After Huai State annexed Xu State, its strength increased a lot. But Wang Jin did not rashly get involved in the Central Plains. He wanted to let the Chu State, a troublemaker, wreak havoc. After defeating the Jin State, the Chu Allied Army began to march towards the Central Plains.
The Jin State was defeated in Bicheng and suffered heavy casualties. The Qin State was also eyeing Hangu Pass and was unable to intervene in the Central Plains for a while. The king of Chu drank his horse from the Yellow River and was in high spirits. After forcing Zheng Guo to surrender, Chu State attacked Xiao Guo the next year. The Xiao State was originally a vassal state of the Song State, but was destroyed by the Chu State. The Chu State's military front was directed at the Song State.
The Song State was very dissatisfied with the Chu State's destruction of the Xiao State, but the Chu State was too powerful, and the Song State dared not speak out in anger. So I wanted to ask Jin State to come forward for help.
Now, just two years have passed since the Battle of Bi, and the Jin State has not yet regained its strength. In addition, the Qin State has been ready to make a move, and the Jin State is also powerless.
For a time, the Chu State was in high spirits and proud of the spring breeze. After defeating the Xiao State, the Chu State was ready to continue to open the road to Wang Ji. He led his army to attack Lu Hun's army.
Lu Hun's troops were brave and good at fighting, but they were defeated by the elite Chu army. They were defeated by the Chu army in a row, and they drove straight in and penetrated directly. The Chu army reached Wang Ji.
When the Emperor of Zhou heard about the arrival of the Chu army, he was so frightened that he quickly asked for help from Jin, Wei and other vassal states.
The princes of Jin and other princes learned of the Chu State's Chen Bing Wang Ji, and quickly recruited a large army to come.
The King of Chu knew that he could not attack Bangzhou yet, so he did not enter the land of Wang Ji. Instead, he arranged the army in formation and began to perform military training formations in the wilderness near Wang Ji. The King of Chu also specially invited Wang Sun and Wang Ji's officials to watch. Military formation drill.
The Chu State gathered an elite army this time, and the chariots were dispatched. The chariots rolled like floods and were as powerful as landslides. As the army charged, it roared like muffled thunder, and a white line pushed across the wasteland. Everything in front of them was crushed directly.
The Emperor Zhou and the ministers who were watching the military parade looked pale with horror.
When the King of Chu saw the expressions of these people, he was very proud. For a moment, he had the idea that with such a powerful army in hand, the world would be so vast that it would be impossible to go anywhere.
After the military parade was completed, the King of Chu looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Do you think the army just now was mighty? How does it compare with the three armies of Emperor Zhou of Zhou Dynasty in the past?"
Those ministers laughed and said: "The Chu soldiers are the best in the world, their morale is like a rainbow, their chariots are galloping, they are unstoppable!"
"Wang Ji's Sixth Army is far inferior!"
The surrounding officials and officials all agreed, and for a while the King of Chu was very proud. His army was indeed a powerful force. It was to deal with the Jin army.
The surrounding officials were too frightened to say anything. Shengfa offended the Chu State and was killed by the King of Chu. The King of Chu did not dare to attack the Emperor of Zhou, but for these officials and nobles, he would just kill them. Is there anyone who dares to say anything wrong?
If the King of Chu really killed these officials, the Emperor of Zhou would still be happy. The land occupied by these Qing family can finally be taken back.
Hearing the praise from these people, the King of Chu was very happy, and then looked at Wang Sunman: "I heard that King Yu's Jiuding was placed in Wang Ji. I wonder how heavy it is? Nowadays, Wang Ji often has Yi and Di troubles, so it is better to move the Jiuding away from Luoyi."
The Zhou Dynasty ministers and ministers here suddenly changed their expressions when they heard this. King Yu's Jiuding represents the destiny of heaven, and Chu State not only wants to be the hegemon, but even intends to replace it.
Wang Sunman said with a gloomy face: "The Jiuding is old, huge, and its weight is incalculable."
