Chapter Seventy-Four: Making Waves
Kuai Mu's analysis made everyone in the court feel a lot more at ease.
However, it is a little relieved to rest assured, but it is impossible for Qi Guo to really say that there is no mobilization of troops at all.
For the sake of insurance, or in order to show the momentum of resting with the country, Emperor Qi directly sent all the 100,000 soldiers in the country to the front line.
Not only that, but it is also scheduled to recruit 150,000 people as auxiliaries to ensure the logistics of the front line for the frontline soldiers.
On the other hand, the Han Emperor is the Han Emperor Liu Qi who is above history, not only has great ambitions, but also has good abilities.
What's more, unlike Emperor Qi, who is already seventy or eighty, Liu Qi is now only in his early forties. It is the most glorious time of a person's life.
Twenty years ago, because he had just ascended the throne, the country was unstable, and he missed the best opportunity to target the Chu State.
In the past 20 years, Xia Ze has been using the family to use the army. And Liu Qi is also constantly strengthening the power of the Han State.
Three hundred miles of Qinchuan, although it can't give the Han State the same wealth as the Chu State, but it is enough to ensure that there is no need to worry about the future.
Therefore, when the army of Chu began to be mobilized, Liu Qi had already immediately summoned all the ministers and expressed his intention to go on the expedition in an absolute tone.
No one dares to oppose Liu Qi, and in the past twenty years, everyone has witnessed his ability.
If you want to fight, then let's fight!
The Han State inherited the foundations of the Qin State, although decades have passed, and the former military lordship system has been changed beyond recognition by the successors of the Han State.
However, the warlike nature of the old Qin people has not yet been completely extinguished.
It's just that in the Han State, which is second only to the Chu State, the Han ministers do not have the sense of distress that the Qi State has.
Therefore, in the Han Kingdom, there is no speculation similar to that of Kuai Mu, the prime minister of the Qi State.
Even Zhou Yafu, the most prestigious veteran general in South Korea today, also thought that this time the Chu State was ready to deal with the Han and Qi countries alone.
After all, this is not the first time that the Chu State has done this.
In addition, there is an even more fatal point, that is, Liu Qi and Zhou Yafu greatly underestimated the attack time of the Chu State.
As for the reason, it is also very simple, that is, the food and grass problem mentioned earlier.
With the information they received, the state of Chu had only recently begun to mobilize its troops. At the same time as the army was mobilized, it also began to prepare grain and grass.
And the front line that may be fighting, even if there is Wei State as a support, the food is only enough to maintain the army of Chu for a month or two.
Although the current situation is similar to that of the Warring States in the past, there is absolutely no country like the Qin State that is enough to defeat one enemy and six enemies.
Once a war starts, it will never be a petty fight, and there is no point.
In a war with more than 100,000 people, four months of food and grass are absolutely not enough.
It just so happened that it was almost the autumn harvest season, and Liu Qi and Zhou Yafu agreed that the Chu State wanted to mobilize its troops first, and then directly launch a war after the autumn harvest.
Of course, there are still many loopholes in this reason. But right now it seems to be the most convincing.
Therefore, when Zhou Yafu began to reorganize his armaments, he was not in a hurry.
Although the army had already marched to Samcheon County in South Korea, it did not send scouts to conduct reconnaissance on a large scale. Or rather, there was no wartime at all.
It was only ten days after Xia Huan learned that the troops of the Chu State had begun to move, and he finally got the news from Shoudu.
"Transferred to the ...... of Wei Guodong County" Looking at the news sent by the great general Ji Shu, Xia Huan thought for a while, and then muttered: "It seems that this time the emperor's goal is Korea." ”
"Have the people of the crown prince and the third prince moved?" Xia Huan put away the letterhead and asked a palace guard.
"Back to Your Highness, they have already set off for Yingchuan yesterday."
"Sure enough......" After listening to this report, Xia Huan strengthened his guess in his heart.
