Chapter 409: Secret Capture of Yingdu
Seeing that Lin Yuyan did not hesitate at all, Fan Li also looked at Lin Yuyan in surprise, he was confident that he could persuade Gongzi Qin Yingyan to join forces with Wu Guo and reach a secret alliance, but he didn't expect that Gongzi Qin Yingyan agreed so quickly!
"This is the first time I've seen Fan Zi with a surprised look......" Noticing the look of surprise on Fan Li's face, Lin Yuyan also said with a smile, and then looked at Fan Li, changed to a rigorous look and said: "Whether it is the Great Qin that occupies the area of Hanshui, or the Wu State that is eager to try in the land of Wu Yue, isn't the position of the State of Chu like a set of shackles, or a constraint that prevents Great Qin and Wu from entering the Central Plains by inch!" ”
In the past, Lin Yuyan's sights were still limited to Nanyang, and even if it weren't for the Chu State to promote the Xincai Alliance, according to Han Kui's strategy as a scholar in the Central Plains, he would not have set his sights on the barbarian land south of Great Qin.
But now it seems that most of the Hanshui Zhuji have been incorporated into the borders of Daqin, and Jingdi is also about to fall apart in front of the princes of the Xincai Huimeng, and now it is not difficult to see that after the fall of Jing, Jiangbei, the land of Henan, has become the trend of the Three Kingdoms, which from east to west, are Wu, Chu and Qin.
In addition, compared with these three kingdoms, those Baiyue tribes in the south of the land of Ba, Shu and Jingchu are either far away from the competition of the Central Plains forces, or because they are remote, it is impossible to compete with these three kingdoms!
But these three countries seem to be different, Qin and Wu are emerging powers, even if they compete for hegemony in the Central Plains, they will plan step by step, but the way for Chu to dominate the Central Plains is to advocate "restoring the rule of the previous overlords of Chu" as a gimmick, and this also shows the mentality of the king of Chu, Jingdi is only the first step for Chu to restore its hegemony, and secondly, it seems that the land of Jiangbei occupied by Qin, the territory of Hanshui Zhuji, and the land of Wu Yue and part of the land of Jianghuai occupied by Wu State are all meat on the plate of Chu State.
The State of Wu could expect that there would be a battle between Wu and Chu, and there were also soldiers in Great Qin who expected that the ambition of the State of Chu was already encompassing half of the country of Great Qin!
Besides, the fundamental goals of Wu and Qin are the same, the land of Jingchu is a barbarian land after all, and it has not yet been fully civilized, and it is not much different from the three generations of wild people in ancient times, whether it is the king of Wu or the Duke of Qin, but people of insight all think that today's capital for hegemony is to win in the Central Plains!
In the past, the state of Chu was so staked, holding thousands of miles of wide land of Jing Chu, with millions of soldiers with armor, but in the eyes of the princes of the Central Plains, after all, it was just a small southern barbarian, and had not yet participated in the hegemony of the Central Plains heroes.
Therefore, it seems that no matter how much hegemony is obtained in the land of Jingchu, it is difficult to be recognized by the princes of the Central Plains.
Therefore, the land of Jing Chu is at most just the icing on the cake for the Wu State, and it is not a must-win thing, but if there is a Chu State that blocks the plan of the Wu State and the Qin State to go north to the Central Plains, it is another matter.
Fan Li looked at Lin Yuyan and nodded: "Originally, I thought that only the people of the Central Plains could see that even those princes who claimed to be the lords of the Central Plains needed the persuasion of the people of the Central Plains, but I didn't expect that Gongzi Yan would be able to save this tongue, which was really unexpected!" ”
Lin Yuyan nodded, which can be regarded as accepting Fan Li's opinion, but Lin Yuyan agreed to Fan Li this time and formed a so-called secret alliance with Wu Guo, so it is impossible to tolerate Wu Guo's concealment like before, so Lin Yuyan also asked directly: "Since I have already taken out the sincerity of Great Qin, I should ask Fan Zi to show the sincerity of Wu Guo!" ”
Fan Li nodded and said, "This is nature!" ”
Then Fan Li pointed to the Yingdu defense map on the table in front of Lin Yuyan and asked: "I heard that the Qin State burned 50,000 soldiers of the Yingchuan Army in South Korea in the Battle of Southern Liang, and its fire seems to be like a heavenly fire, which cannot be extinguished, I don't know ......."
"Great Qin does have this thing!" Lin Yuyan nodded, the black oil extracted from Zhongyang Mountain in Miyang, Daqin's use of it has developed to a more skillful level, and it also has a special name, that is, [Fierce Fire Oil].
Seeing Lin Yuyan directly, Fan Li also nodded, as if he was extremely satisfied with Lin Yuyan's bold attitude, and just when he smiled and was about to say more, he was directly poured a basin of cold water by Lin Yuyan: "Isn't Fan Zi curious, why does Daqin have such a siege weapon, but the battle of the Southern Expedition is rarely used?" ”
"This ......" Fan Li was also puzzled: "Could it be that this thing is extremely rare for the Qin State?" ”
"Definitely!" Lin Yuyan shook his head and denied: "It's this thing that hurts the heavens and the peace, the original battle of Nanliang, not only did this thing turn the entire Nanliang City into a scorched earth, not a single inch of grass grows, but the Rushui on the shore of Nanliang is also in its low-lying place, poisoning a lot of fish and shrimp, Rushui will no longer be available for a few years, and hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the Rushui will be affected!" ”
"Is it true that you can make the land uncultivable?"
