The Zhou army in "Puyang" did not have the size of two legions, at best it had the strength of two "divisions".
Other troops are either already hidden in the border area between the Yuan Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom, or they are marching to the predetermined location from various places.
After all, concentrating all the troops to be deployed in "Puyang" is not only troublesome, but also a waste of time and resources. Why do it?
The armies traveling with Zhikai have two special formations, they are the Huben Army and the Yulin Army.
The Huben Army will be stationed around the capital for a long time, but they do not participate in the maintenance of public security in the capital, and they are not on duty in the palace, but exist as a deterrent force.
Miyagi has a special guard force, of which Lang Guan is only a part, and more are soldiers called the Forbidden Army.
The Forbidden Army is not a legion, it simply has the mission of guarding the palace.
In the future, the Habayashi Army will not be stationed in the capital for a long time. They will be active in various places in the north. When it is their turn to rest and recuperate, they will be stationed at a temporary station in a certain county.
So, the Huben Army will be the "shield", and the Yulin Army will be the "spear".
Zhikai, who was leading an army on an expedition for the first time, would ask about every detail at first, but gradually found that doing so was too tiring and had almost no other effect besides expressing his knowledge.
The original country is a mature country with its own management system, and officials or military officers at all levels have their own responsibilities.
Those at the top, in addition to following up on the matters they are responsible for, only need to regularly check relevant documents, or temporarily check information in a certain place. Their role is more to supervise and intimidate the lower levels. How can they actually participate in everything?
Woolen cloth?
If a king is the king of a country, the matters he will listen to will basically be large and broad, and he will only listen to the report specifically when something happens.
Nothing can train a person more than running an army, and Zhikai quickly understood this fact.
"Lieutenant, what did your father look like when he first led the army?" Zhikai specially invited Sima Rangju to come over for a chat when he was setting up camp.
Sima Ranju said: "At the age of thirteen, the king was already leading troops against the princes. The first time he led troops was a fierce battle with the combined forces of Chu, Qi, Zheng, and Lu, and he won the battle."
Zhikai didn't want to hear his father's glorious deeds, but wanted to know the details.
"This..." When Sima Ranju served under Zhiyao, the Qi State was on the verge of collapse. At that time, Zhiyao's leadership style had already matured.
A mature military style can only serve as a reference for those who are leading troops for the first time. If you completely imitate it, there is a high probability that something will go wrong.
Sima Ranju could only say: "I think the prince should listen more, see more, speak less, and do less at this time."
If you were a person with a more grumpy temper, you might be tempted to get such a reply if you were seriously seeking experience.
After all, what Sima Ranju said was a bit like treating a child.
Zhikai nodded and said, "That's it for now."
They have entered the territory of Hengshan County, and if nothing happens, they will be able to reach "Puyang" in about ten days.
As it got closer to the Yan Kingdom, the number of troops united around Zhikai increased to the size of a legion.
They will not go to "Poor Fish Hill" to join the local garrison. Instead, they will continue all the way north to complete the rendezvous with a "division" there, and when the war begins, they will directly invade the Yan Kingdom.
In the same way, the original army stationed in "Poor Fish Hill" will also launch an attack on Yan State on the day of war.
The old land of Zhongshan Kingdom was divided into two counties, namely Dai County and Shanggu County. However, these two counties are still incomplete. The Dai land of Zhao family needs to be taken over to increase Dai County.
area under its jurisdiction, destroy the Yan State and then add areas under its jurisdiction to Shanggu County.
From some aspects, the center of the original country clearly regards Dai and Yan as its own. Otherwise, how could it be divided into administrative districts in that way.
Eleven days later, Zhikai stood on a low mountain, looking at everything in the northeast.
They would like to thank the Yuan Kingdom for formulating a military plan to invade the Yan Kingdom and sending out manpower early to build roads and bridges along the march. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to reach the Yan Kingdom's border in less than a month.
Along the march, the territory of the original country was actually not bad. After starting to pay attention to it, there were at least clustered settlements along the way, some small towns were also being built, and more of them were nomadic herding groups.
Those original people who encounter large armies will elect representatives to ask: There are many good young men in my tribe/walled village. Do you want to recruit auxiliary troops on the spot?
Yes, they are just auxiliary soldiers. To become a combat soldier, you need to take an assessment and then be included in the regular establishment and registered.
It is actually not difficult to pass the examination, but the difficulty is that there are not often places.
Zhikai occasionally recruits some people to serve as auxiliary soldiers, and finds that strange people are also willing to recruit them as disciples.
As a prince, how dare you do this?
