The strongest Marquis in history

As a result, the army led by Wang Qi entered the southern county of Chu State smoothly and headed for the border of Xiangyang.

Chapter 754 Suicide

Time passed, and after entering April, the weather in the south gradually became hotter.

In April in the north, there is even a hint of chill.However, this April in Xiangyang was very warm, the pedestrians on the streets had fewer clothes, and the people in various places were constantly busy, busy with plowing and planting.

The army led by Wang Qi successfully entered the territory of Xiangyang and headed towards Xiangyang city.

This way, everything went well.

When the army led by Wang Qi was about to arrive in Xiangyang City, the sentry sent back sent back the latest information about Xiangyang City.

Wang Qi opened the letter and browsed through it, feeling a little surprised, even a little stunned.

In the letter, Xiong Zhuang, the Crown Prince of Chu who stayed behind to supervise the country, summoned the courtiers to the main hall to discuss countermeasures against Wang Qi's army. He actually used the power of the Barbarian Sect to kill all the courtiers who suggested surrender, leaving no one behind.

Then, Xiong Zhuang ordered to fight to the death.

In today's Xiangyang City, all the surviving people belonged to the main combat faction, and those who surrendered to the faction were killed one after another.Although there were still some people who did not express their views, these people did not dare to join in, and they all obeyed Xiong Zhuang's arrangement, because Xiong Zhuang was already crazy.

If you go against Xiong Zhuang, you are asking for a dead end.In particular, people from the Barbaric Sect were in the city, and soldiers from the Wuxi Man also entered the city in large numbers, which greatly increased the power of the entire city.

After Wang Qi finished reading, he temporarily stopped by the side of the road, but called Xiong Huai over.

Xiong Huai stood still and said, "King Qi."

Wang Qi handed the letter to Xiong Huai, and asked: "Look, your son now controls Xiangyang City and intends to defend it. What do you think of this matter?"

Xiong Huai was a little surprised, he quickly opened the letter, and after reading it, his eyes wandered inexplicably.

After a while, Xiong Huai said: "King Qi, when we arrive outside the city of Xiangyang, I am willing to persuade Xiongzhuang to submit to Qi. After all, he is my son. As long as I persuade, there will always be some chances. If you fight, you will lose your life."

Wang Qi said: "As long as Xiong Zhuang surrenders, I won't kill him, and let you father and son reunite."

"Xie Qi Wang."

Xiong Huai's eyes rolled, and he was thoughtful.

Wang Qi didn't care what Xiong Huai was thinking. To Wang Qi, no matter what happened to Xiong Huai, even if Xiong Huai wanted to support Xiong Zhuang, it couldn't change the final outcome. Xiangyang was bound to fall.

Wang Qi continued on his way, and the group headed for Xiangyang City.

At Shen time in the afternoon, the army led by Wang Qi came to line up outside Xiangyang city.Wang Qi rode his horse forward, raised his head to look up the tower, and shouted: "Xiongzhuang, come out and say something."

During this period of time, Xiongzhuang has been on the tower, especially when he learned that Wang Qi had entered Xiangyang City, he took Shadana, Wei Xi and others to the tower to deal with government affairs, waiting for Wang Qi to come.

Upon hearing Wang Qi's words, Xiong Zhuang stood up.He looked at Wang Qi outside the city, and shouted: "Wang Qi, the crown prince is here. If you want to break the city, it is not so easy. The imperial capital of my Chu Kingdom is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and will not be broken. of."

Wang Qi said: "This king is here to inform you that your father has something to tell you."

He beckoned, and saw Xiong Huai riding out from behind, with a solemn expression on Xiong Huai's face.

Xiong Huai stood up and looked up the tower.

The father and son looked at each other. At this moment, there seemed to be countless emotions meeting in their eyes.

Xiong Zhuang's heart is even more complicated. Among the many princes in his early years, he was honest, diligent and down-to-earth.In other words, this is also a common pronoun, but this does not prevent Xiong Zhuang from worshiping Xiong Huai.

In the past, the political situation of Chu State was chaotic, and the national power was declining more and more. After Xiong Huai succeeded to the throne, he worked hard to govern Chu State, which made Chu State show signs of revival, and gradually recovered Chu State.

