Chapter 89: Distraction
The divisive strategy, an almost old-fashioned trick, can indeed play a special role in the Warring States Period, surviving in troubled times, as a king is also facing various pressures, once the person in power becomes bigger, it will inevitably endanger himself, and the estrangement between the monarch and the minister is caught to achieve his own goals, which is a dirty method, even so, it is still a little unpleasant, and even listed as the art of war.
The first person to be recruited was the famous general Wu Qi, who died tragically after three rumors in his life, and first fled to Lu into Wei with the rumor of "killing his wife and betraying Lu"; In the middle of the "evil girl" of the eldest princess of Wei, she refused to marry the young princess and was suspicious of Wei Wuhou, so she had to leave Wei and enter Chu; In the end, the nobles of the Central Chu State rebelled against the rumors of "rebellion", and left the army to return to Yingdu alone in order to show their loyalty, and were finally killed by the nobles of Chu in front of the spiritual throne of the King of Chu.
The second recruit is also the Chu people, Qu Yuan, a man who serves the country with blood, how can he hit his head in front of Zhang Yi's divisive rumors, the rumors have always entangled this patriot, and the mediocre King Chu Huai always cast a suspicious gaze, and finally when the capital of Chu was broken by Qin, only Qu Yuan resolutely threw himself into the river and died.
The third is Le Yi, Yan is ambitious, reuses Le Yi as a general, and beats the former overlord Qi almost destroyed the country, Tian Dan broke Yan with a plan, Le Yi finally died in Zhao State depressed, one by one will not be listed, Meng Weijun Tianwen, a lifetime of heroes was finally disturbed by rumors, several resignations, and finally died depressed in the fiefdom.
LΓΌ Buwei is lucky, he met the wise master, after all, he is not the body of the Qin people, and Yingyiren trusts him with state affairs, and he is unmoved in the face of various rumors, which shows his trust in LΓΌ Buwei.
LΓΌ Buwei was determined to deal with the state of Chu with this strategy, and the most critical point was that the king of Chu was mediocre and suspicious, and Chun Shenjun resisted Qin with all his strength to win the support of the people, so he was fully equipped to use the conditions for the discord.
The caravans of the Qin State acted one after another, opened up the relationship and entered the Chu State, and quickly spread rumors, "The Emperor of Heaven, the Emperor of the Earth, and the Emperor of Chunshen will be king!" β
Rumors spread rapidly, and the sound of singing in the market was endless, LΓΌ Buwei knew that Xiang Yan was always an outsider, and it was impossible to succeed without the support of Chun Shenjun.
On the periphery of Yingcheng, the army of Chu State set up a formation, Chun Shenjun sat on his horse, looking at the old capital, there were too many memories left here, and now it is in the hands of the Qin people, how many days and nights, every day and night, looking forward to one day to return here, standing on the city wall and shouting, "Chun Shenjun Huang Xie is back, and the lost city has been recaptured!" β
One year, two years, three years... It is undeniable that Chun Shenjun is really old, and his ambitions back then have slowly passed with the years, and now he just wants to recapture Yingdu from the hands of the Qin people and put a pillar of incense in front of the ancestors' spiritual throne, which is enough.
"Your Majesty, do you want to attack the city immediately?" Xiang Yan was holding a long iron spear, and the spear in his hand was several times heavier than an ordinary spear, even so, it was like nothing in Xiang Yan's hand.
Chun Shenjun waved his hand, "The city is high and the walls are thick, and there are too many casualties in the forced siege." β
"What if the other party can't hold on?"
"This!" Chun Shenjun was stunned for a while, he had been chased and beaten by Qin, thinking about how to defend the city from being taken away every day, and how to attack the city had never been thought about.
"Please give an order, Xiang Yan is willing to lead his troops to attack the city."
"Forget it, there is a lack of siege equipment in the army, and we will discuss it after it is built."
In the Yingdu, the Qin army is close to 300,000, and the Chu State has only more than 200,000 troops, and the art of war is cloudy, and the strength of the army is several times that of the enemy can be forcibly captured.
"Build fortifications and set up camp."
Xiang Yan had no choice but to return to the camp, there was no official position in the army, and he repeatedly defeated the main force of the Qin army, and 20,000 soldiers were allocated on the same day to highly respect the Xiang family father and son, and the hero must be respected.
Meng Tian couldn't hold on, Li Xin suffered a big loss, thinking that it would be difficult to escape the responsibility when he returned to Xianyang, so he simply stayed to find an opportunity to make meritorious service and atone for his crimes, the details of which are not listed for the time being.
