Xiang Zhuang said: "It seems that someone has weaved a big net against our big Chu!"

Bailixian shook his feather fan and said, "King, it seems that some people are guilty, but this is also expected. After all, when our Great Chu becomes stronger, we will inevitably use troops to the surrounding forces. The King's ambition is not just to be the King of Chu, but to be the emperor of the Great Chu Empire in the future, right?"

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said, "Ziliang, what do you think you should do now?"

Bailixian pondered for a moment and said, "King, although the surrounding princes are coming in a fierce manner, their distance from Jiangdong is not the same, so it is difficult to form a real joint attack. Therefore, it is not difficult to defeat each other. I think that we should concentrate our superior forces to defeat one or two of the princes first."

"So, who should I take the first shot?" Bailixian's opinion coincided with Xiang Zhuang. As a time traveler, Xiang Zhuang had come into contact with the strategic ideas of a great man in later generations. The classic quote from that great man is that it is better to cut one finger than to hurt the enemy's ten fingers and stretch out five fingers to poke people. It is definitely better to clench his fists than to have strength!

Baili Xian said: "In theory, we should first use Yingbu, because the Huainan army poses the greatest threat to Jiangdong."

After saying this, Bailixian said again: "However, Ying Bu has a seat with Xue, sprinkled water, and the three counties of the East China Sea, with a land of thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of armor. It is very difficult to quickly damage the Huainan Army, and it is impossible to destroy the Huainan Kingdom. Therefore, for the Ying Bu army, I think it should be more important to defend."

Xiang Zhuang said: "What do you mean is to take Wu Miaojun's surgery?"

"Yes, it's the Wu Miao army!" Baili Xian said, "The threat of the Wu Miao army is second only to the Ying Bu army, and is definitely not comparable to Zhou Yin, Jin Xiang, and Li Zuoche. If the king can defeat the Wu Miao army with lightning speed and then block the Ying Bu army with a general, then Zhou Yin, Jin Neng, Li Zuoche and others will never dare to cross the river rashly."

"Defeat the Wu Miao army?" Xiang Zhuang mowed the beard at the corner of Mochun and suddenly said, "Why don't you ask for the death of Hengshan Kingdom?"

"Well, destroy Hengshan Kingdom?" Bailixian paused the feather fan in his hand and said inexplicably, "What the king means is to join forces with Linjiang Kingdom to kill Hengshan Kingdom? Destroy his country in one fell swoop?"

Xiang Zhuang said: "If the King of Linjiang is willing to send troops, why not?"

Bailixian pondered for a moment and said, "But have the king ever thought about it. If we want to destroy Hengshan Kingdom, it is probably not enough to just defeat Hengshan Army. At least we must also defeat Hengshan Kingdom's capital. But in this way, our elite troops of the Great Chu will inevitably go deep into the hinterland of Hengshan Kingdom. If the hard troops cannot fight quickly during the expedition, the situation may be out of control.

Bailixian's worries are not unreasonable. If Xiang Zhuang led the main force of the Chu army to the hinterland of Hengshan Kingdom, he would not have to escape without three or five months. However, in such a long time, all the surrounding princes had already arrived at the city of Wuzhong. In this way, the Chu army would immediately fall into a desperate situation of retreating and internal and external difficulties.

What's even more terrifying is that once the troops of various princes approached the city of Wuzhong, the situation in Jiangdong, which had finally settled down, would immediately lose control again. Xiang Guan's remnants would definitely take the opportunity to rebel. The clan forces of Kuaiji County, even those clans who had already turned to Xiangzhuang, would most likely fight back, and even the gentry who originally supported Xiang Tuo might turn against each other.

This situation has not happened before. When Zhou Bo and Guanying's army crossed the river, many gentry secretly surrendered to the Han army. However, after Xiang Tuo crossed the river, these gentry quickly turned against each other again and re-entered the arms of the Chu State. Therefore, except for the old aristocratic clans with deep roots, these gentry clans only have interests in their eyes.

Xiang Zhuang was also difficult to make a choice for a while. If he could destroy Hengshan Kingdom in one fell swoop with a thunderous force, it would undoubtedly greatly deter the enemy forces around him. After this battle, there were probably few enemy forces around him who dared to provoke the Chu army, and Xiang Zhuang could let go of his hands and feet to rectify the overall military and political situation in Jiangdong.

Jiangdong is now just calm on the surface.

In fact, under the calm water surface, there is still undercurrents. If Xiangzhuang wants to truly pacify the east of Jiangdong, it is impossible for three to five years to think about it. Especially the implementation of the farming and reading war system is a long-term and arduous project. It took Wei'an nearly twenty years to implement the reform in Qin State, and Xiangzhuang would never be able to settle it.

If the Chu State wants to make great changes and implement a farming and reading war system, it is absolutely impossible to have a stable surrounding environment. From this point of view, it is necessary to destroy Hengshan State to establish its authority.

Moreover, at the beginning of Jiangdong, Xiangzhuang and the aristocratic clans, gentry and clans have just reached a political compromise. The overall situation is good and we can use troops to the outside world in one go. However, once the reform begins to be implemented and the farming and reading system will be pushed out, a fierce game will be launched between the forces of all parties, and then the Chu State will be unable to use troops to the outside world.

However, as Baili Xian was worried, once this battle could not be decided quickly, once the main force of the Chu army fell into a tough battle in Hengshan Kingdom, then Yingbu, Zhou Yin, Jin Shu, Li Zuoche, Nu Wuzhu, Nu Yao and others would never miss the opportunity. By then, all the princes came to the city of Wuzhong, and the foundation of the Jiangdong of Chu State would be over.

