I’m The King Chapter 1143: : Carry on the past and open up the future (thirty-three)

For the Qin State, it would be the best outcome if the Chu State could completely annihilate the besieged Han State's new army. In this way, the Han State will definitely have to transfer troops from other places to make up for the torn apart The gap, no matter where the troops are transferred from, they will benefit from the Qin people. You must know that the main force of the Han country is basically deployed in front of the Qin people. Xu Yuan's Beiye, Ye Zhen's Central Field Army Group, and He Lanxiong's Eastern Field Army Group, which is also mixed with an independent cavalry division of the Huns in Guli, and an independent cavalry division of the Donghu in Agu Huai'en. Hundreds of thousands of troops are pressing on the border of Qin State. The pressure on the Qin people is obvious.

It's a pity that no one is a fool, and King Huai of Chu may be a little stupid, but Huang Xie and Qu Zhong are all as cunning as a fox. They will never do such a thing that harms themselves and benefits others What if Gao Yuan annihilates the New Army for the sake of these credits, and Gao Yuan retaliates desperately? Now Chu is not ready for a battle of national destiny with Han. This ancient country Having been asleep for too long, it will take longer to wake up and regain consciousness.

On this point, Huang Xie and Qu Zhong see clearly.

"We have worked so hard to plan all this, but in the end it is the Chu people who get the most benefits." In the middle of the night, Mingtai looked at Zhongli who had just returned, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Our black ice platform lost Almost all of the people in the Han state also took advantage of Tan Feng's secret line there, but the results were divided into half of the Chu people, which is really uncomfortable."

"When it's time to share, don't think about monopolizing it. When it's time to monopolize it, you're naturally unceremonious." Zhong Li warned, "If it wasn't for the cooperation of the Chu people in the end this time, our people would have nothing to do with it." Is it possible to bring Mao Wei back safely? There have been many things that fell short in ancient times. Apart from this, this time the Chu people took advantage of this incident to successfully launch the Battle of Pengcheng and encircle the new army of Han. It’s a great thing for Chu, so why not for us?”

"But the people of Chu didn't want to do anything wrong, they still had half-hearted intentions, surrounded but not wiped out, this is obviously trying to curry favor with Han." Mingtai snorted coldly. What?"

"Why can't you believe it?" Zhongli laughed: "The people of Chu showed their fangs this time, at least let Gao Yuan realize the threat of this big southern country. In the days to come, Gao Yuan's eyes will no longer be fixed They will keep staring at us, and at least half of them will come over to look at Chu. For us, it can be said that we have let go of a huge burden. Mingtai, what do we need now? It takes time to recover. The battle in the past really hurt us a lot. With Chu's restraint, we will be much more comfortable."

"But the explosives should be shared with them?"

"It's nothing, don't forget, people are in our hands. During this journey, I have communicated with Mao Wei a lot. When the time comes, people are in our hands, and the workshop is also in our hands. What are you afraid of? "

"But they want to send apprentices."

"The master taught the apprentice not to save his hands, but he can't teach the apprentice, the master will starve to death!" Zhongli said with a smile, "I believe Mao Wei will understand this truth soon."

"Master Hou, you said that after Mao Wei returns to the country, will the king really make him a marquis?" Mingtai asked.

"What? Are you hungry?" Zhong Li laughed.

"Of course, I have worked hard for most of my life, and the title of Marquis is still far away!" Mingtai said a little annoyed.

"When you take my seat, and then do a few beautiful things to come out, I'm afraid you won't be able to seal it? Where is the Black Ice Terrace? It's where the king trusts the most. The king wants you, It has already explained the problem." Zhongli waved his hand, "I'm tired, I drank too much wine today, I want to rest, you go to bed too, we will leave tomorrow to return to Qin, the envoy of Han It's coming, if we accidentally run into it, it's embarrassing, after all, we stole something from others, didn't we? Hahaha!"

"Master Hou, you are getting more and more humorous."

"The person who is about to leave will of course be humorous. You are not allowed to have humor in this position, you can only have murderous intent." Zhong Li waved his hand.

Just when Zhongli was lying on the high bed and fell asleep soundly, on the road leading to Ying City, a carriage was still driving overnight under the protection of dozens of guards.

The person on the carriage is of course Wu Qi, the special envoy of Han who was ordered to negotiate with Chu. When passing by Pengcheng, Wu Qi got the consent of Qu Wan, the general of Chu, and went to the encirclement. Where is Zhang Hongyu, the commander of the New First Army, and the soldiers.

The situation of the New First Army is already very bad.

Although they built a strong defensive position, it was of little use to the Chu army who had no intention of attacking at all. Zhang Hongyu was unable to break through the siege, and the third division of the New First Army who entered the Pengcheng area first lost A division with tens of thousands of horses lost more than half of it. The head of the first regiment, He Dong, died in battle. The second regiment, Mao Afu, basically lost its combat effectiveness. For the three divisions surrounded, Zhang Hongyu continued to invest in the troops, and as a result, Cui Chengxiu and Gao Chengdong were also included. Although the two divisions suffered little loss, they were also trapped in the siege of their opponents.

