"Send someone to keep an eye on the border of Lu State and send intelligence twice a day. At the same time, make preparations at home. Once the situation changes, immediately send envoys to Chu State and launch an attack at the same time." After Wen Zi left, the King of Yue said to Chang Yang.
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"Aren't you going to wait for Chu's reply? What if Chu agrees to return my hometown of Yue?" Chang Yang said in shock.
Didn’t you just say that you should be polite before fighting? Why did it suddenly change!
The King of Yue hesitated for a moment and shook his head resolutely, "No wait, I estimate that the envoy will launch an attack immediately after arriving at Chen Ying."
Now that you've already torn your face apart, let's just tear it up a little bigger.
Anyway, after offending the Chu State this time, it is impossible for the relationship between the two parties to be restored, so let's make every effort to strengthen ourselves.
Every adult man in Yue has experienced several wars. The grain purchased from Zhao last year has not been touched. The fleet fishes at sea every day and stores a large amount of dried fish. The combat potential of Yue will exceed Chu's imagination.
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And the King of Yue discovered one thing. Although it costs money to fight, as long as you can win, you will not lose. If the loss is small, you will even make a profit, especially when a bastard like the Yue State attacks a rich man like the Chu State.
, after the city is captured, just copying a feudal lord is enough to make up for the loss.
As for the contradiction mentioned by Wen Zi, most of the adult men are conscripted, and the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled can cause trouble?
As long as they win, all conflicts will be resolved, and Yue will officially become the eighth most powerful country in the world.
As for what to do if he loses, the King of Yue really hasn't thought about it.
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On the border of Lu State, the area outside Xuzhou City was not present-day Xuzhou, but present-day Xuzhou was called Pengcheng.
Flags were fluttering, murderous intent was rising into the sky, and the military camp stretched out ten miles away.
From time to time, there is the sound of horse hooves, passing information back and forth.
The Xuzhou County Magistrate stood on the city wall and looked at the scene in front of him with fear.
The population of the entire Lu State was only slightly more than the Chu army under the city. As for Xuzhou City, the men, women, old and children in the city were not even half as many as the Chu army in front of them. How could they resist?
"Send... send an order to ask for help from the monarch." Xuzhou County Magistrate said tremblingly.
At this time, the three giants of the Chu army were discussing matters in the camp.
"Our army really wants to attack the State of Lu?" Xiang Pei asked in a deep voice, looking at Jing Yang who was sitting at the top and Zhuang Xin who was sitting opposite.
Xiang Pei respected Zhuang Xin so much that he was buried up to his neck with soil, and he still insisted on going out with the army. This persistence alone was enough to make everyone admire him, not to mention his contribution to the Chu State.
As for Jingyang, Xiang Pei said that he was just a relative. If he had not been born in the Jing family, he would never have been able to become a Shangzhu country and lead an army of 200,000 in eight lifetimes.
"General Xiang Pei doesn't think that our 200,000 troops are here for fun, right?" Jingyang glanced at Xiang Pei and mocked.
Xiang Pei looked down on him, and he was equally unhappy with Xiang Pei.
How could a down-and-out nobleman have reached the status he has today without the appreciation of a clan like the Jing clan? He actually wants to take a step closer and be on par with the Jingquzhao clan. I really don’t know how much he weighs.
"What should we do about Yue? Compared with destroying Lu, destroying Yue is more important." Xiang Pei did not go back to Jingyang, but looked at Zhuang Xin.
Zhuang Xin holds the imperial order of the King of Chu and can order everyone, including Jingyang and Xiang Pei, if necessary.
But under normal circumstances, the army still has to listen to Jingyang, after all, he is the coach.
Although Xiang Pei looked down on Jingyang, the King of Chu also knew that Jingyang was only second-rate in the world and had no impressive record, but he was already one of the few talented generals in the Chu Kingdom.
Jingyang's talent can increase the marching speed, but the coverage range is limited. Unlike some people's talents, which can cover the visible range and even the non-visible range, Jingyang's talent can only cover an army of 10,000
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Xiang Pei's confidence in fighting Jingyang was the 30,000 cavalrymen directly under the control of the King of Chu. As long as he had these 30,000 cavalrymen, he represented the King of Chu.
No matter how unhappy Jingyang was with him, there was nothing he could do.
"The State of Yue has Jun Chun Shen and Prince Ling Xiang Yan to deal with it." Zhuang Xin stroked his beard with a smile on his face, as if he hadn't seen the overt and covert fighting between Jing Yang and Xiang Pei, but it was more likely that he was used to it.
For Zhuang Xin, who has experienced decades of ups and downs in the Chu court, he has never seen any kind of struggle. Jingyang and Zhuang Xin can only be regarded as childish.
During the period of King Huai of Chu and King Qingxiang of Chu, the fighting in the court of Chu State was really exciting. A group of people died every once in a while. King Chu finally appointed Huang Xie as the prime minister, and he could barely suppress the arrogance in the court, so that
There will be less internal fighting in Chu, and he will have more energy to do other things.
Zhuang Xin slowly explained the plan made by Huang Xie. Only then did Jingyang and Xiang Pei know what Huang Xie and Xiang Yan were going to do...
In order to prevent the plan from being leaked, the King of Chu made the whole plan known only to him, Huang Xie, and Zhuang Xin. No one else, including Xiang Yan, knew about it. Huang Xie would not tell him until the time of dispatching troops.
"Chunshenjun... although he has the talent to assist the country, he is not good at using troops. Quanzi... also has no experience in leading a large army. Isn't this method a bit risky? Besides, the main force of our Chu Kingdom is in Huaibei. The two of them want to rely on those who just
If the soldiers put down their hoes to deal with Yue, I'm afraid..." Xiang Pei's face was full of worry.
It is good for my son to get this opportunity, but if he fails, it will be a huge stain and it will be difficult to be reused in the future.
"Although Lord Chun Shen is not good at leading troops, he can still command thousands of soldiers and horses. In addition, the general should not underestimate the young master. If nothing else happens, the future achievements of the young master will definitely be higher than that of the general." Zhuang Xin said.
"I don't expect my children and grandchildren to be capable, but to be able to preserve the Xiang family's inheritance and live up to their ancestors." Xiang Pei sighed and shook his head slightly, but he was very happy in his heart.
Zhuang Xin's vicious eyes were known to the entire Chu State. He said that Xiang Yan would surpass him in the future, and he would definitely surpass himself.
"What do you think of Lord Yangling's attack on Lu?" Jingyang felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Zhuang Xin praising Xiang Yan, so he changed the topic to the Chu-Lu battlefield.
"The army is surrounding Xuzhou. If the Lu State sends troops to support, use the mobility of the cavalry to annihilate the Lu State's reinforcements, and then send troops north to completely destroy the Lu State. If the Lu State does not send troops to support, then the Lu State will pull out Xuzhou and then encroach on it step by step.
Lu State." Zhuang Xin pointed at the map and said.
"The general led his cavalry to ambush him halfway," Xiang Pei said immediately.
"Where are Wei and Qi?" Jingyang looked at the map. Lu was sandwiched between the three great kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Chu. If Lu asked for help from Qi and Wei, it would be difficult for Chu to capture it.
"Qin may attack Wei at Hedong at any time. Wei does not dare to support Lu. As for Qi, there is nothing to worry about." Zhuang Xin shook his head.
"In this case, General Xiang Pei will lead 30,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry to ambush on the road from Qufu to Xuzhou, and I will lead the remaining army to besiege Xuzhou City." Jingyang ordered.
Xiang Pei glanced at Jingyang in surprise, stood up and said solemnly, "As long as the Lu State dares to send troops to support, the last general will swallow it."