Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2207 Qi Ming merged?Wei Song attitude
Chapter 2203: Qi Ming Merger?Wei Song attitude
Respecting the Han and respecting the Qin are two completely different paths.

After Qin Hao became emperor, if Cao Cao still advertised himself as a Han minister and continued to respect the Han family, it would mean that he had completely offended Qin.

Wei State was surrounded by Qin State on three sides, and still depended on Qin State in many aspects. If Qin State really offended Qin State completely, if Wei State could not bear the anger of Qin State, then the country might be in danger of subjugation.

If Qin is respected, the situation facing Wei State will be much better. Although Qin State will still attack Wei State in the future, at least not before digesting the land of Hebei. Wei State can buy at least a few years to prepare.

Therefore, although Cao Cao said two choices, there is actually only one choice for Wei Guo, and that is to respect Qin.

Although Cao Cao and his advisers were extremely unwilling about this, they were bound to be strong.

The Qin State, which has occupied the land of Hebei, has become a general trend and has the power to dominate the world. Even if all the princes join hands, they may not be opponents.

What's more, the contradictions between the major princes are deep-rooted, there are mutual discords, open and secret fights continue, and it is impossible to unite in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao sighed in his heart, and secretly made up his mind that he must let Wei completely get rid of his dependence on Qin and completely eliminate Zhu Ming's occupation of Qingxu before Qin completely digested Hebei's troops to the Central Plains. There is no hope of fighting against the Qin army.

In the Great War in the Central Plains, Wei and Song did not fight in vain. Although they failed to completely destroy Ming, they also bit off a large piece of flesh from Ming, but the process was extremely difficult.

The Jianghuai granary was divided into three counties by the Ming Dynasty, namely: Shouchun County in Huaixi, Jiujiang County in Huainan, and Yinling County in Huaibei.

At present, the seven counties of Shouchun County in Huaixi have been occupied by Song State, and Song State will also move the capital to Shouchun, assuming that they will not give up if they do not take Jianghuai completely.

The State of Wei captured the eight counties of Pengcheng County in Xuzhou. Pengcheng County is also a large grain-producing county. With the support of food and grass from the ally Song State, this greatly eased the food pressure of the State of Wei. The country bought food.

In the Great War in the Central Plains, Wei Song and the Ming Kingdom fought for both sides. Although they failed to destroy the Ming Kingdom, they took away the land of the two counties of the Ming Kingdom.

Both the Wei and Song Dynasties were able to grow stronger, while the Ming Kingdom was weakened. Under the ebb and flow of each other, the Ming Kingdom will only become weaker and weaker, and it will only be a matter of time before it is destroyed.

What Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin never expected was that the Qi State, which originally supported the Ming State, had an increasingly close relationship with the Ming State. Qi Wang Zhu Tianpeng had the idea of ​​merging Qi State into the Ming State.

After learning this, Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin's mentality almost collapsed.

I was exhausted and exhausted, mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, and suffered countless casualties. I just robbed you of Zhu Di's two counties, but when I turned around, Zhu Tianpeng took the Qingnan three counties to join me directly.

There were originally eight counties in the Ming Dynasty, namely: five counties in Xuzhou and three counties in Jianghuai;

After losing two counties, there are still six counties left, but there are three more counties in Qingnan, and it has become a country of nine counties.

Calculated in this way, the strength of the Ming Kingdom has not only not been weakened, but has also been strengthened.

How can Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin not envy and hate?
In the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains, Ming and Wei Song have long been in a deadly situation. Unless Wei and Song return the stolen land to Ming, there is absolutely no possibility of cooperation between the three countries, but it is even more impossible for Wei and Song to return the lost land.

Since the three countries are destined to be unable to join forces, they can only let one side out, and the other two countries will join forces to integrate the power of the entire Central Plains. Only in this way can they fight Qiang Qin.

If you want to destroy the Ming Dynasty, it is not enough to rely on the power of Wei alone, and you must join forces with Song to do it.

It is conceivable that for a long time to come, the alliance between Wei and Song will be unbreakable.

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State of Song, Huaixi County, Shouchun City.

After paying a very heavy price, Zhao Kuangyin finally occupied Shouchun City and decided to use it as the capital of the country.

After the news from Qin State came, Zhao Kuangyin, like Cao Cao, immediately summoned his subordinates Zhao Pu, Yan Xiang and other counselors to discuss. If Qin Hao became emperor, would Song State respect Qin or Han?

The situation of Song State and Wei State is completely different. Although they also do business with Qin State, their dependence on Qin State is far less serious than that of Wei State.

In terms of terrain, although the State of Song also borders the State of Qin, the scope of the border is not too large. There are only two counties of Nanyang and Zhangling, unlike the State of Wei, which is directly surrounded by the State of Qin on three sides.

Therefore, even if Qin and Song really turned against each other, Qin could not sanction Song like Wei.

Song State is not like Wei State, which has no choice, but Song State is still caught in a dispute. The reason is that Wei State, an ally, has chosen to respect Qin.

The State of Wei is the only ally of the State of Song. If the State of Song respects Han, it will undoubtedly fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness in the Central Plains.

"This Cao Aman is really spineless. Before Qin Hao even punched, he knelt down by himself."

Zhao Kuangyin scolded with a displeased face, Cao Cao's kneeling has forced his Song Kingdom to its feet, and it is not a good way for him to respect Qin or Han.

Zhao Pu said: "Wei State seems to be strong, but in fact it is strong outside but capable in the middle. It is okay to face Ming State, but it is vulnerable to Qin State. Cao Mengde actually has no choice at all. This is also the bitter fruit he has brewed."

"That's right, Wei State is surrounded by Qin State on three sides. If there is a war, it will be impossible to defend it. How would Cao Mengde have the guts to turn against Qin Hao." Yan Xiang sighed softly.

Zhao Kuangyin also knew that Cao Cao was not easy, so he didn't get too entangled in the matter of Cao Cao's respect for Qin, and asked, "Then how should I, Song, deal with myself?"

After Zhao Pu and Yan Xiang looked at each other, they said in unison: "Respect Qin."

Zhao Kuangyin's strategy is not low. After hearing the words, he was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately understood the intentions of the military advisers.

For Song State, there is no difference between respecting Qin and Han, but the benefits of respecting Qin are greater.

"Oh, that's all it can do."

A trace of unwillingness flashed across Zhao Kuangyin's face, and after a soft sigh, he ordered: "Come here, draw up an order, Duke Song of the Lonely Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, support King Qin's ascension to the throne..."

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Song State made the same choice as Wei State, but Wu State, who was also an ally of Qin State, fell into silence after receiving the news, neither supporting nor opposing, with an ambiguous attitude that made people daydream.

The attitudes of Chu, Tang, Sui and the Three Kingdoms were surprisingly consistent. Among them, Liu Xiu, king of Chu, scolded Qin Hao as a traitor in public.

As for the Kingdom of Shu, Liu Ji, the King of Shu, was shot by an arrow by Qin General Zhao Yun in the Battle of Xiangyang. He was seriously injured and dying, and he has not yet recovered.

Liu Ji fell into a coma, which also plunged the Chengdu court into turmoil. There were even rumors that the king of Shu was dead, and it was only Chen Ping and others who conspired to usurp power and kept the mourning secret.

Liu Yu, the king of Chengdu who has been holding back all this time, is not sure whether Liu Ji is dead, but it is an indisputable fact that the Chengdu court is in turmoil, which allows him to see an opportunity to revenge Liu Ji.

(End of this chapter)