Jin State Hexi, Jin State once again increased its troops, and the main force of the "King's Division" began to advance westward. Because of the arrival of spring, the water level of the Wei River began to rise. This was not a good thing for both the Qin and Jin parties.
In the past, they wanted to build a dam and flood the Jin army, but the main force of the Jin army was always on the high ground. Even if Qin had the intention, it could not calculate the Jin army.
In the "King's Division" camp, where the big banner is, there are many armored soldiers, and the inside and outside are tight.
"Report"
"Where is the war?!"
"The marquis of Qi have formed an alliance and are attacking Lu!"
"Gong Lu?!"
The doctor at the entrance of the camp had a look of disbelief on his face. He couldn't understand why Qi State attacked Lu?
The Jin State also had some control over the alliance with Qi Guo.
But after all, the specific situation was not at the scene, and the international situation in Jisi at that time was not analyzed, which resulted in a misjudgment.
In their opinion, Qi State should take advantage of the situation to plunder the northern land of Wu State, and then attack the small country casually?!
But it happened to be attacking Lu. This kind of operation really made them a little bit incomprehensible.
After the messenger handed over the information, in the military camp, after Wei Cao read the information, he put the silk aside, then frowned and brushed his beard and said: "Qi State is attacking Lu. What do the two and three sons think? What is Qi State's intention?"
"The sword points at the state of Lu, and the real picture is at Wu and Han."
"I have something unclear. The State of Qi is on the coast, and the State of Wu is also on the sea. Why don't you take Donglai, Tan, Fu and other places, but instead go to attack the powerful Lu State at the expense of easy things?"
"Master."
A man came out of the queue, cupped his hands, and then said, "I once traveled to Daishan Mountain. Although Qi and Lu are adjacent to each other, the journey was actually far away, similar to that of Qin and Chu."
"The Qin State goes to the Chu State, where there is trade, and after passing the Wuguan Pass, they can go south."
"Master, there is also Yangguan of Lu State in Daishan, Wenshui and Sishang." The man paused and then said, "It's just like the land of Shangyu, Yangguan is dangerous and difficult for large armies to enter or exit."
"I see."
Wei Cao immediately understood that this was different from when he looked at a map. Although the scope of the country was marked on the map, it was difficult to reflect the terrain.
Although Qi and Lu are adjacent to each other, the fight between the two countries is actually quite detour.
"I'm afraid it will be very difficult to attack the city in spring."
Although the Jin State was in an offensive posture at this time, due to the mud in the spring, the advance effect was very poor and the front was stretched very long.
But fortunately, this is not only true for the Jin State, but also for the Qi State.
The battle lines of the two armies are intertwined, especially those of the Qin State. Due to the surge in the Wei River, the spring plowing that was supposed to be carried out has now been postponed.
What we need to fight now is a breath of strength and a little bit of resilience. We have to fight against the wind and against the wind, and we have to fight even the bad ones!
Wei Cao sighed with emotion, and then said: "We, the Jin Dynasty, will ignore the alliance between Qi and Qi. Since the Marquis of Qi is interested in the matter of dominating the alliance, let him do it."
"Master, don't we profit from it?"
"This is a matter of Zhou Dynasty sealing a state, what does it have to do with us?"
Wei Cao's rhetorical question immediately made his staff suddenly realize.
At this time, the Jin State did not interfere, but took a clear attitude.
In the past, the Jin Kingdom would have come out to uphold justice again.
Either he was mediating the dispute between Qi and Lu, or he was leading the Central Plains countries to threaten the Chu State, or he was continuing to get some useless titles from the Emperor of Zhou.
Nowadays, all the burdens have been lifted. Although the domestic mood was not good at the beginning, in general, after the war with Qin started, the sequelae of Jin becoming king were constantly erased in the war.
"Even if the State of Lu can defend itself for a long time, without foreign aid, it will eventually fall."
"If it's either Wu or Han, we must save Lu!"
"Master, maybe there will be news in the next few days."
Only by deducing the time from the intelligence can we predict in advance the changes in the Qi-Lu conflict.
At this time, Wei Cao felt relatively calm. Qin and Jin were at war, but Qi chose to form an alliance and pulled Wei and Zheng over. This was also a good thing for Jin.
In this way, the Jin State could arrogantly recruit some of Jiangcheng's "king masters".
Originally, these "king divisions" were used to guard the area and support the eastern territories at any time.
Now, there is no need for it. Once the war starts, no one will care about it.
It can be said that the best international situation since Jin Hou became king is now.
Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, Qi and Lu were at war, and the Emperor of Zhou was in trouble himself. The Central Plains were all a bunch of rubbish, and no one could threaten Jin.
So, as long as the Jin State defeated the Qin State, it would not only obtain the Guanzhong Granary, but also the natural dangerous gateway of Hangu Pass. The Central Plains would be surrounded by the Jin State on three sides. Who could compete then?
For a moment, Wei Cao remembered a joke circulated internationally, that is, the man Li Jie once clamored to "unify the world."
He didn't take it seriously, but now, he felt that the great achievement of "unifying the world" could be put on the agenda after pacifying Qin.
The Jin State would have such strength as long as it could annex the Qin State.
After such thoughts flashed through his mind, Wei Cao's mind became disturbed, and he suddenly felt that the stalemate with Qin at this time was suddenly not a big deal.
"Send lobbyists to Jingshui again to persuade Jingyang to surrender."
"Hi!"
In the military camp, Wei Cao issued an order again. He was not the commander-in-chief of the entire army. He did not interfere with the frontline generals in military matters.
As long as the frontline troops lacked something, he would try his best to supply it. He even sent people to purchase a lot of "Eagle Feather Arrows and Wu Hooks" from the south.
In addition, Wei Cao used a lot of non-military actions.
Since he came to Hexi, he has said polite words to the people of Qin countless times.
Every once in a while, the two sides would send envoys to each other, scolding where necessary, intimidating when necessary, and using various small means in an endless stream.
Both sides resorted to outside tactics based on "coercion and inducement." Every military stronghold, every city, and every barbarian servant army required constant grinding and interference before they could be stabilized or captured.
The previously boring and tedious battle was handled with enthusiasm and enthusiasm by Wei Cao because of the enthusiasm in his heart.
Unlike Wei Cao, who was slow and slow, Li Jie immediately responded differently after receiving new news one after another.
However, he did not interfere with the initial decision made by Mei Dan and others, and asked the servants and temporary officials in the Suishui area to continue to cooperate with Fucheng's actions.
"Order! The Shaheng Department will immediately impose military control on Xuecheng!"
"yes!"
"Order! Weishan Lieutenant Dai Fei, turn to Lunan and be ready to reinforce the city defense in Wucheng at any time. If necessary, you can lead your troops to the east to harass Qi's troops."
"yes!"
The Marquis of Qi had already calculated earlier. At this time, the Qi army was actually divided into two groups. The southern one was small in size and looked like an armed parade, but it had a large number of servants. There was still a threat. It could cooperate with the northern army at any time.
Causing a lot of casualties to the Lu State.
However, because the composition of this army is relatively mixed, it is hard to say how effective it is. After all, Dai Fei was once in charge of the first army of Dai State. Now because Dai State was annexed by Song State, the state of Dai State has been destroyed, and the entire Dai State Dai family has been destroyed.
Mixed in with the surname Dai.
The current core territory of Dai Ju, the Prime Minister of the Song State, is not the traditional area of the Song State, but the Dai State.
This made Dai Fei, a former military officer of Dai who had surrendered to Li Jie, hate Song even more.
This hatred alone can be regarded as a bit of fighting power.
"Your Majesty, if you don't let Huaizhong City, organize another group of civilians to go to Suishui, and make a big show of it, claiming to be 30,000 soldiers. In this way, you can not only intimidate the people of Song State, but also make Qi State act cautiously."
Shang Wuji reminded Li Jie, and then whispered, "This can also make the frontline troops more confident. After all, the Suishui migrant workers are definitely not willing to fight. At this time, I heard that your Majesty personally took action, and there were three more
With tens of thousands of soldiers, their morale will definitely be greatly increased. If there is a change, they can hold on for several days and will not collapse at the first touch."
"Hmm...not bad."
Li Jie felt that his uncle's idea was indeed brilliant.
"As long as we buy some time, even if the troops in Huaizhong City are not allowed to go to assist, Fucheng garrison can always mobilize some of them. As for the high-profile civilian workers in Huaizhong City, they are just taking over from the Suishui migrant workers and continuing to repair the Suishui embankment and strengthen the dragon.
Jishan Military Village."
"What Wuji said makes sense."
Li Jie nodded with satisfaction and immediately added two more orders.
If there is a time lag, the migrant workers in Suishui, even if they only increase their momentum, will definitely make the Allied Forces dare not ignore them. They will definitely divide their forces in western Shandong to block the Han army that may go to Qufu for rescue.
It does not require that the Han army must be defeated, as long as the Han army is delayed, that will be enough.
If the coalition forces hold Lu back, and then launch a full-scale counterattack on the spot, what can the Han army do?
