Jia asked with a serious expression, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the reinforcements attracted by Yuan Tao, even though they withdrew from Longzhou, were entrenched in the southeast of Longzhou, they waited for an opportunity, waited for the opportunity to move, and had to guard against it. ”

"Asking is reasonable, since the reinforcements have not dispersed, most of them will still offend the Qin army, and they should be beware of their sneak attack.

In addition, Kong Sheng recovered Linzhou in the south, Ju Yanzhang led the army to surrender, and Zhao Chen had no worries, since the king had no idea of crusading against Zhao Chen. The minister proposed to send a letter to Zhao Chen and continue to maintain friendship with each other.

When Zhao Chen resisted Mu Yi, Mu Heng, Ram Yue, and Lu Boning, he used troops against Zhao Tuo and Sun Ming as soon as possible. ”

Xu Wenda, Jia asked, and the attitude was very clear, and the reinforcements attracted by Yuan Tao could not be trusted.

Zhao Tuo and Sun Ming behind the reinforcements can't stay.

Ji Xuanling consulted Jia and learned that there was no way to chase and kill reinforcements.

Hearing Xu Wenda's proposal, his face showed embarrassment, and he said depressedly: "Zhao Tuo, Sun Ming, and at the same time send a large army, clearly intending to unite to resist Qin, and it is not easy to destroy the other party." ”

In the past, Zhao Tuo and Sun Ming, in order to compete for the old land of Tao Ce, did not hesitate to meet each other with swords and soldiers, and fought desperately, when the Qin army arrived in Longzhou, they did not have a truce, but they still sent reinforcements to support Yuan Ci, courseware Zhao Tuo, Sun Ming resented the Qin army and feared it.

For the two places, Zhao Tuo and Sun Ming formed a coalition army, and the Qin army could not inflict heavy losses on each other.

This matter needs to be considered in the long run.

At present, if you want to merge the two places, Ji Xuanling thinks about it before and after, and feels that it is time to divide and conquer.

Win over one side and suppress one side.

Regardless of Zhao Tuo, who was in the four states, or Sun Ming, who was entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, they fought alone and were not qualified to resist the Qin army.

If the strategy of divide and rule is adopted, Ji Xuanling firmly believes that the Qin army's southern expedition will be smooth all the way.

Raising his eyelids, glancing at Xu Wenda, Jia asked, Ji Xuanling said coldly: "This king wants to win over Sun Ming and crusade against Zhao Kuo, what does Aiqing think?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's time to win over Zhao Tuo and crusade against Sun Ming. Sun Ming is far more cunning and ambitious than Zhao Tuo. Moreover, Sun Ming had a grudge against the king in order to avenge his father. If Zhao Tuo is defeated, Sun Ming Xing may send elites to secretly assist Zhao Tuo.

At that time, the Qin army will face two elites, and it will be difficult to take care of the end! Jia asked, blurting out, wondering if the king was wrong.

Sun Ming?

Ji Xuanling didn't regard him as an opponent.

The Qin army marched south, and someone helped the Qin army contain Sun Ming.

During this period, when the army controlled by Sun Ming competed with Zhao Tuo, the elite sent by Zhao Tuo fell into the water.

Most of the old places left by Tao Ce fell into the hands of Zhao Tuo.

Sun Ming can't challenge Zhao Tuo with the land of two states, can he still challenge the Chu State, which is several times larger than Jiangnan?

The southern expedition is imperative.

Ji Xuanling was reluctant to put the Qin army on the stove.

"Asked, I think the king's proposal is good, the southern expedition is not as simple as imagined, but it is not complicated." Xu Wenda stroked his beard and said confidently.

Quickly walked to the marching map, spread the map on the desk, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister suggested crusading against Zhao Tuo for three reasons. ”

"Well, Aiqing, please speak."

Ji Xuanling bowed his head and listened to Xu Wenda's proposal.

He really wanted to hear what Jia Wendao and Xu Wenda said, and then contact his own ideas to strive to improve the deployment of the Southern Expedition.