The king of Chu alone, the Qin army's offensive was amazing, scared half to death, he didn't think about tea and dinner all day, the whole person lost a lot of weight, and suddenly he was anxious to get the ministers around him, thinking of ways to get some new things, the king of Chu turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear, the whole person was like losing his soul, thinking about one thing in his mind, what to do once the Qin army came, whether to surrender or flee, and where to escape!
One of them looked inward, "What's the matter, the king, I finally got a few beauties back!" β
"The king has something on his mind."
"What's on your mind?"
"It's also a state affair, the Qin army is here, and they have lost battles one after another, and the king must be troubled by this matter." After speaking, he couldn't help sighing, after all, he was also a Chu person, thinking that he had been bullied by the Qin State all these years, although he hated it in his heart, he was indeed powerless to get rid of the thief.
"Why sigh, why bother so much, calling around, we people are not good."
"It's different, have you ever thought about what will happen to us once the Chu State is gone?"
The man smiled: "What else, get enough benefits, and then the scenery will still be beautiful." β
"What's the scenery, it's always under the fence."
The two whispered, and the guard approached quickly, "Stop, what's the matter?" β
"Good news, victory."
The eyes of the two lit up, and what the guards were holding in their hands should be the battle report, plus the good news, they immediately understood the meaning, Chu Guo won, this is a great joy.
"Bring it!"
The arm stretched out, the guard was helpless, originally to ask for a reward, I didn't want to meet these two, I followed the king on weekdays to slip around and pat the horse is the clearest, the battle report was handed over, the two turned to enter, the guard's mouth moved, "Shameless!" β
"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king."
The King of Chu sat there listlessly, with government affairs in front of him, and he had no intention of taking care of it on weekdays, but now he was just putting on a show, raising his eyelids, "How happy?" β
"Battle report, victory, victory."
"Bring it, quickly, the widow wants to see it."
The man stepped forward quickly, King Chu's eyes lit up, and he laughed when he saw it, "Victory, defeat the Qin army, fight well, fight well, Chun Shenjun did not disappoint this king." β
Xiang Yan was not mentioned in the Chunshenjun battle report, I don't know if it was ignored or intentional, maybe those false names in the hearts of heroes like Xiang Yan are not important at all.
"Great, what are you two talking about?"
"Back to the king, most of them are auspicious signs, and when I went out, I happened to meet a few good singing and dancing women, who looked pleasing, so I brought them into the palace."
"Then what are you waiting for, prepare the banquet immediately."
The two of them ran down quickly, the palace of the king of Chu was in a hurry, the original calm palace was restored to the noisy past, the king of Chu came to congratulate the ministers on weekdays, the king of Chu was happy, a few glasses of wine and his face was ruddy, thinking of the singer, the man patted the palm of his hand, several women entered, dressed in tulle, with the dancing graceful figure looming, the king of Chu squinted his small eyes and applauded again and again, everyone responded one after another, and the scene was not lively.
There was only one person with a gloomy face as if he had something on his mind, and the official in charge of patrolling on weekdays, the wine glass was raised and slowly put down, and the king of Chu looked displeased in his eyes, "I'm afraid it's not a widow's wine that is not mellow?" β
The man hurriedly said: "The king's wine must be the best wine in the world, but I can't drink it because I have something in my heart." β
"But if you have something to worry about, you might as well talk about it."
"I am afraid that the king will be angry, and I dare not speak."
"It doesn't hurt to be straight."
"Chun Shenjun wants to be king."
"What!"
King Chu stood up suddenly, and the wine glass fell to the ground with a snap, "Say it again." β
"Chun Shenjun wants to be king."
"Is this true?"
The man had no choice but to say: "The market has spread, the Emperor of Heaven, the Emperor of the Earth, and the Emperor of Chunshen will be king." β
"No, Chun Shenjun is dedicated to Chu, and his blood is thicker than water, he will never do this, and those market words are not to be believed at all."
"King, I have to guard against it, Chun Shenjun has a very high reputation to resist Qin, once he captures Yingdu, it is inevitable to take the opportunity to become king."
"How is it good? How is it good? β
The king of Chu is afraid, he is really afraid, there was a strong Qin before, like a tiger and a wolf, and now the most trusted Chun Shenjun is also unfavorable to himself, who else can he rely on.
"The king, immediately cut off the military power of Chunshenjun, and take over with a capable person."
"Who wants to go?"
King Chu's eyes fell, everyone dodged one after another, everyone knew in their hearts that fighting directly with the Qin army was tantamount to death, winning the battle with Chun Shenjun, losing the battle, bearing all the blame, and the main hall was indifferent.