The state of Huan is on the upper right, the state of Liang is on the middle, and the state of Qin is on the upper left, which is the northwest. These are the three northern kingdoms.
Since they want to unify the north first, then fighting at Huanliang can be said to be in line with Qin's wishes.
Therefore, when meeting the envoy Huan, the other party wanted to inquire about Lord Qin's intentions from the side, and Xiao Yuan's answer was very clear.
He said: "It is unreasonable for Liang to attack Huan. Qin, a state of etiquette, will never help evil."
This meeting was simple and direct, without any nonsense.
Huan Shi was satisfied and got the answer he wanted. He couldn't help but smile shyly, complimented Xiao Yuan vigorously, and then bowed and left.
After he left, Shangguan Ruo pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, it would be best for Huan Liang to fight, but I don't know if this war can really be fought."
Xiao Yuan glanced at him and said sternly: "Don't worry, Lord Shangguan. With Prince Liang's character, this battle is inevitable!"
Let's talk about the envoy Huan. After leaving Qinzhou, he returned to Huandu and immediately informed King Huan of the results of his trip.
After hearing this, the latter asked on the spot in the court meeting hall: "You mean, King Qin has no intention of helping others?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Huan Shi returned: "Not only that, but from the words of King Qin, there is a hint of accusing King Liang of being unreasonable."
After receiving his confirmation, King Huan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay, as long as Qin doesn't help Liang, everything is easy to talk about. Everything is easy to talk about."
It can be seen that the Qin army's deterrent power among the countries in the world is very great.
And Xiao Yuan's guess was not wrong. In order to completely complete the strategic purpose of connecting the north to the southeast, it was only a matter of time before the Liang King attacked Huan. At this time, with the surge in military strength on both sides, a war was about to break out.
In the autumn of the same year, the Huanliang War broke out.
King Liang, with Xue Wu as commander, mobilized more than 300,000 troops and forcibly invaded the border of Huan.
On the Huan side, Xiang Ge was the main general, and he also deployed a defense line of 300,000 troops to stop the Liang army from invading.
The other countries looked at each other. At the beginning of the war, they did not intervene, and they all just sat on the mountain and watched the fight between tigers and tigers.
This is a national war, and the outcome cannot be determined overnight.
However, as the war continued, the Liang army's combat power was obviously greater than that of the Huan army. Although Xiang Ge was the commander-in-chief, he often suffered defeats against Xue Wu.
Because he made a fatal mistake, which was to blindly fight Xue Wu!
After all, they are still famous domestic generals, and there are some reasons why they are unwilling to bow their heads.
But Xue Wu's fighting style is to be iron-blooded and decisive. Xiang Ge wants to force himself, but he doesn't want it!
In this way, it is equivalent to using one's own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points. There is no reason to be invincible.
In just three months, Huan's army had lost six cities, allowing Liang's army to invade Huan's territory for more than 200 miles.
At this time, Huan Guo's court was a little panicked. What made them panic was that they didn't expect that the Liang army would advance so quickly. ?
Some people suggested changing the commander, but when it comes to changing the commander, there seems to be no better military talent than Xiang Ge in Huan State.
Even if he couldn't defeat him, wouldn't it be possible for someone else to defeat him even faster?
This proposal was quickly refuted by many ministers.
Immediately afterwards, the leader and faction stood up and proposed to cede territory to compensate for the silver in order to avoid war.
As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, he was strongly opposed by Qiu Rong, the Prime Minister of Huan.
It's a pity that the court of Huan Kingdom is a bit corrupt. Not to mention treacherous ministers and slippery people, there are definitely a lot of people, especially officials. Otherwise, King Huan would not have made so many wrong decisions in the first place.
Moreover, he himself loves petty gains, is short-sighted, and does not have much courage.
With the ministers seconding their opinions and everyone clamoring, King Huan was wavering and finally decided to send an envoy to the Liang Kingdom to give it a try.
In fact, King Liang was waiting for him at this time!
Hearing the arrival of the Huan envoy, he wanted to seek peace, so he readily agreed and pointed it out directly, asking for blessings and peace.
As long as Huan Guo is willing to cede this land, the Liang army will immediately retreat and sign a letter promising never to do it again within a few years.
Fu'an, in the middle and lower part of Huan Kingdom, is connected to the main waterway of the Yellow River.
This point is exactly the preliminary strategy for destroying Huan presented to the King of Liang by Cai Yan, the counselor of the Liang Kingdom.
As long as King Huan dares to cut off Fu'an, Cai Yan's grand strategy will play an absolute role!
When the news came back, everyone in the Huan Kingdom was puzzled. They thought that the King of Liang was going to a neighboring county, but they didn't expect that it was Fu'an in the middle and lower parts.
A minister stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, Fu'an is not a large county, let alone prosperous. Since King Liang wants it, it is not impossible to exchange peace between the two countries with this county."
Hearing this, Qiu Rong retorted again: "After the first defeat in the war, it is ridiculous to cede territory to pay for the silver! If so, not only will our country not be able to regain peace, but it will only further encourage the arrogance of King Shangliang. arrogance!"
"The Prime Minister's words are wrong." Another minister came forward and said: "The words of King Liang are very clear. As long as Fu'an is ceded, after it is ceded, he will also sign a letter of credence and promise not to invade again. In exchange for a small piece of land, To return to eternal peace, I would like to ask Prime Minister, why not?"
"You!" Qiu Rong was furious and turned to King Huan and said urgently: "Your Majesty!"
"Okay!" King Huan was also very annoyed. He raised his hand with a frown and said, "I need to consider this matter carefully. Let's stop the discussion today."
As he spoke, he also left the throne.
Seeing that the king had left, Qiu Rong had no choice but to vent his anger on the peace-seeking faction, and said angrily: "You officials! As a minister of the country, you actually regard the country as a child's play! You have no backbone!"
After scolding, he shook his sleeves and robe fiercely and walked away.
At the same time, a town near Huandu.
A young man wearing coarse clothes and hair tied with cloth held a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, looking down while walking.
He looked at it seriously and didn't even know he bumped into a pedestrian.
After a burst of curses, the man realized what he was doing. He hurriedly bowed his hands and bowed slightly, saying, "I was reckless, brother, please forgive me."
His etiquette was very standard. The passerby was a big man. He just bumped into him accidentally and it was no big deal. When he saw that he was apologizing, he didn't cause trouble. He just gave him a hard look and warned him before leaving.
Not long after, the man arrived at an ordinary residence.
"Brother! Sister-in-law!"
There was a knock on the door, and not long after, a woman's mumbling came from inside, and then the door was half opened.
"What's up?"
Inside the door, stood a woman in her twenties, with no intention of opening the door and inviting the man in.
"Sister-in-law, where is my eldest brother?" the young man asked a little embarrassedly.
"He's not here!" the woman answered simply, with a rather unhappy expression mixed with strong impatience.
"Then can I borrow some rice?"
"No! There is no food left at home!"
The woman simply refused, while frowning and saying dissatisfiedly:
"You said you! You're already a grown-up! You've accomplished nothing! Guarding those broken bamboo slips all day long! What good can you do! Don't come here again!"
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