Chapter 357 Increases the Troubles
The three kingdoms of Zhao, Zheng and Liang fought fiercely for more than half a year, and the two countries of Zhao and Zheng relied on their surprise attacks to conquer the six counties of Liang in the early stage. Please search (product # book ¥ net) to see the most complete! The fastest update
However, Zheng Guo suffered a lot of losses, unlike Northern Zhao, Zheng Guo's troops were not like Northern Zhao, all of which were cavalry, and in the previous battle with Yan State, Zheng Guo's iron cavalry army was almost completely annihilated.
Now in the battle with the Liang State, in the face of the fierce wolf cavalry of the Liang State, the Zheng State infantry does not have an advantage at all, even if they can sometimes ride with foot, they still suffer heavy losses in the long run, if it were not for the assistance of the Northern Zhao Tiger Army, Zheng Guo was afraid that he would have been defeated in the battle with the Liang State, and the infantry was killed without leaving a piece of armor.
Now every time Li Zhao thinks of Liu Wenlong's old pervert appearance in front of him in the past, and then looks at his strong attitude now, the more angry he is in his heart, this old man is really hateful, he simply treats himself as a monkey.
Li Zhao's pain is not only in Liu Wenlong, but also in his current situation.
For hundreds of years, whoever became the leader of the alliance was able to dominate the northern vassal states, forming a situation of supremacy, and the alliance lords usually quickly issued hairpins at this time.
He was the only one who became the leader of the alliance at the beginning of the Taimu Mountain Alliance, not only did he not lead Zheng Guo to develop rapidly, but on the contrary, there was a big melee among the northern princes, and even Zheng Guo could not avoid this melee.
As the leader of the alliance, he can't control the vassal states, as a king, Zheng Guo is in war again, Li Zhao has always been very high-spirited, but he is helpless in the face of the current situation.
If Li Zhao only faced these difficulties, he would not fall into sorrow, and the things that made Li Zhao tangled were still to come.
Not long ago, the Yan State annexed the Jin State and became a northern power, threatening the Zheng State, and Li Zhao had realized that the northern pattern was beginning to change.
That's not a worse problem, though. To make matters worse, a few months ago, Zheng Guo twice spent a lot of money to get the Chu troops to leave Zheng Guo's territory.
Without the state of Chu, the state of Shu is still taking advantage of the fire to rob but the harvest is not big, however, not long ago, the state of Liang fell into the three-line battle between Zhao and Zheng, Liu Wenlong was worried that the state of Liang was invincible with two fists and four feet, and paid a lot of price to borrow troops from the state of Chu, and now, the Xuanjia army of the state of Chu went and returned, and began to attack the state of Zheng, and the state of Zheng fell into danger again.
After receiving the news of Liang's large-scale attack on Zheng's western front, Zheng Guo panicked, and Li Zhao hurriedly ordered to recruit 80,000 troops to prepare to advance westward to resist Liang's siege.
Now, the Chu State in the south is coming to join in the fun without any discipline, isn't this clearly trying to take advantage of the fire to rob and drive Zheng Guo to a dead end?
In the face of this inexplicable war, Li Zhao knew very well in his heart that the state of Chu went and returned, and the two countries of Chu and Liang quickly united, and the state of Chu clearly wanted to get a piece of the pie in the melee between Zhao and Zhengliang.
The borrowing of troops from Chu also shows that Liang is ready to fight a quick battle, determine the pattern of the north, and prepare to weaken or even annex Zhao Zheng in a fierce battle.
After thinking about it, Li Zhao felt that the union of Chu and Liang was definitely not simple, the two superpowers of the north and the south were united, and next, Zhao and Zheng faced more problems.
If Chu Liang destroys Zhao Zheng, next, the pattern of the north and south will undergo earth-shaking changes, and the two families will be dominant in the north and south, and no one will be able to help them.
What's more, Zhao and Zheng, as pawns, will definitely be wiped out in advance, even if they are not destroyed like the Jin Kingdom, they will be out of the game in advance and lose the opportunity to compete for hegemony.
What's more, under the current circumstances, Zheng Guo is facing a two-front attack, and the situation is even worse compared with Beizhao. If the crisis is to be resolved, it will be difficult for Zheng Guo to succeed alone.
Seeing Li Zhao's sad face, there was a moment of silence in the Jinluan Palace, and Prime Minister Han Qi walked to the center of the Jinluan Palace, and said: "Your Majesty, the current difficulty of Zheng Guo is far beyond prior expectations, and the reason why the two countries of Chu and Liang are united now is only land!" Wei Chen felt that the Chu State could help the Liang State because of its interests, but it would also turn to attack the Liang State because of its interests.
Therefore, the emperor should send an envoy to the state of Chu to lobby the emperor of Chu, if he can persuade the emperor of Chu, even if he cuts two hundred miles of land, he should not hesitate to do so. At the same time, the emperor actively united with Chen Songyan and invited the three kingdoms to send troops to deal with Liang together with Zhao Zheng to solve the urgent need. ”
However, as soon as Han Qi's words fell, Taiwei Su Qin quickly stood up and retorted: "Your Majesty, what the prime minister said has merit, but it can't be trusted. Let's ask, Zheng Guo cut the land for 200 miles, and sent troops with the Chu State to attack Zheng Guo, which gained more, so cutting the land for 200 miles obviously will not satisfy the wolf ambition of the Chu State.
Emperor Chu has always been ambitious, and he has long wanted to stretch out his hand to the north, Zhao Zhengliang and the three kingdoms are fighting, there are no strong vassal states in the north, and it is just when the Chu State extends its interests, and the other party will definitely not give up easily.
