Following.

In the palace.

Zhao Chang said to King Yue: "Great King, the last time I attacked the State of Qi, because of the sudden betrayal of the State of Wei, I did not complete the work, so that although the State of Chu helped the State of Song to defeat the Land of Xue, it also made the State of Song lose the Land of Teng. In this regard, although the King of Song was not dissatisfied with the State of Chu, the widow had always had regrets in his heart and felt that he had betrayed the trust of the King of Song.

In the same way, your country's attack on Langya and the recapture of the old capital ended up in the end. The widow also regretted this matter. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Chang bowed to King Yue, and said in a tone of indignation: "Our country has decided that in May of the next year, the united countries will once again send troops to attack Qi and Wei to avenge the last one-arrow revenge. Therefore, the widow hopes that the king can fulfill the old covenant and send troops together with our kingdom to fight against us. ”

After Zhao Chang finished speaking, the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom were shocked.

Together with the state of Chu, send troops to attack Qi.

Listening to the meaning of the envoy of the State of Chu, it seems that in addition to the State of Chu to start a war with the State of Wei, it also wants to attack the State of Qi at the same time!

Previously, the news of the alliance between the king of Chu and the king of Han spread to the Yue State, which made the Yue State suspect that the next Chu State would shift its target from the Qi State to the Wei State.

Then, the news of the alliance between Qin and Chu came, which further verified Yue's speculation.

No, as soon as the envoy of Chu opened his mouth, he wanted Yue to assist Chu to attack Qi, plus the previous Wei State, that is to say, the next time Chu State would attack Qi and Wei at the same time.

In the past, I always heard that a certain country was besieged by several countries at the same time, but it was rare to go to war against two large countries at the same time.

Even when Wei was the strongest, it could only hold on to one of them and break one of them.

For example, on the side of the Chu State, the madness of sending troops to the two big countries at the same time, the monarchs and ministers of the Yue State were not only shocked, but also shocked.

Before King Yue could answer, Yue Meng came out of the crowd and said with a hesitant expression: "Messenger, the last time the Three Kingdoms of Chu, Yue and Song were at war against the State of Qi, the Three Kingdoms had an oath, the State of Chu first helped the two countries of Yue and Song, and then the State of Yue and Song helped the State of Chu to attack Tancheng and Jucheng of Qi. Although because of the Wei state, our country failed to recapture the old capital Langya, but also recaptured the important towns of Yancheng and Ji Yancheng.

Although our country is remote, there are still standards for keeping one's word. If the king of Chu wants to send troops to attack the state of Qi, the kingdom will naturally raise troops to help and will never refuse. However, I heard that Chu and Han will form an alliance, and Qin and Chu will form an alliance, and the goal is Wei. If the king of Chu plans to attack Wei and let us send troops to harass Qi in order to contain Qi, then it's a pity..."

Yue Meng said, looked at Zhao Chang, shook his head solemnly and said: "Envoy, although the Qi State has been weakened, it is still a big country, and the strength of my Yue Country is still not as good as the Qi State, let me Yue Guo provoke the powerful Qi State alone, this kind of thing, Yue Guo can't do it." ”

Zhao Chang smiled and said: "Sir, don't worry too much, the strength of the Qi country, our country naturally knows about it, so this kind of thing of letting the allies contain the Qi country alone, our country will not do." The meaning of the widow is that the Imperial Assembly united with the four kingdoms of Qin, Han, Zhao, and Song to besiege the Wei State. Qi is an ally of Wei, and if all countries besiege Wei, Qi will inevitably come to the rescue.

Therefore, in order to contain the Qi State and make it impossible for the Qi State to assist the Wei State, the State of China sent 200,000 troops to attack Tancheng and Jucheng of the State of Qi, and asked the State of Yue to continue to send troops to attack Langya, so that Chu and Yue jointly sent troops to attack the State of Qi. ”

"Two hundred thousand?"

The monarchs and ministers of the Yue State were all stunned, and they were very shocked by the magnanimity of the Chu State.

At this moment, a thought popped up in the heart of the Gongshi Yu beside Yue Meng, could it be that the action of the Chu State regarding the siege of the Wei State by various countries was just a pretense, and the real purpose of the Chu State was still the Qi State?

Thinking about it, Gongshiyu asked in surprise: "Envoy, are you sure that this time you want to contain the Qi State, not the main attack on the Qi State?" ”

Hearing Gongshiyu's inquiry, and seeing that all the ministers of the Yue Kingdom had looked at it, Zhao Chang opened his mouth and explained: "General, this time all countries sent troops to besiege the Wei State, naturally taking the Wei State as the main target, and the Wei State is no exception. However, Wei was an ally of Chu before, and Wei was also the in-law of Chu, and the princess of King Wei was the mother of the eldest grandson of the widow..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Chang smiled and said: "Therefore, if the Wei State can get lost under the pressure of various countries and seek peace with the Wei State, then the Wei State will naturally look at the past feelings and bypass the Wei State this time." At that time, Wei apologized to all countries, and coupled with the reconciliation of our country, Wei was no longer the target of all countries. Then, Wei's ally, Qi State, was the next target. ”

Although Zhao often said it easily, it was not easy for Yue Guo to listen to it at all.

If it is said that among the ministers of the Yue Kingdom, there are still many people who are attracted by the picture depicted by Zhao Chang, dreaming of weakening the Qi State and regaining the old capital, or taking the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and obtain credit.

Then King Yue was terrified and frightened when he heard it.

If everything goes according to what Zhao Chang described, then in this battle, the state of Chu not only wants to defeat the state of Wei in one go, but also wants to subdue the state of Wei, and then unite the troops of various countries to attack the state of Qi.

More importantly, after the state of Chu defeated all the two countries of Qi and Wei, where was the next goal?

Although according to the consistent style of competing for hegemony in various countries, Chu will attack Korea next, and then threaten Zhou Tianzi, the king of Chu intends to live his own addiction to the Son of Heaven.

But what if...

What if the State of Chu plans to settle the State of Yue first?

King Yue thought, and a wave of worry instantly surged directly from his heart to his eyebrows.

You must know that the Guangling City of Chu has been heavily guarded by heavy troops until now, and it is firmly nailed to the throat of Yue State.

This...

I can't help but cross the king, and I'm not afraid.

Just when King Yue wanted to open his mouth to refuse, Yue Meng shook his head at King Yue.

King Yue was stunned for a moment, and then nodded to Yue Meng.

They have been together for decades, and with one look, they know what the other party wants to express.

So, King Yue stroked his gray beard and pretended to groan.

He seemed to think for a while before he spoke: "Envoy, although the widow very much hopes to advance and retreat together with the king of Chu and maintain the friendly friendship between Chu and Yue. Similarly, the widow is also bound to win the old capital Langya. However, the matter of sending troops is very important, and the widow still needs to discuss with the ministers, so it is better to ask the envoy to wait for the time being, and wait for the widow to discuss with the ministers. ”

When Zhao Chang heard King Yue's words of delay, he didn't care, and smiled and said, "I am willing to listen to the king's orders." ”

After Zhao Chang left, King Yue coughed lightly twice, and after attracting all the attention of his ministers, he asked: "The king of Chu invited the widow to raise troops to attack Qi, I don't know what the princes think about this matter." ”