Wei Shu pestered the King of Chu and told others that this was my spoil. According to the battlefield rules, since Wei Shu believed that this was his spoil and adhered to military discipline and the unspoken rules of the battlefield, it was difficult for others to come and rob. So, in this playful pursuit and escape, the King of Chu had no time to organize the army to resist, and Wei Shu also dominated the King of Chu's carriage, so that others could not harm others.

At dusk, the Chu army retreated to Xiaoyu's army camp. Originally, the King of Chu was hoping that the Qin army would resist a little, allowing the Chu army to organize its team. Unexpectedly, the Qin army did not dare to face Zhao Wuchao. After receiving the news of the defeat of the Chu army, the Qin army turned the chariot and returned to the country without even meeting each other. So during the entire battle, Zhao Wu did not feel the existence of the Qin army at all.

That night, the King of Chu was in the deep ditch and high base in Xiaoyu Camp - and the Zhao army attacked too quickly this time, and the subsequent troops could not keep up. In the evening, after they exhausted their horsepower, they also began to distance themselves from the Chu army... In the encirclement where they repeatedly rushed in and out, more than 30,000 Chu troops became prisoners of war, and the Chu army general Zijie was also among them.

After the Chu army retreated, Zhao Wu also set out to advance. While calling out the warriors who followed behind him who volunteered to join the war in Jin State to help the Jin army gather prisoners, he urged Song and Zheng State to dispatch their own troops to the battlefield. In response, Song and Zheng State readily agreed. Now that the victory and defeat have been decided, Song and Zheng State joined the victorious side, they were naturally willing to do so.

The next day, the King of Chu continued to rest in Xiaoyu. During the day, scattered Chu troops gathered under the king's flag of Chu. At noon, Ziqiang arrived with the biggest armed forces. Seeing that the King of Chu was safe and sound, Ziqiang burst into tears: "King, yesterday I was looking for the king's carriage in the wilderness. In the dark, there were Zhao cavalrymen wearing torches everywhere. We had no choice but to sleep in the wilderness and searched everywhere when it was dawn.

I heard that the Jin people had seized the king's car and all the ceremonial guards and flags (king flags). I thought I would never see the king again... wuwuwu."

After a moment of pause, the Chu general Ziyu also appeared. He brought an unfortunate news: "I heard that Xihuan had died in battle. I saw him resisting the attack of Jin State at the entrance of the village. When I saw me, he asked me to find the king as soon as possible, and he would try his best to get the time for retreat for us... Shortly after I said goodbye, I heard the cheers of the Jin army. A fleeing soldier told me that Xihuan died in battle at the hands of Wu Qing, the general of the Zhao family."

The King of Chu was comforting Ziqiang just now, and at this moment he cried sadly: "God punished me, but I was unfortunate and fought a defeat that was rare in the Chu State in a century."

The King of Chu said that this was "a defeat that the Chu army was rare in a century" and there was a reason - at this time, Zhao Wu in the rear advanced while listening to people's reports on the results of the battle: "They actually captured seven doctors of the Chu State and eleven Dukes of the Chu State!"

Wei Shu trembled all over and responded loudly: "A brilliant victory, an unimaginable victory! We defeated the entire Chu State with only six divisions of troops. And we forced the King of Chu several times... This kind of victory was never enjoyed by Jin State before."

Zhao Wu slowly replied: "This is a war between kings and Qing; a war between China and barbarians; it is also a war between emerging warriors and the "second generation of officials" under the system of military merits and titles. After this battle, the State of Chu was no longer the protagonist in the battle for hegemony...at most, it was just a bystander. The bystander's name will never be written on the scoreboard."

Wei, Shu, Zhao and Wu were sighing, and Zichan rushed in stutteringly and stuttered: "Marson, our Zheng State requested to attack Chen State immediately."

Zhao Wu was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes and asked immediately: "What happened to Chen State?"

Zichan didn't hide it either. He gasped and stammered: "The people of Chen State rioted, ruled Qinghu, Qingyin was killed, and the king fled."