What's more, half a year ago, in order to let the troops of Chu leave the country, Zheng Guo had already paid a lot of price, if he wanted to let Chu leave the country this time and cut two hundred miles of land, Chu State would definitely not leave.
However, as the prime minister said, Chu and Liang are united, and Zheng is difficult to resist, if you want to resist foreign enemies, you must unite with Chen Songyan and borrow troops from the Three Kingdoms, and it is the right way for the coalition to attack Liang.
It is necessary to know that the north and south sides stipulate that the southern vassal states are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the northern princes, and the northern vassal states are also not allowed to interfere in the southern vassal states. ”
When Li Zhao first heard Han Qi's words, he felt that the other party's words were reasonable, if the land could be ceded in exchange for the withdrawal of the Chu State, so that Zheng Guo would have the opportunity to defeat the Liang State and occupy the land of the Liang State. In the short term, Zheng Guo will lose 200 miles of land, but the annexation of Liang will definitely reap even greater benefits.
It's a pity that after hearing Su Qin's words, after thinking about it for a short time, he felt that Han Qi's idea was too simple.
The vassal states have always adhered to the principle of the supremacy of interests, for the sake of interests, Chen Song can let go of hatred, and Chen Jin can dissolve the covenant. Also for the sake of interests, Chu State, as the overlord of the south, obviously has the opportunity to conquer the city and conquer the territory of Zheng State, how can it give up thousands of miles of fertile land because Zheng State took the initiative to cut two hundred miles of land.
Thinking about the changes in the pattern of the north in the past three years, Han Qi's ideas were too idealistic after all, and he did not deeply understand the cruelty of the princes' struggle for hegemony.
However, as Su Qin said, it is not impossible to unite with Chen Songyan and resist Chu Liang together.
If the two countries of Zhao and Zheng are destroyed, next, if the three kingdoms fight separately, they will not be able to stop the joint attack of the two southern and northern overlords of Chu Liang.
Hearing Su Qin's words, Han Qi was immediately unhappy. didn't notice the smile on Li Zhao's face, and his face showed an unhappy look first.
Previously, after the continuous suppression of Li Zhao and the Han family, the Su family represented by Su Qin had a rapid decline in the status of Zheng State, and even if it did not fall into a second-rate family, its voice in the court was greatly weakened.
It's a pity that the sky does not destroy the Su clan, and when the Su clan was in a precarious situation, there was a war, and there was a behemoth like the Liang State. In the court of Zheng Guo, there is no one who knows the most about military affairs than Su Qin and the members of the Su family, on the contrary, many people in the Han family do not know the art of war, so Su Qin has a place to use again, and under the current circumstances, it is almost impossible for Su Qin to be removed from the post of Tai Lieutenant.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said his suggestion, Su Qin came forward to refute it, and mercilessly pointed out the flaws of his suggestion, and at the same time, Li Zhao's face showed a hesitant and complicated look, obviously doubting his suggestion.
Han Qi had a calm face and said in an unhappy tone: "Tai Wei, since the old man's suggestion is flawed, the old man listens attentively, what is the good plan for the Tai Wei who doesn't know?" ”
When Li Zhao heard this, he also had a few smiles on his face, he was not as cold as when he was preparing to unload the mill and kill the donkey, and was about to kill Su Qin, so he hurriedly asked: "Yes, Taiwei, do you have any good plans, come quickly." ”
Compared with Han Qi, Li Zhao suppressed the interests of the Su family represented by Su Qin in Zheng Guo, but he also knew that at the critical moment, Su Qin was more capable of the war.
Besides, Su Qin presided over the Zheng Guo reform, and formed his own faction in the court, even if he was suppressed, there were still courtiers who were loyal to him, and if the Su family was uprooted, it would definitely cause turmoil in the Zheng Guo court.
What's more, Li Zhao didn't know how to control his courtiers, and he also knew that the Han family represented by Han Qi was dominant in the Zheng State court, and the threat to his imperial power was posed, otherwise, as the emperor of Zheng Guo, it would not be a matter of words to remove Su Qin from the post of Tai Lieutenant.
Su Qin ignored Han Qi, turned around and said respectfully towards Li Zhao: "Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask, what did Zheng rely on to rise from the land of Luoyi and become one of the top ten vassal states?" ”
Li Zhao didn't answer directly, and he already roughly knew what Su Qin meant. However, Han Qi said angrily: "Taiwei Su, what does Zheng Guo rely on for the rise, don't you and I and the emperor understand?" It is not relying on the soldiers to fight bloodily on the battlefield, it is not relying on the support of the major families of Zheng State, and there is enough money and food in the rear to ensure it, now, you ask the emperor, what do you mean? It's not that you don't have a good plan and deliberately delay time. ”
However, Han Qi finished his words angrily, but Li Zhao, who had no words before, shook his head and said majestically: "What the prime minister said is true, but he is right, Zheng Guo can become one of the top ten vassal states from the land of Luoyi, although it is inseparable from the bloody battles on the battlefield, and we must also thank the major families for their financial support."
However, when Zheng Guo was not strong and did not have a family, the ancestors of Zheng Guo were still able to overcome obstacles and create a hegemony, why is this, it is not that everyone is holding their breath in their hearts, the monarchs and ministers and the people are thinking in one place, and they are working hard in one place, and they maintain the belief in victory in their hearts, and fight with the honor of the Great Zhou, and unite as one, so that there is today's situation. Taiwei's words are right, now that Zheng Guo is once again on the occasion of life and death, Zheng Guo and his whole country not only cannot be convinced, but also work together to resist foreign enemies. Otherwise, it will seriously affect the morale of the three armed forces. ”
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