Chapter 434: Cang Chu Breaks
The movement of the Chu State was too fast, and it could be said that it was lightning fast, which of course caused the worries of the countries.
Everyone understands the principle that if you are late and you are gone, if you don't advance, you will retreat.
As a result, some countries with the ability to expand have used their brains and actively sought attacks from small neighboring countries.
For example, the state of Wei set its sights on Linguo and officially declared war.
Even the Jin State, which was greatly injured in the Battle of the Jin Dynasty, also hit the Liang State with the idea, seeking an opportunity to always be ready to use troops against the Liang State.
For this reason, the emperor of the Jin State also specially wrote a letter of state, requesting the purchase of cavalry equipment from the Cang State.
Yang Mu was not surprised, after all, in the battle of the Jin Dynasty, the Qilin Army played an important role, which was obvious to all countries, so after the alliance, they all vigorously developed the cavalry.
The good and the bad are mixed, but overall, it is still moving forward steadily.
Although Cangguo is very helpless, there is no way, from the moment it is exposed to the eyes of the world, it is destined to be imitated, and at most it will prolong the time of imitation.
In the first few years of the Qilin Army's fame, countries may not have a clue and cannot form much combat effectiveness, but it has been five or six years, and as long as they invest vigorously, they can finally find something.
In May of the 11th year of Taiding, Ruan Guo dispatched a cavalry force of 50,000 people, using the roundabout tactics used by the Qilin Army and cooperating with the infantry to attack, defeating Cao Guo's 300,000 main force in one fell swoop, and winning a phased victory against Cao Guo.
As soon as the news came out, the world was shocked.
This is the second country in addition to Cangguo, which has mastered the art of cavalry and formed a large-scale combat effectiveness.
That's 50,000 cavalry!
It means that from now on, the greatest advantage of the Cangguo army is no longer there, and in time, Ruan Guo can also compete with it in terms of cavalry troops.
For a while, every country could not calm down.
Even those old farmers who are farming in the fields, as long as they are concerned about the external situation, can vaguely understand that a great change is coming.
If it does not change, it will perish.
This is the bloody lesson given by those countries that were conquered by Cangguo.
If cavalry is not developed, sooner or later it will be pressed and beaten by the surrounding countries with cavalry, which has been proven in the war between Nguyen and Cao.
In February of the twelfth year of Taiding, Cao Guo asked for help from the State of Chu, at the cost of harmony, and respected the State of Chu.
Unexpectedly, he was rejected by Chu Guo's stern refusal.
Since the destruction of the main force, Cao Guo has never recovered, even if he defended step by step, he still failed to resist the Ruan army, and was pushed all the way to the national capital by Ruan.
As a last resort, the monarchs and ministers of Cao State could only go into exile in Lan State, and the remnants of the defeated army would resist the Ruan State army together with the Lan State army, hoping to counterattack as soon as possible and then restore the country.
Who knows, at this time, Wu Guo fell to the ground, took the opportunity to attack Lan State, and swallowed most of the territory of Lan State.
Then, Wu announced an alliance with Wei to help each other.
The sudden change made the whole February a little treacherous.
How many years has it been?
Last time, it was just when the power of the Son of Heaven fell, right?
At the beginning, more than 140 countries, after the Great Rite Emperor was unable to control it, the number of mergers for more than ten years suddenly weakened, and the number of more than 140 countries decreased by nearly half.
It was not until later, because of the emergence of the overlord Qi State, that the countries ushered in a short period of peace, during which many new countries emerged, and many countries were destroyed, among which the Jin State through a series of annexations, talents came out in large numbers, became the overlord of the world, and the local areas ushered in a short period of peace.
Now, it can be said that it is the third melee.
Compared with the battle of the Jin Dynasty a few years ago, more countries were affected, and all large and small countries were attacked to varying degrees.
There are only Shao State, Yan State, and Kang State, which are the subordinate countries of Cangguo, and they don't have to worry about being invaded, on the contrary, Yan Guo still has the strength to take the opportunity to invade the territory of Xiang State.
They understand very well that Cangguo, as one of the three major powers, is something that no country dares to provoke, especially now that Cangguo has not started a war with any country, that is to say, Cangguo is a neutral country.
Mess with a strong neutral country, don't die?
Whether it is Chu or Ruan, or Wei and Jin, they all understand that Cangguo does not want to fight, but that there are no small countries around it that can be annexed, or that the cost of taking a detour to annex other countries is relatively high, and it is better to develop the economy with peace of mind and do business with various countries.
For example, Xiangguo, in the past year, has purchased billions of equipment and goods from Cangguo, mortgaged several large mineral veins in the country, and also sold many slaves to Cangguo.
It can be said that when various countries are annexing, Cangguo is the most relaxed, sitting and making war money.
This point is also clear to the Chu State, especially when he heard that there was a war on the side, there were still many merchants of the Chu State who were buying glass products, and the Chu Emperor Xiong Minne was almost dizzy.
Rats' eyes!
Xiong Minne really wanted to find Ruan Guo together and attack Cangguo together, but Ruan Guo didn't have this mind at all, so he could only be very helpless, and at the same time sent some soldiers and horses to arrange them on the border between the two countries.
Because he knows that if Cangguo wants to expand, it must first destroy the small country on the edge of Chu State, which is to compete with Chu State for meat on the plate!
In September of the twelfth year of Taiding, Xiangguo was desperate and announced a pilgrimage to Cangguo.
Soon, Cangguo responded, accepted Xiangguo as a vassal state of Cangguo, and sent 200,000 troops to Xiangguo, guarding the checkpoint and defending the remaining more than 100 cities.
At this point, Xiangguo officially became the little brother of Cangguo.
For a while, the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State were furious, although most of the land of the Xiang Kingdom had been swallowed by the Chu State, but it was unbearable to see the meat in the bowl being taken away by the Cang State.
Xiong Minne is very happy, Cangguo has been neutral for more than two years, and his strength has become stronger and stronger, but he has always been recuperating, very low-key, and due to the rules of the trade alliance of the states, he can only watch Cangguo continue to earn the wealth of Chu State, and he can't do anything.
Now, Cangguo has saved Xiangguo from under the nose of Chu State, and it is in front of the people of the world that his ambition to dominate has been exposed.
Because, only the overlord will ask for a lot of younger brothers to wave the flag and shout for themselves.
It's also a good opportunity to tear your face.
At the beginning of November, the state of Chu officially issued an edict condemning the state of Cang, expelling the diplomatic ambassador of the state of Cang to Chu, demanding that the state withdraw its troops from the territory of the state of Xiang, and demanding that the merchants of the state of Chu stop trading with the state indefinitely.
Five days later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cangguo responded, announcing the expulsion of the foreign minister of Chu, and at the same time stopping all transactions with Chu, announcing that all the weapons sold to Chu would be transferred to Yunguo.