The news that King Haojing ordered the Eighth Division of Chengzhou not to send troops for the time being spread not only to the State of E, but also to the shogunate accompanying the army at the foot of Tonglu Mountain.

The suihou's face was ashen, and he stood in front of the commander's case like a stone statue with a long sword, and waved to the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief stepped out of the hall and shouted: "A hundred steps away from the gate, the shogunate is sealed!"

In a moment, the Chinese soldiers guarding outside the shogunate hall came out of the camp gate and circled a continuous belt of spears a hundred steps away. The large banner at the central camp gate was spread flat and drooping, and the two chariots met and closed.

All entrances and exits are closed.

At the same time, all the attendants and military officials in the shogunate also exited. In the shogunate hall, there were only the vassals, a group of generals and three high-ranking Sima. The Sima of the central army, holding an order flag on the left and a long sword on the right, stood solemnly at the stone door of the hall.

Certainly.

"Everyone," Suihou shook the slender bamboo stick in his hand and scanned the hall with stern eyes: "The Luoyi spies have received news that the King of Zhou has sent an order to establish the Zhou camp. This time, the King's division will not send troops. He wants to take back Tonglu Mountain.

, we can only rely on ourselves.”

As soon as these words came out, it was like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan. Everyone was shocked and angry: "Why? I have guarded Jianghan with the country for nearly a hundred years. I have conquered the Tonglu Mountain, and I have also worked hard to pay tribute to countless copper materials every year. Now there are

What’s so difficult is that the Zhou royal family didn’t care about the meaning of the same surname and just let it happen. It’s so depressing to act like this!”

Some people also came up with ideas: "It is impossible to hope to become the king of Zhou. For the current plan, it is better to unite the concubines of Jiang and Han and send troops together to have a better chance of winning!" There are also people who vaguely mean that we can unite with Chu.

"No, no, the Chu people are the enemies of the Zhou family. How can we unite?"

"Zhou Shi treats me so ruthlessly as I follow others, why do you care what they think?"

There were a lot of chatter and voices. Suihou raised his sword above his head and made a downward gesture, and the shogunate suddenly fell silent.

"I just want to ask everyone, are you willing to fight to the death with E and take back the Tonglu Mountain?"

"Fight to the death and never take a step back!" the generals roared.

"Okay! Now that you have made up your mind, let's talk about the tactics." Sui Hou turned around and pointed at the map: "The only way now is to use all our strength to capture the Bronze Mountain as quickly as possible, and then rely on its easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack

According to the terrain, we can defeat the invading army from Eyu Fang. Otherwise, if the opportunity is delayed, the consequences will be disastrous."

He thought for a while and added without losing any opportunity: "Now it seems that others are unreliable. Whether it is Chu State or the concubines of Jianghan and Han Dynasties, if we ask them to help, we will win, but it will only be a share of the pie with me."

, intending to get involved in the bronze mountain ear. This battle------" He punched Shuai Ben: "I will fight with the army!"

Immediately standing on Gaogang, he stared eastward. Even though it was already summer, E Shizi Kun only felt a bone-chilling chill in his body and mind. Behind him, more than a hundred pro-military guards were looking for ant nests in the shade of the mountain. It was not that they liked to explore the world of insects.

, but because of the lack of rain in recent days, several streams in Tonglu Mountain have dried up. I heard that there are springs under many ant nests in Shanyin, so I came to try my luck.

When will the days of being surrounded and trapped come to an end? In recent days, E Kun has been unable to sleep at night. Every time he sees the continuous military lights disappearing into the dim dawn in the sparse starlight, and the cries of war fall into silence amidst the shrill horns.

, he was still wandering in the mountains and forests. After more than 20 years of prosperity, he experienced the helplessness of looking around at a loss for the first time.

Being surrounded by an enemy force three times as large as our own, it was a luxury to hope to break through from any direction. The only hope was reinforcements. But it had been more than half a month since I had sent out a joint petition for help with my uncle, and still no one had come to help? Could it be that my father, the Marquis, had sent out a joint letter asking for help?

Did you really believe that woman's deception, decide to make your younger brother Equn your heir, and deliberately use the hands of your lord to get rid of me, the heir apparent?

For the first time in his life, E Kun felt an instinctive feeling of horror at the current situation.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have dug it out and there is spring water!" A personal attendant had no time to wipe the dirt off his face and excitedly raised a spade to report to him.

E Kun had just turned his face, and before he could agree, he heard a strange sound, like a "hissing" sound made by the friction between a sharp object and the air. Then, a warm liquid splashed on his face.

Blood! Before he could react, the guard who was still alive and kicking just now fell limply to the ground.

"The enemy has a sneak attack, get down quickly!" he yelled, so

Only then did someone react and quickly lie down on the ground.

But he quickly realized that he was wrong. This was not a sneak attack, but a final fierce attack with all the strength of the army! The sky was full of rockets, and even if he was lying on the ground, he would be hit by arrows. E Kun only

My vision went dark, as if something heavy was pressing down on me, and I felt a little out of breath-------

I don't know how much time passed, but E Kun woke up feeling dizzy. He felt that he was being pressed uncomfortably. He turned his neck and looked, and his heart suddenly tightened. It turned out that two of his guards were protecting him with their bodies.

