On the table in Zhiyao's tent, there are arrows of troop deployment orders from various vassal states, and on his waist there are seals of customs clearance given by the vassal states. It means that he has mastered the military power of the various states, so why can't he just indulge in the treaty?
In fact, Zhiyao now has higher authority than Su Qin. At least the princes did not give Tongguan a seal, but only gave Su Qin a newly engraved seal, and did not give him an arrow to mobilize troops.
Another point is that the commanders and generals of various vassal states will never dare to disobey Zhiyao at this moment. They have far more power than Su Qin who is a nominal commander.
The other commanders of the Chu Huai, King Kaolie of Chu, King Qi Min, Lord Xinling of Wei, Gongsun Yan, etc., large or small, could actually command the armies of their own country and those of other countries.
The military does not tell the truth.
In terms of the achievements of Renchen, Zhiyao has already had many shining moments, but this time when he took control of the military power of various countries, he can only be said to be average.
Why do you say that? The main reason is that there is too much water. No matter how many countries like Pi, Tan, Qi, and Chen make up the numbers, it is useless. Ju and Cai are qualified to wave the flag and are really useful.
Also the Yue and Song dynasties.
Of course, including the Wei family and the Han family, the strength displayed by the two families is slightly stronger than those countries. Even the Hu family or the Zhong family can match the strength of Ju State.
It's not that Song or Yue were weak, it's just that Jin was too strong.
For example, the Song Dynasty had a total population of about 1.8 million, a very strong economy, and the combat effectiveness of its army was not bad either.
If the Song State had been bad, they would not have survived the "Hundred Years' War" and would have perished under the invasion of the Wu State.
After the rise of Wu State, they destroyed many countries and expanded their territory three times in just twenty years!
The Yue State is really a bit weak now. It depends on whether they can absorb the territory and population gained from the Wu State in the future. Once they can digest it in time, they may be another Wu State.
Faced with Wen Zhongzhen leading his army into "Xinzheng" and taking control of a city gate, the rest of the people still reacted indifferently.
"Xinzheng" of Zheng State was a fortified city with nine outermost gates and nine defense lines.
Just ask, what's the use of just controlling a city gate?
On the "Xinzheng" side.
Wen Zhong and Handa stood side by side, looking down at the Zheng army who was under siege from a distance.
In other words, a sneak attacker and another defender, they stood side by side, it didn't look like one was being captured by the other.
The development of things is actually quite strange.
The Vietnamese army disguised themselves came to deceive the door, but Handa saw through it from the beginning.
The reason? A defeated army, no matter how messy they are dressed, the biggest flaw is that every soldier has not lost his weapon; besides, the height of the soldiers is a flaw, their general height is not more than 1.6 meters!
The State of Zheng is the heart of the Central Plains. To be honest, people in the Central Plains are generally taller, especially those who are qualified to serve as soldiers. Who is shorter than 1.65 meters tall?
Therefore, the Yue people with an average height of less than 1.6 meters disguised themselves as Zheng Jun. No matter how careful they were, they could not ignore the height difference. When they saw a group of people with a height of more than 1.6 meters and too many people with a height of more than 1.5 meters coming over, the first
You'll notice something is wrong at a glance!
Handa happened to be right next to the city gate, and he managed to recognize the character in a certain chariot.
At that time, Handa excitedly greeted Wen Zhong, and after saluting, he said, "I really made Da wait hard. Doctor Wen is here!"
Handa's words scared Wen Zhong to the point where his legs went weak.
Later, Handa asked again: "Why did the Chu army leave?"
This sentence caused a row of question marks to appear on Wen Zhong's head.
So what's going on?
Slowly, Wen Zhong used words to figure out the situation.
Someone came to "Xinzheng" last night and wrote a letter saying that Chu, Yue and Zheng had formed an alliance, and predicted that there would be great chaos in the camps of the princes. Later, great chaos also occurred in the camps of various countries, which was really disturbing.
The kings and ministers of the State of Zheng had no doubts about the alliance between the State of Chu and the State of Yue and the State of Zheng.
Because Handa was too sincere and could not pretend to have any expectation on his face, Wen Zhong was really confused.
Since Gou Jian killed Fu Cha with his own hands, not to mention that the other countries were unable to figure out Gou Jian's thoughts, it was also difficult for the ministers of Yue to guess what Gou Jian was thinking.
However, Gou Jian had mentioned to Wen Zhong about forming an alliance with Chu and Zheng. Gou Jian obviously hid many things from Wen Zhong, which really made it difficult for Wen Zhong to make correct judgments on some things!
What is very embarrassing is that Handa almost forced Wen Zhong to enter the "Xinzheng" city, which made Wen Zhong doubt that he would die on the spot if he refused, so that they are now standing side by side.
As for why the news about the control of a city gate in "Xinzheng" reached Zhiyao, it really wasn't Wenzhong who sent someone to report it. It was entirely because Zhishi Xiaozuo, who was observing from a distance, saw the Vietnamese army entering the city and the city gate was also closed.
The hole is always open and a wrong report was made.
Why is Zhiyao not very interested in stealing the city? There is no need to say more about that!
I have said it several times, "Xinzheng" is a fortified city with nine lines of defense. Taking down a city gate by surprise or sneak attack is nothing at all. Even taking the first line of defense by trick is just the beginning. There are eight more lines of defense behind it.
