A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 78
Just as Huai State attacked Zhong Liguo, Qi State and Chu State also began to fight.

Qi State came on an expedition, and Chu State waited for work with ease. Seeing Qi State's army coming, the King of Chu didn't take it seriously at all.

The next day, the king of Chu asked his general Xiang Zeng to lead the army to fight, while the state of Qi ordered Wang Chengfu to lead the army of the state of Qi to fight.

"The princes of the Central Plains are weak, and the Qi State is well-known. I think they have some skills. As long as Xiang Qing defeats the army of the Qi State, no one can stop me from Chu State from marching into the Central Plains!"

In recent years, Wang Chengfu led the Qi army to fight in the south and north, and defeated the Yidi. It can be said that he has made great military achievements. After learning that the Song State and the Chen State were defeated, he attached great importance to the Chu State.

Although he said yesterday that he would not take Chu State seriously, he did not underestimate the opponent at all during the match.

Wang Chengfu first sent an army to test it out. Chu State also underestimated Qi State because of its great victory over Song State and Chen State.

Seeing that the Qi army's offensive was not strong, he thought that the Qi army was nothing more than that, so he launched an attack directly.When Wang Chengfu saw that the Chu army underestimated the enemy, he sneered in his heart and ordered the army in the middle to retreat slowly, while the left and right wings stood firm.

When the Chu army saw the retreat of the Qi army, they thought that the Qi army was invincible, so they attacked one after another.As a result, the central army of the Chu army advanced too fast, and was surrounded by the Qi army on three sides before they knew it.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Wang Chengfu immediately asked the messengers to unfurl the flag. "Collect and attack!"

The sound of war drums suddenly sounded from behind the Qi army, and the rumbling drum was deafening. The Qi army who had been retreating steadily just now stopped, brandishing their weapons, and collided with the chasing Chu army.

The attacking Chu army was stunned by the Qi army's sudden counterattack, and then the Qi army on both sides suddenly moved closer to the middle.The chariots that had been ambushed a long time ago also rushed out from the two wings of the Qi army.

Rumbling chariots rushed out. Dozens of chariots rushed straight in from the flanks of the Chu army. The flanks of the army were already weak points. When they faced the impact of the chariots directly, huge gaps were torn apart in an instant.

The chariot was like a sharp sword, cutting into this piece of fat. Wherever it passed, the Chu army rushed like a pig, panicked, and was constantly knocked over by the chariot.Bloody ruts left behind on the ground.

At the same time, the soldiers of the State of Qi, who followed closely behind the chariot, rushed into the Chu army's formation along the gap opened by the chariot, disrupting the Chu army's formation.

Dozens of chariots charged, directly cutting off the back of the Chu army, completely encircling the Chu army.

The morale of the Chu army surrounded by all sides plummeted, and the Chu army behind saw that the front army was surrounded, and rushed up to break through the encirclement and rescue the besieged Chu army.

But how could the army of Qi State, which had been prepared for a long time, make Chu State happy?The Qi army on both wings immediately threw bows and arrows, and the Qi army's line, which could be easily shaken, remained motionless under the attack of the Chu army.

At this time, the Chu army didn't know that all these were Qi army's tactics.

The left and right wings of the Qi army blocked the Chu army firmly, and the central and rear troops strangled the surrounded Chu army.The Chu army was surrounded, and a large number of soldiers were besieged and killed. After seeing this situation, many soldiers abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Surrounded by the Qi army, the Chu army was quickly defeated. Except for those who were killed, all the others surrendered. Surrounded by heavy troops, the Chu army did not even have a chance to escape.

When the encircled Chu army was resolved, the remaining Qi army also joined them one after another, and the Chu army could no longer shake the front line.At the same time, the loss of the former army also caused the morale of the Chu army to drop greatly, and any further fighting would only increase the casualties in vain.Seeing this situation, the general of the Chu army had no choice but to order the army to retreat.

And the Qi army did not continue to attack. Although the Chu army suffered a big loss, they were not weak. If they continued to fight, Wang Chengfu was not absolutely sure that they would defeat the Chu army in the first battle.

However, in this battle, the Qi State was considered to have won a big victory, beheading and capturing more than [-] people.

Chu was defeated for a while, and retreated in embarrassment.The victory of Qi State greatly boosted the morale of the coalition forces. After seeing the strength of Qi State, even the vassal states of Chu State began to fall to Qi State. For a while, Qi State really had the power to command the world. .

Next, the Chu State and the coalition forces faced each other again. The Qi army had strong morale, and with the help of many vassal states, it was powerful.The Chu army didn't take advantage of it in the confrontation with it, but it lost a lot.The armies of Lu State, Chen State, Ju State and other countries began to encircle the Chu army.

