In September of the 22nd year of Yan Ping, the Chu army, led by the regent Xiong Zhao, fought several battles with the Southern Conquest Army led by He Ze. Due to limited supplies and internal fighting, the Southern Conquest Army won less and lost more. . However, He Ze fought steadily, and although he suffered many defeats, the results were significant. He trapped the Chu army in Nanjun and could not advance even an inch. At the same time, he took the opportunity to temper his officers and solve the problem of many factions in the southern army.
Xiong Zhao had a good relationship with Sanshenshan, and used the power of Sanshenshan to poison the late emperor of Chu. He also used witchcraft to control Xiong Yao, the emperor of Chu, and claimed to be the regent. He was the de facto leader of Chu. of people in power.
This northern expedition was partly due to the alliance with the Suyun Kingdom and also because of the instructions from Sanshenshan. The meaning of Sanshenshan is the same as that of Zhao Yan, which is to gradually encroach on Jinyun's territory with the strategy of slow embezzlement, boiling frogs in warm water.
Xiong Zhao was arrogant and used the influence of Sanshen Mountain to poison his political opponents and control the political power. However, he himself did not have much talent. Although he had 200,000 elite troops this time, he only had 200,000 elite troops at the beginning. Only by combining internal and external tactics can we defeat the three counties. When the Southern Army returned to defense and He Ze faced him head-on, his incompetence was fully exposed.
Xiong Zhao himself also knew that although the battle with He Ze seemed to have many victories, these victories were all mixed with water. Although He Ze suffered many defeats, the casualties among his soldiers were not large, and he never lost any important military towns. On the contrary, the Chu army always paid a heavy price and only obtained a piece of town that was as useless as chicken ribs. It was a pity to abandon it if it could not be defended well. .
Sanshenshan also sent envoys to warn Xiong Zhao not to attack recklessly, but only to stick to Nanjun and build roads like Zhao Yu to prepare for a large-scale attack in the future. However, Xiong Zhao had never suffered a defeat, and he had captured Hengjiang and Sanjiang counties before, so he was naturally unwilling to be trapped in Nanjun. He Ze took advantage of Xiong Zhao's eagerness to fight to lure the Chu army into a fight, and kept throwing out bait to get the Chu army to take the bait. It seemed that he had lost the battle, but in fact it was just a arrogant strategy. At this time, Xiong Zhao had fallen into He Ze's trap without knowing it.
"What is the origin of that group of people? Have you found out?"
"Returning to your Majesty, according to the local official, this group of people once wore the uniforms of the Conquest of the South. It looks like a trick by the enemy to infiltrate our country. They burned granaries, destroyed roads, spied on military intelligence, etc. All of which showed that these people deliberately held back the main force of our army in Nanjun, but secretly sent people to go deep into the important towns in the northwest border of our country to cause destruction. , Your Majesty, this is a drunkard's intention is not to drink! "
"Yes, Your Majesty, although our army seems to be advancing steadily, in fact, every step forward has to pay a huge price, and the march to the south is The casualties of the army are much smaller than those of our army. There must be a fraud, and the king must be on guard."
"I also heard that your Majesty has been summoning some old ministers frequently, and I don't know what his intentions are."
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These words hit Xiong Zhao's pain point. He slapped the table and shouted angrily: "How dare you go back on your word, Shu Zi?"
The royal family of Chu State withered, and Xiong Zhao became the regent. Later, they massacred all the clan members, and only Xiong Yao and him were left in the royal family's orthodoxy. Xiong Zhao originally wanted to kill him and become independent., but he never had any heirs, so he kept Xiong Yao as a puppet. But because of this, what Xiong Zhao is most worried about is that Xiong Yao will escape from his control. If he wasn't worried before, it was because he planted a poisonous insect in Xiong Yao's body, which tortured Xiong Yao to the point of death every day. Naturally, he could sit back and relax. But a few years ago, Xiong Yao somehow got rid of his poison by chance, which made him very angry. But it was not easy for everyone to publicize this matter, so after that, he tried to poison Xiong Yao several times but never succeeded.
Xiong Yao had a bug in his hand, with long palms and thick fingers. He was greedy and sleepy, timid and fearful of trouble. But suddenly one day, the bug transformed into a dragon. Under the protection, Xiong Yao has become invincible.
Xiong Zhao was naturally not reconciled to this, and asked Sanshen Mountain several times to send people down the mountain to capture and kill the dragon. However, this dragon was very smart and faced the enemy head-on. Those people were no match for it. . If poisoned, this dragon is still immune to all poisons, so there is really nothing you can do against it. Moreover, this dragon can fly in the sky for a short time and is very slippery. From what Xiong Zhao saw, if you want to get rid of this dragon, you have to be the owner of Sanshen Mountain himself, but how can this be so easy? As long as the Sanzhu Covenant is still being fulfilled, the owner of the Three God Mountains cannot leave the mountain.
Xiong Zhao walked around the tent impatiently, and finally made a cruel decision, "Withdraw the troops in ten days."
Compared with Nanjun, who had taken action, he could not lose it. It is his privilege in Chu State.
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