After the Wei State was continuously defeated by the Qin State, the land west of Hexi was lost, and a large amount of cultivated land and population were lost, the Wei State was no longer able to form Wei soldiers.
What's more, it takes a lot of time to form Wei soldiers, and all the countries in the world will not give Wei this opportunity.
The decline of the Wei State has led to a problem, that is, the loss of brains. This problem occurred between the Chu State and the Jin State. Although Chu had talents, Jin could use them. Now it has become that although Wei has talents, Qin can use them.
Talented people from Wei State left for Qin State one after another, and Qin State vigorously promoted and reused talents from eastern countries, which also exacerbated this phenomenon. At the same time, due to the strict domestic system of the Qin State, the room for advancement is narrow. The vast majority of the upper class of the Qin State are people from the Six Kingdoms of Shandong.
Since all the land in Hexi was lost, the Wei State did not have so many officials and titles to provide these talents, so the talents of the Wei State left the Wei State and went to the Qin State.
It was at this time that Zhang Yi went to Qin and was quickly reused by the King of Qin.
Qin State, Xianyang, Xianyang Palace.
"Your Majesty, the State of Wei is in decline, South Korea is weak, and the State of Zhao is implementing reforms. This is the best time to advance eastward. The army can defeat the State of Wei and seize Anyi. They can cross the river and go south to threaten Hangu Pass. At the same time, the army will leave Wuguan and Hanguan. At Gu Pass, a three-pronged attack will definitely break Hangu Pass."
"At that time, I have Huohan in my hand in the east, Wuguan in the south, Dasanguan in the west, Xiaoguan in the north, and the four fortresses in my hand. The pass is so solid that it is rare in the world. With this as a foundation, we can engulf all the countries in Shandong. If you retreat, you will be safe, and the Qin State deserves its destiny!" Zhang Yi pointed at a map and told the King of Qin.
After hearing this, King Qin felt that what Zhang Yi said was reasonable. At this moment, another minister next to him retorted: "Your Majesty, this strategy is not feasible!"
"What good plan does Sima Qing have?" King Qin asked.
Sima Cuo cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, which country is the most prosperous among all the countries in the world?"
"It belongs to the Huai Kingdom!" King Qin said.
"The prosperity of the Huai Kingdom is known to all the world. In the past, the countries in the Central Plains attacked the Huai River several times, but all failed. Can our Qin country do it?" Sima Cuo asked.
King Qin slowly shook his head and said: "If the six countries attack Qin, it will be difficult for Qin to resist."
Sima Cuo continued: "According to Zhang Yi's plan, when the army is sent to attack the Central Plains, it will inevitably face the Huai State. With the prosperity of the Huai State, it is difficult for the Qin State to win. Moreover, the Huai State is two thousand miles away and has rich products, which is not as good as the Qin State!"
The King of Qin was silent for a moment, and then asked: "The prosperity of the Huai State is inferior to that of the Qin State!"
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be depressed. Although the Huai Kingdom is strong, it is not invincible. Your Majesty should first annex the Hanzhong and Bachu lands. When the time comes, the Qin Kingdom will completely occupy the Bashu and Hanzhong areas. There are thousands of miles of fertile fields and Tianfu to rule the country. After recuperation, we can send out troops to attack. Huai."
"After occupying the land of Bachu, our Qin army can march eastward from Jiangzhou, Shangyong, and Wuguan. We can also unite with the three Jin and Qi countries to attack the Huaihe River. When the time comes, the Huaihe River will be unstoppable!"
"On the other hand, attacking Wei and Han, although the two countries are weak, can easily lead to the princes joining forces to attack Qin, which is not advisable!"
"In addition to capturing the lands of Bachu and Hanzhong, we can also invite the Huai Kingdom to send troops to contain the Western Chu Kingdom."
Zhang Yi said: "Your Majesty, no, if the Huai Kingdom occupies Western Chu, our Qin Kingdom will be even more in danger!"
