Why does Lu Yuan hate Zheng Guo so much?
Here's why.
Originally, Tang State suddenly opened its mouth and wanted to swallow the three eastern counties of Liang State in one go. It had almost hit Liang State's fatal weakness and almost knocked him down.
Why do you say that?
First, let’s take a look at how much territory Liang Guo has now.
After the Chu State's Northern Expedition, Liang State lost half of Guangling County, one Jiangxia County, one Xingyang County, one Donghai County, and one Jiyin County, a total of four and a half counties, all in one breath.
From then on, the eastern part of Qing State became Liang's property.
Then in the central part of Qingzhou, Xu State in the north robbed Dongping County, and Chu State's east-road camp invaded Chengyang County and Rencheng County.
In these two counties, they both occupied half or more than half of the territory, and they fought fiercely with Liang Guo.
Therefore, in the central part of Qingzhou, Liang State only occupies the territory of Liang County, Shanyang County, northern Chengyang County, and the northeastern part of Rencheng County, which is almost three counties.
Moreover, these territories are all on the front line. Millions of Chu and Liang troops are fighting back and forth. Local people have been affected by the war and have fled and died in large numbers. They have long been turned into a wasteland.
It is impossible to concentrate on production and provide any income on a site like this.
Apart from being used as a line of defense and providing strategic value, it has no other benefit to Liang Guo.
Therefore, the real logistics base of the two countries is actually only a small piece of land in eastern Qingzhou.
That is, Qingping County, Jiaoxi County, Donglai County, Yingling County, Jiaodong County, these five counties.
But now?
Jiaodong County had become a battlefield last year, with nearly three million people fighting between the Chu and Liang armies.
The impact of the war here was even worse than that of the central part of Liang State. Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible to serve as a logistics base.
Therefore, Liang State's territory in the east of Qingzhou could actually be regarded as the hinterland of the rear, with only four counties.
But just like these four counties, the last lifeblood of the Liang Kingdom was now completely shattered by the stabbing in the back by the Tang Kingdom.
Qingping County was directly snatched away by the Tang State, and Jiaoxi County and Donglai County were also invaded by 700,000 Tang troops.
If these two counties are taken away again, then the only territory that Liang Guo can really rely on will be Yingling County.
Wanting to support the Liang Kingdom's rapid expansion with a mere county, the number has reached nearly four million soldiers and horses.
Thinking about this is despairing, it is simply impossible.
No.
Maybe not even this last county.
Because no one knows whether South Korea, after taking away the two counties of Jiaoxi and Donglai, will continue to go south and rob the last remaining Taiping County of Liang Kingdom, Yingling County.
After all, judging from the current performance of the Tang State, the other party did not care at all, and did not care at all whether he could stop the Chu State from advancing eastward after the fall of the Liang State.
Although today is a time of great strife, countries are collaborating with each other, and it is common for weak countries to unite against strong countries.
But not every country can take a long-term view and is willing to consider the long term.
Some people just want short-term benefits and only care about what they can get in front of them, not whether they will lose anything in the future.
Judging from the current situation, Tang Guo is undoubtedly the latter.
They don't care about Chu State.
He just wanted to take away the five eastern counties of Liang State and eat up the 20,000 miles of mountains and rivers and tens of millions of people first, and then wait until he had enough.
As for the Chu State after that, after eating the eastern part of Qingzhou, I nearly doubled in size, and I think my strength is no weaker than the Liang State before the war started.
When we have such strength, we don't want to defeat the Chu State, but follow the example of the Zhao and Xu States and defend one place. Is there no problem in this?
Tang Guo didn't believe it.
With millions of troops blocking the front line, can Chu really be able to break through?
Even if it breaks, it's no big deal.
The most they can do is spit out the territory they now occupy and lead their troops back to the Tang Dynasty.
Anyway, in front of Tang State, there are still Zhao State, Xu State, and Zheng State blocking it. These countries are closer to Chu State and have a larger border area.
The threat to Chu State was greater than that of Tang State.
Even if they were to suffer misfortune, it would be these three countries that would be the first to suffer misfortune. Tang State could completely hide behind it and continue to play its own tricks and make huge profits.
Well, I have to say, this idea is indeed short-sighted.
But it's also very realistic.
If the fire doesn't reach your eyebrows, you won't feel any heat or pain.
