I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

I don't know when it started, not disbanding the army in winter has become a norm in all countries?Under this normal state, countries with strong national strength will feel uncomfortable due to production cuts, while countries with average national strength may not be able to survive for two years.

The original country is actually not bad. After the reform, it is guaranteed to pay taxes normally and pay more. After accumulating a certain amount, you can get a knighthood. The extra food you can collect every year is far more than before.

Chu State, Song State, and the surviving countries did not have the policy of exchanging grain for titles in their original countries, so they could only increase the share of grain harvested.

One side voluntarily handed in more food, while the other was forced to increase the amount of food handed in. One can imagine what will happen in the hearts of the people.

The nations also knew that it was a kind of drinking poison to quench their thirst, but they wanted to learn from the policy of the original country and were completely opposed by the nobles, so they took another set of measures in desperation.

Although increasing the amount of handover would harm the interests of the nobles, it was better than forming a routine.Anyway, that's what the nobles think.

Furthermore, the nobles need to pay more taxes, at most they will squeeze the subjects under their rule more severely, and the nobles' own inventory is still guaranteed.

They forget that it is better to have a harder life than to have a bad heart. However, some people only care about the immediate interests and do not think about the long-term future.

Song State's territory north of "Shangqiu" has fallen, and the area that can still maintain production is south of Suishui. However, a large number of young and strong men and women are already serving the war, and production will definitely be greatly affected.

"So, there are still 17 enemy troops in the south of Sui River?" Zhi Yao arrived at the outskirts of 'Shangqiu' and summoned the early command team.

Zhi Kai replied: "Out of the 17 enemy troops, the Chu army has [-], and the Song army has the rest."

This batch of Chu-Song allied forces stayed on the south bank of Sui River, no matter how lured the original army was, they would not step over Sui River.

Zhi Xuwu said: "The coalition forces must be under the control of Chu State, otherwise how could they stop at the south bank of Suishui River."

The current situation is that the senior officials of the Song Dynasty are trapped in the city of "Shangqiu". Once "Shangqiu" falls, it means that the senior officials of the Song Dynasty will be killed in one pot.Under such circumstances, it is conceivable how urgent the people of Song Dynasty were to lift the siege of "Shangqiu".

However, the people of the Song Dynasty were also very clear that they could not rescue "Shangqiu" by themselves, and needed the full assistance of the Chu army.

The two sides have been wrestling. The nobles of the Song Dynasty desperately hope that the Chu army can go to rescue "Shangqiu" together. The Chu State thinks that the current "Shangqiu" is the same as the "Xinzheng" that was besieged before. There is not enough troops to rush to rescue the siege. , not only can't get rid of the siege, but may also lead to annihilation of the whole army.

To tell the truth, the people of Chu State had too much shadow on the "Battle of Xinzheng", and their main force was eliminated in that way, so that Ling Yin was killed in battle, and the monarch died of illness afterwards.

Because there was a huge shadow, and only a few years had passed, Chu State was really scared. Knowing that the successive demise of Song State and Yue State would make Chu State alone, they still dare not send troops to "Shangqiu" to rescue.

Zhiyao asked: "What is the prince thinking?"

If it was other father and son, Zhi Kai would not dare to say what he thought.

Immediately attacking "Shangqiu" would make it appear that Zhikai wants to strive for success and does not have the strategic vision that a prince should have.

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But the current situation is a bit complicated, and Zhikai also said: "The gate of 'Shangqiu' is not blocked. If a large number of catapults are used to concentrate the catapults, it may be possible to smash the gate."

It means that since the Chu-Song coalition forces did not come to rescue "Shangqiu", they should conquer "Shangqiu" as soon as possible, and then go to Suishui to fight with the Chu-Song coalition forces.

Zhi Yao nodded bluntly, and said: "So, the crown prince leads the army to attack 'Shangqiu', and the widow leads the army to Suishui."

Being so straightforward made Zhi Kai look very embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Father, Kai didn't have the idea of ​​fighting for merit, but..."

"No need to say much." Zhiyao said cheerfully, "As the crown prince, how can you not be enterprising?"

Zhiyao allows Zhikai to express himself, provided that it is within the controllable range.

At present, "Shangqiu" has become a ripe fruit, which can be easily picked by anyone.

Zhikai was in charge of this battle, and for this reason, Zhiyao, as a king, would not reach out to pick the fruit.

After almost a year of siege, "Shangqiu" was indeed on the verge of collapse. Many city defense facilities were damaged, and catapults were fired every day to clear out many sections of the city wall, and even some sections of the city wall were severely cracked.

