South bank of Huai River.

Streams of black smoke rose, and there was a burnt smell in the air, which was also mixed with some rancid smell.

The Qi Allied Forces have vanished into thin air.

This time the war was won, Zijue received a large amount of loot, and he also received a reward of 5,000 luck points.

[Battle of Huainan: In the fourth year of King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty, the Qi State Congress allied to attack Huaihe. You resisted with an army of 1,000 and 5,000 people. More than 20,000 Qi troops marched across the river in three directions, and Huaiguo could not stop it. It was night, and the sky fire fell on the camp, and it was as bright as

During the day, the Qi army collapsed. You took advantage of the chaos to attack, and the Qi army was wiped out. Only the prisoner Qiu Mu was spared, and the young master Bo Qin escaped. You won the war, and you received 5,000 points of luck. You defeated the Qi state.

The alliance of the princes has lifted the crisis of annihilation. The status of the Huai Kingdom is stable. Your reputation is +100, and more Yin and Shang remnants will come to seek refuge.】

The results of the Battle of Huainan soon spread throughout the eastern countries, and Huaiguo became famous. The states of Zhou and Zhou who originally wanted to destroy Huaiguo suddenly became silent.

Even now, none of the eastern states can resist the 20,000-strong army, and the 20,000-strong army was actually wiped out by the Huaiguo in one battle. These countries are already worried that the Huaiguo will not counterattack.

Of course, they don't know that this worry is unnecessary. Of course, it may be decades or hundreds of years before the Huai State has enough strength to counterattack. At present, the Huai State needs more time to grow and strengthen.

This time the allied forces of the princes were defeated. Although Qi and other princes still had troops, they could only barely defend and were unable to attack anymore. They also had to guard against the surrounding Dongyi.

Zijue returned to Huai State with a large amount of supplies and prisoners, and the originally proud Xu State also sent envoys to congratulate him. What is even more surprising is that some surrounding Dongyi tribes surrendered to Huai State.

Of course, these Dongyi tribes are not big. The small ones only have a few hundred people, and the large ones only have a thousand people. Zijue still welcomes these surrendered tribes. In addition to these Dongyi tribes, there are also a large number of Yin Shang people.

The survivors come.

When the Yan State was destroyed, a large number of Yin Shang survivors fled. These people were scattered everywhere. Now that they learned that the Huai State defeated the Qi Allied Forces, they came one after another. In less than a month, the population of the Huai State exceeded

Twenty thousand people.

The Battle of Huainan and the Huai Kingdom's victory had a great impact. The most intuitive thing is that some surrounding Huaiyi tribes began to surrender to the Huai Kingdom.

There are many Huaiyi tribes scattered throughout the land of Huaisi. During the Eastern Expedition of Bangzhou, Dazaidan led the army to defeat a large number of Huaiyi tribes and cut off the wings of the Yan Kingdom, and then started the final battle against the Yan Kingdom.

Originally, most of these Huaiyi were vassal states and tribes of the Yan State. After the last Eastern Expedition, they suffered heavy losses and surrendered to Bangzhou one after another. In this battle of the Huai River, Bangzhou was defeated, and these Huaiyi

His mind became active.

What's more important is that the Huai Kingdom has risen. If we don't move closer to the Huai Kingdom as soon as possible, what if we are attacked by the Huai Kingdom? Although these Huaiyi tribes behave like weeds on the wall, it is undeniable that this is also their fault.

The way to survive.

Just when Zijue led his army back to Huai'an, the surrounding Huaiyi tribes began to pay tribute to him, and some small tribes were even willing to annex. Zijue welcomed the annexation of these tribes. After all, the population of Huai State was too small.

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The two consecutive wars against Bangzhou were complete victories, which allowed Huai State to completely gain a foothold. Qi State and other vassal states returned from defeat this time, and were temporarily unable to launch another war.

After the two wars, Zijue captured nearly 5,000 soldiers of Bangzhou. If the population of Huai State was large, Zijue would not be worried, but now there are less than 20,000 people. With so many prisoners, once a riot occurs, the consequences will be serious.

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As for killing them all, this is the most undesirable method, and the sequelae will be serious. If he really kills them, it is estimated that no one will surrender to him in future wars. However, with so many prisoners, all of them adults, there are many hidden dangers.

After all, Da, after all, is close to the adult men of the Huai Kingdom. Once a rebellion occurs, even if it is finally pacified, the Huai Kingdom will suffer heavy losses.

Zijue finally decided to exchange these young men with vassal states such as Qi for the survivors of the Yin Shang.

Huai State was victorious. After Zijue returned to Huai'an, he sent Geng to visit Qi State. During this year, he had been in contact with Xu State and several surrounding countries, and secured a lot of benefits for Huai State. This time Zi Jue

Jue sent him as an envoy to Qi State because he wanted to exchange prisoners of war with Qi State.

More than 5,000 adult males are also an extremely important population for the Qi State. After all, after the Qi State experienced this great defeat, half of its army was lost and it was already exhausted.

After sending more envoys to Qi State, Zijue also became busy. Some small Huaiyi tribes around him wanted to join in. Most of these small tribes had hundreds of people, and the most were only a thousand people. These small tribes were in

It's a hard life in the wilderness.

Not only must they be on guard against all kinds of wild beasts, but they must also be on guard against being attacked by other tribes, or being captured and used as slaves by other kingdoms. After hearing that Zijue came to heaven to help again, and that the heavenly fire came to the world and defeated the coalition of Zhou princes, they wanted to

Attached to seek protection.

