Is Zhongshan Kingdom gone? This result did not surprise the other states of Xia.
After all, the Jin State's "Yuanrong" Zhao Yang was killed in the battle with the Zhongshan State, and the result of the Zhongshan State was completely predictable. What everyone is guessing is how long it took the Jin State to destroy the Zhongshan State. The entire military operation
How much damage will be caused in the process.
The Zhao family launched a private family war against the Zhongshan Kingdom, and Zhao Yang, who was inferior to others in terms of skills, was involved in the invasion, right?
After all, it was the Zhao family who took the initiative to provoke the Zhongshan Kingdom. They deserved to lose, and the family leader deserved even more to die during the invasion.
But things don't work out that way.
Not to mention the Jin Kingdom, if other countries were to attack a foreign race, lose the battle and have their commanders break in, they would still be doubly angry just because the opponent was a foreign race, regardless of the reason, and would launch another invasion at any time, and there would be
That kind of determination no matter the cost.
Not surprising.
Zhuxia's civilization level is higher than that of the aliens, and their overall strength is stronger than that of the aliens. They lost to the aliens and looked down on them from the bottom of their hearts. Can they not try their best to retaliate?
The outbreak of the Jin Kingdom was completely expected, and there was nothing to say about destroying the Zhongshan Kingdom. However, it was somewhat unexpected that it happened so quickly.
The other countries were somewhat confused that the Zhongshan Kingdom would be destroyed so quickly. They originally predicted that no matter how smoothly the Jin Kingdom defeated the Zhongshan Kingdom, it would take at least five or six years, or even more than ten years.
Except for the flat terrain in the south and southeast of Zhongshan Kingdom, the rest of the country has complex mountainous terrain.
The Beidi people were originally semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural, with many tribes living in the mountains and forests.
Another point is that among the alien tribes, Beidi's combat effectiveness is relatively high, at least much higher than that of Bai Zhai and various Rong troops. With the support of complex terrain, they can definitely last longer.
It took the Jin State about two years to destroy the Zhongshan State. While the dignitaries of various countries felt confused, they also wondered why the Jin State had not become weak because of the civil war it had just experienced.
Looking at it this way, it turns out that everyone thinks that the Jin State is not good because of their own poor vision. The Jin State is still the same Jin State, so powerful that it is suffocating!
Zhao's body was mutilated? Countries had already guessed this before it happened.
That was the Jin State! It was a country where internal struggles were fierce and very bloody.
Which country's civil war can affect the hearts of all the Xia countries? In fact, it is the Jin State. This is because the Jin State is extremely powerful, and other countries will pay attention to it. They hope that the Jin State will weaken due to civil strife, and they will also think of taking advantage of the Jin State.
Going around the country to get some bargains.
"What?" Zhiyao was on her way back home when she received some information.
"Wu was defeated by Lu?" Zhiyao was a little confused.
This incident happened last year. The reason was that the state of Zhu was bullied by the state of Lu and asked the state of Wu for help. Then the state of Wu decided to help the state of Zhu.
The State of Lu deceived the king of Zhu State into "Qufu" in advance and put him under house arrest.
Of course, it was the ruler of Zhu State who was stupid, and in fact was all kinds of absurd and cruel, which allowed Lu State to seize the opportunity.
Zhu State General Wu Jun was invited over, and they also acted as guides. They were originally going to attack Lu State secretly. Who could have expected that the confrontation between Lu State and Qi State would end so quickly, and they would collide with each other head-on.
At that time, the morale of the Lu army was high because of the recapture of Ailing. It was surprising that the Wu army went north to invade. The two sides suddenly fought. As a result, the Lu army won.
Zhiyao wondered in confusion: "Is it that the Lu State is in its moment of glory, or is the Wu army that went northward too small and poorly prepared? The Wu army was actually defeated by the Lu army?"
In any case, it was the Lu army that defeated the Wu army on their way north.
Then, the defeated Wu army retreated to the territory of Zhu State, and Zhu State also formally entered into an alliance with Wu State.
That is the Zhu State. One of the younger brothers of the Jin State has now defected to the Wu State.
However, it has already happened that the younger brothers of the Jin Kingdom have left one after another. It was only when the Jin Kingdom fell into the civil war that almost no younger brothers were left, which made Wei Guo's return to the Kingdom of Wei seem so special.
Zhiyao learned something from the intelligence. A group of disciples of Confucius appeared in the battle between Lu Jun and Wu Jun. It seems that they also played some key roles?
Another thing is that the Song State took advantage of the Jin State's crusade against Zhongshan State to annex the Cao State. They had already been annexing the Cao State before, including taking control of many Cao State's cities by force in advance, and were defeated by the Song Dynasty.
The cities controlled by the army still belonged to Cao State in name, and Cao Junyang was imprisoned for a time.
This time the Song State not only annexed the Cao State, but also killed Cao Junyang, and all of Cao Junyang's descendants disappeared.
So, Cao State was not only annexed, but they were also exterminated!
This is another feudal state of the Zhou royal family that has been annexed and returned to the Juesi kingdoms in the long history.
Because something similar had not happened for a long time, the fall of Cao State and the shock caused by Jue Si were far greater than the fall of Zhongshan State.
At present, all the Xia countries are unanimously condemning the Song State. Not only did the Song State annex the Cao State, but it also caused the Cao State's ultimate sacrifice.
