Hou Sheng was most worried that Qin would use Qi to take advantage of Qi, and once Chu was defeated, he would take advantage of Qin's strength and kick Qi away. If this is the case, the Qi country will spend money and food, but in the end, it will get nothing.

Although Hou Sheng does not have the talent to govern the country and the people, he still wants to get this thing.

Wang Jian proposed that whoever lays the place belongs to whom, which is a splendid thing for the Qi country. You must know that the State of Chu is known as the country of five thousand miles, and its territory is unimaginably vast. Don't say that it accounts for half, only one third is enough to make the strength of the Qi State increase dramatically.

This was enough to make Hou Sheng happy, however, there was something that made him even more happy, only to hear Wang Jian smile and say: "Prime Minister, I thought that the Qi State should gather a large army and fight from east to west; Great Qin dispatched a large army, fighting from west to east, and attacking Chu from east to west, and Chu still has the reason to be immortal? ”

The state of Chu is five or six thousand miles apart from east to west, and it has an extremely broad strategic depth, and even the state of Qin is difficult to destroy the state of Chu. If the two countries join forces and attack the Chu State from the east and west, this is indeed a good strategy, and no matter how large the territory of the Chu State is, it will not escape the fate of annihilation.

What's more, Qi and Qin are fighting their own battles, so Qi doesn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back by Qin. If you fight like this, the land occupied by Qi is mainly the eastern land of Chu, and Qin occupies the western land of Chu, even if Qin wants to attack Qi, it is not so easy. In this way, the State of Qi will be able to get the land of the State of Chu steadily, and can the Hou Sheng not be happy?

"Good! Good! Good! Hou Sheng praised vigorously, a pair of eyes narrowed together, and only a small slit remained.

If it weren't for the bad timing. Hou Sheng really wanted to sing a song out loud.

"I wonder when Daqin will send troops?" Hou Sheng admired for a while. Busy asked.

"Great Qin has long wanted to destroy Chu. You can send troops at any time, but I don't know when Qi will be able to send troops? Wang Jian asked.

"This ......" Qi State did not have the slightest preparation for the attack on Chu, and it was difficult for Hou Sheng to give an accurate time.

"Prime Minister, according to our agreement, whoever occupies the land belongs to whom, if the Qi State sends troops late, don't regret it." Wang Jian glanced at Hou Sheng, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Half a month later, troops must be dispatched." Hou Shengyi gritted his teeth and said.

Whoever lays the ground belongs to him. If the Qi State is late in sending troops, then, it will still occupy a lot of places? This kind of thing is absolutely intolerable to Hou Sheng, and he can't wait to send troops immediately.

"So good! Then send troops in half a month. Wang Jian nodded heavily.

"General, when will you retire? If the Great Qi sent troops to attack Chu, if the Qin army took advantage of the weakness to enter, wouldn't the Great Qi be in danger? Hou Sheng was a little worried.

"Don't worry." Wang Jian said with a smile: "After agreeing with the prime minister on this, we will immediately hand over the lost territory of the Qi State, and we will withdraw the army." ”

Wang Jian lowered his voice. A little mysteriously said: "Prime Minister can you know why our army pressed to the border of Qi State?" It was a bluff, which caught Chu off guard. To hit the state of Chu by surprise. Prime Minister, do you think, Qi is a first-class Warring States, and it looks at the world, even if Great Qin wants to destroy Qi, can it be done with a mere 300,000 army? ”

Qi used to be a first-class warring state, majestic in the world, with strong national strength. It is precisely because of this that Le Yi had to contact the five kingdoms of Qin, Chu, Wei, Han and Zhao to jointly send troops.

Although the national strength of the Qi State is not as good as in the past, it is still a great warring state, and it is impossible for the Qin State to destroy the Qi State with 300,000 troops. For this matter, Hou Sheng was still convinced, nodded heavily, gave Wang Jian a thumbs up, and praised: "The general is smart, smart!" ”

He didn't know that it was precisely because Qin Guo knew that it was too difficult to destroy Qi with an army of 300,000, so he used a trick to deceive Hou Sheng and Qi Wangjian's eyes. All of this is a trap set by the Qin State for the Qi State, and the Qi State is stepping into the trap of the Qin State step by step.

