I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 434 How could I capture you? (seeking subscription)

Ziqi really wanted to say that he would surrender and lose half, but he couldn't find a suitable entry point, so he could only hold back in his heart.

"Go to see Yuanhou again?" Bai Gongsheng said.

Ziqi asked, "If you see Marquis Yuan, what are you talking about?"

Bai Gongsheng said: "My king is seriously injured and cannot return. His life must be in danger."

Ziqi said: "This time is not that time. Just based on this, there is no reason for the original Marquis to let him go."

If it were before, that is, before the ritual collapsed and the music was broken, no monarch of the Central Plains would stop the monarch of another country after being seriously injured. On the contrary, he would suggest returning to the country for treatment.

Of course, that was the treatment of the monarch surnamed Ji. No matter how they beat them to death, what they were doing was a "fight in the nest" between relatives, so there was room for it.

The countries of the Central Plains compete with Chu?In fact, the most basic rules of engagement are maintained. The goal is not to kill the monarch of a certain country, but to fight a war of conquest.

The times have changed, it is useless to say anything now, I believe that Bai Gongsheng is not so naive, right?
"Victory is a pledge, and [-] soldiers are taken as prisoners in exchange for my king's return." Bai Gongsheng said.

Ziqi was a little speechless for a while.

The situation in the world has developed to the present, and people with discerning eyes have already seen that Bai Gongsheng is not suitable to be the Ling Yin of Chu State.

It's not that Bai Gongsheng's ability is insufficient, it's simply that Bai Gongsheng's enmity with Zheng State is too deep, which affects the diplomatic relations between Chu State and Zheng State, and makes it impossible for the princes to unite against Yuan State.

No coalition against Yuan Nation would be complete without the participation of Zheng Guo in the alliance.

Once Zheng Guo stood on the side of Yuan Guo, the National Congress of Song Dynasty would be greatly affected, and the situation Chu would face would definitely be more difficult than after the "Battle of Yanling".

Bai Gongsheng couldn't just sit back and watch the situation continue to deteriorate, obviously he had some kind of awareness.

"After victory, Zigao will be Ling Yin." Bai Gongsheng left without stopping after speaking.

Who is Zigao?Shen's name is Zhuliang, and he has the name Ye Gong.

Ziqi didn't react a little bit, wanted to say something, and called out to stop Bai Gongsheng, but the latter didn't stop at all.

"Zigao is really too old, how can he be Ling Yin!" Ziqi felt a little overwhelmed.

Ziqi looked around and found that there was no one else but himself, so he gritted his teeth and made a decision: "No matter what happens, it is impossible for Zigao to be Ling Yin!"

The situation in Chu State is unstable, and what is needed is a Ling Yin who can govern for a long time. The too old Ye Gong is really not suitable.

What Bai Gongsheng valued was Ye Gong's reputation.

Actually, both Bai Gongsheng and Ziqi were overthinking it.

Because of the difficulty in clearing the siege, and fighting in winter, Ye Gong was indeed too old, and fell ill due to the failure of the battle.

This is also one of the reasons why the first batch of reinforcements from the state of Chu to the north retreated ten miles.

The current Chu army is led by Dou Huai, the reason is that Ye Gong passed away one night after falling ill.

The two Chu armies could not get in touch, so Bai Gongsheng made such an arrangement. Fortunately for Chu, Ye Gong died of illness, otherwise Chu might make Yin replace too diligently.

The leader of the third batch of Chu troops going north was Gongsun Ning, who was considered to be the highest-ranking member of the two supporting armies.

Bai Gongsheng begged to see Zhiyao again, and explained his intention.

"National war is not a child's play." Zhiyao was speechless after hearing this.

Bai Gongsheng said: "The two countries are fighting, and the leader will not lose his virtue. If the original Marquis is released to the widow, the Chu State will be grateful."

Sun Wu, who was present, asked: "Mr. Chu has to return, and the rest live in our country?"

