I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 508 Marching to Yandi!
The army set off in mighty force.

However, the army in "Puyang" Zhou did not have the size of two legions, at best it had the strength of two "divisions".

The other troops are either already hiding in the border area between the Yuan country and the Yan country, or they are marching from various places to the predetermined location.

After all, it is not only troublesome to gather all the troops to go to "Puyang", but also a waste of time and resources. Why do that?
The army traveling with Zhikai has two special organizational systems, they are the Huben Army and the Habayashi Army.

The Huben army will be stationed around the capital for a long time, but they do not participate in the maintenance of public security in the capital, and they are not on duty in Miyagi, but exist as a deterrent force.

Miyagi has a special on-duty force, and Lang Guan is only a part of it, and most of them are soldiers called the Forbidden Army.

And the Forbidden Army is not the designation of a legion, it is purely the mission of guarding Miyagi.

In the future, the Habayashi Army will not be stationed in the capital for a long time, they will be active in various places in the north, and when it is their turn to rest, they will also be attached to a temporary station in a certain county.

Therefore, the Huben Army will be the "shield", and the Habayashi Army will be the "spear".

Zhikai, who is leading an army for the first time, will ask about every detail at first, but gradually finds that doing so is too tiring, and it has almost no other effect except to express his knowledge.

The original country is a mature country with its own management system, and officials or military officers at all levels have their own responsibilities.

Those at the top, in addition to following up on the matters they are responsible for, they only need to regularly check the relevant documents, or temporarily check the information in a certain place. The role is more to supervise and deter the next level. How can they actually participate in everything? Woolen cloth?
For the king of a country, the matters to be heard will basically be large and wide, and the report will be specially listened to when something happens in his turn.

Nothing can train a person more than managing an army, and Zhikai soon realized this fact.

"Lieutenant, what did your father look like when he led the army?" Zhi Kai specially invited Sima Rangju to chat with him when he set up camp.

Sima Rangju said: "Your Majesty was already leading the army against the princes at the age of 13. The first time he led the army was to fight against the combined forces of Chu, Qi, Zheng, and Lu, and he won the battle."

Zhikai didn't want to hear about his father's glorious deeds, what he wanted to know was the details.

"This..." When Sima Rangju was playing under Zhiyao's command, Qi State was on the verge of collapse, and Zhiyao's leading style had already matured at that time.

A mature military style can only be used as a reference for first-time leaders, and there is a high probability that a mess will occur if it is completely imitated.

Sima Rangju could only say: "I think the prince should listen more, watch more, talk less, and do less at this time."

If someone with a bad temper thinks that he is seriously seeking experience, and getting that kind of reply, he might be jumping.

After all, what Sima Rangju said was a bit like treating a child.

Zhi Kai nodded and said: "Let's leave it at that."

They have already entered the boundary of Hengshan County, and they will be able to reach "Puyang" in about ten days if there is no accident.

As it got closer and closer to Yan State, the number of troops united around Zhikai increased to the size of a legion.

They will not go to "Poor Fish Hill" to join the local garrison. Instead, they will continue all the way north, complete the meeting with a "division" over there, and directly invade the country of Yan when the war begins.

In the same way, the original army stationed in the "Poor Fish Hill" will also launch an attack on the Yan State on the day of the war.

The old land of Zhongshan State was divided into two counties, namely Dai County and Shanggu County, but these two counties are still incomplete, and the Dai land of Zhao's Dai State needs to be taken down to increase the number of Dai County. Jurisdiction area, destroy Yan country and add jurisdiction area to Shanggu County.

In some respects, the center of the original country is clearly regarded as the land of Nadai and Yan, otherwise, how could it be divided into administrative regions in that way.

Eleven days later, Zhikai stood on a low mountain, looking at everything in the northeast direction.

They would like to thank the Yuan country for drawing up the military plan to invade the country of Yan early on, and dispatching men to build roads and bridges along the march, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to reach the border of the country of Yan in less than a month.

Along the way of the march, the territory of the original country was actually fine. After starting to pay attention, at least there were settlements gathered along the way, some small towns were also under construction, and more groups of nomadic herds.

Those people from the original country who encountered the army, they will elect a representative to ask: there are many good guys in my tribe/city and village, do you want to recruit auxiliary soldiers on the spot?
Yes, it's just an auxiliary soldier. To become a soldier, you need to be assessed and then included in the formal system for registration.

It is actually not difficult to pass the assessment, but the difficult thing is that places are not often available.

