Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2526 Game of five countries?No, it's the Seven Kingdoms
Chapter 2522: The Five Kingdoms Game?No, it's the Seven Kingdoms
Unlike in the past, due to the popularity of carrier pigeons, information transmission is much more convenient, and embassies are basically set up between allies.

Just as Shu has an ambassador in Chu in Chu, Qin's embassies in Wei, Song and Wu also have ambassadors in Wei, Song and Wu, and the ambassador in Wu is Xiang Lang's son Xiang Tiao.

Don't look at Xiang Lang's lack of presence in Daqin, but because he followed Ying Hao early, he has always been loyal, diligent, and has good political achievements, so he was also named one of the [-] uncles after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Xiang Lang, who was originally from a family in Jingzhou, now holds a post in Jingzhou, assisting the governor Zhang Jiuling in governing Jingzhou. His status is second only to Zhang Jiuling and Xue Rengui, and he is in charge of Zhongping level.

Although Xiang Lang was on the same level as Guan Zhong in official position, his title was higher than that of Guan Zhong.

Xiang Lang was an earl, while Guan Zhong was a viscount, not one of the [-] founders of the country.

As Xiang Lang's son Xiang Tiao, since he can be sent out to serve as a country's ambassador, it is enough to prove that he has real talents and practical knowledge.

After receiving Guan Zhong's biography, Xiang Tiao immediately asked to see Wu Wang Sun Jian, and persuaded Wu Wang according to Guan Zhong's instructions.

After learning that the [-] Qin troops from Sizhou had already set off, and that the State of Wei agreed to send troops to help Qin, Sun Jian had basically decided to send troops to Jiangxia.

Wu State and Chu State would never die. If they sent troops at this time, they would not only benefit from Daqin, but also seize Jiangxia County and weaken Chu State.

If you do one thing and get three benefits, what reason does Wu have for not fighting?

Although Sun Jian was eager to send troops to attack Chu immediately, he couldn't make it too obvious.

After dismissing Xiangtiao, Sun Jian summoned Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Jing, Wu Jing, Sun Wu, Sun Bin, Zhang Zhao, Lu Su, Bu Shan, Pang Juan, Tian Ji and others overnight to discuss whether to send troops and specific matters.

Soochow senior officials naturally support the dispatch of troops.

In the past two years, Soochow has followed the steps of Daqin, disarming and developing internal affairs internally, and attacking the Japanese country across the sea.

In addition, Sun Jian also listened to Sun Bin's suggestion to relocate the Han, Shanyue and Japanese to develop the newly established Yizhou County and ease the domestic land conflict.

With all kinds of big moves, Wu's national strength can be said to be rising.

According to the current development speed of Soochow Wu, the state of Chu, which is trapped in Jingjiao, is definitely far inferior. If things go on like this, the gap between the two countries will definitely widen.

Therefore, the whole country of Wu is full of confidence in defeating Chu and unifying Jiangnan.

But what the senior officials of Wu State did not expect was that when Wu State was struggling to develop, Chu State also did not stagnate, and also found a way to rapidly increase its national strength.

While developing domestic affairs internally, Chu State also sent troops to loot the Annan area.

The state of Chu had no intention of occupying Annan at all, but only used the resources and population of the barbarian forces as funds to develop its own internal affairs, and the speed of development was no slower than that of Soochow.

So far, all the small forces in Annan except Ruan and Vietnam have been swept away by Chu.

Nguyen and Vietnam have also formed an alliance to jointly resist the aggression of Chu.

The state of Chu didn't care about the alliance between the two countries. After all, it was impossible for the ants to beat the giant, so there was no intention to increase their troops, and the focus of development was still domestic.

The contempt of Chu State also relieved Ruan and Yue, and both actively sent envoys to Daqin for help, and exchanged resources and wealth for Daqin's sophisticated equipment to increase the combat effectiveness of the army.

Soochow obtained resources to develop its own country by sucking blood from the Japanese country, while the Chu country sucked blood from Annan.

The two countries have grown and grown in the same way, and the speed of development is similar, so the gap in national strength is naturally not that big.

If things go on like this, the two countries will be in a stalemate again.

The state of Wu desperately wanted to break this balance, so in addition to sucking blood from the Japanese state, the state of Wu also had to suck blood from other channels, so it naturally focused on the Nanyang region, but it was not Annan, but Siam.

