Chu Zi nodded, noncommittal, paused, and continued: "As for Qin and Han, as expected before, South Korea sent 100,000 troops, and Qin sent 200,000 troops, all of which were personally led by the ministers of the two countries. And Zhao Guo's side, as he got the news before, did not send troops.

Therefore, due to the unexpected move of the Song king, and also because of the lack of troops of the Wei state, the Wei state decided to defend the Qin and Chu countries, and adopted the strategy of exchanging cities for time for the Song and Han countries. ”

King Qi nodded, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Xiangguo, although on the side of the Song Kingdom, King Song's crazy actions have made our plans of Qi and Wei go to waste. However, after all, the Song State is a small country, and its strength is not even as good as that of South Korea, so the dispatch of troops by the Song State is still within the tolerance range of the Wei State.

Now, in the face of the siege of various countries, especially the Qin State, the widow is very worried in his heart, can we Qi and Wei win the final victory? ”

Hearing this, Chu Zi immediately nodded firmly.

The same question, before the countries officially sent troops, the king of Qi had asked him many times, and it was not surprising that the prince gave the king of Qi a positive answer every time.

This time, the same was true for the prince, with an unwavering look in his eyes, and Zhizhu replied again: "The king, the countries headed by the Chu State seem to be powerful, but in fact they are full of contradictions, please explain them one by one."

Let's first say that the Yue State is attacking our Qi State with the Chu State, and there is no irreconcilable contradiction between the Yue State and our Qi State, although Langya City is the former capital of the Yue State, and the target of the Yue State in recent years is Langya. However, Langya City is actually not a good place for the Yue Kingdom. The core of the Yue country is the ancient capital of the Yue country, and the next is the homeland of the Wu country, and then the Huainan and Huaibei areas.

And Langya is the place where it was snatched from other countries during the most powerful period of the Yue Kingdom, and there is no foundation at all. Besides, Langya is on the side of the Great Wall in the south of my Qi country, and it is extremely difficult for the Yue country to want to cross the Great Wall to attack my Qi country's homeland, and it is easy for my Qi country to cross the Great Wall and attack Langya.

Therefore, once the Yue Kingdom obtains Langya City, it will inevitably need to leave heavy troops to defend. And the country of Yue, from Huiji in the south to Langya in the north, the distance between the two is more than 1,000 miles, such a long front, but there is not enough strength to defend, the capital of Langya, for the country, is a curse rather than a blessing. This is the reason why Yue easily gave up the capital Langya and moved the capital to Wucheng. ”

Saying that, Chu Zi arched his hand and said: "King, so, what the minister means, if we can, we can completely give up Langya in exchange for breaking off diplomatic relations between Yue and Chu."

Langya is the focus of contention between our Qi country and the Yue country, if there is no such focus, then there is no need for us to be hostile to the Yue country. This is not the case with the state of Chu. The Guangling City built by the Chu State in Hangou was like a sharp sword piercing the throat of the Yue State. It is for this reason that the Yue Kingdom has repeatedly besieged Guangling before.

And after the alliance between Chu and Yue, Chu still left heavy troops in Guangling, which is also for this reason. As long as the state of Chu still controlled the city of Guangling, then the state of Yue would not be able to threaten Pengze, Huainan, and Huaibei of the state of Chu. The state of Chu can overlook Wucheng, the capital of the Yue Kingdom, and put all the Huainan land east of Hangou in sight.

This is the irreconcilable contradiction between Chu and Vietnam. ”

Saying that, Chu Zi swallowed his saliva and continued: "King, we will give Langya to the Yue State, then what the Yue State is facing is a thousand-mile-long defense line between the west and the Chu State, and the north is facing the Great Wall of our Qi State, so with the weak strength of the Yue State, how can we feel at ease in the face of the insatiable Chu State."

Therefore, once the Yue State obtains Langya, there is only one way, and that is to form an alliance with our Qi State to fight against the Chu State. As long as Chu and Yue turn against each other, then the Langya, Jiyan, Yancheng, and even Huaibei and other places obtained by the Yue Kingdom will become the source of no origin and will be returned to us one after another.

This is the way to give up a dispensable Langya and obtain the entire Yue country. Once the Yue State is lost, then the Chu State will have an arm cut off. ”

King Qi nodded again and again and said: "What Xiangguo said is very true, just a Langya, if it can really be exchanged for a Yue country, then the widow is not stingy." ”

Chu Zi arched his hand and said: "King, now that Chu and Yue are attacking, and my Qi country is defending, it is not difficult to hold Langya." Therefore, our Qi country can wait, wait for the Yue country to agree to our conditions, and form an alliance with our Qi country on the condition of Langya. ”

As he spoke, Chu Zi's eyes inadvertently glanced in the direction of Wei Guode, paused, and then withdrew his gaze, and then said: "If there is a disagreement, then just let Yue Guo withdraw his troops, as long as Yue Guo swallows Langya, then Yue Guo and Chu State will turn against each other, and there will be results in one or two years." ”

King Qi responded: "Xiangguo will send an order to Dr. Langya again later, asking him to stick to Langya City, not to go out of the city to meet the enemy, and wait for the next order of the widow." In addition, he sent people to contact the Yue country to discuss the alliance between Qi and Vietnam. ”

"The king is wise!" Chu Zi arched his hand.

King Qi smiled fiercely and spoke again: "Xiangguo, then how can the other three allies of Chu State solve it?" ”

Chu Zi smiled and said: "Great King, the three kingdoms of Qin, Han and Song, the Song State is weak and can only rely on the strong country. As for Qin and South Korea, South Korea is easier to deal with. Although, on the surface, South Korea is held hostage by Qin and Chu, and there is no possibility of defection. However, in fact, in addition to being surrounded by Qin and Chu, South Korea is also connected to Zhao and Wei, and the Three Jin Dynasty are often called brothers, and the relationship is extremely close.

Wei has completely stood on the side of our Qi State, and Zhao State did not send troops to take advantage of Wei State in this attack on Wei State, which is obviously to take into account the friendship between Zhao and Wei, and is afraid of the strength of Chu State. Therefore, as long as we can bring Zhao Guo over, then South Korea has a second option.

Facing the ambitious Qin and Chu like wolves on one side, and the two countries of Zhao and Wei on the other side were like brothers, at that time, there was no need for Wei to pay any price, just a lobbyist, and South Korea would immediately defect. ”

After a pause, Chu Zi continued: "And the Qin State, during this time, the Qin State first lost Zhang Yi, and then Wei Zhang surrendered to Wei, and, because the King of Qin abolished the Xiangguo and established the Prime Minister, the contradictions in Qin were very acute. This time, Gan Mao led the Qin army to attack Wei, but it was actually a last resort, one was to unite the nobles in the country with military merits, and the other was to establish the prestige of Qin Wangdang and Gan Mao at the same time, so as to calm the domestic turmoil.

Therefore, Qin's determination to attack Wei was both firm and very shaken. As long as Korea defects, then it only needs Wei to give Qin a step, and Qin will collect troops and return to China to stabilize the interior. ”