The Zhao army sent envoys to ask the Chu army to surrender, which was a disaster for the Chu army located in Xuzhou. The Chu army knew very well that the Zhao State was so powerful. Not to mention the Chu army living in a state, the entire southern princes joined forces.
, it can only be equivalent to the Zhao army. How can the Chu army be the opponent of Zhao State by relying solely on the Chu army?
Of course, the southern princes joined forces to more troops than the northern overlord Zhao State. Although Zhao State is large, its borders are also very large. Not to mention the distance, even the two states in the Western Regions, Zhao State also sent it to the two states.
The two imperial guards were stationed in the area. If the southern princes could really join forces to fight against the Great Zhao, the attack would be insufficient, but there would be no problem in defense. But, can the southern princes really join forces?
As for the Chu army that was forced by the Zhao army, not to mention the thoughts of King Li Chi of Chu, even the generals and chiefs of the Chu army were extremely angry. After all, they were also princes, but now they were forced by the Zhao army so much. How could they
Can it be accepted? So, many Chu officials from the Chu army generals and school asked Li Chi to fight against the Zhao army's invasion in Xuzhou. At the same time, many generals and school generals and school members were asking Li Chi to expand their army.
Of course, there were also many civil and military officials in the Chu army who did not agree to fighting with the Zhao army. After all, the strength of Zhao State and the strength of the Chu army was obvious at a glance, and the two sides were not above the same level at all. Once they fought, Chu would be able to fight.
The army was simply difficult to match. Instead of fighting with the Zhao army to die, it would be better to talk to the Zhao army about conditions and surrender to Zhao State.[
However, the voice of the battle still prevailed among the Chu army. After all, the Zhao army had already done this, and the King of Chu did not respond accurately. If he advised to surrender at this moment, who would know what the outcome would be? Those who fought were the battle
It is not necessarily true that they want to be good for the Chu army.
King Li Chi of Chu is not better than others at this moment. He is hard to decide whether to fight or surrender. When he fights, he understands the huge gap with Zhao army. Not only is he unwilling to accept surrender, but there are also many generals and officers below.
Unwilling. Li Chi's control over the Chu army was naturally fine, but he was unwilling to let his old subordinates who had followed him for many years not have the right to choose.
"Li Yan, you are responsible for the intelligence of our Chu army. How is the operation of the Zhao army's border area now?" In the Chu Palace, King Li Chi, Prince of King Li Hao, the general of the Guard under his command, and the general of the four towns gathered together.
Discussing the situation in front of you. From the faces of these people, it can be seen that Zhao Jun put a lot of pressure on Chu Jun.
Li Yan said with a serious expression: "The Zhao army has gathered more than 70,000 troops in Haizhou Prefecture, Pengzhou Prefecture, and Huaiyin on the west. These soldiers were originally stationed in Qingzhou on the north.
The towns in Jizhou to the west, Yanzhou to the southwest, and Yuzhou to the southwest. If war begins, we will be attacked on both sides."
General Li Wuning of the Guard said, "Yanzhou and Yuzhou? Do Zhao's army need to stay here? In the south of Yuzhou, but in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, how dare they draw military forces from the south?"
Li Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Since the Zhao army annexed the Yanzhou army, the Zhao army has already had eight towns, the imperial guards of eight towns and the cavalry of five towns. In the past few years, the Zhao army has
The troops of each town have been reorganized and replaced, and have formed strong combat power. In various places, between local prefectures, there are also local county soldiers and prefectures, which are the town soldiers, imperial guards and cavalry.
Prepare soldiers.”
After a pause, Li Yan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "To say what you generals and lords don't like to hear, the military strength of the Zhao army is not only incomparable to us, but also in the joint efforts of the princes of the south, and it is also a match for it. As long as Zhao
The army is willing to bring out hundreds of thousands of troops at any time. Don’t forget that the development of the Zhao army in recent years has accumulated a lot of money, food, supplies and war horses for them.”
After Li Yan said that, everyone immediately spoke. They also knew the difference between them and Zhao Jun, but being told like this made everyone feel cold.
