Chapter 92 Prepare for a rainy day

Qi Hou Zhao used the military power of Song and other countries to purge the nobles of Qi's court. Although he gained great power and secured his position as Qi Hou, it also left hidden dangers.

Especially the allied forces of Song, Zheng and other countries defeated the Qi army in a row, which suddenly took off the aura of hegemony from Qi. You must know that the vassal states of the Central Plains were always under the shadow of Qi, and now Qi

After the great defeat, the princes gradually paid less attention to Qi.

This is what the Huai State wants to see, but the monarchs and ministers of the Huai State feel that this is not enough, and the Qi State needs to continue to weaken. However, because of the Song State, Zheng State and other vassal states, Qi Hou Zhao's position is very stable.

And the more important reason is that Qihou Zhao is the prince, and his accession to the throne is justifiable. If the Huai Kingdom, as a descendant of the Yin Shang family, is discovered to be involved in the succession of the princes' heirs, it is estimated that they will be attacked immediately.

For the vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty, it was nothing to send troops to escort a foreign prince back to his country to ascend the throne, and he would also be praised for his benevolence and righteousness by the vassal states.

Just like the state of Ju escorted the prince Xiaobai back to the country to inherit the position of Marquis of Qi, and finally achieved hegemony. It was like this when Duke Huan of Qi escorted the prince of Wei to rebuild the country.

Whether it is Young Master Xiaobai or Young Master Wei, this is a legal inheritance, and sending troops to escort is also justified and in line with Zhou etiquette. But if the other party legally inherits the position of a prince, and you send troops to help a young prince seize the position of a prince,

This is no longer about escorting him back to his country to ascend the throne, but about helping other princes to rebel.

This is interfering with the internal affairs of the succession of a vassal state, which is a taboo matter. There is no reason to send troops to forcibly interfere with the normal succession of a vassal state. If this is really done, the lords of various countries will really never have peace. By then, everyone

Any young master with the right to inherit would do this.

You must know that marriage between princes is very common. If you have a mother clan, others will not have a mother clan? When the time comes, several princes will invite their mother clans to help fight the war and help themselves inherit the position of princes. Then

The whole Bangzhou was in complete chaos.

Seeing that nothing could be done, the Huai State allowed the Huai State spies to lurk temporarily.

After the Chu State was severely beaten by the Qi State Allied Forces and the Huai State respectively, its national strength was weakened and it was unable to advance north or east. However, after seeing that the Huai State was getting stronger and stronger, it was very uneasy.

Because of the position of Huai State, especially after annexing Zhongli State, Huai State's threat to Chu State was too high.

The advantage of Chu State over Huai State is that Chu State occupies the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. As long as the navy is strong and cooperates with the army, it can go down the river and divide Huai State in one battle. However, since Huai State has occupied the land of Zhongli, as long as Huai State is willing

, can attack from Zhongli at any time and attack the Hanjiang Plain.

If the Han River Plain is occupied by the Huai State, the Chu State will probably come out and fight for its life. You must know that the Han River Plain is the essence of the Chu State and has a large population. If it is occupied, the Chu State will probably go crazy!

If the Chu State wants to go north to the Central Plains, its retreat may be cut off by the Huai State at any time. Therefore, the Huai State has become the Chu State's formidable enemy. If it wants to conquer the Central Plains, it must first defeat the Huai State.

Is it easy to defeat the Huai State? The last time the Duke of Qi summoned a coalition of princes to fight against him, the entire army was wiped out by the Huai State. The Chu State even lost three times in a row. How could he win alone?

After some thought, the kings and ministers of the Chu State thought that they should join forces with the Central Plains princes to deal with the Huai State, and they were also preparing to contact another country, the Yue State, to deal with the Huai State together.

The Yue Kingdom was not a feudal state of Zhou Dynasty. It was first divided by Xia Jun and was established by the descendants of Prince Yu. Seriously speaking, even after Cheng Tang destroyed Xia, the Yin Shang Dynasty and the Yue Kingdom still had enmity.

If the Chu State wanted to deal with the Huai State, it was imperative to form an alliance with the Yue State. So the King of Chu sent envoys to the Yue State.

At first, the Yue State did not want to form an alliance with the Chu State and then fight against the Huai State together. However, the person sent by the Chu State was an eloquent person and told the Yue State that after the Huai State annexed the Wu State, it was very likely that it would attack the Huai State.

One can attack and destroy the country of Yue.

After all, the State of Yue is located to the south of the State of Huai and can invade the State of Wu at any time and anywhere. This is a great threat to the State of Huai. If you do not ally with the State of Chu, when the State of Huai attacks the State of Yue, the State of Yue will not resist it at all.

Can't live.

Just like the original Wu State, the Huai State army attacked, and the Wu State soon fell apart and was annexed by the Huai State. The Wu State and the Yue State were closely connected, and the two countries had often fought for hundreds of years. The Wu State and the Yue State

The strength is almost the same.

The Huai State can easily destroy the Wu State, and it can also be an easy task to destroy the Yue State.

The kings and ministers of Yue thought for a while and found that this was indeed the case, so in order to prevent Yue from becoming the next Wu, Yue agreed to form an alliance with Chu to jointly deal with Huai.

At the same time, because the Yue State was not proficient in battle formations and chariot warfare, the Chu State once again released manpower and material resources to teach the Yue State battle formations and chariot warfare methods. In addition to teaching combat skills, the Chu State also taught the Yue State agricultural technology.

Let the strength of Vietnam increase.

The number of people in the State of Yue is larger than that of the State of Wu. After receiving the support of the State of Chu, its national strength has increased rapidly. But if you want to deal with the State of Huai, the State of Yue is not enough. Its army is far behind that of the State of Wu.

.There are too many things to learn.

The Chu State and the Yue State formed an alliance and agreed to attack the Huai State. However, it is not easy to attack the Huai State. Even if the Chu State and the Yue State join forces, they may not be Huai State's opponents. Therefore, the best choice is

It was the three parties of Chu State, Central Plains princes and Yue State who jointly took action.

In this way, the Huai State would have to face attacks from three sides: north, south, and west. Even if the Huai State was powerful, it would not be able to withstand attacks from three sides.

Ever since Chu and Huai went to war three times, Huai had become interested in Chu. Especially after knowing that Chu actually had an area of ​​two thousand miles, and was second to none among the states of Zhou Dynasty. Only Jin had as much land as Chu.

They are almost the same. Others are much worse than Qi.

The State of Huai sent a large number of agents to the State of Chu to collect information about the State of Chu. The state of Chu has been very chaotic in the succession of public affairs in recent years.

The past generations of Chu lords all ended badly. The younger brother killed his older brother and usurped the throne of Chu Jun. It was a chaos. The current Chu Jun was the one who killed Chu King Xiong Tong.

The Huai State temporarily ended its plan against the Qi State and turned its attention to the Chu State. The Huai State attached great importance to the Chu State. After all, it had two thousand miles of mountains and rivers, a large population, and huge war potential.

After Xizuo came to Chu State, he began to develop quietly and penetrated the entire Chu State.

The alliance between the Chu State and the Yue State was not widely publicized. It was obvious that the Chu State wanted to attack the Huai State at a critical moment, but there were still some clues about the large-scale mobilization of materials.
Chapter completed!