Zhikai occasionally recruits some people as auxiliary soldiers, and finds that strange people are also willing to recruit as followers.

As a prince, how dare you do this?
Don't forget that even if many things have changed, it is currently in the early Warring States period, and many old rules and customs are still being implemented habitually.

Even in the late Warring States period, the prince of a country was allowed to form his own team.

When it came to the unified dynasty, the enlightened and confident kings even wished that the prince would dig out talents for his own use. On the one hand, it was used to observe what kind of person the prince was, but more importantly, he hoped that the prince would have a team loyal to him.

"Yan Guo is still fighting with Donghu and Tu He, and there is no sign of sending troops south." Zhi Xuwu has more expectations for Zhi Kai than other ministers.

At this stage, the country of Yan is in a bloody battle with alien races.

Or it should be said that from the late Spring and Autumn period to the early Warring States period, Yan State did not want to get in touch with other vassals, but it was entirely because of its energy being tied down by foreign races. It understood that even if it regained contact with the Central Plains vassals, it would add more troubles, and it was wholeheartedly focused on eliminating the threat from foreign races. superior.

So, isn't it unreasonable for the Yuan country to invade while the Yan country is in a bloody battle with aliens?
One point needs to be reiterated here. Since the river diverted, Yan State has lost contact with the other princes for more than a hundred years, and it is under the status quo that no one knows who is doing what.

The high-level officials of the Yuan country know that there are scouts, spies, and secret agents who have been researching and observing the country of Yan. Some middle-level grassroots may also know it, but the rest really just want to know it is too difficult.

Therefore, it would be unethical to invade while Yan was in a bloody battle with foreign races, but this point would be blocked.

If Yuan State succeeded in destroying Yan State, the public opinion would be that Yan State could not resist the invasion of foreign races, and when it was on the verge of subjugation, Yuan State marched in order to rescue Li Shu from Yan Land, and successfully drove away the alien races who invaded Yan Land.

As for why Yandi became part of the original country?The monarch and ministers of the Yan State could not guarantee the safety of Li Shu, so it would be good for the Yuan State to protect them.

"Blood battle?" Zhi Kai noticed the keyword.

Zhi Xuwu said: "Tu He is weak, but Donghu is very strong. The country of Yan is small and the people are few, and there are not fifty thousand soldiers in the whole country. The enemy of Yan country gathers tens of thousands to attack."

What is the population of Yan State at the current stage?Don't say Yuan country doesn't know, Yan country doesn't know either.Using a relatively reliable guess number, there should be 80 million people in Yan Kingdom, right?
One more thing to know is that in history, the Chu State had long since abandoned the rule of "Scholars do not teach, and they cannot be recruited". It is really impossible to overcome the Zhou etiquette for a big threat. When necessary, the old, weak, women and children have to take up arms to resist the aggression of foreign races.

Even if he didn't know about Tu He and Dong Hu before, when he learned that Zhi Kai, who was going to be the commander of the Northern Expedition, would try his best to find out.

According to some intelligence materials from Yuanguo, Tu He is a tribal alliance further to the northeast from Daiguo. An ancient alien race in the northeast, the original country could not spy on how many people there were in Donghu, and the number of troops who repeatedly invaded the Yan country was more than [-].

As a time traveler, Zhiyao certainly knows about Donghu, but each era has its own "expansion pack". Maybe Donghu is in a strong period, or it may be in decline. It is really difficult to confirm the different time nodes.

Zhi Xuwu nodded, and said: "The Yan army is fighting on two fronts, and it is really difficult to deal with it. I also heard that Wuzhi is also gathering troops, and there are signs of invading Yan."

What's going on with this endlessness?They are a branch of the Shan Rong. About the eleventh century BC, King Wu of Zhou raised troops to eradicate violence, wiped out Shang Zhou, and established the Zhou Dynasty.In order to stabilize the world and strengthen the rule, King Wu of Zhou awarded the meritorious ministers in the war against Zhou by dividing them into five titles: Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi, and Nan.At that time, the leader of a tribe of the Shanrong tribe was conferred the title of Viscount, enfeoffed Wuzhong Mountain, and established Wuzhong Kingdom.

After hearing this, Zhi Kai said with great emotion: "How difficult is the country of Yan? If it weren't for sending troops at this time, it would not be easy to destroy the country."

In fact, it depends on who fights with whom.

If Tu He, Wu Zhong, and Dong Hu were neighbors of Jin State, they would not end up much better than Chi Di, Bai Di, and Quan Rong.

