I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 399 After tonight, the pattern changes dramatically
When there are [-] people, there is no limit, and the length of hundreds of thousands of troops marching exceeds sixty or seventy miles.

It is equivalent to saying that when the vanguard of the Jin army arrived at the outskirts of "Xinzheng", there were still troops falling on the "Tushi" side in the east.

Zheng Junsheng and Zheng Guo's officials stood on the top of the city and looked out. The invading enemies from the east stretched from this end to the end of the earth. They looked at each of them with serious expressions, and some of them could not even hide the despair on their faces.

Si Hong said: "All the trees within thirty miles of the city have been cut down and burned, which should be a hindrance to the enemy."

In the past, Zheng Guojun and his ministers were frantically preparing for the battle, hoarding wood desperately, and at the same time setting fire to burn around "Xinzheng".

As a result, standing at the top of the city and looking out, one could either see a piece of bare wooden piles, or be able to see the earth full of ashes.

If the wind is stronger, a layer of ashes can be rolled up, floating like a giant curtain.

Quite a few plants were not completely burned, but their presence made the environment look more eerie. Walking in this environment at night, people who are not brave enough may be scared to death by a little movement.

In many burned sites, charred animal corpses can still be seen, and even human charred corpses can be seen in some places.

Whether the charred corpses of these people were too late to escape after arson, or wild men who originally lived in the woods, probably no one wanted to distinguish.

In fact, it is not difficult to distinguish the original identity of the Jiao corpse, just to see if he is carrying a weapon.Those who have weapons are the soldiers of Zheng Jun, and those who don't have weapons are either savages, or someone who just happened to pass by.

Zheng people set fire in the wilderness?They successfully used this method to prevent the Jin army from approaching everyone for eight days.

Later, Zhiyao ordered to clear a isolation zone to prevent the fire from spreading outward, or God knows how large an area would be affected.

Autumn!The sky is dry and things are dry, and something may be ignited if you are not careful. If you set fire on a planned and large scale, it will easily become a prairie fire.

The wonder of nature is there. While it is easy to catch fire, it will rain from time to time in autumn. Wherever there is a wildfire, the rain can hinder the growth of the fire, or put it out.

Zhiyao stopped looking at the mess on the ground, looked up at the sky, and said, "It's going to rain."

The sky was covered by dark clouds, the dazzling sun became like cloudy amber, and more and denser dark clouds were rolling in. After the wind became weaker, the rain would probably fall.

They knew the news that Zheng Guojun and his ministers turned the surrounding area of ​​"Xinzheng" into white land. They must have to go all the way to cut down wood, carry wood for camping, and stockpile materials for making fire and cooking. Naturally, the speed of marching slowed down. down.

The advantage of doing that is that you don't have to wait until the outskirts of "Xinzheng" to worry about logging. The fire materials later will definitely cause trouble, and they have to be collected far away every time before transporting them to the military camp.

Zhiyao glanced at 'Xinzheng' in the distance first, then turned her head and said to the crowd: "Shall we stay in the camp?"

It's going to rain soon, and it looks like the rain will be a bit heavy. If you don't make camp quickly, people will be in danger of getting sick if they get caught in the rain.

Too many ashes were blown by the wind, and some areas that were not burned by the fire also turned gray.

A good rain will dampen the ashes and keep them from flying around, making cleanup easier.

Because the camp needs to be set up before it rains, there will be no division of soldiers and auxiliary soldiers in an emergency, everyone will work faster together, and the camp will be set up [-]% to [-]% before the rain falls.

The soldiers took shelter from the rain, while the auxiliary soldiers put on coir raincoats and continued to work.

Zhiyao listened to the sound of music coming from the big tent not far away, and there were invitations for drinks during the period, and a smile appeared on her face.

how to say?It should be said that the kings of the nations are really not as good as one generation after another. It doesn’t have to be too long ago, two to thirty years in the morning is fine, and this situation will not happen in the military camp.

Even if there is an orchestra brought, the self-disciplined monarch will refrain from letting the musicians play music, and drinking and so on will not cause much noise.

Wei Ju came over in the rain wearing a coir raincoat, and seeing Zhiyao keeping his eyes on the direction of the music and noise, he asked the accompanying guards to take off the coir raincoat, and said, "It's raining heavily, I don't know when it will stop."

For Wei Shi, the past two years have been quite unlucky years.

They formed a coalition with the Song Army to attack the eastern part of the Zheng State. Halfway through the battle, they encountered a slave uprising in the State of Lu, which made the Song Army go to the north to garrison. Later, they encountered the "Huangchi Huimeng" incident.

now what?The army moved over and saw a large area that was set on fire, with ashes floating in the sky. The rain is a good thing, at least there is no need to worry that some people will be blinded by the floating ashes, or breathe the ashes. The problem is the heavy rain. How long will it take?

Zhiyao also looked worried.

Many times, many plans will encounter unsatisfactory events and lead to bankruptcy.

If Wei Ju gave up attacking "Xinzheng" now, it would be tantamount to saying that the drama prepared by Lao Zhi's family could not continue.

Wei Ju said: "If the rain continues, the only option is to stop fighting."

It is obvious that Zheng Guo has tried his best to prepare for a defensive battle in "Xinzheng". Zheng Junsheng and the ministers have not left yet. Obviously they want to fight to the end. How much blood will the Wei family have to shed to win "Xinzheng", or After all, can it be won?
Zhi Yao said with a smile: "When the princes lead the army, Zheng Guo must think that they have formed a coalition army, or they will have the will to die? If the Wei family can desperately capture the outer city in a short time, what will the Zheng people do?"

