In the Battle of Yishui, Shen Zhuliang, Zixi, and Mi Ji were all killed, and thousands of soldiers and civilians of Chu were buried with them.

Qingji felt the loyalty of Shen Zhuliang and others, so he buried them thickly, and also allowed the Chu people to build an ancestral hall to worship their spiritual seats and worship them......

After this battle, the Wu army attacked the city all the way, and captured more than 20 cities in Chu State, such as Danyang, Deng, Luo, Lu, Yong, and Hang.

completely destroyed the state of Chu, and assigned all the cities and lands to the territory of the state of Wu.

The Nanyang Basin and the Jianghan Plain, as the hinterland of the Chu State, are fertile and fertile for thousands of miles, and belong to the land of anointment, and this piece of land is an important foundation.

Seriously, Qingji was not willing to leave so many Chu people, especially the nobles of the Chu State, here.

Otherwise, once the main army of Wu State withdrew, it was inevitable that the Chu people would rebel again.

After destroying the State of Chu, Qingji did not stop the galloping chariot of the State of Wu.

Why?

Because Qingji set his sights on the Yun State in the northwest of the Chu State.

Yun State, also known as Yan State.

The Yun people have an excellent relationship with the Chu people, and they have been a vassal state of the Chu State for a long time.

The friendship between the State of Chu and the State of Yun can be traced back to Chu Ruoao's generation.

In the thirty-seventh year of King Xuan of Zhou, that is, in 791 BC, Chu Xiong Yu died, and his son Xiong Yi succeeded him as the monarch of Chu.

Because he was buried in Ruoao after his death, he was respected as "Ruoao", which was the beginning of Chu Jun's nickname.

Chu Ruoao's eldest son, Chu Xiongkan, inherited the throne of Chu Jun for Chu Xiaoao.

Xiong Yi's youngest son, Dou Bobi, took Ruo Ao as his clan, and because he was sealed in Douyi, he was the ancestor of the Dou clan, and was also known as Ruo Ao.

That is, the ancestor of the surname of the Dou clan.

Training is like Ao, the worm, the road is blue, and the mountains and forests are enlightened.

Therefore, the State of Chu really began to grow from Chu Ruoao's generation.

In the past, Chu Ruoao married Yunguo's wife and gave birth to a second son, Dou Bobby.

Dou Bo is more obscene than his people involved Yunzi, and Dougu was born in Yusu.

Shen Lu, the king of Chuwu, will have Yun Guo participate.

By 701 BC, the state of Chu had completely achieved supremacy east of the Han River.

The following year, King Wu of Chu conquered the state of Hangguo and questioned the Marquis of Hangguo for conspiring with the state of Yun to attack Chu.

In that year, King Chu Zhuang and his father King Chu Mu cut down Mi and Yong and arrived in the territory of Yun State.

This was also a critical period for the Chu State to stabilize the northwest and southwest directions before it moved north and east.

The strategic position of Yundi was actually very important to the original Chu and Qin states.

That part of Yun has always been used as a buffer zone between Qin and Chu, so it was able to survive for a while.

……

Near Yingdu, Zhanghua Taichung.

Qingji convened the great Sima Sun Wu, the imperial historian Wu Zixu, the court Wei Bo Yu, the Shi Fan Li of Zhisu Nei, as well as Gongzi Hong and Gongzi Heng to discuss major matters.

"Second and third sons, after two months of conquest, the land of Chu has been owned by my Wu State. However, the widow thinks that the army is not yet able to return to the court......"

This time the battle to destroy Chu was surprisingly smooth for the Wu army, so Qingji's ambition naturally couldn't be satisfied with this.

Qingji took a bamboo slip in his hand and said with a slight smile: "Yun Jun has sent an envoy over to pay tribute to the widow, but the widow thinks that if my Wu State plots to the northwest, it will inevitably occupy Yun Land in the future to prevent the Qin people from going south and violating our borders." ”

"This ......"

After hearing Qingji's plan, the ministers of Wu State present couldn't help but look at each other.

