Chapter 268: Song and Chu Demarcate the Border

Although the losses of the Song army were extremely heavy, the fate of the Chu army was not easy. The Zhao clan sent an army of 30,000 people to the battle, and after completely taking the territory on the south bank of Suishui, there are still more than 20,000 people left who can still maintain their combat ability.

The price paid by the Zhao clan was so powerful, but the benefits they obtained were also extremely rich! The iron mines, coal mines, and industrial zones on the south bank of Suishui all fell into their hands, and most of the miners and industrial zone workers who used to work for Taoqiu also fell into the hands of the Zhao clan.

Mass-produced iron is extremely important for Zhao. Even when his left arm was shot off, he still endured this hatred, kept all the workers in the industrial area, and began to force them to work!

After completely conquering the Xiangyi Industrial Zone, Zhaohua stationed his army here and sent two armies to the Xiangyi Coal Mine and Iron Mine. He selected three middle-level generals to manage three places and militarize the entire industrial area, so that the entire industrial area could start construction as soon as possible, so that the Zhao clan could obtain iron tools.

At the same time, after capturing the industrial zone, Zhaohua immediately sent two waves of envoys to Yingdu and Suiyang respectively. The envoy sent to Yingdu naturally told Yin Zhaoyang the good news of Chu State Order, and continued to ask Zhaoyang for more logistics and resources; And the envoy sent to Suiyang is to put pressure on the Song State and sign a demarcation treaty!

In Suiyang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, Tang Yi, the envoy of Chu, stood proudly in front of the Song Palace, waiting for the reception of Song Jun and the high-level officials of the Song State.

Under the respectful gesture of the high-level of the Song State, Tang Yi entered the court of the Song State, and when he saw Song Jun and the ministers of the Song State, he just bowed his hand slightly, and said with an arrogant face: "Chu makes Tang Yi see Song Jun!" ”

Such an attitude made the entire Song State high-level a little dissatisfied, but the disparity in strength between the two sides was huge, and they really couldn't say anything. Song Jun could only pinch his nose to endure this rude envoy, and asked Tang Yi: "What is the important matter for the Chu envoy to my Song Kingdom?" ”

Tang Yi replied: "When I came down to the Song Kingdom, I was ordered by my king and Ling Yin to repair the alliance with the Song State and sign a demarcation treaty!" After saying this, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and wrote the book of the alliance, which had words and pictures on it, and thought it was something that had been prepared a long time ago.

Song Junzixi did not easily take the letter of alliance in Tang Yi's hand, but asked with a dissatisfied face: "What does Chu Envoy mean by this?" Two days ago, I also heard that the State of Chu sent a large army to Xiangyi of our Song State to attack the territory of our Song State. Now that the war between the two sides has not stopped, they want to sign an alliance with our country, and the Chu envoy can't help but despise my Song country too much, right? ”

Tang Yi saw Zixi's performance, put away the alliance book temporarily, and said to Zixi with his head held high: "Song Jun is not right. Our army has never attacked the territory of your country, but only acted on the territory of our Chu country! And the armed forces of your country entered our Chu country and killed the soldiers of our Chu country, and our country protests against this! ”

Seeing Tang Yi's performance like this, Sima Xiangshe of the Song Kingdom immediately couldn't help it, and he immediately stood up and said, "Chu envoy, don't be so messy and brutal!" My Song State dug iron ore and coal mines on the land of Xiangyi, opened iron factories, and originally did a good job, but you Chu people suddenly invaded our country and seized our country's wealth without even saying hello, and you are still protesting now, don't you think it's too shameless? ”

After listening to Xiang She's words, Tang Yi didn't think so: "This is the big Sima who doesn't know the inside story!" The coal mines, iron mines, and even industrial areas you mentioned just now, which are located on the land on the south bank of Suishui, and do not border Xiangyi, are the territory of the Song Kingdom? At that time, the fief set up by our king for Yangling Jun was all the way to the Suishui edge. The location of the coal mine and iron mine today is naturally on the land of my Chu country! You Song people have stolen our country's minerals without the permission of our Chu State, and our country has not yet settled accounts with you, but you accuse our country of invading! ”

After saying such a reversal of black and white, Tang Yi said to Zixi on the throne: "Song Jun, what your country's Great Sima said is your country's attitude?" If this is the case, then it is not fair that our two countries need to fight each other again! ”

Tang Yi's statement frightened Zixi a lot, and he hurriedly said: "Chu Envoy misunderstood!" Our country's Great Sima has always had an impulsive temperament, and Chu Envoy must not mind! Since the envoy of Chu is here to submit the letter of alliance to our country, then hand over the letter of alliance first, and let the widow take a look at it first! ”

After listening to Zixi's soft words, Tang Yi also handed over the letter of alliance that had been prepared very simply.

After getting the letter of alliance, Zixi read it carefully. The content of the alliance is very simple, Chu and Song have had a friendly relationship for many years, but the border has not been demarcated, and now Chu wants to use Suishui as the boundary with Song to make an alliance forever!

To be honest, for such a condition, Song Junzi Xi 10,000 did not want to agree. Suishui, which flows through Suiyang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, has always been the most important river in the Song Kingdom, and it is by no means an exaggeration to say that it is the mother river of the Song Kingdom!

