Qingji said that starting a war with the three kingdoms of Lu, Song, and Qi would mean destroying the three eastern kingdoms in one go.

How could ministers such as Wen Chong, Kong Qiu, and Zeng Dian not know?

"Great King, is it too hasty to fight with the Three Kingdoms of the East?" Wen Chong frowned, and said to Qingji with a lot of worry: "If you fight, there will be results." If my Great Wu wins this battle, the destruction of the three kingdoms of Qi, Song, and Lu will be just around the corner. ”

"However, to this day, my Great Wu is not ready to destroy the Three Kingdoms of the East. If such a war of annihilation were to be launched suddenly, it would be extremely costly, and it would not be possible to do it unless hundreds of thousands of troops were needed. Hearing this, Qingji squinted his eyes and said earnestly: "How many years will it take to be a widow?" ”

"Literature, the widow is over fifty years old, and he knows the year of destiny. If you can unify the Chinese Kyushu and belong to one family during the widow's lifetime. ”

"Widowed, although there is no regret in death!"

"King!" The ministers were frightened by Qingji's words and knelt down one after another.

"Such an oath, my lord, shall not be made. The king is the king of a country, carrying the mandate of heaven, and he must not have the idea of self-abandonment! ”

"The ministers should do their best to pay for the king and the great plan of Wu to dominate the world!" The ministers and doctors knelt on the ground in a hurry, and they were all terrified.

Indeed, this oath cannot be made lightly, otherwise it will be easily fulfilled. As the saying goes, there are gods who are three feet above their heads!

People in this era are still superstitious about ghosts and gods. For example, the historical King Wu of Qin Yingdang said to Gan Mao: The widow wants to allow the car to pass through the three rivers, peep into the Zhou room, and die without hate!

As a result, Yingdang really went to Luoyi

"Played" a lap and died of a bang...... The theory of ghosts and gods is mysterious and mysterious, and it can be trusted or not.

"Zeng Dian, how much grain is still hoarded in Xianyang's official warehouse?"

"Back to the king, there is still a hoard of grain in the official warehouse, about 13.65 million stones."

"That's enough." Qingji said slowly: "The widow wants to destroy the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu and Song with an army of 600,000 at every turn. According to the standard of two or three stone rations a month for a soldier, more than three million stone of grain can be hoarded, which can supply the needs of the army for at least half a year. "Hearing that Qingji was going to attack the three kingdoms of Qi, Song and Lu with an army of 600,000 people, the ministers were all taken aback and were extremely shocked.

For 600,000 troops, the ration for one month is almost 1,800,000 stones, and for three months it is 5,400,000 stones.

Half a year is about 10.8 million stones. Of course, not only the soldiers fighting on the front line, but also the laborers in charge of logistics and supply transportation also have to eat, which is an astronomical amount.

Fortunately, the Wu army is not a labor expedition, and from Shu County, Wu County, Guanzhong, Nanjun and other places, Wu can still levy grain again.

13,650,000 stone grain? This is just Xianyang's official warehouse, and there is still surplus grain in various places! The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

When it comes to money, Qingji won't worry about it. Wu Guo may lack everything, but he is not short of money! Whether it is used to reward meritorious soldiers or to compensate the fallen soldiers, Wu can afford it.

"King, is this 600,000-strong army too overwhelming?" Wen Chong said hesitantly: "Now, the armies of all countries combined, even if they are all soldiers of the country, counting the old and weak, I am afraid that it will not exceed 300,000 people." ”

"The minister thinks that even if the king wants to destroy the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu, and Song, three or four hundred thousand troops, it is enough!" Hearing this, Qing Ji said with a smile: "If you want to destroy the alluring soldiers of the three eastern kingdoms, it is enough for the widow to send more than 100,000 cavalry." However, the territory of Qi, Lu, and Song was still quite large, and it was suddenly swept away, and it was necessary to send troops to garrison it in case of contingencies. ”

"King Shengming!" Now that Qingji has made up his mind, it is not good for the ministers to have any more words to refute. Wu's current national strength is unprecedentedly huge, and it is not a problem to wipe out all the countries in one go.

