Seeing that King Yiqu was unwilling to face the reality, Gongsun Yan couldn't help but say bitterly: "The king, what the minister means is that it won't be long before the Yiqu Kingdom will be destroyed by the Qin State, and the king you will only go with the Yiqu." ”

King Yiqu was silent when he heard this.

Seeing this, Gongsun Yan said: "More than 20 years ago, the Qin State took advantage of the Yiqu chaos and raised troops to crusade, and the Yiqu State lost more than ten cities. Now the Yiqu State has lost two more battles in the face of the Qin State's partial division, and all the territories south of Xunyi have been lost, and the five cities have been ceded again to the Qin State to sue for peace. ”

"So now, how much land is left in the Yiqu Kingdom, and how many warriors can be recruited."

King Yiqu remained silent.

"Great King, if the Qin State solves this expedition of the Five Kingdoms, and then controls the 50,000 reinforcements sent by the Great King to help, and then raises troops to attack Yiqu again, dare to ask the Great King how to resist the attack of the Qin State."

"You must know that the current Qin State is still in the blockade of various countries, and the belligerent nature of the Qin State is known to the whole world, so I told the king in the past, as long as the Qin State cannot take advantage of the east, then it will definitely send troops to the Yiqu State."

"Don't take chances, the king."

King Yiqu had also considered this question, and now when he heard Gongsun Yan's question, he said: "The widow can borrow troops from the Hu people in the north and the Rong people in the west. ”

Gongsun Yan smiled disdainfully when he heard this: "Great King, their greed is even more than that of the Qin State, and their territory is far less rich than the land of the Yiqu State, if they borrow troops, it will undoubtedly drive the tiger and devour the wolf, I am afraid that the King will drive away the Qin State, and then he will not be able to drive away the Hu people and the Rong people." ”

King Yiqu was silent again, he hadn't figured out a solution to this problem yet.

Gongsun Yan continued: "If Yiqu is unable to expel the Hu people, then with the characteristics of the Hu people, the most beneficial thing for Yiqu is that they burn and loot and then leave, and then Yiqu loses a large number of people and property. The situation is serious, they directly annexed the population and land of Yiqu State, and then did not leave. ”

"If it is the former, the strength of the Yiqu State will continue to be damaged, then it will soon be destroyed by the Qin State, if it is the latter, the Yiqu State will be besieged from three sides, and it will perish faster."

"If the king is captured by the Qin State, the fate of the King of Shu, the king of Ba, the king should have heard of it, the king of Ba died directly and the country was destroyed, and the king of Shu lived a few years longer than the king of Ba, and he wanted to be his own Shu Hou but could not get it, Qin found an excuse casually, and killed the king of Shu."

As he spoke, Gongsun Yan said loudly: "King, do you want to be the King of Ba or the King of Shu?" ”

"If Yiqu is destroyed by others, I am afraid it will be worse than the destruction of the Qin State, according to the customs of the Hu people and the Rong people, I am afraid that Yiqu will not even be able to keep the side branch of the office."

King Yiqu was sweating when he was said, and he could only sigh and say: "It's just that in this situation, the widows have been defeated one after another at the hands of the disease, more than 50,000 people have been killed and captured, and the rest of the army has fled, and now the capital plus the army left behind before, it is less than 20,000, and the generals in the country are already afraid of Qin like a tiger, if they don't make peace with Qin, I'm afraid that it won't be long before the widow will become a prisoner of Qin." ”

Gongsun Yan saw that King Yiqu expressed his heart, and immediately spoke: "King, Yiqu Kingdom still has a chance. ”

King Yiqu looked at Gongsun Yan and said, "Sir, don't you want the widow to continue to oppose the Qin State and besiege the Qin State with the Five Kingdoms?" ”

"Exactly." Gongsun Yan arched his hand and said: "For the sake of the Yiqu State, now the king you will sooner or later become the king of the fallen country, and if the Yiqu State wants to avoid the fate of being destroyed by the Qin State, only by taking advantage of the siege of the Qin State by the Five Kingdoms, defeating the Qin State, and then recovering the lost territory in the south, can you continue to deal with the Qin State, otherwise..."

