I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 456 The situation gradually becomes clear
To replace the Zhou royal family?This left Han Geng with too much to think about.

Now that Zhiyao has such great ambitions, regardless of whether she is treasonous or not, the Han family seems safer after all?
Of course, it could also be that the Han family became a family that Zhiyao had to get rid of. It depends on Han Geng's next statement and how the Han family will follow the order in the future.

"After 600 years of rule, the royal family of Zhou no longer has the strength to order the world. The last fig leaf has been lifted under the collapse of rites, and no vassal state is willing to follow the orders of the emperor of Zhou. It is indeed time to It's time for a change." Han Geng knew this very well.

Once, Ji Zhou replaced Yin Shang as the new co-lord of the world. The situation was actually quite difficult at the beginning, and then he gradually controlled the overall situation by relying on his status.

There is one thing that Han Geng can be sure of, that is, one person ascends to heaven after all his accomplishments!
This is the thinking direction determined by Han Geng's inherent thinking. He thinks that once Zhishi replaces Ji Zhou as the new co-lord of the world, he will also wantonly entrust heroes, and he doesn't know Zhiyao's true thoughts at all.

"If the original country becomes the new co-lord of the world, I will contribute to it. It is not too much to obtain a feudal country?" This is what Han Geng was thinking at this moment.

That is also the experience brought by the existing examples.

After all, the heroes who once helped Ji Zhou set the world, they all won their own big or small kingdoms.

"Your Majesty, if we attack Chu from far away, I think that five thousand cavalry and three 'divisions' are slightly less." Han Geng changed his mentality, and with more hope, he must have become more active.

Zhiyao said "Oh" first, and then asked: "How many troops do you think Situ thinks is appropriate?"

Han Geng didn't reply right away, after thinking for a while, he said: "It should be necessary to transfer troops from the middle school, the number of cavalry is hard to determine, no less than one 'army' going south, it will be safe."

So, how did the two missing "teachers" come about?This is what Han Geng will say next.

According to Han Geng's opinion, the Han family can recruit again, and the recruited troops can replace the friendly troops who are encircling and suppressing the remnants of the Wei family, or they can simply let the newly recruited troops of the Han family go south.

At the same time, Han Geng thought that the Fox and Zhong clans still had more energy, so it was better to let the Fox and Zhong clans issue a call-up order to come to the main battlefield of "Xinzheng" because they wasted this year's grant quota.

Facing Han Geng who suddenly became very active, Zhiyao thought to herself: "Sure enough, people still have to look forward to it, otherwise they won't be able to do anything, just deal with it if you can."

It's not that the original country has no troops to adjust, it's purely Zhiyao's sympathy for the people's strength, and after careful calculation and planning, they dispatched the troops they thought were appropriate.

To put it simply, there is no need to assemble a million troops for a war that can be dealt with by [-] troops. The correct way to avoid waste is to win with the most appropriate number.

That is to say, Zhiyao relied on the fact that the soldiers in Zhi's headquarters were good enough to fight well, and the military equipment was excellent, so he had to have full confidence in a series of plans to have the confidence to act like this.

With a sound management system, new reinforcements can be deployed at any time according to the battlefield situation.This is also Zhiyao's greatest reliance!

Zhi Yao said with a smile: "It is natural to make preparations early, but it is not necessary to recruit a new army."

The more than 30 Chu army competed with the [-] Yuan army, and the large and powerful Chu army could not take advantage of it. Once the original country sent a large number of reinforcements to the south, the Chu army would probably be scared to withdraw and return to the country.

Wouldn't it be self-defeating if the monarch and ministers of Chu recognized the disparity in strength and found that the original country had mobilized more reinforcements to go south, and chose to see the facts and withdraw troops?

Only then did Han Geng understand that Zhiyao was holding back a big move in secret, and after thinking for a while, he said, "So, please be the 'general' of the army going south, and your lord will appoint Guowei as your 'assistant'."

The Yuan State inherited the military system of the Jin State, and some ideas must have been inherited as well.

It has always been the standard system of the Jin army to command the main general of the army and a military assistant.

At this stage of the original country, the military assistant is no longer simply assisting the chief general, and perhaps has another duty of supervising the chief general.

Han Geng knew that Sun Wu was very powerful, especially Sun Wu was no stranger to Chu’s mountains and rivers, and Sun Wu also knew where Chu’s weaknesses were. From a military perspective or the way the monarch and his subjects get along, he decided that Sun Wu, who had won Zhiyao’s trust, was the most A suitable candidate for a military officer.

"The troops are a little less, and this trip to the south is very dangerous." Zhi Yao said.

In a way, Zhiyao didn't trust Han Geng's military talent, and she really didn't have the idea of ​​appointing Han Geng as the chief general of the south.

