"Zhongjun Zuo did not get the military order and led the army to 'Puyang'. It's true..." Zhizong gathered his brains and told what Zhao Yang had done. He didn't get angry, but his face was very gloomy.
Wei Chi said matter-of-factly: "This is domineering and not what a 'Qing' should do!"
Really, it wasn't the alliance between the old Wei family and the old Zhi family that made Wei Chi think that way, it was simply that Zhao Yang went too far this time.
If everyone is like Zhao Yang, who disobeys orders and then acts as a subordinate to command his superiors, everything will be in chaos!
What was the most excessive thing? It was Zhao Yang who forcibly took away the troops of the Zhi family and other families to do something that might cause the whole army to be annihilated if Zhi Shuang did not surrender.
The various family heads from the middle-level nobles were a bit confused as to how to express their opinions, whether to comment on Zhao Yang like Wei Chi did, or to put in a good word for Zhao Yang.
It's obviously Zhao Yang who is at fault. Whoever is stupid enough to say good things to Zhao Yang now will be exposed to Zhi Shuang's wrath.
As for criticizing Zhao Yang together? They are very aware of the convenient gap between status and family strength, so they can only choose to shut up and lower their heads, not showing any attitude.
Of course, the middle-class nobles must have offended the Zhi family by doing this, but the degree of offending was not so serious.
Because Zhisong sent someone to notify Zhao Yang to lead his army to join them, their army still stayed at the "sacrificial" place and did not move for the time being.
Now Zhizong needs to make a choice, act as Zhao Yang said, or make the next action of his own will.
If you are a person with a strong temper and lack of reason, you will definitely hold Zhao Yang accountable for his disobedience immediately without even thinking about it. If you are a person with a strong temper but have sense, you will not immediately hold Zhao Yang responsible for his disobedience, but you will definitely not do what Zhao Yang did.
Just do as you say.
Zhizhuo's character is tolerant, and she is certainly not lacking in reason.
He explained the matter clearly, without changing his gloomy expression, and said: "General."
Wei Chi turned to face Zhisong and made a gesture of waiting for instructions.
"My army will lead three 'divisions' to attack the Song Dynasty. No matter whether we win or lose, we will all be stationed at the 'sacrifice'." Zhishuo said.
Wei Chi responded: "No!"
Everyone in the military tent was surprised. There was such an order, which meant that Zhi Zhao still listened to Zhao Yang's opinion.
The Jin army with 300 chariots and about 20,000 infantry fought the Song army with 300 chariots and about 25,000 infantry. According to past examples, it is impossible to defeat, right?
After Wei Chi finished fighting the Song army, the next step was to stop the Zheng army who was going east for reinforcements, leaving the coalition forces without Song and Zheng to join them.
Once the Zheng Army and the Song Army are unable to rescue "Puyang", the Jin Army will be able to form an absolute military superiority over the coalition forces of the princes. The goal the Jin Army wants to achieve is not as simple as defeating the coalition forces of the princes. It will not be surprising to sweep the cities of the Wei Kingdom.
It can be carried out.
This is also the reason why Zhizong is very angry but is willing to implement the plan proposed by Zhao Yang. No matter how angry he is, don't go against the actual interests.
The army made preparations and the order to break camp was given.
Zhiyao and other juniors did not attend the meeting, and only found out what happened afterward.
Many friends look at Zhao Bolu a little wrongly. With a father like that, will his son also be an unruly person?
Some precocious friends are even thinking about how arrogant and domineering Zhao Yang will be after becoming "Yuan Rong", and whether he will be the next Luan Shu or the next combination of San Que.
A group like Luan Shu or San Que is nothing, let alone the next Han Qi.
By the way, what happened to Han Qi? He pretended so well in front of Zhao Wu that Zhao Wu thought he was a business-oriented person. How could he have imagined that he would do all kinds of nonsense after he came to power?
With Han Qi as an example, Fan Yang would imitate his example and even go to the extreme. Without Wei Shu to fill the hole, Jin would have been fooled long ago.
Zhao Bolu was not blind, nor was he without brains. Naturally, he noticed the weird look in people's eyes when they looked at him, and thought with some shame: "What can I do? I can't control my father."
This time many second-generation soldiers followed the expedition, but there was no sign of Zhao Wuxie among them. Firstly, Zhao Wuxie did not have enough status, and the most likely reason was that his injuries had not yet healed.
Each of them is now riding alone in a chariot, following in the middle of the large army, heading towards the direction of Weiguo.
Even though Wei Chi and his three "divisions" did not leave, the marching Jin army still looked mighty and mighty.
In fact, it is like that. Thousands of people are quite a lot to look at, not to mention the nearly 100,000 soldiers and nearly 40,000 auxiliary soldiers combined. A long dragon stretches from this end of the sky to the front and cannot be seen. to the end.