"Your Majesty, although the Huai State is strong, Shangyong and Jiangzhou are both difficult to attack due to natural dangers. On the other hand, our Qin State can attack from Shu. Although there are dangers and obstacles, it is much easier than the Huai State. As long as everything goes well for our Qin State, we will be able to conquer it." If we can occupy Western Chu first, then we only need to send a large army to guard the pass."
Sima Cuo tried his best to counteract Zhang Yi's plan, and finally persuaded the King of Qin to attack Western Chu from Shu and Guanzhong.
After Zhang Yi saw that King Qin had decided to attack Qin first, he immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Western Chu has an alliance with Wei. Although Wei is weak, it would be troublesome for us to attack Chu while our army is attacking Chu. I beg your Majesty. Send an envoy to Western Chu to destroy the alliance between Western Chu and Wei."
The King of Qin agreed with Zhang Yi's plan, so Zhang Yi went to Western Chu as an envoy. After meeting the King of Western Chu, he said to the King of Chu: "The Qin State was blocked by the Huai State when it left Hangu Pass in the east, and the Chu State was forced by the Huai State. Only the remaining Qin and Hanzhong are willing to make good friends with Chu and attack Huai together."
The King of Chu was very happy to hear that Qin was willing to form an alliance with Chu to attack Huai. Over the years, the kings of Chu wanted to regain the land of Chu, but they failed to conquer Huai several times. Now I hear that When Qin was willing to form an alliance with Chu to attack Huai, he was immediately overjoyed.
"Zhang Qing, I am very happy that Qin is willing to form an alliance with Chu to attack Huai. Is Qin ready to leave Wuguan?" King Chu asked.
Zhang Yi said: "King Chu, you are willing to form an alliance with Qin to attack Huaihe. Foreign ministers are willing to believe it. However, foreign ministers heard that Chu and Wei have an alliance to attack Qin. If Qin goes out of Wuguan, and King Chu If we join forces with Wei to attack Qin, then Qin will be in danger. I also ask King Chu to sever the alliance with Wei to show your sincerity."
After thinking for a while, the King of Chu decided that the attraction of Qin and Chu's attack on Huai was strong enough, and finally decided to sever the alliance with Wei and attack Huai with Qin.
He immediately said: "If I know about your envoy's doubts, I will break off the alliance with Wei."
Zhang Yi said with a smile: "That's great. When the time comes, the Qin State and the Chu State will join forces, and then the Qin State will send troops to Wuguan Pass and Hangu Pass. Then the King of Chu will be asked to send troops together to attack Huaihe from Shangyong and Jiangzhou."
"My king also ordered foreign ministers to contact Qi State, and Qi State will also send troops together. With our three parties joining forces, Huai State will be defeated!"
"At that time, the State of Qi will take the land of Huaisi, the State of Qin will take the land of Hangu Pass and Nanyang, and the State of Chu will take the land of Xiangyang and the Han River Plain."
Zhang Yi's mouth bloomed with lotus flowers, which presented an extremely attractive prospect to the King of Chu.
King Chu couldn't help but think about the scene described by Zhang Yi. The King of Chu was filled with excitement at the thought of being able to return to the Han River Plains again.
Then he said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will send an envoy to the State of Wei to sever relations with the State of Wei."
The King of Chu sent envoys to the State of Wei and severed the alliance with the State of Wei. The King of Wei was very angry and immediately broke off diplomatic relations with the State of Chu.
After the Chu envoy came back to report, the King of Chu did not care about Wei's attitude, but happily formed an alliance with Qin.
Zhang Yi discussed the details of the alliance with the King of Chu, and then returned to Qin with the Chu envoy. Just when the King of Chu was thinking about forming an alliance with Qin and then joining forces to attack Huaihe, Qin directly refused to form an alliance with Chu and drove out Chu's envoys.
When the King of Chu learned the news, he was furious. He pulled out the sword from his waist and struck it on the table: "Shameless Qin Rong, how dare you insult our Chu country like this! We must send troops to attack Qin to repay today." Humiliation!"
He immediately ordered troops to prepare to attack Qin.
(End of chapter)
