Chapter 544: The King of Chu's Fury and the King of Qin's Worries (Monthly Pass)
When the Zhao army's chief general and deputy general outside the city felt a little helpless due to the huge losses in siege, the atmosphere in Chencheng Palace City was even more solemn.
King Yuan of Chu sat on the main seat with a gloomy face. In front of King Yuan of Chu, the two big bosses of Chu, Huang Xie, and Jing Yang of the Shangzhu Kingdom, sat down with his head down, not daring to raise his head at all.
In this hall, the two giants of Chu have just experienced unparalleled anger from King Yuan of Chu.
"Why, I can't defeat the field battle, can't I even defend the city? Let's talk about what the purpose of asking you to be like this!!"
When King Yuan of Chu spoke, fire was about to spit out from his eyes.
If possible, King Yuan of Chu really wanted to tear the two bastards in front of him directly.
If it weren't for Huang Xie's strong suggestion, then Chu would not have secretly concluded an alliance with Qin, nor would it have turned against Zhao, and there would have been no war in front of him.
If Jingyang hadn't believed that the Zhao army was strong and could not fight in the wild, then King Yuan of Chu would not have been surrounded by Lian Po in this city now, with no way out of heaven and no way to the ground.
All of these two stupid things are blamed!
These thoughts actually existed in King Yuan of Chu, but they have been suppressed and not erupted. Until today, after hearing the report that Chen Cheng might lose, King Yuan of Chu finally couldn't bear it anymore.
You should know that the princes of Chu are still in Handan now. If King Yuan of Chu falls into the hands of the people of Zhao after Chencheng is captured, then it will be a reunion of father and son and a prisoner together. It will definitely be an eternal joke.
King Yuan of Chu looked at the two important officials of Chu who were in dismayed with their heads down and dared not speak, and shouted: "Why, they usually have louder voices than anyone else when they fight for power and profit, and they are now mute? You tell me what to do now!"
King Yuan of Chu was shocked by Huang Xie, who had been lowering his head and acting as an ostrich, and hurriedly said: "King, in the opinion of the minister, now we can only ask the King of Qin to send troops to rescue quickly."
King Yuan of Chu looked as dark as the bottom of a pot and snorted heavily: "The King of Qin should have sent troops a long time ago, but now there is no movement! He is simply a bastard, extremely bastard!"
He couldn't help but curse his swear words. Obviously, King Yuan of Chu was really anxious.
King Yuan of Chu had to be anxious.
You should know that in the original expectation of King Yuan of Chu, Qin and Chu should have been the first to launch, then Wei and Qi followed, and finally Han and Yan followed up, and everyone happily came to attack Zhao with six countries.
As a result, when things came to an end, King Yuan of Chu realized that things seemed to have had serious deviations.
Not to mention that Wei and Qi, who were supposed to be standing on the side of Chu, have transformed into Zhao's accomplices, and even the Qin people who had originally vowed to advance and retreat with Chu were completely gone.
The good "Six Kingdoms Beat Zhao State" turned into "Zhao State with three younger brothers beating Chu State". This script is simply wrong!
The more King Yuan of Chu thought about it, he became more and more angry. He slapped the table and was furious, and then glared at the two silent ministers in front of him: "Huang Xie, you will immediately find a way to inform the King of Qin. If I can't hear the news of the King of Qin sending troops within five days, then the Qin and Chu alliance will be abandoned. From now on, I and Qin will not be able to stop until death!!!"
After saying this, King Yuan of Chu rose up and left the hall without looking back.
On the same day when King Yuan of Chu was furious, soldiers gathered in the Qin army camp outside Xianyang City thousands of miles away, and people shouted and neighed at horses. A total of 200,000 Qin army soldiers were ready to go here.
"The king is here, get out of the way, don't block the king's carriage!"
Amid the shouts of the palace guards, Qin Wangzhu's carriage slowly drove to the front of the commander's tent.
Bai Qi, who received the news, had already led many senior Qin army generals to wait here and saluted to King Qin, "I've seen the king!"
Qin Wangzhu walked off the carriage, came to Bai Qi, and smiled and said, "Wu'anjun, how are you prepared?"
Perhaps because of his age, his hair and beard were all white, and even his back was slightly hunched, Bai Qi did not wear armor like other generals, but was wearing a black coat and a purple turtle crown. A tie passed by his neck, which did not look like he was going to court. Instead, it seemed like he was going to court.
After hearing the Qin Wangzhu's inquiry, Bai Qi said, "Go back to the king, after using the court food, all the soldiers of the army will set off immediately."
After listening to Bai Qi's words, Qin Wangzhu was obviously a little worried. He waved his left and right back and entered the big tent with Bai Qi, preparing to have a private chat between the king and his ministers.
"Wu'anjun, do you tell me the truth? Can you really succeed this time?"
As soon as Qin Wangzhu finished speaking, he suddenly coughed violently, and his waist was bent.
Bai Qi was startled and was about to call someone else, but Qin Wangzhu waved his hand desperately.
After a while, Qin Wangzhu's cough slowly calmed down and his whole body returned to normal.
"Master, is it okay?"
Qin Wangzhu shook his head, obviously not intending to continue to worry about the topic of health: "Wu'anjun, you have not answered my questions yet."
Bai Qi looked at King Qin and said for a while: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. If this battle fails, I am willing to take all the responsibilities."
There is certainly a reason why Bai Qi said this.
Although the Qin monarch and ministers did make sure to rescue Chu in the previous meeting, there were also many controversies among the Qin people about how to rescue Chu.
If you want to save Chu, the easiest and most direct way is to send troops to Chencheng and have a head-on battle with the Zhao army surrounding Chencheng.
However, there is also a problem with this method, that is, if you really want to do this, not to mention that you will be obstructed by the Korean army on the way, even if you finally arrive in Chencheng, Zhao may have summoned all your allies at this time.
So next is a super war.
In this way, the Qin and Chu coalition forces are still at a disadvantage and have little chance of winning. Even if they can win, they will be a miserable victory, and they will not make any profit for Qin.
So there was a second method, which was to "surround Zhao and save Chu".
To be more precise, it is "surrounding the Hedong to save Chencheng".
Hedong County is very close to Guanzhong, Qin State, and is located in Shangdang County, which is located on the rugged mountain road from the local land of Handan of Zhao State.
As long as the Qin army launches an attack on Hedong County, Zhao State will definitely make some responses.
As long as Zhao draws troops from the front line, the pressure on Chu will naturally be reduced, so that it can continue to hold Zhao for Qin.
Once Zhao was dragged down by Chu, Qin had hope to recapture the Hedong and the Wuhan passage from Zhao.
In that case, the Qin State's war goal will be perfectly achieved. Then, depending on the situation, you can either continue to fight or directly seek peace from Zhao State. In short, they are all very proactive.
As for Chu State... as long as Hedong County can be recaptured, what does Chu State have to do with Qin State?
Many Qin ministers, including Bai Qi and Cai Ze, were loyal supporters of this plan.
After several days of quarrel, Qin Wangzhu finally agreed to this plan and handed over the power to command the entire war without reservation.
Qin Wangzhu grabbed Bai Qi's shoulder tightly, his eyes were eager, and his words were sincere: "Wu'anjun, I don't need anyone to take responsibility. I just want to win, victory!"
Bai Qi took a step back, just letting Qin Wangzhu's palm leave his shoulders, and then bent down to Qin Wangzhu very calmly.
Chapter completed!