When the meeting between the kings and ministers of Chu State was about to end, a notice came from outside the tent, saying that Yuan Junyao had sent a jar of fine wine.
For a time, many people showed expressions of reminiscing, and it felt as if a lifetime had passed before them.
In a state of war, you should still maintain etiquette and give the other party something magnanimous, such as wine? This kind of thing used to be the norm.
It is a pity that after about 520 BC, similar things became rarer and rarer, and it has not happened once in the past ten years.
The wine sent from the original country, judging from the style of the jars in which the wine is contained, looks like a high-quality product just from the appearance.
"The whole jar is made of jade?" At this moment, too many people were shocked.
In fact, it is not jade. To put it bluntly, it is a waste product with turbid color and bubbles that Zhi produced when he was studying glass. Later, he developed another process.
Chu Junzhong was about to say that Yuan Junyao did not lose his elegance, but he had not yet said the words. Fortunately, he did not say the words.
"Yuan Jun specially ordered it to be delivered to your Majesty."
Ziguo showed a proud expression when he heard this. Seeing the astonishment on Chu Junzhong's face, he couldn't help but feel stunned. After realizing it, he stood up and said loudly: "What you are doing is driving a wedge between me and your Majesty!"
Chu Junzhong tried not to make his expression too ugly, and said with a forced smile: "The king of another country gave me Ling Yin's fine wine. This is Ling Yin's talent that conveyed to the princes, and the original king also liked it. It is really a happy event for Chu!"
It is true to say that, the better Ling Yin is, the better the talent of Chu will be.
But why does it make Chu Jun feel so uncomfortable? He thought: "Is Zhiyao deliberately humiliating me?"
It can be understood that way.
After all, when the king of another country gives a gift to the ministers of one country, but the king of one country does not, it is very clear that he does not take it seriously.
Of course, everyone can see that it is a alienation tactic. The situation in Chu State is very good and no one will think much about it. However, not only is the situation in Chu State not very good, but this war also seems to be a little bad.
Once the general situation is bad, many small things will definitely be magnified. Not to mention that just a moment ago, Chu Junzhong felt that he could not see through the Ziguo's repeated compromises with the nobles.
Chu Junzhong felt insulted, and he could understand that Yuan Junyao sent the wine to anger him.
Perhaps the king of Chu could have said nothing, but his ministers did not allow their king to remain indifferent after being humiliated.
Qu Huai, who was the first to react, stood up and said angrily: "Yuan Guo's move is sinister and must be repaid!"
Do you think that only the Jin people in the past will retaliate? The Chu people from ancient times to the present have no greater magnanimity than the Jin people.
Ziguo couldn't help but express his gratitude. He walked up and threw the jar of wine on the ground. What was more embarrassing was that the ground was made of wooden boards and the wine jar was relatively thick, so it didn't break when he dropped it.
He looked at the rolling wine jar and kicked the solid wood beam next to it, which made a breaking sound. As a result, the tent was instantly filled with the fragrant aroma of wine.
Many people's noses twitched when they smelled the aroma of wine, and they looked at the drinks everywhere with regretful expressions.
After the wine jar was broken, they discovered that the outer layer of the jar was smeared with an unknown object, and the inside was the structure of pottery.
From this point of view, it seems that the pottery technology and glass technology in the original country have made great progress? Perhaps porcelain has been created???
"Your Majesty, we have planned a night attack tonight, and I will personally lead it!" Ziguo said impassionedly.
The original army came from afar and was repeatedly disturbed during the day. The completion of the camp may only be 70 to 80%?
Since they were unable to concentrate on setting up camp, the original army's camp must have lacked a lot of defensive fortifications, which was indeed an excellent opportunity for a sneak attack at night.
Chu Junzhong pondered for a moment and said: "The original army did this intentionally to anger me? They must be prepared at night and even set up traps. If they attack at night..."
Needless to say, the possibility of being caught in a trap is extremely high.
Besides, Yuan Junyao is known to the whole world to be good at sneak attacks. It is not easy to attack the camp of a "sneak attack master" at night. In addition to what he did just now, it may be best to stop in time.
choice?
As soon as Ziguo finished speaking, a sudden movement came from outside.
First there was a noise from far away, then there were bursts of movement like rolling thunder, and then there was the obvious sound of warning drums.
The kings and ministers of the Chu State rushed out of the tent and could see the light of fire appearing in some affiliated camps in the distance. Through the light of the fire, they could see the movements of a large number of cavalry.
That was when the Yuan Kingdom's cavalry launched a sneak attack, or harassment, at night. They did not rush into the Chu army's camp, but simply fired rockets from outside.
