Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 918 The government comes from the field, and the sacrifice is to the Lu family

When the war between Wu and Zhao was in full swing, Lu Ren, the Marquis of Qi who was far away in Linzi, the capital of Qi, held another court meeting to discuss with the officials whether to send troops to rescue Zhao.

Before the outbreak of the Wu-Zhao War, Zhao Yang, who knew that Zhao Guo could not support himself alone, decisively sent many envoys to request the six vassal states of Qi, Song, Lu, Wei, Yan, and Zhongshan. , Send troops to rescue Zhao.

However, all countries are afraid of Wu's power and dare not act rashly, so they hold a wait-and-see attitude.

To be precise, the princes wanted to see the attitude of the people of Qi.

In terms of comprehensive national strength, Qi State is second only to Wu State and is the "second child".

Of course, the strength gap between the second child and the eldest child is not so large.

It's just that they can't hold back the various princes, and no one dares to send troops first, for fear of arousing the hatred of Wu Guo and harming himself.

When the news of the Battle of Qi County came, the government and the people of Qi State were in panic.

As a last resort, Qi Hou Lu Ren had to convene a great court meeting.

"My lord, the state of Zhao is in danger right now."

The right minister Kan Zhi came out holding Yahu and said: "Qi County is the only way from Jinyang to the Shangdang Highlands, and it is an important food road for Zhao Jun. Now Wu's son Zhang led his troops to occupy Qi County, After defeating Jun Zhao again, the Wu army has already blocked the Zhao people's grain road."

"Therefore, Zhao Jun on the front line of Changping, without any new soldiers and reinforcements of food and supplies, is bound to be in chaos. It is only a matter of time before the whole line collapses!"

"My lord, if the state of Zhao dies, or submits to the state of Wu like Han and Wei, and bears a heavy national debt, the Three Jins will definitely become the property of the state of Wu."

"Then without the Three Jins as a stumbling block for Wu's army to go east, Wu is bound to expand further to the east, endangering Song, Lu, and Wei, the three major Central Plains vassal states, and even my great Qi!"

Kan Zhi looked sad, and sighed, "Your Majesty, your lips are dead and your teeth are cold!"

"In today's world, there is no country that can stand against the mighty Wu, not Zhao, nor Qi!"

"If the Three Jins surrendered to Wu and expanded their land to the east, I fear that the next country that will be conquered by Wu Manzi and destroyed by Wu Manzi will be Qi State!"

"Please send troops to rescue Zhao!"

As soon as Kan Zhi's words fell, all the officials in the court couldn't help whispering to each other.

Regarding whether to send troops to rescue Zhao, the ministers and officials of Qi State discussed for a long time, but in the end they did not reach a conclusion.

However, today is different.

Now that the situation in Zhao State is in dire straits, if Qi State and the other vassal states stand by and watch the fire from the other side, the aggressive Wu Manzi may be the next target to attack the other countries.

In other words, since Qi Hou Lu Ren succeeded to the throne, he has become Tian's puppet king.

The government comes from the fields, and the sacrifices are made by the Lu family.

Fortunately, Tian Qi died, and Lu Ren was able to regain some of his power as a monarch. Not long ago, Tian Heng and Kan Zhi were appointed as left and right ministers.

As Qi Xiang, Tian Heng advocated standing idly by and not having a direct conflict with Wu.

Kan Zhi advocated sending troops to rescue Zhao, and fought Wu Guo to the end.

Due to the strength of the Tian family, most of the officials above the court insisted on standing still.

"Left Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Qi Hou Lu Ren set his eyes on Tian Heng.

He wanted to ask Tian Heng for his opinion on this matter.

Tian Heng thought for a while, then said: "My lord, I still think that it is not appropriate to start a war with Wu."

"Wu is a great country, a country of tigers and wolves."

"Its territory is tens of thousands of miles wide, with fertile land, a large population, prosperous commerce and trade, more than a million armored men, and tens of thousands of vehicles, which is far beyond what Qi can match!"

"The State of Wu did not try its best to defeat Zhao. The King of Wu still deployed a lot of heavy troops on the front lines of Hedong, Yingchuan, and Shangdang, just to prevent other countries from sending troops to rescue Zhao!"

"Once Qi and Wu go to war, the king of Wu will be furious and send a large army to attack Qi. By then, the second and third sons may regret it too late!"

Hearing this, all the ministers and officials above the court couldn't help showing expressions of horror.

They all have lingering fears about the strength of Wu.

Otherwise, how could he have looked forward and backward and never dared to send troops to rescue Zhao?
"Left Prime Minister's words are wrong!"

Kan Zhi retorted: "Because Wu is strong, we Qi will send troops to rescue Zhao!"

"The strength and size of Wu now is unprecedented. Even Jin, the overlord of the past, is much inferior to Wu today."

"The population of the state of Wu is more than that of all other countries in the world; the territory of the state of Wu is more than three times that of other countries; the wealth of the state of Wu is five times that of other countries; Don't dare to compare."

"With such a state of Wu, why can't it rule the world?"

After a pause, Kan Zhiyu said earnestly, "King Wu's wolf ambition has long been revealed."

"He wants to wipe out the nations, dominate the world, and achieve unprecedented feats!"

"If the princes are still at both ends of the rat, they are ambiguous about sending troops to rescue Zhao. Then, I guess, in the future, when Wu's army goes east, it is bound to crush all the countries one by one. How will Qi be in place then?"

The seriousness of the matter is self-evident.

As soon as Kan Zhi's words came out, even Tian Heng didn't dare to raise objections.

If the state of Qi is destroyed by the state of Wu, how can the "Tian family replace Qi" that Tian's so many generations have fought for come true?
Seeing that Tian Heng finally raised no objections, Qi Hou Lu Ren made up his mind to appoint Kan Zhi as the general and Bao Mu as the deputy general, with an army of [-], ready to send troops to rescue Zhao.

At the same time, Lu Ren also sent envoys to Song, Lu, Wei, and Yan, and even Han and Wei, and asked all countries to send troops to rescue Zhao.

……

The time has entered the 30th year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 484 BC, at the end of April in the lunar calendar.

Qingji personally led [-] cavalry, bypassed Zhao Jun's Changping, entered Qi County, and joined forces with Prince Zhang.

The Wu army stationed in Qi County has more than 4 horses.

After the defeat in Qi County, Zhao Yang, who fled back to Jinyang in embarrassment, decided to recruit soldiers again, exhausting his last national power, and prepared to attack Qi County, fighting Wu Jun to the death.

Since Qi County was occupied by the Wu army, and the grain road leading to Shangdang from Jinyang was completely blocked by the Wu army's iron cavalry, the Zhao army could not send the grain and supplies to the front line.

If this stalemate continues, the more than [-] Zhao troops on the front line will inevitably be in chaos, and they will collapse without a fight.

For this reason, Zhao Yang temporarily recruited tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and joined the army of Zhongshan State, and marched towards Qi County.

The total force is about 8, but the combat effectiveness... is not satisfactory!
Near Banshan Mountain in Qi County, on the vast wilderness, more than [-] horses from the three kingdoms of Wu, Zhao, and Zhongshan are confronting each other.

Before the battle between the two armies, Qingji, the commander (king), had a meeting with Zhao Yang.

Qing Ji ordered someone to set up a table, two mats, and put a jug of wine and two wine bottles on the table, as if he wanted to have a good time with Zhao Yang.

(End of this chapter)