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Chapter 6 Four Kingdoms Divided into Vietnam

Seeing that Dongfang Yin was speechless for a long time, King Ping looked at him in no hurry.

Dongfang Yin pondered for a long time, then sighed and said, "It's not that I didn't think about what the lord said, but as courtiers, we only want to share the country's worries, be loyal to the emperor, and be worthy of our hearts, and we don't care about other things so much."

Seeing that what Dongfang Yin said was far-fetched and his expression was quite lonely, King Ping smiled and said: "Prime Minister Dongfang's utter loyalty makes me admire you. I respect the talents of Master Dongfang. , I will do my best to help. This time the peace talks have been completed, and the Qi State and the Chu State will jointly send troops to conquer Vietnam. First, I wish our victory here, and there is no need to mention other things.”

Dongfang Yin also picked up the wine glass and drank with King Heping.

Here, the mission of the State of Chu returned to China.The Qi-Wu coalition forces also lifted their confrontation with Wucheng, and the army slowly retreated to the station; the Dali army also retreated to the west of Guicheng.

Over there, the State of Yue also received the news of the peace talks between Qi and Chu, and the news that the two countries stopped fighting, but heard that Qi State and Chu State had reached an agreement to jointly attack themselves.There was an uproar in the Yue country.In their view, this agreement was proposed by the state of Chu, and it was unexpected that the state of Qi agreed to it as a means of avenging the hatred of the state of Yue for attacking Chu.After knowing that the state of Chu had cut off a large area of ​​land from the state of Qi, they were relieved, and everyone in the state of Yue cursed the state of Chu as despicable.

King Qi, King Wu, and King Dali signed the Letter of Credibility, and the Three Kingdoms and Chu State jointly sent troops to attack Yue.The king of Wu replied that Wu sent 15 troops, with Prince Yingjing as its general; Dali sent [-] troops, with Prince Duan Kejian as its general; Chu sent [-] troops, with Chu Huan as its general.The Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms was dominated by the Qi Army, and King Ping was appointed by the kings of the Four Kingdoms as the commander of the Allied Forces to conquer Vietnam to control the armies of the Four Kingdoms.

The news of the Qi, Wu and Chu-level Dali four countries forming a coalition also spread to Yue.At this time, the Yue army had already withdrawn from the occupied Chu land to the border. When the King of Yue heard that there were 40 to [-] people in the Allied Forces of the Four Nations, he fainted on the dragon chair in shock.The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also panicked. The generals advocated dividing troops to resist;King Yue was even more upset when he heard this.

When the whole country of Yue was at a loss as to whether to fight or not, King Ping had already led the Huben army and 18 cavalry to Xincheng to join Prince Qi Yi.At this time, the Qi army stationed in Xincheng, Suicheng, Langcheng and Huacheng totaled [-].The Wu army has also assembled to the Wuyue border; the Dali army has also pressed towards the Yunnan-Vietnam border; the Chu State is quite hesitant to send troops this time, because it wants to take advantage of the four countries to conquer Vietnam and occupy the land to make up for the loss of the land ceded to Qi , and was afraid that the Qi army would take advantage of the situation to occupy Chu land again, so the discussion came and went, and Chu Huan was only asked to bring [-] troops to gather at the Chu-Yue border.

Facing the Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms, the defenders of the Yue State were in a state of panic and panic all day long. As soon as the soldiers from Wu, Chu, and Dali appeared, they hurriedly lit the beacon fires. Several times a day, they urged reinforcements, each saying that the enemy's momentum in front of them was huge.The King of Yue dispatched troops from all over the country, but he didn't know which side to save first.

When King Ping arrived in Xincheng, he arranged for envoys to discuss with the King of Chu and send troops by way. The 18 army left 15 garrisoned, and the remaining 10,000 army came from Chu to attack Yue directly.The king of Chu discussed with his ministers and believed that the Qi army must not be allowed to attack from Chu.After deliberation, the King of Chu sent Prime Minister Dongfang Yin to Xincheng to meet King Ping, reasoning that the [-]+ army could not pass through the territory of Chu State, and please send troops through Wu State.

