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Gou Jian, the king of Yue, is mobilizing the troops from "Zhongcheng" to the direction of "Langxie", seemingly intending to launch a new round of invasion of Ju State.
Ju State has a very long history, which can be traced back to 1046 BC. It is far older than all current countries...including the re-established Eastern Zhou Dynasty regime with the surname Ji.
Ju State has always been counted as a lineage of Dongyi, and it was only during the struggle between Jin State and Chu State that it actively integrated into the Zhuxia system.
"The Vietnamese army may invade the country of Ju. The country of Ju will be difficult to resist. I need to deploy defenses across the country to prevent any unexpected events." Zhiyao said.
The original intention was that Zhikai did not want to leave "Xinzheng". The problem was that going to Qidi was regarded as taking charge of his own affairs, and there were very few opportunities to be able to take charge of his own affairs. Especially for the prince, it would be hard to disobey the king's orders, so he had no choice but to agree.
Zhiyao ordered Sima Ranju to open a small stove before Zhikai left, so as to prevent Zhikai from making mistakes due to lack of experience.
Speaking of which, Sima Ranju has always been in charge of the Qidi side. There are about 80,000 Vietnamese troops who may invade the Qidi of the original country after attacking the Ju Kingdom. It would be safer for Sima Ranju to go to the Qidi.
The problem now is that Sun Wu is too old and in poor health. Zhiyao needs a reliable adviser. Moreover, Sima Ranju has been in control of Qidi for too long. Even if it is for Sima Ranju's good, it is really time to replace him.
Already.
After Sima Ranju explained to Zhikai what he needed to pay attention to when going to Qidi, when he found Zhiyao and returned to his hometown, he reminded him: "Coming east is still a land without one."
After the whole country of the Chen family moved to the Korean Peninsula, the original country did not occupy Donglai.
Over the past few years, some families in Donglai that have not relocated have been waiting around to see who will occupy Donglai. No one has founded a country there, but there have been examples of mergers with each other. Given more time, there should be families
Is it going to expand to the point of founding a country?
Zhiyao said nonchalantly: "If the Yue Kingdom takes over, it can be developed first for me."
The best part of the Qi State has been occupied and ruled by the Yuan State. Most of the places from the east are in a semi-barbaric state. They are tasteless and worthless. Being able to hold back the Yue State can be regarded as playing a role, and it can also become a
One of the bases for the original country to declare war on Vietnam in the future.
Sima Ranju was just giving necessary reminders.
The Gui surnamed Chen family moved too completely, leaving only a hundred thousand people in the huge Donglai country. The nutrition that the Yue country could get from eating was limited, and it also increased the cost of governance. This is why the Yuan country is not in a hurry to rule Donglai.
reason.
What if the Vietnamese army attacks Qi directly? There are now 40,000 garrison troops in Qi, which can last for more than a month. The Yuan Kingdom can still mobilize about 100,000 troops in Qi. How can they hold on until the main force returns to support?
The season has entered the middle of summer.
The former army has besieged "Xinzheng" for one year and three months.
As the original army besieged "Xinzheng" for longer, the frequency of fighting between the two sides showed a downward trend.
There are many reasons for the decrease in the frequency of fighting. The morale of the coalition forces is low and it is not suitable for war. The bigger reason is that the former army dug ditches around "Xinzheng".
The existence of the ditch made it more difficult for the coalition forces to go out. In fact, it also made it difficult for the original army, as the attacking party, to set up their formation.
When this happened, it was too obvious that the original army did not want to attack by force, which really made Zheng's monarchs and ministers who wanted to rely on the fortified city to consume the original army very worried.
"Your Majesty, the Chu State has sent envoys again and has been persuaded to leave."
Since last month, Chu Junzhong has repeatedly sent envoys. They have gone from being willing to stop fighting, to requesting an armistice, to accepting surrender and losing half, to being willing to become internal agents of the original army, until Zhiyao no longer receives Chu envoys.
Zheng Guo also sent envoys repeatedly. They were received by Zhiyao a few times, but then they were no longer received.
Zhiyao's attitude towards the Chu State remains unchanged, and everyone has been wasting away like this. Anyway, the Yuan State will not be wasted to death, and there will be no chance for them to use their strategies.
If this consumption continues, the Chu State will not be destroyed immediately because of this, but it is hard to say whether there will be internal chaos in the Chu State.
As for Zheng Guo? Unless Zheng Guo takes the initiative to accept the annexation of the original country, the meat will be almost cooked. Why should Zhiyao not eat it?
Han Geng, who happened to be present, really wanted to ask, "Will this force the enemy to a desperate situation?", but he was restrained and did not ask.
If you really ask like that, it will appear that Han Geng is very incompetent.
Look at what the surrounding area of "Xinzheng" looks like. There are ditches crisscrossing the area, and seemingly small fortresses standing up one after another. It's not an exaggeration to say that the area is surrounded like an iron barrel!
