After the order to recruit soldiers from all over the country was issued, and after the King of Chu and Xiang Cheng discussed it, three envoys left Yingdu at the same time.
The first envoy went to the Qin State and invited the Qin State to go out to knock the pass. The Chu State was willing to attack from the Nanyang Basin to cut off the Jin people's back route and assist the Qin people.
The second mission went to the Kingdom of Jin to angrily rebuke the Emperor of Zhou, and at the same time test the attitude of the Jin monarchs and ministers towards the Chu people's northward movement. If successful, they could also drive a wedge between the already tense relations between the public officials and the Qing clan in the Jin Kingdom. .
The third delegation went to Zheng Guozhong to meet with Emperor Zhou, and deliberately used harsh words to admonish Emperor Zhou. This was to anger Emperor Zhou and make Chu's military advice more reasonable. Destiny Sheji, as a loyal minister of the state and Zhou Dynasty, it is no problem to use the knife to dissuade. Anyway, I am not trying to steal the throne of the emperor.
Chu State made frequent moves, and Wu and Ying States, which were adjacent to Chu State, were the first to discover it. Ying State was a small country and quickly sent the news to Luo State. Wu State's response was huge.
Wu State, Gusu City, this is the most prosperous city in Jiangdong. The city walls with some moss make this city with a history of more than a hundred years look very simple and heavy.
The city of Gusu is crisscrossed by rivers and dotted with lakes. The quiet river is like a meandering jade belt, carrying the beauty of green. Under the irrigation of the rivers, it has the most fertile land in the entire Wu Kingdom, and even the farmers As long as you sow seeds in the spring, you can get food.
This is the most important area of Wu State, and the dense water network is very suitable for the use of Wu State's boats, allowing Wu State to always be in an invincible position. This was Qingji's main consideration when he chose the site.
In the palace of Wu State, the kings and ministers of Wu State frowned at the news of Chu State's changes.
The confrontation between Wu and Chu took hundreds of years to calculate. Even the rise of this country was to check and balance the increasingly powerful Chu.
This goal reached its peak during the period of Qing Ji and Sun Wu. In the first battle, the Chu Kingdom was defeated for decades without even mentioning the northward movement.
However, after the death of Qingji and Sun Wu, Wu State once again fell behind in the competition with Chu State and suffered a lot of small losses.
Although it was harmless, the Wu people were naturally holding their breath in their hearts. The Chu people wanted revenge, and the Wu people also wanted to achieve the achievement of conquering the capital of the King of Chu again.
After reading the information, Prime Minister Wu pondered: "Your Majesty, according to the news from the merchants who have dealings with the Chu State, as well as the information that has been discovered over the past few days.
Chu State did not simply mobilize tens of thousands of troops, but at least 200,000 troops. The Chu royal court seemed to want to start an all-out war with our country.
Should we withdraw the troops sent to Song State first and fully respond to Chu State's attack? "
Wu State sent troops to Song State because Luo Zhi finally partially agreed with Luo Qing's idea after thinking about it.
It is indeed urgent to strengthen the strength of the royal family and Luo State. Now that Song State has given a good excuse, it is really unjustifiable not to take advantage of it.
But Luo Zhi also invited Wu State to join him. Luo Zhi hoped to restrain the resistance of Song State after carving up Song State, and at the same time have the strength to deal with the emergence of Chu State.
If you want a quick victory, you must have a decisive force. The five kingdoms of Zhou, Zheng, Luo, Qi, and Wu attacked the Song Dynasty, which was a decisive force that the Song Dynasty could not resist.
After hearing what Xiang Wu said, Marquis Wu pondered: "A full-scale war? Is it so stupid?
Didn't Chu fail to learn from its previous failures?
They will always be able to wander on the Jianghan Plain. If they want to go north, they have to ask Jin whether they agree.
So what if the Chu State had an army of 500,000? Do they dare to invest all in the east of the river?
There are 50,000 elites in Gusu City, and tens of thousands more elites are drawn from the Wu Kingdom, which is enough to temporarily confront the Chu Kingdom.
The land of Song State is fertile, the population is large, and the location is dangerous. Once it falls into the hands of Qi State, how will Wu State compete with Qi State for supremacy in the future? "
There was no alliance between Wu and Qi, and the exchange of interests between the two parties was completed through Luo. However, as the lands of Wu and Qi were connected, conflicts inevitably began.
If Qi is really allowed to take over the land of Song and Chen, and Qi and Wu are fully bordering each other, it will only be a matter of time before war breaks out.
But Wu Xiang thought it was wrong, "Your Majesty, although the State of Wu is in conflict with the State of Qi, the State of Luo is an ally of both the State of Wu and the State of Qi. With the strength of the State of Luo, his support will determine the outcome of the war.
Once a full-scale national war breaks out between Wu and Qi, Luo will intervene, so the amount of conflict between Wu and Qi is just some minor conflicts.
But there is a fight to the death between Chu and Wu.
If a person's skin is slightly injured and some blood bleeds, don't worry about it, because you just need to wait for it to heal on its own.
But if it is a disease that may hurt the heart and soul, it cannot be allowed to continue to deepen, otherwise death is the only outcome.
The State of Chu is a serious concern of the State of Wu. One careless move will put the State of Wu into an irreversible situation. Please give it more consideration, my lord. "
Faced with Prime Minister Wu's words of loyalty, Wu Hou hesitated. He paced above the main hall: "Prime Minister, let Dr. Wu Qing stay in the Song Dynasty and transfer 50,000 troops back. The Chu Kingdom really has to defend it. If If 200,000 men come to attack, it will be difficult for 100,000 men to resist."
