Chapter 152: Pengcheng's Actions

"Ah, it's too much!" The King of Chu was furious and swept away the things on the desk.

When the news of Shouchun's loss came, the King of Chu was first lost, and then drove all the people in the study, staying alone in the study, smashing and throwing them around.

Outside the door, General Long Chu, General Zhang Di, and Prime Minister Fan Chan stood outside the door, listening silently to the roar of the King of Chu inside.

"Come in!" The King of Chu's voice came from the room. The King of Chu, who had been angry for a long time, finally calmed down.

Fan Shen and others entered the study room and saw the book scripts and decorations all over the ground, and could guess how angry the King of Chu was.

"I'm here to pay homage to the king!" Fan Shen and others saluted to the King of Chu.

"Forget it, for free." The King of Chu waved his hand without a good expression and said, "Let's talk about it, how should we solve the problem in Jiujiang?"

"King, I think we should send troops to rescue Jiujiang immediately." Fan Shen said.

"Send troops? Where did the troops come from?" The King of Chu's temper rose again and roared.

"Uh..." Fan Shen and others immediately had nothing to say.

The State of Chu has lost more than 200,000 troops in the past two years. More than half of the troops in the State of Chu have been gone, and the remaining troops need to be guarded. I really can't think of where there are any troops to be drawn.

"Why are you talking, are you all hoarse?" King Chu continued to roar.

"King." Longchuan, as a general, said with a tough temper: "There are still 50,000 troops in Pengcheng, 30,000 troops in Guangling, 20,000 troops in Langya, 50,000 troops in Taishan, and more than 100,000 troops in Xia Pi. While ensuring the defense of various places, we can also draw out 70,000 troops."

"Is 70,000 enough? Can I win?" King Chu asked in a suspicious tone.

"Don't worry, as far as I know, there are only 100,000 Wu troops that invaded this time. Now Zhou Kai has captured most of the city in Jiujiang, and the newly occupied land also requires troops to guard it. Therefore, Zhou Kai may have less than 70,000 troops. Even if he cannot recover the lost territory, he can block the Wu army and prevent him from continuing to head north." Longchuan said.

"Bang!" After hearing this, the King of Chu was furious and slapped the table on the table and said angrily: "Stop the Wu army? Don't let it continue to go north? What about Jiujiang? What about Jiujiang? What about Jiujiang? What about you want is not as simple as blocking the Wu army. I want Jiujiang. The Great Chu has lost a Lu County and can no longer lose Jiujiang. Do you remember?"

The King of Chu has been blinded by his anger, but it is no wonder that in recent years, the Chu State has been in trouble, and the fruits of the victory of the Battle of the Central Plains have been lost step by step. First, they defeated the Central Plains, and lost most of the Lu County. Now the Wu State has seized half of Jiujiang. If they lose a city today and a county tomorrow, how many cities can the State of Chu be lost?

"King, the only way to borrow troops from other countries is to do so now." Fan Shen said.

"Where to borrow troops?" asked the King of Chu.

"The State of Qi, Chen and Deng can all borrow it." Fan Shendao.

"Are they willing to borrow?" The King of Chu had no confidence. The Chu State is no longer the same as the former Chu State. The Chu State, which had lost several consecutive games, has almost consumed its family. Now, when I go to borrow troops, it is not certain whether they will borrow or not.

"Your Majesty, you have to give it a try, but you still need to draw troops south to block the Wu army first." Fan Shen said.

The King of Chu thought for a while and said, "Okay, just follow Fan Xiang. Longchuan obeys the order and orders you to draw 70,000 troops from all over the country and go south quickly to block the Wu army."

"Here!" Longchuan replied.

"King, I ask for your order to follow the general to the south to Jiujiang." Zhang Di suddenly said that Zhang Di's son and brother both died in Jiujiang, so he resolutely decided to follow Longchuan to the south.

The King of Chu looked at Zhang Di thoughtfully and said earnestly: "General Zhang, I know that General Zhang Xian and General Zhang Ping died at the hands of Wu Jun. You are sad inside, but don't lose your mind. Today's Great Chu is in turmoil and can no longer withstand a trace of turmoil."

"King, I am very rational now. I know very well what I want to do. Please rest assured. Although my ministers and brothers died at the hands of the Wu army, I really want to avenge them, but I know that only the Great Chu can avenge me, so I will definitely not be emotional." Zhang Di said.

"Okay, I will agree to you go south together." After thinking for a while, the King of Chu still agreed to let Zhang Di go south, not because of Zhang Di's oath, but because there is really no one in the Chu State now available.

