The ongoing "Battle of Ailing" is purely a continuation of Wu's use of troops against Qi in recent years. The difference is that Lu had formally formed an alliance with Wu last year.
The alliance between Lu State and Wu State was a long process. Among them was the fact that Lu State disliked Jin State more and more, which accounted for a large part of the reason. In addition, Wu State's threat to Lu State was imminent.
In Sanhuan's mind, Jin's attack on Qi was adding insult to injury. Furthermore, Jin had not completely recovered from the civil strife. Wu State repeatedly went north to attack Qi several times, and the Zhu State next to it became Wu State.
As a vassal, Wu State obviously poses a greater threat to Lu State.
The choice of taking the initiative to move closer when the threat is sufficient is a normal situation for the Lu State, provided that the two sides have not officially taken action, not to mention that it is difficult for the Lu State and the Qi State to repair this point.
Fucha officially sent out troops last year (485 BC) and went north via the former Huaiyi territory. He also inspected the canal excavation project. He spent several months driving straight to the west of "Ai Ling" and built a camp on a large scale.
Looking at Wu Jun's posture, it is clear that he is prepared to intervene for a long time and is not a trend that will disappear after a single battle.
At the same time, the Lu army, which was continuously in the hands of the Qi army, first experienced the defeat of "Ai Ling", and then suffered a disastrous defeat at "Bo". With new legs, Shusun Zhouqiu arrived with the remaining soldiers.
"Ai" rested, and then his uncle Sunzhou Chou went to see Fu Cha in person.
Not long after the Wu army and the Lu army joined forces, it seemed that only a month passed before the Jin army led by Hu Jie and Zhong Quan could reach the territory of Qi via the Wei state.
When the time came to 484 BC, the season was approaching the middle of autumn.
The Qi State, whose national situation has been declining for many years, should be thankful that they had been building the "Great Wall" when Yan Ying was in power and had repaired the section of the Great Wall near Mount Tai.
Qi State also built the Great Wall? They built the Great Wall originally to resist the Jin army, which was getting larger and larger each time. How could they have imagined that it would be used to resist the invasion of the Wu army?
Since the Great Wall was built during the reign of Yan Ying, it means that it was not to protect the Jin State during the reign of Zhishuo or Zhao Yang, but for the Jin State when Shi Yang was in power.
At present, the scale of the "Great Wall" built by the Qi State is not very high. Historically, it was not until the Tian Dynasty replaced Qi that it truly became large-scale.
The latter part of the Great Wall of Qi was built very long, starting from Pingyin on the south bank of Jishui River in the north, to Langya on the coast of the sea in the east, and reaching Mount Tai in the middle.
It was built since the Yan Ying era and resisted the Jin, Lu, and Wu armies. It was later used by Zhao, Wei, Chu, and Qin, and then most of it was demolished during the unification period of Qin.
Those that were demolished have disappeared over time.
"Our army hasn't arrived yet?" Zhiyao is now at the place called 'Qiuyu'.
By the way, what is Zhiyao here for? It must be to watch the upcoming "Battle of Ailing" nearby.
That "our army" refers to the Jin army led by Hu Jie and Zhong Quan. They were dawdling on the road, and even stopped and walked after entering the territory of Qi. It seemed that they were deliberately slowing down their arrival at the battlefield.
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As a result, Zhiyao and Wei Ju arrived near "Ai Ling", but the Jin army led by Hu Jie and Zhong Quan continued to linger on the Gema Mountain in the distance.
Of course, it has something to do with the fact that Zhiyao and Wei Ju rushed with only more than 3,000 people.
The reason why Wei Ju came here was actually to see Wu Jun's combat effectiveness in person.
The Jin State knew that the Wu State had risen rapidly in recent years, but the two countries had never had a head-on confrontation. Most of the Jin State's understanding of the Wu State was hearsay.
Now that it has been regarded as a threat, there will be head-on confrontations in the future, and it will also happen in the near future. During the "Battle of Ailing", it is a rare opportunity to observe as closely as possible during the outbreak. Although it is risky, it is a rare opportunity.
"Both the Qi and Wu armies numbered 100,000." Zhiyao simply did not mention the Lu army.
Although the Lu army has more than 20,000 troops, the problem is that the Lu people are already weak, and they have been defeated repeatedly. Their combat effectiveness is not that strong, and their morale is extremely low. The Wu army and the Qi army have become the absolute main force of both the enemy and us. This point
This was seriously highlighted because the Jin army that came for reinforcements had not arrived at "Ai Ling" for a long time.
Wei Ju said with great emotion: "The scale of wars has become more and more massive in recent years, and tens of thousands of troops fighting fiercely can no longer control the situation."
There were only two countries that could dispatch an army of more than 100,000 at every turn, the Jin State, the overlord of the Central Plains, and the Chu State, the southern overlord. Soon after Wu joined the "100,000 Club", Qi and Song also began to engage in violence.
Therefore, there are now only five countries that can dispatch more than 100,000 troops. Wu, Qi and Song are among the backward ones.
In fact, there is another country that has already used more than 100,000 troops. This country is Qin. The embarrassing thing is that they recruit everyone into the army, and the quality of their soldiers is far better than that of Jin, Chu, Wu, Qi and Song.
It is worrying that I am not taken seriously by the members of the "100,000 Club".
"The Qi Army's Guo Shu 'general' will lead the central army, 'general Gao Wupi' will advance to the army, and 'general Zonglou' will dismount; Wu Jun personally leads the central army, 'general Xumenchao' will advance to the army, 'general Ru Cao' will dismount, Zhan
Like 'General' Youjun." Zhiyao was actually quite unfamiliar with many people.