King Ping didn't make it difficult for Dongfang Yin, and agreed with him on the date of marching, and ordered the army to set off, pass through Langcheng and Huacheng, enter Wudi, and join Wujun.

Hearing Dongfang Yin's report, King Chu was half happy and half worried, and ordered Chu Huan to launch an offensive together with the Qi and Wu allied forces.Chu Huan was quite dissatisfied with the peace talks, and was extremely dissatisfied, but at this point, he could only follow orders, but privately told Chu Qi to be careful.

Dali Kingdom has gained a lot this time, and the attack on Chu went smoothly. It won a large area of ​​territory west of Guicheng for nothing, and the threat of Chu State was lifted.If we fight against Vietnam with the three countries again, the country of Yue will be devastated after being hit by this blow, and will no longer pose a threat to Dali in the short term.Therefore, the King of Dali was very enthusiastic about attacking Yue. He sent his prince to lead the army to start a war against Vietnam before the Qi army.

In the Dali military camp, Prince Duan Kejian of Dali and King Wuyou Qisi were discussing with the generals the target of the next attack.The generals in Dali have already heard that in the battle between Qi and Chen last year, King Wuyou led the army to victory and defeated the Chen army.Now he is standing with himself again, fighting against Vietnam, and after entering Vietnam, he is invincible, invincible, morale is boosted, and the generals and soldiers are all happy and encouraged.

Prince Duan Kejian of Dali also obeyed King Wuyou, and King Wuyou didn't refuse.Taking advantage of the fact that the army of Yue State had not yet assembled and the use of troops had not been decided, the concentrated army broke through the border and drove straight in.Then divide the troops in a roundabout way, and wipe out the defenders.Now the Dali army Chen Bing Shaocheng is besieging Shaocheng. There are less than [-] defenders in Shaocheng. Facing the Dali army which is several times larger than itself, the generals have no fighting spirit and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. Let's see if the reinforcements can't be counted on. , the general guarding the city secretly abandoned the city and ran away, and the remaining defenders saw that the main general had fled, so they elected a school lieutenant to leave the city, intending to sacrifice the city for peace.

King Wuyou and Prince Duan called all the generals to discuss, and they felt that there was no fraud. If Shaocheng could be captured without bloodshed, it would not only reduce the casualties of the soldiers, but also reduce the suffering of the people in the city.So it was decided that Duan Kejian would accept the surrender.Once Shaocheng was captured, Dali's army attacked eastward with few obstacles.King Wuyou and Prince Duan reorganized the army and incorporated the Shaoguan garrison. The two left the generals and soldiers defending the city, and led the victorious army to rush eastward.

The Yue army was attacked by the Chu army in the north, and the Qi and Wu coalition forces in the east. There were nearly 30 coalition troops on both sides.The defense of Dali in the west is the weakest, but it is the fastest to be attacked by Dali's army.

Seeing that the king of Yue could not resist the attack of the coalition forces, if he persisted, he would only be annexed by the four countries. He negotiated with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and had no choice but to seek peace.But at this time, the Vietnamese army retreated in a row, and I am afraid that the coalition forces will not be good at seeking peace.A counselor suggested that the Qi-Wu coalition army had many brave generals, and it was really difficult to resist. Dali entered the area under the jurisdiction of Yue State all the year round. Only the Chu army in the north, with only 7 or 10,000 people, could still fight, so they quietly sent The army is placed opposite to the Chu army, first attracting the Chu army to go deep, and then attacking from three sides, besieging the Chu army with [-]+ Yue troops.

Then, without waiting for the rescue of the Qi and Wu allied forces, he sent envoys to the Qi army's camp to propose peace talks.

King Ping led the Qi-Wu coalition army, fought steadily, and did not rush forward.After a few days of development, the army only advanced more than [-] miles.The Yue army quietly besieged the Chu army, and King Ping had already seen the clues. When the Yue army encircled the Chu army and the Chu army asked for help, the Yue king proposed a peace agreement on this ground.King Ping already knew it well.