The King of Chu was very dissatisfied and said: "Is the Jiuding big? I don't think it is that big. Just melt the hooks on the hands of the Chu soldiers and it will be enough to cast the Jiuding."
When Wang Sunman saw that he could not be fooled, he immediately said: "Ruling the world depends on virtue, not Ding."
After hearing this, the King of Chu could only give up his bid for the title and left with his army.
The State of Chu defeated the State of Jin, but was not reassured that the State of Jin was still strong. So in order to contain the Jin State, the Chu State wanted to find the Qi State to jointly deal with the Jin State.
So Chu State sent envoys to Qi State. After Wang Jin received the news from the spies, he quietly told the Jin State. When the Jin State learned that the Chu State was planning to ally with the Qi State, they were immediately shocked.
At this time, Qin and Chu have formed an alliance. If Qi is added to the alliance, Jin will be surrounded by the three countries from east to west and south. The last one to enjoy this kind of treatment was the Huai State.
Although the Jin State is powerful, it does not have the strength and confidence of the Huai State to single-handedly challenge most of the Zhou Dynasty.
After learning about the Chu State's plan, he immediately sent people to the Song State and asked the Song people to stop the Chu State's messenger. The Song State was already very dissatisfied with the Chu State's annexation of the Xiao State, but now that it had the support of the Jin State, it immediately felt that it was okay again.
When the Chu State envoy went north to Qi State, they directly stopped the envoy. It is rude to say that the envoys of Chu State entered Song State without permission. Then he killed the Chu envoy.
The King of Chu was furious when he heard that Song dared to kill his envoy. Immediately conscripted a large army to attack the Song Dynasty.
Seeing the Chu army coming to attack, the Song Dynasty immediately reduced its troops, fortified the walls and cleared the country, hoping to consume Chu's food and grass and let Chu retreat on its own.
The army of Chu State came to besiege Shangqiu, the capital of Song Dynasty. This time Song State came into contact with Chu State's inverse scale.
The Chu army besieged the city and had a stalemate with the Song state for several months. Seeing this situation, the Song state no longer had the confidence it had before, and quickly sent people to ask for help from the Jin state.
When the envoy from the State of Song came to the State of Jin, he cried and begged: "The State of Song obeyed the order of the State of Jin and stopped the envoy of the State of Chu. Now the Chu army is besieging the city. You, Marquis of Jin, cannot wait to die without saving us!"
After hearing this, the Marquis of Jin comforted him and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely save him. You go back and tell the people of Song Dynasty first and then hold on, I will raise troops to attack Chu!"
"But you must hold on!" Then they sent someone to send the Song envoy away, but when the Song envoy returned, they didn't see a single soldier sent by the Jin State.
Seeing this situation, the Song State was almost desperate. At this time, the Song State official Ying Qi said: "Your Majesty, the Jin State does not keep its word. Our country is in danger, so we should ask Huai State for help!"
"Huaiguo, will the Huaiguo come?" Duke Song hesitated.
"The Huai Kingdom has always had the ambition to occupy the Central Plains and replace the Zhou Dynasty. This has not changed for more than three hundred years. As long as the Song Kingdom is willing to become a vassal state of the Huai Kingdom, I believe that the Huai Kingdom will definitely come!" Ying Qi said.
"In this case, please go to the Huai Kingdom and ask Duke Huai to save you!" Song Gong decided immediately.
Yingqi went to the Huai Kingdom to ask for an audience. He was very respectful and said that the Duke of Song was willing to profess his vassalship to the Duke of Huai and become a vassal state of the Huai State. He asked the Huai State to save the Song State for the sake of the common origin of the two countries.
Wang Jin was very happy about the attachment of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty occupied the Central Plains and was one of the largest countries in the Central Plains. After annexing the Xu Kingdom, it was already connected to the Huai Kingdom, and its strategic position was very important. Immediately, Chen Yi was sent to command an army of 50,000 men to go on an expedition.
