bu Gu, but he was killed by these traitors, which led to the collapse of the situation and made Bu Gu sit in the isolated city."
"Xiang Yan, Zhaoyuan, Xiong Qi..."
"Traitors, they are all a group of traitors!"
The more the King of Chu scolded him, the angrier he became. The more he scolded, the more excited he became. He even had an idea in his mind.
"It would be great if Bu Gu could scold the traitors like Qin general Zhao Tuo, Xiang Yan, and Xiong Qi to death."
If he curses someone, he can't hurt the other person. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have the ability to curse the other person to death!
"Come here, call the great witch Bu Gu!"
The King of Chu suddenly had an idea and came up with an idea, with a look of madness on his face.
Soon, the white-haired wizard was called from the temple to the city.
"The ancient kings of our Chu Kingdom worshiped the gods day and night, and they were respectful and pious, and they never acted disrespectfully. Today, the Qin army is approaching the city, and our eight-hundred-year-old state of Chu is in danger of collapse. At this time of crisis, please ask the great wizard
Pray to the gods and send down their divine power to destroy the Qin army and those rebels and save our Chu country!"
"As long as the gods allow Bugu to keep the state of Chu, Bugu will make sacrifices every day and never slack off!"
The great witch was shocked.
The king asked me to pray to the gods to send down the divine power and destroy the Qin army?
Seeing the great witch in a daze, the King of Chu stared at him with a ferocious look on his face and said, "What? The great witch can't do it?"
The great witch was stared at by the sharp eyes of the King of Chu, and his whole body was agitated, and he hurriedly said: "This can be done! Please take a bath for three days, offer sacrifices, and then let all the people of Chu in the city pray devoutly. The king of divine inspiration and the whole city of Chu
A man's sincerity will definitely bring down his divine power to destroy the Qin army and save the Chu state."
Hearing that there was something interesting about this, King Chu's face suddenly relaxed and he felt happy all over his body.
He asked: "I wonder how the gods will use it to destroy the Qin army outside the city?"
The great witch blinked, and went through the names of the gods of Chu in his mind, and said: "We should pray to Lord Yun Zhong for mercy. By then Lord Yun Zhong will send down thunder and rain, and he will definitely kill all the Qin troops outside the city.
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Yunzhongjun?
Inexplicably, the King of Chu remembered that just last year, he was pointed at eight mountains by a great shaman on the city wall, saying that that was where Lord Yun Zhong was.
"No invitation to Mr. Yunzhong!"
"Bu Gu wants to invite the great commander to come!"
"Da Si Ming is the god who controls the fate of life and death. As long as Da Si Ming exerts his divine power, he will surely destroy all those who oppose Bu Gu!"
The King of Chu laughed crazily, his eyes turning red.
"Bu Gu wants to pray to the commander-in-chief to take the lives of Zhao Tuo and the tens of thousands of Qin troops!"