The Tang State was such a country, and their monarchs and ministers were such people.
Even if all countries are filled with hatred, there is nothing they can do in the face of such a shameless country.
But compared to the hatred of other countries, Chu State is naturally happy.
The Tang State was so wise that their surprise troops came out of the northeast and hit Liang Guo seven inches in one breath, which was a great help to the Chu State.
Faced with such a good person, everyone in the Chu Kingdom was naturally extremely grateful.
After Lu Yuan heard the news at that time, he immediately sent an envoy to the Tang Army camp, hoping to discuss with the other party a joint attack on Liang Army.
After all, regardless of whether the Tang State wanted to take away the eastern part of Qingzhou, it would not be harmful to both parties if the two countries joined forces first to defeat the Liang State.
If the Tang State does not come, the Chu State will have to fight with the Liang State in Daliang City in the middle of Qingzhou, spending time and countless lives to wear down this central defense line, and compete with the Liang State and the countries behind the Liang State.
When the Tang State came, the Chu State could take advantage of the fact that the two countries were facing enemies from both sides, break through its central defense line first, and then eat up several central counties.
This is a real benefit.
As for the eastern part of Qingzhou and some of the territory occupied by the Xu Kingdom in the north, we can wait until the central part is taken over and the Liang Kingdom is defeated, and then we can slowly argue with each other.
The Chu State still has a lot of money and food savings. This year's Operation Iron Fist, after cleaning up the western part of Qingzhou, seized a large amount of money and food from the wealthy sects in those places.
Coupled with the stable environment after the cleanup of western Qingzhou, it is expected that production will begin in these places next year, providing money, food and taxes to Chu State, which is another income.
Therefore, Chu State's current money and grain reserves can be said to be extremely rich.
Therefore, even if we continue to maintain the current 18 million troops and 18 million immigration projects, we can still last for another two years.
If you have money and food, you will have confidence.
After Lu Yuan sorted out these financial gains, he was ready to continue fighting a protracted war with Liang Guo and other countries.
This was also the reason why he didn't care that after Tang State annexed the eastern part of Liang State, another Liang State might quickly expand.
Even the Liang State, which is united and united, can be defeated by the Chu State in one year.
So, even if the overfed Tang State looks huge and intimidating, can it still compare to the original Liang State?
It's just another replica of the Liang-Chu battle. No, it may be a further, hearty battle.
Therefore, Lu Yuan didn't care about Tang's profit. The greater the other party's appetite, the better it would be for Chu.
Some things cannot be used immediately after being eaten.
After the Chu State captured the eastern part of Qingzhou, how many old people from the enemy countries rose up to resist in those local counties, and how many troubles were caused?
However, Chu State was still upright and defeated Liang State openly and honestly. However, so many people were unconvinced and so many resisters emerged.
A guy like Tang Guo who stabbed people in the back and was despised by all countries, who would obey such a villain?
Tang Guo is thinking very well now. When he really eats the tempting poisonous apple, he will know what kind of poison is hidden in the sweetness.
And when the opponent was paralyzed by the poison, it was Chu State who stepped forward and gave him the chance to deal the final blow.
What a perfect plan, what a perfect partner.
But it was this kind of plan and partners that were finally disrupted by Zheng Guo.
The Tang State invaded Jiaodong and Donglai counties. This sudden attack immediately divided the Liang State into two parts.
One section is the central part of Qingzhou with Daliang as the center, and the other section is the eastern part of Qingzhou with Jiaodong County as the core. Although there are still some connections between the two territories.
But in fact, it has been divided into two halves and has become a de facto enclave.
In both Daliang and Jiaodong, Liang State had accumulated a large number of soldiers and horses.
At this time, these soldiers and horses were divided, their logistics was cut off, and almost all of them were in a certain death situation.
Fortunately for Daliang, he had the support of Xu State, and a powerful country provided him with a large amount of money, food and materials. The logistics of the millions of troops could be maintained for the time being, and they would not collapse due to lack of food.
But here in Jiaodong, there is Chu State in the west and east, Tang State in the north, and sea pirates in the south. It can be said that it is surrounded by enemies on all sides and has become a dead place.
Not only was there no logistics, but there was no stable rear.
With Liang's army of more than one million trapped in such a dead end, it can be said that defeat is a foregone conclusion.