Only then did he escape the attack of the sky-wide rain of arrows. The surroundings were scorched black, and the smell of burnt corpses permeated everywhere. If he hadn't fallen near the newly dug spring, or the guards would have protected him, he

I'm afraid I won't be spared.

The deafening sound of the collision of gold and iron and the cry of killing came from the valley around the corner. It was that the army had invaded the copper-green valley and was in the process of finishing the final battle. Ekun looked at the hundreds of guards who had died long ago, with tears in his eyes.

With tears in his eyes, he held up his long sword and staggered to his feet. Just holding on to the rocks on the mountain wall, he stumbled and met a general.

"How's the battle going?" E Kun stopped caring about whether the other party was a deserter and grabbed him and asked.

"Your Majesty," General Pi cried, "It's so tragic. The army used all the big arrows and fierce fire. In less than an hour, we couldn't withstand it. The general has died in the battle. The general and his men must protect him."

Prince, escape -------"

"What did you say? Uncle, how could he------"

Before he could finish speaking, the general staggered and fell down. Only then did E Kun realize that there was an arrow stuck in his back and pierced into his chest. He must have been bleeding excessively and was dead.

It's over -------E Kun felt like the world was spinning. Thirty thousand comrades were all destroyed in one day. Why? Why didn't my father send troops? Just sit back and watch his own brother and son die at the hands of the enemy? Why on earth? Just why?

For that Yi girl? No, I don’t believe it. I must ask clearly in person.

He took off his robe that had been soaked in blood, fell down next to the spring, opened his mouth and drank. The clear spring water moistened his throat that was stinging from the smoke, and he felt much better physically and mentally. Suddenly, he

Looking at the spring water, I was stunned——

Who is this? A figure is reflected in the water, and his face is his, but why are his temples already covered with white hair? Oh my God! He E Kun is only in his twenties and in his prime, so why does he have all his hair?

"Oh my God -" He looked up to the sky and roared: "Do you want to kill me, E Kun?"

At the foot of the Tonglu Mountain, the continuous drizzle turned into raindrops as time went by. The raindrops became thicker and denser, until they formed a vast mist between the sky and the earth, making it impossible to see.

And in this chaotic and confusing rain and fog, there is actually a person who is not afraid of being drowned by the heavy rain that is swallowing up the world. He is trudging one foot up and down in the mud that has been turned into a swamp by the torrential rain.

This man was disheveled, only wearing a short shirt, which was clearly an undershirt, and there was no trace of the outer robe. The undershirt, which was supposed to be white, was stained by blood and dust into an indescribable color, and was soaked by rain, making it look both funny and weird.

Sad. In the vastness, the white hair on his temples looked particularly dazzling.

Ekun looked back on this whole day, it was one nightmare after another.

He just led the personal guards out of the camp to look for water sources, but he didn't want to catch up with the army's massive attack. Not only were all the personal guards killed, but even his uncle, the battle-hardened general E Jun, was also killed. Thirty thousand

How could the elite cavalry of the E Kingdom have to escape alone?

He couldn't figure it out. He and his uncle were trapped in a tight siege. Didn't his father know? Why did he just sit back and watch?

If he was still full of grief, anger and confusion when he just escaped from the battlefield at Tonglushan, then on the way east, the grief and anger in his heart had turned into ice and snow, and was frozen under the glacier forever. That's because,

When he was trudging along the official road, he clearly saw a large group of people passing by with the flag of "E".

At that time, his heart skipped a beat. It seemed that he had wrongly blamed his father. He was just a little late, but he still had the 30,000 troops and his son in mind. However, when he raised his hand high

About to shout

: "I am the Crown Prince Kun!", a few words from the knights reached his ears.

"Hurry up, hurry up and hurry up! We must take advantage of the moment when the army is not yet firmly established to defeat them in one fell swoop, otherwise these 30,000 people will be thrown away in vain!" This is what the general urged loudly to his subordinates.

"Our Lord is really cruel. He has been stationed outside Tonglu Mountain for three days without moving any troops. After all, he is his eldest son and brother, how can he bear it?" A soldier whispered.

"What do you know?" The older man came over and said, "It has been a day or two since our Lord wanted to abolish the elder and establish the younger. Now we have such an opportunity, and we can use the death of the prince as an excuse to show it to the world.

It is a crime to follow the country. By then, the emperor will be embarrassed if he does not officially return the bronze green mountain seal to our country."

E Kun's raised arm froze in the air, but could no longer wave it. It turned out that he was the only one who was the unknowing clown! His father's army had entered Sui Jing three days ago, but they had been keeping close contact.

He didn't say anything, and just sat and watched as his army annihilated the forward camp led by himself and his uncle, just to use these 30,000 lives to delay the army's front, and then exchange a bargaining chip with the Emperor of Zhou---------
Chapter completed!