I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 212 The Embarrassment Caused by the Unforeseen Situation

Zhongshan is gone?This result did not surprise the countries of Xia.

After all, Zhao Yang, the "Yuanrong" of the Jin State, fell under the battle with Zhongshan State, and the result of Zhongshan State was completely predictable. What everyone is guessing is how long it will take the Jin State to destroy Zhongshan State. How much damage will be caused in the process.

The Zhao family launched a family war against Zhongshan, and Zhao Yang, who was not as skilled as others, was involved in the invasion, right?

It can be counted that the Zhao family took the initiative to provoke the Zhongshan Kingdom, and they deserved it if they lost, and they deserved it even more if the Patriarch died during the invasion.

But things don't work out that way.

Not to mention the Jin country, if it were other countries to attack the foreign race, if they were defeated and the commander folded in, they would be doubly angry just because the other party was a foreign race, and they would start the invasion again, and there would be That determination to do whatever it takes.

Not surprising.

The level of civilization of Zhu Xia is higher than that of the foreign race, and the overall strength is stronger than that of the foreign race. If they lose to the foreign race, they will look down on them from the bottom of their hearts. Can they not try their best to take revenge?
The outbreak of the Jin Kingdom was completely expected, and there was nothing to say about the destruction of the Zhongshan Kingdom, so it was somewhat unexpected.

The nations were a little confused by Zhongshan Kingdom's demise so quickly. They originally predicted that no matter how smooth the Jin Kingdom's attack on Zhongshan Kingdom, it would take at least five or six years, or even ten years.

That is Zhongshan, except for the flat terrain in the south and southeast, the rest is complex mountainous terrain.

Beidi people were originally semi-nomadic and semi-farming, and many tribes lived in the mountains and forests.

Another point is that Beidi's combat power among the alien races is relatively high, at least much higher than that of Bai Di and other soldiers, and with the complex terrain as a support, it must be able to support more time.

It took about two years for Jin to destroy Zhongshan. While the dignitaries of the countries felt confused, they wondered why Jin hadn't become weak because of the civil war just now.

Looking at it this way, it turned out that everyone thought that the Jin country was not good because of their own vision, and the Jin country was still the same Jin country, so powerful that it was suffocating!

Zhao's flesh was cut?The nations had already guessed this point before it happened.

That is the state of Jin!The internal struggle is fierce, and it is a very bloody country.

Which country's civil war can affect the hearts of the kingdoms of Xia?In fact, it is the state of Jin.This is because the Jin State is extremely powerful, so the other countries will pay attention to it. They hope that the Jin State can weaken due to civil strife, and they will also want to take advantage of the internal turmoil in Jin to seek some advantages.

"What?" Zhiyao was on the way back to the country and received some information.

"Wu was defeated by Lu?" Zhiyao was a little confused.

This incident happened last year. The cause was that Zhu State was bullied by Lu State and asked Wu State for help, and then Wu State decided to help Zhu State.

The state of Lu deceived the monarch of the state of Lu to "Qufu" in advance and put him under house arrest.

Of course, it was because the monarch of the Zhu Kingdom was stupid, and in fact, all kinds of absurd and tyrannical, that the Lu Kingdom seized the opportunity.

General Wu Jun from the State of Zhu invited over, and they were also acting as guides. They were going to sneak attack on the State of Lu. How could they have expected that the confrontation between the State of Lu and the State of Qi would end so soon, and they ran into each other if they were dying.

At that time, the morale of the Lu army was high because of the recovery of Ai Ling. It was very unexpected that the Wu army went north to invade. The two sides fought suddenly, and the Lu army won the victory.

Zhiyao wondered, "Is it because Lu is at its peak, or is it that the Wu army going north is too small and unprepared. Will the Wu army be defeated by the Lu army?"

Anyway, it was Lu Jun who defeated Wu Jun on the way north.

Then, the defeated Wu army retreated to the territory of the State of Zhu, and the State of Zhu also formally entered into an alliance with the State of Wu.

That is the country of Zhu, once one of the younger brothers of the state of Jin, now defected to the state of Wu.

However, it has happened from time to time that the younger brothers of the Jin country have left one after another. It is only because the Jin country has almost lost its younger brothers during the civil war that it makes the Wei country that has returned to the country so special.

Zhiyao learned some things from the intelligence, the figure of a group of disciples of Confucius appeared in the battle between Lu Jun and Wu Jun, and it seems to have played some key role?
Another thing is that Song State took advantage of Jin State's crusade against Zhongshan State to annex Cao State.They had already been annexing Cao State before, including controlling many cities of Cao State by force in advance. The cities controlled by the Song Army still belonged to Cao State in name, and Cao Junyang was once imprisoned.

This time Song State not only annexed Cao State, but also killed Cao Junyang, and all of Cao Junyang's descendants disappeared.

So, Cao Guo was not only annexed, but they were also sacrificed!
This is another kingdom that was entrusted by the Zhou royal family after a long history was annexed and returned to the countries that were extinct.

Because nothing like this has happened for a long time, the shock caused by the demise of Cao State and the Extinct Sacrifice is far greater than the demise of Zhongshan State.

At present, all the kingdoms of Xia are unanimously condemning Song State. Not only Song State annexed Cao State, but also caused Cao State's death.

All in all, the annexation of the feudal kingdoms of the Zhou royal family will cause eyebrows, and the sacrifice of death is a bigger matter.