"Come on, set up a banquet and wash the dust for the prime minister." Wang Jian Chong smiled at Hou Sheng: "After the banquet, we will go to hand over the lost territory of the Qi State." Then we will withdraw. Prime Minister, I didn't tell you, my heart has already flown to Chu State, and I can't wait to send troops to attack Chu immediately. ”

"Huh! Me too! With a smile on his face, Hou Sheng patted Wang Jian on the shoulder, unspeakably happy.

The banquet was set up, Wang Jian warmly invited, and the victory was joyful, and the banquet was full of laughter and laughter, and there was a harmonious atmosphere. This banquet took a long time until it was dark.

Hou Sheng was already drunk, but he was forced to pick up the "impatient" Wang Jian and forced him to deliver. For this matter, Hou Yong was not only not angry, but was overjoyed, and praised Wang Jian vigorously.

Correspondingly, Hou Sheng believed that the Qin State was going to destroy Chu this time, otherwise, Wang Jian would not be so "impatient".

All matters were settled overnight, and the next day, Wang Jian ordered the withdrawal of troops. In addition, Wang Jian also warmly invited Hou Sheng to accompany him. After the victory is difficult, but Wang Jian was enthusiastic, with the Qin army westward, has been traveling nearly 500 miles, only then to say goodbye to Wang Qian, rushed back to Qi to plan the "war Chu" thing.

"General, why should we return the land and city we have laid down to the Qi State?" As soon as Hou Sheng left, all the Qin generals surrounded Wang Qian, all of them looking indignant.

"That's right, Qi Guo returned the city to them without spending a single soldier, how can there be such a reason?"

"Even if you want the Qi State to send troops to help fight Chu, you can't return the land and city to the Qi State."

Returning the lost land of Qi to Qi made the generals very dissatisfied, if it weren't for Wang Qian's extremely strict orders, they would have made a fuss a long time ago.

"Don't shout." Wang Qian's face sank, and he said loudly: "Prepare to destroy Qi." ”

"What? Extinguish Qi? The Qin generals all widened their eyes, in disbelief, as if they were listening to the Arabian Nights.

"General, did I hear me right? Is it really to destroy Qi? ”

"Can anyone tell me that there's nothing wrong with my ears?"

The group of Qin generals had a ghostly expression.

Wang Jian discussed with Hou Sheng that he wanted to destroy Chu and destroy the Chu State. In exchange for Qi sending troops, Qin returned all the lost land of Qi to Qi, which made the generals not believe that Qin really wanted to join forces with Qi to attack Chu. Who wouldn't be surprised when they heard this?

"You heard it right, it's to destroy Qi!" Wang Jian affirmed again.

"Really extinguish!" The generals had to believe it.

"Since you want to destroy Qi. Why do you want to make such a fuss? "Immediately after. The generals were puzzled.

"Although the state of Qi is not as strong as it used to be. However, after all, the State of Qi is a great warring state, and its national strength is strong, and it is difficult to destroy. Wang Jian raised his eyebrows and said: "Moreover, the city of Qi is extremely strong, and its solidity is not under the girders. If it were to be attacked, Great Qin would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. ”

No matter how the country of Qi declines, the country is not as strong as it used to be, after all, it is once a first-class Warring States, and the foundation is there, extremely strong. The city in its territory is extremely strong, especially Linzi City, which is the largest city in the world at that time, and its solidity is only above the girder, not under the girder. Not to mention. Linzi also stored a lot of grain and grass, enough for several years.

If the Qin State wants to attack. Not to mention such a strong city in the past, only one Linzi is enough for the Qin State.

Linzi is not comparable to the beam, there is no water source to use, and it is impossible to flood Linzi again.

