The Luoyang King also found it difficult for the two different opinions on whether the Luo army was aligned with the Shu army and the Qi army. Different opinions were supported by their own reasons, but the consequences were indeed heaven and earth.
The difference.
Whether an alliance or not directly affects the Luo army's subsequent actions. It can be said that whether an alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army determines who the enemy of the Luo army is, and determines the direction and target of the Luo army's attack.
As a last resort, the King of Luoyang summoned several important officials under his command and discussed the matter. Of course, with the discussion among his subordinate ministers, Luoyang King Situ Hao also had another idea in his mind.
"Tell me your opinions. The messengers of the Shu army have arrived here. We cannot continue to delay, otherwise, they will definitely cause other troubles." Situ Hao said to several important officials of the Luo army gathered together with a calm expression, "
I don’t want the opinions you mentioned to be influenced by other people or other reasons. I only need you to analyze the pros and cons from the perspective of our Luo army and make the most advantageous judgment for our Luo army.”
"Wang Dao, you are the left chief of my Luo Army and the first important official. Let me talk first!" Situ Hao asked directly.[
Wang Dao first bowed to Situ Hao and said in a deep voice: "King, I think that we cannot form an alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army. If we form an alliance with them, it will not be of substantial benefit to us, but will bring about the consequences of poverty."
"I know that many of my colleagues believe that it will be easier for us to form an alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army to fight against the Hanzhong King. As long as the Shu army restrains the main force of the Han army in the Wuling Prefecture, we will destroy the Han army.
It can be said that it is effortless."
"But, have you ever thought about what the situation of the Shu army is? Why do they have to form an alliance with us and the Qi army? That's because they are hostile to the Zhao army and are already defeated by the Zhao army. If we are with the Zhao army
When the enemy forms an alliance, we will naturally become enemies of the Zhao army."
"Although we can use the Shu army and the Qi army to restrain the Zhao army, but can they wave their army and fight back against the Zhao army in full? Are the Shu army and the Qi army not restraining the Zhao army now? No, they are restraining Zhao army?
The army, whether it is Hanzhong to the north of the Shu army or Xuzhou to the north of the Qi army, has a large number of Zhao troops stationed, and the two sides are hostile and bordered."
"Can the Shu army and the Qi army continue to restrain more Zhao army? As long as they dare not counterattack in full, the Zhao army in Hanzhong and the Zhao army in Xuzhou alone can already control the Shu army and Qi army.
Suppressed the two armies' nests. In other words, after we formed an alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army, they also tried their best to transfer the Zhao army from Yongzhou."
"In Yongzhou, the Zhao army had three towns of troops, and they were all war soldiers and were not responsible for local security affairs in Yongzhou. In Yongzhou, the Zhao army had 20,000 to 30,000 county soldiers and government soldiers, which were our garrison soldiers.
That is to say, the Zhao army can use nearly 80,000 troops in the three towns at any time. So, my colleagues, who can guarantee that our Luo army's current strength can defeat the attack of the Zhao army of 80,000? In addition, the local security in Yongzhou is excellent
The Zhao army could withdraw local county soldiers and government soldiers at any time, join the warriors, and command more than 100,000 troops."
"The Zhao army has always had ambitions for Jingzhou, but it was to avoid the Shu army and Qi army getting a reply and taking advantage of it when it went south to Jingzhou, so that the Zhao army did not go south to attack us. In addition, the Zhao army was unwilling to go south to go south.
In the Jingzhou period, let the Qi army and Shu army use us to consume our strength. Therefore, the Zhao army has always supported us and the Han army in Jingzhou to hostage the Shu army and Qi army. This is also the equipment we obtained in the Zhao State in the past
The reason for fighting horses is also the reason why Zhao State opened trade with us. However, this does not mean that the Zhao army does not have the strength to attack."
"If we form an alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army, then we will become the enemy of the Zhao army directly. Will the Zhao army watch us attack the Han army? Will we watch us unify the Jingzhou area? I am afraid that even if the Shu army is allowed to be and
When the Qi army gained profits, they would also rush their troops south to attack us first. After all, among the three princes of the Qi army, Shu army and our Luo army, our Luo army is the weakest and easiest to attack.
