Chapter 434: Incomplete version of the Lord of the Central Plains
Zhiyao knew that the Chu State wanted to set goals, and used that method to inspire the Chu people's desire to work hard.
In fact, there have been precedents for similar things. In the early days, the State of Chu often used this method to deal with the State of Jin, that is, leaving as many soldiers as possible while the rest of the dignitaries left safely.
Which time did the Chu State lose the most soldiers? It must have been the "Battle of Yanling". One loss was nearly one hundred thousand. The King of the Chu Communist Party even used a bicycle to block Zhi Feng's pursuit. In the end, I don't know how many Chu soldiers there were.
Able to return home alive.
It's not the first time, but this time there is more humiliation. The most important thing is to exchange for the safe return of Chu kings and ministers, and to arouse Chu people's hatred for the original country. Under the premise that nothing can be done, this is the best thing Bai Gongsheng can think of.
There's a solution.
After several discussions on the Yuan Kingdom's side, the reason for choosing to agree is relatively simple. It seems that the Yuan Kingdom is very powerful, but in fact it is really powerful, but there are also many internal problems.
"The most important thing I should do now is to destroy the Wei family and then digest it. If Lu Di is eaten, it should also be controlled, not occupied." Zhiyao felt that the goal of weakening the Chu State had been achieved, but it still couldn't be done at once.
It's too harsh, you need to leave some room.
Capture Bai Gongsheng? Since Zhiyao knew that Chu wanted to inspire the Chu people to hate the original country, it would be difficult for Bai Gongsheng to continue to serve as Ling Yin to ease the relationship with Zheng. Furthermore, what the enemy wanted was what he needed to avoid and destroy. Zhiyao
How can we make Duke Bai win as he wishes?
So, Zhiyao refused to capture Bai Gongsheng.
At the back, the original army received more than 56,000 Chu people, of whom more than 10,000 were wounded and sick.
Chu Junzhang was released, and at the same time Bai Gongsheng and other dignitaries of Chu State also went south. They met with the third batch of reinforcements at a place called "Duoyu".
Zhiyao, who had taken care of all the matters concerning the prisoners, was about to lead his army back to "Puyang" when he heard the news that Bai Gongsheng had committed suicide in "Duoyu".
The Chu State had a tradition of killing generals when defeated armies were defeated. During the Hundred Years' War with the Jin State, they committed suicide many generals, the most famous of whom was the Chu State's Commander Yin Zizhong. Later, this tradition was abandoned during the war with the Wu State.
"Baigong took the responsibility for the defeat and ordered the people of Chu to swear that they would avenge this battle and kill themselves in public with their swords." Taihu said.
Previously, Taihu was on a mission to the Song Dynasty. On the way back, he heard the news that Bai Gongsheng had committed suicide. He inquired about it from various sources to learn more information, and reported it after meeting Zhiyao.
Zhiyao was not the only one who heard the news.
Everyone was very emotional after hearing the news, and not many people were gloating about the misfortune. Most of them were thinking about how the Yuan Kingdom would deal with the outpouring of hatred from the entire Chu Kingdom.
What they didn't know was that Bai Gongsheng's self-improvement greatly stimulated Chu Junzhang, worsening Chu Junzhang's injuries. Not only did he fall into coma several times, his physical condition worsened.
Chu Junzhang is having a hard time now. From a medical point of view, the wound is infected and suppurating. The fever is constant and the condition is recurring. The medical technology is so advanced now that it looks a bit ominous no matter how you look at it.
"After Duke Bai, who is the Ling Yin of Chu State?" Zhiyao asked.
Taihu has no relevant information and cannot answer.
Sun Wu pondered for a while and said: "If Zi Gao is alive, he should be considered Zi Gao; if Zi Gao dies of illness, he should be Gongsun Ning."
Ye Gong did not die in battle, nor was he fatally injured, so he died of illness.
After all, Sun Wu's ten or twenty years in the south were not in vain, and he once held a high position in the Wu State. It is impossible that he has no relevant understanding of the Chu State.
