After a while, in a side hall of the Chu Palace, Xiong Huai saw Zhaoyang who was coughing.

"I've seen the king." When Zhaoyang saw the King of Chu walking in, he immediately got up and saluted.

"Ling Yin is exempt, please take a seat." Xiong Huai sat down in his position, and then waited for Zhaoyang to sit in his position, and asked, "I don't know if Ling Yin is looking for a widow at this time, but there is something important to discuss." ”

Zhaoyang sat in his position and said, "Back to the king, I have something to report, so I have to meet the king again." ”

Xiong Huai has seen the power of Zhaoyang today, not to mention that his total attributes are superior to the ministers, and his strategic vision is all superior, and even the famous Qu Yuan can't compare.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Qu Yuan is too young now, Qu Yuan is less than thirty years old now, and Zhaoyang is already on the verge of death, half cut into the soil, and Jiang is still old and spicy.

"Ling Yin has something to say, please say."

"Great King, that is the main force of the Chu State led by Jingcui of the Zhu State, and the old minister hopes that after the Qin State sends troops, he will be transferred to the border of Qi, Song and Lu immediately." Zhaoyang Road.

"Huh?" Xiong Huai was slightly stunned, just now Zhaoyang said that he couldn't transfer the army to the border of Qi State, why did he suddenly change his hexagram now, and he wanted to transfer the main force of Chu State brought by Jing Cui to the border of Qi State, didn't this cause the contradiction between Qi and Chu?

Moreover, the general Qu Kuo wanted to take part of the army, nominally to send Ba Hou back to China, but in fact, he was preparing to use force to capture Ba Guo, and he must have the support of the rear of Chu State, so as not to encounter accidents, after all, the land of Bashu is too difficult to go.

Xiong Huai asked suspiciously, "Ling Yin, why is this?" ”

"King, today, which country is the strongest in each country." Zhaoyang asked rhetorically.

"It should be our Chu State!" When Xiong Huai said this, he couldn't help but blush, and he had the strong mental quality of being a person in two lives, what's wrong with saying a big thing!

As the king of Chu, it is impossible to say that Chu is inferior to Qin, especially when Chu has just won against Qin.

"What the king said is very true, our Chu country has a vast territory, has been established for a long time, has outstanding people, has enough soldiers and food, has repeatedly defeated Qi State, attacked Qin State several times, and is the first power in the world." Zhaoyang nodded.

Since the king of Chu didn't say it clearly, as the commander of the state of Chu, he naturally had to follow the words of the king of Chu, and he also thought so, so he thought so.

"And what next?" Zhaoyang continued to ask.

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, and said: "Now that the Qi State has swallowed the Yan State, regardless of human and financial resources, it should be the crown of the other six countries, and now the Qi State is the strongest." ”

"King, what about next?"

"The next should be the Qin State, since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the Qin State has gradually become stronger, the land in Guanzhong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, in the past, our six countries attacked Qin, and the result was a failure, and the Qin State was strong, which can be seen." Xiong Huai said thoughtfully.

"That's right, Great King, the Qin State is strong, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since Qin defeated Wei and recovered the lost territory, the mainland has not been attacked again, only Qin has continued to attack other countries, and no other country has invaded the pass and weakened Qin. ”

"So the Qin State has always been stronger over the years, and it has never been weakened. Although the Qi State is strong, our Chu State has been defeated by our Chu State three times in the past 20 years. If we want to defeat Qin, we must either break through Hangu Pass, or break through Wuguan, or enter Nanzheng through the Han River and attack from Nanzheng. ”

"But all three paths are difficult, and there is little chance of success. However, if the Qin State attacks our Chu State, the troops will go out of the Wuguan, go through the business, and enter the Han River, and they can go directly to the hinterland of our Chu State. If Hanzhong also falls into the hands of the Qin State, then the Qin State army will go down the river, and our Yingdu will also be within the scope of the Qin State's attack. ”

"Therefore, the threat of Qi to our Chu State is far less than the threat of Qin to our Chu State. It is difficult for us to attack the Qin State, but it is easy for the Qin State to attack the Chu State, which is also the reason why our Chu State is stronger than the Qin State, but it cannot weaken the Qin State. ”

"Great King, if the State of Qi is defeated by the five kingdoms of Qin, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han, will the State of Qi still be able to hold the State of Yan?"

