"Containing Wei...?"

Looking at the resolute expression of the young monarch in front of him, Korean Prime Minister Shen Buhai hesitated, with a look of hesitation on his face.

Early this morning, Han Wangran invited Prime Minister Shen Buhai to the palace to discuss with him the strategy against Wei.

Although Han Wangran had just explained it very clearly, Shen Buhai was still hesitant. After all, the target was Wei State, which was currently the most powerful country in the Central Plains.

"Seriously..." Licking his dry lips, Shen Buhai lowered his tone and said slowly: "Are you really going to do this?"

Han Wangran nodded and said with a serious face: "Now the Wei State is so powerful that no one country can shake it...According to my guess, the Chu State may have obtained the craftsmanship and technology of the Lu State and part of the wealth of the Qi State, and it will definitely be conquered in the near future."

It has become the close enemy of Wei State, but now, Chu State is definitely not Wei State's opponent. If Korea can share part of the pressure at this stage, we may have the opportunity to let Chu State develop to the point where Wei State is afraid.

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Shen Buhai remained silent. From his perspective, of course he would not say something like "What good does this do to Korea?" With such words, as long as Wei can be brought down, this is the greatest benefit to South Korea.

Otherwise, whether it is Chu, South Korea, or other Central Plains countries, they will never be able to make a difference and will only exist in the shadow of Wei from generation to generation.

But is it necessary to do this?

Shen Buhai stroked his beard, frowned and thought.

In his opinion, Han Wangran's judgment was certainly correct, but "attracting Wei's attention and sharing the pressure for Chu" meant that South Korea had to take the initiative to tear apart the current friendly relationship with Wei and sever the interests of the country.

From a political perspective, this is certainly not a wise choice - the wise choice is of course to let other countries contain Wei.

"...Just because we, the Republic of Korea, are the only ones who have the ability to contain Wei."

After Shen Buhai raised his doubts, Han Wangran said seriously.

Indeed, in the current Central Plains, only South Korea has the ability to contain Wei. After all, although South Korea suffered a disastrous defeat in the last Wei-Korean battle, it still retained a considerable military force. In addition, due to the post-war

In relation to Qin, South Korea also attaches great importance to restoring the strength of the country's military. It is no exaggeration to say that it has regained the ability to fight with Wei - of course, the ability to fight with Wei mentioned here is purely literal.

It means that you are only qualified to fight with it, but there is almost no possibility of defeating it.

But compared to South Korea, the armies of Qi and Chu were no match for Wei.

In the past, Qi's army was famous for its excellent armaments. However, now, Wei's armaments are no less than those of Qi. In terms of the individual strength of the soldiers, it may take at least two or three Qi soldiers to compete with one.

The number of soldiers in Wei State is the same, but Wei State has more than 400,000 troops - what is this concept?

In comparison, Chu's army was even worse. Its armaments were not as good as those of Wei, and its soldiers were not as strong as Wei's soldiers. The only advantage was absolute superiority in numbers. But unfortunately, in the "Qi-Chu War" decades ago,

", the Qilu Allied Forces have already proved a truth: in the face of high-tech war weapons, pure human sea tactics have no advantage.

Therefore, even if Qi and Chu unite at present, it will be difficult to pose a great threat to the Wei State. Instead, they will most likely be defeated by the Wei State.

But if South Korea can help Chu State share the pressure of five years, no, three years, then in three years, Chu State is likely to develop into another Wei State - even if the level of development is not as good as that of Wei State, it will be able to greatly increase its victory over Wei State.

opportunity.

The only problem is that if you do this, South Korea may have to pay a heavy price.

Is it really appropriate to risk heavy losses for one's own country in order to give another country a chance to develop steadily? Is it in South Korea's interest? - This is exactly what Han Xiang Shin is considering.

But the King of Han was more decisive. He firmly believed that now is not the time to care about gains and losses. Only by working together to pull Wei down will other countries have a chance to come forward!

Only South Korea can have the opportunity to wash away its shame!

