Chapter 971: 972 Xiong Biao is at a loss
Chapter 971 972 Xiong Biao is at a loss
Xiong Biao, the king of Chu State, has been very nervous recently. He neither wants Qin to win the war against Shu, nor dares to pray for Shu to win... This is a quite contradictory state, which makes him almost unable to do anything at night. sleep tight.
There was no other way. The Tang Empire was interested in Nanshan Port of Chu State and hoped to exchange some places in Shu State for this largest port city in Chu State.
Listen, listen! Is this human language? By exchanging the land of a third country for the land of Chu, the Tang Empire really didn't have to pay any price.
Chu State itself does not want to change. After all, Nanshan Port is the largest port in Chu State, and a pipeline has been built that connects to the oil production area. Chu State is not willing to give up such an important port easily. This is really one of the richest areas in Chu State, and Chu State is not willing to trade with it.
But the Tang Empire wanted it, and the Chu State had to carefully consider the attitude of the Tang Empire. If they don't agree to each other's request, are they likely to suffer retaliation from the Tang Empire?
Furthermore, Xiong Biao, the king of Chu, also knew very well that what the Tang Empire wanted would definitely be obtained by any means possible. If Chu was unwilling, the Datang Empire might take action himself.
Chu State is a small and weak country, and the entire Chu State has almost been infiltrated into a sieve by the Tang Empire. The prince even served as a hostage in Chang'an, and the country's economic lifeline was in the hands of the Tang Empire.
In such a situation, what could the Chu State do to resist the Tang Empire? Maybe if the Tang Empire uses the method it used to deal with the Great China Empire once again in Chu State, the price Chu State will have to pay will be really too high.
Who doesn’t know that the Tang Empire supported Prince Zhao Yu within the Dahua Empire, which eventually led to the outbreak of the civil war in the Dahua Empire. Others don't know about this kind of thing, so why don't Chu people know about it?
So after hearing that the Tang Empire was interested in Nanshan Port, Xiong Biao, the king of Chu, knew that Nanshan Port could not be saved.
Since it cannot be preserved, it can only exchange the maximum benefit: Didn't the Tang Empire guarantee that it would exchange part of the land in the northern part of the Shu Kingdom with the Chu Kingdom? At least in terms of land area, the Chu Kingdom could get more.
Xiong Biao agreed to the request of the Tang Empire, and then prayed in his heart that Qin could not defeat Shu, so that in exchange for the land of Nanshan Port, it would not fall into the hands of the Tang Empire.
But then he thought about it carefully. Since the Tang Empire was interested in Nanshan Port, would it be a problem whether there would be a land exchange with the Shu Kingdom?
If Qin cannot get the land of Shu, and the Tang Empire has no bargaining chip for land exchange, will it get angry and directly demand Nanshan Port?
When this kind of thing really happens, won’t Chu State not even be able to get the land of Shu State?
So these days he began to dream that Qin could win, so that he would at least have a chance to get part of Shu's territory to make up for the loss of Nanshan Port.
In fact, the special envoy sent by Shu State to Chu State for help has been in Chu State for several days. He was not able to see the king of Chu State, so he probably guessed what Chu State meant.
It is estimated that the State of Qin has persuaded the King of Chu to remain neutral in the battle between Qin and Shu. This is not good news for the State of Shu, because the State of Shu needs to use the Chu State to import materials from the State of Tang.
Like Chu State, Liu Jing, the Speaker of Shu State, has also been very anxious recently. His Shu State was unable to obtain enough supplies from Chu and Tang, so it was not as powerful as it appeared.
The State of Qin was worried that the Shu State would obtain enough resources, but the State of Shu was unable to obtain enough support because of the vacillation of the State of Chu.
Both countries are very guilty, and the war expenses in both countries have made each other extremely uncomfortable. Qin lost more than 400 aircraft, and Shu was actually not much better. They also lost more than 370 aircraft.
It is difficult to replenish pilots, and the speed of subsequent troop replenishment cannot keep up. Shu suffered more losses than Qin because their ground troops did have lower combat effectiveness.
