Chi Wangqiu intervened to mediate, and Shaowu proposed the terms of peace talks. Yuxuan was also eager to have a chance to breathe. After confirming the news of Xiangqiong's death, he appointed Gong Gongyang as the new king, and made peace with Ba in the name of the new king.
Shiguo bargained. The two sides stopped fighting and made peace. Bashiguo ceded sixteen city walls, including Lianxiang City, and sent envoys to apologize. All of them agreed.
On the surface, it seems that it doesn't matter whether you agree or not. Anyway, these sixteen city walls have been captured by the Bashi Kingdom. But if the cession is officially confirmed during the peace talks, then the Bashi Kingdom will not only temporarily capture these city walls, but also
It was officially incorporated into the jurisdiction and confirmed by the Prime Minister State, and then the rule and decrees were implemented and the government had a legal and ceremonial basis.
Therefore, there is a very big difference between whether the Prime Minister recognizes the country or not. In order to protect the country, Yu Xuan had to make great concessions. But Yu Xuan firmly refused and dared not agree to another condition put forward by the Shao Wu. Then
That is to say, Gong Yang was granted the title of Prime Minister by the Shao Wu. Although the Xiangshi Kingdom today has only three city walls left, it still calls itself the Ba Kingdom. Its king is not granted the title of the Shao Wu, and its country is not a minister of the Shao Wu.
Genus.
Shao Wu also knew that Yu Xuan could not agree to this condition, and he proposed it for the purpose of bargaining. As long as he agreed to the first condition, he could cease the war. In order to show his sincerity in the peace talks, Shao Wu also ordered someone to send Xiang Qiong's body to him.
go back.
During the peace talks between the two countries, Huwa took Zhu Sanxian away from Xiangcheng and came to the northern foot of the West Border Mountain, where the army of Bashi Kingdom had already assembled. It was already spring, and Lingbao was at Wangqiu in Bashi Kingdom.
The prisoner-of-war formations practiced in the city were also formally incorporated into the Bashi Kingdom army. Both Zhu Sanxian and Yue Xuan became Lingbao's deputy generals.
The reason why the young minister so readily agreed to a truce and peace talks as soon as Chi Wangqiu's envoy arrived was very complicated. It was not only because Chi Wangqiu intervened to dissuade him, but more importantly because of the suggestions of the frontline generals. Beidao, Lingbao, Xi
From different angles, Ling and others suggested not to attack the three city walls for the time being, and Huwa sent these suggestions to the young minister.
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Meng Yingqiu is located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Bashi, Xiangshi, and Zhengshi. Its influence has a great influence on these three countries. But for the clan of the Xiangshi Kingdom, the biggest influence is another sect in the country.
Jinshan and Meng Yingqiu had a transcendent status and could not be driven by the Xiangshi Kingdom. However, the relationship between the Bu Jinshan sect and the Xiangshi Kingdom clan was inseparable.
This situation is somewhat similar to the relationship between Yingzhuling and the Zhengshiguo clan. Although the Yingzhuling sect cannot be compared with Meng Yingqiu, its influence on the Zhengshiguo clan is decisive, and even
It's interdependence.
Xiangqiong had a son, Gong Lang, who was killed by Huwa, and he once became a disciple of Meng Yingqiu. However, Xiangqiong himself was the son-in-law of Mr. Sanshui, the leader of Bujinshan, and the prime minister's national soldier Zhengyuxuan.
Mr. Sanshui's direct disciple, Zi Qian, the lord of Gaocheng who was once captured by Shaowu, was also born under the Bujinshan sect. Now the new emperor Gongyang established by Yuxuan is Mr. Sanshui's grandson.
Mr. Sanshui had three springs gushing out around his cave in Bujin Mountain, forming three streams flowing to three city walls outside the mountain, so he named him Sanshui. The title given to him by the Xiangshi Kingdom was of course the Sanshui clan.
With Mr. Sanshui's status, he can completely decide his own title, and the monarch will not dare to change it without authorization.