It has to be said that Han Wangran can be regarded as a rare hero based on his outstanding foresight and his mentality of not caring about temporary gains and losses.

After all, not everyone in this world can do this: in order to defeat a more powerful enemy, actively give up their own interests and create opportunities for potential allies.

Han Xiang Shen Buhai admired this outstanding foresight very much, but he still could not make as decisive a decision as Han Wangran. This may be because he was getting older and became more timid and cautious, and did not want to appear.

Any mistake will push the country into a pit of fire, so that the future will be unable to explain to the Korean ancestors.

Therefore, after thinking carefully for a moment, Shen Buhai proposed another strategy: "This plan is too dangerous. If we are not careful, our country, Korea, may be in danger of subjugation... The veteran thought, why doesn't the king temporarily stand aside and watch the fire? Why did he decide?

Do you want to share the pressure for Chu State?

" At this point, he paused, stroking his beard and added: "The Chu State has obtained the craftsmanship of the Lu State and the wealth of the Qi State, and may become the next Wei State in the future. In this case, the Wei State will definitely be the first to think about it.

The way to suppress Chu is not to use troops against us, Korea."

Han Wangran shook his head when he heard this and said: "Doesn't Prime Minister Shen not know that the three armies of Wei State's Northern Army, Shangdang County, and Hanoi Army have already deployed their troops on the national border and are training to conquer our country?"

"Of course the veteran knows about this." Shen Buhai nodded, then frowned and said: "But according to the veteran, Wei's move is probably just a deterrent... to deter me, Han, from acting rashly, so that he can suppress it next

The Kingdom of Chu... Your Majesty, please follow the advice of my senior ministers.

See, Wei is very likely to use force against Chu. In this case, why don't your king watch the fire from the other side? But when the Wei army invades the territory of Chu in a large scale and cannot take care of the affairs in the north, we, Han, will consider whether to take the opportunity to attack Wei. The old minister thinks

, this is safer.”

Hearing this, Han Wangran let out a long breath, and then said firmly: "No, the first one that the Wei State wants to fight must be my country, Da Han, not the Chu State."

"..." Shen Buhai was stunned when he heard the words, a little unable to understand.

In his opinion, since the Chu State has obtained the craftsmanship of the Lu State and the wealth of the Qi State, posing a potential threat to the Wei State, then if the Wei State wants to take action, it must first attack the Chu State. Why would it choose to attack him?

Take action? - The Wei State sent troops to attack South Korea, but it gave the Chu State, which was already a potential threat, an opportunity to develop its national power. This does not make sense at all.

"Shen Xiang."

Seeing the suspicious look on Shen Buhai's face, Han Wangran said sternly: "Please be sure to trust your intuition... Our opponent this time is Wei Wang Zhao Run. This person cannot be judged by common sense. Mr. Shen, what do you say?

He deployed troops on the border to intimidate our country, so that he could turn his guns to suppress Chu, but I didn't think so... When there were faint signs that the three parties of "Han, Chu and Qi" were twisting into one, Zhao Run was the first to use force.

The target is definitely me, Korea!"

Seeing Han Wangran's convinced look, Shen Buhai felt that he was gradually being convinced by the young monarch, so he stroked his beard and nodded slowly.

It can be seen that although he was persuaded by Han Wangran, he still had various worries in his heart.

Seeing this, Han Wangran smiled and comforted: "Don't worry too much, Prime Minister Shen. Although I intend to share the pressure for the Chu State, this does not mean that our country will fight with the Wei State immediately. We only need to show our country's strength."

It’s enough to make Wei Guo have some scruples.”

"What does your Majesty mean?" Shen Buhai asked in surprise.

Han Wangran suppressed the smile on his face and said seriously: "Transfer the Northern Yan Army, Shanggu Army and Daijun Heavy Cavalry to Wu'an and Julu area to compete with the Wei Army there!... The Wei Army is not Japanese.