Although the state of Chu has a vast territory and a large population, the number of troops is still not as large as that of the coalition forces.In the past, the state of Chu wanted to rely on its elite soldiers, and the princes of the Central Plains had different ideas to defeat the coalition forces in one fell swoop.Unexpectedly, Qi Jun, as the leader of the alliance, is so powerful.

After Qi State blocked Chu State, the allied forces of the princes dispatched and began to outflank Chu State's rear.The Chu army had no choice but to shrink their defenses, and was beaten back again and again for a while.

Qi was unable to defeat Qi from the front, and was harassed by other princes on the flanks. Chu wanted to fight Qi in a decisive battle, but was worried that the rear would be copied, and wanted to retreat, but was unwilling.

But when Chu State and Qi State were fighting hard, suddenly the messenger of Chu State brought a bad news that shocked Chu State, and Huai State annexed Zhongli State.

Hearing this news, the King of Chu's eyes immediately went dark, and he almost fell to the ground.Now Chu State is being suppressed by Qi State. At this time, if Huai State also sends troops together, Chu State will not have the slightest chance of winning, and under the attack from the northeast, Chu State will not be able to withstand it at all.

More importantly, in case Huai State and Qi State made an agreement, starting directly from Zhongli State and going north along the Han River would immediately cut off the return of the King of Chu.

At this time, there was no fluke in the whole state of Chu. They dared not gamble, and the king of Chu quickly sent someone to ask Qihou for peace.

After Qi Hou got the news, he laughed happily. The Qi army lost very little in this battle, but the results were very brilliant.And Chu Jun also sent envoys to come to ask for peace.

After Qihou received the battle report, he didn't want to agree with him, but wanted to capture the king of Chu, but Guan Zhong who was next to him persuaded him: "It's not difficult to capture the king of Chu, but it's extremely difficult to destroy Chu's place thousands of miles away. Let him go, let him cut off the land for compensation, and weaken his strength."

Qihou thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Qihou agreed with Chujun to seek peace, but Chujun needs to go to the king's title, plead guilty to the emperor, restore the tribute, and respect Qihou as the overlord of the world.At the same time, ceded Wan County to Zheng Guo, withdrew from the territory of Sui Guo, and ceded twenty cities to Chen Guo and Cai Guo.

As for the other vassals, Chen, Cai, and Zheng took out some gold, silver and jewelry or distributed the land to other vassals.

When the king of Chu heard of the truce request, his face turned red with anger, but he could only grit his teeth and agree to Qi's request.He knew very well that if he did not agree, according to the current strength of Chu State, Marquis Qi would send troops to attack again, and at that time, he would suffer even more losses.

Moreover, King Chu's position is not stable. Once he is trapped for a long time, there may be changes in the country.Despite all reluctance, the King of Chu agreed to these conditions.Go to the king's name and plead guilty to the emperor.

After signing the oath of alliance with Chu State, Qihou's reputation can be said to be in the sky, and Chu State also bowed down and respected him as the overlord of the world.It can be said that he is the overlord of the world, and he dare not refuse.

Qi Hou led the army back to Qi State. Along the way, the princes sent each other off, which was almost the treatment of Zhou Tianzi.

After returning to Qi State, Qi Hou was in high spirits.In the next few years, while Qi State digested Lai State, it supported other vassal states and helped them attack Yidi.

After Chu State surrendered, Qi Hou also turned his attention to Huai State.After flattening Chu State, almost all the vassal states respected him as the leader of the alliance. At this time, Qihou also turned his attention to Huai State.

Although Huai State was recognized by Zhou Tianzi, it has always been vigilant by other vassal states in Bangzhou.After Qi State leveled the other vassal states, it finally planned to deal with Huai State.

"Miss Zhong, the Huai country does not pay tribute to the emperor, and it is impolite to attack the Wu country. Is it feasible to conquer the Huai country alone?" Qihou asked.

Guan Zhongdao: "The Huai State is strong and prosperous, swallowing Han, merging with Wu, and persuading farmers and mulberry. It can be said that the army has enough food and food. It is hard to win if you want to conquer Huai. Invite Chu."

"Chu country?" Qihou asked in surprise.

"Yes, Chu State!" Guan Zhong continued: "Chu State fought Huai State twice before. The country attacked Huai from the south. How can the Huai country be against the north and the south?"

Hearing Guan Zhong's words, Marquis Qi nodded repeatedly. The prosperity of Huai State cannot be defeated by one country. He immediately agreed with Guan Zhong's statement, and then sent envoys to Chu State to contact and prepare to attack Huai together.

