Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 607
In the battle of Yishui, Shen Zhuliang, Zixi, and Miji were all killed. Together with them, thousands of soldiers and civilians of Chu State were buried for Chu State.

Qingji was impressed by the loyalty of Shen Zhuliang and others, so he buried them generously, and allowed the Chu people to build ancestral halls to enshrine their spiritual tablets and worship them...

After this battle, the Wu army attacked cities and territories all the way, and captured more than 20 cities in Chu State, including Danyang, Deng, Luo, Lu, Yong, and Jiao.

The state of Chu was completely wiped out, and all the cities and lands were included in the territory of the state of Wu.

The Nanyang Basin and the Jianghan Plain, as the hinterland of the Chu State, are fertile and fertile for thousands of miles, and belong to the fertile land. This piece of land is an important foundation.

To be honest, Qingji was not willing to keep so many Chu people here, especially the nobles of Chu State.

Otherwise, once the main force of Wu State withdraws, it is inevitable that the Chu people will rebel again.

After destroying the state of Chu, Qingji did not stop the galloping chariot of the state of Wu.

Why?

Because Qingji set his sights on Yun State in the northwest of Chu State.

Yun State, also known as Yan State.

The relationship between the Yun people and the Chu people is very good, and they have been a vassal state of Chu for a long time.

The friendship between Chu State and Yun State can be traced back to Chu Ruoao's generation.

In the 37th year of King Xuan of Zhou, that is, in 791 BC, Chu Xiongqi passed away, and his son Xiongyi succeeded him as the king of Chu.

Because he was buried in Ruo'ao after his death, he was honored as "Ruo'ao", which was the beginning of Chu Jun's posthumous title.

Chu Ruoao's eldest son, Chu Xiongkan, succeeded to the throne as Chu Xiaoao.

Xiong Yi's youngest son, Dou Bobi, took Ruo'ao as his surname, and because he was enfeoffed in Douyi, he was the ancestor of the Dou family, so he was also called Ruo'ao.

That is, the ancestor of Dou's surname.

Trained with Ruo'ao, Fenmao, and the blue thread of the road, to open up the mountains and forests.

Therefore, Chu Ruoao's generation really started to grow.

In the old days, Chu Ruoao married a wife from the state of Yun and gave birth to a second son, Dou Bobi.

Dou Bobi's affair involves Yunzi, and Dougu was born in Tu.

The King of Chu Wu, Shen Lu, joined the alliance with the state of Yun.

By 701 BC, the state of Chu had completely achieved its supremacy in the east of the Han River.

In the next year, King Wu of Chu conquered the state of Gong and accused the Marquis of Gang of conspiring to attack Chu with the state of Yun.

At that time, King Zhuang of Chu and his father King Mu of Chu defeated Mijiao and Yong and arrived in the territory of Yun.

This is also a critical period for Chu to stabilize its northwest and southwest direction before going north to east.

The strategic position of Yundi is actually very important to the original Chu and Qin countries.

The area of ​​Yun State has always been used as a buffer zone between Qin and Chu, so it was able to survive.

……

Near Yingdu, Zhanghua Taichung.

Qingji summoned Grand Sima Sun Wu, Yushi Dafu Wu Zixu, Tingwei Botong, Zhisu Neishi Fan Li, and Gongzi Hong and Gongzi Heng to discuss major issues.

"Second and third sons, after two months of fighting, the land of Chu has been owned by our country of Wu. However, I think that the army will not be able to return to the court..."

This time, the battle to destroy Chu was surprisingly smooth for Wu Jun, so Qingji's ambition cannot be satisfied only with this.

Holding a bamboo slip in his hand, Qingji smiled slightly and said, "Jun Yun has sent envoys to pay tribute to the widow. However, the widow thinks that if my country of Wu seeks the northwest, it will inevitably occupy the land of Yun in the future to prevent Qin People go south and violate our borders."

"This……"

After hearing Qingji's plan, all the ministers of the Wu Kingdom present could not help but look at each other in blank dismay.

Qingji actually conspired against the country of Yun?

