After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 344
After talking with Yan He, Meng Di realized that these two opinions were completely different. Sun Wu and Bai Gui believed that they could take advantage of this time to destroy the State of Wu. Take it to the next level.

Since meeting Lao Laizi, Yan He's thoughts have also changed a lot. Now that he thinks it's not time to destroy Wu, Meng Di is a little uncertain about such a choice for a while.

At least it sounds like there are real reasons to support both methods. After calming down, Meng Di felt that he should listen to Ji Ran’s thoughts. all-rounder.

It was the first time for Meng Di to encounter such a situation, and the final decision was still in his hands. This feeling was not pleasant, and he knew very well in his heart that if he made a mistake in his decision, Han Guo might very well be destroyed. suffer losses as a result.

Three days later, Meng Di led his troops from Huai City to Tan City, and Ji Ran led his troops out early to meet him. After the two met, Ji Ran saw his thoughtful expression, then smiled lightly and asked.

"My lord, are you worried about this battle with Wu?"

Meng Di showed helplessness on his face, smiled wryly, sighed, and said directly.

"Mr. Sun just pointed out some things that need to be paid attention to when fighting with Wu country because it is a matter of Wu country, while Mr. Bai supports my decision to destroy Wu with all my strength in the future, and Mr. Yan thinks that it is not yet possible to destroy Wu country. When Wu."

"Because the matter is so important, I am also a little hard to make a decision for a while. Now that I have seen Mr. Ji, I want to ask for an idea. Should we destroy Wu now?"

At this time, Ji Ran smiled softly, pondered for a while, and then spoke.

"Wu Guo and Han Guo are like a big tree next to the house, and this tree just grows at the door. Before the big tree is fully grown, it is somewhat inconvenient to get in and out."

"But when the tree grows fully one day, I'm afraid we won't even be able to get out of the door. It's because of this that we decided to go south first and then go north. It's just that this big tree is full of worms now."

"There are two options before us. One is to wait for the big tree to die naturally, which can save some effort, but also bear the inconvenience caused by the big tree."

"Another option is to cut down the big tree. It's just that I'm afraid that the house will be destroyed when the big tree falls. These two methods have their reasons, and it's normal to have a difficult choice. "

"Chu's marriage with us is to use our power to contain Wu, and Yue is developing in a low-key way now, Yue King Goujian has adopted Wen Zhong and Fan Li's measures, and now he is resting and recuperating, waiting for the right time."

"For Korea, Chu and Yue are obstacles in the future. Now because of the existence of Wu, Chu and Yue put their goals above Wu. If Wu falls in the future, then Han The country will bear the brunt."

"Now we are sinking our troops in Tancheng. Under such circumstances, if we want to take a step back, we don't need to send troops at all. We can negotiate with Wu and hand over the new city to them. However, the two parties have agreed not to station troops. The current situation of Tancheng."

"In this way, our country of Han will maintain peace with the country of Wu in a short period of time, but before that, we still have to show our military might, so that my king Fuchai will see our strength and make corresponding concessions .”

"At the same time, we can propose to help Wu State to dominate, support Wu State to annex Chen State, and then turn to the Central Plains. At the same time, we must also send envoys to Yue State to let them accumulate strength, at least not to launch an attack on Wu State at this time."

Meng Di immediately understood that Ji Ran did not want to fight Wu Guo at this time, and the initiative to start the war is not in the hands of Han Guo, so the response will be relatively passive.

After all, Meng Di knew very well in his heart that although many vassal states do not value reputation now, this thing is indeed useful. This represents the credit of a vassal state, so Han cannot violate the covenant first.

But now that the marriage between Chu State and Han State has been settled, Meng Di is still a little worried about it, so he said.

"Now that we are married to the State of Chu, plus Mr. Sun's matter, the conflict between us and the State of Chu is inevitable. Under such circumstances, even if it is temporarily eased, we will still face a war in the future. "

"So what I consider is to start the war as soon as possible and hold the initiative in our hands. In this way, at least we will not be caught off guard. If this is the case, I am afraid it will cause some unimaginable consequences."

But Ji Ran shook his head lightly, his tone became very solemn, and then he spoke.

"Even so, so what? The vassals and vassals emphasize each other's strength. Now that our strength is here, even if we start a war with Wu, the other party has almost no chance of winning."

"So what if Fu Chai, the King of Wu, is dissatisfied at this time? He also has to think about what will happen to the country of Wu if he starts a war with us! So at this time, we only need Chen Bing's new city and make the determination to protect the city. Can."

"What's more, the marriage between Chu State and Han State is because Chu State first proposed what relationship it has with Han State? At this time, we can persuade Chu State to support Wu State's hegemony, and then concentrate on dealing with Jin State."

"As long as we express our attitude, even if Chu State asks for help in the future, we can decide whether to save or not according to the situation. After all, the ultimate goal is to let Wu State and Yue State weaken the strength of Chu State."

"Both Wuyue and Yue have just risen and their foundations are not stable, while Chu is completely different. It has been passed down for a long time and has a vast territory. Under such circumstances, we would rather sacrifice some interests than let Chu take the opportunity to take the opportunity .”

Hearing Meng Di nodded slightly, he felt that what Ji Ran said was very reasonable, especially when he thought of the prophecy in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, although Chu had three households, the death of Qin must be Chu, so Meng Di let out a sigh of relief , and then said.

"Since Mr. Ji also said so, let me think about it again."

At this time, Ji Ran frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, then slowly raised his head and said.

"My lord, you need to know one thing. It is easy to destroy a country, but it is difficult to govern a country. Only when we accumulate enough power can we achieve the great cause of unifying the world!"

(End of this chapter)