"Right?" Xiong Huai suddenly wondered, this is different from the previous estimate.

Originally, Xiong Huai thought that Sima Cuo sent 50,000 troops, the purpose was to open up the road from Wujun to Shangyong, so as to attack Hanzhong with Gan Mao before and after, and then lead troops eastward, and after detouring to Danxi, he joined forces with Gongzhong to break through the Danxi defense line.

However, now Sima Cuo actually stopped his troops after sending troops, only after capturing the Tongyi abandoned by the Chu State.

This is very different from the previous inference of the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai confirmed again: "Rhino head, didn't Sima Cuo really attack my Chu State Guanyi?" ”

"King, Wujun Shou came to report that Sima Cuo did not attack the Guanyi of Chu State."

"That... Will Sima Cuo have other calculations? ”

Gongsun Yan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Great King, the road from Ba to Wujun is dangerous, the river is dangerous, and there is no other road to find. If Sima Cuo really had a plan, then he had to wait for Gan Mao to break through the defense line of General Zhaorat, and then break through Shangyong, and then go south to Yuyi and attack Wujun from behind. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately denied it: "This is absolutely impossible, if Gan Mao captures Shangyong, it is impossible to let go of the Danxi defense line that is close at hand, and go south to Yuyi and attack Wujun." ”

Gongsun Yan responded: "The king, the minister also thinks so. Therefore, as long as Wujun guards the Guanyi, then Sima Cuo has no chance at all! ”

Xiong Huai nodded, then stared at the map and muttered, "Citrus!" ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai walked down from the throne, came to the hanging map, looked at the location of the fangyi, and then turned his head to Jingli and asked: "Ling Yin, the widow remembers the salt spring of Funiu Mountain in my Chu country, and it is in the fangyi!" ”

"That's exactly what the king is. There are many salt springs in the land of Bashu, but the three major salt springs on a large scale are all in the Wushan Mountains in the east of Bashu, which are occupied by our Chu country. Among them, the westernmost salt spring of Funiu Mountain is located in the upper reaches of Qianshui. Jing Carp came to Xiong Huai's side and pointed to a local road in the south of the city.

Xiong Huai was stunned when he saw that Qianshui was in the west of Pingdu Mountain.

After Sima Jian abandoned guarding Tongyi, he also gave up Qianshui.

In this way, the salt springs in the upper reaches of Qianshui also fell into the hands of the Qin State.

Although two of the three major salt springs in Wujun are still under the control of the Chu State, the loss of Qianshui will inevitably lead to the Qin State having its own salt source, and it will no longer be subject to the salt restrictions of Qi and Chu.

Similarly, from now on, I am afraid that the state of Chu will no longer be able to sell salt to the southern Zheng of Shudi, which will cause the state of Chu to lose a lot of wealth. At the same time, the decrease in the wealth of the state of Chu also meant the increase in the wealth of the state of Qin.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai nodded and said, "It seems that the purpose of Sima Cuo's dispatch of troops this time is for the widow's salt spring!" I want to cut off the exploitation of Bashu Nanzheng by the Chu State! ”

Gongsun Yan responded: "King, this possibility is extremely high. If the Qin State wants to compete with our Chu State for the three places of Wujun, Hanzhong, and Shangyong, it must go all out. However, the main force of the Qin State was outside, which would inevitably lead to the emptiness of Guanzhong. After several years of cultivation, the strength of Yiqu Kingdom has recovered most of it.

Moreover, the land of Bashu has only been seized by the Qin State for ten years, and perhaps, the Qin State still has concerns about the people of Bashu, so they dare not stay away from the army in order to compete for the mediocrity of Wu County. ”

Xiong Huai nodded when he heard this.

Then, Jing Li spoke: "King, although in the past, the Ba State took advantage of the fact that my Chu State had no time to take care of Wujun and recaptured Jiangzhou and Yangguan. But the reason why Zongyi is still in the hands of our Chu State is because the Pingdu Mountain in the east of Zongyi is still under the control of my country, and there is no danger to defend in Zongyi, the enemy army can come, and my Chu State can also go.

