Chapter 153 Destroying the country is not without reason
The winter in Chu State has never been very cold. Sitting at the banquet, Huang Xie warmly welcomed a warrior from Chu State, former Linwu Jun, and Xiang Xian, now Xiang Xian, because of his brave performance in the siege, has now become a hero in the eyes of everyone in Chu State. He has won countless achievements in that war and has repeatedly climbed the city. Such a record is truly admired by everyone.
After he had just recovered, Huang Xie sent someone to invite him to visit. Xiang Xian naturally could not refuse the invitation from the Prime Minister. When he came to Huang Xie's courtyard, Huang Xie held his hand and called him the warrior of Chu. Chunshen Jun naturally had many visitors, and his quality may not be as good as Pingyuan Jun and Xinling Jun, but in terms of quantity, he could still compete with them.
Chunshen Jun invited Xiang Xian this time, and only his disciples accompanied him, which was to show closeness. Xiang Xian sat beside Huang Xie and looked at the people around him, feeling a lot of emotion. Not long ago, he was a defector and regarded as a shame by Chu State. However, in a year, he became the hero of Chu State again. During the ups and downs, Xiang Xian gradually lost his original arrogance and impetuousness.
Now, he is sitting in his seat, not happy because of others' praise or angry because of others' slander. Finally, he has some real generals. Chunshenjun looked at him and said with a smile: "It should be the king who came to entertain you personally, but you have been recuperating, and the king doesn't want to disturb you. The reason why I came to treat you is because of your body. With me, you can be as free as you want without being restrained in the palace."
Xiang Xian nodded before saying, "Thank you for your hospitality."
The banquet was very lively. Huang Xie's guests frequently came to see Xiang Xian. He was sitting. Huang Xie suddenly asked, "Do you know the Qin Dynasty's attack on South Korea?" Xiang Xian was a little surprised. He didn't know about this. Huang Xie then said, "South Korea formed an alliance with Chu, and Qin then attacked South Korea. This is Qin's hostility towards Chu. The Qin State's general Bai Qi led 10,000 people. If the king wanted to regard you as a general, how many soldiers do you think can defeat Bai Qi?"
Xiang Xian was not in a hurry to answer, he asked, "Where is Bai Qi living now?"
"I don't know."
"Who is the deputy general?"
"Mengwu."
“What is the purpose?”
"Let the King of Han go to Xianyang to apologize."
Xiang Xian nodded and thought for a long time before saying to Huang Xie: "That's the case, 60,000 people can." Hearing his answer, the surrounding guests were particularly angry. Bai Qi led 10,000 people, and you actually wanted to bring 60,000 people to fight? How afraid are you of Bai Qi and how timid are you! Generally speaking, when you learn that the other party led 10,000 people to fight, the answer should not be three thousand, or six thousand, which is smaller than the other party to show your courage?
Huang Xie's disciples immediately looked a little contemptuous of Xiang Xian, and their original enthusiasm disappeared, but Xiang Xian didn't care. He raised his head high and looked at Huang Xie seriously. He said: "Bai Qi is good at fighting, and the soldiers he led are also elites. Besides, he is very likely to want to ambush the Chu army coming to rescue. Since Qin is planning to impress a monarch, Bai Qi will continue to receive support from Qin, from troops to food and grass."
"Super 60,000 soldiers who go to South Korea will definitely be destroyed by Bai Qi."
"Do you think that six warriors of Chu State can defeat one Qin gang?" Some disciples stood up angrily, drew out their swords, waved them, and put a short sword against his body, making a few sword flowers. He said proudly: "I can defeat ten Qin gangs by myself!" The disciples around couldn't help but applaud, but Xiang Xian didn't even look at him, but just looked at Huang Xie in front of him.
Huang Xie looked a little dissatisfied, and he said angrily: "I asked many generals, but they never asked for 60,000 soldiers!"
Xiang Xian nodded and said, "I understand that this is because they did not fight Bai Qi. It is because Ma Fujun, who had repelled Bai Qi, dared not bring the same force to fight Bai Qi. If Bai Qi led the 200,000 army, I could also lead the 200,000 army to fight him, but he only brought 10,000 people, then I would not dare to bring 10,000 people to fight. Bai Qi, who commanded 10,000 people, could use the soldiers flexibly as his siblings. Bai Qi, who commanded 10,000 people, was like fighting alone when fighting."
Xiang Xian's statement naturally aroused greater rebuttal from the guests. Everyone just felt that he was timid and did not keep his words in mind. Huang Xie narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiang Xian in front of him, and then said with a smile: "What you said makes sense, but if you command 60,000 people, can you defeat Bai Qi?" Xiang Xian shook his head and said: "I don't know if he can defeat him, but he will definitely not achieve his goal."
