After arranging the transfer of troops, Xiong Huai then asked: "Zhuqing, there is only one question left now, that is, when to send troops. Now it's almost September, and it's too late to send troops this year, whether to send troops in May and June after the wheat harvest next year, or to send troops in September and October after the corn harvest, I don't know when you think it's good. ”

As soon as Xiong Huai's words fell, Jing Cui immediately replied: "King, now that we have made an appointment with the three kingdoms of Qin, Han and Song to attack Qi and Wei, this matter is naturally as soon as possible." Otherwise, the ministers are afraid that if they are late, there will be changes and twists and turns. ”

"No." Zhao Ju shook his head immediately after Jing Cui finished speaking.

Jing Cui is in charge of the Yue State, and it is not difficult to defeat the Yue State, but he Zhaoju is not, he is attacking the Wei State on the surface, but in fact, his main task is to defend the Qin State and the attack of the Three Jins.

Originally, the center of gravity of Chu State's defense was here, so naturally there was nothing wrong with it.

However, now that the King of Chu has transferred most of the elite here, how to defend against the attacks of various countries and redeploy the defenses all need to be rearranged, which will take time.

If it is in May, there will only be a little more than half a year left, which seems to be a long time, but if it is to rebuild the fortifications, Zhao Ju feels a little reluctant. If he only went out in September, the extra four months would make Zhaoju's grasp even greater.

After thinking about it, Zhao Ju said: "King, we have been carefully preparing for many years to attack the Yue Kingdom, plus Zhao Hua is doing internal response in the Yue Kingdom, it is not difficult to attack the Yue Kingdom, the real difficulty is the war of various countries to save the Yue and Chu. After defeating the Yue State, I am afraid that our Chu State will face the interference of various countries, and at that time, the main energy of our Chu State is to deal with all countries, not to attack the Yue State.

In addition, the minister thought that before the invasion of Vietnam, we should harvest as much grain as possible, so as to prepare for being besieged by various countries for a long time. ”

As soon as Zhao Ju finished speaking, Dou You immediately nodded in agreement: "The minister thinks what Sima said is very true. ”

As Taifu Yin, he naturally hopes that the more grain stored in Taifu's warehouse, the better, so that no matter what war happens, Taifu will not be in a hurry.

At this time, Zhaoyu spoke: "The king, the minister thinks that what Zhu Guo said is good, and the attack on Yue Guo should be placed in May. Although after the corn harvest, the savings of our Chu State will be more abundant, but, in the same way, the grain reserves of various countries will also be more sufficient. In this way, once we conquer the Yue State, then the countries with abundant food may immediately transfer their large armies beyond the borders of the Chu State.

Therefore, the minister thought that we should send troops in May and strive to conquer the country of Yue before August. August and September are the time when countries harvest corn, and at this point in time, countries need to call in a large number of farmers to harvest their own corn, and they will not deploy troops in a big way. This can buy us one to two months to stabilize the country, please see the king. ”

On the other side, Tang Yu spoke: "King, according to the plan, we will encourage Gongzi Yu to establish himself as the king in order to lure King Yue to return south." If this is the case, then the time for our war with Qi and Wei must be in May. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned, and he didn't figure out that this had anything to do with Yue Guo again.

So, he asked, "Why is this defeat?" ”

Tang Yu explained: "King, this is because of the direction of the wind. Chen stayed in Guangling for many years, and the wind direction there was a long south wind in summer and a north wind in winter. If the war starts in winter, once the king of Yue returns south and is intercepted by the army of our Chu state, then the king of Yue may take the sea route, bypass the Chu army, and go directly to Jiangdong.

If it was in winter, then King Yue's fleet would be able to reach Jiangdong from Huaibei in a few days with a smooth wind. If it is in the summer, when the wind and water are against the wind, the king of Yue wants to take the sea route, which will take longer than the land route. Therefore, in terms of timing, it is better to send troops in May than in September and October. ”

"This..." Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Although it is unlikely that King Yue will take the sea route, it is also impossible.

There are many sea ships in the Yue country, and the navigation technology is more developed than that of Qi and Yan, who often go to sea to seek immortals. More importantly, after the last naval battle between Qi and Vietnam, Vietnam still has the forerunner and experience of transporting troops by sea ships on a large scale, which provides all kinds of conveniences.

Therefore, if the king of Yue has no way out, the sea route is a way out.

This must be guarded against.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai glanced at Zhao Ju, pondered in his heart for a moment, and then considered other suggestions, and then spoke: "The time for war with Qi and Wei should be sooner rather than later, so the widow decided to send troops in May of the next year. ”

"The king is wise." The ministers responded.

Xiong Huai nodded, and then ordered: "Pass the order of the widow, immediately send people to envoy Yue and Zhao to persuade Yue and Zhao to send troops."

In addition, he sent people to the three kingdoms of Qin, Han and Song, saying that the widows decided to send troops to fight against Qi and Wei in May of the following year, and asked them to send troops to help the widows. ”

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Wu Cheng of the Yue Kingdom.

Zhao Chang once again went to Yue as an envoy, and as before, when he was still ten miles away from Wucheng, he met the envoy who came to meet Yue Guo.

After receiving the report that he had discovered the greeting envoy of the Yue Kingdom, Zhao Chang immediately took several relatives and walked forward quickly.

On the other side, in the team of Yue Guo, Gongziyu also came over with several guards.

After the meeting between the two parties, Zhao Chang looked at Gongziyu's tired and emaciated appearance, and asked in surprise: "Childe, I haven't seen you for several years, why are you so tired?" But is Childe in poor health? ”

When Gongziyu heard Zhaochang's inquiry, he recalled his experience in the past few months, and suddenly sighed: "Alas, it's hard to say. ”

Then, Gongziyu shook his head and did not continue, but said: "The envoy has come to our country from afar, so let's enter the city and settle down first, and then talk about it." ”

Although Zhao Chang felt a sense of alienation from Gongziyu's words, he saw that Gongziyu was unwilling to speak, and it was not good to ask too much, so as not to displease Gongziyu.

So, he responded: "In this case, please ask the son to arrange it." ”

Gongziyu bowed slightly, and then ordered someone to open the way back to Wucheng.

At the moment when Gongziyu turned around, Zhao Chang actually found that Gongziyu yawned.

This situation suddenly made Zhao Chang stagnant.

Then, what made Zhao Chang even more suspicious was that this time when he entered Wucheng, Gongziyu actually arranged a carriage for him alone.

You must know that in the past, Zhao Chang went to Yue Guo, and after he met with Gongziyu, they all went to Wucheng Hotel in the same carriage, and this time, Gongziyu got into another carriage.