As soon as Tang Ju, the envoy of Later Wei, and Right Prime Minister Tian Tao were sent here, they reported the news that "the Yanling army of Wei State is suspected of attacking Julu Pingyuan City", which surprised King Lu Bai of Qi and made him a little scared.

I have to say that Wei's Tang Ju once said something about Qi's pain points: Although the Wei and Qi armies are currently in a stalemate on the Taishan battlefield, in fact, Wei has only dispatched one army, Wei Wujun, while Qi's

However, five armies including the Beihai Navy, Donglai Army, and Langya Army were deployed. Can this be said to be a stalemate between the two countries?

Flustered, King Lu Bai of Qi immediately summoned Tian Tao, Gao Xi, Bao Shu, Guan Zhong, Lian Chen and other important ministers. Even the left prime minister Zhao Zhao, who had recently gradually faded out of the sight of the government and the public, was invited to discuss the matter.

Countermeasures.

To be fair, Qi State is no longer as determined as it was at the beginning regarding "uniting Han and Chu to fight against Wei". The reason is that Wei King Zhao Run completely disrupted the original strategy of the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Qi and Chu", which was unexpected.

Unexpectedly, he took the lead in launching a war against Qi.

Fortunately, when Han Wangran was committing suicide, he still remembered to send someone to talk to Linzi. Otherwise, the news of the Korean monarch's death, even if it did not cause turmoil within Korea in a short period of time, would probably make the Qi people lose their resistance.

Wei's confidence - after all, fundamentally speaking, Han Wangran was the key figure in promoting the three kingdoms of Han, Qi and Chu to unite against Wei.

After looking around at the ministers in the palace, Qi King Lu Bai frowned and said: "Ji Kuo, the deputy general of the Korean general Le Yi, sent someone to inform Tian Rong of Pingyuan City a few days ago that Wei General Qu Cheng had

I once intended to cross the Qinghe River and attack Pingyuan City, but fortunately I was intercepted by Ji Kuo on the way..."

Upon hearing these words, all the officials in the palace remained silent.

They could not deny that South Korea had tried its best to attract the attention of Wei State, but Wei State refused to go to war with South Korea, and chose to pick Qi State, a soft persimmon, to attack. This made Qi King Lu Bai and the ministers present,

Wei Wang Zhao Run felt a little helpless when he didn't play according to common sense.

"How is the situation over there at Mount Tai?"

King Lu Bai of Qi asked Tian Baidao, the right minister.

Right Prime Minister Tian Tao cupped his hands and said: "A while ago, Tian Dan tried to lure Wei general Shaohu to Chi County and tried to ambush him on three sides, but Shaohu did not fall into the trap... A few days ago, Tian Dan sent someone to send a letter saying that Wei

The army under General Shaohu is currently opening up wasteland outside Lu County, and it seems that they are preparing to fight a protracted war..."

"King Wei is so calm."

The scholar-official Guan Zhong said with a wry smile.

Well, when the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Qi, and Chu" has lost its secrets, it stands to reason that the Wei State should be the most anxious, but as for the Wei State, it is dragging South Korea in Handan County while dragging it in Mount Tai.

Looking at Qi Guo, he didn't seem to be in any hurry at all.

It's like a strong man who is clearly ready to punch, but he only extends one finger, leaving you completely confused as to whether he is bluffing or whether he is sure of victory.

"Perhaps Wei State's use of troops against Taishan is to force Daqi to surrender to it." Lien Chen, a scholar-official standing by, cautiously interjected.

It has to be said that since the start of this battle was not at all like what Han Wangran described back then, and it was vaguely led by Wei King Zhao Run, Qi's confidence in "uniting Han and Qi to resist Wei" was inevitably undermined.

A lot of it was wasted.

Therefore, the nobles in Linzi City once again jumped out to put pressure on the imperial court, hoping that Qi State could restore diplomatic relations with Wei State.

After all, since the Wei State declared war on Qi State, Wei's merchants have gradually begun to suppress Qi State's merchants. Although Qi State has learned from the past experience of South Korea, Qi State has made preparations for economic war in advance, but it still cannot avoid the Bolangsha Port City.

of losses.

Today, the two markets of Wei and Qin were lost in one fell swoop, and the Korean market was destroyed by the merchants of Wei. This caused huge losses to the merchants and nobles of Qi.

More importantly, Qi does not have the strength like South Korea to be able to die with Wei. Not to mention Wei using all its strength to attack, as long as Wei dispatches about three armies like Wei Wujun, it will be enough to push Qi away.

To the brink of destruction.

Therefore, the nobles in Qi hoped that the court would change its attitude towards Wei, and Lien Chen, a scholar-official, was one of them.

No, I remember that in the past years, Lian Chen had targeted the left prime minister Zhao Zhao in every possible way, but recently, instead of targeting Zhao Zhao, he has made a kind move in the hope of resolving the conflict with Zhao Zhao. This may not be because he is looking for a way out.

It's no wonder that the people of Qi are like this. The long-term peace makes them subconsciously choose to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, and lack blood.

Especially the big nobles, who had held back the country during the Chu-Qi War, but now faced with the Wei State, they seemed to have the intention of holding the country back again.

