I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 262 Do something big?
In fact, a great war broke out between Qi State and Wu State, and both sides assembled about [-] troops to fight around "Ai Ling".

The Zhi family did not act immediately, fearing that the Qi army would forcibly withdraw its troops despite the threat of the Wu army, so that the Qi state would immediately soften to the Wu state after Zhi's private army attacked.

After all, what Wu State wants is to subdue Qi State, and the two sides have turned from a hostile relationship to a state of suzerain and vassal state, not that Wu State wants to destroy Qi State.

In the current era, the thinking mode of fighting for hegemony is generally still there. There are not too many monarchs who want to destroy the people's country, especially Qi is a vast and economically powerful country.

Even if Fu Chai commanded [-] Wu troops and wiped out [-] Qi troops, it would be difficult for Wu to occupy Qi's land in fact.The reason is that Wu State has no actual border with Qi State for the time being, and Wu State has consumed a lot of national power recently, so it is not a good thing to get an enclave from Qi State.

Immediately after the official war between the Wu army and the Qi army, Zhiyao issued an order to Sima Rangju to capture the "Tan" land of Qi State.

The land of "Tan" in the state of Qi is vast and sparsely populated. While the number of cities is very small, the terrain is still plain. Then, the state of Qi deployed most of its troops to the front line to fight against the Wu army. As a result, the land of "Tan" was easily captured by Sima. Zhi's private army led by Rang Ju was captured.

If it is a normal military operation, the next thing Zhishi should do is to approach Qi's "Linzi" city, or simply sweep away to the upper reaches of Jishui River.

Zhiyao believes that the Qi State cannot be destroyed now, and then it may be possible to destroy the Qi State, and the various unconventional counterattacks that will be encountered next will inevitably be very serious.

The Jiang surname and the Lv family have ruled the country for a very long time, and they have not actually done anything outrageous for a long time, and even made outstanding contributions to Zhuxia during the period of Duke Huan of Qi.

In this state, the people of Qi may have objections to Jiang's surname and the Lu family, and they will definitely serve in times of crisis.

The Zhi family may be able to take advantage of the battle between Qi and Wu to quickly destroy Guo Zuo, whose surname is Jiang Lu, but how much land can be obtained from Qi is to compete with Wu, Lu, Ju and other forces for speed.

Moreover, the Zhi Clan will face even greater challenges in the future. It may be to face the coalition forces of Wu, Lu, and Zhu. The Han family, the Fox family, and the Zhong family will also attack the Zhi family.

All the hatred of the people of Qi will be concentrated on the Zhi family. The Zhi family will face the crusade of other countries externally, and the various dignitaries and families will do it internally. With the current strength of the Zhi family, it is simply impossible to bear it.

So, Zhiyao didn't intend to destroy the Qi country now, but could only do it step by step step by step.

Seeing that the [-] Qi army might be completely annihilated by Wu State, Zhiyao changed the strategic deployment of going south and sweeping the upper reaches of Jishui River after he sent troops to capture the "Tan" land of Qi State, and changed it to have to take the army to "Ailing" "Join the war.

"My lord, do you have any doubts?" Zhiyao was asking Zhishen who had just finished the meeting.

And Zhishen just arrived today, accompanied by two "brigades" of the Zhi family and a "teacher" of the Wei family that were temporarily transferred from China.

It has been a month and a half since Zhiyao left "Ai Ling", and Wu Jun and Qi Jun are still fighting around "Ai Ling".

The Qi army originally numbered about [-], but after one and a half months, it is estimated that there were less than [-] remaining. The wilderness was surrounded by Wu troops.

The Wu army's losses in the early stage were not too much, and the Qi army's camps and "Ailing" city that were firmly defended in circles later paid relatively large casualties.

Behind Tian Ni, [-] Qi troops gathered from somewhere rushed to the rescue of "Ai Ling", but what happened was that the army led by Ru Cao and Zhan Ru was blocked at the place of "Lai Zha".

Looking at it as a whole, the defeat of Qi State has become an established fact. It depends on whether Tian Ni can defeat the Wu army of Ru Cao and Zhan Ru, and open an escape route for Guoshu and other Qi troops.

Zhiyao sent out a lot of scouts, and Lin always got reports that Wu Jun also mobilized troops from other places to reach the main battlefield. Fu Chai had about [-] soldiers including [-] Lu troops.

Zhishen said: "As Yao expected, Ru Cao and Zhan Ru pretended to be defeated and retreated. Tian Ni's troops were eager to rescue 'Ai Ling', and they fell in ambush halfway through the march. Only [-] remnants were able to enter the city of 'Ai Ling'."

What can Zhiyao say?
Wu Jun used the same routine, but whoever leads Qi Jun can be fooled.Should we say Wu people are cunning, or Qi people are too naive?
Zhishen went on to say: "All the 'qings' think that the Qi army will be destroyed in an instant? At this time, go to fight with the Wu army. The morale of the Wu army is at a high level, and it may be against me."

Zhiyao, who couldn't help it, sneered.

Zhishen coughed twice, feeling that Zhiyao was a bit impolite.

"Even if the people of Wu use tactics, they still need to use troops to win. The Qi army also has [-] troops. The two armies have been fighting fiercely for four months, and each other will surely suffer heavy casualties. If we go at this time, or when there is a difficult time, if we can eliminate The majority of the Wu army is one of the most important to show hegemony, Wu Zian dare to underestimate me?" Zhiyao said.

