"Qi Guo...... Declare war on your Chu State? ”

Zhao Hongrun's face was full of solemnity. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Don't think that the state of Qi declared war on Chu has nothing to do with the state of Wei, in fact, according to the alliance of the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu Xi, when the king of Qi and Wei decided to fight with the state of Chu, and it was not the kind of small fight in the past, then the state of Wei must abide by this covenant, cooperate with the two countries of Qi, and jointly send troops to fight against the state of Chu.

And this incident will undoubtedly disrupt the strategy formulated by Zhao Hongrun and Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng.

After all, the current national policy of Wei is to consolidate national strength to fight against the strong enemy South Korea in the north, and Chu is no longer the most threatening hostile country for Wei, because Zhao Hongrun and Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, have an agreement in private, and this agreement has also been tacitly approved by Wei Tianzi.

As for Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, his current strategy is also to provoke trouble in the chaotic country of Pakistan and take the opportunity to profit from it.

But if Lu Xi, the king of Qi, really declared war on the state of Chu, then whether it was Zhao Hongrun or Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, their plans would be broken and they would have to fall into the quagmire of war.

"When?"

Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked.

"Just last month." Xiong Hu let out a long breath, frowned and said: "Last month, the Picheng that the Qi State was repairing was almost completed, and the King of Qi, Lu Xi, casually made an excuse and launched an offensive against Liyang. …… Although it was a tentative attack, it also caused Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng to suffer a lot of losses. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said half-jokingly: "Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng has suffered a lot of losses, shouldn't you and Xiong Tuo laugh secretly about this?" ”

"Hehehe." Xiong Hu laughed twice, nodded and said, "If Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng loses a lot, this will be a good thing for Lord Xiong Tuo. …… The problem is that this time Qi Guo is probably not a small fight. ”

"How so?"

Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.

In view of the long war between Qi and Chu, Zhao Hongrun knew a little.

Don't look at the state of Chu is a fairly powerful country in front of the state of Wei, but in front of the state of Qi, the people of Chu have little confidence.

It's as if Wei was in front of Korea after the fiasco of the Battle of Shangdang.

The contemporary King of Qi, Lü Xi, is indeed a very outstanding king, and the Qilu coalition army he led with one force can beat the Chu army almost every time.

In a good mood, fight the state of Chu; In a bad mood, hit the state of Chu.

I don't know if Lu Xi, the king of Qi, is so happy, or if he is simply unhappy with the Chu State, as if if he doesn't send troops to fight the Chu State a few times a year, he will be uncomfortable.

What's even worse is that Qi not only has a powerful Qilu coalition army, but also famous Tian generals like Tian Tan and Tian Yan.

Especially Tian Tan, fighting Chu is like a common thing, and conquering several cities in Chu State a few times is like playing.

It is precisely because of this that the nobles of the Xiong clan of Chu State are afraid and hateful to Qi Wang Lu Xi, the general Tian Tan and others, and it is said that they will curse these people to die early every night before going to bed.

And after hearing Zhao Hongrun's inquiry, Xiong Hu just said a word.

"It is said that Lu Xi, the king of Qi, is terminally ill and will soon ......"

“……”

Zhao Hongrun immediately understood.

And also realized that if the Qi State declared war on the Chu State this time, it would not be a small fight, it was likely to be a huge battle involving several countries with the purpose of destroying the Chu State.

The reason is very simple, because among the heirs of King Lu Xi of Qi, there are no capable people, and it is said that they are all mediocre people.

Therefore, for the sake of the future of the Qi State, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, is bound to destroy the Chu State in his lifetime, and take a step back to say that at least the Chu State must be crippled, otherwise, once he dies, the Chu State will inevitably launch an unprecedented offensive to retaliate against the Qi State for what the Qi State had done to them before.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun suddenly realized and said with relief: "I see, no wonder Xiong Tuo is in a hurry to go to Pakistan, it turns out that he went to Pakistan to train his troops......"

Hearing this, a few hints of discoloration flashed in the eyes of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu.

Yes, the reason why Xiong Tuo was in a hurry to go to Pakistan was not to seek benefits, but to train troops.

In the past, Xiong Tuo's command was all farming soldiers, simply put, a group of troops who usually cultivated the fields in their hometowns and were only called up during war.

The predecessor of the Shang Water Army, that is, the army of Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xuancheng, and Xiong Hu, the Jun of Pingyu, who attacked the Wei State, was this kind of farming soldier.

However, at the beginning of the Yanling battlefield, the Chu army was almost wiped out by the Junshui army under the command of Zhao Hongrun at that time.

25,000 people, 60,000 people, the latter is not an opponent at all.

Therefore, after the end of the Chu-Wei campaign, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, gave up the original farming soldiers and adopted the elite strategy of Wei and Korea, and trained 100,000 troops.

Half of the grain that was secretly transported from Wei to Chu was for this army.

But the problem is that although the training ground of the new army is almost complete, these soldiers have never set foot on the battlefield after all, so in view of the imminent battle of Qichu, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, did not care to urge Zhao Hongrun to urge that batch of weapons and equipment, so he took the army under his command and rushed to Pakistan with rudimentary weapons and equipment, taking advantage of the chaotic situation in Pakistan to temper this army, hoping to make it take shape as soon as possible.

And Xiong Hu didn't want to reveal this matter to Zhao Hongrun, but unfortunately the latter saw through it.

This made Xiong Hu a little nervous, for fear that Zhao Hongrun would regret it.

