Chapter 1358: Han Banner Under Heaven (Forty-Eight) 4 Clouds Move (Eight)
The generals took their orders and left one by one. Tan Feng was the only one left in the hall. He sat on the main seat and looked at the empty hall thoughtfully.
"General, congratulations." A voice came suddenly, and a man came out of the back hall and looked at Tan Feng with a smile on his face.
"What a joy!" Tan Feng did not smile. He stared at this man and said coldly: "Mr. Zhao, you Chu people wish that the Qin Dynasty would fall apart and become a mess, right? It's just that I don't understand. What if the Qin Dynasty became like this? , What good will it do to you Chu people? If Qin falls, can you withstand the Han attack?"
"It's not us Chu people who made you like this, it's you yourself." Mr. Zhao chuckled, "General, if everyone in the Qin State was united, would the Qin State become what it is now?"
Tan Feng sighed: "Yes, Qin is now in chaos."
"Yes, since there is chaos, the general naturally needs to fight for his own biggest share of the chaos. Judging from the intelligence obtained by our Chu people, Lu Chao will definitely launch a rebellion, and soon Obviously, your center lacks the ability to counterattack him. Our country judges that Lu Chao has a high probability of success."
"There are still 30,000 Xuanyi guards in Xianyang, as well as new soldiers trained by Bai Qi. In addition, Xianyang is the capital. How can it be so easy for Lu Chao to win?" Tan Feng shook his head.
"We don't know the specific situation, but judging from Lu Chao's performance, he seems to be confident. Based on our understanding of him, he must have a hidden hand. Maybe he is in your capital. Could his helper be Bai Qi?" Mr. Zhao guessed.
"Impossible." Tan Feng shook his head decisively.
"Well, no matter whether Lu Chao can capture Xianyang or not, the Qin State will definitely fall apart. If Lu Chao and Xianyang are inextricably linked, that is actually the most unfavorable situation. As far as our Chu State is concerned, "We hope that the civil strife in Qin can be ended quickly." Mr. Zhao said: "Only in this way can Qin still retain a certain degree of strength and continue to contain the power of Han."
"Do you think Lu Chao is optimistic?" Tan Feng asked.
"Compared with the King of Qin sitting on the black ice platform in Xianyang Palace, we are more optimistic about Lu Chao's victory. Of course, our friend is General Tan, isn't he? We have provided General Tan with so much information, There are also countless ordnance and a series of technologies we obtained from the Han Dynasty were transferred to you without reservation, and we even provided you with an interest-free loan of millions of taels. All we have done is. I hope that General Tan, as a prince, can play a greater role in fighting against the tyrants in the future. Our king and chief minister appreciate your success in Yingchuan. We hope that you will have greater success in the future. After the territory, we can continue this success there again,
Build a stronger army. The center of Qin could no longer count on it in a short period of time, even if Lu Chao captured Xianyang. Convincing the whole country may not be something that can be accomplished in a short time. "Mr. Zhao said leisurely.
"Don't you, the Chu State, want to take a share of this feast?" Tan Feng said coldly: "Don't tell me that the Chu State is going to watch the show on the side?"
Mr. Zhao laughed and said, "General, you also know that I have always been responsible for contacting you, solving your problems, and consolidating the good friendship between us. As for the rest, I really don't know."
"I understand even if you don't tell me. Today's Great Qin has become a piece of fat in everyone's mouth. I wonder if the late king will get up in anger when he is under Jiuquan!" Tan Feng said coldly.
Chu State. In Yingdu, King Huai of Chu, who had not managed state affairs very much, seemed a little excited these days. The first assistant, Huang Xie, and the general Qu Zhong came to the palace almost every day to discuss matters. There is only one thing, and that is what is happening in Qin.
"The Qin Kingdom is about to end!" King Huai of Chu gloated: "Think about the past, when Meng Tian's 200,000-strong army and Chen Bing were on the border between Qin and Chu, they would threaten us with force at every turn. But now, Meng Tian is dead, and his 200,000 soldiers The army was split up. Some of the elite frontier troops in the past were now owned by Lu Chao, some were owned by Tan Feng, and some were in the hands of Zhou Yu. Hahaha, it really made me laugh. Three Yan people controlled the Qin State. How can Lu Chao's main force not have trouble? Now that Lu Chao is rebellious, Tan Feng is self-respecting and eager to become a prince, trying to replicate Gao Yuan's success. The only one, Zhou Yu, is still diligent, but It’s hard to survive alone! General, how sure are we of this time?”
