Under the grand strategy of the Jin Kingdom, there are other considerations within the Wei family, especially Wei Cao himself, since he presides over the overall situation of the Wei family, he obviously has no intention of abdicating himself and taking over from outsiders.So in order to firmly control the entire Wei clan, he had to build an indestructible authority.In addition to being in charge of state affairs, Wei Cao also had to regain the Wei family's "ancestral homeland".The story involved in this is relatively old, but for Wei, it can basically be equated with reproducing Hojing, which is a grand event.The Wei clan of the Jin Kingdom did not appear out of thin air, and an important foundation of it came from Bi Bo back then.That is, when the dynasty changed, Zhou Tianzi gave him the title of the king of Biguo.But later, because of the turbulent situation, Mu Tianzi "lost his country" during his period, and he was scattered.The background at that time was that Xu Guo was king, and then Mu Tianzi did not have enough capital to brush Xu Guo alone, even if Mu Tianzi had traveled near Xu Guo.In the end, among the coalition forces that cooperated with the military operations of the Chu State, there was Bi Bo.Not long afterward, with the decline of the Xu State, together with Bi Bo, Feng Bo and Han Jun were also expelled from the country one after another.The high-quality land around the entire Hojing was basically taken back by Mu Tianzi.The most fertile piece of land is probably near the "Huangchi" of "Huangchi North, Dipping the Rice Field", and the nobles who can enjoy this land are basically the relatives surnamed Ji.It's just that with the development of the times, this benefit that originally worked in Hojing was canceled, and over time, the strength deteriorated, and there were many seemingly very strange, even unbelievable stories and even accidents.However, with the complete decay of Hokyo, this land is almost borderless after it is deserted.Nominally, it still belongs to Zhou Tianzi, but now it is cultivated on this land, and Qin, Jin, Rong and Di have it.There are also foreign surnames such as Jiang surnamed Kunguo, Feng surnamed Cheng Guo and so on, because of the long-term war between Qin and Jin, which also led to the demise of the country, and after the collapse of the social system, it is obviously a big regression.The level of threat of surviving barbarians in this vast area was simply equivalent to nothing for the Jin Kingdom.Wei Cao, the secretary of the Jin State, has a long-term goal of destroying the Qin State, and as for the short-term strategic demand, it is to push the confrontation line of the Qin and Jin Dynasty from the west of the river to the west of Jingshui, and take the Jingyang of the Qin State into his hands.At this time, no matter how much smaller the strength of the Qin State is than the Jin State, at least Jingyang is really controlled by the Qin State, and at the same time, the depressed water east of the Huai Valley, the Qin State has already built the Great Wall, even if the Jin State is stronger than the Qin State, if you want to take Xianyang lightly under this condition, you don't have to pay any price, don't even think about it.This is also why after the Jin army was transferred to Hexi, Wei Cao was not in a hurry to make a move, but was waiting for the opportunity.After the "sharp warriors" of the Qin State officially entered the territory of the Chu State, and then took advantage of the fact that the weather was not particularly cold, they broke through the Beiluoshui in one fell swoop, and first ate a few enclaves of the Qin State, so that the Qin State had no time to integrate the human, material and financial resources near Weiwei.The next thing is to rely on the soil work, slowly advancing, it doesn't matter if it's cold and freezing, as long as it can be pushed to Xianyang City, it will be a victory.After the winter, with the national strength of the Qin State, there is obviously no way to transfer the "Ruishi" back, so this batch of Qin troops is likely to be played as a lone army.Either stand by and wait for the winter to pass, or cross Shanghan and directly attack the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, in order to seek a local echo and pull the power of the Jin Kingdom from each other.However, it is obvious that the old Qin Empress is not stupid, after the Jin State mobilized military soldiers into Hexi, the Qin State sent an envoy from Xianyang and went directly to Dali to inquire about the intentions of the Jin State.The Jin State made a move, and the situation of the Qin State became very bad, and the land of six hundred miles of business, to put it bluntly, is the valley in the southeast direction, mainly a large amount of cultivated land on both sides of the Luoshui River, coupled with the special mountain range, has become a natural battlefield for hegemony.When the Jin State was hegemonic, the Chu State was pressed to the ground and rubbed, and the victory on the Eastern Front was not as good as the encroachment on the Western Front.The entire northern gateway of the Chu State was completely exposed to the soldiers of the Jin State.With Wuguan as the boundary, the mountains and hills in the northern part of the valley are high and low, which is the Shang Han controlled by the Jin State.The south of Wuguan is the boundary of Chu State.But with the rise of the State of Wu, the old monster Gou Chen did not follow common sense, and the practice of directly and vigorously entering the depths of the State of Chu without any foreplay shared a lot of pressure on the State of Jin.After the Jin State released its national strength, there was naturally no need to station more troops in the southern region, and then the strategic focus of the Jin State was indeed shifted from the south to the north.The main thing is to strengthen the northeast direction of the Jin Kingdom, as well as to develop high-quality land in the Taihang Mountains and the Yellow River.The Shanghan region was a burden to the Jin state, at least during the reign of Gou Chen, the king of Wu Wei, who had not cared about the security of the south for decades.This also led to the fact that the military facilities of the Jin State in the southern region were basically abandoned, and a large number of troops were reduced, and then shrunk to the north of Shangluo, and even the garrison of Bear's Ear Mountain was completely abolished.Because in the eyes of the domestic mountains of the Jin State at that time, unless the Jin State brought about its own destruction, how could the Qin State make a detour to Shanghan?