It is said that staying as a guest is to save face, but to put it bluntly, it is a prisoner.

Bai Gongsheng said: "The widow also needs someone to serve him along the way."

That is, the only important person is Bai Gongsheng, and the rest of the dignitaries are not within the scope of surrender.

Sun Wu said very strangely: "Our army has a chance to win, why listen to Ling Yin's words?"

Bai Gongsheng repeated: "The two countries are fighting, and the leader will not lose his virtue." After a pause, he said: "Chu and Yuan have no deep hatred. If the widow is seriously injured and dies here, then..." I didn't say anything later, but I understood everything I understood.

It seems a bit inexplicable and funny to use the life and death of one's own king to threaten the monarchs and ministers of the enemy country, but similar things have happened many times in history.

That is when the strengths of the two countries are similar, no one wants to be the enemy of the other, and only a threat can be formed.

"It is indeed impossible for me to destroy Chu State now. Considering that we still need to maintain communication in the future, I really can't let Chu Junzhang die here." Zhiyao thought.

Afterwards, Zhiyao looked at Bai Gongsheng and said, "Let Yin take a rest and wait for the widow to discuss with the ministers."

This is a big event, how could it not be discussed?I believe Bai Gongsheng can understand.

Waiting for Bai Gongsheng to leave, Zhiyao expressed her thoughts.

"Capturing the commander Yin of the Chu State and destroying the besieged Chu army is a great victory. However, the strength of the Chu State is especially strong, and the country has no morals. It will come again soon." Sun Wu said.

Because Dou Huai had concealed the news of Ye Gong's death for the time being, Yuan Guo didn't know that the chief general of Chu's first batch of reinforcements had changed.

Only with the current strength of the original country, it is impossible to defeat the Chu country, but it is impossible to destroy the Chu country. What should be done is to continue to weaken the Chu country. Sun Wu's words are nothing more than this kind of reminder.

It is an art of speaking, and the expression cannot easily let Chu Junzhang go, and can't make things too ugly.

Cheng Shuo said: "When we build a country, we must not lose our virtue. Maybe we can increase the contribution of the Chu country, and then release it to the Chu king?"

Signing something like an alliance under the city?
Well, Chu State will not leave 5 or [-] hostages in this wave, and there are enough hostages. Don't expect the original army to let Chu Junzhang go, right?

Now Zhiyao is a little concerned about the western battlefield, and really wants to have a few years of stability, so she can't help but hesitate, thinking that if she can use other means to weaken Chu, it doesn't have to be the way of fighting and killing.

Later, Bai Gongsheng was invited back again.

When Bai Gongsheng heard that not only the soldiers of the besieged Chu army had to surrender, but also the group of Chu soldiers ten miles away, he pondered for a while and said, "Yes!"

This made Yuan Guojun and his ministers very numb.

It's not the winning type, it's purely shocked by Bai Gongsheng's courage.

Why are the first batch of reinforcements from Chu State still in their early [-]s?
At this level, if Yuan Guo refuses to agree, let alone how the outside world is, it is estimated that there will be moths in the country.

In addition, did Bai Gongsheng forget the characteristics of Chu State, for example, soldiers do not belong to the state, and all of them are the private property of the nobles.

"The day Chu Jun returns to the country when he is disarmed and comes." Apart from these words, Zhiyao really has nothing else to say.

Bai Gongsheng left the original army camp, first went back to the besieged camp, explained some things and then went to the place where Dou Huai was.

Of course, Yuanguo had to prevent Bai Gongsheng from taking the opportunity to communicate with the reinforcements, and the arrangements for the response began.

Bai Gongsheng didn't know about Ye Gong's death until he saw Dou Huai, and he stayed for a while before telling Dou Huai why he came.

"[-] to [-] people in exchange for my king's return?" Dou Huai looked stunned.

It wasn't that Dou Huai felt that Chu Junzhang was not worth exchanging [-] to [-] soldiers, and asked, "The situation is so dangerous?"