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"Besides, the Shu army and the Qi army are allied with us. Once we attack the Han army and let the Zhao army attack with us, will the Shu army and the Qi army cooperate with us to counterattack the Zhao army? Will they send people, food, and supplies to support us?
?I'm afraid they will use this time to reply to themselves, send out partial divisions or provide some supplies to make us stalemate with the Zhao army, and use us to delay the time when the Zhao army wins so that they can benefit themselves."
"For the Qi army, just as the Zhao army went south, I was afraid that the pressure on the Zhao army they were in Yangzhou would be reduced, and the Qi army would take this opportunity to wipe out the chaos of the Jieyi army and other chaotic troops in the territory, and would never help with the right
Therefore, we cannot get support from the Qi army at all. As for the Shu army, it is already good for them to deal with the Zhao army in Hanzhong. Even if they fight back with all their might, they will still shake the Zhao army in Yongzhou. Don’t forget, in Liangzhou,
In the south, the Zhao army and a town of troops have begun to mobilize south."
"For the Shu army, I'm afraid that they can attack the Han army, seize the territory under the Han army, and even seize Jingzhou. It's more than supporting us and cooperating with us. Even if the Shu army wants to support us, it needs to be moved.
The Han army passed, so once we started a war with the Han army and the Zhao army, the Shu army would definitely go to the Han army's jurisdiction first and then consider assisting us. Moreover, they had sufficient reasons to occupy Jingzhou under the Han army's jurisdiction.
Because they want to support us, they must first open up a channel of contact with us. Will he return it to us after being occupied by the Shu army? The Lord of Jingzhou promised by the Shu army is simply a joke.
.When he arrived at the fat meat in Situ Che’s mouth, would he give it up again?”
"So, our alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army will only anger the Zhao army and the Han army in the end, giving the Zhao army a reasonable excuse for us to take action, but instead giving the Shu army and the Qi army a reply and solve their own problems.
time."
"If the Zhao army had not had time to attack us, we would attack the Han army first. Then, would the Hanzhong King, who could not resist our attack, resist when the Hanzhong King was in Hanzhong, just like the Hanzhong King in Hanzhong, resist.
What if the Zhao army was introduced without catching the Shu army? If the King of Hanzhong surrendered directly to the Zhao army, what would happen if the Zhao army went south? In this way, the Zhao army could not only have a reasonable excuse to go south, but also gain the strength of the Han army.
As soon as we come, we will face the joint attack of the Han army and the Zhao army. I am afraid that even the Shu army will be able to break through the southern areas such as Wuling Prefecture, which have been supported by the Zhao army."
"In addition, we still have normal business relations with Zhao State, and we can also get weapons and war horses from the Zhao army. Once we are hostile to the Zhao army, all this will be cut off. So, where do we get it from the merchants?
If the large taxes are paid, then the law will no longer be collected. If the law communicates with Yongzhou and Zhao State, what will happen to the merchants under our rule? The big merchants, caravans, chambers of commerce, etc. who participate in the trade with Zhao State in the north, and which one is the big clan.
It doesn’t matter if the powerful men are losing their interests? Will they be dissatisfied with this? What choice will they make when the Zhao army goes south? Great King, lords, everyone knows what these powerful men value. In terms of interests and strength
In the weak contrast, will these people betray the king and welcome the Zhao army?"
After Wang Dao said this, the ministers in the hall all looked different. They suddenly thought of the great clans and powerful men who were eliminated by the King of Hanzhong. They were the kind of people that Wang Dao said, although these people defected to their own side. However, these people were these people
This behavior was not favored by the ministers in the hall. At this moment, after hearing what Wang Dao said, he couldn't help but feel worried. Even Situ Hao, the King of Luoyang, had a slightly changed face at this moment.
Wang Dao ignored everyone's faces and continued: "Instead of being hostile to the Zhao army, it is better to take advantage of the Qi army to clear out the internal chaos, and we will first recover Jiangxia Prefecture. The Han army takes back Wuling Prefecture, so that the reputation of the King of Hanzhong will greatly increase.
