A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 183 Chu State: Thirty Years of Reform and Efforts to Be Strong Are Paper Tigers

After the banquet, although the crown prince appeared to be the same as usual, he was very dissatisfied with Wu Qi in his heart.But he didn't show it.

Prince Chi is very smart, he knows that Wu Qi is a popular person in the eyes of Marquis Wei, if he conflicts with Wu Qi, he must be reprimanded.All he has to do is wait patiently.

In the past few years, his father's health has not been very good. After his father's death, he will be Weihou.At that time, Wu Qi can naturally be dealt with.

The soldiers of the Huai State were divided into two groups, and they sent secret guards to surround the Prince Chi, and at the same time sent another part of the Huai State soldiers' soldiers to the State of Wei to make friends with Wu Qi.

The purpose of asking the children of the public clan to befriend Wu Qi was to bring him to Huai State after Wu Qi could no longer stay in Wei State.

Wu Qi has such a great talent, it is worth investing in Huaiguo's office.

More than a dozen children of the Duke Huai family went to Wei State in a hurry. In order to make friends with Wu Qi, they even brought some military classics.

With the military classics opening the way, these disciples of the public clan successfully established a relationship with Wu Qi, became his disciples, and could follow Wu Qi's students to govern the army, command, and art of war.

Wu Qi, as the most outstanding military representative after Sun Wuzi, it is an extremely rare opportunity to learn the art of war with him.

Time goes back to the time of the Central Plains War.

The Qi-Chu coalition forces were defeated, Qihou was captured, and the land was reclaimed, but the state of Chu was not much better.It can be said that most of the national power accumulated by the Chu State in the past 20 years has been lost, and even Xiang Meng, the prime minister, died in the chaos.

Facing such a big defeat, Chu State has reached a critical juncture. Fortunately, Chu State gave up Zheng State and the land in the Central Plains in exchange for the retreat of the three Jins, giving Chu State a chance to breathe.

The King of Chu looked at the battle report in front of him with a sad face.It's too miserable, it's really too miserable. In this battle, Wei Wuzu attacked the Qi and Chu coalition forces, and the coalition forces were defeated.

More than half of the [-] Chu army suffered casualties, and the commander Xiang Meng died in battle. The corpses of the Chu army were all over the mountains and plains. Countless corpses were piled up on the ridges of the fields.

The chariots rolled over, and the corpses were crushed into a pulp.Chu State was defeated by Wei Wuzu in the first battle. Xiang Meng desperately led the remnant army to retreat south, but was pursued by Wu Qi's army all the way.

Seeing how powerful the Wei State was after the reform, Xiang Meng realized that their so-called 'reform' in the Chu State was just playing tricks.

The collapsed Chu army fled in all directions, and Xiang Meng was deeply saddened.While gathering the defeated army, he recorded the battle report and asked his disciples to send it to the king of Chu.

"Your Majesty, this big defeat is the crime of my ministers. After 30 years of reforms, I have only gained shape. A strong army and a rich country are all paper tigers.

After several months of war, the morale of Wei's soldiers was high, even if they were defeated, they were orderly, and they could be reorganized soon.

Wu Qi of the Wei State was as talented as the Sun Wuzi in the past. This is probably the reason why the Wei State can dominate the princes.On the other hand, in Chu State, although there are many people, they have different orders. Among the [-] troops, there are dozens of flags and flags, and they are mobilized with different orders. How can we compete with Wei State?
What's more, in the Chu army, the people who command the army are all nobles, the meat eaters are contemptible, and many of them are insects, how can they work together?

Your Majesty, the current state of Chu has lost the east of the Dabie Mountains, the land of the Central Plains, and the state of Zheng. The state of Chu is at the point of life and death, and the state of Huai is watching. If it cannot become strong as soon as possible, the danger of extinction is imminent!
Wei State is only one of the Three Jins, and its land area is only far less than that of Chu State. After completing the reform, it can rule the world immediately. If a big country like Qin Qi completes the reform, what chance does the still patchwork Chu State have?

You came to the throne in times of crisis, worked hard to restore the strength of the Chu State, you are a generation of wise kings, if you can't reform and strive for strength, do your descendants still have the courage to complete the reform?

The minister wept blood to write a book, willing to die for the reform.All the blame for this crime is attributed to the ministers, and I hope that the king will work hard to govern, reform and strengthen, so that he can live up to the trust of the former king. "

Xiang Meng ordered the children of the clan to leave with the slips, and then gathered the defeated troops to continue to block the army of Wei.The strength of Wei State has exceeded his expectation, if this battle cannot stop it, Chu State and Han River Plain are in danger of being overthrown.

If the Hanhui Plain is lost, the Chu State basically has no chance to rise, and can only decline a little bit, and finally be annexed by other countries.

When the king of Chu received the letter, he was very sad. He came to the throne when he was young, and Xiang Meng and Qu Qing had been assisting him in governing the country. Now Xiang Meng has decided to die and bear all the responsibilities after the war preparations, in order to let the king of Chu let go of reform.

The aristocrats in the state of Chu were too powerful. In this battle, Xiang Meng gathered a large number of aristocratic troops, and used the army of the royal family of Chu as a backup. The noble troops suffered heavy casualties. Although the army of the king of Chu suffered heavy losses, most of them were saved. It is enough to suppress the nobles in the country.

Back then they chose to compromise with the nobles, and the reform was just a matter of situation, while Wei Guo had a complete reform, and now the gap between the two countries can be said to be clear at a glance.

Thinking of Xiang Meng who was determined to die for the reform, the King of Chu made up his mind that the reform must be completed this time, and anyone who dares to stop him should not blame him for being ruthless.

Xiang Meng led a large number of soldiers loyal to the king of Chu to retreat and re-established a defense line in Hanshui.Then he lined up with his back to the water, fortified the walls and cleared the fields, trying to rely on the mountains and rivers to stop the Wei army.

Wu Qi commanded Wei Wuzu and the Han-Zhao coalition army, and the army of the three countries advanced. Here, they will fight Chu again. opponent?
Even if Xiang Meng has the consciousness of mortal death, the gap in strength cannot be made up. However, within ten days, Xiang Meng's defense line under the Han River was broken, and the Chu army suffered heavy casualties. Fight to the death without retreating, and finally die in the battle.

The Allied Forces of the Jin Dynasty defeated Xiang Meng's army, but with Xiang Meng gaining time, Chu State built fortifications on the other side of the river. Wu Qi originally wanted to continue the attack, but after Han Zhao saw that Wei State was so strong, he worried that he would be killed. Annexation, so the attitude towards continuing to attack Chu State is very ambiguous.

After seeing this situation, Wu Qi and Wei Hou already knew that the battle was coming to an end.Originally, they had no intention of destroying Chu in one battle. After forcing the king of Chu to cede the land, the army of the Three Jin Dynasties returned.

After the king of Chu saw the great loss of Fengjun's strength, he immediately summoned Qu Qing and Xiang's children to prepare for a thorough reform.

The king of Chu sent envoys to various countries to invite talented people to come to Chu, and planned to implement reforms using the techniques of Wei Guo to strengthen the country.

(End of this chapter)