At that time, the most prosperous and prosperous city walls and villages in the most central and fertile land of Bayuan were repeatedly looted by various forces and were almost reduced to ruins. In addition, the Shikoku clans in the surrounding areas did not suffer much from the war.
They occupied their respective territories and established their own countries, while the Bashi Kingdom was rebuilt from the ruins. So when it comes to war, the people of the Bashi Kingdom think of the enemies who looted and destroyed their homes.
The ethnic history passed down orally from ancestors has turned into a common psychological imprint, and the Bashi Kingdom has repeatedly publicized this history to people everywhere over the years, which not only established sufficient prestige for the ancestors of the past generations, but also strengthened this kind of various differences.
The psychological memory of the group. Therefore, under the premise of adequate logistical preparations and high administrative efficiency, when the people learned that the national war was about to begin, the speed of national mobilization was also extremely fast.
The information received by other countries in Ba Yuan is that the Bashi State's army is moving south, and military formations and supplies have been mobilized from almost every city. Under such circumstances, how can Zheng Shi State not panic? At the same time,
, the prime minister and the king are poor but overjoyed.
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When Huwa left Shanchuan Castle and headed north, he saw military formations mobilized from various city walls along the way. In fact, which military formations were temporarily expanded and which ones were drawn from the city defense army formations, Huwa could tell by paying attention to the distinction.
.Almost half of these military formations went to the border of Zhengshi State, and the other half went to other fortresses on the border to defend themselves.
Of course, their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of field elites who insist on long-term training, but as long as they are properly organized and trained, they can still play a great role in position defense. If the elite military formation wins and moves forward, these military formations can also follow suit.
Go to the newly occupied city walls to maintain order, appease the people, and consolidate the rear area.
Huwa couldn't help but think of the time in Baixi Village when Lingbao temporarily organized villagers to train in spear fighting formations, relying on the village wall to withstand the attacks of elite military formations converted into rogue bandits. Shaowu's idea of mobilizing the whole country to prepare for war is actually the same as Lingbao's.
What was done in Baixi Village was consistent, except that the small Baixi Village was replaced by the large Bashi Kingdom. Moreover, the young minister also had an elite army ready to attack.
No wonder Shaowu admired Lingbao very much after hearing Huwa's introduction, not because Lingbao's methods were unexpected by Shaowu, but precisely because of the consistency of his strategic thinking.
Lingbao and Shaowu have the same strategic thinking, and he can quickly organize and implement it under such difficult circumstances. Which monarch wouldn't want to have such a general under his command?
The carriages and horses on the road were not all military formations heading to the southern border. Huwa also saw many convoys heading north. They should be civilians who went to the city walls to recruit and transport military supplies. To maintain a big war, they were responsible for the baggage.
The number of logistic support personnel for supply is actually several times that of the official combat personnel.
Huwa discovered the country's real elite field army formation among the unarmed personnel. The personnel and soldiers were separated, and they dressed up as civilian husbands and headed north in civilian clothes. They gathered towards the border of Xiangshi Kingdom and then put on their clothes after arriving at the predetermined location.
Arrange your troops in armor, and they will look like a large army that has suddenly appeared. Head south in the light and north in the dark, and use the imaginary to be real, and the real to be imaginary. This is Shaowu's plan.
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There were two other countries in Ba Yuan that also issued war mobilization orders, namely Zheng Shi Kingdom and Xiang Shi Kingdom. Zheng Shi Kingdom's war mobilization was obviously slower than that of Bashi Kingdom, and it only started after the army captured Baiguo City.
And the efficiency is far not as high as that of Bashi State. Many people are even resistant because it comes with a series of shocking news.
First, Zheng Shiguo secretly sent people to sneak into Shanchuan City to assassinate Shaowu and massacre the caravan. Although Zheng Gu had a thousand reasons to get rid of Shaowu privately, this matter was morally unreasonable.
This is untenable. Then people heard that the lord of Baiguo City, Bai Boyi, became so angry that he led his troops into the Bashi Kingdom to attack the military camp, but was captured without mercy. The Bashi Kingdom could not bear it and launched a counterattack, capturing Baiguo City as punishment.
Then people from all over the Zhengshi Kingdom learned that the Bashi Kingdom had ceased war. The army only deployed defenses on the front line of Yuping Mountain and stopped advancing. At the same time, envoys were sent to the Zhengshi Kingdom to question Zhenggu and negotiate.
Just at this time, the mobilization order issued by the king Zheng Gu was spread to all the city walls, announcing that the Bashi Kingdom was about to raise its troops and invade, and the people of the country should rise up to defend against the enemy.
There is some news that Zheng Shiguo will not publicize to the city walls, but it spreads faster than the war mobilization order issued by Zheng Gu, and is known to the people in each city wall in advance. This is of course Bashi's case.
The Guocai Feng Adult Team had made arrangements long ago and used the fastest communication method under the existing conditions to send out many big mouths in advance.
Many people in the Zheng family learned about the cause and effect of the incident and believed that there was no need to expand the situation and turn the conflict into a national war. Originally, it was Zheng Jun who was wronged first, and it was right for Shao Wu to ask Zheng Gu to give an explanation; if we talk about the border
The conflict was also started by Bai Boyi, the lord of Baiguo City.
Now that the Bashi Kingdom has ceased the war and requested negotiations, they should negotiate first to end this conflict at the minimum cost. Many forces in the Zhengshi Kingdom actually do not want to have a real war with the Bashi Kingdom, and looking at the current situation, the Zhengshi Kingdom
The country has become very passive strategically.