This is all thanks to Xiong Huai.

Even Xiong Huai actively planned to expand the territory, and laid out Luozi Lujiang County early on, intending to seize the Yangzhou area of ​​​​the Great Zhou Dynasty.It's a pity that Xiong Huai's plan failed because of Wang Qi's unexpected birth.

No matter what, in Xiong Zhuang's heart, Xiong Huai is an indomitable existence.

With Xiong Huai, the state of Chu can be strong.

Facing Xiong Huai at this moment, Xiong Zhuang felt complicated because Xiong Huai had already surrendered.Originally, he should have a lot to say, but at this moment, Xiong Zhuang opened his mouth, swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and watched quietly.

Xiong Huai was very old, but when he looked at Xiongzhuang, his awe-inspiring expression changed to one of relief. He praised: "Prince, you are in Xiangyang to supervise the country, clearing up civil strife and stabilizing the situation. Father is very pleased. Father I did not misunderstand you when I appointed you as the Crown Prince of the Chu Kingdom. My father is proud of you, you are my father's good son, and you are worthy of the ancestors of our Chu kingdom."

With those words, Xiong Zhuang was stunned.

He originally thought that when Xiong Huai opened his mouth, it should be the words of surrender.

Unexpectedly, it was a compliment to him.

At this moment, Xiong Zhuang's eyes were filled with crystal clear tears, and the tears kept spinning, but they never flowed down.During this period of time, other than killing people, he was killing people, and waiting for Wang Qi's army to arrive, he was under tremendous pressure.

Xiong Huai's words made Xiong Zhuang's perseverance collapse in an instant.

When Wang Qi heard these words, his eyes narrowed, and he had a guess in his heart.But for Wang Qi, no matter how Xiong Huai chooses, it doesn't have much influence on Wang Qi.

In this battle, Chu will be defeated.

Qi will win.

Wang Qi was a little interested, seeing what Xiong Huai was going to do, and what kind of father-son love he was going to show.

Xiong Huai continued: "Prince, although there are mediocre and tyrannical kings in the past dynasties of our Chu Kingdom, they all have the same characteristic, that is, they are passionate, and they are not afraid of any threats or provocations. .”

"They dared to fight and make decisions. When you come to you, you also made your own decisions. You are very good. The ancestors of the Chu Kingdom, as well as the father and king, are all proud of you."

"Father is outside the city today, so I don't have much to say to you. I just want to tell you that this life may be short, but if it shines brightly, it will be worth it."

"Father can't help you with anything. There is only one thing that can help you, and that is not to drag you back."

Xiong Huaixu was talking, but when he said this, he suddenly took out his hand that was in his sleeve, and put a pill into his mouth.

This is poisonous medicine.

When he was in Qichun County in the past, facing the difficult situation, Xiong Huai was ready to commit suicide.If he failed to escape in time, he would really fall into Wang Qi's hands. Even if he had a weapon in his hand, it would be useless to commit suicide. The weapon would definitely be confiscated.So he hid a elixir on his body. The elixir is small and easy to hide, and it was not found.

Previously, he was coerced by Cai Heng and entered Wang Qi's army. At that time, Cai Heng died, and Xiong Huai really planned to surrender.

After all, it has been defeated.

Along the way, Xiong Huai was ready to make his son Kaesong surrender.But he didn't expect that when he approached Xiangyang City, he got the latest news from Xiongzhuang. Xiongzhuang actually killed all the officials who suggested surrender, rectified the army in Xiangyang City, and gathered the forces of Wuxi barbarians, ready to fight with all their might.

This move immediately touched Xiong Huai, who had no intention of persuading his son to surrender.

Xiong Zhuang is worthy of being Xiong Jia Erlang.

It is worthy of the blood of the Chu royal family.

After Xiong Huai swallowed the elixir, his body ached a moment later. He widened his eyes, stretched his hands towards the direction of the tower, mustered all the strength in his body, and shouted: "Xiong Zhuang, my father is proud of you, For you……"

Having said that, Xiong Zhuang's body softened, and he fell to the ground with a plop.

The person is already bleeding from all seven orifices.

