Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 476 Combine Vertical and Horizontal (End)

In the ninth move of 280, when Bai Mo was about to rob a dragon of black chess, the white piece he picked up suddenly stopped in the air, because he found that he had missed a move in the quick chess game just now, and he should have killed it. The situation of the black chess big dragon actually formed a series of catastrophes, and it was a series of four catastrophes that had never happened in a hundred years!
Bi Shu, who was sitting across from him, was also a little dazed, and he missed it.

Zhou Guanfu and Hu Yan next to him were also staring wide-eyed, and they couldn't believe their eyes. In Go, such extreme situations as draws rarely occur, but the chess game in front of them has formed an extreme situation of four calamities in a row. According to the rules, This game of chess can be played forever, and it will never be exhausted, that is to say-a draw!

After a long time, Bi Shu stood up and sighed: "Senior brother, it seems to be a draw."

"Yes, it's a draw." Bai Mo nodded wearily, but he thought in his heart that he actually lost this game because he had the huge advantage of going first, but in the end it was a draw.

After confirming the draw, Zhou Guanfu and Hu Yan couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, it seems that there is no need to kill themselves.

At this time, a fast horse suddenly broke through the interception of the Sirius Guards and the Hussars of the Han Army, and rushed to the outside of the Sanli Pavilion like a wind and electric motor, and shouted into the pavilion: "The envoys of the Chu and Han countries will enter the palace immediately. !"

Bi Shu's eyes were fixed, and Han He summoned the envoys of the two countries at the same time, and finally had to make a decision.

Bai Mo's heart was slightly darkened. The king of Qi summoned the envoys of Chu and Han countries at the same time. On the surface, it was Bai Mo and Han who lost, because without Qi's joining, it would be difficult for the Lianheng Alliance to pose a real threat to Chu.

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Lou Jing tried his best to persuade Han He, but Han He had no patience to listen.

"You don't need to say anything, Prime Minister. I see it more clearly than anyone else. With the current general trend of the world, if Daqi and I join the Lianheng Alliance, we can form a joint effort to kill Chu. If we join the Hezong Alliance, then The Lianheng alliance presided over by the Han state will collapse in an instant, in view of this, I still want to maintain a detached position of impartiality and non-help."

Lou Jing could only shake his head. Qi State does not have enough strength, but wishful thinking wants to become a check and balance force beyond the two camps of Chu and Han. The result can only be self-destruction!However, Lou Jing has already said what should be said, and even if he said what should not be said, Han He might not listen, so he can only do this first.

Immediately a servant came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the envoys from the Chu and Han countries have arrived outside the gate of the palace."

Han He groaned, and said in a loud voice: "Chuan Zhao, a banquet is held in the side hall, and the envoys of the two countries are invited to the banquet." After finishing speaking, Han He turned his head and said to Lou Jing, "Minister of the State, you go with me."

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The next day, the news of Linzi was sent back to Xianyang.

Liu Heng asked Chen Ping, "Grand Master, what do you think?"

Chen Ping sneered again and again: "Hey, Han He's heart is quite big. If Han Xin is still alive, Qi's national strength and military strength are not exhausted to the extreme. Maybe there is still a chance to become a check and balance force between the two camps of Chu and Han." , but now, Han He’s behavior is nothing but a joke, he is killing himself!”

"Self-destruction?" Liu Heng said, "Does the grand master say that the Chu State will attack Qi first?"

"This is an inevitable result." Chen Ping nodded, and said in a firm tone, "Easy ones before difficult ones, and long-distance relations and close-attacks are the iron laws of war. Han, Han, and Zhao have formed an alliance, and South Vietnam and Yan are far away. , are not ideal goals, and it is expected that Chu State will take Qi State first."

"Even if the Qi State is destroyed by the Chu State, it is their own fault." Liu Heng said bitterly, "Only in this way, the Lianheng alliance advocated by the prime minister will come to naught, and only Han, Han, and Zhao will participate. The horizontal alliance really does not have any advantage in the face of the vertical alliance between Yan and Chu."

"Yes, this is indeed a big problem." Chen Ping also frowned upon hearing this.

The neutrality of Qi State is not only a problem of the Qi State family, but will have a joint effect. Its biggest side effect will seriously affect the attitude of Yan State and Nanyue State towards Chu State. From the current situation, Yan State and Nanyue State are likely to join the vertical alliance led by Chu State in the end.

In this way, the pattern of the world has become a duel between Han, Han, Zhao and Chu, Yan, and Nanyue. Among them, Nanyue is located in a remote place, and it will basically not exert any influence except to send grain to Chu. However, Yan State in the north will greatly restrain Han and Zhao. In this way, if Chu State really attacks Qi State, Han State can only watch helplessly.

When Chu State destroyed Qi State, even if Yan State and Nanyue State finally realized that the situation was wrong and turned against each other, the general trend of Chu State's dominance of the world could no longer be reversed.

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Almost at the same time, Ziling also received a letter from Linzi.

Bai Lixian smiled and said: "My lord, it seems that the drama of enfeoffing the king of Wei is still playing its due role. At least Han He was confused by this drama, so that he had undue ambition. Ha ha."

