Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 752 Making a Great Country Boundless

"Hehe, what's the use of the name of the useless overlord?"

Wu Zixu replied to Gong Zihong.

He is a realist who only pays attention to interests. As for reputation, it is dispensable in front of great interests.

The current Qingji really doesn't value the reputation of "Overlord" much anymore.

If Qingji wanted Wu to wipe out all the other nations and rule the world, he had to abandon the name of Fang Bo, making this world, which was already full of rituals and music, and frequent wars, even more chaotic.

That is, the world has officially entered the Warring States Period ahead of schedule!

"Father, think twice!"

Young Master Hong sighed and said: "If we follow Da Sima's strategy, even if my country of Wu annexes all the vassal states, it may not be able to defend it in the future!"

"So, wouldn't it be cheaper for other countries?"

"Young Master Hong..."

Wu Zixu still wanted to refute Gongzihong, but was stopped by Qingji with a wave of his hand.

I saw Qingji glanced at Young Master Hong meaningfully, and then said slowly: "Wu Hong, don't you know that in everything, what you give will bring you something?"

"If I want to stabilize the hegemony of the Wu Kingdom and ensure the long-term peace and stability of the people under my rule, how easy is it?"

"However, the long-cherished wish of the widow is no longer to unite the nine princes and control the world. The widow wants to mix up the territory and make the big country borderless!"

"If you give up some cities and lands, you can make me accomplish unprecedented feats, why don't you be more 'generous'?"

There were some other things that Qingji didn't tell everyone.

People are lost, people are lost.

Save people and lose land, all people and land will survive!
If Qingji wants to break the existing world pattern, he must not be too stingy, so that he hesitates and hesitates.

In fact, both Qingji and Wu Zixu knew it well.

According to Gong Zihong's thinking, Wu Guo would not be able to rule the world in their lifetime no matter what.

Not to mention Qingji, Wu Zixu is over [-] years old, and half of his body has been buried in the earth. How can he expect to see Wu Guobao Juyunei one day?
After understanding Qing Ji's thoughts, Gong Zihong couldn't help but fell silent.

He also had some things that he didn't tell Qing Ji clearly.

However, I believe that Qingji is also well aware.

What is it?

That is, the pace of Wu's expansion is too fast, and its foundation is not stable. Although the country seems to be rich and strong, with sharp weapons and a peaceful atmosphere, there is an undercurrent surging underneath.

In the past 20 years, the state of Wu has destroyed a lot of land, but it has not had time to digest it, leaving many disadvantages.

Once the State of Wu suffers a major defeat, or Qing Ji dies suddenly, the seemingly incomparably powerful State of Wu is bound to collapse, or even be in danger of falling apart...

It's not like Qingji didn't see such a disaster in Wu.

It's just that he has almost no choice.

Traveling against the current, retreating if not advancing.

If Qingji calmed down and slowly digested the population of Wu State, these scourges would surely disappear and would not threaten Wu State's society.

However, is this possible?

"Sun Wu, what do you think?"

Qingji set his sights on Sun Wu, the captain of the state who had been silent all this time.

Sun Wu, whose name was called, thought for a while, then got up, bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty, I thought that the thirteen vassal states of my Wu Kingdom would naturally be annexed, but not now."

Sun Wu obviously agreed with Gong Zihong's proposition.

However, it is different.

I saw Sun Wu pondering and said: "The northern border of our country, if we want to be hostile to the northern countries, the defense line is too long. From east to west, from the Huai River to the land of Shangyu, it is thousands of miles away."

"If the state of Wu annexes all the vassal states, it will definitely become the public enemy of the princes of the world. At that time, the land north of the Huai River or the city north of the Dajiang (Yangtze River) may all fall, and they will make wedding clothes for others..."

Sun Tzu pointed out a relatively obvious flaw in the state of Wu——

The territory is too vast!

The territory is too vast, in fact, there are advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the strategy is long enough, and by virtue of the geographical advantage, the force of the future offenders can be dragged down and then defeated.

The disadvantage is that the border line is too long, and there are bound to be many soldiers and horses that need to be garrisoned.

Just that, the coalition forces of the princes can also attack Wu from multiple directions.

Let Wu's defense be hard to defend!
"Your Majesty, I think that the annexation of the vassal states can be used as the second step of the plan. In this first step, Your Majesty should shorten the northern defense line of our Wu Kingdom, and then attack the Central Plains, annex the northern states, and unify the world!"

"Shorten the line of defense? How to shorten it?"

It was Prince Heng who asked this question.

He really didn't quite understand what Sun Wu was thinking.

It is true that Sun Wu was Prince Heng's husband, preaching and solving doubts, but only in military affairs, not in strategic vision...

Although Prince Heng is extremely intelligent, he is still not as witty as Sun Wu, nor can he keep up with Sun Wu in his quick thinking.

As for Qing Ji, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Obviously, he and Sun Tzu's thoughts coincided with each other.

"The first step is to destroy Qi in the east, or destroy Qin in the west!"

"hiss!"

As soon as Sun Wu's words fell, Wu Zixu, Prince Heng, Gong Zifan, and Gong Zixi all present here gasped and were shocked.

Kill all?

Destroy Qin?

This is not an easy task.

Regardless of the fact that Wu has become a well-deserved hegemony, its population is several times that of Qi and Qin.

However, Wu's conversion rate of population is still far behind that of Qin and Qi.

As countries that have existed for hundreds of years, Qin and Qi have the aspirations of the people, and their cohesion is not generally strong.

If this is one-on-one, Wu will definitely be able to destroy Qi, or Qin.

But how can the rest of the princes stand by and watch?
Furthermore, it is simply impossible for Wu to destroy Qi or Qin in one battle.

"inappropriate."

Gong Zifan was the first to speak out, frowning and said: "Guowei, don't you want to shorten the defense line in the north of Wu Kingdom?"

"If you destroy Qi or Qin, you are increasing Wu's defense line, not shortening it."

"I don't know what the captain of the country said?"

Gongzi Fan inherited Qingji's bravery and was brave and good at fighting, but in terms of strategy, it was difficult to describe in words.

Sun Wu still patiently answered Young Master Fan's answer, and said slowly: "Young Master Fan, don't you know the tendency of dogs and teeth intertwined?"

"In the future, if there is a coalition of princes to attack Wu, our country of Wu can directly send troops from the west or east to interfere and force the coalition to retreat."

"In this way, my country of Wu will not be controlled by the princes, but will be able to turn passive into active, and win the game with confidence!"

"good!"

Young Master Fan nodded slightly, agreeing very much.

However, he still has a question.

"Guowei, whether it is to destroy Qi or Qin, it will not be easy for our country of Wu."

Young Master Fan frowned and said: "The reason why my country of Wu was able to destroy Yue and swallow Chu is because the princes of the Central Plains all regard the southern countries like Wu, Yue, and Chu as 'barbarians', which are different from China, so there is no Direct military intervention."

"The ancestor of Qi State is Jiang Shang. Guozuo has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for hundreds of years, and the princes are obedient. If Qi is destroyed, I am afraid that the princes will send troops to rescue Qi, which will not be good for our Wu State."

"If you want to destroy Qin, maybe the princes will watch the fire from the other side, but the land of Qin is desolate, the people of Qin are violent, and the state of Wu owns the land of Qin. The wealth accumulated by the father over the years will inevitably be squandered..."

(End of this chapter)