The current situation is obvious. It is no longer possible for Zhiyao, who has made repeated appearances, to keep a low profile, which makes Zhijuan fall into a state of hesitation.
Almost everyone knows that Zhishen from the old Zhi family is too mediocre. Zhiyao from the grandson is more powerful, which seems to be able to make up for Zhishen's mediocrity and not be looked down upon by the other three high-ranking families. At the same time, Zhiyao is still young.
Due to their relationship, the threat posed by the Zhao family, Wei family and Han family to the Zhi family will not be too urgent.
To put it bluntly, the heirs of a family are just heirs. If you have any political ambitions or other things, you can only use them when you become the head of the family.
But there is a problem here. For example, Zhao Yang obviously does not know that Zhishen has already laid down.
Zhiyao showed appropriate excitement and asked: "Leave the whole army into my hands?"
It is one thing for a thirteen-year-old boy to have an mature soul. The immaturity that a thirteen-year-old boy should have should be shown appropriately.
Zhao Yang saw Zhi Yao looking eager to try and thought: "A child is a child, no matter how evil he is, he can't hide his thoughts. Can I find a chance to test why he treats Bolu differently?"
As a grandfather, Zhizong couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he saw it, and a feeling of licking the calf could not be controlled.
"Yao wants to win the three armies, and Yang Yang thinks it is possible." Zhao Yang took the lead in expressing his stance.
The Jin army in "Puyang" does not have three sizes. The so-called "three armies" means the entire army.
But Zhisong said: "Yao is young and has no health. The army in the army should not be blamed or indulged."
Zhuxia did not start talking about modesty after Confucianism became popular. The national character has always been modest.
Zhi Yao is actually very satisfied with Zhao Yang's statement, but his inner worries are increasing. Once Zhi Yao gets the command of the entire army and cannot defeat "Puyang", or if Zhi Yao gets the command and causes heavy losses to the army, he will still have to bear the relevant responsibilities.
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If it weren't for the fact that the Jin State didn't have the tradition of "killing generals when defeated troops" like the Chu State, Zhi Shu would have concluded that Zhao Yang had evil intentions.
"Hey..." Zhao Yang made a final sound and said: "Junior can capture the Qi capital, and defending the capital is no problem. I'm waiting for you, why not let the junior go to fight?"
To be honest, Zhizong has not personally seen how Zhiyao leads the army in battle, but she really wants to see it.
In this way, Zhiyao got the opportunity to temporarily command the entire army.
Of course, obtaining the command power does not mean that Zhiyao can immediately command the entire army. Zhizong needs to pass on the relevant orders, and the heads of the families, including Zhao Yang and others who have led the army to participate in the war, should also pass on instructions to cooperate.
The attack on "Puyang" that day was still jointly commanded by Zhi Xuwu and Zhao Huo.
As a bystander, Zhiyao did not have to worry about how the Jin army attacked "Puyang". After the identity change, he would definitely become extremely concerned about it.
Therefore, Zhiyao invited Zhao Bolu, Wei Ju and Han Geng to watch the battle nearby.
As the capital of the Wei Kingdom, "Puyang" is a marquis-level city, with the highest city wall reaching nine meters and the shortest wall being over seven meters long.
The same thing as all current city walls is that the city wall of "Puyang" is also made of rammed earth, with crenellations and parapets on it. The wall has a large slope, that is, the base is wider, and the width increases as it goes up.
The smaller the shape.
To put it bluntly, today's rammed earth city walls are not really 90-degree walls; 85-degree walls are the normal form.
Another point is, don’t think that rammed earth city walls will be very fragile. The hardness of rammed earth city walls that are strictly supervised is not inferior to masonry walls, and is even stronger and harder than masonry walls.
Zhiyao came to a high slope and watched the city's attack and defense battle from a distance.
In fact, there is nothing interesting...
The Jin army built siege equipment, but there are no siege towers, rams and other equipment. The more advanced ones only have ladders, such as catapults, crossbows and the like, let alone them.
The so-called "ladder" is really not a simple ladder. It has its own wheeled base. The materials used for the ladder are exquisite and strong, and there are also undercuts that can be used to hook onto the parapet.
The Jin army in the palace city relied entirely on brute force to attack the city. The number of ladders was really small. Most of the Jin army used simpler conventional ladders to climb up the city wall.
The composition of the soldiers guarding the city looks a bit mixed. You can see the guards wearing gray and white shirts, the Qi army in khaki shirts, and the Zheng army in light green shirts. You can even see the bodyguards.
Soldiers from the Fan family and Zhongxing family wearing red shirts, and then there were some combatants who didn't wear shirts and looked like private soldiers of each family.
Soldiers from various forces did not mix together to defend the city wall. Each force was responsible for a section of the city wall. There seemed to be very little cooperation between them, and most of the time they were focused on their own affairs.
"There are very few types of siege equipment now, and how many defensive equipment are there for defending the city?" Zhiyao didn't see a clapper or a reamer anyway, and he didn't even use the 'Golden Juice'. He could only see some defense equipment.
Soldiers will throw stones.
The siege side acted recklessly, while the defending side relied on people to fill the defense gaps, which looked primitive and more bloody.
Wei Ju was surprised and said: "There are no invincible troops outside the city?"
Yes, Zhiyao has discovered this a long time ago.
If the defenders do not arrange roving troops outside the city, they will easily lose contact with the outside world, and then the attackers will attack the city with all their strength.
