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Wu Yue Struggles for Hegemony Chapter 435 Destroy Chu [Part 1]

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    Chapter 435 Destroying Chu

    The existence of Dongchu in name only shocked the world.  Although all knowledgeable people in the world know that such a result is inevitable, when it happens, it is still shocking.  This is a huge vassal state, and it will perish if it is said to perish, which makes everyone in the world feel a little confused.

    In contrast, Emperor Zhou was extremely frightened. He, who had always been hiding in the corner, did not hesitate to stand up and denounce Yang Zilu.  Asking the princes of the world to launch a second crusade, it sounds nice, but the princes of the world are powerless, and the Emperor Zhou doesn't even think about it. How many days have passed since the Battle of Xiaohe?  But then again, Emperor Zhou's actions were excusable, because after destroying Dong Chu, Yang Zilu and the Zhou Dynasty were separated from the Zheng State, which had been crippled.

    How can Emperor Zhou not be afraid?

    And at this time, a piece of news broke that was no less than the death of Emperor Zhou. When Dong Chu surrendered, it was Zhao Wuxie who accepted the surrender of Prince Wu Xu on behalf of Yang Zilu!  Immediately, under the promotion of Jiantai, countless versions of rumors emerged, which were nothing more than Zhao's affair with Yang Zilu. The reason for the defeat this time was because Zhao Wuxie had an affair with the Han Dynasty.

    People always like to blame others after failure.  As soon as this rumor came out, the Zhao family was immediately pushed to the forefront, and the Han family, the Wei family, the Zhi family, and the Zhao family broke off diplomatic relations.

    It¡¯s just that the Zhao family is located in the north, and Yang Zilu doesn¡¯t know when he will come from the south to kill him.  The Han family, the Wei family, and the Zhi family didn't know when Yang Zilu was coming to kill them, so they didn't dare to move their heavy troops north, otherwise the Zhao family would have hid in Jinyang, their home base, and held on.

    At this time, Jin Chugong, who had been driven out of the country and took refuge in Qi State, was no longer willing to be lonely.  He also foolishly thought that Yang Zilu would help him restore his position as king, but he also didn't think about why Yang Zilu would help him restore his position in the country.

    Although Yang Zilu looked down on Jin Chugong as a loser from the bottom of his heart, Jin Chugong had been in power for a while, and he was forced to withdraw from Jin.  The people of the Jin State sympathized with the weak Jin Chugong, which gave him a certain prestige in the Jin State.

    Yang Zilu sent people to welcome Jin Chugong, but Yang Zilu did not agree to Jin Chugong's request, but was vague.  In order to show his own value, Jin Chugong made Yang Zilu agree to his request. Jin Chugong sent his confidants to actively contact the doctors in Jin.

    Yang Zilu was also happy to see this, and Jin Chugong did this.  However, he didn't pay too much attention to Jin Chugong, and his energy was focused on Zheng Guo and Song Guo.  Zheng Guo was killed because Zheng Shenggong was killed, and Gongsun Gao, the "Zheng traitor", was around, so it was very easy to solve.  But this was not the case in the Song State. Although the Song State's army was almost exhausted in the Battle of Xiaohe, Song Jinggong returned to the Song State under the escort of his own soldiers at all costs.

    Although Zihan, the ¡®Song traitor¡¯, was helping, it was not easy for Yang Zilu to deal with the Song Dynasty.  Yang Zilu was too lazy to quarrel with Song Jinggong, and sent Zilu to lead 10,000 Han troops, 20,000 auxiliary troops, and about 10,000 Song troops who had surrendered, including Zihan and others. A total of 40,000 troops formed the East Route Crusade Army and sent troops to conquer the Song Dynasty.  .

    Yang Zilu appointed Ji Yong as the commander-in-chief of the North Route Crusade Army, and led his troops, as well as Yang Tugou and Xia Huhou, a total of 30,000 troops to enter the state of Zheng.  The task of destroying Wei State put pressure on Jin State.

    Yang Zilu himself led Chou Wuyu, Zilu, Xia You and 50,000 mixed troops to surrender, a total of 80,000 land and water troops went upstream along the Huaihe River.  This is not a good thing for Chu State, because the goal of Yang Zilu's trip is Ye Yi.

    King Hui of Chu was also frightened by Yang Zilu, so he hurriedly sent people to ask Yang Zilu for peace and expressed his willingness to surrender to the Han Dynasty.  To this end, he sent his son Gongzi Zhong as a hostage and ceded more than a hundred miles of fertile land south of the Han River including Yanying.

    But how could Yang Zilu be willing to let go of Chu, one of the masterminds behind his assassination?  Yang Zilu's answer was very decisive. The envoy sent by King Hui of Chu was directly ordered by Yang Zilu to come and behead him.  Asking the envoy's entourage to send the envoy's head back to King Hui of Chu, Yang Zilu's move said everything.

    King Chu Hui also understood that he had no way out at the moment. When people are pushed to extremes, they often burst out with unexpected energy.  King Hui of Chu is now in the same situation. King Hui of Chu ordered all the people of Chu State, from seventy to twelve, to join the army.  Those who do not join the army will be regarded as guilty of treason!

    King Chu Hui knew that what he lacked most now was time. For this reason, King Chu Hui reluctantly asked Shen Baoxu to garrison Yeyi, a city that was very important to Chu State.  But everyone knows that Ye Yi cannot be defended. Anyone who guards it will probably die there.

    Shen Baoxu also knew, and this proposal was made by himself. Shen Baoxu¡¯s proposal was very unique.  He submitted a memorial, and the main message in the memorial was that he was already in his seventies when he applied for Baoxu, and even if he lived, he would only have a few more years to live.  In this case, use the remaining few?, make your last contribution to Chu State.

    King Chu Hui thought again and again, and only Shen Baoxu could stop Yang Zilu for a while, so he could only bid farewell to Shen Baoxu with tears.  Because of Shen Baoxu's stimulation, King Chu Hui also went all out and collected all the valuable things in the palace, even the gold foil used for decoration, and had people scrape them off.

    Two months later, Ye Yi was defeated.  When the city wall collapsed from the thunderbolt cannon, Shen Baoxu personally led 500 dead soldiers to charge the Han army in an attempt to kill Yang Zilu with a suicide attack.

    But Shen Baoxu¡¯s attacks were all in vain. As soon as Shen Baoxu led the dead soldiers out of the city gate, he was shot dead near the city gate by the Han army¡¯s powerful crossbowmen.  It is said that Shen Baoxu remained erect even when he was dying.  In order to prevent himself from falling, Shen Baoxu inserted his spear into the chariot and supported his back. Even before death, he was still full of general style.

    Although Shen Baoxu¡¯s actions caused a lot of trouble to the Han army, Yang Zilu still admired Shen Baoxu.  Yang Zilu did not abuse Shen Baoxu's body, but instead ordered his men to give Shen Baoxu a good burial.

    Just a few days ago, King Hui of Chu took the oath in Wancheng and distributed all the money and silk in public.  He said that he would live and die with the Chu army.

    King Hui of Chu's move also inspired the Chu soldiers to hate the Han army. Although the 100,000 Chu soldiers were old and tender, they still had an astonishing morale.

    King Chu Hui did what he said. From that day on, King Chu Hui no longer wore gorgeous clothes and flashy weapons.  He lived with all the soldiers, ate the same food as them, and talked with them.

    The morale of Chu soldiers is getting higher and higher. But can such an army really defeat the Han army?

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