As mentioned above, the Yan Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom are natural mortal enemies. In the situation of the Qi State, if you want to be strong, you must first expand to the north, at least obtain the land between the Yan State and the Qi State, and expand the territory below the southern Great Wall of the Yan State in order to expand the depth of your defense. Next, if the Qi State wants to develop again, it can only drive the Zhao State into the territory of the Zhongshan State, push its own defense line along the Yellow River, and then destroy the Song State and penetrate the tentacles into the Huai River Valley.

From this point of view, the road to the expansion of the Qi State is also very difficult, whether it is the Yan State in the north, or the Zhao Wei State in the west, or the Chu State in the south, they all encircle the Qi State in a corner and cannot move. Moreover, it is located in the plain, and the natural risk is limited, so it can only rely on the big river and the Huai River as its geographical border.

In comparison, the expansion of the Yan Kingdom seems to be more likely. Whether it is the vast grasslands in the north or the fertile land in the east that has not yet been occupied, they all have an advantage, and there is no need to compete with other countries only in the Hejian region. It's just that the cold environment in the north, under the current production conditions, is really much worse than that of the Central Plains, so Yan Guo must at least gain a foothold in the Hejian region before it can be said to develop to the north. In order to allow the Yan State to gain a foothold in the Hejian region, the Yan State not only relied on the Yishui and Dahe rivers to build two water Great Walls to resist the attack of the Qi State, but also to defend against the invasion of the Zhongshan people into Jidu, the Great Wall was established in the border area between the two countries, and the Xia Capital was established within the Great Wall, as the core city to dominate the entire southern defense line. Outside the Great Wall, there are Quyi, Yangcheng, Sanqiu and other places as buffer zones, and Zhongshan State.

As the core city of the entire southern defense line, Yanxiadu can not only rely on the Great Wall to resist the troops from Zhao and Zhongshan, but also allow soldiers and various reserves to go south along the Yishui River to reach the Great Wall of Yan, so as to prevent the attack of Qi. Thinking about it, even if you are a soldier like Sun Bin and Le Yi, if you want to break through this fortress, it can't be solved in a day or two.

After the succession of the son, he reversed the previous virtuous image, first rewarded the ministers who supported him, not only gave the official position and back cover, but also did his best to reward their families, the most eye-catching is Lu Mao Shou, not only obtained a huge fief, but also the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and the limelight was unrivaled for a while. However, as the counterinsurgency war continued, the army needed more and more food, grass and resources, and the rebellion, which had been hoped to be eliminated in a little more than a month, dragged on for four months, but it could not capture the lower capital, and the morale was greatly reduced. In order to quell the rebellion, Zizhi ordered an increase in taxes to support the front line, which led to complaints, and the popularity accumulated before was disappearing little by little. And in the lower capital, Tai Ziping was also a little unable to sit still.

"General, now that the military situation has reached the time of a decisive battle, if there is no more advance, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand the siege of so many large armies." Ji Ping stood on the head of the city in Xiadu, looking at the dense tents of the sub-period army under his feet, one by one like blooming mushrooms, beautiful but dangerous.

"Prince, the last general thinks that he should still ask for help from the State of Qi or the State of Zhao, otherwise with the current situation of our company, I am afraid that the day when the city will be broken is not far away." The city is now only about 10,000 soldiers and horses, and if you want to deal with the people on the opposite side, the defense is enough, but the breakthrough is really stretched, and the most important thing is that even if you break through, where to go after the breakthrough is also a problem.

Ji Ping pursed his lips and hesitated for a while, his hand clapped on the mottled city wall, "Is it to ask for help from the Zhao State, or to the Qi State?" ”

Seeing that he was moved, the city was overjoyed, "The best choice is better than Zhao Guo." ”

"Zhao Guo?" Ji Ping

"Surrounded by the four borders of Yan State, only Zhao State can fight with Qi State. Especially now that the northern frontier of Zhao is stable, and he is eager to compete with Qin for hegemony, if he can get the help of Yan, he will definitely be able to stabilize the rear and compete with Qin. ”

"Hmm." Ji Ping was silent.

"The most important thing is that Zhao State is far away from Yan State, and there is a Zhongshan State in the middle, and with this buffer, Zhao State categorically has no reason to take this opportunity to invade Yan State. If this is the case, wouldn't it be like when Wei captured Zhongshan, and cheapened Zhongshan in vain? ”

"As the general said, Zhao is separated from Zhongshan, will it send troops from afar to help our country? What's more, if you need Zhao Guo's rescue, I'm afraid it is not a reason to help in vain, whether it is the Yishui River Valley or the Donghu border, Yan Guo will not easily hand it over to Zhao Guo. ”

The importance of the Yishui River Valley can be said to be very important to the Yan State, because through the Yishui River Valley, you can bypass the Great Wall of Yan and directly attack the hinterland of Yan State. Moreover, in order to avoid Zhao's future attacks, Yan had to display the border several times the strength of Zhao. The south must guard against the Qi State that is eyeing the tiger, and the west must guard against the Zhao State with heavy troop hoarding, then the Yan State will completely become a vassal of the two countries.

"Your Majesty, at this moment, is there any other choice?"

