Chapter 457: Wei State’s Actions
The words of Duke Min of Han Dynasty did not allow Wei Wang Wei Feng to express his attitude immediately. His eyes slowly swept across the courtiers below.
It was at this time that Shen Buhe, who had already become the Minister of Wei, chose to stand up.
"Reporting to your Majesty, what the Han envoy said is absolutely correct."
"Since we were classified as princes, although there have been occasional disagreements between our country Wei and South Korea, most of the time they have been solid allies who help each other in offense and defense."
"In terms of being from the same family, and in terms of friendship as allies, this time South Korea is attacked by the Chu State, and the Wei State should send troops to help."
After talking about the past and the present, Shen Buhai turned his attention to the future.
"Your Majesty, this time Wei State sends troops to assist South Korea, not only for South Korea, but also for the benefit of Wei State."
"In the previous war, Wanjun was occupied by South Korea, and the importance of Wanjun to the Chu State is naturally self-evident."
"Whoever controls Wan County will have strangled the throat of Yingdu, the capital of Chu State. This is why Chu State sent 100,000 troops to attack South Korea this time."
Having revealed the important strategic value of Wan County, Shen Buhai's eyes swept across the surrounding Wei courtiers, and finally returned to Wei Feng's face above.
"Your Majesty, if Wanjun is still in the hands of South Korea, we, the Wei State, can unite with South Korea at any time and send troops to the key points of the Chu State."
"And if Wan County is recaptured by the Chu State, the offensive and defensive momentum of both sides will immediately change. The Chu State can use this springboard to send troops northward."
Shen Buhai's words directly revealed the importance of South Korea and the Wanjun land owned by Han at this time to the Wei State.
The courtiers of the Wei State, who understood the key points, immediately chose to side with Shen Buhai after some thought.
"Report to your Majesty, I will second your proposal."
"Reporting to your Majesty, I think what Yaqing said is absolutely correct."
"Your Majesty, South Korea is our ally of Wei and must be saved."
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The words of the Korean envoy Tang Mingong and the statements of the courtiers in the court just now made Wei Feng's heart gradually turn to the side of South Korea.
Due to emotions and reasons, when South Korea, its ally, is attacked, Wei should not stand idly by.
What's more, South Korea still holds Wanjun in its hands at this moment, which is the springboard for Wei to attack Yingdu, the capital of Chu.
So, after some thinking, Wei Feng already had a plan in mind.
"Korea and Wei are from the same family and have always been on good terms with each other. Now that South Korea has suffered a military disaster, Wei, of course, cannot sit idly by and ignore it."
"I am determined to send troops to resist Chu and aid South Korea."
After hearing Wei Feng's decision as the King of Wei, a hint of joy flashed across the face of Duke Jin, the ambassador of Han Dynasty.
"Foreign Minister, on behalf of South Korea, thank you King Wei."
"You don't have to be polite, Ambassador Han." Wei Feng's eyes turned slightly and fell on a person in the hall, "Where is General Pang Juan?"
The moment the voice fell in the hall, Pang Juan, who was full of heroic aura, strode to the front of Wei Feng.
"The end will be here."
"Pass the message to me, and order General Pang Juan to lead an army of 100,000 people to go south to rescue South Korea."
"The general will obey the order."
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Wei Feng's last words were like the final word, deciding Wei's next actions.
After receiving the King of Wei's personal promise to send troops, Duke Tang, who was the Korean envoy, returned with satisfaction, but not all the courtiers who dispersed in twos and threes had smiles on their faces.
Walking alone on the road to the palace, Situ Gongsun Yang of Wei State showed a solemn expression from time to time, as if he had something on his mind.
"Brother Yang, Brother Yang, Brother Yang..."
Just at this moment, a familiar call came from behind. When he stopped and looked back, if this person was not Yaqing Shen Buhao just now, who was he?
"No harm, brother, what's the matter?"
"What's the matter?" Faced with Gongsun Yang's question, Shen Buhai didn't answer, but looked at him with curiosity, "Just above the main hall, I saw Brother Yang's solemn look. I don't know.
For what purpose?"
"Could it be that Brother Yang doesn't agree with my suggestion and thinks that it is not the right time for Wei State to send troops to rescue South Korea?"
"of course not."
Faced with Shen Buhai's speculation, Gongsun Yang immediately agreed with him, "South Korea, especially Wan County, is very important to our Wei State. Wan County must not fall into the hands of Chu State again."
After saying this with a firm face, Gongsun Yang suddenly changed his face, and a bit of worry appeared on his face, "What I'm afraid of is that the reason why Chu State took the initiative to send troops to attack South Korea this time is not just to recapture Wancheng.
, there are other princes behind the Chu Kingdom."
"Brother Yang, are you talking about Qi?"
Faced with Gongsun Yang's concerns, Shen Buyu naturally thought of the Qi State in the East.
Since the official feud between Wei and Chu, Chu began to actively win over Qi, its former enemy, to fight against the increasingly powerful Wei.
In the previous war, when Chu State attacked Yue State in order to expand its territory and enhance its strength, it also made Qi State an ally.
This time Chu State went north to attack South Korea. As an ally of Chu State, it was not unexpected that Qi State provided support.
"Qi State may take action."
After hearing Shen Buhai's judgment, Gongsun Yang nodded in agreement, and then the conversation suddenly changed.
"It's just that it's not just Qi who is taking action."
Seemingly unintentionally or intentionally, after saying these words quietly, Gongsun Yang looked at the deep sky in the north.
After seeing Gongsun Yang's action, Shen Buhai looked at the north for a long time, and seemed to have some realization in his heart.
"Brother Yang, you mean..."
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"Although my 100,000-strong army is sent out this time to help South Korea resist Chu's offensive, most of the food, grass and baggage are supplied by South Korea."
"But after all, it is an army of 100,000 people, and eating horses and chewing people along the way is a huge expense. This army expedition requires a lot of effort from the Prime Minister."
Walking alone on the road with the prime minister he relied on most, Gong Sunqi, Wei Feng's every word was full of concern.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to ensure the supply of food and grass for the army."
After talking about the 100,000 Wei troops who were about to go on an expedition, Gongsun Qi mentioned another matter to Wei Feng while walking, "Chu needs to be on guard, but we, Wei, cannot take it lightly in other directions."
"The Prime Minister is talking about the State of Qi and..."
After glancing at the north, Wei Feng's eyes fell on Gongsun Qi's face again, and a tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects appeared on their faces at the same time.
"Zhao Guo."
Now that Wei Feng had spoken out, Gongsun Qi stopped playing riddles and said, "It is the State of Zhao."
"Your Majesty, although the new king of the State of Zhao has been quite friendly to our State of Wei on the surface in recent years, in fact he has secretly formed an alliance with the State of Chu."
"This time Chu State attacked South Korea from south to north and successfully attracted reinforcements from Wei State."
"At this moment, Zhao State may send troops southward at any time, threatening the stability of our Wei State's border."
"Your Majesty, you must be careful."
When Gongsun Qi said this, Wei Feng and him happened to pass by the small river flowing through the palace.
He walked a few steps quickly and came to the river. Looking at a few lively fish under the clear river water, which looked a little panicked due to his arrival, Wei Feng suddenly had a smile on his face.
"Xiangguo, I still remember that you once said that you can't catch fish in clear water, because every move you make is exposed in the eyes of fish."
"On the contrary, only by mixing the water so that the fish cannot see your movements can you have a chance to catch the fish."
Chapter completed!