It was clear that "Xinzheng" had become the turtle in the urn, or the Chu and Zheng armies were watching Tietong take shape day after day. Apart from unconditional surrender, their only remaining option was to choose to fight to the death.
It was not that the Chu army or the Zheng army just sat back and watched the original army pull out tricks to besiege "Xinzheng". They also resisted and even launched a counterattack regardless of casualties.
"If it's early summer, I really should think about it."
In other words, the top leaders of the Chu and Zheng states had fought against each other and understood the seriousness of the situation, but their hard power was not as strong as that of the original state.
There is a saying: Even if a wise man has all kinds of strategies, most of the time, strength is the basis that truly determines everything. This has always been the case throughout the ages.
To put it simply, force defeats skill!
If you look at the combat methods adopted by Zhiyao later, if you know what he is doing, you can see who he borrowed from when targeting "Xin Zheng" this time.
After the siege was formed, the original army did not have many tricks. It was purely about holding the stronghold and fighting stupidly. This tactic came from Zeng Shatou.
Although it is only a two-axe technique, it is absolutely suitable to be used against "Xin Zheng"!
Han Geng couldn't hold it any longer and said, "The state of Chu is already in chaos. If the state of Chu changes its king, can I make peace with it?"
Is this what a minister should ask?
Han Geng asked this question as he thought of it. Apparently he still hasn’t fully adapted to the role change with Zhi Yao?
The so-called chaos is not that the feudal lord of Chu State has started to jump up and down again, but it is a sign that the princes of Chu State are planning to replace the new monarch.
The Chu State has a relatively long and frequent history of conquering the emperor. On more than one occasion, their uncle took the throne from his nephew, or brothers fought against each other to find a new king.
Zhaogu was given a victory by the Yuan Kingdom, especially after the defeat of Zhi Xuwu, the Yuan army no longer crossed the border to invade the mainland of Chu, which really greatly increased Zhaogu's reputation.
Before, everyone was losing, no one had any hope, and then one person suddenly won. How could he not be regarded as a hero when he saw the light in the midst of despair?
"Gene Era"
When Chu Junzhong and Ling Yinziguo were besieged in "Xinzheng" and were unable to return home, Zhaogu, as the third in command, became the actual person giving orders to the Chu state.
Originally, Zhaogu was very dissatisfied with his country's compromises with nobles from all over the country, so he tolerated it because he did not want to cause chaos for the newly succeeded Chu king.
Now, Zhao Gu, whose fame has soared, is extremely dissatisfied with his country. At the same time, he believes that Chu Junzhong cannot lead the Chu country to rise again, and even sees that the Chu country is on the verge of falling into the abyss under the fatuous rule of Chu Junzhong and Ling Yin.
As the trend continues, people continue to tout and encourage people to advance, and gradually a mentality of giving up to others gradually develops.
Those who flatter and persuade others sincerely hope that Zhaogu can replace Chu Junzhong and lead the Chu country out of the predicament.
However, how the wind of flattery and the first persuasion to advance appeared, there is a shadow of the original country in it.
Zhiyao avoided the topic of the possible emergence of a new king in Chu State and said: "Song State mobilized again and raised 70,000 troops to move to the old place; Zhaogu gathered 120,000 troops and also moved to 'Wanqiu'."
It's really a strange thing. Zhaogu should have had the idea of replacing him, but he still gathered an army to rescue Chu Junzhong.
This time, the senior officials of the Chu State and the monarchs and ministers of the Song State who were able to call the shots understood the fact that they were marching towards "Xin Zheng" alone. Even if they succeeded in breaking through to the vicinity of "Xin Zheng", they still could not rescue "Xin Zheng". Only by gathering heavy troops could they
Make rescue operations effective.
A few months later, Gou Jian only invaded Ju once, captured four cities, and then made no further moves.
That is to say, Gou Jian did not take the opportunity to completely destroy Ju State, nor did he march eastward or invade Qi and Lu.
"Xinzheng" is too far away from "Langye", and it would take more than half a month to send messages quickly. Many messages are almost lost in timeliness when they are sent to Zhiyao.
Zhiyao firmly believed that Gou Jian would not foolishly sit back and watch the Yuan Kingdom win the war, and speculated that Gou Jian would either force the Yuan army to withdraw from "Xin Zheng" by invading Qi, or else send troops to join the rescue of "Xin Zheng".
Of course, Gou Jian had another option. He could directly break the alliance with Chu, Song, Zheng and Lu, and then attack Chu and Song by adding insult to injury. He could then attack the two countries while the main forces of Chu and Song were outside.
Land grabbing.
The envoys sent by the Yuan Kingdom to meet Gou Jian mentioned that they should cooperate with the Yue Kingdom to carve up the Chu and Song Kingdoms, but they have not yet received a clear answer from the Yue Kingdom.
