Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 305

Chapter 3 and Four: The Kingdom of Shu Calls for Help

In February of the 20th year of Qianyuan, with the help of Meng Chengting, the second prince of the Shu Kingdom, the Qin Army took Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass lightly, and the soldiers pointed directly at Zitong City. He was not strong enough to fight against the Qin army alone, so he sent Situ Wuqin to Deng Guo to ask Deng Guo to send troops to rescue.

On the first day of March in the 20th year of Qianyuan, the Qin army broke through Zitong, and Jiang Huang, a general of the Shu army, retreated to Fucheng.

At the same time, Wu Qin, Situ of Shu, also walked into Wancheng and met Deng Sheng. In front of Deng's monarch and ministers, he said with a mournful face: "Deng Wang, Qin's wolf is ambitious, and he went south in a big way. Now he has broken through Baishui Pass, At Jiameng Pass, the soldiers are pointing directly at Chengdu, our army is hard to resist, I hope King Deng can send troops to rescue our country!"

"What! Wu Situ, your country has mountains and rivers in danger, and there are many great passes. Why did the Qin army advance so fast!" Deng Sheng suddenly heard that the Qin army broke through Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass at an extremely fast speed. At the Bashu Xiongguan Pass, I was also taken aback. Bashu is a place with rugged roads and many obstacles. Even if Deng Sheng wanted to get in, it would be very difficult to get in without years of planning.

As for the Qin State, it has only been less than three years since it entered Guanzhong. Last year, it took action to help Qin State overcome the crisis of food shortage. It is impossible for Qin State to have time to plan to enter Shu. Why is the Qin army so fast?

"To be honest, this incident is still unfortunate for our family. The second prince of our country, Meng Chengting, betrayed his ancestors and forgot his ancestors. He colluded with the State of Qin, opened the gate of Baishuiguan, and sent the Qin army into the land of Shu. The army captured Jiameng Pass, which led to our country falling to this point." Wu Qin dared not hide anything, and told all the things about Meng Chengting's collusion with Qin State, which led to the disaster of Shu State.

Deng Sheng understood it as soon as he heard it. Deng Sheng also heard about Meng Chengting from the mirror. He heard that he was the God of War in the Kingdom of Shu. He had led the Shu army to fight against the Han army for many years. Party, it is understandable that the Qin army entered Shu so quickly. Thinking of this, Deng Sheng couldn't help but feel sad for the Shu country. It was hard for someone who could fight, and in the end he became the leader of the Qin army. It is a great irony to fight against Shu.

"King Deng, what our country can do now is to barely resist, but it will not last long. If your country does not send troops, our country will perish. If Qin State wins the land of Shu, it will regain its power to strengthen Qin. There will be endless troubles in the future. Please save me, King Deng. my country." After finishing speaking, Wu Qin knelt down and kowtowed to Deng Sheng.

Seeing this, Deng Sheng quickly said: "What is Wu Situ doing? Please hurry up. I sympathize with your country's experience. It's just a matter of sending troops. It's a big matter. Can I wait for you to discuss it with the ministers, okay?" , Wu Situ will go back to the post house for a while to rest, and I will give you a satisfactory answer." After finishing speaking, he asked the people from the Ministry of Rites to take Wu Qin to the post house.

After Wu Qin left, Deng Sheng appointed several important ministers and announced the disbandment of the court.

In Qianyang Palace, Deng Sheng summoned important officials to come here to discuss whether to send troops to rescue Shu Kingdom. Shu Kingdom has always been considered by Deng Sheng as a possession. Deng Sheng couldn't bear to win love in a wave of slashing, so Deng Sheng still tended to send troops in his heart.

"My dear friends, Qin State colluded with Meng Chengting and opened the door to Shu. How should I respond to Shu State's request for help?" Deng Sheng said.

"Back to your lord, Qin's wolfish ambitions, once Shu is destroyed and the land of Shu is obtained, it will definitely restore the momentum of strengthening Qin, and it will definitely become a serious problem for my great Deng's confidants in the future, so I think I should ask for help from Shu!" Cui Haodi One goes out.

Everyone nodded repeatedly. Now that the Qin State occupies Guanzhong and Xiliang, once it captures the land of Shu, it will return to [-]% of the area before the strong Qin annexed the Six Kingdoms, and the surrounding areas are surrounded by mountains and rivers. To become a confidant of Deng State's dominance of the world will be more harmful than Zhao State, so Qin State must not be allowed to take the land of Shu.

Among the ministers, only Shang Shuling Jiang Wan and Hu Weiyong, Shang Shu of the Household Department, frowned. It was not that they could not see the harm brought about by Qin's destruction of Shu, nor did they want to oppose sending troops. After recovering, the national treasury was not very abundant, and the pressure to send troops was too great. Although Jiang Wan didn't want to spoil the fun, he still said: "Your Majesty, this trip to Shu to fight the Qin army will take as short as a few months and as long as two or three years. With the current situation of the national treasury, it is really difficult to support it."

