Chapter 466: Xiang Kuang who accepts reality

It was only one month, and it was a bit rushing for Deng State. There were too many things to prepare for sending troops, but Deng Sheng gave up this god-given opportunity to seize Guangling County. Deng Sheng said he was unwilling to accept anything. Now he went to Guangling County to take it without bloodshed. If Guangling County fell into the hands of Zhao State, then Deng State would not know how many people would die before he could take it from Zhao State.

"In less than a month, it is definitely too late to mobilize troops from other places. I can only draw a soldier from Huainan Road!" Deng Sheng thought for a while and said that the major guards of Deng State were stationed in various places and guarding the places. There was only one month left to mobilize troops from Huainan Road. Deng State stationed a total of three guards on Huainan Road, namely Lingshe Guard, Shence Guard, and Yongping Guard, with a total of 150,000 troops. If a fast horse is sent from Wancheng, you can reach the three guards within seven days. When the three guards gather food and grass military funds to send troops to Guangling, it will be as fast as fifteen days.

Deng Sheng walked to the map and looked carefully. The three guards of Huainan Road, Lingshe Guards and Shence Guards were stationed in Jiujiang County, closest to Guangling County, and they should be the most suitable candidate. However, there are hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops in the north, and the defensive pressure of Jiujiang County is not small at all. Therefore, Deng Sheng planned to mobilize Yongping Guards stationed in Lujiang County. The role of Yongping Guards stationed in Lujiang County is to support Shence Guards and Lingshe Guards of Jiujiang County. In the absence of war in the north, Yongping Guards can be said to have nothing to do, and it is most appropriate to send them to Guangling County.

"Immediately send a quick horse to Lujiang County, Yongping Guard's garrison. I have been told that I ordered the General of Yongping Guard Guan Yu to lead 50,000 Yongping Guards to quickly go north to the junction of Jiujiang County and Guangling County. When the news of the city of Pengcheng came, I immediately entered Guangling. Remember, don't bother the people, and also ensure the safety of the third prince of Chu!" Deng Sheng thought for a while and said.

"King, what should we do if our army occupied Guangling County and the Zhao army launched an offensive against our army?" At this time, Jiang Wan stepped out and said, although the Zhao army would probably not fight for Guangling County and Deng State, they were not afraid of 10,000, but they were afraid of it. What if Li Rubing got his brain and sent troops to attack Guangling County directly?

Well, this is a problem, I have to be careful. Deng Sheng thought for a while and said, "Jiang Qing's words are reasonable. You should not place the same thing on others. You are not afraid of ten thousand, but you are afraid of one. At the same time, you send someone to order the General of Lingser Guard Murong Ke and General Shence Guard Zhang Liao to order the two of them to closely monitor the movements of the Zhao army. If you find that the Zhao army is heading towards Guangling County, you can quickly reinforce Guangling County. Remember, you must not go to the Zhao army without any necessity!" After that, Deng Sheng thought about it, but still felt a little worried, so he looked at Yue Fei again and said, "Yue Qing, you go to the Huainan Road Governor in person. If Li Rubing really doesn't know how to live or die, you can make a decision on your own!"

After thinking about it over and over again, Deng Sheng decided to let Yue Fei go to Huainan Road. After all, Li Rubing is famous. Although from the data alone, Murong Ke's commander is even higher than Li Rubing, he is only a little stronger. The three guards of Deng Kingdom are not subordinate to each other. Facing Li Rubing's 300,000 Zhao army, they may not be able to match. Yue Fei will be relieved to coordinate the three armies.

"Here!" Yue Fei responded without hesitation. Although Yue Fei is over 50 years old and has gradually begun to stay away from the battlefield over the years, as a soldier, only the battlefield belongs. Therefore, after a few years of good life, Yue Fei chose to go to Huainan Road without hesitation.

On the fifth day of the eighth month of Qianyuan, Li Rubing led 100,000 Zhao troops to besiege Pengcheng. At this time, there were only more than 10,000 troops in Pengcheng. Under Dong Zhong's interception, Chen Feng and Jiang Zi's army could not come back and was blocked by Dong Zhong on the bank of the Yellow River. After three days of rest, the Zhao army launched a fierce attack on Pengcheng, but the Chu army resisted very tenaciously, and the Pengcheng walls were solid, so the Zhao army still could not break the city for five days.

However, although Pengcheng has not been destroyed, the number of Chu troops in the city has been greatly reduced due to bloody battles for several days, and now there are only less than 8,000 people left.