The most important thing is the people's hearts. No reinforcements have come to rescue for a long time. The morale of the Song army guarding "Shangqiu" can't be as high as they want. They may continue to persevere, but they have lost the ability to counterattack. Continuing to persevere is just to maintain In the trapped situation, nothing can be changed redundantly.

Zhiyao asked Zhikai after there was no one else around, "How do you want to attack?"

Zhikai replied: "My boy wants to keep it as it is."

So just continue to use the projectile to launch stone bombs every day, and continue to smash them down again and again?The actual siege of "Shangqiu" is not about to be launched immediately.

Zhiyao nodded in satisfaction and said, "The prince has grown up."

Even if many of the city defense facilities in "Shangqiu" are useless, as long as the defenders continue to resist, a strong attack will still cost the attackers a huge price.

Now that "Shangqiu" has become a ripe fruit, if the Chu-Song coalition forces on the Suishui side are wiped out or repelled, the morale of the defenders of "Shangqiu" will definitely drop further.

Once the Chu-Song coalition forces in Suishui ceased to exist, then the high-ranking officials of Song State would know that it was useless to continue to resist, and they would most likely choose to surrender.

Therefore, the next offensive and defensive battle of "Shangqiu" is no longer the key to decide this battle, but the upcoming battle in Suishui is.Zhiyao knows this, and Zhikai should understand it too.

The season is still in winter, and the possibility of large-scale battles is extremely low, while small-scale battles are happening all the time.

Zhiyao didn't stay around "Shangqiu" for too long, leaving two legions led by Zhikai to continue to besiege "Shangqiu", and started southward with the remaining legions.

During the period, God played with sleet, and the troops led by Zhiyao had to camp.

This delay took more than half a month to resume the march. Within half a month, the original barracks were filled with the smell of ginger.

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Ginger can remove the cold, so drinking it from time to time in winter is not harmful, and it even has the effect of treating wind and cold.

On a sunny day, Zhiyao led his army to the north bank of Suishui.

"There is a joint camp between the Chu and Song allied forces. No wonder no reinforcements went to rescue 'Shangqiu'." Zhiyao came to a high place and looked at the enemy's camp from afar.

Why do you say that?It means that the Chu State really controlled the [-] to [-] Song troops. Otherwise, even if they are allies with the best relationship, the troops generally have their own camps and will not mix together.

Song State is now very dependent on Chu State, and they have no high-status people on the south bank of Sui River. It is not difficult for Chu State to seize control of Song Army.

The day after Zhiyao was stationed, a boat appeared on the Suishui River.

This boat carried the envoy of Chu State, his name was Qu Huai.

"Greetings to the original king on behalf of my king." Qu Huai was more or less an old acquaintance of Zhiyao.

However, Zhiyao said with a confused face: "Chu King Yan was murdered, where did the Chu Kingdom come from?"

The King of Chu recognized by the Yuan Kingdom was Xiong Yan, but Xiong Ning was not recognized as the new King of Chu.

Qu Huai didn't want to dwell on this issue, so he saluted again and said: "My king has something to say, please listen to the original king."

Without the gesture of saluting, it was like an ultimatum announcement.

Qu Huai took a deep breath, slowed down his tone, and said: "A long time ago, the original king made an agreement with the first emperor, and wanted to divide the world equally, and rule from the north to the south. Now Da Chu can annex the entire territory of Yue State and keep Jiangbei in Yuan State .It is intended to cede the north of Sui River to the Yuan State, and the south of Sui River to be the land of Chu. The two countries will stop fighting here, and have a good alliance every year, and share peace."

Zhiyao showed a dumbfounded smile.

The ministers of the original country in the tent first smiled, and then let out a "haha" laugh.

How many years ago was that old almanac?

At that time, the Zhi family had just turned their family into a country, Wu, Qi, and Qin were still alive, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was still trying his best to seek revenge. Zhiyao's proposal to divide the world equally with Chu was just a way to slow down.

The current situation is very clear. The Yuan country is at the height of its power. Would it be a fool not to take advantage of the momentum to complete the great cause of "One World"?

Furthermore, although most of the internal strife in Chu State has been eliminated, the internal situation is very bad. Feng Jun doesn't believe in Xiong Ning at all, and because the threat of Yuan State is too great, there is no greater civil strife for the time being. What do they have? The qualifications are divided equally with the original country.

Qu Huai also laughed "haha" in a burst of "haha".

According to the routine, should someone ask Qu Huai why he laughed?
However, seeing Qu Huai laughing, Yuan Guojun and ministers laughed even louder.

"Great Chu still has more than [-] powerful soldiers, and has a territory of thousands of miles. How can the Yuan Kingdom destroy Chu?" Qu Huai asked this sentence almost roaring.

Can Chu State gather 50 troops?If they unite internally, maybe they can really do it.

