As soon as Xiong Huai heard that Jing Shao had objections, he immediately asked, "What does Doctor Shang think?" ”

Jing Shao Zhengse said: "King, most of the ministers also agree with Zuo Sima's suggestion, but the ministers have different views on Zuo Sima's analysis of the three kingdoms of Qin, Han and Wei.

As we all know, in the last war, Zuo Yin sent an envoy to Qin to make peace, and Qin originally intended to make peace with our Chu State, but because Wei State interfered with it, Qin and Chu failed to negotiate peace.

Not only did it fail, but the Qin State, which had not made any effort or even effort, also began to attack Chen Cheng with all its strength under the peace of the Wei State. However, after Chen Cheng was captured, the Qin State only got a mere fifty miles of land from Korea, and did not get a size of land from the Wei State. In this way, how could Wei convince the King of Qin?

Moreover, Qin's last effort and harvest were not equal. And now, the Qin State has once again sent 200,000 troops to attack Chu, and it is also led by Qin Prime Minister Gan Mao himself. The minister thought that with the greed and barbarism of the Qin State, he would definitely not do his best for the sake of other countries. ”

As he spoke, Jing Shao arched his hand heavily: "King, just as the minister just said, the minister thinks that this time the five countries will attack me, the main force of which must be the Qin State, and the Han and Wei countries are the wings of the Qin State, and the main target of the Five Kingdoms' attack is the land of northern Han."

Therefore, the minister thought that it was far from enough to have only 100,000 troops on the front line of Fangcheng Ye County, and that 200,000 troops were necessary to be foolproof. ”

"Two hundred thousand troops!" Sima Jian let out an exclamation, and then asked loudly: "What Doctor Shang said lightly, but where did the extra 100,000 troops come from?" In the previous defeat of Chencheng, our Chu army lost more than 100,000 troops, and now in order to guard against key points in various places, even if they try their best to compress the western and eastern fronts, they have already requisitioned all the people in Jiangbei.

Conscription of 100,000 troops again, even if you exhaust all your strength and levy all the people in Jiangnan, it will not be enough for 100,000. ”

Jing Shao naturally also knew the situation in Jiangnan, Dongting Pengze was barren and sparsely populated, and it was difficult to gather an army of 100,000 even in its heyday, not to mention the situation that Jiangnan was now carrying out normal conscription.

However, on the front line of Fangcheng Ye County, there are only 100,000 troops, which is too few.

Not only because of the real crisis on the Qin side, but also to enhance Sima Jingque's strength.

The next battle was a key battle for the Chu State, and it was also a key battle for Sima Jingque to enter the dynasty soon after, and the 100,000 army was reluctant to even defend, let alone take the initiative to attack.

The credit for turning the tide and turning the tide of the war is what others want, and Jing Que wants it even more.

Thinking about it, Jing Shao did not back down and said: "Since there are not enough troops, transfer them from other places." As long as the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Han mainly attacked Hanbei, it would be difficult to threaten Huaibei with the strength of Qi and Song alone. Therefore, we can transfer troops from Juyang and Huangcheng, and each of the two places will transfer 50,000 Chu troops to Fangcheng, Juyang will leave 15 Chu troops, and Huangcheng will leave 50,000 Chu troops, which will be enough to deal with the two countries of Qi and Song. ”

Before Jing Shao's words fell, more than ten important ministers such as Zuo Yin Zhaochang, Zuo Tu Qu Yuan, Xianyin Fan Huan, Tingli Sun Hao, and Zuo Sima Sima Jian objected in unison:

"Your Majesty, the words of the Doctor are misleading to the country, and you must not listen to them."

Jing Shao saw that except for a few ministers of the Jing clan's forces, all the other ministers spoke up against it, and immediately said angrily: "Doctor Ben is dedicated to the country, all out of a public heart, how can he mislead the country?"

Although South Korea's strength is somewhat incomplete, South Korea's vitality is still there, and now South Korea is only sending 50,000 troops, and it is led by Han Wei, which is clearly a suspicious army, and its main force must be led by the storm kite, and is spying on the city of our Chu State in the country.

And the same is true on the Qin side, although the Qin State sent 200,000 troops, but the Qin State is a land of four stops, and only a very small number of troops can hold Guanzhong. And the hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers in the Qin State are enough to make up an army of 300,000 just by letting half of the people in the country send troops to their families.

Therefore, there must be an army of nearly 200,000 in size in the Qin-Han coalition army, which is spying on the land of Hanbei in our Chu State.

The 200,000 Qin-Han coalition army, plus the 150,000 army of the Wei State, this army of nearly 400,000, with only the 100,000 Chu army of Fangcheng Yejun, if you want to hold the defense line of more than 200 miles, how can this be held. ”

After speaking, Jing Shao saw that the faces of the other ministers showed more or less heavy colors, thinking that he had already said that he had moved the ministers, and while his heart was relieved, he immediately looked at Qu Yuan and said:

"Zuotu, the new policy of the three counties of northern Hanbei for several years is not only your painstaking efforts of Zuotu, but also an important line of defense in the Jianghan region of the core of my Chu State. The loss of northern Han will not only ruin your hard work and block the rebirth of my Chu State, but also make my Jianghan region and even Yingdu often be harassed by Qin and Han.