Lin Yuyan nodded and responded: "At least within a hundred years, the land that has been burned by the fierce fire oil will not be able to grow any cultivated crops!" ”
Hearing Lin Yuyan say this, Fan Li was not worried but happy, looked at Lin Yuyan and directly slapped the table and said: "It's really heaven's help!" Qin Gongzi, if Qin Guo really has enough fierce fire oil, the accumulation of several years in this Yingdu will all fall into the hands of you and me! ”
Hearing that Fan Li said this, especially hearing about the huge wealth accumulated in Yingdu, it also made Lin Yuyan's heart moved, and he couldn't help but ask: "Enough fierce fire oil, I don't know how much fierce fire oil is needed, how to use it, could it be that the two coalition forces of you and me counterattacked the Chu State?" ”
"Counterattack the state of Chu?" Fan Li shook his head and said: "After all, it is the restriction of the Xincai Huimeng, even if there is a will, I am afraid that there are princes of the Central Plains who are eyeing us and we can't do this, and this matter should be handed over to Jing Guo!" ”
"Jing Guo?" Lin Yuyan was slightly surprised: "Could it be that you plan to hand over this thing to the Jing Kingdom!" ”
"Why not?"
"Fanzi, the heart of defense is indispensable, you can hand over the fierce fire oil that can extinguish the main army of Chu State to Jing State, it is not a wise move for Qin State and Wu State!"
Fan Li smiled: "It turns out that Gongzi Qin is worried about this...... There is no need, Jing State can indeed be co-opted, but it must not be trusted, so the fierce fire oil given to Jing State should only be able to block Chu State for one day, and take advantage of this day's effort, it is enough for you and me to send troops into Yingdu, and the accumulation in Yingdu will be exhausted into the hands of Wu and Qin! ”
"That's how it was intended!" Lin Yuyan nodded, and then said: "The fierce fire oil still needs to be transported directly by water from Daqin Nanyang, it will take at least half a month, can you be sure that Yingdu can hold out for half a month after the Three Kingdoms encircled Yingdu?" ”
"Haha...... Qin Gongzi should not underestimate the talents of Jingdi! Fan Li said with a smile: "That Dongzhu State is also a rare famous general, almost single-handedly blocked the Chu State in the east of Hengshan for decades, and the King of Jingdi South is probably not a thing in the pool, under the combination of the two, even without the secret assistance of Wu and Qin, there is no chance of revival of Jing State!" ”
Speaking of the king of Jingdi South, Lin Yuyan has not received a reply from Wancheng yet, but it should be able to receive the news in the next two days, and whether this king of the south of Jing is the prime minister of the former kingdom of Great Qin can basically be determined!
Seeing that Lin Yuyan fell into deep thought, Fan Li also pushed the map in front of Lin Yuyan again, and reminded Lin Yuyan: "Whether it is Yingdu or Jingdi, staying on this battlefield to fight and consume the national strength of both sides is the greatest benefit to Wu and Qin. ”
"Without the pull of the hinterland, even if the Chu State wins this battle, it is a tragic victory, so if the soldiers and horses of Jingdi want to retreat that day, rain down the heavenly fire in the east of the city, and block the Chu army from entering the Yingdu, it only takes one day, and the precious things in the Yingdu are probably easy to fall into the two families of you and me, and then quickly withdraw the troops, the Wu State retreats to Yuzhang, and the Qin State returns to Jiangbei again, and throws an empty Yingdu to the Qin State, isn't it beautiful!"
Although the state of Chu is a first-class power in the world, although it has lost the land of western Chu, the aftertaste of being the overlord of Henan in the past still exists, but in Fan Li's calculations, he directly regarded the state of Chu as an object of calculation!
is worthy of the demeanor of a national soldier, it is precisely because of this that Lin Yuyan is a little pity that such talents cannot be used for themselves, if it is someone else, Lin Yuyan directly intends to detain him in the Qin State, but Fan Li, whether it is for the sake of personal relations with Fan Li or for Zheng Dan's sake, Lin Yuyan is impossible to do this.
At that moment, Lin Yuyan responded: "That...... What about the future death? ”
Fan Li replied: "As Fan Li said before, the land of Jingchu is not a must-have thing for Wu or Qin after all, it can only be the icing on the cake for going north to the Central Plains, only when Hengshan is the boundary, Wu only takes the land of Chu Dong, and even only needs to occupy Shouying, as a major city to fight for hegemony with Qi in the north!" ”
"As for the land of western Chu, as well as the south of Hengshan, do not hide from the prince of Qin, it is located in a remote area, the road is far away, it is difficult to govern, it is useless to dominate in the state of Wu, the king of Wu will not covet here, if the state of Qin is willing to take it, even if it is taken, the state of Wu will never say a word!"
"Really?"
"No lie!"