Chapter 292 : The east wind blows, the war drums beat!
It is not that nobles fled to other countries without incident in the Jin Kingdom, but there was no precedent for the migration of entire families.
Is the Jie family going to move the whole family westward to the Qin State? When it opens the door for the Jin State, it actually brings the original turbulent undercurrents to the surface and tells everyone how bad the situation in the Jin State is.
The Wei family took action first, saying that it would be a good idea to eliminate traitors for the country, and what they wanted was to devour the Jie family's population.
The Zhi family got involved, and then all the families who could take action were busy, including the Han family, who was in mourning period.
The Xie family is also a very old family in the Jin Kingdom. When they were most glorious, they were awarded the title of "Lieutenant" in the army. In terms of family strength, they have never been able to move up or down.
If there is a standard? The Xie family once owned three to five cities, with a population of about 50,000 to 60,000, and could pull out about three "brigades" of troops.
Don't think that the Xie family is so weak. Compared with the ministerial families of Jin, of course they are not that good. Compared with many small vassal states, they are much stronger.
The actions of several families to hunt down the Xie family continued until the spring of the next year. Most of the Xie family members and people under their rule were intercepted, and everyone had a tacit understanding to allow the current leader of the Xie family to escape to Qin.
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That tacit understanding is very necessary. It is clear that what the leader of the Xie family is doing is incomprehensible and unreasonable. If he lets go, he will leave a way out for himself.
There was another tacit agreement between the Qing family, which was to let the leader of the Jie clan run away to Qin, which might one day be used as an excuse to attack Qin.
Whoever annexes Xie's city this time will be responsible for the destruction of Xie's family, and the people who have been plundered by various families will not be handed over.
With the arrival of the new year and the weather no longer being cold, families began to get active.
For the several families who are about to attack the Zhao family, it is undoubtedly a top priority to mobilize supplies first, allocate how much recruitment is needed in which places, and other matters.
"In winter, there are teams rushing to Jinyang in the snow. Many families intercept them, but there are still people who come to Jinyang to settle down." Expo Road said that the Zhao family was also mobilizing people.
At present, the Zhao family has four relatively large fiefdoms, of which the most important to the Zhao family is of course "Jinyang", and the other three are in the western, central and southern parts of the Jin Kingdom.
The Zhao family's fiefdom in the western part of the Jin Kingdom was very close to Bai Zhai. It was a city mainly engaged in "mulberry picking" and also had two places, "Qu" and "E".
Their southern fiefdom was on the east bank of Shaoshui. There were not many cities in the area, and their most important stronghold was "Taigu".
The Zhao family's fiefdom in the central part of the Jin Kingdom is of course "Zhao" land, which is also the ancestral land of the Zhao family.
According to the previous distribution of the Zhi, Wei, Hu and Zhong families, the Wei family dealt with the "mulberry picking" Zhao family alone, while the Zhi family dealt with the "Jinyang" side by themselves. The Hu family and the Zhong family joined forces to attack the "Taiwan" family.
Valley" a place.
Waiting for the Wei family, the Hu family, and the Zhong family to complete the set strategic goals, and then join forces to attack the "Zhao" land.
The current situation is that the Zhao family knew in advance that many families were going to attack them, and they made some mobilization of materials and population before the civil war broke out.
Due to the timely response of each family, the Zhao family's attempt to mobilize supplies and people from various places to "Jinyang" ended in failure. To a certain extent, it means that the civil strife in Jin State began last winter.
Sun Wu said: "Since the Zhao family is like this, my family needs to invite his family to jointly attack 'Jinyang'."
To put it simply, there are various signs that the Zhao family has given up on "mulberry picking" and "Taigu", and mainly intends to stick to "Jinyang" and "Zhao" areas.
This "Zhao" land is not too far from "Xintian" and is the ancestral land of the Zhao family, but the Zhao family's attention is relatively limited.
The information Zhiyao had on hand showed that the Zhao family's currently assembled troops in "Zhao" were about 13,000, but they had assembled nearly 40,000 troops in "Jinyang".
This is enough to prove that the Zhao family attaches far more importance to "Jinyang" than to "Zhao". Based on the actual geographical location, it can only be said that Zhao's choice is extremely correct.
Zhiyao said: "The Fox family and the Zhong family dare not disobey me, but it is hard to predict what will happen to the Wei family."
What happened this time was quite messed up. Originally, Zhiyao had no intention of destroying the Zhao family so quickly, but the Wei family stirred up the situation.
However, it has almost become an established fact. There is no use in worrying about it anymore. It is better to make perfect arrangements as soon as possible.
Sun Wu said: "My family mobilized two armies to attack Jinyang. One division was stored in Huangfu, and Handan and Ye combined two divisions. If the defense goes smoothly, there will still be three divisions.
'Soldiers are at your disposal."
So, counting the two "divisions" of Qi State, Zhishi used three "armies" and one "division" in the first stage?
The rest is fine. If the Zhi family's attack on "Jinyang" enters a critical stage, and the Wei family, the Han family, the Hu family and the Zhong family suddenly turn against each other, the Zhi family will undoubtedly face an extremely bad situation.
What if the coalition of princes invades again at that time? Not to mention what will happen to the Zhi family, Jin will definitely have a lot of fun!
