A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 62
The attendant said: "I was whipped by him without fault, please believe me, I will not hide the whereabouts of Marquis Qi."

"He was led away by other guards just now." The guard pointed in one direction and said.

Just when everyone was about to chase in the direction he pointed, a private soldier beside him suddenly pointed to the road ahead and said, "Your Majesty, he lied, there are no footprints there at all!"

Gongsun Wuzhi, Lian Cheng, Guan Zhifu and others looked at it, and saw that the weeds were not broken, and there were no footsteps on the ground, no trace of anyone walking at all.Everyone immediately understood that they had been cheated.

Seeing that he was seen through, Chi drew out his sharp sword and was about to resist, but before he could draw out the sword, he was beheaded by the guard next to him with a sword.

"How can I go to that Marquis Qi after killing him?" Seeing that Fu was killed, Lian Cheng asked with an ugly expression on his face.

"Go back, there are no footprints around, so Marquis Qi must have been hiding on the way just now!" Gongsun Wuzhi said immediately.

Everyone thought it was reasonable, and immediately turned back to look for it. At this moment, Gongsun Wuzhi suddenly saw a sliver of cloth among the thorns nearby, and immediately shouted, he ran here.

The crowd hurriedly chased after him, but it was not enough, so they caught up with one person. Gongsun Wuzhi caught him and saw that it was the Marquis of Qi, so he beheaded him with a sword.

Then, with the support of Lian Cheng and Guan Zhifu, he returned to Qidu and made himself king.

When the news of the turmoil in Qi came, Wang Sheng was very happy.He is not optimistic about Gongsun Wuzhi who killed Qi Hou Zili, but this is better. Gongsun Wuzhi killed Qi Jun Zili and opened a head for others. The Qi State will definitely be in chaos for a while. A period of time is enough for him to attack Wu again.

At the same time, Wang Sheng also realized the strength of the intelligence network laid down by the office for 200 years.

Since the failure of the last attack on Wu, Huai State has been recuperating, and the [-] slaves compensated by Chu State have also been distributed by Wang Sheng.

Compared with the slaves of other states, the slaves of the Huai country still have a way to rise. The slaves can join the army, and after making meritorious service, they can be pardoned and become citizens of the country.If you don't join the army, if you turn in a certain amount of food for several consecutive years, you can also be pardoned.

This was also the policy that Zijue had set at the beginning. At that time, the Huai country had few people. Apart from the survivors of the Yin and Shang who came to defect, they were the captives of Huaiyi and Dongyi. Through this system, the strength of the Huai country was rapidly strengthened.

This system has not changed until now, and even other vassal states are also learning this system.

After recuperating for several years, the strength of the Huai country has improved to a higher level. After learning about the civil strife in Qi, Wang Sheng immediately summoned an army to hoard food and grass.

With the canal, the Huai Kingdom mobilized the army very quickly. Over the years, Wang Sheng had been hoarding some food and grass in Yangzhou, so when the army set off, there was no need to raise additional food and grass.

Although the Qi State was already in civil strife and the Lu State could not stand on its own, Wang Sheng was not careless and left [-] troops stationed in Xiapi to guard against Qi and Lu.

At the same time, he left [-] troops in Handu, and then took the remaining [-] troops to station in Handi and prepare to attack Wu.Over the years, Wang Sheng not only let the intelligence network focus on collecting information on Qilu and other countries, but also collected information on Wu.

After the last disastrous defeat of Wu State, Marquis Wu began to attach importance to the army and asked Chu State for advice. Chu State helped Wu State to reform its military because of the last defeat, so that Wu State's military strength increased rapidly. .

When Wu was defeated for the first time, the country of Wu was defeated. In addition to part of the reason being the gap in weapons and equipment and training, the bigger reason was the military system.The country of Wu is located in a remote area, and it was barbarians at first. After the Taibo went to Wu, he brought the farming technology of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which made the country of Wu transform from a tribe of barbarians to a vassal state.