After a while, Xiang Zhuang said, "Ziliang, let's go back to Wuzhong first.

Bailixian nodded silently. He also knew that this choice was very important to Xiang Zhuang and Da Chu, so this choice was definitely not so easy.

Fanyi, Hengshan Army camp.

Mei Jian was patrolling the entire camp surrounded by deputy general Gengsheng and military advisor Gengwang.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when Mei Ta had just raised his troops to rebel, Geng won. Geng Wang's brothers were still bandits gathered in the mountains and forests. When the two brothers heard Mei Lian's reputation, they brought six thousand elites to join. Mei Jian was overjoyed and immediately attracted the two brothers as their confidants. The two brothers did not disappoint Mei Lian's expectations and became Mei Yao's left arm and right arm.

Later, various rebels attacked Xianyang, the Qin Empire was destroyed, and Xiang Yu enfeoffed the world. Although Mei Qian was a great master, he was only awarded a hundred thousand marquis because he was a general of Wu Miao. This made Geng Sheng and Geng Wang brothers very dissatisfied. Because the contributions of Wei Bao, Zangtu, Zhang Er and others were completely incomparable to Mei Jian, they were all named Kings.

However, now, Mei Lian finally hopes for the opportunity to be king again. About a month ago, the King of Han issued an edict to Hengshan Kingdom. The emperor ordered: Chu State was unrighteous, Xiang Zhuang was foolish, and he acted in a rebellious manner, which led to the fall of the people of Jiangdong. Now, he summoned all the princes from all over the world to attack him, and the one who went to Jiangdong first was the King of Chu!

At this time, the King of King Wu Miao of Hengshan was already ill and blind. All the state affairs were temporarily handled by the Crown Prince Wu Chen. However, Wu Chen was only a sixteen-year-old child, so how could he know any major military and political affairs? Therefore, the military and political affairs of Hengshan were actually all relied on the hands of Prime Minister Wu Zhong and General Mei Jian.

Although the prime minister Wu Zhong was the uncle of Wu Miao, he was a confidant of King Liu Bang of Han. Speaking of which, Wu Zhong was actually not capable. The reason why Wu Miao appointed him as the prime minister of Hengshan was entirely to reassure Liu Bang, because Wu Miao was a smart person. He saw that Liu Bang actually did not trust all the princes.

Therefore, as soon as the Han King's imperial edict was delivered, Wu Zhong immediately asked Mei Lian to go to the palace to discuss matters.

Wu Zhong's intention was naturally to implement the Han King's edict without fail, and all the elite troops of Hengshan attacked Jiangdong, but Mei Ta firmly opposed it because Mei Ta knew very well that Jiangdong was not easy to fight, and Xiangzhuang was even more difficult to deal with!

However, after returning to the General's Mansion, Mei Jian was convinced by Geng Sheng and Geng Wang brothers.

Especially Geng Wang's words deeply touched Mei Gang. Geng Wang said that a real man should carry a three-foot sword in the world and build a great achievement that cannot be feared and wise to protect himself? Mei Jian thought about it. Life is right, but decades have passed, why can't he have a good time to make a happy comeback? Why can't he win a title for himself and his descendants?

The next day, Mei Jian found Wu Chen, stated his new proposal, and reached an agreement on the generals and ministers' opinions. What could Wu Chen, the young prince, do? He immediately agreed to the request of the two. Soon, a large number of strong men gathered from various pavilions, townships, and counties to the foreign towns. At the same time, food, grass and equipment began to be continuously transported to Lujiang.

Deputy General Geng Sheng said to Mei Lian as he walked: "General, as of now, the Fanquan has gathered 60,000 strong men, and another 40,000 people can be added within half a month!"

"One hundred thousand people? Not enough." The maid shook her head and said, "More men must be recruited."

"One hundred thousand is not enough?" Gengsheng said in surprise, "General, Xiangzhuang has only 20,000 cavalry. Even if Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan's soldiers are only 100,000, they will have to face the siege of Huainan King, Dongji King, Minyue King, Zhou Yin, Jin Shu, Li Zuoche and other armies, how many soldiers can they distribute to us?"

Mei Yu shook his head and said, "The King of Dong and the King of Min Yue are just clowns who are not good at making plans. Zhou Yin, Jin Qin and Li Zuoche cannot become a big deal. Although the King of Huainan is powerful, he may not be willing to attack Jiangdong with all his might. Therefore, we must be mentally prepared to face the Chu army alone."

After saying this, Mei Jian said again: "If you face the Chu army alone, 100,000 troops will not be enough. With the ability of Xiang Zhuang and the sharpness of the Chu army, our Hengshan army needs at least 200,000 troops to ensure victory!"

"Twenty-hundred thousand army?" Geng Sheng said in shock, "General, this is the whole country's army!"

"How can we destroy the State of Chu if we don't send troops from all over the country?" Mei Jian said coldly, "Do you think Xiangzhuang is easy to mess with?"

"The General said it well, the soldiers of the whole country are the soldiers of the whole country!" Military Secretary Gengwang beat the clan hard and said excitedly, "Since you want to fight, then ask for a big fight."

Mei Qian nodded and ordered Geng Wang to say: Military advisor, immediately compile a letter, and ask the Prime Minister to issue another official document, ordering each county, township, pavilion, and every household to come to gather in the foreign towns!"
Chapter completed!