Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 860
"Report-"

Xianyang, in the Chongzheng Palace.

Qingji was discussing matters with a group of ministers and officials from the state of Wu, when a guard hurried into the hall and handed over a battle report to Qingji.

"Your Majesty, Wu Yang has a good news!"

Good news?

Qingji took a look at the memorial and couldn't help squinting his eyes. After looking around for a week, he looked at the officials under the majesty's platform and said slowly: "Second and third sons, Wu Zhang led the army to annihilate Yiqu in the border area of ​​Wuyang. More than five hundred cavalry."

"The reason is that the Yiqu people chased and killed the Wu family's refugees to our country of Wu."

Hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, Grand Sima Wu Zixu came out with a wat in his hand and said, "I think that this time, the people from Yiqu did not stray into our territory of Wu, but they did it on purpose!"

"In the past six months, the people of Yiqu have wiped out the four Rong kingdoms of Quyan, Kunyi, Mianzhu, and Wuzhi one after another, and their national strength has greatly increased."

"All the countries of Xirong are asking for help from my Great Wu."

"If you don't frustrate the spirit of the Yiqu people, destroy their prestige. I'm afraid that the Yiqu people will gain an inch, and then they will invade the border of our Wu State with the momentum of great victory!"

"Your Majesty, it's better to strike first! I beg you to lead your troops to conquer Yiqu Country!"

Before Qingji could speak, Dazai Jiran, who was sitting on the side, got up and said, "Your Majesty, I second your proposal!"

"The wolf ambition of the Yiqu people has been clearly revealed."

"Since the fall of the Wuzhi Kingdom, the people of Yiqu have repeatedly plundered merchants with their troops, murdered and stolen their goods. They also carried out massacres in the border market. There are not a few merchants from the Wu Kingdom and other Chinese countries who died."

"If things go on like this, the border bazaar will cease to exist, and the business routes and even the important roads leading to the western countries from my country of Wu will be firmly contained by the people of Yiqu!"

"My lord, please send troops to conquer Yiqu!"

"My minister agrees!"

All the ministers and officials expressed no objection and agreed with Wu Zixu and Ji Ran's proposition.

This is exactly what Qingji wanted to see.

Wu Guo is united as one, united as one, how can it not achieve great things?
What the monarchs and ministers of the Wu Kingdom were most worried about was not that the Yiqu people unified the Xirong kingdoms and realized their rise.

It was the Yiqu people who took control of the Silk Road and cut off the transportation hub between East and West.

Because, to this day, the Silk Road is like a cornucopia, continuously bringing huge wealth to Wu.

Furthermore, the Silk Road connects the State of Wu and the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

Once this Silk Road is lost, Wu's Western Regions Protectorate will become an enclave.

Qingji's son, Gongzi Fan, may not be able to defend the enclave of the Western Regions.

"Zeng Dian, Wuyang, Yong, Yunyang, Didao and other places, how much food and grass are hoarded now?"

Hearing this, Zhi Su Nei Shi once stood up and said: "Report to Your Majesty, in the past three months, the grain and grass from all over the country of Wu have been continuously sent to the cities in the northwest border."

"So far, there are 56 shi of corn and rice, and about 60 shi of horse feed such as hay, rice straw, beans, wheat and wheat bran!"

"good."

Why did Qingji spend several months hoarding so much food and grass in several cities on the northwestern border of Wu State?

The purpose is to attack the Yiqu country, and even wipe out the eight countries of Xirong in one go!

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first.

Forage, like food, is a very important thing.

Especially when the state of Wu is going to send tens of thousands of cavalry at every turn.

In ancient times, in addition to eating roughage such as grass, hay, and wheat straw, a horse had to be fed concentrated fodder, that is, beans, wheat, wheat bran, and salt, so that it had the strength to do heavy work.

The military horses in the military stud farm are fed soybeans or peas every day, and sometimes corn.It doesn't matter if people eat almost, but the army horses must be fed and well-fed.

Generally speaking, during the spring and autumn harvest seasons, large animals such as horses and mules must be fed more grain so that they will have the strength to work.

Sometimes some vegetable oil is mixed with wheat bran, probably to add some nutrition to the horse or prevent constipation.

Sometimes a horse will become constipated if it eats too much hay, so we feed it some low-quality honey to moisten the intestines and laxative...

Horse breeding is a science.

Qingji still doesn't quite understand.

However, as a high-ranking person, Qingji could imagine that in autumn and winter, cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock on the grassland would starve to death due to the sharp decline of weeds, and even freeze to death in the snow and ice.

This is the obvious thing.

The most vulnerable time for the Rongdi people throughout the ages is winter.

Therefore, Qingji chose to start the war when winter was approaching, and he was very thoughtful.

For one thing, the state of Wu needs a certain amount of time to make the army wear uniforms and shoot horses, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

Second, the State of Wu must first stockpile a large amount of food, grass and luggage at the border and make full preparations.

Three, Qingji will use the policy of Huairou to make Yiqu people make wrong judgments, thinking that Wu will not send troops easily.

Four, Qingji's tolerance and generosity are in stark contrast to the aggressive nature of Yiqu people.

In this way, people from the Wuzhi, Quyan, Kunyi and other Xirong countries will definitely sympathize with Qingji and reject the brutal Yiqu people.

What's more, the whole country of Wu has been holding back their breath for a long time about what the Yiqu people did.

Now Qingji needs them to break out in silence.

Raise your eyebrows!

"Uncle, have you prepared the winter clothes for the soldiers?"

Qingji set his sights on Yu Shi Zhong Cheng Bo Tong.

Bo Tong hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, so far, I have been ordered to produce 21 winter clothes and more than 18 sets of quilts enough to keep out the cold!"

"good."

Qingji nodded.

"Pass the widow's order!"

Qingji stood up slowly, with a resolute expression on his face, he waved his big hand and said, "Let's raise 15 cavalry and [-] infantry, divide into three armies, and conquer Yiqu!"

"In this battle, the widow will personally conquer the righteous canal, and vow not to turn back!"

"promise!"

If this battle fails to destroy the Yiqu people, Qingji will really have no face to face Wu Guofu.

With an army of 18, plus the painstaking efforts to disperse the forces of the Yiqu people for more than half a year, the Yiqu people were cast aside by the rest of the Xirong countries...

If you want to destroy the Yiqu country, at least you don't need that many troops.

It's just that Qingji's appetite is big enough.

He wants to wipe out the eight countries of Xirong in one go!

Don't give them any respite.

Immediately, Qingji ordered Kong Qiu and Yang Hu to send envoys to the rest of the Xirong countries, and to find the subjugated kings or princes and nobles of the four Rong countries of Quyan, Kunyi, Mianzhu, and Wuzhi, and let them cooperate in sending troops. Let's conquer Yiqu country together.

Because although the Yiqu people are known as "20 people who control strings", it is impossible to occupy such a huge Longgan grassland. Therefore, even those Xirong countries and their tribes that have been wiped out still have a certain ability to resist. Will surrender to Yiqu people.

In such a situation where the hearts of the people want, if Qingji can still win the battle, he should find a piece of tofu to crash him to death.

(End of this chapter)