King Yan was silent, his brows furrowed tightly, and the battle between heaven and man continued in his heart. Should he agree to this decision
This time, the alliance seems to have a very good chance of being formed. Qi State is vast and rich in resources, with four or five counties.
Moreover, it has a large population, unlike other places in the world. After years of wars, the population has been depleted and the place was desolate. Now it is as rich as the world, even incomparable to Qin.
If the Yan State could seize a piece of its country, even just one county, it would have a population of five to six million and hundreds of miles of land. This would be a very big temptation.
You must know that although the Yan State today has three counties, its population is only more than one million, which is only equivalent to one or two counties of the Yan State, and its level of wealth is not comparable.
If he could seize a county from Qi State and digest it, Yan State would be able to have 100,000 more troops. Moreover, the government treasury will be greatly plentiful with money and food. There will no longer be a shortage of money and food like now, and even if you want to build a large army, you will not have enough food to assemble.
At least, Yan State has a great chance to win Jibei County in the north of Qi State, and they can even try to get involved in Linzi County.
However, King Yan still had a few doubts in his heart.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, although your proposal is very good and I agree with it, will other countries agree to this expedition with little profit? After all, they have suffered a lot of losses. Will they take the risk to carry out this expedition?" One thing!" With worries and questions, King Yan expressed his confusion.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Other countries will definitely agree, and they will even be more anxious than us, especially Wei and Zhao!" Zhong Yu looked confident, looking like he was sure of all the countries.
Seeing the man in front of him who was full of wisdom and very confident, King Yan had some doubts in his heart. Could he really be confident
"Then Your Highness, why did they agree? It seems completely thankless?"
What King Yan said was not wrong. The territories plundered by Zhao and Wei were already large enough, and it would even take more than ten years to digest them. This was based on the fact that those territories of his were the former hometowns of the two countries.
If you continue to covet the territory of your country now, you will probably bite off more than you can chew, and instead focus on one thing and lose another, and the gains outweigh the losses.
After all, Qi State still has hundreds of thousands of troops and sufficient money and food, which is enough to start a continuous war and drag all countries into the abyss.
"They have to fight. King Yan must understand that now the seven countries, including Qin Yuguo, have sacrificed hundreds of thousands of lives for this war.
Such huge sacrifices have greatly weakened the potential of various countries, and it is unknown how long it will take for their strength to recover.
But what about Qi? His strength is still intact. Think about it, an army of 600,000 can set off at any time to invade any country around it. Such a huge force, even the Chu State, which is now more powerful, will be deeply afraid of it!
How could all countries allow such a force to stay around him and ignore it? Others are not allowed to sleep soundly on the side of the couch. As a superior king, it is impossible not to understand this truth! "Such a long paragraph of words popped out of Zhong Yu's mouth, which deeply woke up King Yan and made him feel terrified.
Yes, the strength of all countries has been weakened, but Qi has remained intact. Today's Qi State can already be called the best country in the world. Even the two great countries of Qin and Chu cannot compare with him.
Because the strength of the two big countries has been severely weakened, Qin State now even has children aged thirteen or fourteen going to the battlefield, and Chu State has also begun to recruit the old and weak. The strong men are almost dead, and they can't hold on anymore.
However, there are still more than 600,000 young men in Qi State, who are staying firmly on their land, like a dormant giant beast, watching the tired prey around him, waiting for opportunities to bite them.
The most frightening thing among them is the King of Yan in front of him. He has not forgotten that it was the Yan Kingdom that led the six kingdoms to attack Qi and almost destroyed the country's capital. Until now, it has not completely recovered its strength.
Now the strength of the Yan State is already the weakest among all countries, on par with South Korea. If the Qi State is concerned about it and sends its 600,000-strong army, the Yan State will definitely be defeated in one battle. Eagle King The heads on his neck could not be saved.
"No, it absolutely cannot be like this. This alliance must be established and Qi must fight!" King Yan said fearfully in his heart. At this moment, he was extremely determined to fight Qi and was even thinking about how to persuade his neighbors. The King of Han asked him to join this alliance.
Seeing King Yan's face turn pale in an instant, and the cold sweat constantly breaking out on his forehead, his body was trembling a little, Zhong Yu secretly laughed a few times, he finally knew he was afraid!
"How is it? Your Highness, King Yan, do you think what I just said is reasonable? Nowadays, all our countries are fighting to the death, and most of the troops and horses have been damaged. Half of the world has been reduced to ruins. Why should he Qi State?" How can I stay in peace for a while? Just sit back and watch the tigers fight in the world!" Interrupting King Yan's meditation, Zhong Yu said something about sharing the same hatred with the enemy.
Awakened by the sudden words ringing in his ears, King Yan was a little stunned, but he quickly came back to his senses and said quickly with a joyful tone:
"That's right, that's right. What His Highness is saying is, how come he, the Qi State, can hide behind and watch us fight to the death with the Qin State, but he hides behind and enjoys peace!"
"In that case, His Highness has agreed and is willing to send troops to attack Qi together!" A smile appeared on his face. Zhong Yu looked at the King of Yan in front of him and finally relaxed under his intimidation.
"That's right, our Yan State is willing to send 200,000 troops to attack Qi in the south. We will not destroy Qi State, and we will not return to the army for a truce even if we die!" King Yan had a ruthless look on his face, and his mouth was full of murderous intent.
Although Zhong Yu was happy with Ying Wan's determination, he didn't have much hope for his Yan army. With Yan's current population of more than 1 million, what was the quality of the 200,000 army? It's scary just thinking about it.
I'm afraid that King Yan's 200,000 people will be the children of thirteen or fourteen years old next time, as well as the old men in their seventies or eighties, all of them will be recruited to serve as cannon fodder to make up the number!
"Then our most important goal now is to defeat the Qin State first, and at least force him into Hangu Pass so that he can exert his strength in Wudong!" Zhong Yu nodded and said with a serious face.
"Your Highness is right, the most important thing now is to defeat the Qin State, drive him back to Hangu Pass, and drive him back to his Longxi border, the fertile land of the Central Plains, to be invaded by barbarians like Zhilong!" It is a matter of his own life and death! , King Yan, who was initially inactive in the face of the alliance, began to take the initiative.
(End of chapter)