Wang Qi glanced at the dead Xiong Huai and didn't care. In fact, as soon as he noticed Xiong Huai's situation just now, he knew that Xiong Huai had probably changed his mind, otherwise he wouldn't have changed his mind.

Wang Qi can also stop Xiong Huai's actions, but it's not necessary.

The current strength of the Chu State cannot stop his army.Furthermore, Xiong Zhuang was determined to defend Xiangyang City to the death. In this case, it was useless to use Xiong Huai's coercion.

Wang Qi raised his head and looked up the city tower, and said, "Xiong Zhuang, now that things are going on, are we going to fight to the death?"

Big teardrops flowed from Xiong Zhuang's eyes. He grabbed the city wall with both hands, and said hysterically, "Wang Qi, I swear to kill you. Even if you are powerful for a while, I will definitely kill you in the future. If I don't kill you, I, Xiong Zhuang, will kill you." I swear not to be a human being. I will never forget the hatred of my father."

Wang Qi chuckled twice and said: "On the battlefield, it's normal for you to kill me and I to kill you. Speaking of which, you treat me as an enemy, which is really inappropriate!"

Xiong Zhuang's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he said, "If it wasn't for you, my father would have committed suicide by swallowing poison. Wang Qi, all of this was caused by you."

Wang Qi clicked his tongue twice, and retorted: "This king always pays attention to a righteous name and a good reputation when sending troops. Since you said that I caused it, let me sort out this matter."

"In the beginning, it was your brother of the Three Emperors, Xiong Tai, who sneaked into Yangzhou himself, and then led a large army to kill me. However, Xiong Taizhong didn't see it, so I killed him."

"Then, Xiong Yuanxiang, the ancestor of your state of Chu, also sneaked into Yangzhou and came to my camp to assassinate him. Then, I killed him to the point of death."

"Your father, Xiong Huai, has a grudge in his heart and has always wanted to take revenge."

"Afterwards, there was Xiong Huai, who has been waiting for an opportunity to deal with our country of Qi. Up to now, the battle of Changmen Mountain took place in Lujiang County, not in Chu country."

"Xiong Huai colluded with Cao Xuan of Wei State, and both countries sent troops to kill me at the same time. Xiong Huai even colluded with Wuxi Man, and got mixed up with Man God Sect, and wanted to kill me."

"Then, I was defeated!"

Wang Qi talked eloquently, and said: "Xiong Zhuang, you are a person who has studied. Tell me, why did this king take the initiative to deal with you, Chu State, and it was Chu State who dealt with me all the time. Could it be that your father If Xiong Huai wants to kill me, I can only kill him, I am afraid that such a situation is a bit inappropriate."

Xiong Zhuang's cheek twitched.

The murderous momentum was immediately thwarted.

Yes, to be honest, from the very beginning, Chu State targeted Wang Qi, and it was Chu State who made the first move.

Wang Qi waited for a while, and seeing that there was no movement on the tower, he continued: "One more thing, it should be that you and Shatana are colluding together, and are going to clear the imperial court before."

"When you were in Qichun County, Xiong Huai was coerced by Cai Heng. Presumably, you are very clear about this matter. Xiong Huai was coerced by Cai Heng and went to the king's barracks to ask for an interview. At that time, Cai Heng used Xiong Huai as capital. Submit to this king."

"It's just that Xiong Huai said that as long as this king kills Cai Heng, he is willing to surrender. So this king kills Cai Heng, and at the same time confers him the title of Changle King. People of his Xiong Huai lineage will enjoy glory and wealth forever."

"At that time, Xiong Huai surrendered to the king, so the king killed Cai Heng. Therefore, Xiong Huai has been helping the king, helping the king to win the various regions of Chu State, and successfully killed here in Xiangyang City."

"Where did you know, you turned out to be fighting to the death."

"In desperation, Xiong Huai chose to fulfill you. So it's not that this king harmed your father, but that you chose to fight to the death and fight against this king, which made Xiong Huai commit suicide."

"It was you, Xiongzhuang, who killed your father."

