"Why is the Prime Minister laughing?"
Wu Zhu looked at Ji Su who was laughing wildly and frowned in displeasure.
Although Ji Su had served three Minyue kings, in Wu Zhu's eyes, he was no different because the entire Minyue was under his control.
But Ji Su restrained his laughter and said, "Your Majesty, the Great Qin is in civil strife in the South China Sea. This may be a huge opportunity for us!"
"Um?"
Wu Zhu was stunned for a moment, looked around at everyone with some confusion, and then said in a deep voice: "What a huge opportunity?"
"Haha, has your Majesty forgotten the great ambition of my late king of Fujian and Yue?"
"You mean"
Wu Zhu seemed to have reacted and said excitedly: "Unify Baiyue?"
"good!"
Ji Su smiled and said: "The reason why we have differences with Xiou is because of the orthodoxy of the Yue State. Xiou has always claimed that he is the orthodox Yue State and a descendant of Yue King Gou Jian.
But we don’t agree, because we are the real descendants of King Goujian of Yue! "
"Now that Xi'ou has been destroyed, there is no longer any doubt about the orthodoxy. And the civil strife in the South China Sea in the Qin Dynasty is the best opportunity for us to unite all the tribes of Baiyue and expel the Qin people!"
"When the time comes, when the people of Qin are gone, who will dare to compete with me, Fujian and Yue? We will restore the glory of our ancestors and build a new Yue country!"
"this"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, looking at each other with excitement.
This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
However, some people agree and some are against it.
But Fang Hu said: "Although the Prime Minister's idea is very good, how can we take advantage of the civil strife in the South China Sea in Great Qin?"
"Yes, we have rarely communicated with the Qin people and have no understanding of their specific situation. If this civil strife is a trick of the Qin people, wouldn't we be playing into their own hands?"
"Not bad, but you still need to be careful at this time!"
Seeing the questions raised by the ministers, Wu Zhu frowned and pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Mu Yang and said calmly: "Mu Yang, what do you think of the Prime Minister's idea?"
"this"
Mu Yang hesitated for a moment, looked at Ji Su, then looked at Wu Zhu, and said thoughtfully: "The Prime Minister's idea is indeed a rare opportunity, but what we are considering now is not taking advantage of the chaos to rise, but the death of our lips and teeth!"
"Although Xi'ou has always been at odds with us, Xi'ou is an important barrier for us to resist the Qin people. Now that Xi'ou is destroyed, sooner or later we will confront the Qin people head-on. We should make more preparations!"
"Well, Mu Yang's words make sense!"
Wu Zhu nodded in approval, and then continued to raise his hand to Mu Yang: "You continue to express your thoughts!"
"yes!"
Mu Yang bowed respectfully, then looked around at the crowd solemnly and said: "Whether the Qin people are really in civil strife or fake civil strife, we have to make some preparations;
First, the Qin people are really in civil strife. If we want to prepare to take advantage of the chaos to rise up, we need more intelligence to keep track of the Qin people's movements at any time, so that we can send troops in time to expel the Qin people!
Second, the Qin people faked civil strife. We must prepare for the Qin people's possible sneak attacks at any time, and prepare defenses, ambushes, traps, etc. in advance.
Third, how should we respond to the Qin people's frontal attack? First of all, our capital is less than five hundred miles away from the border of Xiou. If the Qin people march from the intersection of Xiaoxi and Songxi;
With a rapid march, it would take seven days to reach the vicinity of our capital. However, the places the Qin people passed were all smooth and gentle slopes, lacking mountains as barriers, which posed a great threat to us;
However, the water system in this section is relatively dense, and there are two large rivers as natural barriers, making it easy for them to march but difficult to supply;
My idea is to take advantage of the fact that the Qin people are not good at water warfare, mobilize all our large and small ships, and set up defenses here first. No matter what the situation is on the Qin people's side, these ships can be used as mobile troops to harass the Qin people's rear day and night;
As long as we can hold off the Qin people for two or three months, it will be difficult for the Qin people to cause harm to us with the supplies they brought during their march, and we will eventually retreat! "
"certainly."
As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued: "I still hope that the Qin people are really in civil strife in the South China Sea, so that we can, as the prime minister said, contact all the tribes in Baiyue and jointly attack the Qin people, not only to let them know the difficulties but also to Retreat and tell them to get out of Baiyue!"