Xiang Zhuang also laughed and said, "I really didn't realize that this Han He has such ambitions."

Bai Lixian said again: "My lord, if we let the people of Wumuya create a few auspicious omens in Qi, and secretly instigate some wealthy families to persuade them to come in, will Han He have the ambition to become emperor?"

Xiang Zhuang's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said, "It seems, it's not impossible."

Bai Lixian slapped Jie lightly and said: "In this way, wouldn't there be an excuse for Qi Guo to use troops?"

"Hehe, Ziliang's plan is very clever!" Xiang Zhuang was quite tempted, and then said again, "However, the most urgent thing is to eliminate the threat of the Huns to the Huaxia people. After the Huns are defeated, it will not be too late to consider the issue of Qi."

"That's right." Bailixian said, "Calculating the time, the general should have revealed the news to Bai Mo, right?"

Speaking of Bai Mo, Xiang Zhuang's face instantly became a little gloomy, because several assassinations against Bai Mo failed in the end, and a large number of ebony dead men were paid in vain, and Bi Shu also made it clear in Feige's biography Said that Han He's attitude has been made clear, and it is impossible to assassinate Bai Mo in Qi.

Xiang Zhuang was a little annoyed that he couldn't kill Bai Mo, but he was relieved when he thought about it again. With Bai Mo's prudence, how could he be in danger so easily?If he was not fully sure, how could he take only [-] hussars to Linzi?It is indeed difficult for Xiang Zhuang to order Wu Muya to assassinate Bai Mo at all costs.

At that moment Xiang Zhuang said: "Forget it, sending Bai Mo back can at least restrain the Xiongnu in Hexi more effectively, so that Xuejian's combat operations in Mobei can be smoother."

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Zhou Guanfu was a little disbelieving, and said to Bai Mo: "Prime Minister, this is Bi Shu's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, right? Falsely claiming that the Xiongnu used troops against Hexi to lure the Prime Minister back to the country, and then he will slowly design and pull Qi into a joint alliance." alliance."

"Tune the tiger away from the mountain?" Bai Mo waved his hand and said, "No, I'm not a tiger, and Qi is not on a mountain. Besides, King Qi's attitude is very clear. Lobbying the king of Qi, the king of Qi will never change his position, although the king of Qi is young, he is very assertive."

Zhou Guanfu said in horror: "So it is true that the Xiongnu used troops against Hexi?"

"I don't know where Chu got the news, but the news is highly credible." Bai Mo said, "At present, our Han country's military resources are exhausted and our national strength is exhausted. If the Huns use troops against Hexi at this time, we can't do it at all." Conscripting a large army to rescue, at most thirty to twenty thousand cavalry, this prairie wolf, Maodun, is really good at timing."

Zhou Guanfu said: "Prime Minister, Hexi is the barrier to the west of the Guanzhong, and there is no room for loss. Let's go back quickly!"

"No." Bai Mo waved his hand, and said suddenly, "Shengzhi, you should immediately send someone to Chuying at the South Gate, and then hold two banquets at the Sanli Pavilion in the east of the city, and invite my junior brother to the banquet."

"Ah?" Zhou Guanfu said in amazement, "Bi Shu is invited to the banquet, at this time?"

"Yes, at this time." Bai Mo said, "You should send someone there."

"Here!" Zhou Guanfu gave a bow, and left unhappy.

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Chu camp outside the south gate.

Hu Yan asked Bi Shu in puzzlement: "General, why don't you also disclose to Bai Mo the news that the king has decided to send the Xiao cavalry army to expedition to Mobei?"

"Hey, I can't say that, at least not right now." Bi Shu smiled and shook his hands, "Although the king has decided to use troops against the Huns, my senior brother doesn't know about it yet, so we have to wait for him to come to the door, and we can't help it." Only in this way can we put forward more stringent conditions."

Hu Yan didn't believe it: "Will Bai Mo really come to beg us?"

"Of course." Bi Shu said confidently, "The Xiongnu used troops against Hexi, attacking the minions of the Han State, so it is the Han State that is anxious to get angry, not our big Chu. In the final analysis, even if the Huns wiped out If the tribes of Yueshi, Xiutu, and Hunxie were killed, it would not be a loss to us Dachu, would it?"

Hu Yan said: "So, the general doesn't think that Bai Mo will come to beg us."

It can’t be said that Huyan’s logic is wrong. The Xiongnu’s use of troops against Hexi seems to have nothing to do with Chu. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Chu to take the initiative to send troops to help Han. Since it is impossible for Chu to send troops to help Han, Bai Mo, as the prime minister of Han, How could he take the initiative to ask the general?

"No, my senior brother will come." Bi Shu waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty's trick of entrusting the king of Wei can fool King Qi but not my senior brother. My senior brother knows that the king has a heart all over the world, and sooner or later the Xiongnu will be my big Chu." Therefore, in the matter of suppressing the Xiongnu, the Chu and Han countries have common interests."

As soon as the words fell, a Sirius Guard came in to report: "General, there is a Chinese envoy asking to see you."

"Look?" Bi Shu smiled and said to Hu Yan, "Didn't my brother send someone here?"

(End of this chapter)