A knife in love

Chapter 1527

When Murong Danyan heard what Li Qiufeng said, he felt thoughtful, and couldn't help but said: "This Zheng Zhuanggong is very clever. However, Mrs. Jiang and Uncle Gong made mistakes first, even if Mr. Zhuang killed his mother and younger brother Now, it cannot be said that he has done something wrong. Why should he be so pretentious, it seems like a hypocrite's behavior."

Li Qiufeng shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Young lady doesn't know something. If it's an ordinary person, and there are some housework disputes, others will naturally not say anything. But if you are an emperor and general, if you want to accomplish great things, you must be well-known. Otherwise Without justice, it is extremely difficult to gain a foothold. From ancient times to the present, even a fierce and brutal villain like Zhu Wen has to pretend to be a benevolent gentleman when he competes for the world. Zheng Zhuanggong is determined to be an overlord. Be careful, you have left an excuse for others. At that time, all the vassal states will join hands, and Zheng Guo will become the target of public criticism and must be defeated.

"Due to the situation, Zheng Zhuanggong had to bow his head to the King of Zhou and meet Jiang Shi against his will, but the anger in his chest has never subsided. According to folklore, although Zhuang Gong dug the ground to see his mother, in fact, the mother and son did not reconcile at all. Good. When Mrs. Jiang was imprisoned, she was not in the capital of Zheng State. Even though she was imprisoned, her life was safe. Zheng Zhuanggong dug a tunnel to meet Mrs. Jiang, and then brought her back to the capital under the pretext of reconciling mother and son. From then on, Mrs. Jiang was imprisoned in the palace, tortured and ill-treated, and soon died inexplicably. But Zheng Zhuanggong sent someone to release the news on purpose, saying that Mrs. Jiang was grateful for Mr. Zheng Zhuanggong's benevolence and ashamed of his past Evil deeds, depressed himself to death.

"After Mrs. Jiang died, the anger in Zheng Zhuanggong's chest became more and more intense. Whenever he thought of the old incident that the King of Zhou sent people to the Kingdom of Zheng to scold him and forced him to meet Mrs. Jiang, he would be so angry that he couldn't restrain it. And Gong Shuduan is still alive in the world, colluding secretly with Song Guo, Wei Guo, etc., still planning to find an opportunity to attack Zheng Guo and kill Zheng Zhuang Gong. Zheng Zhuang Gong discussed with his cronies, thinking that Song Guo, Wei Guo and Zheng Guo had enmity. There are no equals, and war is inevitable. However, Song and Wei dared to confront Zheng because they had the support of the King of Zhou. If Zheng attacked Song and Wei first, the King of Zhou would definitely call all the vassal states to attack Zheng. The state of Zheng must be defeated. It is better to deal with the King of Zhou first, and let the King of Zhou be deflated. The vassal states will not dare to confront Zheng again. grasp.

"Zheng Zhuanggong made a big plan, so he trained his soldiers and horses and prepared to attack the King of Zhou. Zheng Zhuanggong is indeed a genius. He not only has the means of governing the country, but also is proficient in strategic strategies. He knows that compared with the King of Zhou, the military strength of Zheng Guo is not very strong. Moreover, if the battle against the Zhou Dynasty is dragged on and cannot be resolved quickly, all the vassal states will definitely send troops to rescue. At that time, Zheng Guo will be outnumbered and must destroy the country. Therefore, Zheng Zhuanggong thought hard and thought out with his civil servants and generals. There are several military formations, the most powerful of which is the fish scale formation.

"The fish-scale formation focuses on offense and despise defense, although it may seem top-heavy. However, in the Spring and Autumn Period, all the vassal states paid attention to the dignified formation. Whenever they went to war, most of them used the square formation to meet the enemy. The fish-scale formation is the elite that ranks in front of the army. , Once launched, go straight to the enemy's central army, don't fight with the enemy, just rush to kill the enemy's commander. This kind of attack has never been seen by the princes, and Zheng Guo's army has practiced it for a long time. The coordination was extremely skillful. Therefore, before the war, Zheng Guo was already sure of victory.

