The capital of Qi State, on the outskirts of Linzi.

Under the escort of a team of strict guards, Yan Ying slowly stepped out of the carriage.

This is not pomp, anyone who has been assassinated more than ten times in two years has to be so solemn.

The struggle for power and profit in Qi has reached a white-hot stage.

It stands to reason that at this juncture, Yan Ying, who is Qi Xiang, should not have left the city to give the enemy an opportunity, but he still came.

Visit one person.

Under the guidance of the servants, Yan Ying came to an independent courtyard, a peach tree at the gate of the courtyard, and the tree leaned on the door of the courtyard wall, and the peach was as gorgeous as the morning glow.

Pushing the door in, I saw a man sitting on the ground under the tree, taking a nap.

"Quiet and elegant, 穰苴 (ráng jū), you are so laid-back!"

Yan Ying exclaimed.

"I want to go to war!"

The man opened his eyes and smiled, "Why don't we change them?"

can say such things, which shows how close the relationship between the two is.

Indeed, this person's name is Tian Sui Tho, and he was able to be reused by King Qi in the past, and he was strongly recommended by Yan Ying.

Yan Ying commented on his eight words, literary ability to attach to the public, and martial arts to threaten the enemy.

Speaking of Tian Sui Tho, there may not be many people who are familiar with it, but when it comes to the ten philosophers of Wumiao, they should have heard of it.

Let's listen to the list –

Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Le Yi, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Li Jing, Xu Shiji.

Tian Sui Tho can be as famous as them, and his ability can be seen, but at this time, he was suspicious of Qi Jinggong and was at home.

"The old man is here to ask Sui Tho to lead the troops and destroy the trouble of my henchmen!"

Yan Ying bowed.

"Will the king let me lead the troops?"

Tian Sui Tho raised his eyebrows and said playfully: "Aren't you afraid that my Tian clan will continue to grow?"

Today's King of Qi is Qi Jinggong.

This is a very interesting king, who not only reuses Yan Ying and other loyal and virtuous ministers, but also favors some flattering and traitorous ministers.

Tian Sui Tho was a victim.

He made great achievements in the war, and he was defeated by Yan, but because of the villain's slander, he was withdrawn from his military power, so he was naturally indignant.

"Who told you to say that the generals are outside and the military orders are not subject to it?"

Yan Ying sighed in her heart.

He greatly respects the ability of this old friend, but he is inevitably lacking in the way of dealing with people, especially in politics.

If it weren't for the precarious situation, Yan Ying would not have risked making King Qi jealous and came to invite Tian Sui Tho out of the mountain.

"Please!"

Tian Sui Tho was also self-aware, knowing that Yan Ying had come here to bear great pressure, so he got up and welcomed him into the house, sat down and served tea: "When did the Dongyi departments have such a big threat, is there something terrible?"

"It's not Dongyi. ”

Yan Ying sipped the tea and said slowly: "Do you still remember the defeat of my Qi army of 3,000 times five years ago?"

"Why bother mentioning it, it's not a crime of war!"

Tian Sui Tho comforted: "The king of Chu worships his ancestors, please show the anger of the fire god, the Chu army returned in time to help, the small coalition army will not retreat, this is a dead end, no matter who goes, he can't win." ”

Indeed, Yan Ying did not make any wrong choices, and in the end he was defeated, which is the crime of non-war.

But the king has always been like this, and Yan Ying's power was shaken, and it was from that battle that he began.

Tian Sui Tho thought he was angry, but Yan Ying shook his head: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the old man is not unwilling, and he is even very fortunate to see through the true face of Jiang Guo!"

"Jiang Guo, that embroidery country?"

Tian Sui Tho was stunned.

It has been more than ten years since he was deposed, and the news he heard is still limited to the level of Jin Qichu, so I don't understand.

What's more, what can a small country do in just over a decade?

"Fifteen years ago, Jiang was indeed a small embroidery country, a vassal of Lu State, and the weakest existence among the princes. ”

Yan Ying sighed leisurely: "But it took Jiang ten years to destroy the four surrounding countries, expand the territory tenfold, and expand the military strength from a mere 30,000 to 200,000!"

"Amazing!"

Tian Sui Tho was a little moved.

Although he is the most prestigious Tian clan in Qi State, he is a concubine, young and young, if there is no recommendation from Yan Ying, he may not have the day of emergence in his life, knowing that the weaker the period, the more difficult it is to rise.

This is the most difficult to earn in the first pot of gold in later generations, and the reason is the same.

In particular, Jiang's geographical location is extremely poor, surrounded by various countries, and it is a miracle that it can still encroach on the Quartet.

"Jiang Guo found another way, using his own business advantages, secretly buying miscellaneous grains from various countries, creating food shortages, and collecting refugees, when the four countries woke up, the general trend had gone, and they almost surrendered without a fight!"

Yan Ying said: "In just ten years, the people of the four countries are all used by Jiang, the country is safe and secure, and the army is sufficient, which is enough to wave the army to the Quartet and grow again!"

"I see!"

Tian Sui Tho was amazed, and said strangely: "I, Daqi and Jin Chu, how can I give him a chance?"

Once such a small country has a rising trend, it will inevitably be suppressed by the big countries, Tian Sui Tho, as a Qi person, thinks that this is a matter of course, and naturally wonders, why didn't Qi do it early?

"It's not that you don't do it, it's Jiang Guo who strikes first!"

Yan Ying said coldly: "Many years ago, there was a person who defected to the old man's door, and it was the former thief who brought a piece of news, he had obtained a spiritual map about the trend of the mountains and rivers of the Chu State, the distribution of troops and the operation of the large array, guess where you got it?"