In the two months since the war began, almost 200,000 of them have been killed. Qin's ground troops were so powerful that they beat Shu's ground troops so hard that they couldn't even raise their heads.
There is indeed a huge gap in the combat effectiveness of the two sides. Qin made detours in some areas and even surrounded more than 50,000 Shu troops, forcing them to surrender.
Had it not been for the deployment of a new line of defense based on Huaishan, the Kingdom of Shu would have even collapsed. The Shu Kingdom, which itself was not good at fighting, was forced to expand its army by 1 million in one breath.
But these troops themselves have not received much training, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined. Counting on these later conscripted troops might not be as good as counting on the mercenaries that the Orc Empire might lend to Shu.
That's right, because of the outbreak of the war, Shu's export of orc slaves to the Tang Empire seems to have been affected. Now these slaves are not easily transported to Tang and can only stay in Shu. However, no matter how many orcs the empire has, they are willing to export some slaves, so many orc slaves are willing to stay in Shu, and are even willing to pay to fight for Shu.
The combat effectiveness of these orcs is much more reliable than Shu's own second-line troops, so there are calls from all over Shu to let the orc empire send troops to help solve Qin's troubles.
But the senior officials of the Shu Kingdom are not fools. They are afraid that after the war is over, these orc slaves will not lose their tails and will become a serious problem.
Their ideas are definitely not unfounded, because the combat effectiveness of the orcs is not low. If these guys are equipped with good guns and cannons, it will not be so easy to handle.
If these orcs don't leave and they still have weapons in their hands, the Kingdom of Shu may be annexed by the orcs at once. The people below may not think so much, but as the speaker, how could Liu Jing not consider the long term?
What the Shu State can do now is to appease and guard against the Orc Empire, communicate with the Chu State, and then go all out to fight against the Qin State.
Although it is very passive on the battlefield, it is true that the Qin State lacks stamina. As long as the Shu State can continue to persist and then have a good talk with the Tang Empire, there should be a solution after all.
That's right, Liu Jing felt that the key to solving the problem still lies with the Tang Empire. As long as the Tang Empire clearly supports Shu, Qin will have no chance.
I have to say that Liu Jing's vision was actually very accurate, but in order to satisfy the appetite of the Tang Empire, the Shu Kingdom had to pay a certain price.
Judging from Qin’s attack, the price is likely to be high. In this regard, Liu Jing was reluctant to hand over his interests to the Tang Empire.
This is the intuition of a superior, a survival instinct of being a prey: in Liu Jing's view, compromising with the Tang Empire is even worse than seeking peace with Qin.
Because the appetite of the Tang Empire cannot be easily fed. Instead of handing over the interests to the Tang Empire and raising a sky-swallowing beast that no one can contend with, it is better to hand over the interests to the Qin State. At the critical moment Always let the Qin State be at the front to resist the huge pressure of the Tang Empire.
Of course, it is okay for Liu Jing, a politician, to think so, but the people and businessmen of Shu definitely do not think so.
Because in the eyes of these people, they would rather join the Tang Empire, which could bring them benefits, than deal with the poor Qin people.
This idea is very similar to the European Union before Tang Mo crossed over. They would rather be trapped by the surveillance and control of the lighthouse country than believe that the poor and capable furry bear really poses no threat.
In short, being trapped by a lighthouse and destroying the country and the family are all internal conflicts that the Anglos can reconcile. Even if the Slavs laugh without harming humans and animals, they must have some shady conspiracy...
As for rabbits...in the eyes of these old Europeans, they are not of our kind. Their minds must be different, and their minds are full of distrust.
So it is no longer important whether the top leaders of Shu have political vision, because they are no longer able to structure and shape international relations according to their ideas.
International relations have been smashed to pieces by the invisible giant hand stretched out by the Tang Empire. Now all that is left for Shu is war!
Even wars are no longer within the control of Shu. Whether it is a defeat or a victory, a draw or destruction all depends on what the Tang Empire thinks.
At this moment, Liu Jing felt humiliated and his heart was filled with sadness. If he had a choice, he really didn't want to accept his fate being arranged by others.
Because, this is really, really uncomfortable!
(End of this chapter)