Don’t forget that even though many things have changed, we are still in the early Warring States period, and many old rules and customs are still being implemented habitually.
Even in the late Warring States Period, the prince of a country was allowed to form his own team.
In the unified dynasty, the more enlightened and confident king even wished that the prince would discover talents for his own use. This was not only to observe what kind of person the prince was, but more importantly, he hoped that the prince would have a team that was loyal to him.
"The State of Yan is still fighting bloody battles with Donghu and Tu He, and there is no sign of moving troops south." Zhi Xuwu had more expectations for Zhi Kai than other ministers.
At this stage, the Yan State is engaged in a bloody battle with foreign tribes.
Or it should be said that from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, it was not that the Yan State did not want to get in touch with other princes, but that its energy was completely tied up by the foreign races. It understood that even reconnecting with the Central Plains princes would cause more troubles, and it focused on eliminating the threat from the foreign races.
superior.
So, isn’t it quite unreasonable for the Yuan Kingdom to invade while the Yan Kingdom is fighting a bloody battle with foreign tribes?
One thing that needs to be reiterated here is that since the river changed its course, the Yan State has lost contact with other princes for more than a hundred years, and is in a current situation where no one knows who is doing what.
The senior officials of the Yuan Kingdom know that there are always scouts, spies, and Xizuo studying and observing the Yan Kingdom. Some intermediate-level grassroots people may also know, but it is really difficult for the rest to know.
Therefore, it would definitely be unreasonable to invade while the Yan State is fighting a bloody battle with foreign tribes, but it will be blocked on this point.
If the Yuan Kingdom succeeded in wiping out the Yan Kingdom, public opinion would be that the Yan Kingdom could not withstand the invasion of foreigners. When it was on the verge of destruction, the Yuan Kingdom marched in order to save the Li Shu people in Yanland and successfully drove away the foreigners who invaded Yanland.
As for why the land of Yan became part of the original state? The monarchs and ministers of the Yan state could not guarantee the safety of Li Shu, so it would be good if it was replaced by the original state to protect it.
"Bloody battle?" Zhikai noticed this keyword.
Zhi Xuwu said: "Tu He may be weak, but Donghu is extremely strong. The Yan State is small and the people are few, and the soldiers of the whole country are only 50,000. The enemies of the Yan State gather tens of thousands to attack."
What is the population of the Yan State at the current stage? Not to mention that the original country does not know, the Yan State itself does not know. Using a relatively reliable guess, the Yan State should have seven or eight million people, right?
One thing you need to know is that in history, Chu State has long given up the rule of "no scholars can be conquered if they are not taught". Their feudal lords like to recruit farmers or slaves to make up the numbers when they are summoned; Yan State is facing the extreme threat of aliens.
The great threat cannot defeat Zhou Li. When necessary, the old, weak, women and children have to take up arms to resist the invasion of foreigners.
Even if he didn't know Tu He and Dong Hu at all before, when he learned that Zhi Kai would become the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, he would definitely try his best to understand them.
According to some intelligence information from the original country, Tu He is a tribal alliance further northeast of the Dai country, with a population of about 200,000, and about 30,000 to 40,000 bow-drawers; Donghu is a tribe from the Yan region.
An ancient alien race in the northeast, the Yuan Kingdom could not know how many people there were in Donghu. The maximum number of troops who repeatedly invaded the Yan Kingdom was more than 100,000.
As a time traveler, Zhiyao certainly knows Donghu, but each era has its own "expansion pack". Maybe Donghu is in a period of strength, or maybe it is in decline. It is really difficult to confirm different time points.
Zhi Xuwu nodded and said: "The Yan army is fighting on two fronts, and it is really difficult to deal with it. I also heard that Wujing is also gathering troops and there are signs of invading the Yan Kingdom."
What's going on with this endless thing? They are a branch of Shan Rong. About the 11th century BC, King Wu of Zhou raised troops to eliminate violence, annihilated Shang Zhou, and established the Zhou Dynasty. In order to stabilize the world and strengthen his rule, King Wu of Zhou raised troops to defeat Zhou.
Meritorious officials in the war were awarded the title of marquis based on their merits, including Duke, Marquis, Uncle, Son, and Male. At that time, the leader of a Shanrong tribe was granted the title of Viscount, and the fiefdom was unlimited. The establishment of
There is no end to the country.
After hearing this, Zhikai said with emotion: "How difficult is the Yan country? If we don't send troops at this time, it will be difficult to destroy it."
Actually, it depends on who is fighting whom.
