The Happy Journey of the Bright Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 198 Chu Kingdom Destroyed
Song Yu and Changping Jun left. After learning that Li Chen had really entered the realm of heaven and man, and that Li Chen could protect Xiaoyao City well, they knew that the alliance had failed.

Xiaoyao City can resist the Qin army alone, so why should it unite with the Chu State?
Unless Chu State can pay other prices, Li Chen can make a move willingly.

It's just that such a price is no longer up to the two of them to decide.

Li Chen had no reaction to the departure of the two. After all, Li Chen had never had any hope for this alliance.

Xiaoyao City can protect itself from the advance of the Qin army, so why bother to get into the quagmire of Chu State.

As for the so-called "Qinglong Project" of Mr. Changping and Kui Tianguang, a farmer, Li Chen also has a general understanding.

It is just hope to unite with a hundred schools of thought to accumulate strength, so as to secretly overthrow the rule of Qin.

From Li Chen's point of view, this plan was just like that. If Emperor Shihuang hadn't died of illness later on, this plan would never have succeeded.

Chu State's plan to unite with Xiaoyao City failed, and as for seeking Qi State's support, it also failed.

And Qin State's soldiers have re-entered the territory of Chu State, attacking the area from the south of Chen County to Pingyu in Chu State.

The state of Chu was in peril, and the imperial court could not care less about other things. It also gathered 70 million troops with Xiang Yan as the main general, and was ready to fight the Qin army to the death.

Wang Jian's ability to use soldiers is not comparable to that of a young man like Li Xin.

Facing the menacing Chu army, Wang Jian was not impatient at all. Even if he took advantage of the strength of the troops, he did not rush forward to fight the decisive battle with Chu.

Instead, he made the best use of the situation and adopted a policy of sticking to the wall to avoid the edge of Chu State.

Xiang Yan asked the Chu army to provoke him many times, but the Qin army couldn't hold out, so the two armies could only confront each other like this.

When the Qin army attacked Chu this time, the state of Qin almost devoted all its strength to help, and King Qin Yingzheng also confidently handed over the 60 troops to Wang Jian.

But the state of Chu is not so united.

The state treasury of Chu State was patronized by Li Chen once before, and many properties were pretended to be taken away by Li Chen.

This time, more than half of the troops were supported by the nobles of Qu Jingzhao's three clans.

If the front battlefield can be won, then these nobles will not have any opinions.

It's just that Wang Jian withdrew his troops and didn't fight, and Xiang Yan didn't dare to attack the Qin army's camp directly. There was no success for a long time, and these nobles gradually had other ideas in their hearts.

It is believed that the Qin army's attack this time did not intend to destroy Chu directly, but only intended to capture some places and occupy them for a long time.

As a result, different voices began to appear in the court, and they complained about Xiang Yan's long-term inaction.

As a newcomer, Mr. Changping did not have much right to speak in the court, and Song Yu, as the spokesperson pushed out by the Qu family, could not say much in front of these nobles.

Amidst the minister's slander, King Chu of Chu also wavered, and ordered Xiang Yan to lead his troops back to Shouchun.

After receiving the order, Xiang Yan was in distress. He knew the purpose of the Qin army. As soon as he retreated, Wang Jian's army would rush forward in an instant.

It's just that more than half of the army below is controlled by the nobles of the court. If they don't retreat, the generals below will probably get into chaos first.

At the time of the dilemma, the order from the King of Chu was passed to Xiang Yan again, and the soldiers below all learned the news.

Xiang Yan just didn't want to retreat, and there was nothing he could do. The troops below were already packing up.

In order to prevent the army from mutinying, Xiang Yan could only order a retreat.

Wang Jian had waited for so long, how could he miss such a good opportunity, and when he found out that the Chu army was retreating, he raised his troops to pursue and attacked the Chu army suddenly with Qin's most elite and brave soldiers as the vanguard.

The Chu army was already in a state of uncertainty, and when they were suddenly attacked, the retreating troops were instantly thrown into disarray. Even if Xiang Yan was in command of the central army, he couldn't command the troops below.

Caught off guard and hastily responding to the battle, the Chu army was scattered and fled by the Qin army. Only Xiang Yan reluctantly gathered the generals of the Xiang clan and led a small group to fight against the attack of the Qin army.

Soon, the army of Qin State surrounded him, and Xiang Yan knew that his situation was over. After this defeat, Chu State would no longer be able to resist the Qin army. If he did not die, the Xiang family would be wiped out by the King of Chu and the nobles in the court.

In desperation, he chose to raise his sword to kill himself, and the generals who followed him also chose to die in battle.

The famous general of Chu State ended his life here.

After Xiang Yan was defeated and committed suicide, the state of Chu could no longer resist. Wang Jian began to divide his troops and attacked Shouchun, the capital of the state of Chu.

It is worth mentioning that Xiaoyao City is less than a day away from the place where Xiang Yan was defeated, but Wang Jian seemed to have forgotten this place, even if he divided his troops, he did not choose this place.

In Xiaoyao City, after Li Chen learned that Xiang Yan was defeated and committed suicide, he also felt a little emotional. At the same time, he also understood that the fate of Chu State had come to an end.

At the same time, he also turned his attention to Qin Jun, always on guard against Qin Jun sending troops to Xiaoyao City.

However, not long after, the news that the Qin army continued to advance eastward was received.

This war lasted for about a year. Under Wang Jian's command, the Qin army worked steadily, nibbling away at Chu's land bit by bit.

When the Qin army arrived at the city of Shouchun, Cheng Chu had no one available, so he had no choice but to leave the city and surrender.

Knowing Yingzheng's methods of dealing with traitors, Lord Changping chose to leave Shouchun when he found that Chu was powerless to fight against the Qin army.

After the king of Chu was captured, he took the Xiang family and Song Yu and others across the river and entered the land of Wuyue. He established himself as the king of Chu and continued to fight against the Qin army.

The entire land of Chu State, except for Xiaoyao City, was all occupied by Qin State, and counties were set up.

During this year, Happy City hardly welcomed a single businessman, but deserters and refugees had many hopes to enter Happy City.

For these people, Li Chen selectively received them. The population of the entire Happy City has exceeded [-].

If it hadn't been for the search of Chu State's treasury before, and the fact that new grains had been popularized in the city, these people would probably be able to bankrupt Xiaoyao City.

Now, the entire Chu State has fallen into the hands of Qin State, and all eyes of the world are on Xiaoyao City.

The atmosphere in Happy City became more and more dignified.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Li Chen was still lying on the rocking chair, as if he didn't know the situation outside.

Liu Tong opened the courtyard door and walked in. Seeing Li Chen who was about to fall asleep, the corners of his mouth twitched.

He came to sit on a chair beside him, and said speechlessly, "Sir, Chu State has been captured by Qin State now, and the next step is us."

Li Chen opened his eyes and squinted at him: "There's nothing to worry about. If there's nothing wrong, speed up the construction of the city. Don't always think about what's there."

(End of this chapter)