Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Idea of Combining Vertical (I)

Huang Xie said confidently: "If it weren't for the mediation of our Chu State, with the unprofit of the Qin State, the pride of the Zhao State, the arrogance of the Yan State, and the timidity of the Qi State, the four countries would never have been able to form an alliance!" ”

King Chu nodded, acknowledging that this was the case. Zhao Guo suffered a big loss this time, whether it was Yan or Qin, they all swore to Zhao Guo to remain neutral. But in the end, didn't both countries send troops, trying to take advantage of Zhao's resistance to South Korea and get a piece of the pie?!

The only difference between the two countries is that Yan Guo is more far-sighted, and later changed his mind and wanted to pull Zhao Guo but trapped himself! The Qin State went all the way to the black, and was so greedy that it wanted to annex the entire Yanmen and Yunzhong County. With such a lesson ahead, Zhao will inevitably be wary of Yan and Qin. If it is said that there is an alliance, Zhao State is charging in front, but Yan State and Qin State are on the verge of defection and counterattack, then it is better not to form an alliance and annex Yan State and Qin State together with South Korea! Let Zhao give up his pride and send envoys to befriend Yan, Qin, and Qi, I'm afraid it's impossible!

As for the Qi Kingdom, only two counties remained, the endless sea to the east and north, and the west and south, including the northwest, which were the territory of Korea. You have to be careful when doing things under the nose of South Korea. Unless all the countries in the world want to unite to attack South Korea and have a certain upper hand, Qi will dare to find trouble with South Korea. Qi needs allies more than any other country, but it knows better that an unreliable ally will put Qi in danger of destruction!

The king of Chu believed that the State of Qi must be full of resentment against Korea's seizure of Qingzhou and Jibei County, but the situation was stronger than people, and now the State of Qi could only endure humiliation. If the State of Qi has strong allies, no matter how timid the State of Qi is, it will have ideas. But the Qi State will not take the initiative to find allies, because the Qi State in the quagmire is hopelessly seen by other countries. Qi is the enemy of Yan and a weak country in the eyes of Zhao. It is a remote country in the eyes of the Qin State, and it is really not very attractive as an ally.

Finally, there is the state of Qin, which shows the most loyalty to Korea. Among the countries, only the Qin State sent the crown prince as a proton. Lang Zhong ordered Lü Buwei to travel back and forth between Jinyang and Luoyang. Hedong County is backed by Sanchuan County, and trade is becoming more and more developed. In particular, the Qin State had just achieved a counterattack with the help of South Korea and grabbed more than 300 li of land from the Zhao State. Although the population is a little smaller, it is really a huge improvement compared to the repeated defeats of the Qin State over the years. Without a certain temptation of interests, it is not easy to make Qin turn his back on South Korea!

In such a situation, only Chu has the conditions and the ability to bring the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Qi together. In terms of population, the state of Qi has 180,000 households. Zhao has 200,000 households, Yan has 170,000 households, Qin has 200,000 households, and Chu has 25 households. The state of Chu steadily defeated the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Qi. In this era, as many families as there are ordinary people, there are as many armies as they can muster. Although because of the great wars that have swept the world in recent years, the losses of various countries are very large, and many households may only have three or five people. Among them, most of them are the elderly, weak, women and children. There was only one young man. It is also unrealistic to have two men per household. But the state of Chu has raised an army of 250,000, and it is also 50,000 more than the second most populous state of Qin and Zhao! These 50,000 troops can change the outcome of a war!

If it is about integrity, the state of Chu is even better than the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Qi. When the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Qi were unwilling and trembling and went to Luoyang to congratulate the king of Han on winning Jiuding, and when the king of Han was proclaimed emperor, only the state of Chu sent envoys to Luoyang. Accusing South Korea of "playing on the spot" and not being qualified.

Although Chu's accusations were magnificently ignored by South Korea, Chu's tough attitude is also enough to reflect many problems. Therefore, if it is the Yan State or the Qin State, if it sends envoys to various countries to lobby. Most countries will doubt their sincerity. But if it is the state of Chu that takes the lead in this matter, it will be different. The contradiction between Chu and Korea is already very acute and prominent, they don't know that Chu actually wants to be the emperor, but they feel that the king of Chu is not afraid of power.

As long as the state of Chu sends envoys to various countries, at least the countries will believe that the state of Chu is sincere. As for whether or not you can convince the countries, it depends on the eloquence of the envoys sent by the Chu State! (The eyes are too tired, rest and change again)

Finally, there is the state of Qin, which shows the most loyalty to Korea. Among the countries, only the Qin State sent the crown prince as a proton. Lang Zhong ordered Lü Buwei to travel back and forth between Jinyang and Luoyang. Hedong County is backed by Sanchuan County, and trade is becoming more and more developed. In particular, the Qin State had just achieved a counterattack with the help of South Korea and snatched more than 300 li of land from the Zhao State, although the population was smaller, but compared to the repeated defeats of the Qin State over the years, it was really a huge progress. Without a certain temptation of interests, it is not easy to make Qin turn his back on South Korea!

In such a situation, only Chu has the conditions and the ability to bring the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Qi together. In terms of population, Qi has 180,000 households, Zhao has 200,000 households, Yan has 170,000 households, Qin has 200,000 households, and Chu has 25 households. The state of Chu steadily defeated the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Qi. In this era, as many families as there are ordinary people, there are as many armies as they can muster. Although the losses of various countries are great because of the great wars that have swept the world in these years, many households may have only three or five people, of which most of them are old, weak, women and children, and only one young and strong man. It is also unrealistic to have two men per household. But the state of Chu has raised an army of 250,000, and it is also 50,000 more than the second most populous state of Qin and Zhao! These 50,000 troops can change the outcome of a war!

If it is about integrity, the state of Chu is even better than the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Qi. When the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Qi were unwilling and trembling and went to Luoyang to congratulate the king of Han on winning Jiuding, and when the king of Han was proclaimed emperor, only the state of Chu sent an envoy to Luoyang to accuse Korea of "acting on the spot" and being unqualified.

Although Chu's accusations were magnificently ignored by South Korea, Chu's tough attitude is also enough to reflect many problems. Therefore, if it is the Yan State or the Qin State, if they send envoys to various countries to lobby, most of the countries will doubt their sincerity. But if it is the state of Chu that takes the lead in this matter, it will be different. The contradiction between Chu and Korea is already very acute and prominent, they don't know that Chu actually wants to be the emperor, but they feel that the king of Chu is not afraid of power.

As long as the state of Chu sends envoys to various countries, at least the countries will believe that the state of Chu is sincere. As for whether or not you can convince the countries, it depends on the eloquence of the envoys sent by the Chu State! (To be continued......)