warring states careerist

Chapter 925

Regarding the dispatch of envoys by the Marquis of Qi, Qin State also had different opinions.

Thirty years ago, the state of Qin was located in the western frontier. Since Xiangong, it has developed westward and lost Xihe. In fact, the state of Qin has always closed its doors and played by itself. It rarely has too much contact with the princes of the Central Plains. Generally, they will not greet him.

In recent years, the order of seeking talents has been widely issued, and the rise of Sishang Mohists has been deceiving Wei State, which makes Qin State, which has cut off constant ties with Wei State in the west of Wei State, return to the vision of the princes of the Central Plains.

In fact, Qi State has not contacted Qin State for a long time. This time, Qi Hou sent an envoy to discuss with Qin State. He was unavoidably impatient and exposed some thoughts of Qi State.

The feudal lords joined forces to oppose the Mohists, and it was impossible for the Qin State not to come forward, because even if the dispute between Qin and the Three Jins was not helping the Mohists subjectively, it was actually helping the Mohists.

However, the Three-Jin Alliance may not be very stable. If the benefits are sufficient, even South Korea, which has the best relationship with the Wei State, will join in the feast that Qi State conceived to carve up the Wei State.

The ministers of Qin State were also divided into two factions.

One faction believes that as long as Zhao and Qi come forward, it will not be a problem to completely abolish the state of Wei.Taking advantage of the fact that the Mo family is currently fighting against Chu and Yue and has not yet settled down, getting Xihe and getting a finger in Shangjun can realize Qin's dream of completely going out from the western frontier.

The other faction believes that the power of the Mohist school is increasing day by day. Once Chu is swallowed up and Yue Yue is destroyed, the Mohist school's layout in the south will be integrated.South China Sea, Nanzheng, Min, Wuyue, Xuzhou, Jingzhou... Moreover, the morality of the Mohists is anti-vassals, aristocrats, and hereditary. This is a battle of morality and morality. All countries make friends and fight against Mexico with all their strength.

Qin Jun was undecided, although his heart belonged, but he still wanted to hear Wu Qi's opinion.

He therefore asked: "In the public's opinion, if the princes join forces to fight against Mo this time, will it be difficult to put down all their achievements in one battle?"

Wu Qi shook his head, thought for a moment, and said solemnly: "Even if King Wu is resurrected, the Grand Duke waved the flag, and Sun Wuzi Wu Zixu commanded the army, it is impossible to defeat him in one battle and complete his achievements in one battle."

"When I died in Qin in the past, I went to Sishang. The wealth of Sishang was better than that of Qin today; the discipline of soldiers and the heart of benefiting the world in Sishang are even better than before."

"From my point of view, the biggest result that the princes can achieve this time is that the Mohists withdraw from Jianghan and take Poyi as the boundary. The princes will not get an inch of Sishang. Once the Mohists retreat into Sishang and defend it It is only possible to fight with 50 soldiers for three years, but if the vassal states recruit 50, after three years, the whole country will starve to death."

"Besides, the country of Yue is doomed. This is the biggest victory the coalition forces of the princes can achieve this time."

This answer can be said to be quite pessimistic. Qin Jun thought that the big victory would not only drive the Mo family back to Jianghan, but also cause Sishang to be severely injured. Surrounded, losing all ability to attack externally.

However, Wu Qi's answer was completely opposite. He judged that if the allied forces of the princes could restore the Chu of Jianghan this time, it would be considered the greatest victory, and this would have to be done with the Yue Kingdom.

Qin Jun understood that there was a gap between Qin and Si, but he didn't expect the gap to be so big.

"Then how will the people of Qi's plan to carve up the state of Wei benefit Qin?"

Wu Qi shook his head again and said, "It's not beneficial to Qin."

"It seems that Qin can win Xiheshang County, but the strength of the Mo family is increasing. Even if Wei is destroyed, Zhao Qihan will carve up Wei and become stronger day by day."

"At that time, the Mohist soldiers will station in Shangyu, and they can attack Xihe in the north and reach Lantian in the west. Zhao, Qi and Han have their own ideas, but they will give the Mohists every chance to defeat the vertical and horizontal diplomacy."

"Originally, Qin was located in the west, and there was no war, no attack, no peace with the Mohists. The more chaotic the Central Plains became, the stronger the Qin people became. If Wei was divided up, Qin would send troops to confront the Mohists whenever there was any disturbance."

Qin Jun was about to refute, Wu Qi asked back: "Dare to ask your lord, if the Mo family passes through Lu and closes Luo, will Qin send troops to help Han and Zhou?"

Just ask, Qin Jun will understand.If the Mohists took the opportunity to carve up the Wei State instead, then once the Mohists went north to attack South Korea, the Qin State would have to send troops.

At that time, Qin's foreign policy can and can only have one, and that is to have a cold heart, not a long-distance relationship and a short-term attack.

Wu Qi asked again: "Although the Xihe River is dangerous and big, I don't know how it compares to Jianghan and Nanyang. Mo lives in Xuzhou, and he is already invincible in the world. If he wins Jing and Yangzhou again, how can the mere Xihe River be compared with Jing and Yangzhou? ? Now that we are defeated, in the future, the Mohists will increase their strength by ten and the Qin people will increase their strength by one, so why fight in the future?"

Wu Qi asked again: "The south of Nanzheng is Bashu. If the Mohists conquer Jingzhou and destroy Wuyue, and have Nanzheng's army, and march from south to west, Bashu will be invincible."

"A few years later, what the princes of the world will face is not the current Sishang Mohism. It is the Mohism that is bounded by Nanzheng, Hanshui, Dabie, Huaishui, Yanzhou Wenshui, and the East China Sea. In the land of Kyushu, there are Ninety-four; the riches of Kyushu are afraid of three or two, so why fight in the future?"