Therefore, as long as this war is over, all countries will return in vain, and our Chu State can still regain the lost citrus. At that time, our Chu State can also take the opportunity to raise the price of salt. ”

Xiong Huai didn't know whether it was okay or not, but he bowed slightly.

Then he turned around and returned to the throne, and said to Gongsun Yan: "Rhino head, pass on the edict of the widow, tell Sima Jian that no matter what Qin State plans, let him guard the river and water Guanyi, and if the city is lost, it will be lost." As long as you go to the important place of Shangyong, and there are many salt springs and a large scale of fish eupons, it is a great achievement. ”

"Yes, King!" Gongsun Yan responded.

Then, Xiong Huai asked Chen Zhen: "It's been almost a month since the countries invaded Chu, how is the Song State doing?" Are there any signs of sending troops? ”

Chen Zhen shook his head and responded: "Back to the king, the ministers of the Song State, with the support of my Chu State, are fighting against the King of Song. Although the king of Song deposed Hui Ang and Dai Yuan, he took Qiu Liquid as his face. However, the order to recruit soldiers was still resisted by the ministers, coupled with the rumors spread by our Chu State in the Song State, so the gathering of Song soldiers was extremely slow.

However, even so, more than two months have passed, the Song State still has nearly 100,000 troops gathered in the capital Shangqiu, and Pengcheng also has 50,000 troops, so the minister is worried that the day when the Song State will send troops is not far away. ”

Xiong Huai smiled indifferently and said, "Okay, it is enough to delay the Song Kingdom for a month." The alliance of the six countries against Chu and the delay in sending troops to the Song State was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the morale of all countries. The art of war is cloudy, one blow, then decline, and three exhaustion. At this moment, all countries have been fighting Chu for a month, and their sharpness has been lost, and it is hopeless to quickly defeat our Chu country!

As long as we enter a war of attrition, our Chu State will defend the territory and be well prepared, and the countries will not be able to spend a long time with the widows. ”

Hearing this, the ministers said in unison: "The king is wise! ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and then said with a smile: "Spread the edict of the widow and inform all parts of the Chu State, saying that all countries are coming, but they have also been blocked by our Chu army outside the defensive circle, so that all places can maintain confidence in victory, and let the people rest assured that the final victory will definitely belong to my Chu State." ”

"Yui!"

While the news of the defeat of the coalition forces spread throughout the Chu State, many rumors were also widely spread throughout the Song State.

"Emperor Qin and King Chu, the state of Chu maintains the strength of the third generation, and the mandate of heaven is in Chu?"

"The widow was convicted by heaven, and the reason why the Song State did not suffer disasters was because of the Chu and Song Alliances, and the Song State had the protection of the Mandate of Heaven of the Chu State, so it was preserved?"

"Once the widows send troops to attack Chu and lose the protection of the Mandate of Heaven of Chu, the heavens will use the power of ghosts and gods to bring disaster to the Song State?"

At this time, King Song trembled with a wooden slip in both hands, his eyes were full of anger, and his face was extremely angry and laughed: "Ridiculous, ridiculous." Could it be that these people want to make the widow submit just because of this rumor? The widow is not even afraid of heaven, can he still be afraid of ghosts and gods?

What's more, the destiny is in Chu, this is even more of a big joke! Who said that the destiny is in Chu? Who can prove it? Could it be that the three generations of Chu are strong?

The three generations of the Chu State have only been for decades, and the Wei State has also been strong for three generations in the past, and it has been strong for more than a hundred years, who has ever said that the Mandate of Heaven is in Wei.

As a result, once the Wei State was besieged by the whole world, the Wei State declined and did not recover for decades. ”

Saying that, King Song roared angrily: "In the past, Wei was like this, and now Chu is the same, this time the countries invade Chu, which is the beginning of the decline of Chu, and Chu is the same as Wei, don't think about turning over again, and all countries will not give Chu a chance to turn over!" ”

Qiu Ye listened to the roar of King Song, cold sweat flowed down his back, and he hurriedly spoke: "King, as soon as this ghost god says, it must be that the Chu State is afraid of my Song State, so he made this decision, intending to intimidate my country. However, although I, the wise man of the Song Kingdom, would not believe these rumors, ordinary people believed in them. ”