A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 205 Chu State: Dangerous
After Wu Qi cut off the retreat, and then took advantage of the political chaos in Chu State, he used the strategy of being besieged on all sides.With one click, the psychological defense line of the [-] Chu troops surrounded by cities was broken.

The reform of the Chu State failed, the nobles, officials and lords seized power again, and most of the land that had been granted to the common people was deprived again.Those soldiers who had benefited from the reform were once again squeezed and enslaved.

If these people have never enjoyed the benefits of the reform, then oppression and slavery have become their habit, and these people may still fight for Chu.But after enjoying the light and driving people back into the darkness, do you still expect them to contribute?
Wu Qi keenly seized this opportunity, and first showed his prestige, breaking through three cities in a row, deterring the Chu army.Then the navy detoured to the rear, surrounded the Chu army, and cut off the way back. At the same time, they were besieged on all sides, disintegrating the fighting spirit of the Chu army, and finally lured them to benefit. As long as they surrender, they can get the distribution of acres and so on.

This operation can be said to have completely grasped Chu Jun's psychology.

Wu Qizai came to Huai State and read Sun Wuzi's "Art of War" preserved by the Huai State Office and "Wu Lue" left by King Wen, and he was better at controlling the situation on the battlefield.

Except for the commander and a few generals, all the Chu soldiers on the Dabie Mountain defense line wanted to surrender.

When the soldiers at the bottom of the first city rebelled and surrendered, it was like knocking down dominoes, and the cities surrendered one after another.

Xiang Rong, the general of Chu State, was unwilling to surrender. Wu Qi's army besieged the city, and the grassroots soldiers in the city directly opened the city gate and surrendered.

In less than a month, the Dabie Mountain defense line, which Chu had placed high hopes on, was completely broken through.

Of course, Wu Qi would not renege on his promise. All the soldiers of Chu who surrendered would be allocated land. There was a large area of ​​wasteland in Huai State that needed to be reclaimed. It was not a problem at all to allocate it to these soldiers of Chu State who surrendered.

Breaking through the Chu army's defense line within one month, Wu Qi immediately led his army straight into the Hanjiang Plain.At this time, all parties in the capital of Chu State, who were still fighting for power and profit, were shocked when they heard the news.

Huai State's 20 troops invaded the Hanjiang Plain, and Chu State once again recalled the fear of being defeated by Sun Wuzi in the first battle.

In the whole of Yingdu, there was a sudden panic. The king of Chu conscripted the northern army to go south overnight. At the same time, he quickly reached an agreement with those nobles, officials and lords to abolish all the reform clauses and restore the system of feudal monarchs and the system of Shiqing. , while retaining some preferential treatment for soldiers.

The state of Chu has reached the point of subjugation this time. This is what the king of Chu and the nobles of the state of Chu realized immediately after Wu Qi broke through the defense line of the Dabie Mountains.

After the aristocratic class of Chu State reconciled with the King of Chu, they immediately began to recruit private soldiers and went to Hanshui to stop Wu Qi's army.On the other side, envoys were sent to ask for help from Qin, Sanjin, and Qi.

"Your Majesty, the purpose of Huai State's attack on Chu State this time is to destroy our State of Chu. Your Majesty, please prepare early." Qu Qing immediately found the King of Chu.

The king of Chu was shocked when he heard Qu Qing's words. You must know that Qu Qing is the most important minister of the Chu country. If even he does not have the confidence to defend the Chu country, then the Chu country will be in danger.

"Uncle, why is this so? Our Chu State still has an army of 30. The Northern Legion has also gone south to Hanshui. The envoys to the Three Jin, Qin, and Qi have also set off. As long as we can hold on for a while, the Three Jin and Qi They will definitely come to the rescue. How can the Huai country be our opponent of the Six Nations?"

Qu Qing sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the Reform Law has been abolished, and the morale of the army in the country has plummeted. Those nobles and nobles seized the soldiers' land and regarded them as slaves. How can the soldiers serve the country to the death?"

"This is the frontline battle report just received. Wu Qi was able to break through the Dabie Mountains because a large number of soldiers surrendered."

"What!" The King of Chu's expression changed drastically, and he quickly took the bamboo slips and flipped through them. A moment later, the bamboo slips fell from his hands with a clatter.

The King of Chu fell down on the couch, and said with an unbelievable expression: "Why did this happen? One hundred thousand troops surrendered, why did this happen!"

The King of Chu couldn't figure it out, how could the [-] troops surrender to the Huai Kingdom in less than a month.

"Isn't it just a field? Why is this! How can you surrender because of the kindness of your country?"

The king of Chu muttered to himself, he never wanted to believe that these soldiers were willing to betray the state of Chu just because of ten acres of land.

Ten acres of land is nothing more than a drop in the bucket to King Chu, and even his meal costs are higher than the output of these ten acres of farmland.But for those soldiers, it was all their property.

Qu Qing sighed, this was his negligence, the king of Chu didn't know the sufferings of the people, and he also forgot about it because he was entangled by those nobles, nobles and lords.

"The morale of the army has been lost, and the morale of the army is low. Wu Qi is a famous general in the world. In the first battle of the Qin Dynasty, 50 defeated the 20 Qin army. Chu Jun, how can he be his opponent?"

Speaking of this, Qu Qing suddenly felt a surge of anger rising and couldn't help cursing: "Chu has fallen to this point, and these insects are still fighting for power."

"How can a group of insects manage the country well? The previous king was too kind, Jing Mugong should be stronger, and directly kill all these nobles, nobles and lords, and nothing will happen later!"

"If so, how dare the Huai country attack our Chu country at this time!"

After Qu Qing vented, the king of Chu also understood the reason why the Chu army could not fight, and immediately asked Qu Qing, "Qu Qing, is there any remedy?"

"If there is another month, the ministers will confiscate the homes of the nobles of the Zhu family and distribute the land to those soldiers. If these fields are replaced, even if the army is a little dissatisfied, they will not surrender. We still have a chance."

"It's too late now! The minister has already ordered that the land be allocated to the remaining soldiers. It's just that without the Dabie Mountain line of defense, less than [-]% of them want to block the Huai army."

"As for asking for help from the Three Jins, Qin, and Qi, the Qin State was defeated, suffered heavy losses, and was unable to support it. The Three Jins have also split up. The Zhao State and the Wei State have just fought a battle, and the casualties are not small. Even if they send troops, they will not be too many. , South Korea is a small country, and Qi State has also lost its strength due to several consecutive defeats."

Qu Qing shook his head helplessly and said: "The national power of all the countries has lost, but the national power of Huai country is strong. If you want to defeat Huai country, you have to pay a heavy price. Why are the countries willing to do this for Chu country?"

"Fengjun, aren't the nobles and officials willing to hand over their private soldiers?"

"After the reform of the former king, the private soldiers of the nobles are no longer as good as before. The king should make plans early!" Qu Qing said.

(End of this chapter)