Under the threat of Chu State, the Ruan and Yue countries in Annan, who were afraid of being beaten, had already declared themselves ministers to Da Qin and became Da Qin's vassal states.

Qin and Wu are allies, and Wu is not easy to deal with Daqin's vassals, so it can only move its target to the farther Siam region.

In addition, Wu State also got in touch with Ruan and Vietnam, in the name of helping the two countries fight against Chu State, trade with the two countries, and seize part of Qin's arms market in Annan.

Now the state of Wu has done everything possible to weaken the state of Chu. Now that Qin and Chu are at war, the state of Wu has the opportunity to benefit from the fisherman, and it is naturally impossible to let it go.

After Sun Jian received the support of all his ministers, he was completely relieved, and immediately decided to appoint Sun Ce as the main general, Sun Wu as the deputy general, and command an army of [-] to conquer Jiangxia.

Sun Jian made Sun Ce the main general, and naturally he was paving the way for Sun Ce.

As he got older, Sun Jian felt more and more that he lacked energy and could no longer handle the heavy government affairs and deal with this increasingly complicated situation.

In addition, this year, he suffered a long-term serious illness due to an old injury, and he almost lost everyone. This also gave Sun Jian the idea of ​​letting his eldest son, Sun Ce, succeed him, and he would abdicate early to recuperate.

He knew that the second son, Sun Quan, was unconvinced by his elder brother Sun Ce.

Sun Jian didn't want his two sons to kill each other, so he beat Sun Quan and made it clear that Sun Quan was not allowed to compete with his elder brother for the throne, but the effect was obviously not good.

On the surface, Sun Quan agreed, with an attitude of never coveting the throne, but secretly he still went his own way.

Sun Jian became more and more disappointed with Sun Quan, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, although Sun Quan had ambitions, he really didn't do anything, so he could only remind his eldest son sideways.

Sun Ce thought that his father was telling him that even if his father was gone, he would treat his younger brothers well, so he agreed on the surface, but he still didn't take Sun Quan as a threat in his heart.

Sun Jian's appointment of Sun Ce as the main general this time is to pave the way for Sun Ce. If he can win, no matter how hard Sun Quan tinkers, it will not shake Sun Ce's position.

After finalizing the candidates for the coach and the number of troops to be sent, Sun Jian told Sun Ce not to go to war with Chu first, but to station at the border between the two countries, so as to mislead the Chu army and Wu State only for containment.

When the reinforcements of Wei State arrived in Jingzhou and the Qin and Wei armies and the Chu army formally fought, Wu State was at war with the State of Chu, and it was more certain at that time.

Sun Jian wanted to be a fisherman, but he didn't know that when he agreed to send troops, he was already taken advantage of by Guan Zhong.

Wei Wang Cao Cao didn't want to send troops originally. He didn't care about the conditions of sending troops promised by Da Qin, and even wished that Chu State would occupy Jingzhou to weaken the strength of Da Qin. After all, being a neighbor with Da Qin was too torturous.

However, Wei State was greatly influenced by Daqin. In recent years, due to the great increase in national strength, although its dependence on Daqin gradually decreased, it still failed to completely get rid of Daqin's control. In addition, it was nominally an ally of Daqin, so It was impossible to refuse Da Qin's request at all.

If Wu State did not send troops, then Wei State would have an excuse not to send troops, so Cao Cao planned to contact Sun Jian secretly and make an agreement that neither country would send troops.

What Cao Cao didn't expect was that before his news was sent out, he received news that Wu State had sent troops. Although the war had not yet started completely, this also gave Wei State no reason to not send troops.

In desperation, Cao Cao could only choose to send troops. He ordered his clan relative Cao Bin as the main general, and the newly recruited general Zhang Guifang as the deputy general. He led Yingchuan's [-] army to Jingbei to support Daqin.

Before the army set off, Cao Cao told Cao Bin to send troops this time as a last resort, so if he could not fight, he would not fight, but the benefits of this battle must not be missed.

To put it bluntly, I don't want to contribute but still want benefits, but in fact, as long as [-] Wei troops enter Jingbei, it is the biggest benefit for Qin troops.

Nanyang County and Yingchuan County bordered, and Daqin took the initiative to open the checkpoint to the Wei army, so Cao Bin's [-] Wei army quickly entered Nanyang County, and then went south to Zhangling County.