Zhiyao raised her head and pressed the button, signaling to all the officials to be quiet, and then said: "It is absolutely impossible to divide the world equally. If the Chu State wants to enjoy peace and the whole country belongs to the widow, the widow can bestow peace on the people of Chu."

It seems overbearing, but the rest reveals the possibility that there is room for negotiation.

Qu Huai heard it, stared at Zhiyao firmly, and said: "If the country does not exist, there will be no Chu people. If the Chu people are strong, the original king will know."

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This is not a lie.

The people in Chu State are very romantic, but they are extremely brutal. Any country that wants to destroy Chu State's Guo Zuo must be prepared to pay a heavy price.

Because of the character of the Chu people, the elimination of Chu's Guozuo is actually just the beginning, and the next step is to face the constant resistance of the Chu people from all over the country. The investment in ruling costs is huge, and the harvest may not be able to support consumption.

Is it because of this that Zhiyao will give up destroying Chu State?
Zhiyao's determination to destroy the state of Chu is very determined, and she has already thought about how to treat the local people after the state of Chu is destroyed.

The first emperor's approach was to conscript soldiers from Chu, and send the remnants of the six kingdoms to Lingnan. It is a pity that too many fish slipped through the net, especially the Xiang family who was hiding in Kuaiji.

Zhiyao's approach will be to relocate all the nobles of the Chu Kingdom, even those who are famous in the townships, and will not let go, and continue to hunt down those who have been missed.

In addition to the above-mentioned brutal methods, Zhiyao will first divide the land in the old land of Chu State, distribute the best farmland to his own meritorious soldiers, and then reward the ordinary Chu State Lishu if there is any leftover.

When the state of Chu existed, the rulers and ministers acted arbitrarily, and ordinary people only suffered. If the original state allocated land to these ordinary people, they might still miss the state of Chu, and their willingness to work hard for the state of Chu would disappear.

The reason is very simple, they love the state of Chu, but the rulers and ministers who rule the state of Chu do not love them.

If the state of Chu is restored again, will the land allocated to them by the original state still be theirs?

Of course, even though the Yuan country is capable of destroying the Chu country now, it should pay attention to the steps and give some false hopes to the monarchs and ministers of the Chu country. Maybe it is a thing that should be done?
Seeing the hesitation on Zhiyao's face, Qu Huai didn't know that it was Zhiyao's intentional hesitation, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "I think the original king knew about my king Jinglue's affairs south of the river? The original army captured the land of Dachu, and our country still But living south of the great river, it will be a nightmare for the Yuan country in the future."

It is a threat, and it is also a kind of softness.

Zhiyao shook her head and said: "Song State must be returned to the widows, and Chu State must also give up the land of 'Wu'."

Sima Rangju expressed his objection at the right time, saying: "Your Majesty, destroying the Song Dynasty is easy. After the Song Dynasty is destroyed, our army's morale will be high, and we can attack Chu. At that time, the army's morale will be high, and we will be able to drive in for a long time. How can we make a small profit because of this?" And forget..."

Zhixu Wu shouted: "Shut up!"

Speak up, don't attack personally.

Next is the time for the debate between Sima Rangju's faction and Zhi Xuwu's faction. The two sides quarreled over whether to take advantage of the trend to attack Chu.

Qu Huai secretly observed Zhiyao's expression and found that there was anger and hesitation on Zhiyao's face. He thought to himself: "It is normal to have factions in the country, and it is strange if there are no factions. Sima Rangju and others are outsiders when they say it. They urgently need More military achievements have gained a firm foothold in the original country. On the contrary, Zhi Xuwu and other old people from the Zhi family or the Jin country have been fighting for decades, and it is only natural that they want to take a breather."

"Shut up, everyone!" Zhiyao looked angry.

Everyone shut their mouths immediately, and pleaded guilty to Zhiyao unanimously.

Zhiyao ignored her ministers, looked at Qu Huai and said, "Your envoy, step down first."

Qu Huai was too preoccupied, Ruyan stepped back, walked outside the tent and heard the fierce quarrel inside.

There is such a fact that the original country has indeed started wars for more than ten consecutive years, and there are not many wars with a scale of more than [-] troops.

With the speed at which the original country annexed the country, and looking at the amount of various materials consumed, it seems to have reached a limit?
This is because the countries did not know the production of the original country, and did not realize the military output of "Ye", and they were guessing the situation of the original country based on their own cognition.

Of course, Qu Huai would not easily believe that Yuan would let go of the opportunity to destroy Chu just because he saw a quarrel between the two factions of Yuan, but after having such an understanding, rewards are inevitable.

In the future, the Chu State will try its best to delay the conquest of the Yuan Kingdom, and the game between the two sides will become more complicated.

I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn