The State of Chu was already preparing for war intensively. The size of the army of half a million people was not a problem for the State of Chu. They pulled out an army of this size because they obviously did not want the war to happen within the borders of the State of Chu.
In this case, Zhiyao's strategy seems to have been successful?
"The Chu State has assembled an army of 200,000 in Ying, 150,000 in Yue, and 150,000 in Cai."
"I heard that all the elite members of Qu Jingzhao's clan have come out to reorganize the "Left and Right Guang" guards. They have been traveling to Yunmeng Ze to hunt rhinos and crocodiles and make leather bags."
"Among the feudal lords from various places, only the Xiang family has a high profile, and the Liang family has followed behind them and established its own power."
Zhiyao entered Zheng Guoyuan Palace in "Xinzheng" and sat in the chief seat to listen to the report.
The State of Zheng used "Xinzheng" as its capital for more than 300 years. During this period, "Xinzheng" was continuously built. In addition to building nine defense chains, they also continued to expand the palace city.
However, Jin and Chu began to compete for hegemony, and Zheng became a battlefield where the Jin and Chu armies continued to fight, which directly caused Zheng to continue to suffer. As a result, Zheng's national power declined day by day, and the palace city that was repeatedly expanded still seemed a bit petty.
Taking the main hall where court meetings are held as an example, the space is relatively narrow, and there is no grand decoration. Even the most conspicuous load-bearing pillars in the hall cannot see sculptures.
How small is the main hall? The length from the entrance to the main seat is less than thirty meters, and the width of the hall is only about twenty meters.
In the current era, when a court meeting is held, the officials are not allowed to stand, but are given seats on both sides.
The length of a table is about 160 centimeters. The seats need to be spaced. There must be enough space at the entrance. There must also be enough space below the table from the seats of the ministers. The length of the table is 30 meters.
Eight cards is the limit.
In other words, the seats placed in the front row only have sixteen seats on both sides. Even if there are seats in the back, they still need to be spaced apart, and other spaces must be made. As a result, the total number of seats in the entire hall will never exceed thirty-two.
indivual.
The main hall where the court meeting was held could only accommodate thirty-two courtiers. Every court meeting was usually attended by nobles who did not hold official positions in the central government. The officials serving in the central government plus the nobles temporarily participating in the meeting would make the country look more and more prosperous.
not enough.
Zhiyao looked down and felt unhappy when she saw that it looked crowded.
However, this is the main hall where the kings and ministers of Zheng State used to hold court meetings? That's okay.
Zheng Guo's life is getting worse day by day. In the end, it is still unknown whether the seats in the hall can be filled. Even if they can be filled, it may be a small number.
What did Zhiyao hear just now, Mrs. Xiang?
"Who is this surname?" Zhiyao asked.
The Xiang clan of Chu State? It’s hard not to let Zhiyao be attracted to the attention.
Taihu stood up from his seat and replied: "The Xiang family is a descendant of the Duke of Xiang State. The current head of the family is Xiang Wu, and the fiefdom is in the 'Tang' area. The Xiang family has two cities, and there are more than 60,000 people under its rule.
There are nearly three thousand songs."
Buqu is a term from the Chu State, which is equivalent to professional soldiers in the Central Plains such as "shi" and "disciple".
Zhiyao was stunned for a moment.
In fact, it was mainly because the Xiang family was so awesome in the future, which caused Zhiyao to have a "preconceived" impression and subconsciously thought how powerful the Xiang family was.
However, with more than 60,000 subjects and about 3,000 professional soldiers, it is really not that weak.
After all, this is the early Warring States period, isn't it?
Of course, there is still a huge gap between the current Xiang family and the Xiang family that Zhiyao knew.
Sun Wu asked in confusion: "Your Majesty specifically asked the Xiang family, but there is something unusual?"
Zhiyao learned about the current Xiang family, shook her head and said: "I am curious about how the Xiang family keeps such a high profile."
As the eunuch, Taihu should satisfy everything for Zhiyao, so he decided to send someone to get to know the Xiang family later, lest Zhiyao ask again and fail to answer, which would appear to be a dereliction of duty.
Sun Wu smiled and said: "The Kingdom of Chu was destroyed for more than fifty years, and the people who lost the country and Zuo are all one with the Kingdom of Chu. It is okay for the princes of the Chu Kingdom to be strong, but now they are suffering from backlash."
The "remnants" specifically refer to the princes and nobles who lost their country, and they are not ordinary common people.
In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people with surnames and surnames were considered "people".
At the same time, the "people" at the beginning were not as miserable as they were later. They just went to the barbaric land to open up, eliminate or expel the foreign races so that the Xia descendants had room to survive. From the standpoint of the Xia, they should be admired.
