Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 866
If the Allied Forces of Jin Dynasty just wanted to teach Zheng Guo a lesson, why would they need an army of 25 at every turn?
Regarding Wu Zixu's statement, Qingji slightly nodded, expressing his agreement.

As early as a few years ago, when Ji Shengren used Yangziju to reform the law, Qingji had already predicted that the state of Zheng would one day have civil strife, and it would even become a major cause of the fall of the state of Zheng.

However, Qingji didn't expect this day to come so soon!

"Wu Zixu, how many troops do you need to save Zheng?"

Qingji asked a question.

"At least eighty thousand!"

"The widow will give you a hundred thousand troops!"

"Thank you king!"

Wu Zixu thanked him solemnly.

……

After leaving the court meeting, Qingji summoned Wu Zixu alone in Zide Hall.

"Zixu, how are you going to fight this battle?"

As for the battle on the front line, Qing Ji, who sits in the capital, will not intervene at will, but he must be aware of it.

"Your Majesty, I will ride 10 people from the Bashang camp, leave Weihan, and use the road to the land of Zhou Wangji to help Xinzheng. The combined Zheng army will certainly repel the invasion of the Sanjin coalition forces."

Hearing this, Qingji couldn't help shaking his head.

"My lord, what's wrong with my minister's strategy?"

Wu Zixu was a little worried.

His strategy is well-behaved, and it is difficult for people to find faults.

However, Qingji is not just saving Zheng this time?
"Zixu, I won't hide it from you."

Qing Ji said meaningfully: "Saving Zheng this time is only a secondary purpose."

"Since the reform in Yangziju, Zheng Guo has become stronger, and this opportunity can be used to weaken Zheng Guo."

"If my Wu country saves Zheng, and I can't take advantage of it, how can I make it?"

Qingji is a materialist, and he pays attention to actual interests, not illusory reputation.

The Spring and Autumn era of wars of name is long gone.

Now this world of great contention seems to be the "Warring States Era".

If you can't make profits for the country, why can't Qingji sit back and watch Zheng Guo be wiped out by the Three Jins?

"Your Majesty, if you want to make profits, you can send envoys to make a letter of credence to Zheng Bo, so that Zheng Guo will cede several cities. I believe that Zheng Bo will not and dare not refuse."

"Do not."

Qingji said with a smile, "Zixu, how can a widow do such a thing?"

"To save Zheng, you don't have to send troops to Xinzheng. I, Wu Jun, can encircle Han to save Zheng, and encircle Wei to save Zheng."

Upon hearing this, Wu Zixu finally came to his senses, and suddenly said, "The King's intention is to plan for Hexi?"

"Hahahaha. Wu Zixu is the one who knows the widow!"

Qing Ji praised, and said: "Zixu, you are a generation of masters in the art of war, veterans on the battlefield, you should know the importance of Hexi."

"Chang'an County in my country of Wu is named 'Guanzhong', and it is also known as the Land of the Four Forts."

"Because there are now four major Wu Passes in Xingsheng in Guanzhong, namely Hangu Pass in the east, Wuguan Pass in the south, Dashan Pass in the west and Xiaoguan Pass in the north."

"The Dasan Pass in the west and the Xiao Pass in the north were originally set up by the Great Wu to prevent Xi Rong's herding horses from invading the frontier. Now the Eight Kingdoms of Xi Rong have been destroyed by our country of Wu. Big storm."

"Wuguan in the south is mainly for the defense of Qin, which has already been destroyed. Therefore, Wuguan does not have much strategic position, but it is still the throat of transportation."

"The rest of Hangu Pass, the solidity of Weihan, is a battleground for military strategists from Wu Kingdom and other countries in the Kanto region."

Qingji's words are so clear, how could Wu Zixu not understand the deep meaning?

Wu Guo is currently sitting in a place of great success in Guanzhong, mainly because of Hangu Pass.

For example, in the Qin State in history, there was no Hangu Pass, and there would be no Xingsheng in Guanzhong. Anyone who wanted to come in could come in, and anyone who wanted to be beaten could be beaten.

However, the prerequisite for Hangu Pass to play a role is that Qin State has to occupy the land of Hexi.