If Tu He, Wu Zhong and Dong Hu were neighbors of Jin, their fate would not be much better than that of Chi Di, Bai Zhai and Quan Rong.
Even if Yan and Song were exchanged, it would be Wu Zhong, Tu He and Dong Hu who were beaten repeatedly.
Zhikai was so overwhelmed, but his heart became wary.
Even if the Yan State is at a disadvantage, being able to withstand those foreign races for so many years at least proves that the people of the Yan State are quite brave and good at fighting, right?
On the other side of the low mountain, there is green.
In fact, after leaving "Puyang", there are woods everywhere along the way, as if people have entered a world with nothing but trees.
Due to the geographical environment, the path taken by the Yuan Kingdom's army heading north this time will definitely become the main transportation line in the future. Other roads will have to wait until various places are gradually developed and matured.
Zhixuwu asked: "Does the prince have any intention of destroying the slaughter without any end?"
Zhikai shook his head simply and said: "To destroy Yan is to cut off the corners of 'One World', and occupying its territory is a last resort."
I heard that it starts to snow here in late autumn, and in winter it’s just snow and ice everywhere?
It is true that the strength of a country is linked to the size of its territory. If there is too much barren land within the scope of its rule, in fact, even if the map looks good, the increased rulership will definitely be exaggerated.
The Yuan Kingdom will definitely want to eat the land of the Yan Kingdom, and go further north or east. Judging from the current situation of the Yuan Kingdom, eating it will not only not be a supplement, but will cause harm on the contrary.
Zhiyao didn't tell Zhikai these things directly, and even this time Zhikai didn't interfere no matter how hard he wanted to fight.
Zhikai thought on his own and then discussed with a group of friends, and came to the conclusion that Tu He, Wu Zhong and Dong Hu could be beaten very badly. Whether to occupy their land or not, he had to go to the field to observe before making a decision.
No one, including Zhiyao, would know that in the original version of history, this was also the year that Zhao Muxie sent troops to the north.
In the original history, Zhao Muxie ignored Zhiyao's order to send troops to participate in the Central Plains War. Instead, she gathered the family's private army and the Han and Wei families' troops to launch a war against Dai and Tu He, and successfully destroyed Dai and Tu He.
He was slaughtered and the land was annexed. The price was that Zhiyao's attempt to seek hegemony failed, and the Jin State once again lost points in front of other countries.
"Let's go!"
After Zhikai finished speaking, a person next to him picked up the horn around his waist and blew it.
The desolate sound of horns echoed in the wilderness, and a huge army began to march toward the north.
The one who opened the way was the Yulin Army. They could not let go of their gallop in the forest area. After leaving the forest area, they began to move freely, ignoring the surrounding villages or cities of the Yan people, and headed straight for the capital of the Yan State "Ji".
Along the way, only Yi Shui could slow down the advance of the Yuan army. The rest of the Yan army, which spontaneously came to block it, or under any other circumstances, would not pose any obstacle to the fierce Yuan army.
The sudden appearance of the strange army made the Yan people they saw along the way bewildered.
Because they have lost contact with the Central Plains for too long, many contemporary Yan people believe that the only difference between Yan people and foreigners in the world is that they really don’t know that there are many vassal states in the south with the same culture and race.
Those Yan troops who spontaneously gathered to stop the original army only followed the orders of the local nobles. Because of their family inheritance, the nobles knew that there were many vassal states in the south. They were surprised and confused as to why the troops of the southern vassal states appeared in their own country.
territory.
The army under his command was rolling forward, but Zhikai received several nobles from the Yan Kingdom.
These nobles of the Yan Kingdom spoke a language that Zhikai couldn't understand. They looked quite excited, and they didn't seem to have much hostility?
Countries are obviously connected by borders, but they can't understand what the other party is saying? Similar things are not that unusual, and it is still the same situation in modern times.
"Prince, these princes mistakenly thought that Dayuan was sent by the Zhou Dynasty for reinforcements."
"hehe!"
Zhikai doesn’t think he is stupid, nor does he think anyone is a fool.
The Yan State had lost contact with the Central Plains for such a long time. Maybe they didn't know that the Zhou Dynasty was gone. Even if the Emperor of Zhou sent princes to reinforce the Yan State, wouldn't they have notified him in advance? How could it have suddenly appeared?
Therefore, it is not that these nobles of the Yan State do not understand what happened, with a kind of extravagant expectation, they simply understand that the strange army that suddenly appeared is not something that the Yan State can compete with, especially when the Yan State is still fighting against Tu
He and Donghu are fighting, knowingly pretending to be Hutu is to leave a way out for themselves and their family!
