In the capital of Ying, outside the official residence of Ling Yin of the State of Chu, the envoy from outside was quickly brought to the lobby by the visitor.
Emperor Yin Douhuang was a little surprised and asked the visitor: "Where does happiness come from?!"
"You will tell Shang Yin about Jisi's affairs as soon as possible!"
The envoy was panting and quickly handed over the silk letter, and then said: "Report to your Majesty, Qi Guoguo, allied with the princes of the Central Plains, has sent out troops! When I set out, all the countries had already gathered their troops in Wuyan. Except for Lu, all the countries had led the army.
Reward from the Marquis of Qi."
"The State of Lu?"
"When we came here, the Marquis of Qi once said that 'Lu is rude', and he might be planning to attack Lu."
"Gong Lu?!"
This news made Dou Huang's whole body energetic.
It is unlikely that the Qi State will directly send troops to fight with the Han State. All countries actually know the combat effectiveness of the Han State. It is useless to rely on one or two families to fight head-on.
Moreover, it is impossible for the Marquis of Qi to imitate Li Jie's operations. He traveled thousands of miles just to fight with others.
Back then, "Li Jie attacked Cai", which was really a stupid act of being alone.
Although scholars from all over the world are now touting it, saying that it was the man's foresight that led to his family fortune.
But if the princes of other countries were to follow Li Jie's example, no one would be willing to do so.
The probability of playing well is too low, and the probability of losing is infinite.
Therefore, Douhuang can be sure of one thing first. It is impossible for Qi Hou to directly approach Li Jie for a decisive battle. He is old, and a decisive battle will definitely take place, but not right away.
It must be Xu Xu Tuzhi, who has endured it for half his life, and still has the last ten days and a half to go?
The mud in spring will greatly reduce the efficiency of the march. No matter how hard the Han army fights, mud is an objective situation that cannot be solved.
Even if trackers are organized, a cold spring will definitely make a large number of trackers sick.
Once this kind of non-combat attrition increases, how much wealth can the Han Dynasty lose?
Dou Huang made some deductions in his mind, and then said: "If I were the Marquis of Qi, I would attack Lu first. If I attack Lu, the State of Lu will ask for help from outside..."
Once Qi and Lu were fighting for supremacy, Lu called for two reinforcements.
One is the State of Wu, and the other is the State of Chu.
Are these two dog countries particularly kind-hearted and possessing an internationalist spirit that transcends the times?
Obviously not, it was just that the two countries conveniently wiped out the countries on both sides of the Huai River in the name of "resisting Qi and aiding Shandong".
The hundreds of tribes of "Huaiyi" were born because the dozens of countries that were the predecessors of "Huaiyi" were wiped out by these two dog countries.
In the later Wu-Chu struggle for hegemony, countless "Huai-Yi" died, and the sequelae have continued to affect the present, and even the development of the entire "Huai-Yi" has not only failed to progress, but has declined in all aspects.
There are even some "Huaiyi" civilization structures that have directly degenerated into fishing and hunting tribes. The top leader of Yancheng in the Wu State, Yiyang Jun Jixuan, can make the "Huaiyi" on both sides of the Huaihe River obedient like dogs.
Back then, when the State of Lu asked for help, there were powerful countries that were willing to help. The benefits of helping were really many.
But now, where does Lu State want to ask for help? Wu State has too much time to take care of itself. Emperor Dou knows this very well.
"Did the four kingdoms of Wei, Zheng, Song and Chen go to the alliance?"
"The Prime Minister of the Song State, Dai Zi, the Prime Minister of the Zheng State, Zheng Chengzi, and the King of the Wei State, Wei Hou, all went to the alliance in person. The Chen State... Although they met Chen people, they did not see Chen Jun. I heard from Chen people that Chen Hou went to Huai
Zhongcheng, visiting grandson."
When the envoy said this, Emperor Dou was surprised about Chen Hou's grandson, but he still ignored it and instead pondered the possibilities of several countries.
"The country of Lu is isolated and helpless!"
Dou Huang instantly came to the conclusion that Wu State's power in the northern border area was already very loose, and a large number of border guards were dispatched back to Gusu in order to suppress the wealthy families in the Five Lakes.
At this time, the Wu Jia and Jian Brigade controlled by King Wu Jiyi were extremely large in scale, in order to conveniently suppress the powerful families in the Five Lakes.
It's just that the wealthy people in Wuhu are very smart now. When they go to court, they carry the "edict of the late king" with them, and when they return home, they count the number of "common people and good people".
Whether it is the "edict of the late king" or the "general Ji Shi", there are wealthy families in the five lakes, and their development situation is getting worse and worse. Not only do they disgust Wu Wang Jiyi and Taishu Mao in the Gusu Wangji area, but they also follow the Yue Kingdom's surviving families.
