In the Chu army's camp, Xiang Ji was sitting in chief, and sitting on the left and right were the generals of Zhao Qi, Wei Han Yan, and Liu Ji.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Ji's position is the last one. According to the rules since the war between various countries, only the weakest and lowest status will be placed in the last position.
However, Liu Ji brought a total of 120,000 troops to attack Qin this time. This level of strength far exceeded that of Wei Hanyan, and he was no less generous than Zhao Qi. Logically speaking, he should be attracted and treated warmly, and
Not to suffer such cold treatment.
It can be seen that the six countries' attitude of rejecting and belittling Liu Ji was barely concealed.
Including Xiang Ji, no one thought there was anything wrong. We are all nobles of the Six Nations and have a distinguished status. You are a lucky commoner who took advantage of Chen She. Who do you think you are?
Even Chen She, who you claim to be your master, was just a retainer recruited by Xiang Liang for the Chu State in the beginning, and his status and status were not quite the same.
If it weren't for the fact that Qin was so powerful that no one country could defeat it and needed to unite all anti-Qin forces, the six countries would not have been willing to accept Liu Ji.
Now he is just being ostracized and belittled. In the eyes of everyone in the Six Nations, he is already very kind and kind.
Well, when the attack on Qin is successful, we will seize his territory and army. If you are wise, you will leave him wealth and honor. If you are not wise, hum.
Liu Ji, the person involved, did not show any abnormality on his face. He kept smiling, as if it was a great good thing for him to participate in the alliance.
At this time, Xiang Ji, who was sitting in the main seat, said solemnly: "Everyone is here. As the leader of the alliance, I will do my best to say a few words first. If you have other opinions, you can put them forward at will after I have finished speaking.
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Seeing everyone's acquiescence, Xiang Ji coughed lightly and continued: "Zhao Zheng is going against the grain, and Qin is cruel and unkind. We will obey the destiny and restore the six kingdoms."
"But the Qin State is a centipede insect, and it is not dead. Since the restoration of the country, the six countries have been defeated by the Qin State one after another. I have thought about it for a long time, and then I have come up with a plan to unite vertically and horizontally. I am willing to gather the strength of the six countries to jointly destroy Qin.
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"I am very pleased that all of you can lead your troops here today. The next battle requires everyone to work together and not to hide anything."
At this point, Xiang Ji paused for a moment. Seeing that there was no abnormality on the faces of the people from the Six Kingdoms, he continued as Fan Zeng had discussed with him:
"Hangu Pass is the most powerful pass in the world. As far as I know, the Qin army guarding the pass this time is more than 300,000, and the leader is the famous Qin champion, Lin Ze."
"I don't need to say more about Lin Ze. Everyone here should know how terrifying he is. The arrogant Zhang Chu was destroyed by him in a few battles, and even Chen She, who was at the master level, died in his hands."
"The armies of Chu, Zhao and Qi were defeated one by one by him, and their strength was greatly damaged. Facing the elite of Qin led by such a person, do you have confidence?"
After these few words, the faces of Zhao and Qi looked a little ugly, and Wei, Han, and Yan felt their throats were a little dry and didn't know how to speak.
Not only did he lack confidence, he had never won against that ruthless man since the restoration of the Six Kingdoms.
The young but mature Zhao Wangxie said: "Why did Mr. Wu Xin want to undermine our morale? Is it possible that we spent our national strength and traveled across mountains and rivers just to show our face in front of Hangu Pass and then retreat without a fight?
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Xiang Ji glanced at Zhao Wangxie with admiration and said flatly: "Of course not. We will definitely defeat Lin Ze this time, attack Guanzhong, and massacre Chang'an to tell the emperors of the six countries that they are in heaven."
Zhao Wangxie asked a little uncontrollably: "What exactly does Mr. Wu Xin want to say?"
"Of course it is a strategy to defeat the Qin army." Xiang Ji said confidently,
"Oh, I would like to hear the details."
Xiang Ji glanced at everyone present with a tiger-wolf look, and said Fang Zhengse: "I have summarized the experience of several failed attacks against Qin. Every time, our strength is clearly not weaker than the Qin army, and even exceeds it.
But they always suffered huge defeats at the hands of the Qin army. In the final analysis, we were not united enough."
"If the armies of the six countries can be coordinated and coordinated, they will definitely not be defeated again."
Qi Wang Tian Dan chuckled and said: "Aren't all the armies of the six countries gathered here now? I think Lord Wu Xin has already made a plan to defeat Qin."
