From Qisi to Yingdu, only more than 300 miles, the boat sailed for three days. Every day when the boat was setting, the message Xiang Yan received was getting more and more urgent. On the first day, it was said that the wall of Chen Ying north had collapsed, and the enemy and our army seemed to be fighting in the collapse of the city; on the second day, it was said that the enemy had attacked Chen Ying and the outer city was lost; on the third day, the boat had arrived at Yingdu. Xiang Yan, who had hurriedly entered the city, heard a heart-wrenching cry as soon as he entered the palace. It was the Queen Mother Zhao, who was crying. Xiang Yan heard a more terrifying news: the king had died in battle.

Fortunately, this is not official news, but rumors in the market. Princess Chang learned from outside the palace that she couldn't help but tell Concubine Zhao, so Concubine Zhao came to the imperial palace to inquire about Chen Ying's situation. Naojiu never told Concubine Zhao about the war. He would only repeat the words "The King is OK." Zhao Shu was not like that. Zhao Shu hesitated when he answered, and could not see that Concubine Zhao's tears were pouring down. Zhao Shu was even more panicked when he saw this and could only tell Chen Ying's truth about the destruction of the city. Then Concubine Zhao began to cry.

A group of important officials and the heads of various clans were kneeling on the ground to worship. Xiang Yan, who had just entered the stairs, also bowed to Zhao Fei on one side. Zhao Shu tried his best to defend himself: "Empress Dowager, Chen Ying City has no shortage of food and fodder, 50,000 armored soldiers, 10,000 sets of armored weapons, everyone has more than a thousand iron cavalry and more than a hundred heavy cavalry. How can the king die? This is a rumor! This is a rumor!"

"The Queen Mother, there are still Qin Housing in Yingdu. Qin Hou fabricated rumors to disrupt our military morale, which is not credible!" Qu Kai, the secretary of the Communist Party of China, knelt forward. He couldn't figure out why the king did not eliminate Qin Hou spies in the country and let them do it. It would be fine if the people who knew, but those who didn't know, such as the Queen Mother, would easily be blinded by the rumors they released.

"Please rest as soon as the Queen Mother, the Order Yin has sent a message to summon soldiers from all counties. General Xiang Bo has arrived. I am discussing strategies to save Chen." Song Yu is the Grand Tutor with the highest status and his words are the most important.

Concubine Zhao looked at the ministers in front of her with tears and stopped crying. After hearing Song Yu's words, she looked at Xiang Yan, who was standing outside the hall. Seeing Concubine Zhao, Xiang Yan immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "My minister Xiang Yan pays homage to the Queen Mother." Following him, the army Sima Peng Zong also bowed and said, "My minister Peng Zong pays homage to the Queen Mother."

Among the ministers, only Xiang Yan, and Peng Zong were wearing giant armor. The sky was dark. The light of the candle reflected on the armor was the most conspicuous. Concubine Zhao raised her sleeves to wipe her tears, looked at Xiang Yan and asked, "The king is in danger... When will Xiang Bo send troops to rescue the king?"

"Reported to the Empress Dowager, the Qin and Wei army attacked me from three groups. The current army was all restrained, and it took a lot of time to recruit soldiers from various counties to be conquered by the ministers. It should be at the end of next month." When Xiang Yan heard that it would not be possible to send troops until the end of next month, Zhao Fei burst into tears again. Xiang Yan hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager! Among the 50,000 soldiers in Chen Ying, 30,000 soldiers in the county, 10,000 soldiers in the army, 5,000 soldiers in the royal palace, 5,000 soldiers in the palace. Among them, 10,000 soldiers in the body of ministers, 5,000 soldiers in the armor of the ministers. This armor is not the bronze soldiers, but it is..."

With a choking sound, Xiang Yan's sword in his waist suddenly slashed on his left shoulder. Concubine Zhao was stunned and even forgot to cry. Xiang Yan pointed to the place where he was chopped and said, "Please look at the place where he was chopped. The royal city is about three miles away. Although the city is small, it requires less troops. The city is full of food and fodder, and the soldiers use their lives. How could the Qin people break the city in more than a month?"

