Chapter 32 Successfully deceived
Sheng was most worried about the Qin State that once he conquered the State of Qi, he would kick Qi away with his strength. If this is the case, Qi State would spend money and food, but in the end he would get nothing.
Although Hou Sheng had no talent to govern the country and the people, he still wanted to get this.
Wang Jian proposed that whoever captured the place belongs to whom, which is brilliant for Qi. You should know that Chu is known as a country of 5,000 miles, and its territory is unimaginable. Whoever captured the place belongs to whom is. Wouldn't that allow Qi to expand its territory? Not to mention that it only takes up half, it only needs to occupy one-third, which is enough to significantly improve the strength of Qi.
This was enough to make Hou Sheng happy, but there were things that made him even more happy. Wang Jian laughed and said, "Prime Minister, I think Qi should gather a large army and fight from east to west; Qin dispatched a large army, attacking Chu from west to east, and attacking Chu from east to west. There is still a reason for Chu to be destroyed?"
The Chu State is five or six thousand miles apart from east to west and has an extremely broad strategic depth, and even Qin State will find it difficult to destroy Chu State. If the two countries join forces and attack Chu State from east to west, this is indeed a good strategy. No matter how large the territory of Chu State is, it will be difficult to escape the fate of destruction.
More importantly, Qi and Qin each fight each other, so Qi doesn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back by Qin. If you fight like this, Qi mainly occupies land on the east side of Chu, and Qin occupies land on the west side of Chu. Even if Qin wants to attack Qi, it will not be so easy.
In this way, Qi can obtain the land of Chu steadily. Will Housheng not be happy?
"Okay! OK! OK!" Hou Sheng kept praising her, her eyes narrowed together, leaving only a small slit.
If the time wasn't right, Hou Sheng really wanted to sing a song loudly.
"I wonder when the Qin Dynasty will send troops?" Hou Sheng exclaimed for a while and asked hurriedly.
"The Qin Dynasty has long wanted to destroy Chu and can send troops at any time, but I don't know when Qi will send troops?" Wang Jian asked.
"This..." Qi State was not prepared for the attack on Chu, and Hou Sheng could not give an accurate time for a while.
"Prime Minister, according to our agreement, whoever occupys the land belongs to whom. If Qi sends troops late, don't regret it." Wang Jian glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally.
"In half a month, I will definitely send troops." Hou Sheng gritted his teeth and said.
Whoever conquered the land belongs to whom? If Qi sent troops too late, then it would still occupy a lot of places? In this case, Hou Sheng would never tolerate it. He was eager to send troops immediately.
"That's great! Then send troops in half a month." Wang Jian pointed his head.
"General, when will you withdraw your troops? If the Great Qi sends troops to attack Chu, if the Qin army takes advantage of the situation, wouldn't it be dangerous for the Great Qi?" Hou Sheng was quite worried.
"Don't worry." Wang Jian smiled and said, "After discussing this matter with the Prime Minister, we will immediately transfer the lost territory of Qi, so we will withdraw our troops."
Wang Jian lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Prime Minister, why did our army press onto the border of Qi? That was a bluff that caught Chu off guard and caught Chu off guard. Prime Minister, think about it, Qi is a first-class Warring States country and looks up to the world. Even if the Qin Dynasty wants to destroy Qi, can it be done with a mere 300,000 army?"
Qi was once a first-class Warring States Period, and was in a strong position to admire the world and have strong national strength. It is precisely because of this. Le Yi had to contact the five kingdoms of Qin, Chu, Wei, Han and Zhao to send troops together.
Although the national strength of Qi is not as strong as before, it is still a Warring States Period. It would be impossible for Qin to conquer Qi with 300,000 troops. Hou Sheng still believed in this matter. He focused his attention and raised his thumbs up at Wang Jian, praising him: "General, wise, wise!"
But he didn't know that it was because Qin knew that it was too difficult to destroy Qi with a 300,000 army, that he used a trick to deceive Hou Sheng and King Jian of Qi. All of this was a trap set by Qin for Qi, and Qi was stepping into the trap of Qin step by step.
"Come on, hold a banquet to help the Prime Minister." Wang Jian smiled at Housheng and said, "After the banquet, we will go to pay the lost territory of Qi. Then, we will withdraw our troops. Prime Minister, I didn't tell you, I have already flew to Chu State, and I want to send troops to attack Chu immediately."
"Haha! So am I!" Hou Sheng smiled and patted Wang Jian's shoulder lightly, making him feel happy.
The banquet was held and Wang Jian invited each other warmly. Later, the festival was filled with joy. The chat and laughter were full of harmony. The banquet took a long time until dark.
Hou Sheng was already drunk, but he was forced to pull Wang Jian, who was "unwaiting" and forced him to make a deposit. Hou Yong was not only not angry about this matter, but was still happy and kept praising Wang Jian.
Correspondingly, Hou Sheng believed even more that Qin would destroy Chu this time, otherwise Wang Jian would not have been so "unwaited".
After completing all kinds of matters overnight, Wang Jian ordered the withdrawal of troops the next day. Moreover, Wang Jian also invited Hou Sheng to follow him. Later, Wang Jian was very kind and followed the Qin army westward, traveling nearly 500 miles before he said goodbye to Wang Jian and rushed back to Qi to plan the "attack of Chu".
"General, why should we return the land and city we captured to Qi?" As soon as Hou Sheng left, a group of Qin generals surrounded Wang Jian, all of whom looked unhappy.
"That's right, Qi State returns the city to them without spending a soldier. How could such a reason?"
"Even if Qi is asked to send troops to help attack Chu, you cannot return the land and city to Qi."
