The original core area of the Xu State was built around the Surabaya and Huai Rivers. At its peak, dozens of countries in the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers respected the Xu State as their leader, and the Xu State was one of the few countries that had ever been king.
It was just that being king was a pleasure for a while, but later the whole family was killed, and the first one to take the knife was the state of Chu.
At that time, the King of Chu fought with the Emperor of Zhou and won a complete victory. Although the Zhou Dynasty did not have any injuries, it was indeed injured. It would take more than ten or twenty years to recover.
That is to say, by seizing this period of strategic opportunities, Xu State relied on years of accumulation to lead dozens of countries to establish themselves and become the dominant power in the East.
However, Emperor Zhou did not panic at that time. He directly sent an envoy to analyze the international situation with the King of Chu. The rise of Xu State was certainly a slap in the face of Emperor Zhou, but Xu State was far away from Emperor Zhou's Wang Ji, and there was still a wall between him and Emperor Zhou.
There are dozens of vassal states, among which there are some big and powerful ones.
But as for your Chu State, your northeast door is wide open.
Moreover, many small countries in the Jianghuai area were originally afraid of you, Chu State. Now that Xu State is backing them, will they still be afraid of you, Chu State? The dignity of your Chu State will only get worse.
In the politics of great powers and international politics, conspiracy is far more useful than conspiracy.
After analyzing the international situation, the kings and ministers of Chu State believed that the rise of Xu State strategically posed a much greater threat to Chu State than the Zhou Dynasty, because the forces of Xu State had already moved south across the Huaihe River and north across the river. It would be difficult for the rivals in the north to compete for supremacy.
There are many people, but there is only Chu State in the south, so the goal is quite clear.
So without saying a word, the Chu State cooperated with the Zhou Dynasty's actions. After the Xu State was involved in part of its troops, the main force was directly eaten by the Chu State. The entire army was wiped out in three battles, and finally the country was directly destroyed. The Xu State was once a glorious country.
The emperor and his ministers all starved to death in the capital of Xu State.
Chu State did not accept the surrender of Xu State's monarchs and ministers.
Because it was impossible to eat the Xu State at that time, the Chu State was very pragmatic. After killing the elites of the Xu State, they burned, killed and looted, directly reducing the civilization of the Xu State to rubble.
This is why although Xu Guo's name is still there, until now, it only has the title, and the rest cannot be used.
Later intellectuals of Xu State, if they wanted to restore Xu State's sacrificial tradition, they had to go to the national libraries of Song, Chen, and Cai to restore one or two things through comparison with different documents.
Over time, this matter fell into disrepair, and Xu State also degenerated from a dominant country in the east to a tribal alliance state.
The cities in the country are almost independent of each other, but they all still bear the name of Xu State. In fact, it is one country with multiple systems, which is an international joke.
When he was at his most depressed, he was ridiculed to the core by the barbarians from Wu State.
It’s not that the Xu State didn’t want to cheer up, but after many years, it still achieved nothing. Instead, the mocking Wu State became stronger and stronger. In the end, it not only crossed the river to show off its power, but also set up counties and cities in the area north of the Huai River. This booming atmosphere of a big country made
Xu Guo was envious and jealous at the same time.
With the development to this day, Wu State itself has become a hegemonic power, and it is one of the great powers that Chu State cannot shake. Naturally, Xu State is on the verge of collapse.
It doesn't matter if it doesn't collapse. After civilization degrades, any elite with some knowledge will leave the country and look for opportunities abroad.
In fact, this is also the case. In the border counties of Wu State, there are many people from Xu who serve as officials in Wu. It is not impossible that there are some who have become officials and county magistrates.
Because it has been marginalized internationally, although this marginalization is not intentional by international players, the cities within the Xu Kingdom are all aware that the Xu Kingdom will completely perish sooner or later. However, the form of the destruction must also be considered.
one time.
Originally, there was a high probability that it would be annexed by the State of Wu, but now things have gone awry because the young master has passed by.
"Your Majesty!"
In the Shangqiu Palace, the hurried Doctor Qing looked anxious, and the "eunuch" who led the way also had a look of panic. The news circulating outside at this moment was too shocking.
When they arrived at the main hall, they didn't even have time to salute. Doctor Qing quickly shouted: "Your Majesty! Something bad has happened. Wu and Jin have divided the territory of Xu State, and Xu State has perished!"
"ah?!"
Zilu Fei was originally tasting a drink produced in Jiangyin City. Someone from the Jiangyin Guild Hall told Bai Si of the Song Dynasty that this drink, called "tea", could soothe the mind and clear the heart.
The price is high, so among the Song Dynasty, only the gentleman of Song Dynasty, Li Fei, can afford to drink tea.
Precisely because the price was high, Zi Lufei was shocked and did not spill the tea in his hand.
"The Kingdom of Xu is dead?"
"Exactly!"
Doctor Qing's old eyes were red. After the news came, he was extremely anxious. At this time, he saw the king and said quickly, "Your Majesty, if the Wu Kingdom takes Surabaya, Zhongwu; if the Jin Kingdom takes Sunan, Zhongli!"
These days, Surabaya is an important road, going straight into the Huai River, and then going east through a waterway, you can enter Hangou.