Xu Wenda slapped himself in front of the map, pointed to the map, and said bluntly: "From the moment Zhao Chen invited the generals of Daqian to enter Dakang and help him quell the war in the four directions, the ministers firmly believed that the six eastern countries of Hangu, the grassland tribes outside the Great Wall, and the princes in Dakang were not the mortal enemies of the rise of the Qin State.

Da Qian, the only Da Qian, can stop the rise of Qin, and at present, it can destroy Qin in a snap of his fingers. Therefore, when the Qin army expanded, it was natural to first guard against the army of the Great Cadres and fight against the Great Cadres. ”

"Aiqing is reasonable, Da Qian, he is indeed a fierce rival for the rise of the Qin State." Ji Xuanling very much agrees with Xu Wenda's statement.

If it is said that the princes of Dakang and the six eastern countries are all stumbling blocks to the rise of Qin, then Daqian is a high mountain in front of Qin.

At present, the Qin State is not qualified to challenge and does not dare to challenge.

Many of his arrangements are all secretly guarding against Dakang.

Xu Wenda cleared his throat and said sharply: "In the past, the army of Daqian was stationed in various places and rarely participated in the affairs of the princes. Today, Zhao Chen invited the Daqian army to fight in Dakang to help him quell the disasters of all parties, and it is obvious that the Daqian court and even the Daqian Emperor recognized the existence of Dakang very much. A weak and dependent Dakang is not the slightest threat to Daqian.

Recently, with the rise of the Qin State, the Qin army has expanded in all directions, occupying more than ten prefectures of Dakang, endangering the foundation of Dakang, and may endanger Daqian in the future.

The minister believed that in order to maintain the existence of Dakang, the Great Cadres would never allow the smooth rise of the Qin State. At present, it is still able to maintain the posture of a great power and not send troops to invade the Qin State, if the Qin army continues to fight, continues to expand, and touches the interests of the Great Cadres, the elite of the Great Cadres in the territory of Dakang will inevitably turn around and deal with the Qin army.

Therefore, the Qin State must do whatever it takes to expand rapidly while the elite of the Great Cadres is pinned down in the south by Mu Heng, Mu Yi, Lu Boning, and Ram Yue. ”

Iron also needs to be hard.

Qin State, if you want not to be bullied by the big cadres, you still need to consolidate your strength.

"Well, Aiqing's words are full of heartfelt words, and when it comes to this king's heart."

Ji Xuanling nodded, feeling that what Xu Wenda said was all what he thought in his heart, and many places were more far-sighted than him.

As the saying goes, plan ahead and be prepared.

Daqian's cavalry helped Zhao Chen to fight, and they were indeed maintaining the foundation of Dakang, but fortunately, Zhao Chen's attention was still on the south.

The Qin army could barely seize the opportunity, and there was still a chance to expand.

One day, the Qin State will rise in front of the Great Qian's rebellion against Mu Yi, Mu Heng and others, and the Great Qian's attack on Qin will weigh its own strength.

Appreciated by Ji Xuanling, Xu Wenda became more and more happy, and said endlessly: "The Qin army occupies Liulin City, occupies Longzhou, and borders Jingxiang. At this time, Zhao Tuo sent reinforcements to come, clearly provoking the majesty of the king, and the Qin army's southern expedition to the Ming was smooth.

On the other hand, the south of the Yangtze River, where Sun Ming is located, is far away from the Qin State, and the crusade against Sun Ming will inevitably take advantage of Jingxiang, and the march to the south will easily allow Zhao Tuo to control the path, so that the army of the southern expedition will fall into a crisis. ”

"Aiqing is right!" Ji Xuanling agreed.

"In addition, has the king considered that whether it is the crusade against King Dong Changqin, or the Jiuli Mountain Alliance, and the conquest of the three Western Liang Divisions, Zhao Tuoquan did not participate, and now, why did he suddenly send troops to aid Yuan Ci after attacking Sun Ming?" Xu Wenda asked.