After the envoys of Qi State came to Chu State, they received a grand reception. After all, after experiencing the defeat of Nanyang, Chu State was deeply impressed by the strength of Qi State.

Respect for the strong is the norm of all nations.

Chu Jun received the envoy of Qi State, and when he heard that Qi State was planning to attack Huai State in the south, Chu Jun immediately became interested.If it were to attack other countries, Chu State might still refuse, but when they heard that Huai State was going to be attacked, they immediately agreed.

Chu State was defeated by Huai State twice, and the subordinate state Zhongli State was also annexed by Huai State. He always wanted to get back his position. Chu State hated Huai State deeply.

If Chu was the only country to fight against Huai, no one in Chu would be sure of victory. After all, Huai was so strong, they knew very well that they would be beaten up several times when they attacked Huai.

But if the Qi State joins forces and summons the princes of the Central Plains to besiege Huai State, no matter how strong the Huai State is, it will not be able to withstand it. Chu Jun immediately felt that I can do it again!
Without hesitation, Lord Chu immediately agreed to Qi State's invitation and decided to join the camp to attack Huai State. At the same time, Lord Chu sent envoys to Qi State to discuss the joint attack on Huai State.

Chu State agreed to attack Huai State, but demanded to take back Zhongli State's territory and cede the old land of Wu State to Chu State.Naturally, Qi State did not agree with Chu State's behavior of talking like a lion, and only agreed to Zhongli State's land and the cession of part of Wu State's land.

Chu State naturally knew that Qi State would not agree, saying this was just for bargaining.In the end, Chu State and Qi State negotiated, and Wu State ceded one-third of the old land to Chu State, and the rest was distributed to Wu State, and Chu State would send people to help Wu State restore the country.

Of course, all of this is based on the defeat of Huai State and the victory of Qi and Chu, and with the integrity of Chu State, when Qi State leaves, what happens to Wu State?
Regarding the change between Qi State and Chu State, Huai State soon knew about it. Looking at the information collected in front of him, Wang Sheng frowned slightly. Chu State actually reconciled with Qi State, and then prepared to send out an army to respond to Qi State. Attack Huai country.

Regardless of whether it is Qi or Chu, if they face each other alone, Huai is sure to win the battle. Even if the two countries join forces to attack a place, Huai can block it.However, Qi State obviously wanted to summon the princes of Bangzhou and other countries to attack together.

Facing the Bangzhou coalition forces, even the Huai country would find it difficult to resist.

In the void, Zijue quietly looked into the distance.After Qihou became the overlord, Bang Zhou's destiny continued to strengthen, and the backlash against Huai State became stronger.

This time Qi Hou united with Zhou vassal states to attack Huai State, which was the result of Bang Zhou's fate.As the luck of the Huai country continued to increase, Bang Zhou's backlash against the Huai country became stronger.

If the Marquis of Qi and Zhou vassal states win this time, even if the country of Huai is not destroyed, it will be seriously injured, and if the country of Huai resists this backlash, then Bang Zhou's destiny will be withdrawn, and then he will accumulate strength again, and so on. The next time it feels strong enough, it will fight again.

Facing the power of almost half of the Bangzhou kingdoms, Zijue was also a little worried, and immediately chose 30 luck points for a lucky draw.

At the same time, after Wang Sheng noticed that Qi State was about to attack Huai State, he immediately mobilized.Summon the army and mobilize the people.Since the annexation of Wu State, Huai State has been digesting Wu State in the past ten years.Up to now, the state of Wu has basically been digested.

The population of the entire Huai country is almost 350 million people. In addition to the newly annexed Zhongli country, the population is larger than that of Qi, Chu, and Jin. It can be said that it is the most populous country.

In this era, population is a symbol of national strength.Although the population of Chu State and Qi State is less than that of Huai State, the combined population of the two countries must exceed that of Huai State.

Chu State would attack either from the Yangtze River or from both sides of the Yangtze River. As for Qi State, it must attack from Xiapi.

Wang Sheng summoned the army and recruited the strong people. This time, in order to deal with the Bangzhou coalition army, the Huai Kingdom mobilized a full 20 troops.

Among them, there are more than [-] elite soldiers in the semi-recruitment system, and the remaining [-] are young and strong, who are mainly responsible for defending the city and transporting food.

Among the population of about 400 million, more than [-] people have been mobilized, and the ratio of the transferred population has reached an astonishing twenty to one. This figure is extremely astonishing. In this era of low productivity, if the war lasts for a long time, next year's farming Definitely a big impact.

Wang Sheng was dealing with affairs in the palace, when he suddenly felt warmth between his brows, followed by a sacred and vast voice, Wang Sheng froze for a moment, then got up immediately and went to the Taimiao.

(End of this chapter)