That's it

"Whale swallowing", the ministers and doctors of Wu State have doubts in their hearts. If nothing else, after the Wu State destroyed the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu, and Song, most of the remaining Yan Kingdoms, Dai Kingdoms, and Zhongshan Kingdoms would defect and surrender with Lilly, otherwise what awaited them would be a dead end.

"Tian Sui Tho."

"The minister is here!"

"You take the first step and rush to Chaoge. With the order of the widow, mobilize troops and horses, dispatch troops and generals from various counties and counties of our Dawu, and escort the grain and straw to the nearest one, which must be fast. ”

"No!" Zuo Sima Tian Sui Tho immediately agreed. In this battle, such as the border army, Qingji will not be mobilized.

Because, it's not necessary at all! Wu is not an empty country, and there are still soldiers to fight. Qingji needed to prevent the sudden dispatch of troops from Dai and Zhongshan to the south, and even a rebellion between Korea and Wei, which affected the logistics and supply routes of the Wu army.

"Wu Heng."

"Erchen is here!"

"In this battle, the widow wants to drive the expedition in person. You will stay in Xianyang, supervise the regent of the country for the widows, sit in the center with the ministers, and dispatch the grain and straw of the front-line army. ”

"Erchen takes orders!" Prince Heng solemnly agreed. …… The time entered the thirty-first year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in 483 BC, in the middle of the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

Qingji officially issued an order to conquer the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu, and Song, and transferred troops from the 35 counties of Wu to send troops to the front line of Chaoge.

Of course, Qingji will not delay the military aircraft, and will not launch a war to destroy the country until the soldiers and horses from all over the country arrive.

The reason why Wu had to use so many troops at every turn was just to prevent trouble. In this battle, Qingji drove his own expedition, and when he led 100,000 cavalry to Chaoge, Wu Zixu and Sun Wu's troops and horses had been waiting for a long time.

By the beginning of October, there were as many as 300,000 soldiers of the Wu army who rushed to Chaoge, and no less than 40,000 horsemen.

Hearing this news, the armies of the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu, and Song, which were originally cowering in Taoqiu, scattered one after another, and did not dare to have a head-on conflict with the Wu army.

The monarchs of the three kingdoms all issued a national conscription order to mobilize young and strong people to enlist in the army for training, and at the same time sent envoys to Chaoge to ask for celebration

"Point to point", don't raise an unrighteous teacher. At this moment, in Chaoge's mansion, above the lobby, Qingji was receiving envoys from Qi, Lu, and Song.

They are Kan Zhi, the right minister of Qi State, Sikong Chu Shizi Fei of Song State, and Ji Sun Fei, the prime minister of Lu State.

They are all high-powered figures, but they don't dare to take a breath in front of Qingji. Kan Zhi looked around and looked at Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Tian Sui Tho and others on both sides

The famous general who was "famous for his murder" couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and was afraid. However, he came with the king's command, how dare he disobey it?

"King Wu, my ministers heard that the division must be famous, and now the king of Wu Xing tiger and wolf division drinks the horse river, why do you want to invade the borders of Qi, Lu and Song?" When Qing Ji heard this, he said in a surging voice: "Kan Zhi, my teacher of Great Wu is the master of the king, and the one who does it is to hang the people and kill the crime." ”

"Hanging the people?" Kan Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then lost his voice and said: "King Wu, Qi is not guilty." ”

"If the widow says that the country of Qi is guilty, the country of Qi is guilty." Such an arrogant and unreasonable celebration also made Kan Zhi helpless.

This is just like the time when the Chu State was in the past, and the people were not guilty, and the Chu people replied

"I, the barbarian", is the same principle. In this world of great contention, whoever has the big fist and who is strong will say the truth.

Falling behind doesn't necessarily mean being beaten, it's just that Qingji doesn't want to beat you today.

Wu ...... King Wu, my Qi country is willing to pay compensation to Wu country, and I only ask King Wu to stop the army, so as not to destroy the lives and harm the people, isn't this beautiful? ”