As for the art of using soldiers, it was even worse. After the defeat of Wu, the Marquis of Wu sent people to learn the art of using soldiers and chariot warfare from Chu.

After several years of recuperation, Wu's strength has been greatly improved, and the entire army wants revenge.

Wang Sheng said: "Wu Guo cut off tattoos, barbarians are also barbarians, and cutting barbarians with Xia is kingly and righteous!" 'In the name of conquering the kingdom of Wu.

Wu Guo was very angry when he heard that Huai State sent troops to attack Wu, and declared: Wu is the descendant of the Taibo, with the surname of Ji, and Huai State is the survivor of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

Huai State had already responded to Wu State's accusation: "Since Wu State is the descendant of the Taibo, and the surname Ji is a nobleman, can he pay tribute to the Emperor Zhou?"

"Ji's surname is a nobleman. If he doesn't court the emperor, it's a crime. It's a righteous thing for the Huai country to defeat Wu!"

Since the founding of the state of Wu, except for paying tribute once or twice at the beginning, there has been no tribute since then. This time, he was caught and lost the war of words.

The two sides fought a big war of words, but Wu Guo was still wronged.Of course, other vassal states in the Central Plains didn't care about the war between Huai State and Wu State at all.After all, Huai State and Wu State are located in remote places.Only the Eastern vassal Fang Guo was worried about this.

The State of Wu once again sent envoys to Qi and Lu to ask for help, but it was a pity that the State of Qi was in a mess and could not take care of the State of Wu at all, while the State of Lu was unable to support itself, let alone dared to fight against the State of Huai.

As for Zheng Guo, Song Guo and other countries are too far away.Chen, Cai and other countries can't help across the country of Xu, and the only country that can help is the country of Chu.

The state of Wu went to ask for help from the state of Chu, and the king of Chu felt as if his heart was on fire when he heard that the state of Huai was on fire. Ashamed, he immediately agreed to send troops to help.

For Chu's participation in the war, Wang Sheng had expected it a long time ago, and it was not surprising. Wang Sheng asked Wei Yun to stay in Han, and let him conscript the countrymen to guard the land, while he personally led the army to attack Wu.

Wu Jun issued a call-up order to the entire Wu State.

"The state of Wu is the descendant of the Taibo, and Gu is the nobleman of the Xia Dynasty. The king of Wu divided the state of Wu, and the ancestors have gone through a long journey to make the state of Wu prosperous today.

The survivors of the Yin and Shang dynasties in Huai State also coveted the wealth and land of Wu State, and sent troops to attack us, just like the barbarians of Yi and Di, who waged unjust wars and were bound to fail.

Gu calls on all Wu people to take up arms to defend their homeland, beat up the invading Huai people, and preserve the country of Wu. God Haotian and King Wu are watching us! "

The State of Wu enlisted a large number of soldiers, and the people were strong. If they won this battle, there would be nothing wrong with them. They could even cut off the flesh from the State of Huai, but if they lost, the State of Wu would suffer a lot next year. Well, if it takes a long time, next year's grain will definitely be affected.

More importantly, a large number of soldiers and civilians were recruited, which put a lot of pressure on logistics. Wu Guo actually directly recruited 20 soldiers and [-] civilians this time, claiming to be an army of [-].

Marquis Wu saw the banners and flags of the great army rolling like long snakes, stretching for ten miles, and for a moment he had a heroic feeling of swallowing up mountains and rivers, and the world belongs to me.

In the 11th year of King Ping, Huai defeated Wu and said: Wu Guo cut off tattoos, and the barbarians are also barbarians.Wu Guo said: "Wu Nai is the descendant of the Taibo. The surname Ji is a nobleman. He is also a survivor of the Yin and Shang Dynasties of the Huai Kingdom. He is innocent of attacking Wu and is unrighteous!"Huai said again: "Ji's surname is a nobleman, and if he does not go to the emperor, it is a crime. Huai's attack on Wu is a great righteousness!" —— "Zuo Zhuan·11 Years of King Ping"

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