Chapter 455: Reactions from all parties

On the 1st of June, the 23rd year of Qianyuan, the Chu State General Zhang Di passed away. Zhang Di's death symbolized that the competitiveness of Chu State in the whole world has declined again. After all, Zhang Di was the last person in the Chu State's famous general list. Although the former list of famous generals in the world was no longer very useful, and Zhang Di did not even rank in the top ten at the time. However, as the only remaining old general in the world, Zhang Di's death was more of a symbol.

On the seventh day of the sixth month of the year of Qianyuan, as Zhang Di's funeral was grandly held in Pengcheng, the news that Zhang Di was dead instantly spread throughout the world, and Deng Guo, an ally, knew it immediately.

"Zhang Di is dead, and there are very few old friends left in Peicheng!" Yue Fei and Han Qing sat against each other in the General General of Wancheng. The Central Plains War fifteen years ago could be said to have kicked off the prelude to the world's battle for hegemony. At that time, Yue Fei, Han Qing, Zhang Di and others were all famous generals of the Eastern Army. At that time, Zhang Di's status was still above Yue Fei. Han Qing, who was sitting opposite Yue Fei was even the commander of the Allied Army. However, things have changed. Fifteen years have passed. The famous generals in the Eastern Army, such as Longchuan, He Jiong, etc., have all died, and in the Western Army, Zhao Xin, Zhou Shen, Pang Lang, etc. are no longer alive.

In fact, Han Qing was even more moved by Zhang Di's death. At the beginning, the Qi State where Han Qing served was an ally with Chu State. Han Qing, Longchuan and Zhang Di also had many interactions. Later, Qi Chu turned against each other, and Han Qing and Zhang Di had fought against each other many times on the battlefield. It can be said that in the entire Chu State, except for the capricious Longchuan, Zhang Di was the only one who could catch Han Qing's eyes.

"Zhang Di is dead, and the State of Chu is over!" After thinking for a long time, Han Qing expressed this emotion. Han Qing believed that as the last pillar of Chu, once Zhang Di dies, Chu is not far from the day of its destruction.

Yue Fei also agreed with Han Qing's view and said, "General Han is right. Once Zhang Di dies, Chu has no one to carry a tripod in the world. It is not hiding General Han. Not long ago, Shangshu Su came to find this general. He told him that during this period, Zhao State has been frequently moving and its troops are mobilizing everywhere. However, people from the Mingjing found that a large number of elite troops from Zhao State gathered in the Central Plains!"

After hearing this, Han Qing frowned and said, "Although Zhao Xin was dead, Zhao State is still a century-legged insect that died without being stiff. Zhao State's strength is the best in the world. It is the only one who can compete with Zhao State alone. However, Zhao State was defeated by our army in the Central Plains a year ago and captured three counties of Zhao State in a row. Even if Li Ru is ambitious, he would not dare to touch the edge of our Great Deng. In this way, Zhao State's goal is very obvious, that is, Chu State."

Yue Fei nodded and said, "I and Shangshu Su also think so. Moreover, Li Rubing's choice is very good. Because Zhang Di just passed away, a turmoil in Chu is inevitable. Zhao State sends troops at this time, so Chu State will definitely be difficult to resist. Although Li Rubing may not know the news that Zhang Di is seriously ill at the beginning, it happened to be the best time. Such a once-in-a-lifetime good opportunity still made him meet. It's really a fate!"

Yue Fei also sighed at it that Zhao State and Li Rubing were really good at choosing the opportunity. After Zhang Di's death, the Chu military would inevitably compete for power and profit. The Zhao army launched a large-scale attack at this time. What would the uneven Chu army resist?

"General, Chu is also an ally of my great Deng, and it is also my great Deng who is in the Central Plains to resist the frontier positions of Zhao's troops. If Li Rubingzhen attacks Chu in a large scale, I wonder how I great Deng should decide?" Han Qing asked Yue Fei again. The comparison of strength between Zhao and Chu is beyond doubt. If Li Rubingzhen attacks Chu in a large scale, with Chu's current strength, it will not be able to resist it anyway. The key to the survival of Chu is Deng. If Deng refuses to rescue Chu, then Chu will definitely die. On the contrary, as long as Deng follows the alliance and sends troops to rescue Chu, Chu will still have a glimmer of life, and it is just a glimmer of life, because Deng will never fight for a Chu and Zhao.

