The 20 Yijin Army has been divided into four groups, stationed in Huzhou, Hangzhou, Muzhou, and Xinzhou respectively.

The [-] Pioneer Battalion was divided into three groups, all stationed in Jiazhou, but distributed in the three counties of Jiazhou, wary of Suzhou to the north.

The 15 brave troops were divided into four groups, stationed in Fuzhou, Tingzhou West, Tingzhou East, and Jianzhou Southeast.

The general manager of the eleventh route gathered in the west city building of Xinzhou in plain clothes.

Eleven basalt talismans (turtle-shaped soldier talismans) were hung on Ye Qiufeng's jade belt, all made of pure gold with holes pierced on their heads for hanging by strings.

"Hey, it's the first time I've seen so many soldier symbols piled up together."

Lu Rong took out his half of the basalt talisman, and after a long time, he finally closed the pair of soldier talismans, as did the other marching officers.

After the alignment, the chief of the various marches took away a pair of soldier talismans, and only with the soldier talismans can he issue combat orders to the army.

"My lords, now that the strength of the state of Wu has plummeted, soon, the state of Wu will propose a peace alliance with our state of Yue. I will agree to the peace alliance. When the state of Wu is in danger and asks for help, I will immediately send [-] troops into Wu, and join forces with the state of Zhou to encircle and suppress it. Wu Guo, take down the nine states in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Hiss, is this an order from Shangguo? No wonder it was cut off, it turned out to be a fake one." Xiao Wenshan gasped.

"It's a very important matter, I'd better go first, so as not to be exposed." Xiao Yongchang who was sitting on the side stood up and dragged his legs to leave the tower.

"Don't go," Ye Qiufeng called to him:

"The battlefield is not necessarily just fighting with swords and swords, but also intelligence. How the future of our country will be depends on whether we can expand the territory and protect the country and the people in the next ten years. What we want to annex, except for Wu, And the Han Kingdom."

"I will set up a new inspection office. On the surface, it will inspect the places in Yue State, but in fact, it will send secret posts into Han State to inquire about all aspects and levels of intelligence. Report to me that [-] days after Tingzhou's three-way brave army showed signs of mobilizing troops to the north, it immediately raided Qianzhou and went all the way south until it captured the four states of Qian, Chao, Xun, and Zhen in the eastern part of Han. Report back to me while launching the raid."

"Is it a bit too sudden, do you have any inside information?" Xiao Wenshan was stationed in Tingzhou, and was in charge of the [-] Tingzhou West Road Valiant Army.

"The inside story is that Shangguo will send troops to Dongshu, and then continue to go south to Jingdi to attack Qi. During this period, it will be for the benefit of sharing Qi's territory, pretending to unite with Wu and join forces to attack Qi. In fact, it is to contain Wu's troops and make Shangguo deploy The 20 troops in Jiangbei and the troops of our Yue Kingdom going north to capture the nine states in the south of the Yangtze River can add up to [-], so that the Shang Kingdom and our Yue Kingdom will each occupy the north and south of the Yangtze River."

"If the Han State went north to help Qi because of worries about the loss of lips and teeth, our Yue State deployed troops in Tingzhou to make a surprise attack a month later, which could catch the Han State off guard and catch fire in the backyard. When our Yue State captured the four states of Han State, it was also for It is a win-win situation for Shangguo to attack Qi and contain Hanguo."

"At that time, Wu Guo and Qi Guo may react, understand that they are the ones who are desperate, and urgently turn their enemies into friends. At that time, they have suffered heavy losses, but that is a later story."

"If our country of Yue can take advantage of this opportunity to expand the nine states in the north, expand the four states in the west, and then annex the two states of Qingyuan Town, even if the territory is still only 37 states, which is not a fraction of the more than a hundred states in the state of Zhou, the west of the state of Yue, In the north, there will be no strong enemies, and Zhou will still be restrained by Tubo and Khitan, and will not dare to go to the south of the Yangtze River easily."

"Understood, it's a bit complicated, but it's very meticulous, I'm so nervous, and I'm going to fight again." Xiao Wenshan took a deep breath.

