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"If the general has any difficulties, just give orders, and I will do my best to save Chu from danger with the general."

Mr. Changping said so, on the surface, it seems that he hopes to turn the tide with Xiang Yan, but in fact, it is a character set in Xiang Yan's heart that "the people are like sons" and "the heart is about the state of Chu".

It is very easy for Mr. Changping to do this.

This is because he was already well-known as the Prime Minister when he was in Qin State, and the second is that he led troops to rebel against Qin in Chencheng, and it can even be said that he saved the life of Chu State at a critical moment.

With these two points, it is enough to make everyone believe that he is a more wise and benevolent king than King Chu of Chu.

At that time, as long as there is something wrong with the king of Chu... Needless to say, there is no doubt that Lord Changping will succeed to the throne.

Although Xiang Yan is good at leading troops in battle, he is not good at scheming. At this time, Lord Changping said so, and sighed:

"It's no wonder that Lord Changping made such suggestions. Lord Changping has been in Qin State for many years, so he doesn't know much about the situation in Chu State."

"The nobles in the Chu Kingdom are at odds with each other. If they want to gather troops to attack Qin's supply line, I'm afraid..."

Mr. Changping pretended to be ignorant and shocked:

"There are such things... If this is the case, I have made a big mistake."

"Let me advise the king to make another plan."

As he spoke, he turned around and walked back.

Xiang Yan hurried forward to stop her, saying:

"Your Majesty has made up his mind. If you persuade him again at this time... Xiang Yan will be suspected of forcibly moving the capital."

"What's more, this plan is not impossible. Now we have to try it."

Mr. Changping hesitated, then replied:

"General, don't worry, I will try my best to persuade all ethnic groups to send troops."

"The world is restless, can all ethnic groups live in peace?"

Chapter 245 The Turtle in the Urn

Sure enough, Lord Changping took his personal guards to the fiefdoms of various clans to persuade them that night.

What Mr. Changping said was pleasant, and on the surface it was "persuading all ethnic groups to send troops".

In fact, Mr. Changping had been clear about the situation of Chu State for a long time, and knew that the nobles would not be willing to send troops to fight under such circumstances.

Perhaps it is said that they should respond first on the surface, but when the Qin army surrounds Shouchun...

Where is the order of the king of Chu?

Xiang Yan, as the general of the defeated army, how can He De command other people?

In particular, Zhao, Qu, and Jing are all in high positions. When will it be Xiang Yan's turn to speak?

So Mr. Changping's trip to persuade the various ethnic groups was not to get them to send troops.

In fact, the various ethnic groups are really willing to send troops, and Mr. Changping is not happy.

On the one hand, Mr. Changping did this to put on a good show in front of Xiang Yan, putting on an appearance of devoting himself to the country and the people.

On the other hand, it is to show his talents in front of the nobles, or you can say to get acquainted with each other, so that he can talk easily when he becomes the king of Chu.

But no matter what Lord Changping does, there will always be two forces competing in his heart: subjugate Qin or oppose Qin?

If Mr. Changping didn't need to consider this issue before then.

But now, as the situation is becoming more and more favorable to Mr. Changping, how to choose has become the focus again.

Mr. Changping would sigh secretly when no one was around:

"This Shen Bing is truly a peerless genius."

"It is not only eclectic in the use of troops to the point of perfection."

"His foresight is even more admirable. He was able to predict that he would become the king of Chu after he returned to Chu."

"This is something that even he, the prince of Chu, has never thought about, but Shen Bing can think of it!"

"But, what if I become the King of Chu?"

"Can it stop the onslaught of the Qin army?"

Time and time again, Mr. Changping tried to convince himself that under his call, the army and people of Chu State would unite to block the Qin army and defend Chu State.

But this dream was shattered by reality time and time again.

This is the conclusion that Mr. Changping came to after traveling among the nobles to persuade him.

From a certain point of view, Mr. Changping also hopes that he can persuade these nobles.

Because being able to speak at this time means that you can also speak in the future, and it means that Chu State is still saved.

however……

Thinking about it, Mr. Changping could only sigh heavily, and said to himself:

"One day when Shen Bing is in Qin, there is no possibility of success."

Shen Bing has been resting in Ruyin for three days.

These three days were drowsy three days, I woke up to eat something and then fell asleep in a daze.

It was only on the third night that I was fully awake. When I woke up, my whole body was still sore, and my left shoulder and right arm were still wrapped with healing bands... I could tell by touching it that it was made of hair gray, which was more delicate.

Seeing Shen Bing woke up, Ren hurriedly called someone to bring food, but it was a bowl of delicious noodles.

Shen Bing poured it down in a "speechless" manner, and suddenly felt that he had gained some strength.

After wiping his mouth, Shen Bing looked around and asked:

"Am I still waiting in Ruyin?"

Ren replied:

"It's Ruyin."

Then Ren couldn't wait to tell Shen Bing a series of good news:

"Vice General, Your Majesty has promoted the whole army of the Black Armored Army to the third level, and given him the name 'Shenwu Army', and a reward of one hundred taels."

Shen Bing let out an "oh".

So to say that I am... Shen Bing couldn't help but feel ashamed, he has been here for so long, and he still doesn't remember Qin Shi's [-]th title, so he didn't know what title he was after being promoted to the third level.

