I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 427 Yuan Country's Situation Is Actually Dangerous
To tell the truth, Goujian really wants to cooperate with Zhiyao to wipe out the Chu army trapped in the battlefield, but the current number of Chu army is really not much.

There are only [-] to [-] troops, and it is impossible for Chu to be completely wiped out.

On the other hand, Goujian had to be afraid that Chu State would enter a state of fury. Yue State was not the original state, and it was very likely that it would not be able to withstand a furious Chu State.

If the main force of the Chu State is here, Gou Jian can cooperate with Zhiyao, and he will definitely choose to cooperate with Zhiyao to wipe out the Chu army and then capture or kill Chu Junzhang without hesitation.

now?
Wen Zhong said: "The widow and the king of Chu are allies, how can this be done?"

It's not slander, it's a fact.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, the countries in the south didn't seem to care much about their allies, and entered an era where anyone with a big and hard fist could do whatever they wanted far earlier than the countries in the Central Plains.

The phrase "allies are used for bullying and annexation" is the three views that almost all the princes in the south adhere to. Whenever they have the opportunity to do it, they will never show any mercy.

Of course, the princes of the Central Plains are not much better in terms of the three views, but they will be more constrained by the world, and it is more difficult to do whatever they want.

Zhi Yao wondered: "So, why is Yue Qing here?"

Wen Zhong said, "Come here for Lu."

Lu country?Their capital has fallen, and although they are still resisting everywhere, they are powerless in the face of the conquest of the original army.

At present, except for some cities in Sanheng that are still resisting, the rest of the Lu State has been exhausted and fallen. If there is no accident, it will last for another year at most, and it will not last longer.

Under this current situation, is it possible for the original country to give up the annexation of the Lu country?

Zhiyao said: "The war here is over, let's not talk about it."

Wen Zhong said: "Lu is the fief of Zhou Shudan, and Lu Wen is the Duke of Lu, and it is not known."

Shudan is Zhou Gongdan, also known as Zhou Gong, and is the protagonist of "Zhou Gong Fears Rumor Day".

Zhou Li was formulated by Zhou Gongdan, and at the same time there were articles in "Dagao", "Kanggao", "Toshi", "Wuyi" and "Lizheng" in "Shangshu".

The Zhou royal family used Zhou rituals to govern the country. One can imagine how influential Zhou Gongdan was, and he could still leave articles handed down from generation to generation. No matter how the world would have some awe.

Not to mention that after Zhou Gongdan took over the Lu State, it actually made a relatively large contribution to the transformation of Shandong into Xia.

But what?Zhiyao even annexed the Qi State, which was "Nine Heroes, Saving Civilization", how could it be possible to let go of the Lu State, which has made less historical contributions.

Cheng Shuo asked the question on his behalf, "How can the country of Yue stop me from annexing Lu?"

That's right, what virtues does Yue have... No, Yue has sacrificed to Dayu for so long, so there is some morality.

However, in Goujian's generation, what face do they have to prevent the Yuan State from annexing the Lu State?

Wen Zhong said: "The original country has been the target of public criticism. Why do you make mistakes again and again? Establishing prestige and virtue is a country's character, and reconciling the princes can make the country last forever."

Clam! ?

Excluding Yue State and Chu State, the other princes sent people to say those words, which is still a bit convincing.It is really ridiculous for Chu State or Yue State to say this.

Wen Zhong knew what was going on, and added: "The original country is the country of the Central Plains."

This is engaging in regional discrimination!
In fact, it’s purely because the Yue Kingdom saw that Zhiyao first said that he wanted to establish the country as Tang, and then officially named the country as Yuan. Knowing that the people in the Central Plains still pursue righteousness, they thought that this could be used to restrict the Yuan country.

No, many people in the tent showed thoughtful expressions, which showed that it had some effect.

Zhiyao has seen the power of "tradition", and honestly feels that "tradition" is a burden or a legacy, but universal values ​​are like that, and she can only choose to compromise.

Now the Yue State is actually using "tradition" to deal with the Yuan State, and it seems to be somewhat effective, which really makes Zhiyao aware of the fact that some changes must be made.

The fighting is still going on.

The original army tried several times, and found that the remaining camps of the coalition forces had stabilized again, and even became stronger after removing some miscellaneous fish.

After several attacks, the original army found that the casualties paid were increasing. The original strategic goal was to trap Chu Junzhang so as to seduce more Chu troops. Casualties continued to kill and wound the coalition forces.

On the other hand, about [-] cavalry were missing from the original army. They actually went to chase and kill Mrs. Zhao, but they didn't send back any information for the time being.

Although the battle lasted only one day, according to preliminary casualty statistics, the original army had about [-] casualties, the number of wounded and dead cavalry was more, and the infantry casualties were less than [-]; the coalition army did not count casualties. Just guessing the number of dead, the initial estimate is about ten thousand people?

More people died from the various long-range attacks of the original army, and more people died from cannibalism or missing or being captured.

In the original army, all the infantry were wearing armor, and the death rate would definitely drop greatly. More than 700 people were injured, and less than [-] soldiers died in battle.

In addition, it's not that Zhiyao is reluctant to equip the cavalry with armor. The terrible thing is that the horse's load-bearing capacity is just like that. A piece of breastplate is considered ample. If it adds weight, the horse will be out of breath after running a certain distance.