The loss of Qi State to Qi State was very dissatisfied with the generals. If Wang Jian had not given his extremely strict order, they would have had a fuss long ago.
"Don't yell, Wang Jian's face sank and said loudly: "Prepare to destroy Qi...
"What? Destroy Qi?" The Qin generals all stared at each other, unbelievable, as if they were listening to a fantasy.
"General, I heard it right? Is it really Destroy Qi?"
"Who can tell me that there is nothing wrong with my ear?"
A group of Qin generals looked like a ghost.
Wang Jian and Hou Sheng discussed with each other and wanted to attack Chu and destroy Chu. In exchange for Qi to send troops, Qin returned all the lost territory of Qi to Qi, which made the generals not convinced that Qin really wanted to join Qi to attack Chu. Who would not be surprised to hear this?
"You heard it right, you just destroyed Qi!" Wang Jian affirmed again.
"It really destroys Qi!" The generals had to believe it.
"Since you want to destroy Qi, why do you still have to make such a mysterious thing?" Immediately afterwards, the generals were puzzled.
"Although the national power of Qi is not as strong as before, Qi is a Warring States Period after all, and its national strength is strong and difficult to destroy." Wang Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "Besides, Qi's city is extremely strong. After the journey, Linzi is not strong enough to be under the Daliang. If you want to attack for a strong force, the Qin Dynasty will inevitably suffer heavy casualties."
No matter how much Qi declined, its national strength was not as strong as before. After all, it was a first-class Warring States period, with a foundation there and extremely strong foundation. The cities in its territory were extremely strong, especially Linzi City, which was the largest city in the world at that time. Its degree of solidity was only above the beam, not below the beam. Not to mention Linzi also stored a lot of food and grass, which was enough for several years.
If Qin wants to attack for a strong force, not to mention the strong city like this, just one Linzi would be enough for Qin to bear it.
Linzi is not as good as Daliang. There is no water source to use, so it is impossible to flood Linzi with another water.
"Besides, if we want to forcibly destroy Qi, it would be impossible to complete the attack without three or two years. If Chu sends troops to rescue Qi, the situation will be taken." Wang Jian continued to explain: "It is precisely because of this that the Qin Dynasty had to repeatedly deceive Qi and make Qi believe that the Qin Dynasty was not going to destroy Qi this time, but to destroy Chu. When Qi dispatched troops and generals and was preparing to destroy Chu, the Qin Dynasty suddenly sent troops and attacked Linzi, and destroyed Qi in one fell swoop."
If we forcefully destroy Qi, it would be impossible to complete it without three or two years. Such a long time is enough to happen, and it is very likely that Chu State will save Qi. By then, the Qin State's military teacher was exhausted and the Chu army suddenly came to fight with Qi State. Not only could Qin State not destroy Qi State, but it was very likely that it would suffer a big defeat.
First deceive Qi and make Qi believe that Qin wants to destroy Chu, not Qi. Then give Qi benefits, Qi will definitely be deceived. If Qi transfers its troops to the border of Chu and Qi, Qin will suddenly send troops and take advantage of the situation. What's the difficulty to destroy Qi?
"Mire! Miao -! Amazing!" The generals almost pierced the sky with their thumbs, and they praised them endlessly: "The General is really amazing!"
"You are wrong, this is not my idea, this is the master's plan." Wang Jian said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is so wise!" The generals praised in unison.
"General, what will we do next?" asked a Qin general.
"You, immediately lead your headquarters to travel west with great fanfare. You must make Qi believe that this is our main force." Wang Jian pointed at a Qin general and ordered.
"No." It is obvious that Wang Jian wanted to carry out this deception to the end, and the Qin general happily took the order.
"The rest of the people, led the sharp soldiers, stopped the flag and stopped, hid in the morning and walked at night, and gathered towards the border of Qi. Remember, no news should be leaked. Those who violated the situation will be killed!" Wang Jian's face was solemn and he ordered loudly.
"No!" There is no need to think about it. If you gather on the Qi border, you will take action against Qi. The Qin generals were so happy that they were excited that Mo Ming took the order in unison.
So, under the leadership of Wang Jian, the Qin army quietly returned and came to the Qi border to assemble.
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Linzi, Qi Palace.
"Your Majesty, you are happy, happy, happy, happy!" Hou Sheng rushed all the way and shouted from afar.
"Haha!" King Jian of Qi was overjoyed, laughed loudly, and rushed over, greeted Hou Sheng with a smile, and asked, "Prime Minister, is it done?"
"It's done, it's done." Hou Sheng raised his head, thrust his chest, and was full of energy. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Cheng has gained a lot in this trip. Not only did he recover the lost territory of Da Qi, but he also wanted to expand territory for Da Qi."
"Expanding territory and expanding territory? What does this mean?" King Jianda of Qi was puzzled.
"Your Majesty, this is the case..." Hou Sheng said the matter.
"Attack Chu?" King Jian of Qi's eyes widened, his mouth widened, and his face was in disbelief.
After a long time, King Jian of Qi then reacted and asked, "Will Qin State be a fraud?"
The Qin army pressed the border of Qi and did not come to attack Qi, but turned around to attack Chu. Even a foolish monarch like King Jian of Qi was a bit unbelievable.
"No, no." Hou Sheng kept assured, saying: "Qin State is trying to deceive Chu State and catch it off guard. After the Qin army retreated, I followed five hundred miles, and the Qin army really retreated."
"Oh." King Jian of Qi suddenly realized, raised his thumb and praised him, saying, "The Qin State is really powerful. He deceived Chu State. Well, the attack on Chu must be carried out as soon as possible. If you go too late, Chu will become the Qin State. Prime Minister, you will lead the troops this time."
Chapter completed!