Seeing that Wu Hou accepted his opinion, Wu Xiang was delighted and said: "I will inform you immediately."
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On the thousands-mile territory of the three kingdoms of Zheng, Song, and Chen, there are now armies of seven kingdoms: Zhou, Zheng, Song, Chen, Wu, Luo, and Qi. The armies of the five kingdoms of Zhou, Zheng, Wu, Luo, and Qi surrounded Song and Chen.
But the scene was not as good as expected, because the armies of Luo State and Qi State could temporarily cooperate in fighting, but the armies of Wu State and Qi State actually fought directly because of looting the cities of Song State.
This is the first city, and chaos has already begun inside. This is not a problem between Qi and Wu, but a problem common to all countries.
It was impossible for Luo State to sit in every partial army and could only try its best to restrain both sides. Emperor Zhou and Zheng Guo were the most elite main force to face Song State head-on.
In the Song military camp, the news of the three kingdoms of Luo, Qi and Wu attacking the Song Dynasty has come. Song Gong's hands were shaking a little, but there was a hint of fierceness on his face: "The three kingdoms of Luo, Qi and Wu are not easy to provoke. Only the Emperor of Zhou is fatuous, and Zheng Hou Chan was incompetent, defeated the Zhou and Zheng coalition forces, broke out, and then led the army south to defeat the Ying State and make peace with the Chu State. This is the only way to survive."
Emperor Zhou and Zheng Houchan didn't know that they had been regarded as soft persimmons by the Song Dynasty. Their news was a little slow, but they still received the news of the Three Kingdoms sending troops.
Ji Zhuo smiled proudly and said: "I am the lord of ten thousand chariots, a person favored by God. Even if the land is not as big as that of a big country, big countries like Qi and Wu are also following me. This is the nobility of the emperor."
Ji Zhui suddenly felt that it was much more refreshing to become famous among the countries than to stay in Luoyi. "Zheng Hou, the armies of Song and Chen must be panicked now. Send troops and defeat Song in front of the few ministers." Defeat the main force of the Song Dynasty before the national troops are sent to the army. I think all the countries will be in awe of me."
Zheng Houchan was a little reluctant. After all, after the three kingdoms of Luo, Qi, and Wu defeated the troops remaining in the Song Kingdom, they would surely win. There was no need to take risks now.
But facing the enthusiastic emperor, he thought about it and felt relieved, "Song and Chen only have an army of hundreds of thousands, and Zhou Zheng has an army of 200,000. It is impossible to lose."
Here Emperor Zhou suddenly had a whim and wanted to show off his grand plan. Luo Zhi led the army and had already conquered three cities of the Song Dynasty. The resistance of the Song people was still very strong.
After Ji Zhaojian died, he focused his main energy on the barbarians. In order to eliminate the resistance of these people of the previous dynasty, he allowed them to retain their customs and culture while respecting Zhou rites. Unexpectedly, after delaying it until now, it turned out to be The obsession of Song people.
Under such circumstances, the battle was naturally extremely brutal, with countless corpses lying on the ground. The princes of the Luo Kingdom could still restrain themselves, but the ordinary people could only barely control the looting of property and avoid directly slaughtering the city and killing the Song people in the city. Press down one by one, or simply act as cannon fodder.
The armies of Wu and Qi were furious. When they entered Xiaocheng, Qi broke in from the east gate and Wu broke in from the south gate. Soldiers from both sides began to loot.
When three or two Qi people walked out of the house carrying their belongings, they found a group of Wu soldiers also walking in, so they shouted: "Wu people, we discovered this first. You can go elsewhere."
This group of Wu soldiers saw everything that had been picked up along the way and found nothing. They were feeling aggrieved. When they saw the treasures in the hands of these Qi people, they looked at each other and immediately rushed forward. .
"Wu Manzi!"
"ah!"
Following several screams, the Wu soldiers happily took the treasure into their arms, but this scene fell into the eyes of the Qi soldiers outside the door.
As soon as they heard that there were Wu soldiers intercepting and killing the Qi people, the Qi soldiers immediately wanted to take revenge. They spread the news to ten and hundreds, and thousands of people actually started fighting in the city.
The generals of Qi and Wu still wondered: "Is the resistance of the Song people in the city so fierce? Why were they not seen when they were defending the city?"
When the news came, after the two entered the city, the corpses of Wu and Qi people were everywhere. Bright red blood was flowing on the ground, and there were expressions of resentment on their faces. Counting them carefully, there were more corpses lying on the ground than before. The number of casualties during the siege was several times higher.
And the most heartbreaking thing for the two of them is that the elites naturally have to go up first, so those elites who can bear heavy armor also suffered a lot of casualties.
The generals in charge of the siege of Qi and Wu invariably distanced themselves, staring at each other with murderous intent in their eyes, and a clear gap appeared between the two sides. This situation occurred in almost every city that was jointly conquered. appears in.
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The Five Kingdoms attacked the Song Dynasty, and Qi and Wu made an appointment to attack Xiao with ten thousand people.
Xiao Po, three hundred people died, Qi Wu said: Weak.
When Dasuo entered the city, he attacked because of his wealth, and more than a thousand people died. The Song Dynasty said: "It's too strong." ——"Funny Collection"
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