Didn't Han Geng's mentality change?The mind of making meritorious deeds is more important than before, so he said: "The captain of the country is the 'assistant', and the minister listens to opinions on everything, is it okay?"

Han Geng expressed his desire to hug Sun Wu's thigh so clearly that Zhiyao felt embarrassed to refuse.

Zhiyao could only say: "In this way, the soldiers who invaded the land of Chu will add another 'division'."

Yuan country is not suitable for civil strife now, Zhiyao didn't take the opportunity to bury Han Geng.

Besides, there are many ways to solve Han Geng, why bother to pay the price of military affairs and let tens of thousands of people be buried with him?

Seeing that Zhiyao agreed to come down, Han Geng heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time, a feeling of uneasiness surged up, thinking: "Before I go south, I have to do a lot of preparations!"

He believes that the chances of Zhiyao cheating herself under the current situation are very small, so why don't you just say it just in case?
Afterwards, Zhiyao invited Sun Wu over, personally explained what happened just now, and then said: "Situ and Guowei are important ministers in the country, and they can do things if they can. If things can't be done, then don't do it."

In fact, it is a statement of concern for the safety of important ministers of the country, expresses full trust, and gives the right to act cheaply.

Sun Wu said: "I will definitely assist Situ with all my strength."

Zhiyao, who hadn't thought much about it before, was slightly taken aback when she heard the official title.

The original country is not considered a new creation, and it has borrowed from the Zhou royal family's system of three lords and nine ministers. To a certain extent, the management team may be more complete than the Zhou royal family.

In terms of authority, Situ is actually the deputy in power, and it is a kind of civilian job.

Now, Situ was going to be the chief general of the expeditionary army, and it was clear that there was no distinction between civil and military.

"Civil and military are clearly a matter of the two Songs, right? Before the Northern Song Dynasty, there were capable people who were able to rule the country peacefully, and those who could use martial arts to determine the world." Zhiyao suppressed the other thoughts of civil and military.

Strict distinction between civil and military is of course necessary for a country, but the consequences will be very serious!

Just look at the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty to know the consequences.

A country must be in a peaceful stage most of the time. Can the generals who have lost their usefulness not lose their right to speak?Once the civil servants hold the advantage for a long time, they will inevitably suppress and deprive the generals of their rights repeatedly.

Competing with each other is actually nothing, the terrible thing is that the literati will despise the warriors to the point that they even think that exercising is a vulgar behavior, so that the whole body of the literati is dead with only one mouth left, but they still don't admit that they are trash.

There is no perfect system in the world, and the most important thing is to pursue the right one.

It was far from the time when Zhiyao was worried about the distinction between civil and military, so she put back her wandering thoughts and quietly listened to Han Geng and Sun Wu discussing the route of march, and which places the original army that invaded Chu should target.

Listening to the discussion between the two, they knew very well that their purpose in going south was not to capture a lot of land or plunder a lot of people or resources, but simply to cause greater panic and destruction in Chu.

Seeing them stop and look at her, Zhiyao responded, "Stop using troops in Lu's land for now? Yes."

The original army has not yet fully occupied the land of Lu, which means that the state of Lu is still lingering.

In order to serve the main battlefield and other battlefields, Zhiyao certainly doesn't care about withdrawing troops from Ludi.

"The country of Lu is full of strong-mouthed kings now, and Zilu is the only one who can really fight, but Zilu has been suppressed by Sanhuan. Their existence is not a big threat. This time they can't be destroyed in one fell swoop. It's just that I don't have many troops, and the timing is right. They won't survive the next time, so I'm not in a hurry." Zhiyao has a clear understanding of this.

One night six days later, the army headed south with Han Geng as the main general, they took advantage of the darkness to leave.

The scouts of the Chu army who had been paying close attention to the situation of the former army could not have overlooked such a big movement. After reporting the news back, it is unknown what kind of reaction will be caused by the high-level coalition forces.

The next day, Zhiyao received a report that the Chu army had once again divided its troops and moved [-] troops to the south.

Whether the [-] Chu troops were withdrawn to the country or transferred to strengthen the defense of the food roads, there will be definite news within a few days.

reason?The scouts and reconnaissance cavalry of the original army also closely observed every move of the Chu army.

Sima Rangju, who had just been transferred from Qidi to take Sun Wu's place, said, "So, the number of Chu troops staying here is only [-] to [-]?"

Before that, Sima Rangju had been serving as the governor of Qidi. He was also responsible for fishing and slaughtering fish. Later, the situation changed and the fishing plan was suspended.

Zhi Xuwu said: "The Chu army in Ludi is about 12, the 'Hulao' Chu army is about [-], and there are another [-] to [-] people guarding Liangdao. The Chu army here is definitely not more than [-]."

