Chapter 426: The situation in the original country is actually very dangerous
To be honest, Gou Jian really wanted to cooperate with Zhiyao to annihilate the Chu army trapped on the battlefield, but the number of Chu troops at present was really small.
With only 30,000 to 40,000 troops, annihilating them all would not cause serious harm to the Chu State.
On the other hand, Gou Jian had to be afraid that the whole Chu State would be in a state of rage. The Yue State was not the original state, and there was a high possibility that it would not be able to withstand an angry Chu State.
If the main force of the Chu State is here, Gou Jian can cooperate with Zhiyao, and he will definitely choose to cooperate with Zhiyao inside and outside to annihilate the Chu army and then capture or kill Chu Junzhang.
Now?
Wen Zhong said: "The widow and the Lord of Chu are allies, how can this be done?"
It's not slander, it's completely true.
From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, the countries in the South did not seem to care much about their allies, and they entered an era much earlier than the countries in the Central Plains where whoever had a big and hard fist could do whatever they wanted.
The phrase "Allies are used to bully and annex" is the three views pursued by almost all the princes in the south. They will never be merciful if they have the opportunity to do it.
Of course, the princes of the Central Plains were not much better in terms of three views, but they were more constrained by the secular world and found it more difficult to do whatever they wanted.
Zhiyao asked curiously: "So, why is Yue Qing here?"
Wen Zhong said: "I came here for the State of Lu."
Lu State? Their capital city has fallen. Although they are still resisting in various places, they are unable to withstand the conquest of the original army.
At present, except for some cities in Sanheng that are still resisting, the Lu State has completely fallen. Unless something unexpected happens, it can only hold out for another year, not longer.
Under this current situation, is it possible for the original country to give up on annexing Lu?
Zhiyao said: "The war here is not over yet, so let's not talk about it."
However, Wen Zhong said: "Lu was the fief of Zhou Shudan, and the Duke of Lu was Zuo, so the merger is unknown."
Shudan is Zhou Gongdan, also known as Zhou Gong. He is the protagonist of "The Day of Zhou Gong's Fear of Rumors".
The Zhou Rites were formulated by Zhou Gongdan, and there were also articles left in the "Da Gao", "Kang Gao", "Duo Shi", "Wu Yi", and "Li Zheng" in "Shang Shu".
The Zhou royal family used Zhou rites to govern the country. You can imagine how influential Zhou Gongdan was, and he still had articles handed down from generation to generation, so people in the world would have some awe.
Not to mention that after Zhou Gongdan's group took over, the State of Lu actually made a relatively large contribution to the transformation of Shandong into Xia.
But what? Zhiyao even annexed the Qi State, which was the "nine-united princes and saved civilization". How could he let go of the Lu State, which had made even less historical contributions?
Cheng Shuo asked the question on his behalf, saying: "How can Yue State stop me from joining Lu?"
Yes, what kind of virtue does Yue have? No, Yue has been worshiping Dayu for so long, so there is some morality.
However, when Gou Jian's generation came, how could they have the dignity to prevent the Yuan Kingdom from annexing the Lu Kingdom?
Wen Zhong said: "The original country has been criticized by the public, so why does it make the same mistake again and again? Establishing prestige and virtue are the foundation of a country. Reconciling the princes can make the country long-lasting."
Clam!?
Excluding Yue and Chu, the other princes sent people to say those words, which are still somewhat convincing. It is really funny for Chu or Yue to say this.
Wen Zhong knew what was going on and added: "The original country is a country in the Central Plains."
This is regional discrimination!
In fact, it was purely because the Yue State met Zhiyao and first said that they would establish the country as Tang, and later officially designated the country's name as Yuan. Knowing that the people in the Central Plains still pursue a legitimate name, they thought they could use this to restrict the Yuan State.
No, many people in the tent showed thoughtful expressions, which shows that it has some effect.
Zhiyao has seen the power of "tradition". To be honest, she feels that "tradition" is a burden or a legacy. However, universal values are like that, so she can only choose to compromise.
Now the Yue country is actually using "tradition" to deal with the Yuan country, and it seems to have some effect. It really makes Zhiyao aware of the fact that some changes must be made.
The war is still going on.
The original army tried several times and found that the remaining camps of the coalition forces had stabilized again, and even after removing some miscellaneous fish, the centripetal force became stronger.
After several attacks, the original army found that the casualties they paid were increasing. The original strategic goal was to trap Chu Junzhang in order to lure more Chu troops. While maintaining the offensive, they used steady oppression to reduce their own strength.
Casualties, continued damage to coalition forces.
On the other hand, about 6,000 cavalry were missing from the original army. They actually went to hunt down the Zhao family, but no information was sent back for the time being.
Although the battle lasted only one day, preliminary casualty statistics show that the original casualties were about 3,000. The number of wounded and killed was higher in the cavalry, while the casualties in the infantry were less than 1,000. On the coalition side, casualties were not counted.
Is this just a guess at the number of casualties? The initial estimate is around 10,000?
A larger number of coalition forces died from various long-range attacks by the original army, and more died from cannibalism or disappeared or were captured.
On the original army side, all infantrymen were wearing armor, so the death rate would definitely be greatly reduced. There were more than 700 wounded and less than 300 dead soldiers.
In addition, it's not that Zhiyao is reluctant to equip the cavalry with armor. What's terrible is that the load-bearing capacity of the war horse is just that. A breastplate is considered rich. If the weight increases again, the war horse will be out of breath after running a certain distance.
