"Hehe, what's the use of the useless name of the overlord?"

Wu Zixu replied to Gongzihong.

He was a realist who only focused on profit, and as for fame, it was dispensable in the face of great interests.

The current Qingji really doesn't attach much importance to the false name of the "overlord".

In order for Qingji to make the Wu State sweep away the nations and dominate the world, he must give up the name of Fang Bo, and make this world, which is already a world of bad manners and frequent wars, even more chaotic.

That is, the world has officially entered the Warring States period ahead of schedule!

"Father, think twice!"

Gongzi Hong sighed: "If according to the strategy of the Great Sima, even if my Wu State annexes all the vassal states, it may not be able to hold it in the future!" ”

"Isn't that cheaper for other countries?"

"Hong Gongzi ......"

Wu Zixu wanted to refute Gongzihong, but was stopped by Qingji waving his hand.

I saw Qingji glance at Gongzi Hong meaningfully, and then said slowly: "Wu Hong, don't you know that in everything, there must be gain?" ”

"How easy is it for the widow to stabilize the hegemony of the Wu State and make the people under his rule stable for a long time?"

"However, the long-cherished wish of the widow is no longer the princes of Jiuhe, and the world is a Kuang. The widow wants to mix up the territory and make the great country boundless! ”

"If you give up some of the cities and lands, you can enable the widow to accomplish great things that have never been done before, so why don't the widows be 'forgiving'?"

There are still some words that Qingji didn't say to everyone.

If the land is lost, the people and the land are lost.

Save people and lose land, people and land survive!

If Qingji wants to break the existing pattern of the world, he can't be too stingy, so that he looks forward and hesitates.

In fact, whether it is Qingji or Wu Zixu, they all know it in their hearts.

According to Gongzi Hong's idea, in their lifetime, Wu Guo would not be able to dominate the world no matter what.

Not to mention, Wu Zixu is over sixty years old, and half of his body has been buried in the ground, how dare he dare to expect to see the day when Wu Guobao lifts the universe?

After understanding Qingji's thoughts, Gongzihong couldn't help but fall silent.

He also had some things and didn't tell Qing Jiming.

However, I believe that Qingji is also well aware.

What's the matter?

That is, the pace of expansion of Wu is too fast, the foundation is unstable, although the country seems to be rich and strong, the soldiers are sharp, and it is peaceful, but there is an undercurrent surging underneath.

In the past 20 years, Wu has destroyed a lot of land, but he has not had time to digest it, leaving behind many drawbacks.

Once the state of Wu suffers a major defeat, or Qingji dies violently, the seemingly incomparably powerful state of Wu is bound to collapse, and even the danger of collapse......

Qingji didn't see such a disaster as Wu Guo.

It's just that he almost doesn't have a choice.

Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

If Qingji calms down and slowly digests the population within the Wu State, these disasters will inevitably disappear and will not threaten the society of the Wu State.

However, is this possible?

"Sun Wu, what do you think?"

Qingji set his eyes on Sun Wu, the national captain who had been silent.

Sun Wu, who was named by name, thought for a moment, then got up and said to Qingji: "Great King, the minister thinks that the thirteen vassal states of my Wu State will naturally be annexed, but not now. ”

Sun Wu obviously agreed with Gongzihong's proposition.

However, there is a difference.

I saw Sun Wu muttering: "The northern territory of my Wu country, if you want to be hostile to the northern countries, the defense line is too long, from east to west, from the Huaishui line to the land of Shangyu, thousands of miles. ”

"If Wu annexes various vassal states, it will inevitably become the public enemy of the princes of the world, and then the cities and lands north of Huaishui or north of the Great River (Yangtze River) will all fall and make wedding clothes for others......"

Sun Wu pointed out one of the more obvious flaws of the state of Wu -

It's too vast!

There are pros and cons to being too vast.

The advantage is that the strategic vertical and horizontal are long enough, and you can rely on the geographical advantage to drag down the army of future criminals and then defeat them.

The disadvantage is that the border is too long, and the soldiers and horses that need to be garrisoned are destined to be no less.

Just like that, the alliance of princes could also attack Wu from multiple directions.

Let Wu Guo be overwhelmed!

"My lord, the matter of annexing various vassal states can be used as a second step plan. In this first step, the king should shorten the northern defense line of our Wu Kingdom, and then attack the Central Plains, annex the northern countries, and dominate the world! ”

"Shorten the line of defense? How to shorten it? ”

It was Prince Heng who asked this sentence.

He really didn't quite understand Sun Wu's thoughts.

It is true that Sun Wu served as the husband of Prince Heng, and he preached and received karma to solve doubts, but it was limited to military affairs, not strategic vision......

Although Prince Heng is very intelligent, he is still not as witty as Sun Wu, and his quickness of thinking cannot keep up with Sun Wu.

As for Qingji, the corners of his mouth have been slightly upturned.

Obviously, he and Sun Wu's thoughts coincided.

"The first step is to destroy Qi to the east, or to destroy Qin to the west!"

"Shhh

As soon as Sun Wu's words fell, Wu Zixu, Prince Heng, Gongzi Fan, and Gongzi Xi who were present couldn't help but gasp and feel shocked.

Extinguish Qi?

Destroy Qin?

This is not an easy task.

Don't look at the fact that Wu has become a well-deserved hegemonic power, with a population several times that of Qi and Qin.

However, the conversion rate of Wu to the population is far less than that of Qin and Qi.

As countries that have existed for hundreds of years, the Qin State and the Qi State are not generally strong.

If this is one-on-one, Wu will definitely be able to destroy Qi, or destroy Qin.

But how can the rest of the princes stand by and watch?

Besides, if Wu wants to destroy Qi in one war, or Qin in one war, it can't be done at all.

"No."

Gongzi Fan was the first to speak, frowning and said, "Captain, aren't you trying to shorten the northern defense line of my Wu Kingdom?" ”

"If Qi or Qin are destroyed, this is to increase the defense line of the Wu State, not to shorten it."

"I don't know what the national lieutenant said?"

Gongzi Fan inherited Qingji's bravery, and he was brave and good at fighting, but in terms of strategy, it was a little difficult to explain.

Sun Wu still patiently answered for Gongzi Fan, and said slowly: "Doesn't Gongzi know the trend of dogs and teeth? ”

"In the future, if there is a coalition of princes to attack Wu, then our Wu State can directly send troops from the west or east to interfere and force the coalition army to retreat."

"In this way, my Wu State will not be subject to the princes, but will be able to turn the passive into the active and win the game!"

"Good!"

Gongzi Fan bowed slightly, very much agreed.

However, he still has a question.

"Guowei, whether it is to destroy Qi or Qin, it will not be easy for my Wu State."

Gongzi frowned and said: "The reason why my Wu State was able to destroy Yue and swallow Chu is because the princes of the Central Plains regard southern countries like Wu, Yue, and Chu as 'barbarians', and they are not the same as Huaxia, so they did not directly send troops to intervene. ”

"The ancestor of Qi is Jiang Shang, who has been in the country for hundreds of years, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the princes are salty. If Qi is destroyed, I am afraid that the princes will send troops to rescue Qi, which will be detrimental to our Wu country. ”

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"If you want to destroy the Qin State, maybe the princes will watch the fire from the other side, but the Qin land is desolate, the Qin people have a rebellious temperament, and the Wu State has the Qin land, and the family funds accumulated by the father and king over the years will inevitably be squandered......"