I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Did Yuan Guo just want to win "Xinzheng"?

The first thing Zhiyao wants to do is to implement the tactic of "surrounding the spot and fighting for aid". How many enemy troops have they caught up and down?Not counting those who came and successfully left, the Chu army alone killed more than 15 on the "Xinzheng" battlefield.

The Chu army marched northward three times, mobilizing no less than 30 troops each time, and even exceeding [-] at the most.

Chu State, which has been repeatedly attacked by Wu State, is not as good as before. It has lost 15 soldiers, and there will be three times of resource consumption. It will not be possible to recover in the next 20 years or even longer.

The inability of Chu State to recover its vitality is extremely important to Yuan State, which means that Yuan State no longer needs to face such a behemoth as Chu State in its next conquest, and can more easily annex other princes.

So, Zhiyao not only wants to win the "Xinzheng" city, but what he has been doing all along is to open up the pattern of dominating the world.

In the original history, the Qin State has long had the ambition to dominate the world, but they have gone through the efforts of six generations of monarchs and ministers, consuming the troops and resources of the Shandong states time and time again.

Even though they worked so hard, Qin still encountered a stumbling block from Zhao, and fought a "Battle of Changping" mobilized by the whole country to truly establish a unified world.

Zhiyao will use "Xinzheng" to set up a situation against Chu State, and then replicate the same plan, proactively presupposing a main battlefield to consume the national power of Song State and Yue State.

On the other hand, the attention of the Yuan country should be turned to Qin or Yan, and the two princes can also target it together.

At the same time, the internal affairs of the original country still need to be sorted out and strengthened. For example, the grain-producing areas on the banks of the big rivers need to be taken seriously. Otherwise, even if they can finally annex the princes of the world, they will still face big problems if they don’t have enough grain.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's city wall has been taken down!"

"Every department rests in place."

"This……"

"Pass down the widow's order to order the Huben army to fight."

Which legion is the Huben Army?They are Zhishi's original standing army.

As the first legion with a special number, Zhiyao is willing to use the honor of capturing the palace city of Zheng State to bless it.

As for whether it is unfriendly to other troops?Other troops do not have a special designation. They join the army only after they are called up. The next time they are called up, they may not be able to stay in the original organizational system. The establishment is not fixed. What special honor do they need?

As long as Zhiyao rewards more, I believe everyone can accept the result of the tiger and ben army capturing the palace city of Zheng.

After receiving the order, Cheng Wu, the commander of the Huben army, was stunned for a while, and then showed an ecstatic expression.

How many records the standing army had in the past was a matter of the past. At that time, they did not have an official number, and the honor must be attributed to the past.

The Huben Army now has a scale of [-] soldiers, mainly composed of [-] armored soldiers and [-] cavalry cavalry as the core force, paired with [-] infantry who are also equipped with armor but are not qualified as armored soldiers, and [-] soldiers. Carefully selected light cavalry.

In this way, the Huben Army is actually a mixed force.

It must be explained that no matter which arm the Huben Army is, they are all equipped with bows or crossbows, so there is no need to add professional crossbowmen to the establishment.

The palace city of Zheng State is located on a mountain, and there is a main road leading directly to the top of the mountain from the front, and there must be other small roads, but it is not suitable as an marching route.

"Why did you attack Zheng Jun?" Zhiyao was receiving Zonglou.

Yuan Guo really had no contact with Zonglou, and their attack on Zheng Jun was not regarded as the standard of "uprising".

If it wasn't an "uprising", Zonglou's identity was a general of the Chu army, and the relationship between Yuan and Chu was still an enemy country, which suddenly made Zonglou's position very awkward.

Of course, it is beneficial for Zonglou to jump on the spot to oppose the original army's attack on "Xinzheng", otherwise Zhiyao would not have to come forward to meet Zonglou.

Zonglou, who was silent for a while, said: "The Louzhi clan is still in the old place, and most of the subordinates are like this. I haven't returned to my hometown for a long time, and I miss it very much."

This is already very straightforward, Mr. Yuan will understand what it means, so he will recruit on the spot, right?

However, Zhiyao can't let the original army win the "Xinzheng" because it was helped, even if there is only similar public opinion, it must be downplayed. fact.

"The Zong family is indeed still in the old place. In this way, you can return home, and the soldiers under your command can also return home." Zhiyao said.

Zonglou was a little dumbfounded by this development.

Zhiyao also said: "The old land of Qi State has changed a lot. It is no longer the time when Jiang's surname is Lu or Gui's surname is Chen. When you go back to your hometown, you can walk around. If you have any experience, you can write to me."

Also express the meaning clearly.