Bujinshan is a cultivating sect that passed into the hands of Mr. Sanshui, who is now the fifth generation sect master. Mr. Sanshui has been practicing in the Bujinshan Taoist temple all year round in order to take the path to heaven. In these years, he has not paid much attention to the mountain.
external matters.
Bu Jinshan's disciples were all born in the Xiangshi Kingdom, especially in the three surrounding cities. If the disciples leave the mountain, most of them will be reused by the Xiangshi Kingdom. As long as the disciples do not violate the sect rules outside, Bu Jinshan will not interfere with them.
As for the disciples of Qingxiu in the mountains and the sect of Bujinshan, they usually do not interfere in the disputes between the countries in Bayuan.
There are more than a dozen large and small sects or sects in the Xiangshi Kingdom, but the only ones that have truly become large-scale are Guxiongchuan and Bujinshan. The ancestors of these two sects all have great achievements and have been passed down to this day.
The Dacheng monks were in charge and opened a special sect dojo to draw a line between it and the secular population.
The scale of Bujin Mountain exceeds that of Guxiongchuan. Although it cannot be compared with Meng Yingqiu, it is the largest cultivation inheritance sect in Xiangshi Kingdom.
When the young minister had just invaded Xiangshi Kingdom and occupied Guxiong City, he sent envoys to Guxiong River to deliver offerings and express greetings and tributes to his lord, Mr. Gu Ling, but everything was fine. Mr. Gu Ling could see
If you understand the situation clearly, you can lead your sect to stay out of the matter. But even if Mr. Sanshui doesn't want to get involved in worldly affairs, Bu Jinshan's sect can hardly stay out of it.
Yuxuan led the remnant army and the various forces in the country that supported each other to retreat to the last three city walls, and appointed Gong Yang as the new king, in order to tie Bu Jinshan's sect to the last warring states car of Xiangshi Kingdom.
Only in this way can we have the confidence to hold on to our foundation. If Xiangshi Kingdom wants to restore its territory in the future, it cannot rely on the distant Chiwang Hill. It still needs sufficient internal strength to support it.
Beidao, Xiling and others believed that the three city outlines surrounded Bujin Mountain and relied on them. Although Yuxuan was defeated, he summoned all the stubborn resistance forces in the country to support each other during the retreat, which was equivalent to
While shrinking the defense, he clenched his fists. The surrounding terrain is quite dangerous, and all the defenses are built on mountain passes, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
If we attack at all costs and concentrate the current strength of the Bashi Kingdom, we can finally knock down these three city walls, but the casualties on both sides will be huge, and it will take a long time. Not only will the gains outweigh the losses, but it will also affect the
Shaowu's overall strategy is to stop the war and just send military formations to block all the defense roads and trap Yuxuan in them.
Since these three cities have dangerous terrain and relatively poor resources, they cannot support a large army for a long time. Now the die-hard forces loyal to Xiangqiong in Xiangshi Kingdom have gone there. If they attack blindly, they will encounter united resistance from the other side.
It would be better to leave them alone for a few years and cut them off from the outside world.
The land of these three cities is barren, the products are not abundant, and they are cut off from commercial exchanges with the outside world. Over time, their strength will inevitably decline, and conflicts and frictions will arise between the various forces. Therefore, if they are trapped and do not attack, it will not only weaken their fighting spirit, but also weaken their fighting spirit.
It can also make them become lazy for a long time, and they have neither the ability nor the intention to continue to fight against the Bashi Kingdom.
On the other hand, although Yuxuan was able to hold on to the three city walls due to the terrain, the defeated army had no way to rush out and counterattack. He was surrounded on all sides by the Bashi Kingdom's occupied areas and could no longer pose a threat to the rear of the army.
.The Bashi Kingdom's army can now free up its forces to attack Zheng Shi Kingdom, and there is no need to waste time here.