Huang Xie nodded and continued to entertain him. He did not attack him again. The head of the family was in such an attitude. Naturally, his guests did not dare to speak out. They just stared at Xiang Xian with an angry look, their eyes full of hatred. Huang Xie's banquet ended. Huang Xie sent Xiang Xian away enthusiastically, his attitude was even more polite than before. After seeing Xiang Xian away, Huang Xie hurried to the palace.
Sitting in the palace, the King of Chu asked seriously: "Who do you think is the most suitable for expedition to Korea?"
"General Xiang Xian."
"Oh?" The King of Chu put down the bamboo slips in his hand. He had always had a prejudice against Xiang Xian. He did not like such defectors. However, he had fought bravely before, which made the King of Chu no longer hate him so much. However, hearing Huang Xie picked Xiang Xian from so many generals in Chu State, the King of Chu was a little surprised. He asked: "The general who fought against Bai Qi not only requires bravery, but also sufficient strategy, you..."
Chunshenjun laughed and said, "These days, I have invited a banquet for the generals of Chu and asked how many soldiers they could resist Bai Qi."
"But those people dare to say that they need 3,000 people, 6,000 people. Jing Xi, the younger brother of General Jing Yang, said that one thousand people were enough. Only Xiang Xian asked me about Bai Qi's situation and proposed to demand 60,000 soldiers to repel Bai Qi." Huang Xie said again: "In my opinion, the rest of them are arrogant and cannot take on important wars. Only Xiang Xian can lead the army to South Korea."
The King of Chu was thinking and suddenly asked, "Where is General Jingyang?"
"He... was drunk, drinking every day, and he has not been awake yet..."
The King of Chu shook his head and sighed. If Jing Yang was not addicted to alcohol, it would be Xiang Xian's turn to fight against Bai Qi. However, this is also a good thing. The King of Chu had his own thoughts in his mind. The King of Chu had his own ideas for a long time. Huang Xie, who originally did not want to fight with Qin, has now become the most radical minister. According to his words: No matter whether he can defeat or not, Chu must participate in the war. In this way, the rest of the countries will believe that Chu is truly trying to form an alliance with the princes.
As long as Chu State retreats this time, all strategies of Chu State will fail.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether the State of Chu can defeat Qin. What’s important is whether the State of Chu has sent troops to rescue him.
The King of Chu has always been willing to follow Huang Xie's advice. When he learned about Huang Xie's thoughts, the King of Chu did not hesitate and immediately ordered the dispatch of troops. With Huang Xie's recommendation, he finally decided to use Xiang Xian as the general and command 50,000 soldiers of Chu to rescue Han. The move of Chu immediately attracted the attention of the countries. Chu really sent troops to rescue, and it was not pretending to behave, but actually sent 50,000 troops to rescue, which made the princes who were still hesitant in their hearts calm down.
The happiest thing was the Korean people who received news of reinforcements.
On the hazy morning, a group of knights rushed towards the city gate of Xinzheng. There were more than a dozen knights. They looked very tired and even injured. During this period, due to the pressure from Qin, all cities in South Korea were on alert. The gates were closed and people patrolled the city walls at all times. Therefore, when these knights approached Xinzheng, they were soon discovered by the defenders here.
Facts have proved that South Korea's city defense is not worth mentioning in front of Bai Qi. Before the King of South Korea's vigilance was even issued, it was already broken by Bai Qi. The soldiers temporarily recruited from various places had not even been able to reach Xinzheng's schoolyard. They encountered Bai Qi halfway and the entire army was destroyed. South Korea had no ability to fight back in front of Bai Qi, which made most cities in South Korea no longer dare to open the city gates, even if the people under the city were Koreans.
When he saw these cities, the defenders became nervous and quickly pointed the crossbow on the city wall at the knights below. Some soldiers asked loudly about their identities. The one who led these knights was a general in armor. The general raised his head and said, "I am Feng Ting, please open the city gate." The person who came was Feng Ting, the general from South Korea. Feng Ting took his own visitors to Xinzheng first.
On this road, they also encountered some bandits. Whenever there were wars, the bandits were always the most active. They pretended to be Qin people, or even Korean soldiers, to plunder the people and merchants, and did everything they could. Naturally, Feng Ting would not let such evil people go. When they learned that it was General Feng Ting, the soldiers hurried back to report that Feng Ting had been waiting under the city for a long time. Finally, the city gate slowly opened, Feng Ting dismounted and walked into the city.