"I would like to tell the Queen Mother that the royal city is four or eight feet high, and there are many stone throwing weapons inside it, and the arrows have just been added. Not to mention siege, even if you are close to the city, you have to wait for the arrows and bullets in the city to be exhausted. I assert that the Qin people are not as good as breaking the city." Peng Zong also spoke. "The Queen Mother should know that Chen Ying's outer city has been guarding for more than three months, and the arrows and bullets in the city have been exhausted, and the Qin army has not broken the city. This time, the city was destroyed because the Qin army led the waters of the East Lake to flood the city. It was not because of the attack, nor because our Chu soldiers were defeated by the Qin soldiers.

The outer city was previously stationed by General Xinpingjun. Xinpingjun was guarding Handan for three years, and the Qin people were afraid. However, General was a northerner and did not know the geographical and water of the Huai River, so he dug many secret doors on the city to facilitate the entry and exit of the defenders. The Qin army was in the city, and the secret doors were seeped into the water, so the walls destroyed the city. This was the case in the outer city, otherwise, there were no secret doors on the walls of the royal city. Even if it was in the city, it might take several months."

Peng Zong talked in a casual manner, why the outer city was broken, what advantages our army had, and how could the royal city be firmly said. Concubine Zhao had never been to Chen Ying, and she did not know the situation of our enemy. At this time, after hearing his detailed explanation, the broken heart finally barely gathered together. Finally, she stood up and bowed to the ministers, saying, "The old woman has lost her etiquette."

The empress dowager saluted, and the ministers hurriedly avoided him. Zhaoshu took the opportunity to say, "Please ask the empress dowager to return to the palace. I will discuss the plan to save Chen and will go to the queen's bedroom to report."

"Of course." Concubine Zhao looked at everyone again, then moved out of Lingyin's mansion and went back to bed.

"Hey!" Zhaoshu breathed a sigh of relief. He felt more and more that Ling Yin was difficult to do. "Is Xiang Bo good to go all the way?"

Bo is Xiang Yan's title, and Zhao Shu's name is respectful. Xiang Yan laughed at him. He was not used to the title Xiang Bo. "Good all the way, Xie Lingyin is worried. I dare to ask..." Xiang Yan bowed to the ministers, "Is there any success in saving Chen Ke?"

It would be fine if he didn't rescue Chen. When he rescued Chen Zhiset, Zhaoshu, Song Yu and others sighed again. Zimo even cursed: "The county and the imperial court are all connected with Qin!"

"Why is this?" Xiang Yan was shocked. He also calculated the troops on the road. The reality was cruel. Even if there were 50,000 people in Chen Ying City, the Chu army had only 310,000. He didn't know the plan to attack Ao Cang, and the 50,000 elite soldiers in Yingdu could not be mobilized, nor did he know that because the soldiers in Jiangdong had gathered for too long, Zhaoshu had not been summoned before.

"Look!" Zi Mosai came over and sent a stack of Feixun News. The first statement above said: 'The county officials have been dismissed, and the soldiers have no need to be summoned. Please ask the commander to send the country's honorary soldiers to save them'; look at the next statement, and say: 'In the spring season, if a man is not in service, it is difficult for the county soldiers to summon them'; look at the next statement, and say: If the emperor kills people and fails to die, the people think that the king is unkind and does not want to save them...

There were dozens of Feixuns, and most of them directly replied that the county could not summon county soldiers, while the other half gave various reasons, and the excuse of high warehousing food was the most common. When the last one was turned to, it actually read: "If the crane is really a position, how can I fight?"

"How can this be? How can this be?!" Xiang Yan held these telexes in both hands, and her whole body was trembling with anger.

"We think the general won't come." Song Yu smiled bitterly, expressing everyone's thoughts.

"I am the minister of the king and have also reported to the temple. Now that the king is in trouble, how can I not save him?" Xiang Yan certainly understood why Song Yu said this. He should have stood on the side of the county magistrate Yiyin, which is the position he should stick to.

"Ah!" Xiang Yan's words made everyone sigh. They sat on the table without saying a word.