Hearing this, the King of Yiqu said angrily: "Rhinoceros, the current situation of the Yiqu Kingdom, how can it continue to fight against the elite division of the Qin State led by Yu Liji. Even if the widow ordered the cities to defend to the death, what was the use, the Five Nations Alliance was blocked out of Qin Pass, and there would be no reinforcements at all, it was just a death struggle. ”

Gongsun Yan said as a matter of course: "Great King, if the Yiqu Kingdom intends to defend the city to the death, of course it is just a death struggle, but if it takes the initiative to attack, then the situation will be very different." ”

King Yiqu laughed angrily: "Rhino head, the widow has been friends with you for many years, and has always treated you as a teacher, thinking that you are a respectable elder, why do you want to deceive the widow now." ”

"My Yiqu country has been scared by the Qin State, if I take the initiative to attack, maybe the Qin army will charge, and my Yiqu army will be scattered, how can I take the initiative to attack and fight with the Qin State?"

"Isn't this self-defeating, seeking quick trouble?"

Gongsun Yan did not answer King Yiqu's question, but asked rhetorically: "Great King, if this is not the case, is there any other way out for Yiqu Kingdom?" ”

King Yiqu did not answer.

Seeing this, Gongsun Yan sighed and replied for King Yiqu: "King, I know what you think, it's nothing more than wanting to drag out this period of time, so that the Yiqu Kingdom can slowly recover its morale, and drag it out for a few years to recuperate." ”

King Yiqu's face froze.

The reason why he is courteous to others is that he wants to learn from the legendary Yue country, which is located in the southeast of the world, and if he gets together for ten years, he may be able to make a comeback.

Seeing this, Gongsun Yan knew that he had been right, and reminded loudly: "King, such a simple truth, you can think of it, I can also think of it, that Qin State, which is full of talents, can't you think of it, will you still watch the Yiqu behind him recover day by day, and pull his back legs behind Qin State again." ”

After speaking, Gongsun Yan slowed down his tone and said: "King, don't be lucky, the current world is no longer the reasonable world hundreds of years ago, hundreds of years ago the world was known as eight hundred princes, and today, the number of countries that can protect themselves is no more than two palms." ”

"So, what does the minister mean just now, or just like the former overlord Wu Guo, once he falls into weakness, even the weaker countries than himself will come to the mouth, three wars in nine years, watching his country go to a dead end, but he will die silently, laughing for others. Or, just fight vigorously and make a good fight, and when the time comes, you will still be the king of Yiqu Kingdom. ”

was punctured by Gongsun Yan's illusions, and King Yiqu said weakly: "Rhino head, but the current situation of Yiqu Country is fundamentally vulnerable to the Qin State, and the widow is afraid that he will be powerless." ”

Gongsun Yan saw that the King of Yiqu was relieved, and immediately spoke: "Great King, soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent, and the elite army naturally has the use of the elite army, and as for the rabble whose military heart has been lost, there is naturally the use of the rabble. ”

“···” When King Yiqu saw that his army was said to be a rabble by Gongsun Yan, he immediately couldn't hold back his face, but he really couldn't refute it, in the previous two wars, his face had already been damn lost.

Thinking about it like this, I suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

"So, if the widow entrusts the army to the rhino head, what will you do with the rhino head?" King Yiqu asked.

Gongsun Yan smiled confidently: "King, since the army of the Yiqu Kingdom can't defeat the army of the Qin State, then it won't be fought well." The art of war has clouds: and then those who cannot be controlled, rush to their emptiness; Those who retreat and cannot be chased, and they are not able to reach quickly. Therefore, if the king wants to take the initiative to attack and remain undefeated, he can only avoid the real and fight the false, fight without fighting, and the speed must be fast. ”

"Avoiding the real and attacking the false?" King Yiqu's eyes were full of hesitation.