Are they practicing every day? Then our army is also practicing in Wu'an and Julu every day. We must let Wei Guo understand that although we, Korea, have no choice but to bow to him, we will never allow him to trample on the dignity of our nation. He will

Fight, I will fight, as long as the Wei State is not worried about being attacked by Chu's army in the south when it is at war with me, Han Dynasty, then go ahead!"

"This...this is playing with fire!"

Shen Bu was so shocked that his eyes popped out of his head, and the wrinkles on his face trembled, as if he had been frightened.

Actually threatened Zhao Run, the monarch of Wei State?

Who in the entire Central Plains doesn't know that Wei Wang Zhao Run's violent temper is the most unsafe threat? According to Han Wangran's head-on approach, even if Wei originally only wanted to intimidate South Korea, a real war might break out as a result.

But if you think about it carefully, Han Wangran's move is quite feasible.

You must know that the difficulty of fighting between the attacker and the defender is different. If they just adopt the strategy of defending in the local area, with the military strength of the Northern Yan Army and Daijun Heavy Cavalry, they may not necessarily suffer losses. As long as South Korea is ahead of schedule

If you are well prepared for local defense, the Wei army may not be able to successfully attack.

Thinking of this, Shen Buhai finally nodded and said: "In this case, we need to send someone to inform Chu State."

Hearing this, Han Wangran chuckled and said: "Xiong Tuo is not a mediocre master. Although his sister Mi Jiang married to Wei State and Zhao Run, I think Xiong Tuo always has the ambition to dominate the Central Plains... As long as

If he has this ambition, then he will never let go of the opportunity to bring Wei down. Once he learns that Wei is attacking our country, he will definitely send troops to respond to our country."

"It's better to be on the safe side..."

Although Shen Buhai agreed with Han Wangran's statement, he still insisted that he needed to inform Chu King Xiong Tuo: Even if Chu King Xiong Tuo would indeed not miss the opportunity to weaken Wei, what if he failed to pay attention to the situation between Wei and South Korea in time?

What about the stalemate?

So on the same day, Han Wangran sent an envoy "Zhang Cang" to travel across more than half of the Central Plains to Shouying, the capital of Chu State, to meet with Chu King Xiong Tuo.

It was already early winter, and by the time Han envoy Zhang Cang arrived at Shoying, the capital of the Chu Kingdom, it was already a snowy winter.

King Xiong Tuo of Chu was very surprised by the arrival of Han envoy Zhang Cang, and immediately received the former and asked him about the purpose of his long journey.

After paying homage to King Xiong Tuo of Chu, Han envoy Zhang Cang raised his hands and begged, "Please King Chu, please retreat."

As soon as he heard this, King Xiong Tuo of Chu realized that the matter might be serious, so he retreated.

At this time, Han envoy Zhang Cang asked Xiong Tuodao: "May I ask the King of Chu if your country has obtained Lu's technology and part of Qi's wealth?"

Hearing this, Xiong Tuo's eyes flashed with surprise.

You know, the world only knows that the Chu State uncharacteristically helped the Lu State to put down the Sanhuan Rebellion a while ago, but they don’t know that the Lu State gave a rubbing of "The Secret Record of Lu Gong" as a reward, and no one knows that not only did the Qi State

He acquiesced to this matter, and also secretly assisted Chu State to help Chu State accelerate the development of its national strength.

"How did the Korean in front of me know that?"

Xiong Tuo was surprised and smiled calmly: "Did you see that Chu sent troops to help Lu suppress the rebellion in the country? Does your envoy think that Chu has obtained the technology of Lu?...Haha, help.

King Lu is just my whim. King Lu is the royal family of the King of Lu, and I am also from the royal family of Chu. Of course I can't stand some rebellious ministers and traitors trying to steal the status of the royal family."

His words are quite convincing in this era.

I remember that when the war between the Xiong family and the Qu family broke out within the Chu State to fight for the kingship, neither the Wei State nor the Qi State intervened, let alone took the opportunity to attack the Chu State, lest the Chu State's royal power be discredited.

It's unjust
To be continued...