We will get more benefits when we take back Jiangxia Prefecture, and we will definitely get more benefits than the Han army. After all, Jiangxia Prefecture is located on the side of the Yangtze River, with a prosperous business and a dense population. If we take back here, we can get back here than what the Han army needs to get back Wuling Prefecture.
The benefits are much greater."
"So, I believe that we cannot form an alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army. Instead, we should take this opportunity to take action to the southeast and take back the Jiangxia Mansion. Even taking advantage of the civil strife of the Qi army, we can expand into Qi."
Zuo Cheng Wang Dao clearly expressed his views, and analyzed Luo Jun’s current situation and possible crisis very clearly. Situ Hao kept nodding after hearing this.
"Who else do you have different opinions? Let me tell you directly. Let all the officials analyze together to see what measures should our Luo army take to resolve the alliance."[
The army's Sima Xue Lin stepped out and said, "King, I think we can form an alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army. The Zhao army is very powerful, but because of the Zhao army's strength, we must give in and ignore it.
, let the Zhao army continue to be strong until one day it is easily annexed by the Zhao army? No, it is precisely because of the Zhao army that we have to form an alliance with other princes to resist the Zhao army. If it weren't for the Zhao army, we would have already
The entire territory of Jingzhou has been taken over, and the Han army has been completely wiped out. Why can the Han army, which is almost gone, still exist, and continue to fight with the powerful us and divide the land of Jingzhou equally? Isn’t it because of the Zhao army?
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"The Zhao army has nothing to do to control the situation in our Jingzhou. If this continues, this Jingzhou land will be annexed by the Zhao army sooner or later. The Zhao army will not be satisfied with our concessions. For the Zhao army, they only need it.
Seeing that the situation in Jingzhou is in their interests, not our Luo army. If we want to get rid of the influence of the Zhao army on Jingzhou and on us, we must form an alliance with other princes and join forces to deal with the Zhao army."
"Think about it, when our southern princes were still allies in the past, although the Zhao army was powerful, could they affect any changes in the situation in our Jingzhou? The coalition of the four princes approached the northern part of Jingzhou, which forced the Zhao army to be here.
Dong Yongzhou stopped. But what about now? We can't even do anything to a prince who is almost defeated."
"So what if the Zhao army is strong? Is our 100,000 Luo army a decoration? So vulnerable? Will the Shu army and Qi army watch Jingzhou slowly annexed by the Zhao army? Besides, we will have the Shu army and Qi army and Shu army and Qi army.
If the army does not form an alliance, are we not the enemy of the Zhao army? Now, among the various princes, which one does not regard other princes as enemies? Instead of being controlled everywhere, it is better to take the initiative to attack."
"Our alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army does not mean that we must cooperate with the Shu army and take action against the Zhao army. Our goal is the Han army. If the Zhao army goes south to Jingzhou, we should fight. We will raise troops for a thousand days,
Our Luo army has developed to this point, and tens of thousands of soldiers are not taken to see it. Besides, once the Zhao army goes south, will the Shu army and the Qi army sit idly? Even if they have to solve their own problems first, they will never be able to do so.
I will watch our army lose a lot, nor will I see Jingzhou occupied by Zhao army."
"The development of our Luo army has reached its peak now. Our jurisdiction is already supporting more soldiers. This Han army should have been defeated by the King of Hanzhong and the Shu army, so we can
Only if we unify Jingzhou has more jurisdiction and more people will our strength be developed. But now, the existence of the Zhao army has limited us everywhere. If this continues, our Luo army will always be the same as it is now.
It looks like this, how can we deal with the future situation?"
After a pause, Xue Lin continued, "My lords, we cannot shrink our hands and feet everywhere because of the strength of the Zhao army. If so, we might as well surrender directly to the Zhao army. Even if we did not have the Shu army and Qi this time
If the army is in an alliance, the Zhao army will not go south, but what about the future? Will the Zhao army never go south?"
"Our first goal is to form an alliance with the Shu army and the Qi army. With our understanding of the Han army's jurisdiction, it is very easy for us to attack the Han army's jurisdiction. If the Shu army can restrain some of the Han army, we
It can be said that the battle against the Han army is easy. Even though the Han army is expanding rapidly, it is far inferior to us. In addition, although the rapidly expanding Han army has grown rapidly in terms of military strength, its actual combat power is only
I'm afraid it won't improve much."