"Bai Qi is..." General Feng Ting walked into the city and was about to ask, when he saw the soldiers around him holding spears. They shouted, "Catch the traitor!" At that moment, they rushed up and threw all Feng Ting and his disciples on the ground, pressed them tightly, and tied them up with ropes. Feng Ting was pressed to the ground, his head was pressed into the soil, and he let out a heavy breathing sound, shouting: "What are Er Sanzi going to do? Let me go!"
Among the guests, several people were injured. The Korean soldiers punched and kicked them and walked towards the palace. Feng Ting looked at the soldiers around him angrily. The Korean people walked out of the door in fear. Seeing all this, some people recognized Feng Ting. The young man angrily took out a hoe from the house and was about to walk towards them. Feng Ting shouted at them: "Everyone retreats! Go back! Don't get close!"
Feng Ting is probably the only general in South Korea who can take advantage of it. He is responsible for most of the Korean army. Feng Ting is responsible for many defensive battles in South Korea. He is gentle and never scolds soldiers or deducts rewards from soldiers. He cherishes the names of soldiers, so he is very respected.
Zhang Ping was sitting in the courtyard reading the bamboo slips. Suddenly, a guest rushed in. The guest looked very panicked, widened his eyes and said to Zhang Ping: "Head of the family, General Feng Ting is back."
"Oh?" Zhang Ping put down the bamboo slips, stood up with a smile, and said, "Prepare the carriage, I want to greet him in person."
"The head of the family, General Feng Ting, just entered Xinzheng, was arrested and taken to the palace."
"What?!" Zhang Ping jumped up. He screamed angrily and rushed out of the courtyard. The guest brought a horse. He rode on the horse and rushed towards the palace. At this moment, in the palace, Feng Ting knelt in humiliation in front of King Han, and the two warriors stood behind him. King Han sat in the upper position, squinted his eyes, which made people unable to understand. He hung Feng Ting for a long time, and no matter what Feng Ting said, he ignored it.
"Shangjun, we must reorganize the army in time to deal with Bai Qi's attack. Bai Qi is likely to attack Xinzheng..."
"Do you know your guilt?" King Han suddenly asked.
Feng Ting was stunned and asked, "What did you say?"
"You violated my orders and submitted to Zhao State. Do you know what kind of crime this is?"
Feng Ting's face turned red, gritted his teeth, glared at the King of Han in front of him, and asked, "You forced the wise man of South Korea to death, leaving Korea on the verge of destruction. Do you know what kind of crime this is?" The King of Han opened his eyes and was furious. He looked at Feng Ting in front of him and cursed, "Traitor! How dare you insult your king?!" Feng Ting laughed and said, "You are not worthy of being my king!"
"Come here!!"
"Let's go!" At this moment, Zhang Ping finally rushed into the palace. He looked at Feng Ting who was pressed by a warrior, looked at the angry King of Han, leaning over to bow to the King of Han, and he said, "Please forgive Feng Ting's crimes. I have received the news that Bai Qi is leading his troops to Xinzheng... At this time, you shouldn't kill the general without any chance! Shangjun, Bai Qi is coming. If he conquered Xinzheng, we will all be killed by him."
"Bai Qi is a butcher, he will not let you go."
King Han then calmed down and looked at Feng Ting angrily again. He said unhappily: "Can I give the soldiers to a rebel like him with peace of mind?" Zhang Ping hurriedly said: "Please let me command the army, and use Feng Ting as the deputy general. If he does something wrong, I will kill him personally." Feng Ting looked at Zhang Ping. He wanted to say something, but he still held it back.
Out of fear of dialogue, King Han still did not kill Feng Ting. He asked Feng Ting to beat him ten whips, and as a punishment, he gave him a lot of rewards. King Han proudly said: Rewards and punishments are clear, and the country can prosper.
Zhang Ping sat beside Feng Ting and kept apologizing to Feng Ting. It was his recommendation that gave him the disaster today. Feng Ting lay on the bed, grinning in pain. He didn't care. He raised his head, looked at Zhang Ping, and said with a smile: "No problem, if you didn't lie that Bai Qi was going to attack Xinzheng, I'm afraid I would die." Zhang Ping then said: "For you, I will say that he is commanding the army, but I will not interfere with you. You are still the commander of the army..."
The two were chatting, and Feng Ting's son Feng Bushu walked in.
"Father... are you?"
Feng Buhu asked in surprise.
"Ha, I'm fine, what are you doing here?"
"I'll accompany my father to death."
"I want to die in battle because I have received favor from the Korean monarch, but you don't. The King of Korea is not worthy of your fight for him... You should leave with your family."
"Father, where do you want me to go? Quji is looking to see his eldest father all day long. He misses you very much. How can you bear to let him leave?"
Chapter completed!