If a consensus cannot be reached, it means that the Zhi family and the Zhongxing family come from the same clan. If they can reach an agreement on something, being from the same clan becomes the basis for mutual trust.
The Zhonghang clan still has about one-fifth of the cities in Jin that have not been captured. If the situation continues to be unfavorable to the Zhonghang clan, the most that the cities with Zhonghang clan's flag still flying on the city walls can do is to try their best to protect themselves.
The Fan family also had cities under their control in the Jin State, and the reality they encountered was similar to that of the Zhonghang family.
The two families in the cities of Jin had one thing in common, that is, people were full of fear, not knowing what kind of fate they would end up with.
The small and medium-sized families that originally relied on the Fan family and the Zhonghang family either allied themselves with the Zhi family or the Wei family. The Zhi family had the largest number of small and medium-sized nobles who had surrendered.
None of these small and medium-sized families have taken refuge with the Zhao family or the Han family. Note that none of them have taken refuge with the Zhao family. This shows that even in the late Spring and Autumn Period, a nobleman still has some integrity and cannot take the initiative to join the enemy.
Of course, if the Fan family and the Zhonghang family were defeated in the end, there would still be families that were forced to be absorbed by the Zhao family by force. This was not a passive and helpless choice for the vassals of the Fan family or the Zhonghang family to take refuge in the Zhao family.
The Fan family and the Zhonghang family were in total decline. Even if the princes finally succeeded in the intervention, it actually meant that the Jin State was really in ruins. The Fan family and the Zhonghang family's control of the Jin State would inevitably leave a stigma in the history books.
"This is the opposite building, which can also be called a tower chariot." Zhiyao was extremely busy during this period, mainly drawing pictures of various siege equipment in person and then instructing craftsmen to build them.
Cheng Shuo looked at the siege towers with heights ranging from nine to seven meters, his eyes shining.
At the current stage, there are only a few siege equipment that come and go. I don’t know if no one thought about it or studied it. It was not until Zhiyao’s “invention” that something like a siege tower was built.
The height of the siege tower depends on the height of the city wall to be attacked. Most of its materials are wood. If you want to increase defense, you can just wear a skin or put up a shield.
The siege tower built by Zhiyao is not the traditional Zhuxia style, that is, it is not the type with built-in floors, but the one with a ladder that reaches the top directly.
This style of siege tower exists in many cold weapon war games. Even if modern people do not study the siege equipment of cold weapon warfare, if they have played some cold weapon type games, they will have some impressions.
In addition to the siege tower, Zhiyao also painted a car crash.
Things like wooden curtains, sword-shield-carts, and Linchong have been around for a long time, but not many families know how to build them.
Of course, the ram is a siege device used to destroy city gates. Build a frame and add wheels for easy movement. The main frame carries the ram. If you want to defend, you can use wood to build some of your own devices. If you are more careful, you can also cover it with a mask.
A skin or a shield is enough.
The wooden mantle is a siege vehicle equipped with wooden boards for cover. It is a method devised when attacking a city to deal with throwing objects such as arrow stones by the defenders. It is made of various materials such as grass, cloth, wood, and leather.
A large piece of something can be lifted up and hung outside the city wall to buffer the projectiles.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was no such weapon as the sword. The sword-shield chariot built by Zhishi craftsmen became a contradiction chariot, which would be used to destroy city gates and then be used as a road-opening instrument.
There are many types of siege equipment that Zhiyao knows about, but the reason why they haven't been built is quite complicated. Not only can they not use so many types, but they can't make it in time. Secondly, they don't want to reveal those siege equipment too early.
"When will we attack the city?" Cheng Shuo asked.
They spent seventeen days building siege equipment. Therefore, after Zhiyao obtained the command of the entire army, he did not choose to take over the army immediately. Zhisong and Zhao Yang were still commanding the attack on "Puyang"
This is the capital of Qi State.
Zhiyao said: "You lead your army to practice for three to five days, and then we will attack the city."
Do you still need to practice climbing stairs? This is something that laymen don’t understand.
You will also use a tool. Whether you have to learn how to use it or not, there are two different ways to use it.
When it comes to life and death, no amount of preparation is too much. Even just climbing stairs requires repeated practice!
Zhiyao went to find Zhisong and mentioned when he would take over the entire army.
"So, the equipment you need is ready?" Zhisong knew what Zhiyao was doing these days.
Zhiyao gave a more formal answer and mentioned that the soldiers needed to practice for a few days.
"This is very appropriate!" Zhizhuo became more and more satisfied, but she felt sorry for Zhiyao to live such a mature life at the age of thirteen.
As the heir of the family, a thirteen-year-old cannot be an ordinary child.
Just looking at the second generation of the Jin Dynasty, we can clearly see how big the gap is between them and Zhiyao.
Zhizhuo said: "Yin has replied and is willing to do what I do. If you lead the army to attack, the city gate will be opened by itself, and the soldiers of the Zhongxing clan will also turn against you."
Even in the Zhongxing clan, who will obey Zhiyao's instructions, how to contact them, etc., Zhishuo explained in detail.
Zhiyao thought to herself: "How could I let strangers get close to me on the front line..."
However, the current situation is that some people from the Zhongxing family must contact Zhiyao, which is one of Zhongxingyin's insistence.
