"Your Majesty, the Wu people are building a city at Zhiyi, Longbei Mountain."
"Longbei Mountain? Is it the Longji Mountain of Xu State in the old days?"
"Your Majesty, this is the place."
In Shangqiu Palace, Dai Ju, the "Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty", was meeting with spies who had returned from various places.
Most of these people are businessmen, they are simply information dealers, which is the most normal thing.
"If this is the case, it will be very difficult to stir up the rear of the Chu army." Dai Ju, who was wearing a red robe, was sitting in front of the desk. After a while, he stood up and looked back at a map. The map and the previous maps, how many
A little different.
When they fought the second Battle of Forced Yang, the Song people discovered that the Wu people's ability to grasp the geographical terrain far exceeded their imagination.
After a long period of hard research, I finally came into contact with the special map of the Wu people. After several attempts, although I have not yet mastered the method of map making, I still have the ability to read maps.
"This place is Zhiyi."
Holding a wooden pole, he gently clicked on the map, "Li Jie ordered people to build a city and dig canals here. You are really brave."
Dai Ju was unwilling to do so because Li Jie made it clear that he looked down on the Song Dynasty.
If we really thought highly of the Song Dynasty, the defense line would never be at Longbei Mountain, but should be farther north, directly across the Suishui River.
Suishui is also an important line of defense against the Huai River going south, and it can also mobilize supplies and has stronger transportation capacity.
Li Jie generously exposed the cities in the north and northeast of Longbei Mountain to the Song Dynasty's military front, simply because he looked down on the Song Dynasty.
If you have the guts, you can eat them, knock down these former Song Dynasty’s homelands, and take back the previously ceded lands.
Without heavy troops guarding it, in theory it would be very easy for Song to capture it.
However, just like Biyang City, there is no danger to defend here. Once the Song Dynasty takes it, it will have to mobilize its army.
This is an act that outweighs the gains and losses, and Li Jie can completely reverse it.
The entire area is a large plain, but there is Yongbei Mountain in the northeast of Chi-eup, which can form a very special pass fortress by virtue of the combination of mountains and rivers.
"It's just unexpected..." Dai Ju pointed at the east and west sides of Sui River and Haishui River, "The only way is through Jiaoyi and Xiapi."
It's a pity that anyone can walk around these two places, except people from the Song Dynasty.
"Where are the travelers heading to Lu State now?"
"Return to my lord, I am at Sancho at the moment."
"But Kang's father is in charge of the mission?"
"Exactly."
"If the State of Lu responds, you can invite the people of Lu to go to Kangfu."
"My lord, I'm afraid that the State of Lu will not dare to offend the people of Wu."
"It doesn't matter."
Dai Ju waved his hand and tapped Weishan with the wooden pole in his hand, "The State of Lu wants to annex Zou, and Teng has been there for a long time. This is just an excuse to send the people of Lu away."
It not only solved the urgent need of the Lu people for self-protection and expansion, but also did not directly anger the Wu people.
As long as you don't touch Fucheng of Wu State and have a little excuse, you can start a annexation war.
In the past, people from the Song State were in charge of trouble in this region, but now they can be left to the people of the Lu State. As long as there is a tacit understanding between the Song State and the Lu State, the Lu State can digest the small forces in the southwest of Qufu on its own.
As for the Song State, it is obvious that it can "join forces to attack Zheng" with more confidence. In the eyes of others, the Song State has experienced two forced Yang battles and was blackmailed by the two great powers Wu and Jin. It will definitely not have too much energy.
Enter into a new war.
But this time, Dai Ju planned to focus on guests instead.
Joining forces with Weiguo seems to be an attack on Weiguo. In fact, Dai Ju's investment in troops this time will only be more than in the second forced Yang War, not less.
Either don't fight, or fight until Zheng Guo has no power to fight back!
It would be best if we could eat all the Zhengdong land east of the Mishui River. If we couldn't, we could still bargain and cut it in half, which would be enough to deal with the current sharp conflicts within the Song Dynasty.
As an old scumbag, Dai Ju had a lot of patience even after he came to power and did not let power go to his head. Instead, he kept a low profile and allowed different classes of the Song Dynasty to fight to the death.
In the "United Defense Attack on Zhengzhou", if part of the cannon fodder is consumed, domestic conflicts will be directly alleviated.
When dividing the fruits of victory after the war, the international community will only focus on defending the country, and the Song Dynasty will be an accomplice.
But this time, there were no righteous men to help, and the entire "Battle of Wei and Zheng" was an unjust war.
Typical big aristocrats are dog-eat-dog with evil intentions.
"My lord, now there are many talented people on both sides of the Huai River who are taking the exam. The news has spread to other countries, and there has been a lot of discussion. If Wu Jie succeeds in attacking Chu, I am afraid that no one will be able to rule it."
After saying this, Xi Zuo, an outsider, said very sincerely, "The Zhou Dynasty is in decline. Even if the emperor calls on all the princes in the world to fight against it, I'm afraid no one will respond."
