Chapter 205: Caravan in the Western Regions
In the face of Qi Guo's frequent actions,
neighboring countries,
It's basically a wall-to-wall view, with an attitude that it's none of my business.
But as a party State.
Wu and Yue, the mood between the two countries is too different.
In the face of the arrival of the Qi army,
Wu Huangfu was overjoyed.
Although the Qi army was not allowed to enter the city, he still personally went out of the city to greet and wash the dust for the Qi army.
After three days of leniency with good wine and meat, he sent his troops south.
meanwhile
Wei Qing also informed Wu Huangfu of Qi's intention to start trade with Wu.
I heard that Qi is going to spend a high price,
When buying a large number of weapons and grain and grass from the state of Wu.
Wu Huangfu almost felt that there was something wrong with his ears.
This kind of pie-in-the-sky thing, Wu Huangfu naturally nodded again and again.
patting his chest and saying,
It can give the green light to the merchants of Qi State.
Feel free to come to Wu to trade.
At the same time, it also lowered the tariffs of Qi State.
Enthusiastic look,
I don't know, but I think the relationship between the two countries is close.
Looking at Wu Huangfucha's excited face,
Wei Qing sneered in his heart.
He knew all the plans for Wu Guo.
This time the army went on the march.
In addition to weakening the strength of the Yue country.
There is also an important purpose.
It is to consume the grain and grass of the Wu Kingdom.
After all, it is now the time of the autumn harvest, even if Qi Guo spends a lot of money to buy it.
In a short period of time,
There is no way to empty the grain stocks of Wu State.
So according to Guan Zhong's idea, it is a two-pronged approach.
All the grain and grass supplies for the army to the south were all borne by the state of Wu.
So
Wei Qing has made a plan to travel in Vietnam for a long time.
First defeat the main force of the Vietnamese army, and then under the guise of besieging the city, just take the soldiers around to play.
In this way,
On the one hand, the state of Qi purchased the grain in the hands of the people of Wu through trade.
On the other hand, through the war, the grain stored in the grain depot of Wu was consumed.
Both sides at the same time.
According to Guan Zhong's calculations, before the autumn harvest next year.
It can definitely hollow out the country of Wu.
That's the time to start.
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In the Qi-Wu coalition army, there will be soldiers.
When you are ready to go south and conquer the country,
Huo Qubing led 30,000 soldiers and horses to break away from the main army.
Return the way you came.
meantime
A flying pigeon handbook was also sent to Yue Yunfei's hands.
From the border army on the border of Qi and Song, a part of the troops will also be drawn to assist Huo Qubing to exterminate the small countries in the middle.
After all, if you want to annex Wu Yue, the middle area must be completely controlled.
The other side.
At the same time that the Emperor of Wu led the army southward in high spirits,
The face of the Emperor of Yue Guo can be described as extremely gloomy.
In the past three years,
Emperor Goujian of Yue in order to take revenge.
Endure humiliation and bear the burden, lie down and taste the gall!
is to one day wash away the shame brought to him by Wu Guo.
But
He never thought that at such a critical moment, Qi would make a sideways move.
And the reason for meddling is also hilarious.
It turned out to be because the emperor of Qi fell in love with the empress of Wu and the concubine of the previous emperor.
That's outrageous.
Flip through the history books, looking at thousands of years of ancient and modern times.
I can't find an emperor who can do such a thing.
What Emperor Yue couldn't accept the most was that the emperor was mediocre to this extent, and the Qi State not showed a trace of decay, but it was thriving every day.
Externally, the army is invincible.
Internally, the people live and work in peace and contentment.
There is no reason for this kind of thing.
Just ask all the emperors of all the countries in the world, how many don't want to be faint kings?
Even those emperors who are ambitious and want to make contributions and leave a name in history books.
Ask them,
If you can ignore the government and politics, play with your concubines every day, or take your entourage to hunt in the wild.
Anyway, it is to eat, drink and have fun every day, and then the country under its rule can still flourish.
This kind of good thing,
Who wouldn't want to?
Truth be told,
Emperor Yue Goujian is also very happy.
He didn't want to, like Han Lin, indulge in wine every day, indulging in the wine pool and meat forest.
Then the territory of the Yue Kingdom can continue to expand, and the people under its rule can live and work in peace and contentment.
But the question is,
He couldn't do that.
I'm going to do that,
I am afraid that it will not be long before the Yue Kingdom will be annexed by the Wu State.
Wu Guoliang Liangliang,
Although as a neighbor.
But the hatred between the two sides can be traced back hundreds of years.
It's a feud at all.
The kind that never dies.
Therefore, since ascending the throne, Emperor Goujian of Yue did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
Even after losing to Wu Guo,
In the past three years, almost every day and night, Emperor Goujian of Yue has been preparing for revenge.
Right now
saw that he was about to succeed, but he was intervened by Qi Guo.
This made Emperor Yue Goujian how willing.
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In the face of the fierce Qi-Wu coalition army,
Emperor Goujian of Yue was worried that the court would cause panic, so he only met with Wen Chong and Fan Li in the imperial study.
As your own right-hand man,
They are also the two people who have been giving advice to themselves, and it can be said that Emperor Yue Goujian relied on the most.
"You should all know the matter, what can be done without it."
Emperor Yue said in a solemn voice.
Wen Chong and Fan Li glanced at each other,
Wen Chong was the first to speak, and said confidently: "Your Majesty, why should you worry. ”
"Wu Jun has just experienced a crushing defeat and is demoralized, and this trip south is just a foil, so there is no need to care."
"As for the Qi army, although it is brave, Linzi is more than 2,000 miles away from Huiji, so after such a long journey, how much combat power can the Qi army have left?"
"What's more, Weichen heard that although the Qi army sent 80,000 troops, the number of troops going south this time was only 50,000."
"The combined forces of Qi and Wu are only 100,000, our army can completely wait for work, and after the Qi and Wu coalition forces arrive at the city, they will be able to kill the other party by surprise while they are unprepared!"
As soon as Wen's voice fell, Fan Li immediately said: "No! ”
Compared with the self-confidence of the language,
Fan Li looked very serious: "Your Majesty, you must not go out of the city to fight." ”
Emperor Yue frowned and said, "Why? ”
After the analysis of the text just now, Emperor Yue regained his self-confidence.
Oh, yes
One had just experienced a fiasco, and the other had traveled two thousand miles.
What combat effectiveness can such an army have?
Fan Li explained at this time: "Your Majesty, the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, and now he is facing a strong Qi, so don't take it lightly." ”
"Wei Qing, the commander of the Qi army, has twice been in the west but Zhao State, with outstanding merits and brave and good fighting."
"Although the Qi army came from afar this time, the Qi army is at its peak, and our army must not go out of the city to meet the battle."
"Our army should stick to the city, refuse to fight, and wait for the old city of the Qi army to go out of the city to meet the enemy."
Analysis of two people,
One is recommended to play directly.
Another suggested waiting until the morale of the Qi army had been demoralized before fighting.
And what the two of them said is well-founded.
Time
Emperor Yue was entangled.
meanwhile
A caravan from the Western Regions left the Zhao State and stepped into the territory of the Qi State.
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