King Ping saw that Dongfang Yin was speechless for a long time, and looked at him without being anxious.
Dongfang Yin thought for a long time, sighed and said: "It's not that I didn't consider what the prince said, but as courtiers, we only want to share the country's worries and be loyal to the emperor with no regrets. We can't care so much about other things."
Seeing that Dongfang Yin's words were far-fetched and his expression looked lonely, King Ping smiled and said, "Prime Minister Dongfang's bold loyalty makes me admire you. I respect Master Dongfang's talent. If you need anything from me in the future, just ask.
, I will do my best to help. The peace talks have been completed, and our Qi State will join forces with the Chu State to send troops to conquer Yue. I would like to wish us victory in the expedition against Yue, and there is no need to mention anything else."
Dongfang Yin also picked up the wine glass and drank with Prince Ping.
Here the Chu State's envoy returned home and resumed his duties. The Qi-Wu Allied Forces also lifted their confrontation with Wucheng, and the army slowly retreated to its base; the Dali army also retreated to the west of Guicheng.
Over there, the State of Yue also received news of the peace talks between Qi and Chu and the news that the two countries had stopped fighting. However, they heard that Qi and Chu had reached an agreement to jointly attack themselves. The whole country of Yue was in an uproar. In their view, this agreement was proposed by the State of Chu.
In order to retaliate against the Yue State for attacking Chu, Qi State actually agreed, which was really unexpected. After learning that Chu State had ceded a large area of land to Qi State, they were relieved. Everyone in the Yue State cursed Chu State as despicable.
The King of Qi, the King of Wu, and the King of Dali issued a letter of credence. The Three Kingdoms and Chu State jointly sent out troops to attack Yue. Qi State sent 150,000 troops, with King Ping as the commander-in-chief and Prince Qi Yi as the deputy commander. The King of Wu replied that Wu State sent 80,000 troops.
, with Prince Yingjing as the main general; Dali State sent 60,000 troops, with Prince Duan Kejian as the main general; Chu State sent 60,000 troops, with Chu Huan as the main general. The Four Kingdoms Allied Forces were dominated by the Qi Army, and King Ping was appointed by the kings of the Four Kingdoms as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces against Vietnam.
Control the armies of the Four Kingdoms.
The news that the four kingdoms of Qi, Wu, Chu, and Dali had formed a coalition also reached the Yue Kingdom. At this time, the Yue army had already withdrawn from the occupied Chu territory to the border. When the King of Yue heard that the coalition forces of the four kingdoms numbered three to four hundred thousand people, he was so shocked that he fainted.
He fell on the dragon chair. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also in a panic. The generals advocated dividing their troops to resist; the civil servants advocated ceding territory and seeking peace. The King of Yue was even more upset after hearing this.
When the whole country of Yue was at a loss as to whether to fight or not, King Ping had already led the Huben army and 30,000 cavalry to Xincheng to join the prince Qi Yi. At this time, the Qi army was stationed in Xincheng, Suicheng, Langcheng and Huacheng.
A total of 180,000. The Wu army has also gathered at the Wuyue border; the Dali army has also pressed towards the Yunnan-Vietnam border. The Chu State is quite hesitant to send troops this time, and wants to use the four countries to conquer Vietnam and occupy the territory to make up for the ceded territory.
Due to the loss of Qi's land, they were also afraid that the Qi army would take advantage of the situation and occupy Chu territory again, so after many discussions, Chu Huan was allowed to lead an army of 60,000 to gather at the border between Chu and Yue.
Facing the Allied Forces of the Four Nations, the defenders of the Yue Kingdom were in a panic and were in panic all day long. As soon as the soldiers of Wu, Chu, and Dali appeared, they hurriedly lit beacon fires. Beacon fires continued everywhere, and everyone asked the court for help.
They called for reinforcements several times a day, and each said that the enemy army in front of them was huge. The King of Yue mobilized troops from various places, and he didn't know which side to rescue first.
King Ping arrived at Xincheng and arranged for envoys to discuss with the King of Chu to send troops through the road. Thirty thousand of the 180,000-strong army were left to garrison, while the remaining 150,000-strong army came from the Chu area to directly attack the Yue Kingdom. The King of Chu discussed with the officials and believed that they must not give way.
The Qi army attacked from the Chu territory, and the Qi army took the road most likely to destroy Guo. After the discussion was settled, the king of Chu sent Prime Minister Dongfang Yin to go to Xincheng to meet with King Ping, arguing that the territory of Chu could not allow hundreds of thousands of troops to pass through.