No, when Tang Ju, the envoy of Wei, went to Qi a while ago, even though his talks with Qi King Lu Bai broke down, before returning home, Tang Ju received invitations to banquets from many nobles in Linzi City, and also sent money.

It was a gift to a woman again, but thanks to Tang Ju's integrity, otherwise, this harvest alone would be enough for him to eat for several years.

After hearing this, everyone in the hall glanced at Lian Chen, feeling quite ashamed of a guy like Lian Chen who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

But it is undeniable that Lian Chen said something very reasonable: Since South Korea cannot contain Wei, and Qi cannot parry Wei, is it necessary for this war to continue?

But at that time, Shang Qing Gao Xi interrupted Lian Chen's self-defeating words with an angry voice.

It has to be said that although Gao Xi is stubborn and pedantic, and he was also immersed in the fantasy that Qi State was invincible in the world, it is undeniable that this veteran Qi State minister is still quite discerning. He knows very well that if this time

The three countries of Han, Qi and Chu cannot contain Wei, so no country in the entire Central Plains can stop Wei's ambitions.

The question is, given the current situation, how to open up the situation?

After pondering for a moment, Right Prime Minister Tian Tao said: "Your Majesty, we must urge the Chu State. If the Chu State is still indifferent to this, then...even if South Korea and Daqi try their best to stop the Wei State, it will be of no avail."

King Lu Bai of Qi thought for a moment after hearing this and nodded in agreement.

However, Lu Bai, King of Qi, had another thought: South Korea and Qi have already spent almost everything they have to stop the Wei State, and you, the Chu State, are still watching from the sidelines. Doesn’t this make sense? You must know this battle.

, as long as everything goes well, in the end it will be your country of Chu that will benefit the most.

Thinking of this, King Lu Bai of Qi felt a little unbalanced: We clearly agreed to fight against Wei together, but now South Korea and I, Qi and Wei, are fighting to the death, and you, Chu, are still playing brotherly harmony with Wei.

drama, why is this?

Therefore, Feng Xuan, a minister summoned by King Lu Bai of Qi, asked Feng Xuan to immediately send an envoy to Chu State and clearly told King Xiong Tuo of Chu that if Chu State was still prepared to watch the fire from the other side, they would simply break up.

Feng Chen followed his words and went to the Chu State as an envoy. After trekking for about half a month, he finally arrived at the capital of Chu State, Shoying, in late May. When he met with the King of Chu, Xiong Tuo, he proposed his idea of ​​the Qi State.

The request of the monarch Lu Bai.

Strictly speaking, both South Korea and Qi made wedding clothes for Chu in this battle. Therefore, there was certainly no need for Chu King Xiong Tuo to offend Qi, even though Feng Chen was conveying the words of Qi King Lu Bai.

Zhong was a little excited, but Xiong Tuo didn't care at all.

After sending Feng Chen away, King Xiong Tuo of Chu summoned Prime Minister Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, to discuss the matter with the latter.

Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, thought for a while and said to Xiong Tuo: "It seems that Qi is a little anxious... probably because the previous situation was a bit unfavorable to our side."

Isn't it disadvantageous? You must know that the strategy formulated by Han Wangran back then almost lost all its advantages in the face of Wei King Zhao Run's decision to attack Qi State without following the common sense. This is why Chu State has not yet broken up with Wei State.

The reason for losing face - because South Korea failed to contain Wei's main force as planned.

"Lu Bai is still young and vigorous. He actually asked someone to say something to me alone. If Ruogu continued to watch the fire from the other side, he simply broke up... This idiot, does he think the Wei State will let him go?" Xiong Tuo seemed to smile.

Said without a smile.

After hearing this, Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng smiled and said: "After all, Lu Bai is not as good as Lu Xi, but his words are probably just out of anger... The problem is that using troops against Wei at this time is not in line with me.

The interests of Da Chu.”

"Hmm."

Xiong Tuo nodded.

Originally, Chu State should have joined the battle in the middle of the battle, and suddenly launched an attack to attack Wei State. But now, due to the failure of the strategy, Chu State had to join the war in the early stages of the war. This inevitably made Xiong Tuo

Some hesitation.

Don't look at the Chu State's claim to be able to mobilize four million troops, but the comprehensive strength of the four million troops may not be able to withstand the 400,000 elites of the Wei State - especially when faced with war weapons such as Wei's continuous crossbows and machine-shaped crossbow boxes.

, pure human sea tactics are almost useless.

But the embarrassing thing is that Chu State is now riding a tiger and is unable to get off. After all, Qi State has sent someone to deliver an "ultimatum": either Chu State will enter the country immediately, or they will break up.

Under such circumstances, Xiong Tuo would naturally not be able to enjoy the good show as before.

After pondering for a while, Xiong Tuo finally nodded and said: "That's all, let's inform Xiong Hu. Although it is not in line with the original plan, we should still ask him to prepare to take action..."

"Yes!" Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng bowed and retreated.

At this time, King Chu Xiongtuo walked to the window, holding the window lattice and looking at the scenery outside the window.
Chapter completed!