Under Jin's grand strategy, there were other considerations within the Wei family, especially Wei Cao himself. Since he was in charge of the overall situation of the Wei family, he obviously had no intention of abdicating the throne and letting an outsider take over.
Therefore, in order to firmly control the entire Wei family, he must create an indestructible authority.
In addition to taking charge of state affairs, Wei Cao also wanted to regain the "ancestral homeland" of the Wei family.
The story involved in this is relatively old, but for the Wei family, it is basically the same as recreating Haojing, which is a grand event.
The Wei family of the Jin Dynasty did not appear out of thin air. One of its important foundations came from Bi Bo.
That is, when the dynasty changed, the King of Bi was granted the title of King of Bi by the Emperor of Zhou.
But later, due to the turmoil of the current situation, Emperor Mu "lost his country" during his reign, and he was scattered abroad.
The general background at that time was that Xu State was crowned king, and then Emperor Mu did not have enough capital to conquer Xu State alone, even though Emperor Mu had traveled near Xu State.
Among the coalition forces that finally cooperated with Chu's military action, there was Bi Bo.
Not long after that, with the decline of Xu State, including Bi Bo, Feng Bo, and Han Jun were also expelled from the country one after another.
The entire high-quality land around Haojing was basically taken back by Emperor Mu.
The most fertile piece of land is probably near "Qichi" where "Qiuchi flows north and soaks the rice fields". The nobles who can enjoy this land are basically relatives surnamed Ji. Although Bi State is small, its status is relatively high.
Naturally, there are ways to enjoy it.
However, with the development of the times, this original benefit of working in Haojing was cancelled. As time went by, his strength deteriorated, and there were many stories and even accidents that seemed very weird, even unbelievable.
However, with the complete decline of Haojing, this land became almost ownerless after being left to waste.
Nominally it still belongs to the Emperor of Zhou, but now the people working on this land include Qin, Jin, Rong, and Di.
There are also foreign surnames such as Jiang surnamed Wei Guo, Feng surnamed Cheng Guo and other foreign surnames. The long-term war between Qin and Jin also led to the demise of the country. After the collapse of the social system, it was obviously a big setback.
To the Jin State, the threat of barbarians surviving in this vast area was basically the same as nothing.
The long-term goal of Wei Cao, the high minister of the Jin State, is to destroy the Qin State. As for the short-term strategic demand, it is to push the confrontation line between Qin and Jin from the west of Hexi to the west of the Jing River, and to take Qin's Jingyang into his hands.
At this time, no matter how much smaller the Qin State was than the Jin State, at least Jingyang was actually controlled by the Qin State. At the same time, the Qin State had already built the Great Wall in Jushui to the east of Huaigu Valley, so even if the Jin State was stronger than the Qin State,
, If you want to take Xianyang lightly under these conditions, without paying any price, don't even think about it.
This is why after the Jin army mobilized to Hexi, Wei Cao was not in a hurry to take action, but was waiting for the opportunity.
After Qin's "warriors" officially entered Chu's territory, they took advantage of the fact that the weather was not too cold to break through Beiluoshui in one fell swoop. They first ate up several enclaves of Qin so that Qin had no time to consolidate around Weirui.
of human, material and financial resources.
The next thing is to rely on soil work and push forward slowly. It doesn't matter whether it's cold or freezing. As long as we can push it to Xianyang City, it is victory.
After winter, with Qin's national strength, it is obvious that there is no way to bring back the "sharps", so this group of Qin troops will most likely be turned into a lonely army.
Either stay put and wait for the winter to pass, or cross Shangban and directly attack the hinterland of Jin in order to seek local response and pull Jin's strength from each other.
But obviously the old Queen Qin was not stupid. After the Jin State mobilized its soldiers to enter Hexi, the Qin State sent an envoy from Xianyang directly to Dali to inquire about the Jin State's intentions.
When the Jin State took action, the Qin State's situation became very bad. The six hundred miles of Shangyu Land was, to put it bluntly, a southeast-oriented valley, mainly a large amount of cultivated land on both sides of the Luoshui River. Coupled with the special mountain range, it became A natural battlefield for hegemony.
At that time, the Jin State was the hegemon and crushed the Chu State to the ground. The victory on the Eastern Front and the plunder of population, land and wealth were not as good as the cannibalism on the Western Front.
