Xiang Zhuang nodded, and said: "However, what Ziyi just said is also reasonable, the Shu Road is difficult and dangerous, once the Shu Zhonghan military has taken precautions first, this battle will be difficult to fight, so there is a tactical deception before entering Sichuan." ”

"Tactical deception?" Baili Xian said, "The king is saying that he will attack Liang Guo openly and attack Bashu secretly?" ”

"Yes." Xiang Zhuang nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice, "Back then, Han Xin played the Ming plank road, secretly crossed Chen Cang, and helped Liu Bang to settle Guanzhong in one fell swoop, and today, the widow also gave him a bright attack on Liang State and a secret attack on Bashu!" ”

"Attack Liang State openly and attack Bashu secretly?" Xiang He was worried, "Great King, will you really fight with Liang Guo?" ”

Listening to the meaning of the king, it is to make a fuss about the Liang State and implement the tactics of attacking the east and the west, the problem is that Peng Yue is not a good recommendation, and the Liang army is not easy to provoke, once Peng Yue is annoyed, the Liang army will take the initiative to attack, so wouldn't the Chu army have to fight on both sides? Although the 260,000 government soldiers have been trained now, if they really want to start a war with the Han and Liang countries at the same time, I am afraid that they will not be able to do it, right?

"Ziyi, you're too worried." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said indifferently, "In the past ten years, although Liang Guo is also recuperating, and has also implemented certain changes, it is not as thorough as ours, and the effect is not far from us, ten years ago, we did not have any advantage in the face of Liang State, but now, our national strength and military strength have far surpassed Liang Guo, Peng Yue is conceited, and in the face of more than 200,000 Great Chu elite soldiers, he will never dare to take the initiative." ”

Bai Lixian smiled slightly, and then said: "King, why don't you invite the doctor to send envoys to Pengcheng and Jiangling, and persuade Huainan to send troops together with Linjiang to attack Liang Kingdom?" If Huainan and Linjiang are willing to send troops, it is the best, maybe there is a real chance to take advantage of the situation to destroy Liang, even if the two countries do not send troops, at least the attack on Bashu can become more hidden. ”

"Well, that's a good idea." Xiang Zhuang immediately turned his head to Wu Shi and said, "Bazhi, then it's hard for you." ”

Wu Shi hurriedly knelt down and stood up and arched his hand at Xiang Zhuang, and said in a panic: "It is the duty of the minister to serve the king and do his best for Dachu, and it is the honor of the minister." ”

"Okay, then it's decided!" Xiang Zhuang stretched out his hand and patted his thigh, looking around at the crowd, "Ziyi is responsible for transporting grain and grass, Xuejian is responsible for recruiting soldiers from various counties, Ziyan summons the lord (mainly the veterans who have obtained the title), Ziliang transfers the navy, and Bazhi immediately sends envoys to Pengcheng and Jiangling to persuade the two countries to send troops. ”

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Three days later, Wu Shi rushed to Pengcheng, the capital of Huainan Province, day and night.

Wu She's choice of Pengcheng as the first stop of the envoy and Yingbu as the first lobbying target is very particular.

Because the national strength of Huainan is much stronger than that of Linjiang, if Huainan agrees to send troops, it will undoubtedly have a great impact on Linjiang, and on the basis that Chu and Huainan have decided to use troops against Liang, Linjiang is very likely to follow and attack Liang from the southwest.

In the post house hurriedly washed off the dust on his face, Wu Shi came to the Huainan palace overnight, asked to meet Huainan Wang Yingbu, now Chu and Huainan are allies, the suppressor Ma Ye did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly entered the report Yingbu, Yingbu was discussing with Kui Che, I heard that the doctor of Chu was visiting, and hurriedly ordered Ma Ye to invite into the study to meet.

Wu Shi entered freely under the guidance of the horse industry, and bowed to Yingbu.

Yingbu returned the salute, and solemnly invited Wu Shi to sit at the table, and then asked: "Doctor Shang's late night visit, could it be that something terrible happened in Jiangdong?" ”

Wu Shi nodded and said bluntly: "Great King, my Great Chu is going to war with the Liang State!" ”

As an excellent lobbyist, you must not only have good eloquence, but also be good at observing words and feelings, facing different objects, you must adopt different lobbying methods, which is commonly known as seeing people and talking about people, and talking about ghosts.

In Wu She's view, Yingbu has a resolute personality and is a very assertive person, and sometimes, even the Minister of State Kuaiche can't influence his opinions, so in front of Yingbu, you don't need to cover the clouds and make a fool of yourself, you just explain the reason for the matter, and then let Yingbu make his own choice. ..., if Yingbu thinks it is profitable, then he will definitely agree to send troops, on the contrary, if Yingbu thinks it is unprofitable, then you are saying that the sky is broken, and Yingbu will definitely not mobilize a single soldier.

"Well, the State of Chu is going to war with the State of Liang?" Yingbu was stunned when he heard this, this was really a bit surprising.

Although there has been a lot of dirt between Liang and Chu in recent years, and on two occasions they even almost fought hard, but in the end, didn't Chu put up with it? Wu Shecai had just sent an envoy to Dingtao last autumn and sent Peng Yue a lot of war horses and liquor, but how could it be that after the New Year, the State of Chu was about to go to war with the State of Liang? Xiang Zhuang's face became too fast, right?

Kuaiche, who was sitting on the side seat, nodded secretly, thinking that Xiang Zhuang's hand was very clever, first paralyzing Liang Wang Peng Yue with valuable gifts such as war horses and liquor, and waiting for the Liang army to completely relax his vigilance, but he suddenly attacked and gave it a fatal blow, which is the strategic gist of "surprise and unpreparedness" in the art of war.