Can Yue's failure to give a clear answer be regarded as a kind of ambiguity? Anyway, Gou Jian did not refuse immediately, which to some extent meant betraying his allies; of course, it cannot be ruled out that he was using that behavior to confuse the original country.
In fact, Yuan State was at war with Chu State, Zheng State and Song State. As an ally of Chu State, Zheng State and Song State, Yue State did not show up on the battlefield at all. In fact, Gou Jian failed to fulfill his obligation as an ally.
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All allies are fighting hard, but Yue is just a bystander. No matter what happens afterwards, if Chu, Zheng and Song are not destroyed, they will attack Yue through public opinion at the lowest level. If they have enough strength, they will join forces to besiege Yue.
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"How did the Yue Kingdom fall in history?" Zhiyao knew that the Chu Kingdom destroyed the Yue Kingdom, but she didn't know the specific process.
This version of history has changed beyond recognition, and the original history can only be used as a reference.
Of course, Zhiyao is not actually familiar with the history of the late Spring and Autumn Period, and only knows a few historical events.
Knowing or not knowing history will only play a prophetic role for aspiring time travellers. It is the most crucial to collect good ministers and generals. One day, they will definitely change history with their own hands.
If there are time-travelers who don't want to change history, apart from really having no ability, the only thing left is the Buddhist type.
"How many troops do the lieutenant think Xinzheng should retain for encirclement?" Zhiyao asked at the new meeting.
Isn't this a new round of assembly between the Chu and Song armies at "Wanqiu" and then moved north along the Yingshui River?
At the same time, about 50,000 troops from the Yue Kingdom appeared in the territory of the Song Kingdom. They were marching towards the Jishui River. It seemed that they wanted to meet the Chu and Song armies along the Jishui River.
Looking forward to the stars and the moon can be regarded as looking forward to the appearance of the Vietnamese army. Judging from the number of the Vietnamese army, it shows Gou Jian's sincerity to some extent.
Not long after the rapid expansion of the Yue State, they had 80,000 troops in the Ju State, and they could also recruit 50,000 people from home to join the coalition. They were really sincere.
The monarchs and ministers of the original country are very concerned about the new movement of the coalition forces!
The Chu State, which had been repeatedly defeated in battles, did not break out of the expected civil strife. In particular, it showed its indomitable side. It was worthy of being a small viscounty state that developed into a hegemon in the south.
The Song State was able to withstand the pressure of military and internal public opinion. It can only be said that as the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the coalition forces, the monarchs and ministers of the Song State saw the situation more clearly.
The presence of Vietnamese troops on the battlefield in the Central Plains does it mean that the Vietnamese troops stationed in "Langxie" may invade Qi?
After new changes in the situation, Zhiyao has issued a new round of mobilization orders domestically. The mobilized troops will replace the garrison troops, and some troops originally used as garrison troops will go south to participate in the war.
Because the siege of "Xinzheng" has formed a dual system of ditches and walls, and because this round of coalition forces has gathered a total of 230,000 people, the original army must be transferred from the troops besieging "Xinzheng" to go south to fight.
"I thought..." Sima Ranju hesitated in a rare moment.
Continuous battles and the construction of siege fortifications will inevitably cause fatigue in the army.
In addition, once too many troops are mobilized to leave, the besieged kings and ministers of Chu and Zheng are not pig-headed, and they will definitely guess that new reinforcements are coming.
Sima Ranju paused for a moment, thought for a while and then said: "Or is it an opportunity to lure the enemy out of the city for a fierce battle?"
After a long period of time, there should be about 150,000 enemy troops left under siege? They sent envoys one after another but were rejected. They had the idea of defeating everything, and they would probably break out of the siege immediately when they encountered the opportunity, especially since the kings and ministers of the Chu State were absolutely unwilling to stay.
"Xinzheng" was exhausted to death.
Zhiyao asked the others, "What do you think?"
Han Geng was the first to second the proposal, and then most of them agreed.
However, Zhi Xuwu put forward a hypothesis and said: "If the enemy breaks out, they must have the ambition to succeed if they fail. Can the enemy troops leaving the city be annihilated before the enemy's reinforcements arrive?"
Sima Ranju just used the word "fierce war", which in itself represents the existence of risks, otherwise he should have used the word "annihilation" with full confidence.
When encountering the possibility of risk, the decision Zhiyao makes becomes critical.
When the war got to this point, wasn't it because Zhiyao felt there was no need to take other risks, so she didn't agree to Sima Ranju's suggestion in the first place?
Sima Ranju noticed it the first time Zhi Yao did not agree immediately, and thought to himself: "Striving for stability can reduce risks. Taking risks can give you a chance to annihilate the enemy troops leaving the city. Next, concentrate your superior forces to inflict heavy damage to the enemy troops, and then return."
The master easily captured 'Xinzheng'. The benefits of the two options are different, it depends on what choice you make."
