Chapter 626: Even if There Are only Three Households in Chu, Chu Will Be the One to Destroy Qin! We Are Human Beings, Not Leeks!
September 6.
Temporary military camp outside Helu City.
Ying Chengjiao sat in the main seat with a pale face and gray eyes. He was indifferent to the noise of the people below. He just held a roll of military newspaper in each hand and murmured bitterly: "Why did the State of Chu perish?"
"I didn't do anything!"
"I left enough retreat for the State of Chu."
"I didn't even touch the harem of Helu Palace. I was going to hand over the harem of Helu Palace and the arsenal and treasury of the State of Chu to the next King of Chu to help the next King of Chu revitalize the State of Chu."
"Why did the State of Chu perish!"
"If the King of Chu had asked for peace, if Xiang Yan had withdrawn his troops, and if Xiong Liu had fought his way out of the siege, the State of Chu would not have perished."
"How did the war develop to this point!"
"I, this general, it's unfair!!!"
In this battle, Ying Chengjiao fully absorbed the experience of previous battles. He was well-behaved, honest and obedient, mature, steady and measured.
At every step, Ying Chengjiao took steady steps and thought over and over again.
At every step, Ying Chengjiao did not push Chu to death, and would deliberately leave a way out for Chu.
For fear of destroying Chu by accident!
But Chu took the right path on the road to national destruction, not a single step wrong!
So Ying Chengjiao felt that he was wronged!
Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe also felt that they were wronged.
The Battle of Xiapi City and the Battle of Hangou were both within the scope of conventional warfare.
But God knows that Ying Chengjiao could break through Helu City so quickly, and even killed King Qi of Chu!
If Ying Chengjiao was still blocked outside Helu City, how could the war develop like this!
But, doesn't Chu feel that it was wronged?
In the battlefield of Helu City, Ying Chengjiao led Li Xin, Su Jiao, Peng Yue, Ying Bu, Ren Xiong, and Tu Sui to fight against Zhao Cen.
In the battlefield of Xiapi City, Wang Jian led a group of future kings of Qi to fight against Xiang Yan.
In the battlefield of Pengcheng, Meng Tian and Qiang Huai joined forces to fight against Jing Chou.
In the battlefield of Hangou, Yang Duanhe led Le Xun to fight against Qu Huan.
All the shining generals in the long river of history gathered in the battlefield of Chu State, and joined forces to target the Chu State, which had been defeated in succession and had only one tenth of its national strength.
When future historians study this battle, they will probably sigh and smack their lips.
How could the Chu State not perish!
Ying Chengjiao sat in a high position and doubted his life, and the noise in the tent gradually dissipated.
Seeing this, the fortune teller touched Ying Chengjiao's arm and reminded him softly: "Master!"
Ying Chengjiao came back to his senses and looked at everyone in the tent with eager eyes: "How did you discuss it?"
"Who are you going to nominate as the next King of Chu?"
"No matter who you want to nominate, I will definitely help you!"
Ying Chengjiao thought that he would be greeted by a noisy crowd, with everyone rushing forward to recommend and then fighting for the credit of following the dragon.
Then Ying Chengjiao selected a relatively outstanding royal child and nominated him to the throne of Chu.
In this way, Ying Chengjiao would not be considered to have destroyed the State of Chu and could go home with peace of mind!
As a result, the response to Ying Chengjiao was silence!
Seeing Ying Chengjiao's face getting worse and worse, Jing Sang had to step out and bow: "Report to Lord Chang'an."
"We all have no one to recommend."
Ying Chengjiao looked at Jing Sang suddenly: "No one to recommend?"
"How dare Jing Sigong tease me!"
The throne!
King Qi of Chu, Xiong Liu and others were willing to die for the throne, and even went crazy for the throne and threw away their reason.
Now the throne is here, and you can get it easily.
How could no one of you be tempted!
Facing Ying Chengjiao's angry eyes, Jing Sang shuddered in his heart and hurriedly said: "How dare a surrendered minister tease Lord Chang'an!"
"It's just that we really don't have anyone to recommend!"
Ying Chengjiao said as a matter of course: "There are many royal children of the Chu Kingdom, is there no one to recommend?"
Jing Sang looked at Ying Chengjiao with a strange look: "Although there are many royal children of the Chu Kingdom, most of them have been buried in the battle of Helu City."
"Now there is not even a single royal child of the Chu Kingdom alive in Helu City."
Ying Chengjiao: ...
The order to massacre all the royal children of the Chu Kingdom seemed to be issued by Ying Chengjiao himself.
At that time, Ying Chengjiao just wanted to avenge the humiliation.
As a result, Ying Chengjiao actually dug a big hole for himself!
Ying Chengjiao changed the topic as if nothing had happened: "Although most of the royal family members of Chu live in Helu City, there are also many who travel to other countries or hide among the people."
"You can find the royal family members of Chu who are living abroad and bring them back to Chu, and recommend them to be the King of Chu."
In Ying Chengjiao's opinion, his suggestion was very good.
In the original history, Xiong Xin was pulled out of the sheepfold to become the King of Chu, and Ge Ying could also pull out a distant relative of the King of Chu to become the King of Chu when he met him on the road. It should be very easy to find a descendant of the royal family of Chu among the people to become the King of Chu.
Anyway, for the current major families of Chu, the King of Chu is just a mascot.
However, Jingsou knelt down on the ground and said sadly: "Lord Chang'an, please give us a way out!"
Behind Jingsou, the generals of various ethnic groups who were captured after the battle of Helu City knelt down on the ground and cried sadly:
"Lord Chang'an, please don't test us again, we have no intention of restoring our country!"