"Thank you, King!" Zhang Di said excitedly.

Soon, the State of Chu summoned 70,000 troops from all over the country to Pengcheng, led by Longchuan to the south, and at the same time sent a large number of envoys to Linzi, Wancheng, Chencheng, and borrowed troops from Qi, Deng, and Chen.

At this time, after Zhou Kai rested in Shouchun for a few days, he sent troops to command Xia Cai, Dangtu, Yicheng, Zhongli and other cities in the northern part of Jiujiang. At this point, the entire county of Jiujiang fell into the hands of the Wu army.

After learning that Longchuan led 70,000 Chu troops to the south, Zhou Kai divided his troops to garrison Xiacai, Yicheng, Dangtu, Ping'a, Zhongli and other places. After occupying Jiujiang, Zhou Kai had less than 70,000 soldiers available in Zhou Kai's hands. So Zhou Kai gave up the idea of ​​continuing to go north and chose to garrison the existing territory. The Chu army had only 70,000. As long as the Wu army could defend the city, it would become a fact that Jiujiang County entered the Wu Kingdom, which also fulfilled Zhou Kai's purpose of going north. Moreover, defending the river must guard Huai, occupying Lujiang and Jiujiang, the two major counties south of the Huai River, the Wu Kingdom became ease in both offense and defense in the future.

Dangtu City, this city located on the edge of the Huai River, became the base camp of the Wu army. Zhou Kai and Lu Ao led 30,000 troops to guard it. In the four cities of Pinga, Yicheng, Xiacai and Zhongli, Zhou Kai sent Lu Feng, Lu Su, Pan Qing and Huan Heng to guard it.

On the top of the city of Tu, Zhou Kai looked to the north. According to the spies' response, the 70,000 Chu troops led by Longchuan had arrived at Ping'a City, where Zhou Kai's favorite disciple Lu Feng was guarding it.

"Deputy Governor Lu, what are the movements of the Chu army now?" Zhou Kai asked Lu Ao beside him.

Lu Ao said: "When he returned to the Grand Governor, according to the spies' response, after Longchuan arrived in Ping'a, he launched several strong attacks, all of which were repelled by Lu Feng. Therefore, it is not ruled out that Longchuan would turn to Xia Cai, Yicheng and other places."

Zhou Kai nodded and said, "Well, I'll order all troops to defend themselves. The 70,000 troops in Longchuan's hands should be the last troops that Chu State can mobilize. If the loss of this troops is too great, even if he takes them back to Jiujiang, it will be more than worth the loss. Therefore, Longchuan will not dare to attack desperately. As long as we defend it, Longchuan will retreat over time, and Jiujiang will have it for me."

Lu Ao nodded, but he was still a little worried, because according to the detailed retribution of Pengcheng's return, Pengcheng has recently sent a large number of envoys to Qi, Chen and Deng.

So Lu Ao said to Zhou Kai: "Grandmaster, Chu has sent envoys to Qi, Chen and Deng. If the three countries send troops to Jiujiang, it will be difficult for us to defend it."

Zhou Kai smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't worry, the Three Kingdoms will not send troops."

"Why is this? Deng State and Chen State are an ally of Chu State. Now Chu State is in trouble, why can't they send troops? And Qi State, although Lu County only celebrates some festivals with Chu State, Qi State will not watch my great Wu North go north." Lu Ao asked in confusion.

Zhou Kai said: "Although Deng State and Chen State are an ally of Chu State, Deng State did not send troops in the battle of Lu County. Now Deng State has just fought a battle with Wei State. Although he has won, his troops have suffered a lot. Even if he wants to send troops, he cannot come out. As for Chen State, in the battle of Lu County, in order to rescue Chu State, tens of thousands of elite troops were lost. How many soldiers can Chen State be consumed in a small country? Therefore, Chen State will not send troops."

"As for Qi, Zhao has now defeated Yan State and doubled its power. Qi State is under such great pressure. Qi State is thinking about how to expand its strength and increase capital for the future confrontation with Zhao State. It is estimated that Qi State is still thinking about Chu State. However, Qi State alone cannot eat up the entire Chu State. Therefore, the consumption of Chu State's strength is what Qi State wants to see the most. How could Qi State send troops?"

"The Grand Commander-in-Chief is wise, and he is not as good as the last one." After hearing this, Lu Ao couldn't help but admire him.

"Haha!" Zhou Kai smiled and patted Broadband's shoulder and said, "Remember to let all departments stick to the city. Now the general trend is in my hands, so you can't capsize in the gutter."
Chapter completed!