"Qin Qi unites to attack Wei?" Xiong Huai was shocked when he saw the news.

The State of Qi did not attack the Song Dynasty, but attacked the State of Wei.

However, when Xiong Huai remembered the current situation of the Wei State, he was not surprised.

After all, if external factors such as allies are excluded, and only the strength of Wei and Song is counted, I am afraid that the current strength of Song will faintly surpass Wei.

It's just that to Xiong Huai's surprise, the Qin State actually sent troops at the same time as the Qi State.

In other words, Qin and Qi reached a tacit understanding.

Although he was a little surprised that Qin and Qi jointly attacked Wei, in the case that the Chu State had already prepared to let the Qin State out of the customs to stir up the situation.

This is still not out of the control of the Chu State.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai put down the paper in his hand, then looked at the Qin envoy Gongzi Kui, and said with a smile: "The two countries of Qin and Chu communicate with each other, and the caravans are endless, which is also what the widow expects." ”

Gongzi Kui just saw that after the King of Chu received a piece of news, his face suddenly changed, and he thought that there was something wrong with the plan of Qin and Chu to deepen relations.

After all, the alliance between Qin and Qi to attack Wei also had an impact on the Chu State. If the king of Chu did not send troops to attack Wei to strengthen himself, the situation would become extremely complicated, and even Qin's plan to attack Hedong would be unexpected.

Therefore, what Qin was most worried about was that Chu would not see the good of Qin and Qi, and then intervene.

And this request for mutual markets between the two countries is not only a complementarity between the two countries, but also a temptation for Qin to Chu.

At this moment, after he heard that the king of Chu agreed to exchange markets, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "If this is the case, the minister can also repay the widow with confidence." ”

Xiong Huai smiled, then looked at Gongzi Kui and said: "The horses and cattle and sheep of the Qin State have always been expected by the widows, since the two countries have decided to trade with each other.

The widow took 1,000 rhinoceros skins, 1,000 carts of good iron ore in Wancheng, 10 boxes of tortoiseshell, 10 boxes of spices, etc., as the first batch of materials to be traded to the Qin State.

He also asked Gongzi to reply to Qin and asked the King of Qin to prepare a batch of fine horses and fat sheep.

If this transaction can be completed, then in the future, the transaction between Qin and Chu will continue. ”

When Childe heard this, he immediately showed joy.

Now the Qin State is preparing to attack the Wei State, although it is not known whether the Chu State has learned about this, but with this batch of strategic materials, it is enough to announce to the world that the Chu State supports the Qin State in attacking the Wei State.

Thinking about it, Gongzi Kui immediately responded: "Please rest assured, as long as the king speaks, our kingdom will definitely prepare the horses, fat sheep, beautiful jade and other materials that the king wants as soon as possible." ”

After the discussion, Xiong Huai left Gongzi Kui in Chu to attend the wedding of Gongzi Wangcai and Princess Qin, and asked Gongzi Kui to be sent out of the palace.

As soon as Gongzi Kui left, Xiong Huai immediately said to Chen Zhen: "Chen Qing, what is the specific situation?" ”

Chen Zhen quickly responded: "Back to the king, the spies have come to report that not long ago, the Qin general Wei Ran led 100,000 Qin troops from Fenyin to attack the east of the Wei River. At the same time, the Qi general Tentacle led 150,000 Qi troops from Acheng to the west and attacked the eastern part of Wei.

The news from the Wei side that because of the civil strife in Zhao, the Wei general Ni Liang had long been in the east to guard against the Qi State. As soon as Ni Liang heard that Qi sent troops to attack Wei, he immediately adopted the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness, abandoning large areas such as Puxi, and then luring the enemy to go deeper, preparing to hold Jiyang to prepare for the Qi army. ”

"Jiyang?" Xiong Huai was stunned.

The south of the mountain and the north of the water are called the yang, and Jiyang is the city in the north of the water, although Jiyang can use the water as a ditch to facilitate defense.

However, it is far better to defend Jiyang City than to take a step back, retreat to the south of Jishui, and then rely on Jishui to defend.

The fact that Wei abandoned Jishui and chose Jiyang shows that Wei's situation is far weaker than Chu estimated.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai said in a daze: "What, is it true that the Wei State has really weakened to this extent, and it can't even hold Jishui, so it can only guard Jiyang?" ”

"I'm afraid so!" Chen Zhen sighed: "Great King, before the Wei State was defeated by Chu and then by Qin, the elite was lost. Subsequently, the Wei State not only did not cultivate, but joined forces with the Six Kingdoms to desperately recapture the cities of Anyi and Jiangdu in Hedong.