"Dare you ask the emperor, how many soldiers can the Grand Sima Mansion mobilize?" Xiang Yan was silent for a while before asking.

"In addition, the general's command of 30,000 soldiers, and Yingdu's fifteen to sixty years old went out of the city to fight, only 100,000." Zhaoshu said, counting the 50,000 elite soldiers who were surprised to attack Ao Cang. "If we can wait for the army in Jiangdong, there will be 150,000; if Qi... If Qi can send troops to help me, there will be 250,000."

"Do you really dare not send a single soldier?" Xiang Yan still thought about the county soldiers. Although the county soldiers recruited some, they can recruit at least 100,000 people. With this 100,000, the State of Chu should be able to gather 350,000 troops. "There is also Qi State, Qi State has never been concerned about the wars of various countries. Why is it willing to send troops to help us in Chu State this time?"

"Qi State helps me, because I am greedy for my city." Xiang Yan has been leading his army outside, and Zhaoshu has to explain to him the negotiations between Yingdu and Qi during this period. "The King of Qi is afraid of Qin and is unwilling to send troops. Only the Jimo official Tian He is willing to let the palace servants steal military talismans and send 100,000 troops to help me. However, the Chu State needs to ced Jucheng to Qi State, and the Princess Kejia, who is possessed by Yingdu, has set off to return to Qi.

County Duke Yi Yin..." Speaking of County Duke Yi Yin Zhaoshu, he sighed. As the commander, he certainly knew what these people wanted, but these were things that the new policy could not be given. If you really agree to them, the new policy would definitely be in name only. "I am still discussing the issue of sending troops with each county. One hundred thousand cannot be summoned, and tens of thousands may be possible."

"Ten thousand are tens of thousands?" Xiang Yan asked. "How many times are the Jujia, how many Jubians are there?"

"Ten thousand? Some 20,000 or 30,000 or 40,000 or 50,000." Zhaoshu had no place in his heart, so he could only persuade him from one county. "The Jujia Mansion has been working day and night, and there will be 30,000 sets at the end of next month, and the Jujia Blade is several times more than the Jujia."

"If Qi saves me, I will fight." Xiang Yan no longer expects the county soldiers, but only hopes that Qi can really send 100,000 troops to help.

"If Qi State is not willing to send troops..." Seeing that Xiang Yan began to expect Qi State, Zhao Shu knew that the opportunity was slim, he still smiled bitterly. He said resolutely: "regardless of whether Qi State sends troops or not, the entire Zhao clan of my Zhao family will go to Chen Ying with the general, and fight to the death to save the king."

"The entire Qu family is willing to go there!" Qu Kai said loudly, he was the acting clan leader Qu Sui's decision.

"Nao also goes!" Nao Xin, the son of Nao, was covered in a curly face and spoke firmly, just like his father.

"Jing also goes there!" The person who spoke was Jing Turtle of Jing's family. Jing's family was covered in dust because of Jing Hua's rebellion, and this time they vowed to avenge their previous shame.

"Song also went there." Song Yu's voice was very soft, but it was just as firm.

"The Meng family is also here!" Meng Zhengqin is not behind humans, and the Meng family is also a male family.

"I, Tang, go there too!"

"I, Luyang, also went there..."

Everyone who sits in the city wants to join the tribe to go to Yingdu for rescue. These are all big clans. Their children were already in the army, and many of them were honorary soldiers who were Wang Shuzhong. Everyone knows whether Xiong Jing’s new policy should take over the power of his own hands or divide the power of his subordinates. Not to mention the policy of emphasizing culture and education, the essence of the new policy is a noble blood exchange: the children of the noble clan who dare to fight and trustworthy will replace the county and county officials who are civilians and the townsmen who are a commoner.

The State of Chu did not have a complete clan like other countries. Most of them were family members, so they were naturally not as united as clans. But at the end of the Warring States Period, the intimacy between the same clans of Chu was even greater than that of other countries that had already disintegrated. Now the king is fighting for the country, trapped in an isolated city, and does not humiliate the country, nor does he let down the previous kings. The princes naturally had to give their clans to save them, otherwise, how would the surname Mi in the future?
Chapter completed!