Chapter 398: The Battle of Urgency (Part II)
Lu Zhe never concealed his good impression of the Qin State, but this is not the reason why he was born in the Qin State, but as a "person who has come over", he understands very well that the legal system is the foundation of governing the world, and the country is prone to turmoil without the legal system.
The law is dead, people are alive, and the one who enforces the law is still a human being after all, of course Lu Zhe knows this, but he still yearns for a legal society. Of course, he also understands that it is not easy to enforce the legal system, after all, it is quite difficult to form a set of rules, but it is easy to break them.
Lu Zhe naturally didn't want to fight because he had a good impression of Qin, just because Qin really had the need to exist, Qin would not immediately become the target of the world, after all, Lu Zhe's background was really problematic.
With Great Qin here, Lu Zhe is the one who needs to be co-opted by everyone, because Lu Zhe's sphere of influence is special, he can attack Qin if he advances westward, he can attack Chu when he advances eastward, and he can touch the Central Plains when he advances north. Once the Qin State is gone, it is precisely because of such a special geographical location that it will inevitably become the target of public criticism.
"Cun Zhao, this is the same policy, only when Zhao State drags Qin State, can we eliminate the threat to the west and north, and the grand strategy of developing Cangwu County and developing South County will be fundamentally carried out in a relatively peaceful environment." Lu Zhe found that his brain seemed to be trembling, rubbed his temples on both sides, and continued: "The strategy of recruiting Qin should not be changed for the time being. ”
It is not appropriate to stimulate the Qin State now, let alone cause trouble in the Qin State itself, and can only add some trouble to the Qin army on the battlefield in the Central Plains.
To tell the truth, if Lu Zhe recklessly attacked Ba County and went to Hanzhong County, or could he really kill Xianyang City, but what was the use? Even if you really want to destroy Qin, you can't do it now. What Lu Zhe needs most now is to make the countries stalemate, so that they can have time to develop. Therefore, the state of Qin could not gain power. The nations can't become powerful, if the Qin state is weak to help Qin, the countries are weak and help the countries, this is Lu Zhe's unwavering decision.
"Dare to ask, will marrying Zhao really make the Qin State turn the spearhead against us?" Li Shiqi looked puzzled, but he wasn't really puzzled, only he knew.
Why does Lu Zhe think that Li Shiqi is a bit dead and messy? Obviously, marrying Zhao is an attitude that shows that they are going to help Zhao Guo. How could the State of Qin be indifferent?
"What does that mean, is the Qin State willing to turn the spearhead on us now?" Li Shiqi asked again.
Lu Zhe was thoughtful about this question, and the rest of the people had different expressions, and quite a few people had a sudden look on their faces.
"Has the Lord ever been defeated since he became an army?" Li Shiqi simply stood up, and he looked at everyone: "Two months ago, the 150,000 Qin army went south and was destroyed, and the Qin State will not forget this matter." ”
The population of the Qin State seems to be only close to six million, and now it has reached the peak of the Qin army under the massive recruitment of troops. The total strength of the Qin State was already nearly 700,000. Almost one out of nine Qin people was recruited as a soldier, and such a proportion is estimated to be what the Qin State can do.
The 700,000 Qin army sounded very large, and Li Shiqi thought that it was not that a large number of troops made it strong, and the Qin State wantonly recruited troops to form an army. Then the civil affairs development of the Qin State must be greatly affected.
"A solitary bet is a quick one. The nations had no aid to Zhao, and it was not impossible for the Qin army to extinguish Zhao. As soon as the Zhao State was destroyed, Qin got seven counties in the Central Plains, and the general trend was achieved again. Li Shiqi looked at Lu Zhe: "Qin annihilates Han and has a way to go east." Destroying Wei has a solid forward base, but destroying Zhao can dominate the world. ”
It's not about the country, it's about which area was gained. It's like playing Go, and the white piece swallows up the black piece and occupies the "eye" number.
"Seek time for development, but once the Qin State becomes a momentum and the Qin State is always strong, can we be strong and compete with the Hengqiang Qin State?" No one has ever mentioned this point of view.
Got into the misunderstanding? In order to get time for development, but when you become stronger, will other forces remain the same?
"In other words, even if it is Zhao Cun, the Qin State is advancing in the Central Plains, and the countries are also developing." Li Shiqi waved his hand, looking a little excited: "Can we watch them swallow small and become stronger?" ”
Kuaitong thought that what Li Shiqi said seemed to make sense, but those words were empty. He also stood up: "What is it to sit back and watch, the Lord first moves from the south to the north, is to stabilize the rear, and to avoid falling into a two-front battle." Once the threat from the south is not lifted and it is involved in the war in the Central Plains, it will inevitably be a situation of fighting on two fronts, and at that time there will be no mutual care between the head and the tail, and there will be no chance of development under the rule. ”
"It is enough to deal with the army in the south." Li Shiqi frowned, Kuaitong was still in favor of marrying Zhao just now, but now he is saying those words, which is really too unpositional. He saluted Lu Zhe: "Lord, only when there is no threat on the outside, can the inside develop steadily. Only when the nations are at a stalemate will we have a chance to become stronger. ”
Lu Zhe also began to feel that Li Shiqi had said so much, but Li Shiqi didn't mention any solution to it, in general, Li Shiqi seemed too big and empty.