Li Chi, who was slightly old, said in a muffled voice: "Now, our Chu army has only more than 50,000 people. Even if we recall the soldiers who had been dismissed before, it will only be 70,000 to 80,000. And the Zhao army, the Zhao army, fighting
How big is the size of the soldiers? The number of soldiers is as large as 700,000 to 800,000. Although most of them guard all over the country, if they really want to fight south, the Zhao army can dispatch about 300,000 to 400,000 to 400,000 to 300,000 to 400,000 to 300,000 to 400,000 to 300,
Li Chi did not continue to talk, but the heavy gap made everyone feel difficult to breathe.
"At present, the Zhao army has sent envoys to give us a final ultimatum. The movements of the Zhao army also show that they are about to go south. The Zhao army pacified the northern border troubles and pacified the Western Regions. Next, the entire Great
Yan State, that is, south of the Yangtze River, has not been controlled by it. It is also clear to everyone that Zhao army returns to the southern expedition. Now, how should our Chu army deal with it, please tell us your own opinions."
Li Chi asked slowly, as if the Zhao army was approaching and did not care at all. But no one in the room answered.
Li Chi said in a faint voice: "What do you think and opinion? But it's not bad. The situation is now like this. I will not blame you for your opinions and opinions."
After a while, no one spoke. Li Chi looked at his son and said in a deep voice: "Hao'er, you are the son of this king, you can talk first."
Li Hao glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Father, my son thinks it's better to negotiate with Da Zhao to submit to Da Zhao. The north, west and southwest of Xuzhou are all the territory of Da Zhao. And in the east
In the face of this, it is also the scope of activities of the Da Zhao Navy. In the opinion of the Child, there is only one ending in the end, that is, the Chu army no longer exists and the people of Xuzhou are trapped in the war. All those who do it will become a disaster in history.
The sinner of the people of a state.”
General Li Wu of the Guard said in silence: "Criminal, although our Chu army is inferior to the Great Zhao army, the arrogant and arrogant attitude of the Zhao army does not take me seriously at all. If we don't fight with it, we will surrender, and the Zhao army will accept the Chu army.
Soldiers, but for us, I'm afraid..."
General Zhendong Li Yi also frowned slightly and said, "I also think General Wei is right, we must fight the Zhao army to the death. But if we surrender, the king, the prince and everyone who is doing it,
Then Zhao Jun looked down upon, thinking that we were timid and afraid of things, and were greedy for life and death. In serious cases, our Li family could... "
Li Wu and Li Yi's words were also what the Li generals were worried about. Since ancient times, surrendering generals had nothing, but the surrendered princes often had no good results. The Li family was also a large family, and the Chu army was all over the country.
It was Li's leader. They had to consider themselves.
"Fang Zong, what do you think?" Li Chi asked Li Fang Zong who sat aside and had not spoken.[
Li Fangzong, Li Fanglin and Li Fangyu were both officials in charge of government affairs in the Chu army, and were considered as the civil service system of the Li clan and the Chu army. At the same time, they were also more talented and visionary people in the Li clan.
The Chu army dismissed some soldiers this time, responded to local people's livelihood and gained the hearts of the people, and also made suggestions from civil officials such as Li Fangzong.
Li Fangzong said slowly: "War and surrender are all in the mind of the king. If we want to fight, it is naturally impossible for our Chu army to fight alone. Rather than talking about fighting, it is not to say that we are going to die. So, if we choose
To face the challenge, you have to bring other princes in the south. If not, I think it would be better to surrender directly."
"Fangzong knows the worries in your heart, but if we fight against Da Zhao, the Zhao army will respect us? Now that Da Zhao takes action against our Chu army, it can only be suppressed by the entire army and will never give us any more
The chance to fight first and then surrender.”
"The Great Zhao pacified the north and the Western Regions. It can be said that the State of Zhao has no foreign troubles and has begun to take action to recover the world. This will be the first battle for the Zhao army to pacify the world. The Zhao army and the great victory
The momentum is naturally the fastest and most rapid attitude to show the majesty of the first battle to shock other princes.”
After glanced at everyone, Li Fangzong said coldly: "So, this time we will either join forces with the princes to fight, or surrender simply. In this way, the Zhao army can not only increase its momentum, but also set an example for other surrendered princes.
, and accept us. If we have the idea of fighting first and surrendering, then we will be the real death. Because the Zhao army also needs to be an example to the southern princes and to be an example to fight against the Zhao army."
