I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 450 Jing Chu, Jing Chu!

"In the daytime battle, our army suffered about [-] casualties, while the enemy's casualties were no more than [-]."

Zi Guo's words caused many people to take a breath, and then their faces became very ugly.

So the casualty conversion is one to ten?This kind of record is indeed very embarrassing, and it shows that the original country is far stronger than the Chu country in all aspects.

Of course in all aspects!From equipment to soldiers' training and fighting will, the fighting will shown by former soldiers is the most critical.

There are many well-equipped troops, but their fighting will is not very good. No matter how good the equipment is, they will become a transport brigade. It all shows that the most important thing for an army is the fighting will.

Chu State's calculation of casualties is relatively unreliable.This is a matter determined by their system, and generally they will be reported higher.

"Of course, the daytime battle must be the best of the original country, and I am no more than an ordinary team." Ziguo added.

During the day, the first and second batches of troops from Chu State were blasted by the original army.

The first batch of Chu troops to fight had never encountered cavalry archers, and they made many mistakes in the face of unfamiliar enemies, so that they ended up in that fate.If there is a next time, with relevant experience, the nobles on the Chu side will definitely figure out a way to deal with it before the battle, and try to avoid making some mistakes during the battle.

The heavy infantry of Yuan State paid the most attention to the Chu State's monarchs and ministers.

"Wearing heavy armor and fighting fiercely for more than an hour, there was no disorder in the queue when the troops were withdrawn. Huai has never seen such a strong army." Dou Huai swore that he was not putting money on his face.

What's the meaning?It is said that Dou Huai was defeated, but he did not retreat on the spot, which proves that Dou is still strong.

Chu Junzhong asked, "Is this the Yuan country's standing army?"

In the past, Chu State paid great attention to various information of Jin State, but there were a lot of families that needed attention.

When it was Zhi's turn to replace Jin, the target of Chu State's attention would become very clear, catching Zhi's trying to spy on information.

Well, the state of Chu already knew that the Zhi family had a standing army, and after collecting information, they would definitely know more and more.

Ziguo said: "This powerful army was built by Yuan Junyao at the age of 16, and it has been in the army for 27 years."

Of course, with such a long period of time, the standing army has gone through many upgrades, and it is impossible to remain the same group of personnel as before.

Because it has been a long time since becoming an army, it is actually the most terrible point!
In the past 27 years, the originally young officers have matured, and some soldiers have also become officers. Enough experience will allow soldiers to have clearer screening goals in the selection of soldiers when they are replaced. Various drill methods and tactics used must be formed a system.As long as there is no internal corruption that is too serious, or various small hills engage in internal friction, it will only become stronger and stronger.

In fact, the renewal of the standing army has provided many excellent officers for other troops, which has further increased the combat effectiveness of the rest of the traditional Zhishi troops; many retired officers and soldiers from the standing army have become local officials because of their literacy. Continue to shine for the internal affairs of the original country.

Originally, Zonglou was not qualified to speak on such an occasion, so he couldn't bear it, and said: "Your Majesty, the Zhi family trains cavalry by riding alone, and there are as many as [-] archers and cavalry in the whole country, or even more. Today, the original army has a new cavalry charging into the formation, seeing how fierce they charge into the formation, it is unstoppable and must be observed."

Yes, many people have noticed.

The number of cavalry in the original country was not large, but it seemed to cause great fear. There were only about [-] cavalry, and they pierced through nearly [-] soldiers in less than a hundred breaths. .

That indomitable attitude, the lethal effect on the infantry under the rampage, really makes people look at it and give birth to an urge to have it.

"I didn't know it before, but now that I know it, let's use the spear to target it." It's not that Ziguo looked down on Zonglou, and he simply couldn't hurt his own confidence too much.

The words behind Zonglou held back.In fact, he just meant one thing. Countries with conditions, such as Qin and Dai, are imitating their original countries to form cavalry troops. Chu is not particularly short of war horses. Shouldn't it also form a cavalry force?

The current state of Chu really does not lack war horses, and the quality of the horses is not too much inferior to that of the Central Plains. It is not that it is impossible to collect suitable war horses to form cavalry.

Of course Zonglou has selfish motives.He took refuge in Chu State not long ago, and he brought not many fighters. He still wanted to find his own position in a new field. Maybe he could become an indispensable part of the cavalry and take the opportunity to rise in Chu State.

It must be said that Ziguo really had a bit of a clue, and soon found a way to restrain the cavalry rushing into the formation.

