When everyone heard this, they followed the voice and saw that it was Kuang Zhang's words, and they all looked at him.

"Mr. just said that with the elite team of Yan Kingdom, I can cut off the back road of my expedition army, and it is difficult to agree." Kuang Zhang said, "Yan State is located in the north, the climate is cold, and its people are not yet able to sustain themselves, what strength does its soldiers have to dare to fight against the soldiers of our Qi State?" Mr.'s words are a bit alarmist. ”

After Kuang Zhang finished speaking, Tian Bijiang and the others nodded one after another, thinking it was true. If it was said that Zhao and Zhongshan sent troops to obstruct the Qi State, then the Qi people might be a little worried, but for the Yan State, they didn't pay attention to it at all. The so-called juxtaposition of the seven countries does not mean that the seven countries are equal, there must always be one or two, and the most negligible among the seven countries is probably the Yan country.

Yan Kingdom, which was the fief of Zhaogong in the early years of the Zhou Dynasty, was not in Jicheng, but in the southwest of Jicheng. Later, the people of Yan drove away the Hu people of Jicheng and destroyed the Jicheng country, which was the capital of Jicheng. Due to its northerly location, Yandi is adjacent to the Central Plains countries, but its strength is different, so the climate of the land is slightly colder than that of the Central Plains, and in today's farming mode, it cannot obtain enough food for the army. In addition, to the north of Yandi, there are many Hu people who have committed border crimes, and the country has been fighting for many years.

Later, after the efforts of several generations of King Yan and the gift of Duke Huan of Qi that year, the Yan Kingdom found the foundation of its own growth in the Yishui Basin, and built the Great Wall of Water along the Yishui River and set up the lower capital. At the same time, due to the diversion of the Yellow River, the Hutuo River turned independently from the river area to the northeast to enter the sea, which allowed the Yan people to find another natural danger in the North China Plain, and transformed it into another water Great Wall, since then, the Yan people occupy the Yishui, Hutuo River north to Jicheng, and there are other rivers such as Laishui in the middle of the area, which has become the foundation of the Yan country's survival, where not only the soil is fertile, but also suitable for farming, and has the advantages of natural hazards. The Yan State built a number of military fortifications in this area to fortify its defenses and prevent invasion by other countries. This area is called Governor Kang.

For the Qi State, if you want to break through the natural dangers of the Yishui and Hutuo Rivers, it is indeed not easy to be in the case of the neat appearance of the Yan Army, but if it is said that on the Jibei Plain south of the Hejian region, it is too incredible to beat the Yan people, and even in the eyes of the Qi State, the reason why the Yan State can still gain a foothold is completely the obstacle of the two natural dangers, otherwise, the Yan State would have disappeared in the long river of history.

Le Yi was originally from Zhongshan, and his research on Yan Guo was not a day or two. On the issue of Yan Guo, he has other opinions.

"Although the Yan State is located in the north and does not have access to the Central Plains, its strength is indeed not as strong as that of the Qi State. However, its military strength is not much worse than that of Qi State. Although there is an invasion of the Hu people in the north of the Yan country, it has rarely been heard of in the past few years, probably because of the foothills of the Yan Mountain, even if it is obtained, it will be constrained by the Central Plains, and the Hu people put the horses in the north of Xinjiang, unless there is a major disaster, they are not willing to go south to fight against the Yan country. For the Yan State, the Qi State in the south is the main enemy. ”

"And the vast land of the Jibei Plain, Qi has both, to the north is the land of Yan, for Qi, according to this place, it is nothing more than to expand the land for thousands of miles, arch to defend the water, but for the Yan State, according to this place, one is to have tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and the other is to be able to deepen their own territorial defense space, and have enough time to strengthen their own defense line of the Yishui Hutuo River, in contrast, the importance is obvious."

"In order to expel the Hu people, the Yan State has its own set of cavalry tactics, and on the plains, the power of the cavalry does not need to be said again and again. As long as the Qi State dares to send troops to infiltrate the Zhongshan country, the Yan people will dare to go south to cut off the rear road of the Qi army. What's more, if the Qi State occupies the old land of Zhongshan, then the Qi State will become an encirclement of the Yan State, and the southwest defense of the Yan State will face a serious challenge, which the Yan State does not want to see. Le Yi looked at Kuang Zhang and said word by word: "In this way, how should the general deal with it?" ”

Le Yi's analysis actually broke an unspoken rule that the princes in North China maintained balance, that is, the existence of Zhongshan balanced the power of the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Qi, so that all countries were in danger to defend, but they were constrained by the other two countries and could not occupy the entire North China region alone.

However, if Zhao wanted to develop, it was blocked by Wei in the south, but it could not be captured for a while, so it could only go north to clear Zhongshan. This makes Qi unbearable, because Qi is the Chu State in the south, and its strength is stronger than its own, so it is easy to be an enemy, and after Zhao occupies Zhongshan, it will compress the development space of Qi State, thus losing the initiative to develop northward, so this area must not be cheap Zhao State.

However, the northward direction of the Qi State posed a huge threat to the Yan State, which was also not allowed by the Yan State, although he himself was weak, it did not prevent him from alliing with the Zhao State to suppress the Qi State's advance, so that he could even give up Zhongshan. There is no other reason, Zhao occupies Zhongshan, if it develops to the east, it will be suppressed by Yan and Qi, so he can only develop northward, and as long as Pu Yin is in his own hands, Yan is not afraid of Zhao's invasion.

