The state of Chu is known as the "country of five thousand miles", which is not a boast, but a fact.

When the state of Chu was at its strongest, its territory was extremely vast, including the current Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, in a word: the south of the Yangtze River, including the Huai River basin was the state of Chu.

From the easternmost to the westernmost part, they are five or six thousand miles apart.

After the rise of the Qin State, the land of Guizhou was taken away, which shortened the distance between the east and west of the Chu State.

The strategic depth of five or six thousand miles, not to mention in the Warring States Period, is also a headache in modern warfare. It is precisely because of this that for hundreds of years, the Qin State has pressed the Chu State to fight, but it can only hit the Chu State hard, but cannot destroy the Chu State. Even if Bai Qizhi is good at using troops, that is, he will break through the capital of Chu and burn the tomb of the king of Chu, but he will not be able to destroy Chu.

With the increase in the number of warring states destroyed by Qin, this strategic situation that was unfavorable to Qin and beneficial to Chu was constantly changing, and if Qin destroyed Qi, Qin's territory would be from the westernmost to the coast of the East China Sea. In this way, the Qin State is no longer fighting from west to east as usual, and can fight from north to south.

The advantage of fighting from north to south is that it compresses the strategic depth of Chu by half, only three or two thousand miles.

For the strategic depth of five or six thousand miles, the Qin State may have no way, but for the strategic depth of three or two thousand miles, the Qin State has a way.

If this is the case, the state of Chu will be ruined.

After Xiang Yan's reminder, even the stupidest person understood, and King Chu Kaolie suddenly woke up, his heart was shocked, and his face changed greatly. Can't stop sucking the cold.

"This ......," the ministers widened. Gazing at the map. His face was full of fear.

This was enough to frighten the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State, however, Xiang Yan still had to strike at them, saying: "After the Qin State destroyed Qi, the vast territory of Great Chu is no longer a natural danger, and Great Chu is in danger of losing the country. However, there is something more worrying......"

"What's even more terrifying?" The ministers all opened their mouths wide and looked frightened. Asked in a lost voice.

"Xiang Yan, what's the matter?" King Chu Kaolie's face was pale, but he had to ask for an understanding.

"In the past, the border between Qin and Great Chu was only in the westernmost corner, if Qin wanted to attack Chu, it could only send troops from there, even if there were dangerous mountains and rivers in front, Qin had no choice. Now, with the expansion of Qin's territory, there are more borders between Qin and Chu. The Qin State could choose the place that was most beneficial to the Qin State and the most unfavorable to the Great Chu to send troops. How can Da Chu resist? Xiang Yan's voice was a little high, a little sharp, and a little harsh.

These words were like a thunderbolt hitting the hearts of all the monarchs and ministers, and they all trembled.

Xiang Yan's words are not alarmist, but factual. In the past, there were not many places bordering the Qin State and the Chu State, and if the Qin State wanted to attack the Chu State, there was no choice, even if it was a dangerous mountain and a bad water in front of it, it had to fight, which was not good for the Qin State. Now, with the increase in the number of borders between the two countries, the Qin state has a greater choice, and can choose the place that is most beneficial to the Qin state and the most unfavorable to the Chu state.

Moreover, the state of Chu can completely divide the army into several routes, march in unison, and attack together, how can the state of Chu resist?

"Xiang Yan, what do you think this should be?" After a long time, King Chu Kaoli finally calmed down, and looked at Xiang Yan with blank eyes.

The ministers also looked at Xiang Yan pitifully, with a look of hope.

"Save Qi!" Xiang Yan only said two words, but it was more than a thousand words.

Shicai, as soon as the matter of saving Qi was mentioned, all the ministers were opposed, but now there is no opposition, but no one agrees. Because of the century-old feud between Qi and Chu, the two countries can fight for life and death for hundreds of years for a barren land, and they want Chu to send troops to save Qi, which is very difficult for the monarchs and ministers of Chu to accept.

