Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 244
In 509 B.C., that is, in May of the fifth year of Qingji, the king of Wu, Wu attacked Yue, occupied Kuaiji, and defeated the Yue army. .

Yue Wang Yunchang was demoted to Yuehou, and at the same time he took his son Goujian to Wu as a minister for three years.

Before Qingji's squadron returned to the court, he ordered Sun Wu and Wu Zixu to be generals, and led [-] elite troops to attack Gumi country.

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Wuwang Palace, the main hall for discussing politics.

Qingji sat high on the majesty's platform, and all the ministers sat on both sides, discussing state affairs.

The monarch has been out fighting for a few months, and the court memorials have piled up like a mountain, and there are not many major events waiting for Qingji's approval.

However, everything must be prioritized.

And government affairs that need to be discussed by the monarch and his ministers are all major events.

Before Qingji could ask any questions, Dazai Ji Zha got up first, held the Yahu in his hand, and reported, "Your Majesty, General Shen Zhuliang of the Chu Army led his troops back to Chang'an a few days ago, and the siege of Zhenzi has been lifted!"

"The old minister asked the king to send envoys to Yingdu, ordering the people of Chu to return to Chang'an, so that Wu and Chu can get rid of their troops."

Chang'an was originally a city of Chu State.

But as a city on the border between the two countries, Chang'an sometimes belongs to Wu and sometimes to Chu.

Chang'an has always been a battleground for military strategists between Wu and Chu.

When the state of Wu conquers Chu, it can use Chang'an as a bridgehead; when the state of Chu defeats Wu, it can also use Chang'an as a springboard to advance west along the river.

Therefore, the strategic geographical location of Chang'an Tsai is self-evident.

It is best for the state of Wu to bring Chang'an under its rule.

"Your Majesty, I think it's wrong!"

Before Qingji could speak, Wei Wei Xiong Zidan stood up and said, "Chu State broke its promise, broke the covenant for no reason, attacked Wu State, occupied my city, and killed my soldiers!"

"If this matter is good, won't it encourage the Chu people to be arrogant?"

"That's why, I think that your Majesty should take advantage of Wu's victory and order the army to go all out to attack Chu in order to regain the lost land and comfort the spirits of the fallen soldiers!"

Hearing this, Qingji was noncommittal.

Generals such as Hei Fu and Meng Ben immediately stood up to support Xiong Zidan.

"Your Majesty, Wei Wei's words are very true! Your minister seconded the proposal!"

"The people of Chu sent troops to attack our country of Wu for no reason. They are deceiving people too much. Your Majesty must not give up!"

"Please, Your Majesty, issue an order to attack Chu!"

The state of Wu, with strong troops and strong treasury, no longer fears the state of Chu.

Even in the past, the state of Wu dared to challenge the state of Chu as a dominant country, let alone the state of Wu, which has improved its military and simplified its administration, and its national strength is booming after the new law of celebrating taboos?
The country of Yue has already been destroyed.

But now, Wu Jun who broke through Yue is even more ambitious and his morale is available!

Taking advantage of this time to attack Chu, if it is controlled properly, it might not be possible to profit for Wu.

However, Qingji didn't speak, but fell into deep thought.

Dazai Ji Zha immediately said earnestly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the attack on Chu can be postponed. If the people of Chu do not want to hand over Chang'an, our country of Wu may send troops to take Zhaoguan or Shuyi of Chu! "

"Dazai, how can you be timid to fight?"

Meng Ben asked with staring eyes.

"This old man is not timid to fight. General Meng, a soldier, is a major matter for the country, and the war must not be taken lightly, especially with a big country like Chu, once it goes to war, it will be difficult."

The wily and calculating Ji Zha is obviously more thoughtful.

Although the current state of Wu is strong, it vaguely has the capital to compete with the state of Chu in terms of national strength.

But Chu is a big country after all, with a vast territory and a long-term strategy. Once a war starts, the Wu army will definitely fall into the quagmire of war and find it difficult to extricate themselves.

Chu State is not comparable to a small country like Yue State.

Judging from the territory alone, the state of Chu is more than twice as large as the state of Wu. Although the land is vast and sparsely populated, the population is also slightly larger than that of Wu!
In the war between Wu and Chu, the battle will only fall into a stalemate, and it will be difficult to tell the winner in a short time.

And once the Wu army invaded the hinterland of Chu, how could the Chu people not fight Wu?
In this way, the consequences are obviously not what Qingji wants to see.

Therefore, when going to war with Chu, especially a full-scale war, Qingji must be cautious!
"Your Majesty, what Dazai said is not without reason."

Fan Li, who was always resourceful, stood up after him, bowed to Qing Ji on the majesty's platform, and said, "However, I think that it is not impossible to attack Chu at this time."

"The king of Chu has not yet ruled personally, and the power is in the hands of women and mediocre officials. There are many talents in Chu, but the state of Chu cannot use them. There are many warriors in Chu, and the state of Chu cannot let them!"

"This is a good opportunity that God bestowed upon me in Wu Kingdom. Your Majesty, if you don't take what God gives, you will be blamed!"

"Above the temples of the Chu State, there are mostly ministers with corpses and vegetarian meals, and in the countryside, there are full of people who can't eat enough. But the government is corrupt, and the lords of various places are fighting each other. It is difficult for those who are intriguing to twist their hearts into a single rope!"

After a pause, Fan Li said again with great emotion: "If the king attacks Chu, he will either take the border towns of Chu, or go all out and go straight to Yingdu!"

"If not, the state of Chu relies on the vastness of the land and the use of morale, lest the people of Chu learn from the pain and unite as one to resist the Wu army. At that time, it will be difficult for our Wu army to escape from the land of Chu."

Those who know the state of Chu best are the people of Chu.

Fan Li, like Bo Tong and Wu Zixu, was a native of Chu.

However, there was no such deep hatred between Fan Li and the state of Chu.

Therefore, Fan Li was able to maintain a calm mind from the beginning to the end!

As the saying goes, eating the king's salary, worrying about the king's worries!

Although Chu State is Fan Li's mother country, but now that Fan Li is serving to celebrate Ji, how can he not consider the actual interests of Wu State?

Fan Li's words are the most pertinent!

At least Qingji could hear it.

indeed!

The territory of Chu State is vast, and its strategy is deep and long. Once Wu State goes to war with Chu State, it will either kill Chu State at once, making it impossible for it to stand up forever.

Or, it's just a small fight to seize some insignificant border towns to warn the Chu people and at the same time strengthen their own national strength.

As a time traveler, Qing Ji can naturally weigh clearly how much Wu Guo has.

In terms of comprehensive national strength, Wu and Chu are now on par.

In terms of financial strength and military strength, Wu State is better than Chu State.

However, if there is a full-scale war, even if Wu Guo can rely on a sharp front to smash Yingdu and occupy a large area of ​​Chu State's cities and lands.

so what?

The final ending is probably the same as the historical Wu Wang Helu, who ran back in despair.

So Qingji had no plans to start a full-scale war with Chu.

At least, the time to destroy Chu and break Chu is not yet ripe!
Before he was absolutely sure that he could kill with one blow, Qingji was unwilling to take the risk of fighting the Chu people to the death and hurt both sides.

This is very unwise!

After a long time, Qingji finally said slowly: "Just follow Dazai's suggestion. Send envoys to Yingdu and order the people of Chu to return to Chang'an. If you don't agree, I will personally lead an army to attack Chu!"

"I can't bear to return a long shore city, so I will make Chu people pay ten times, a hundred times the price!"

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

All the ministers couldn't help but compliment him.

(End of this chapter)