Yue Fei said: "Actually, I have discussed this matter with the king and the court. The reason why I, Da Deng, strongly supported Chu was because Zhao was powerful, and in order to delay the arrival of Zhao, and to better accumulate strength. However, in the war between the Central Plains, the strength comparison between my Da Deng and Zhao has undergone drastic changes. With Da Deng's current strength, even if he went head-on with Zhao, he could win. The existence of Chu was no longer important to my Da Deng!"

"In other words, the king is not planning to rescue Chu?" Although Yue Fei did not express Deng Sheng's meaning, Han Qing could also hear something from it. Chu is no longer important to Deng now and is an optional existence. Zhao's destruction of Chu will not pose much threat to Deng.

After hearing Han Qing's words, Yue Fei shook his head and said, "I don't know. The king has not yet had a clear attitude towards whether to rescue Chu. Besides, there has not been a fight between Zhao and Chu yet. Everything is just our guess. At that time, the king will make a conclusion on what to do in detail. We ministers only need to act on orders, and we don't need to consider too much else!"

Although Deng Sheng's potential intention was not intended to rescue Chu, Deng Sheng did not have a clear attitude for a day, and Yue Fei would not say too much. After all, speculations on the intentions have always been feared by others.

Han Qing also understood Yue Fei's meaning, so he nodded and said, "The general understands. Don't worry, General. If the king gives me an order, I, Han Qing, will be broken into pieces!"

Just when Yue Fei and Han Qing were sighing about Zhang Di's death, Li Rubing in Zhao State also received news of Zhang Di's death. The difference is that Li Rubing did not have the feelings of Yue Fei and Han Qing. After all, during the war in the Central Plains, Li Rubing was just an unknown junior and could not have any contact with Zhang Di. On the contrary, Li Rubing was more happy about Zhang Di's death.

As the last famous general of Chu, Zhang Di was also very capable. This time, Li Rubing believed that the biggest obstacle was Zhang Di. Now that Zhang Di is dead, the biggest obstacle to obstructing Zhao from taking Chu was also eliminated. He wished he would immediately start the day of sending troops on the first day of July and take down the entire Chu State in one fell swoop.

However, a piece of news from Pengcheng made Li Rubing change his mind and suppress the troops. After Zhang Di's death, a huge change occurred in Chu. If such a change continues to intensify, it will be of great benefit to the Zhao army's actions.

"General, news came from Pengcheng that after Zhang Di was in funeral, the Chu court quarreled with people taking over as the general of Chu. The Chu military also divided it into two factions. The Chu general led by Jiang Zi, supported Chen Feng, and Zhang Di's confidant left behind supported Yu Zilong. At first, it was just a verbal battle between the two sides, but soon after, Yu Zilong was assassinated. If it weren't for the personal soldiers' efforts to protect him, Yu Zilong would have died long ago. After this incident, the conflict between the two sides began to heat up!" Kou Fei, the general of the Zhao army in charge of intelligence, told Li Rubing about the various things that happened to Pengcheng these days.

After hearing Kou Fei's words, Li Rubing was immediately overjoyed. Zhang Di was dead, and the biggest obstacle to Zhao's army's attack on Chu was eliminated, but it was not guaranteed to be smooth sailing. But now Chu State itself has made trouble again. It can be said that it was the rhythm of Chu State's personal contribution to the country.

Li Rubing smiled and said, "God really helps me. It is said that the relationship between Zhang Di and King Chu has never been very harmonious. Now that Zhang Di is dead, the King of Chu must be eager to take back military power. I believe that Chen Feng is the best candidate in the mind of the King of Chu, but Zhang Di is not a good person. He must know that if he dies, the King of Chu will definitely attack the Zhang family, so he appointed Yu Zilong to take over the position on his deathbed. As a result, the conflicts in the Chu court will increase day by day. Now that Yu Zilong is assassinated, the people of the Zhang family and the Yu family will definitely think that this is the attack of King of Chu and Chen Feng. In this way, even if both sides do not meet each other, they will be attacked by arrows!"

"General, the State of Chu is now in turmoil, and a civil war may break out at any time. What should we do?" Kou Fei asked Li Rubing.
Chapter completed!