As a monarch, Zheng Gu certainly knew that even if he wanted to negotiate with the Bashi Kingdom, it was impossible not to prepare for a national war. He had to let the other party know that even if he could win in the national war, he would have to pay a huge price, so that he could try his best
Favorable negotiation conditions. Before the envoys from Bashi Kingdom arrived, Zhenggu also sent envoys to Silk Kingdom and Xiangshi Kingdom, as well as Wufuqiu and Meng Yingqiu, to request neighboring countries and the two major sects.
Intervene.
Wufu Qiu was the closest, but the envoy was driven down the mountain as soon as he arrived. Jiansha replied: "Wufu Qiu is a place of cultivation outside the world, and I don't want to get involved in the dispute between the descendants of Yanzhao. After the disciples came down from the mountain, they did what they did in various countries."
As long as it does not violate the rules of the sect, it has nothing to do with Wu Fuqiu. However, as the king of the country, Zheng Gu did this unjust act and sent people to assassinate my disciples, causing the death of innocent people. Such actions are shameless.
Please ask Wu Fuqiu to come forward to mediate? If Wu Fuqiu doesn't come forward, then it's fine. If he does, he will be looking for the murderer to settle the score!"
Ming Sha then sent someone to reply: "Meng Yingqiu has established a sect for hundreds of years. I remember that when Ba Yuan was in civil strife, it was a place to avoid disasters. The army did not invade Meng Yingqiu when passing through, and Meng Yingqiu did not interfere.
War and disputes. The monarch's actions are unjust. He can apologize to the Bashi Kingdom and make compensation. It is up to the monarch to decide how to deal with it." The implication is that Zheng Gu deserves it now, and Meng Yingqiu has no intention of intervening.
As for the neighboring Bashi Kingdom, he also replied to Zheng Gu: "The young minister is just venting his temporary anger. Zheng Jun should also know where he is wrong. If he does not want a war, he can have a good discussion with Bashi Kingdom. Now the country is at war.
We haven't started yet, so how can we mediate? Another thing I want to ask Mr. Zheng is, why did he claim that the murderer came from our country when he attempted to assassinate the young minister? If the truth hadn't been revealed, the one who was invaded by the army today would have been our country!"
When Zheng Gu received the report from the envoy, he knew that the Bashi Kingdom would not come forward to mediate for the time being. Maybe he was looking forward to a fight between the Bashi Kingdom and the Zheng Shi Kingdom. The bigger the fight, the better! Wait until the Bashi Kingdom could really intervene.
At that time, when the final outcome of this national war was about to be determined, either a sneak attack on the Bashi Kingdom was possible, or it was more likely to take the opportunity to invade the Zhengshi Kingdom to take advantage.
Zhenggu also sent an envoy with a batch of heavy gifts and presented them to the monarch of the Silk Kingdom in a low profile in the name of asking for help. He also bribed the important ministers of the Silk Kingdom in the hope of temporarily stabilizing the Silk Kingdom.
As for Xiangshi Guojun Xiangqiong, after receiving Zheng Shiguo's request for help, he promised to mediate, but he also sent someone to tell Zheng Gu's envoy: "The young minister will definitely be angry at what Jun Zheng did. Now he only occupies Baiguo City."
The reason for suspending the army is to wait for Lord Zheng to commit suicide and confess his crime. If Lord Zheng and Shaowu start a war, the Prime Minister's Kingdom will not be able to bear to see it, and may send troops to mediate."
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Xiangqiong replied to Zheng Gu like this, but before Zheng Shiguo's envoy arrived, Xiangshiguo had already issued a general mobilization order for the war, even earlier than Zheng Shiguo.
Xiangqiong was overjoyed when he first received the news from Shanchuan Castle about the truth about last year's assassination. As the king, he saw clearly that such an incident would be exposed to public trial in front of the people.
The meaning of telling the world is definitely not something Hanxiong, the city lord, can decide. It must be the instruction of Shao Wu.
The Shaowu did not choose to send envoys to question Zheng Gu after getting the evidence, but made it public among the people first. Then there would have to be a battle against Zheng Shiguo, otherwise even the people in the country would not agree, and it would also affect the Shaowu
The prestige of being a monarch. As for the actual scale of this national war, it depends on what preparations Zheng Shiguo has made, and what is Zheng Gu's negotiating attitude?
If Zhenggu is fully prepared and expresses its willingness to pay a high price to apologize and compensate, then the war will not start. But the more this happens, the more both sides will have to gather heavy troops on the border to prevent the other side from sneak attacks. According to the intelligence obtained, Pakistan
Shi Guo has sent all his troops to the south and will not stop until Zheng Shi Guo pays a huge price.
Xiangqiong has also been preparing for war for a long time. Of course, he has also arranged spies in the Bashi Kingdom. Although he cannot monitor all the movements in the city walls, if the Xiangshi Kingdom raises troops to attack the Bashi Kingdom, they can enter from the military town of Longma City.
, all situations from Wangqiu City to Batu City are of great concern.
On this day, Xiangqiong personally came to the official office of Bingzheng Grand Cong and discussed with the ministers in the back hall. They were all standing around a huge woodcut map. This giant map of Ba Yuan is very similar to the one left by General Wufu.
The one on Takefu Hill. Since ancient times, people from Xiangshi Kingdom have come back from the main peak of Takefu Hill. Of course, they have printed the most detailed map of Bayuan in Yuanshen and brought it back, and then carved it here.
Although this picture does not have the thoughts of controlling gods left by General Wufu, it is more accurate than the giant picture five hundred years ago, with many new labels for city outlines, villages, roads, and bridges. (To be continued...