Then, before the Wei State had yet to cultivate, it teamed up with the Five Kingdoms to attack Qi, and the alliance of the Wei, Han and Song Kingdoms was defeated outside Pinglu City for a while.

From this point of view, the Wei State is probably really extremely weak. ”

Saying that, Chen Zhen said again: "Also, on the Hedong side, Wei General Wei Qi is also short of troops, so he can only stick to Anyi, the former capital of Wei. ”

"Anyi?" Xiong Huai was stunned again, and hesitated: "If the widow is not mistaken, not long ago, after the Qin State conquered Anyi, he expelled all the cities back to the Wei State. Anyi should be an empty city now, so without the help of the people to defend the city, how can Wei Qi hold the city with an army. ”

Chen Zhen was silent.

At this time, Xiong Huai sighed: "Save people and lose land, people and land will survive, save land and lose people, people and land will be lost." The king of Wei was mediocre and abandoned tens of thousands of Wei children for an empty city.

It seems that in the near future, the widow may not be able to have hope for the Wei State either. ”

After saying that, Xiong Huai immediately said: "Inform Ling Yin and the crown prince that Qin and Qi have jointly attacked Wei, and Wei may be hit hard again."

But my Chu State continued to maintain the original plan, and the troops did not move, recuperating. ”

"Yui."

Then, Xiong Huai commanded again: "Please order Yin to come." ”

"Yui."

Soon after, Zhao Ju came.

Xiong Huai told him about the affairs of the Wei State and asked: "Ling Yin, Qin and Qi jointly attacked Wei beyond the expectations of the widows, and at the same time, the weakness of the Wei State exceeded the predictions of the widows. Now, the widows feared that the Wei state might be hit hard.

Once the vitality of the Wei State is greatly damaged, then, in the future, the Wei State may not only not be able to help, but may even become a vassal of the Qi State.

In this way, I don't know what Ling Yin thinks. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ju closed his eyes and muttered for a long time, and then responded: "The king just ordered that the state of Chu will continue to cultivate and will not send troops to save Wei.

In this way, the only rescue soldier of Wei was left with Zhao. And Zhao Guo's side is also not optimistic. ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju arched his hand and said: "The king, the minister's meaning, increase the support for the Qin State, and strive to let the Qin State defeat the Wei State in one step faster than the Qi State."

In this battle, Qin invaded the east of the river and attacked the west of Pu. Although Hedong is an important place of Wei, it is not the heart of Wei, and the Liang of Puxi and Henan is the heart of Wei.

Therefore, the minister suggested that when necessary, he should jointly send envoys to Qi and Wei to mediate, and encourage Wei to pay tribute to Qi.

In this way, the Qin State defeated the Wei State first, but the Wei State surrendered to the Qi State, which will inevitably lead to the Qin State being at odds with each other.

Therefore, at that time, we can send an envoy to Qin, and on the grounds that Qin broke Wei, but Wei asked Qi Chen, we encouraged Qin to send troops to attack Wei again, and forced Wei to submit to Qin.

As long as Qin sends troops, it will be Qin's ally of Qi attacking Wei, a vassal state, which will definitely make Qi hate Qin.

Then, we can take advantage of Qin's attack on Wei and let Wei Lianqi and Zhao Lianhan jointly fight against Qin.

Once the Qi State unites the Three Jin Dynasty to defeat the Qin State, it will make the Qin State hate the Qi State.

In this way, our Chu State does not need to send a single soldier to separate the relationship between Qin and Wei, and then the relationship between Qin and Qi.

And after the deed is completed, the Qin State has already entered my urn. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, his eyes lit up, and his thoughts became clearer.

So, he nodded: "Good, this plan is feasible, and I will let Yin Ke talk to the Qin envoy later, so as to increase the support of my Chu State to the Qin State."

Even, even if it is food, and even finished weapons and armor, it is not impossible for my Chu State to sell. ”

When Zhao Ju heard this, he immediately arched his hand and said: "The king is wise! ”

After Zhao Ju left, because Tang Yu was still training in the south of the city, Xiong Huai summoned Que Guanzi again to listen to the suggestions.