Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 278
"Your Majesty, minister Zhong Ce, immediately send envoys to Yingdu to make Wu Chu eliminate soldiers!"

Hearing this, Qingji frowned.

Wu Zixu, Heifu, Xiong Zidan and others standing on the left and right could not help but look surprised.

Wu Zixu sneered, and said, "Fan Neishi, you speak lightly. How can the people of Chu let things go now?"

"Chu people really won't let it go."

Fan Li lowered his head and said in a slow voice: "That's why there is a price to be paid for peace talks between Wu and Chu. Why don't your majesty take the next best thing and return all the land of the nest and Zhongli to Chu?"

"Bold!"

Wu Zixu flew into a rage immediately, staring at Fan Li as if he was about to eat people, and shouted, "Fan Li, how dare you instigate you to bow your head to the Chu people and give up the city and land that my Wu soldiers have worked so hard to conquer?"

"You are not afraid of the soldiers who died because of the attack on Chu, their spirits in the sky turned into ghosts to haunt you!"

"What Ting Wei said is absolutely true!"

"Your Majesty, please punish Fan Li who is bewitching the public with his lies!"

"The land of Nest and Zhongli, how many lives and blood of my Wu army have I paid for the city and land, how can I give it to the people of Chu?"

"Fan Li, how can you instigate Your Majesty to be foolish by talking nonsense?"

Excited!
Obviously, Wu Zixu, Heifu, Xu Menchao and other generals who fought bloody battles on the front line were deeply disgusted by Fan Li's practice of "selling the country and seeking glory" and were very angry!

After all, Wu Jun paid the lives of nearly ten thousand soldiers in order to occupy these cities and lands!

How can they tolerate the blood of soldiers flowing in vain?

"quiet!"

At the critical moment, Qingji had no choice but to stop and stabilize the scene.

Forced by Qingji's power as King of Wu, all the generals glared at Fan Li angrily and remained silent.

"Fan Li, continue talking."

"promise!"

Fan Li cleared up his complicated emotions, and then said in a slow voice: "The next strategy is to recruit soldiers and horses from the country again, wait for the opportunity to defeat the invading Chu army, and use force to force the Chu people to submit and recognize our Wu Kingdom. Sovereignty over the land west of the Great River.”

Hearing this, Qingji once again fell into deep thought.

Qing Ji was not very satisfied with Fan Li's three strategies of top, middle and bottom.

However, for the current plan, we can only weigh the pros and cons and find the most beneficial policy for Wu.

The best policy, Qingji directly discarded it.

Because he will not pin his hopes on others!
Furthermore, in the current state of Jin, the power of the monarchy has fallen, and the six ministers are in power. Among them, there are many villains who are only interested in profit. How can they really send troops to help the state of Wu to defeat Chu?

Under the circumstances of no profit, the state of Jin will not take advantage of the state of Wu in vain.

Qingji thinks it's the middle policy.

Because Qingji, who is a time traveler and also a superior, is very clear that war is a continuation of politics, and it is just a means of profiting for the country.

There is no need for Wu Guo to fight to the end with Chu Guo, who has a big family and a great career, it is not worth it.

As an emerging country, Wu State is at best a military power, and is not yet in the sequence of a hegemonic power.

Although, the purpose of Qingji's launch of this war was to capture Zhaoguan, Qunshu, Tong, Chao, and Zhongli, the vast land west of the great river in the state of Chu, so that the state of Wu could gain greater strategic depth and more Wealthy city land.

However, in order not to fall into a stalemate in the war, and to avoid being mired in the quagmire of the war, Qingji had to take a step back and hand over part of the city and land.

Just like during the Warring States Period, King Huiwen of Qin sent Yinghua and Zhang Yi to attack Puyang in the State of Wei and successfully occupied it.

After the war, Zhang Yi took the opportunity to persuade King Qin Huiwen to return Puyang to the state of Wei, and sent his son Yao to the state of Wei as a hostage.

Throwing peaches in return, under Zhang Yi's three-inch tongue, Wei State dedicated the fifteen counties of Shangjun and Shaoliang to Qin State to thank King Qin Huiwen.

It is worth mentioning that at that time, the [-] counties of Shangjun and Shaoliang were all under the occupation of the Qin army, under the rule of Qin, but sometimes belonged to Wei and sometimes belonged to Qin, and the real sovereignty has not been determined.

How similar is the current situation between Wu and Chu to the later Qin and Wei countries?
It is also fighting for the ownership of the frontier land. Although Wu State has the upper hand, Chu State can also make a comeback and continue to fight around this area.

History always has amazing similarities!
As for the worst strategy, Qingji also thinks it is feasible.

After all, if he can beat the Chu army to the ground, if he is convinced, Qingji will be able to keep the fruitful results he has obtained at a lower price.

"Report-"

Just when Qingji was in a dilemma, suddenly a schoolboy quickly walked into Xingyuan.

"Your Majesty, the scouts are here to report! Shen Zhuliang, who was stationed in the city father, has led his army to retreat to the west, and thousands of Chu troops in Liuyi and Qianyi have also withdrawn with them!"

Hearing this, all the Wu generals, including Qingji, couldn't help but look surprised.

Shen Zhuliang actually retreated without fighting?

What's the point?

You know, Liuyi and Qianyi are important cities in Chu State, cities that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, Shen Zhuliang actually gave up!
Wu Zixu frowned, and after thinking about it, he bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Shen Zhuliang took the initiative to withdraw his troops, and he must have joined forces with the main force of the Chu army in Nangwa in Yangcheng! "

"People from Chu may have the idea of ​​luring Wu Jun to go deep."

Including Zhisu Neishi Fan Li, all the generals nodded slightly in agreement.

Shen Zhuliang is a famous general of a generation, a rare handsome talent in Chu country.

Thinking about it in another way, if they are Shen Zhuliang, they can give up Liuyi and Qianyi at this time, nothing more than luring the enemy to go deep, and want to attract Wu Jun to further invade the hinterland of Chu State.

As the saying goes, if you don't take what God gives, you will be blamed!

How could Qingji let go of such an opportunity to expand his achievements?
He decided to give it a go, or he would be forced to give up part of the land in the city!

"The widow decided to order Grand Sima Sunpin to lead [-] troops to Juchao City."

"Wu Yuan, Hei Fu!"

"Chen is here!"

"Order you two to immediately lead five thousand troops each, quickly attack Liuyi, Qianyi, Yingshi, and join forces in Chengfu!"

"promise!"

Qingji made a quick decision.

Liuyi, Qianyi, Yingshi, Chengfu, Wu Jun must take down in one go, so as to gain more bargaining chips for Wu at the negotiating table.

Since he wanted to mobilize heavy troops to fight a big battle with the main force of the Chu army, why didn't Qingji do everything right?

After deciding on the next strategy, Qingji heaved a sigh of relief, sat down on the main seat with a sigh of relief, and slowly closed his eyes.

Qingji suddenly remembered something, looked down at Fan Li, and asked, "Uncle Shao, is Shen Baoxu willing to surrender?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I and General Wu Zixu have tried several times to persuade Shen Baoxu to surrender, but he is so stubborn that he not only sternly refused the minister's persuasion, but also protested with a hunger strike."

Fan Li looked helpless, and said: "According to the guards' account, Shen Baoxu has not had a drop of water for three days, and he has not eaten a single grain of rice. He is dying."

"Shen Baoxu wants to be Boyi and Shu Qiye of Chu State? It's a pity that such loyal people cannot serve the widow."

Qing Ji expressed deep regret.

(End of this chapter)