Due to frequent wars, quite a few families are unable to focus on spring sowing. It can be imagined that the harvest season will be a scene of sighing.
The sky is cloudless, the sun is high in the sky, and the breeze blows constantly, making it easy for people to become lazy.
Under this excellent weather, tens of thousands of soldiers stood on two sides. Their uniforms and flags held high represented their respective belongings.
The Zhi family came with two "armies". Among them, the Fu family and the small and medium-sized nobles who were attached to the Zhi family totaled about six "brigades", that is, one "division" and one "brigade" of troops. The rest were the Zhi family's
The family has a private army.
What is going on is a national war, and it must not be called a private army anymore. The flag of the Jin State's official family is lit up on the battlefield. What is more embarrassing is that there is only one flag, and no troops of the Jin State's official family are present.
That flag has only one meaning, which means that this is a national war.
If we follow the custom of "Gentleman's War", both sides will "commit to their masters" before the battle. It can be a "bah bah bah" chat between the commanders of both sides in front of the battle, or it can be a one-on-one duel between generals.
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Isn't it? After all, times have changed. Many of the old rules can no longer be seen. There is no scheming with each other and playing dirty tricks. Being able to lay out the battle and start a fight is considered a kind person.
"Giving the power of commanding troops to Zhong Yuan?" Zhi Xuwu had a big opinion about Zhi Yao handing over the power of commanding troops to Zi Lu.
Zhiyao said: "If you want it to be mine, why not trust it?"
To be honest, even though the battle has not officially started yet, Zilu's ability to lead troops is worthy of a high look.
This can also explain why Zilu was valued by Sanhuan in the State of Lu, and the top leaders of other countries also tried to win over Zilu in every possible way after getting along with Zilu.
When Confucius was in exile, he sought official positions and was repeatedly rejected, and even many of his disciples were not appreciated. Zilu, Zigong, Ran You and Zaiyu were valued by many princes or high-ranking officials.
This should make Zilu, Ran You, Zigong, and Zaiyu very embarrassed, right? Their teacher asked for an official position but was not accepted, and no one among the fellow disciples was willing to use it. However, the four of them were repeatedly recruited, and they seemed to be so different from their teachers and fellow disciples.
Out of place.
In fact, there is nothing that can be done about it. Zilu, Zigong, Zaiyu and Ranyou not only have the ability to participate in government affairs, some know how to lead troops in battle, some are very eloquent, and the rest are either only morally competent.
Advantages, otherwise it is a high literary quality, so what else can it do!
High morals? In a world of great strife, asking others not to do bad things, even ordinary people, is to some extent regarded as enlightenment. It is a mistake for national leaders to pursue immaculate morals. What a leader should do is to seek benefit for the country at all costs!
What is literary literacy? It can be regarded as a cultural person or an artist. In peacetime, such a person will look very awesome. Growing up in a war-prone era can only be said to be untimely.
Zhi Xuwu fully agreed with Zhi Yao's desire to recruit talents and said: "Zhong Yu, Ran You, Zai Yu is really a great talent, and my family will definitely get it!" (Zigong is already a retainer of the Zhi family)
They want to recruit, but they also need a few wise men to be willing.
After repeated contact recently, Ran You and Zaiyu seemed a little hesitant, and Duduzilu made it clear that he would follow Confucius wherever he went.
There are not many old Zhijia people who are good at leading troops, and the new generation is still growing up. You can imagine how greedy Zhiyao is.
So, if recruitment fails, Zhiyao will try every means to keep Confucius more time. On one hand, he will use Zilu as a retainer, and on the other hand, he will let Zilu serve as an instructor to teach the young people of Lao Zhi's family.
Now, Zilu finished riding the chariot back and forth in the formation. The chariot came to the front of the army and saluted Zhishen, the nominal commander-in-chief.
Opposite the allied forces of the princes, the combat commander was a member of the Qi State Office, and his name was Gongsun Qing.
If Yan Ying was still alive, there would be no need to fight for the choice of commander of the coalition forces, but he had passed away four years ago.
Gongsun Qing looks very heroic, and there is only one reason why he can become the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, that is, Qi is the strongest among the coalition forces.
The armies of Qi, Zheng, Song, Wei, Lu and Fan were not arranged in one formation. They were divided into five military formations.
What's weird is that Fan's army seems to be the neatest, especially the formations listed by the Song Army and the Wei Army, which are obviously meant to defend each other.
"Yao." Zhishen turned to look at Zhiyao, who was sitting next to Zhixuwu in the same car, and asked, "Do you want to start a battle?"
This scene was seen by many people around, but they all quickly turned away and pretended not to have seen it.
By the way, what happened when you were young and relied on your capable son?
It is a real tragedy that you still have to show off in various ways even though you are obviously not good enough!
Zhiyao saluted and said, "Your Excellency, please give the order of 'war prayer'."
What the hell?
Praying before a battle is a characteristic of the Jin army. They would pray to gods and ancestors before going to war.
Therefore, you can see that the soldiers of the Jin army were all kneeling on one knee, making sounds from their mouths, and the sound of prayers like chanting appeared on the battlefield.
Fan's army, which was in the coalition camp, saw the "war prayer" on the other side and heard the officer's order to pray before the battle.
When the allied forces of the princes saw the Jin army praying, some bad memories emerged.
The Jin State was like this in the past, and then it defeated other countries again and again. It was simply a nightmare for all countries!
Among the princes who came to the battlefield in person, none of them planned to order the killing while the Jin army was praying.
Many etiquettes are gone nowadays, but some etiquettes should not be violated easily. For example, if you don't want the Jin people's combat power to double, it is best not to interrupt the Jin army's pre-war prayers.
In terms of the strength of the two camps, Lao Zhijia brought two "armies". The combined forces of the princes were about 70,000. In real terms, the number of Jin troops was greater than that of the coalition forces.
Zi Lu, who was in the front, saw the signal from the flag at the rear, pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed forward, shouting loudly: "Qian Jin, attack!!!"
The so-called "Qianjin" refers to Qianjun, and the Chu people use the title "Qianmao".
The front line of the Jin army moved, with chariots taking the lead and infantry following closely behind.
So there is no "teaching the master" part of this hunting session.
On the side of the coalition camp, Gongsun Qing also ordered the front troops of the coalition to advance.
On the battlefield, bursts of "Ho! Ho! Ho!" are shouting. This is the infantry shouting loudly every time they take a step. It can be regarded as a kind of regulation of the stepping rhythm and also to encourage themselves.
The "forward force" of the Jin army was about the strength of three "divisions". As they advanced, they slowly turned into three "arrows", facing the Qi army, the Zheng army and the Wei army respectively.
At the same time, after the Jin army with two "divisions" advanced far enough in "Qianjin", they were ordered to leave their formation and approach the Song army and Fan's army.
"Who is the 'general' on the other side? How dare you bully me like this!" Qi Junchujiu was very unhappy. He thought that the leader of the Jin army was really crazy and wanted to fight one against five at once.
By the way, why did the Jin army not approach the Lu army? This is because Zilu had agreed in advance not to direct the battle with the Lu army.
When the Lu army found that the Jin army on the opposite side had no intention of paying attention to them, they were a little bit unresponsive and at the same time, everyone was a little bit happy.
Zhiyao stared at the battlefield where contact was about to take place and heard a rapid banging sound. The next second, dark clouds rose from the plains on the Jin army's side.
"That's right! Arrowheads can already be produced on the assembly line, and arrows are definitely enough!"