"Not necessarily." Ji Ping said with a little apprehension, "Could it be that Qi Guo, can't you?" ”

Only then did the city know that in the heart of this prince, I am afraid that Qi Guo would have been listed as the first country to ask for help. It's not hard to speculate. Qi is in the south of Yan State, if Qi State sends troops, it will definitely cross the big river and enter Yan Land, as long as Ji Ping has the lower capital, even if Qi State does not retreat, as long as the Yan army also occupies the big river and natural danger, the Qi army can not let go of the raging and obediently return to Qi State. Can't it, does the Qi State still dare to occupy the land of the Yan State and not leave?

So sometimes, infantile illness is terrible, it will make you feel fearless, it will make you feel that you have an advantage, and it will also make you feel that your opponent will be soft on you. The gap between the prince and the king is not only in terms of age and government ability, but more importantly, standing at different heights and experiencing different experiences, their vision and experience are different.

"Zhao and Qi are just a raccoon dog. If the monarch thinks that the Qi State does not have the heart to destroy Yan, then he is wrong. It is estimated that King Qi's mind is more vicious than that of King Zhao. Why does the king believe in the kingdom of Qi? ”

"Qi Wang Tian Piyi, the person who has been groggy all day long, has a dog-like voice and is not like a human king. Can this person have and make achievements? Since succeeding to the throne, I have not seen him have any outstanding political achievements. And King Zhao is different. Ji Ping said, "King Zhao's ambition is already known to passers-by. Seeing the national strength of Zhao State now, he knew that this person did not just like to live in a corner, and Yan Guo would become an obstacle to him sooner or later. and a careerist neighbor, lonely will have trouble sleeping. ”

It is said that at the beginning of Tian Biyi's succession, there were dogs and horses, wine and beauty, all of which were bad. Numerous ministers have also been exhorting, and their statements have reached foreign countries. Even the ministers of the Zhao State felt that this person would definitely not be the Holy Lord Mingjun. But Zhao Yong didn't think so, he had personally seen Tian Biqi himself, and Le Yi had also been in contact with Tian Bibi, and they all knew that he would definitely not be so mediocre, not to mention who was King Qi Wei? A generation of overlords, if Tian Biqi is really so unbearable, why not choose Tian Ying with outstanding ability?

Obviously, everyone else looked down on Tian Bibi, including Ji Ping. So Tian Biqi will prove his ability through a gorgeous performance.

"In that case, the last general will go down and prepare."

"Hmm."

Ji Ping looked at the back of the city being left, and a feeling of uneasiness jumped in his heart. The city quilt does have some talents, and he was also his humerus henchman, and it can be regarded as a great achievement to be able to rescue himself this time. However, even his own father is unreliable, how can this minister be reliable? The military power is in the hands of his city, if one day, he also takes refuge in Zizhi and others, won't he have to wait for death? And the city quilt obviously has no good impression of the people of Qi country, maybe......

"The city is ah, the city is over, don't blame me for being too careful, if you haven't experienced those things, you will never learn to trust."

Three days later.

"What? You repeat! The city was looked at the eunuch in front of him, his eyes widened angrily, and he was ready to choose someone to devour.

"This... The servant has just received an order from the prince, hoping that the general can take advantage of the dark night tonight to lead the troops to attack the camp of the sub-period. If we can succeed, then after this battle, our army will be able to break through the capital and go straight to the thistle. The eunuch's legs trembled, and he seemed to be unable to lift his steps.

"Humph! The prince really looks down on our city. The city was snorted coldly, "The other party's soldiers and horses are stacked on top of each other, and it is not easy to sneak attack at night." What's more, although the sub-period is rough in military affairs, the number of ways to prevent sneak attacks is still understood, and a certain leader of the troops to sneak attack at night is not right in the middle. I guess my number is not enough for him to watch. ”

"The king's order is difficult to disobey, and the servant has no choice."

The city is thought to have been played by Ji Ping. At the beginning, he listened to Le Yi's advice, thought about it, and felt that if he could rescue Ji Ping or Yan Wangxu, with the reputation of the two, he would pull up a part of the troops, and the confrontation with Zizhi would be absolutely safe. When the time comes, he will be the leader of the army, and everyone will have to give three points of face.

But I never thought that Ji Ping seemed to be wise and decisive, but in fact he was too naïve, and he was very suspicious of doing things. Well, since you can't ask for perfection, let it go. Otherwise, what happened today will surely be repeated by him one day.

"In that case, it's okay if the general doesn't do it." The city was said, picked up the tiger talisman a few days ago, and glanced at this little thing again, although it was not big, but it was able to defeat thousands of troops. "This is a tiger talisman, and you give this token to the prince, and say that the city is packed up and immediately go to the capital. This sneak attack cannot be carried out. As he spoke, a small tiger talisman flew out of his hand, dragged a beautiful parabola, and entered the eunuch's arms.

When the eunuch saw that the city was told to leave, he hurriedly grabbed the city and said: "If the general has any suggestions, he has seen the prince, why make such a serious fuss?" ”

"Serious? Hehe, I'm afraid this is exactly what the prince wants. ”

"In any case, why didn't the general see the prince and say anything else?"

Ichibu looked at his eagerness, and knew that if Ichifuku left like this, this person would definitely be to blame, so let's go see that person again.

"Okay."

(End of chapter)