Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

"Fan Li, you underestimate the people of Qin."

Qing Ji shook his head and said, "The Qin people are as bloody as my Wu people. They are full of blood, and they are happy when they hear the battle. They are extremely tough."

"Why don't you say no clothes? The same robes as your son. Wang Yuxing's teacher, repair my spear. I share the same hatred with my son!"

"This "Song of You and Without Clothes" fully expresses the temperament of the Qin people."

"Just like in the old days of Chu State, the roads were blue and blue, and the mountains and forests were enlightened. The ancestors of the Qin people also gradually adapted to the harsh environment of the western border after a hundred years of bleak management, exposure to frost and dew, and their strength grew day by day."

"How can such a Qin country and such a Qin people be easily conquered?"

After a pause, Qingji said slowly: "What I want to do is not to destroy Qin in one battle with one blow. Instead, I want to completely defeat Qin State mentally and physically!"

It stands to reason that the new funeral of a monarch is often when a country is prone to civil strife, and when it is invaded by foreign enemies, it is the most vulnerable time for a country.

However, Qin State is different.

Facing Wu's powerful offensive, the people of Qin, up and down, were bound to share the same hatred and defend against foreign enemies.

This is something Qingji can guess.

"My lord, the collapse of the barriers of a powerful country often comes from within."

Fan Li smiled slightly and said, "The interior of Qin is not monolithic either."

"The reason why the Battle of Weishui was so difficult is because of the Qin people's will to resist, and under Zihu's decision, the Qin army kept building camps to avoid the battle."

"If the Qin army can fight, all problems will be solved."

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Sitting at the bottom of the imperial censor Zhong Chengbo sneered, and said: "Doctor Yu Shi's words are wrong."

"If Qin's army dared to fight, I'm afraid our Wu army has already broken through Yongcheng, and the destruction of Qin is just around the corner. Why should we be in such a predicament?"

Fan Li ignored Bo Tong, but bowed to Qing Ji and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan, maybe I can send the people of Qin to fight."

"Say."

"Lock Qin."

"How to lock it?"

Qingji was a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty, since the start of the war against Qin, my country of Wu has withdrawn its merchants in Qin, causing a serious blow to Qin's business. The premium of all grain and cloth is more than double, and the price of food has increased even more. times."

Fan Li said slowly: "If you want to fight a protracted war with the Qin people, Your Majesty must use the strategy of locking Qin."

"Just withdrawing the merchants is not enough. Your Majesty should also block the gates leading to Weihan, and at the same time order merchants from all over the world not to enter Qin to do business, and to subsidize the Qin people's food and fodder."

"..."

Qingji frowned and said, "Can merchants from all over the world obey my orders?"

"The king's way is not enough, so take the way of soldiers!"

Fan Li clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you can divide the army to take the land of Weihan and cut off the connection between the Qin people and other countries."

"At the same time, on the side of the Western Regions, Young Master Fan should also block the barriers, strictly prohibit merchants from entering Qin, and even send troops to harass Wuzhi and Yiqu, forcing the eight countries of Xirong to return to aid."

"good!"

Qing Ji nodded slightly, expressing his agreement.

It is actually not difficult for Wu to block Qin.

Qindi has the name of "Guanzhong" in history.

Guanzhong leans against the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the Weihe River passes through it.

There are natural terrain barriers on all sides, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since the Warring States Period, there has been a saying of "the country of four fortresses".

Of course, there are not so many dangerous passes in Guanzhong, but relatively speaking, it is relatively difficult for external troops to break into them.

This is Qin's advantage, but it is also a disadvantage.

The state of Wu now only needs to blockade the Western Regions and Weihan to trap the Qin people to death.

On the Qin side, there is a large amount of land that has not been cultivated, and the people of the country still live a half-agricultural and half-nomadic life.

Especially after the opening of the Silk Road, due to the advantages of the geographical location, many people of the Qin people had abandoned agriculture and started business, which led to the abandonment of some cultivated land and a great reduction in food production.

After being reminded by Fan Li, Qingji finally came to his senses.

Feeling Wu Guo has long started plotting to destroy Qin.

If a country or an army does not have enough food, it will inevitably end without a fight.

With Qin's current productivity and arable land area under blockade, it is completely unable to meet the needs of the frontline wars and the low-level people.

How can such a state of Qin not collapse?
"Fan Li, as you said, the people of Qin spared no effort in conscripting soldiers and horses to resist our Wu army, and even adopted the tactics of avoiding and not fighting, which belongs to drinking poison to quench thirst."

"Exactly."

Fan Li smiled and said, "Your Majesty, in the absence of food and fodder, the people of Qin are bound to fight, otherwise what awaits them is a dead end."

"For the sake of caution, Your Majesty should also increase food and grass in Hanzhong. After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, there were many captives who lacked clothing and food. Qin's people's livelihood was withered, and besides being riddled with holes, it is inevitable that there will be scenes of starvation everywhere..."

"good."

Fan Li's analysis has made Qing Ji suddenly understand.

As the saying goes, people are iron, rice is steel, if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry.

No matter how tenacious the people of Qin are, how can they continue to fight when they are hungry?

In order to avoid the situation similar to the battle of Changping in history, where soldiers had to be murdered, Qingji needed to make preparations early.

……

The time has entered the 22nd year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 492 BC, in the middle of May in the lunar calendar.

After several months of preparation, the elderly Qihou Chujiu finally organized a coalition of princes after calling the mausoleum to gather the princes, and went south to attack Wu in a mighty way.

This time, the princes joined together to attack Wu, and there were a total of sixteen princes, namely: Qi, Han, Zhao, Wei, Zhi, Fan, Zhongxing, Zhongshan, Yan, Song, Lu, Wei, Chen, Zheng, Cao, Xu, there is also a Zhou royal family.

Not to mention the royal family of Zhou, the following three vassal states were originally vassal states of Wu State, but they have only surrendered to Wu State for a few years, so the centripetal force is not enough.

The coalition forces of the princes of sixteen countries have a total of more than 35 military chariots and a strength of more than [-]!
Among them, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Qi State alone.

Because this time the chief of the princes is the pestle and mortar.

As the "overlord" who was appointed by the emperor, how could Chujiu not do his best?
At this time, Chujiu couldn't remember how many times he had allied with the princes.

Just like the benevolent overlord Song Xianggong in the past, his hegemony seems to be in name only.

However, Chujiu believes that he will succeed this time!

As long as the State of Wu is defeated and replaced, the State of Qi will be able to restore the hegemony of Duke Huan of Qi.
This is Chujiu's lifelong wish.

All the coalition forces of the princes gathered in Zhaoling, Chujiu then issued orders and began to dispatch troops and generals.

The 35 men and horses were divided into two groups. One group of troops and horses attacked Wu's central defense line, Xiangling and Sand Dunes, and the other group of troops and horses attacked Wu's eastern defense line, the Huaishui area.

In order to ensure that the coalition forces have no worries about the supply of food, and to ensure the interests of the various vassal states, Wu's northern vassal states will be divided up by the coalition forces...