Pengcheng, the side hall of the King of the Palace, Xiang Kuang sat alone in the hall with his eyes blank and his face was at a loss. Before the Zhao army besieged the city, Fan Ting, who was on the mission to Wancheng, had already returned. Deng Wang was sick. Deng asked himself to hold on for three months to half a year. Although Xiang Kuang was not a smart person, he could also hear something from it. Deng was going to give up Chu. What is sick? He would have to send troops again in three months. This is just an excuse. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Chu could not hold on for even a month, so how could it last for three months?

After learning about Deng's plan, Xiang Kuang locked himself in the side hall of the Overlord Hall and saw no one. He wanted to spend the rest of the time quietly. The Chu State was over and hopeless, but Xiang Kuang could not do anything to let Xiang Kuang surrender, because he had surrendered once six years ago. This time he would not surrender again because he could never afford to lose this person. As a descendant of the Overlord Xiang Yu, he had his own dignity.

These days, the shouts of killing outside the city were deafening. Countless ministers in the court knelt outside the hall for a few days and asked for a meeting, but Xiang Kuang turned a deaf ear to this.

"It's finally time. I didn't expect it to be able to save it. It's okay, maybe the Great Chu should have ended ten years ago. After holding on for a few more years, I'll make a profit. It's really like a dream. I thought I had the opportunity to revive the reputation of my ancestors, but I didn't expect it would be a waste in the end." Xiang Kuang murmured.

"King, I am Fan Ting, please give me a meeting!" Outside the hall, Fan Ting knelt in front of the hall gate and shouted loudly, asking Xiang Kuang to see him. Fan Ting no longer remembered how many times he had asked for a meeting. Since he returned to Pengcheng and told Xiang Kuang about what happened in Wancheng, he had never seen Xiang Kuang again. Countless ministers in the court asked for a meeting, but Xiang Kuang kept the gate of the side hall tightly closed and no one saw him. In Pengcheng now, the Zhao army besieged outside. At this time, Xiang Kuang, the king of Chu, hid himself. Is it true?

"Oh!" After a long time, a sigh came from the side hall, and then Xiang Kuang inside said, "It's Fan Xiang, come in!"

Hearing Xiang Kuang's words, Fan Ting was overjoyed, and quickly got up and walked into the hall. This time, with Xiang Kuang's permission, the soldiers guarding the hall gate no longer stopped Fan Ting. Fan Ting walked forward and pushed open the heavy gate. A ray of sunlight outside the door shone into the dark side hall. Fan Ting looked up and found that Xiang Kuang was sitting on the throne with a haggard face, looking at Fan Ting who was coming in blankly.

"King, are you?" Fan Ting had never seen Xiang Kuang like this before. When he suddenly saw it, he was shocked.

"Haha, aren't I very haggard?" Xiang Kuang smiled bitterly in the face of Fan Ting's surprise.

"Please take care of yourself, and the Chu still needs the king to take charge of the overall situation." Fan Ting did not respond positively to Xiang Kuang, but asked Xiang Kuang to take good care of himself. The meaning of this is self-evident.

Xiang Kuang smiled and said, "The Great Chu has become like this. What is the overall situation? I won’t talk about it anymore. I wonder what the hell is going to see me today?"

Fan Ting replied: "By the king, I am here to report on the battle with the Zhao army these days!"

"Oh? That's right. How many people are left in us? How long can we stay?" Xiang Kuang asked Fan Ting directly how many people there are in the Chu army in Pengcheng now and how long can we stay.

Seeing Xiang Kuang acting so indifferently, Fan Ting felt depressed. He knew that at this time, Xiang Kuang, as the King of Chu, had given up, otherwise he would not have looked like this. However, Fan Ting still told Xiang Kuang truthfully: "Go back to the king, there are still 8,000 defenders in Pengcheng. According to the Zhao army's offensive over the past few days, it is estimated that it can last ten days!"

"Ten days? Well, if Fan Xiang is still thinking about the friendship between you and the king and the ministers, then come to find me again in ten days. If Fan Xiang doesn't come, I will not blame Fan Xiang. Besides, at that time, I will not be qualified to blame Fan Xiang. Please come back!" After hearing Fan Ting's words, Xiang Kuang's face did not have the slightest tide on his face. He directly asked Fan Ting to go back and told Fan Ting that if possible, he would come to him again in ten days.

When will it be ten days later? It is probably time for Pengcheng City to be destroyed. Seeing this, Fan Ting suddenly became anxious and said, "King, everything is not determined yet. As long as the King cheers up, I, Da Chu, still have a chance!"
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