"Da Chu saved Qi, not to save Qi, but to save Da Chu himself." Xiang Yan raised his eyebrows and said: "Not only do you want to save Qi, but from now on, Chu Qi will form an alliance of life and death, and attack and defend each other, only in this way can Great Chu compete with the Qin State." ”

The state of Chu is very backward, and according to the strength of the state of Chu, it is difficult to compete with the state of Qin. Not to mention, the current state of Chu is about to lose the natural advantage of its vast territory, and it is even more difficult to confront the state of Qin. If the Chu State wants to survive, if it wants not to destroy the country, the only way to form a life-and-death alliance with the Qi State is to rely on each other for offense and defense, which is a good way.

"After Xiang Yan's analysis, no one is against saving Qi anymore, right?" King Chu Kaoli took a deep breath and asked the ministers.

The ministers pursed their lips and no longer objected. Xiang Yan's analysis is so clear, even a pig can understand, let alone a human.

"It seems that saving Qi is inevitable. It's just that if you can't save the country, what should you do? Xiang Yan, have you thought about this? King Chukaoli asked again.

"Yes. Although Da Chu has to save Qi, if he can't save it, what should he do, this matter has to be clarified. Immediately, the minister agreed.

"That's easy to do." Xiang Yan raised his eyebrows, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, his eyes flashed, and said: "If you can't save the Qi country, then the Great Chu will follow the example of the Qin State, destroy the Qi State, occupy as much land and cities as possible in the Qi State, and enhance the strength of the Great Chu." ”

"Haha!" A loud laugh sounded, coming from the mouth of the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State, and everyone was happy.

Xiang Yan's hand is ruthless enough, if he can't save the Qi State, then participate in the destruction of Qi, reap as many benefits as possible, and enhance the strength of the Chu State. The Qi State has the benefit of fishing and salt, and if it can occupy a large area of land and cities in the Qi State, the strength of the Chu State will increase a lot, and they can't help but be unhappy.

"Xiang Yan, what you plan is very good, and the widow should rely on it." With a smile on his face, King Chu Kaoli said, "There's just one thing, you have to figure it out. If Great Chu participates in the destruction of Qi, will the Qin State allow it? If the Qin State turned its face and wanted to attack Da Chu, then what should it do? ”

If the Qin State wants to destroy Qi, it will never allow the Chu State to intervene sideways, the Qin State will turn its face, and it is very likely to attack the Chu State, and this matter has to be considered.

"Your Majesty, this is easy to do." Xiang Yan didn't care, and said: "First, Da Chu sent more troops, which made the Qin State have some scruples. The second is that according to the expectations of the ministers, the State of Qi was once a first-class Warring States and looked at the world, even if the State of Qin wanted to destroy Qi. It's not something that can be done by knowing the time. Da Chu could have waited until Teacher Qin Guobing was tired before starting. Maybe we can defeat the Qin State. ”

"Reasonable. Reasonable, extremely reasonable. A chorus of praise rang out.

Qi was once a first-class warring state, and was valued by the world, thinking that Qi could unify China. Even if the current national strength of the Qi State is not as good as in the past, it should not be underestimated, if the Qin State wants to destroy Qi, it will not be bloody. The corpses are piled up like a mountain, and it is impossible to destroy the Qi country.

When the Qin soldiers were tired, the Chu State suddenly attacked the Qin army with the Qi State, and it was likely to fight a great victory, which was a great thing, and they couldn't help but be happy.

"So good! Xiang Yan, it's up to you to take care of this. Is it enough to give you an army of 200,000? King Chu Kaoli waved his right hand, which was very atmospheric.

"Thank you! The minister must do his best! Xiang Yanda was pleased. His efforts were not in vain.

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Qi-Wei border, Qin army camp. The military tent in the Qin army.