In the beginning, Wu State was a Viscount State, with the same rank as Chu State. Later, Chu State became a Marquis by itself, and then became a king. Wu State followed suit.

Therefore, there are currently three kingdoms who are called kings in the land of Xia, namely the royal family of Zhou, the state of Chu, and the state of Wu.

Zhiyao really didn't know whether it should be said that the noble family of Jin State only wanted to take advantage of a small price, or was it that the people of this generation who sat in the position were too short-sighted?So obvious things can't be seen.

just right?Seeing Zhishen's wry smile, Zhiyao was stunned, but at the same time, she knew that she was wrong.

It's not that Wei Ju, Hu Jie, and Zhong Quan couldn't see such a simple truth. What they wanted was for Zhishi to explain clearly the distribution of a series of benefits before the battle.

Since Zhiyao needs to invite Zhishen to the battlefield, it must be a national war.

Zhishen is the "Yuan Rong" of the Jin Kingdom, and of course he has the command of the army when he is present. On the contrary, if he is not present, the command will fall into the hands of the general Hu You.

"The state of Lu and the state of Wu are allies. If I win this battle, I need to punish Lu as punishment." Zhiyao said.

The rest of the families didn't care whether the territory they occupied was an enclave, but the Zhi family did not allow cities belonging to other families to appear in the east, so it was impossible to share the territory occupied by Qi with them equally.

To be more realistic, the Zhi family did not have any other families to help in seizing "Tan", and it would not be too difficult to seize the upper reaches of Jishui in Qi State.What can be done by stretching out one's own hand, why should the benefits be distributed to those families who have not paid anything?
However, Zhiyao deeply understands that eating alone is very hated by people, and after thinking about it, he can only sacrifice the country of Lu.

At this stage, the State of Lu does not border the State of Jin. It is just that the State of Jin has historically crossed over one vassal to annex the territory of another vassal. After the victory of the Wu army, the Jin army will go to the territory of Lu State to attack and control the cities. Successively becoming an enclave belonging to a certain family in the state of Jin is not completely infeasible.

The biggest possibility is that after the Jin army went to Lu to plunder the population and wealth, they would not control the land?
Zhishen left again, and came back not long after to tell Zhiyao, saying: "The Wu army is going to attack you because of your words."

Look, it's really a noble family of the Jin Kingdom, and they have to be rewarded for everything they do, even if they are engaged in a national war, they can't work for Bai Gan.

Faced with this operation of the family of Jin Guoqing, Zhiyao has nothing to be angry about.

Isn't it just like this that the Qing family was developed, and it was too big for the Jin State, so that it became the gravedigger of the Jin State.

This is the case with the power of a family, and it will be like this after it is the turn to turn the family into a country. I don't understand the truth of the lips and teeth, and it deserves to be wiped out, right?
In short, the Jin army set out and finally marched towards "Ai Ling".

Originally, the Zhi family had [-] troops in the "Tan" land, and there were not many casualties in the capture of "Tan" land. It was just that some troops needed to be stationed in some places, and the number of troops that finally arrived near Mount Tai was about [-].

The state of Jin itself sent a legion to support the state of Qi, plus two "divisions" and four "brigades" of the Zhi family and one "division" of the Wei family, the combined total strength exceeded [-].

Of course, the [-] Jin troops can't all go to "Ailing" to fight. Some troops need to be dismantled to support the logistics line away from the mainland, and some troops must be allocated to defend Qi or Lu to be able to march to "Ailing". The Jin army will not exceed [-].

"My family has three 'teachers'. The Wei family, the Fox family, and the Zhong family each have a 'teacher', and the rest are from other families." in your own account.

Why didn't Zhiyao go to find Zhishen?It's just because the map of mountains and rivers hanging on Zhiyao's side is more realistic and detailed than that of the Chinese military tent.

The maps of Zhuxia in the feudal era have always been without scale. They are purely drawn with an unreliable overall graphic, roughly writing about where there are cities, mountains, forests, and rivers. The distance between each other is purely guesswork. It is a school of "consciousness".I have to say that it is more practical for Baipi to pursue "realism" at this point.

Zhishen asked directly: "How should Yao Yu arrange it?"

The situation is like this, the Jin army seems to be commanded by Zhishen, but it is Zhiyao who actually plans and deploys.

This is not the first time such a "behind" story, Zhishen is very used to it.

Zhiyao made some arrangements while pointing at the map of mountains and rivers. After speaking, she asked, "Do you have anything to add?"

Don't ask, if you ask, you don't have it, and even many places don't understand why they do it that way.

Zhishen tried hard to memorize every word Zhiyao said, savored it over and over for a long time, understood Zhiyao's intention somewhat, asked in surprise but not so sure: "Yao wants to wipe out Wu Jun and Qi Jun?"

They only came with [-] soldiers, and they were facing the remaining Wu army of about [-] and the Qi army of about [-] who had been exhausted again and again. Their strength was not dominant!
Zhiyao said briefly: "I will take the lead, and the enemy will fight fiercely for a long time. Yao is [-]% sure."

There is no such thing as a [-]% certainty in war. You can take risks if you can be half-turned. If the chance of success exceeds [-]%, you should make a decisive decision!
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