By hooking up with others, they actually pulled off a lot of tricks in the Kuaiji area.
Such a dangerous move made it impossible for Wu State to use half of Wu Jia to march to the north.
Not to mention the north, even on both sides of Hangou in the north of the Yangtze River, the Wu army originally stationed only had two or three kittens left.
In Tangyi, an exchange was completed with the Jia family. The Jia family continued to support Wu King Ji Yi, but accordingly, some talents had to be provided to Ji Yi.
It can be said that Tai Shumao tried his best to win over the limited "royalists".
It is not impossible to find a common enemy. For example, Li Jie is a good target.
But Tai Shumao also knew that for the wealthy people of Wuhu, Li Jie should die, but the Ji family should live?
From the perspective of the wealthy families of the Five Lakes, Lao Ji's family and Lao Li's family are the same thing and deserve to die. It's none of their business?!
Furthermore, because of the matter of "King Wei's Suicide Note", Li Jie made many wealthy people from all over the world fear him very much.
They were not afraid that Li Jie could fight, but they were afraid that Li Jie could fight because King Wu Wei had hooked up with Chen.
The difference is huge.
The shadow of the old monster is not only felt by foreigners outside the Wu Kingdom, but also by wealthy families in the country who have been trembling for decades.
Therefore, it was very, very difficult for King Wu Jiyi to persuade the powerful families of the five lakes to rebel against Li.
Dou Huang kept thinking in his mind and immediately came to a preliminary conclusion. Judging from the current situation, the only one Lu State could count on seemed to be Li Jie.
"Biyang Kingdom... Fu Cheng, who is the commander of Fu Cheng now?"
"Yang Ju, the former official of Yang Kingdom."
"Well……"
Douhuang knew that Yang Ju was very loyal to Yubao, who was forcing Yang Zi.
Even after surrendering to the Wu Kingdom, Yang Ju treated his former master with great courtesy and was never rude.
"It seems that Qi's plans are very big."
However, the return of the great empire to the great state is also a matter of Qi State and has nothing to do with Chu State.
In Dou Huang's view, as long as he can consume Li Jie's power, he is a good person. As for whether Chu State can take advantage of it, he will not consider it.
"Send the order!" Dou Huang suddenly paused, and then continued, "Anyone who has a suggestion to echo the Qi State and attack the Han State...ten of sticks!"
"..."
"..."
Originally, the envoys, visitors and staff in the lobby all thought that Ling Yin Douhuang would issue an inspiring order.
The result...that's it?!
That's it?!
In fact, before Douhuang spoke, many of his staff had already made plans in their minds, and were about to suggest to Douhuang that as soon as the Hanzi Kingdom and Qi State's coalition forces joined forces, they would coordinate with each other and attack Hanguo from afar.
But now, the words were stuck in his throat and he had to hold them back.
They couldn't figure it out, but even if they couldn't figure it out, they didn't dare to say anything.
After the envoys and visitors left, an upright staff member finally came forward and said, "Master."
"But you are not angry in your heart. Do you blame me for not attacking Han from Qi?"
Yin Douhuang, the commander of Chu State, did not look angry. He looked at the staff on the left and right, sighed, and then solemnly explained, "I don't know what you are thinking. But if you think about it carefully, Qi is strong and rich."
, and with the help of all the countries in the Central Plains, it is naturally very powerful. But..."
Dou Huang paused and reminded everyone: "How was Fucheng back then? If you have family members who have returned from Jisi, you should know that Fucheng is as big as Yingdu."
As soon as these words came out, Ling Yin's staff in the hall suddenly woke up, and then they remembered that the ghost place at this time was not Biyang Kingdom, but Fucheng of Wu Kingdom.
The size of Fucheng is no longer the original city of Biyang State, but an international metropolis with a "three-ring" construction, and it is also a trade center between the north and the south.
Bulk goods from Wu, Yue, and Qilu are collected here and then transported to the north, south, and east and west.
The reason is very simple. The waterway network here has been very developed. In addition, the Hangou has been renovated in the past two years, and the transportation capacity has been greatly improved. Based on this alone, the Chu people who have experienced the power of Li Jiezhou's fleet are confident.
The most logistical advantage of the Qi people was to the north of Lu. Once they passed south of Lu and approached the lower reaches of the Si River, the situation reversed instantly.
The Song Dynasty did not overturn, so why should the Qi Kingdom succeed?
Although the State of Qi is larger than the State of Song, what have the armed forces of Qi been fighting in recent years?
Either they are remnants of Beidi, or they are rookies from Donglai.
How can this kind of war intensity and technical means deal with Fu Cheng's large army?
Even if we have to fight with the Lu State twice to get used to it first, it is spring now and no one knows what will happen.
"What Shang Yin said...is absolutely true."
