The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 637 Chaos
King Jian of Qi knew that the King of Qin came to give him money for wine for no reason, then Fu Chu came to ask for help, and then his uncle, who never did anything without profit, took the initiative. It was all too coincidental.

But since it was the wish of the King of Qin, King Jian of Qi was willing to give him this face.

Anyway, the entire Qi State will belong to Qin sooner or later, and if Qi sends troops, Wei will certainly send troops as well, so there is no chance of defeat!
Sending troops now would, firstly, give face to the King of Qin; secondly, it would reduce the threat from the State of Chu, so that Chu could live a peaceful life before being annexed by Qin; thirdly, it would increase the land and cities, which could be sold for a good price in the future if they annexed Qin; fourthly, it would also allow Chu to vent its anger.

Over the years, all the surrounding countries have fought against Qi. Now that the time is right, King Jian of Qi does not mind venting his anger.

After Qi prepared its army for war and sent out its troops in a mighty force under the leadership of Prime Minister Hou Sheng, and after Qin sent wine money to Qi, Yao Jia went straight back to Qin and ignored Chu at all.

King Jingmin of Wei finally made up his mind.

send troops!

If you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you're a bastard. We'll talk about the future later, just focus on the present. Even if you can vent your anger first, it's good!
However, King Jingmin of Wei and Wei Yong had a slight disagreement about where to send troops.

Wei Yong naturally wanted to send troops from his own fiefdom to capture the surrounding cities, increase the defense barrier for his fiefdom, increase the strategic depth, and gain benefits at the same time.

But King Jingmin of Wei was not stupid. Wei Yong’s power in the court was strong, his fiefdom was large, and his reputation was high. He could not be allowed to continue to grow stronger.

Although Wei Yong showed great loyalty, necessary checks and balances of power were indispensable.

Although King Jingmin of Wei no longer had much ambition, it did not mean that he no longer cared about his life and property. As long as he was still the king, he would hold on to power tightly.

To be frank, if one day we are forced to surrender, it will be the same to Qin no matter who sells Wei, but it will be a big difference for the person who sells.

Although King Jingmin of Wei agreed to let Wei Yong lead the troops, he did not agree with Wei Yong's attack on Xuzhou or Pengcheng downstream from his own fiefdom. Instead, he gathered the army at Yitai and attacked Xiangcheng downstream, with the ultimate strategic target being Chengfu.

If this war breaks out, Wei Yong will not gain any benefit at all, which is equivalent to being a loyal minister and good general to King Jingmin of Wei.

But Wei Yong could only swallow his anger. He had strongly advocated sending troops. Now King Jingmin of Wei had agreed, but the strategic plan was different. He could not disobey his order. However, in his heart, he hated King Jingmin of Wei even more.

Neither the father nor the son is a good person!

I have worked hard for the Great Wei my whole life, but you and your son are so wary of me. I have spent my whole life for the Great Wei! Don't you feel guilty?

All you care about is the rise and fall, survival and destruction of the State of Wei, and the life and death, honor and disgrace of your royal family, but I care about too much!

Even so, you and your son don't even give me this little bit of trust. How despicable!

Wei Yong led his troops to the battle full of resentment, and he could only vent his resentment temporarily on the State of Chu.

As for Li Yuan, he was unstoppable.

After Li Yuan led the army through Zhaoguan, they crushed the enemy with ease all the way. Even the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, which Fu Chu relied on the most, could not stop them for long.

After all, the most important cities on the other side of the Yangtze River in Jiangdong, namely Jiuzi, Liyang, Tangyi and Guangling, were all under the control of King You of Chu. With the simultaneous attack from four directions and the superiority in military strength, Fu Chu could not stop them at all.

With full preparations, sufficient ships and experience in naval warfare, and an absolute advantage, King You of Chu's army crossed the Yangtze River and captured Jinling in less than a month!

The sword pointed directly at Yunyang, the current base camp of Fu Chu and Jing family!
Seeing that he was about to be completely doomed, Fu Chu was already jumping up and down in anxiety, but finally the good news came!
At the suggestion of Hou Sheng, the Prime Minister of Qi, King Jian of Qi rejected the opposition of many people and, after King You of Chu sent out his troops, he brazenly ordered Hou Sheng to personally lead an army of 100,000 to attack the northeast of Chu through Yangguan.

Under the strong persuasion of Wei Yong, King Jingmin of Wei also brazenly sent out 80,000 troops, led by Wei Yong, from Yitai and directly attacked Xiangcheng in the north of Chu.

Not only that, Ying Zheng also joined in the fun, raising an army of 80,000 and deploying them on the border between Shangcai and the State of Chu, deliberately making a noise, which frightened King You of Chu.

Faced with this crisis, King You of Chu was so angry that he drew his sword and hit the pillar. The king's angry roar resounded through the palace, frightening everyone in the palace so much that they lay flat on the ground and dared not move, for fear of being seen by the furious King You of Chu.

At this time, King You of Chu was like an extremely angry and wounded tiger.

The mixture of anger and fear made him furious, but he quickly calmed down.

Faced with the current situation, the matter of carrying the grass can only be put aside for the time being.

King You of Chu had to retreat. He had to stop the States of Wei and Qi first, and also focus on defending against the State of Qin!
King You of Chu did not dare to bet whether the Qin army would take the opportunity to move south.

He didn't believe that Qin was here to help him. Not to mention that Qin didn't give any response, even if it clearly stated that it was here to help him, King You of Chu would never dare to believe it.

Everyone understands the principle of using the enemy's power to destroy the State.

