Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 964 Suspending the people and punishing crimes, the barbarians are also
As Qing Ji said, going to war with Lu, Song, and Qi means destroying the three eastern countries in one fell swoop.

How could Wen Zhong, Confucius, Zeng Dian and other ministers not know?
"Your Majesty, is it too hasty to fight against the Three Eastern Kingdoms?"

Wen Zhong frowned, and said to Qing Ji worriedly: "A war, there must be a result. If my Great Wu wins this battle, we will destroy the three kingdoms of Qi, Song, and Lu, just around the corner. gone."

"However, to this day, my great Wu is not yet ready to destroy the three eastern countries. If such a war of destroying the country is launched suddenly, it will consume a lot of money, and hundreds of thousands of troops must be used to do it."

Hearing this, Qingji squinted his eyes and said earnestly, "How many years will I have?"

"Wenzhong, the widow is over fifty years old and knows the year of destiny. If I can unify China and Kyushu in my lifetime, I will belong to one family."

"My widow, I have no regrets even though I die!"

"Your Majesty!"

The officials were frightened by Qingji's words, and knelt down one after another.

"Your Majesty, such oaths cannot be made. Your Majesty is the king of a country, and bears the destiny of heaven. You must not have the thought of giving up on yourself!"

"The ministers should do their best to be the king and the great plan of Wu State to unify the world, and devote all our efforts!"

The officials and officials fell to their knees with a clatter of panic.

This oath cannot be easily made, otherwise it will be easily fulfilled.

As the saying goes, there are gods who hold their heads three feet high!

People in this era are still superstitious about ghosts and gods.

For example, in history, King Wu of Qin, Yingdang, said to Gan Mao: "I want to let the car pass through the three rivers and see the Zhou family, so I will never hate it!"

In the end, Yingdang really went to Luoyi to "play" for a while, and then died...

The theory of ghosts and gods is mysterious and mysterious, whether it is credible or not.

"Zeng Dian, how much grain is there in the official warehouses in Xianyang?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is still food in the official storehouse, which is about 360 shi."

"enough."

Qing Ji said slowly: "I want to use 60 troops to destroy Qi, Lu, and Song. According to the standard of two or three stone rations for a soldier a month, more than 300 million stones can supply the army for at least half a year."

Hearing that Qingji was going to attack Qi, Song, and Lu with an army of 60 people, all the ministers were taken aback and were extremely shocked.

With 60 troops, the ration for one month is almost 180 million shi, and three months is 540 million shi.

Half a year is about 80 million shi.

Of course, not only the soldiers who fought on the front lines, but also the laborers (Kunlun slaves) responsible for logistics and supply transportation also had to eat. This is an astronomical figure.

Fortunately, the Wu army was not considered an expedition of labor teachers. From various places such as Shu County, Wu County, Guanzhong, and Nanjun, the State of Wu was able to requisition grain and fodder again.

360 shi of grain?

This is just the official warehouse in Xianyang, and there are still surplus food in various places!
If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

Qingji doesn't worry about money matters.

Wu Guo may lack everything, but not money!
Whether it is used to reward meritorious soldiers or to pay for those who died in battle, the state of Wu can afford it.

"Your Majesty, is the 60 troops going out too many?"

Wen Zhong said rather hesitantly: "Now, the combined armies of all the countries, even if it is the soldiers of the whole country, counting the old and the weak, I am afraid that it will not exceed 30."

"I think that even if the king wants to destroy the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu, and Song, three to four hundred thousand troops are enough!"

Hearing this, Qingji smiled lightly and said, "To wipe out the overwhelming soldiers of the three eastern kingdoms, it is enough for me to send more than [-] cavalry. However, the territories of Qi, Lu, and Song are still relatively large, so they can be wiped out suddenly. , Need to send troops to garrison in case of any eventuality.”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Now that Qingji had made up his mind, it was hard for the ministers to have any rebuttals.

Wu's current national power is unprecedentedly large, and it is no problem to destroy all countries in one go.

It's just such a "whale swallowing", the officials and officials of Wu State have doubts in their hearts.