The entire northern gateway of the Chu State was completely exposed to the Jin State's military front.
With Wuguan as the boundary, the mountains and hills in the northern part of the valley are the Shangban controlled by the Jin State.
South of Wuguan is the boundary of Chu State.
However, with the rise of the Wu State, the old monster Gouchen acted unconventionally and entered the depths of the Chu State without any foreplay, which put a lot of pressure on the Jin State.
After the Jin State released its national power, there was naturally no need to station more troops in the southern region. After that, the Jin State's strategic focus would indeed shift from south to north.
The main purpose is to strengthen the northeastern direction of Jin State and develop high-quality land in the Taihang Mountains and Yellow River area.
The Shangban area was a burden to the Jin State. At least during the reign of Wu Wei King Gouchen, the Jin State had not cared about the security issues in the south for decades.
This also led to the Jin State's military facilities in the southern region being basically derelict, with a large number of troops being downsized, and then shrinking to the north of Shangluo. Even the garrison establishment at Xiong'er Mountain was completely abolished.
Because from the perspective of the top of the Jin State at that time, unless the Jin State destroyed itself, how could the Qin State bypass Shangban?
With their feet on Jingwei and their backs on Hangu, how many lives did the people of Qin have to give away?
The views at that time were not incorrect. In fact, when Jin troops raided Qin, they rarely launched directly along the Wei River.
Even if Weinan deploys its main force, it will pull out a wave of troops in Hexi, attracting a large number of Qin troops, and they will be stuck in Huaigu Valley and unable to move.
The geographical advantages are so great that the Jin State has no precedent.
It even forced the Qin State to build the Great Wall east of Jushui to resist the Jin State.
The effect was very bad. For the Qin State, which was already weak in national power, this massive consumption of resources could not consume the Jin State at all.
According to the experience of the Qin kings of the past dynasties, if there is peace for twenty or thirty years, something will definitely happen between Jin and Chu, and then Qin will be able to take a breather.
However, there were two deviations. One was that King Zhou Dao made the whole world "monkeys"; the other was that King Wu Wei, a monster, had never received any magical powers since he had been with the Chu Kingdom.
During the old monster's reign, Jin not only suffered from the old monster's dominance, but also enjoyed the benefits of the old monster's dominance.
Decades of relative peace allowed the Jin State to accumulate unprecedented resource wealth.
This also forced the Qin State to find a place to recover its blood. If it was not possible, taking some powerful supplements could prolong its life.
Then the old Qin people came to Rong Di. The matter of "Qin Bo's dominance" had nothing to do with the Central Plains states, because the Qin State's hegemony mainly depended on Rong Di.
The Yi Canal, the Quan Rong, and the large number of wars against crops allowed the old family members of the Qin State to regain their blood, and at the same time, they were able to open up a large amount of cultivated land on both sides of the Wei River.
The only troublesome thing was that when building the city of Xianyang, we had to build the Great Wall to the east of Xianyang City.
Less than fifty miles outside the capital is the Great Wall. This is the current situation of Qin.
On the eastern border of Qin State, there was no way to achieve an offensive posture and could only form a strategic defense.
That is to say, Yiqu and his like are quite aphrodisiac. After taking it, the old Qin people said that the effect was good, so they decided to open up the route to the Western Regions.
After years of training, the combat effectiveness of Lao Qin's grassroots troops is still quite good.
Even group battles are not enough. As long as the Jin army sets up chariot formations in Hexi and Weinan, the Qin army can only retreat and then shrink to the west of the Great Wall or Ba River.
The origin of Ba Shui is also because Qin Jun dominated Xirong, so he took advantage of it and named the tributary of the Wei River near Lantian "Ba Shui".
It's just that after the Jin people came over, they said, "What the hell is this called hegemony?"
I am the Northern District Governor. Do you see how awesome I am everywhere?
So the people of Jin added three points of water to the good "Ba Shui", and changed it from "Ba Shui" to "Ba Shui".
The several desperate battles between Qin and Jin mainly relied on this "Ba River" and Lishan Mountain.
It was with half of the Bashui River in his hand that the Qin State had the confidence to take the risk, enter the Nanshan Mountains from the Bashui River, and then enter the land of Shangyu six hundred miles away.
After several rounds of research and demonstration, coupled with the appearance of the evil dog Li Jie, the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State felt that this was a God-given opportunity.