"Don't be nervous, internal turmoil is raging in the Han Dynasty. In order to protect themselves, the people are severely searched and the people are hard to live. As a result, Tingzhou has accommodated hundreds of thousands of fleeing households. In the next few months, listen to you Brother, you just need to find out the information you got back, and at that time, we will raid and capture the four states in the east of the Han Kingdom, if there is any separatist force in the Han Kingdom who wants to separate the vassals and towns, try to accept them as the subjects of our Yue Kingdom."

"In order not to frighten the Han people, the Tingzhou three-way military army first took down the two states of Qingyuan Town. Those who surrendered their weapons and surrendered will not be killed. It is strictly forbidden to disturb the people."

"Qingyuan? Qingyuan belongs to the state of Zhou and is under the protection of the state of Zhou. Just like our Yue state decades ago, attacking Qingyuan is tantamount to attacking Shang state indirectly. Can Shang state just watch?" Lu Rong was very surprised.

"The price will be ten years later."

……

Wu State, Jiangning Mansion.

A rare distinguished guest came in person, Xu Congguang hurriedly changed into a red crown at the Jinshen Hall, led the left and right ministers, the six ministers of the three provinces, and the minister, and solemnly received him at the Jinling Hall.

"Congratulations to Aiqing on her succession as the Lord of Wu." Chai Shirong said solemnly with a smile and a tall and straight figure.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your congratulations." Xu Congguang bowed to salute.

Xu Congguang didn't know what to say after each said an embarrassing but not embarrassing courtesy. He was extremely afraid of death. In contrast, Chai Shirong, who dared to bring only a hundred people to Wu, seemed full of aura intimidating.

"Screen retreat, I have a secret discussion with you." Chai Shirong said.

Xu Congguang hurriedly looked at the left chancellor Feng Yansi, he bit the bullet and stayed, while the right chancellor Sun Sheng waved his hand silently, telling the more than ten courtiers present to leave one after another, leaving him, Feng Yansi, Zhongshuling Zhang Kairen, Han Xizai, Minister of the Ministry of War, is beside him.

And Chai Shirong was alone.

Such a monarch will perish sooner or later.Chai Shirong chuckled inwardly.

"I will send troops to Dongshu, and then continue to attack Qi in the south. You lost the six states in the north of the Yangtze River. You should make up for some losses in Jingchu. The total strength of Qi is only 30. Of the seventeen prefectures in the country, you and I each occupy nine or eight."

"What if the Han Dynasty thinks about dying and sending troops to help?" Sun Sheng finally couldn't bear it, and asked boldly.

"In the mere Han country, there is nothing to be afraid of, such as brothers fighting each other and civil strife due to the competition for reserves. Moreover, if you are worried that Han will send troops to the north to help Qi, you Wu State can ally with Yue State and make Yue State contain Han State. Chai Shirong kept smiling.

"Hemeng, we have already talked with the Yue State earlier, and the Yue State proposed that we want Suzhou and Changzhou, and there is absolutely no possibility of agreeing to it." Zhang Kairen said.

"The two prefectures are compared with the eight prefectures, and they are still Jingchu. Since ancient times, if you want to win the world, you must first win Jingchu. If Jingchu is not an important place, it can be attacked and defended. In the pre-Qin period, it was difficult for the Mi family to occupy Chu for 800 years. Today's Qi State has existed for more than a hundred years, decades longer than you and I have established the country, which is more important, and you can weigh it yourself. Jingchu wants to plunder from the west to the east, and at that time who will be the king and who will be the first to perish are two different things."

……

A month later, in the buffer zone between the south gate of Kunshan and the north gate of Jiaxing, the state of Wu came out, including thousands of forbidden troops, and the state of Yue was similar.

There were three people from the state of Wu who came out to negotiate:

Sun Sheng, Zhang Kairen, and the well-known main fighter Han Xizai, who held ten positions, such as Minister of the Ministry of War, Minister of Zhongshu, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Chief of the Capital, etc., Ye Qiufeng all wanted this great sage , Unfortunately, each is the master.

"Whether your country of Yue is an enemy or a friend, or both. Today, my country of Wu is willing to cede Suzhou, and if we make further progress, we will not be able to talk about it." Han Xizai said domineeringly, and the domineering one sentence almost ended a round of negotiations.

Ye Qiufeng kept smiling: "I, Yue Kingdom, have changed my mind. I want Yizhou instead of Suzhou and Changzhou. This is already a huge concession."

