Chapter Seventy-Seven: Lobbying
The homework in the afternoon was pushed away by Xiong Jing. Nanyang, Jianghan, Daliang, Huaibei, Jianghuai, Jinling, Huiji......, his dark eyes kept turning, and these cities seemed to be all engraved into his mind.
Nao also stared at the map in front of him. Militarily speaking, he felt that the king's attack on Magu was bound to fail. South Korea will definitely take advantage of the pressure of Qin, and will even send troops to form an alliance with Qin to fight against the Chu army.
The world is either vertical or horizontal. But if the state of Chu is bent on conniving, not to mention that the alliance will deprive the state of Chu of the opportunity to implement the new policy (or change the law), what if the state of Zhao sells the coalition forces like the last time? Previously, Zhao Guo could be coupled with LΓΌ Buwei, could he not be coupled with King Qin?
Qin's attack on Chu was a one-knife killing, and the Chu people were full of hatred after the pain; Qin's attack on the Three Jin Dynasty was Ling Chi, two cities this year, three cities next year, and the Three Jin Dynasty were ravaged by the Qin State for decades with only fear and no hatred: Korea betrayed Wei for its own will; In order to curry favor with Fan Sui, Wei will kill Xiangbang; Zhao State from the death of King Zhao Xiaocheng Zhao Yan ascended the throne, the court began to completely compromise with the Qin State, in this context Lian Po will inevitably go to Wei. 'One meal and three arrows' and 'Lian Po Lao' are just Zhao Guo's rhetoric to appease the main battle faction.
In this situation, the confluence must have betrayed each other and dispersed in a hurry. Attacking Qin is not the point, the focus is on who the Qin State will retaliate against after the merger. In the last round, Wei Zeng, the king of Wei, who admired Xinlingjun, was fooled, and the second time he was fooled by the Chu State.
In the same way, the state of Chu is safe, and the Magu offensive will only attract sieges from various countries. Defending Qi and Wei, how could the Chu army, which was already at a numerical disadvantage, face the Qin, Han and Wei coalition forces, which already had a numerical advantage? But instead of attacking Qindi, he directly abandoned Huaibei and retreated to Jiangdong......
Nao's cunning gaze swept across Huaibei, and finally landed on Daliang. Before the destruction of Zhao, Han Wei would be a diehard loyalist of Qin, and they hoped that the Qin army would attack other countries without attacking themselves; The state of Zhao was destroyed, and if the state of Chu did not provoke the state of Qin, Han Wei, who knew that his confidant was about to die, would immediately change his position and win over the state of Chu to help him resist Qin, and what the state of Chu had to do at that time was to help the state of Wei defend the big beam.
The girder that connects the Yellow River and consects all the rivers is the first line of defense; Huaishui is the second line of defense, the Jianghuai is the third line of defense as the king said, and the last is the defense line of Zhenze, which is the most reasonable strategy. There is no doubt that the Magu offensive will disrupt this defensive order, but if the Magu offensive is done properly, it will relieve the pressure on Zhao, delay the demise of Zhao, and regain the Chu people in the old Ying's hometown, boost the morale of the Chu army, and embolden the Han and Wei countries.
Nao Qian usually spends a lot of time staring at the map of Chu State, and there are dozens of strategists under him who are also staring at the map of Chu State. Seeing him staring at the beam, Xiong Jing asked, "Nao Qing thinks he can still join forces?" β
Xiong Jing obviously made a mistake, but Nao still replied seriously: "Unless my Chu army can break Qin alone, and after the defeat of the Qin army, all the countries will join forces to attack Qin every few years, otherwise it is hopeless." β
"That's true." Xiong Jing thought of the coalition forces watching from the wall in the Battle of the Giant Deer, and although that was decades later, the last time such a confrontation was already evident. "The Sanjin was scared by the Qin people, if our Chu army can't defeat the Qin army alone, there is no hope of joining forces."
