If there is a war on two fronts, once one direction is defeated, then it will be weakened, but if it wins, then it will directly dominate the world.

Xiong Huai was silent for a long time and asked, "If we want to defeat the Qin State or resist the attack of the Qin State, how many troops do we need in the Chu State?" ”

Zhao Ju replied: "Great King, the Qin army is the army of tigers and wolves, and the army is also a famous general in the world, and there are nearly 500,000 Qin and Han coalition troops, and it is impossible to be defeated in a short time. ”

"If you want to defeat the Qin State, you must weaken the Qin State, and there are currently three ways to weaken the Qin State, one is to destroy the Qin-Han alliance, the second is to contact Yiqu to harass the rear of the Qin State, and the third is that Bashu is newly attached, and the King of Shu is still there, so you can rebel against the King of Shu and contact the Ba people."

"Qin and Han are opposed, then the Korean army on the front line can change from an enemy army to a friendly army, and one plus and one subtract can add 200,000 troops."

"On the side of the Yiqu State, our Chu State can't hold out hope, the Qin army is heavily guarded against the Yiqu and can only harass it, not much of a threat. However, once it enters the stage of stalemate, then Yiqu's harassment will greatly consume the grain and grass of the Qin army and accelerate the decline of the Qin state. ”

"If Bashu is restored, then the threat of Qin to the western front of our Chu State will be weakened by more than half. Moreover, the restoration of Shu can threaten the southern Zheng of Qin at the same time. ”

"If all three of these are done, then the Qin State will be defeated without a fight. If two of them are realized, except for Korea, then our Chu State needs at least 400,000 troops to drag out the retreat of the Qin State at its exhaustion. If Korea betrayed the Qin State, then it would need 400,000 elite soldiers to be able to repel the Qin State. ”

"If none of the three are realized, then at least 400,000 elite soldiers are needed to keep the Chu State from falling behind in the defensive battle. If there are only 300,000 troops, then they can only defend against the danger and try to maintain an undefeated situation. ”

Xiong Huai said: "These three measures are simply impossible to achieve in a short period of time, so in this way, our war with the Qin State cannot be ended in a short period of time." ”

Zhao Ju said: "King, that's exactly the case. ”

"So how many more troops can we transfer to support the Great General now?" Xiong Huai asked.

Zhao Ju thought carefully for a while and said: "Great King, if the Zhao Rat Department of Hanzhong is only considered for defense, 70,000 elite soldiers can be transferred. Yingdu currently has 50,000 elite soldiers, and tens of thousands of troops can be recruited within three days, and tens of thousands of troops can be recruited within a month in Yandi and Dengdi. And where is the feudal monarch in the Hanshui River Basin, now that the national crisis is at hand, he should be able to recruit an army of one to twenty thousand. ”

Zhao Ju hesitated a little in the feudal monarchy, Xiong Huai could understand that if it was just an ordinary recruitment, the feudal monarchs would be at the top if they could send 20,000 troops, and as for the number of elite soldiers among them, it was unimaginable.

Xiong Huai squinted his eyes and said, "In other words, now we can immediately send to support the Great General, only 120,000 elite soldiers." ”

Zhao Ju immediately objected: "Great King, Yingdu is the capital of the country, and there must be heavy troops left, and no elite troops must be exhausted. ”

Xiong Huai bowed slightly, asking, "If you want to defeat the Qi State, then how many troops are needed?" ”

Zhao Ju paused and said, "Great King, now Zhao Wei is already fighting with the Qi State, and the Yue State has already reorganized its army to fight. Once the Yue State officially sends troops, then the Qi State will divide the troops again. ”

"In this way, the Tang Yu Department in Guangling will be released, and 100,000 elite soldiers can be divided to participate in the siege of Qi State. If you add the 200,000 elite soldiers of the Zhu Kingdom, then it is enough to defeat the Qi and Song coalition forces, but I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed in a short time. ”

Doctor Shangguan suddenly asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, if the Yue State is the same as the Qin State and sends troops to attack the Chu State, what should we do?" ”

Once he was bitten by a snake, he was afraid of the well rope for ten years, and the state of Chu was afraid.

