After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 221 Seeking Xue Guo
Tancheng is a place with a dense water network, which is very suitable for planting. A large amount of rice has been planted today.

Because the geographical location is very important, and it is very close to Zhongwu, there are not many people in the city, which is roughly the same as the number of the army. The local soldiers are also half farming and half fighting, and then work according to the traditional method.

Every time the caravans in Huaicheng pass by, they leave behind a large amount of goods. Under such circumstances, Tancheng has gradually evolved into a military center. In order to avoid provoking Wu, all cultivated farmland is directed towards Huaiyi. Open up the direction.

After walking around, Meng Di was very satisfied with the local situation, and then said to Yang Hu beside him.

"Currently, Tancheng can operate according to your method. As for the future, after the danger of Wu is relieved, I hope you can be stationed in Nanju City. At that time, your soldiers will be completely out of production, just like the current cavalry and infantry. Same."

"Although Tancheng is now on the border of Wu State, there are still some things that can be done in advance, not to mention at least digging deep ditches, so as to ensure sufficient water sources, so that the rice harvest will not have any ups and downs."

"In this way, Tancheng can be self-sufficient in food, and then we can negotiate with Wu State to build a new city between Zhongwu City and Pi County. The main function of this city is to be used for business."

"Now the scale of Huaicheng is getting bigger and bigger. If we want to develop vigorously in the future, we will need a lot of manpower. If the merchants from the three kingdoms of Wu, Yue and Chu are allowed to come and go freely, then for them, Huaicheng will have no secrets. said."

"Of course, we will talk about this matter with Wu Guo later, but it should not be a big problem. You will be responsible for the safety of this new city at that time. After Qi's conquest and founding of the country is over, I am afraid that Wu Guo will also It's starting to wane."

After Yang Hu heard this, his face was puzzled, so he asked.

"Why is my lord so confident? Under the current situation, the strength of Wu State is getting stronger and stronger. It has annexed the surrounding princes and small countries, and it is vaguely comparable to Chu State."

"If they are allowed to develop, they will definitely be our great enemies in the future. However, this time King Fu Chai of Wu did not destroy the Yue Kingdom. It is really a mistake. Only after all of them are captured, the Wu Kingdom will have sufficient strategic depth."

"Even if Chu loses the battle with the future, we can still take advantage of the terrain and buy enough time to counterattack the Chu army. It's a pity that King Wu was on a business trip, so he didn't do so."

Even Yang Hu could understand this simple truth, but Bo Pi and Fu Chai didn't understand it, which made Meng Di feel a little sorry for Wu Zixu, so he said after sighing.

"You're right. Wu Guofucha is still good at fighting, but he lacks sufficient strategic vision. If he didn't destroy the Yue Kingdom this time, he will definitely suffer from it in the future. Therefore, our next goal is very clear."

"That is to unite with the Yue State to take down the Wu State first, and then we can maintain the pressure on the Chu State and attack the Chu State together with the Yue State. However, I am afraid it will not be so easy to do this."

"So this new city is very important. As long as there is this new city, the goods from the north and the south can be gathered here, and it will become an important source of income for the country of Yue in the future. We can use the way of binding interests to make the country of Yue work for me. .”

Although he said so in his mouth, Meng Di still couldn't help remembering that the fellow named Li is now the king of Yue, and he really didn't expect this day to come.

Originally, when he went to the country of Lu at the beginning, he just wanted to gain a foothold in the north, but he didn't expect things to come to the present step by step. Although it was proceeding according to the predetermined plan, the speed was somewhat beyond his imagination.

Yang Hu saw that Meng Di was in a daze, so he didn't bother him, but stood silently by the side. After a while, Meng Di came back to Guoshen, he couldn't help shaking his head, smiled wryly, and said.

"As long as you do some things with your heart, you will definitely reap unimaginable results in the end. Next, you only need to manage Tancheng and the new city in the future with your heart. In addition, you also need to pay attention to the movements of Chu."

After hearing this, Yang Hu nodded his head, his face showed worry, and then he spoke.

"The power of the state of Chu is developing very fast, and now it has reached the vicinity of Weishan Lake. The state of Chu is eyeing the state of Xue next to Weishan lake. If they are allowed to take down state Xue, it is very likely that they will threaten the flank of our Han state. .”

"So my idea is to take advantage of Xue Guo directly, so that we will not be passive in the future, and in this way, we can unite with Lu and Song to fight against Chu."

This proposal is very good, after Meng Di thought about it for a while, he agreed and said.

"If this is the case, then I will ask Li Yan to lead troops to cooperate with you to attack Xue Guo, and he will be stationed in the end. After that, you can rescue each other and form a horn. Even if Chu State wants to attack, it will need a lot The strength of the army is enough."

After all, it is still the Spring and Autumn Era, and water warfare is relatively primitive. Although it has some long-range strike capabilities, as long as it is on guard in advance, it can launch an attack when the opponent lands.

The State of Lu relies on Zhaoyang Lake to ensure the safety of its western border, and the State of Lu is now in awe of the State of Han, at least it will not take the initiative to attack in a short period of time, so there is no need to worry about the rear.

After agreeing on these things, Mengdi left Tancheng and returned to Huaicheng. According to the time, Qi should have gotten the news, and the next negotiation will be held, so he has to go back to sit in town.

It was just that when passing through Yuqiu, it was already getting late, so Mengdi set up a tent nearby to prepare for a rest. At this time, some hunters around sent some prey for the venerable.

Meng Di felt a little strange when he heard this, so he approached the hunter and asked with a smile.

"You worked so hard to get the prey, why should you dedicate it to me?"

And the hunter looked very restrained, saluted respectfully, and then spoke.

"Mr. Zuo taught us etiquette in the local area. If you meet a distinguished guest, you must present a gift. This is the only way to maintain respect. Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary disasters. Therefore, the villain follows this etiquette. To the guests."

(End of this chapter)