Refine Gu to become immortal from one person

Chapter 560

If it were said that the state of Chu had no desire to covet the land of Bashu at all, Huang Xie would not dare to speak out against his conscience.

Because among the seven countries today, it is the Chu State that first took military action against the land of Bashu.

As far back as the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Chu seized Hanzhong County and a large area of ​​surrounding territory from the State of Ba.

However, because the land of Bashu was relatively chaotic at that time, there were Chong, Ju, Ba, and Shu countries fighting each other, and the loose monarchy system of Chu State itself made it difficult for it to gather the power of the whole country, so it was just a taste of it, and no further steps were taken. action.

Who knew that Qin State could make such a determination. Taking advantage of the melee between the four kingdoms of Bashu, they did not hesitate to break through the Jiange and send troops to destroy Shu in one fell swoop. He took back the part of the land that once belonged to Ba.

That's all, after all, Bashu at that time was a barbaric land of Rongdi, and Chu and Qin, who were often despised as barbarians by the countries in the Central Plains, also liked it.

Although Chu State was a little annoyed, he didn't feel that he had lost much profit at that time, but he was a little dissatisfied with Qin State's extending the front of the army to his nose.

But never expected that Li Bing, an expert in water conservancy, would come out of Qin.

The most famous water conservancy expert in the Warring States period should be Zheng Guo, because in addition to his title of water conservancy expert, he also has a famous "strategy of exhausting Qin".

The Zhengguo Canal, which took more than ten years to complete, has indeed turned the Guanzhong Plain into a fertile field for thousands of miles, so that Qin has no logistical pressure from then on, and it has truly crushed the six countries in terms of national strength.

But before the construction of the Zhengguo Canal, the Qin State was already very powerful. At that time, Guanzhong had not yet achieved a fertile field. Where did their food come from?

The answer is Bashu!

But it was not the Bashu that was ruled by Rong Di at the beginning, but the Bashu that has the reputation of the land of abundance after being transformed by Li Bing!

When Li Bing was the governor of Shu County, he presided over the construction of a great irrigation project - Dujiangyan.

It was this thing that completely solved the flood problem in the Shu land, laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Chengdu Plain, and also filled the logistics supply for Qin's repeated foreign conquests.

At this time, the Chu people finally realized what they had missed!
It can be said that the intestines are all regretful.

But time has changed, and Chu State seventy or eighty years ago was not afraid of Qin State.However, in the past few decades, the state of Chu has been standing still, while the state of Qin has been riding the clouds and fog, and the strength and weakness of each other have changed.

No matter how unwilling Chu's monarchs and ministers are, they still understand that it is impossible to take Bashu back by their own strength.

But this is the pain point in their heart after all, so this time the direction of Chu State sending troops is Hanzhong County, the purpose is obvious.

And Mr. Xinling wrote very clearly in his heart, promising to do his best to contain the Qin army in the Hexi land, so that the Chu country would not have any worries.He also sent his most outstanding young general Xing to help Chu State.

It can be said that the most sincere support has been given, which makes Huang Xie quite moved.

As the well-known Lord Chunshen, who has been in charge of the state of Chu for more than [-] years, his foresight and insight are unquestionable.

He sees how important the land of Bashu is to the state of Qin. Even if it is just to block the way for Qin to attack Chu directly from the waterway, he wants to take back the land of Bashu!

He has joined forces to attack Qin many times, and he has seen enough of Qin's triumphant situation of being invincible by relying on the natural danger of Hangu.

If the Jianmen Pass natural barrier is in the hands of Chu State, then in the future, Chu State will be able to go out of the gate to roam around casually like Qin State today. .

Thinking about this kind of day makes me feel happy!
Putting down the letter, Huang Xie narrowed his eyes and looked at Wei Zhuang: "Mr. Xinling said that General Wei Zhuang and his elite will be temporarily merged into the Chu army. I don't know how many people are under the general's command?"

"One thousand soldiers."

This is an elite trilogy that Wei Zhuang personally trained for a whole year. Although the number of people is small, all of them are real elite soldiers.

This time Mr. Xinling really spent his blood.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xie nodded in satisfaction.He didn't care much about the fighting power of these thousand people.Although it was difficult for the central government to enforce orders and prohibitions due to the deep-rooted institutional reasons of the Chu State, it was the Xiang family, the largest military meritorious family in the Chu State, who was in charge of fighting the Qin State at this time, and he was not worried about combat effectiveness.

However, since Wei Zhuang had brought so many soldiers, he obviously really planned to advance and retreat with the Chu army, instead of being ready to leave at any time, which made him believe in Lord Xinling's promise even more.

Huang Xie could also tell that Mr. Xinling's move was to ask Chu State to help share the pressure.But he was actually betting on what choice Qin would make in the face of pressure from two fronts.

Because of Huang Xie's self-confidence, compared with Chu State, the Wei Zhao Han Yan coalition forces in the land of Hexi obviously had more and bigger flaws.If it was him, he would definitely choose to attack the weaker side first.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chu State can earn as much as they want, and it will not be too late for them to change their strategy when Lord Xinling can no longer hold on.

After thinking about it, he wrote down a royal decree on the spot, sealed it with the seal of King Chu, and handed it to the palace guards: "Go and pass the decree to General Xiang Yan."

After the guards left, Huang Xie looked at Wei Zhuang, and said tentatively: "Mr. Wei Zhuang was born in Guigu. This time, he will help me attack Qin, and he will surely make great contributions. If he can win the land of Bashu, he will be the king. No problem."

This is naked solicitation.

And the conditions put forward are very attractive.

Among the Seven Kingdoms today, only the Chu Kingdom can so generously promise the throne.

In other countries, besides the clan, only generals and ministers who have made great achievements can be awarded, and it takes a long time to accumulate.

For example, the titles of emperors such as Bai Qi, Li Mu, Lian Po, etc. were all earned in the half-life of soldiers and horses.It is impossible to give a feudal monarch after one victory, and then there is no way to reward it later.

But Chu State is different. Compared with a centralized state, Chu State is more like a federal state.Such a large country is originally composed of the territories of fifty or sixty lords, and the royal family is just the most powerful branch of them.

So after getting a new land, a new feudal monarch will naturally be born.

The Xiang clan was originally the lord with the strongest military power in the Chu state. In order to avoid the excessive expansion of their power after the war and affect the stability of the Chu state, it was a good idea to send other people to share the credit.

If it is an ordinary general, he is not qualified to compete with the Xiang family, but Wei Zhuang is different.

As I said before, the seniors of Guigu's lineage are really awesome, and the fame they created made Guigu a golden signboard.

Just like no one in South Korea has any doubts about Wei Zhuang who has never led the army as a general, the production of Guigu is so convincing.

Even Huang Xie is very greedy and wants to take Wei Zhuang under his command.

After he proposed, seeing that Wei Zhuang frowned slightly, and his expression was not as happy as expected, so he recalled the information he had collected, and added: "I heard that another disciple of Guigu is working for the King of Qin, and there is no knighthood."

The implication is that if you become the king of Chu, you will be a big step ahead of Gai Nie!
I have to say that Huang Xie is worthy of being an old politician who has controlled the state of Chu for more than [-] years, and he has really mastered people's hearts.

Hearing what he said, Wei Zhuang, who was not at all interested in this lord, couldn't help feeling a little hot in his heart.

(End of this chapter)