"Not really." Zuo Cheng saw the change in King Chu's face, and immediately spoke: "Great King, the reason why the Wu State failed in the Qi naval battle back then was because the Qi State was making every effort to deal with the Northern Expedition of the Wu State. Therefore, the exhausted Wu Guoshui Division was ambushed by the Qi army who were waiting for work, and then he was defeated.

However, the situation today is very different from that of the past. In order to attack our Chu State, the Qi State not only let Kuang Zhang sit in Qinghe City, but also sent 20,000 sailors to spy on Huaiyin. Subsequently, in order to defeat the Yan State, the Qi State sent Tian Jia to respond, and Tian Jia was able to rush to Zhongshan quickly, which must have been supported by the Qi army's naval division. ”

Saying that, Zuo Cheng arched his hand again and said: "Great King, the minister just said that the hinterland of Qi is empty, not only because the troops of the cities of Qi have been transferred, but also because the sailors of Qi are not there. If our Chu State Naval Division goes north at this time, the Qi State government and the opposition will definitely be terrified. And as long as the Zhu State can drag Kuang Zhang in Qinghe, then the Qi State will definitely tune their voices and return to China when they see our army approaching. ”

Xiong Huai hesitated when he heard this.

Zuo Cheng's words sound very reasonable, but the risk is also very large, above the sea, the lone army is deep, in case of defeat, the sailor will be in danger.

The sea is not as good as the land, and if the battle on land fails, the army can still break and flee in all directions. But above the sea, where can the rout army run, capsizing, getting lost, lack of fresh water, strong winds, torrential rains, etc., these are all fatal.

Then, Xiong Huai remembered the sailor of the Qi State who was suppressed by the Chu State in the water village, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Xianqing, Tian Jia went to Zhongshan, there is no definite news about whether he will take the waterway yet, what if it is Zhao Guo who directly borrows the land route!"

Also, in the Qi State Water Village in the north now, there are 20,000 Qi State Water Divisions stationed. If our army loses in a long-distance attack on the Qi State, and then the Qi State Naval Division of the Qinghe River goes to sea to cut off the return route of our army, in this way, wouldn't our Chu State Naval Division be completely annihilated. ”

"This..." Zuo Cheng was stunned.

Just now, he just had a whim, remembering the emptiness of the hinterland of the Qi State, so he proposed that the sailors raid the Qi State.

However, this is based on the premise of the emptiness of the Qi State, in case the Qi State Navy Division did not send Tian Jia to Zhongshan, but stayed in the Qi State itself, then the Qi and Chu Navy Divisions may break out a decisive battle above the sea.

In addition, the Qi State Water Division in Qinghe City may appear in the rear of the Chu army at any time and cut off the retreat of the Water Division.

This is indeed a very risky thing to do.

As for whether the water division of the Chu State can defeat the water division of the Qi State, and then take advantage of the situation to attack the hinterland of the Qi State...

Zuo Cheng didn't know the bottom of this matter, after all, Zhu Guo also said just now, and the location was all on the side of Qi State.

Just when Zuo Cheng hesitated, Shen Yifu, the main general of the water master, came to Zuo Cheng's side and saluted: "King, the minister is willing to lead the army to raid the Qi country." ”

Xiong Huai was stunned, and when he saw that the master of the water division took the initiative to ask for battle, he still shook his head and said: "The general is willing to share the worries of the widow, and I am very relieved." However, the question now is not whether the general is willing or not, but whether our Chu State Navy Division can achieve its goal by rushing thousands of miles to the hinterland of Qi State and let the Navy Division successfully return to Chu State.

