Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

The young King of Chu lowered his head and walked quickly towards the gate of the palace.

It was dusk, and the setting sun that was about to set shone on the palace city. The Chu Palace, which used to make people feel infinitely majestic, was now as lifeless as the scorching sun.

The sun was setting, and the endless darkness swallowed everything. This capital, which once represented the glory of the Chu Kingdom for 800 years, was gradually submerged in the darkness.

Waiting until tomorrow, when the rising sun shines on this majestic city again, its history will turn a new page.

From now on, it will be a part of Zhao State!

Chapter 55 The Precarious Wu City (First Update)

Wucheng.

In later generations, it has a more familiar name, that is, Suzhou in "There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below".

This city was built in 514 BC by the famous King Helu Rang and Minister Wu Zixu of the State of Wu, more than 200 years ago.

And the state of Wu has long been destroyed by Goujian, the king of Yue. After the state of Yue destroyed Wu, it was also the capital of the state of Yue for a period of time.

Time has passed, and Yue State has long been destroyed by Chu State. Now this place has become the territory of Chu State, and it is also the core area of ​​the power of the three major families.

In fact, the core of the power of the three major families was in the area of ​​Yingdu, where they had operated for hundreds of years, and even the king could not easily shake their position.

However, as Bai Qi invaded the Jianghan Plain, Yingdu and Yandu were occupied by Qin State, and Chu State had to move its capital to Chencheng. The three major families also suffered heavy losses in that battle and chose Wucheng as their capital. New power operation point.

From this point of view, the three major families have only managed Wucheng for more than 20 years.

At this moment, Yin Jingtong, the de facto supreme leader of the three major families, stood on the top of the city of Wucheng, watching the little fires lit up in the Zhao army camps outside the city, with a very serious expression on his face. ugly.

At the very beginning, Jing Tong actually took the command on the front line of the Yangtze River to prevent Zhao Guo's huge and warm army from breaking through the Yangtze River defense line and going south.

Speaking of Jing Tong's strategy, it is completely consistent with many countries in later generations, such as Soochow, Southern Tang, and Southern Chen.

It's a pity that no matter whether it's Jingtong or the three major families, they are certainly racking their brains to defend the Yangtze River defense line, but from the perspective of military strategy, they are undoubtedly inferior to generals like Zhao Guopang Nuan. There are too many.

Ever since he learned that Sima Shang's surprise attack on Wucheng had almost succeeded, Jing Tong almost fainted at that time.

You must know that all the family members of the core members of the three major families, including Jing Tong's wife and children, are all in Wucheng!

If Wu Cheng was really taken down by Sima Shang, then everyone's wives and children would be captured, it would be a fart, and they would be able to surrender honestly.

What made Jing Tong even more speechless was that he originally wanted to block the news, but he just called a few important people to discuss the matter overnight. He never thought that the matter had not been discussed yet, and the next day most of the camp knew about it. This thing is over.

This sudden blow to the morale of the Chu army can be imagined. You must know that the most important thing for everyone to fight desperately on the front line is for their wives and children. Now the wives and children will become prisoners of Zhao people. We are still on the front line Keep a fart.

To make matters worse, not only the low-level soldiers of the Chu army thought this way, but even many senior members of the three major families, that is, the generals in the army, also thought this way.

In this way, even if Jing Tong knew how important the Yangtze River defense line was, he had to abandon the Yangtze River and choose to withdraw the entire army to support Wucheng.

Jing Tong actually knew some military strategies, so of course he knew that with the size of Wucheng and the thousands of defenders in the city, it was impossible to break through it with only [-] Zhao troops.

But the problem is that Zhao Guo's army is not the kind of army that can be judged according to common sense.

Zhao Guoren has a thunderstorm!

Things like Zhentianlei are the nemesis of the city wall.

As long as the city wall is breached, [-] Zhao troops rush into the city, and even [-] Chu troops can be defeated!

