On April 19, the coalition forces set up an ambush and severely damaged several Chu armies that counterattacked. They took advantage of the victory and pursued the enemy, conquering more than a dozen cities in Chu State one after another, and almost reached the Yangtze River Basin.

The ease of these battles made Zhao Hongrun a little unbelievable.

He had some suspicions that the Chu army had let the enemy go on purpose. Otherwise, how could the victory have been so smooth?

But if you think about it carefully, in the face of such a national crisis, what reason did the Chu army have to let go?

In any case, this time the coalition finally achieved its goal of severely damaging the Chu State.

However, at this time, something happened in Qi: Gongzi Zhu, the eldest son of King Lu Xi of Qi, did not know where he got the news of his father's death. He contacted the nobles who supported him and tried to take advantage of the opportunity to ascend to power.

After that, the other sons of King Lu Xi of Qi also successively made plans to separate themselves and seek the throne.

The news of the death of Qi King Lu Xi would inevitably be learned by the Chu State.

However, unexpectedly, Chu State did not immediately counterattack Qi State, presumably because Chu State also suffered heavy losses in this battle.

On April 25th, King Xiong Xu of Chu sent his envoy Huang Er to Shouying to seek peace.

Yes, seeking peace, even Zhao Hongrun did not expect that Chu State would still choose to seek peace with Qi State after learning that King Lu Xi of Qi had passed away.

In the end, the five forces of Qi, Lu, Wei, Chu, and Yue reached a tacit agreement: Chu would cede territory and pay compensation, and admit defeat.

After that, Zhao Hongrun's sixth brother Ji Zhao was worried about the changes in the country of Qi, so he took the body of Qi King Lu Xi and led his army back to the country overnight.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun also ordered to withdraw his troops, but when he retreated, he took away the local wealth and the Chu people who were willing to defect to his Wei state.

Although this battle only affected a small part of Chudong, it caused the Chu State to suffer losses of hundreds of thousands or even millions of soldiers, and countless other properties.

The most important thing is that Shouying, the royal capital of Chu State, was captured by the coalition forces, and the once prosperous capital city was turned into ruins.

Everyone knows that this battle is not over yet, but neither Qi State nor Chu State has any energy left to continue the fight.

But it is foreseeable that once the Chu State stabilizes and regains its strength, Qi and Lu will inevitably suffer revenge from the Chu State.
Chapter completed!