Wang Jian was discussing with a group of generals, and some generals were puzzled and asked, "General, why are we stationed on the border of Qi and Wei and not moving?" ”

It has been several days since the Qin army came to the border of Qi and Wei, and there has been no movement, which really puzzled the generals.

"Someone came, immediately prepare a generous gift, go to Linzi, meet the king of Qi, and say that I invite the king of Qi to come to discuss the matter." Wang Jian did not answer the generals' inquiries, but suddenly gave an order.

"This ......" The generals were even more confused, looking at Wang Jian with blank eyes, expecting Wang Jian to explain, however, Wang Jian had no intention of explaining at all.

Wang Jian immediately repaired a book, sent someone to carry a heavy gift, and went to Linzi.

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The capital of Qi State, Linzi, the palace of the king of Qi.

Qi Wangjian was worried, and his face was full of panic.

After the Qin State destroyed the Wei State, Qi Wangjian got the news and didn't pay attention to it at all, and still lived a hedonistic life of drinking and feasting every day and beautiful every night. However, it didn't take long for him to get the news that the army of Qin was pressing, which frightened Qi Wangjian. You don't have to think about it to know that when the Qin army presses on the border of Qi and Wei, it must be attacking Qi State, if the Qin army launches an attack, will Qi State be able to resist it?

Qi Wangjian didn't have any confidence in this matter, so he summoned Hou Sheng to discuss, and Hou Sheng had no choice. It really didn't work, so I had to summon a group of ministers to discuss, and the discussion came and went, but there was no result.

Because of the Qi State at this time, there are no incompetent people in the court, and the ministers are all short-sighted, what good can they do?

In this way, Qi Wangjian would not be able to worry about it.

"Your Majesty, there is no good strategy at the moment, it is better to issue an order first, so that all localities are ready for war and defense." Hou Sheng stood next to him and hurriedly came up with an idea.

"Hmm. The prime minister's words are reasonable, extremely reasonable, and he should be prepared for defense. Qi Wangjian kept praising Hou Sheng, and said: "Such a big event, no one in the court reminded me, fortunately there is a prime minister, the prime minister is really talented." ”

"Xie Junshang compliments." After the victory of the beautiful zizi.

It is long overdue to make an order to do a good job of war defense, it has been several days since I got the news that the army of Qin has pressed the border, and it is not too late to make an order now? It's also incredibly praised, and it's really speechless.

At this moment, I saw an attendant walking in quickly, and said to Qi Wang Jian: "Your Excellency, the Qin envoy asks to see you." ”

"Qin Envoy?" Qi Wangjian and Hou Sheng exclaimed in unison, their faces in disbelief.

The army of the Qin State pressed the border, they thought that the Qin State was going to destroy the Qi State, where could they have imagined that the Qin State actually sent envoys to come, which was too surprising to them, and they couldn't do it if they weren't surprised.

"Please! Please! Hurry up please! As soon as Qi Wangjian came to his senses, his face was full of joy, and he wanted to invite the Qin envoy.

The chamberlain received the order and walked away quickly.

"Prime Minister, you say, what is the important matter for the Qin envoy to come here?" Where did Qi Wangjian figure it out, he had to ask Hou Sheng.

Hou Sheng is also a straw bag, he also didn't understand, frowned and thought about it, and said: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, there must be a big event when the Qin envoy comes." ”

Isn't this nonsense? If there is no major event, how can the Qin State send envoys.

Soon, the Qin envoy was brought in, a middle-aged man in his forties, who saluted King Qi and said, "The envoy of Qin has seen King Qi. ”

The Qin envoy was extremely respectful and did not have the slightest arrogance, which made Qi Wang Jian breathe a sigh of relief. If the Qin envoy is arrogant, it means that the Qin State is going to attack the Qi State, and being so respectful shows that the Qin State is still quite respectful to the Qi State.

What he didn't know was that Qin Guo was playing a big game of chess, and if he knew, he wouldn't think so. (To be continued......)