Since the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin and Chu have fought for hegemony, and most of the time the main battlefield is in Zheng State, although Song State is also affected by both camps, the number of times the armies of Jin and Chu have passed through Song State is relatively small, which also leads to Song State on both sides of Suishui, with a large territory!

Since the beginning of the Warring States period, after the rise of the three Jin and Wei states, the Song state became a victim of the expansion of the Wei state. Decades ago, under the leadership of King Hui of Wei, the Song and Wei states signed an alliance between the two countries, and the two countries were bounded by Suishui, and the Song lost a large part of the territory on the west bank of Suishui. This made Suiyang, which was originally located at the hub of the Song Kingdom, suddenly become a border city located in the Song and Wei countries!

Many people in later generations commented that the Ming Dynasty said that the capital was located in Beijing, on the edge of the Great Wall, and the Son of Heaven was very tough to guard the country! However, in fact, no country wants its capital to be on the border, after all, the monarchs are not fools, sons of daughters, and they will not expose their lives to danger at will!

After the western border of the Song State was greatly advanced by the Wei State to the Suishui edge, the Wei State's control over the Song State suddenly became stronger. After all, across a river, the high-level of the Song State can see the soldiers of the Wei State stationed, which is equivalent to the Wei State standing at the door of the Song State with a knife, and the Song State dares not to agree to the things that the Wei State commanded the Song State?

Why did the US imperialists in later generations deploy THAAD in the country of sticks? It's not because the US imperialists really want to use missiles to defend against the three fat mushrooms and missiles. If Sanpang really wants to hit the stick, he doesn't need such tall things as mushrooms and missiles at all, because Seoul, the capital of the stick, is less than 40 kilometers away from the 38th parallel. And no matter how tall THAAD is, the missiles will definitely not be able to defend against the enemy's artillery attack!

However, under the advance of US imperialism, why did THAAD unswervingly advance? Because such a defense system does not exist for defense, but for the purpose of deterring the capital of the rabbit country!

A missile defense system, if it can defend, must first be able to attack! Once THAAD is deployed in the Stick Country, it can use this system to deter rabbits, and in the event of war, the rabbits' reaction time can be measured in minutes! With such a powerful deterrent, the rabbit had to succumb to it and spit out a lot of benefits from its mouth!

And Wei's deterrence of Song is similar to the deterrent effect of THAAD. If you want to control a country, although the method of economic control is exquisite, but the most direct and effective method is actually the most effective way to stack security through the direct threat of force!

It is naturally best to be able to directly garrison troops in the territory, if not, then put the army on the border, at the door of the opponent's house, which can also achieve deterrence and make the opponent soft!

After the Song border was pushed by the Wei State to the Suishui edge, the Song State had to submit to the Wei State and pay tribute to the Wei State every year. Now, under the offensive of Qin, Qi, and Chu, the strength of Wei has weakened, and Song has always maintained a neutral attitude among the nations, so it is not easy to get rid of the threat of Wei!

If, at such a moment, the State of Chu advances its territory to the edge of Suishui, then Suiyang will become a city bordering the State of Chu, and it will be deterred by the State of Chu again! At that time, Zixi will completely become the puppet of the Chu State! As a person who started with rebellion and completed Dai's capture of the Song Dynasty with his own hands, how could Zixi endure such an advanced tiger's den and enter the wolf's den?

However, now that the strength of the two sides is here, the Xiangyi Industrial Zone has been completely occupied by the Chu State, and the Chu army has advanced its forces to the shore of Suishui. If the Song State refuses the request of the Chu State, it will face a direct war with the Chu State!

For such a major matter, Zixi can't make a decision alone, he handed the letter of alliance to the high-level of the Song State located in the court, when everyone saw this letter of alliance, at first they were subconsciously unwilling to accept such conditions, but at present, the Chu army has captured this place, if the Song State does not want to provoke the Chu State, it seems to go with the flow, and it is the best condition to admit that the south bank of Suishui belongs to the Chu State!

After everyone read this covenant, they exchanged things in private, and in the entire court, except for a few people, most people still felt that this condition was acceptable. After all, everyone understands very clearly, and now the powerful envoy of the Chu State is in front of him, and there are only two choices for the Song State: signing a contract or war!

Knowing the opinions of the high-level of the Song State, Song Guoxiang Guo Lecheng immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, your subordinates think that in order to avoid the misery of the people of the Song and Chu countries, our country should accept such a covenant with relaxed conditions!" ”

Hearing Le Cheng talk about "relaxed conditions", Zixi's eyes were faintly angry and unwilling. Then he asked Hua Rong: "What do you think about this?" ”

Hua Rong, as Zixi's mastermind, planned a lot of plans for him, but in the face of the current situation, he could only persuade him euphemistically: "Your Majesty, your subordinates think that my Song Kingdom should accept this condition!" ”

After Hua Rong made his statement, except for the Great Sima Xiangshe and a few nobles, most of the high-ranking officials of the Song State echoed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should accept the conditions of the Chu State!" ”

Faced with such a similar attitude of the entire Song State high-level, Zixi also had to give in, and just when he wanted to agree to this condition, a loud voice came from outside the court: "If you are so blatantly traitorous to the country, aren't you afraid that your ancestors will be disgraced?" ”