Zhiyao looked at Zhiying and said: "Collect information about Gongsun Ning, be sure to be detailed."
Of course Zhiying responded: "No!"
Some information does not need to be collected deliberately. For example, Gongsun Ning is the party in Chu State that is friendly to Zheng State.
Looking at it this way, the relationship between Chu State and Zheng State will definitely improve greatly. It is doubtful whether Zheng State is willing to serve as Chu State's pawn.
Zhiyao asked: "Where are the kings and ministers of Lu State?"
Taihu said: "Following the Chu army to the south, they stayed in Shangqiu and did not leave."
The poor monarchs and ministers of the Lu State are now in a situation where they cannot return home.
It's not like the monarchs and ministers of the Lu State didn't send people to Zhiyao to ask for his release. They were humble and spoke very nicely.
It is related to the strategic deployment of the Yuan State. How could the Yuan army withdraw from the Lu State just because the envoys of the Lu State said a few nice words?
Now, the monarchs and ministers of the original country need to first take a look at the situation in various parts of the Lu country. Either the Lu people's resistance is too fierce and the original country cannot bear it, or the investment is too large and there is no benefit, otherwise they may not give up the annexation.
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To be honest, Yuan State seems a little anxious to annex Lu State now, but Lu State just doesn't have the foresight.
The Lu State had flirted with the Wu State before, but later became Chu State's licking dog, while actively contacting the Yue State.
Just ask, who can tolerate having such a neighbor?
Not to mention that Lu is a country that likes to have fun with people, so it is really hard for people to have a good impression of it.
From a strategic perspective, it would be strange for the Yuan State to allow the existence of the Lu State. If there was a chance, it would not destroy it. Would it still wait for the Lu State to become the bridgehead for the coalition forces to attack the Yuan State in the Central Plains?
If the Lu State is not dealt with, then the coalition forces will gather in Lu and they will be able to cut off the Yuan State more easily.
If the land of Jin and the land of Qi were cut off, would the original state lose the land of Qi? Considering that Qi was brought under the rule of the original state not long ago, it is still very likely that there would be a recurrence.
This time, the old nobles of the Qi State were unable to succeed. Firstly, they were a little stupid, and more importantly, the Yuan State was at the upper hand against the princes. If the Yuan State was at a disadvantage, a great chaos would be inevitable.
"When the princes come to their senses, it is absolutely impossible to avoid a joint attack on the original country!" Zhiyao knows this very well, and has no chance at all. (The Easter egg chapter on the APP client has the latest power distribution map)
They walked through the ice and snow back to "Puyang".
Because it is still freezing and snowy, the army will not be disbanded immediately. Instead, it will stay in camp to spend this winter.
Except for the standing army, the deadline for paying tribute to traditional troops has long passed, and food and drink are provided by the state. Although the troops have complaints, there is no resentment.
Zhiyao met Sima Ranju in "Puyang" and asked about the situation there in Qidi.
"The people who won the land loved the emperor, and there were old powerful people and even 'scholars' with permanent wealth, but the officials had complaints in their hearts." Sima Rangju said.
Very reasonable!
After all, those with vested interests are the most exclusive group of people. They want all the benefits to belong to themselves, and they hate being a part of themselves when they were nobody before.
Yuan Guo is now mainly trying to appease that group of people. The main reason is that Yuan Guo should not go into a big fight now. Waiting for the overall situation to stabilize, anyone who jumps again will have to try the strength of the "Iron Fist".
Many things will change as the Yuan Kingdom defeats the coalition of princes this time. It just needs time to ferment and make those who are unwilling to see the reality clearly. Either they will be attracted to participate, or there will be a wave of fleeing, or even suppression.
scene.
Zhiyao said: "If my surname was not Chen, I would be the most hated person by the people of Qi."
That's right, those people who still miss the Jiang family and the Lu family, what they hate the most is the Chen family named Gui, and think that if there was no Chen family named Gui, Qi would not be what it is now.
