▁to ▁X ian y ang ▁instead . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁c ede ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Wu ▁Command ery ▁( <0xE5> <0xB7> <0xAB> 郡 ) ▁and ▁Q ian zh ong ▁Command ery ▁( <0xE9> <0xBB> <0x94> 中 郡 ), ▁he ▁was ▁det ained ▁as ▁a ▁host age . ▁ ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁in va de ▁Ch u ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁capt uring ▁ 1 6 ▁cities ▁and ▁killing ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Ch u ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁King ▁Hu ai ▁of ▁Ch u ▁did ▁manage ▁to ▁escape ▁in ▁ 2 9 7 ▁BC , ▁when ▁Q in ▁was ▁dist ract ed ▁by ▁a ▁joint ▁sie ge ▁on ▁H angu ▁Pass ▁by ▁Wei ▁and ▁Han , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁re capt ured ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁seeking ▁as yl um ▁in ▁Wei , ▁after ▁un success fully ▁doing ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Z ha o . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁capt ivity , ▁and ▁Q in ▁finally ▁returned ▁his ▁cor pse ▁back ▁to ▁Ch u . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁Ch u ▁king , ▁King ▁Q ing xi ang , ▁was ▁an ▁even ▁less ▁compet ent ▁r uler ▁than ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 8 0 ▁BC , ▁Q in ▁forces ▁defeated ▁the ▁Ch u ▁army ▁again , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁c ede ▁Shang y ong ▁and ▁Han bei ▁( 漢 北 ) ▁to ▁Q in ▁control . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 7 9 ▁BC , ▁Q in