With their feet on Jingwei and their backs to Hangu, how many lives do the Qin people have to send?
At that time, the view was not incorrect, in fact, the Jin army raided the Qin State, and rarely directly along the Weishui.Even if the main force is placed in Weinan, a large army will come out in Hexi, attract a large number of troops of the Qin army, and they will be stuck in Huaigu and unable to move.The geographical advantage is great, and the Jin Kingdom is unprecedented.It even forced the Qin State to build a Great Wall east of Fushui to defend against the Jin State.The effect is very bad, for the Qin State, which is already in a weak state of national strength, this kind of large consumption of resources cannot be consumed by the Jin State at all.According to the experience of Qin Jun in the past dynasties, there has been a twenty or thirty years of peace, between Jin and Chu, there must be something to do, so when the time comes, the Qin State will be able to take a breath.However, there are two deviations, one is that King Zhou Yi made the whole world a "monkey"; The second is that King Wu Wei, a demon, has not received supernatural powers since he got married to Chu State.During the reign of the old monster, in addition to suffering losses in the hegemony of the old monster, the whole process was to enjoy the hegemony dividend brought by the old monster.The period of relative peace for decades allowed the Jin State to accumulate unprecedented resource wealth.This also forced Qin Guo to find a place to recover his blood, it was really not good, eat something to make up for it, and he could also continue his life.Then the old Qin people found Rong Di, and the matter of "Qin Bo's hegemony" is completely out of line with the Central Plains Zhuxia, because the hegemony of the Qin State is mainly dominated by Rong Di.What Yiqu, what dog Rong, a large number of vegetable abuse wars, so that the old family of the Qin State, while being able to recover blood, can also open up a large amount of cultivated land on both sides of the Weishui.The only trouble was that when the city of Xianyang was built, the Great Wall had to be built east of Xianyang City.Less than fifty miles outside the capital is the Great Wall, which is the current situation of the Qin State.On the eastern border of Qin, there was no way to achieve an offensive posture at all, and could only defend strategically.That is to say, the flow of Yiqu is relatively aphrodisiac, and after taking it, the old Qin people said that the effect is good, and this is the way to open up the Western Regions.After years of tempering, the combat effectiveness of the grassroots troops of the old Qin people is still quite good.As long as the Jin army set up a chariot formation in Hexi and Weinan, the Qin army could only retreat and then retreat to the west of the Great Wall or Bashui.The origin of Bashui is also because Qin Jun dominates Xirong, so he pleases and names the Weishui tributary near Lantian "Bashui".It's just that after the Jin people called, they said that you are also called hegemonism?
Ye is the uncle of the north, do you see Ye bragging about this everywhere?
So the good "Ba Shui" was added three points of water by the Jin people, and it changed from "Ba Shui" to "Ba Shui".The Qin State and the Jin State played with their lives several times, mainly relying on this "Ba Shui" and Lishan.It was precisely with half of the water in his hand that the Qin State had the confidence to take the risk, entering the Nanshan Mountains from Bashui, and then entering the land of six hundred miles of business.After several times of research and demonstration, coupled with the appearance of Li Jie's vicious dog, the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State felt that this was a godsend.As long as you take the land of Shangyu, regardless of whether you can do anything about the state of Chu, at least go north from the land of Shangyu and bypass Shanghan, and you can directly attack Hangu Pass!