"The Marquis of Qi is ignorant and only knows about small profits. As far as the current situation of Qi is concerned... what can we do if we win the land of Wei? After a few years, if the Mohists attack with all their strength to destroy Chu, it will be determined in two months. When you have the intention to rescue, not to mention the logistics and news transmission, you will know it on the same day, and it may arrive in Linzi within two months?"

Qin Jun nodded slowly, and understood what Wu Qi meant. Once this situation was formed, it would not be a situation of attacking from the east and saving from the west.

Seeing that Wu Qi was wholeheartedly preparing to unite with the princes to suppress the Mohists, Qin Jun asked again: "In that case, what will this battle be like?"

Wu Qi asked rhetorically, "Does Your Majesty want to see the ending from the perspective of etiquette and morality? Or do you want to look at the ending from the perspective of Qin Zhiguo?"

Qin Jun smiled and said: "I am Qin Jun, and I belong to the country of Qin. I am not running around for etiquette, I am fighting for the interests of the country."

Wu Qi said: "That's exactly what it should be. Then, from the perspective of Qin Zhiguo, there are three situations in this battle."

"In the last game, the feudal lords won a great victory in the west, and the people of Qi in the east were able to defend their territory. When the Mohists withdrew from Jianghan, our army immediately withdrew and did not join the lords in besieging Sishang."

"Send a large army from the three directions of Shangyong, Baogu, and Wudu, and gather the strength of the whole country to break through Nanzheng and destroy Shu."

"Occupy Shangyu, extort bribes from Danyang, go east to seize Hangu and Weisai, develop production, reform laws and regulations, and wait and see the changes in the world."

Qin Jun thought about it carefully, nodded in praise and said, "The first game was great. How about the middle game?"

"The middle game... the middle game is based on the idea of ​​​​dividing Wei. Take the opportunity to win Wei's Xiheshang County for the future. If the Mohist school is split, civil strife, and decay, it may be possible to win in the future."

Qin Jun was horrified, the situation in the first game was so good, he didn't want the middle game to be a situation that could only be persisted by relying on the Mo family's own mistakes.

He calmed down for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "What about the game?"

"If the game is over, the funeral can be prepared within two years."

"Qin reconciled with Han, Zhao and Wei, and jointly sent troops to save Chu. They fought against Mohism and Hanshui. block."

"The so-called funeral is to talk to the Mohists, and to admit that the Mohist inherited the great Yu's ambition to stabilize Kyushu and let Yongzhou go. The Qin people were able to migrate from Langya to Yongzhou in the past, but today they are princes. Today, they can also move west from Yongzhou to Yongzhou. The rich land is king."

If it was not pushed to the extreme, no one would choose to migrate thousands of miles, and the people of Qin would not take the initiative to choose to leave their homes.

However, the attitude of the Mohists toward the nobles was vividly demonstrated in this battle against Chu, and there was no possibility of compromise, so the nobles of the Qin State had to leave a way out.

This back road may be dangerous and difficult, but compared to the dead end where everything accumulated for hundreds of years has been wiped out, and compared to the dead end of being equal to the common people by blood, there is still a glimmer of hope after all.

Wu Qi mentioned this issue a long time ago, and he also mentioned that the situation of Qin State is actually very ugly. If there is no Mohist to disturb the situation, Qin State will make great efforts to seize Xihe first and then go to Bashu, and there will be no one in the world.

After the rise of Sishang, the layout was already planned in advance, so that Qin had only one way out of Xihe, but going out of Xihe meant that the power of the Mohist family was also growing, and the power of the princes and nobles who resisted the Mohist family was fighting among themselves, so it was extremely difficult.

Many people have gone to the Far West for trade in these years. They also know that after crossing the desolation, there is good land suitable for farming potatoes, corn, cotton, wheat and other crops. They also know that the Far Eastern prince of Persia named Bhaktra is weak.

If we use the different colonial methods of the country and the country in the past, we will be able to gain a foothold after several generations, and it is not impossible that technologies such as gunpowder and iron armor can be crushed.

But Qin Jun heard that Wu Qi's three situations of up, middle and down actually correspond to two choices.

Either send troops to fight against Mexico, or carve up Wei.Carving up the Wei State would be unfavorable in the long run, but this seems to be the least dangerous path.

And sending troops to fight against Mo, once the Mo family cannot be driven out of Jianghan, then they will face the worst situation.

But this situation is unsolvable.

If Wei's main field army is still there, the chances of driving the Mo family out of Jianghan are actually very high.

However, the main force of the Wei State was just wiped out by the Qin State, but if the Xihe pawns were not destroyed, the Mo family would not take the opportunity to destroy Chu. The enemy has become an ally instead, how much strength does the "ally" Wei Guo have now?
At that time, the main force to expel the Mohists from Jianghan will be Qin, Han, Wei, and Zhao.And how could the Qi State in the east invade Sishang by itself?Zhao Guo's full support is necessary, but how much can Zhao Guo support?South Korea is lacking in avatars. How many advantages does the Jianghan War have after the division of troops?
According to Wu Qi's estimate, the Mohists have at least [-] troops in Jianghan who can fight in the field, and there are more than [-] navy troops. How likely is it that they will be completely wiped out in the field?
Moreover, the Mohists in the Jianghan area suddenly poured in so many Mohists, and brought so many seeds of iron tools and farm tools. In two years at most, they may pull out tens of thousands of troops. There is only a chance to fight quickly.

Either win the Bashu Linnanyang dangerous Xihe for a long time, or prepare to move westward within five years.It's hard to choose.

(End of this chapter)