When the King of Zhao pressed her down on the bed, Chu Zijun found an opportunity to remove the golden hairpin from her hair, put it against her neck, and said coldly: "If you dare to touch me again, I will die in front of you. I know you need to hand me over to negotiate with the State of Chu! If you touch me again, I will commit suicide!"
The King of Zhao paused, sneered, and grabbed her neck again, even harder: "What? Do you really think that the soldiers of Chu can defeat the lions of Zhao?"
Chu Zijun didn't say anything. She was strangled by the neck and couldn't speak. Her face was flushed red, but she looked at him fearlessly!
Since her commitment and compromise could not bring peace, and Zhao still sent troops to attack Chu, why should she endure it
The ruler of a country has the responsibilities of a ruler of a country, and the head of a family has the responsibilities of a head of a family.
She is a princess of a country, enjoying the admiration and support of the people, and naturally she also shoulders some missions.
At that time, she could sacrifice herself in exchange for the stability of the Chu State's border, but she was unwilling to do so, and her father could not bear it. However, the situation was pressing at that time, and if she did not agree, more civilians and soldiers would die. Although she was unwilling, she took the initiative to agree.
The situation was pressing! She had to sacrifice herself to gain peace.
But things are different now!
The State of Zhao did not accept the promise and still sent troops to occupy the cities of the State of Chu. The peace had been destroyed, so she naturally did not need to sacrifice again!
Over the years, seeing the King of Zhao humiliating her, threatening her with the State of Chu, and making things difficult for the State of Chu, she knew that he was a shameless person!
Fortunately, her younger brother finally grew up, and the State of Chu finally became strong, so she no longer had to endure the humiliation of this old man!
Although Chu Zijun was not fully aware of the situation outside, Xiao Ling'er heard the palace maids and eunuchs outside whispering about how people from the four countries had flocked to Qian's Bank to withdraw silver, and all the silver had been withdrawn; and how the Crown Prince of Chu personally led his troops to retake Hanxiang City and was about to capture the next city.
She knew that their Chu State would finally no longer have to be subordinate to the Zhao State, and she would no longer have to endure the King of Zhao.
Now it should be his younger brother who comes to save him.
The King of Zhao came here this time just to take the opportunity to humiliate me before handing me over!
Seeing Chu Zijun's face getting darker and darker, and even rolling his eyes, he thought of the contents of the letter.
Prince Xiang and Old Xu must be rescued!
And if Zhao State was besieged by the three kingdoms, the consequences would be equally disastrous!
What a Chu Tiankuo! He knew that failing to destroy him back then would lead to endless troubles!
They just thought that destroying the Changping Army would be like breaking the wings of the Chu State, and it would not be able to fly!
The plan at that time was to besiege the Changping Army, lure Chu Tiankuo to lead his troops to rescue them, and then destroy the Changping Army and Chu Tiankuo in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor of Chu suddenly changed his tough style and asked for peace, and even proposed a marriage.
If Chu negotiated peace, Jin and Yan would not sit idly by, and he had to put forward humiliating conditions.
Therefore, it left behind troubles!
I regret it so much!
The King of Zhao was filled with remorse, but he did not lose his mind. He loosened his hand and stood up. He walked out with a sullen face and said to the palace maids who were guarding outside, "Take her out!"
Chu Zijun lay on the bed, gasping for breath.
She knew that she was truly free this time!
She is finally free!
Soon, a carriage came out of the palace, escorted by a team of soldiers!
Chu Zijun and Xiao Ling'er had their hands and feet tied in the carriage.
The carriage left the palace and headed straight for the city gate.
On the street, in a teahouse, a bearded man saw the carriage leaving, he put down a silver ingot and walked out.
Outside the city gate, Zhao’s army of 100,000 has assembled!
The troops were led by the Crown Prince of Zhao.
When the Crown Prince of Zhao saw the carriage leaving the city gate, he shouted, "Let's go!"
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Jiangdong City
In the past few days, Chu Tiankuo once again captured Jiangdong City of Zhao State, and at this moment he was discussing matters with his generals.
A group of people are discussing the plan to capture the next city, Jiangzhong City, tomorrow.
The three cities of Zhao State, Jiangdong City, Jiangzhong City, and Jiangxi City, are not far from each other and can be reached in just one day, so it is easy to take advantage of the opportunity to capture them one after another!
Chu Tiankuo always liked to reciprocate and give back double, so he planned to capture these three cities before the Zhao army arrived!
After passing Jiangdong City, Jiangzhong City, and Jiangxi City, the next is Jiangdu City. Jiangdu City has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. He also has a way to break through.
But Chu Tiankuo had no plans to attack. Now the four countries were in a three-way confrontation. If they continued to attack, Jin and Yan would be in trouble.
It is not easy to achieve peace in the world. There is no need to cause disputes among the four countries and endless wars.
Besides, it is not easy to offend the State of Jin!
He also wanted to establish friendly relations with the State of Jin.
This time, he captured several cities of Zhao State in such a strong manner, intending to let the monarchs of the other three kingdoms see his strength, especially the monarch of Jin State.
"Your Highness, if we leave 10,000 soldiers to guard the city tomorrow, our army will be less than 30,000 strong. Will it be insufficient to attack Jiangzhong City?" a deputy general asked worriedly.
Chu Tiankuo said calmly: "Tomorrow, our reinforcements will arrive."
The news that he had captured two cities of Zhao State in the past few days has been sent back.
The man named Xie knew that he had retreated from the battlefield and became a deserter, and he would certainly be held accountable when the time came. Now was the time for him to atone for his sins. At this moment, he would surely rush over with an army of 30,000!
He had left someone to lead him through the snow mountain formation and rush over.
After hearing this, several deputy generals stopped talking and just listened carefully to Chu Tiankuo's arrangements.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince captured three cities of Zhao in succession without losing any troops. The morale of the Chu army had already greatly boosted!
Just as everyone was discussing the siege tomorrow, Bai Yang came to report: "Master, Prince Wei wants to see you!"
Chu Tiankuo's eyes moved, he motioned for everyone to continue the discussion, and then walked out.
The bearded Wei Feng immediately saluted when he saw Chu Tiankuo: "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Chu Tiankuo motioned for him to go into a room and talk.
Inside the room, Wei Feng said directly: "Your Highness, the eldest princess is being escorted on the road! The King of Zhao has sent a total of 100,000 troops over here!"
He originally wanted to take the opportunity to rescue the eldest princess, but Chu Zijun was advancing with an army of 100,000, and there were only a few dozen people around him, so he couldn't find a chance.
Chu Tiankuo narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "How long will it take for the Zhao army to arrive?"
"About ten days! I beg His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to give me five thousand soldiers. I want to set up an ambush in Jiangdu City and rescue the eldest princess!" Seeing that his beloved woman had left that dangerous place, he could no longer wait!
He has been waiting for more than seven years!