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

Chapter 1225 Shocking!

A few days later, Chu Ning led a thousand white horse cavalrymen to Hecheng. From a distance, he saw flags waving and drums and music playing outside the city gate.

The Chu general Feng Anguo, generals Guan Yun and Ran Ming, counselor Su Tingmei and others stationed here had already led their troops to meet them three miles outside the city.

Feng Anguo was wearing heavy armor and a red cloak embroidered with golden tiger patterns, looking very majestic.

He took a step forward, clasped his fists and saluted: "General Feng Anguo, respectfully welcomes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The voice is loud and full of energy.

Guan Yun was wearing black armor, with a long sword at his waist and a stern expression on his face.

He bowed slightly and said, "I am Guan Yun, the last general, and I pay my respects to Your Highness."

There was a hint of concern in his tone.

Ran Ming was the most conspicuous. He was tall and strong, with a full beard, wearing black armor and holding a huge battle axe.

He strode forward and said in a thunderous voice: "Your Highness! You are finally here!"

The counselor Su Tingmei was wearing a green robe, holding a feather fan, smiling, and bowed slightly:

"Your Highness, you must have been exhausted from the journey."

Chu Ning dismounted from his horse with an upright posture. He was wearing silver armor and a black cloak embroidered with golden dragon patterns. Although his face was a little pale, it still couldn't conceal his heroic spirit.

He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Ran Ming was the most impatient person. When he saw Chu Ning's bad face, he immediately became furious: "Your Highness, the look on your face...did that damn Ying Zheng use some shady trick again?"

He brandished his battle axe and cursed, "That dog emperor, it's not enough that he killed Princess Changping, now he's trying to kill your highness! This time I must kill all the Qin army and avenge your highness!"

Guan Yun could no longer suppress his anger and gripped the hilt of his sword tightly: "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will kill as many Qin soldiers as possible to vent your anger!"

Chu Ning waved his hand, his voice gentle but firm: "Don't be angry, everyone. We have already seen Ying Zheng's schemes and tricks. This time, we came to let him know that the Chu State is not easy to bully."

Feng Anguo nodded in agreement: "Your Highness is right. We have made all the preparations and are waiting for Your Highness to arrive so that we can defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop!"

Su Tingmei gently waved her feather fan and smiled, "Your Highness is exhausted from the journey. Why don't you return to the city to rest first and then discuss military affairs?"

Chu Ning nodded: "Okay, let's go back to the city first."

The crowd surrounded Chu Ning and walked into the city. Along the way, soldiers lined up to greet them and their cheers shook the earth.

Chu Ning waved to the soldiers with a smile on his face, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

As soon as he entered the city, Jia Yu hurried over with a serious expression on his face: "Your Highness, I just received news that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, showed no signs of sending troops to contain Sima Yi of the Wei State."

As soon as these words were spoken, the generals were immediately furious.

Ran Ming was the first to jump up and cursed: "Liu Che, that old fox! He promised well at the beginning, but now he goes back on his word!"

Guan Yun was also indignant: "The Han Dynasty is really unreliable! We shouldn't count on them!"

Feng Anguo frowned and said, "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. If Wei State takes advantage of the opportunity to attack us, we will be attacked from both sides. The situation will be bad."

Su Tingmei gently waved her feather fan, thinking, "I'm afraid Liu Che's move is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and reap the benefits."

Chu Ning looked calm, as if he had expected this.

He smiled slightly and said, "Don't be angry, I have already anticipated Liu Che's thoughts.

The affairs of the Han Dynasty will be handed over to the Minister of Rites Deng Hongwen and the Prime Minister Di Wenyao who are currently on a diplomatic mission to the Han Dynasty. "

Feng Anguo was a little worried: "Your Highness, can Lord Deng and Prime Minister Di convince Liu Che?"

Chu Ning's eyes were firm: "Deng Hongwen is eloquent and Di Wenyao is shrewd and calculating. They have their own ways.

What we need to do now is to win a battle on the front line to boost morale. Only when the Han emperor sees our strength will he reconsider joining forces with us. "

Upon hearing this, all the generals nodded in agreement.