In today's era, the armed forces are not the country's army, and even the family has no control over how many auxiliary soldiers the "scholars" or "disciples" want to bring. It is equivalent to saying that the number of auxiliary soldiers to be brought is decided by the soldiers themselves.
In the past, when the Jin army went on expeditions, the combatants could still be very generous. Each soldier brought at least two retinues, mainly to keep food and other supplies. The reason? In addition to arming himself, he also had to bring his own food.
As the "owner", all that can be decided is how many auxiliary troops the family will send out, emergency grain, grass, ordnance, etc. The larger the family, the more military supplies it will carry, and vice versa.
Many friends have never seen such a scene, and they maintain a high level of excitement, but they dare not do anything like shouting.
There are some "Sima" who ride in cars to patrol back and forth among the army. Once they find someone doing something, they will give him a verbal warning, or they will be dragged out and beheaded.
Their daily marching mileage is about twenty-five to forty-five miles. Whether it is faster or slower depends purely on road conditions.
On the way, Zhiyao noticed a vassal state called "Yan". When she heard about it, she was a little stunned. She wondered if the Yan state was not in Liaodong, why did it come to the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Later, Zhiyao learned that this "Yan" was Nan Yan, a vassal state with a different surname and a small and unpopular vassal state.
"The State of Yan seems to have lost contact with the princes of the Central Plains for decades?" Zhiyao knew that the old Zhi family's fiefdom bordered the State of Yan, but there was no contact between the two parties. This was really a strange thing.
When they marched to the boundary of "Qupu", news came back from the front, saying that Zhao Yang's troops had already fought with the Qi army and the Wei army, and the war broke out on the "Cao" side.
One night while camping, Zhiyao was summoned by Zhishuo.
"I will give you two 'brigades'. The Zhao family, the Wei family, and the Han family each have a 'brigade', which combines into one 'division'." Zhizhuo looked smiling and gave Zhiyao military power, but no specific tasks.
So, this is about letting the little ones develop on their own?
Zhiyao also knew that it was also Zhizhu who created the opportunity for herself to conquer a few younger brothers. How many people can be convinced depends on her ability!
The second generation has been competing since they were children, and the process may not be bloody. They may make close friends with similar interests, or they may create several lifelong enemies.
This "lifelong enemy" was not a mortal enemy in the past, at most it was a rival who was not convinced by each other.
However, after Zhiyao's generation, many things are gradually becoming different.
The reason is, of course, that the Zhao family has a deadly attack on the Fan family and the Zhongxing family. The competition between them is no longer limited to suppressing each other, but has reached the point of life or death.
When Zhiyao obtained the command of the three "brigades", he immediately made adjustments to the officers at all levels of the army, transferring some people whom he did not know well at all and replacing them with the friends he brought.
At the same time, Zhiyao asked Zigong and Zilu to investigate the composition of the army. They could not eliminate those who were over 40 years old and under 18 years old. What they could do was to transfer them out of the original organization and form a team.
A team composed of old and weak.
There is nothing that can be done about it. It is the same thing to pay taxes. Basically, after the death of the father, the son takes over. As a result, there is no shortage of young soldiers in all countries. There are many elderly people whose descendants have not grown up. They can only drag their old bodies to continue.
Fulfill the obligation to pay tribute to the family.
"Gongsun, those who are forty years old are only three hundred, and those who are under eighteen are more than six hundred." Zigong actually didn't understand why Zhiyao did what he did. He just carried out the order.
So, among the 4,500 soldiers in Zhiyao's three "brigades", there are about 900 old and weak among them?
Zilu didn't understand it that well at first, but later he discovered that eliminating the young and old was a wise arrangement. No fighting had broken out yet, and his advantage lay in the march.
To put it simply, there is a peak moment of physical fitness in a person's life, usually between the ages of twenty and thirty-five. Not only is the physical strength sufficient at this stage, but the strength and will are also the strongest.
For soldiers under the age of eighteen, not only are their bodies not fully mature, they are also absolutely lacking in experience.
Soldiers over forty years old have enough experience, but their physical fitness has declined, and some even become soldiers because of excessive accumulation of experience.
Zilu felt that he had gained another tip in military knowledge. Just understanding the importance of the structure of soldiers to the army was like discovering a treasure!
Therefore, when Zilu put forward the requirement to ensure that the quality of soldiers should be as consistent as possible, he believed that Zhiyao was a person who was good at military affairs. He thought that when Zhiyao was free, the two of them could have a good exchange of experiences in using soldiers.
What is the fact? Zhiyao may not be very good at using troops, but he still knows some military common sense. To put it simply, it may not be possible to practice it personally, but his mastery of theoretical knowledge is quite high.