"In the future, we will definitely abide by the law and never restore our country, please rest assured, Lord Chang'an!"
"If Lord Chang'an thinks that the royal descendants living abroad are a hidden danger, we are willing to eliminate them for Lord Chang'an!"
Is this about finding someone to be the King of Chu?
If sacrificing a king of Chu can buy their peace, then they will not hesitate to sacrifice a king of Chu every year.
The problem now is that Ying Chengjiao not only wants to nominate the king of Chu, but also wants their lives!
Ying Chengjiao hurriedly stood up, helped up Jing Chang and other children of the big families, and said repeatedly: "You don't have to do this!"
"I have no intention of testing you at all, but I really want to help Chu restore its country!"
"If you have any thoughts, you can speak freely."
"I promise that I will never kill anyone again in this battle!"
"You can rest assured!"
A faint whisper suddenly came from the crowd: "Chang'an Jun will not kill anyone again in this battle."
"After my great Chu is restored, Chang'an Jun will lead his army to kill my king of Chu again and destroy my great Chu again."
Ying Chengjiao:...
What are you talking about!
What are you talking about!
Ying Chengjiao totally disagreed with this statement, but Jing Chou and others all nodded in agreement, looking at Ying Chengjiao with pleading eyes, crying out in unison:
"Lord Chang'an, we Chu people have no hatred or grudge against you, why do you have to kill us all!"
Jing Chou and others did not question Ying Chengjiao's determination to help Chu restore its country.
After all, Ying Chengjiao's reputation is guaranteed.
But what Jing Chou and others are afraid of is that Ying Chengjiao really helps Chu restore its country!
As a prince of Qin, how could Ying Chengjiao really hope for the good of Chu?
In the eyes of all the great families in Chu, Ying Chengjiao's purpose of helping Chu restore its country is definitely to let the new King of Chu gather the strength of the great families so that Ying Chengjiao can concentrate and annihilate them once more!
But, they are people!
They are living people!
Not leeks in the field!
Even if they are leeks in the field, they can't stand Ying Chengjiao's behavior!
The young and strong men of the major clans were almost emptied, they really couldn't bear it!
Ying Chengjiao's eyes widened: "How can you be so spineless?"
"You shouted the heroic words 'Even if there are only three households in Chu, Chu will destroy Qin'!"
"Even if there may be another war between Qin and Chu in the future, don't you have the courage to fight again!"
"Stand up for me!"
"Hold your head and chest high, and keep your hatred!"
Jingsang and other disciples of the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans were panicked and pale as paper, and kowtowed in panic:
"We never said such absurd words!"
"If anyone said this, we are willing to be killed by Chang'an Jun!"
"Please take back this word, Chang'an Jun!"
Even if there are only three households in Chu, Chu will destroy Qin?
This really sounds very heroic.
But Chu Nangong dared to say this to Wang Jian, dared to say this to Ying Zheng, did he dare to say this to Ying Chengjiao?
Ying Chengjiao has almost killed all the Qu, Jing and Zhao families!
Ying Chengjiao even killed the head of the Zhao family, forced the head of the Qu family to death, and forced the head of the Jing family to surrender!
If Ying Chengjiao believed this, Jing Chou and others had no doubt that Ying Chengjiao would kill all the Qu, Jing and Zhao families!
Looking at Jing Chou and others who wanted to commit suicide immediately to prove their loyalty, Ying Chengjiao was furious: "You! You!"
"You were firm when you refused to withdraw the troops of the Shangzhu State."
"You were so weak when resisting my strong attack, and now you have no determination to restore the country."
"You, you disappoint me so much!"
Jing Chou and others kept silent and let Ying Chengjiao humiliate them like this.
As long as they can give their people a chance to survive, they will not hesitate to sacrifice their dignity, and are even willing to throw their backs to Ying Chengjiao to trample on.
Everything is for the survival of the clan!
Seeing Jingsou and others express their opinions, Ying Chengjiao lost hope in his eyes and gave up his idea of supporting the King of Chu. Instead, he turned to look at Tian Zhen, Tang Ju and other Qi generals and said sincerely: "My fellow comrades."
"It is not what I want for this battle to end like this."
"My fellow comrades can understand me, right?"
Tang Ju, Chunyu Huang and other Qi generals were all sweaty.
There is only one reason why Qin State does not want to completely destroy Chu State, that is, leaving Chu State to threaten Qi State.
But this fact can only be understood but not expressed in words, otherwise it is easy to destroy the alliance between Qin and Qi.
But now, Ying Chengjiao actually put this on the table!
What does Ying Chengjiao want to do! ! !
Tian Zhen hurriedly bowed: "The development of this war is beyond our expectations."
"Zuo Xiang, you are brave!"
"To show your gratitude, the king will double the food and grass given to Qin, and all the territories south of the Huai River will belong to Qin, and Da Qi will not participate in the profit sharing!"
Ying Chengjiao shook his head: "This general has no such intention."
"This general just thinks that this general should go to Linzi in person and discuss with the King of Qi how to solve the current situation."
Tian Zhen hurriedly said: "No need to do so! No need to do so!"
"I will report to the king right away, and the king will never let Zuo Xiang down!"
Ying Chengjiao asked uncertainly: "Can the King of Qi really deal with the follow-up to my satisfaction?"
Tian Zhen said firmly: "Really!"
"Otherwise, I will return to Linzi immediately to persuade my father!"
"This general promises that Zuo Xiang will never have to return to Linzi City in person!"