Hearing this, Wu Zhu held his hands and laughed loudly: "Okay! What Mu Yang said is exactly what I want, Fang Hu! I order you to collect all the ships, lead 30,000 naval troops, and set up defenses on the Nanpu River to support the capital at any time;
Mu Yang, I order you to lead 20,000 Fujian and Yue elites to defend Songxi. In addition, I will lead 10,000 royal city guards to compete with Qin generals to see who is the real hero! "
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials in Fujian and Yue were in an uproar, but they soon started to flatter him.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
However, before Fang Hu could wait for Mu Yang to carry out Wu Zhu's order, a warning came from outside the door:
"Your Majesty, the new king of Xi'ou, Yi Xusong, is leading the remnants of Xi'ou's army and tens of thousands of tribesmen towards our border with Fujian. General Jin Pei is leading people to intercept and send a message to the king to make a decision!"
"this"
When all the Fujian and Yue officials heard this, they were slightly startled, and then they all looked at Wu Zhu.
Wu Zhu's smile just now seemed to have disappeared, and he said coldly: "The new king of Xi'ou Yi Xu Song? What is he planning to do? Could it be that he still wants to rely on his remaining strength to consume our Minyue for the Qin people?"
"otherwise."
Hearing this, Ji Su shook his head and said: "If Yi Xusong is really fighting for the Qin people, it is impossible to bring his people with him. Judging from the situation, he should have come to surrender to us!"
"Um?"
Wu Zhu was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Ji Su in disbelief: "The Prime Minister said that Xi'ou will come to surrender to us?"
"Now that Xi'ou has been destroyed, they have no choice but to surrender to us. They do not want to surrender, but they have no choice but to do so!" Ji Su sighed.
Fang Hu said disdainfully: "Even so, why should we accept them?"
"That's right! We have a feud with Xiou, how can we trust them?"
"Yes, what if they team up with the Qin people and harm us?"
"Yes! We must not accept their surrender!"
Seeing that the ministers stood up to express their opinions one after another because of Fang Hu's opposition, and almost all of them did not agree with Xiou's surrender.
Wu Zhu frowned and couldn't help but cast his gaze on Mu Yang again: "Mu Yang, what do you think of this matter?"
Mu Yang thought for a while and said: "The preparations I just proposed require shrinking the defense line, allowing the people in the northern border of Fujian and Vietnam to evacuate their homes one after another, retreat to southern Fujian or the mountainous area, and implement a strong wall to retreat;
As a result, the northern border of Fujian and Vietnam will be in an unprotected state. Although this is beneficial to the defense of the capital, it has disadvantages for the overall situation, because the Qin people can reach our hinterland faster;
If someone blocks the steps of the Qin people for us, why wouldn't we do it? "
"What do you mean, let Yi Yusong stop the Qin people for us?" Wu Zhu frowned.
Mu Yang shook his head and said: "No matter what the purpose of translating Xu Song is, as long as it does not enter our hinterland, there will not be much loss to us. Moreover, there is an old saying in the Central Plains, which is to repay evil with kindness!
Although we have some grudges against Xiou, in essence, we are all Yue people and live in the land of Baiyue. If we want to unite all ethnic groups in Baiyue to fight against the Qin people and accept Xiou's surrender, it is a Good choice;
Because we can accept people who have grudges against us, let alone other tribes? "
Having said this, Mu Yang did not continue speaking, but showed a meaningful smile and looked at Wu Zhu.
Wu Zhu was a smart man and quickly understood Mu Yang's thoughts. He immediately smiled knowingly and nodded: "What General Mu Yang said makes sense. Come, please order General Jin Pei to accept Xiou's surrender on my behalf and send them Place it in the northern border of Fujian and Vietnam!"
Therefore, under Wu Zhu's order, the entire Minyue Kingdom was like a war machine, slowly starting to operate. Almost all fishing boats, ferries, and boats in the country were mobilized to cooperate with Minyue in deploying defensive fronts.
at the same time.
Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao were heading towards Linchen City, and the journey was smooth, making them not only doubtful that this might be Zhao Hao's trap again.
Therefore, they chose to suspend their march and set up camp twenty miles away from Linchen City.
At this moment, in the Chinese army's tent, Zhao Tuo was discussing the next action with Luo Yue, Yang Yue, and the chiefs of the Wuyue Alliance.
But I heard the chief of the Yang Yue Alliance say: "General Zhao Tuo, is your King Qin really imprisoned by his son? Why is there no movement until now? Could it be a trap?"
"Yes, General Zhao Tuo, this time we come to King Qin with you. Although we intend to be on good terms with the King of Qin, your Qin Dynasty has nearly 300,000 Qin troops in the South China Sea. If these Qin troops are controlled by Zhao Hao, what will happen to us alone?" How can people resist him?"
The chiefs of the Wuyue Alliance echoed.
Zhao Tuo smiled faintly, waved his hand and said: "Although there are nearly 300,000 Qin troops in Nanhai, they are distributed everywhere and led by different people. Without the tiger talisman, it is impossible for me, a general, to mobilize easily, let alone He is Zhao Hao!"