Bai Gongsheng said truthfully: "Our army will definitely lose in this battle. If we are defeated in this battle, how dare we become enemies with the original army in the future? Don't surrender with shame, and inspire future generations to revenge."

Dou Huai understood immediately!

Similar things are not uncommon in the history of Chu State, and they have successfully inspired Chu people's desire to struggle time and time again.

"Everyone!" Dou Huai didn't just feel sorry for the troops he brought, he really felt that there were too many people handed over to the other party.

Bai Gongsheng said: "Since the war started, the casualties of the original army are less than five thousand."

Dou Huai still believed in this.They fought fiercely with the original army, and indeed found that the difference in the battle loss ratio between the two sides was exaggerated.

Bai Gongsheng added: "The original army's casualties accounted for [-]% of the casualties."

Dou Huai still couldn't accept that all the troops he brought would become "contributions". Hearing that Bai Gongsheng himself would also become a prisoner, he was at a loss for words.

Chu State had never been captured before Ling Yin, once Bai Gongsheng became the first one, of course it would make Yuan State unparalleled for a while, Chu State should be stimulated to go crazy.

Before, when Bai Gongsheng chose Ye Gong to be the next Ling Yin, it was unavoidable that he wanted to make the court of Chu State mess up first.

If there is trouble in the court of Chu State, and it is impossible to go north in a short time, it is time to think about the gap with Yuan State when you calm down.

At that time, the first thing Chu will have to do is to set a rigid requirement for the armor rate. If the armor rate does not reach [-]%, don't even think about going north. Playing a defensive counterattack will be the best choice.

Qicheng's armor rate is not low.

Even in Yuanguo, which has an industrialized city (Ye), and Zhiyao ordered to work overtime, the penetration rate of iron armor is only the standing army and a full-scale army. Most of the rest wear paper armor, wooden armor or leather armor, with leather armor being the least. .

Chu State is pursuing the first rate?Most of them will be made of leather armor. Yunmengze and Dajiang's crocodiles or rhinos seem to be in bad luck.

Dou Huai said: "The strength of the original country makes the world tremble, and the princes are terrified. Only the alliance with Chu."

Bai Gongsheng nodded his head fiercely, expressing that was what he meant, and then asked: "Who will be the general for the follow-up reinforcements?"

Dou Huai replied, "It's Gongsun Ning."

Bai Gongsheng frowned when he heard this, and held back when he wanted to say something.

Gongsun Ning?Also known as Ziguo, it is considered to be one of the more powerful clans in the Chu Kingdom. When the Ba Kingdom invaded, it made great military exploits.

The reason why Bai Gongsheng frowned was quite simple. Gongsun Ning was one of the leading figures in the Gong clan who repeatedly emphasized the need to maintain a friendly relationship with Zheng Guo.

Just what?Bai Gongsheng had already realized something, and after thinking about it, he felt that Gongsun Ning would be a very suitable candidate to succeed Ling Yin.

Four days later, Bai Gongsheng went to the original military camp to meet Zhiyao again.

This time, Bai Gongsheng was wearing regular clothes, looking very "plain".

If you are familiar with the customs of Chu State, you can see that Bai Gongsheng treats himself a bit like a dead person.

Zhiyao waited for Bai Gongsheng to finish talking about the arrangements for the Chu army, and then said slowly: "The widow has absolutely no intention of detaining Yin Zhinian, so there is no need to have a death wish."

What routine?
The routine is that one day when Zhiyao knows that Ling Yin of Chu State is Bai Gongsheng, it will be difficult for Chu State to ease the relationship with Zheng State. How could it be possible to capture Bai Gongsheng!

Zhiyao looked at Bai Gongsheng who was stunned, and said: "I think Chu has Ling Yin, and the two countries may be friends. What Ling Yin said before, Chu and I have no great enmity. Today, I will bring up the north-south issue again. Sincere heart!"

Bai Gongsheng: "..."

(End of this chapter)