"Your Majesty! The State of Lu mobilized soldiers from Qufu and stationed them in Beijin, Surabaya!"
"Huh? Why is this?!"
The Marquis of Qi was a little confused. He hadn't even started to make new excuses yet, but the Lu State was already busy. Wouldn't it be more troublesome to start fighting then?
"Your Majesty, in addition to the troops stationed in Beijin, Doctor Sanqiu is also heading to Surabaya. There are probably 20,000 soldiers in the north of Surabaya."
"What a good Zouyi Zihe, a poor man..."
There was a bang, and the old Marquis of Qi stood up. He originally wanted to curse, but when he cursed, he was the one who was embarrassed. He looked around and sat back depressed.
"Gentlemen, what should we do now...?"
The Marquis of Qi was sullen. He didn't care about Lu's preparations. With the little wealth Lu had now, how could it be possible to stop their alliance forces?
You must know that although Wei and Zheng did not send many soldiers and horses at this time, their symbolic regular armies each had more than 500 soldiers.
Adding in the logistical equipment, it’s a team of a thousand people.
There are a thousand soldiers in the two countries. If we capture some strong men on the spot, we can make up 10,000 troops, which is more than enough.
Moreover, how could the Lu State mobilize so much manpower, material and financial resources in such a hurry?
Winter has just passed and the ice and snow have just melted in spring. The muddy roads are quite disgusting to everyone, but relatively speaking, the Qi State made preparations early and used trackers to pull a lot of supplies through Jishui.
At this time, supplies for Weiguo on both sides of Jishui River can be transported directly to Fanyi.
There was a granary in Fanyi, and in the early years there was a river connecting it with Onezawa. Once you got to Onezawa, you could transport grain by motor through Onezawa.
It can be said that the three families of Wei, Zheng and Song are determined to watch, so the Marquis of Qi can definitely let them do the logistics.
As long as there is a supply of grain and fodder, when the war starts, it doesn't matter if the Qi family takes the lead.
The number of regular troops of Qi State is sufficient to plot against Lu State. Although the Marquis of Qi did not take out his money this time, two of Qi State's five generals have already taken their time.
The short-term goal this time is to turn Qufu into Qi's forward base, and also the long-term rear area to compete with Wu.
Most of the land occupied by the State of Lu was cultivated land. Not only was the land fertile, but because of the good water and heat, the output was quite high.
Back then, it was impossible to satisfy the old monster without any financial resources.
With such a treasure land in the hands of Qi State, I don’t know if it can dominate the Central Plains again. Anyway, the overlord of the Central Plains wants to make Qi State admit defeat with just words, which is absolutely impossible.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that "King Wei's Posthumous Letter" says that 'soldiers are valuable and quick.' We cannot allow the State of Lu to gather more troops."
"Well……"
Although what the minister said is right, the four words "King Wei's Suicide Note" are really a bit harsh. For Qi Hou, everything else is easy to say, but the old monster Gou Chen is an "obsession in the heart", and it can get around me no matter what.
But that kind of thing.
But this time, he had to go around it if he couldn't. Qi Hou thought in his mind, wouldn't it be good to use the method of killing people to realize his ambition?
Thinking of this, Qi Hou suddenly felt happy and looked around: "What do you think, gentlemen?"
"Your Majesty, attack Lu immediately."
"It is spring, and the road is very difficult. Most of the Lu State's chariots and horses are south of the Surabaya River. Even if Qufu wants to defend the north of the Surabaya River, it will not be able to allocate sufficient grain. Your Majesty, our army has strong soldiers and horses, and plenty of grain and grass. South of the Wen River,
We also have Pinglu as our outpost. We can move our troops southward at night, and immediately send our messengers ahead. Tomorrow and the day after, we can attack Lu!"
"If we delay the opportunity, we may be afraid that the state of Wu will help us. Only by rushing before Wu Jia and destroying the state of Lu can we feel at ease."
The officials of Qi State spoke out one after another, and one even reminded the Marquis of Qi: "Your Majesty, in this battle, the countries of Wei, Zheng, Song, and Cao should also be appeased. If the four countries cannot agree, there will definitely be changes."
"If I take the land of Lunan as a gift, will the four countries be satisfied?"
This plan is quite shrewd. It is clear that the four countries are to help block Wu who may go crazy.
The princes of the four countries can definitely see it, but the problem is here, even if they can see it, are they greedy? They must be greedy.
The land in southern Lu is equally fertile, and the Song State, which has had a love-hate relationship with the Lu State for many years, will definitely be the first to welcome it.
After all, the Song Dynasty lost a lot of land before. Although some were fertile and some were barren, if you want to turn this shameful history around, you must either regain the lost land or make up for it with more fertile land.
For the nobles of the Song Dynasty, Dai Ju, the Prime Minister, is now the most willing to share the benefits with everyone.
The strength of the Song family has declined drastically. The accumulation of Zi Fei in the past has now become a red envelope for the Dai family, distributed everywhere.
It's just that the red envelopes will always be distributed one day. The Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty made a gesture, and before squeezing the last bit of living space of the Song family, he must make all the nobles in the country buy it.
Therefore, if the benefit given by the Marquis of Qi was the land in southern Shandong, then it would not matter to the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, even though he knew that he was trying to deceive others.
He dared to ask for this benefit.
Anyway, he has no intention of guarding it himself. He can simply let the powerful local bosses drag his family and family to operate, cultivate and guard the fertile land in southern Lunan.
Just as the people of Qi thought, when the allied countries conspired against Lu, Song was the first to respond to the conditions Qi offered to Wei, Zheng, Cao, and Song.
Dai Ju took a longer-term view and concluded that even if Wu Guo didn't respond, Li Jie, the dog, would.
When Lunan becomes a battlefield, this will undoubtedly be a certainty.
At that time, was the Dai family in Lunan?
Obviously not.
In the past two years, in addition to suppressing the living space of the monarchs of the Song Dynasty, Dai Ju also used various means to attack the original local hills.
Through coercion, inducement, and marriage, some established families were dismembered into small households under the alliance of Duojia.
Now, it is just a step further, letting the remaining mountains go to Lunan to enjoy the blessings.
Very few families can resist this temptation.
After all, it was the spoils of war after the alliance ended, and it was jointly protected by the allies internationally. In a place like this, what kind of international security could there be to fear?
Protected by so many countries.
The land is so fertile that one year's output can cover all the relocation expenses and still have a surplus.
In addition, it is adjacent to Nanguo. Fucheng is now so developed, and it is also the trade center of Surabaya. Being close to such an international city, are you worried about not being able to make a fortune?
With such conditions and such an environment, Dai Ju believed that some people in the Song Dynasty would not refuse, and would even become enthusiastic.
And what he wants is for these people to be fanatical.
The entire alliance changed. After Qi said it would attack Lu, the atmosphere immediately became strange.
The Song Dynasty was busy hurriedly to promote this matter, and some small countries, in their panic, immediately sent envoys to Huaizhong City.