"Then let's join forces with the princes in the south to resist the Zhao army. Our Chu army was destroyed by the Zhao army, and the other princes will do the same in the future. Only by joining forces with us can we resist the Zhao army going south." Li Wu said in a muffled voice.
General Li Han of the Wei Dynasty sneered: "Associate with the Southern Princes? Will they? Will they care about the existence of our Chu army? Only the Qi army borders us. Not to mention the hatred between the Qi army and us, it is just
The Qi army is willing, but do they dare? The Qi army is not afraid of the Zhao army following Yuzhou and directly entering Yangzhou. Don’t forget that in the eastern waters of the Qi army, the Da Zhao navy is still roaming the sea. In addition, the southern Jiaozhou
The Zhao army also occupied a considerable area."
"In addition, the Qi army is still fighting a small-scale war with the Shu army, but no one can guarantee whether they will trigger a greater war when the Da Zhao army attacks us. Therefore, we should not expect Qi army.
Now.”
"In addition to our Chu army, the Zhao army is also bordered by the territory of King Hanzhong and Luoyang. The Yongzhou part of the land occupied by King Hanzhong and Luoyang is bordered by the Zhao army. Relying on them? Do you think it is possible? In short,
This general doesn't think that Situ Hao and Situ Fei, the two bastards, would take the overall situation into consideration and restrain the Zhao army in the west. In my opinion, it is already very good that they are not secretly glad that the Zhao army did not attack them."
Li Hao said: "You are all my elders, and most of them are from the Li clan. When it comes to surrender, I am the same as you, extremely unwilling to accept it. However, the general trend of the world is getting clearer and clearer. No matter what, the world is
After all, it is unified. Whether it is the Zhao Kingdom in the north that is in power, or a certain prince in the south that seizes the world, it is all bound to our Chu army."
"There is only one position, and there can only be one country in the whole world. You all, whether to follow the general trend or seek personal gain is all within your mind. If our Chu army is as powerful as the Zhao army, the Qi army and the Shu army,
Not to mention surrendering, if the Zhao army envoy dares to be so arrogant, we can take his head. However, the current situation is not what we think, and our Chu army has now become the first sword for the Zhao army to move south.
”
"Since last year, we have sent off our soldiers and restored people's livelihood. The people of the entire Xuzhou area are thinking about our goodness. But if we fight the Zhao army this time, the people of Xuzhou will not support us anymore, and will not
I will be grateful to us. With what we did in Xuzhou this year, King Zhao will not easily attack us Li. You must know that even the kings of the Western Regions surrendered, Zhao Xun did not kill him.
.According to General Li Yan’s investigation, the kings of the Western Regions who lived in Youzhou City, the leaders of various Turkic tribes and human leaders of the northern Turkic tribes, lived well under the rule of the Zhao army.”
Li Hao's words also made some generals who were worried about Li's family and some generals who had other ideas changed their minds at this moment. They didn't know the strength and weakness of their own side and Zhao Jun. However, just like Li Hao
They were unwilling to give up, but now the Zhao army is approaching, and they are resisting with no choice. It can be said that they can retreat. In addition, Li Hao is the prince of the king, and what he said must be
It has something to do with King Li Chi of Chu. Even if it is not what Li Chi meant, Li Chi must have known it.
Since the King of Chu did not agree with the war or had the idea of surrender, why should they continue to pretend to be hypocritical as subordinates? If the Chu army was comparable to the Zhao army, they would naturally not surrender, even if Li Chi was interested.
They would also stop the surrender. However, the Chu army and the Zhao army were not above the same level.
Of course, not everyone is willing to accept surrender. Generals of Guard Li Wu, Li Quan and others are unwilling to surrender to the Zhao army. After all, they are now the generals of the Chu army, and each has nearly 10,000 soldiers. If they surrender to Zhao, they will surrender.
Jun, I will definitely not have such a position.
"Okay, don't argue. The Zhao army envoy came to force the surrender. Even if he wanted to surrender, we would still talk to Da Zhao about the conditions. We would definitely not surrender directly just because of the other party's words. You all
The loyal men of our Chu army will surrender or not, and will discuss terms with the envoy of the Zhao army in the future. You are all staying with me and discuss terms with the Zhao army with me. If you succeed, you will surrender, but you will not succeed.
