Chapter 242: Five Kingdoms Attack Qin
Qin Mo: "So, the old general has agreed to come out of retirement?"
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At this moment, Lian Po knew that he had been set!
My face is so suffocated.
It's neither a nod nor a shake of the head.
Fortunately, Qin Mo was very good at dealing with people. He bowed and said, "If Yue can get the help of the old general, it will surely be more powerful and destroy Qin in one fell swoop. I sincerely want to appoint the old general as the general of Yue."
"Since the King of Yue loves me so much, I will go there for a visit." Lian Po nodded in agreement.
An old horse in the stable still has a thousand miles to go.
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After bringing Lian Po back to the royal city and handing him over to Xun Yu for resettlement, Qin Mo left again.
Five days later,
Qin Mo appeared on the outskirts of Handan, the old capital of Zhao State.
That is the place where Li Mu lived in seclusion.
During the Qin's campaign to conquer Zhao, although King Qian of Zhao did not remove Li Mu from his position as general, he still replaced him, which completely chilled Li Mu's heart.
After the war, Li Mu moved out of Handan and lived in seclusion in a piece of land.
The old land of Zhao State has now become the territory of Qin State, but because King Zheng of Qin also wanted to subdue Li Mu, he turned a blind eye to Li Mu's retreat.
Let it be.
As one of the four famous generals in the Warring States Period, Li Mu is also a legend.
He first fought against the Huns on the northern border of Zhao State, and later focused on resisting Qin State. He repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the enemy without being defeated, demonstrating his superb military command art.
The Battle of Zhao Defeats the Xiongnu
It is also a typical example in the history of Chinese warfare in which a large infantry regiment completely annihilated a large cavalry regiment.
Facing such a Li Mu, Qin Mo did not beat around the bush. After introducing himself, he directly said, "General, do you want to have another good fight with Wang Jian on the battlefield?"
Li Mu was even more straightforward.
He turned and went into the house, and after a while, he came out carrying a bundle and holding a sword in his hand, "Let's go!"
The land of Bashu was annexed by the newly rising State of Yue. This news had long been spread throughout the Warring States world. Li Mu had just retired, so he naturally knew about it.
So I agreed without hesitation.
Qin Mo was overjoyed.
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November 1st, Longchuan City.
While Jia Xu was still leading a delegation of envoys to visit various countries, Qin Mo had already found two generals for the State of Yue. He ordered people to build a platform for worshipping the generals and personally went on the platform to worship the generals.
Under the auspices of Xun Yu, the Minister of Personnel,
As the King of Yue, Qin Mo appointed Lian Po as the general and Li Mu as the general of cavalry.
The two legendary generals from the State of Zhao met each other in this way and once again joined hands to fight against the State of Qin.
Just this time,
The old country has become a thing of the past, and the new ruler has just ascended the throne.
As soon as the ceremony of swearing in the generals was over, the two generals could not wait to rush to Bashu, where nine corps of the South Vietnamese Army and the newly formed Second Corps of the Black Water Army were gathered.
In order to avoid conflicts,
Qin Mo specially made a division of labor between Lian Po and Li Mu.
General Lian Po was stationed in Bashu and was mainly responsible for training the Nanyue army. After all, time is not forgiving.
The more energetic General Li Mu was mainly responsible for formulating the combat strategy for the Battle of Hanzhong and completing the preliminary intelligence reconnaissance.
Qin Mo's job is to continue transporting food and supplies from reality.
Prepare for next year's big battle.
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After arranging everything, Qin Mo finally had some free time.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Mo dived into the quiet room of the palace, and while using the Fulong Ding to refine seventy-two battle soul banners, he practiced the Taoist technique - the Broken Jade Technique.
In his spare time, he would tease the Black Dragon Ao Que, trying to extract more information from him.
Occasionally, I would also handle some affairs of the Tai Shang Taoist Temple.
After the school started, the Tai Shang Taoist Temple was generally calm. The students either practiced in seclusion or still focused their main energy on "Hong Huang" and seldom showed up in public.