Ren still reminded:

"The deputy general is already the fifth doctor, and he is the respect of the doctor."

Starting from the fifth-level noble doctor, all official officials, public officials, and fifth-level officials are all doctors.

And the five great officials are the respected officials, and after that they are the elders.

Meng Wu has been fighting for so many years, even at this age, he is only the elder of Zuo Shu, that is, he is one level higher than Shen Bing... In other words, Shen Bing is now a proper high-ranking person or even a high-ranking person. The titles are considered high.

Then Ren sent a tray and said:

"This is the deputy general's five doctor's inspection, and the censor personally sent it."

Shen Bing hummed again, rubbed the sore arrow wound, and asked:

"How's the battle going?"

Ren replied:

"Our army has gone south to capture Nanzhao, and then attacked east to Shouchun, which is only fifty li away."

Shen Bing casually flipped through the map and looked at it, then nodded secretly.

Yang Duanhe is worthy of being a veteran who has followed Wang Jian for many years. He knew that to attack Shouchun, he must first occupy the upper reaches of the Huaihe River.

This Nanzhao is located in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River. When the time comes to flood Shouchun or intercept the river and attack the city, Nanzhao can be used as a stronghold.

Shen Bing thought for a while and asked again:

"This King of Chu...is he still in Shouchun?"

Ren arched his hands and replied:

"Subordinates don't know."

"However, it is rumored that Mr. Changping is running around lobbying."

The Qin army has already cast eyeliners all over Chu, and Mr. Changping, a traitor, of course cannot escape the surveillance of these eyeliners.

As soon as Ren said about Shen Bing, he knew what was going on.

Lord Changping lobbied abroad, and his intention was to hope that all ethnic groups in the Chu state would unite and resist Qin.

In this way, it shows that King Chu Chu did not leave Shouchun, otherwise Lord Changping would not need to lobby.

Shen Bing thought to himself: That's the end of the king of Chu's negative opinion.

Sure enough, two days later, Yang Duanhe successfully surrounded Shouchun with an army of [-].

Yang Duanhe didn't even need closure or flooding.

When everyone thought that Yang Duanhe would go east all the way to Shouchun, Yang Duanhe suddenly rushed to the Huaihe River overnight and crossed the Huaihe River in the dark.

The location where Yang Duanhe crossed should be the fiefdom of the Jing family, and it should have been defended by the Chu army.

However, everyone of the various ethnic groups in the Chu State retreated their troops out of danger and did not fight, so that Yang Duanhe crossed the Huai River without losing a single soldier. It is said that only two horses fell into the river and were washed away by the water.

I don't know whether the Chu army didn't find out or let the Qin army cross the river on purpose.

Shen Bing thought it was discovered but did not stop it.

It was the tense time of the battle, so of course the Jing family would send spies along the river to observe.

But even if he found out that the Qin army was going to cross the river, Jing knew that the Qin army was attacking Shouchun.

If troops are sent to stop it at this time...wouldn't it be necessary to use all the troops of the Shangjing family to fight the Qin army to the death?

How could the Jing family do such a stupid thing?

So when they found out, they had the right to pretend not to know, and let Yang Duan and his party cross the Huaihe River.

Once the Qin army crossed the Huaihe River, it would be easy to encircle Shouchun.

Similar to Ruyin, Shouchun is also built on the bend of the river, so that it is surrounded by the Huaihe River on three sides and only one side is connected to the mainland... The developed water system of Chu State likes to build a city like this.

Building a city in this way has many advantages, such as being conducive to shipping and defense, and at the same time it will not become a "dead city" like Chencheng.

However, once the enemy has crossed the river from elsewhere, its advantage is gone.

At this time, Yang Duanhe did just that. He crossed the river upstream and then suddenly led troops to block it on the land side. Shouchun immediately retreated like a turtle in a urn.

2Chapter 16 The Siege

Shen Bing arrived in Shouchun on the third day.

Originally, Shen Bing and the Heijia Army didn't need to go to the front line again, but Yang Duanhe meant that they stayed in Ruyin and even retreated to Daliang to recuperate, and he would handle the rest of the battle.

But Shen Bing was still a little worried, especially at this time when the Daliang army was still fighting ahead, how could he, the commander, withdraw back to Daliang first.

Shen Bing and Heijia Army... Maybe they should be called "Shenwu Army" at this time.

As soon as they arrived at the front line, they received a warm welcome from the front-line sergeants, whether it was the Daliang Army or the Qin Army.

This is a martial style of the Qin army. They had a lot of contact with the barbarians because they had been in the western part of the Central Plains for a long time.

The barbarians are a proper and cruel natural selection for the survival of the fittest. The Qin army is quite civilized, but under the influence, of course, it also respects the strong regardless of the source.

The reason why the Qin army looked down on the Daliang Army and the Shenwu Army before was that although there was a problem with their background, it was more because the Daliang Army and the Shenwu Army were descended from the Wei State.

In the eyes of Qin Jun, Jiang Jun is weak, and it is natural to be looked down upon.

But now, the Daliang Army and the Shenwu Army have each proved their worth on the battlefield, especially the Shenwu Army. Qin Jun's attitude towards them changed.

Wei Xi came up with a few personal guards, and from afar he cupped his hands and said with a smile:

"How about the deputy general not coming?"