Chapter 147
Outside Shouchun City, there were crowds of people, and King Li Yuan of Chu was greeted by Zhou Chong. It was no wonder that Zhou Chong led his army to help the war. For King Chu, he was a life-saving benefactor for Li Yuan. How dare he be negligent? Naturally, he had to go to the suburbs to welcome him for ten miles.
This was Zhou Chong's second time in Shouchun. Last time he came as an envoy of Qin, he pretended to enter the city. This time he led an army of 30,000 to come. Under the banner of assisting the war, he was in the reality of destroying Chu and carrying a major mission. It can be said that there is a world of difference.
"Li Yuan has met Mr. Zhou." Li Yuan saw Zhou Chong from a distance and almost trotted to meet him. He was fat and ran, and the fat on his body trembled, like a undulating wave.
Before Zhou Chong could jump off the horse, Li Yuan had already held Zhou Chong's leg and grabbed Zhou Chong's hand. He seemed to be happy to see the stars, and kept saying, "Mr. Zhou, you are here, you are here.
It’s good if Mr. Zhou comes, it’s good if he comes.”
"The king repeatedly said that the Qin and Chu brothers were in the same way as brothers. The affairs of the Chu State were the affairs of the Great Qin. The Prime Minister summoned them, but Zhou Chong dared not to obey his orders.
"With Li Yuan's kindness help, Zhou Chong jumped off the horse, pretended to be intimate and grabbed Li Yuan's hand, and said beautiful words.
Li Yuan said happily: "Li Yuan always thinks about the affairs of Chu State to work on the Qin Dynasty, and he feels guilty in his heart and guilty in his heart."
Zhou Chong comforted him and said, "The Prime Minister is too modest. If it weren't for the Prime Minister's support, I'm sorry that Zhou Chong said bluntly that the situation in Chu State would be unsatisfactory.
Although the current situation in Chu State is worrying, it is not the prime minister's fault. It is hard to support the building. The prime minister does his best to devote himself to Chu State, which is really touching."
This was what Li Yuan said, and Li Yuan was really moved and said, "Mr. Zhou has won the award, Mr. Zhou has won the award. Mr. Zhou, come and see the king."
"Zhou Chong was about to pay homage to the king. I also asked the Prime Minister to introduce him." Zhou Chong said as he said.
Li Yuan held Zhou Chong's hand, and the two came to the King of Chu side by side. Zhou Chong bowed and said, "The foreign minister Zhou Chong has met the king. Zhou Chong should have met with great courtesy, but Zhou Chong is wearing armor and is unable to move. Please forgive me."
For the King of Chu, Zhou Chong was the savior, but he dared not ask him to give a big gift. He hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhou is so serious. Mr. Zhou is busy with the affairs of Chu. It should be my tribute to Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou said this to be a tragic act."
This was the second time that Zhou Chong saw the King of Chu. When he first saw him, he was still a half-year-old child. He had not grown taller for several years and had grown up, but he still had not lost his childishness and could only be considered a furious child.
As young as a young man, the wise and magical martial arts of the King of Qin were naturally perfect. But he gave people a sense of mediocrity and inaction. No wonder the State of Chu became weaker and weaker.
"The king's words are heavy, Zhou Chong is late, and I feel guilty." Zhou Chong was very generous.
The King of Chu changed his tone and asked, "Mr. Zhou. How many troops were sent by the Great Qin?"
Asking about this matter as soon as they met was really superficial, but incompetent people like him could only care about this matter. Although Zhou Chong was disdainful in his heart, he did not show it and said respectfully: "Go back to the king, Daqin sent a total of 200,000 troops this time.
The troops were divided into two groups, one was led by foreign ministers and went straight to Shouchun. The other was led by Wang Jian and went straight to Yingdu. The two armies echoed each other, and attacked from east to west was more beneficial than squeezing together.
“Two hundred thousand.
There are quite a few, so good!" The King of Chu cheered like a child. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to have picked up a good treasure and said, "Mr. Zhou, you are really here, why don't you bring all 200,000? Will this separation work?"
It is obvious that he knows nothing about war. Zhou Chong sighed in his heart that such an incompetent person was the king. If the Chu State is not destroyed, there is no law of nature and explained: "Return to the king."
In this war, it is not necessary to put all the troops into one place, as long as it is enough. If all the troops are concentrated in one place, the logistics, supply and other things will be difficult.
Besides, this road traffic will become a problem, and the more serious thing is whether it can be fully developed and play its due role.
"In view of foreign ministers, the situation in Chu is currently in a stalemate. The Qin army divided into two groups and concentrated together is better, because the attack range is wider, and it takes less time to quell the rebellion of Chu."
The King of Chu suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's the case. If it weren't for Mr. Zhou's explanation, I wouldn't understand. But Mr. Zhou brought too few troops to Shouchun. How can he fight with this little force now?"
Zhou Chong brought only 30,000 troops to Shouchun, which was a little small, but this was enough for Zhou Chong to take Shouchun and kill the capital of Chu, and to capture all the important figures of Chu in one go.
As soon as the two envoys left, Zhou Chong immediately sent someone to report to the King of Qin, while discussing with Wang Jian and the others.
After some discussion, it was finally unanimously agreed that Zhou Chong's proposal was feasible, that is, to change the deployment, no longer concentrate the troops, and divide them into several routes to important cities. The only purpose was only one. Once Zhou Chong took Shouchun, he would immediately attack the local defenders of Chu and take over the city.
The advantage of doing this is that it can occupy a large area of Chu's city in a short period of time, so that the war can end early.
Needless to think, the King of Qin would definitely agree. Therefore, Zhou Chong did not wait for the King of Qin to arrive and immediately ordered all the troops to dispatch, so the battle to destroy Chu officially began.
Zhou Chong fabricated a lie and said, "The king doesn't know anything. Everything was rushed to save Chu. My Qin army was mobilizing northwards. How could we arrive at it all at once?
Zhou Chong had no choice but to ask them to arrive and fight in Chu. Therefore, the foreign ministers brought not too many troops to Shouchun, only more than 30,000 people. Please rest assured, Zhou Chong can guarantee that he will never miss the king's affairs.
"If you want to destroy the Chu State, of course, it will not be a matter of the King of Chu. He is not the king, so why worry?
"So that's the case. I'm worried for nothing." The King of Chu was very relieved.
Li Yuan held Zhou Chong's hand and said, "Mr. Zhou, come and see Zifang." Zhang Liang had many tricks and was deeply trusted by the King of Chu and Li Yuan. He was already on his left and right arm, so he couldn't wait to introduce him.
Zhou Chong looked at Zhang Liang and stood up with his hands. His clear and strange aura was self-developed, making people afraid to look at him.
Zhang Liang's left eye flashed towards Zhou Chong intentionally or unintentionally. Zhou Chong blinked his right eye. The two of them were in the same mood, but pretended to have met for the first time. Zhou Chong bowed and said, "Zhou Chong has heard of the name of Zifang for a long time, and he is well-known for his ears. He thought that if he saw Zifang as soon as possible, he would be able to comfort his whole life.
Isn’t it like this that I’m happy to see my ovary? “The two have a good relationship, and it’s true that Zhou Chong misses Zhang Liang. This is very sincere.
Zhang Liang also said sincerely: "Zhang Liang has met Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou is famous. Zhang Liang has heard that he has long wanted to see Mr. Zhou for a long time. He is always slacky to see him. Today he can comfort his whole life." His hands stretched out towards Zhou Chong.
Chapter completed!