I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 337 Invisible Game, Extreme Intimidation

Is Zhiyao a person who is easily suspicious?No doubt it is.

His situation will appear in every high-ranking person, and it is a trait that a high-ranking person must have. Otherwise, no matter how good his background is, unless he has not encountered calculations in his life, he will die by himself, and his followers will follow him. Burying into the soil, and then the result of large-scale turmoil.

There is no way to do it, there are people who have nothing and will plan to use it to the extreme, if the status is too high, there will be no shortage of people who want to get something.

Stepping up to a certain height, if something happens, it is really not for the individual to bear the consequences. If you are not cautious at all times, you are not only irresponsible to yourself, but you are actually taking the lives of countless people seriously.

"The Wei family gathered [-] troops in the 'Hulao'. If you go east, you can attack the land, and if you go north, you can invade the city of 'Ye'. If the Wei family is in trouble for me, where do you two think they will go?"

Zhiyao summoned Sun Wu and Sima Rangju to "Linzi".

Before, Sun Wu and Sima Rangju were looking at the relevant information, and they didn't discuss it until Zhiyao finished reading it.

There was no fourth person present, and the guards outside were strictly ordered not to allow anyone to come within ten meters.

Sun Wu didn't answer the question right away, but said in a general way: "The eldest son is cautious, and has no intention of annexing Qi in a short time. He is really wise!"

indeed.

From the point of view of hindsight, Zhiyao's strategy of attacking Qi State again seemed to be too cautious at first. Obviously relying on Zhi's force to use the sweeping method, he still absorbed and misled the Dukes of Qi State, and very clearly let go of them. Guo Tian seemed to be not decisive enough, but the subsequent series of chain reactions proved that Zhiyao's prudence played a key role.

Of course, the actions of families or countries such as the Wei family, the Han family, the Chu state, and the Wu state were not aimed at the Zhi family. good opportunity.

Sima Rangju said: "The eldest son stationed [-] troops in 'Handan' and [-] troops in 'Ye' to deal with this change?"

Since six years ago, Zhiyao has deliberately regarded "Handan" as the new core of the Zhi family, and put the base for training the new army there, and later built the city of "Ye".

Zhiyao knew that Sima Rangju had more to say.

Sure enough, Sima Rangju said: "Or is it because of my family's actions that the Wei family is uneasy?"

This argument holds true.

Zhi Shi was afraid of Wei Shi's sudden attack, wouldn't Wei Shi be afraid of Zhi Shi's attack?

Before, the Zhi family revealed that the main purpose of stationing troops in "Handan" and "Ye" was to support Wei and Qi at any time.

The problem is that the Zhi family has assembled a large army there, and wants to do something to the Wei family. Going out of the Shangdang and going south, it can immediately cut off the return of the Wei family's southern expedition troops, and by the way, snatch the Wei family from the Fan family. The city that came was swept away.

That's really the case, it's not that the Wei family went back to more than ten years ago, not to mention the [-] to [-] troops of the Wei family were buried, but the painstaking efforts and supplies they successively invested in the southern border of the state of Jin should also be counted.

Just ask, is Wei Shi really not afraid of what Zhi Shi will do?

Undoubtedly, the Wei family must have related concerns. Before that, the number of troops stationed in the "Hulao" has increased sharply.

Now Zhiyao has many options, including inviting the Wei family to participate in the military deployment of the Qi State, and issuing a new call-up order again, or still following the established rhythm.

"Using troops in Qidi, the 'army' is a little tight. The troops stationed in 'Handan' and 'Ye' cannot be transferred, and the soldiers stationed in Zhongshan also need to guard against the Zhao family's sneak attack."

"I want to recruit soldiers again, let's see what the Wei and Han families do."

"Newly recruited soldiers, where do you two think it is appropriate to assemble?"

It has been a long time since Zhiyao had this experience of being tied up for wanting to do something.

Now, the Zhi Clan has assembled about [-] troops, [-] in "Handan" and "Ye" alone, nearly [-] are scattered throughout Qi, and the remaining [-] are stationed in "Xianyu".

That's an army of [-], still stationed in different areas, and almost half of them are performing combat missions.And this is only the number of troops used by one family, which is more than the total population of many countries.

Looking at the Wei family again, there were three or four years when they used no less than [-] troops each year, and sometimes they could reach [-] to [-].

So, why is Jin so awesome?Because it is really awesome!

If the noble families of the Jin State can unite, no country can withstand the power that erupts alone.

It is precisely because of the frequent and serious fighting between the noble families of Jin that there is an army of that level.

Of course, they would like to thank their ancestors for shaping Jin into a military-oriented country. With enough atmosphere and background, they have an army of that size that the younger generations can easily pull out.

Take a look at Qi State, their population is not large, and their economic volume is larger than that of Jin State. From a long time ago to the present, there are only a handful of times that more than [-] troops have been mobilized, and every time they have suffered a big defeat. end.