The infantry forms an army formation, and then uses long weapons to target the cavalry. It can indeed restrain the light cavalry and the assault cavalry, and even pose a sufficient threat to the heavy cavalry.

Of course, no matter what kind of equipment it is, the most important thing is the person who uses it. For example, holding a long weapon can restrain the cavalry. What if the soldier holding the long weapon is deterred by the cavalry without fighting?

Ziguo thought of something, and said, "Your Majesty, I also need new bows and arrows!"

Because most of them are bamboo bows, bamboo arrows, and reed arrows, the Chu army was a little weak in long-range attacks in the past, and the war mode of the era was different, so it didn't seem too urgent.

What era, and what mode of war?That is, in the Spring and Autumn Period, what was fought was not a war to destroy the country; war was also a mode of war between gentlemen.

Who can't see that the times have changed as long as they are not too dazed or too low-sighted?Next, as long as the country can be destroyed, no country will be soft.

Ziguo believes that the problems accumulated by Chu State can be better resolved under the threat of Yuan State.

Dou Huai was the first to respond, saying: "My lord, I urgently need a strong bow. It can make up for the shooting range and increase the killing power. In this way, the shooting range will no longer suffer, and it will definitely make it difficult for the enemy cavalry to attack!"

Long weapons can target cavalry, and arrows longer than long weapons must be able to!

The state of Chu is not bad at all in terms of making strong bows, and was even ahead of the countries in the Central Plains in terms of technology, but they kept it hidden, or thought that the cost was more than that of bamboo bows, so they didn't want to build in large quantities.

There is such a rumor that I don't know if it is true or not. It is said that the state of Chu gathered the power of the whole country to create three divine arrows. They are usually enshrined in the ancestral temple.

The background of the above rumor is that the craftsmanship of the Spring and Autumn Period was not good enough to make absolutely straight arrow shafts, and it took a lot of hard work to make three arrows, which were matched with Yang Youji's archery skills to ensure that every shot hits every shot.

It should be said that rumors are rumors, otherwise it would definitely be a problem to recover the arrows shot by Yang Youji.

For example, Yang Youji shot Wei Kai to death in the "Battle of Yanling" (the generals singled out), so it didn't make sense for the Jin army to take the arrow from Wei Kai's body and return it to Chu State?

Here comes the problem!At that time, there were only three magic arrows in the state of Chu. Wouldn't it be better to use one less?
Chu Junzhong adopted the opinions of the important ministers one by one, and then asked his soul, "Where does the money come from?"

The current state of Chu State is not very good. They have fallen into decline since 506 BC, especially the center's control over the local area has seriously declined. The center is no longer the rich and oily Chu Ting.

Therefore, before Ziguo proposed to rebuild "Zuoguang", Chu Junzhong just listened to it and let it go.

The state of Chu has the technology to make high-quality leather armor. The question is, do you know how expensive a set of armor is?
In addition, Chu's "Zuo Guang" not only needs three sets of leather armor for each soldier, but also the weapon called a halberd is not easy to build, let alone a strong bow and a battle sword.

If the state of Chu really rebuilds the "left and right wide", it is estimated that the color of the shirt and the style of the armor will be different from the heavy infantry of the original country's standing army, and the use of weapons will be basically the same.

Another point is that in the past, when the "left and right wide" was the most, it was only about [-] in size, and it definitely needed to be expanded in terms of establishment.

Many aristocrats with the title of king began to concentrate. Their concentration could be staring at a certain place, as if they could see a flower; many of them were staring at their palms, as if they wanted to tell their fortunes ; Indispensably, some people whose eyes have become slack, look as if their souls are wandering away.

Why did the former Chu State fall into civil strife?Isn't it just that the local nobles don't want to let the center take advantage of it!

Seriously speaking, during the Hundred Years' War, when we later confronted Wu, the central government of Chu exploited the local government too seriously, so that the hidden confrontation between the central government and the local government turned into a civil war between swords and soldiers.

Ziguo said: "Without the skin, how can the hair be attached?"

Once the state of Chu is completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the state of Yuan, not only the center is in danger, but will the local nobles be better off?

Dou Huai glanced at the Qu clan, Jing clan and Zhao clan, and said: "If you don't try to become stronger, the country will be destroyed sooner or later."

At this moment, many nobles of the Chu Kingdom understood.

The battle situation during the day was obviously not good for the Chu State. At night, did the monarchs communicate with each other in advance, or did they have a sufficient understanding? In short, they were thinking of ways to benefit the nobles?

It is equivalent to saying that some monarchs and ministers of Chu State wanted to use the pressure brought by Yuan State to make the nobles compromise.