Chen Zhen said: "Yue Guo doesn't have to worry, Yue Guo has cooked the envoy of Qi and has already announced that he will re-establish the descendants of the Lu family, this kind of behavior is no worse than a sneak attack on Qi State." ”

What the ministers don't know now is that Zhao Slip of Chu State has mixed with King Yue, and Xiong Huai is more at ease than others about Yue Kingdom.

But the possibility of King Yue's madness is not ruled out.

Xiong Huai said gloomily: "If the Yue State dares to sneak attack our Chu State, then the widow will form an alliance with the Qi State and divide the Yue State with the Qi State." The Qi State is strong, and the Qin State is not afraid, is it true that our Chu State is afraid? ”

The ministers were stunned when they heard this.

Xiong Huai then turned straight and ordered: "Pass the order of the widow, immediately send an envoy to the Yue State, ask the alliance leader Yue Guo to condemn the shameless behavior of the Qin State, and ask the Yue State to send troops to the Qi State." In addition, Tang Yu was ordered to be careful to guard against the Yue Kingdom, and once the Yue Kingdom sent troops to attack Qi, he immediately led 100,000 elite soldiers to attack Qi. If the Yue Kingdom sneaks up on us, then ask Si Shi to immediately send people to the Qi State Alliance. ”

"Command the Zhu State, prepare for war, and once the Yue Kingdom attacks Qi, then immediately send troops to attack the Qi State."

"The order was sent to Zhao and Wei, saying that the widow was willing to send troops to Qi, but asked Zhao Wei and our Chu to form a formal alliance."

"Order Deng and Chen to guard the two counties, and be strictly vigilant against the sneak attack of Yang Zhai in South Korea."

"Ordered the general Zhao Rat, leaving only 30,000 elite soldiers to defend Nanzheng, and the rest of the army went to rescue the general Qu Kuo."

"Keqing, you are fully responsible for dividing Qin and South Korea, even if you can't break up the alliance between the two countries, you must let the two countries centrifuge."

Chen Zhen replied: "Minister, take the order." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, paused, and continued: "The order is to recruit 50,000 troops in Yingdu within three days, and it is rumored that the feudal monarchs from all over the country will immediately send troops to Danshui, and it is said that the widow will personally lead the troops to fight a decisive battle with the Qin State, so that the feudal monarchs from all over the country can prepare for the national war." ”

As soon as Xiong Huai's voice fell, the ministers exploded.

The ministers said in unison: "The king can't." ”

Zhao Ju hurriedly said: "To rescue the general, just send a general, and you don't need the king to go in person." ”

Qu Yuan followed: "King, as the king of a country, he is a body of ten thousand gold, and the war is dangerous, how can he easily get into danger. ”

Chen Zhen said: "King, it is better to transfer the pillar country back to the division, so that it will be foolproof." ”

The other ministers all persuaded the king of Chu,

Xiong Huai shook his head and said: "Fei Er and others can know, the widow has his own decision, and the secretary does not need to say much." ”

Seeing that the persuasion was impressed, the ministers could only say: "The ministers are willing to fight to the death with the king and the Qin army." ”

Xiong Huai shook his head and said: "This battle is just a defensive battle, and my Chu State is not unavailable, let alone when my Chu State is about to die, there is no need for Zhongqing to fight with the Qin State." ”

The next day, Yingdu began to recruit troops on a large scale and fell into intense preparations.

The news that the king of Chu was ready to personally rescue the general Qu Kuo and asked the feudal lords from all over the country to send troops to prepare food soon spread from Yingdu to various places.

After receiving the order, the king of E was shocked and asked the messenger who gave the order: "Where are the princes of the court, there are many good ministers and famous generals of my Chu State, why don't you dissuade the king, the king of Chu personally went out to resist the Qin State, where is this for the ministers of my Chu State!" ”

The envoy replied: "Hui Ejun, I am only a messenger, and now that the king's order has been delivered, please send a large army to fight the king as soon as possible." ”