Regarding the idea that the Wei army was only ready to wave the flag and shout, and did not want to go to war with the Chu army, the senior officials of Jingzhou, led by Xue Rengui and Guan Zhong, knew that they did not expect the Wei army to do much, as long as they could help Daqin contain the Chu army all the way.

Xue Rengui ordered Huang Feihu to lead a [-]-strong army. After joining with Cao Bin's [-]-strong army, the [-]-strong army was stationed at Zhangling to contain the Chu army in the direction of Jiangxia.

Later, Xue Rengui asked the prefect Zhang Jiuling to lead [-] troops to defend Xiangyang, while he and Guan Zhong each ordered [-] troops to be stationed in Yicheng and Wuguocheng respectively to face Deng Yu's [-] Chu troops.

That's right, Xue Rengui not only didn't stand still and wait for help, but chose to take the initiative to attack, because he knew that if he chose to stand still, even if he could defend Xiangyang City, the southern city would probably fall.

Without the help of Wei and Wu, Xue Rengui might have abandoned several county towns to concentrate on ensuring the safety of Xiangyang.

But since both Wei and Wu have sent troops, Xue Rengui can naturally be bolder and take the initiative to attack Deng Yu head-on.

When Liu Xiu, the king of Chu, learned that Wei and Wu had sent troops to help Qin, he smashed three Qin-made glass bottles in a row.

That's right, even now, countries have not been able to crack Daqin's glass-firing technology.

As for the reason, in addition to Daqin's strict technical protection, Daqin has not popularized glass technology, and the number of workers who master this technology is not too many, which naturally greatly reduces the possibility of technology leakage .

"My lord, both Wei and Wu have sent troops. I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed in attacking Qin this time." Pang Tong said solemnly.

"This king thought that Xue Li would recall Han Xin, temporarily expand the army, or transfer troops from Sizhou, but I didn't expect Xue Rengui to borrow strength from Wei and Wu."

Speaking of this time, Liu Xiu's face was full of resentment, and he cursed angrily: "Are Sun Jian and Cao Cao both fools? I don't know that Da Qin is getting stronger and stronger. Did you clean up together?"

Sun Jian and Cao Cao naturally knew this, but under Guan Zhong's manipulation, they could not see any hope of Chu State winning this battle.

Since Chu is doomed to be defeated, it is better to let Wei and Wu take the opportunity to gain some benefits and strengthen themselves. It is better than not fighting back when the Qin army comes in the future.

The current situation of Chu State is very embarrassing. Wei State has sent troops to help Qin, Wu State is watching, and if Chu State continues to attack Qin, the outcome is unpredictable, and there is even the risk of being attacked by Wu State.

Liu Xiu was also a little worried. After some thought, just in case, she decided to temporarily recruit [-] people.

He didn't dare to recruit more, after all, it was the mainstream to recuperate and strengthen the country.

If the military expands on a large scale, it will definitely trigger a chain reaction, stimulating all countries to expand their military together. Once it evolves to the level of extreme military expansion, this is not a good thing for all countries.

After all, the total population of Daqin is 800 million. If the army is expanded to the limit, the six kingdoms of Shu, Chu, Wei, Wu, Sui, Song and Ming will still be inferior to Daqin in terms of military strength.

Therefore, it is the smartest way to adhere to the strategy of elite troops, and use the surplus troops to develop national strength.

Liu Xiu was not reconciled to withdrawing his troops like this. He ordered Deng Yu's troops to continue their advance, but told Wei Zhang's troops to stop their advance and confront Huang Feihu and Cao Bin's troops. After all, fighting with Wei would only make Da Qin cheaper.

As for Sun Ce, who was watching Jiangxia, Liu Xiu, on the one hand, sent envoys to Wu, told him his interests and interests, and hoped to persuade Wu's army to retreat.

In order to support Liu Xiu and fight against Daqin, Liu Xiu also really fought hard. Not only did he expand his army in front of the war, he broke the strategy of resting and rehabilitating that the Chu army had insisted on for two years, but he also went to the front line to guard Jiangxia.

In the first Yangpingguan battle between Qin and Shu, the whole body was really affected. In addition to Qin and Shu, the three kingdoms of Chu, Wei and Wu were also involved, and the five countries were in chaos due to the war in Hanzhong.

But in fact, it was more than that. The Sui and Song countries were also involved later. In fact, seven countries were involved in this battle, and only Ming was excluded.

(End of this chapter)