There was a lack of food and medicine in the army, and many wounded soldiers could only watch them leave in wailing and pain because they could not receive timely medical treatment. On the day Wu Qi arrived, Zhang Hongyu had already decided Concentrate all your strength and break through alone. Even if you can't break out, you will bite off a piece of your opponent before you die.

After Wu Qi arrived, he immediately stopped Zhang Hongyu's move. From what he saw in the Chu army, the opponent had obviously anticipated his possible move and made full preparations. If Zhang Hongyu launched a breakout, It will only be a matter of time before the entire army is wiped out. In that case, the problem will be intensified, and the two countries will have to engage in a decisive battle that no one wants. This is neither what Chu wants, nor what Han wants. Yes, in Gao Yuan's mind, Qin is still the number one enemy of the Han.

Wu Qi closed his eyes and recalled the conversation he had with Qu Wan after he returned to Qu Wan's residence from Pengcheng. From Qu Wan's attitude, he had a further glimpse into the psychology of the courtiers of Chu State. Necessary benefits, but do not want to completely break with Han. This is my chance.

Wu Qi asked Qu Wan for food, because the new army had already told Xin about the food, and now they were killing horses, looking for wild vegetables, and peeling bark. Qu Wan refused at first, but finally agreed to provide a thousand catties of rice for him every day. For the new army, although a thousand catties of rice is a drop in the bucket for an army of tens of thousands of people, at least it can hang their lives. And when I asked him for a large amount of medicinal materials, the big The general agreed without any hesitation.

Qu Wan's attitude is naturally inspired by Yingcheng.

"General Qu Wan, if when our two countries complete the joint medicine, what I see is that the soldiers of the new army starve to death everywhere, then the peace treaty is a piece of waste paper, and the army of the big man will definitely die At that time, it will be you, General Qu Wan, who will provoke an all-out war between the two countries!" Before leaving, Wu Qi threatened Qu Wan severely, considering that Qu Wan had once served in Qi State University. Defeated at the hands of the Han army and chased by the Han army for thousands of miles, Wu Qi worried that they would take this opportunity to retaliate, so it was necessary to beat them at the right time. What the king of Han wanted was for the soldiers of the new army to return to the country safely, but It’s not about bringing back a long, invisible coffin.

"As long as your army doesn't take any risks, we will naturally maintain the status quo." Qu Wan's answer reassured Wu Qi at least half of his mind. Paying too much price, this is a question that Wu Qi has been thinking hard for a long time. Gao Yuan, the King of Han, gave him a lot of autonomy. How to use this autonomy to win more benefits for the Han country will make him in the middle of discussing politics. The status of Gao Yuan has been greatly improved, and now there are five people in the meeting hall discussing politics. Wu Qi thinks that he is the fifth. Needless to say, Jiang Jiaquan is the chief assistant, Yan Shenghao has followed Gao Yuan for a long time, and Li Can has a considerable say in maritime affairs. On matters of maritime affairs, the other members of the council can't say anything at all, and they are also indispensable in the process of discussing politics. Wu Kai, who entered the council hall with him, has qualifications that are not comparable to his own. It is also very respectful. If I want to climb up as the fifth child, I have the best opportunity in front of me. At least I must suppress Li Can.

Among the five discussants in the council hall, in terms of ability, only Jiang Jiaquan really convinced Wu Qi. The other three, Yan Shenghao is good at civil affairs, Li Can is good at maritime affairs, and Wu Kai is more proficient in economics, but when it comes to Coordinating the overall situation as well as political and strategic vision are far inferior to my own. Like this time the new army incident, Jiang Jiaquan did not speak out, but Yan Shenghao, Li Can, and Wu Kai strongly advocated to use all the troops to fight to the death with Chu. With this shame, only I strongly oppose it and advocate a settlement through negotiation. It seems that my idea is right for the king, so I have the opportunity to serve as a special envoy to deal with this matter. Jiang is old, I'm afraid If you can't work for a few years, you have to retire. That is your chance. If you can serve as the chief assistant of the most powerful country on the mainland, you will not be considered a burden. The current master is wise but not domineering. It is hard to believe the respect of his subordinates unless he has personally experienced it.

Under the leadership of this king, I may become the most accomplished chief assistant on this continent, and establish an incomparably powerful country. , I didn’t even dare to think about it. At that time, what I was thinking about every day was how to survive in the gap between the great powers.

Wu Qi doesn't want to think that after a hundred years, he is recorded in the history books as the chief assistant of the Wei State, and leaving a name in history is his greatest pursuit in this life. (To be continued)