Zijue welcomes the inclusion of these tribes. The current population ratio of Huai State is very problematic. There are almost no elderly people. The vast majority of the population of more than 10,000 are men. The number of women is only 30% of men. The rest are

It's a child.

Such a population ratio is very unhealthy. In the past, because of the danger of national subjugation, the Huai State worked together to develop. Now that the Battle of Huai River has been won, there is no life and death crisis, and many people have begun to think about starting a family and starting a business. This is how human beings

Zijue cannot blame him too harshly. This is the reason why he accepted the Huaiyi tribe this time.

This is also the reason why Zijue is willing to exchange these prisoners this time.

After experiencing a great defeat, the newly founded Qi State was shocked. After all, Qi's army accounted for half of the army that went out this time. The death of so many soldiers has made other surrounding countries ready to take action.

Especially Lai State, which was beaten hard when Qi State was founded and became more honest. Now that they have received the news of Qi State's defeat, they must be ready to take action. However, they dare not take action directly because of the lesson learned last time.

Make some small moves.

The other surrounding Fang countries that had good relations with Qi also felt uncomfortable. Although they did not suffer heavy losses like Qi, this defeat also made them feel heartache. At the same time, it also made these princes and Fang countries feel a little bit sad.

thought.

Originally, Qi State was the boss of the eastern countries. It had the authority of the emperor to conquer the Eastern Yi, ally with the princes, and could even conquer other princes and states on behalf of the king. It was precisely because of this that the surrounding princely states were somewhat afraid of Qi State.

Now that Qi has been defeated, its soldiers have suffered serious losses and its strength has declined. This is also a good thing for other vassal states. After all, no one wants to have a powerful vassal leader around them who has the power of the emperor to conquer. If this is really the case

, these princes must be careful when sleeping.

Qi State, Yingqiu.

Qiu Mu, the supervisor of the state, had just appeased some nobles in the country, recruited a large number of soldiers again, and worked hard to stabilize the domestic situation. At the same time, he also wrote a letter to his father, Taigong Wang, informing him of the matter in detail. A great defeat almost shook the foundation of the Qi state.

It also took a lot of effort to barely stabilize the country.

After all, the coming of Heavenly Fire led to the defeat of the army, which frightened many people. It is easy for people to think that this is God punishing Qi.

Fortunately, Taigong Wang was in charge of Wang Ji, so Qi could not be in chaos.

The supervisor looked at the bamboo slips in his hands, and then asked: "Gentlemen, during this expedition, our army was defeated and suffered heavy losses. Now that the Huai State has sent an envoy to visit, what etiquette should be used to welcome it?"

A doctor next to him stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the attitude of the envoys from the Huai Kingdom is not arrogant and domineering. I think it is not a bad thing. As for etiquette, the emperor of the Huai Kingdom is not conferring princes, so it is better to use the etiquette of a doctor."

"No!" Before the doctor had finished speaking, another man next to him started to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, the Dazai has formulated the Zhou rites. The Huai Kingdom is a barbarian, so you cannot use the rites of a doctor."

"The Huai State is a remnant of the Yin Shang Dynasty, not a barbarian. Although there are grievances, it should not be underestimated. Moreover, the Song State is also a remnant of the Yin Shang Dynasty. If they are regarded as barbarians, what will the Song State say?"

The two sides argued for a while, and the supervisor Qiu Mu thought about it and decided to receive him as a doctor.

When Zi Geng finally entered Yingqiu, Qi State received Zi Geng with the courtesy of an official. However, although Qi State received Zi Geng with official courtesy, the surrounding atmosphere was still tense. After all, too many people in Qi State died this time.

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Zigeng also thought that the Qi State was neglecting him. He represented the Huai State and was a duke. But thinking of this mission, he could only bear it for the time being.

Zi Geng entered the palace of the King of Qi, met Qiu Mu, the supervisor of the State of Qi, and handed over his credentials.

After Qiu Mu learned that Huai State was willing to exchange prisoners, he was happy, but his face remained calm and he said: "This matter still needs to be discussed. The envoy can go and rest first."

After saying that, he sent someone to take Zi Geng down.

After Zigeng left, Qiu Mu discussed with the ministers. Soon the ministers made a decision and agreed to exchange prisoners. However, there were still some doubts about the proportion of prisoners exchanged.

"Your Majesty, we belong to the Fang Kingdom of Zhou Dynasty, and we have a hatred of the Huai Kingdom for the destruction of the country. If we exchange the young men of the Yin merchants, the strength of the Huai Kingdom will be greatly increased. This is like holding firewood to put out a fire. The firewood has not been burned out, and the fire has spread.

On the contrary, it will be even bigger. How will we deal with it then?" One of the ministers said.

"This" Supervisor Qiu Mu was also a little hesitant.

"Your Majesty, the Huai Kingdom is exchanging prisoners, and we can use women or barbarians in exchange." Another minister said.

"But the Huai Kingdom designated the survivors of the Yin Shang Dynasty."

"Then tell them that after the Battle of Poyan, all the adult men of its citizens were killed, except for the women."

"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. If so, what if the Huai Kingdom gets angry and kills the captives?"

"Then why don't you give some men less and give the rest to women? If Huai Guo doesn't agree, you can give in a little or two."

"Then let's discuss it tomorrow. The number of adults should not exceed a thousand, and the number of women can be compromised by one or two." Qiu Mu, the supervisor, thought for a moment and then said.

"No!" Everyone bowed and saluted.
Chapter completed!