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

The Qin army was defeated.

After gathering his troops, Ying returned in defeat.

The cold December wind howled, making the battle flags flutter.

The 30,000 Qin troops who escaped were dejected and had no fighting spirit. They were like dying, haggard old men, and were moving slowly along the official road.

In the ordinary carriage in the middle of the team, Ying Zheng had a gloomy face and said nothing.

The imperial carriage that was supposed to belong to him was lost in this battle, so he had to find a random carriage to replace it.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the team was gloomy and morale was low. No one, whether generals or soldiers, spoke.

The team of 30,000 people was advancing slowly in silence.

Even Ying Zheng, who always liked quietness, felt that the atmosphere was different. He suppressed his inner anger and raised his hand to lift the curtain.

What caught my eye was a group of dejected soldiers. We were holding spears and walking listlessly, like zombies.

In this state, let alone going to the battlefield, even a group of bandits could disperse them.

At this moment, the morale of the Qin army dropped to the lowest point.

Ying Zheng watched the scene coldly, his hands clenched and his eyes flashing with anger.

All this was caused by defeating Chu Ning!

If Chu Ning had not asked Wu Zhao to bring the imperial guards to support in advance, if Chu Ning had not given the Zhou army weapons and armor in advance, with the Zhou army's combat effectiveness, how could they possibly be a match for their Qin army!

In this battle, he did not lose to Zhou Jun, nor did he lose to Wu Zhao, but to his old rival Chu Ning.

Yes, he lost to Chu Ning again!

The anger in my heart reached its peak at this moment!

"Chun Ning!"

Ying Zheng said fiercely: "You made me lose miserably, and I won't let you have an easy time either!"

As soon as he finished speaking, General Nei Shi Teng rode over to report: "Your Majesty, the Chu army has taken action!"

Ying Zheng's face darkened, and he slowly uttered a word: "Speak!"

Neishiteng hesitated for a moment, but finally quickly told him the information he had obtained.

It turned out that after the battle situation in Feihe City spread, Chu Ning immediately ordered the Chu army in Hecheng to advance with all their strength!

Although the Chu army in Hecheng had only rested for about half a month, they had still recovered a lot of combat power.

Together with the 20,000 troops that Ran Ming had already led into the heartland of Qin, these people began to capture cities in Qin.

In just three days, more than twenty counties have been captured!

The clan general Ying Ji led his troops to fight hard, but it was still difficult to stop the Chu army.

In desperation, Ying Ji could only send a letter for help.

To this end, Prime Minister Baili Xi mobilized all the county troops, recruited soldiers, and sent letters here for help, requesting that all Qin troops be recalled to prepare for a decisive battle with the Chu army.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Bai Li Xi means that the Chu army wants to take advantage of my army's absence and attack Huanglong directly?"

Nei Shi Teng said solemnly, “I’m afraid that’s the case. Hecheng and Feihecheng have fought several consecutive battles, and our army has lost 260,000 troops!”

"Right now, our dynasty only has more than 80,000 soldiers under General Zhang of Maple Leaf City, more than 80,000 new soldiers trained by General Meng Kuo in the country, 100,000 elite soldiers left behind to guard the border against the barbarians, 30,000 soldiers here, and 40,000 county soldiers led by General Ying Ji, a total of about 340,000 people."

"As for the Chu State, according to the information we received, their troops in Maple Leaf City have expanded to about 100,000."

"There should be about 60,000 Chu troops in Hecheng, and about 80,000 Chu troops in the territory, a total of about 240,000."

"However, if all the troops of the Zhou Dynasty are added, the total number of troops of the two dynasties should be around 350,000."

Although the Zhou Dynasty's military strength was greatly reduced after several wars and rebellions, it should have had at least 100,000 soldiers.

The total strength of the coalition forces of the two dynasties exceeded that of the Qin army!

Although the Qin army was the strongest army in the world and had a large number of soldiers and horses in the past.

But in the past few years, at least more than 400,000 soldiers and horses have been killed by Chu Ning!

This dealt a heavy blow to the Qin State, which claimed to have a million soldiers and horses, and now it only has about 300,000 soldiers and horses left.

Once the decisive battle comes, the State of Chu will definitely transfer all its troops to the front line.

The Zhou Dynasty would not sit idly by and would definitely dispatch troops to provide support.

After hearing what Nei Shi Teng said, Ying Zheng's face became even uglier.

Although he knew that he had suffered repeated defeats in recent years and had lost a lot of soldiers and horses, he did not expect that the losses would be so great.

Not to mention the distant past, in these two fierce battles alone, he lost 270,000 soldiers and horses!

Including the troops that were previously lost to Chu Ning, there are about four or five hundred thousand of them.

When he thought of so many Qin soldiers dying at the hands of Chu Ning, he became so angry that his blood boiled.

Although the Qin State claimed to have a million soldiers, it actually only had 800,000 soldiers and horses. Most of the elite troops were used to resist the barbarians and did not participate in the war at the beginning. This gave Chu Ning an opportunity.

At this moment, Ying Zheng suddenly regretted it.

If we had focused our full efforts on dealing with Chu Ning from the beginning, perhaps the situation would not be what it is now.

However, there is no medicine for regret in this world, and he also knows that complaining about the world will not change any results.

Next, what he should do is to deal with Chu Ning and Chu Jun!

In a head-on confrontation, Qin's military strength is inferior to that of the Chu-Zhou coalition forces, and they are about to fight. With Chu Ning's command ability and the Chu army's magical weapons, the Qin army may not be able to resist.

If you want to win, maybe you have to find another way!

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

He has a way to deal with Chu Ning!

"The Chu army has not yet fully assembled. If our army gathers all its troops before they do, we can outnumber them and defeat them!"

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes, and a ruthless look flashed across his face: "We can't lose any more, otherwise our dynasty will fall into Chu Ning's hands."

"Send a message to Meng Kuo, asking him to lead all the new soldiers to Julu immediately!"

"Send a message to Zhang Han, tell him to transfer half of Maple Leaf City's troops to Julu immediately, and use the remaining half to stop Chu Kuang's 100,000 Chu troops!"

"Send a message to General Wang Li, and have him transfer all the 100,000 imperial guards who are fighting against the barbarians to Julu!"

"Send a message to Ying Ji, and have him transfer all the troops to Julu!"

Each order made Neishi Teng terrified.

Julu is a huge plain in the central part of Qin State, which is suitable for large-scale military operations.

Concentrating all the troops here is an attempt to have a shocking decisive battle with the Chu army!

If successful, the Chu-Zhou coalition forces can be completely destroyed here.

But if they failed, the elite Qin troops would be buried here and the Qin State would be finished.

Thinking of this, Nei Shi Teng couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said seriously: "Your Majesty, there are only 40,000 people left in Maple Leaf City. How can they stop Chu Kuang's 100,000 troops?"

But Ying Zheng sneered and said, "The 100,000 Chu troops are mostly cavalry. We only need to retreat to the city to stop them!"

"In addition, I will write a letter to Sima Yi, asking him to send troops to participate in this battle and delay the Chu army in Maple Leaf City!"

"After the success, our dynasty will only want Chu, and can help it defeat the Han Dynasty and recapture the cities of Wei."

In order to destroy the Chu-Zhou coalition, Ying Zheng had to find help!