"This matter...can't be rushed."
Dai Ju raised his hand and waved it to calm the anxiety of his subordinates.
As long as you can get a long-term meal ticket by relying on blood, who wouldn't be anxious? What Li Jie is doing now is simply groundbreaking and has made all the princes in the world miserable.
But even though we know it's a big threat, we can't take action now.
Because joining forces to attack Li Jie means attacking Wu.
No matter from which angle you look at it, Li Jie must be resolved internally within Wu State before the follow-up discussion can continue.
Anyone who wants to overstep his authority may only arouse the violent tempers of the powerful people within Wu State.
"My lord, why are you so impatient?! This matter only needs to be delayed for half a year. The number of new talents in Huaizhong City will be as few as five hundred and as many as two thousand. Such a number will be more than enough for the Yihu and Huaiyi in the north and south of Huai River."
"Even so, there is no need to rush."
Dai Ju, who looked indifferently, sighed, "Even if you are very anxious, you can only hide it in your heart. Gentlemen, please don't rush into this matter."
What's the use of the people of Song Dynasty being anxious? They are not strong enough and have no appeal in the world.
Only by showing great authority can we be on par with Jin and Qi, and then call on all the heroes to conquer Li Jie together.
Otherwise, the people of the Song Dynasty could only stare blankly when they saw the extremely miserable fate, because unless the people of the Jin Dynasty raised this matter and said they wanted to attack Li Jiequn, then the younger brothers of the Jin Dynasty would respond to the call.
And this action is called alliance.
In other words, non-overlords cannot take this initiative.
Dai Ju could not see it too clearly, so he suppressed the fear in his heart. If he did not suppress it, he would not be able to sleep at night.
Now there are only three things that Dai Ju expects.
First, Li Jie's attack on Chu was severely frustrated, but this possibility is extremely low. Based on Dai Ju's understanding of the Chu State, I am afraid that the Chu State is still divided at this time, and there are definitely not a few surrender factions, so Li Jie's attack
Chu, I dare not say that it is unstoppable, but it will not be too difficult to realize the strategic intention.
Even if the "national warriors carrying arrows" can be killed, the Queen Mother of Chu still expects the old Han Dong family of Chu to work hard for their lives?
Second, when the Lu State annexes the small forces in the southwest of Qufu, it can trigger the intervention of the Qi State. As long as the Qi State intervenes in the annexation war of the Lu State, Dai Ju will have a certain degree of confidence that the Qi State will be defeated.
Not only the king of Qi State, but also the powerful figures in the five capitals of Qi State. In the "Love of Lotus" sung on both sides of the Zi River, the white lotus of Cai State was not seen, but the green lotus leaves must have been in the Marquis of Qi.
The gray hair sprouted from it.
The one who most wanted to blow up Li Jie's chrysanthemum, Dai Ju dared to swear a poisonous oath, and the Marquis of Qi was definitely one of them in this world. It was just because the powerful figures in the five capitals of Qi State could earn huge returns from Li Jie's place.
The Marquis of Qi was allowed to launch a revenge war at will.
But as long as the return rate is extremely generous after taking action, that is another matter.
What Dai Ju had to do was to make the nobles of the five capitals of Qi think that attacking Li Jie was a viable business!
Third, Dai Ju must try his best to ensure that in the war of "Union Guards Attacking Zheng", the Song State can show prestige, the momentum must be huge, and the results must be rich. Only in this way can the Song State regain its international status.
The winner's voice is the loudest!
After being dormant for so long, the destruction of Dai State can only be said to be a small test. It not only restores the confidence of the Song Army, but also increases the resources of the Song State.
However, Dai Guo is nothing at all. The old rival Zheng Guo does not need to be killed directly. Zheng Guo also ceded land and paid compensation, and ceded fertile land, especially the fertile land north and south of Sishui River. The strength of Song State was only 35%.
It can double in size every year.
These are all visions. Dai Ju cannot guarantee that the three expected things will develop according to his own will. He can only do his best under such expectations.
"My lord!"
The subordinates' eyes were still anxious, but seeing Dai Ju's calm expression, they all gained courage and spoke more firmly.
Upon seeing this, Dai Ju nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Gentlemen, in the Warring States Period, crises coexisted. Gentlemen, please follow me and do your best!"
After saying that, Dai raised his hands and bowed in salute.
"My lord!"
"My lord!"
"My lord!"
All the subordinates looked solemn and quickly raised their hands to return the favor.
Such a solemn gesture made them feel calm and filled with infinite pride.
"Everyone, encourage each other!"
Dai Ju's tone was sonorous and forceful, and his eyes were resolute and solemn, deeply affecting the staff who followed him.
"mutual encouragement!"
"mutual encouragement!"
"mutual encouragement!"
A few days later, at the construction site northeast of Zhiyi, Wei Yu observed the market several times and made a surprising discovery.
"Song people...why have they all left?"
There were so many merchants and caravans from the Song Dynasty before, but after just a few days, only two or three kittens were left.