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Chapter 203 Three strategies of upper, middle and lower

The Qin State also had different opinions on the issue of the Duke of Qi sending envoys.

Thirty years ago, Qin State was located in the western border. Since Duke Xian opened westward and then lost the Xihe River, Qin State has always been playing behind closed doors and rarely had too many connections with the princes of the Central Plains. He usually won't greet him if the princes of the Central Plains meet.

In recent years, the order to seek talents was opened, and the rise of the Mohist family in Si Shang has been tying Wei, which has caused Qin, which has been in constant contact with Wei in the west, to return to the vision of the princes of the Central Plains.

In fact, Qi has not contacted Qin for a long time. This time, the Duke of Qi sent an envoy to negotiate with Qin, and it is inevitable that he is a little anxious, revealing some of Qi's ideas.

The princes worked together to oppose Mo, but Qin could not come forward, because even if the dispute between Qin and the Three Jins was subjectively not helping the Mo family, it was essentially helping.

However, this alliance of the Three Jins may not be very stable. If the interests are sufficient, even the South Korean, which has the best relationship with Wei, will join the feast of Qi's division of Wei.

The ministers of Qin were also divided into two factions.

One faction believes that as long as Zhao and Qi come forward, it will be no problem to completely abolish the Wei State. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the Mo family is now fighting against Chu and Yue, they will gain Xihe and lead the Shangjun, and they can realize the dream of Qin to completely go out of the western border.

Another faction believes that the Mohist power has increased dramatically with Japan. Once the Chu and Yue were swallowed up, the Mohist layout in the south would be even further. South China Sea, Nanzheng, Fujian, Wuyue, Xuzhou, Jingzhou... Moreover, the Mohist morality was against the princes and the nobles and the hereditary. This was a battle of moral and moral dynasties. If you don’t advance, you will retreat, and if you don’t win, you will die. Therefore, you should be close to all countries and fight against Moh with all your might.

Qin Jun was undecided. Although his heart belonged to him, he still wanted to listen to Wu Qi's opinions.

He then asked, "In the opinion of the Duke, if the princes work together to fight against Mo this time, will it be difficult to calm down and achieve success in one battle?"

Wu Qi shook his head, thought for a moment, and said cautiously: "Even if King Wu is resurrected, Taigong shook the flag, and Sun Wu's son Wu Zixu commands the army, it is impossible to settle the battle in one battle."

"When I fell into Qin in the past, I once lived in Si Shang. It was the wealth of Si Shang, which was better than today's Qin; the discipline of soldiers and the desire to benefit the world were even better than before."

"From my perspective, the greatest victory that the princes can achieve this time is that the Mo family retreated from Jianghan and took Poyi as the boundary. The princes could not get a single inch of the land on Si. Once the Mo family retreated to Si, it would not be possible for 500,000 soldiers and baggages to fight for three years. However, if the princes and countries recruited 500,000, they would probably starve to death in three years."

"Also, the destruction of the Yue Kingdom was determined. This is the greatest victory that the coalition of princes could achieve this time."

This answer can be said to be quite pessimistic. Qin Jun thought that the great victory was to not only drive the Mo family back to Jianghan, but also to cause Si Shang to be severely damaged. Although it was not completely extinct into scorched earth, it could at least allow Si Shang to be surrounded on all sides and lose all the ability to attack externally.

However, Wu Qi's answer was completely opposite. He judged that if the coalition of princes could restore the Chu of Jianghan this time, it would be the greatest victory, and it would have to deal with a Yue Kingdom.

Qin Jun understood that there was a gap between Qin and Si, but he did not expect that the gap would be so big.

"Then what is the benefit of Qin for the Qi people to divide the Wei Kingdom this time?"

Wu Qi shook his head again and said, "There is no profit for Qin."

"It seems that Qin can obtain Xihe Shangjun, but the strength of the Mo family is increasing. Even if Wei is destroyed, Zhao Qi and Han will divide Wei into more and more territory."