"Zheng Zhuanggong saw the strength of Zheng Guo's army greatly increased, and he was very sure of winning, so he attacked King Zhou. He deliberately created troubles and made things difficult for King Zhou. King Zhou was naturally furious, and sent envoys to Zheng Guo to reprimand Duke Zheng Zhuang for being rude. Zheng Zhuanggong not only refused to obey the king of Zhou's order, but also beat the envoy until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. The king of Zhou was very angry and forbade Zheng Zhuanggong to participate in Zhou's political affairs. Zheng Zhuanggong used this as an excuse not to go to the king of Zhou.

"Actually, Zheng Zhuanggong did this to intentionally provoke the king of Zhou, so that he hastily sent troops to attack the state of Zheng when he was annoyed. However, the state of Zheng had already made preparations. The two sides fought, and the king of Zhou must be defeated. The king of Zhou really caught the trick and led the Zhou army and Chen The armies of the four states of Guo, Cai, Guo, and Wei attacked Zheng.

"The king of Zhou led a large army to attack Zheng and fought against Zheng's army at Ruge. At that time, the Allied Forces of the Five Kingdoms had the upper hand in terms of strength. Proud. Before the start of the war, the coalition forces formed a phalanx to attack the Zheng army with the momentum of Mount Tai, encircling the Zheng army and destroying them all. However, the Zheng army set up a fish-scale formation. The whole army is like a big fish, and the elite soldiers will The fish head, the main force is the fish body, and the military tent is the fish tail.

"As soon as the two sides took over the battle, the forward of the Zheng army was like a sharp sword, and it went straight to the center of the five-nation coalition. The soldiers pointed directly at the king of Zhou and the kings of the other four countries who commanded the whole army in the center. The five-nation coalition has never seen such a fight The troops of the State of Cai broke up first, and the Guo State on its flank was originally a small country. Seeing that the army of the State of Cai was defeated, they also fled. They retreated immediately, and without any effort, Zheng Jun had already attacked Zhou Jun's middle army.

"The king of Zhou didn't expect Wei, Cai and other four countries to be so vulnerable. He was shocked. He was thinking about reorganizing the Zhou army to meet the enemy. The Zheng army's forward had already attacked in front of him. Seeing that the situation was not good, the king of Zhou turned around and fled. Zhou Jun saw The king of Zhou fled, where is the fighting spirit? The army was defeated like an avalanche. The king of Zhou was shot by Zheng Junyu's arrow in the shoulder, so he couldn't escape. But Zheng Zhuanggong thought that the king of Zhou was the master of the world after all. If he was killed, Zheng Guo would definitely It will become the target of public criticism. Song, Wei and other countries took the opportunity to call on all the vassal states to join forces to attack Zheng. The notoriety of the "Prisoner Lord" is why Zheng Zhuanggong made up his mind. It is only necessary to severely injure King Zhou so that he does not dare to underestimate Zheng from now on. The army only chased after it for a while, and then stopped."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, and then he continued: "Duke Zheng Zhuang defeated the Allied Forces of the Five Nations, but he acted like he was wronged, and sent an envoy to visit the king of Zhou with wine and meat that night, and stated his interests. King Zhou suffered a big loss and was shocked by the strength of Zheng's army. He had no intention of fighting again. Seeing that Zheng Zhuanggong sent envoys to see him, he just went down the donkey. He only said that the battle was a misunderstanding and did not blame Zheng Zhuanggong. Zhou Wang led the remnant soldiers back that night, and Zheng Jun can be said to have won a complete victory. After this battle, the king of Zhou lost all face, and some big vassal states were ready to move, and no longer respected the king of Zhou. Zheng Jun defeated five The story of the Allied Forces of the Kingdom was also spread, and the generals of all the vassal states attached great importance to this formation and studied it secretly. Since then, the fish-scale formation has become a necessary formation for many famous generals to practice soldiers and horses and fight on the battlefield. During the Han Dynasty, Chen Tang fought against the Xiongnu in the Western Regions, and he defeated the Xiongnu cavalry with a fish-scale array, which was extremely powerful."

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