If there is no accident, after the state of Wu wiped out the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu, and Song, the remaining kingdoms of Yan, Dai, and Zhongshan will most likely turn against each other and surrender with courtesy, otherwise what awaits them is a dead end.

"Tian Rangju."

"Chen is here!"

"You take a step ahead and rush to Chaoge. With the order of the widow, mobilize troops and horses, dispatch troops and generals in an orderly manner from all the counties and counties of our Great Wu, and escort the food, fodder and supplies to the nearest place. Be sure to hurry up."

"promise!"

Zuo Sima Tian Rangju immediately agreed.

In this battle, such as the frontier army, Qingji will not be mobilized.

Because, there is no need at all!

The state of Wu did not come out empty-handed, and still had soldiers to fight.

Qingji needs to guard against the sudden dispatch of troops from Dai and Zhongshan to the south, or even a rebellion between South Korea and Wei, which will affect the logistics supply route of the Wu army.

"Wu Heng."

"My son is here!"

"In this battle, the widow will personally conquer. You will stay in Xianyang, supervise the country and regent for the widow, sit in the center with the officials, and dispatch the food and supplies of the front-line army."

"My son takes orders!"

Prince Heng solemnly agreed.

……

The time has entered the 31st year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 483 BC, in the middle of September in the lunar calendar.

Qingji officially issued an order to conquer Qi, Lu, and Song, and dispatched troops from the 35 counties of Wu, and must muster 60 troops to go to the front line of Chaoge.

Of course, Qingji will not delay the military aircraft, and the war of destroying the country will not be launched until the soldiers and horses from all over the country arrive.

The reason why Wu Guo has so many troops at every turn is just to prevent problems before they happen.

In this battle, Qingji's imperial conquest was in person. When he led [-] cavalry to Chaoge, Wu Zixu and Sun Wu's troops had been waiting for a long time.

By the beginning of October, there were as many as 30 generals and soldiers of the Wu army rushing to Chaoge, including no less than [-] cavalry.

Hearing this news, the armies of Qi, Lu, and Song who had been huddled in Taoqiu all dispersed one after another, not daring to confront the Wu army head-on.

The monarchs of the Three Kingdoms all issued national conscription orders to mobilize the young and strong to join the army for training, and at the same time sent envoys to Chaoge, asking Qingji to "stop as far as possible" and not to recruit unjust troops.

At this very moment, Qingji was receiving envoys from Qi, Lu and Song on the lobby of Chaoge's mansion.

They are Qi State Right Prime Minister Kan Zhi, Song State Da Sikong Chu Shizifei, and Lu State Prime Minister Bang Jisunfei.

They are all high-ranking and powerful figures, but they dare not take a breath in front of Qingji.

Kan Zhi looked around and looked at Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Tian Rangju and other famous generals on both sides, and couldn't help swallowing, feeling fearful.

However, he came here with the king's order on his shoulders, how dare he disobey it?
"King Wu, I heard that the teacher must be famous, and now the king of Wu is promoting the tiger and wolf to drink the horse river. Why do you want to invade the borders of Qi, Lu, and Song?"

Qing Ji heard the words, and said calmly: "Kan Zhi, my teacher of Great Wu is the teacher of the king, and what he did was to punish the people and punish crimes."

"Hanging people and punishing crimes?"

Kan Zhi was stunned for a moment, then lost his voice and said, "King Wu, Qi is innocent."

"The widow says that the Qi State is guilty, and the Qi State is guilty."

Such an outrageous and unreasonable celebration made Kan Zhi helpless.

This is like in the old days when the Chu State conquered Sui, Suiren was innocent, and the Chu people replied "I am a barbarian", it is the same reason.

In this world of great controversy, whoever has the biggest fist and the strongest strength, what he says is the truth.

Being behind doesn't necessarily mean you will be beaten, it's just that Qingji doesn't want to beat you today.

"Wu... King Wu, I, the Qi State, would like to cede land to the State of Wu to pay compensation, but only ask the King of Wu to stop the war, so as not to lose lives and harm all people. Wouldn't that be beautiful?"

(End of this chapter)