Chapter 293: The speed is the opportunity, the delay is the change
In general, the order of Jin State was really broken.
It is defined as the effect brought about by the Zhi family's annexation of the Wei Kingdom. This does not mean that it is impossible, but the blame must not be entirely placed on the Zhi family. The initiator should be Zhao Yang, who turned the Fan family and the Zhongxing family into rebels in one fell swoop.
This is not a shirking of responsibility, the reason is just that. Whoever looks at the history of Jin in the future will definitely think that way.
The outbreak of civil war has become a foregone conclusion. Zhiyao finished what she should do at home and turned her attention abroad.
The country that needs the most attention is naturally Wu. Once Wu takes action, it will have the greatest impact.
To put it bluntly, Wu Guo is willing to take the lead and exert the greatest strength. Song and Lu will change their minds again, while Qi and Zheng are eager to join the coalition, and the anti-Jin alliance will be established again in no time.
Zhi's two legions attacked "Jinyang". The legion starting from "Xianyu" took nearly one and a half months, and the legion starting from "Handan" and taking a detour took about two months.
Therefore, even if we use the fastest speed, it will be a month and a half before the Zhi family attacks "Jinyang".
During this period, Zhiyao can also adjust the situation according to the actual situation. Once the attack on "Jinyang" is officially launched, any changes will have corresponding consequences.
However, the Wei family, the Hu family, and the Zhong family have already launched military operations first. To a certain extent, they started a civil war, and they also used practical actions to show their attitudes.
Although Zhiyao is still a little suspicious, some things cannot be made too obvious.
"The second five-year plan is obviously going to be postponed. I can't say for the time being whether the temporary changes are good or bad..." Zhiyao had to accept the Wei family's conspiracy, and she had to admit that she underestimated Wei Ju.
A person who usually keeps silent seems to be a harmless person, but after suddenly doing something like this, who dares to say that Wei Ju can't provoke the Wei family?
To a certain extent, Zhiyao felt that it was a good thing that Wei Ju was exposed in a timely manner, as it prevented him from being suddenly exposed due to contempt.
One day, Expo Road hurriedly came to report and said: "The Lord of the Wei family is on his way to 'Handan' and will arrive in six days."
To be honest, Zhiyao was a little confused as to what Wei Ju meant by coming to "Handan" now.
The Wei family was not only attacking the "mulberry picking" place, they were also using troops against Zheng Guo.
It must be that the military progress is quite good, so Wei Ju is free to run around?
With the strength of the Wei family, it would not be difficult for the Zhao family to voluntarily give up "mulberry picking" and come to "Handan" to find Zhiyao.
Six days later.
Wei Ju came to the outskirts of "Handan" and saw that there were about three "brigades" of troops accompanying him.
Zhiyao came to the city gate to greet him.
The two of them entered the city chatting and laughing. Except for the dozens of guards on Wei's side, the rest of the troops must have been stationed outside the city.
From some of Wei Ju's words, it is shown that the Wei family's attack on "Cai Mulberry" went very smoothly, and the military operation could be basically completed within two months without any accident.
They came to the hall and sat down separately.
Wei Ju felt that he had made his intention clearer, so he asked, "Can I send troops to Zhao's territory?"
Therefore, the Wei family felt that just taking "mulberry picking", "Qu" and "E" could not satisfy their appetite, so they set their sights on "Zhao", the ancestral land of the Zhao family?
Now Zhiyao was not afraid of the Wei family's excessive appetite, but was afraid that the Wei family would not respond. Instead, he made a troubled expression and said: "'Zhao' is next to the capital."
To be fair, whoever controls "Zhao" almost controls the northeast passage from "Xintian", not to mention that there is a bridge with very high strategic value on the "Kundu" side.
That bridge leads directly to both sides of the Fen River. Whoever controls the bridge basically controls this strategic artery.
In the previous discussions, the "Zhao" land of the Zhao family should be attacked by the Zhi family, the Wei family, the Hu family, and the Zhong family. After the attack, the cities there should be divided up. Which one has strategic value?
The bridge is jointly managed by multiple families.
Now, the Wei family wants to send troops to attack alone. Can it be understood that they want to eat alone and then control the bridge on the "Kundu" side?
Wei Ju said: "'Kundu' can be jointly managed by my family and the Zhi family."
So even if the Hu family and the Zhong family are put aside, the Zhi family does not need to send troops to participate in the attack on "Zhao", and can still get control of "Kundu"?
Zhiyao glanced at Wei Ju for a moment, thought for a while and said, "Like the Fox family, the Zhong family cannot capture 'Taigu' in one month, just as Ju said."
The Zhao family also adopted the attitude of giving up on the "Taigu" side, but the military progress of the Hu family and the Zhong family was a bit slow.
Of course, even if it is said that the Zhao family has given up, there will actually still be some resistance. The ones leading the resistance are the Zhao family's local tribesmen or vassals. How difficult it is to fight does not depend on the strength of the Zhao family's support. It depends on the local Zhao people.
determination to resist and strength of fighting ability.
The fact that the Wei family was able to solve "Cai Mulberry", "Qu" and "E" so quickly was purely due to the Wei family's strong combat effectiveness.
