Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Ten thousand against ten thousand, and they couldn't even hold out for half an hour!"

Feihe City, meeting room.

All the generals gathered and stood on the left and right.

Chu Ning sat in the main seat with a headache on his face, rubbing his temple with his right hand, feeling a great sense of responsibility.

Although he knew that the Zhou army was not strong in combat, he did not expect them to be so weak.

This had some impact on his subsequent plans and arrangements.

While thinking, Liu Tian took the initiative to step forward and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Chu, our army is not as strong as yours.

After Li Long’s rebellion last time, our dynasty suffered heavy losses. Although we still have some main forces, the manpower is far from enough.

For this reason, His Majesty ordered the conscription of able-bodied men into the army. Although this filled some of the troop strength, these people were only trained and had never been on the battlefield.

As for combat effectiveness, there is naturally some gap between this army and the Qin army which has experienced many battles.

Your Chu State has been at war for the past few years, and your troops have been trained in actual combat, and their combat effectiveness is now comparable to that of the Qin Army."

Although he is a military general, what he says is no worse than that of a civil official.

It not only explained why the Zhou army had low combat effectiveness, but also praised the Chu army, and was also a thank you for the White Horse Cavalry's help today.

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning couldn't help but look up at Liu Tian, feeling a little surprised.

A general at the border actually has such eloquence.

"I have no intention of blaming you."

Chu Ning sighed, looking helpless: "It's just that I made a promise in front of the empress that I would defeat the Qin army as soon as possible.

But now the difference in fighting power between the two sides is so huge, I am afraid I will have to put in some effort."

After a pause, Chu Ning seemed a little tired, and waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's put the active attack on the Qin army on hold for now.

Wait until our weapons arrive, let the soldiers below get familiar with them, and then we can proceed slowly."

After saying that, Chu Ning stood up, turned around and left.

The generals looked at each other, feeling somewhat guilty for a moment, and stood still, not daring to speak.

Seeing this, Liu Tian had no choice but to persuade: "Generals, please don't blame yourselves. We still need to make some achievements in the future to change the mind of the Crown Prince of Chu!"

But one general said in distress: "General Liu, you have seen today's battle. How can we make up for such a gap?"

Once someone spoke up, the others immediately became bolder and began to speak out their inner thoughts.

"Yes, the Qin army is so powerful. How can our army be a match for them with equal strength?"

"I'm afraid this battle will be a bit difficult, why not defend the city?"

"Yes, it is safer to stay in the city. If the Crown Prince of Chu goes to war again next time, please persuade him, General Liu."

"Generals, you are right. We can't go out of the city to fight anymore!"

For a time, voices against fighting outside the city rose one after another.

But at this moment, a sneer sounded.

In this noisy hall, it sounded particularly harsh.

Everyone frowned and looked towards the person who spoke.

When they found out it was Zhao Yu, many people looked indignant.

This was their Zhou Dynasty's business. They naturally would not take Zhao Yu, a general of the Chu State, seriously.

If Zhao Yu hadn't saved their people today, they would have definitely spoken out against him!

Liu Tian noticed that the generals looked unhappy, and he could not help but sigh and bowed to Zhao Yu.

"May I ask General Zhao why this is so?"

Zhao Yu said coldly: "You are so timid just after the fight. Once the fight really starts, I'm afraid that while the soldiers below are fighting fiercely on the front line, you will be thinking about how to retreat, right?"

"To tell you the truth, my prince has decided to fight the Qin State to the death. He will never retreat."

"If you want to save your lives, you'd better give up the idea of retreating, otherwise you will be the first to fall!"

After saying that, Zhao Yu turned and left.

The Zhou Dynasty generals' faces changed drastically, and they looked at Zhao Yu's departing back, at a loss as to what to do.

"Too deceiving!"

An angry general said coldly: "He is just the prince of Chu, and he dares to order us to fight to the death!"

The other generals had the same thought upon hearing this and were filled with anger.

"That's right. Just because Chu can defeat Qin, does that mean our dynasty can definitely defeat Qin as well?"

"He is comparing our army with his Chu army. This is not fair!"

"Who the hell does he think he is? How dare he order us like this? If it weren't for Your Majesty, I would really like to contradict him!"

"Who said it wasn't true? Your Majesty asked him to lead the army to resist the Qin army. Does he really think he can lead us?"

"If I were to say, he has bad intentions and wants to send our troops to their deaths!"

For a time, many generals were resentful towards Chu Ning.

Knowing that you cannot win this battle, you still want to leave the city and attack. Isn't this just seeking death?

Some even suspected that Chu Ning wanted to use this battle to force the Zhou Dynasty and the Qin State to fight to the death, thereby depleting the Zhou Dynasty's strength.

In the end, the Zhou Dynasty was powerless to recover, and the Chu State took the opportunity to occupy the Zhou Dynasty!

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Liu Tian's face was gloomy and he said in a cold voice: "Generals, don't forget your identity as the prince of Chu!

He is here to help our dynasty and has the deep trust of Your Majesty. Now that he holds great power, we must listen to him!

What you said just now is fine if it is just said in front of me. I can pretend that I didn’t hear anything.

But if these words reach the ears of the Crown Prince of Chu, then even I will not be able to save you."

After saying that, Yanagida turned and left.

The generals' faces suddenly turned grim when they heard this. It was only then that they realized that their lives were in Chu Ning's hands.

Although he was dissatisfied with Chu Ning, he could not show it openly.

The generals looked at each other, then left one after another, not daring to say anything more.

Today's battle allowed the Qin army outside the city to clearly see the combat effectiveness of the Zhou army.

For this reason, Qin Army Deputy General Zhou Min specially wrote this matter in a letter and ordered someone to send it to Li Xing by carrier pigeon.

Two days later, Li Xing received Feishu.

In a large forest, a Qin army was hiding.

An official road passes through the plain in the distance and turns into Dingjun Mountain. If you want to pass through this mountain, you can only go out through the valley in the city.

Li Xing had been hiding during the day and moving out at night these days, and had already defended this place in advance. He had also explored the area within a radius of dozens of miles around this place and found no ambush.

Now he just has to wait for the Chu transport team to arrive here. With a single order, he will be able to catch them off guard.

At this time, a soldier came forward with a letter in his hand and reported:

"General, this is an urgent letter from General Zhou!"

Li Xing narrowed his eyes, and without saying anything, he reached out to take the letter and read it.

After reading it once, Li Xing's eyes lit up, and then he looked at it again carefully.

After confirming that everything was correct, he showed a look of satisfaction.

"I didn't expect Zhou Chao's fighting power to be so low, and Chu Ning didn't seem to know this, so he sent people to deliberately test it."

Li Xing sneered: "But it's good this way. Chu Ning's army is all in Feihe City, which is enough to prove that there are no ambushes here!"

"This time, I will definitely defeat the Chu transport team. Even gods can't save them!"