The weight of the breastplate is about ten kilograms. Without other accessories, the weight of the new cloth armor will be about thirty kilograms, so that even the cloth face armor is not worn.
Therefore, in order to pursue mobility and flexibility, most of the cavalry of the original country did not wear armor, so the casualty rate would definitely remain high.
As for whether it is cost-effective to exchange cavalry for infantry? No joke, it is more cost-effective to exchange the current cavalry for infantry. The reason is that infantry are professional soldiers, and they generally have experienced several years or even more than ten years.
, after more than twenty years of training, the vast majority of the cavalry in the original country can be regarded as a kind of militia.
In an era when there is no shortage of horses, especially horses that are not considered good horses, the fact is that the current cavalry is really not as valuable as the infantry, which is a professional soldier.
The cavalry became valuable because there was an extreme shortage of war horses in the Central Plains, or the requirements for the quality of the horses were higher. As a result, excellent war horses became valuable. At the same time, the cavalry also belonged to the nature of standing troops, and even special units such as shock cavalry or heavy cavalry became available.
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The siege was about to become a foregone conclusion. Although Zhiyao still attached great importance to it, some of his energy was dragged to the rear.
The Wei clan had not yet been completely wiped out. Zhiyao led his army south to fight against the coalition forces, which had a considerable impact to some extent.
For example, the remnants of the Wei family, who had already lost confidence, were hoping that Zhiyao would be defeated when they went south, so they regained the motivation to resist.
"The Han family behaved more respectfully, so we cannot completely rule out the fact that they are also waiting and watching." Zhiyao must understand this clearly.
After all, the Han family understands that once the Zhi family is destroyed, they will also be liquidated, and rationally chooses to follow the Zhi family. It is really not that the Han family is willing to follow the Zhi family.
Sun Wu, who was originally commanding the besieging coalition forces, came back. When he saw Zhiyao, he said: "The Chu army is separated from the Yue army, and the camp will not be connected with it."
What's the meaning?
After the chaos last night, most of the coalition's camps were lost, and the armies of several countries adopted a posture of joining forces.
The Chu army with the largest number of troops set up the largest camp. The surviving Yue army, Lu army, Zheng army and some national troops that did not surrender all gathered in the Chu army's camp.
After dawn, the coalition forces tried to recapture some lost camps, and they actually succeeded in recapturing several camps.
This is because there are too many places where the original army needs to use troops. It is difficult to ensure sufficient troops in every place, and there will definitely be gaps.
Now, the kings and ministers of the Chu State obviously felt that the Yue State was unreliable, so they chose to let Gou Jian take his troops to leave the camp and go to a certain camp that was recaptured. It was said that it was to form a diversionary force, but in fact it was to guard against Gou Jian's possible sudden betrayal.
It's purely the result of Gou Jian's bad reputation, which can be regarded as a kind of backlash from his previous actions.
The Lu army and the Zheng army were left in the camp of the Chu army. The kings and ministers of the Lu state were well protected, and even the Zheng army was not placed in a dangerous position.
From this point, we can see that the Chu State wanted to make a fuss about the Lu State and was trying its best to win over the Zheng State.
Wen Zhong still stayed in Zhiyao's tent and did not leave. Hearing what Sun Wu said, his expression became somewhat embarrassed.
"The State of Chu does not believe in the State of Yue, but Yue Qing already knows it." Zhiyao was not making sarcastic remarks, but simply stating a fact.
What could he do with his literary skills? Even he didn't trust Goujian, and at the same time he wasn't sure whether Goujian would do something unexpected anytime, anywhere.
Sun Wu made a stab at it and said: "The Yue army is isolated and I can annihilate it if I mobilize my troops; the Chu army is also trying to lure me into action."
The Vietnamese army numbered less than 10,000 people at the beginning, and now there are about 6,000 left. They are still in a situation where they have just changed their locations, and their footing is indeed not yet stable.
Zhiyao didn't care that Wen Zhong was present and asked, "What do you think, Captain Guo?"
Sun Wu replied: "The Chu army wants to lure me to go, so you can go."
The Chu army wants to create a fighter plane to reverse the situation?
The original army could use the trick to induce the Chu army to dispatch and then destroy it.
Do you want to capture the Vietnamese army? Zhiyao knew very well that the Vietnamese army could be eliminated now, but he could not let Gou Jian die, otherwise he would create an opportunity for the Chu State to annex the Yue State.
To be honest, Zhiyao was a little unable to deal with the sudden demise of Wu State and could not make the same mistake again!
At that time, the main reason was that Zhiyao had too many things to do and failed to detect the situation in Wu State in advance. He knew the situation and wanted to do something but it was too late, so he could only watch the destruction of Wu State.
Having two powerful countries in the south is beneficial to the original country!
Therefore, Zhiyao could not destroy the Chu State, and no matter how much he disliked Gou Jian, he still had to support the Yue State to a certain extent, lest the Chu State take the lead in unifying the south.
I believe that the monarchs and ministers of Yue also understood the needs of the situation, otherwise Wenzhong would not have appeared in Zhiyao's tent.
Now, the siege situation that Zhiyao wanted has been formed, and some princes are in control. The difficult problem is how many more troops can be mobilized here, and how to improve or maintain the stability of the country and some occupied areas.
"The Chu State also has its own troubles, but they need to rescue their monarch. No matter how difficult it is, they will grit their teeth and mobilize troops. How many troops will be mobilized to go north? What can I do with this opportunity..."
Zhiyao has not forgotten the Qin State. I don’t know what will happen next year in the Qin State, but don’t let anything happen and cause bad things that will affect the whole body.
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