, Then let's fight." Li Chi glanced at the people who were arguing, and said with a constant expression on his face.
The generals and schools left one after another. Soon, in the study, Li Chi, Li Hao, General Wei Li Han, General Zhendong Li Yi and Li Fangzong gathered together.
"Li Yan, what did you do when I asked you to investigate?"
"Reported to the king, Generals of Guard Li Wu, Li Quan and Tian Chao, when the troops were removed, they did not abolish their soldiers. After the Zhao army's envoy arrived, they expanded a lot. Many of their generals and corpses under their command were replaced.
The original intention of the ministers was that they were unwilling to let their soldiers abandon their armor and return to their fields."
Li Chi and others also knew about these. When Li Chi followed the suggestions of Li Fangzong and other civil officials, responded to the people's livelihood and sacked the army, Li Wu and others strongly opposed it.
"However, since the Zhao army sent an envoy last month, the king intended to mobilize the army. Li Wu and others have walked together, as if they were in contact with the people from the Qi army in the south."
"A bastard! I will tell you why he first demanded a fierce battle with Da Zhao during this month, and then asked to go to the front line of Huaiyin. It turned out that he had colluded with the Qi army." Li Chi was immediately furious.
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Li Fangzong said indifferently: "King, if we surrender to the Zhao army, we will basically lose real power. At least, most people will not have real power. Even if we continue to participate in military and political affairs, we still need to re-assess and study at the Royal Academy of Zhao State.
OK."
"Surrendering to the Zhao army, the generals will have no power. Even if they talk about their abilities, most of them are afraid that they will be difficult to get into the eyes of the Zhao army. If you take this opportunity to surrender to the Qi army, the Qi army will definitely be given a reward at this moment. After all, the Qi army needs to be expanded urgently now.
Strength, whether to defend against the Zhao army or deal with the Shu army, requires more troops."
"Haoer, go and send someone to take over their army yourself. Those who dare not accept it will kill them. Even if they do not surrender, I don't need subordinates who do not obey orders." Li Chi said with a murderous look on his face, "In addition, send a mission to the sect.
The man took down all these bastards and threw them into death row."
"Fangzong, do we have the only way to surrender?"
Li Fangzong smiled bitterly and said, "King, the situation is worse than we expected. Compared with the military strength, there is no need to say much about this minister. What he had said before was obvious. It is among the people of Xuzhou, they
They also hope that our army can surrender to the Zhao army."
"Why is this happening? During this year, our Chu army has never suffered more than the people." Li Han and others said angrily.
Li Fangzong said in a low voice: "The kings should be very clear that after the Zhao army's envoy arrived, Xuzhou also began to spread the policies of the Great Zhao, and he had already treated the policies of Xuzhou after surrender."
"Although we have been resuming people's livelihood and seeking benefits for the people this year, the various policies under our rule are far inferior to those under the Zhao army. For the people, they naturally hope that they will live better.
I don’t want to fall into the disaster of war. The war in recent years has been a great disaster for the people of Xuzhou.”
Li Chi smiled bitterly and said, "I, Li Chi, have been in Xuzhou for more than ten years. Not only can I not bring benefits to the people of Xuzhou, but I also let these wars last for years. Well, this time I will do a good thing for the people of Xuzhou."
"King..." Li Han and others said in unison, wanting to persuade and stop them, but they don't know where to start.
"Haha... It's a fate. I, Li Chi, can be as satisfied as a commoner to become a prince in the same place. You need to say more, let's decide. Li Fangzong, if you go to negotiate with the envoy of Zhao army, just say
Our Chu army surrendered."
Li Fangzong said in a voice: "The king will be happy to the people of Xuzhou. I believe that King Zhao will definitely not make things difficult for the Li family."
Li Chi smiled and said, "If Zhao Jun deliberately makes things difficult for me, I, Li Chi, will recognize him and come to take it."
Li Fangzong passed the news to the envoy of the Zhao army, and the envoy of the Zhao army did not dare to make a decision. After confirming that Li Chi had no other conditions, he immediately passed the news back to Youzhou City. Zhao Xun and others who were doing secret arrangements were made.
, but was stumped by the news sent back by Xuzhou.