Qingji actually plotted against Yun Guo?

Actually, there is nothing wrong with that.

Although Yun is a vassal state of Chu, its territory is not small, with a territory of more than 600 miles, which is equivalent to a Zheng State......

It's just that Yun is vast and sparsely populated, and its national strength is far inferior to that of medium-sized countries like Zheng and Weiguo.

Moreover, as a traverser, the celebration is very clear.

Judging from the map of Yunguo, it is clear that it is the place of Shang Yu later!

The place of business is a combination of "business" and "yu".

Xichuan, the land of Shang, was once the fief of Yao's son Danzhu, and later the Yi tribe established the state in the northwest of Xichuan County.

In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, the state of Yan was destroyed and possessed of its land.

Around the ninth century B.C., the province was divided into the upper and lower provinces, with the upper and lower provinces in the West Gorge and the lower ones in place.

The state of Yan later became a vassal state of Chu.

It is said that the idiom "towards Qin and Chu at dusk" is about the country of Yan swaying left and right between Qin and Chu.

After the disappearance of the state of Yan in the contention of Qin and Chu, the northwest of Xichuan was incorporated by the Qin state into the land of Shangyu, and the rest was the land of Danxi of the state of Chu.

Chu, Jin (Wei), and Qin all fought over the land of Shangyu, and finally Qin occupied this area and built a military pass on the border between Qin and Chu.

In history, Qin Xiaogong divided Wei Ying here, so he called it "Shang Jun" and "Shang Ying".

This area is the main transportation route between Qin and Chu.

It can be called "Qin Chu's throat"!

The land of Shang Yu originally belonged to the Chu State, the homeland of the Qin State was originally the Weihe Plain north of the Qinling Mountains, and Shang Yu was located at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, which was one of the birthplaces of Chu culture.

Later, Zhang Yi deceived Chu, that is, he falsely called "six miles" with the six hundred miles of the land of business, which eventually caused the Qin-Chu War......

Therefore, the importance of Yundi (the land of commerce) is self-evident to the state of Wu.

Once the Qin State rises, it may not be the Wu State that will bear the brunt, but if the Qin people seize the land of Shangyu, they can condescendingly attack the territory of the Wu State.

Wu must take precautions, take Yundi, and then build a Shaoxi Pass (Wuguan) to make Wu's advance and retreat well-founded and invincible.

"The King."

Fan Li frowned and said, "If our army annexes Yunguo, it will not be a problem. ”

"It's just that this Yundi, as the key point of the original Qin and Chu, if our army captures Yundi, it is inevitable that the Qin people will have different intentions and break the alliance between Wu and Qin......"

This is exactly where the concerns of Fan Li, Sun Wu and other ministers lie.

Wu and Qin are in a good alliance, and once Qingji sends troops to destroy Yun, I am afraid that the Qin people will not be able to sit still, and they will feel jealous.

If Wu and Qin are at odds, and Wu has established a strong enemy in the northwest, what can it do?

From a geopolitical point of view, the state of Wu and the state of Qin formed an alliance to deal with the state of Jin together, which was simply a natural ally.

And once Wu annexed Yun, the Qin people would inevitably be suspicious.

Once suspicion arises, it is very likely to lead to irreparable consequences.

"Second and third sons, look ......"

Qingji came to the edge of the screen with a sheepskin map hanging, pointed to the place where the "Yunguo" was located, and said slowly: "Yundi is at the key point of Wu and Qin. ”

"It used to be Qin Chu's throat, but now it's Wu Qin's throat, so I have to guard against it."

"If the Qin people are weak, there is no need to be taboo for the widows, but once the Qin people rise, what can they do?"

"With such a strategic point, how can the widow be left to the Qin people?"

Qingji has decided to change his national policy.

In the past, the Chu people have always been going north and marching into the Central Plains in order to compete for hegemony in the world, so they have always kept Yundi as a key point and military buffer zone between Qin and Chu.

However, Qing Ji plans to trap the Qin people to death, how can he leave such a hidden danger first?

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