Regarding the matter of plundering the population proposed by Xiang Jun, in fact, Xiong Huai did not want to rob the population, but it was too late.

In the case that the reinforcements of the Qi State did not know when they would arrive, plundering the population would undoubtedly increase the consumption of the Chu army and disperse the strength of the Chu army, which was dangerous.

Seeing that the king of Chu rejected the suggestion of plundering the population, Xiang Jun had no choice but to say regretfully: "Yes, the king, the minister understands." ”

At this moment, Chen Zhen came out of the crowd and said, "King, the minister has a strategy that can break Xue Cheng's fighting spirit. ”

"Huh? What a strategy? ”

Chen Zhen arched his hand and said, "The king, it's Xue Jun." ”

Although Tian Wen recruited a large number of strong men from Xue Di, but among them, the people in Xue City were the mainstay, and as for the people outside Xue City, because of the lack of time, Tian Wen only recruited the people near Xue City. The area of Xue Di is more than 100 miles, and there are still many people who still remain in the local area. ”

"So, in the opinion of the ministers, why don't we recruit Ding Zhuang in these places in the name of Xue Jun, and then use the people of Xue Di to tell the city that Xue Jun has been re-established in Xue Di."

Xiong Huai thought about it, and directly used these people to attack Xue Cheng, that would be unkind, although the war was done to the extreme, but now this world has not degenerated to that extent.

After listening to Chen Zhen's words, Xiong Huai remembered that he was embattled, although the reinforcements in Xuecheng were the Qi army, but Ding Zhuang in Xuecheng was the people of Xuedi.

Therefore, this strategy can be used for centrifugation.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai nodded and said, "It's feasible." ”

Then, Xiong Huai Di Xiang Jun and Changsha said: "The two virtuous kings are going to various places, and by the way, they also brought some Ding Zhuang back, these people are useless." Also, the Song State was responsible for attacking the west and south of Xuecheng, and the two virtuous ministers should be careful not to clash with the Song army. ”

"The minister commands."

After a pause, Xiong Huai spoke: "Although the purpose of this battle Xue Cheng is the Song State, and the widow has given up, the capture of Xue City is not optional for the Chu State, but very important. Weakening the Qi state and strengthening the Song state is extremely beneficial to the future separation of the Qi and Song states. ”

"Therefore, the widow wants to capture Xue Cheng, I don't know why Zhuqing taught me."

Although he already knew that the Song State planned to withdraw the banner of the Chu State, Xiong Huai didn't care at all, because the banner of the Chu State was about to collapse, and the King of Song couldn't withdraw it, as long as the Chu State fell, then the Song State would be exposed in front of the Qi State, and the Song State would not be able to escape.

Therefore, sending Xue Cheng to the Song State, using Xue Cheng as bait, and forcing the Song State to go all out, can allow the Chu State to preserve its strength. However, this does not mean that the state of Chu can stand by and take Xuecheng, coerce the countries, and deepen the contradictions between the two countries of Qi and Song, which is the reason why the state of Chu must also capture Xuecheng.

When everyone heard King Chu's inquiry, they all nodded.

Tang Wu, as the main speaker of the attack on Xue Cheng, put a lot of effort into Xue Cheng, and at this moment, the king of Chu asked about the strategy of breaking the city, and took the lead in arching his hand: "King, although Xue Cheng is guarded by 150,000 troops, it is not impregnable. The biggest weakness of this, that is, Xue Cheng's army, is too large and complex. ”

Seeing that the King of Chu looked over, Tang Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and continued: "Xue Di's 150,000 army, the elite Qi army is only 50,000, but these 50,000 Qi troops are the biggest obstacle to our attack on Xue Cheng this time. ”

Xiong Huai nodded.

These 50,000 Qi troops are not only the backbone of Xue Cheng's defense of the city, but they are also the most determined, and it is difficult to separate.

