A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 8 Prisoners of war, secretly provoking

On the south bank of the Huai River.

Puffs of black smoke rose, and there was a burnt smell in the air, mixed with some rancid smell.

The Qi coalition forces have vanished into thin air.

This time the war was won, and Zijue got a lot of spoils, and also got [-] luck points as a reward.

[Battle of Huainan: In the fourth year of King Cheng of Zhou, the National Assembly of Qi attacked the Huaihe River. You resisted with an army of five thousand and five. The Qi army of more than 100 marched across the river in three directions.It was night, when the sky fire fell into the camp, it was as bright as day, and the Qi division collapsed. You took advantage of the chaos to attack, and the Qi division was completely wiped out.You win the war, and you get five thousand luck points.You have defeated the coalition forces of the princes of the Qi State, lifted the crisis of destroying the country, and the position of the Huai State is stable. Your reputation +[-], and more Shang survivors came to join. 】

The results of the Battle of Huainan soon spread throughout the eastern countries, and Huai State became famous.The Bangzhou kingdoms that originally wanted to destroy the Huai country suddenly became silent.

The [-] army, even now none of the eastern states can resist, and the [-] army was completely wiped out by the Huai Kingdom in the First World War. These states are already worried that the Huai Congress will counterattack.

Of course, they don't know that this worry is superfluous. Of course, it may be decades or hundreds of years before the Huai country has the strength to counterattack.At present, Huai country needs more time to grow and expand.

This time the allied forces of the vassals were defeated. Although Qi and other vassal states still had troops, they could barely defend and were unable to attack.They also had to guard against the surrounding Dongyi.

Zijue returned to Huai State with a large amount of supplies and prisoners, and the proud Xu State also sent envoys to congratulate him.What is even more surprising is that some Dongyi tribes around surrendered to the Huai Kingdom.

Of course, these Dongyi tribes are not big, the small ones have only a few hundred people, and the big ones have no more than a thousand people.Zijue still welcomes these surrendered tribes.In addition to these Dongyi tribes, there are also a large number of Yin Shang survivors.

When Yan State was destroyed, a large number of Yin Shang survivors fled, and these people were scattered everywhere. Now that Huai State has defeated the Qi State coalition forces, they have come here one after another.In less than a month, the population of Huai State exceeded 2.

In the Battle of Huainan, the victory of Huai State had a great impact.The most intuitive thing is that some surrounding Huaiyi tribes began to surrender to Huaiguo.

There are many Huaiyi tribes, all over the land of Huaisi.During Bangzhou's Eastern Expedition, Dazaidan led the army to defeat a large number of Huaiyi tribes first, cut out the wings of the Yan Kingdom, and then started the final battle against the Yan Kingdom.

Originally, most of these Huaiyi were affiliated states and tribes of the Yan Kingdom. After the last Eastern Expedition, it can be said that they suffered heavy losses and surrendered to Bangzhou one after another. My mind became active.

What's more important is that the Huai country has risen. If you don't move closer to Huai country as soon as possible at this time, what if you are attacked by Huai country?Although these Huaiyi tribes behave like weeds on the wall, it is undeniable that this is also their way of survival.

When Zijue led the army back to Huai'an, the surrounding Huaiyi tribes began to pay tribute to him, and even some small tribes were willing to join him.Zijue welcomes the attachment of these tribes, after all, the population of Huai Country is too small.

The two consecutive battles against Bangzhou have been a complete victory, which has allowed Huaiguo to gain a firm foothold.Qi and other vassal states returned after this defeat, and were temporarily unable to wage wars again.

After two battles, Zijue captured nearly 5000 Bangzhou soldiers.If the Huai country had a large population, Zijue would not be worried, but now there are less than 2 people. With so many prisoners, once a riot occurs, the consequences will be very serious.

As for killing them all, this is the most undesirable solution, and the sequelae are also serious. If you really want to kill them, it is estimated that no one will surrender to him in future wars.However, with so many captives, all of them are adults, there are great hidden dangers. After all, they are already close to the adults in Huai country.

Zijue finally decided to exchange these strong men with Qi and other vassal states for the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

The Huai State was victorious, and after Zijue returned to Huai'an, he sent troops to visit the Qi State.Even during this year, he has been in contact with Xu State and several surrounding countries, and won a lot of benefits for Huai State. This time, Zijue sent him to Qi State as an envoy to exchange prisoners of war with Qi State.

More than 5000 adult males are also an extremely important population for the Qi State. After all, Qi State has lost half of its army after this big defeat, and it is already shattered.

After dispatching Geng to Qi, Zijue also became busy.There are some small Huaiyi tribes around who want to join in. Most of these small tribes have hundreds of people, and some of them have thousands of people.These small tribes had a hard time in the wilderness.

Not only to guard against all kinds of wild beasts, but also to guard against being attacked by other tribes, or being captured as slaves by other countries.Hearing that Zijue went to heaven to help again, and the heavenly fire came down to the world and defeated the allied forces of the Zhou princes, they wanted to be attached to him for protection.

Zijue welcomes the attachment of these tribes very much.The current population ratio in Huai State is very problematic. There are almost no elderly people. The vast majority of the population of more than 1 are men. The number of women is only [-]% of that of men, and the rest are children.