After some people understood it, they were also afraid, "As long as the Lu State can hold on until Fucheng comes to help, the rest is just waiting for the right time."
The reason why we say wait for the weather is simply that after the spring is over, the Han Dynasty's large troops can be mobilized at will.
Moreover, the scale and intensity of mobilization will exceed imagination.
As soon as the weather gets warmer, will the allied forces of Qi take the lead in fighting with the Han army?
"Fucheng's assistance does not necessarily require Fucheng's garrison. As long as Fucheng's grain and fodder support is needed, the soldiers and civilians of the Lu State will know that there is strong support from outside, and they will surely strengthen their military morale!"
"Then... I, Da Chu, will turn a blind eye?"
Some people were very unwilling to do so. After all, their king still lived in Zhu Palace, across the river from Yingdu.
"You can't turn a blind eye, but you can't respond to each other from afar and send troops personally."
"So what?"
"If the Han Dynasty is not in the east of Han, there will be people who will not accept the suppression of the Han Dynasty. They can send more grain and fodder to help the rebels."
We dare not engage in large-scale confrontation, but we can still incite rebellion.
Don't dare to do it, you have to do it more intensely.
Dou Huang thought about it. If the Chu State took the initiative to provoke Li Jie, it would be asking for death. However, the rebel forces in the east of the Han Dynasty, especially those hidden scholars who were still in the Chu State, could take advantage of it.
It's just that this use may be a one-time use. Douhuang intends to draw a big picture for these Chu people who stayed in the Han-controlled areas, that is, as long as they start a vigorous uprising, Chu will respond and will definitely cooperate.
They attacked the Han army!
In fact, the Chu State would pretend to be a dead dog throughout the whole process and would never send a single soldier to Handong.
These people were just disposable. Dou Huang had no intention of betraying them, but this time, the opportunity was there.
After making this decision, Douhuang immediately summoned his cronies and began to arrange this planning task.
He did not dare to discuss this matter with Xiang Ba. Once he received the news, he really did not dare to reveal any evidence.
Spring plowing is still going on, how can Chu be qualified to end?
Emperor Yin Douhuang knew this very well. Now he could only hope that the people of Qi would be more decent. If they could contain the Han army, even if it only took half a year, he, Emperor Dou, would really dare to send troops.
Before that, everything was just talk and he would not take risks.
He didn't want to study Li Jie thoroughly. He just thought that this person was omnipotent. Even Qi's alliance attack was all part of Hanzi's plan.
The decision of Emperor Yin Douhuang, the commander of the State of Chu, was relatively secretive and even bypassed the Queen Mother Zhao.
In Qufu, after the Marquis of Lu learned about Qi's actions, he was so panicked that he kept sending envoys, not only to Fucheng, but also to Shangqiu and Wanqiu.
When he learned that the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, Dai Ju, was in Wuyan, Marquis Lu was completely shocked. He was a little confused, and he always felt that there was some conspiracy here that he had never discovered.
Now it seems that the sacrifice of the Qi National Alliance this time is the State of Lu, and the "sacrifice" of this alliance... is the Marquis of Lu.
"Damn it! Hateful!"
In the Qufu Palace, the Marquis of Lu was frightened and gnashed his teeth, "This is how the other countries want to destroy Lu!"
"Your Majesty!"
Zihe, the official of Zouyi, came out and bowed and said, "Don't panic, Your Majesty. We have news from Fucheng. Money and food will be shipped to Qufu in the near future. As long as the Lu State defends Qi State and the allied forces attack fiercely, there will be reinforcements within a month!"
"January?!"
Marquis Lu exclaimed, "How can the State of Lu withstand January in such a hurry?!"
As a monarch, he should actually be calmer and calmer, but this time it is obviously very different. Qi State is eyeing it. It has been planned for a long time, and as expected, this plan may have lasted for several generations.
But now, I finally have the most suitable opportunity.
The time, place, and people are favorable, and they are all in Qi.
Looking at it from another perspective, Marquis Lu even felt that if he were Marquis Qi, he would not let go of such a God-given opportunity.
The entire country of Lu is just an isolated piece of fat meat that can be enjoyed easily.
"Your Majesty! I will live and die with the whole army!"
The tall Zihe looked at Luhou with piercing eyes and said, "In the past, many of the 'righteous men' of the 'Yi Dan Camp' came to respond. As long as the Yi Zi Banner is in the hands of our army and there is no shortage of soldiers, what is there to fear?"
"
"Your Majesty! I will be able to hold on for a month!"
Zihe's firm tone and firm eyes made Lu Hou energetic, and his original uneasy mood gradually calmed down.
He has such a strong general at his disposal, and he has even earned the title of "a tough guy" in the camp of the Qi Guoguo Alliance. What should he be afraid of?
Just one month.
Thinking of this, Marquis Lu calmed down a lot and said, "I don't have anything to fear!"