warring states careerist

Chapter 853
Zheng Jun's secret letter can really be regarded as a timely gift.

Uncle Cuo's planned plan had a big problem because of the intervention of the Mo family in Xinzheng, and he had been impatient for several days, and now this matter finally turned around.

The state of Chu is nothing to worry about, as long as the affairs of the state of Zheng are settled quickly, at worst, a few pieces of land can be given to the Chu people to appease the anger of the Chu people.

Uncle Gong understood where the anger of the Chu people came from. It was different from the Mohist school, whose reason for sending troops was non-offensive, while the state of Chu was the state of Zheng.
What's more, when the state of Zheng is destroyed and the land is ceded to Chu, the part of South Korea can be ceded, so as to instigate conflicts between Han and Chu.

Originally, those lands did not belong to South Korea, but belonged to Zheng State, but they have been assigned to South Korea in the partition plan, and now they are taken away by Chu State, so South Korea will definitely resent Chu State.

At the same time, it can push South Korea to the front line of defending against Chu, thereby making the Wei-Han alliance closer and preparing for the reshaping of the Wei-led Sanjin alliance strategy.

Uncle Gong also understands that this is the last chance for Wei Guo. If this time does not succeed, even if the Three-Jin Alliance resumes, it is impossible for Wei to take the lead.

He immediately wrote a letter to invite Wei Jian, and at the same time told the messenger one thing.

"Once the city is broken, remember that the Mohists should not be killed lightly. If they resist, break them; if you capture them, don't kill them, but treat them with courtesy."

"Don't give the Mohists an excuse, and don't let Chu take advantage of the Mohism. The Mohists are a big problem for the world, but the Wei state can't stand out."

"In addition, the people in the city must not be slaughtered. As for those who resist, they will all be left behind, and the military discipline will be restrained. Qiu will not commit any crimes."

"After all, Xinzheng is going to return to Han, not Wei. In the future, these bad things will be handed over to the Koreans. Kill people, let them kill if they want to, and don't stop them. But if we capture them, we must not kill."

"Especially the leader of the Mohists in Xinzheng must not be moved. Unless it is a last resort when the princes are united, they must not be killed lightly to avoid revenge."

The envoys wrote down one by one, Gong Shucuo personally wrote a letter to Zheng Jun, to the effect that he endured a heavy burden in order to get rid of the king-killing thief, which is worthy of great appreciation, and the matter of asking for the title of king has also been played. Ask Marquis Wei to know, and he will agree.

He also talked about the history of Zheng Guo's surrender to Jin.

However, at the end, I mentioned Zheng Jun again. Zheng Guo's so-called "Jin and Chu have no faith, but I have faith" was very dangerous.

When Chu State was in full swing, you attacked Zheng State, and you sent people to ask for help, but before the reinforcements arrived, you surrendered to Chu State.As a result, during the decisive battle, you Zheng Guo stood still, and then provoked the decisive battle between Jin and Chu, saying that whoever wins you will follow.It is dangerous to have this kind of thinking now. Don't play with fire. If you want to surrender, hurry up. Otherwise, it will be deemed that Zheng Guo has no faith and will not accept the surrender.

At the end of the letter, Gong Shucuo said that although the siege of the city was not going well for the time being, Wei and Han had already mobilized an army to go, and Xinzheng would be broken. If Zheng Jun didn't hurry up, he would not be considered to surrender at that time.Most of the Qimu clan who had a bloody feud with the Si family back then were mostly in Wei State, and you, Zheng Junyi, are also considered a regicide. If you want to cleanse your stains, don't wait until you break the city. Once you break the city, you will have no chance.

In the past, Gong Shucuo could still write a threat such as "If you don't surrender again, once the city is destroyed, you will be slaughtered", but after the Heze League, everyone really didn't have the courage to do so, unless they wanted to completely turn against the Mohist family, or the king ordered it.Otherwise, if the Mohists really called, the monarch would see that he couldn't stop him from handing over those who gave the order to a public trial and shoot them, that would be bad.