What Qin Mo is more concerned about are those who are striving to achieve upper-grade golden elixir.
After breaking the pill, Bai Hua returned to Longchuan City and continued to serve as her Minister of Revenue, hoping to accumulate enough experience points as soon as possible to complete the second pill formation.
In addition to birch,
In the entire Tai Shang Taoist Academy, there was only one Jindan stage student who chose to break the dan.
The rest,
Either they are still waiting and watching, or they have already given up.
In this regard,
Qin Mo adopted the attitude of "standing by and watching".
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While Qin Mo was in seclusion, Jia Xu began his performance.
Not surprisingly,
The first stop of Jia Xu's diplomatic mission was not the Chu State, which was adjacent to the Yue State, but the Wei State, which had just signed a truce with the Qin State.
The reason is very simple.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Right now, among all the countries in Shandong, the one that most wants to form an alliance with Yue State is none other than Wei State.
Forced by the domestic situation, Qin temporarily ceased fighting, but with Qin's fierce heart, if it was given a chance to relax, it would pounce again like a wolf.
The State of Wei must be defeated.
Under such circumstances, the State of Yue, which had just crushed the arrogance of the State of Qin and saved the State of Wei, took the initiative to extend an olive branch. There was no reason for the State of Wei to refuse.
The two countries signed an alliance the day after Jia Xu arrived in Daliang, the capital of Wei.
The rapidity of the action,
This also surprised the other vassal states.
Although Qi, Chu, Yan and other countries seemed to treat Yue as a nobody on the surface, the envoys led by Jia Xu became the focus of the Central Plains as soon as they entered it.
Spies from various countries were following us almost 24 hours a day.
Wherever the delegation stayed at a post station or inn, it would be fully booked that day.
The residents were all spies from various countries.
None of them tried to hide their true intentions and just followed so blatantly.
Middle-earth,
With the arrival of Jia Xu, a storm arose in the State of Yue.
After conquering the State of Wei, Jia Xu changed his itinerary and arrived at Shouchun, the capital of the State of Chu, after a lot of twists and turns, and submitted a letter to King Fu Chu of Chu.
What is interesting is that
After receiving the letter, the King of Chu left the diplomatic envoys alone for half a month.
The spies from various families also understood what was going on. They all knew that, unlike the Wei State, the Chu State had a grudge against the rapidly rising Yue State.
It was a deliberate attempt to intimidate the envoys from the State of Yue.
Where is Jia Xu?
But he was not in a hurry at all. He visited the dignitaries of the Chu State with gifts every day and attended various banquets, and was very busy.
She suddenly became a "socialite" of the Chu State.
As a result, King Fu Chu of Chu became anxious.
For no other reason,
Although the territory of Chu State was large, it was extremely disunited internally. The princes and nobles held great power and could even influence the decision-making of Chu State.
In addition, he came to power through dishonorable means, which made King Fu Chu of Chu feel even more guilty.
There is no other way.
The only way was to formally summon the Yue delegation in the main hall of the palace.
original,
King Fu Chu of Chu was ready for a war of words with Jia Xu, anticipating that the State of Yue would take the opportunity to launch an attack and demand that Chu return the old lands of Yue, otherwise it would send troops.
This is the consistent practice of powerful countries.
That turned out to be not the case at all...
As soon as Jia Xu came, he brought the promise of King Qin Mo of Yue, stating that the State of Yue only inherited the name of the ancient Yue State, but not the territory of the ancient Yue State.
The current royal family of Yue has nothing to do with Gou Jian's lineage.
The implication is,
The newly born Yue State would not bring up old scores, nor would it ask for old land from the Chu State.
Just this one time,
King Fu Chu of Chu was served very comfortably, and the following negotiations were completely controlled by Jia Xu. He simply used the saying "the lips and teeth are cold" to persuade the State of Chu to join the camp to attack the State of Qin.
The reason is very simple.
