"Cough cough cough..."

A coughing sound resounded in the room, and Chu State Commander Yin Zhaoxi opened his eyes with some difficulty.

Feeling the dull pain in his throat, Zhao Xixie's eyes slowly swept around.

The majestic Fangcheng Pass was no longer in front of him, replaced by an empty room in front of him. It was expected that the army had retreated to Wancheng in accordance with his previous order.

While Zhao Xixie's thoughts were flowing, the sound of the door being pushed open sounded in his ears. After a few breaths, he heard Zhao Yang's voice full of surprise.

"Grandpa, grandfather, are you awake?"

Zhao Xixie tried his best to sit up on the couch, but was stopped by Zhao Yang who stepped forward quickly.

"Grandpa, Mo Qi, the medical officer said that you are out of breath and need to take a good rest. It is best to lie down."

Looking at the anxiety in his grandson's eyes, Zhao Xixie finally nodded slowly and lay back down again.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"Grandpa slept for three whole days." Zhaoyang's eyes were full of worry, "Fortunately, grandpa woke up. Otherwise, Zhaoyang..."

He stretched out his right hand and gently held Zhaoyang beside him, and his tone was full of relief, "Birth, old age, illness and death are only a matter of days. Who can escape?"

"Even heroes like Qi Huan, Jin Wen, and King Zhuang of the Kingdom of Chu are nothing more than a handful of loess now."

While comforting Zhaoyang, recalling the current battle situation, Zhao Xixie couldn't help but show a bit of regret on his face.

"It's just that I'm a step late this time. Fangcheng Pass has been captured by the Wei army. The 20,000 elite soldiers under Duke Shen's command are probably in bad luck."

After finishing his words, Zhao Xixie slowly closed his eyes with some pain, while Zhao Yang on the side also remained silent, and the whole room fell into silence.

It wasn't until a long time passed that Zhao Xixie's faint voice of inquiry rang out again, "Has there been any change in the frontline battle situation in the past three days?"

"grandfather!"

Recalling the news he had just received, Zhaoyang wanted to confide, but always hesitated.

Seeing the change in expression on his face, Zhao Xixie's eyes gradually became heavy, and he secretly gained a little more strength when holding the other person's right hand.

"Don't hide it from me."

"Here."

As both his grandfather and his superior officer, Zhao Xixie had to accept Zhao Xixie's order.

"Grandpa, Korea..."

"The troops are dispatched."

After hearing this news from Zhaoyang, a wry smile appeared on Zhao Xixie's face.

In fact, Zhao Xixie had already anticipated this situation.

After all, Wei and South Korea are allies who help each other in offense and defense. This time the Chu army suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Wei army. How could South Korea miss this good opportunity to expand its territory?

"If God doesn't bless me, God won't bless Chu."

"Cough cough cough..."

Zhao Xixie's sudden cough immediately set off alarm bells in Zhao Yang's heart.

"Come here, call for the medical officer..."

While he hurriedly stepped forward to take care of her, he ordered the guards outside the door extremely anxiously.

At this time, Zhao Xixie's right hand tightened a little, "Zhaoyang, now Wei, Han and Qi are attacking, Fangcheng has fallen, and it is expected that most of Wan County will also fall into the enemy's hands."

"You must guard Wancheng, do not go out to fight, and hold the Wei and Han coalition forces to the north of Wancheng."

"Zhaoyang obeys the order." Faced with his grandfather's order, Zhaoyang looked extremely solemn at this moment.

"Also...cough cough cough..."

Trying to suppress his cough, Zhao Xixie said with all his strength: "Report all the battle conditions in Wan County to Yingdu so that the king can make a decision as soon as possible."

The worry on his face was even worse, and Zhaoyang responded with some difficulty, "Follow the order."

…

"Wei general Gongsun Cuo led his army to seize our city gate, and the 20,000 Shenxi army has become a lonely army."

"The King of Han pays homage to the prime minister, Han Yue, and leads his army to attack our country of Chu. Lu Pass has fallen into the hands of the Han army, and the city of Li may not be protected either."

"More than 50,000 soldiers of the Wei army in Guanzhong, led by Wei general Gongsun Yang, went south to Wuguan. The land of Danxi is no longer owned by our Chu country. Rangcheng..."

"enough!"

When the voice in the hall read this, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu, who had been accumulating anger, finally exploded.

He stood up directly from the throne and stared at a famous Chu minister below.

"What happened to the Chu State of the few?"

"Not long ago, they were advancing vigorously in the southeast. How come the armies of Wei and Han were about to attack the capital city of Ying in such a short period of time?"

"Gentlemen, can anyone tell me?"

Facing the anger of the King of Chu above, the courtiers of the Chu Kingdom below were completely silent.

A total of 200,000 troops from the Wei-Korean coalition have already reached Wancheng. Seeing that they are about to approach the capital city of Ying, what can they do?

Seeing that all the officials below were silent, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu had nowhere to vent his anger and began to turn from Yingdu to the front line.

"Where is Zhao Xixie? Where is my Ling Yin of Chu State?"

"Report to my king."

Hearing that King Xiong Liangfu of Chu mentioned Zhao Xixie, Qu Boyong, a left disciple of Chu State, stood up.

"My king, according to reports from the front line, Yin has been seriously ill after working hard for days and being out of breath. He is currently recuperating in Wancheng."

"Even though he is seriously ill, your order still orders the army to guard Wancheng."

The words of his left disciple Qu Boyong made the anger in Chu King Xiong Liangfu's heart calm down a lot.

Thinking of Zhao Xixie and how dedicated he had been to him and the State of Chu over the years, King Xiong Liangfu's heart seemed to soften.

"I just said something serious. Your Majesty is really worried about our country of Chu."

"It's just that the allied forces of Wei and Han are about to approach the capital of Ying, and Sima's army is entangled with the Vietnamese army in Wu."

"At this time when the Chu Kingdom is in danger, what should I do?"

Chu King Xiong Liangfu's helpless voice sounded, and Qu Boyong, who had just stood up, took a step forward.

"For my information, my king, at the beginning of the war, our country of Chu had to face only one country, Yue. With the national strength of our country of Chu, it is not difficult to win."

"Now that Wei and South Korea have sent large armies to attack Chu, our enemies in this battle have changed from Yue to Wei, South Korea and Yue."

"With one country against three countries, including a powerful country like Wei, the war is not in our favor, Chu."

In Qu Boyong's words, Qi was automatically excluded.

It's really because Qi's performance in this war was a bit too low-key. Apart from sending troops to capture Langya, there were almost no outstanding achievements.

In addition, Wan County, where Wei and Han sent troops to attack, was too far away, so Qi was really beyond its reach.

"Since our country of Chu is at a disadvantage, what should we do?" After hearing Qu Boyong's analysis, Chu King Xiong Liangfu, who was already a little panicked, quickly asked.

"Knowing clearly that we cannot win, yet still trying our best to hold on. I don't think this is wise."

"Currently, Chu State is completely at a disadvantage in this war. It is better to send envoys to propose a truce to South Korea and Wei State."

"truce……"

Although it was a truce in name, in the eyes of King Xiong Liangfu of Chu, wasn't this just a humiliating plea for peace?

However, when he thought that his capital was threatened by the 200,000 troops of Wei and Han, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu finally made up his mind.

"In this case, I will use Zuo Tu as an envoy to go to Xinzheng and Anyi to negotiate a truce between our Chu State, Wei State, and South Korea."

When Chu King Xiong Liangfu's voice fell, the expression on Qu Boyong's face did not change at all, and he just bowed.

"Your Majesty, Qu Boyong, I would like to obey my king's orders."
Chapter completed!