If the distance is far enough, you can see that every light cavalry mount in the Yuan Kingdom has a torch. Before shooting arrows, they light the arrowheads tied with cloth strips and sticky with grease, and then shoot them into the Chu army's camp.
, mainly aimed at the tent, and the tent hit by the rocket was quickly ignited.
If the light is too dark somewhere at night, it will definitely make the rest of the person's field of vision darker.
As the kings and ministers of the Chu State watched, infantrymen from the Yuan Kingdom suddenly appeared in some dark places. They also did not attack the camp, but only fired rockets from outside.
"The enemy did not attack our main camp."
There are many camps around the main camp of the Chu army, and they defend the main camp in the center. In this case, even if the sneak attack is successful, waiting for the Chu army to react, the original army that attacked the main camp will probably not be able to return.
It was for this reason that the original army that carried out the night attack did not target the Chu army's main camp and chose those peripheral camps.
There were several Chu army camps. After they were attacked, large numbers of soldiers emerged from their tents.
The Chu troops in these camps were originally going to harass the original army's camps tonight, so they looked fully armed.
Precisely because the Chu troops were in a state of readiness for battle, they responded extremely quickly. However, they did not receive an order for a while, and they really didn't know whether they should go out to fight back.
"Your Majesty?" Chu Junzhong looked at Ziguo and signaled to do something quickly.
Ziguo seemed more hesitant.
Night attacks are usually carried out in the early morning when people are most likely to get sleepy, right? As a result, the original army was very careless and would attack before the time had passed.
Of course, the Chu army can leave the camp to counterattack, but the problem is that there are many original army troops hidden in the wilderness. Don't rush out of the camp with anger and anger. There are large groups of original army troops waiting in the darkness, which becomes a kind of outburst.
The camp is giving away heads!
There were still sensible people among the generals of the State of Chu. They did not lead their troops out of the camp rashly. After some preparation, they ordered the archers to shoot rockets outside, trying to light up the dark place to find out the situation.
Although bamboo bows are the most numerous among the kings of Chu, there must be other types of bows and arrows. Because the number is too small, the part of the fired rocket that falls on the ground quickly extinguishes itself, which means it is abnormal.
Tie it with a strip of cloth and stick it with grease. Unless it falls into the water after lighting it, there is no way it will extinguish itself as soon as it hits the ground. Even if you try to stamp it out with your feet, it won't be that fast. Someone must be covering it with something.
If you put it out again, it will fall off!
By the faint light of the fire, the Chu army with good eyesight saw a large number of former soldiers standing in the darkness, and they reported their findings.
Ziguo's eyesight was not that good. After careful consideration, he said: "There is no need to leave the camp to fight back. The best thing is to put out the fire quickly; a night attack at Mao hour will not change."
When facing the unknown, you should have more awe. Being too reckless can easily lead to unexpected consequences. The country understands this.
Most people agree with the views of the sub-state, especially those non-public nobles.
That appearance made Chu Junzhong think too much, and he guessed with suspicion in his heart: "Gongsun Ning seems to be very popular? His actions really deserve the love of the nobles."
By the way, in order to end the civil war as soon as possible, the Ziguo made many compromises with the Chu nobles, especially providing many preferential terms. How could it be possible to prevent Chu Junzhong and the other Chu nobles from thinking too much?
However, the Chu State did stop the civil strife under Ziguo's operations, and this time it was able to gather more than 300,000 troops to march north.
Where did the 300,000 troops come from? The troops belonging to the central government and the princes of Chu were only about 120,000, and the remaining troops were brought by the nobles.
Regardless of the quality of the troops under the Chu nobles, they looked like they were powerful in numbers. They successfully flexed their muscles once, which actually made Chu Junzhong and a group of nobles more afraid of using force to solve internal troubles.
The determination is getting weaker and weaker, and what needs to be thought about is how to weaken the strength of the non-public nobles without losing any blood.
Chu Junzhong did not want to use foreign enemies to weaken the disobedient nobles in the country. His understanding was relatively simple. Even if the nobles were disobedient, they were still a part of Chu State's strength. What he should strive for was to make them his own, not to use them.
Foreign enemies are eliminated.
From some aspects, Chu Junzhong seems a little naive, but he also seems to have the bearing of a king?
The Yuan army's night attack came suddenly, and at the same time they retreated very quickly. They only fired a few waves of rockets at some camps of the Chu army, and disappeared into the darkness in less than a quarter of an hour.
"The original army must be waiting in the wilderness..." Dou Huai participated in the "Battle of the Wei River", and it still seems to be fresh in his memory.
Which time? It was the time when Bai Gongsheng led his army to support the Qin State, but was attacked by Zhiyao's army halfway across the Wei River. Later, the war broke out on the south bank of the Wei River. At that time, Zhiyao took advantage of the low visibility to carry out sneak attacks.