In these years, assassinations and assassinations of progressive men are rampant, and they are proud of it.If you are very courageous, who dares to issue orders such as slaughtering and digging rivers, and besides, the Sishang army is unstoppable. under the rules.

The rules are like that sometimes.

When Zhou Tianzi had the military power to throw Qihou into the pot and cook, the princes were very disciplined and did not dare to overstep.

After the Mohists sent troops to the city of Linzi to force the state of Qi to hand over the prince, after the public trial and shooting, the princes also obeyed the rules, at least they would not slaughter the city easily.

Uncle Gong knows very well that if the princes of the world are of one mind, the Sishang Mohism may not be able to defeat him. If it is backstabbed by other princes, a country will be over.

Just like the alliance that claimed to interfere with the state of Song this time, Gong Shucuo knew very well that without the participation of Zhao and Qin, the alliance would not be successful, so he shouted slogans and took the opportunity to carve up the state of Zheng. Good choice.

When Qin and Zhao are forced to take the initiative to join the anti-Mo family alliance, that is the time to really attack the Mo family.Looking at it now, it seems that it is still far away.

Furthermore, Xinzheng belongs to South Korea in the carve-up plan, and Xinzheng is now blackened by the Mohist family, and Uncle Cuo wants South Korea to have a headache.

An alliance is an alliance, and joint efforts to carve up is joint efforts to carve up, but Wei Guo has always been on guard against South Korea, otherwise how could Zheng Guo have survived for so long?

Leaving a bunch of Zheng people influenced by the Mohists to South Korea, so that South Korea can't eat or vomit, and they are enemies with Chu in the south. At that time, why don't they accept Wei Guo as the leader and follow Wei Guo?If South Korea is allowed to swallow Zheng, and South Korea becomes stronger, I am afraid that by then, the lord Wei Guo will not be able to do what I, South Korea, can do?

Since the Wei-Han alliance will continue to be preserved, it is impossible for Wei Guo to cheat South Korea in the face at this time, so he can only choose to mix sand in Xinzheng.

Judging from the situation that Gongshucuo has now, even if Xinzheng is captured, it will be a big trouble for South Korea.

It's not that Gong Shucuo doesn't know what kind of Zheng Guo people are like.

Because Zheng State's economy developed earlier and its society was richer, the people of Zheng State were awakened relatively early.Fleeing from war, avoiding war, singing, expelling the monarch, discussing politics... these things are already very troublesome.

Now that the city has been besieged for so long, the city walls have also collapsed. As a result, Xinzheng has not yet collapsed. Gong Shucuo thought, when South Korea occupies Xinzheng, these problems will only become more serious.

Xinzheng is a big city, and South Korea placed its capital on the border between Han and Zheng in order to destroy Zheng, so it is almost certain that Xinzheng will become the capital of South Korea in the future.

If you want to become the capital of the country, you have to relocate, immigrate, drive some people away, and bring some people in. When all these problems accumulate, will there be any problems?
Uncle Gong thought to himself, the Mo family’s affairs can’t be handled with past experience and means, I can’t handle it, and even the Koreans can’t handle it, so why should I take the matter on myself?
After giving all these instructions, Uncle Cuo personally wrote another letter, and sent eloquent people in the mansion to go to Chu State as envoys.

What Chu State wants, Gong Shucuo is very clear.

However, there is still a gap between thinking and getting it. If Chu State can completely wipe out the Wei and Han coalition forces to the Yellow River and Luoyang in the first battle, then everything that Chu State wants can be realized.

But looking at it now, Chu State probably wants to fight a moderate victory, and get a part of the land under the premise that Zheng State is divided.

What is the origin of this matter?Uncle Gong also knows that it originated from the reform of Chu State.

Although the reform of Chu State has just begun and is in its infancy, but after all, if it is changed, it will remain the same and be stronger. After the rebellion of Prince Chen Cai was put down, the power of the King of Chu has been strengthened.

It has changed the situation of Daliang City being completely defeated after the First World War, but it has not yet reached the strength of the Yellow River when it was King Zhuang.

