From the side, King Xiong Xu of Chu looked at his son intently, handed over the scabbard of his sword, and said in a serious tone: "Defeat Qi, and you will be the king of my great Chu!"

"..." Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo took a deep look at Chu King Xiong Xu, took the scabbard, and put the bronze magic weapon in his hand into the scabbard.

"I will!"

Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, left three words concisely and turned around to leave.

Looking at his son's retreating figure, King Chu Xiong Xu sighed melancholy and sat back to his original position.

He has a very strong feeling: Today's Central Plains is already an era for the younger generation.

"... Ah Hao (Runan Jun Xiong Hao), my brother, I owe you everything I owe you in this life. I really can't repay you."

He sighed secretly.

In half a day, the news of "the sword was awarded by the king" spread throughout the whole of Shouying, shocking many nobles in Chudong and also having a clear understanding in their hearts.

Regardless of whether they recognize it or not, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo is already destined to be the next king.

Fortunately, after Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, became the crown prince, his previously flamboyant personality also moderated. Therefore, the nobles of Eastern Chu did not strongly oppose it - the nobles of Chu State always aligned themselves with interests.

One day later, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, summoned General Xiang Mo and Lord Shouling Jingyun.

It goes without saying that General Xiang Mo is the most adept general in commanding troops in battle at present, and they are the two brothers Xiang Mo and Xiang Kuan.

A year ago, the "Qu family of Mi" who officially launched a rebellion in Chu State expelled the "Three Pillars" from the ranks and replaced "Qu family" with "Xiang family". Therefore, General Xiang Mo officially replaced The late "Xiling Lord Qu Ping" became one of the "Three Pillars" of Chu State.

Shouling Jun Jingyun is the son of the late "former Shouling Jun Jingshe".

As for the last candidate for the "Three Pillars", Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo naturally gave it to his cousin, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, who has always supported him. This cousin has currently replaced Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo. In his position in Chuxi, he looks after the entire Chuxi for Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng.

Because of this, Chu Xi and Chu Dong are currently in unprecedented harmony, at least not as competitive as they were back then.

However, since Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu was currently far away in western Chu, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo did not summon him, but only Xiang Mo and Jingyun.

When summoned, Xiang Mo came alone, while Lord Shouling Jingyun brought his most trusted general "Yangyou". After all, Jingyun was not as good at commanding troops as his father Jingshe, so In military affairs, we rely on Yang You to a large extent.

Of course, the purpose of summoning Xiang Mo and Jing Yun was not to discuss anything with them, but just to tell them to prepare for the expedition to Qi.

In the next few days, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, frequently summoned his nobles and generals to prepare for the expedition against Qi.

In June of the 26th year of Wei Hongde's reign, a dispute suddenly broke out in "Qi County", a border city between Korea and Wei. A Wei merchant who claimed to be a member of the Zhaojiang wife tribe of King Yan allowed his guards to fight him in the street. A Korean businessman died, causing an uproar in the market.

A few days later, South Korean officials in Qi County asked King Zhao Jiang of Yan to hand over the murderer.

King Zhao Jiang of Yan felt baffled. After verification, he found that his wife's family did not have that person at all. He immediately realized that this was an intentional provocation by South Korea, and sternly rejected the South Korean officials' request.

In the next few days, in Qixian and Moyi areas, there were conflicts between the Korean cavalry and the Shanyang army of Wei, resulting in casualties on each other.

In mid-June, Handan, the capital of South Korea, officially expressed its attitude on the "Song State" issue, recognized the status of the "Song State" and asked the Wei army to withdraw from Song County.

During this period, the State of Wei also strongly declared to the outside world that Song County was the territory of the State of Wei, and anyone who dared to intervene in this matter was an enemy of the State of Wei.

In late June, Korean businessmen in Qi County, perhaps sensing that something was wrong, sold their shops and evacuated Qi County.

At the same time, at the border between Wei and South Korea, the friction between the Korean cavalry and the Wei Shanyang Army gradually escalated.

Waiting for the beginning of July, Han Lihou Han Wu issued a statement to the Central Plains to conquer the Wei State. His words were so conclusive that he almost accused the Wei State of being a public enemy of the world and formally declared war on the Wei State.

Five days later, Wei issued a corresponding statement and declared war on South Korea.

Within a few days, Qin declared war on South Korea, and Wei declared war on South Korea.

In mid-July, Qi State responded to South Korea's appeal against Wei, formed a "Union", and declared war on Wei State.

In just a few days, Lu, Yue, and Song also declared war on Wei.

At this point, the "Five Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Han, Lu, Yue, and Song" was formally formed.

Half a month later, Wei State declared war on Qi State, Lu State, Yue State, and Song State.

At the same time, the Qin State aligned itself, and the four kingdoms of Lu, Yue, and Song declared war. The Wei State also aligned itself, and the four kingdoms of Lu, Yue, and Song declared war.

At the end of July, Chu State was the last to step into this battlefield, strongly siding with Wei State, and declared war on the five kingdoms of Han, Qi, Lu, Yue, and Song.

At this point, the "Four Kingdoms Alliance of Wei, Qin, Wei, and Chu" was formed.
Chapter completed!