Chapter 251 Losing both the wife and the army
The world of the Warring States Period was always changing.
Plot against each other.
The previous moment, the State of Chu was plotting against the State of Yue, and the next moment, it was retaliated against.
May 5th, Daliang.
Just four days after the Chu State sent troops, Jia Xu, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the allied forces, summoned envoys from various countries stationed in Daliang and announced the fact that the Chu State had blatantly torn up the alliance and invaded the Yue State.
Brush it,
The Chu envoy immediately became the focus of the whole audience.
The latter had a blank expression on his face, with a hint of pride on his face, and looked as if he could do nothing to me.
It seems that the Kingdom of Yue has been defeated.
At this time, King Wei pretended to appear on the scene and endorsed Yue State, stating that Chu State had torn up the alliance first and was regarded as automatically withdrawing from the alliance and had no right to share the spoils of the allied forces.
Jia Xu followed suit and stated that the old land of Han would automatically belong to Wei exclusively.
The two men sang the same tune. Although the envoys from Qi and Yan were surprised, it had nothing to do with them and they just acted like they were watching the fun from beginning to end.
The Chu envoy felt uncomfortable, and his expression was extremely interesting, as if he had eaten hot shit.
at last,
On behalf of the State of Yue, Jia Xu formally declared war on the State of Chu and dealt the Chu envoy the most fatal blow.
negotiation,
It was broken from the beginning...
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The envoy of Chu State did not dare to delay. As soon as he returned to the posthouse, he immediately summoned the guest magician who was accompanying him and asked him to pass the message to the King of Chu who was far away in Shouchun as quickly as possible.
But in the end, it was still not as fast as the State of Yue.
In fact, as early as the day before, Li Mu, the general of the Yue State, had personally led an army of 200,000 out of Wuguan, along the old land that had just been recovered by the Chu State, and went straight to the old land of the Han State.
Purpose,
The purpose was to cooperate with the Wei army to encircle the more than 200,000 Chu troops stranded in the Han state.
The Chu army was unprepared, faced with attacks from both the north and the south from Wei and Yue. It was caught off guard and had no room for maneuver. It was trapped near Xinzheng in just one week.
Unable to move.
At this time, Wang Jian's army had just left Hangu Pass and was still testing each other with Lian Po's army. The Chu army that invaded Kuaiji County in Yue State had just completed the occupation of Kuaiji County.
Everything happened so fast.
Yue's efficient communication methods and decision-making mechanism won at least three days for this battle.
For a local war,
Three days is simply fatal.
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Shouchun, the royal palace.
"This is what you call strategy, huh?" Inside the hall, King Fu Chu of Chu was furious and wished he could eat Ling Yin Ren Ni alive.
With more than 200,000 elite troops being surrounded, the good situation of the Chu State suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.
If this army of more than 200,000 were really annexed by Wei and Yue, the strength of Chu would be weakened by at least 30%, and it would instantly fall to a second-rate vassal state.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Ren Ni didn't dare to argue, he just kept kowtowed until his head was broken and bloody.
"waste!"
The King of Chu was furious. He suddenly kicked Ren Ni and sent him flying. With a collision, he hit the pillar of the hall hard.
Ren Ni fell to the ground like a dead dog, still lying on the ground, not daring to breathe. King Fuchu of Chu was famous for his violent temper, and once had the "great achievement" of killing people in the palace.
Ren Ni was terrified...
"Tell me, what peace terms did Yue propose?" The King of Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After surrounding the Chu army, the armies of Wei and Yue became silent.
Anyone with eyes knows that
This is the State of Yue waiting for the State of Chu to express its position.
Although it was Chu that provoked first, Yue was still limited in its energy and was restrained by Wang Jian's army. It was powerless and had no intention of taking the opportunity to declare a full-scale war with Chu.
They gave each other a way out.
The motionless Ren Ni miraculously came back to life, crawled all the way to the feet of the King of Chu, swallowed his saliva, and said with difficulty: "Withdraw troops, cede land, and pay compensation."
Withdrawal,
Naturally, the Chu army withdrew from Kuaiji County, which is what the title implies.
The ceded land was divided into two parts.
The first was to cede the old territories of Yangyue and Wuyue in the south, which would have completely settled the old accounts and prevented the State of Chu from always being entangled in this issue.
This time, I finally got what I wanted.
In addition, the State of Yue also demanded that the State of Chu cede the Nanyang County which it had just recovered from the State of Qin.
This dealt a fatal blow to the State of Chu.
If Nanyang County was to be ceded, together with Hanzhong County which had already been occupied by Yue State, if the two countries went to war again in the future, the Yue army would directly attack the heartland of Chu State.
There is no buffer at all.
Upon hearing this, the anger that had just subsided in King Fu Chu of Chu rose up again, and he almost couldn't hold back and kicked Ren Ni again.
This is called stealing a chicken but losing the rice.
The final compensation was also simple.
It was nothing more than asking the State of Chu to make a series of compensations for its improper behaviors such as attacking Kuaiji County, disrupting local order, harassing the people, and looting supplies.
When the King of Chu saw the thick list of compensation materials, he felt dizzy.
“It’s too bullying!”
These supplies are enough to feed three counties.
Even though the State of Chu was rich and its treasury was well stocked, the King of Chu felt the pain of being slaughtered like this.
Thinking of the old Korean land that was supposed to be in his hands, the King of Chu was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe. He looked at me with a sad look in his eyes, "What if I don't agree?"