"Concession?! Yizhou is as big as four Suzhou! And the northwest of Yizhou is the Yangtze River. Today, my country of Wu has lost the six states in the northwest of the Yangtze River, and Yizhou is located between the west and the east on the south bank of the Yangtze River. You are ambitious. Xiao wants to be arrogant." Sun Sheng said sharply.

"Suzhou is originally the territory of my country of Yue. The thieves conspired to steal my Suzhou. Now your Wu country's national power has plummeted. If our country of Yue sends troops at this moment, we can recover the lake and seven counties of Su that we lost five years ago at any time. If we want Yizhou, it will be too. Youer, Wu Guo can't hold the Yangtze River, it has no choice but to do so, and please ask yourself if you have the ability to hold the Yangtze River."

The negotiation lasted for half a month, and the spittle flew all over the place every day, which was really annoying.

On the other side, Qingyuan Town was attacked by the Tingzhou [-]rd Route Army and Fuzhou [-]st Route Army, and was attacked from all sides. It was successfully captured in just half a month. He fled without boarding a ship, and took the sea route north to Zhou Guo, asking Zhou Guo to "preside over the laws of heaven".

Ye Qiufeng was urgently called back to the West Mansion, the inner hall was full of courtiers, Hua Muyu stood beside Yulu, Yulu was a little at a loss, not knowing what happened.

Feng Kedao held the imperial edict, stared at Ye Qiufeng with a dark face, and the officials who dared not kneel to listen to the imperial edict:

"Edict of the Son of Heaven, the imperial edict said: The Qingyuan army is my vassal. The Yue Kingdom dared to send troops to Qingyuan to provoke the majesty of our Great Zhou, and ordered the Lord of the Yue Kingdom to enter the court to confess his guilt and restore the original ownership of Qingyuan Town. Otherwise, our Great Zhou Thousands of ships and 20 sailors will go south to help, and the restoration of Qingyuan by force belongs to the Chen family."

Ye Qiufeng bowed to accept the order, but Feng Kedao raised his hand to block it:

"Please ask the Lord of the Yue Kingdom to lead the decree, and accompany me with the envoy to enter the capital to pay homage to the Holy Spirit."

"Woooo..." Yulu cried out suddenly, and he was shivering in shock from the atmosphere.

"There's nothing to cry about, it's embarrassing." Feng Kedao said coldly.

Hua Muyu hugged Yulu hard to show comfort, and told him in a low voice not to cry.

"Your Excellency, I am the supervisor of the country..."

"The Holy Majesty has made it very clear, the King will go there in person."

Feng Kedao walked up to Yulu, stuffed the imperial decree into his arms, and strode away.

After he left, the courtiers began to discuss:

"The 20 sailors are not afraid of being defeated, but they are afraid of going to war directly with Zhou Guo. Why did Ye Gong send troops to clear the source? This is simply a big firecracker!"

"If the leader of my country of Yue was met by the country of Zhou...and never returned...wouldn't it be laughing at the world's teeth! National humiliation!"

Amidst the discussions, Hua Muyu pulled Ye Qiufeng aside:

"What do you think? Didn't you mean... Why did Zhou Guo suddenly attack my Yue Kingdom because of Qingyuan and Erzhou?"

"I'll go to Zhou Guo again. I was able to come back well last time, and I can do it this time." Ye Qiufeng smiled calmly.

"No, don't leave me again." Hua Muyu almost stared at her.

Ye Qiufeng raised his left hand to count his fingers, but was pressed down by Hua Muyu.

"I promise you, I'll be back within five days this time, okay?" Ye Qiufeng asked in a good voice.

"Just say it without pinching your fingers, I don't believe it, let alone."

"Then let Yulu go? I was scared to cry before I went." Ye Qiufeng took Yulu over, stroked his head to comfort him, winked at him, and told him not to be afraid.

Hua Muyu looked down at Yulu, why didn't this little thing grow up quickly, the worried people were upset.

"Father, I won't go, I dare not go." Yulu was about to cry again, his eyes were watery.

Ye Qiufeng took a deep breath, cleared his throat slightly, and then said loudly:

"Yulu, give the Zen seat to my father."

As soon as these words came out, Man Chao was shocked, and Hua Muyu was caught off guard so that her eyes widened.

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