"And the remaining 100,000 troops, the situation is quite complicated, it is not only the help of Xue Cheng to defend the city, but also the help of us to break through Xue Cheng."

Hearing this, Xiong Huai's spirits perked up, and he said, "Please tell me a little bit about Si Luo!" ”

Tang Yu responded: "King, there are two sources of this 100,000 army, among which there are about 40,000 reinforcements from Lu and other countries, and this part of the army is the key to our breaking the city." As long as we can subdue the Lu State, then these 40,000 troops are Xue Cheng's talisman. ”

"Suppress the country of Lu?" Xiong Huai frowned and said: "Si defeated, although the Lu State is now ruined, but now that we have not captured Xue City, I am afraid that the Lu State may not surrender to the Chu State." ”

Now the state of Lu has been surrounded by the state of Qi, and the land of the state of Qi is surrounded on all sides, and the land has also been seriously eroded by the state of Qi, and it has become a vassal state of the state of Qi. If it weren't for the fact that the State of Qi was worried about annexing the feudal state of the Duke of Zhou, it would lead to an ugly appearance and be easily interfered by various countries, and the State of Lu would have been finished long ago.

It is precisely because of this that although the country of Lu is small, under the protection of the state of Qi, it has not been affected by war.

Xue Cheng has not been captured yet, and Lu is still surrounded by Qi State, in this case, if Lu State agrees to surrender to Chu State, unless Lu Jun's head cramps, he can't do this kind of thing.

If the Lu State is unwilling to take the initiative to surrender, will it attack the Lu State and convince the people with strength?

Xiong Huai shook his head, this is impossible!

Although the country of Lu is small, it is not easy to fight, not only because of the pressure of public opinion in various countries, but also because the country itself is not easy to fight. Not to mention other places, if the Lu State sticks to the capital Qufu, then it will not be a problem to defend for a few years.

Qufu as the founding of the Lu State as the capital of the Lu State of the city, in the entire land of Qilu, is also second only to Linzi of the big city, the city has tens of thousands of households, the degree of solidity than Jucheng and other Qi capital of the four capitals.

Therefore, the state of Lu has the help of the state of Qi and refuses to take refuge in the state of Chu, if the army of the state of Chu rashly attacks the state of Lu, then the city of Qufu is the place where the Chu army is broken.

Regarding the situation in the state of Lu, the king of Chu is clear, and Tang Yu is even clearer. At this moment, seeing that the tone of the King of Chu had the meaning of rejecting and attacking the Lu State, Tang Yu arched his hand and said: "The King, Xue Cheng has not fallen, and the Qi State has not been defeated, Lu Jun will naturally not be willing to take refuge in the Chu State." Therefore, if we want the Lu State to surrender, we must first defeat the Qi State. ”

"There is a city in Xuecheng, and it is difficult to break through in a short time, so the minister means that when the army of Qi comes to aid Xuecheng, concentrate all the strength of the Chu army, and then borrow troops from the Song State, and make every effort to defeat the Qi army reinforcements, and then take advantage of the situation to enter the Lu State and force the Lu State to surrender."

"Siege for reinforcements!" Xiong Huai muttered, and then asked Jing Cui and Gongsun Yan, who were contemplative on the side: "Two virtuous Qing, I don't know what the strategy of defeat is. ”

Jing Cui's face was not very good at this time, the king of Chu had already ordered him to attack the city, and let Tang Wu deal with the Qi army, Tang Wu made such a suggestion, it was obviously anti-guest-oriented!

Jing Cui wanted to speak out against it, but seeing that the King of Chu had already made some changes, and Gongsun Yan and Tang Wu were all staring at him, plus he had no other good way to conquer Xue City.

After thinking about it, he spoke: "Great King, although the minister doesn't know whether the Lu State will surrender, but after the arrival of the Qi State reinforcements, it will be very difficult to conquer Xue City, so no matter whether or not the Lu State can be subdued, we must also defeat the Qi State reinforcements first." ”