Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 158 The Outbreak of the Chu Civil War
Chapter 157: The Outbreak of the Chu Civil War
Under Zhang Di's arrangement, Xiang Kuang's several edicts were sent to Langya, Guangling, Taishan and other places, and at the same time, Jiang Zi, a general of Chu State, came to vote.

In August of the 13th year of Qianyuan, Yu Zilong, Zong Yuan, and Chen Feng announced that in response to Zhang Di's call, they supported Xiang Kuang and raised troops to attack Longchuan. Langya's [-] army, Taishan's [-] army, Guangling's [-] army, and Peijun's [-] army , a total of [-] soldiers and horses, divided into four groups and drove towards Pengcheng.

Pengcheng, Longfu, since taking power, Longchuan has quickly recruited 5000 guards, with a total force of [-], and a large number of generals have gathered under his command, including Cao Jian, the veteran general of Chu State, and Xiang Wei. , and there are young leaders Song Yu, Zang Ci, and Liu Gao.

Facing the siege of a [-] army, Long Chuan also had a sad face.

"Brother, I didn't expect Xiang Kuang to escape to Zhang Di. How did he do it?" Long Ao was also very surprised when he learned that Xiang Kuang appeared in Zhang Di's army. On the night of the mutiny, he had already sealed off the Quartet The city gate is closed, how did Xiang Kuang escape?
Long Chuan sighed and said, "How Xiang Kuang escaped from Pengcheng and went to Zhang Di's place is no longer necessary. What we need to worry about now is how to deal with the enemies coming from all directions."

"Hey, Zhang Di is really hateful. It stands to reason that our brother has a good relationship with him. Why would he oppose us?" Long Ao said angrily. The relationship between the two brothers who will go out together with Zhang Di is usually good, but why does Zhang Di oppose them?
Long Chuan frowned, and said: "I'm not surprised that Zhang Di will come out against us. He has always only obeyed the orders of the late king. Xiang Kuang is the heir designated by the late king. He will definitely support it, but I can't figure it out." What's more, Yu Zilong, Zong Yuan, and Chen Feng came out to join in the fun."

"Brother, what should we do now?" Long Ao asked.

Long Chuan thought for a while, and said: "Among the four armies, Zhang Di is the most threatening, so let's order Cao Jian to command [-] troops to go north to Mount Tai to block Zong Yuan, and Xiang Wei to command [-] troops to go north to Langya to block Yu Zilong." , Song Yu and Liu Gao commanded [-] troops to block Chen Feng, and I personally led [-] troops to the south to defeat Zhang Di first. As long as Zhang Di is defeated, the rest of the people are not to be feared. Second brother, you and Zang Ci stay in Pengcheng. "

"Yes, big brother." Long Ao replied.

After dividing the tasks, everyone led his troops to leave, and Long Chuan also led his troops to the south of the hill.

At the same time, Zhang Di also led an army of [-] troops across Jushui and entered Zhuyi.

Tao Lin reported to Xiang Kuang and Zhang Dihui in the county government office of Zhuyi City: "Report to Your Majesty, General Zhang, Long Chuan personally led [-] soldiers and horses to Stee Hill, and at the same time, Xiang Wei, Cao Jian, Song Yu and others also led Soldiers go everywhere."

Zhang Di thought for a while, and said to Xiang Kuang: "Your Majesty, it seems that Long Chuan intends to defeat our army first, and then deal with the other three groups of troops."

"What does General Zhang think we should do now?" Xiang Kuang didn't understand military affairs, so he asked Zhang Di directly.

Zhang Didao: "Your Majesty, our army and the enemy's army seem to be evenly matched, but the [-] soldiers under Long Chuan are the most elite soldiers in our Great Chu. They have fought in the north and south for many years, and their combat power is by no means the third Ten thousand soldiers and horses can be compared. What I mean is that our army can stick to Zhuyi and hold back the [-] soldiers and horses in Longchuan. Sichuan's [-] troops will collapse without a fight."

Xiang Kuang also had no idea, so he could only listen to Zhang Di.

After Long Chuan led his troops to Zhiqiu, he planned to fight Zhang Di here, but Zhang Di hoarded his troops in Zhuyi and stood still, which made Long Chuan very confused.

After five days in Longchuan's garrison at Stero Hill, they decided to take the initiative to attack. After all, the three northern armies each had only 1 soldiers. It was too difficult for them to face twice or several times as many soldiers as themselves, Long Chuan had to take the initiative to attack, and only by defeating Zhang Di could he win.