"Moreover, if Qi is forcibly destroyed, it is impossible to complete the offensive without three years and two years. If the state of Chu sends troops to rescue Qi, the general trend will go. Wang Jian then explained, "It is precisely because of this that Great Qin has to deceive the Qi State again and again, to make the Qi State believe that Great Qin is not going to destroy Qi this time, but to destroy Chu." When the Qi State dispatched troops and prepared to destroy Chu, Daqin suddenly sent troops and rushed straight to Linzi, destroying the Qi State in one fell swoop. ”

If we want to forcibly destroy Qi, it will not be possible to complete it without three years and two years. Such a long time is enough for a lot of things to happen, and it is very likely that Chu will save Qi. At that time, the soldiers of the Qin State were tired, and the Chu army suddenly came to join forces with the Qi State, and the Qin State not only could not destroy the Qi State, but it was very likely to suffer a big defeat.

Deceive the Qi State first, and make the Qi State believe that the Qin State wants to destroy Chu, not Qi. If you give Qi Guo any more benefits, Qi Guo will definitely be fooled. When the Qi State transfers its troops to the Chuqi border, the Qin State will suddenly send troops and take advantage of the weakness to enter, so why is it difficult to destroy Qi?

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! The thumbs of the generals almost pierced the sky, and they were full of praise: "The general is really good!" ”

"You are false, this is not my idea, this is the king's clever plan." Wang Jian said with a smile.

"Your Excellency is really wise!" The generals praised in unison.

"General, what are we going to do next?" General Qin asked.

"You, immediately lead your headquarters to the west, and make a big fanfare, you must convince the Qi State that this is our main force." Wang Jian pointed to a Qin general and ordered.

"No." Obviously, Wang Jian wants to carry out this deception to the end, and this Qin general will gladly accept the order.

"The rest of the people, leading the sharp soldiers, died down, marched day and night, and assembled towards the border of Qi. Remember, don't leak the slightest message, violators, cut! Wang Jian grimaced and ordered loudly.

"No!" You don't have to think about it to know that when you assemble at the border of Qi State, you will have to make a move against Qi State, and all the Qin generals are overjoyed, excited Mo Ming, and lead the order in unison.

So, under the leadership of Wang Qian, the Qin army quietly turned back and came to the border of Qi to assemble.

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Linzi, the palace of the king of Qi.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, happy event, happy event, great happy event!" Hou Sheng rushed all the way and shouted from afar.

"Huh!" Qi Wang Jian was overjoyed, let out a burst of laughter, hurried over, greeted Hou Sheng, and asked with a smile: "Prime Minister, it's done?" ”

"It's done, it's done." Hou Sheng's head was raised, his chest was straight, he was full of spirit, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Cheng has gained a lot from this trip, not only to recover the lost territory of Daqi, but also to expand the territory for Daqi." ”

"Expanding the territory? What do you mean by that? "Qi Wang Jianda is puzzled.

"Your Majesty, it's like this......" Hou Sheng said the matter.

"Vachu?" Qi Wangjian's eyes were round, his mouth was wide open, and his face was incredulous.

After a long time, Qi Wangjian reacted and asked, "Could the Qin State be a fraud?" ”

The army of Qin pressed to the border of Qi and did not come to attack Qi, but turned around and attacked Chu, even a faint monarch like Qi Wangjian was a little unbelievable.

"No, no." Hou Sheng assured vigorously, and said: "Qin State is trying to deceive the Chu State and take the Chu State by surprise." After the Qin army retreated, I followed for five hundred miles, and the Qin army really retreated. ”

"Oh." Qi Wangjian was stunned, gave a thumbs up, praised it, and said: "Qin Guo's hand is really powerful, he deceived Chu State." Well, the matter of cutting down Chu must be carried out as soon as possible, if it is too late, Chu will become Qin's. Prime Minister, you will lead the troops this time. ”

"Thank you!" Hou Sheng was overjoyed. (To be continued......)