Zhizong said: "When the time comes, you will ask Xu Wu to contact him, and you will not be in danger yourself."
So, there is no need for Zhiyao to worry about it. Zhizhuo, who is worried about Zhiyao's safety, has already had an idea.
Zhizhu, who knew very well that her son was not good enough, would never allow her grandson to take any risks.
What is more realistic is that too many people in the Lao Zhi family regard Zhi Yao as the hope of the family's future, and they are also unwilling to let Zhi Yao face any danger.
Zhisong then asked: "Who did Yao choose to be his assistant?"
Waiting for Zhiyao to take over the entire army, he will become a "general". According to tradition, a "zuo" must be selected to serve as his deputy.
Zhiyao replied: "Wei Ju is the 'zuo', Zhao Bolu is the 'junwei', and Han Geng is the 'sima'."
Now that the Wei family is an ally of the Zhi family, even if there are not many troops from the Wei family in "Puyang", Zhiyao must have chosen to support Wei Ju as an ally, and will not do anything to support Zhao Bolu too much.
After hearing this, Zhizong nodded, glanced around, and when there was no one around, he said, "You can't be too generous to Zhao Bolu."
People in the Zhao family are not all fools. Once Zhiyao treats Zhao Bolu too favorably, it will definitely make some people in the Zhao family think, and it will most likely cause Zhao Bolu to be marginalized in the Zhao family.
"Thank you Zu for waking up." Zhiyao knew the truth and still thanked him.
To put it bluntly, understanding is one thing. If the older generation is willing to remind you, it means they care. Don't respond with a face of "I understand, please stop jabbering", otherwise sooner or later you will live a life that is hated by everyone.
role.
"That's it, let's go." Zhi Shuang drove him away.
They are on the battlefield. Only those who have no ability will rely solely on family ties to kidnap. If you can do something, don't spend too much time on the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. Only by actually doing things is serious.
Zhiyao was originally in charge of Zhi's three "divisions", but after a battle, there were still two "divisions" and three "brigades" of direct troops left.
These troops from the Zhi family, those under the age of 20 and over 40 were organized into a separate team and were still in the army to receive gifts. This was also done by Zhiyao to "need and take into account human relations"
There is no way to directly let them return home.
Among the two "divisions" and three "brigades", there are one "division" and one "brigade" of soldiers over twenty and under forty years old. They are the Zhi family who will participate in the attack under the command of Zhi Yao.
"Puyang" siege force.
Because Wei Ju was appointed as the temporary "Military Assistant", he had to devote enough troops to shoulder the obligation. Instead of urgently transferring troops from the country, he came to "Puyang" to integrate the Wei family's vassals and made up a "
division's strength.
Zhao Bolu, who served as a temporary "Lieutenant", and the Zhao family themselves were participating in the "Puyang" siege. There was no concern about lack of troops to be included in the establishment, but the quality was poor.
Han Geng also did not have the problem of lack of troops. His role as "Sima" was to control military discipline and did not require too many troops.
During these seventeen days, Zhiyao was supervising the construction of siege equipment on the one hand, and integrating the troops to attack "Puyang" on the other.
After some recruitment and organization, two "divisions" and four "brigades" were the main force in Zhiyao's hands, and the rest of the Jin army on the battlefield would be used to cooperate.
Soldiers from those units took turns to practice how to use siege towers, crash vehicles, and conflict vehicles. It took three days to get familiar with how to use them. In fact, there was not much time for them to practice anymore.
On the night of the third day, Zhiyao took Wei Ju, Zhao Bolu, and Han Geng to report to Zhisong and Zhao Yang, formally informing them that they would take over the entire army to launch an offensive against "Puyang" tomorrow.
"Everyone is young, Ling Yang sighed." Zhao Yang waited for the juniors to leave before saying this to Zhisong.
Among the little ones, Zhao Bolu is the oldest, and Zhiyao is the youngest.
A month or two ago, Zhao Bolu, Wei Ju and Han Geng's reputations were not very good, but Zhiyao had already proven himself. They went to Qi State and came back. It didn't matter what people from other countries thought, Jin people all
It is believed that even if they have not surpassed their elders, they are not far behind, and they are regarded as the most promising generation in the Jin Dynasty.
What hope? Isn’t it that the hegemony of the Jin State has declined? This large-scale civil war in the Jin State will make it difficult to restore its hegemony in a short time. It is believed that the only time for the Jin State to restore its hegemony is in the generation of Zhiyao and others.
This view is widely circulated, but Zhao Yang doesn't sound happy at all, but as an elder he doesn't want to say much.
In Zhao Yang's view, he must be the one to restore Jin's hegemony, and there is no need to wait for juniors like Zhiyao to take over power.
Because both Zhizong and Zhao Yang deliberately avoid talking about disputes, the two have gotten along quite well recently and are willing to continue to maintain this harmony.
They also know that after the external threats are resolved, harmony will definitely not exist. This is because everyone wants to gain more benefits in dealing with the Fan family and the Zhongxing family.
Zhizong looked at Zhao Yang for a while, then walked outside the military tent, looked at the city of Puyang in the distance, and said softly: "Let's wait and see tomorrow."
Zhao Yang was surprised. He thought he had misunderstood it or something. Why did Zhisong think that Zhiyao could capture the capital of Qi in one day?