Hearing Jiang Wan's words, everyone fell silent. It is true that the country of Deng has a large land and resources, but the expansion of the country in these years has been too fast. In just ten years, Chen, Hunan, Wu, and Yue were destroyed, and the treasury did not recover so quickly. In addition, hundreds of thousands of Shanyue people have to be resettled, and the treasury can barely support it. If a war lasts for two or three years, the treasury of Deng State may really collapse.

"Your Majesty, don't worry!" At this time, Su Hong came out and said, "Our army's trip to Shu is to help the Kingdom of Shu resist the Qin army, and the money and food needed should be borne by the Kingdom of Shu, so the money and food that the treasury needs to use is not enough. It would be too much."

Su Hong's words awakened people in their dreams. The consumption of Deng Jun's entry into Shu should be borne by the Kingdom of Shu. It is impossible for us to send people and things to help the Kingdom of Shu fight.

So Deng Sheng nodded and said: "That's right, what Su Qing said is quite right. Since our army is here to save the country of Shu, all the money and food needed should be borne by the country of Shu. Chen Qing, go down!" After that, tell the envoy of Shu about your request, if you want me to send troops, you can, but the money and food needed must be borne by Shu, otherwise there will be no discussion."

"Here!" Chen Qun, Minister of Rites, responded.

After the discussion in Qianyang Palace was over, Chen Qun came to the posthouse to meet Wu Qin as soon as possible. As soon as Wu Qin saw Chen Qun, he knew that Deng Guo's discussion was over, so he quickly asked, "Chen Shangshu, I don't know if your country will send troops. What is the conclusion of the matter of asking for help from our country?"

Now that the Qin army is coming in menacingly, the state of Shu is at stake. If the reinforcements arrive one day later, the state of Shu will be more dangerous, so Wu Qin can't wait any longer.

Chen Qun smiled and asked Wu Qin to sit down, and said: "Wu Situ, my king has already decided that our country is willing to send troops to rescue your country, but our treasury is short of money and food. My king said that as long as your country is willing to bear all the food and grass for our army Baggage, within a month, our army will leave Wancheng and enter Shu!"

"No problem. Since your army is here to ask for help from our country, our country should bear all the necessary food, grass and supplies. This is not a problem, but will it be too late to send troops within this month? You must know that the Qin army is currently on the offensive. I am really afraid that our country will not be able to support the arrival of your army!" Wu Qin said that there is no problem at all with Deng Jun's food and supplies. There are not many other things in Shu. There is a lot of food and grass. To be honest, if Meng Chengting, a traitor, was not born in Shu, the danger of mountains and rivers and the wealth of money and food in Shu could drag Qin to death. Why would there be any need to ask Deng for help? The land of abundance in Bashu It's not just talk.

It's just that Chen Qun said that sending troops within one month made Wu Qin a little anxious. The Shu army was far inferior to the Qin army in terms of military strength and combat power. Facing the Qin army, they could only rely on the city to barely resist, not to mention Qin and Meng Chengting This Shu traitor who is familiar with the terrain of Bashu mountains and rivers and military deployment, Wu Qin is really afraid that Shu will not be able to support Deng Jun's request for help.

"Wu Situ, you need to know that it takes time to dispatch troops. The elite of our country are distributed all over the country. It is already very fast to dispatch troops within a month." Chen Qun explained to Wu Qin, and Chen Qun did not lie. Now that the guards of the Deng Kingdom are stationed in all directions, it is also necessary to consider which soldiers and horses can move and which soldiers and horses cannot move, as well as how many troops to send, who will lead the troops, and which generals will accompany them also need to be considered.One month is really not too slow.

Wu Qin also knew that Deng Guo had done his best, so he sighed and said: "Okay, then I will return to Chengdu to report to my king, and prepare the food and supplies needed by your army, and wait for your army to arrive. I just hope that your army can arrive as soon as possible!"

"Wu Situ don't worry, my king keeps his promises, and will definitely not sit back and watch your country be bullied by Qin, and within one month is only an estimate, maybe it can be faster." Chen Qun also gave Wu Qin a bite A reassurance.

Wu Qin nodded weakly and said, "I hope so!"

After receiving Deng Guo's response, Wu Qin set off to return to Chengdu. At this time, in Qianyang Palace, Deng Sheng once again convened important officials to discuss matters. With all the food, grass and supplies in Shu, the next step is to discuss the issue of sending troops. How many troops should be dispatched, which soldiers and horses should be mobilized, and who will lead the troops. These all need to be discussed.

(End of this chapter)