In a normal city attack and defense battle, no matter how weak the defensive force is, they will still choose to deploy roaming troops outside the city to put psychological pressure on the attacking party and harass the siege troops from time to time.
If the defending side has enough troops, they will definitely set up a camp outside the city. If they have enough time, they can also build satellite cities to form a cornering force.
Han Geng said: "The Chinese generals and their assistants defeated the enemy many times. The king of Qi also died unexpectedly, which led to this predicament."
Zhiyao, who was watching the battle, turned to look at Han Geng, wondering what the purpose of Han Geng's flattery from a distance was.
"Qijun knows that the ritual vessels have been looted and died, how will the people in the world treat us?" Zhao Bolu was very worried about this.
Wei Ju and Han Geng looked at each other, wondering what Zhao Bolu was doing now with such demoralizing remarks.
They have done such a big thing, and they were given a banquet by Zhizong and Zhao Yang, and they were able to brag about their awesomeness for a while!
If they can no longer accomplish anything in the future, just controlling Linzi, the capital of Qi, may be the highest achievement in their lives.
"What do people in the world think of us?" Zhiyao was speechless in his heart, but he had to say some things, saying: "The state of Wu now has Chu as the dominant power in the south. The princes in the south are all fighting hard, and they are doing whatever the state of Wu needs.
He said, "I will do my best to obey my orders."
The Wu State has always been unreasonable, playing the game of whoever has the biggest fist has the final say. They are not important in the eyes of some countries, which makes the surrounding countries feel scared and charge protection fees to their heart's content.
The former hegemon of the south, Chu State, never paid much attention to etiquette in the south. In order to convince the "world" after competing for hegemony, it exercised restraint when fighting against other countries in the Central Plains.
It is hard to say now which one, Chu or Wu, took the correct approach. We have to wait and see whether Wu's hegemony can be recognized by the majority of the princes. Only then can we know the answer.
"The Kingdom of Wu may be able to do evil for a while, but its hegemony will not last long." Zhao Bolu did not deliberately want to contradict Zhiyao, he simply said the exact words that Zhao Yang said.
He was so shocked by Zhiyao, Wei Ju and Han Geng that he turned around and said, "Yao's words are also reasonable."
If Zhao Yang were present, would Zhao Bolu be slapped with a few big mouths?
The main reason why Zhiyao looked at Zhao Bolu with surprised eyes was that Zhao Bolu was really right.
Wei Ju and Han Geng wondered when Zhao Bolu had such a political vision. It was so unlike Zhao Bolu.
So, how long did Wu State maintain its hegemony, or did Wu State ever dominate?
In fact, if the Wu State defeated the Chu State, it would only gain the status of the southern hegemon. If it did not defeat the Jin State, it would be a weakened version of the southern hegemon. It cannot be regarded as a "world hegemon".
Then, Wu Guocheng fell into a treacherous way, and his defeat was due to his own rebellion. His glory did not last long.
"What I said is not that of Wu, but that I have no intention of holding the ritual utensils of Qi." After Zhiyao finished speaking, he continued to watch the offensive and defensive battle of the city, ignoring the three people who continued to bicker about the affairs of Wu.
Because the allied forces of the princes collapsed suddenly, the Qi army and the Zheng army entered the city of "Puyang", bringing the number of defenders in "Puyang" to an exaggerated number of more than 40,000.
The Zheng army here did not come from Zheng this year. They were guest troops who had participated in the first "Puyang" defense battle earlier.
At present, Wei Chi is still blocking the Song Army and the Zheng Army at "Pingqiu", but because the troops under Wei Chi's command only have three "divisions", as the Zheng State and Song State increase their troops again, it is a bit difficult to resist.
Zhiyao, who felt that she had mastered the basic information, stopped watching the city attack and defense battle and asked the three of them whether they should stay here or return to the camp.
This small group that has been vaguely formed is headed by Zhiyao. Since Zhiyao is leaving, they will definitely leave with him.
After returning to the camp, Zhiyao went to Zhisong to ask how many craftsmen from the Zhi family were in the camp.
"Why do you ask?" Zhizong knew, but he still wanted to ask.
Zhiyao said: "The siege equipment is too scarce and crude. I need to build it."
This is why we only asked how many craftsmen came to Lao Zhi’s house.
The barriers to knowledge in the Spring and Autumn Period were very clear. What was owned by one's own family was owned by one's own family and would not be disseminated outside in any form.
Zhiyao added: "I see that there are many soldiers of the Xing clan in the city of Puyang. Can we make them switch sides in front of the formation?"
Zhizong had mentioned to Zhiyao that he had restored contact with Zhongxingyin, and that was why Zhiyao made such a suggestion.
"If you have this intention, I will write a letter for you at Yinchu." Zhizong hesitated a little, but decided to cooperate with Zhiyao's arrangement unconditionally.
So, will Zhong Xingyin cooperate with Zhi? He will, and he will still cooperate as much as possible.
The fundamental reason is that Zhisong promised Zhongxing Yin that he would preserve the bloodline of the Zhongxing family, and one day Zhizhi would fully support the Zhongxing family's revival in the Jin Dynasty.
Can BOC Yan cooperate just because of Zhisong's promise? This is a peculiarity of the Spring and Autumn Period. This kind of thing would not have happened in other eras.
"The soldiers of the Zhongxing clan are different from my family only in their family emblem. When the time comes... it will be like this, and so and so." Zhiyao began to talk about his plan.
Zhizong kept quiet and listened, her expression gradually became extremely strange...