Tian Sui Tho's eyes froze: "Isn't it ginger?"

Yan Ying nodded: "Not bad! After Zhan Zhi got the picture, he was immediately chased and killed by Jiang Guo's killer group, and had no choice but to flee to Wu Ying, and finally the spirit map fell into the hands of Wu State, Wu Zixu was eager for revenge, and Sun Wu used his troops like a god, so there was a fiasco of Chu State!"

Tian Sui Tho's face was solemn: "Draw the wind to the fire!"

"The decline of the Chu State is not only promoted by the Jiang State, but it also took advantage of this to form an alliance of small countries and take Chu as the leader of the alliance!"

Yan Ying said: "As a result, a big war, all countries were defeated, and there seemed to be no winner, but in fact, my three major powers suffered the most losses, especially the Chu State, there were small countries in turmoil, and Zhou Tianzi issued an edict outside, which was already a great loss of vitality, and was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the trend of decay was unstoppable!"

Tian Sui Tho asked, "Jiang wants to use this to swallow Chu?"

"No, Jiang's most clever thing is that its target is precisely those small countries that swallow Chu!"

Yan Ying said: "Those small monarchs are bent on swallowing Chu, the domestic defense is empty, and there are even those who are eager for quick success, regardless of the life and death of the country, forcibly conscription, making the people miserable, Jiang Guo took the opportunity to send grain from all directions, preaching Confucianism, Taoism and benevolence, in fact, with the help of the laying of grain roads, the large array of the country will be spread all over the surrounding more than a dozen small countries!"

Tian Sui Tho shook his head: "The general trend is gone!"

In the world of Xianwu, the Protector Divine Array is the foundation of a country, radiating from the capital to the counties and counties of the whole country, forming a huge network to straighten out the aura, so that the wind and rain are smooth, and the country is peaceful and peaceful.

Why did the state of Chu fall to the miserable extent of being carved up by a small country?

The root cause of this is that the Great Array of Flame God has been broken, and there has been no way to repair it since then.

Otherwise, no matter how many of those small countries are, they will also be a rabble, and they would have been expelled long ago.

Now Jiang Guo has laid out the ground movement array to other countries, but those kings are greedy for the interests of Chu State, taking care of one or the other, and even ignoring it.

There is even a king of a country who said that as long as he gets the rich land of Chu and the land of a barren small country, Jiang Guo is willing to ask for it, although he takes it.

In this way, the people are eager to beg Jiang to destroy their country and become Jiang national!

Yan Ying sighed: "Yes, the people's hearts are difficult to collect, and it is the most difficult to solve when destroying the country, but for Jiang Guo, this is not a problem at all!"

In this era, as long as the military strength is strong and the enemy army is defeated, it is not difficult to destroy the country.

The difficult thing is how to take all the resources of the enemy country into the arms after the destruction of the country.

Every time a country is defeated and swallowed, he goes to recruit troops, and those warriors who have died in the country join, and after a little training, they are elite soldiers.

The mourning soldiers will win, this is the reason.

Generally speaking, there is no better thing to do than time.

When the resentful former people die, the newly-born people will know only the new country, not the old one.

And now, Jiang is destroying other countries, but he is not resisted at all, and there is no time to digest it.

As long as it is won, it can be transformed into its own national strength in the shortest possible time, recruiting troops, and expanding the army on a large scale.

"In the past five years, Jiang Guo has expanded three times, and now its territory has surpassed Song, Wei, Lu, and Zheng!"

Yan Ying concluded: "In fifteen years, Jiang has expanded thirty times, with 600,000 soldiers, 1,000 chariots, hundreds of thousands of bows and crossbows, and 3,000 flying boats, and they already have the qualifications to compete for hegemony!"

It took more than 300 years for the Chu State, more than 200 years for the Jin State, and nearly 200 years for the Qi State to have the foundation for hegemony.

Ginger was used for fifteen years.

In such a comparison, Tian Sui Tho gasped and got up suddenly.

He finally understood the reason why Yan Ying was like a great enemy.

Anyone else, as long as they see through Jiang Guo's layout, they will have trouble sleeping.

"This is not the end, the next step of Jiang Guo must be Chu, Chu who is carved up by a small country!"

Speaking of this, Yan Ying's voice was excited, and he also stood up: "In just five years, Chu will be swallowed by Jiang and expand several times again!"

Originally, the state of Chu was too huge, except for Jin Qi, even if any other country won the war, there was no way to swallow the elephant with a snake.

But now, there are more than 30 small countries in Dachu, and the country is in a mess and fighting each other.

The king of Chu is the leader of the alliance, but his power is getting smaller and smaller, just like Zhou Tianzi.

A miniature version of the Spring and Autumn.

A piece of fatty meat, even if you can swallow it in one bite, can't digest it.

But what if you cut it into more than 30 small pieces, eat it one by one, and chew it slowly?

The answer is a doubt.

This is Jiang Guo's strategy of swallowing Chu.

The first stage of expansion is Chen, Yang, Cai, and Xu, who are barely qualified to enter the game.

In the second stage of expansion, the alliance of more than a dozen small countries has the foundation to compete for hegemony.

The third stage of expansion is the whole south!

Including Chu State! Including Wu Yue!

"At that time, Jiang Guo will have half of the country and millions of soldiers, and it will be the most powerful country in the world!"

At this moment, Yan Ying's originally short stature seemed to suddenly increase a few inches, his eyes were bright, as if he wanted to indulge in a beast that devoured people, and said word by word: "Destroy Qi Jin, Jiang Ye!"