The war is dangerous, and the widow must not be careless. If it was to rescue the Yan Kingdom, and let the general lead his father and brothers to lose their lives to complete an impossible task, the widow was unwilling. ”

When Shen Yifu heard this, he was deeply moved and said: "The king's love is grateful." However, when it came to attacking the hinterland of Qi State, the minister thought that he could fight it. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, his face remained unchanged and said, "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Shen Yifu responded: "King, if the water division of the Qi State is united, the ministers may not dare to go north to attack Qi." But now that Qi has set aside a part of the water division to put it on Huaishui in order to peek at Huainan, then now the minister has some chance of winning. ”

Saying that, Shen Yifu smiled and arched his hand: "The king is now empty in the hinterland of the Qi army, and the land of the king of Qi is newly established, once the whole Qi country sees that our army is directly attacking the hinterland of the Qi country, the king of Qi will definitely mobilize a large army to block it, so as not to really kill our army in the hinterland of the Qi country." Even..."

Saying that, Shen Yifu paused and said with a smile: "King, if Tian Jia went to Zhongshan Country and was really transported by the Qi State Water Division, then the main force of the Qi State Water Division must still be above the river right now." The target of the minister's attack was Langya Jimo. From the river to Langya, the road is very long.

Therefore, if the Qi State delays the movement of our army, it is very likely that the Qi army and water division of Qinghe will drag our army. Even if the Qinghe Qi army is unwilling to harass our army along the road, but our army goes to the hinterland of Qi, it will be transferred by the king of Qi to cut off our army's retreat.

Therefore, the minister's countermeasure is to wait for the Qinghe Water Division to go to sea, and our army will first turn back and break the Qi Army's partial division. ”

"Deal with the Qinghe Water Master first?" Xiong Huai muttered in a low voice.

"Exactly!" Shen Yifu arched his hand and said: "King, the sea is not as good as the land, and if people want to act on the sea, they must use ships." Otherwise, even if it is an army of millions, it can only look at the ocean and sigh.

The ministers knew that the king was worried, but they were worried that the back road of the army would be cut off, and once it failed, the water division of the Chu State would be wiped out.

However, as long as the minister first solves the Qi army and water division in Qinghe, then once the battle is unfavorable, he can return the same way.

In the past Wu Qi naval battle, even if the Wu naval division was ambushed, even the main general was captured by the Qi State, but the sea is vast, as long as you really retreat and the back road is not broken, you can retreat at any time.

Moreover, the sailors of our Chu State are invincible in the world, and the Qi State may not be an opponent. ”

Xiong Huai fell silent when he heard this.

Although Shen Yifu said it easily, things may not be as he expected.

Not to mention whether the Qinghe Water Division of the Qi Army will really be entangled, even the Water Division of the Qi State is not so easy to deal with.

For the sailors to go north, Xiong Huai's biggest concern is not the back road, but the fact that the Chu navy can't defeat the Qi army at sea.

The reason why there are such concerns is because in the past, the sailors of the Chu State only crisscrossed the river and never set foot in the sea. This is not the case with the Qi country, which has the advantage of fish and salt since ancient times, and often deals with the sea, and the navigation technology of the Qi country is the most in all countries.

Crossing the sea to the east, leading to Jiuyi, this is not just talking.

Long before the Duke of Qi Huan, there were already caravans traveling between Qi and Korea by sea, and the Wenpi of North Korea was listed as one of the seven treasures of the world by Guan Zhong.

Even, Xiong Huai wondered if those adventurers in the Qi Kingdom had already found the Dongying Islands at this time.

After all, the famous Xu Fu a few decades later, people in later generations said conclusively that he went to Dongying to be the emperor of the soil.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai couldn't help but shake his head.

"King!" Shen Yifu wanted to persuade him again, but saw that the king of Chu raised his hand to stop him.

Seeing this, he could only retreat helplessly.

Then, Xiong Huai paused, and then asked, "Zhuqing, there is no other way than for the sailor to attack the hinterland of the Qi Kingdom. ”

When everyone heard this, they fell into hard thought, and for a long time, no one spoke.

After a while, Zhao Ju suddenly stood up and saluted: "Great King, the minister already has a way to break through Qinghe City and repel Kuang Zhang. ”

Xiong Huai's spirits perked up, and he hurriedly asked, "Why did Zhuguo teach me?" ”

Zhao Ju responded: "King, that is the place where the enemy is attacked must be saved, and the sailor is rushing to the hinterland of Qi State." ”