Ji Xuanling smiled and said, "Fighting against Sun Ming, the elite controlled by Zhao Tuo has achieved an unprecedented victory, and at this time, he is a little blind. ”

"The king is wise!" Xu Wenda smiled and said: "The arrogant soldiers will be defeated!" ”

Speaking of which, Zhao Tuo has been shrinking for many years, if Sun Ming is quickly solved and completely occupies the seven southern states, the Qin army will face a lot of pressure on the southern expedition.

It's a pity that Zhao Tuo didn't do this.

Xu Wenda gushed endlessly, explaining what he thought.

Many proposals were supported by Ji Xuanling, however, Jia Wenwen, who was listening on the side, had different ideas.

Leng Buding interrupted Xu Wenda's words and said: "Wang, Wenda, compared to Sun Ming, Zhao Tuo has a lot of difficulty in operating in the Jingxiang area, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the money and food are sufficient. At present, the Qin army has little understanding of the land of Jingxiang, and if it dares to march south, it will encounter many problems.

What's more, as far as a certain know, Zhao Tuo's soldiers are strong and strong, with 300,000 infantry and 100,000 sailors, and he controls the land of four states.

To conquer Zhao Tuo, Sun Ming sent troops to help, and the Qin army faced the resistance of elite soldiers in the land of Qizhou, and there was no certainty of victory.

On the contrary, Zhao Tuo has no enterprising heart, if Zhao Tuo is stabilized, through Jingxiang, the more than 100,000 elites commanded by Sun Ming can not stop the edge of the Qin army.

The minister always insisted on destroying Sun Ming first, and then surround Zhao Tuo. ”

"Asked, Zhao Tuo's army, except for the infantry, is all sailors, infantry against cavalry, there is no advantage at all, how can he block the Qin State Iron Cavalry, even if Zhao Tuo's troops are many generals, can he stop the Qin army's edge?" Xu Wenda insisted on his own ideas.

Speaking of which, he despised Zhao Tuo a little.

After all, Zhao Tuo has been shrinking in Jingxiang Sizhou for many years, if he has ambitions and wants to send troops to expand externally, as early as when he was in his prime, he has already sent troops to fight, so why wait until he is old and suddenly ambitious.

In a word, Zhao Tuo is afraid!

Afraid of Qin's tiger wolf, he would break into his one-third of an acre and destroy his current nourishing life.

Since Zhao Tuo was cowardly before he fought, what did the Qin army scruple about.

Jia Wenwen took a long breath and said in an unquestionable voice: "That's right, Zhao Tuo's infantry is not to worry. What about the water master, Wen Da, have you considered Zhao Tuo's water master. The Qin army is brave and good at fighting, but unfortunately there is no sailor training yet, and there is no elite sailor to cooperate with the battle, and the southern expedition of the iron cavalry may not be smooth. ”

The topography of the Jingxiang area, which is surrounded by Longdi and Xiliang, is completely different.

There are many lakes and rivers there, and there is no assistance from the water division, how to resolve the crisis if the Qin army is blocked by Zhao Tuo's water division during the war.

If the problem of the sailor is not solved, the Qin army's southern expedition is like building a castle in the air.

No matter how brave and good the Qin army is, how smooth the army is in the battle, and encountering the sailors, the Qin army may face defeat.

Navy?

Qin does not have a water division, but the Jingxiang area is a large number of rivers, Zhao Tuo's water division is brave and good at fighting, if you hear about Qin's southern expedition, with the help of waterway defense, how to deal with the Qin army.

Hearing the sound, Ji Xuanling's face showed a difficult color.

Jia asked and said yes, Zhao Tuo's sailor is indeed difficult to deal with, but it is not impossible.

"Wenda, ask, let's not talk about the problem of the Qin Army's sailors, Wenda, tell me your third reason!" Ji Xuanling said.

Xu Wenda did not hesitate and said: "Third, it's very simple, Zhao Tuo is lustful, he pampers several female dependents around him, and obeys them, which has caused dissatisfaction among many generals in the army. I believe that it will be beneficial to Qin's southern expedition! ”

After that, Xu Wenda didn't say much, but raised his head and stared at Ji Xuanling, waiting for him to make a decision.