Such a population ratio is very unhealthy. Previously, because of the threat of national subjugation, Huai country worked together to develop.Now that the Battle of Huaishui was victorious, there was no crisis of life and death, and many people began to think about starting a family and starting a business.This is human nature, and Zijue can't be harsh. This is the reason for accepting the Huaiyi tribe this time.

There is also a reason why Zijue is willing to exchange these captives this time.

After experiencing a big defeat, the newly established Qi State was shaken. After all, Qi State's army accounted for half of the army that went out this time. The death of so many soldiers has already made other surrounding countries ready to move.

Especially Lai State, when Qi State was founded, it was beaten up, and it became more honest. Now that it got the news of Qi State's defeat, it must be ready to move, but because of the last lesson, it didn't dare to do it directly. Make some small moves.

The other surrounding Fang countries that had good relations with Qi were also uncomfortable. Although they did not suffer as much as Qi, the defeat this time also made them feel pain.At the same time, it also made these princes Fang Guo have some careful thoughts.

Originally, Qi State was the big boss of the eastern countries, with the authorization of the emperor, the right to conquer Dongyi, form alliances with princes, and even conquer other princes and countries on behalf of the king.It is precisely because of this that the surrounding princes are somewhat afraid of Qi.

Now that the Qi State has been defeated, the soldiers have suffered serious losses, and their strength has declined. This is also a good thing for other vassal states.After all, no one wants to be surrounded by a powerful prince and alliance leader who has the right to conquest by the emperor.If this is the case, these princes must be careful when sleeping.

Qi State, Yingqiu.

Jian Guo Qiu Mu had just appeased some nobles in the country, and recruited a large number of soldiers again to try to stabilize the domestic situation. At the same time, he wrote a letter to his father Tai Gongwang to inform him of the matter in detail.A big defeat almost shook the foundation of the Qi country, and he spent a lot of energy to barely stabilize the country.

After all, the coming of the sky fire led to the defeat of the army, which made many people terrified.It is easy for people to think that this is God punishing Qi.

Fortunately, with Taigongwang sitting in Wangji, Qi will not be in chaos.

Jian Guo looked at the bamboo slips in his hand, and then asked: "Masters, our army was defeated and suffered heavy losses in this expedition. Now that the Huai Kingdom has sent envoys to visit, what kind of etiquette should we use to welcome them?"

A doctor next to him stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the attitude of the Huai country's envoys is not arrogant and domineering. I think it is not a bad thing. As for the etiquette, the Huai country is not the son of the emperor to enshrine the princes, so it is better to use the ceremony of a doctor."

"No!" Seeing that the doctor hadn't finished speaking, another person next to him spoke to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, the Dazai has established Zhou rituals, and the barbarians in Huai country can't use the doctor's rituals."

"Huai is a descendant of Yin and Shang, not a barbarian. Although there is hatred, it should not be underestimated. Besides, Song is also a descendant of Yin and Shang. If it is regarded as a barbarian, what will Song say?"

After some debate between the two sides, Jianguo Qiumu thought about it, and decided to receive him as a doctor.

Finally, when Zigeng entered Yingqiu, the state of Qi received him with the courtesy of a doctor.It's just that although Qi Guo received Zi Geng with the courtesy of a doctor, the surrounding atmosphere is still a bit tense.After all, too many people died in Qi State this time.

And Zigeng also thought that Qi State was neglecting him. He represented Huai State, but the Duke.Just thinking of this mission, I can only bear it temporarily.

Zi went into the palace of the king of Qi, met Qiu Mu, the supervisor of the state of Qi, and handed over the letter of credence.

After learning that the Huai country was willing to exchange prisoners, Qiu Mu was happy in his heart, but he said calmly: "This matter still needs to be discussed, and the envoy can go to rest first."

Then he sent someone to take Zi Geng down.

After Zi Geng left, Qiu Mu discussed with the ministers.Soon the ministers made a decision and agreed to exchange prisoners.It's just that there are still some doubts about the ratio of prisoners exchanged.

"Your Majesty, we are Bangzhou Fangguo, and we have the hatred of destroying the country with Huaiguo. If we exchange the Yin and Shang Ding Zhuang, the strength of Huaiguo will definitely increase greatly. This is like carrying firewood to put out a fire. On the contrary, it is bigger, how shall we deal with it then?" one of the ministers said.

"This..." Jian Guoqiu Mu was also a little hesitant.

"Your Majesty, in exchange for prisoners from the Huai Kingdom, we can exchange them with women or barbarians." Another minister said.

"But the Huai Kingdom has appointed the adherents of the Yin and Shang Dynasties."

"Then tell them that after the Battle of Poyan, all the adult males of the people have been beheaded, only the women."

"Not right, not right, if so, what if the Huai country becomes angry and kills the captives?"

"Then why don't we give some young men less, and give the rest to women? If Huaiguo disagrees, we can back down a little bit."

"Then discuss it tomorrow. There should be no more than a thousand adults, and the number of women can be reduced by one or two." Jian Guoqiu Mu thought for a while, and then said.

"No!" Everyone bowed and saluted.

(End of this chapter)