Please also take advantage of the state of Wu to send troops.
King Ping did not embarrass Dongfang Yin, and agreed with him on the date of the march, and ordered the army to set off, pass through Langcheng and Huacheng into Wu, and join the Wu army. The Qi and Wu coalition forces, more than 200,000 strong, marched south.
After hearing Dongfang Yin's return, the King of Chu was half happy and half worried, and ordered Chu Huan to launch an offensive together with the Qi and Wu coalition forces. Chu Huan was quite dissatisfied with the peace talks, and he was extremely dissatisfied, but at this point he could only obey the order.
Yes, but privately told Chu Qi to be careful.
The Dali Kingdom gained a lot this time, and the attack on Chu went smoothly. They gained a large area of territory west of Guicheng City in vain, and the threat of the Chu Kingdom was lifted. If they join forces with the Three Kingdoms to fight against Vietnam again, the Vietnam Kingdom will be devastated by this blow and will not be able to recover in the short term.
It posed a threat to Dali. Therefore, the king of Dali was extremely enthusiastic about attacking Yue. He sent a prince to lead the army and launched a war against Vietnam before the Qi army. By the time the Qi, Wu and Chu kingdoms launched their offensive, the Dali army had already penetrated more than a hundred miles into the country of Yue.
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In the camp of Dali, Prince Duan Kejian of Dali and King Wuyou Qi Si were discussing with the generals the target of their next attack. The generals of Dali had already heard that in the battle between Qi and Chen last year, King Wuyou led the army to victory.
He defeated the Chen army. Now he stood with himself and fought against the Vietnamese. After entering the Vietnamese, he was invincible and victorious. His morale was greatly boosted, and the generals and soldiers were all happy and encouraged.
Prince Duan Kejian of Dali also obeyed King Wuyou's words, and King Wuyou did not refuse. He made suggestions and took the lead in the four kingdoms' campaign to conquer Vietnam. While the Yue army had not yet finished gathering and the deployment of troops was undecided, he concentrated his army to break through the border.
They marched straight in. Then they divided their forces and made detours to wipe out all the defenders. Now the Dali army Chen Bing Shaocheng was besieging Shaocheng. The defenders in Shaocheng were less than 10,000 people. Facing the Dali army several times their size, they had no intention of fighting.
, the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and seeing that reinforcements could not be expected, the general who defended the city secretly abandoned the city and ran away. When the remaining defenders saw that the general had fled, they elected a captain to go out of the city and offer the city for peace.
King Wuyou and Prince Duan convened the generals to discuss, and they felt that there was no fraud. If they could capture Shao City without bloodshed, it would not only reduce the casualties of the soldiers, but also reduce the suffering of the people in the city. So it was decided that Duan Kejian would accept the surrender.
Shaocheng was captured, and the Dali army attacked eastward without much hindrance. King Wuyou and Prince Duan organized their troops and incorporated the Shaoguan garrison. They left the generals and soldiers who defended the city and led the victorious division to attack
Rushing eastward.
The Yue army was attacked by the Chu army in the north, and the Qi and Wu coalition forces were in the east. There were nearly 300,000 coalition troops on both sides. The Yue army was mainly guarded on these two sides, and most of the troops recruited from various places were gathered on these two sides.
.The west side faced Dali with the weakest defense, but the Dali army advanced the fastest.
The King of Yue saw that he could not withstand the attack of the coalition forces and would only be annexed by the four countries if he continued to hold on. He negotiated with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and had no choice but to sue for peace. However, at this time, the Vietnamese army continued to retreat, so I was afraid that the coalition forces would not give up if they sued for peace.
Advisers offered advice, and the combined forces of Qi and Wu were numerous and brave, and it was difficult to resist. Dali entered the area that Yue had been under the jurisdiction of for many years. Only the Chu army in the north had only 60,000 to 70,000 people, and could still fight, so he quietly captured it.
The army was placed opposite the Chu army. It first attracted the Chu army to penetrate deeper, and then attacked from three sides. It surrounded the Chu army with hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese troops.
Then, without waiting for the Qi and Wu coalition forces to rescue him, he sent envoys to the Qi army camp to propose peace talks.
King Ping led the Qi and Wu coalition forces to fight steadily and not to rush forward. After several days of development, the army only advanced for more than 200 miles. The Vietnamese army quietly besieged the Chu army. King Ping had already seen the clues. When the Vietnamese army attacked,
The Chu army was encircled and the Chu army asked for help. The King of Yue used this as an excuse to propose peace. King Ping had already understood this.
