On July 20th, the Chu army under Xiong Wuliang's command had basically transported the captured loot back to the fiefdom. At the same time, officials sent by Yingdu also rushed over and took over the 800 miles of land newly included in the territory of Dachu.
The reckless search came to an end.
The 60,000 garrison soldiers and 10,000 Quyang New Army are now fully rested, their morale is high, and they are ready to go north at any time.
At this time, Xiong Wuliang had received three letters from Le Yi.
The content of the letters, without exception, urged Xiong Wuliang to send troops to attack Qi as soon as possible to create opportunities for the Jixi battlefield.
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In a large and spacious room, everyone gathered together.
The confidant Zhao Hua, the commander-in-chief of the 10,000-quyang new army Shao Hu, and the commander-in-chief Zhong Hua of the personal barracks were all sitting in the house.
Xiong Wuliang's newly acquired adopted son's field was sitting in the corner, and he obviously knew what he was doing - he had no right to speak in this meeting.
Wu Bi, the general in command of the 60,000 garrison troops and the former general of Da Chu, also sat in attendance, waiting with admiration on his face for Xiong Wuliang to open his mouth and speak.
What surprised him was that there were two new faces in the room - a fair and tender scholar, and a burly man with an ordinary appearance and no distinguishing features.
The two of them sat far apart, and even if they looked in each other's direction from time to time, there was always a biting coldness in their eyes.
Xiong Wuliang seemed to have no intention of introducing these two new faces to Wu Ben. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xiong Wuliang stood up and said in a deep voice: "The Song Kingdom has been destroyed, and next is the Qi Kingdom in the north."
In the corner, Prince Qi Tiandi sighed softly!
What is coming will always come.
I just hope that for the sake of my child, I, the newly recognized adoptive father, can be gentler...
Why!
Xiong Wuliang nodded gently at Zhao Hua, who stood up and began to analyze the current situation straight to the point——
"Now that the Song Dynasty has been destroyed, our great Chu has newly incorporated a full eight hundred miles of territory. Now a large area of land is waiting to be digested into national power. It makes little sense to attack the Qi Kingdom at this time."
“Bite off more than you can chew.”
"But this battle must still be fought!"
"Qi and Chu have long had a blood feud, and after the fall of the Song Dynasty, the two countries have been bordering each other - a war will break out sooner or later!"
"It's better to take advantage of the opportunity of the coalition forces to attack Qi now and start this battle! It would be best to greatly weaken the Qi State!"
"As for the ultimate goal to be achieved...it's up to the Lord to decide." Zhao Hua respectfully bowed his hand to Xiong Wuliang.
In fact, Zhao Hua also knew everything about Xiong Wuliang's plan.
But he cannot take over the spotlight. What's more... some words are more suitable for Xiong Wuliang to say from his own mouth.
Xiong Wuliang coughed lightly and said something shocking——
"The State of Qi is now bordering our country of Chu..."
"A strong Qi State is not a good Qi State."
"The destroyed Qi State is not a good Qi State either!"
"A half-dead Qi State is a good Qi State!" Xiong Wuliang said the final word.
The reason is simple - Chu State has gained enough benefits, and the eight hundred miles of Song Dynasty are already very fragrant.
The meat that has already reached the stomach has not yet been digested into national strength, so it is not appropriate to continue to annex Qi's land - if the new land is too much, it will not be able to be effectively controlled, and it will only arouse the fear of other countries.
Therefore, Chu State is now like an overfed tiger.
In a short period of time, there will be no more demands for territorial expansion.
But with Qi as a powerful neighbor, Xiong Wuliang would certainly not let go of the opportunity to beat him up and weaken him.
However, we cannot allow Qi to perish...otherwise, wouldn't it be an advantage to Yan? At that time, Chu State will still have a strong neighbor, but this strong neighbor will be changed from Qi State to Yan State.
Shao Hu and Wu Ben looked at each other and became excited. They raised their hands together and said, "The general is willing to listen to the orders of the Lord!"
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand and said neatly: "This battle must be fought! And we must fight hard!"
Tian Tian's eyelids twitched in the corner and he resisted the urge to open his mouth to speak.
Xiong Wuliang: "Our goal is to beat the state of Qi until it is half dead and unable to take care of itself!"
"But we can't beat Qi to death!"
Tian Di: Is it really appropriate for you to discuss this in front of me...
Xiong Wuliang seemed to hear Tian Tian's voice. He glanced at the sluggish Tian Tian in the corner, pondered for a moment, and spoke out his final plan in a deep voice——
"My son's land is worthy of the King of Qi!"
"..."
field:? ? ?
I was so frightened to be called out suddenly.
But... Tiandi became excited and breathed a sigh of relief!
According to the adoptive father's advice, if the plan goes well, Qi's country will be saved.
Even if I have to be a puppet for the Chu people after taking the throne, it is still better than being destroyed!
Fortunately! Fortunately!
Fortunately, he was captured by Xiong Wuliang! Fortunately, I lost the bet! Fortunately, I was willing to admit defeat and accepted Quyang Hou Xiong Liang as my adoptive father...
The curve saved Qi, and it was a success!
If I say everything is according to my plan, would you believe me?
Tiandi immediately stood up and bowed to Natou: "My foster father is here! Please bow to me!"
This call of 'adopted father' came out particularly smoothly, without any hindrance like never before...
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On July 21st, 70,000 Chu troops marched north and invaded the southern part of Qi again!
The first one to bear the brunt is [Wucheng]!
Hearing that the Chu army finally began to move north, Mengchang Jun, who was responsible for guarding Qinnan, breathed a long sigh of relief - what was supposed to come had finally come.
Tian Wen is facing a formidable enemy!
He knew the importance of Wucheng - as mentioned above, if Xiong Wuliang captured Wucheng, he could advance, attack, retreat or defend.
While the Chu army was busy carrying Song's loot, Tian Wen seized the time and desperately repaired the defenses of Wucheng.
Today, Wucheng has become a veritable fortified city! There are 20,000 Qi troops stationed in the city!
Twenty thousand Qi troops were on alert day and night, ready to fight the Chu army at any time.
The last time Xiong Wuliang raided Qinan, Wucheng was lost too easily...
But this time, Tian Wen has enough confidence!
The Qi army, which is waiting for danger and waiting for work, will definitely be able to defeat the Chu army in Wucheng!
At least, Wucheng will not be thrown away easily like a few months ago!
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On the wall of Wucheng.
Mengchang Juntianwen, the commander-in-chief of the Qinan War Zone, was dressed in purple, with a look of concentration on his young face.
Under the protection of a group of personal soldiers and retainers, he had already visited all the cities in the southern part of Qi State, urging the local guards to strengthen defense and recruit soldiers.
Now, the inspection has reached the last city, which is also the city with extremely important geographical location and will be the first to be attacked by the Chu army - [Wucheng].
"General Li, the defense of Wucheng is indeed impregnable." Mr. Mengchang was very satisfied and patted Wucheng guard Li Fei on the shoulder.
Li Fei straightened his chest and said excitedly: "Thank you so much for your compliment."
Lord Mengchang nodded and said sincerely: "There are now more than 80,000 Qi troops in the entire Qinnan area. In terms of numbers alone, they are not inferior to the Chu army, and are even slightly better."
"But the Chu general Qu Yanghou cannot use common sense. Although our army has the advantage in numbers, we must be careful!"
"To tell you the truth - these 80,000 people are already the last military force that Qi State can organize..."
"This battle is related to the survival of Daqi!"
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