"At that time, the Mohist army stationed in the merchants, and they could attack Xihe from the north and Lantian from the west. Zhao Qi and Han had their own thoughts, which gave the Mohist family the opportunity to defeat the diplomacy of the ridge and ridge."

"Originally, Qin was in the western frontier and was incompatible with the Mo family without fighting or attacking. The more chaotic the Central Plains, the stronger the Qin people became. If the Wei State was divided, if there was any disturbance, Qin would send troops to confront the Mo family."

Qin Jun was about to refute, but Wu Qi asked back: "Your Majesty, if the Mo family passes through Luguan and Luo, will Qin send troops to support Han and Zhou?"

Just after asking, Qin Jun understood. If the Mo family took the opportunity to divide the Wei Kingdom, then once the Mo family went north to attack Han, Qin would have to send troops.

At that time, Qin State can only have one foreign policy, that is, the lips will be lost, and the teeth will be cold, rather than the distance and the near and nearby.

Wu Qi asked again: "Although the Xihe River is dangerous and large, I don't know how it is with Jianghan and Nanyang? If the Mo family is living in Xuzhou, it is already invincible in the world. If you get Jing and Yang two states again, how can you discuss Xihe with Jing and Yang two states? Now you are out of the way. In the future, the Mo family will increase its power and the Qin people will increase its power. How can you fight in the future?"

Wu Qi asked again: "The south of Nanzheng is Bashu. If the Mo family gained Jingzhou and destroyed Wu and Yue, and had the army of Nanzheng, and the south and westward advance, Bashu would not be able to fight."

"A few years later, what the princes in the world faced was not the current Mohist family in Si Shang. Instead, the Mohist family bounded by the Zheng, Han River, Dabie, Huai River to the Wen River in Yanzhou and the East China Sea. The land of Jiuzhou has nine four; the wealth of Jiuzhou is afraid that there will be three or two, so how can we fight in the future?"

"The Duke of Qi is ignorant and only knows small profits. Just the current situation of Qi... Even if Wei land is obtained, what can it be? A few years later, if the Mo family attacks Qi with all their might with the power to destroy Chu, it will be settled in two months. Even if we are willing to rescue us, we will know that we may arrive in Linzi within two months, not only the logistics and information transmission of the baggage, but we will know that we may arrive in Linzi within two months?"

Qin Jun nodded slowly and understood what Wu Qi meant. Once this situation was formed, it would not be a situation of attacking east and rescuing west. It was likely that the Mo family attacked from all sides, and the princes could not take care of themselves and were eventually defeated by each one.

Seeing that Wu Qi was determined to join forces with the princes to suppress the Mo family, Qin Jun asked again: "So what will happen to this battle?"

Wu Qi asked back: "Do you want to see the ending from the world of etiquette, law and morality? Or should you see the ending from the perspective of Qin Yiguo?"

Qin Jun smiled and said, "I am the King of Qin, and I am a country in Qin. I am not Confucius who is rushing for rituals, but I fight for the benefit of the country."

Wu Qi said: "That should be true. Then from the perspective of Qin, there will be three situations in this battle, namely, middle and lower."

"In the game, the princes won a great victory in the west, and the Qi people in the east were able to defend their territory. When the Mo family withdrew from Jianghan, our army immediately withdrew and did not siege Si Shang with the princes."

"Send a large army to gather the strength of the whole country from Shangyong, Baogu and Wudu to conquer Nanzheng and destroy Shu."

"Occupy Shangyu, solicit bribes from Danyang, advance eastward to capture Hangu, pass through the pavement, develop production, change laws, and observe changes in the world."

Qin Jun thought about it carefully, nodded and praised: "The best game is good. What about the middle game?"

"The Zhongju... the Zhongju will follow the Qi-dividing Wei proposal. Take the opportunity to get the Xiheshang County of Wei to wait for the future. If the Mo family is divided, civil strife, and decay, it may be victorious in the future."