King Ping met with the envoys of the Yue State, and first held King Qi accountable for not respecting King Qi's precepts and sending troops without authorization.The Yue State envoy argued that sending troops to attack Chu was also to help Qi conquer Chu.King Ping refuted it and asked him: "The King of Qi told you not to use troops when our army was at war with Chu, that is, he didn't allow you to profit from it. It is unjust for you to attack Chu State secretly when you see our army is strong; It is inhumane to invade and occupy the land of Chu. Since the King of Qi has an agreement with the King of Yue, but the King of Yue violated the agreement, it is unbelievable. You said that you are helping Qi to conquer Chu, which is definitely not the original intention. It is not sincere. The army is everywhere, and the Yue army If you are defeated, you still come to my place to make noise and talk about peace talks! It is only a matter of time before our army of Qi and Wu reaches the capital of your country of Yue. Don't make it conditional on the [-] Chu troops surrounded by you. I am afraid that you have used the whole country to encircle the Chu army. Usable soldiers, at this time, there are almost no Vietnamese troops defending in front of our Qi Wu army and Dali army, I give an order, the two lines are on the same line, and you will be wiped out, and the siege of the Chu army will naturally be relieved."

The envoy of the State of Yue also had some backbone, and replied: "Although the Qi army is numerous, there are still soldiers who can fight in the territory of Yue. Don’t you lose Qi’s blood? What’s more, if you don’t save tens of thousands of Chu troops, aren’t you afraid of breaking the alliance with Chu?”

King Ping listened, nodded and smiled.Said to the envoy: "We are generals, how can we have the heart of fear of death, how can we cherish the benevolence of women. It is common for the soldiers of the three armies to fight on the battlefield. Besides, it is not necessarily true that you want to eat tens of thousands of Chu troops." It's that easy. I'm afraid that the Chu army is still there, and the person living in the capital of your Yue Kingdom is no longer your Yue King."

The envoy was left speechless by what King Ping said. Seeing that he no longer argued, King Ping smiled and said, "My army was also ordered by King Qi to punish the King so that King Yue could know how to advance and retreat. Since King Yue sincerely asked for peace, We, Da Qi, will not abandon peace and use force single-mindedly."

Seeing that King Ping's words had eased, the envoy also said the conditions for peace listed by King Yue.The Kingdom of Yue was established by the King of Yue, and it invaded and occupied all parts of southern China. Its territory is huge, but the foundation of the Kingdom of Yue is still in the east, so the Kingdom of Yue is willing to cede the land in the southwest for peace talks.

King Ping led his army to use troops against Yue this time. His original intention was still in Chu. Yue was still far away from Qi. Under Chen Guo, the Central Plains will be unified.However, the Chu State cannot be destroyed overnight, so it proposed a joint expedition against Vietnam.The Chu State and the Yue State accumulated grievances and became hostile to each other.Then slowly invade the state of Chu, forcing the state of Chu to develop towards the state of Yue.This time, the land of Yue was not planned by Qi State, but the land of Chu was what Qi State wanted.And the vast territory in the west of Yue State can be ceded to Dali State. Now Dali State has become an important pawn in the southwest of Qi State, making it stronger, and it can just contain Chu State, Shu State and Yue State.

King Ping listened to the envoy's conditions, but smiled coldly and remained silent.The envoy was panicked, and hurriedly asked, "But I don't know what King Ping wants?"

King Ping stood up, pointed at the Yue State in front of the map, and divided the western part into Dali; the northern line into the Chu State, and the eastern part where the Qi-Wu allied forces entered into the Wu State.Then he said to the envoy: "I sent 20 troops from Qi State this time, and the military expenses are huge. We don't want the territory of your Yue State. You can compensate Qi State with the taxes of Yue State for three years."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the envoy to speak, he waved his hand to see off the guests.The envoy was sent out of the big tent by the guards, hurried back to the place where he was stationed, and sent a letter to the king of Yue.