Therefore, the land of Hanbei cannot be lost, and only 200,000 troops can keep the Fangcheng Hanshui. ”

Qu Yuan shook silently when he heard this, why didn't he want to make sure that the land of northern Han was foolproof! He was also reluctant to have a little loss in the three counties of Hanbei.

It's just that now that the Chu State has exhausted all its strength, the troops are still insufficient, so it can only make sacrifices for the three counties of northern Han.

If Qin and Han really took out 200,000 troops again, then he could only give up Yejun and let Yejun Shouzhaohua lead the army to retreat to Fangcheng, and then join Sima Jingque to defend Hanbei County with an army of 100,000.

Qu Yuan thought that there was a Great Wall on Fangcheng Mountain that had been operated by the Chu State for many years, and the fortress Fangcheng under the mountain was also very strong.

It's just that it's a pity for Ye Jun in this way!

However, in order to win over the Huainan and Huaibei feudal monarchs, avoid them from centrifugation, in order to recover the lost territory, in order to stabilize Ling Yin Zhaoju, even if Ye County is sacrificed, it is worth it.

With the two counties of Xiangyang and Hanbei present, his new policy can still continue.

Thinking about it, Qu Yuan shook his head at Jing Shao: "Doctor, in the past few years, my Chu State has lost thousands of miles of land in Huaibei, and such a large territory must not be handed over." Therefore, in order to recover the lost territory, the two places of Juyang and Huangcheng cannot afford to lose, and they agree with Zuo Sima's strategy. ”

When Jing Shao heard this, his face froze, and then he looked at Zhao Chang, who was constantly struggling with Zhao Ju: "Zuo Yin, I thought that Yi Yin could only order Yin, and only 150,000 Chu troops were enough to withstand the pressure of Qi and Song, I don't know what Zuo Yin thinks." ”

Zhao Chang smiled lightly when he heard this.

Although it is true that he has a conflict with Zhaoju, there is no contradiction between him and the feudal monarchs of Huainan and Huaibei.

Not to mention that not long ago, the two Huai feudal monarchs jointly gave him a heavy gift, just said that Juyang Huangcheng is the place that the two Huai feudal monarchs are most concerned about, and it is the place where they want to protect it with all their might, just by virtue of this, he can't open his mouth to transfer troops from Juyang Huangcheng and Huangcheng.

Thinking about it, Zhao Chang smiled and reassured: "Doctor, Juyang Huangcheng is the henchman of the Han, Wei and Song Kingdoms, and I think that Han, Wei and Song Qi will definitely attack here." Therefore, the doctor thought that the five countries would attack Hanbei, and the doctor thought that the doctor was too worried. ”

Jing Shao's face darkened when he heard this, and then he didn't look at Zhao Chang, and then looked at Fan Huan.

It's just that after Fan Huan saw him come over, he shook his head directly without waiting for him to speak.

Seeing this, his face darkened.

Then, Jing Shao looked around the ministers and saw that no one came forward to support him, and he couldn't help but feel gloomy.

Then, just when he was disheartened, he suddenly saw Deng Lingguang, the right Sima who had been silent among the ministers, and couldn't help but say: "Right Sima, I don't know if you think you should increase the number of Sima!" ”

Deng Lingguang was stunned, he didn't expect Jing Shao to suddenly ask him.

The strategy that Sima Jian said, but as a result of many discussions between him and Sima Qian, how could he oppose himself?

Besides, Jing Shao's strategy of transferring troops from Huaibei to Fangcheng is too unrealistic.

If Huaibei is lost, it will not only be difficult for Chu to recover Huaibei in the future, but it will also make Huainan face the troops of various countries. The transfer of troops, the feudal lords of the entire Lianghuai region will not agree.

If the main force of the Chu army defends Huaibei, then the feudal lords of the two Huai regions will inevitably exert twelve points of combat power for themselves.

And the main force is concentrated in Fangcheng, and it is good that the feudal monarchs in the two Huai regions can exert half of their combat power.

Moreover, he and Sima Jian were still very suspicious that if they let the feudal monarchs go to defend Fangcheng, once the Qi and Song coalition forces attacked Juyang, those feudal monarchs would be worried, and then when the Qin and Han coalition forces attacked Fangcheng, they would take the opportunity to flee.

Will they or won't.

Thinking about it, Deng Lingguang responded coldly: "Doctor, I think what Zuo Sima said is true. ”

"You hum"

Jing Shao saw that Deng Lingguang rejected the olive branch he threw out, and couldn't help but snort coldly, then flicked his sleeves suddenly, and returned to his original position with a pale face, not speaking.