After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 254
When Meng Di passed by Yanggu, Wei Chugong, who had just ascended the throne, sent an envoy to see Meng Di and asked.

"The Marquis of Han defeated the Jin army in Chaoge. It was the time when the army was in full swing. Now that the allied armies of the princes have retreated, and the state of Wei is in turmoil after the death of the former king, Marquis Wei wants to invite Marquis Han to Diqiu to deal with Jin's attack."

"The avant-garde prince, Kuai Kui, actually wants to attack his own mother. He is an unfaithful and unfilial person. This time, he helped Zhao Jianzi defeat the coalition of princes. I am afraid that it will not be long before Zhao Jianzi will support Kuai to join the lord of Weiguo."

"If the Marquis of Han is willing to lend a helping hand at this time, then our country of defense will be rewarded generously. The food needed for this battle and the money used to reward the soldiers will be fully borne by our country of defense."

Hearing what the envoy said, Meng Di thought for a while, and then nodded. Although Zhao Yang won the victory this time, he was defeated in Chaoge City, and his troops would not be too many, so helping Weiguo is just a matter of effort , and agreed to come down.

"Since we are both a coalition of lords, it is our duty to help. This king will lead the troops to Diqiu. However, after this battle, our soldiers are exhausted and cannot get up immediately. We need to rest for a few days before we talk about it."

Now that Mengdi agreed, the goal has been achieved, the envoy said with great joy on his face.

"It's natural. When I came down, Marquis Wei said that Marquis Han is a man who understands righteousness. He has ordered the cities along the way to provide food and grass for the Han army. Marquis Wei is looking forward to it in Diqiu."

After the envoy left, Yu Rang frowned, and he spoke in a puzzled way.

"Why would Marquis Wei invite the lord to go to Diqiu at this time? Logically speaking, although the imperial army has won the victory, their strength has been greatly reduced. Even if they want to support Kuai Kui, they will not be able to send many troops."

"Weiguo did not lose much in the two wars, and there is no big problem in resisting the Jin army. Now we are given such a condition to let us go to Diqiu. I always feel that this is a bit inexplicable."

After hearing this, Meng Di smiled, and said with some emotion.

"Although Duke Ling of Wei is gone, there are still capable people in the State of Wei. The two allied armies of the princes returned without success. This time, the army of the State of Zheng suffered heavy losses. Under such circumstances, the State of Wei is already alone. .”

"We can't stand firm just relying on the state of Qi, so they set their minds on us, because we have defeated the Jin army these two times, Duke Wei wanted to tie us up in this way, Make plans for the future."

"This is a good thing for us, at least they have recognized our status as a vassal state in person, no matter what the reason is, this is always a good change, and at this time, they have made good friends with other vassal states .”

"Naturally, it will be beneficial. If the state of Wei is threatened by the state of Jin, then we will have a suitable reason to intervene. If the state of Qi weakens in the future, then these vassal states will rely on our state of Han."

Today's Lu State is no longer capable of jumping out of the control of the Han State. Now that there is an additional Wei State, once the vacillating Song State switches to the Jin State, then Mengdi will have a suitable reason to send troops.

After the Song Dynasty is destroyed in the future, Han will have the capital to fight against Jin and Qi after a few years of development. Under the influence of this geography, Zheng, Wei and Lu will be forced to choose sides. Hagi can gradually encroach on the territory in this way.

After resting for a few days, Meng Di led the cavalry straight to Diqiu. He had a record in Chaoge City. The scholar-bureaucrats of Wei State were very polite to Meng Di. Make a good impression on him.

When they arrived outside the city of Diqiu, Marquis Wei went out of the city to meet him in person, Mengdi ordered the army to camp outside the city, and he brought Yurang into the city with Marquis Wei, and when they arrived at the main hall, the guests and hosts took their seats.

Marquis Wei is just a teenage boy. Although he seems to be dealing with it very well on the surface, his eyes will always fall on the doctors of Weiguo next to him. Obviously this is a sign of lack of confidence. At this time, he Open your mouth and say.

"This time the Marquis of Han was able to lead his troops, and I am very grateful. If I can repel the Jin army this time, I will give you generous gifts. I really did not expect that this time the coalition forces of the princes would suffer another defeat. "

After his words fell, Wangsun Jia who was sitting beside him also sighed, and then spoke.

"I really didn't expect that Zhao Jianzi could defeat Zheng Guo's army with a small number of troops in Tieyi. It was really unexpected. I heard that this time the Marquis of Han led the army to defeat the Jin army under Chaoge City. I don't know what the loss is? "

When we were outside the city just now, Marquis Wei came out to greet him in person. Wang Sun Gu must have seen Mengdi’s cavalry, and now he asks such a question, obviously meaning something, obviously wanting to know how much the current strength of the marching army has lost, so Monty said with a smile.

"We were lucky to win, and Jin's loss was only a few hundred chariots. Moreover, Zhao Jianzi has now become the ruler of Jin, so it won't take long for him to regain his combat power."

"The so-called centipede is dead but not stiff. Jin has ruled for more than a hundred years, and its strength is far beyond our imagination. Otherwise, there will be no defeats of the two princes' coalition forces. Wei Guo borders Jin. Once there is a conflict, it is inevitable. will bear the brunt of it.”

"That's why Marquis Wei should have made plans early, so that we can prevent it from happening. If Jin is given enough time to recover, it won't take long for Jin to maintain its dominance."

These words are not alarmist, Wangsun Jia naturally knew the meaning, and he also heard that Meng Di intended to make friends with the State of Wei, and the current Duke of Wei is naturally friendly to the State of Qi, so after thinking about it Ask for advice.

"Wei is just a small country, sandwiched between two big countries, it can only struggle to survive. Under such circumstances, even if we know how to do some things, we may not be able to do what we want."

"Although the power of the state of Jin is now declining, it is not something that the state of Wei can compete with. Moreover, the coalition of princes has been newly defeated. At this time, the Marquis of Qi does not know what to do. Under such circumstances, it may not be possible to send troops to the state of Jin again. Reality."

Among other things, this time Qi State suffered heavy losses. Losing so much food and ordnance can be regarded as hurting its vitality. Although the main force did not suffer any losses, whether it can reorganize and fight again is another matter. up.

When Mengdi heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he shook his head slightly.

(End of this chapter)