In fact, this is understandable.

Although the State of Yun is a vassal state of the State of Chu, its territory is not small. The territory with a radius of more than [-] li is equivalent to a State of Zheng...

It's just that the Yun country has a large land area and a small population, and its national strength is far inferior to that of a medium-sized country like the Zheng country and the Wei country.

Moreover, as a time traveler, Qingji is very clear.

Looking at the map, the country of Yun was clearly the place where Shang Yu was later!

The land of Shang Yu is the collective name of "Shang" and "Yu".

Xichuan, the land of Shangyu, was once the fiefdom of Yao's son Danzhu, and later the Yi people established Yuguo in the northwest of Xichuan County.

In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, the Pang Kingdom was destroyed in Yu and occupied its land.

Around the ninth century BC, Pang was split into Shangpang and Xiapang kingdoms, with Shangpang in Xixia and Xiapang in its original place.

Pang State later became a vassal state of Chu.

It is said that the idiom "Chao Qin Mu Chu" refers to the fact that Pang State was swinging between Qin and Chu.

After the state of Pang disappeared in the struggle between Qin and Chu, the northwestern part of Xichuan was merged into the land of Shangyu by the state of Qin, and the rest was the land of Danxi of the state of Chu.

Chu, Jin (Wei), and Qin all competed for the land of Shang Yu, and finally Qin State occupied this area and built Wuguan on the border of Qin and Chu.

In history, Qin Xiaogong enfeoffed Wei Yang here, so he was called "Shang Jun" and "Shang Yang".

This area is the traffic artery between Qin and Chu.

It can be called "Qin Chu Throat"!
The land of Shangyu originally belonged to the state of Chu, and the homeland of the state of Qin was originally the Weihe Plain north of the Qinling Mountains. Shangyu is located at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains and is one of the birthplaces of Chu culture.

Later, Zhang Yi deceived Chu by using the six hundred miles of the land of Shangyu as "Liuli", which eventually led to the war between Qin and Chu...

Therefore, the importance of the land of Yun (the land of Shang Yu) is self-evident to the state of Wu.

Once the state of Qin rises, it may not be the state of Wu that bears the brunt, but if the people of Qin seize the land of Shangyu, they can attack Wu's territory condescendingly.

The state of Wu must take precautions before they happen, take the land of Yun, and then build a Shaoxi pass (Wuguan), so that the state of Wu can advance and retreat with evidence and remain invincible.

"Your Majesty."

Fan Li frowned and said, "If our army annexes Yun, it won't be a problem."

"It's just that this Yundi was originally the hub of the Qin and Chu countries. If our army captures Yundi, it is inevitable that the people of Qin will have a different heart and break the alliance between Wu and Qin..."

This is exactly the concern of ministers such as Fan Li and Sun Wu.

Wu State and Qin State have a good alliance, once Qingji sends troops to attack and destroy Yun State, the people of Qin may not be able to sit still and feel very afraid.

If the Wu and Qin countries turned against each other, and the state of Wu established a strong enemy in the northwest, what should we do?

From a geopolitical point of view, Wu and Qin formed an alliance to deal with Jin, which is simply a natural ally.

And once Wu State annexed Yun State, Qin people would inevitably be suspicious of him.

Once suspicion arises, it is very likely to lead to irreparable consequences.

"Second and third, look..."

Qingji came to the screen where a sheepskin map was hung, pointed to the location of "Yun Kingdom", and said slowly: "Yundi is at the center of the Wu and Qin kingdoms."

"It used to be Qin Chu's throat, but now it's Wu Qin's throat, so I have to guard against it."

"If the people of Qin are weak, there is no need for me to be jealous, but once the people of Qin rise, what can I do?"

"How can such a strategic point be left to the Qin people?"

Qingji has decided to change his national policy.

In the past, the people of Chu had always been marching north to the Central Plains in order to strive for world hegemony, so they had always reserved the land of Yun as an important military buffer zone between Qin and Chu.

However, Qingji intends to trap the people of Qin to death, so how can he leave such a hidden danger?
(End of this chapter)