In the past, the feudal states of the Zhou royal family were annexed. The problem is that Guozuo is gone, at least there is no Juesi!
So, Song Guo has gone too far this time, and many princes are contacting each other to form a crusade coalition.

Zhiyao returned to "Xintian" and got the first-hand news that Wei, Lu, Xue, Teng, and Zheng all sent envoys.

These envoys came to the Jin State with only one goal, and wanted the Jin State to be the leader of the alliance and lead them to crusade against the Song State.

In this regard, the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State were very interested, and wanted to take this opportunity to regain their influence over the princes and try to regain their hegemony.

They even found a reason to interfere.

"Cao's death is also an absolute sacrifice. Song should indeed be defeated." Zhiyao confirmed his position first, and then said: "Of course, the defeat of Song will make it return to Wu. Song will return to Wu, and Wu will fight for hegemony. Worry about baggage."

Although the State of Zhu is also an ally of the State of Wu, the State of Zhu is weak and has few people, so it is simply not capable of giving much help to the State of Wu in his struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains.

Song State is different. Their sphere of influence is not small, and their population and productivity are not bad.

Once the State of Song is on the side of the State of Wu, it is equivalent to the role of the State of Jin in order to compete with the State of Chu for the role of the State of Song, and even the State of Song will play a greater role in the State of Wu.

What is clear is that the Song State destroyed the Cao State from the root. They just wanted to rule the Cao State, and because they were descendants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, they were even more feared by others. Can they not put up a desperate posture to resist the crusade of the coalition of princes?
It must be admitted that Song State's military strength is not bad. They once held the Chu State alone at the highlight moment.

Although the Song State was the disadvantaged side, they stubbornly held on to the sharp-edged Chu State, and they fought back and forth in many battles.

If you still think that Song State is a weak country, how much do you look down on Chu State?

Zhiyao asked: "Everyone thinks that we should send troops?"

In fact, Zhishen himself also tends to send troops.

The state of Jin fought a civil war for five or six years, and then it fought against the state of Qi or the state of Zheng. Just now, it fought another war to destroy the state of Zhongshan, with continuous high-intensity use of troops. Do you still want to continue next year?

Zhishen said concisely: "The opportunity is rare."

right?Zheng Guo, who was in a state of hostility, sent envoys, indicating that Zheng Guo had shown signs of softening.

At the same time, with so many countries sending envoys, it seems that Jin has a great opportunity to become the leading big brother again without much effort?

Restoring hegemony is an obsession for the king and ministers of Jin, and they believe that it is their destiny.

Then the plan can't keep up with the change.

Everyone thinks that troops should be sent out, and Zhiyao is not suitable to sing a different tune, but some ugly things should be said first.

"Today, the state of Wu is sharp, and the state of Song has the ambition to fight for life. My lord needs to tell everyone that if you don't use all your strength to attack, the victory or defeat is unpredictable." Zhiyao said.

This time Zhishen was a little surprised, and asked, "How does Yao see it?"

It's obvious!
Although the Jin State won the victory over the Zhongshan State, it is an indisputable fact that the various families have fallen into a period of weakness. Not only is the fatigue of the troops too high, but also the relative shortage of logistics and materials.

Of course Zhishen was willing to believe Zhiyao's judgment, and he hesitated for a while to crusade against Song Guoxin.

Zhiyao said: "Your Excellency can negotiate with the Zhongjun Zuo and the Shangjun... about how to send troops, the number of troops sent by the families, and the number of troops sent by the princes. You can't veto it with a single word."

Now the head of Zhi's family is "Yuan Rong" again, and based on common sense in the national war, of course the family who is in charge of "Yuan Rong" sends more troops.

If they fight Song State, they will definitely make Song State seek refuge with Wu State, which is in the limelight. When the two of them are combined, the assembled army will be at least one hundred thousand.

What about the countries that seek an alliance to attack Song?In addition to the strength of Zheng Guo, how many troops can the other princes send?
It's just that Zheng Guo may not be able to contribute much, the top is [-], and there will be no more.

Taking Weiguo as an example, dispatching [-] troops is the limit.

It is estimated that the State of Lu can dispatch about [-] troops?
Xue Guo and Teng Guo definitely dispatched 2000 people as cheerleaders as before.

The above is about the troops of various countries going abroad to fight, not the situation of fighting the homeland defense war.

And the quality of their troops is there. Wei Guo, Lu Guo, Xue Guo and Teng Guo may fight Song Jun one to two, and Wu Jun may fight one to three; Zheng Guo and Song Guo should be equal. One to one, one to two against Wu Guo?

Say a thousand words and ten thousand, and the state of Jin will still have to shoulder the biggest burden.

The state of Jin really sent troops, at least two full-stack legions, and the quality of the soldiers cannot be fooled casually. With the current status of each family, can it be guaranteed?
Sending troops, drawing a tie, or losing, exposes the current weakness of the Jin State, which will definitely make Wu State more enthusiastic about going north. The next step is to change from Jin State to fighting Chu State every year, to become a battle every year. Did you go shopping with Wu Jun?
"Although you will be despised if you don't say it, it's better than losing." Zhiyao didn't approve of sending troops anyway.

He even felt that Zheng Guo was diverting disasters to the east, or testing the truth of Jin State, anyway, he was uneasy and well-intentioned.

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