The weight of the breastplate is about ten catties. If there are no other accessories, it will be about thirty catties if you wear the new cloth face armor, so that you don't even wear the cloth face armor.

Therefore, in order to pursue mobility and flexibility, most of the cavalry in the original country did not wear armor, and the casualty rate would definitely remain high.

As for whether it is worthwhile to exchange cavalry for infantry?Not kidding, exchanging the current cavalry for infantry is a more cost-effective behavior.The reason is that the infantry is a professional soldier, and they generally have been trained for several years or even more than ten or twenty years. Most of the cavalry in the original country can be regarded as a kind of militia.

In an era when there is no shortage of horses, especially horses are not considered good horses. The fact is that the current cavalry is really not as precious as professional infantry.

Cavalry has become precious, and it needs to wait until the Central Plains is extremely short of war horses, or the quality of war horses is higher, resulting in high-quality war horses becoming gold and precious. At the same time, cavalry also belongs to the nature of standing troops, and even special arms such as assault cavalry or heavy cavalry up.

The siege is about to become a foregone conclusion. Although Zhiyao still attaches great importance to it, some energy is drawn to the rear.

The Wei family hadn't been completely wiped out yet, and Zhiyao led his army south to fight against the coalition forces, which to some extent had a considerable impact.

For example, the remnants of the Wei family who had already lost confidence had hoped that Zhiyao, who had gone south, would be defeated, and regained the motivation to resist.

"Han's performance is relatively submissive, and the fact that they are also waiting and watching cannot be completely ruled out." Zhiyao must recognize this point clearly.

In the final analysis, the Han family understood that once the Zhi family was destroyed, they would also be liquidated, so they rationally chose to follow the Zhi family. It really wasn't that the Han family was willing to follow the Zhi family.

Sun Wu, who was commanding the siege of the coalition forces, came back, and when he saw Zhiyao, he said: "The Chu army is separated from the Yue army, and the camp will not be linked with it."

What do you mean?
After the chaos last night, most of the camps of the coalition forces were lost, and the armies of several countries took a joint posture.

The Chu army with the largest number of troops set up the largest camp, and the surviving Vietnamese, Lu, and Zheng armies, as well as some national armies that did not surrender, all gathered in the Chu army's camp.

After daybreak, the coalition forces tried to retake some of the lost camps, and they did manage to retake a few.

This is because there are too many places where the original army needs to use troops. It is difficult to ensure sufficient troops in every place, and there will definitely be loopholes.

Now, the king and ministers of the Chu Kingdom obviously felt that the Yue Kingdom was unreliable, so they chose to let Goujian leave the camp with his troops and go to a certain camp that was recaptured.

It is purely the effect of Goujian's bad reputation, which is a kind of backlash from what he did before.

Lu Jun and Zheng Jun were left in the camp of the Chu Army, and the king and ministers of the Lu Kingdom were well protected, and even Zheng Jun was not placed in such a dangerous position.

From this point, it can be seen that Chu State wants to make a fuss about Lu State, and is trying its best to win over Zheng State.

Wen Zhong still stayed in Zhiyao's tent and did not leave. Hearing what Sun Wu said, his expression became somewhat embarrassed.

"The state of Chu doesn't believe in the state of Yue, and Yueqing knows it." Zhiyao didn't say anything sarcastic, but just a fact.

What about language?Even he doesn't trust Goujian, and at the same time he is not sure whether Goujian will do something unexpected anytime and anywhere.

Sun Wu made a knife and said: "The Vietnamese army is isolated, and if I deploy troops, I can wipe it out; the Chu army is also a strategy to lure me to do it."

At the beginning, the Vietnamese army was less than [-] people, and now there are about [-] left. They are still in the status quo that they have just changed their station, and their foothold is indeed not stable.

Zhi Yao didn't care about Wen Zhong's presence, and asked, "What do you think, Captain Guo?"

Sun Wu replied: "The Chu army wants to lure me to go, so I can go."

Chu Jun wants to create a fighter to reverse the situation?
The original army could follow the plan, but instead lured the Chu army to dispatch and wipe it out.

Do you want to take down the Vietnamese army?Zhiyao knows very well that the Yue army can be eliminated now, but Goujian cannot be finished, or else it is creating an opportunity for Chu to annex Yue.

To tell the truth, Zhiyao was a little too far away from the sudden demise of Wu, and she couldn't make the same mistake again!
At that time, the main reason was that Zhiyao had too many things to do, and she failed to detect the situation in Wu State in advance. Knowing the situation and wanting to do something, it was too late, so she could only watch Wu State perish.

There are two powerful countries in the south that are beneficial to the original country!

So, Zhiyao couldn't eliminate Chu State, and no longer liked Goujian, he still wanted to support Yue State to a certain extent, lest Chu State take the lead in unifying the south.

I believe that the monarch and ministers of the Yue Kingdom also understood the needs of the situation, otherwise the language would not have appeared in Zhiyao's tent.

Now, the siege situation that Zhiyao wants has been formed, and some princes are in control. The problem is how many more troops can be mobilized here, and how to improve or maintain the stability of the country and some occupied areas.

"The state of Chu also has its own troubles, but they need to rescue their own monarch, and no matter how difficult it is, they will mobilize their troops. How many troops will they mobilize to go north? What can I do by taking the opportunity..."

Zhiyao has not forgotten the state of Qin, and she will not know what will happen to the state of Qin next year, so don't let something happen, and make bad things happen that affect the whole body.

(End of this chapter)