As long as we capture the land of Shang Yu, regardless of whether we can defeat the Chu State, we can at least go north from the land of Shang Yu, bypass Shang Ban, and directly attack Hangu Pass!
This was particularly fatal to the Jin State.
Once Hangu Pass changes hands, the Qin State can directly abandon the Bashui River and the defense system of the Great Wall, and the entire vast land south of the Wei River will become the main battlefield of the Qin Army.
The Jin State was unable to quickly rescue the troops in this area. Weinan was originally a long and narrow terrain with gentle coast and steep southward direction.
Once Hangu Pass is lost, a large number of tanks will become just decorations, and they will not be able to maneuver at all. Not to mention maneuvering into the formation, they will not even be able to find a place to form a decent array.
So the final result depends on the flexibility of the infantry.
In addition to the quality of infantry, flexibility also depends on courage.
The people of Lao Qin said that risking one's life is just an everyday thing.
The armies of Qin and Jin each had their own strengths and weaknesses, and Qin obviously wanted to use its long arm to attack its weak arm. Even strictly speaking, Qin's infantry was not much stronger than Jin's.
But as long as the level of risk-taking is just a little bit higher, just a little bit stronger, just a little bit, it will be enough for Qin to take over Jin's land in Weinan.
As long as the narrow strip of land from Xianyang to Hangu Pass is in the hands of the Old Qin people themselves, then the remaining pressure will only be on Hexi.
This release of pressure was enough to give the Qin people the confidence to confront Jin.
We can afford to fight hard. After Zong Zhou was defeated, the land around the old capital of Haojing was almost deserted. However, it has not been bothered for so many years. It is also a kind of recovery. As long as the Qin people make a little development, they can recreate the Kingdom of Abundance.
of grand occasion.
Before Zong Zhou got over it, the fertile land on both sides of the Wei River was called "land and sea" and "heavenly mansion". How could Emperor Zhou feed a large number of royal masters nearby?
If it really depends on tribute, we can't afford it.
It is precisely because the land on both sides of the Wei River is extremely productive that the princes of Qin in the past dynasties tried their best to hold on to the entire territory. As long as they held on, even if their expansion was temporarily frustrated, they could still close their doors and recuperate.
After Zong Zhou was completely defeated, the efforts of successive Qin kings were to reproduce the way Zhou people started their business.
The Emperor Zhou was able to "ruler the world", and his family wealth was the fertile soil in Guanzhong.
Just what the people of Qin could think of, the people of Jin could also think of it. That's why the Jin State fought for hegemony, but it controlled a large amount of land in Hexi and Weinan for a long time, and always maintained a strategic offensive posture.
The situation was unpredictable. After two beasts emerged from Wu State in the southeast, it brought unprecedented strategic changes to both Jin and Qin.
Qin is taking risks, and Jin is also taking risks.
When the elite infantry of the Qin State entered Nanshan and quickly occupied the Chu State's border fortress, most of the Jin State's troops also quickly gathered in Hexi.
The subtle battlefield atmosphere made the people on the border between Qin and Jin feel that something was unusual.
War is obviously coming again. After a few years of relative peace, this time, it is probably going to start again.
After the old Qin Marquis learned about the Jin army's movements, he sent envoys first in order to delay the Jin army's actions.
The envoys were divided into two groups. One group went directly to Jiangcheng, saying that they wanted to give a gift to the King of Jin; the other group went to Hexi, saying that the King of Qin heard that the Minister of Jin was visiting Hexi and came to ask if there was anything.
Qin can help.
After the envoy of the Marquis of Qin arrived in Hexi, he met Wei Cao, the Minister of Jin. After going through the process, in the main hall, he saluted with a smile and said with concern: "Your Majesty heard that the Lord was inspecting Hexi, so he ordered me to come.
Come and tell me that if your Majesty wants to conquer Rong and Di, Qin is willing to send troops to help."
The envoy is neither humble nor arrogant, and his demeanor is extraordinary. Even in the Jin Kingdom, people with such outstanding demeanor are rare.
Wei Cao, the high minister of the Jin State, also smiled and looked at the other party with a whisker: "Compared to the Ziche family, the Chuili family is indeed much more loyal."
After hearing the understatement of the Jin Shangqing, the Qin envoy from the Qili family looked calm and did not feel humiliated.