King Ping met with the envoys of the State of Yue, and first held the King of Qi accountable for the fact that the King of Yue did not respect the command of the King of Qi and sent troops without permission. The envoy of the State of Yue argued that sending troops to attack Chu was also to help Qi attack Chu. King Ping refuted it and asked him: "Qi
The king ordered you not to use troops when our army is at war with Chu, which means that you are not allowed to profit from it. It is unjust for you to attack Chu secretly when you see that our army is strong. Qi and Chu are at war, and Yue takes the opportunity to invade Chu and occupy Chu land.
This is unkind. Since the King of Qi made an appointment with the King of Yue, but the King of Yue broke the contract, you do not believe it. Now you say that you are helping Qi to attack Chu, which is definitely not your original intention. It is dishonest. The army is everywhere, and the Yue army is defeated. Now you still come to my place to make noises.
, what kind of peace talks are you talking about! It will only be a matter of time before our Qi and Wu armies reach your Yue capital. Don’t make conditions for the 50,000 Chu troops that are surrounded. I’m afraid you have already used all the troops in the country to besiege the Chu army. At this time, I will
There is almost no Yue army in front of the Wu army and the Dali army. I gave the order and the two armies met and wiped out your Yue country. The siege of the Chu army will naturally be lifted."
The Yue envoy had some backbone, and replied: "Although the Qi army is large, we still have troops to fight in our Yue territory. If you want to destroy our Yue country, you will probably lose your troops and generals. The worst is that the Yue country will become a river of blood. Is it possible that there are rivers of blood inside?"
Isn’t the blood of your Qi State missing? Not to mention leaving tens of thousands of Chu troops without rescue, aren’t you afraid that the alliance with Chu State will be broken?”
After hearing this, King Ping nodded and smiled. He said to the envoy: "We generals, how can we be afraid of death, how can we have the kindness of women? It is common for the soldiers of the three armies to fight on the battlefield, and their bodies are wrapped in horse leather. What's more, how many of you want to eat
It may not be that easy to conquer the Chu army. I'm afraid that while the Chu army is still there, the person who lives in the capital of your Yue Kingdom is no longer your Yue King."
The envoy was left speechless by King Ping. When King Ping saw that he no longer argued, he smiled and said: "My army was also ordered by King Qi to give some punishments so that the King of Yue can know how to advance and retreat. Since the King of Yue sincerely seeks peace,
We, Daqi, will not abandon peace and use force."
Seeing that King Ping had softened his words, the envoy explained the peace conditions listed by the King of Yue. The Yue State was founded by the King of Yue and invaded all parts of southern China. Its territory was huge, but the foundation of the Yue State was still in the eastern parts.
Therefore, the State of Yue was willing to cede the southwest territory in order to negotiate peace.
This time King Ping led a large army to use troops against Yue. His original intention was still to attack Chu. Yue was still far away from Qi. Qi's strategy was to first unite with Wu, then conquer Chu, take over the southern countries, and then use troops to attack Qin and other places in the west, and finally take control of Chu.
By conquering Chen State, the Central Plains will be unified. However, Chu State cannot be destroyed overnight, so it is proposed to unite to attack Yue. This will make Chu State and Yue State have grudges and become hostile to each other. Then they will slowly invade Chu State and force Chu State to attack Yue State.
Development. In this expedition to Yue, the Yue territory was not planned by the Qi State. The Chu territory was what Qi wanted. And the large territory in the west of the Yue State could be ceded to the Dali State. Now the Dali State has become Qi's free hand.
As an important chess piece in the southwest, it grows stronger and can contain Chu, Shu and Yue.
King Ping heard the envoy's conditions, but smiled coldly and remained silent. The envoy was panicked and asked hurriedly: "But I don't know what King Ping wants?"
King Ping stood up, pointed to the Yue Kingdom in front of the map, and divided the western area into Dali; the northern line into the Chu Kingdom, and the eastern area where the Qi and Wu allied forces entered into the Wu Kingdom. Then he said to the envoy: "We Qi
The country is sending 200,000 troops this time, and the cost of military supplies is huge. We don’t want the territory of your country of Yue, so just use the taxes of the country of Yue for three years to compensate our country of Qi."
After saying that, without waiting for the envoy to speak, he waved his hand to see off the guests. The envoy was sent out of the tent by the guards, and hurried back to where he was stationed, and sent a letter to the King of Yue.