The situation was critical, and the Prime Minister of Chu did not dare to delay. Following the order of the King of Chu, he quickly arrived in Wudu.
With the prime minister as his envoy, it must be of great importance. Before the interview, King Wu already felt faintly uneasy.
In fact, Wu State has analyzed the Xiangyang front many times before and believes that the Chu State's strategy of holding on in an isolated city has great pros and cons, and is both advisable and undesirable.
As a result, Prime Minister Chu's trip was indeed related to Xiangyang.
In the court meeting hall, after hearing what he said, the King of Wu was a little dumbfounded, and the ministers of the Wu Kingdom also began to whisper and discuss.
"The grain and grass supplies in Xiangyang are enough to last for several years. How could this happen..."
"Yes, this Chu army is too careless..."
The noise lasted for a while before it finally calmed down. After King Wu came to his senses, he also asked nervously: "What does the prime minister mean, and how can I solve this crisis?"
"How dare you ask Your Highness to march north to support our army." Prime Minister Chu named the subject directly.
Hearing this, King Wu couldn't help but take a deep breath. Now north of the Yangtze River, the important areas of the city are all occupied by the Qin army, occupying all the traffic arteries. Crossing the river in this way is no different from a force attack.
The ministers of Wu State looked at each other one after another. Then, Prime Minister Wu stood up, first saluted the King of Wu, and then turned to Prime Minister Chu and said: "Now Xiangyang is trapped and surrounded by enemies on all sides. How can the prime minister know about such a military situation?" ."
"Of course there will be a fast horse to retaliate." Chu Xiang said.
Wu Xiang shook his head slightly: "From my point of view, if you want to convey Xiangyang's military situation, it is difficult to reach the sky, but it is so easy. I am afraid there is a fraud in it."
"What the old prime minister means is..." Chu Xiang frowned slightly.
Wu Xiang said: "If King Qin did this deliberately, he just wanted us to get into trouble."
"This, this is impossible, the military intelligence battle report was written by General Hanzhou himself." Chu Xiang said.
Wu Xiang shook his head again: "I am not saying that the military information is false, but I am saying that it is very likely that this was deliberately released by the King of Qin."
As he spoke, he added: "Based on this, we can deduce before the battle. If our Wu army goes north, the King of Qin deliberately opens an opening to allow our army to enter easily, and then encircles and suppresses us in a roundabout way. What should we do?"
"In a water battle along the river, our navy can defend it and the Qin army will not be able to cross the river. But once they reach the land and fight, with the bravery of the Qin soldiers and a heavy siege, the Wu army will not only be unable to save the Chu army, but the main forces of the two armies will be afraid." We are going to be trapped in Jiangbei."
"This this……"
What he said made sense, and Prime Minister Chu was speechless for a moment.
When King Wu heard this, his eyes widened, he was deeply frightened, and he said repeatedly: "What the old prime minister said makes sense, what he said makes sense."
"Your Highness, the war in Xiangyang is related to the survival of Jiangnan -" Prime Minister Chu was in a hurry, but he was speechless and could only plead sadly.
"Oh, Prime Minister." King Wu also had a face full of anxiety and worry, "The old prime minister has already understood the situation of the war in his words just now. You should understand this. It's not that I don't want to help Chu, but that the situation is such that it is impossible to go north. ah……"
There is no need to say more about the outcome of this court meeting. Prime Minister Wu pointed out the key point. No matter what, King Wu could not risk his main army to die in vain.
In the end, after lobbying in every possible way, Prime Minister Chu had no choice but to shake his head and sigh, and left the Kingdom of Wu in despair.
On the Chu side, Yang Zhao was also reporting the situation to the King of Chu.
"Wei Chen has sent a large number of people to search the whole city, but Cui Ji's family has not been seen yet."
"Hateful!" King Chu was so angry that he couldn't help but smash the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground, and said sternly: "This traitor! I am going to cut him into pieces!"
There is no doubt that Cui Ji, as a counselor, must have made all preparations since he was ready to surrender to the enemy. He had secretly let his family cross the river secretly.
Because of this incident, King Chu was very angry. A few days later, the news about Prime Minister Chu also came back, which made him even more angry.
In anger, his anger was inevitably transferred to the State of Wu. In the court meeting hall, he couldn't help but cursed: "King Wu's son! He only cares about himself over and over again! There is no alliance! If the Wu army had not suddenly withdrawn from Linzhang, , Why is our Chu army like this!"
"And that old man, King Ling! He keeps saying that the Three Kingdoms Alliance will definitely help me once a war breaks out, but until now, he is still watching from the sidelines! How shameless!"
In the anger of the king, all the ministers stood below and bent their waists even more. No one dared to step out of the line.
In this matter, Wu Jun did not send troops, which made Xiao Yuan somewhat disappointed.
At the same time, Lingguo.
During this period of time, not only the Chu envoys came here, but also the Wu envoys, all lobbying King Ling to send troops quickly.
After receiving the envoys from the two countries again, King Ling also raised the question in public in the court meeting hall whether troops could be sent now.
Counselor Cheng Ping was the first to stand up and said: "Based on the current war situation in the south, the King of Qin is imposing a long-term siege on Xiangyang. Once Hanzhou is defeated, the Qin armies will inevitably join forces and forcefully cross the Yangtze River. At that time, our country will join the war again , it doesn’t make much sense.”
"Therefore, Wei Chen believes that it is the right time to send troops now. King Qin's 500,000 troops are all on the Jiangbei front. In order to pacify Xiangyang, the troops cannot be mobilized, but our army can take advantage of this opportunity to capture Xuandi."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zu stood up and said: "I agree, right now, the King of Qin's southern expedition is at a critical moment, and he has no way to do it. Taking the Xuandi is enough to dominate the entire southeast and make our country completely invincible. "
"Old minister also seconded the proposal." Ling Xiang also said: "In this dispute between the north and the south, the King of Qin is bound to win the south of the Yangtze River. Our country's troops are not to help Wu and Chu, but to lay a solid foundation for the future war between the world and declare the territory." It plays a vital role in the strategic layout of the southeast."
It can be seen from the discussions of the civil and military ministers that Lingguo's goal is clear, which is to occupy the entire southeastern territory of the empire. In the end, it will be in a confrontation with Qin with the upper left and lower right.
King Ling would not care about Wu Chu's life or death. In his heart, if King Qin regained Jiangnan and he had to claim the land, it would be completely acceptable.
The most fearful thing is that Qin State will merge with Wu and Chu, but Ling State will not gain an inch of land.
Therefore, it is inevitable for Lingguo to send troops in this battle, and it will happen sooner or later.
Since the ministers said that the opportunity to fight had arrived, King Ling thought for a while and decisively issued the king's order:
"Obey the order!"
"Immediately order Huang Zu to lead the army, march westward and capture Xuandi!"
"Wei Chen takes orders!" The latter lifted up his robe, knelt down and clasped his fists.
"Bu Shuo is the deputy general, assisting Huang Zu in handling military affairs."
"Cheng Ping is joining the army."
"Ye Gui went out with the army and obeyed orders in front of the tent."
"Yin Dian is the pioneer in the expedition to the west."
"Zhu Wei is a former general..."
For this appointment, King Ling dispatched many generals. Needless to say General Ye Gui, Yin Dian and Zhu Wei were also extremely brave and had been on the battlefield for many years.