Zhaoyang said a long line of words and asked again.

"I'm afraid not, we need to withdraw our troops from Yan State." Xiong Huai shook his head.

"Great King, if the Qi State spits the Yan State out of the stomach, then what is the strength of the Qi State?" Zhaoyang continued to ask.

"With the strength of the Qi State alone, I am afraid that it will be inseparable from the Qin State. And if the Qi State is newly defeated, I'm afraid it will be inferior to the Qin State," Xiong Huai replied.

"That's right, once the Qi State is defeated and withdraws from the Yan State, then the primary enemy of our Chu State will become the Qin State again. At that time, the Qi State became our ally again, and we transferred Jingcui's army to the Song-Lu border, just so that when the Qi State was defeated, we could send troops to rescue the Qi State in time and mediate a truce with the countries. Zhaoyang pointed out the purpose of the army's relocation.

Xiong Huai suddenly realized, it turned out that Zhaoyang's meaning was still to fight against Qin, but a powerful Qi State was not in the interests of Chu State, so it was necessary to break off diplomatic relations with Qi State in order to weaken Qi State.

And a seriously weakened Qi State, which also does not adhere to the interests of Chu State, has to rescue Qi State at a critical time, and has won the gratitude of Qi State.

"Ling Yin, if our Chu State moves its troops to the border of Qi State, and Qi State mistakenly thinks that our Chu State is treacherous, thinking that this army is going to attack Qi State, and sending troops to confront us, wouldn't it be impossible to achieve the goal of Qi State fighting with the Five Kingdoms with all its strength and weakening Qi State as much as possible."

"Don't worry, the king, the old minister has a way, our Chu State Qi State is connected to the Yue State, and the Yue State is outside the Central Plains, and has never been in contact with the Central Plains countries. It only takes a wise man to send a wise man to the Yue Kingdom to persuade the King of Yue to send troops to invade the Huaisi region of our Chu State, then the main force of our Chu State appears on the border of the three kingdoms of Song and Luqi, and there is an explanation that can be explained. ”

"Moreover, the Yue State sent troops to invade the Chu State, and our Chu State is too busy to take care of itself and has no power to fight abroad, which can also make other countries relax and prepare for the next big war."

Xiong Huai nodded, and suddenly remembered that King Yue Gou Jianlai, this guy is also a ruthless character, the last of the five hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Yue Guo seems to be very powerful, so he couldn't help asking: "So how to ensure that Yue Guo will not really attack Chu State with all his might?" What if the fake drama is really done and crosses the whole country to attack Chu? ”

"Don't worry, the king of Yue is mediocre, as long as the lobbyists we send lead the army, then you only need to give Yue Guo a little sweetness and pay a little military expenses, and you can easily satisfy Yue Guo."

"Okay, who does Ling Yin think can be the messenger?"

"Back to the king, Zhao slip is okay."

"Okay, according to what Ling Yin said."

After a pause, Xiong Huai suddenly asked, "Ling Yin, what if the Qi State is lucky enough to win the Five Nations Alliance?" ”

"If Qi Guo wins!" Zhaoyang squinted his eyes and shot out a cold light and said: "Then immediately unite with the Yue Kingdom, persuade the Song State, gather the forces of the Chu, Yue and Song Kingdoms, attack the southern part of the Qi State, buy time for the Qin and Yan Five Kingdoms, regroup the army, and then the Eight Nations Alliance Army will attack Qi, is there still a chance for the Qi State to be lucky?"

"Qi is better than the five countries, the world is powerful, the Yue country and the Qi country have a lot of dirt, and they will definitely not watch the Qi country grow stronger. The Song State is weak, but it is next to the Qi State, and the fear of the Qi State is even more serious than that of the Zhao State, and it will definitely take the initiative to unite with our Chu State under the panic, and even Chu will be Qi. ”

Xiong Huai nodded and said, "Ling Yin Lao Cheng will seek the country, and he will follow Ling Yin's words." ”