In Zhuxia, there were only eight "surnames" at first, including Ji, Jiang, Si, Yao, Ying, Gui, Gui, and You in any order. It is said that they were the oldest tribe in the period of human clan society.
According to the rules, a person's surname remains unchanged, but his surname can be changed according to his official position or fiefdom.
So people with the same surname actually have the same ancestors, that is, they were the same family many years ago.
Zhu Xia's living space has never been obtained for nothing. During this period, I don't know how many hardships he has gone through and how many ancestors have been sacrificed.
The birth of a clan was a special honor at the beginning. The birth of each " clan" actually only showed one thing, which kind of living space Zhu Xia had added. Later, the establishment of an institutional system led to the " clan" being given
Another meaning is official position.
Sun Wu's statement is true.
Chu State was the country that destroyed the most countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. In line with the concept of "continuity of survival", there was no extermination operation. The descendants of all the annihilated princes will definitely become members of the Chu State, and they will still be a privileged class.
When the princes of the Chu State were strong, they would inevitably become the wings of the Chu State and contribute to the prosperity of the Chu State.
The most representative of them is Yang Youji, a descendant of the Yangguo Gong clan. His title of "China's No. 1 Archer" is not just a bragging, it was achieved by spending the lives of enemy generals in the wars between Chu State and various vassal states.
His achievements show how much he has contributed to the state of Chu.
Precisely because the Chu State destroyed too many countries, the descendants of those destroyed countries have established a foothold within the Chu State. Once the Chu State's public clans are not so strong, they will inevitably become a hidden danger within the Chu State.
However, the Qu family, the Jing family, and the Zhao family need to bear the blame for the troubles caused by the feudal lords of the Chu state. As the princes of the Chu state, they were the first to engage in the "enclosed land for self-improvement" method, and the other nobles just followed suit.
The question that Zhiyao attaches most importance to right now is one question: "So, the Chu clan and the local feudal lords are united again?"
A question was asked that made all the ministers look at each other.
Sun Wu, who was not afraid of trouble, smiled and said: "The country is in danger of being destroyed, but the contradictions are too great. Who is willing to be a citizen of the country?"
Zhiyao doesn't mean that simply at all.
Zhi Xuwu glared at Sun Wu with dissatisfaction, and then said: "In ancient times, there was a saying of 'terminal illness'. This is the case in Chu State now. The princes and local lords have long been hopeless."
You can't say that.
Since they discussed it at the court meeting, it proved that they still had a lot of fear and had to pay attention to it.
The energy that Chu State unleashed in this wave was beyond imagination!
That is an army of 500,000 people. Not just any country can capture it, and it will first surprise the original country.
Being able to assemble an army of 500,000 means that the Chu State can also provide the logistics needed by the army, including weapons, equipment and food.
Sima Ranju murmured in a low voice with emotion: "The prosperity of Chu State far exceeds that of other countries."
The Qi State once had a population of about 1.8 million, and the country was extremely wealthy. It was difficult to mobilize an army of 100,000 for the "Battle of Ailing". This is a manifestation of the fact that the Qi State cannot compare with the Chu State in terms of system.
What is the fact? Compared with the mobilization mechanism, the entire Central Plains was dominated by the former Jin and Chu states, and none of the other vassal states were as good as each other.
In an era when Jin and Chu could easily send out more than 100,000 troops, other vassal states were considered good enough if they could raise an army of 50,000. Qi was the first vassal state besides Jin and Jin to send out an army of 100,000.
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Taihu thought of another thing, and weighed whether to tell it now or to tell Zhiyao privately later. After thinking about it, he would say: "I heard that the Xiang family had an enmity with the Gong family because of the Mo family.
.This Mo family is a noble of the old Song Dynasty. He worked before the 'Battle of Shangqiu' and made many instruments, which have been acquired by King Ning of Chu."
Zhiyao felt that there was something missing in the battle to destroy the Song Dynasty!
There was no Mo family before. Only after Mo Zhai revitalized his family did he have a Mo family. He has another title called Mozi.
This is also because Zhiyao strengthened the Yuan Kingdom too much, so that Mo Zhai had no room to play in the "Battle of Shangqiu". Most of the instruments produced were destroyed without being used, and a small number of the instruments that were used were not given to the Yuan Kingdom.
The military caused so many casualties that officers at all levels did not take it seriously.
It can be said that the commander-in-chief of the Yuan Kingdom is in a state of disbelief. He truly believes that the Yuan Kingdom is invincible, and it is difficult to take it seriously when encountering some small situations.
How could he report the matter carefully without taking it seriously? Zhiyao's seat was too high. Once there was no report below, it would be difficult to know what happened without relevant clues in advance.