"You're right, since Zhao Tuo has a weakness, we can make a fuss from them!" Ji Xuanling agreed with Xu Wenda's statement.

At this time, Xiang Jia asked: "Ask, the question you are worried about by the sailor is actually not a problem at all, if you can borrow troops from the Chu State, this problem will be solved." ”

Chu!

Recently, the relationship between the state of Chu and the state of Qin has recovered slightly, but Jia asked if he believed that the state of Chu would lend the water division of the state of Qin to fight.

What's more, the war between Qi and Chu in the east has not yet ended, even if the king of Chu has the intention to lend the Qin State sailors, he must also take into account the eastern battlefield.

"Your Majesty, the King of Chu may not lend us a sailor, and furthermore, General Xing has a prejudice against the Chu State and may not be willing to command the sailors of the Chu State." Jia asked.

When Ji Xuanling heard this, he raised his head and laughed: "Asked, this king doesn't need to borrow a water division from the Chu State, he just needs to ask the water division of the Chu State to cross south and fight with the Qin army against Zhao Tuo, don't you know, Han Daochang led the army to the eastern battlefield, at present, on the western front of the Chu State, Jing Hongyang led the water division to guard against the Qin army, if he can win over the other party to fight with the Qin army, Jing Hongyang does not need to guard against the Qin army at all, on the contrary, if he fights with the Qin army, the two countries can also divide the land controlled by Zhao Tuo and Sun Ming."

For the Qin State, why not give up two or three states in the south and get four or five states. ”

His plan does not have the idea of Qin fighting alone in the south of Dakang, and at present, the Qin army does not have this strength, but when the Daqian army is pinned down on the western front, if the Qin army can occupy all parts of the south, it will not be afraid of Daqian at that time.

Therefore, Ji Xuanling is ready to adopt a win-win plan with the Chu State.

Hearing this, Jia Wenwen suddenly realized, nodded and said: "If according to the king's plan, I believe that the Chu State is very willing to send sailors to fight with the Qin army, at that time, even if Sun Ming sends an army to help, the Qin army will have the help of the Chu army, and the situation is all in the hands of the Qin army!" ”

In this matter, Ji Xuanling said: "Can you persuade the King of Chu to send troops, it is related to the Qin army's southern expedition, and asked, you and Mu Cangchi went to Shouchun in person to try to lobby the King of Chu, if you succeed, everything will be fine, if you can't succeed, we will think of another way."

Wenda, since you know Zhao Tuo and his concubines, send someone to secretly go south and give them gold and silver, if you can win over, you can buy it, and if you can buy it, understand what Zhao Tuo thinks and understand Zhao Tuo's deployment as soon as possible! ”

"Whoa!"

Xu Wenda, Jia asked, Jaw head!

The matter was urgent, and the two did not dare to delay and acted quickly.

Ji Xuanling got up and walked towards the inner courtyard, preparing to ask Princess Mengluo to send a letter to the King of Chu to help him persuade the King of Chu.

Even, he was willing to go to Shouchun in person to meet the king of Chu.

Walking out of the hall, Jia Wendao turned to look at Xu Wenda, and asked puzzledly: "Wenda, how dangerous is the Qin army's southern expedition, have you considered why you still insist on supporting the king's battle, have you ever thought that if the Qin army advances and is suddenly defeated in the south, it will not only encounter Zhao Tuo, Sun Ming will lead the army to counterattack, but also may encounter Zhao Chen's army."

Besides, if Zhao Chen used the army of Daqian to eliminate Mu Yi, Mu Heng, Lu Boning, and Ram Yue in the south in advance, and then when the Qin army marched south, Zhao Chen suddenly led the army, united the elite of Daqian, and attacked the Qin army, how to solve it! ”

Jia Wendao's attitude was very serious, he was skeptical of the Qin army's southern expedition, and always firmly believed that the Qin State should train its own sailors and fight against Zhao Tuo and Sun Ming!

(End of chapter)