However, as Liu Qizhou Yafu thought, Xia Huan also didn't understand, since it was a battle before the autumn harvest, how to solve the problem of food?
Grain, grain, such an important issue, it is absolutely impossible for Chu Emperor Xia Ze not to think of it.
Since war has begun, there must be no chance of maneuver. Moreover, now that the state of Chu has a greater chance of winning, it is impossible to take risks.
"Where did my father hide the grain?"
Withdrawing his subordinates, Xia Huan fell into deep thought.
As the prince, Xia Huan has begun to emerge. Moreover, the experience of the two lives also told Xia Huan that since he had begun to shine, it was impossible to stop.
Only when their own light is enough to threaten their two older brothers will they not dare to act rashly.
Xia Huan didn't believe in promises, let alone the brotherhood of the emperor's family. He didn't want to live under surveillance and repression for the rest of his life. He needs enough prestige!
And this Northern Expedition is the best opportunity.
Xia Huan knew that neither Ji Shu nor Jing Che could give him the opportunity to really make great contributions.
If you want to earn enough military merit and have a brilliant performance, you must take the initiative.
Since he is taking the initiative to attack and looking for opportunities, how can he not be familiar with Ji Shu's strategic arrangement?
"The people of the fourth brother and the third brother have been transferred to Yingchuan, Ji Shu's people are in Wei State, and the sixth brother is in Pengcheng, so it shouldn't affect the overall situation......"
Xia Huan thought quickly, and he didn't let go of all the details.
"The main battlefield must be South Korea, and behind South Korea is the Han Kingdom, and there will definitely be a vicious war. The grain must not be hidden too far......"
"Wei is impossible, Nanyang is a little far away...... Yingchuan is quite suitable, but after the flood, Yingchuan's food should be used to help the victims......"
"Relief for the victims...... Relief ......"
Xia Huan's mouth kept chewing these four words. In his eyes, he finally showed a look of understanding.
"Unexpectedly, my father actually played a trick to hide from the world. From this point of view, the disaster in Yingchuan is probably premeditated. ”
"That's fine, since my father has hidden it from the world, when this secret is exposed, it will definitely attract the attention of the whole world. Presumably, when Zhou Yafu's revenge comes, the pressure on Ji Shu will be unprecedented. ”
"Since you have arranged me in Dongjun, you obviously want to deal with Qi when the time comes. However, with the strength of the Qi State, it is necessary to take care of the sixth brother in the south and the people from the Wei State, so he should not go abroad to fight. Being able to defend and contain a part of the Chu State's forces should be considered their success. ”
"With my status, it's impossible to get orders from Ji Shu. Looking at it this way, when the time comes, I can cooperate with the sixth brother. ”
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen the sixth brother for five or six years, I don't know how he is now......"
Xia Huan's birth is far behind the other brothers, and even the sixth prince Xia Yang is ten years older than Xia Huan.
Therefore, when Xia Huan was five or six years old, in addition to the third prince Xia Xu and the crown prince Xia Last, the only remaining brothers in the palace were Xia Yang, the sixth prince.
Xia Huan didn't want to participate in the battle between the third prince and the crown prince, but he had always been very close to the sixth prince Xia Yang.
Xia Yang's personality is somewhat similar to Xia Huan, and he is more like a brother than the crown prince Xia Last.
Therefore, the relationship between Xia last and Xia Yang has always been very close. Even the tigers that Xia Huan hunted at the beginning, among them, Xia Yang also had a lot of strength.
It wasn't until Xia Yang was twenty-three years old that the connection between the two gradually decreased.
Just the day after Xia Huan's street Ji Shu's letterhead, Xia Huan set off with two thousand Changxiu troops.
The next day, as the weapon of Chu State, the 50,000 Shenwu Army was finally launched. It's just that the direction is not South Korea, but the same as Xia Huan's destination.
With the opening of the Shenwu Army, the world, which had been calm for 20 years, finally began to make waves.