Generally speaking, the annexation of the vassal states of the Zhou royal family would attract attention, and the annihilation of sacrifices would be an even bigger matter.
In the past, vassal states of the Zhou royal family were annexed. The problem was that the state was gone, at least there was no Juesi!
So, the Song Dynasty really went too far this time, and many princes are contacting each other to form a crusade coalition.
When Zhiyao returned to "Xintian", the first-hand news she received was that envoys had been sent by Wei, Lu, Xue, Teng and Zheng.
These envoys came to Jin State with only one goal: to want Jin State to serve as the leader of the alliance and lead them to attack Song State.
The kings and ministers of Jin were very interested in this, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to regain their influence over the princes and attempt to reassert their hegemony.
They even found reasons to interfere.
"The death of Cao is also a great sacrifice, and the Song Dynasty should indeed be attacked." Zhiyao first confirmed his position, and then said: "Of course, attacking the Song Dynasty will inevitably return it to Wu. The Song Dynasty will return to Wu, and Wu will fight for hegemony with the Song Dynasty as an ally.
It’s also a worry about the baggage.”
Although the Zhu State was also an ally of the Wu State, the Zhu State was weak and had few people, so it was not able to greatly help the Wu State in its struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains.
The Song Dynasty was different. Their sphere of influence was not small, and their population and productivity were not bad either.
Once the Song State takes the side of the Wu State, it will be like the former Jin State gaining Song's role in competing for hegemony with the Chu State, and the Song State will even play a greater role in the Wu State.
It is clear that the Song Dynasty destroyed the Cao Kingdom from the roots. They wanted to rule the Cao Kingdom, and they were even more feared because they were descendants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. How could they not use a desperate posture to resist the crusade of the coalition of princes?
It must be admitted that the military strength of the Song State is not bad. They once single-handedly held back the Chu State in its highlight moment.
Although the Song State was the disadvantaged party, they stubbornly held back the Chu State, which had a sharp military front, and many battles were still fought.
If you still think that Song is a weak country, how much should you look down on Chu?
Zhiyao asked: "Do all the families think that we should send troops?"
In fact, Zhishen himself is also inclined to send troops.
The Jin State fought a civil war for five or six years, followed by either fighting with the State of Qi or the State of Zheng. They just fought another war to destroy the State of Zhongshan. They continued to use troops at a high intensity. Are you planning to continue next year?
Jishen said simply: "The opportunity is rare."
Right? The hostile state of Zheng sent envoys, which shows that Zheng is showing signs of softening.
At the same time, with so many countries sending envoys, it seems that Jin has a great opportunity to become the leading big brother again without much effort?
Restoring the hegemony was an obsession for the kings and ministers of the Jin State, and they believed that it was their destiny.
Then it's just that the plan can't keep up with the changes.
Everyone believed that troops should be sent, and Zhiyao was not suitable to sing the opposite, but some ugly things should still be said first.
"Now the state of Wu is at its peak, and the state of Song is determined to fight for its life. I need to tell everyone that if we don't send out all our troops to attack, the victory or defeat will be unpredictable," Zhiyao said.
Zhishen was a little surprised at this time and asked: "Yao thinks so?"
It’s obvious!
Although the Jin State won a victory over the Zhongshan State, it is an indisputable fact that each family fell into a period of weakness. Not only was the fatigue of the troops too high, but also the logistics supplies were relatively tight.
Of course Zhishen was willing to trust Zhiyao's judgment, and for a while he hesitated to attack the Song Dynasty.
Zhiyao said: "Your Excellency, you can discuss with the central commander and the superior general... how to send troops, how many troops each family will send, and how many troops the princes will send. Don't veto it with one word."
Now that the head of the Zhi family is "Yuanrong" again, according to common sense, the family serving as "Yuanrong" will send more troops in a national war.
If they attack the Song State, they will definitely make the Song State join the prosperous Wu State. Together, the two of them can muster an army of at least 100,000 people.
What about the countries seeking an alliance to attack the Song Dynasty? Apart from the strength of Zheng, how much force can the other princes contribute?
It's just that Zheng Guo may not be able to contribute much. The top number is 20,000, and no more.
For the Wei State, dispatching five thousand troops is considered the limit.
It is estimated that Lu State can dispatch about 10,000 troops?
Xue Guo and Teng Guo will definitely send out one or two thousand people to act as cheerleaders waving flags and cheering as before.
What is mentioned above is the military strength of various countries going abroad to fight, not the situation of fighting a homeland defense war.
And the quality of their armies is there. The battle between Wei, Lu, Xue and Teng against the Song Army may be one to two, and the battle against the Wu Army may be one to three; Zheng and Song should be
One to one, one to two against Wu?
Having said that, Jin will still have to shoulder the biggest burden when the time comes.
If the Jin State really sends troops, it will be two fully-equipped legions at least. The quality of the soldiers cannot be fooled casually. With the current status of each family, can it be guaranteed?
The troops were sent, the draw was a draw, or the defeat was exposed. The current weakness of the Jin State was exposed, which will inevitably make the Wu State more enthusiastic to go north. Next, the Jin State will have to fight the Chu State every year, instead of fighting the Chu State every year.
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"Although you will be looked down upon if you don't respond, it's better than losing." Zhi Yao didn't agree with sending troops anyway.
He even felt that the State of Zheng was diverting trouble to the east, or testing the truth of the State of Jin. Anyway, he was not well-intentioned.