In the eighth year of King Qingji, that is, in early 506 BC, because Wu refused to overthrow the new law, the alliance of princes led by Qi met in Tandi.

Originally, there were only the fourteen kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Song, Wei, Lu, Teng, Xue, Di, Ju, Tan, Cao, Chen, Dun, and Xu, but I don't know why, the original Cai State, Xu State and Zhong Wu State, which were originally dominated by Wu State, all joined the command of the princes' coalition army.

For a time, the coalition army had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses.

The main forces were Qi and Chu, and the remaining Song, Lu, and Wei countries each sent 10,000 troops, while small countries such as Cao, Xu, Xu, and Dun only sent 35,000 troops.

On the Wu side, in order to deal with the menacing alliance of princes, he also gathered an army of 50,000 in Jinling.

Jinling, dominate the camp.

Qingji is convening a number of generals to discuss matters, such as Shi Fan Li of Zhisu Nei, Sun Wu of the Imperial History, Sun Ping of the Great Sima, and the generals Heifu, Xiong Zidan, Xu Menchao and others, all of whom are separated on the left and right sides.

A huge map is placed on the ground.

"Second and third sons, according to the latest information obtained by the widow. The alliance of the princes is known as the Seventeenth Road, to the west of our Wu State, there is the Chu Army all the way, and to the north, it is the Sixteenth Route Coalition led by the Qi people. ”

Qingji's face was quite solemn, and he said: "There are only twenty or thirty thousand people on the Chu army's side, and there is not much will to fight, so let the soldiers and horses of Wu Zixu's troops stationed in Qianyi and Yingshi be strictly guarded." ”

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this time the princes' alliance to attack Wu was a conspiracy carried out by the Chu people behind the scenes.

Wu and Chu feuded, the two countries are mortal enemies, but relying on the strength of Chu alone, it is now difficult to compete with Wu.

Because after these years of war, the state of Chu has completely fallen behind the state of Wu, and it has been fighting for many years, and the huge state of Chu cannot stand it.

The reason why he instigated the Marquis of Qi to unite with other countries to attack Wu this time was also in line with the intention of weakening Wu or destroying Wu.

Chu no longer has many soldiers to fight, so this time it is mostly just a show, watching the fire from the other side.

Of course, if the state of Wu is defeated in the face of the invasion of the alliance of princes, presumably the Chu people will not let go of this golden opportunity, and will definitely take the opportunity to increase their forces and break through the western defense line of the state of Wu in one fell swoop.

"In the northern part of my Wu country, the Sixteen-Nations Alliance led by the Qi people has about 150,000 people, and the main force is the Qi army, which is menacing and should not be underestimated. And our army is only 50,000 people! ”

"Second and third sons, how should this battle be fought, please speak freely."

Hearing this, all the generals lowered their heads and pondered.

Zhisu Neishi Fan Li was witty, and first got up and said: "King, the minister thinks that he must keep the enemy out of the country!" That is, to send troops first, to the Huaisi area, or directly to Xudi, Zhongwu land, and start a big battle with the coalition army. ”

"Good."

This is a very pertinent admonition, so Qingji can be adopted.

Whether it is the Huaisi area, or the land of Xu and Zhongwu, they are not the territory of Wu, and if a war is fought there, the damage to Wu can be minimized.

The Sixteen-Nation Alliance, 150,000 horses, seems to be outnumbered, but it is nothing more than a rabble.

Once the battle is at a stalemate, the first side to collapse is the alliance of princes!

……

Yunyang County.

Wu's Shangdafu thief was training his soldiers and horses in the camp, preparing to follow Qingji's army north to resist the invasion of the princes' alliance.

At this time, the thief suddenly received a report, saying that there was a businessman from Qi who came to the house and asked to see him.

The merchants of the Qi Kingdom?

The thief's heart was quite puzzled.

In his early years, he crisscrossed the land of Qilu, burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil, and then he traded with Wu State, obtained a large number of weapons and armor, and after the grain and straw were heavy, he continued to expand his military strength, and his prestige resounded all over the world!

But, in the final analysis, the thief is just a big thief, a big thief of the country!

Whether it is the princes of the Central Plains, or those merchants and Li Min, in the final analysis, they are the most disgusted with thieves, why would anyone come to see him?

After hesitation, the thief followed him back to his house.

I saw a middle-aged man with a goatee and an elegant appearance standing there, bowing towards the thief with a smile and saying, "In Xia Qi Shang Tian Guang, I have seen General Zhan!" ”

"Mr. Tian doesn't have to be polite, sit down."

"General Xie!"

After the thief and Tian Guang were seated, the thief asked curiously: "Sir, I don't remember, I know you." Since there is no friendship, why did the gentleman visit? ”

"Hahahaha! The general laughed. If you don't have a friendship now, you won't have a friendship in the future? The general is a genius in the sky, majestic and heroic, and he has admired the general for a long time! ”

Tian Guang said with a smile.

Admire me?

The thief almost believed it!

What his origins are, I know.

"Hehehehe, Mr. is a Qi person, and he still admires me, which is really flattering. If the gentleman has nothing to do, please leave, there are still military affairs to be busy below, so I will not send it far! ”

The thieves are ready to issue an eviction order.

At this time, Tian Guang clapped his hands unhurriedly.

Then the two attendants carried a large box into the study and placed it in front of the thief.

Tian Guang opened the lid of the wooden box, revealing the golden gold in the box.

Seeing this, the thief couldn't help but have his eyes shining, and his coveting color could not be concealed.

"General, this is eight thousand taels of gold, as well as some precious jade and utensils, which are worth a fortune. If the general can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and agree to my Qi Hou's request, these things will be yours by the general! ”

Hearing this, the thief finally understood Tian Guang's intention.

This is to plot against him!

"Huh!"

The thief couldn't help but sneer and said, "Mr. turned out to be speaking for Qi Hou!" ”

"Forgive me! I am a man who has seen the world, and I am only rich and rich, how can I turn my back on the monarch? ”

"The king treats me badly, gives me knighthood, and entrusts me with great responsibilities, and how can I turn my back on him? How can I be so unfaithful and unrighteous? ”

Joke!

Tian Guang couldn't help but secretly disdain in his heart.

How can such a thief not be an unfaithful and unrighteous man?

Although the thief was born in a noble, his ancestor was the famous Yanagi Hui of the Lu State, the gentleman who sat still, but when he arrived at the thief's generation, he was already in the middle of the family, and it was not as good as a day.

The thieves had no choice but to gather a large group of like-minded thieves and began to run rampant all over the world, killing people and goods, and doing all kinds of evil.

Who in the world doesn't know about the thief?

Tian Guang immediately smiled slightly and said, "General Zhan, does Wu Wang Qingji really treat you well?" Not necessarily! ”

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"The general is wise and martial, and has repeatedly made great contributions to the Wu State, but he is still a doctor, with 1,500 households, which is a very high treatment among the generals of the Wu State, but compared to the kingdom of the world, the King of Wu is too stingy, harsh, and mean!"

"I'm different from each other! If the general can abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, lead his troops to surrender to the coalition army, and even fight back, the Marquis of Qi should respect the general as the secretary, and thousands of households in a county in the fiefdom will be replaced by hereditary replacement, wouldn't it be beautiful? ”