Le Yi's words amazed everyone in the palace. People like Tian Pijiang, Tian Pan, Kuang Zhang and Zhao Jue were amazed by the whipping of Le Yi's analysis, and they had to admit that what he said did have some truth. Of course, whether the Yan State will send troops, what the strength is, and what the combat power is, in fact, are all debatable, but marching and fighting is to plan well and be prepared for the unexpected. You must know that if it is as Le Yi said, then the Yan State may even have a large army go south and go straight to the shore of Jishui, which will be regarded as a critical juncture for the Qi State at that time.

Tian Ying looked at Le Yi's eyes, and they became more and more cold. There is no other reason, it is really this guy named "Le Ren", who is too dazzling.

He can basically guess now that this person appeared in the female lu, won Wen Ji's appreciation with his talent and learning, and after attracting the attention of many parties, he spread the news of his construction in Xue County, and even exaggerated a lot, which was nothing more than to make Tian Bijiang, who was in a sensitive position, feel the threat from Tian Ying.

In this way, no matter what, Tian Pijiang will not stand on Tian Ying's side, but will be more vigilant, so the matter of sending troops to Zhao will naturally add fuel and vinegar to Tian Pijiang and persuade the King of Qi to oppose sending troops to Zhao State. Anyway, Zhao Guo can't run, and the matter of one more day and one more day is still important to his throne and life. In this way, if Tian Ying opposes Tian Pijiang and continues to ask for troops, then what his plan is, many people will begin to doubt, if Tian Ying agrees, he will also fall into the arms of Le Yi and fulfill Zhao Guozhi's proposal.

As for meeting Tian Wen, although it was unexpected, it did not affect the implementation of the strategy on the whole, because Tian Bijiang's position was in a high position, and he had a natural advantage for Tian Ying, and the key target of the news was Tian Bijiang, not Tian Ying.

Wonderful! Wonderful! Tian Ying kept praising Le Yi who stood in the center of the hall in his heart, enjoying everyone's boasting, while looking at this seemingly low-key and gentle deputy envoy with a snake-like gaze. This person has learned, has a deep grasp of people's hearts, and has a deep understanding of the situation, if he is from Qi State, he is a general, a pillar of the country, but he is a Zhao person. Then it is not a good thing for Qi Guo.

In fact, before this meeting, Tian Bijiang and Tian Ying had reached a consensus that they would not send troops to Zhao State for the time being. There is no way, Tian Bijiang moved out of King Qi, and Tian Ying can only do it, he just wants to grab the right and protect his own interests, which is also the strong request of many ministers he has cultivated, and he is not very keen on being the king, but this kind of thing is inconvenient for others to say. And arranging this court meeting, it's just that this kind of thing, if it is not difficult to understand, cannot show the demeanor of Qi State.

Such a rich and talented person is just a deputy envoy in Zhao State? Then King Zhao is too uncaring for talents. Last time there was a Zhao Wei, and this time another Le Ren popped up, it seems that for Zhao State, Qi State has paid too little attention, and it is time to strengthen the intelligence collection of Zhao State.

"What Mr. said, although it is deafening, but after all, it is all speculation, and it can't be counted, maybe Yan Guo will not dare to send troops at all, if so, won't we miss the opportunity?" Tian Bijiang continued.

"That's the third reason I want to say. Childe thinks that if he captures the land of Zhongshan, he can sit back and relax? No, it's just that it's cheaper than the Yan people. The Yan people control the Beiyishui River valley and can come and go freely. And even if the Qi State occupies it, it will only have more cities and more land. However, like the Hu people, the Yan State could go out of the Yishui River Valley, harass and plunder. Will Qi Guo pursue it or not? If you pursue it, the vehicles in the Yishui Valley cannot be parallel, and the horses cannot go together, but it is a natural danger, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the soldiers are lost, and there is no use for it; If you don't pursue it, this place will become the granary of Yan Kingdom, what good will it do to Qi Kingdom? ”

"If this is the case, Qi Guo will not sit idly by, launch troops, directly attack the hinterland of Yan Kingdom, and wipe out Yan Kingdom in one fell swoop!" Tian Pan said, in fact, even he didn't believe that the Qi Kingdom had such strength. The answer is very simple, if the State of Qi can really level the Yan State in one fell swoop, then why does the State of Song still make trouble for the State of Qi every once in a while? Moreover, the Yan State is not a weak country, no matter how strong the Qi State is, it does not have the strength to forcibly annex the Yan State, at least not now.

"Mr. is not hindered in arguing, and the analysis is also penetrating, a few sentences are omitted, and Zhang admires Mr.'s talent."

After the meeting, in fact, there was no longer any meaning, it was Yitian Pijiang to let Le Yi and the others leave first, stay in the post house for a few days, and later tell them the opinion of Qi Guo. Kuang Zhang was ordered to send Le Yi and the others back.

"I have a little talent, but I don't dare to talk about talent." Le Yi paused, "The little general is young and promising, and his future is limitless. Although the country of Qi is a big country, it has a lot of shackles, and the ministers of the clan are also leaning against each other, not a place for hidden dragons to vacate the sky. If the general does not give up, he is willing to go to Zhao with us, and he is willing to recommend the general and make meritorious contributions. ”

(End of chapter)