Xiang Ji shook his head and said: "The unified dispatch I am talking about is not just about everyone gathering together, but selecting a commander, and everyone will obey his military orders. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed."
At this point, if the six countries can no longer understand what Xiang Ji wants to express, they will no longer be worthy of being kings.
"Mr. Wu Xin, don't you want to tell us that this commander-in-chief will do his job?" Qi Wang Tian Dan had a cold look on his face.
Xiang Ji's expression remained unchanged and he said, "Of course not me."
A trace of astonishment appeared on the faces of everyone in the Six Nations, but it did not last long. Xiang Ji's next words made them all look gloomy.
"My military advisor is named Fan Zeng. He is a descendant of a military strategist and is best at arranging troops. I believe that by using him as the commander-in-chief to lead the six countries, I have the slightest chance of defeating the Qin army."
As soon as he finished speaking, words such as "impossible" and "delusion" rang out in the audience.
As a noble of the Six Kingdoms, if you, Xiang Ji, want to be the commander-in-chief, as long as you pay the corresponding price, it is not impossible for us to agree.
But your military advisor is, at best, just a retainer, but at worst, he is just a servant. If you want to be the commander-in-chief, you will never accept it.
Xiang Ji didn't seem to be surprised by the performance of the Six Kingdoms, but said coldly: "If you don't agree to something that is obviously conducive to destroying Qin, why are you talking about conquering Qin?"
The people of the Six Kingdoms just sneered, do you want to conquer Qin, or do you want to annex the Six Kingdoms in the name of conquering Qin? Don't you have any idea in your heart?
No matter what Xiang Ji said, the people of the Six Kingdoms just refused to let go, and even changed the subject by talking about other things.
There was a cold glint in Xiang Ji's eyes, Yafu was right, the Six Kingdoms indeed had selfish motives.
The atmosphere gradually got out of control, and Xiang Ji became so angry that he almost forgot that Fan Zeng had told him that he needed to make an opening on this matter first, and then slowly figure it out.
Just when Xiang Ji was about to explode, Liu Ji suddenly stood up, with an excited look on his face, and shouted: "The leader of the alliance is right. I and my 120,000 soldiers are willing to listen to the leader of the alliance."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the other six countries suddenly changed, and their eyes flickered on Xiang Ji and Liu Ji.
It seems that you came prepared and came to win over this damn untouchable. Xiang Ji, are you determined to annex the six countries?
In the eyes of the Six Nations, Liu Ji absolutely secretly defected to Xiang Ji and was instructed by him to support him at critical moments.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Ji was stunned by Liu Ji's move.
What he originally discussed with Fan Zeng was to make an opening first, without intending to conquer the six countries at once. When the attack on Hangu Pass failed, or the Qin State counterattacked, and the various countries suffered heavy losses, but the Chu State suffered little losses, they would naturally think of it.
his proposal.
By then, Xiang Ji's dominance will be difficult to shake.
Then, in the name of conquering Qin, he absorbed the resources of various countries and expanded the strength of Chu. If necessary, he followed the trend and destroyed the six countries and dominated Guandong.
This strategy is much better than directly annihilating the six countries, causing both sides to lose and being taken advantage of by Qin.
Xiang Ji, or Fan Zeng, had no intention of relying on the Six Kingdoms Alliance to destroy Qin from the beginning.
Liu Ji's sudden behavior seemed to help Xiang Ji, but in fact it made things develop out of control.
Fan Zeng, who was hiding outside the tent and eavesdropping, almost couldn't help but jump out.
"I have no objection to the alliance, but I will never agree to hand over the army," Qi King Tian Dan suddenly stood up and said.
"Please forgive me Lord Wu Xin. I will take my leave."
Zhao Wangxie, Han Wangcheng, Wei Wangjiu, and Yan Wangguang stood up one after another, cupped their hands and said, "Please forgive me, Mr. Wu Xin, I'll take my leave."
There was a faint livid look on Xiang Ji's face. The situation that could have been slowly forced suddenly became unmanageable. Should he rely on force to force them to stay?
At least you have one more staunch supporter, right?
Thinking of this, Xiang Ji looked at Liu Ji with a soft expression.
Fan Zeng, who was hiding outside the tent, could no longer hold himself back. He feigned panic and rushed into the camp, shouting loudly: "My lord, the Qin army has made a sudden move. Please prepare as soon as possible."
After saying that, he winked at Xiang Ji desperately.
Xiang Ji took a deep breath and said: "Since the six countries are unwilling to accept my proposal, we will discuss this matter later."