"Yes." Wu Shi nodded heavily and said, "The Liang army has repeatedly provoked, and my Da Chu has always retreated, but Peng Yue has to make inches, and he actually asked my king for paper-making and wine-making skills, which is unbearable, my Da Chu's concession has reached the limit, and if I retreat, it will be a loss of power and humiliation of the country, therefore, my king decided to use troops against Liang State, but I don't know if the king is willing to send troops to help?" ”

Peng Yue asked Xiang Zhuang for paper-making and wine-making skills, Yingbu had heard of this, in fact, who in the Central Plains did not covet the paper-making, printing and wine-making skills of Chu? It was Yingbu, who also sent envoys to the state of Chu several times, hoping to exchange 100,000 stone of grain for wine-making skills, but he was also refused.

The state of Chu is reluctant to divulge papermaking and winemaking, and this Yingbu can also understand.

Papermaking and winemaking are treasures, any one can bring huge wealth to the Chu State, and can exchange a large number of war horses, grain, gold and other materials for the Chu State.

Therefore, Peng Yue's request for papermaking and winemaking from Xiang Zhuang is indeed excessive.

However, it is not a trivial matter to Huainan and Chu to use troops against Liang, anyway, after ten years of recuperation, Liang's national strength has been greatly restored, Liang Wang Peng is more heroic, and the 100,000 Liang army is a brave and warlike tiger and wolf army, provoking such a strong enemy, it is not a joke.

At that moment, Yingbu turned his head and looked at Kui Che with inquiring eyes.

Kuacher shook his head imperceptibly, signaling Yingbu not to express his position immediately.

Yingbu comprehended and said to Wu She: "Doctor, this matter is very important, although the widow is the king, but he does not dare to rashly put the two million people of Huainan in a dangerous situation, the widow still has to convene the minister to discuss, why don't you go back to the post house to rest first, and then send someone to invite you to come to the collegiate discussion, how about it?" ”

Wu Shi got up and said sideways: "So, I will say goodbye." ”

Yingbu personally sent Wu Shi out of the study, and then returned to the table and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Yingbu asked Kui Che, "Prime Minister, what do you think about this?" ”

Kuaiche stroked his long beard under his chin and replied: "Chu State wants to start a war with Liang State, although this matter is a bit sudden, but it is also in line with the gist of the Art of War 'surprise and unpreparedness', however, Liang State is not a small country after all, so it is necessary to be cautious about Liang State's use of troops, and the minister thinks that he can agree to Chu's request, but he will never send troops before Chu. ”

Yingbu said suddenly: "What does the prime minister mean is that when the Chu army completes the assembly, we will start assembling the army again, and then when the Chu army has already invaded the Liang State, let's follow the troops to the Liang State?" ”

"Yes." "Otherwise, we will most likely be attacked by the Liang State first." ”

Kuaiche is also a smart man, knowing that if the Huainan army follows the Chu army to the border area at the same time, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Liang army, and the Liang army, in order to avoid falling into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy on the belly, is very likely to send troops first, and try to defeat the weaker Huainan army before Chu and Huainan send troops. ..., if this situation really occurs, Huainan will lose a lot.

Therefore, Huainan must not come out first, and if it wants to come out, it can only let Chu come first.

"Hmm." Yingbu nodded and said, "Then it's decided, if the Chu army doesn't move, we won't move, if the Chu army moves, let's move again!" Although this benefit will inevitably make the Chu army gain a big head, the price paid by the Chu army will inevitably be far better than our army, and our army will get some benefits behind the Chu army's ass, which is also good, hehe. ”

"Not necessarily." Kui Che smiled slightly and said, "Do you remember the king?" At the end of Qin, although Xiang Yu was outstanding, he fell into a bitter battle with the main force of the Qin army in the Central Plains, although Liu Bang was not strong, but he attacked Guanzhong before Xiang Yu and occupied Xianyang, so sometimes the weaker side may not be able to get great benefits. ”

Yingbu's eyes narrowed suddenly, and after thinking about it carefully, the situation that Kuacher said was really possible.

If the Chu army first assembles to the border, the Liang army will inevitably react, and will also follow to the Liang-Chu border to assemble a large army, once the Chu army and the Liang army fall into a bitter battle on the border, then the Huainan army is very likely to drive straight in, taking advantage of the weakness to capture the capital of the Liang State Dingtao, this time, most of the benefits of destroying the Liang State will fall into the hands of the Huainan State.

Although doing so would inevitably anger Xiang Zhuang, Yingbu couldn't care about it so much.

Could it be that Xiang Zhuang really dared to turn his face with Yingbu? It is necessary to know that among the princes in the world, he Yingbu is willing to form an alliance with Xiang Zhuang, and other princes like Peng Yue, Han Xin, Zhang Ao, Zang Di, etc., all regard Xiang Zhuang as an enemy, although he Yingbu wants to use the power of Chu to counter Qi, doesn't Chu also need to use Huainan to fight against Liu Bang, the king of Han?

Therefore, the relationship between the state of Chu and the state of Huainan is a loss and a prosperous one, even if there is some unhappiness because of the uneven partition, it will never break the alliance between the two countries.

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ps: I found that some readers are questioning the gold coin system in the book, by the way, the number of 180,000 kilograms in the book does not refer to "gold", but "gold", of course the swordsman knows that the "gold" in the Qin and Han dynasties refers to copper, but this number in this book refers to gold, which is also the data that the swordsman spent a lot of time looking up from the Internet.

Could it be that during the Qin and Han dynasties, there were only 180,000 kilograms of bronze in the whole of China? If there is only such a little bronze, the Qin army will not mention arming a million troops, even arming 100,000 troops is enough, and the six countries of Kwantung can only fight with the Qin army with empty hands and cloth clothes.

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