But Zhang Di knew Long Chuan's plan a long time ago, and he made up his mind not to defend. This made Long Chuan very annoyed. He only had [-] soldiers and horses, no matter how elite he was, it was impossible for him to forcefully attack Bamboo, which was also garrisoned by [-] soldiers and horses. Yicheng.

In this way, the two armies stalemate in Zhuyi City for nearly half a month, and Long Chuan had no choice but to retreat to Steo Hill.

The Taishan soldiers and horses in the north were the first to win. On August 13, [-]th year of Qianyuan, Zongyuan defeated Cao Jian in Changli, East China Sea, and went all the way south to capture Yinping and Fuyang, and the soldiers approached Pengcheng.

Long Ao, who stayed behind in Pengcheng, quickly sent a distress letter to Long Chuan, and at the same time forced 5000 strong soldiers to enlist in the army, gathering 5000 troops to garrison Pengcheng. The enemy has only [-] people.

Long Chuan in Zhiqiu City, looked at Long Ao's distress letter, and frowned. The soldiers and horses in his hands are very capable of fighting, but Zhang Di won't fight you at all, and stick to the city, what can you do?And Cao Jian in the north has already been defeated, and Xiang Wei and the others are probably about to die too. The situation is rapidly deteriorating, which makes Long Chuan unexpected.

After weighing again and again, Long Chuan decided to retreat and defend Pengcheng first.

In September of the 13th year of Qianyuan, Longchuan returned to Pengcheng in the north, and Zhang Di took the opportunity to go northward, and even took Zhiqiu and Wuxian, and approached Pengcheng.

"The final general has been entrusted by the king and the general, please forgive me!" Cao Jian, Song Yu, and Liu Gao knelt in front of Xiang Guang and Long Chuan in Pengcheng, in the palace of Chu, pleading guilty.

Long Chuan, who had just returned to Pengcheng, learned that Song Yu and Liu Gao had been defeated, which made Long Chuan very desperate.

"General, what should we do now?" Xiang Guang started to panic, he didn't expect to be defeated so quickly, if Xiang Kuang invaded Pengcheng, he might die without a place to bury him.

Long Chuan thought for a while, gritted his teeth, and said, "Your Majesty, the only solution now is to seek help from the State of Qi."

"Ask Qi for help? Will Qi send troops?" Xiang Guang asked.

"As long as Your Majesty promises, once Qi State sends troops, Your Majesty will cede Langya County to Qi State. In this way, Qi State will definitely send troops south." Long Chuan said.

"What, you can't!" Xiang Guang objected without even thinking about it: "Langya County is the territory that our ancestors of the Xiang family sacrificed their lives to lay down. If it is ceded to Qi State, how will you let me see you at Jiuquan in the future?" Ancestors?"

Although Xiang Guang is cowardly, he still understands right and wrong. The fight between himself and Xiang Kuang is nothing more than a conflict between the Xiang clan. If he leads Qi to go south, he will really become Xiang's sinner.

But Long Chuan didn’t think so. He said, “Your Majesty, if you don’t do this, Qi State will not send troops. Without Qi State’s rescue, Pengcheng will be difficult to defend. Have you thought about what will happen to you?"

"But, do you have to cede the land? As long as you don't cede the land, Qi State can satisfy him with anyone he wants." Of course Xiang Guang knew what would happen to him once Xiang Kuang returned to Pengcheng, but he still couldn't accept the land cession.

"Your Majesty, apart from Langya, what else can we attract to the State of Qi? Moreover, Your Majesty, Langya is only temporarily handed over to the State of Qi. As long as the Majesty defeats Xiang Kuang, stabilizes the country, and works hard to govern for several years, we can send troops to take it back when the army is strong and strong. Langya even took back the lost land in Lu County and Jiujiang." Long Chuan guided.

I have to say that the blueprint drawn by Long Chuan is very attractive, and Xiang Guang really can't find a reason to refuse, so after struggling for a long time, he finally made up his mind and said, "Okay, as General Long said, as long as the state of Qi If you are willing to send troops to the south, the widow can cede Langya to him."

Seeing that Xiang Guang finally agreed, Long Chuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, when the time comes, I will personally take back Langya for you."

On the same day, Longchuan sent envoys to Linzi.

(End of this chapter)