The military progress of the Hu family and the Zhong family is slow. It can only be said that their combat effectiveness is a bit weak.
"The Han family has assembled three divisions in Han, Yu and Fan each have one division of troops, and Kui has stationed two divisions." When Wei Ju said these words, his expression was rather complicated.
dignified.
It's a bit strange to recruit troops on a large scale during the period of mourning, but considering that the civil war has broken out, Han would be too embarrassed to do nothing.
Looking at the locations where Han's troops were stationed, it is obvious that they wanted to protect themselves and at the same time form a deterrent to the outside world.
Zhiyao can understand Wei Ju's mood.
The family that is currently more closely related to the Han family's fiefdom is the Wei family. They should indeed be worried about what the Han family will do if they suddenly join the war.
If Wei Ju's worries were not deliberately shown to Zhi Yao, and the Zhi family did not spy on the contact between the Wei family and the Han family, it can only be said that the Han family was not clear-headed and would side with the Zhao family.
The Zhi family, the Wei family, the Hu family and the Zhong family are enemies.
It is clear that the Zhao family will be removed from the Jin Kingdom. At this time, the Han family is siding with the Zhao family to start a war against the other high-ranking families. In addition to being buried with the Zhao family, can the Han family be saved from overthrowing?
In other words, the Han family wanted to be shameless and adopted neutrality in military operations against the Zhao family. If they were shameless, they should forget their friendship with the Zhao family and join in the carving up of the Zhao family.
Wei Ju came in a hurry and left in a real hurry.
Later, Zhiyao learned that the Wei family had assembled three "divisions" near "Xintian". Wei Ju did not stop after passing from "Handan" and took the three "divisions" and his accompanying troops with him.
The three "brigades" went straight to the northeast.
About ten days later, Hu You and Zhong Wu came to "Handan". When they saw Zhi Yao, they immediately complained that it was not good for Wei to eat alone.
Zhiyao once said: "The Fox and Zhong clans were really late in attacking Taigu."
Others will not wait because the Fox family and Zhong family are too slow. Besides, civil war itself depends on strength, not to mention that there will be movement from other countries at any time.
Seeing Zhiyao's attitude, Hu You said, "If 'Zhao' is acquired by the Wei family, all our dealings require permission from the Wei family."
Zhiyao did not shy away and said: "The Zhi family will co-manage Kundu with the Wei family, so the Hu family will have no worries about their interactions."
At this moment, Hu You and Zhong Wu looked at each other and smiled bitterly one after another.
The reality is such a reality. Being accepted into the league if you are not strong enough is already a kind of luck. Where does the confidence come from to want to be equal?
Zhong Wu asked: "In this case, if 'Taigu' is recovered, what should my family do?"
It can be understood that Mr. Zhong wants to embrace Mr. Zhi's lap and regard himself as his younger brother.
Huyou then asked the same thing.
If Zhiyao had a narrower vision, even if he knew that the Hu family and the Zhong family could not play a big role, he would still ask the Hu family and the Zhong family to send troops to help attack the hard nut of "Jinyang".
Zhiyao said: "If you capture it, you can stay there. If you don't accept it, you can cut it off."
The Hu family and the Zhong family have too few fiefdoms. A little more would be better, and they don't care whether they are enclaves or not.
Therefore, the Zhi family and the Wei family looked down upon the "Taigu" area, but the Hu family and the Zhong family were willing to run it after acquiring it.
They want to run a business, right? They can't defeat the organized Zhao troops and withdraw all of them immediately. The best option is of course to keep the troops to maintain stability and digest the fruits of victory in the shortest possible time.
Zhiyao added: "The Hu family and the Zhong family stationing troops in 'Taigu' are beneficial to us."
Some words should not be said too clearly. When Zhiyao said these words, Hu and Zhong could appreciate them, which meant that Zhi was expressing a closer attitude towards them than Wei.
Huyou and Zhongwu left without achieving their goal, but to some extent they gained a lot.
No matter Wei Ju, Hu You or Zhong Wu, when they went to "Handan" to meet Zhi Yao, they didn't mention the Zhi family making a big move.
It's not that they didn't notice or didn't care. When they came to "Handan" to see Zhiyao, they were scrutinizing them, and by not asking, they were maintaining a sense of propriety.
In fact, the Wei family, the Hu family, and the Zhong family noticed that the young men of the Zhi family were being gathered together for training. They took the opportunity to visit Zhiyao to check it out, and after returning, they also started their own actions, or made new plans.
A round of recruitment, otherwise the Xue Zhishi began to gather young men for training.
It was the Wei family who learned from the Zhi family to focus on training young people, which shows that their food reserves are very sufficient, and their inventory of weapons and equipment can sustain them.
In any case, Zhiyao has brought new changes to this era just by focusing on training young people.
Maybe this time, maybe in the near future, the expansion of the scale of the war is actually a foregone conclusion.
This change is destined to change the existing pattern. Whether it is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how you interpret it.
The bad thing is that as the scale of the war expands, casualties will inevitably increase.
The good thing is that participating in the war no longer excludes ordinary people, and they have channels for advancement.
And after the Wei family started to take action against "Zhao", the two legions of the Zhi family had arrived at the outskirts of "Jinyang"...
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