"The minister thinks that the first place of defense should be the girder." Nao Cunning explained. "The minister also thinks that if our army attacks from Magu, the countries of Lianheng will rise up and attack me, and Han Wei will not carve up Nanyang County with me."
"Huh?!" Xiong Jing finally realized his wishful thinking. Since Han and Wei can't really cooperate, how dare they unite with Chu to carve up Nanyang County of Qin. In this way, the hard-earned horse valley is worthless.
"However, if our army is like a bamboo, it may be able to save the Zhao State from survival." Seeing that the king was stunned, Nao said the opposite reason. "Zhao State will not die, Han Wei will not die, but I Chu State ......"
"It's just that my Chu State will be attacked by the four kingdoms of Qin, Han, Wei, and Qi?" Xiong Jing helped him say the rest of the words.
"The king is wise." Nao said slyly, "The trend of the world is either vertical or horizontal." If our Chu army cannot defeat Qin alone, it will be attacked by Qin afterwards; Lian Heng, if you don't attack the Qin State, you can only sit and watch the Three Jin Dynasty die, and if you attack the Qin State, you will be besieged by various countries. β
"Time is of the essence." Xiong Jing has figured this out a long time ago. "Hezhong, it seems that there are many people, but in fact there is no chance of victory, my Chu army cannot defeat Qin alone; Let the countries be crossed, ten years later, the Chu army may be able to fight with the Qin army, although the company is powerful, but outside the Qi country, Han Wei is not really attacking, they just don't want the Qin state to attack themselves. β
"Great King, if the Chu army becomes stronger in ten years, the Qin State will not be able to become stronger?" Nao asked with a sly smile, which was an extremely slight rebuttal. Ten years later, even if the Zhao State still exists, most of the country's land will also belong to the Qin State, and Zhao Shu may be the Qin State at that time.
"The enemy is rotting day by day, and we are getting better day by day." Xiong Jing uttered a great assertion, then sat down with his head stroked.
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"The villains Bai Yi, Xiandui, Yizan, Kong Xiang, and Wei Yi meet the king." The next morning, Bai Yi and the others were taken into the palace by car, and after waiting for months they finally saw the king of Chu as they wished, and also had breakfast with the king of Chu.
"No courtesy." After looking at the court, Xiong Jing, who was going to inspect the mansion next, could only meet these people like this. "Let's talk while we eat."
The fritters are fried not at all like the afterlife, but they are barely delicious. Xiong Jing took a hard bite after eating, and drank a large mouthful of soy milk. He is like this, Bai Yi and the others just followed, they have never eaten fritters or drank soy milk.
"Do you think that if the Qin army attacks Wei and Zhao Chu doesn't save it, how long can Wei support it?" Xiong Jing asked, without mentioning half a penny.
"Villain...... The villain thought that with the wisdom of the king, he would save the Wei State. Bai Yi is the leader of the people, and he is responsible for answering.
"Oh." Xiong Jing smiled and continued to nibble on fried dough sticks. "The State of Wei and the State of Qin are in collusion, and they only attacked my State of Chu last year, and they may have to attack me in the future, why do you want to save it?"
"The king should know that Wei died and Chu was cold. If the Qin State wins the Great Liang, the Qin army that enters Chu will no longer be 240,000, but 1 million. "Bai Yi is not without exaggeration." Millions of Qin troops, no country in the world can resist. β
"If Wei attacks my Chu State again, he would rather fight with a million Qin troops than save Wei." After eating a fritter, the bear vitex looks positive. "The Chu people can be killed, but they must not be insulted. To save the abusive Wei State was to insult the Chu soldiers. β
"The king is fallacious." Bai Yi was dumbfounded, and Wei Yi suddenly spoke. "The ministers heard it: the ancient virtue, the ancient wisdom, the present world to compete for strength. It was not the wish of the King of Wei to help Qin to defeat Chu, but it was forced by the Qin people. The king did not save Wei to increase his own strength, but let the Qin State cut it down, which is wrong. If the Great Liang is obtained by the Qin State, the Qin army can go down the river to Ying, one million or not, and the 500,000 army must have it. β
"You're talking about interests, not principles." Wei Yu, who is dressed in white, is very young and handsome, and his strong bookish atmosphere makes people feel good. Xiong Jing looked at him and forgot what his name was for a moment. "If we only follow our principles based on profit and harm, how can we believe in each other? For example, what should I do if I borrow money from my mother and child but don't pay it back? β
"The wealth of Chu is known to the whole world, how can the king ...... How can you borrow and not pay it back? Xiandui laughed.