Waiting to be conquered.
Therefore, unless one can be clever enough to control Zheng's monarchs and ministers and use a top-down force to surrender, otherwise it would be simply fanciful to want to easily capture "Xin Zheng".
Anyone who needs to understand a simple truth can understand it. If there is no truth that Li Zhong or Gou Jian doesn't understand, there is something worth saying in it.
I believe that not only Zhiyao is waiting to see the performance of the Yue Kingdom's monarchs and ministers, but the rest of the people are also waiting to see what the Yue Kingdom's monarchs and ministers want to do, right?
Now even if the sky falls, there are still tall people holding it up. Maybe some people are also waiting to see Zhiyao's joke.
In any case, Wen Zhong seems to control a city gate in "Xinzheng", right?
As a result, Zhiyao pretended not to see it, as if she was catching Zheng Jun who was trapped in the mud outside the city and beat him up, and would not care about other matters unless he eliminated them.
Others will not speak out what they think, but there is one person who cannot remain silent.
Gou Jian came to Zhiyao's side and wanted to move forward, but Yu Rang blocked him.
What a joke!
Does Yurang dare to let a person whose character cannot be trusted at all, especially a person who personally killed the king of a country, dare to let him get close to the person he protects?
Zhiyao noticed the movement, looked over and said nothing, and asked directly: "I wonder if Yue Jun has any advice?"
Gou Jian looked at Yu Rang, who was too guarded, and then at Zhi Yao, who didn't signal Yu Rang to move away, and said, "We have taken the city gate, why did Qing Jin do nothing?"
Zhiyao would not say that "Xinzheng" could not be captured by sneak attacks, but looked at Goujian quietly, with a playful expression on his face.
At that moment, Gou Jian felt that he had been completely seen through.
After a short while, Zhiyao said: "The Yue Lord can lead his troops there. If he succeeds, he will wait where he is. When he wants to annihilate the Zheng army in the wilderness, he will raise his troops and go; if he fails, he will meet Dr. Wen when he returns."
Gou Jian turned around and left.
Not long after, news came that Gou Jian was leading the remaining Vietnamese troops to head east. It seemed that he was leaving without saying goodbye?
After receiving the news, Zhiyao didn't express much. It was a pity.
In this wave, Zhiyao mainly targeted the Wei family. If he had the opportunity to kill more enemies, he would definitely attack. As a result, the kings and ministers of Chu State did not give him a chance, and even Gou Jian escaped.
Under the current situation, it was difficult for Zhiyao to just kill indiscriminately regardless of the impact.
In fact, even if Zhi Yao kills all the princes in the alliance, the Zhi family cannot take advantage of the chaos to wipe out all the countries in one fell swoop. It is better to solve the serious problems first with a clear goal.
"Knowing that you can't capture the strong city of 'Xinzheng' by relying on sneak attacks, you still want to do something like this. Is it because you want to induce many parties to lose their troops to attack 'Xinzheng'?" Zhiyao felt that the Yue monarchs and ministers had this idea.
It's a bit too naive, and even treats others as idiots.
Of course, Gou Jian should be very clear about his current reputation. He believes that it is always right to try. If he succeeds, he will make money. If he fails or is exposed, his reputation will not be worse.
However, Gou Jian's departure made Wen Zhong sit on his knees!
"What's going on? Since last night, I don't recognize this world anymore." Wen Zhong was worried to death.
Handa was not surprised by Gou Jian's departure.
The Chu army had left earlier, leaving a Yue army behind which was actually of little use.
Therefore, Handa still appreciated Gou Jian's departure, believing that the more strength Chu and Yue could retain now, the safer Zheng would be in the future.
As for Zheng Guo throwing in 40,000 to 50,000 troops, it seemed that the troops outside the city would also be surrounded and annihilated, but they took two of Wei's legions to be buried with them, which was a huge profit from any point of view.
The kings and ministers of the State of Zheng understood that the Zheng Army and the two legions of the Wei family died together, and the Jin State would definitely face a new civil strife, which meant that the Zheng State would have a chance to breathe.
They also played an important role in the alliance between Chu, Yue and Zheng, and will gain some say in exchange for their sacrifices. This is more important than anything else, so as not to become cannon fodder with no reward.
Maybe it can also allow Zheng Guo to usher in a second ZTE?
A whole day passed, and the coalition forces under the command of Zhiyao did not completely destroy the Zheng army outside the city. There were still a few local Zheng troops still resisting stubbornly.
In order to reduce casualties, Zhiyao ordered to stop the attack after the new night fell.
The fierce battles during the day were relatively hard, and the battle lasted for a long time in the rain, resulting in a large number of casualties that should not have occurred.
"The whereabouts of Youju are still unknown." Han Geng did not dare to be alone with Zhiyao now, not because he had discovered anything, but purely out of caution.
Zhiyao seemed to be in a daze and did not respond to Han Geng's words.
Many people in the tent had been watching Zhi Yao in a daze for a while. There was no response to Han Geng's words, so everyone could only continue to wait quietly for Zhi Yao to react.
Zhiyao is not just in a daze, closing her eyes and guessing how the domestic military operation is going...
