In 509 B.C., that is, in May of the fifth year of King Qingji of Wu, Wu invaded Yue, occupied Huiji, and broke the Yue army.

Yue Wang Yunchang was demoted to the Marquis of Yue, and at the same time brought his son Gou Jian to Wu as a minister for three years.

Before Qingji's class returned to the dynasty, he ordered Sun Wu and Wu Zixu to be generals, and led 10,000 elite soldiers to attack and destroy the country of Guji.

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Wu Wanggong, the main hall of parliament.

Qingji sat on the throne, and the ministers sat on both sides to discuss state affairs.

The monarch went out to fight for a few months, and the recitals in the court were piled up, and the major events waiting for Qingji's approval were unknown.

However, everything has to be prioritized.

And government affairs that need to be discussed by monarchs and ministers are all major matters.

Without waiting for Qingji to ask, Dazai Jiza got up first, held a tooth wat in his hand, and announced: "The king, Shen Zhuliang, the general of the Chu army, has led his troops to withdraw to Chang'an a few days ago, and the siege of Luzi has been resolved!" ”

"The old minister asked the king to send an envoy to Yingdu and order the Chu people to return to Chang'an, so that Wu and Chu could fight their troops."

Chang'an, which was originally the city of Chu.

But as a city on the border between the two countries, Chang'an sometimes returns to Wu and sometimes to Chu.

Chang'an has always been a battleground between Wu and Chu.

Wu State invaded Chu, and the long shore could be used as a bridgehead; The state of Chu invaded Wu, and it could also use the long bank as a springboard to advance westward along the river.

Therefore, the strategic geographical location of Long Shore Tsai is self-evident.

It would be better for the state of Wu to take Chang'an under his rule.

"The king, the minister thinks it's inappropriate!"

Without waiting for Qingji to speak, Wei Wei Xiong Zidan followed and said: "The State of Chu is treacherous, tears up the covenant for no reason, attacks my Wu State, occupies my city, and kills my soldiers!" ”

"If this matter is good, won't it encourage the arrogance of the Chu people?"

"That's why the minister thinks that the king should take advantage of the great victory of my Wu State to break through the Yue and order the army to attack the Chu State in one go, so as to regain the lost territory and comfort the souls of the fallen soldiers in the sky!"

Wen Yan,

Qing Ji is noncommittal.

Generals such as Heifu and Meng Ben immediately stood up and supported Xiong Zidan.

"My lord, what Wei Wei said is very true! The minister seconded the proposal! ”

"The Chu people waved their troops to attack my Wu country for no reason, and they deceived people too much, and the king must not give up!"

"Please send an edict to Wu!"

The state of Wu, which is strong and strong, and the treasury is full, is no longer afraid of the state of Chu.

In the past, Wu dared to challenge the Chu State as a hegemonic power, not to mention the Wu State after the Qingji New Law, the elite army streamlined the government, and the national strength was thriving?

The country of Yue has become a dead country.

And now, the Wu army that broke through Yue is even more ambitious, and its morale is available!

Taking advantage of this time, if it is properly controlled, it may not be impossible to make profits for the Wu State.

However, Qingji didn't speak, but just secretly fell into deep thought.

Dazai Ji Zai immediately said earnestly: "King, the old minister thinks that the matter of waving the army to attack Chu can be postponed. If the Chu people are unwilling to hand over the long shore, our Wu State may be able to send troops to take Zhaoguan or Shuyi of the Chu State! ”

"Dazai, how can you be cowardly?"

Meng Ben asked with a glare.

"Old man, this is not cowardice. General Meng, a soldier, the major affairs of the country, the war must not be taken lightly, especially with a big country like Chu, once the war starts, it will be difficult to be good. ”

The scheming Ji Za is obviously more thoughtful.

Although the current state of Wu is strong, vaguely, it has the capital to compete with the state of Chu in terms of national strength.

But after all, the state of Chu is a big country, with a vast territory and long strategic depth, once a war starts, the Wu army will definitely fall into the quagmire of war and find it difficult to extricate itself.

The state of Chu is not comparable to a small country like the Yue State.

In terms of territory alone, the state of Chu is more than twice as large as the state of Wu, although it is vast and sparsely populated, but the population is slightly more than that of Wu!

In the big war between Wu and Chu, the battle situation will only fall into a stalemate, and it will be difficult to distinguish the winner in a short time.

And once the Wu army invaded the hinterland of the Chu State, how could the Chu people not fight with the Wu State?

In this way, the consequences are obviously not what Qingji wants to see.

Therefore, to start a war with the State of Chu, especially a full-scale war, Qingji must be cautious!

"Ohma, what Dazai said is not unreasonable."

Fan Li, who has always been resourceful, stood up and waved towards Qingji on the throne: "However, the minister thinks that it is okay to attack Chu at this time. ”

"The king of Chu has not yet been in power, and his authority is in the hands of women and mediocre ministers, Chu is more virtuous, but the state of Chu cannot use it. There are many warriors in Chu, and the state of Chu can't let it go! ”

"This is a good opportunity that God has given me the kingdom of Wu. King, if you don't take it, you will be blamed! ”

"Above the temples of Chu State, most of them are ministers who are vegetarian in the corpse position, and among the countryside, there are all Li Shu who are hungry. And the officials are defeated, the feudal monarchs from all over the country are tilting against each other, and those who are intriguing are difficult to twist their hearts into a rope! ”

After a pause, Fan Li said angrily: "If the king invades Chu, he will either take the border city of Chu State, or he will go straight to Yingdu in one go!" ”

"If not, the state of Chu relies on the vastness of the land and the use of morale, lest the people of Chu learn from the pain and work together to resist the Wu division, and then it will be difficult for our Wu army to get out of the land of Chu."

The people who know Chu best are still the Chu people.

Fan Li, like Bo and Wu Zixu, is an authentic Chu person.

It's just that between Fan Li and Chu State, there is no such deep hatred.

Therefore, Fan Li can keep a cool head from beginning to end!

is the so-called food of the king, bear the worries of the king!

Although the State of Chu is Fan Li's mother country, but now that Fan Li is working for Qingji, how can he not consider the actual interests of the State of Wu?

Fan Li's words are the most pertinent!

At least Qingji can hear it.

Truly!

The territory of Chu is vast and the strategic depth is long, once Wu starts a full-scale war with Chu, it will either beat Chu to death with a rod, so that it will never have the possibility of turning over.

Or, just make a small fuss and seize some inconsequential border cities to warn the Chu people and strengthen their own national strength at the same time.

As a traverser, Qingji can naturally weigh clearly, Wu has a few catties and taels.

In terms of comprehensive national strength, Wu and Chu are now on a par with each other.

In terms of financial strength and military strength, Wu is better than Chu.

However, if there is an all-out war, even if Wu can rely on sharp soldiers, smash the Yingdu in one go, and occupy a large area of the Chu State.

So what?

In the final ending, UU mostly read books like King Wu Lu in history, running back in disgrace.

Therefore, Qingji had no intention of starting a full-scale war with the Chu State.

At least, the time is not yet ripe to destroy Chu and break Chu!

Without absolute certainty, before he can kill with one blow, Qingji is unwilling to take the risk of fighting to the death with the Chu people, and both sides will lose.

This is a very unwise thing to do!

After a long time, Keiji finally said slowly, "Just according to Dazai's proposal." Send an envoy to Yingdu and order the Chu people to return to Chang'an, if not, the widow should personally lead the army to attack Chu! ”

"A city on the long shore is reluctant to be returned, and the widow will make the Chu people pay ten times or a hundred times the price!"

"The king is wise!"

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