"Is it beneficial for the state of Chu to borrow but not to repay? Why do you want to pay it back? "Xiong Jing attacked the shield of the son with the spear of the son, and the fritters squeaked.
"If the king borrows and does not pay it back, no one in the world will dare to borrow money from the Chu State." Bai Yi didn't understand the meaning of the king of Chu, so he had to talk about the matter.
"If the State of Wei is destroyed by the State of Qin, where can you hide the gold? Could it be lent to the King of Qin? Xiong Jing asked with a smile.
"The king's intentions are incomprehensible." Bai Yi decided not to go around in circles anymore and wanted to talk bluntly.
"My meaning, if Wei and Qin continue to attack Chu, Chu will not save Wei in the future, this is the principle; If you are willing to lend money to the Chu State, and the Wei State will be destroyed by the Qin State in the future, you will definitely guarantee the safety of your person and property. If there is merit, you can treat it with courtesy. Xiong Jing told him bluntly, which made Yizan and others happy.
"The world is in turmoil, even if there is 100,000 gold? Like a good bird, choose a tree to perch on. All the trees in the world, with the Qin State being the largest, but the Qin State will treat each other with courtesy? Everyone in the world knows that Qin is the worst businessman. Outside of the Qin State, the Three Jin Dynasty can not live, but Qi Chu can live. Now I don't want to let you live in the Chu State with the money of the son of one into five, why not do it? β
It has always been the foreign minister who lobbied the king, but now it is the king who lobbied the foreign minister. Xiandui and Yizan, who had been persuaded by Xiong Jing's words, were about to open their mouths to agree, but Bai Yi preemptively said: "Dare to ask the king, if the Wei State dies, can the Chu State reject the Qin people?" β
"It's nature." Xiong Jing nodded.
"Dare to ask the king, the Chu State has only 600,000 households, and the armor is only 400,000, why do you reject Qin?" Wei Yu asked.
"Han, Wei, Zhao, Qi, there is one of the four countries that is inferior to the Chu State, and that is depth." Xiong Jing finally drank the soy milk.
"Depth?" Wei Yi is familiar with military books, and although it is a modern language, he can also comprehend one or two.
"It's depth." Xiong Jing Road. "If the Huaibei of Chu is defeated, it can retreat to Huainan, if Huainan is defeated, it can retreat to Jiangdong, and if Jiangdong is defeated, it can also retreat to the South China Sea. Han Wei and Zhao Qi have no depth, and the city is broken, and the country is destroyed. If you and other huge amounts of money are stored in these four countries, you can only let the Qin State benefit in the end; And if it exists in the Qin State, if the King of Qin summons the day and orders the gold of the whole country to be exchanged for half a tael of Qin, what can you do?
In addition, the state of Chu will be able to launch the sea boat next year. The world's Kyushu is just a corner of the east of the Central Continent, there is still the Tianzhu country in the south of the Central Continent, Dingkou is tens of millions, and there are Mediterranean countries in the west of the Central Continent, and Dingkou is twice as much as today. Instead of being a local businessman, it is better to be a maritime businessman. This dragonfly eye ...... "Xiong Jing took out a colorful glass bead, which is a common ornament of nobles from all over the world, "It is not worth a hundred or ten dollars in Xizhou countries, and the cheapest person who transports it to Kyushu in the world can also sell it for a few gold; And the plain silk of hundreds of dollars in my world can be worth a few gold or a dozen gold when it is transported to Xizhou, and it is in short supply. You are all big businessmen in the world, you should know this benefit. β