It can be said that this waterway is the lifeline for Wu State to dominate the Central Plains. With Surabaya here, Wu State only needs to accumulate one more generation of people to manage the Jiangbei area like the Wangji area and become a real "king land".
At present, the state of Wu is still in a free-range mode, focusing on the management of cities and towns in some key areas. The wild areas are left to develop, and the best varieties are produced, and the crooked melons and split dates can also be eaten.
As Dr. Song Guoqing said, "Zhongwu" was originally the country of Zhongwu and was once the younger brother of the country of Xu. After being eliminated by the country of Wu, it became a military stronghold in the north of the country of Wu. The name Zhongwu is still there, and it is also called this internationally.
But within the Wu State, it was called Zhongyi and Zhongxian, and county officials and county magistrates were successively established.
The reason why Jun Jixuan of Yancheng Yiyang did not dare to go to the Western Front was because the Wu border troops were stationed here. Although the number was not large, they were much more ruthless than those in Huai County.
This is why the Yancheng Army first went to Huai County to trouble the big city. It seems that Huai County is a harder nut to crack, but in fact it is not the same thing at all.
It's just that Wu State's annexation of this area lacked a name. After all, the "state" Zhongwu State originally existed as a political entity.
Things are different now. With the recognition of the old overlord Jin, the countries that had retained Zhongwu's government-in-exile in the past would simply abandon them.
The entire region has truly become a piece of meat for the Wu State, and there is no reason for anyone to covet it again.
The Jin State was different. The land it acquired was west of the Surabaya River and north of the Huaihe River. The land was relatively barren, but there was a good one, which happened to be stuck on the northeastern gateway of the Chu State. It was also a great threat to the Song State, because the southeastern part of the Song State was
He was completely exposed to the power of Jin.
After the Jin State occupied this land, the Song State's land west of Surabaya became a long and narrow strip, surrounded by the Jin State's enclaves and Biyang State.
If the State of Yang is forced to surrender to the State of Wu and become the territory of the State of Wu, then the strategic situation of the Song State will undergo earth-shaking changes.
Being sandwiched between two superpowers, even if it is just a narrow strip of land in the southeast, the door is wide open and there are no natural passes to defend, because the southeastern mountains fell into the hands of the Jin State, and the Sishui Pass was controlled by the Wu State.
Once there is an alarming change in the international situation, the two superpowers can launch a war at any time. They dare not say that they will march straight in and directly plunder the essence of the southeastern Song Dynasty without any effort at all.
This is why Dr. Song Guoqing was so nervous that he was in an extremely bad mood at this time.
Although the gentleman of the Song Dynasty was arrogant, he was not stupid. Changes in geopolitics will produce a series of reactions. Now there is a multiple-choice question that is not a multiple-choice question.
"The Kingdom of Biyang...is bound to be won!"
Not long after, all the officials from the Song Dynasty came to the scene. After analyzing the situation, they came to a consensus.
"Both Wu and Jin are countries of tigers and wolves. If the two countries divide Xu State equally, there must be a secret agreement!"
"If the Jin State established counties and opened up cities, our Song Dynasty... would be in danger."
"After conquering the Biyang Kingdom, we will have a chance to breathe!"
"The northern frontier troops should be secretly recalled to fight again in the Yangtze River. They must win in battle and conquer in attack!"
"Li Jie of Wu State, who is assisting Shang Wuji, is now in Xiacheng, meeting with the officials of various countries, using 'Red Cloud' as bait to lure the princes to rebel against the Song Dynasty and rush to Yang. This person is a descendant of the Yan State, and he has a clever tongue and must be guarded against.
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All the officials in the dynasty were aware of the crisis. If they did not prevent it now, the Song Dynasty would be destroyed in the future. This would be the consequences of their generation.
And we have to face the difficulties. If we don't win the Yang Kingdom, how can we not let go of a piece of fat meat as big as the southeast of the Song Kingdom after the leadership of the Wu Kingdom is successfully changed and the new King of Wu has established his majesty?
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The Jin State had an "enclave" like Huaibei, which was equivalent to directly inserting its influence into the south of the Central Plains. After all, the overlord's influence was high, and it also had a stronger appeal for the Jin State to use troops in the north in the future.
There may even be a situation where the north and the south are attacking each other. Once this happens, it is irreversible.
It can be said that the sense of crisis among the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty at this moment has reached its peak.
"Don't slack off in trying to win over the princes!"
"Regardless of threats and inducements, at this moment, we should go all out!"
"What should we do with the Wu people in the middle school?"
"Don't anger Gou Chen——"
"yes……"
Now the Wu State just wants to smoothly digest the territory it has already occupied, and has no intention of using external troops. The only Wu State force is Li Jie, the son of Jiangyin. How many troops can he send in one city?
Since the old monster wants to complete the transition of power safely, let him go, but if this old monster is really stimulated, who knows what he will do?
Anyone who doesn't let the old monster be happy for a while will be made unhappy for the rest of his life.
For such a willful guy, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty have not yet been controlled by fear and anxiety.
"This battle is about our country, the Song Dynasty..."
A young junior doctor frowned slightly and sighed, but he realized that such words were unlucky, so he kept silent and did not continue.
But even if they don't talk about returning, the elites of the Song Dynasty also know it very well. It is related to the destiny of the country. If there is a slight mistake, it will be irreversible!