Chu Ning looked around at everyone and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Everyone, this battle is of great importance. We must let the world know that Chu is not a weak country that can be bullied by others!"

"We swear to follow Your Highness until death!" All the generals shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky.

"Tomorrow, I will review the troops!" Chu Ning wanted to let all the soldiers know that he was here!

Hecheng Parade Ground

The next morning, Chu Ning stepped onto the command platform at the Hecheng training ground.

In the morning light, 50,000 Chu troops lined up like a forest, and the dark army formation stretched from the parade ground to the foot of the city wall.

The armor gleamed coldly in the morning sun, the spears were covered like thorns, the quivers on the archers' waists were bulging, and the war horses pawed the ground restlessly with their hooves under the control of their riders.

"Raise the flag!"

At Feng Anguo's command, dozens of large red banners embroidered with the word "Chu" were erected at the same time. A strong wind swept across the parade ground, and the flags fluttered like a tumbling red dragon.

Chu Ning, wearing silver armor, climbed onto the high platform, with the sword "Cang Ming" on his waist emitting a dark green edge under the sunlight.

He raised his hand to signal, and the roaring sound of war drums came to an abrupt end.

Tens of thousands of eyes were focused on his pale face. The stinging pain caused by the blood spider venom was traveling along his meridians, but his back remained straight.

"Three days ago, Ying Zheng personally led an expedition to Feihe City."

Chu Ning's voice was carried throughout the venue by his inner strength: "But General Xue Huaide, who was guarding the city, shot and killed the Western Rong Zuo Xian King with three arrows, and General Zhao Yu captured the enemy generals alive in the battle array!"

"With these two here, Ying Zheng will never be able to take over Feihe City!"

"This battle depends entirely on whether our army can defeat the Qin army!"

With every word he spoke, the soldiers below the stage slammed the butts of their guns on the ground, and the roar was so loud that the bricks of the city wall fell to dust.

Ran Ming suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "Let Qin Gou never return!"

His bell-like roar stirred up waves of sound, and Guan Yun immediately pointed his sword to the sky: "Fight to the end!"

Tens of thousands of people roared in unison, and the sound waves almost blew off the tiles of the city wall.

Chu Ning raised his hand to suppress the boiling morale, and took out a white handkerchief from his arms. The corners of the handkerchief were embroidered with light golden orchids - this was the item used by Princess Changping when she was alive.

"This war is not for the purpose of expanding territory!"

He tied the Supa to his wrist armor: "Just to let the world know that the blood of the Chu people will not be shed in vain!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The soldiers' eyes were bloodshot and their spears slammed into the ground like thunder.

Suddenly, Chu Ning's body swayed slightly.

Su Tingmei quickly grabbed his arm, but felt a cold sweat on it.

"Your Highness..." Su Tingmei reminded in a low voice.

Chu Ning shook off his hand and strode to the front of the formation. When passing by the crossbow formation, he suddenly snatched a crossbow from a soldier.

"Upper String!"

At his command, ten strong men turned the capstan, and the cow tendon bowstring made a teeth-grinding squeak.

Chu Ning put on the three-edged armor-piercing arrow and squinted at the Qin army's battle flag three hundred steps away - that was the provocative object that Wang Jian had sent people to plant outside the city the day before.

The bowstring vibrated and the arrow turned into a stream of light.

With a "crack" sound, the flagpole as thick as a bowl broke, and the black Qin flag fell to the ground.

Chu Ning shook his right arm which was numbed by the recoil, turned around and smiled at the stunned soldiers:

"This crossbow has not yet been named. Would you like to help me find a name for it?"

Amid the roar of the mountains and the sea, Jia Yu rode his horse and came over: "Your Highness, Wang Jian sent an envoy to deliver a declaration of war!"

Chu Ning unfolded the silk and saw five bloody words written in cinnabar on it: "Decisive battle in three days".

He casually threw the letter of challenge into the brazier and said to the messenger, "Tell Wang Jian that I'm waiting for him to kneel down and receive the arrows."