If they dare not fight the Mo family, they can only choose to form an alliance with Sishang on the matter of Zheng Guo, to suppress Wei Han and show their strength.

After all, going to war with the Mohists requires an all-out war and the mobilization of the entire Chu state's lords, and the battle for the Zheng state is a controllable battle.

Gong Shucuo hoped that Chu State would think about the story of the snipe and clam fighting for the fisherman's profit, and expressed his support for Chu State's previous proposal of the Central Plains joint defense against ink.

It is impossible for the two sides to expand this battle. At most, it will be fought around the division of Zheng Guo. The key is that both sides have their own bottom lines.

What Chu State wanted was nothing more than the flank of Yuguan, north of Yingshui.

It is indeed quite unfavorable for Chu State that Wei Han monopolizes Zheng State.

In terms of terrain, the Xuchang of the later generations belongs to the state of Zheng; Xiangcheng in the southwest of Xuchang belongs to South Korea; to the south of Xiangcheng is Ye County, a large county of Chu State; to the west is Luyang, an important border area.

The city of Chu State facing Zheng State was Zhaoling. At this time, it was called Zhaoling or Yinyang. In Yinshui Yang, it was called Luohe in later generations.

The border of Chu State is probably near Xiaoshangqiao where Yang Zaixing died in battle.

Taking Zhaoling as the boundary, to the east is Chen, an important town of Chu State, and to the west, there is no need to go around Funiu Mountain to directly threaten the border counties of Ye, Wuyang, and Fangcheng of Chu State.

The fortress of Fenxing, which Chu spent a lot of money and manpower to build, was sandwiched between Xuchang and Xiangcheng, which was tantamount to being abolished.

Chu’s dream of the Central Plains is supported by Xuchang and Yuguan in the northeast of Yanling. The east of Yuguan has been occupied by Wei. If Wei and Han take Xuchang and Yanling again, Chu will completely lose the right to speak in the Central Plains. Han can fight Chu whenever he wants.

Conversely, if Xuchang and Yanling are in hand.

The east can support Yuguan, and the west can connect to Fenxing Fortress, which makes Chu's situation in the Central Plains very good, and it can advance and attack, retreat and defend.

If Wei and Han attack Chu, they must first attack Xuchang. If Xuchang is not captured, Chu can follow Wei and Han's back road at any time: take the line of Pingdingshan in Luyang, and Chu can attack Xiangcheng from Xuchang to counterattack; if they attack Xuchang, Chu can Send troops from Luyang Ye County to attack Xiangcheng, threatening Yangdi, the capital of South Korea.

That's why when Wei Han attacked Zheng, the state of Chu was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and its hair all exploded.

Indeed, the morality of the Mohist King Chu is very annoying and defensive, but as long as Chu State does not strive for hegemony in the Central Plains and regain its glorious national power, Song State is not important to Chu State; Must be held in hand.

How many years has the Mohism risen?How many years did Chu and Sanjin fight?After two or three hundred years of fighting between Zheng Guo, Chu and Jin, and hundreds of thousands of deaths, how could it be easy to let go?
It's not that Uncle Cuo doesn't know, but with the rise of Sishang, I, Wei Han, will occupy Zheng Guo, what can you do about Chu Guo?Start a full-scale war with us and let the Sishang Mo family pick peaches?
Based on this judgment, Uncle Gong hopes to deceive the King of Chu and induce the King of Chu to look forward to a settlement through negotiation. It seems that Xuchang Yanling may not be able to be handed over to Chu State, Wei, Han and Chu do not start a war to let the Mohists take advantage the meaning of.In fact, it is delaying time. Once Xinzheng City breaks the Mo family and has no reason to send troops and withdraws, then Chu will naturally retreat.

As long as it stabilizes in three years, strengthens the defense of Xuchang and other places, gradually gains a firm foothold and realizes effective rule, Chu State will not be able to take back these places easily, and at the same time, it will make South Korea feel like a thorn in its back, and dare not easily disobey Wei State .

(End of this chapter)