Qin Jun was shocked. The situation in the upper stage was so good. He didn't want to be a situation where he could only rely on the Mo family to make mistakes and could only persist.

He calmed down for a moment and asked in a low voice: "What about the end?"

"If the game is out, you can prepare for the funeral within two years."

"Qin and Han, Zhao and Wei reconciled, jointly sent troops to rescue Chu, fought against the Mo family and Han River, but failed to win, and had a long confrontation. The main force of the Mo family defeated the Qi, Wei, Han and Zhao coalition forces on the eastern front, drank horses and the Yellow River, and the troops arrived at Luoyi, and the general trend of the world was unstoppable."

"The so-called subsequent events are to talk to the Mo family, admitting that the Mo family inherited the ambition of Dayu to stabilize the nine states and gave way to Yongzhou. In the past, the Qin people could move from Langya to Yongzhou, but there was a story about being a prince today, and today they could move from Yongzhou to a prosperous place to become kings."

If it weren't for the extreme, no one would choose to migrate thousands of miles, and the people of Qin would not take the initiative to choose to leave their hometowns.

However, the Mohist attitude towards the nobles was fully demonstrated in this battle to destroy Chu, and there was no possibility of compromise, so the Qin nobles must leave a way out.

This road of retreat may be dangerous and difficult, but compared to everything accumulated over hundreds of years, it has been gone. Compared with the dead end of being equal to the common people, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Wu Qi had talked about this issue a long time ago, and the situation in Qin State was actually very ugly. If the Mo family had not disrupted the situation, Qin State would work hard to seize the Xihe River first and then stop at Shu, and no one in the world could fight.

After the rise of Si Shang, it was already in advance, so that Qin had to go out of Xihe. However, going out of Xihe means that the power of the Mo family is also increasing, and the forces of the princes and nobles who resisted the Mo family were fighting in internal struggles, so it was extremely difficult.

There have been many people who have gone to the extreme west to trade in these years. They also know that after passing through a desolate area, there are good lands suitable for cultivating crops such as potatoes, corn, cotton, and wheat. They also know that the Persian kings named Baktra were extremely weak.

If we use the colonization methods of the country and the country in the past, we will have a foothold after several generations. Moreover, gunpowder and iron armor can be crushed, which is not impossible.

But Qin Jun heard that Wu Qi's three situations, namely upper, middle and lower, actually correspond to two choices.

Either send troops to fight against Mo or divide the Wei Kingdom. It would be unfavorable to divide the Wei Kingdom for a long time, but this seems to be the least dangerous path.

If the Mo family cannot be driven out of Jianghan, then the worst situation will be faced.

But this situation is unsolvable.

If the main field legion of Wei State is still there, then the chance of driving the Mo family out of Jianghan is actually very high.

However, the main legion of Wei State was just destroyed by Qin State, but if the Xihe Sect was not destroyed, the Mo family would not take the opportunity to destroy Chu. Before destroying Chu, Qin Mo was an ally of some degree. After destroying Chu, he would immediately become an enemy. The original enemy became an ally. How much strength does Wei State have now?

At that time, the main force of expelling the Mo family from Jianghan will be Qin, Han, Wei, and Zhao. How could Qi in the east attack Si by himself? It is necessary for Zhao to support it with all its strength, but how much can Zhao support it? Han is unable to clone it, and how many advantages will it have in the battle of Jianghan after the division of troops?

According to Wu Qi's estimate, the Mohist family had at least 70,000 troops in Jianghan and Han areas to fight in field battles, and there were more than 10,000 naval troops. How much is the possible performance of destroying all field battles?

Moreover, the Mohists in the Jianghan area suddenly poured in so many Mohists and brought so many iron and agricultural seeds. At most two years, they may be able to pull out tens of thousands of troops. The long-term battle will definitely not be able to fight, which means that there is only the opportunity to fight quickly.
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