, forced Bai Gong Sheng's troops to surrender in one fell swoop, and captured more than 30,000 Chu troops.
Dou Huai told Chu Junzhong his guess.
Chu Junzhong looked at Ziguo and asked: "If the original army is still in the wilderness, how can our army attack at night?"
But Ziguo was thinking: "What we should be most wary of now is the second sneak attack by the original army!"
Chu Junzhong saw that Ziguo had a dazed expression but did not answer. He didn't know what he was thinking. On the surface, he was patiently waiting for the answer.
When Zi Guo came back to his senses and saw that Chu Junzhong was staring at him, he quickly saluted and said, "I was distracted just now. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Chu Junzhong smiled and asked the question again.
Many bystanders began to look at him a little strangely, especially the nobles of Chu State.
Has the state of Chu ever produced powerful ministers? There have indeed been many. Otherwise, how could the Qu, Jing and Zhao clans have grown so rapidly?
There were a few times when Ling Yin, as a powerful minister, tried to seize the throne. It was not without examples of successful ministers.
After listening to the question, Ziguo replied: "If this is the case, a fierce battle at night is not unavoidable. By luck, the original army sent troops to harass our camp. The defense in the camp may be lowered, making it easier for our army to succeed in the night attack."
Chu Junzhong said with a smile: "You can do your best, so I can rest assured."
Speaking of which, Ziguo is not blind, nor is he a heartless person without emotional intelligence. He must have discovered Chu Junzhong's abnormal attitude towards him.
However, some things are hard to say without time, let alone in front of others.
Soon after, Ziguo had an opportunity to be alone with the king of Chu.
"Your Majesty." Ziguo bowed and bowed.
Chu Junzhong suddenly saw Ziguo in such a state. While he did not understand, he advised: "Ai Qing, get up quickly."
Ziguo still knelt down and said with all sincerity: "The loyalty of your Majesty can be seen from the sun and the moon!"
Speaking of this, Chu Jun’s center is not beautiful.
Ziguo also said: "The great Chu is suffering from internal and external troubles, so I compromised with other families, but it was a helpless move and definitely not intentional. What I want now is for the great Chu to eliminate the internal strife and unite as one to deal with the outside world. If all the families don't know what is good for them, I will have done it early."
Make preparations so that all his troops will be killed here, and the whole family of unruly people will be killed in the country, so that the great Chu will have peace!"
Before Chu Junzhong sent out the army, he was a little strange. The central government and the princes could obviously assemble more troops, and the initial report was that they had assembled an army of 160,000. Why did they only go out with about 120,000 troops? This made the nobles show off for nothing.
The muscles look like the center and the public are declining.
"Now, they have almost brought their fighting troops to the front line, and a large number of nobles have personally accompanied the army on the expedition. Can the 40,000 troops at the rear really capture their home base?" Chu Junzhong admitted that he was moved.
I saw Ziguo continue to say: "This time the king is like this, I can only tell him, lest the original king's plan succeeds. Otherwise, if you act like this, the king is the king of Chu. It would be better if you learn about it later."
Suspicion between kings and ministers is indeed a very troublesome matter, and may even have fatal consequences.
Ziguo also expressed his intention very clearly. Once that happens, the blame will naturally fall on him.
At that time, Lieutenant General Chu will be able to deal with his country and still be the high-ranking king.
Chu Junzhong was silent for a while and said: "We are all people of great Chu, so unless it is absolutely necessary, such a plan should never be carried out."
After talking about it, the bad feelings between the emperor and his ministers seemed to have disappeared. They continued to communicate on how to fight with the original army, and it took a while before they parted.
Chu Junzhong looked at Ziguo's retreating figure, his eyes were extremely deep, and he asked into the air: "Yuan Gao, how trustworthy are your words from Ling Yin?"
A figure came out of the back tent, his name was Zhao Gao.
"Ling Yin's words are certainly credible. However, Ling Yin has a lot of fertile land under his name. I heard that it was donated by many families." Zhao Gao said.
this……
Chu Junzhong chuckled and said, "It must be that Ling Yin did this in order to gain the trust of many families?"
Zhaogao saluted and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Chu Junzhong waved his hand, seemingly not feeling wise at all, and then ordered: "Yuan Gao will return home at dawn to investigate the movements of the army in the country. If you find anything, report back as soon as possible."
Zhao Gaoying: "No!"
Chu Junzhong stopped Zhaogao who was about to leave, and said: "In addition, spy on the movements of the Yue Kingdom. This matter is the most important!"
The pupils of Zhaogao's eyes contracted, and he saluted again and said: "No!"
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