Wang Qi raised his chest with excitement, and said loudly: "This is what this king wants to explain. This king's invasion of Chu State was not an invasion, but it was caused by your Chu State's persecution. Without Chu State's invasion of Qi State, we would not be where we are today. Two, Xiong Huai's death was caused by you, don't keep talking about revenge, you forced your father to death, and you still want to seek revenge from this king, it makes people laugh and cry."

After Xiong Zhuang heard it, his expression was even more stunned.

He is not mediocre.

After careful consideration, it became clear that what Wang Qi said was a fact.Moreover, the previous news was that Xiong Huai had already surrendered to Wang Qi, but now he chose to fulfill him.

Xiong Zhuang's eyes were even more red, and his heart was full of hatred. At this time, the hatred of family and country gathered together, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable and hard to calm down.

Wei Xiong saw that the situation was not good, and Wang Qi's words shook Xiong Zhuang's heart.

This method is really clever.

Wei Xi quickly persuaded: "Prince, don't be fooled! Wang Qi's words are intended to stimulate you and weaken your fighting spirit. Once you listen to Wang Qi's words, you will fall into the trap."

Xiong Zhuang shook his head and said: "Mr. Wei, you don't have to persuade me, I know what to do. My father is dead, and he was indeed forced to death by me. I will not surrender, so my father can only support me and never surrender. I."

"I know my father is also an ambitious person, so he doesn't want to be inferior to others. I will not give up on myself now. Because in this battle, if I don't resist, if I lose my fighting spirit, I will fail my father a lot of pains."

"This battle, I will fight to the death!"

His words gradually became sharper without any wavering.

After Wei Xi heard it, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "That's good, that's good!"

Xiong Zhuang put his hands on the city wall, and he shouted: "Wang Qi, no matter what you say, no matter what you say, it is impossible to shake my heart to stick to Xiangyang City. I, Xiangyang City, must be united and do my best. If you go to resist, you will not be allowed to enter the city."

"My Xiangyang City is not a small city, but the capital of the entire Chu Kingdom. There is an urn inside Xiangyang City and a moat outside. It is absolutely impossible for you to break Xiangyang City."

"If you want to fight, the prince will accompany you to the end."

He has great self-confidence.

This is due to the fact that Xiangyang has been the imperial capital of the Chu Kingdom for hundreds of years. It has been reinforced and raised several times, making it taller and thicker than ordinary city walls.In particular, the Wengcheng is huge and the moat is wide, so it is extremely difficult to break through the city.

Wang Qi said: "You are really confident, Xiong Zhuang, I have a question."

Xiong Zhuang said: "What questions do you have?"

Wang Qi looked calm, and said in a deep voice: "It is said that all the Wuxi barbarians have always been treated specially. They have wine and meat every day. The barbarians are also given special treatment."

"Such a special group of people act unscrupulously and often oppress the people in Xiangyang City. Even these soldiers are also affected. Under such circumstances, do you think the people in Xiangyang City will always support you?"

"If you, Xiongzhuang, can command the Wuxi Man, he and the others will not fight each other or oppress the people, and these people will resist with you. The problem is that the Wuxi Man is extremely vicious, and the Mangods are even more disobedient."

"Under this premise, if the hearts of the people are not in harmony and the soldiers are at odds, it is a fool's dream if you want to win. At the moment, I believe that you can resist for a day or two. If you want to resist for ten days and half a month, the common people Will you stick to it?"

Xiong Zhuang's expression was even more embarrassing.

Wang Qi's mouth really hit the nail on the head, directly hitting his weakest point.

Xiong Zhuang killed a river of blood in Xiangyang City, massacred countless officials, and eliminated internal troubles.However, the contradictions between the Mantheism, the Wuxi Man and the common people have never been reconciled.

Shadana stood up, and he said in a deep voice: "Wang Qi, this old man is Shadana, the priest of the Barbaric Sect. I can assure you that the people from the Barbaric Sect, as well as Wu Xierlang, will definitely not commit any crimes. Some people are harassing the people. What you say is nothing more than sowing discord. It is impossible for you to sow discord."

Xiong Zhuang cheered up, and said: "Wang Qi, I, Chu State, must block you. This is Chu State's territory, and it is Wuxi Erlang's hometown. It is absolutely impossible for you to sweep Chu State."

Wang Qi was a little surprised when he heard it.

Sadana finally came out.