It is estimated that even the monarchs and ministers of Chu State themselves did not know how many troops Chu State transferred to the north.

Yuan Guo's scouts or scouts conducted visual inspections, and they came to that conclusion.

For this set, the people of Yuan country are actually very experienced. Who made the Chu army in the "Hundred Years War" look like this? It has never been strictly organized. The number of troops it brings depends entirely on the consciousness of the nobles of Chu country. Sometimes it is underreported, and the number and composition of troops are simply chaotic.

Because Han Geng led his army southward, the number of original troops on the main battlefield did not increase but decreased.

As for how many original troops there are on the main battlefield, the Chu army can tell from the number of flags.

There are still more than 12 Chu troops staying on the main battlefield, and the original army is in the early [-]s.

In general, the Chu army still has the numerical advantage, and if nothing can be done, it can retreat into the city of "Xinzheng", relying on the perverted fortifications of "Xinzheng" to persist.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chu and his ministers have entered the city!" Cheng Wu rushed to report.

Zhiyao led a group of ministers out of the tent and went to a place where they could watch. They did see a team moving towards "Xinzheng" under the protection of layers of troops.

That team has a big banner, and based on the principle that wherever Chu Junzhong is, the big banner is there, and the situation is clear at a glance.

Sima Rangju smiled and said, "How dare Zheng Jun send the Chu army into the city?"

There is a story here, that is, during the "Hundred Years' War", Zheng State's capital "Xinzheng" was threatened by the Jin army. Zheng State asked Chu State for help, and the Chu army who came to support Zheng State was accepted into the city of "Xinzheng". Later, the Chu army actually snatched the control of "Xinzheng" from Zheng Jun's hands.

At that time, if Chu State wanted to kill Zheng Guojun and his ministers, it could be done with a single order from the commander.The Chu army who controlled "Xinzheng" also showed its arrogance to the extreme, but Zheng Guojun and his ministers escaped.

Since then, no matter how much the kings and ministers of the state of Zheng offended others, the kings and ministers of all dynasties no longer accepted troops from other countries exceeding a certain size into the city.

Zhiyao shook her head and said, "The power of our army is well known to the king and ministers of Chu."

Everyone was stunned for a while, and then they reacted with a burst of "haha" laughter.

It was clear that the Chu army had the upper hand, but the kings and ministers of Chu fled into the "tortoise shell". If they were not afraid of the original army that could recruit and fight well, what was it?

I am afraid that the king and ministers of the state of Chu should do so.

They had the advantage in terms of military strength, but the ratio of battle losses all the time was really ugly. If the Chu army wanted to kill a former army, it would have to pay at least five people.

Now, the original army only has about 12 left, but the number of the Chu army has been reduced to no more than [-]. Can they not be discouraged?

The kings and ministers of the Chu state who saw the facts clearly knew only one thing. No matter how much they tried to sell their iron after they returned home, a new army had to be formed and armed and trained at any cost.

Afterwards, the Chu army outside the city simply and cautiously moved to a closer position to "Xinzheng", forming a quarrel with "Xinzheng", and never took the initiative to fight again.

Since they would be threatened by long-range weapons from the "Xinzheng" defenders using the height of the city wall if they wanted to attack the Chu army, the original army stopped after several attempts.

After doing this, it was obvious that this was the main battlefield, but the fighting stopped, and the two sides entered a moment of staring eyes.

One day, when Zhiyao received a report that her own army had withdrawn from Lu, she also received a report of a change in Song and Yue.

The first is the Yue State. There are signs that the Yue army will be transferred to Lu, and there is a strong intention to form an alliance with the Chu State at any time, and then besiege the Yuan State together.

"Jun Yue is not an ordinary person. I haven't shown signs of decline. How could he join Chu to attack me?" Zhi Yao needed to be vigilant, but she didn't believe that Gou Jian would end at this time.

The reasoning is too clear, Yuan Guo and Chu State are now wooing Yue State, isn't it good for Yue State to stand aside and watch Yuan State and Chu State fight to death?Why get involved.

Sima Rangju said: "Song State mobilized [-] troops, but their actions and attitudes are unknown."

Since a long time ago, due to the most practical factors, Song State has been keeping up with Jin State.

At the current stage, although Song Guo's attitude is somewhat ambiguous, some behaviors and behaviors are biased towards the neutrality of Yuan Guo.

Logically speaking, Song Guo was very happy to be beaten by Yuan Guo, but the problem was that Yuan Guo was too strong.

Zhuxia emphasizes morality and reputation, but getting along with each other is not that simple.

Zhiyao was also uncertain, and asked, "Song Guo wants to attack me?"

Things haven't happened yet, who can answer Zhiyao's question?
(End of this chapter)