This was particularly fatal to the Jin Kingdom.Once Hangu Pass changed hands, the Qin State could directly abandon the defense system of Bashui and the Great Wall, and the entire vast land south of Weishui would become the main battlefield of the Qin army.The Jin State was unable to quickly rescue the troops in this area, and Weinan was originally a narrow terrain with gentle coasts and steep south.Once Hangu Pass is lost, a large number of chariots will become decorations, and there is no way to maneuver at all, not to mention maneuvering and charging into formation, and even finding a place to form a decent array is not possible.Then the end result is to see the flexibility of the infantry.And flexibility, in addition to infantry qualities, also depends on courage.Lao Qin said that it is a matter of playing with life, it is a daily life.The two armies of Qin and Jin have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the Qin State obviously wants to attack the short with the long, even if strictly speaking, the infantry of the Qin State is not much stronger than the Jin State.But as long as the degree of play is a little higher, it is a little stronger, just a little bit, enough for the Qin State to eat the land of the Jin State in Weinan.As long as the narrow strip of land from Xianyang to Hanguguan is in the hands of the old Qin people themselves, then the remaining pressure is only a place in Hexi.The release of this pressure was enough for the Qin people to have the confidence to play confrontation with the Jin State.After the end of Zong Zhou, the land around the former capital of Haojing was almost deserted, but it has not been tossed for so many years, and it is also a kind of recovery, as long as the Qin people develop it slightly, they can reproduce the grand occasion of the country of abundance.Before Zong Zhou got rid of it, the fertile land on both sides of the Wei River was called "land and sea" and "Tianfu", what did Zhou Tianzi rely on to feed a large number of royal teachers nearby?
If it really depends on tribute, you can't afford to play at all.It is precisely because of the extremely high yield of land on both sides of the Wei River that the Qin Marquis of the past dynasties want to hold the entire territory even if they are desperate, as long as they hold it, even if their expansion is frustrated for a while, they can recuperate behind closed doors.After the Zong Zhou Dynasty was completely abolished, the direction of the efforts of the Qin Jun of the past dynasties was to reproduce the routine of the Zhou people in the past.Zhou Tianzi can "reign in the world", and his family background is the fertile soil in this pass.It's just what the people of the Qin State can think of, and the people of the Jin State can also think of it, so the Jin State competes for hegemony, but it has long controlled a large amount of land in Hexi and Weinan, and has always maintained a strategic offensive posture.The times are unpredictable, and after the southeast Wu State produced two beasts in a row, it brought unprecedented strategic changes to both the Jin State and the Qin State.The Qin State was taking risks, and the Jin Kingdom was also taking risks.While the elite infantry of the Qin State entered Nanshan and quickly occupied the border fortress of the Chu State, most of the Jin State also quickly assembled in Hexi.The subtle battlefield atmosphere made the border people of Qin and Jin feel something unusual.The war is obviously coming again, and it has been relatively peaceful for a few years, and this time, it is probably going to start again.After the old Qin Marquis knew the movement of the Jin army, he sent an envoy first, in order to delay the action of the Jin army.The envoys were divided into two groups, one group went directly to Jiangcheng, saying that they wanted to give gifts to the king of Jin; The other group went to Hexi, saying that Qin Jun heard that the secretary of the Jin State was coming to Hexi, and came to inquire if there was anything that Qin State could help.After the envoy of the Marquis of Qin arrived in Hexi, he saw Wei Cao, the secretary of the Jin State, and after completing the process, in the main hall, he saluted with a smile and said with concern: "The king heard that the Shangqing inspected Hexi, so he ordered me to come and pass the word on behalf of the Shangqing, if the Shangqing wants to conquer Rong Di, the Qin State is willing to send troops to help." ”The envoy is neither humble nor arrogant, and his demeanor is extraordinary, even in the Jin Kingdom, it is rare for such a person to be outstanding.Wei Cao, the secretary of the Jin Kingdom, was also smiling, and looked at each other with a whisker: "Compared with Ziche, the Li clan is really much more loyal." ”Hearing the understatement of the secretary of the Jin State, the envoy of the Qin State of the Lu Li clan had a calm face and did not feel humiliated."