King You of Chu was very decisive and urgently ordered Li Yuan to abandon the cities that had been captured in Jiangdong, abandon Jinling, abandon the Yangtze River, and abandon all the results of the battle.

Except for defending the four key cities and important ferry crossings on the other side of the river, all others were abandoned.

Li Yuan's army retreated all the way to Zhaoguan and sent an elite force to guard Zhaoguan to prevent Fu Chu from colluding with internal and external forces or harassing the rear.

Then the army was divided into two groups. One group was led by Li Yuan himself to resist Qi State, and the other group was led by Zhao Heng, who was promoted to Mo Ao, to resist Wei State. Finally, it was Qin State, which King You of Chu feared the most. King You of Chu gritted his teeth and recruited all the men aged between 15 and 50 in the places under his control. He also raised an army of 150,000 people to prepare to resist Qin State.

Moreover, the troops needed to be divided into two groups, one group led by Qu Ci of the Qu family would rush to Qisi County, and the other group led by Xiang Yan would rush to Juyang, ready to respond to the Qin army at any time.

Li Yuan was so angry that he vomited blood when Qi and Wei took advantage of the situation. The big event was about to happen, why did these two countries suddenly send troops?
When did the State of Qi become so active in launching expeditions?
Not to mention the State of Qi, aren’t you, the State of Wei, afraid that the State of Qin will take the opportunity to destroy your State of Wei?

It's over. All the efforts have been wasted.

Li Yuan was already old, and still had to fight in the army. He was almost unable to get up due to this stimulation, but he still gritted his teeth and made all the plans. After returning to Zhaoguan to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong, he went on to resist the State of Qi without stopping.

Fu Chu was overjoyed. He didn't expect that asking for help would really work! He was saved now!

However, Fu Chu was not stupid. There was no one in the world who would help outsiders fight against his own people. If he really did that, he would lose all the support of the people and would have no chance or hope of seizing the throne.

But it is not enough to do nothing. Qin State seems to be making some moves now, but it has not said anything. Given the style of the King of Qin who always has a good reputation when launching a war, Qin State will never really take action. Now it seems to be making some moves, but in fact it is not dangerous.

On the contrary, if the Qin State is calm, that would be the real danger, because it means that a storm is brewing, and once it takes action, it will be earth-shattering.

Furthermore, judging from the current situation in the world, it would be more disadvantageous than advantageous for Qin to take action against Chu now. It would be better for Qin to continue to sit back and watch the three kingdoms fight and riot.

On the whole, the Qin State will never take action. It will only use some small moves to influence the situation, but will not launch a real large-scale military campaign.

So if Qin stood still and only relied on Qi and Wei, it would not be able to defeat Chu and could only gain a small advantage at most.

In this situation, if he did not take the opportunity to gain some advantages, then when Qi and Wei withdrew their troops, he would still not be able to stop the attack of King You of Chu.

Besides, he asked Qi and Wei for help. Qi and Wei also sent troops under the pretext of rescuing him.

Although this title is just an excuse, everyone has their own ulterior motives. But if I sit back and do nothing, and then I can't withstand the attack of the big brother, who will support me when I ask for help? I can't do things without saving face.

Fu Chu thought about it again and again and chose a compromise.

Now the army that attacked Jiangdong has retreated, and all of Big Brother's attention is focused on dealing with the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Wei. He is no longer under any pressure.

But you must never follow them, no matter who you fight.

The best thing to do now is to advance steadily and slowly, take back the city recaptured by Li Yuan, and take over some key areas by the way to ensure that the position is stable.

But we must never attack fiercely, let alone rush straight into Shouchun, lest we force our good brother to fight to the death.

It is enough to just try to take back some territory and consolidate the defense.

After making up his mind, Fu Chu began to attack slowly, recovering all the cities east of Zhaoguan and taking back Nanjing without a single soldier. Fu Chu hurried to build a defense line along the Yangtze River and made a small step forward, capturing Liyang, a small bridgehead on the west bank of the Yangtze River.

Even Fu Chu had to secretly admire his elder brother's decisiveness. When it came to making decisions, he was definitely not as good as his elder brother.

In order to avoid a useless stalemate with himself and to avoid being restrained and constrained, he actually gave up the results of the battle and only defended the key points.

After much hesitation, Fu Chu finally gave up attacking Zhaoguan. Not to mention that Zhaoguan was a famously dangerous pass that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, Fu Chu, who had just been slaughtered, had no ability to attack Zhaoguan by force.

Even if it were possible, we can't fight now.

Brothers quarrel within the walls, but defend against external humiliation.

It is absolutely unacceptable to help outsiders fight against your own brothers.

No wonder!
Although Fu Chu gave up attacking Zhaoguan and Shouchun, he did not hesitate to press forward. After taking Liyang, he launched an unceremonious attack on the three key strategic cities of Jiuzi, Tangyi City, and Guangling City across the Yangtze River in Jiangdong.

The reason why they were pushed to Nanjing with great force was that all the important cities opposite the natural barrier of the Yangtze River were in the hands of their good brother. This resulted in the natural barrier of the Yangtze River not playing its due role at all, and the defense line was directly breached under the simultaneous attack from four directions.

However, as long as these four strategic cities are captured, relying on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River and taking Nanjing as the backup center, it will be impossible for the big brother to easily cross the Yangtze River.

Moreover, after this great battle, the good brother will not have the strength to launch another attack in a short period of time.

Fu Chu was not polite at all and made things worse for his good brother. As for the interests of the State of Chu?

That is the King of Chu’s business.

Only when you become the King of Chu will you be qualified to consider it.

(End of this chapter)