Ren Ni swallowed his dry throat again, his voice a little hoarse, and said carefully: "The Prime Minister of Yue said that if we do not agree to their conditions, then we will continue the war."
Jia Xu's original words were -
"Then let's play a killing game. We want to see whether Chu will occupy the land of Baiyue first, or whether Yue's army will reach Shouchun first."
It's clear.
If the situation really gets out of control, the State of Yue would rather give up the land of Baiyue and fight the State of Chu to the end. It depends on whether the King of Chu has the courage to do so.
Of course the King of Chu didn’t!
"Mad man, mad man!" The King of Chu was furious.
Normal people,
How is it possible to bet like this?
With the newly acquired Guanzhong Plain as its treasured land, Yue State no longer had to take the barbarians in the Baiyue land seriously, but Chu State only had Chu State.
What's even more terrifying is that
Even if Chu and Yue were both defeated in the battle, Yue could retreat to Hangu Pass and rely on the Guanzhong Plain and Bashu to recuperate, while Chu would have to face two powerful neighbors, Wei and Qi.
Therefore, the State of Chu could not afford to lose.
Since he didn't dare to gamble, he could only swallow the bitter fruit. Thinking of this, the King of Chu became angry and couldn't help but kick Ren Ni hard again.
Ren Ni didn't move...
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The State of Chu did not struggle much.
May 18,
Ren Ni, the prime minister of Chu, dragged his injured body to Daliang, the capital of Wei, and signed a truce treaty with Jia Xu, the prime minister of Yue, under the witness of the middleman, King Jia of Wei.
The first conflict between Chu and Yue came to an end.
The battle ended with a great defeat for the State of Chu.
This time, the State of Chu lost all its dignity and face. Not only did it lose the Nanyang County and the old territory of Han, but it also lost the Jiangdong County in the south.
It suddenly became a laughing stock in all countries.
It is reported that as soon as Ren Ni, the prime minister of Chu State, returned to Shouchun, he was pulled out by the King of Chu as a scapegoat, who claimed that it was because of Ren Ni's instigation that he chose to go to war with Yue State.
It is really sad that all members of Ren Ni's family were beheaded.
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After signing the truce treaty, the Chu army immediately withdrew from Kuaiji County.
The 200,000-strong army led by Li Mu also kept his promise. After disarming all the Chu troops, they "escorted" them out of the territory of Han.
In the short term, this Chu army has little combat effectiveness and is not enough to pose a major threat to the State of Yue.
In addition, in order to prevent the State of Chu from having any further plans, the State of Wei would take the initiative to strengthen its vigilance and surveillance against the State of Chu without Qin Mo's suggestion.
Follow,
Li Mu led his troops not to return to the Guanzhong Plain along Wuguan, but instead passed through Shangdang County of Han and headed straight for Hangu Pass, putting pressure on Wang Jian's army from the east.
The situation on the Guanzhong battlefield also took a sharp turn for the worse.
It can be said that
The moment Wang Jian decided to lead his troops away from Hangu Pass, he had already lost.
To the east of Xianyang,
Veteran General Lian Po adopted the steady and cautious strategy that he was best at. He was not in a hurry to engage in a head-on confrontation with the main force of Wang Jian's army. Instead, he kept probing the front lines and building up one line of defense after another.
The purpose was to drag down Wang Jian's army.
If this continues, the Yue army will have Qin Mo, the porter between the two worlds, as its backing, and an endless supply of food and fodder resources, while Wang Jian's army will be trapped in a dangerous situation with no food to eat.
In addition, Li Mu's army attacked from the rear, which put further pressure on Wang Jian's army.
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Liyang.
This is the old capital of the Qin State, located about one hundred miles east of Xianyang, and is also the base camp of Wang Jian’s army.
Wang Jian is still the same Wang Jian.
Now that you have decided to go all out, then give it your all.
No matter how experienced and cautious Lian Po was, he was still defeated by Wang Jian and his troops who broke through one blockade after another. In less than a month, they reached the city of Liyang.
It seems to be only one step away from Xianyang.
Outside the city, the central army camp.
Veteran general Wang Jian frowned, and although his back was still straight, a hint of old age could still be seen.
He is too tired.
The fighting over the past month seemed to be going smoothly, but we had unknowingly fallen into the trap set by the State of Yue.
To the west of Liyang, veteran general Lian Po led an army of nearly 400,000 soldiers and stood ready.
To the north, the South Vietnamese Army's Sixth Corps was watching eagerly;
To the south, the ARVN Fifth Corps locked down the Vu Kwan Fortress;
To the east of Liyang, Li Mu was leading an army of 200,000 to attack Hangu Pass.
As the battle line kept moving forward and the situation on the front line was tight, Wang Jian had to withdraw troops from Hangu Pass repeatedly. Before he knew it, there were only a few Qin troops still stationed at Hangu Pass.
In addition, there was a shortage of food and fodder.
It is estimated that it is only a matter of time before Hangu Pass is breached.
The State of Yue mobilized an army of 800,000 men, spanning most of the State of Qin, and laid a net that dragged Wang Jian's army into the net, seemingly at a leisurely pace.
Even so, the State of Yue was still not in a hurry to launch a general attack.
Wang Jian knew that the Kingdom of Yue was waiting.
Waiting for the two legions in the west to complete the sweep and free up their hands to join the main battlefield; waiting for Wang Jian's army to run out of food and fodder and become exhausted.
Like a very patient hunter.
Faced with such an opponent, Wang Jian, who had fought countless battles in his life, felt a little overwhelmed for the first time.
He has run out of options...
