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

Chapter 1137 An unexpected move!

Wei Emperor Cao De is dead!

The Han army general Wei Qing is dead!

Sima Yi, the minister of Wei State, rebelled!

Champion Hou Huo Quji was angry!

During the next three days, the Wei army was defeated and utterly routed.

The people in Maplewood City also experienced three days of inhumane massacre.

Over a period of three whole days, seventy to eighty thousand people were massacred in Maplewood City. The blood flowed like a river. It was a horrific sight, like hell on earth.

The first person to receive this news was of course the Han Emperor Liu Che.

The Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace.

Liu Che looked at the battle report in his hand with a changing expression.

Originally, this battle captured Maple City, destroyed the main force of the Wei army, beheaded the Wei emperor Cao De, and the Han army won a great victory, which was a great thing.

However, General Wei Qing was killed by Zhang Liao, which greatly reduced the outcome of the battle.

Of course, what bothered Liu Che even more was that Huo Quji acted on his own initiative and chose to massacre the captives and the people of Maple City.

This would greatly hinder the Han army's occupation of Wei cities in the future.

When the people of Wei and the remaining soldiers learn of this, they will surely fight to the death.

"Huo Quji, you've ruined my good plan!"

Liu Che was so disappointed with his friend that he was so angry that he swept the pens, ink, paper and inkstone off the desk.

The eunuchs and maids in the hall were terrified and fell to their knees on the ground.

But Liu Che knew that he could not let the situation continue to develop, so he immediately ordered:

"Come here, pass a message to Marquis Guanjun, and ask him to lead the army to rest for three days immediately, and then lead the troops to occupy the city of Wei after three days."

"Also, the news of the massacre must be suppressed and must not be spread out."

"Also, send someone to spread the news that the Wei army was defeated and Cao De was killed to the Qin State."

He knew that if the Wei army was defeated, the Chu army in Maple Leaf City would definitely take advantage of the opportunity.

As long as the news of Wei's defeat was told to Qin in advance and Qin's troops were allowed to entangle the Chu army in Maple Leaf City, the Han army would be able to occupy as many Wei cities as possible.

It took almost a year to defeat the State of Wei, and Liu Che did not want the final fruits to be seized by the Chu army.

Soon, the news of the Wei army's defeat spread, and the world was shocked!

When the Qin Emperor Ying Zheng learned of this, he immediately instructed Meng Kuo on the front line to send people to attack Maple Leaf City while preparing to take a detour to Wei State and occupy the city.

It was a cold day.

Outside Maple Leaf City, the Qin army deployed their troops, forming a densely packed square array.

Standing on the city wall and looking over, there were countless Qin troops.

Chu Kuang looked at this scene and couldn't help curling his lips and said, "Looking at the huge black mass, I'm afraid there really are 100,000 people!"

Ma Chao, who was standing by, said solemnly, "I don't know whether these people are able-bodied men or soldiers secretly transferred by the State of Qin during this period of time."

Although they could see the situation outside the city clearly from the city wall, they could not tell whether the other side was an able-bodied man or a soldier.

At this moment, a Jinyiwei came to report: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has sent a message!"

Chu Kuang's eyes lit up, he reached out to take the letter, took a look at it, and immediately burst into laughter.

"The prince's idea is indeed brilliant. General Ma Chao, you can take a look at it too!" After saying that, he handed the letter to Ma Chao.

Ma Chao took the letter and took a look at it, a look of excitement appeared on his face.

"If this plan succeeds, the Qin army in front of us will not be a threat!"

"Your Highness, give the order!"

Chu Kuang didn't waste any words and made a prompt decision: "Pass the order, the whole army will attack!"

The surrounding Chu troops looked at each other, not understanding why they suddenly attacked at this moment.

Since they have occupied Maple Leaf City, shouldn't they just stay inside and guard the city?

If we attack at this time, aren't we afraid that the Qin army will break into Maple Leaf City?

But this was the order of the Thirteenth Prince, and no one dared to disobey.

Soon, the city gates opened and the cavalry charged out. A steady stream of cavalry soon formed a battle formation outside the city.

This scene made Meng Kuo in the Qin army camp outside the city confused.

"Strange, the Chu army actually took the initiative to leave the city, and so many soldiers came out, do they want to fight to the death with our army?"

As they were talking, more and more Chu troops came out of Maple Leaf City.

"Come here, go and see how many people from the Chu army have come out!" Meng Kuo couldn't help but order an investigation.

As time went by, after half an hour, more and more Chu troops came out of the city, and from a distance they looked like an overwhelming force.

The spy came to report at this moment: "General, the Chu army has sent out more than 50,000 people, and more are coming out now."

There were 70,000 Chu troops in the city, most of them have come out now, and more are coming out in an endless stream.

Judging from the posture, it is clear that he wants to fight it out!

A hint of surprise flashed across Meng Kuo's eyes: "Strange, our army obviously outnumbers them, why do they dare to leave the city at this moment?"

The confusion in his heart made Meng Kuo not launch an attack immediately, but he chose to respond cautiously.

He said in a deep voice: "Send an order, send someone to investigate the area within five miles around to see if there is any situation!"

At the command, the Qin army's spies went in different directions.

Anyway, it will take some time for the Chu army to fully deploy, so this period of time is enough for the Qin army to investigate.

Sure enough, three quarters of an hour later, a spy came on horseback and reported: "General, there is a lot of dust on the right wing of our army, and there are the sounds of horses' hooves coming this way."

"There is indeed a conspiracy!"

Meng Kuo snorted coldly: "Send the order, gather the troops!"

Even though he now has 100,000 men under his command, half of them are able-bodied men and laborers, used to fill in the numbers.

Once the fighting starts, these people cannot be relied upon.

Moreover, due to the large number of people, it will be congested, which will lead to government orders being blocked and even block the road.

At the command, the Qin army began to gather.

At this time, in the distance, flags were waving, dust was flying, and horses' hooves were clattering. A cavalry group was rushing towards the Qin army.

Meng Kuo's face changed slightly. He looked up and saw a dragon flag fluttering in the wind. The nine dragons carved on it were particularly eye-catching.

On the dragon banner, there was a big word "Chu" written on it!

Under the dragon banner, there was a man wearing a python robe and a purple gold crown on his head. His face was as warm as jade and there was a faint smile on his face.

The person who came was Chu Ning!

"impossible!"

Meng Kuo was horrified: "Why is the Crown Prince of Chu here? Shouldn't he be going to the Zhou Dynasty to attend the ceremony of enthroning the princess?"

As Meng Kuo revealed the identity of the man, the Qin army suddenly became agitated.

The Crown Prince of Chu, who had defeated the Qin army repeatedly, had become a figure that the Qin army feared.

Now seeing the other party appear in front of him, Qin Jun suddenly became nervous.

At this time, a deputy general suddenly shouted: "General, all the Chu troops in the city have come out, and their cavalry are charging towards us!"

Meng Kuo was shocked and turned around to see that the Chu cavalry were charging towards him from the city gate.

"No wonder they dared to leave the city. It must be Chu Ning who brought reinforcements and wanted to attack our army from both sides!"

Meng Kuo made a prompt decision: "Pass the order, the entire army retreat!"

Seeing Chu Ning appear, Meng Kuo no longer had the idea of fighting to the death and directly ordered a retreat.

Chu Ning looked at the rapidly retreating Qin army and sneered, "It's too late to leave now. Let's catch up!"

Zhao Yu shouted loudly: "Pass the prince's order to hunt down the Qin army!"