The Ziche clan escorted the princess to the country of Wu, and fulfilled Wu Qin's good talk, which is also loyal.""
Hehehehehehe, the old man is suitable, but it's just a joke."
After saying that, Wei Fuzi stood up, walked two steps slowly, and then turned his head to look at the Lishi, "Your country is willing to help, and the old man is naturally happy."
The Jin State wants to get rid of the Rong of Weibei, if your country is willing to help, send troops to Huaigu to cut off the road of Rong of Weibei to flee north. ”The envoy of the Qin State, Zhu Li's face was as usual, and he bowed his hand slightly, still smiling: "Since it is a neighboring friend, acting like this is just the same as raising your hand, and the Qin State has no reason to do it."
If the secretary agrees, then the covenant can be drawn up, and I may return to the country as soon as possible and present the credentials to the king. ”"I think it will take some time to go to Pingyang, but I am afraid of delaying the fighter.""
Hurry up, you will be able to go early and come back early.""
That's very good."
The conversation between the two sides was quite friendly, and there was no tension at all.Until the return of the envoys of the Qin State of the Lu Li clan, the Jin State did not mean to be embarrassed, but was courteous, so that the envoys of the Qin State could not feel the malice of the Jin State.It's just that on the way back, the envoy of the Qin State, Yu Lishi, said solemnly to the left and right: "I'll wait outside, and I should make calculations as soon as possible." ”"Why did the gentleman say that?
The Jin Kingdom treats us very kindly" "Kind?
Scold. ”The Lishi sneered and said, "I'm afraid that the Jin Kingdom has the intention of destroying Qin at this time!"
”"Destroy Qin?!"
Left and right are shocked, and they are responsible for saying such things.But Zhu Li still said: "This exercise is just a delay in delaying the army, just to enter the Chu army, so that you can be prepared early."
If the Jin Kingdom does not go to war at this time, it may not be a good thing. ”The "gentleman" was frightened by him left and right, and when he came, the envoys were psychologically prepared, that is, the Jin State planned to go to war and prepared to attack the Qin State, and these envoys were equivalent to coming to the Jin State to die.But now not only is he not dead, he is still eating and taking in the Jin Kingdom, and he is going home smoothly, and the psychological changes are naturally different.Suddenly frightened by the words of the Rich, it was obviously difficult to accept.I saw that the face of the Li clan was solemn, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes: "If on the way to Xianyang, the Jin Kingdom ambushes us and others, it will be a good thing, indicating that the Jin Kingdom will do it in the near future."
If it weren't for the fact that the Qin State was on a risk, as soon as winter came, whether the Qin State could hold the part of the land in hand was a trivial matter.In case the Jin State fights the Qin State in winter, then the elite that the Qin State can use to fight will be a large part less.So much can change in one winter.In the past, there were few battles in winter, but now it is different, with the model project of the Battle of the Sun, the countries have also figured out a little technology and fighting methods, even if the Jin State has only killed Bashui, the Qin State can only mobilize men, women and children to drag their families and continue to play with their lives.For the Ori clan, the safe thing to do is to bring back the troops in the land of business.But the Lishi is also very clear that this is just a safe approach for the current Qin State.In the long run, it's a dead end.After the Jin State became king, it must expand, and it must fight a decent "battle to claim the king", and there is no better goal than the Qin State.If the Qin State wants to save his life and deal with the previous Jin Kingdom, it is useful to shrink back and hold on, because the Jin State will not fight you to the death.But against the current Jin Kingdom, it is useless.Therefore, if the Qin State wants to continue its life, it must find a way to counterkill the Jin State.As long as it is operated for even one year, one year, it is enough for the front-line Qin army to have the ability to sustain itself, and when the time comes, the east and west will attack and eat the land of the Jin Kingdom in Weinan, which has great certainty and great hope.This kind of sweetness, the Yak Li clan is not unseen, and also thinks that there are not many choices in the Qin State, and now it is a godsend.If you miss it, you may never get a chance again.It is impossible to give up the temptation of the land of commerce."
The rise and fall of the Qin State is at this time."
Who would have thought that the drastic changes in the southeast country would actually affect the national fortunes of the northwest country.At this time, the envoy of the Qin State of the Yuli clan was a little envious of the Ziche clan who had taken refuge in Princess Yeyue, at least the Ziche clan had nothing to worry about now.