The Chu army in Yangxia County could defeat this Liang army with just a little effort and achieve its greatest victory since the Northern Expedition.
It was at this critical moment that Zheng Guo, who had always had a good relationship with Chu State, took action.
First, the logistics of the Chu army in Yangxia County were cut off, preventing the Chu State from continuing to obtain supplies on the territory of the Zheng State.
Then the navy was sent to block the sea passage and cut off the Yangxia camp's access to supplies from the mainland.
Finally, they mobilized soldiers and horses, and gathered 800,000 soldiers and horses on the territory of Zheng State on the border of Yangxia County, making a defensive posture against the Chu army.
Each of these, one by one, all illustrates Zheng's fear and hostility towards Chu.
Obviously, after the Chu State showed a trend of sweeping the entire Qingzhou, especially when there were still millions of Chu troops left in Yuzhou.
Zheng Guo, who was just next to Qingzhou, had already felt profound threats and fears.
Therefore, under the instinct of survival, Zheng Guo did not hesitate to choose to break off diplomatic relations with Chu State, and made a certain containment and threatening gesture to express its support for Liang Guo.
How about saying that today is a time of great strife?
The two countries of Liang and Zheng, which were originally enemies of each other and feared each other, became friends in an instant and began to unite because of the reversal of the situation and their needs for each other.
Of course, although Zheng Guo began to lean toward Liang Guo, he and Chu State had a past relationship and did not really break up.
Now it is just a gesture of containment and threat, and there is no real war with Chu State.
Well, the display of the Chu army's fierce combat power aroused the fear of Zheng Guo, and was one of the reasons why Zheng Guo did not dare to go to war.
In short, today's Zheng State naturally does not dare to be an enemy of Chu State.
But are his cover-ups really useful?
Logistics has been cut off, and 800,000 Zheng troops are watching from the side. There are more Zheng troops mobilizing in the country. As long as there is demand, they can move towards the front line at any time.
Under such circumstances, is it really difficult for the Chu army in Yangxia to pretend that the Zheng army does not exist?
The Yangxia camp led by Huang Xuan instantly fell into the position of Liang Guo's Jiaodong army after Zheng Guo's move.
Logistics was cut off and enemies were on all sides.
There is no doubt that Zheng Guo's back stab this time also hit Yang Xiaxingying's seven inches.
With Zheng Guo in check, the Chu army had to devote most of its energy to dealing with threats from Zheng Guo.
Zheng Guo's side has shared more, and Liang Jun's side will naturally bear less pressure.
Therefore, when Yan Yunqing saw that the Chu army was indeed inseparable, he immediately made a decision and left only 300,000 people to defend the two large cities in Jiaodong County.
Then he led the main force of 700,000 people and fought back into Donglai and Jiaoxi counties to teach the arrogant Tang army a lesson.
At the same time, the Liang State envoys also went to Xu State and asked the other party to send troops to help resolve the pressure from Tang State.
After a period of eloquent arguments and repeated thinking, Xu Guo finally made a decision that Liang Guo could not be destroyed at this time.
The Tang State's act of taking advantage of the situation is really excessive and has seriously harmed the interests of all countries. It must be curbed and taught a lesson.
So Xu State sent 300,000 troops from Le'an County and entered Qingping County controlled by Tang State, directly cutting off the Tang army's retreat from the front line into the hinterland of Liang State.
With their retreat cut off and being in an enemy country, facing the flanking attacks from Liang and Xu, the unprepared Tang army was naturally no match.
In just one or two months, under the fierce attack of the armies of the two countries, they were defeated, and the 800,000-strong army was destroyed in the Liang Kingdom.
Liang Jun successfully regained the lost ground and re-stabilized the rear.
Yan Yunqing then allocated 200,000 troops and returned to Jiaodong, bringing the county's military strength to 500,000.
Another 200,000 troops were allocated to Qingping County and joined with the 300,000 Xu troops. This also brought the county's military strength to 500,000.
The total number of troops before and after was one million, forming the eastern defense line of Liang State.
As for Yan Yunqing himself, he led the remaining 200,000 troops and horses into Rencheng County to contain the increasingly aggressive Chu army and defend the safety of the hinterland.
Another thing happened during this period.