Yuan Guo did not contact Zonglou in advance, and the relationship itself is hostile, so he would not be treated as a prisoner of war because of his meritorious service.

Zhiyao asked Zonglou to go back to his hometown first, and kept the contact channel, suggesting that it would be enough to absorb him in the future.

Of course, some procedures are necessary for the Zonglou. If there is a long-term connection to form a relationship of the same affiliation, and then jump back in place, there are reasons for both merit and demerit.It's not like I didn't contact you beforehand.

"Thank you, Lord Lou!" Zong Lou thought about some reasons, knew that this was the best result, and agreed with a happy expression.

After waiting for Zonglou to leave, Sima Rangju said, "This man is smooth."

is not that right?Not tactful, he was able to defect to Chu State after the collapse of Qi State and be reused, and now he can understand why Zhiyao handled it like that, and readily accepted the arrangement without repeating words.

Zhiyao said with a smile: "The state of Qi is dead, the land and the common people belong to me. Those who still want to live in the ancestral land are the people living under the rule of the widow."

Artificially distinguishing the various regional components can certainly increase the cohesion of the elderly, but it is also pushing the newcomers under the rule.

Zhiyao's current rule includes Jin, Qi, Wei, Zhongshan, Qiuyou, Lu, and part of Qin. The soil and water in many places are very nourishing, and talents will emerge again and again in the future.

Every place belongs to the original country, which means that as a native of the original country, if there are any talents, they must give priority to defecting to the mother country, and will leave only if they are not hired.

Zhiyao not only attaches great importance to education, but also expands channels to attract talents. It will gradually form a system and then become a system implemented by the state; it was originally large enough to provide too many jobs. The country of the country, it is clear that the country has repeatedly produced talents, but they are training other princes, right?
"What I need to pay attention to now is to maintain the balance between public and non-public..." Zhiyao thought.

Cronyism is not a pejorative in the first place.

The truth is right there. If there are things that need to be done by people, is it necessary to say more about whether you choose someone close to you or a stranger?
The use of talents and talents cannot be completely ignored. People close to us have no ability, but strangers have shown talents. Should we choose those who are capable?

It is difficult to be perfect in the world. Zhiyao can only establish a system of employing people and try her best to suppress the rule of man.

Three days later, the Huben army entered the palace city of Zheng State, which was tantamount to announcing the demise of Zheng State.

Although the original country used force to destroy the Zheng country, the procedures that should be followed cannot be missed.

Zheng Junyi needed to be frank, wrapped in a white cloth, with beautiful jade in his mouth, holding Zheng's map and household register, the indispensable seal, and his own sword, kneeling at the outermost city gate of "Xinzheng" to greet him. The arrival of Zhiyao.

In other words, the original army had already entered and occupied Miyagi, so why did Zheng Junyi kneel at the gate of the first city wall?This is the etiquette standard of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. Not only Zhiyao will re-enter the city, but also the original army will enter the city in line.

There is only one thing to pay attention to in a series of actions, Zheng Junyi accepts the fate of the country's subjugation, and reduces the resistance of Zheng people to the rule of the original country.

Without such a process, although the state of Zheng was destroyed, the monarch and ministers of the state of Zheng did not carry out the handover of sovereignty, which would increase the resistance of the people of Zheng.

Zhiyao remembered that this was the second time she had come to the palace city of Zheng State, but she had already become the master of the palace city when she entered for the second time.

"You are not a lucky person who resists in the corner." Zhiyao sat on the throne and was about to decide the fate of Zheng Guojun and his ministers.

The Zhi family destroyed the state of Wei, and the disposition given to the Wei family with the surname Ji was to relocate to "Mo", which is equivalent to retaining the state of the Wei state, and giving Wei Jun and his subjects a decent treatment.

The original state annexed the Qi state, and the Jiang surnamed Lu family was given the same treatment as continuing to worship their ancestors, but the arranged cities were somewhat unknown.

As for Qiu You and Zhongshan Kingdom?They belonged to foreign forces and did not need to be dealt with according to Zhuxia's normative system, but the Zhi clan still gave their nobles good treatment.

The situation of Zheng State is different from Wei State and Qi State, and it is also different from Qiu You and Zhongshan State.

It’s just that Zheng Guojun and his ministers knew that they would be defeated in the end and resisted to the end. No matter what Zhiyao said, he would not keep Zheng Guozuo, otherwise he was telling the rest of the princes. where to go.

"Jun Zheng has no heirs?" Zhiyao asked.

Han Geng came out and replied, "Your Majesty, I have no heirs."

Zheng Junyi is in his thirties now, it's not that he doesn't have a wife, but he hasn't had a wife in the past ten years.