Although Zhiyao looks like she has the pearls of wisdom in her hand, she is actually a little scared inside.
For no other reason, in history, the Zhi family allied with the Wei family and the Han family to attack the Zhao family. Later, the Wei family and the Han family rebelled, causing the Zhi family to be defeated. The head of that "Zhi Yao" was also done
Became a drinking vessel!
Zhiyao looked at Zhishen and said, "Sir, I want to recruit another 'army', and I will also keep the young men and women here to train in case of emergency."
Another legion is assembled, and the young adults under Zhi's rule are also assembled locally for training. The action will definitely be beyond imagination.
Zhishen was obviously stunned for a moment, then hesitantly agreed.
This made the rest of Zhi's decision-making team confused.
Originally three "armies" and one "division" were mobilized, and another "army" was assembled on standby. In one fell swoop, the total strength of four "armies" and one "division" was recruited, not to mention the troops from all over the Zhi family.
The young and middle-aged people are also in a state of gathering in place.
How many troops there are is one thing, but how many resources will be consumed is another. In terms of actions, even if the legion recruited later is a reserve, the young men from all over the country may not participate in the war, and they still belong to the land of Zhuxia
An unprecedented move!
This is where Zhiyao felt upset, and at the same time, she took the opportunity to complete a step in transforming the Zhi family.
Is it a matter of all the people becoming soldiers? Zhiyao has wanted to do it for a long time, but he just suffered from the fact that the action was too big and he couldn't find a suitable reason.
Cheng Xiao asked in a daze: "Do all the families want to make things difficult for me?"
It's not that it's impossible. Anyway, not giving them a chance is the best response.
But Zhiyao said: "Prevent the princes from attacking me."
They are currently allies with the Wei, Hu and Zhong families. Even if they are really guarding against their allies, there is no need to say it out loud.
The fact is that the Wei family, the Hu family, and the Zhong family will definitely attack the Zhao family on one side and be wary of their allies on the other.
There is one thing, for example, why doesn’t Zhiyao start a spy business? This matter is very simple to say, but it’s really not that complicated.
Do you engage in espionage business in the Spring and Autumn Period? First understand the importance of family background, and then deeply understand what the family business model is.
To sum up, it is difficult to occupy a high position without the same blood relationship. It takes several generations for people with a foreign surname to obtain a high position.
Ultimately, for example, Zhiyao has repeatedly attracted foreign-named managers into middle- and high-level positions. At present, it cannot be said that this is the only case. The relevant examples are actually very few.
And look at who those people Zhiyao has absorbed are not unknown people anyway. They basically have clear origins and life experiences.
So, if you really arrange a spy, you will just play an inconspicuous role, and you will hardly get any useful information. Just to pay attention to the movements of a certain family, it is enough to have eyes to keep an eye on. What kind of spy business is this?
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After the spring sowing, the Wei family first launched an attack on "mulberry picking", using only three "divisions"; the Hu family and the Zhong family followed closely to launch military operations in the "Taigu" area.
The three high-ranking families began to attack the Zhao family, but the Zhi family was still in the stage of dispatching troops and generals.
There is really no way to do it. How can "Jinyang" be regarded as being alone in the northern border of Jin State, and it seems to be a little rushed in terms of time?
Zhi's two legions were divided into two groups, one starting from "Xianyu" and the other starting from "Handan".
On the way from "Xianyu", they were originally part of the scattered army to conquer Chidi. They were regrouped this year as part of the force to attack "Jinyang".
The legion that assembled and set off in "Handan" was the troops recruited by Zhiyao from other fiefdoms.
Another point is that the legion starting from "Handan" will not take the Xianyu route. They will first enter the central part of Jin from "Hukou", then borrow the Wei family's route and take the Fenshui River, and finally arrive at "Jinyang"
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Therefore, the legion assembled by the Zhi family in "Handan" would not only borrow the road from the Wei family during the march, but also pass by the "Zhao" land.
"Wei Ju agreed to my excuse and didn't take any defensive actions in Yin, Lu and other places. Doesn't it look like he is too vigilant?" Zhi Yao was confused.
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Do you think the Wei family has enough trust in the Zhi family? In fact, they trust too much.
To say that Wei wanted to paralyze Zhi with such a gesture, Zhiyao seemed to have thought Wei too badly.
In this version of history, Zhiyao did not repeatedly bully the Wei family or the Han family, but only caught the Zhao family and killed them.
Logically speaking, the Wei family and other families would not resent the Zhi family, right?
The more realistic problem is that the Zhi family is too powerful. Just being strong will make the Wei family and other families feel afraid. If there is a chance to kill him, why wouldn't they do it?
If Zhiyao had the chance to kill the Wei family in one fell swoop, he would do it right away when he got the chance.
This time Zhiyao did not immediately go to "Jinyang" to command the battle. The general assigned Zhi Xuwu, and Sun Wu was assigned to the left position of the army.
Sun Wu? He can cooperate with anyone, and having Zhi Xuwu, the elder of the Zhi family, in charge can make Zhi Yao feel at ease.
Zhiyao wants to take charge of "Handan", stabilize Zhi's basic position, and then look around to see who will cause trouble.