"Nowadays, the troops have to take turns to rest and fight across distances. It is definitely not possible. We can only slowly mobilize troops, and strive to maintain the combat strength and morale of the frontline troops."
Li Jie knew very well that if he continued to work hard like this for a long time, how many strong men could he use up?
The energy consumed here in Chu State is actually not small.
Not all of this group of crocodile people are like Shah and Shadong, who have astonishing fighting spirit and abundant energy.
After all, such people are in the minority.
Most people will still be tired and slack off.
And fatigue and laziness are actually contagious.
What's more, it's spring now, and if you catch a slight cold, it's not just a matter of losing your combat effectiveness, it may even cost you your life.
Therefore, Li Jie did not put too much pressure on the combat troops and allowed local forces to exert their subjective initiative as much as possible.
Whether it is the "harem group" in Huaizhong City, Yang Ju in Fucheng, Dai Fei in Weishan, or Ji Lie in Tancheng, they all try their best to let them solve the problem by themselves.
What Li Jie has to do is to give them great confidence.
Let them believe that even if they lose, there is still an invincible man named Li Jie behind them.
The former King of Wu ordered the fierce man Jiang Yinzi, and his sign was still very useful.
Orders one after another were quickly passed back to Huaizhong City, some of which were sent to Huaizhong City, and some of which went directly to Fucheng.
The entire both sides of the Huai River became lively again.
During the spring plowing of the new year, Cai people and Chen people floated on the Huaihe River from time to time, inquiring about various news.
They had known for a long time that the Qi State Alliance and the princes had started fighting.
But this news is not important. What is important is the reaction of Han Ziguo.
Neither Chen Guo nor Cai Guo really wanted to be a puppet and be manipulated by others.
Although Cai Dong, the king of Cai State, was still in Gusu at this time, and it was Cai's wife Cai Mei who was apparently in charge of the power of Cai State, some former young and powerful Cai State scholars were still wondering if there were any opportunities in this.
If Qi defeats Han, they will have a chance.
On both sides of the Huai River, in addition to these restoration forces, Chu merchants were also very active elements.
Because of the conflict between Chu and Han in the past, many Chu people were stranded in foreign countries. Now that Chu and Han have signed an armistice, some Chu businessmen are acting as intelligence dealers, not only selling them back to Chu, but also selling them back to Chu.
Information exchange is carried out between Jisi River Basin and Huaisi River Basin.
This was unprecedentedly lively. In the past, when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, even though the army on the northern front was busy and busy, the result was that the intelligence was flying all over the place and was of no use.
Because the army on the northern front was just a decoration, Li Jie chose to attack Zhu Palace unexpectedly. This made the intelligence dealers feel ashamed, and they also understood that the depth of intelligence they originally dug for the Han Kingdom was not enough, and they must go deeper.
After a few days, they finally dug out important information.
"Huaizhong City has sworn the oath!"
"Pledge?!"
"Has the man returned to Huaizhong City?!"
"The man is still in the third pass, but after taking the oath of loyalty in Huaizhong City, he will go to Fucheng immediately!"
"How many crocodiles are there, brave man?"
"I don't know, it's just that it's called 30,000 troops."
During the past two days when digging for information, true and false were flying all over the place. Even the people and livestock breeding center in Huaizhong City had a lot of people watching.
During the day, a large number of mules and horses were transported out and then headed east.
The intelligence dealers have counted the number of mules and horses that have left Huaizhong City in the past few days, at least four thousand.
Four thousand mules and horses, this is only the first batch, how big will the total be?
"How come there are so many mules and horses in the human and livestock breeding center?!"
"How is that possible?!"
"Could it be Director Sha, do you have any secret breeding method?"
The first batch of four thousand mules and horses, but after only three days, another four thousand horses, which added up to more than eight thousand.
On such a large scale, if it is transported to Fucheng, even if it is just transporting grain, it will be of great help to the State of Lu.
In the palace in Huaizhong City, Mei Dan asked "Little Peach Blossom Princess" with a worried look: "If you transport mules and horses out during the day and bring them back at night, wouldn't it be easy for someone to detect you?"
"Sister, I don't know something."
Guizhen smiled confidently and said, "As long as you wrap it in cloth and put something in your mouth, you won't make much noise. You can definitely hide it from Xizuo."
Three days later, when another four thousand mules and horses were shipped out, the intelligence dealers on both sides of the Huai River were going completely crazy.
In the entire Huaizhong City, we don’t hear many donkey brays on weekdays.
How come there are so many extra beasts at this time? Could it be that they were born by Director Sha himself?!