After that, he said confidently: "As far as I know, Zhao Hao only has more than 10,000 people in his hands. The reason why he doesn't show up now is because he wants to fight us to the death in Linchen City!"
"Then Linchen City is just an ordinary town. How can it defend our attack?"
The chief of the Luo Yue Alliance, who has always been taciturn, raised his own doubts: "Is it possible that there are other Yue tribes cooperating with him?"
When Zhao Tuo heard this, he frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Is it possible that you don't believe in me?"
"It's not that we don't believe General Zhao Tuo, but that this matter is quite fishy. I hope General Zhao Tuo will find out more about it!"
Luo Yao shook his head calmly and indifferently.
Zhao Tuo's face darkened and he snorted coldly: "Huh! I think you just push your limits and want benefits again!"
"What does General Zhao Tuo mean by this?"
Luo Yao's face also darkened.
Zhao Tuo sneered and said: "What do you mean? I don't know the nature of your urine? It's just that I'm worried that this matter will go too smoothly and I won't give you the benefits I promised you, so I'm here to disturb the audience and hinder our Qin Wang! "
"If General Zhao Tuo said this, it would be meaningless. I would like to withdraw from this matter and not participate in the actions of you and King Qin!"
"Want to leave? It's not that easy!"
"What?" Luo Yao narrowed his eyes: "Could it be that General Zhao Tuo still wants to force me to follow you, King Qin?"
Zhao Tuo sneered and asked: "At the beginning, we were an alliance based on blood. If you suddenly run away, aren't you just making fun of the alliance?"
Luo Yao: "."
Zhao Tuo: "."
The two looked at each other, tense.
After a while, Yang Yue, the chief of the alliance who was caught in the middle, finally could not withstand the pressure from both sides and stood up helplessly to smooth things over:
"Okay, Luo Yao, General Zhao Tuo, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. No matter what Zhao Hao's idea is, General Zhao Tuo has 50,000 people, and we have 20,000 people in total. Are we still afraid of him with only 10,000 people?"
"Yes, Luo Yao, let's listen to General Zhao Tuo on this matter."
Seeing that the chiefs of Yang Yue Alliance and Wu Yue Alliance supported Zhao Tuo, Luo Yao snorted and walked away.
"This, General Zhao Tuo, look at this."
The chief of the Wuyue Alliance looked at Zhao Tuo helplessly when he saw Luo Yao leaving immediately.
Zhao Tuo waved his hand impatiently, signaling for them to leave as well.
Soon, Zhao Tuo was the only one left in the Chinese army's tent.
He walked slowly to the map, carefully checked the terrain near Linchen City, and made sure that there was no ambush near Linchen City. Then he turned to look at the land of Xiou and murmured:
"The messenger I sent to Xiou has yet to receive a reply. Could it be that Yi Xusong really surrendered to Zhao Hao?
But why did Zhao Gao say that Song did not surrender to Qin?
Your Majesty did not grant him the title of Governor of any central Fujian province. What is going on? "
Just when Zhao Tuo was puzzled, Ren Xiao hurriedly walked out of the account and said quickly: "What happened? Why did Luo Yao leave our camp with Luo Yue's troops?"
"Um?"
Zhao Tuo frowned, then turned around and said, "Does he really dare to ignore the alliance and withdraw his troops alone?"
"The chiefs of these Yue tribes don't have much culture to begin with. It might not be easy for them to abide by the covenant like us."
Ren Xiao sighed and said.
"snort!"
Zhao Tuo snorted coldly, with killing intent in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I will kill anyone who dares to disobey the covenant!"
"What do you mean, you want to fight Luo Yue?" Ren Xiao was stunned.
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes: "If everyone followed his example, wouldn't our coalition fall apart in an instant?"
"But now that we haven't even seen Zhao Hao's shadow, we are in civil strife. Isn't this a joke to Zhao Hao? What if he takes this opportunity to sneak attack on us."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhao Tuo said impatiently: "These Yue tribes are not reliable at all. All they want is benefits!"
"I think we should stop promising them some benefits, stabilize them first, and then send an army to pretend to attack Linchen City to test Zhao Hao's strength!"
Ren Xiao said, suddenly remembering something, and added: "In addition, I heard Gao say that Zhao Hao secretly transported a batch of new weapons to the South China Sea some time ago. I want to take advantage of him unprepared to seize those new weapons. Come here, what do you think?"
"New weapons?"
"Yes, it is a weapon called artillery. It is very powerful. Zhao Gao and His Majesty have seen it with their own eyes. There is no way it is fake!"
When Zhao Tuo heard this, he immediately became excited: "In that case, then act according to your plan!"
"good!"
Ren Xiao nodded and immediately left the Chinese army tent.
Thanks to He Zhongtang for the 8,000 reward. Congratulations on your promotion to the hall leader. I will give you an update tomorrow. Thank you. ()
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