Therefore, as soon as Chi Wangqiu's envoy Qi Xingheng arrived at Batu City, the young minister nodded and agreed to the request for an armistice and peace talks. This not only gave Chi Wangqiu face, but also fit in with his next strategic plan.
Whether Yuxuan is willing to allow Gong Yang to be granted the title of Prime Minister by Shao Wu, this matter is not urgent. Anyway, under Chi Wangqiu's dissuasion, the two countries have ceased war and can talk leisurely. The Beidao clan has received the title of Shao Wu.
In addition to leaving the necessary troops to blockade the three city walls, the main force of the army has been transferred to the southwest border of Xiangshi Kingdom and the northern foot of the West Boundary Mountain.
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Before the war started, how many troops did each country have? The situation in the three countries of Bashi, Xiangshi, and Zhengshi was not much different. The number of standing military formations in peacetime was about the same. But after the three countries all issued general mobilization orders for war, differences appeared. Shaowu expanded the levy.
He raised five times the number of troops, Xiangqiong raised three times the number of troops, and Zheng Gu raised two times the number of soldiers.
For example, if each of the three countries originally had a military formation, then after the general mobilization order was issued, when Xiangqiong and Shaowu went to war, Bashi State had six military formations, and Xiangshi State had four armies.
Zheng Shiguo had three military formations.
Of course, countries are not able to recruit as many troops as they want, nor does it mean that the more military formations they expand, the better. In such a short period of time, many factors are involved, including whether the preparations for war are adequate, armor, equipment, and military rations.
Whether the reserves are sufficient, how efficient the execution of decrees is, and what the implementation capabilities of local officials are.
Moreover, a nationwide mobilization like this can only be temporary and cannot be sustained for a long time, otherwise it will definitely shake the country. National war is a huge consumption. Just transferring young and strong laborers from various places to military camps and away from production will have a huge impact on the country.
It had a serious impact on people's livelihood. All countries issued general mobilization orders for war basically at the turn of summer and autumn, when the harvest was busy, and it was difficult for each city to mobilize a large number of young men.
However, the city walls of Bashi State resolutely carried out the orders of the young ministers, and the women and children left behind went to the fields to harvest grain. The garrison formations of the city walls that had not been transferred to the front line were also under the command of the city lord in addition to daily drills.
Helping people harvest wheat. It was during the winter break after the autumn harvest that I breathed a sigh of relief.
Zheng Gu did not expect in advance that Bashi State would have such mobilization efficiency. It had made such sufficient preparations for war without any fanfare over the years. Obviously, it was all the wealth left by the junior ministers. Zheng Shiguo's mobilization efficiency was as good as
The war preparations were not as good as those of the Bashi Kingdom, and even the Xiangshi Kingdom, which was why Zheng Gu did not dare to go to war alone in the first place.
At the request of Chi Wangqiu, the Shaowu had ceased war and had peace talks with the Xiangshi Kingdom. It was already the time for spring plowing. The Shaowu issued an order. Except for the frontline troops and the border military formations guarding the borders, they could not move. Last year's newly expanded
Half of the reserve army formations raised were disbanded, and the strong laborers were allowed to go home and farm.
In other words, the number of troops that Shaowu expanded five times last year is still two and a half times. If we use the analogy just now, the Bashi Kingdom still has three and a half military formations.
The Shaowu must ensure that there are enough strong laborers left in the rear to engage in production and work to support the needs of the frontline army. It is also necessary to disband part of the reserve army formations at the beginning of spring. After he broke into the Prime Minister's Kingdom, he disbanded those who had not resisted.
This is also the reason for guarding the military formation and letting the sergeants go home.
But on the other hand, the threat from the Xiangshi Kingdom has been lifted, and Shaowu has recruited a large number of prisoners of war, especially the main force of its most elite army. He has obtained one and a half of the original four military formations of the Xiangshi Kingdom.
Including the original three and a half armies of Bashi Kingdom, there are a total of five military formations, which are enough to deal with Zheng Shiguo. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!