The army led by Zhishuo was divided into four parts. One part was Wei Chi's three "divisions" who stayed at the "sacrificial" place, the other was a "division" led by Zhiyao, and Cheng Shuo led two "divisions"
Wandering near Zhiyao's headquarters as an escort, he personally led the main force to rescue Zhao Yang's headquarters.
As for the coalition forces, the Song army was stopped by Wei Chi's troops, and the two sides fought at a nearby area called "Pingqiu" on the edge of Jishui River; the Zheng army was still in the assembly stage. It will be seen later whether it will directly go to Weiguo to join the battle, or whether Wei Chi will defeat the Song Dynasty.
Later, the army intercepted Zheng Jun again.
Zhiyao, who was leading the army for the second time, was extremely calm. With Zilu by his side and Cheng Shuo on the outside, what could happen if he panicked again.
In addition, most of the enemy troops were besieging Zhao Yang's headquarters in "Cao", and there were only some small groups of troops on the periphery. Zhiyao was not interested in catching these small groups of troops, and led the troops to start mopping up the "bang" level strongholds.
live.
In fact, if Zhao Yang had not had Zhishen on his side, Zhishen would not have rushed over in such a hurry.
Therefore, whether Zhao Yang is commanding his superiors from below or bringing his troops as bait, he is extremely confident!
Zhiyao, who was committed to raiding the Weiguo strongholds, was paying attention to the war in "Cao", and the news that came through was rather strange. For example, after the rendezvous, Zhao Yang and Zhishuo had a quarrel. There were different opinions about the reason for the quarrel.
The Jin army and the enemy army only fought one wave in "Cao". The coalition forces, led by the princes, retreated to "Puyang", and saw that another "Puyang" defense battle was about to begin.
"Do you think the enemy's losses were slight?" Wei Ju thought that must be the case.
Too.
Zhao Yang took the risk and lured the enemy troops to the vicinity of "Cao". He wanted to destroy as many enemy troops as possible after Zhi Shuo arrived. However, Zhi Shuang came over with great fanfare and mighty force, and the enemy troops noticed it first.
Jin's reinforcements will definitely retreat when they arrive.
Han Geng said: "If we can get around the encirclement..."
Yes, yes, once Zhizong takes some risks and intercepts the enemy's retreat, even if he cannot completely annihilate the enemy, he will still be able to achieve more results.
The problem is that Zhizong himself is very unhappy with Zhao Yang's overstepping of authority. The most unhappy thing is that Zhishen, the eldest son of the Zhi family, and his two "divisions" are in danger, so he will definitely choose to rescue the siege at the slightest cost.
In that matter, as "Yuan Rong", Zhi Shuang was not generous enough, and Zhao Yang, who was messing around, was super sinister. If we want to say who is right and who is wrong, it can be clearly seen from the cause and effect reasoning.
Where are Zhiyao and others now? They are in the territory of "Nanyan". They are not here to do any sort of raids, but simply to escort the harvest across the river back to the territory of Jin.
There is a cross-river bridge called "Jijin" in Nanyan. Zhiyao doesn't know who built it. It's enough to know that it can be used.
The area they swept was relatively wide, and they once mistakenly entered Cao State and attacked the wrong target. However, Cao State's monarchs and ministers did not protest, and the gains made by the Jin army would certainly not be returned. After entering Nanyan, they became more disciplined because they caused trouble.
Conquering Nanyan will give the Jin army who is fighting to defend the country nothing to worry about.
"When should I go to Puyang?" What Han Geng wanted to know most was this.
The rest of the people all looked at Zhiyao who was observing the bridge across the river.
Zhiyao, who had been looking at it for a while, found out that it made perfect sense to choose "Jijin" to build the bridge. The reason was that the river bed here was shallow and the water flow rate was relatively gentle.
"What's the point of going to Puyang?" Zhiyao asked with a strange look on his face.
Han Geng said: "I have three 'divisions' of soldiers here."
Yes, that's right, they have one "division" here, plus Cheng Shuo's two "divisions" as the "nanny", adding up to a total of three "divisions".
Among these three "divisions", two "divisions" and two "brigades" belong to the Zhi family. It must be Zhisong's intention not to join the "Puyang" battlefield. How could a junior like Han Geng make random guesses?
In their opinion, they must think that Zhishi is unwilling to suffer losses, and such thoughts are simply too superficial.
The three "divisions" located in "Jijin" are obviously the forces that Zhizong handed over to Zhiyao for him to use. It would be foolish for Zhiyao to choose to go to "Puyang" where there is no shortage of troops!
Since someone has already asked, Zhiyao needs to explain what they are going to do next.
"Our army can cross the river, take a detour to Maling, and attack the eastern border of Wei State, or march into Qi State."
That "Maling" is in the northeastern part of Weiguo.
Zhiyao himself is more inclined to invade Qi.
After all, the Jin State really had no shortage of troops participating in the war in "Puyang".
All the friends had different expressions after hearing this...
