I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 233 The connotation of "tyranny"
Fighting wars is commonplace for Chu State, even for all countries in this era.

There is a question worth mentioning here.That is, people in the world may think that fighting in the Warring States Period 100 years later is called a fierce fight.

But actually?
In the 300 years of the Spring and Autumn Period, there were at least 400 wars, and there were only 38 years of peace without wars throughout the year.However, in the more than 200 years of the Warring States Period, more than 200 wars occurred, and there were 89 years of peace without war throughout the year.

Perhaps some people will say that the scale of war between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is not a concept at all.And the most talked about thing is that more than 40 Zhao people were killed in the Battle of Changping.But actually?
We must know that the concept of war damage has completely different meanings in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.In the Spring and Autumn Period, killing more people is called tyranny.Moreover, there is no direct stake in the generals of both sides.

But if you want to describe the tyranny of the Chu State, such as the Battle of Bi, the so-called "fingers in the boat" are so-called "fingers in the boat", and three years later, when the Chu State was surrounded by the Song Dynasty, it was even more described as "changing sons to eat, dissecting bones to Cuan", in this way, its tragic degree is not inferior to that of later generations.

It can be seen that whether the war is miserable or not depends on the propaganda.

And what about the Warring States Period?Killing more people has become a good thing that can be publicized.Because, the head represents the military merit, it represents the title.Moreover, it is also a kind of intimidation to other countries.

It can be said that the murderous nature and false reporting of military merits during the Warring States period were indeed a side effect of the military merit system.

All in all, the wars during the Spring and Autumn Period, no matter their scale or pre-war mobilization, were actually no different from those of later generations.

Therefore, this time Chu State wanted to attack Zhongli with the power of the whole country, but it made everyone in Chu State fearful.And it seems a little weird.

Is this weird?

No, it's not surprising.

Because according to the sturdy character of the Chu people, they have never been afraid of fighting, and even like fighting, like sweeping Liuhe on the battlefield, and the majestic scene of shrouding corpses in horse leather.

Therefore, when attacking Zhongli this time, the king of Chu specially appointed Ling Yin Xie Ba as the commander, general Xie Xie, supervising the army, and raising [-] troops to attack.

Some people will say that only 5 people are not too many. At the Pingqiu meeting, the number of soldiers from the Jin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty used for military parades was as high as [-].

Therefore, the mobilization of only 5 people is worth the people of Chu's fear?
If only 5 people are mobilized to attack Zhongli, it is certainly not worth the people of Chu's fear.

However, in addition to the 5 people on the frontal battlefield in Zhongli, the King of Chu almost used all the troops that Chu State could mobilize, and deployed them wantonly.

In the Jianghuai Qunshu area, in order to defend against Wu's attack again, the King of Chu dispatched [-] troops to garrison Chaoyi.

In the north, in order to prevent the Jin State from taking advantage of the vacancy, the King of Chu mobilized another [-] troops to station in Shen County. Once there is a change in the north, the [-] troops will be able to prevent the Jin State from invading the hinterland of the Chu State.

In addition, there are also stationed in various places to deal with nearly 10 people in Baiyue and Baipu to prevent their barbarians from taking the opportunity to revolt.

In addition to the 5 people who are now going to crusade against Zhongli, Chu's nearly 30 troops were dispatched almost at the same time!
And isn't this enough to make Chu people fearful?
There are so many Chu soldiers who are devoted to war preparations or logistics, which consumes a lot of resources for the entire country.Therefore, Chu State naturally fell into an extremely tense atmosphere.

Because everyone knows that this battle is of great significance to the Chu State, the King of Chu can't afford to lose, and they Chu people can't afford to lose even more.

As for the weird atmosphere, it was mainly because some old-fashioned nobles in the Chu Kingdom wanted to take advantage of the expense of the Chu King's large-scale use of troops to take advantage of the opportunity to corrupt.

The rich and powerful were corrupt, which happened in almost every country in the Spring and Autumn Period.

As for the corruption phenomenon in Chu State, it is particularly serious.

But why?
It turned out that this was determined by the special system of Chu State at that time.

Like those high-ranking officials in the state of Chu, such as Ling Yin, county magistrate, etc., since these positions are not hereditary, these high-ranking officials in office are likely to become corrupt.