The Yellow River blocks the north of Hangu Pass, and the Qinling Mountains blockades the south of Hangu Pass. At this time, Hangu Pass can be regarded as the real iron pass.

For example, the Yellow River and the Qinling Mountains are the city walls, and Hangu Pass is the city gate.

And the west of the city wall of the Yellow River is the land of Hexi.Therefore, with the land of Hexi, Guanzhong can take shape.

Without Hexi, victory in Guanzhong would be meaningless.

The result of no physical victory in Guanzhong is that Qin can only be slaughtered.

If the Qin State wants to survive, it has to take the land of Hexi.

If the Qin State wants to be strong, it must also take the land of Hexi.

If Qin wants to fight for hegemony, it has to win the land of Hexi.

Therefore, the land of Hexi is the knot between Qin and Jin, Qin and Wei...

Wu Guo has to take the land of Hexi now, so as to form a strategic channel relying on the Yellow River and Qinling Mountains.

Even if there is no Hangu Pass, the army can be placed in a key position.

Hexi is potential, and the Hexi Plateau overlooks the Three Jin Dynasties, while Hangu Pass and Weihan Passage are dangerous, and only those with potential can have danger. Without potential, not only is there no danger, but the danger belongs to others.

Furthermore, the comprehensive national strength in the cold weapon era is land and population.

And with land, especially fertile land, there will be a sufficient base population.

So, in this sense, land and population are crucial.

It is worth mentioning that the land of Hexi is located between the Luoshui River and the Yellow River, including Huayin, Dali, Pucheng, Chengcheng, Baishui, Heyang and Hancheng.

The area of ​​Hexi Land is not small, it can even be said to be very large.

Also because it lives between the Yellow River and the Luo River, it not only has convenient transportation but also has fertile land.

Combining various reasons, Wu Guo must take the land of Hexi.

At this time, the land of Hexi was in the hands of Han and Wei, and part of it, such as Huayin and Dali, belonged to Wu.

When the state of Jin was divided up before, the state of Qin was assigned to the land of Hexi, but Han Wei and the two countries took advantage of the time when the state of Wu destroyed Qin, they had already taken it back.

If Qingji wants to send troops to encircle Wei and rescue Zheng, it should not be too simple.

Because Anyi, the capital of the State of Wei, is in the east of the river, only four or five hundred miles away from Sanchuan County in the State of Wu.

"Your Majesty, if you want to take all the land in Hexi, please add [-] more troops!"

"The widow agrees."

Qingji was very generous, and gave Wu Zixu another 5 horses with a wave of his hand.

Because no one can guarantee that after the state of Wu occupies the land of Hexi, whether the coalition forces of the Three Jins will attack the state of Wu.

"Zixu, if you can win the land of Hexi for Wu Guo this time, I will make you Lord Wu Xin!"

"Thank you king!"

Hearing Qingji's promise, Wu Zixu was also quite excited.

What is "Jun"?
There is only one successor title for a feudal monarch like Xiong Zhen and Gou Jian, which is of little significance.

The titles of Wu Anjun and Wu Xinjun are undoubtedly the highest honor pursued by Wu generals.

Sun Wu has been conferred the title of "Lord Wu'an" and is an extremely human minister. Why doesn't Wu Zixu want to follow closely behind and keep pace with Sun Wu?
……

The capital of Zheng State, Xinzheng.

Xinzheng should be named "Zheng".

Xinzheng was called "You Xiong" in ancient times, and Xuanyuan Huangdi established his capital here.

In the era of Emperor Ku, Xinzheng was the country of the Zhurong family, and then Xinzheng was the country of Qi.

In 770 BC, the state of Zheng moved its capital from Xianlin to Qinweishuijian, where it remained Zheng.

Xinzheng's statement is only rumored, and the official certification is still "Zheng".

"kill!"

At this moment, inside and outside of Xinzheng City, the shouts of killing soared into the sky, shaking the sky.

The soldiers of the coalition forces of Han, Zhao, and Wei are attacking the capital of Zheng State.

In order to inspire morale and inspire people, Zheng Bojisheng had to put on his helmet and armor, and held a broad sword to supervise the battle on the top of the city, repelling the attacks of the Three Jin coalition forces again and again.

(End of this chapter)