So Jing Tong also had to go back to defense.

However, with such a defense, the Yangtze River defense line that was built with great difficulty will naturally be over.

Two or three days after Jing Tong returned to Wucheng, Pang Nuan chased after him with an army of 15 Zhao, and surrounded Wucheng.

This was almost two months ago.

After that, Zhao Jun launched a powerful offensive against Wucheng.

Fortunately, most of today's Wucheng is dominated by private elite soldiers raised by the three major families in the early years. Although these elite soldiers are definitely not as good as Zhao Jun in combat effectiveness, they are extremely brave in battle and can be said to give up their lives. Zhao Guoren was firmly blocked.

After two months of fierce fighting, the Zhao army naturally suffered a lot of damage, but the Chu army in the city also paid a heavy price.

It was getting dark at this moment, and Jing Tong walked along the city wall with dozens of guards, comforting the soldiers who were keeping watch at night, and at the same time learning about the situation by the way.

"Very well, you have done a good job. You only need to hold on for a while before the Zhao people can only retreat. Then it is time for us to fight back and regain our homeland."

"Pay attention to the authenticity of Zhao Jun! If you hear any strange noises from the ground, you must report it as soon as possible! Anyone who verifies it will be rewarded with a rank of noble, five servants, and a gold of [-]!"

In order to consolidate the defense of Wucheng, Jing Tong can be regarded as exhausted.

After so many years of war with Zhao, the people of Chu now have a preliminary understanding of some characteristics and laws of things like Zhentianlei.

For example, if Zhentianlei is bombarded with a trebuchet like a cannonball, the damage to the city wall is actually quite limited. Only by laying a large number of them and detonating them at the same time can we hope to destroy the tall city wall of Wucheng in one fell swoop.

Therefore, whether it is Li Yuan in Yingdu or Jingtong in Wucheng, when they are defending, they are particularly vigilant against Zhao people's activities of digging holes and tunnels.

It was a battle of wits and courage between the two sides surrounding the tunnel for a while, and everything was flooded and buried.

From the current point of view, Jing Tong's many measures are still very useful, at least the Zhao people have not yet been able to break through Wucheng.

Although Wucheng is not as good as Handan, the capital of Ying, it can be regarded as one of the big cities on the mainland today, so after walking this circle, when Jing Tong returned to his Lingyin mansion, it was already midnight, and it was midnight. will pass.

Jing Tong was about to rest when someone suddenly reported that Zhao Ling, the patriarch of the Zhao family, had come to visit.

"It's already so late at night, is there something important?" Jing Tong muttered for a while, then said: "Invite him to the lobby."

If you want to rank them in terms of background, in fact, the Zhao family and the Jing family are the two leading elder brothers among the three major families, and the Qu family is the younger brother's follower. Therefore, Zhaoling, a family of the Zhao family, really cannot be neglected. .

After a while, Jing Tong saw Zhaoling in the lobby.

After the brief ceremony, Zhao Ling worriedly told Jing Tong the news.

"Ling Yin, the hearts of the people in the city are fluctuating now, and many people are already planning to sacrifice the city and surrender to Pang Nuan!"

Chapter 56 Survival from the Dead (Second Update)

According to Zhao Ling's own thinking, if Jing Tong heard these words, he might turn pale with shock.

However, to Zhao Ling's surprise, Jing Tong didn't have any big reaction after listening to it, but just responded very flatly, and then said: "How many people are involved?"

Zhao Ling froze for a moment, then took a deep look at Jing Tong, as if she understood something.

In fact, the answer is very simple, that is, Jing Tong has already noticed this matter.

In other words, this surrender faction not only exists in the Zhao clan, but also exists in large numbers in the Jing clan!

In fact, this kind of psychology is also very easy to understand. Generally speaking, when facing a crisis of national subjugation, the resistance of the high-level people is relatively stronger than that of the middle and low-level people.