Xiang Rong, who came from the news, licked his lips and said enviously: "Why haven't I encountered such a good thing? Chen State has always intermarried with Chu State, and even the people are still interested in Chu State, which led to Chen State betraying our Jin State camp. However, I never expected that the enemy was facing, and the people of Chen State would start civil strife instead?"

Zichan breathed and replied: "It is precisely because of the great enemy that Chen State ruled Qinghu, and Qingyin forced the people to serve, build and strengthen the city wall of the capital. Because the construction period was tight, the Qing family was very nervous. When building the city, the rammed earth ply fell off accidentally. The Qing family, who supervised the city building, killed the people and vented their anger, which caused dissatisfaction among the people, and then caused riots."

"Chinese people" are "free people", in other words, "taxpayers". They pay taxes to the nobles and should be protected by the lord according to the rules without having to bear military service themselves.

This time, under the banner of "the country is in danger", the Qing family asked the Chen State taxpayers to work extra "selfless dedication" and free labor to help the monarch strengthen the city walls of the capital. At the beginning of the war, the free people who should have enjoyed the protection of the lords had to work endlessly and freely after paying taxes, and were already full of dissatisfaction. However, during the construction process, the Qing family did not investigate the cause of the accident. Instead, they believed that those who "selfless dedication" were negligent, and such behavior should be considered "traitor". Therefore, the Qing family killed the taxpayers of their country under the banner of killing "traitors" to cover up the panic in his heart and also threatened the indignant people.

Unexpectedly, the people of Chen were panicked. The Qing family added fuel to the fire and caused a "plaza effect" - people were afraid that their behavior would be different from others.

Most people in the country think that since these people cannot protect them, then let those who can protect them come and collect their taxes. So the rebellious Chen people killed their rulers and expelled the king. The "Chinese riot" recorded in the "Spring and Autumn Annals" began.

At this moment, the State of Chen was like a ripe peach, waiting for someone to pick it. Once the Jin coalition forces took the power of victory, as agreed in advance, this peach belonged to the State of Zheng. No wonder Xiang Rong was full of envy.

On the other hand, the target of the Song State, Cai State, was also a staunch ally of Chu State, but now the military strength of Cai State has not been damaged at all. With the power of Song State, it is still a bit difficult to capture a third-class country. Compared with Zheng State's ease, Xiang Rong was so jealous that he wanted to drool.

Zhao Wu pondered, and Wei Shu complained dissatisfiedly: "Of all the spoils, Chu is the richest piece of fertile soil. Now the Chu army has not retreated, so it is probably inappropriate for us to divide the troops in a hurry? The people of Zheng will wait until we force the Chu army to retreat before considering attacking Chen."

Zichan quickly defended: "That will be too late at that time... Although the king of Chen fled, Chen's office was still intact. If the Chen people elected a prince from the office to inherit the throne, then Chen would have a backbone and continue to attack this country, there would be great casualties."

Zhao Wu nodded: "I think so too, so we must conquer the Wuchang City of Chen as soon as possible so that when we face the reinforcements of Chu, the soldiers will have a place to stand... I decided: Our main force cooperates with Zheng to attack Chen, so Cai State, please bear with the responsibility."

Xiang Rong frowned: "Legendly, the Qin army has also arrived at the battlefield. According to the calculations, the Qin people should have just withdrawn into Cai. It would be no problem for our country to deal with Cai independently, but if the Qin people also interfere in Cai, the problem would be great."

Zhao Wu thought for a while and replied: "Since that's the case, I will send the cavalry division to Cai State with you. However, my cavalry division is very precious and cannot be used to attack the city. If you encounter a tough battle, please notify me in advance and get my permission to use the cavalry division."

The State of Song asked the Jin people for help, that is, they hoped that they could use their power to pretend to be powerful. The State of Jin people were willing to launch a cavalry division. Xiang Rong had exceeded expectations. He quickly agreed: "My State of Song is ready for 500 chariots. I am just waiting for the order of the 'Bo State'. Please rest assured that we will never need the State of Jin to intervene in the siege of cities and plunder."
Chapter completed!