That is to say, the Tang army was defeated and the 800,000-strong army was completely wiped out. It can be said that most of the main force in the country was lost.
This kind of loss, which can be described as a serious loss of vitality, naturally made everyone in the Tang Dynasty extremely angry and unable to swallow this sigh of relief.
Therefore, after receiving the news of the disastrous defeat, the Tang State immediately recruited and mobilized soldiers and horses at home, preparing to go to Liang State again to regain this position.
But just as the Tang State was preparing to send troops, Xu State and Chen Bing made threatening and warning gestures at the border between the two countries.
However, this warning is of little use.
Because in Tang Guo's view, half of the reason for the previous disastrous defeat was because of Liang Guo's backstab sneak attack.
Therefore, attacking Liang Guo and Xu Guo are both revenges, and there is no need to hesitate at all.
But after Xu State expressed its attitude, Xu State actually gathered a large army and stationed it on the border of Tang State.
Even Zheng Guo, who had been beaten by them, sent envoys to strongly advise and condemn them not to send troops to Liang Guo.
This made Tang Guo feel uncomfortable.
The Tang State was bordered by the State of Xu to the west, the State of Xu to the east, and the State of Zheng to the south.
These three countries are undoubtedly not the hegemon of one state or the power of nine states.
In fact, because of the Liang State, they all stood up against the Tang State and made a gesture of not willing to go to war.
This sudden deterioration in international relations forced the Tang monarchs and ministers to reflect on whether there might really be something wrong with their own international situation.
Therefore, under the threat of the border troops of Xu and Xu, the Tang carriage that was about to run away had to quickly pull the reins and stop its plan to send troops.
However, although no more troops were sent out, the threat from the Three Kingdoms this time still made the Tang Dynasty feel angry.
After giving up the plan to send troops, they did not disband the army, but continued to recruit new soldiers to expand their own armaments.
And the number of Tang soldiers and horses was increased from the original 1.5 million to 2 million.
Obviously, after losing 800,000 main troops, Tang State could not resist the pressure from surrounding countries, so it had to give in this time.
But giving in does not mean giving up, nor does it mean being convinced.
Not only did they not get any benefits this time, but they also suffered a huge loss from the Tang state. They undoubtedly hated the Liang and Xu states for causing them such a defeat.
Perhaps even the two countries Zheng and Xu were on Tang's small books.
This greedy Jingzhou country is still accumulating strength at this time, preparing to show its fangs again.
Around him, neighbors are also feeling the pressure.
In other words, they foresaw the general trend that would sweep the world after the rise of Chu State, the torrent of the times.
They don't want to be the pebbles crushed under the wheel of the times, so they can only stand up and resist at this time.
Therefore, after the Tang Dynasty, various countries began a new round of extreme military competition, either passively or proactively, and began military expansion operations one after another.
As the leader of this era, the State of Chu was stabbed in the back by Zheng Guo and lost the opportunity to destroy the Liang Army in the east, so it also began to make its own counterattack.
Two hundred thousand Chu naval forces crossed the sea, carrying half a million troops separated from the central camp, forming a new water camp, and marched along the East China Sea in the direction of Yuzhou.
After confirming that the Yangxia camp led by Huang Xuan could no longer threaten the Liang army in Qingzhou, under Lu Yuan's order, they finally gave up their original plan to attack the Liang army with the Xilu camp and implemented a new plan. .
That is, the strategy of Yuzhou, or the strategy of Zheng.
Yes, since I can’t defeat Qingzhou, then okay, I can defeat Yuzhou, right?
Don’t you, Zheng Guo, want to fight with me, Da Chu?
I grant your wish.
Yangxia marches to camp with a million troops. Instead of attacking Liang Guo, I will attack you.
In the past, it was never too late for Lu Yuan to take revenge within ten years.
But now that he is the Emperor of Chu, how can he bear this tone.
Now he takes revenge from morning to night.
Zheng Guo, the traitor, must be taught a lesson.
However, for a villain like Zheng Guo, after Lu Yuan was angry for a while and completed his revenge, he didn't pay much attention to him.
Although the Yuzhou strategy was important, it was only a partial battlefield for the entire Northern Expedition and could not affect the frontal battle situation.
What is really important is the main battlefield in Qingzhou.
Therefore, his focus soon turned to the other protagonist on the main battlefield, Wei Guo.
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