"Zi Che escorted the princess to the Kingdom of Wu and fulfilled the good talk of "Wu and Qin are good", which is also loyalty."
"Hehehehe... I just said that, it was just a joke."
After saying that, Master Wei stood up, took two steps slowly, and then turned to look at Qili, "I am naturally happy that your country is willing to help. If the Jin State wants to eliminate the army in the north of Wei, if your country is willing to help,
, then sent troops to Huaigu to cut off Rong's escape route north of Weibei."
Qin's envoy Qi Li's face remained as usual. He cupped his hands slightly and still smiled: "Since we are neighboring friendly countries, acting like this is just the same as raising our hands, and Qin has no reason to respond. If your Majesty agrees, then you can
By drawing up a covenant, I can return to the country as soon as possible and submit my credentials to the king."
"It will take some time to get to Pingyang. I'm afraid it will delay the plane."
"Hurry up and you will be able to leave early and come back early."
"So good."
The conversation between the two parties was quite friendly and there was no atmosphere of tension at all.
Until the Qin envoy from the Qili clan returned, Jin showed no intention of embarrassment, and instead treated them with great courtesy, so that the envoys from Qin did not sense Jin's malice.
But on the way back, Qin's envoy Qi Lishi said solemnly to the people around him: "I will wait outside and make plans in the morning."
"Why do you say this, gentleman? Jin State treats us very kindly..."
"Friendly? Ha." Chuilishi sneered and said, "I'm afraid that Jin has the intention to destroy Qin at this time!"
"Destroy Qin?!"
The left and right people were shocked. They must be responsible for saying such things.
But Qili still said: "This trip to Jin is just to delay the attack. We only hope to enter the Chu army so that we can be prepared in advance. If Jin does not go to war at this time, it may not be a good thing."
"Gentleman..."
Everyone on the left and right was frightened by him. When they came, the envoys were mentally prepared, that is, the Jin State was planning to go to war and prepare to attack the Qin State. They, the envoys, were going to die when they came to the Jin State.
But now not only did he not die, but he was still eating and getting food from the Jin Kingdom, and he was able to return home smoothly. The psychological changes were naturally different.
I was suddenly frightened by Qilishi's words, and it was obviously difficult to accept them.
I saw Qili's face solemn, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes: "If the Jin State ambush us on the way to Xianyang, that would be a good thing, which means that the Jin State will take action soon. If not..."
Qi Li knew very well that Qin was taking risks now. When winter came, whether Qin could seize the part of Shang Yu's land was a trivial matter.
If Jin goes to war with Qin in winter, Qin will lose a large part of its elites that can be used to fight.
One winter can change so many things.
In the past, there were few battles in winter, but it is different now. With the Battle of Forced Yang as a model project, all countries have also figured out some techniques and tactics. Even if the Jin State only killed Bashui, the Qin State could only mobilize men, women, old and young.
Dragging the whole family along with them, they continue to risk their lives.
For the Qili clan, the safe way is to bring back the troops in Shangyu land.
But Qili also knew very well that this was just a prudent approach for the current Qin State.
In the long run, it's a dead end.
After Jin became king, it must expand and fight a decent "battle to become king". There is no better goal than Qin.
If the Qin State wants to save its life, it is useful to retreat and defend against the former Jin State, because the Jin State will not fight with you to the death.
But it is useless against the current Jin State.
Therefore, if Qin wanted to survive, it had to find a way to counterattack Jin.
Shangyu Land is an excellent choice. As long as it is operated for one year, it will be enough for the Qin army on the front line to be self-sustaining. When the time comes, they will attack from the east and west and eat up the land of the Jin Kingdom in Weinan.
Be sure, there is great hope.
It is not that Qili has not seen this kind of sweetness, and he also believes that Qin had few choices in the first place, but now it is a God-given opportunity.
Once you miss it, you may never have another chance again.
It is absolutely impossible to give up the temptation of Shang Yu Land.
"The rise and fall of the Qin State is at this time."
Qili clan sighed, who would have thought that the drastic changes in the southeastern country would actually affect the national destiny of the northwest country.
At this time, the Qin envoy from the Qili clan was actually a little envious of the Ziche clan who had taken refuge with Princess Yeyue. At least the Ziche clan had no worries now.