Looking at King Huai of Chu who looked overjoyed, Qu Zhong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this time must be absolutely foolproof. The Qin State is in chaos, and they are no longer qualified to form an alliance with us as before. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity, It would be a shame to bite them hard at this opportunity. Our subordinates have already made arrangements. When the time is right, we will march directly with our troops. Our goal is to capture all of the southern part of Qin State. Down."
"In this way, we own the southern part of the Qin State. If Lu Chao succeeds, he will still occupy the majority of the Qin State, while Tan Feng will occupy the eastern part of the Qin State. The powerful Qin State in the past will no longer exist." Huang Xie Then he said.
"Why don't you take the opportunity to send troops and kill Lu Chao directly?" King Huai of Chu asked.
Huang Xie and Qu Zhong shook their heads together, "Your Majesty, that won't work. If we do this, we will most likely be caught in a fierce battle with Lu Chao. If we fail to win quickly, we will be stuck in a quagmire. Moreover, if we do this, the Han army, which has been confronting the Qin State, will certainly take the opportunity to advance. If we attack Lu Chao, Lu Chao will be forced to withdraw the garrison troops at Hangu Pass, which is equivalent to giving a great gift to the Han army. The Han army enters Hangu Pass, and Lu Chao is likely to be quickly defeated under the attack of both sides. But then, we will have to confront the Han army head-on. , this does not conform to the strategy we have already set, and we are not sure to defeat the Han army. "
"More importantly, we occupied the southern part of Qin, but Lu Chao did not have the spare strength to fight us. His more important enemy is still from the Han State, so he can only watch us occupy a large area of their territory and do nothing. Or, after he succeeds, he will immediately send people to re-sign an alliance with us, and we can use this opportunity to bring the occupied Qin territory under our rule. "Huang Xie analyzed.
"Moreover, while we strengthened our own strength, we also retained the two major military groups of Lu Chao and Tan Feng. These two people have a great hatred with Gao Yuan of the Han State. This is equivalent to us taking a great advantage, but not leaving too many opportunities for the Han people. They still have to face the threat of Lu Chao and Tan Feng. Moreover, after the division of Qin, their strength weakened. In the future alliance against Han, we will become the dominant force, and they can only rely on us. "Qu Zhong said with a smile.
"Although Qin has collapsed, the alliance against Han cannot collapse. We still need time to accumulate strength and prepare for the final decisive battle with Han. Before that, we should try every possible way to drive Tan Feng and Lu Chao to continuously launch attacks on Han, so that Han will never have peace and constantly consume their strength. With this, the day when our Great Chu will unify the world will not be far away." Huang Xie continued.
The arguments of the two ministers, civil and military, made King Huai of Chu smile with his eyes narrowed. "You two dear ministers have done a good job. You can do these things. I don't know many joints here, so I can't add to the chaos. Just go ahead and do it."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty." Huang Xie and Qu Zhong bowed together. Although King Huai of Chu did not have the talent to govern the country, he had one of the greatest strengths, that is, he knew himself well. He knew that he could not do it, so he handed things over to people who could do it, and he did it without any hesitation. This is why the national strength of Chu has continued to grow over the years, even though the monarch had no influence at all. Huang Xie and Qu Zhong were able to show their strengths precisely because of such a monarch.
"Another thing is, what about the marriage between the girl Shuyu and the infantryman? According to our agreement, we should also send Shuyu to marry." King Huai of Chu hesitated. Once this big event started, it would be a matter of minutes to fall out with the Han State. If Shuyu was married at this time, I'm afraid she would have no good days.
"Of course we have to marry her, and we have to marry her in a grand manner." Huang Xie said affirmatively: "Your Majesty, we have to make a big fanfare to publicize that the relationship with the Han State has been fundamentally improved. Your Majesty, you should make a show of putting all your energy on this matter during this period of time, so that the Han State believes that we have no idea about the Qin State's affairs and have not made any corresponding arrangements. If we marry her in a grand manner, they should naturally marry her warmly, so let this big show open with festive gongs and drums!"
"But in this way, my Shuyu will suffer!" King Huai of Chu said with a sad face, as his childish feelings broke out.
"Your Majesty, Princess Shuyu is a Chu, so she should make a contribution to the prosperity of the Chu. Moreover, if we win a great victory, the princess' life will be better, because at that time, they will be begging us. On the contrary, if we are weak, the other side will look down on the princess, and the princess' life will be difficult!" Huang Xie said with a smile. "Your Majesty loves the princess, so you might as well prepare more dowry. That infantryman was born in a poor family and was penniless before. Even though he later became a general and became Gao Yuan's confidant and beloved general, he didn't have much savings. After the princess marries, I'm afraid she will have many things to get used to."
"That's right, that's right, the dowry should indeed be given more generously." King Huai of Chu murmured. (To be continued.)
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