Jin's original agreement with Xu Chang was to form an alliance with Jin, but this time Huai's unwillingness to help made Xu Chang very dissatisfied. Therefore, when Jin asked for an alliance, he agreed immediately.
After the envoy sent by the Huai Kingdom arrived, Xu Chang saw the domineering look of the envoy in the hall, and the king of his own country actually wanted to look at his face.
When I was the prince, I allowed myself to be bullied and couldn't even protect my wife. Now that I am the king, I still have to look at the face of an envoy. So, didn't I become the king in vain?
When Xu Chang saw the envoy from Huai State chattering in the hall, he immediately interrupted: "The State of Xu and the State of Huai are just allies, and their relationship is equal. The State of Xu is not a vassal state of the Huai State!"
"The State of Xu is willing to form an alliance with the State of Jin. This is the internal affairs of the State of Xu and has nothing to do with the State of Huai!"
When the envoy from Huai State heard what Xu Gong said, he was stunned and his eyes changed when he looked at him.
The State of Xu has been protected by the State of Huai for many years, which made the envoys of the State of Huai subconsciously become arrogant, but they did not expect to meet a hot-blooded young man who actually spoke like this!
"Is this your answer, Mr. Xu?" the Huai envoy said with a gloomy face.
"Why didn't you hear clearly?" Xu Chang let out a bad breath and felt much better.
Hearing what Duke Xu said, the envoy from Huai State once again raised his hands and saluted: "In that case, the foreign minister will go back and report Duke Xu's reply to your Majesty!"
Immediately, the messenger stopped staying, turned around and walked out of the temple.
After just a few words, the two sides immediately broke up, and the officials nearby had no time to react. When the Huai envoy left, the expressions of these people suddenly changed.
"Your Majesty, Huai is strong but Xu is weak. The survival of the Xu Kingdom today is largely due to the Huai Kingdom. Your Majesty, you can't be so motivated!" One of the ministers advised.
"Is it motivated? I am not motivated. The Huai State is strong, but the Jin State is not weak either. They have formed an alliance with the Jin State. Do they still want to stop it?" Xu Gong snorted.
Suddenly ascending to the position of king, Xu Chang had great power, which suddenly expanded greatly.
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The envoy returned to Huai State and told Wang Jin what Duke Xu had said and the attitude of Xu State. After listening to the envoy's story, Wang Jin looked very gloomy.
Huai State has always regarded Xu State as an ally and helped it not to be destroyed by other countries. Now Xu State has actually formed an alliance with Huai State's enemy. This is a naked betrayal of Huai State.
If he was not punished, would the vassal states of Huai State still pay tribute in the end?
Wang Jin immediately summoned a large army to attack Xu State. Although Xu State was not strong, this time it had Jin's army to help. Jin State was well prepared for this war.
In the court, Wang Jin looked ugly and said in a hateful voice: "When the Xu Kingdom became king, it was besieged by the states of Zhou and Zhou. It almost wanted the country to be destroyed. We, the Huai Kingdom, turned the tide and saved it from the fire and water, so that the Xu Kingdom could continue to prosper and not be destroyed. Absolute sacrifice.
Since then, our Huai State has provided shelter for him, allowing him to enjoy wealth and honor in these troubled times! "
"How do they repay us now?"
"Xu Guo knew that Huai Guo and Jin were not on good terms, yet he even formed an alliance with Jin. This shows that he did not take Huai Guo to heart at all."
"We have protected Xu State from intrusion for so many years. But is this how Xu State repays us?"
"The State of Huai will not agree, the soldiers of the State of Huai will not agree, the people of the State of Huai will not agree, Gu will not agree!"
"Your Majesty, I request you to lead a large army to attack Xu. I will definitely get Xu Gong's head back for you!" The ministers and generals of Huai State asked for battle one after another.
After annexing Yue, Huai's war machine began to operate again. In less than a month, the 30,000-strong army prepared various supplies and then sent troops to Xu.
The Xu State was originally weak in strength. Not long ago, due to civil strife, the Xu Army was now in disarray.
After learning that the Huai army was attacking Xu, everyone in the Xu state was panicked, and the face of Duke Xu, who had been so high-spirited before, changed.
"My lords, the Huai army is coming to attack. What should we do?" asked the king of Xu.
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Among them, the ministers looked at each other, and then said: "Your Majesty, you can send an envoy to ask for peace with the Huai Kingdom!"
"Then announce the cancellation of the alliance with Jin!"
"No, if we cancel it at this time, not only the Huai Kingdom will be offended, but the Jin Kingdom will also be offended."
"It's better to go directly to Jin for help!"
There was a lot of noise in the main hall. After some debate, everyone finally prepared to ask Jin for help. The Jin army, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately began to march.
The Huai State's army was dispatched, and it could be said that it was unstoppable along the way. The rule of Xu State became precarious.
When Xu Chang saw this situation, he was also panicked and regretted it for a while.
At this time, he realized that the Xu State he relied on was a paper tiger that could be broken by just a poke. At this time, there was no longer any arrogance on his face.
Xu Gong had great objections to being a dog for the Huai Kingdom. After all, his ancestors had been wealthy and he was young and passionate. He was very resistant to being a dog and felt that he could do it.
Especially after he was treated as a distinguished guest in Jin State and invaded Xudu with overwhelming force, he had the illusion that I was the most powerful person and Qi Huan and Jin Wen were mediocre.
However, after realizing the power of Huai State, Xu Gong suddenly felt that being a dog was not a bad thing. At least Xu State could still survive and he could still serve as the king of a country. At this time, Xu Gong figured it out, but it was too late.
Wang Jin ordered Chen Yi to command the army to attack Xu. They were unstoppable along the way and soon captured most of the Xu state. At this time, the Jin army finally drove away.
The two armies faced each other on the land of Xu. The Huai army was extremely elite, its morale was high, and it made no mistakes wherever it passed. Although Jin's army is also elite, it is generally inferior to Huai's. However, Jin's army numbers 50,000.
The armies faced each other. After testing each other several times, Huai and Jin began to fight openly. It's just that the strength of the two sides is not much different, and it is difficult to tell the winner for a while.
While Huai State and Jin State were facing each other, Chu State and Qin State were also paying attention to this war.
After discovering the stalemate between Jin and Huai, Chu and Qin actually sent large armies to attack Jin and Huai respectively.
The State of Chu attacked from the State of Shu and wanted to capture the old territory of the State of Yue. Unfortunately, the State of Huai had already taken precautions and had stationed tens of thousands of troops in the territory of Yue. However, the State of Chu did not take advantage of the sneak attack and had to retreat.
On the other hand, the Jin State was not so lucky. The Qin and Chu coalition forces made a sneak attack and directly cut off the Jin army's food route. This made it impossible for Jin to continue the confrontation and could only retreat slowly. After seeing this situation, Huai State did not pursue it. The three kingdoms of Qin, Jin and Chu were fighting, and Huai State did not want to participate in it.
It is best to let all three countries play a real role, and then Huai State will be able to reap the benefits. Huai State did not want to go to war with Bangzhou this time, Wang Jin just wanted to bring Xu State back under control.
The Jin State retreated, and the Xu State was quickly occupied by the Huai State. This time, Wang Jin did not intend to keep the Xu State. Sometimes, one betrayal is enough.