Nothing is perfect in the world, and crises actually represent opportunities.

One can imagine how desperate Zheng people are now. As long as the Wei family can show the power that makes Zheng people afraid, it will be easier to disintegrate Zheng people's will to resist.

Wei Ju fell into a thoughtful state after understanding.

Soon after, Hu Jie, Hu You, Zhong Quan, and Zhong Wu came together. They seemed a little surprised to see Wei Ju present.

Shouldn't now be Wei Ju's busiest time?Instead of busying with your own affairs, come here to find Zhiyao what to do.

Wei Ju knew that Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Zhong were close to Mrs. Zhi, so it was not surprising to see two couples of father and son approaching, so they saluted each other and left.

As for what Wei Ju is doing here?Didn't you just say that you have the idea of ​​striking off?

"The hostility of the Vietnamese army can't be concealed, and most of Wen Zhong went to the princes." Zhong Quan said with a gloomy face.

In the "Huangchi League" that just ended, the Yue State suffered the most. The Yue people must be hostile to the Jin people.

Gou Jian may be able to conceal his hostility better, but ordinary Yue people don't have Gou Jian's acting skills.

Hu Xie said: "Mr. Yue has already gone so far that he can't do anything?"

What really happened?
In fact, Zhiyao privately asked Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Zhong to pay attention to the monarch and ministers of the Yue Kingdom, and then asked Mrs. Fox and Mr. Zhong to ask Zhiyao what the monarch and ministers of the Yue Kingdom wanted to do.

Zhiyao just gave some plausible guesses. Given that Goujian's character is just like that, Hu Jie and Zhong Quan immediately believed that Goujian would do something.

And Goujian will definitely do something, such as trying to weave a net to target the Jin State, no matter how well the cover-up is done, some clues will be revealed, and the Fox family and the Zhong family will immediately believe Zhiyao's guess about Goujian.

"Even if Goujian doesn't want to do something, I'll let him do it; once something happens, Goujian did it, not Goujian." The expression on Zhiyao's face became more sincere.

Zhong Quan asked, "Why didn't you tell the generals and assistants?"

At present, the ranking of Jin's position has not been re-determined. If there is no accident, the matter will be settled when he returns to the country. At that time, Zhiyao will become the new "Yuan Rong".

It seems that Zhiyao is not in a hurry to sit on the throne of "Yuanrong", but in fact he is not interested, and the rest of the people seem to be Zhiyao's stable mentality.

A few people sat and chatted, and the things they talked about were a bit complicated, speculation about Wei's attack on "Xinzheng", how good the Jin Dynasty would be in the future, and so on.

After night fell, the rain still showed no signs of stopping, which really made everyone in the Wei family feel even more irritable.

Zheng Guo's defenders who were on duty in the rain, without any prior discovery, one of them was shot by an arrow suddenly, which shocked the rest.

The person who was hit by the arrow did not die, but when he checked the wound, he found that there was no arrowhead at all, and there was something wrapped in the shaft of the arrow. When he unwrapped the outer package, he found that there was a layer of silk cloth with writing on the shaft.

"Chu, the more unwilling, invited me to attack Jin. In the early hours of tonight, the camp of the Jin army will be in chaos. Our army will fight out from the city, but can we defeat the Jin army in one fell swoop?" Zheng Junsheng squeezed the piece of silk cloth very hard.

The font on the silk cloth is written in Chu State, and it is stamped with the seals of Chu Jun and Yue Jun, but the written content is too outrageous.

Zheng Junsheng's mind is confused now.

The rest of Zheng Guojun and his ministers were not much better, they were shocked but unbelievable.

Han Yingqi's sudden laugh startled everyone and attracted everyone's attention, before he said: "Jun Yue is an extraordinary person, it's not surprising that he does extraordinary things."

Yes, everyone thinks that Gou Jian is a person who does everything without compromise, and it is not surprising what he does.

Gou Jian has been planning for so long, but after the matter is completed, Jin Guo is allowed to intervene, how can he not hold grudges?

The hateful Gou Jian did something and successfully attracted the Chu State. According to the strength shown by the Jin State this wave, it is normal for the Chu State to be very afraid of the Jin State.

So, it seems reasonable to unite to take advantage of Yin and Jin and weaken Jin to the greatest extent?

This is also because Zheng Guo is too dangerous at the moment. After making up some possibilities in his own mind, he subconsciously believes in those possibilities.

Zheng Junsheng asked hesitantly: "Leave the city to attack the camp tonight?"

Si Hong gritted his teeth and said, "since the seals of the kings of Chu and Yue should be trusted? Besides, if you don't take risks, how can you survive? The [-] troops in the city can send [-]. Hong Lian night rushed to our army outside the city. Fifty thousand raided the camp."

A few other people started talking in a hurry, roughly meaning that they can try it.

At that time, the Jin army camp will not be in chaos, that is, if there is no real action.

Is the camp of the Jin army really in chaos?They attacked the camp desperately, tried to cooperate with the Chu army and the Yue army, and tried their best to eliminate more Jin troops.

Zheng Junsheng slumped down as if he had lost his energy, and whispered, "Then take the risk."

In other words, did Gou Jian really convince Chu Junzhang?

If it wasn't the same thing, how could the seals of Lord Chu and Lord Yue appear on the silk cloth?
(End of this chapter)