Lingguo.

In the court hall, King Ling was also discussing with the ministers about sending troops from Qin.

He said straight to the point: "At present, after the Qin army left Shanyuguan, it continued to move south, and the Chu army was also frequently mobilized to the north. The Qin King has never fought unprepared battles. From this point of view, this war is inevitable."

"What do all the ministers think about the issue of fighting between the north and the south?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lingxiang was the first to say: "Isn't this what our country expect? Qin and Wu and Chu fight each other as long as they fight, the better, and the more fierce the better. In this way, in the end, all the countries will be exhausted, and our country will be the biggest winner."

"With that being said, it may be difficult for Wu Chu to defeat the powerful Qin, with its existing military strength. I am a little worried that the Qin King will take over Wu Chu too quickly." King Ling said.

"The king can rest assured about this." Huang Zu received: "Wu and Chu not only have the Yangtze River chasm, but also the important land of Xiangyang. No matter how strong the Qin army's military front is, it is definitely not a short-term goal."

"General Huang's words are reasonable." Cheng Ping followed suit: "In my opinion, once the war between the north and the south breaks out, the two kings of Wu and Chu will inevitably send envoys to Ling and ask our country to send troops."

"In the view of Lord Cheng, how should I deal with the envoys at that time?" King Ling said.

"The king must agree to them, otherwise Wu Chu would be in a bad mood, but he agreed. Whether to send troops or not, we will have to decide when to send troops." Cheng Ping said.

"That's right." Huang Zu deeply agreed: "Only when the war is in stalemate and the King of Qin has no time to look east is the best time for our country to send troops."

"Yeah..." After hearing what the two of them said, the Spirit King couldn't help but nodded slowly.

The decision of Lingguo is clear, and the old fox cannot get up early without profit. If he wants him to help Wu Chu for nothing, it is absolutely impossible.

The Qin army headed south, and the Chu troops were also urgently transferred to the front line.

More than ten days later, Xiangyang City.

The name of the world's number one city is not a false reputation. This city is not only majestic and tall, but also has extremely prosperous buildings in the city.

At this time, the Chu general Hanzhou had already arrived, and the original defenders in Xiangyang had a total of 150,000 troops, which was also the only one that the Chu State could adjust.

A large number of food, grass and weapons were also transported to Xiangyang in chariots for hoarding.

It is obvious that Hanzhou plans to play a long-term defensive posture here.

With Xiangyang defending and gaining benefits from the city, he is still very confident as long as the supplies are endless.

In Xiangyang Prefecture, in the conference hall, the Chu generals gathered together and were arranged on both sides.

Hanzhou walked to the Shuai Case, took the lead in looking at the local officials after sitting down, and asked directly: "Have the treasury money, grain and material reserves been hoarded?"

"Don't worry, just what Xiangyang's previous period is prepared is enough for our army to defend for a year." The official returned.

"Okay! In this way, with the domestic dispatch, what's the problem with guarding him for three or five years with the Xiangyang Giant City!" Hanzhou's confidence increased again, and after saying that, "After this batch of food and supplies enter the city, the city gates will be blocked immediately, and pedestrians are strictly prohibited from going out. Without military orders, no one is allowed to turn on or off without authorization!"

"No!" Everyone answered.

At this moment, a sergeant hurriedly ran in.

"Report~~~~~~"

"Reported to the Han Shuai, Zaocheng is in a hurry, General Kong Wei wrote a letter in his own hand."

As the soldier spoke, he also took out a silk book from his arms and raised his hands high.

“Show it.”

"promise."

After receiving the letter, Hanzhou opened it and glanced at the sergeant.

The latter understood and politely retreated.

After he left, a side general couldn't help it and went out to hold his fists and said, "Ship Han, this is General Kong's second letter of emergency. If our army does not send troops to support him, Zaocheng will be in danger."

Hearing this, Hanzhou glanced at him and said in a plain voice: "The Qin army is attacking Zaocheng. If our army wants to support it, it needs to go around the Hanjiagou area. But I expected that according to Su Yi's habit, Hanjiagou at this time was mostly occupied by the Qin army, and the important roads were intercepted."

"But Han Shuai." The sidelines continued: "Zaocheng is an important defense line in Xiangyang, and this place cannot be easily lost."

"This is a bad word." Hanzhou said: "Zaocheng is only one county, and the city defense is dilapidated and not enough to defend against the enemy. If we transfer the main force there, the consequences will be unimaginable once we lose the battle."

"Even so, we can't wait to see Zaocheng fall. And then we can still retreat from Zaocheng to Xiangyang."

"How could the Qin cavalry be up to you?" Hanzhou glared at the sideline general, "Is Xiangyang important or Zaocheng important? A county's gains and losses do not need to be cared about, nor should it be led by the enemy."

"this……"

After hearing what he said, the generals looked at each other and couldn't say anything.

Hanzhou had obvious intentions and had already planned to give up the rescue in Zaocheng. For him, concentrating troops in Xiangyang was the best strategy. If he attacked rashly, he would probably have Su Yi's treacherous plan.

With the wars of all countries in the world, Su Yi has long been famous all over the world. Hanzhou is a well-deserved famous general. From a psychological point of view, he is somewhat afraid of him.

This is also because he suffered a defeat under Su Yi.

Zaocheng is only more than one hundred miles away from Xiangyang. After two urgent letters were posted, it was like a rock sinking into the sea, and Kong Wei's despair became deeper and deeper.

The city defense was full of devastation, with blood and carved feathers everywhere, and many Chu soldiers were also cleaning the battlefield.

The Qin army did not launch a series of strong attacks, but even so, Kong Wei knew that he could not defend for two days.

Not only him, but the Chu army below also knew that the only hope was also placed on reinforcements.

At this moment, his deputy general walked over quickly, clasped his fists and said, "General, I just received the news that the county magistrate has fled to Xiangyang overnight."

"What?" Kong Wei frowned.

Obviously, the local county magistrate also felt that the disaster was coming and ran away early. If this news spread, it would probably be another blow to morale.

The deputy general wanted to speak and stopped. After a while, he said, "Our army has asked for help twice, and he has rushed it up. Han Shuai should have received a letter and sent troops to support him, but until now..."

"What do you want to say?" Kong Wei asked with a frown.

The deputy general plucked up his courage and said, "General, General Shu Mo said bluntly that we, we may have been abandoned by the main army. If we continue to fight, we will die without life, and Zaocheng will be destroyed."

After hearing what he said, Kong Wei couldn't help but take a deep breath, measured left and right, and asked, "How many brothers do we have?"

"There are less than two thousand soldiers to fight." The deputy general returned.

"Two thousand people..." A trace of confusion flashed in Kong Wei's eyes: "With Zao City's dilapidated city defense, the Qin army will attack again tomorrow, and I'm afraid it will not be able to resist..."
Chapter completed!