"Immediately agreeing to marry Zhao is sending a signal to the people of the world that the Lord will not sit idly by and watch the fall of Zhao. For the Qin State, even if it is a marriage between the Lord and Zhao, as long as he does not send a large army to attack Qin in the west and does not directly send troops to aid the Zhao State, the Qin State will not have much reaction. Li Shiqi raised his head slightly: "For the nations, the marriage between the Lord and the King of Zhao Xie, what they see is the Lord protecting Zhao, which will also indirectly affect their aid to Zhao." As far as the whole thing is concerned, there are big benefits and small harms, how can you not do it? ”
"If you don't attack Qindi, don't send reinforcements, it's feasible." Kuaitong glanced at Li Shiqi in surprise, and said in his heart: "Finally, I said something useful, not simply big and empty." ”
Li Shiqi obviously knew what Kuaitong was thinking, smiled at Kuaitong, and then looked at Lu Zhe again: "Please make a decision." ”
Decide a fart, spare for so long, say so many seemingly nonsense words, the pros and cons of the matter, including what the impact will be, have not been clear, how can Lu Zhe make a decision?
"Let the Qin State accept it to the maximum extent, or reduce the influence of the marriage with Zhao to provoke the Qin State? Then send envoys to the countries to help Zhao together. Right? Kuaitong knew Lu Zhe, and looking at Lu Zhe's thoughts, he knew that Li Shiqi was talking too much nonsense, and he wrapped Lu Zhe into it.
Li Shiqiying: "Yes." ”
"......" Lu Zhe felt that it was the excessive indulgence of the Qin State, which made them feel that no matter what their own forces did, the Qin State would endure it?
Qin's patience will not be bottomless, and the reason why he is still patient now is because although Lu Zhe is self-reliant, he has always sent troops to attack the countries, even if he helps the countries, he only chooses Wei Han, who is weak and harmless, so he has not touched the bottom line of Qin.
The Qin army went east to attack Zhao, which was the old route of the Qin State in the battle of unification, and the destruction of Zhao gained a firm foothold in the Central Plains, and Lu Zhe's involvement was definitely to touch the bottom line of the Qin State.
Is Lu Zhe really strong now? Among the five counties, it seems that the southern county has developed well, and the remaining four counties honestly occupy their land and do not have their resources.
In terms of the army, how many troops under Lu Zhe can now fight big battles and hard battles? No matter how you count it, it will not exceed 200,000.
200,000 ah, it sounds like a lot, but even if a large-scale battle is won, it is estimated that it will lose a lot, and after winning one, do you have the energy to fight a second one?
Just relying on Nanjun and the newly developed Cangwu County, can Lu Zhe use enough national strength to deal with the big war all the time? No matter how he calculates, he can't just rely on two counties to conquer the world.
One year, at least one year for the development of internal affairs and the reorganization of the army, this is the minimum period.
In this year, not only the development of Cangwu County must be effective, but the reorganization of the army can be regarded as truly taking shape.
Within a year, the quarterly military service system that Lu Zhe was about to implement could also be implemented, and at the same time, he would use this year to transform Lujiang County and build Jiujiang County into a military town that could defend against the southward movement of the Qi State.
"How many days does it take to get from here to Handan?" Lu Zhe finally stopped being silent.
Li Shiqi replied: "Seven days if you are fast." ”
From Nanling to Handan, if you take the eastern route, you have to pass through Hengshan County and Jiujiang County, and then intersperse Surabaya County, Xue County, Jibei County, and East County to the north, and finally reach Handan County, the whole journey is thousands of miles.
Quick? Lu Zhe understood, and the sooner it was finalized, the better.
Lu Zhe looked at Kuaitong and saw Kuaitong's head, obviously in favor of finalizing it quickly. He looked at everyone again, from Yan Bi, Xiao He, Zheng Jun, Gongwei, Sima Xin, Zhou Wen, etc., and kept his eyes on everyone.
"Is there anything else to say?" Lu Zhe made the final confirmation.
"Lord, the minister has a word!" Yan Bi stood up: "The marriage with Zhao and the marriage with Chu are all to achieve the goal we want." But ...... "dragged a long note, also looked at the crowd," and also needed to make corresponding preparations for what might happen, so as not to be caught off guard when the time came. ”
"Huh!?" Lu Zhe paid attention, and finally had someone who understood, whether to marry or not is not the key, and it is not a question of how the parties will react, the most important thing is whether they can bear the consequences of their choice.
Originally, it wasn't that complicated, but it was just a matter of doing or not doing, there were more people, more explanations, and more directions to choose, and then the decision-making plan became a little confusing.
Lu Zhe stunned and stayed on Sima Xin, marrying Zhao is the key, but the impact is not so urgent, and the most important thing now is whether Sima Xin can live up to the trust.
As long as Sima Xin can wipe out Baiyue's living force in Changsha County, in fact, it doesn't matter what Lu Zhe chooses, even if he is really uncontrollable and joins the Central Plains war prematurely, as long as the south is stable, nothing embarrassing will happen.
"Where is Uncle Sun Tong?" Lu Zhe called.
Shusun Tong immediately stood up: "The job is here." ”
"You go to Wu County first, and then go to Handan to finalize the marriage." Lu Zhe still wanted to drag it out, otherwise he wouldn't have sent only one envoy, and he would go to Wu County first and then Handan. (To be continued......)