The nobles of the state of Chu are absolutely unwilling to live in the old days, constantly being exploited by the central government for their money and resources, and even the high-quality soldiers in the fiefdom are also begged for by the central government.

Luo Tong looked at Zi Guo and said, "What Ling Yin said earlier was to deceive us?"

What's up?With the implementation of the monarch system, the local mountains, rivers and rivers no longer belong to the monarch of a country, and become the sacred and inviolable property of the nobles. At the same time, the tax and payment amount can be negotiated, and other preferential conditions.

Some resources, such as mountains, forests, water systems, copper, etc., belong to the king of a country for a certain period of time, and the subjects are not entitled to own them.These boundaries gradually blurred with the passage of time, and the center of the Chu State was the first country that clearly stated that it could be attributed to the monarch.

Ziguo said: "The princes can also let their nephews enter 'Zuoguang'."

In an instant, Chu Junzhong's complexion became a little ugly.

What is the "left and right wide" you have been talking about?They were the soldiers of the King of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. They were also the troops with the best quality of equipment and soldiers in Chu. They had made great military achievements in the Hundred Years War, but they were later disbanded because the central finance of Chu State did not allow them.

Now that "Zuoguang" is going to be rebuilt, can the rebel forces mix sand?
Ziguo didn't discuss this with Chu Junzhong beforehand!
As for the hostages?The center is too weak to call the heirs of nobles as hostages. On the contrary, many rights belonging to the center will be invaded.

At the right time, Zonglou said: "I heard that the monarch of the original country has newly appointed Lang Guan, and the selected people are all descendants of nobles. He wants to set up a new army, called Qimen."

This is Zhiyao's addiction to copying homework from the Western Han Dynasty, and it is also a means by which the powerful family of the original country can allow the center to control the nobles and officials.

The officials and nobles in the original country regard the selection of their heirs as pride, and they always show off to everyone, and of course there is no such thing as secrecy.

Since Zhiyao copied the Qimen Army, how could he forget the Habayashi Army?

Therefore, Zhiyao will also select the offspring of those who have made meritorious service on the battlefield, absorb them as personal soldiers, and train them to become excellent cavalry. When the time is right, they will form the Habayashi Legion.

At the same time, if there is no accident, after the end of this World War I, the standing army will have its own special designation, called Huben.

In this way, before Chu State staged all kinds of intrigues in order to seek to rebuild "Zuoguang", the formation of two special legions in Yuan State had long been on the agenda, and the existing strong army will be passed down through the ages. number.

Maybe, just maybe, as time goes by, more and more wars are fought in the original country, and legions with special numbers will appear one after another, such as tiger and leopard cavalry, trapped camp, Xuanjia army, white robe army, magic machine Five thousand camps and so on will emerge one by one.

Let's not talk about those who are too far away. The nobles of Chu State have to say that they feel moved after hearing what Ziguo said.

Of course they knew that their nephews would become hostages in a certain sense if they joined the "Zuoguang" directly under the center, but what if they could control "Zuoguang" or have a brighter future?

Even if they don't have too far-reaching goals, just to ease the relationship with the center, in fact, many nobles of the Chu state are willing to give it a try.

To put it bluntly, despite the fact that so many nobles of the Chu Kingdom united against the Center, their common goal is to hold together for warmth. It is very clear that the alliance will fall apart at any time, who would not want an extra retreat!

Chu Junzhong and Ziguo had more eye contact.

They didn't discuss the battle situation during the war, and they suddenly made such a move, not because they didn't pay attention to the current battle, but because compared to the distant future, the momentary victory or defeat is not the key.

If you don't take advantage of the great pressure brought by the original country and do something about your own situation before the victory is not decided, no matter whether you win or lose after the war, you will only fall into endless wrangling.

The center of the general trend with a big victory to overwhelm the local?This kind of thing is very difficult to establish in Chu State. If it can be done, it is not the turn of Chu Junzhong to do it.

Do you know how complicated the terrain of the vast territory of Chu State is?This is the key to the difficulty of several generations of Chu monarchs to control the place, not to mention that the situation faced by Chu monarchs is more difficult than that of previous generations.

Next, the nobles loosened up, and Ziguo talked about a lot of things, it was hard not to let Chu Junzhong have a gloomy face.

As a result, the more ugly Chu Junzhong's face was, the more the nobles cooperated with Ziguo.

"What is the situation of Gongsun Ning, a loyal minister who assists the widow, or a powerful minister who wants to take the widow away?" Chu Junzhong felt that he could not understand Ziguo.

(End of this chapter)