This is also one of the reasons why Zhiyao implicitly encouraged the Gui family with the surname Chen to return to the country.
Sima Ranju asked: "Bring back 50,000 Chu prisoners this time?"
Not only the Chu people, but also the other parties involved in the war had people captured by the original army, but the number was much smaller than the Chu people, making them less conspicuous.
Zhiyao said: "Maybe the project will be restarted? These strong and strong people are the labor force."
The Yuan Kingdom is not very willing to continue the war. What they want more is to quickly calm down the internal situation and then launch the second five-year plan.
If nothing else goes wrong, the Chu State will need two or three years to lick its wounds. Once the Chu State's monarchs and ministers become ruthless, what they will eventually do is drag the Yuan State to continue fighting, and continue to engage in endless wars year after year.
Sima Ranju talked about other things and said: "Chen Chujun always conveyed Chen Jun's request to go overseas and no longer stay in Donglai."
Zhiyao had a clear understanding of Gui's decision to surname Chen, and said: "The Chen family occupied the south of the peninsula when they were three years old. They have another place to live and have no intention of staying in the Central Plains."
It is a bit exaggerated to say that the Gui Chen family has occupied the entire southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Indeed, no one there can stop the Gui Chen family from expanding. It will only be a matter of time before they occupy all the southern peninsula of Korea.
Sima Ranju said: "So, don't interfere?"
Zhiyao had no time to pay attention to Gui's surnamed Chen, and even admired Gui's surnamed Chen for her contribution to the spread of civilization in the Central Plains.
"There is no dispute in the short term, so just show friendship." Zhiyao said.
The war that broke out this year was not only the one between the Yuan Kingdom and the allied forces of the princes. The Qin Army and the Dai Army were also attacking the western part of the Yuan Kingdom. At the same time, the Chen Kingdom invaded the Qi Kingdom.
Zhiyao heard that Qiguo was feeling very uncomfortable recently.
Compared with the original state, the Chen state was of course a weak state, but against the Shangqi state, it suddenly became a strong state.
I heard that Qi State was robbed of nearly 4,000 people, and a lot of miscellaneous materials were also plundered?
Qi State was originally a small country with few people. After they suffered many disasters, the country's population did not even reach 30,000.
Is the Gui surnamed Chen going to run away? They really should run away too. What they are afraid of is that the Yuan Kingdom has eliminated the threat from the princes, and the next step is to take action against them.
On the western battlefield of the Yuan Kingdom, the allied forces of the Qin Dynasty tried to attack "Hou Li" but failed to capture it. They first tried to siege the city, and then had a field battle with the Yuan army led by Han, and then withdrew.
It’s hard to say whether the Qin State retreated after knowing the war situation in the Song Dynasty, or the Qin State monarchs and ministers could not bear the non-combat attrition in winter battles. Anyway, they retreated decisively.
Sending troops in winter? Non-combat casualties are normal and cannot be avoided by all countries.
The Qin State sent out three envoys, namely the Yuan State, the Chu State and the Yue State. It is not difficult to guess the missions of the three envoys.
Given the overall situation, the Qin State must want to ease relations with the Yuan State and then form an alliance with the Chu and Yue States.
Zhiyao said with a headache: "From now on, there is the Western Qin in the west, the Zhao family in the north, the Chu State in the south, and the Yue State in the east. I am the only big one in the Central Plains, and the princes in the world are only strong.
It will definitely happen.”
Sima Ranju added: "There is Beiyan in the north. Your Majesty, on behalf of the Zhao family, Beiyan should be cut off first."
right!
The Yan State in Liaodong already borders the original state. What is confusing is that the Jin State did not contact it before, and the Yan State did not take the initiative to look for it. Both sides pretended that the other party did not exist.
Next, it is inevitable for the princes to unite to deal with the original country. Shouldn’t the princes forget about the Yan country?
Zhiyao couldn't help but fell into deep thought...
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