Judging from the current trend of the Qin State, once the Wei State is destroyed, the next State to suffer will be the Chu State.
Instead of sitting still and waiting for death,
It would be better to take advantage of Qin's weakness and take the initiative to eliminate the threat in the bud.
As expected, King Fu Chu of Chu was fooled. The two sides conducted arduous negotiations for a week on issues such as sending troops, command of the coalition forces, and distribution of post-war benefits.
after,
The alliance was finally signed.
It has to be said that the State of Chu was not very courageous, but had a big appetite.
And also very greedy.
King Fu Chu of Chu wanted to gain command of the coalition forces and also hoped to get the biggest piece of the pie - the old land of Korea - when the interests were divided after the war.
In no mood,
Jia Xu was surprisingly generous and agreed to all of them.
As long as the five countries attacked Qin, Yue would not only be willing to act as the vanguard, but also would not want the command of the coalition forces, and would also promise not to participate in the distribution of the old lands of Han and Zhao.
He is just a really nice person...
The King of Chu, Fu Chu, was so confused that he became more favorable toward the Kingdom of Yue and was almost ready to become sworn brothers with the King of Yue.
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With the joining of Chu, the five countries' plan to attack Qin was basically completed.
Because of this,
Only then did Jia Xu make concessions in every way and appease King Fu Chu of Chu without damaging the core interests of the State of Yue.
Taking down Wei and Chu meant that Jia Xu had already seized the initiative in the five-nation attack on Qin and passed the ball to Qi and Yan, who had been watching the show.
Now that the alliance between Wei, Chu and Yue is a foregone conclusion, should Qi and Yan join or not?
Do not join,
Not only would the national dignity be damaged, but there would also be a high possibility of losing the opportunity to divide the Qin State.
Once Qin was defeated,
Wei and Chu took advantage of the situation to rise, and they would be the next to suffer.
Especially the State of Yan, which was originally bordering the State of Qin. After the destruction of its "good neighbor" State of Zhao, it had been in constant fear, fearing that the Qin army would invade.
Don't take the opportunity to jump out now.
It was precisely because of this that after leaving the State of Chu, Jia Xu chose the State of Yan as his next stop instead of the closer State of Qi.
The calculation is obvious and in vain.
When Jia Xu arrived at Jicheng, the capital of Yan State, King Xi of Yan was reluctant and hesitant, but after half a month, he finally signed an alliance with Yue State.
A small incident occurred during this period.
That is, after the State of Zhao was destroyed, King Zhao Jia of Dai, who fled to Dai City and proclaimed himself king, actually sent someone to contact Jia Xu, hoping to join the anti-Qin alliance in the name of the State of Zhao.
However, he was ruthlessly rejected by Jia Xu.
The State of Dai was no more than a county. Not only was it small and weak, it also lacked military strength and could not be of much help. Yet it insisted on using the banner of the State of Zhao.
So when we drive the Qin army back from Zhao's old territory in the future, should we return these lands to Zhao?
That's no joke!
The old land of Han and Zhao was Jia Xu's biggest bait to win over the Shandong states to join the war. How could he possibly give it up?
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It's already winter.
After leaving Yan State, Jia Xu came to his last stop - Qi State.
original,
The State of Qi, which believes that "it's none of my business", is the most difficult to convince, and there is almost no solution.
But as Yan State also joined the alliance, Qi State became the easiest one to persuade. If it did not join, it would inevitably be isolated by the Shandong countries.
In order to eliminate hidden dangers,
The allied forces that are about to be formed will probably target Qi first and then destroy it.
That would be a more unjust death than Dou E's.
Therefore, on the fifth day after Jia Xu arrived, King Tian Jian of Qi readily signed the alliance.
after,
Under the leadership of Jia Xu, envoys from various countries gathered in Daliang, the capital of Wei State, and jointly signed the alliance of the five countries to attack Qin and finalize the final details of the alliance.
Since then,
A powerful alliance against Qin was formed.
The Qin State,
The seemingly powerful Qin State could only watch all this...