In other words, for them, if they are not greedy today, they will have no chance to be greedy again tomorrow.This account is indeed calculated by everyone.

For example, Ling Yin Xiong Renwu during the period of the Communist King of Chu openly demanded bribes from Chen Guo's envoys.And Ling Yin Nangwa, who appeared in the period of King Chu Zhao in later generations, was even more corrupt.

Therefore, with the large-scale use of troops by the king of Chu this time, domestic combat resources have been greatly mobilized, and these corruption phenomena have naturally reappeared, colluding with each other to carry out corruption.

As a result, a very strange phenomenon appeared. On the one hand, the king of Chu was making great achievements in expanding the territory, while the dignitaries below tried their best to set up their names and search for the people's fat and anointment.

Therefore, it is conceivable why Xiong Wei, as the king of Chu, has made such great achievements for the Chu country, but his subjects will never say a word about him well, or even Behind him, he was directly labeled as "violent".

Of course, these are things to follow.

The line of sight continued to return to the battle between Chu State and Zhongli.

The actions of the Chu people were also extremely fast, so after the [-] army was assembled, Xie Ba, Xie Xie and Wu Ju immediately led the army to kill Zhongli in a mighty manner.

However, the difficulty of this battle is far beyond everyone's imagination.

Rao has a battle-tested general like Wu Ju in command, but the battle on the front line is still extremely difficult.

After the Chu army crossed the river, they immediately surrounded Zhufang City, and attacked back and forth for nearly a month, but they failed to gain an inch!

Frustrated in the battle ahead, Wu Ju had no choice but to return to Yingdu first, and personally pleaded guilty to the king of Chu.

"Hmph! It must be that the old man is unwilling to go all out, so Zhu Fangcheng will be unable to attack for a long time!"

When the king of Chu heard the result, he became angry at that time.

He didn't have much interest in the Xiong clan, and even felt a little disgusted with it.

And this time, the reason why Xie Ba was allowed to lead the army was actually just to appease the old-fashioned nobles in the country.In order to show the tolerance of his new king of Chu.So that they can abide by their duties during this period, and don't make any troubles.

However, he didn't expect to let these two people lead the army, and there would be such a result. At this moment, the [-] army would be deeply trapped in the quagmire of Zhongli's war, unable to advance or retreat.

Why is this so?
it's actually really easy.

Although Qing Feng is a bit down and out, how can he be an ordinary person?At any rate, he is also a person who has seen big scenes. When he was calling the wind and rain in the Qi country, the king of Chu, Xiongwei, didn't know where he was crawling!
Therefore, when he learned that Chu State sent troops to attack him, he was not idle.On the one hand, a lot of people were sent to lobby around, asking the countries in the Central Plains for supplies, and on the other hand, a lot of people were asking Wu for soldiers.

Therefore, Zhufang City suddenly became an unbreakable military fortress.

Coupled with the thousands of miles of supply lines in Chu State, so who can stand it after a long time?
And Xie, these people of noble origin, Xie Xie, are not good at war.So once they attacked the city, not only did they fail to gain an inch, but they lost many Chu people's lives in vain.

The king of Chu thought that using these two old guys would appease some conservative forces in the country.But how could he have imagined that these two people would bring him such a big trouble. Now the Chu army was in a dilemma on the front line, and the war was once in trouble.

Now, as the war is getting tighter, the domestic situation will naturally become more and more unoptimistic.

So he couldn't help being furious, and yelled at Xie in front of the officials, to vent these two old men.

Fortunately, Wu Ju is a smart person. Of course he knew that this was a momentary remark from the King of Chu, so he hurriedly advised:

"Your Majesty, don't get angry. At this time, the battle on the front line is tense. Your Majesty is the king of a country. You must not lose your inch."

This sentence can be regarded as clarifying the key points for the king of Chu.

Come on, no matter how bad it is, they are also the top cards of the conservative forces in the country. If you, the king of Chu, scolded them like this, how can you make those conservative hereditary nobles feel sorry for you?
As Han Feizi said: Mingjun does not hold his anger, and if he hangs his anger, his ministers will commit crimes lightly, and the people will be in danger. (Translation: Mingjun can’t show his anger to others, or he can’t do it in anger, because this will make his ministers act more rashly and secretly think about how to kill the monarch, and the monarch will be in danger)

(End of this chapter)