King Jian of Qi summoned Prime Minister Hou Sheng because he received a letter from King Qin.
"Prime Minister, look at what the King of Qin says in this letter. Do you agree or not?"
King Tian Jian of Qi, his mother was a famous strong woman during the Warring States Period and the Queen. Tian Jian had a cowardly character and soft ears. In the past, his mother presided over all major political affairs. After the death of the Queen, the power went to her younger brother, the Prime Minister Hou Sheng.
Hou Sheng took the silk book from Tian Jian, quickly scanned several columns, and exclaimed: "Reducing the transaction tax on Qi merchants! Is the King of Qin so generous?"
Qin's commercial tax was very heavy, but Qi still made a lot of profits from Qin's commercial trade. At this time, Ying Zheng agreed to reduce the transaction tax on Qi merchants, and Qi made a big profit.
He immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, the King of Qin asked me to station troops on the mainland, but he didn't ask us to send troops to attack anyone. Where is the station of troops that is not a station?
What's more, Qi and Qin have just formed an alliance, and King Qin's surrender of such a huge profit shows his sincerity. I think it is better to agree to this small matter. It is also possible for Princess Guili to dominate the Qin Palace.
A Chu man."
"Well, that makes sense. Then we will station troops on the mainland, and I will write a reply to the King of Qin."
Tian Jian thought about Hou Sheng's words and thought deeply about it. Just as he was about to write a reply, he remembered something:
"Hey, do you think that in the Qin Palace, is the King of Qin closer to Chu or Qi?"
"I think it is better to be closer to the Chu State at the moment. The marriage between Qin and Chu is stable, Xiong Qi, the Lord of Changping, serves as the censor, and there are many people named Mi who hold important positions."
"It's a pity that Lu Yan...if he agrees to marry my younger sister, I don't have to worry about Guili."
Someone suddenly came to report outside the palace, "Your Majesty, the military situation of Chu State."
"Come in."
"Your Majesty, the King of Chu, with Xiang Yan as the chief general and Long Zhan as the deputy general, has sent 100,000 troops to rescue the Wei State."
Tian Jian stood up in surprise, "What?"
Hou Sheng held the Qin Guo silk book in his hand and also pretended to be shocked.
"How could the King of Qin predict the future? The Chu State sent troops to aid Wei, and he asked me to station troops on the mainland. Xiang Yan must be worried about our army attacking his retreat, and dare not go out with all his strength to fight."
Hou Sheng shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, this is God's blessing on Princess Guili. The Chu Kingdom has done evil to the King of Qin, and the King of Qin will definitely be more affectionate to our Qi Kingdom."
Tian Jian decisively ordered: "Pass the edict, station troops on the mainland, make a big show of force, and quickly let Xiang Yan know."
Many days later, Xiang Yan, who led his army to the border of Chu and Wei, received the news.
Qi, which had not fought a war for forty years, suddenly stationed troops in Pinglu, which was close to Wei. This put him in a dilemma.
If Qi continues to advance, it is very likely that Qi will cut off its retreat. The army will lose its supply of food and grass and will inevitably collapse without a fight.
If we don't march, the army will return without success, the money and food consumed and the reputation will be lost, which the Xiang family cannot afford.
Xiang Yan ordered the entire army to stop temporarily and gathered all the generals to discuss the matter.
"The State of Qi has been timid and timid for so many years, and suddenly it becomes hardened. There must be something fishy about this."
Long Zhan first said: "In Shangzhu State, the Qi people are weak and have no famous generals. He dares to stop our great Chu? In my opinion, it is just a bluff. Let's leave a partial force. If Qi State dares to move, we will destroy him."
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A group of passionate generals agreed with his words, while some serious generals also opposed them.
Zhaoping raised his hand to Xiang Yan, who was in charge, and said, "Qin and Qi have a good alliance, so this matter must be under Qin's instruction. General Long must not take it lightly. If there is a mistake, our army may be in danger."
Xiang Yan listened to a circle of opinions and decided to hold on for the time being, "What Doctor Zhao said makes sense, Qi State is uncharacteristically, so we must be careful.
Come, send spies to find out the situation of the Qi army, and contact the king to investigate the Qi court. As for the army, we will camp nearby for the time being."
"promise."
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The originally planned blitzkrieg to capture Yuan Puyan has become a major event sweeping the Seven Kingdoms as the various forces fight against each other step by step.
Yang Duanhe and Wang Ben led a Qin army of 150,000 people. Lian Po and Gongsun Yao's Wei army also had nearly 150,000 people. There was a battle of 300,000 people on the Puyang battlefield. At the same time, there was a showdown between Mohist agencies and overbearing agencies.
Wang Jian's troops came out of Taiyuan, and the 100,000 Qin army faced off against Pang Nuan's 100,000 Zhao army. The two sides fought in a relatively tacit understanding.
On the land southwest of Yishui, Yan Yi led 100,000 Yan troops. With the help of the Yan people in the occupied areas, he and Lecheng's 100,000 Zhao troops were killed until the sky was dark, the sun and the moon were dark, and the blood feud between Yan and Zhao took another step.
The Chu State assisted Xiang Yan's 100,000 troops from the Wei State. Because the Qi State had stationed its troops in Pinglu, they temporarily stopped at the border, waiting for specific information and further instructions from the King of Chu.
Korean Wei Zhuang and Ji Yihu led 50,000 troops, entered the territory of Wei directly, and rushed to the Puyang battlefield; Bai Yifei's 100,000 white-armored troops were ready to defend against the Qin army.
Qin State, Xianyang
Ying Zheng received intelligence from all over the world and asked people to lay out the military situation on the battlefields of the Seven Kingdoms.
Wei Zhuang, Wang Wan, Xiong Qi, Li Si, Meng Wu, and Meng Tian gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
By the way, there's also Gai Nie.
Ying Zheng told everyone the information about South Korea, and specifically said to Gai Nie: "Sir, as you said, Wei Zhuang somehow convinced Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei to forcefully send 50,000 troops to aid Wei. Wei Zhuang led them himself
Soldier."
Gai Nie raised his hand and asked for orders, "Your Majesty, I would like to go to the Puyang battlefield."
"Don't worry, let's talk after we finish talking. This is the letter sent by the Imperial Master from the State of Chu. Please read it first."
Ying Zheng first passed a letter to Ge Nie, and after he read it, he passed it on to everyone else.
Xiong Qi looked at the current situation of fighting everywhere and sighed, "A battle that has been decided quickly has turned into such a stalemate. The plan cannot keep up with the changes."
After Meng Wu read the letter, he applauded continuously: "Your Majesty, I think what the Imperial Master said is very reasonable. On the south bank of Yishui River, Yan and Zhao killed ten houses and nine empty houses, and the already weak Yan State was almost ruined;
In this battle, the Qin Dynasty devoured Wei's last 120,000 elites and Korea's only strong army, the White Armored Army. These two armies were devoured, and Han and Wei were basically declared subjugated.
If Han and Wei lose their strength, and Zhao and Yan have such a blood feud, then Zhao is not far from being destroyed. Our only opponent in Great Qin is Chu."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Meng Tian also agreed: "The final general also agrees with what the National Advisor said, and directly sends troops to Nanyang to destroy the Baijia Army."
Li Si stood up and said: "For our great Qin, there are only Puyang battlefield and Nanyang battlefield, these two are the most critical.
The three places of Yuan, Pu and Yan must be defeated, and the last 120,000 elites of the Wei Kingdom must be destroyed, but at present, General Duan and General are at a disadvantage. The powerful martial arts rangers of the Mo family, combined with the machine beasts, are difficult for our army to resist on the battlefield.
It allows the Imperial Preceptor to quickly complete his mission in the Chu State, bring a net to support the Puyang battlefield, and deal with those jumping knights and knights.
As for the Nanyang battlefield, Bai Yifei led a hundred thousand white-armored troops, he is also a troublesome person."
Hearing this, Meng Wu loudly called for battle: "The White Armored Army? Ten years ago, they attacked and killed a group of Baiyue barbarians and were praised by South Korea. Your Majesty, please let me go and destroy him!"
Meng Tian only stretched out his hand halfway, but his father took the lead and put his hand down.
Ying Zheng laughed loudly, took Meng Wu's hand and said, "General Meng Wu has taken action, I can rest assured."
He turned to Meng Tian next to him and said, "Meng Tian, you will be the deputy general. You and your son will go together to capture Nanyang for me."
Meng Wu and Meng Tian looked at each other and knelt down excitedly, "Great Qin will be victorious!"
Ying Zheng then looked at the two prime ministers walking to the left, "Kui Zhuang, Wang Wan, stop the big canal, gather the strength of the whole country to win this war first, and supply grain, grass, copper and iron, all to the army."
The two of them accepted the order, "No."
"Gai Nie, you will lead the troops to reinforce Yang Duanhe."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Zhao Gao, let one party bring a net to support Pu Yang. At the same time, we also urge the national division. The farm affairs can be postponed to ensure the victory of the war first."