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Chapter 1007: Chapter 415: Surrounding Tigers and Wolves_3 Chapter 1007: Chapter 415: Surrounding Tigers and Wolves_3 However, Chu State’s performance this year was simply too dazzling and frightening.

No one knew whether after this winter had passed and spring had arrived next year, Chu State launched its second attack, Liang would still be able to hold on?

If Liang couldn’t hold on, then no matter how much territory Xu State managed to seize by moving south at this time, aside from further diluting its already scarce military force, giving Chu State the chance to defeat each in detail,

there really seemed to be no benefit left.

On the contrary, maintaining control over the recently captured Dongping and Le’an counties seemed a not insignificant opportunity for Xu State to preserve.

For these two counties were right next to Xu State’s homeland.

Should these territories come under attack, the country could quickly mobilize troops and supplies from inside to come to the rescue.

Fighting a defensive battle at one’s own doorstep, Xu State still had considerable confidence.

Haven’t you seen how badly Zhao was defeated, with its main forces nearly wiped out by Chu at Xingyang?

But when Chu State’s two million strong army charged into Dong County, didn’t they also fail to take the territory from Zhao’s hands?

With this successful example, Xu State asked itself, defending Dongping and Le’an counties, it still had considerable confidence.

Thus, with this consideration in mind, after taking Dongping County, Xu State made no further moves.

Even after seeing Liang so cooperatively hand over Dongping County, Xu State was quite satisfied and even took the initiative to contact the two countries, asking if they needed any financial or material support from Xu State to help resist the invasion of Chu State.

Yes, it was assistance.

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Facing the sudden rise of the huge entity that was Chu State, the countries of the Nine Provinces were not fools.

They all understood that if Liang fell, then Chu State, having swallowed Liang, would truly widen the gap with other countries, and from then on, no one would be playing in the same league.

With the conquest of Liang, Chu State would genuinely have the strength to challenge the world alone.

Therefore, Liang absolutely must not be destroyed, and Qingzhou must not be fully surrendered to Chu State.

By taking only Dongping County and then leaving the rest of Liang’s territory for Liang to use as a base to contend with Chu State,

Liang would become a barrier for the other countries, a shield against Chu State.

In Xu State’s mind, that was the thought.

Support for Chu State was also done in this way.

Undeniably.

Despite the hatred burning in their hearts towards Xu State for taking advantage of the situation,

the dire straits of the nation at that moment meant that, no matter how resentful Liang was, they couldn’t bring themselves to refuse the olive branch offered by Xu State.

In the end, they could only put on grateful smiles, effusively thanking Xu State for the aid.

Then, taking the supplies provided by Xu State, they recruited troops and horses in the rear, continuing to face off with Chu at the front lines of Daliang.

The blood of Liang’s people had, at that point, become in effect a flesh and blood wall for all the countries.

A wall standing against Chu State.

Xu State reaped abundantly from its involvement with Liang.

Tang, which bordered Liang, also didn’t fare too badly this time.

Upon receiving the news of Chu State’s impressive prowess and Liang’s crushing defeat,

Tang, located in the northeast of Jingzhou, was shocked, but also quickly recognized this as an opportunity for expansion.

To be honest, Tang’s expansion in Central State over the years hadn’t been bad at all.

Starting from over a decade ago, after the splitting of Zheng Kingdom, Liang seized the opportunity and continuously infiltrated Northern Zheng.

Ultimately, through a series of wars and diplomatic maneuvers, they successfully captured two counties in Yuzhou from Northern Zheng, earning their entrance ticket to Central State.

If this trend continued, before Jingzhou was completely swallowed by the tide, Tang’s expansion in Yuzhou could possibly advance even further, reaching the level of three or four counties.

To have territory spanning three or four counties in the future Central State was an achievement that could make the likes of Wei, Zhao, and Xu envious enough to be torn apart, figuratively.

But Tang was frankly not very satisfied with this result.

Having a territory spanning three or four counties might enable Tang to maintain a status of a great nation in the future in Central State,

but is being a great nation enough?

Look at neighboring Liang, holding fourteen counties in Qingzhou, nearly monopolizing one entire province.

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That scale is what makes a hegemon.

In comparison, a Tang with three or four counties was merely a second-rate small nation.

What’s more desperate is the fact that Tang bordered Liang.

Bordering a country four or five times one’s size was a hopeless thing to even think about.

If Liang had any aspirations, then Tang, on its own, had no strength to resist whatsoever.

And what about forming alliances with other countries to resist the invasion of Liang?

Just look at the alliances and manipulations that occurred over the years in the land of the Nine Provinces, and you’ll know the outcome.

With disunited hearts, even a united front often stands no chance against a cohesive large nation.

Previously there were Northern and Southern Zheng and Jin allying against Tang Xu’s invasion, only to consecutively lose territory and erupt in internal strife.

More recently, the United Army of Wei, Zhao, and Xu was decisively defeated by Liang at Changyuan, leading to the dispersion of the main forces of the three nations.

Aren’t these examples and the lessons they bring painful enough?

So, as a participant in these events, Tang acutely knew just how unreliable it was to unite with others against a common enemy.

Therefore, rather than hoping for sincere cooperation among various parties in the future, it was better to seize the moment to strengthen oneself, to become powerful enough to face any chaos in the future.

Therefore, compared to Xu State, which ceased its advance and shifted to supporting Liang after taking one of its counties,

Tang, upon seeing the same opportunity, not only dispatched eight hundred thousand troops but also directly took Qingping County from northeastern Liang.

And they were still not satisfied.

After leaving one hundred thousand troops to defend Qingping County, the remaining seven hundred thousand divided into two forces to attack the key regions of Jiaoxi and Donglai in the two countries.

Aiming to maximize their territorial expansion and benefits while Liang was internally vulnerable.

In this feast of gluttony, Tang opened its gaping maw, intending to binge at every meal.

And then, they were taught a lesson.

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