You must know that once Qi and Chu go to war, Wei is also within the Qi, Lu and Wei Three Kingdoms Alliance, how can they risk being hated by Qi and blamed by the world, and then privately fund Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng?

Even, as the most dazzling winner of Wei's military exploits in recent years, Zhao Hongrun is likely to be asked by Qi to lead an army to attack Chu together.

Under this general trend, even with Mi Jiang as a link of relationship, Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su of Wei, and Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, of Chu, are likely to meet again on the battlefield and become enemies for the sake of their respective camp positions.

"It's really troublesome......"

Zhao Hongrun stood up and paced back and forth in the hall.

In all fairness, he didn't have much interest in attacking the state of Chu.

There are three reasons for this.

First, the recent movement of troops and horses in the north of Wei was somewhat strange, and the court officials on the Wei side generally believed that this was a harbinger of Korea's attempt to seize Shangdang and Hedong from their Wei state.

No, even Zhao Hongrun's four royal brothers, Yan Wang Hongjiang, personally guarded Shanyang County, and Wei Mu, the general of the Southern Yan Army, also transferred the army to the east of the river.

Even, the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court is still urgently building a military road, from the royal capital Liang through Nanyan, to the east of the river, in order to once Korea starts a war against Wei, like the Dangshan army, the Shang water army, and the Junshui army, they can quickly support Shanyang along this military road.

Second, although the land area of Wei is far inferior to that of Chu and Korea, because the national population is not as good as the relationship between the latter two, in fact, the land in Wei is not tense, especially in the case of conquering the Song land, Wei has shown signs of less people and more land.

Therefore, although after assisting Qi to destroy Chu, Wei was bound to gain vast territory, but in fact, these lands did not have the most direct effect on Wei's national strength, and even caused Wei's army to suffer heavy losses during the attack on Chu.

The third, and most important point, is that in this battle, the Qi State will not win at all.

Of course, the victory mentioned here does not mean that the Qi State cannot defeat the Chu State, but that even if the Qi State can defeat the Chu State and cripple the giant of the great Chu State, it will not be able to maintain this advantage.

The reason is very simple, because the king of Qi Lu Xi is terminally ill and his life will not be long, once he dies, the state of Qi will inevitably fall into the civil strife caused by the sons of the king of Qi Lu Xi vying for the throne of the king of Qi, and at that time, all kinds of advantages of the state of Qi in front of the state of Chu will be lost, and even, the state of Chu may still have a chance to take advantage of the civil strife in Qi and counterattack the state of Qi.

In general, as long as the state of Chu can survive until the death of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, then this battle will be the victory of the state of Chu.

The state of Qi, which lost the king of Qi, Lu Xi, was not worthy of the fear of the state of Chu.

Although there is still a Tian Tan in the Qi State, Tian Tan is not the king of the Qi State after all, and the rights in his hands are restricted.

When Lu Xi, the king of Qi, was here, due to the strong support of the former, Tian Tan was undoubtedly a fierce tiger, but he could be replaced by a certain son of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, could Tian Tan still be trusted and reused?

Therefore, Zhao Hongrun is not optimistic about this battle anyway.

He felt that if he Wei was involved, then it was very likely that he would be busy in vain, and in the end he would not get anything.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at Xiong Hu, who was still nervous, and said with a smile: "Xiong Hu, why are you so nervous? Even if my Great Wei has to cooperate with the Qi State to wage war against your Chu State at that time, this king will receive this errand. …… Just let Xiong Tuo stay in Pakistan, you can accompany this king to play casually. ”

Xiong Hu was stunned when he heard this, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly, Zhao Hongrun said it so bluntly, he couldn't understand it, it was not a stupid word to describe.

Playing casually, the implication is that the two sides play a play with each other, and they can deal with the Qi country.

Although Xiong Hu knew Zhao Hongrun's attitude towards this battle, he still didn't dare to agree with the latter's words.

Is it really stupid to be the king of Qi, Lu Xi?

So, he shook his head and sighed: "King Su, I underestimate King Lu Xi of Qi too much. If the State of Qi asks your country to start a war against our Great Chu, then, if the King of Su is the commander, Lü Xi will inevitably ask the King of Su to lead his troops to the junction of Song and Lu, or even directly to the Qilu coalition army, it is impossible for him to let the King of Su attack Pingyu County or Huangcheng. ”

"Huh?"

Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, because if it was really as Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu said, then he really couldn't act with Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xuancheng.

And when Zhao Hongrun and Xiong Hu were discussing in the side hall, Chen Xiao was standing in the front yard of the Yangyu Clan's mansion, looking left and right.

At this time, Su Wangwei had re-assumed the protection of Zhao Hongrun, and when he saw Chen Xiao looking at the Yangyu Yi Clan's mansion, he recognized that this person had come with Zhao Hongrun, so he asked curiously, "What are you doing here?" ”

When Chen Xiao heard this, he said, "Where is King Su?" I want him to get my donkey back. ”

"Donkey?"

Su Wangwei didn't know Chen Xiao's situation, and couldn't help but be a little stunned when they heard this, but they still explained Zhao Hongrun's whereabouts to Chen Xiao: "His Royal Highness King Su, I am receiving Chu Ping Yujun in the side hall at this moment, what do you have to do, I'll talk about it later, don't disturb." ”

"Peace...... Monarch? ”

Chen Xiao, who was still smiling just now, suddenly sank.

I saw him pull out a sharp sword from the waist of the Su Wangwei in front of him, and rushed into the side hall where Zhao Hongrun and Xiong Hu were with the sharp blade.

(To be continued.) )