"Mozi defected to Chu?" Zhiyao suddenly discovered that some of the 'timelines' had been revised to some extent.
Historically, Gongshu Ban was invited to the Chu State by King Hui of Chu, and then the Chu army invaded the Song State. During the war, Gongshu Ban and Mo Zhai had a very exciting competition in equipment.
What is going on now? Mo Zhai defected to the Chu State, and was taken seriously by King Ning of Chu. The battle between Gongshu Ban and Mo Zhai will take place in the battle between the original army and the Chu army?
As the king of a country, Zhiyao should not do it, but he still looked forward to the contest between Gongshu Ban and Mo Zhai.
"That's not right!" Zhiyao remembered something.
During the battle to destroy the Song Dynasty, Zhikai asked for the support of Gongshu Ban, but Zhikai did not mention the Mo family at that time.
So it can be said that Gongshu Ban and Mo Zhai have already had a confrontation. Due to the Yuan State crushing the Song State in all aspects, the winner of the confrontation was completely unfair. It was not Gongshu Ban who won, it was purely the Yuan State.
Using the advantage of national power to crush the Song Dynasty.
Zhiyao asked half curiously and half depressed: "How much is this Mo Zhai valued by King Ning of Chu?"
Taiwanese fox cannot answer this question.
The Chu State has regarded the Yuan State as its mortal enemy, and no matter how stupid it is, it knows how to keep some things secret.
The original country had information about the Mo family, and they only knew that the Mo family was first kept in captivity by the Xiang family, and then a clan raided one of the Xiang family's manor, and then the Mo family disappeared.
It is equivalent to saying that the Yuan Kingdom knows that the Mo family is controlled by the Duke of Chu, and it is speculated that it will most likely fall into the hands of Chu Wang Ning. No matter how much information they have, they have not grasped it.
Sun Wu asked: "Why does the king attach so much importance to the Mo family?"
Other ministers also had the same question.
The history of Yuan Guo's evolution in equipment is a bit long, and not one person is responsible for it all. The person who played the biggest role was Zhiyao himself.
For example, the trebuchet and bed crossbow were conceptualized by Zhiyao and many craftsmen worked together to produce them, not to mention other siege vehicles, ladders and other items.
In the evolution of instruments in the original country, Gongshu had a certain presence, but Gongshu's research was more on people's livelihood. They even tinkered with windmills and used them for wind-powered grinding.
There was no way around it. Zhiyao had almost gone all the way. Gongshu could only make some improvements. Without the relevant enterprising spirit, it would be difficult to develop new things in the military field.
The corners of Zhiyao's lips curled up first, and then she ordered: "Summon Uncle Gongshu to come to 'Xinzheng'."
Gongshuban is the earl of the original country, so there is nothing wrong with calling him Gongshubo.
However, the ministers could still hear something unusual from Zhiyao's title and tone, and noticed that Zhiyao had some interest.
If a battle between Gongshu Ban and Mo Zhai really occurs, the soldiers participating in the battle will definitely suffer a lot of casualties. However, this kind of collision of wisdom can easily produce sparks, and overall it will be helpful to the evolution of the entire civilization.
That sentence is correct, the history of human evolution is a history of war.
It is a very cruel fact that human beings have racked their brains to come up with various inventions in various wars. Some inventions have taken away many lives when human beings killed each other, but later allowed human beings to obtain unlimited benefits from them.
Zhixuwu waited for a long time, but there was no response to the Chu State's mobilization. He eagerly opened the topic first and said: "The Chu State is already mobilizing. Please do the same, your Majesty."
On this occasion, Zhiyao could not use words like "not in a hurry", as it would appear too frivolous, so he could only say seriously: "The Chu army has no signs of heading north this year."
The Chu State was mobilizing, and a considerable portion of its troops had arrived at the assembly point, but there was no trace of their march northward.
The Yuan Kingdom has not completed the annexation of Bashu, and even if the annexation is successful, it will take some time to relax.
Furthermore, Zhiyao would either stay still or act with an absolutely serious attitude, which could easily frighten Chu State into not wanting to go north.
Zhiyao said: "I have a plan." Then he gave Taihu a wink.
Taihu received the signal and walked to the side of Taihu, flipped through the booklet on the shelf, and then ordered the eunuch to distribute it to the ministers.
Those booklets are the mobilization steps formulated by Zhiyao, including several mobilization stages, where and how to respond.
Zhixuwu got the brochure, looked at the catalog first, and then turned directly to the steps of the mobilization mechanism. When he saw that the first batch of mobilizations only had 300,000 troops and was divided into three war zones, he frowned and thought:
"Chu State has mobilized an army of 500,000 people. Will the king's response be too arrogant?"