"Since there is such a good opportunity, why don't we take down the territory under the Han army and unify Jingzhou? If the Qi army and Shu army hope that we can restrain the Zhao army for him and hope that we can relieve their pressure, we must assist
Our weapons, armor, equipment, food and supplies. In addition, if the Shu army wants us to become a line of defense to block the Zhao army's southward, and hope that we can protect the flanks for him, we must let us occupy Jingzhou. Otherwise, we can only ask for peace from the Zhao army.
, formed an alliance with it. I think that by then, even if the Shu army wants to seize the Han army's jurisdiction, it will still consider whether it is worth it."
"If we take over the entire territory of Jingzhou and get the weapons and equipment and food supplies supported by the Shu army and Qi army, then we can become the great princes who are entrenched in a prefecture in Jingzhou and connect the Shu army and Qi army,
Together with the Shu army and the Qi army, we can fight against the Zhao army in the entire south. At that time, even if the Zhao army wants to go south, we must consider possible reactions from the three parties."
Xue Lin's words made the dozen or so important officials of the Luo army in the hall nodded secretly and were moved. If the Luo army became the three major princes in the south, their status would naturally increase.
Xue Lin's words did not stop there, but continued: "Jiangxia Prefecture is better than Wuling Prefecture. We took action against the Qi army and the gains of taking Jiangxia Prefecture are indeed greater than that of the Han army. However, because the Han army is facing
The actions of Wuling Prefecture have now made the Qi army prepared. Jiangxia Prefecture is located on the side of the Yangtze River, and the Qi army is on the Yangtze River and has naval troops. It is very inconvenient for us to move. In addition, there are many areas in our eastern region.
The local area borders the Qi army. Now, in order to prevent us, the Qi army has stationed a lot of people in these areas. In addition, the Qi army has also begun to expand the local garrison troops and train young and strong people, and is ready to defend with all their strength.
.It is extremely difficult for us to attack Jiangxia Mansion."
"In addition, I don't know whether it is the Han army, the Zhao army, or the other people's speculation, the news that we are going to attack the Qi army, Jiangxia Mansion will be completely spread. The Qi army has already heard the news, you said, we will attack the Qi army,
Will it be simple? This is not a surprise attack on Wuling Prefecture by the Han army."
"The Han army's sneak attack on Wuling Prefecture was successful so quickly because of the logistics problems of the Shu army, and the Shu army and the Zhao army were in full battle. In addition, no one expected that the Han army, which almost disappeared, would attack the Shu army, and that the Han army, which had almost disappeared, would attack the Shu army.
. Therefore, the Han army was able to capture Wuling Prefecture so quickly, forcing the Shu army to retreat."
"But can we do this with Jiangxia Prefecture? Although there were coalition harasses within the Qi army and the Zhao army confronted each other in the north. However, the Qi army did not go into full war with the Zhao army. In Jiangzhou, the Qi army was stationed in nearly 100,000 units.
The army is guarding against us and the Shu army. If we act, we will be afraid that this army will be provoked by the King of Qi to support Jiaozhou, Jiangzhou, guard against Qi army, and Jiaozhou Zhao army.
At that time, if you want to take down Jiangxia Mansion but fail, you will have a full-scale battle with the Qi army."
"Now the Shu army is eager to have allies to share the pressure of the Zhao army for him, so the Shu army will never have any dirty things with the Qi army in Jiaozhou and Jiangzhou. Therefore, this new force can be dispatched at any time
More than half. Therefore, it is not difficult for us to take action against the Qi army. Especially now that the Qi army is full of defense on the other side, it is not cost-effective to fight with the Qi army if it cannot quickly take down Jiangxia Mansion.
, It is very likely that we will lead to a long-term confrontation with the Qi army. If so, we will follow the Zhao army's will and share the pressure of the chaos. You will not forget that the strongest among the chaos
The big one, the Jieyi Army, was supported by the Zhao army. In other words, we helped the Zhao army and contributed to them to seek the jurisdiction of the Qi army. In the end, we did not have any benefits, but instead fought with the Qi army.