Without exception, the generals who commanded the army were all nobles. Some of them were famous in certain areas, but their reputation was limited to the local area and did not reach the level of being famous throughout the country. In addition to the difficulty in transmitting information, the more important reason was that there was no
Win a significant battle.
What is the Right Army?
Most of the vassal states of Emperor Zhou had three "armies", usually the middle army, the upper army, and the lower army.
The first one to cross over was the Jin State, which created a new army.
During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, there were some establishments such as the Central Army, the Left Army, and the Right Army, and there were two official positions of "Left Division" and "Right Division", and they still had the authority of the left and right prime ministers.
In the late Spring and Autumn Period, some southern countries such as Chu, Song, Wu, and Yue had military systems from the Zhou royal family and those inherited from the Yin and Shang Dynasties. In short, they were very chaotic.
Wei Ju said: "Qi Jun has not arrived, and Zhengqing has not come either?"
No matter how you look at it, the war that took place in "Ai Ling" can be regarded as a battle for the fate of the country, right? Qi State actually seemed not to pay much attention to it.
Zhiyao thought to himself: "Tian Qi wants to get rid of Yangsheng, and the internal fighting is more intense than the national war; after Yangsheng came to power, he showed a cruel and ignorant side, and it is very likely that he has not realized the seriousness of the matter."
Zhiyao would not talk to Wei Ju about this.
In today's era, even if they are important ministers of the same country, there is no such thing as information sharing. How serious is it? Take the Zhao family who knew that the Qin army was going to attack Jin as an example. They managed to keep it secret.
Sitting back and watching the Qin army sneak attack on the Jin state, and taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Jin army was outside and the heads of the Wei and Han families were not in the country, they massacred the Li Shu people in the Wei and Han fiefdoms.
In fact, this is not the case only in Jin, but in all other countries, it is the same, but no one thinks there is anything wrong. Note that it is everyone who thinks it should be like that, not just a few individuals.
Therefore, every era has its own three views, which is absolutely correct.
Zhiyao said: "The Qi army originally wanted to rely on the 'Fangcheng' to fight, but the Wu army made a grand move."
This "square city" is the Great Wall, but it is currently called square city.
The first country to build the Great Wall was not in the north. In fact, the first country to build the Great Wall was the Chu State, located in the northeastern part of modern Henan. Zhiyao only knew this after reading history books.
At present, the 100,000 Qi army is divided into several parts. Guoshu only has about 60,000 troops, including the two legions of Gao Wupi and Zonglou. The rest of the troops are stationed in Fenshangtun, which still controls the Great Wall and
City.
Fu Chai also divided the 100,000-strong army, and the number of troops stationed in building the camp was about 80,000, and the remaining 20,000 were near Qufu, the capital of Lu.
There is a foreign army near their capital? The Lu people finally saw the Wu people's lack of martial ethics, and were very afraid that the Wu army would launch a surprise attack on "Qufu" at any time.
Does Qi or Wu know that Zhiyao and Wei Ju are coming?
In view of the vast territory and sparse population, Qi State actually only realized it later when Zhiyao and more than 3,000 people appeared in "Qiu Yu".
The Wu State probably didn't know that there was such a Jin troop near "Qiu Yu"?
At first, Guo Shu thought that they were the Jin's reinforcement vanguard. When he came in person, he was completely stunned when he saw Zhiyao and Wei Ju. Later, he found out that Zhiyao and Wei Ju were just here as spectators, and the Jin army that actually came to support was still there.
In the far distance.
Does Qi State want to do something after knowing the whereabouts of Zhiyao and Wei Ju? Qi State is in desperate need of foreign aid, and even if it has ideas, it will not be acted upon.
Furthermore, although Zhiyao and Wei Ju only had 3,000 troops around them, there was a Jin army of about 30,000 stationed in the "Tan" area on the south bank of Jishui River.
If there is a problem on Zhiyao and Wei Ju's side, with the combat effectiveness of Zhi's and Wei's new armies, whether it is a long-distance breakout, or a short-distance to find a favorable terrain to defend and wait for reinforcements, they will persist until the Jin army on the south bank of Jishui
It's always no problem to come to the rescue.
The reason why Zhiyao and Wei Ju were so bold actually had a lot to do with the Qi State dispatching a hundred thousand troops to deal with the Wu State. They were not worried about Qi State using a large army to attack, but they had to be on guard against assassination or poisoning.
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"It's a pity that Bolu, Geng, You, and Wu didn't come," Wei Ju said.
The unnatural expression on Zhi Yao's face flashed away. He knew very well why these people didn't come. Zhao Bolu was busy borrowing food from everywhere, and Han Geng was because the last time he was trying to form an alliance to target Zhi Shi, Hu You and Zhong Wu Ze
It's not suitable to come here.
The fathers were all commanding the army. Now that Hu You and Zhong Wu have really arrived, whoever makes the decisions on domestic affairs should go to work under their father's command when they get there.
There is only one reason why Zhiyao and Wei Ju are currently staying in "Qiuyu" and are not moving. The Qi army and the Wu army are still arranging their troops. Their presence on the battlefield will make both sides uneasy.
One day, the Wu army and the Qi army started a decisive battle. They tried to get as close to the battlefield as possible and found a good opportunity to watch from high ground.
According to a series of snoops from scouts and agents, intelligence shows that a battle between the Qi Army and the Wu Army will take place in the near future...