In the past, there were only two countries that could easily draw more than [-] troops. One was of course Jin, and the other was Chu.

At the beginning, Chu was not used to such a large-scale war. After suffering a lot of losses and summing up again and again, it gradually adapted. It defeated the Jin army several times and once gained hegemony.

Regardless of how glorious Wu was before, there were several examples of mobilizing [-] troops. After Wu Zixu died, Sun Wu also left Wu. In fact, no one has been able to effectively use the [-] troops.

To put it bluntly, the ability is limited, and the command cannot mobilize the army and use it in the right position to play their role.

If the ability is insufficient, maybe less than half of the [-] troops actually play a role, and the remaining half are just spectators.This kind of thing is not funny, on the contrary, it is not uncommon because of the commander's lack of ability.

Zhiyao also discovered the limit of her ability to lead troops. When she exceeds [-], she feels overwhelmed and confused, knowing that she still needs a certain amount of time to improve.

That is still under the condition that there are enough qualified grassroots officers. If there is no such group of grassroots officers and the old appearance is maintained, Zhiyao will be in a hurry to command [-] to [-] people.

What is the old look?It is to use "scholars" as the backbone, coupled with a certain number of "disciples" to drive the recruited "Xian".

Therefore, the Wei family seems to be very powerful in a sense. They did not train grassroots officers on a large scale like the Zhi family, and they can still fight with large corps.

Zhi Clan recruited again and divided them into two areas for assembly.

The "Father Huang" in the central part of the state of Jin is one, and has assembled the strength of two "divisions".

The scale of three "divisions" was assembled in "Puyang".

When they were gathering, Zhishi was paying close attention to whether Weishi and Hanshi had any new moves.

For example, the Wei family and the Han family also issued a new round of conscription orders, or where the assembled troops were moving.

Still the same sentence, Zhishi thinks that the actions of Wei or Han are threatening to him, and Wei or Han will also see Zhishi's actions and think that they are a threat to him.

Only Zhishi is allowed to make big moves, and Weishi or Hanshi are not allowed to feel nervous. How can there be such a reason?
Regardless of whether the Wei family or the Han family had any intention of doing something to the Zhi family, they discovered that after the Zhi family's new round of recruitment, the total number of troops assembled by the Zhi family exceeded 13!
That is an army of 13, which is much larger than the total population under the rule of most princes!

However, there was an example of the last time Zhishi assembled an army of about 13, and this time it assembled [-]. It seems that the movement is not too big?
That's not the same!
The last time the Zhi Clan assembled an army of about 50 people, which were scattered throughout the Zhi Clan's fiefdom, it was unknown how many of them could be pulled out to fight, and it was more meaningful to scare people.

The 13 troops assembled this time can obviously be pulled out to fight in the field, depending on their assembly location and the corresponding material preparations.

"Wei's army is heading south, seemingly pressing on 'Xinzheng'."

"The Han family's army also marched westward, leaving the 'Shaoliang' and advancing towards Baidi's territory."

So, the Wei family and the Han family understand what it means for the Zhi family to gather troops again, and respond with actions?

It can also be understood that the Wei family and the Han family knew that the Zhi family had taken precautions, and after thinking that they were not sure, they gave up the original collusion and implemented another plan instead.

No matter which one it is, it purely proves the importance of having enough strength.

To put it another way, if the Zhi clan is unable to gather another army besides the already assembled [-] troops, the Wei clan and the Han clan will not have much concern at all.

Sun Wu said: "The Wei family still stationed [-] troops in the 'Hulao', and the Han family stationed two 'divisions' in the 'Han', both for defense against me."

If the Wei family and the Han family are really not on guard against the Zhi family, Zhi Yao will feel that something is wrong.

Anyway, Zhiyao once again assembled an army to make Wei and Han move.

Now Zhishi, Weishi, and Hanshi should have enough tacit understanding to know what it means to be afraid of each other and take precautions. They should be more careful about what they want to do. In the short term, they should be able to continue to maintain a false calm?
Zhiyao said: "Let's see whether the Chu army is going west or north."

This time, Song State did not form an alliance with Chu State, but only allowed the Chu army to borrow a way.

That was determined by the special national conditions of the Song Dynasty. They could only form an alliance with the legitimate overlord of the time to avoid standing on the wrong team once and being completely liquidated afterwards.

Zhiyao, who has resolved the crisis to some extent, has a new awakening in her heart.

Perhaps Zhiyao misunderstood that Wei and Han's actions this time might be purely a misunderstanding, but it proved the mutual restraint under that relationship.

Under that kind of situation, whether it is the Zhi family, the Wei family, or the Han family, they have to guard against each other in every move, and they really can't use all their strength to develop outward.

"It hurts me, and it hurts them even more."

"My family is ahead of them in every way, and it is they who should be anxious."

"According to this trend, unless they collude with external forces, how can they be sure to do it?"

Zhiyao feels that time is still in her favor, but some other things seem to be changed!
　The sun is coming out from the west!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)