"Sir!" Handa had already realized that the situation was not good, and wanted to say something, but he was pushed back by the soldiers in the palace just as he stood up.

Zhiyao ignored it at all, and said: "So, Zheng Jun's younger brother is ugly, and he lives in 'Chang'an' to worship his ancestor."

Well, although there are still descendants of the Zheng family with the surname Ji who can worship their ancestors, they don't even have a place to eat, which is even more miserable than the quasi-nobles.

The Dukes of Zheng State were startled and angry, and an uproar resounded in the hall.

If it is handled like that, doesn't it mean that even if the rest of them don't die, they will still lose everything they once owned?
This is all because Zhiyao didn't do everything right, but just wanted Zheng Junyi to hang himself, and then be buried with Handa in power, so that the rest of the people could at least save their lives.

If the Dukes of the Zheng Kingdom knew that they would become a member of ordinary Li Shu, they would probably think it would be better to die?

As the defeated Zheng Guojun and ministers, they don't want to keep the last decency, and some people will give them decency.

Afterwards, many people visited Zhiyao and talked about whether they would be too harsh on Zheng Guojun and his ministers.

"That's not the case, it's nothing serious." Zhiyao only gave such an explanation.

Zheng Guojun and ministers should thank the particularity of the times. In other times, if the country is destroyed, it is impossible to live on.

Yuanguo won the "Xinzheng" and announced the demise of Zhengguo. It was only the end of military means, and there were more things to do later.

After the fall of "Xinzheng", the allied forces of Chu State, Song State, and Yue State who were originally stationed in "Yongqiu" withdrew. After knowing Zhiyao's treatment of Zheng State's monarchs and ministers, they sent envoys to accuse Zhiyao of what he had done. for being too brutal.

He is clearly an enemy, yet he still sends envoys to point fingers?That is, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this kind of situation will appear.

Zhiyao didn't care what those envoys said, anyway, they could only say "beep beep" now, and it was hard for them to take any practical actions.

In response, Yuanguo took Zhixuwu as the "general" and Zhikai as the "assistant", and sent a total of [-] troops to attack the front line of Rushui.

The goal of Yuan State's military operation this time is very clear, to occupy the northern part of Chu State, push the border line to the "Fangcheng" of Chu State, and at the same time seize the old land in the upper reaches of Ru River that originally belonged to Chen State, so as to reach the time when facing Chu State. Has a geographical advantage.

Faced with Zhiyao's refusal to listen to persuasion, and even acting aggressively, Chu, Song, and Yue were of course indignant. The problem is that Song and Yue did not want to sacrifice for Chu at all. They expressed that they were working hard to prepare for the war. Chu State was wronged first.

However, Chu Junzhong of the Chu State was captured by the original army. They are currently in a state of leaderless dragons. After the Song State and the Yue State expressed that they could not support them, they would not be able to defend the territory at all. They could only increase their troops to "Fangcheng". Garrisoned along the Huai River, and then pretended not to know that the original army was attacking the territory of Chu State.

When the military operation was progressing smoothly, Zhiyao asked Han Geng to lead an expedition, aiming at the southern part of the San Rong land, which was later named "Shang Yu".

Before leaving, Han Geng asked with a lot of doubts, "That place is wild and full of mountains and forests, what's the benefit?"

Zhiyao replied: "Going in can attack Qin and Ba, and stationing can cut off whether Chu and Qin communicate with each other."

After this time, Song State and Yue State have no support for the disaster that Chu State is facing. It doesn’t take much thinking to know that the relationship between Chu State, Song State, and Yue State will definitely break down. If you want to suppress Chu State even more, you need to cut off their border with Qin State. connected.

Han Geng thought to himself: "Seizing the local area and building another pass will indeed cut off the connection between Chu and Qin."

After all, Yuan Country has more than one enemy, Zhiyao always needs to think about the overall situation, and then make relevant deployments and disposals.

At the same time, Zhiyao will not attack Song or Yue immediately. Instead, he will send envoys to restore relations, pretending that he wants to stop when he becomes the overlord, but he will attack Yan and Qin in the future.

Cut off the corners first?This can prevent Qin or Yan from taking the opportunity to rise when the Central Plains falls into a war, and it is an effective way to avoid being attacked by the enemy.

The most important thing is that the current state of Qin and Yan are not strong. While the Yuan State takes care of them, it has enough power to defend against the States of Chu, Song, and Yue.

Of course, the princes will not sit back and watch the original country swallow Qin or Yan. How to conduct diplomatic relations next will be very important.

"I need to keep the State of Lu for the time being. I can't annex the State of Lu immediately after annexing the State of Zheng. This will lose the room for diplomatic relations."

Zhiyao knows that the next few years will be the time to test her acting skills.