Even if Yan State and Song State were switched, it would be the turn of Wu Zhong, Tu He, and Dong Hu to be beaten repeatedly.

Zhikai was so emotional, but he became vigilant in his heart.

Even if the country of Yan is at a disadvantage, being able to withstand those alien races for so many years at least proves that the people of the country of Yan are quite brave and good at fighting, right?

On the other side of the dwarf mountain, there is a piece of green.

In fact, after leaving "Puyang", there are forests everywhere along the way, as if people have entered a world where nothing but trees are trees.

Due to the factors of the geographical environment, the path opened by the army of the original country to the north this time will definitely become the main line of communication in the future. If there are other roads, it will have to wait for the localities to gradually develop and mature.

Zhi Xuwu asked: "Does the prince have any intention of exterminating the massacre and having no end?"

Zhi Kai shook his head bluntly, and said: "Mie Yan is to cut off the corners for 'One World', occupying the land is a last resort."

I heard that it will start to snow here in late autumn, and in winter, it will be full of ice and snow?

There is nothing wrong with the strength of a country linked to the size of its territory. If there are too many barren lands within the scope of the rule, in fact, the map looks good, and the increased duty of rule will definitely be exaggerated.

The original country must eat the land of the Yan country, and go further north or east. Judging from the current situation of the original country, eating it is not only a tonic, but will cause harm.

Zhiyao didn't tell Zhikai directly about these things, and even this time Zhikai didn't interfere with whatever he wanted to fight.

Zhikai thought on his own, and then discussed with a group of friends, and came to the conclusion that Tu He, Wu Zhong, and Dong Hu could be beaten extremely badly. Whether to occupy their land had to go to the field to observe before making a decision.

Everyone including Zhiyao will not know that in the original version of history, this year is also the year when Zhao Wuxie sent troops to the north.

In the original history, Zhao Wuji ignored Zhiyao's order to send troops to participate in the Central Plains War. Instead, he gathered the family's private army and the troops of the Han family and the Wei family to launch a war against Dai Guo and Tu He, and successfully wiped out Dai Guo and Tu He. Tu He and carry out the annexation of the land.The price was that Zhiyao's attempt to seek hegemony failed, and Jin lost points again in front of other countries.

"Let's go!"

When Zhi Kai finished speaking, the person next to him picked up the horn on his waist and blew it.

The sound of desolate horns echoed in the wilderness, and a huge army began to march north.

It was the Habayashi Army who opened the way.They couldn't let go of their gallop in the forest area, and after getting out of the forest area, they began to move freely, ignoring the surrounding villages or towns of Yan people, and headed straight for the capital of Yan country "Ji".

Along the way, only Yi Shui could slow down the advance speed of the original army, and the rest of the Yan army who came to block spontaneously, or in other situations, did not constitute a hindrance to the aggressive approaching original army.

The sudden appearance of the strange army made the Yan people who saw along the way fall into confusion.

Because of the long-lost relationship with the Central Plains, in the cognition of many contemporary Yan people, there are only differences between Yan people and foreigners in the world. I really don’t know that there are many vassal states with the same language and the same species in the south.

Those Yan troops who spontaneously assembled to stop the original army were only carrying out the orders of the local nobles. Because of their family inheritance, the nobles knew that there were many vassal states in the south. What was surprised and confused was how the troops of the southern vassal states would appear in their own homes. territory.

The army under his command was rolling forward, but Zhikai received several nobles from the Yan Kingdom.

These nobles of the Yan Kingdom spoke a language that Zhikai could not understand. They seemed to be more excited, and they didn't seem to see too much hostility?

Obviously the countries are connected by borders, but they can't understand what the other party is saying at all?Similar things are not very unusual, and the situation is still the same in modern times.

"Prince, these lords mistakenly thought that Dayuan was sent by the Zhou family to reinforce."

"Ha ha!"

Zhikai does not think that he is stupid, nor does he think that everyone is a fool.

The Yan Kingdom has lost contact with the Central Plains for so long, so they may not know that the Zhou family is gone. Even if Zhou Tianzi sent princes to reinforce the Yan Kingdom, wouldn't he notify in advance?How could it have popped up all of a sudden?

Therefore, it is not that these nobles of the Yan Kingdom do not understand what happened, and with a kind of extravagant expectation, they simply understand that the sudden appearance of the strange army is not something that the Yan Kingdom can compete with, especially when the Yan Kingdom is still fighting with Tu. He and Donghu were fighting, pretending to be confused in order to leave a way out for themselves and their family!

(End of this chapter)