A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 86 Successive reforms and becoming king

The 416th year of the Bai Kingdom

After Wei Yang's reform and strengthening, Qin's national power quickly increased. At this time, Qin Xiaogong and Han Hou met in Duping, and the two sides broke up unhappy.

On the other hand, the King of Chu appointed Wu Qi and also carried out reforms, which turned the Chu state from aristocratic politics to bureaucratic politics. He began to rectify the government and the army. Under the drastic reforms, Chu's national strength quickly increased.

However, Wu Qi's measures of reducing titles and salaries, abolishing the nobility system, and reducing the salaries of hundreds of officials and descendants of princes to ensure that the army received supplies and strengthen training also laid hidden dangers for Wu Qi's future.

After the Chu State strengthened its national power, it decisively united with the Zhao State to send troops to the north to conquer Korea, regaining the old lands of Chen and Cai that had been occupied by the Three Jin Dynasties, and expanded its power to the banks of the Yellow River; going south, it pacified Baiyue and extended its territory to the south of the Yangtze River. Occupy the land of Dongting and Cangwu.

Suddenly, Chu State became another rising power after Qi State.

The 417th year of the Bai Kingdom

The feuding Qin and South Korea fought in Yuanli, and 300,000 Qin troops and 300,000 Korean troops clashed fiercely in Yuanli. However, after the reform of Wei Yang, the Qin army not only had strict military discipline, but also every Qin army The desire for enemy heads is like a bloodthirsty demon.

The Korean soldiers who were fighting against the Qin army saw that the Qin army was killing them like crazy and did not care about the wounds on their bodies. The Korean soldiers were afraid. Gradually, some Korean soldiers began to retreat. It turned into a great rout of the Korean army.

When the general of the Korean army saw it, he was shocked and filled with fear. The Korean army was defeated, and it was a huge rout. This made the Han army dare not fight with the Qin army in the field. Since this battle, the Han army called the Qin army the Tiger and Wolf Division, an army like evil tigers and hungry wolves.

The Marquis of Han also privately called Duke Xiao of Qin the King of Tigers and Wolves.

Four hundred and twenty years of the Bai Kingdom

Wei Yang was promoted to Daliang Zao by Qin Xiaogong, and he was asked to lead soldiers to besiege Anyi in South Korea. Under the rain of arrows from the Qin army and the reputation of the tiger and wolf divisions, the Korean army was afraid that the Qin army would kill them wantonly after they invaded the city, so they defended the city. The Han soldiers in the city surrendered to the Qin army after killing the defender.

At this time, the large force of the Korean army was still halfway. Hearing that the Qin army had captured Anyi, when a large group of Qin troops lined up on the road to wait for the Han army, the Han army general made a decisive U-turn and reported to the Marquis of Han that Anyi had been lost. The soldiers were afraid of the Qin army and did not dare to return. Move forward, so return to the teacher.

The Marquis of Han was furious and removed the generals of the Korean army, and those who sought reforms in the country wanted to strengthen Korea.

After the Qin army captured Anyi, they stopped and took the land east of Anyi and north of the Yellow River into their pockets.

Soon, the Marquis of Han found a man named Shen Buhai. Seeing that he and Wei Yang were both Legalists, the Marquis of Han appointed him as the Prime Minister of Han to preside over Korea's reform. After Shen Buhai's reform, Korea Finally, it withstood the attacks of Qin and Chu and preserved the remaining territory.

Four hundred and twenty-two years of the Bai Kingdom
The Qin State built Xianyang City and built a viewing tower outside the palace gate. Qin Xiaogong decided to move the capital from Yongcheng to Xianyang City. At the same time, Wei Yang redivided the administrative areas, merged small villages, and assembled them into large counties. Each county was appointed with a county magistrate. There were a total of thirty-six counties in the country, thereby breaking the boundaries between acres.

At this point, Qin's territory expanded eastward to the east of Anyi.

Four hundred and twenty-four years of the Bai Kingdom
The State of Qin began to collect taxes from various counties.

In the same year, the King of Chu died. The old nobles who had been suppressed by Wu Qi and the King of Chu launched a rebellion. They quickly sent their own soldiers to surround the palace and shot Wu Qi to death with random arrows. Wu Qi's reform movement failed.

After the new King of Chu succeeded to the throne, all those who shot Wu Qi and the King of Chu's body were executed according to the law. More than seventy people were implicated and their clans were exterminated. This can be regarded as preserving part of the results of Wu Qi's reform.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, South Korea and Bai State joined forces to attack Chu State. Chu State was in the midst of civil strife. Bai State captured Chen Di and Han Han captured Cai Di. Cai and Chu, which were recovered by Chu State, fell into the hands of others.

Bai Gong established the north of Daliang as Dongjun and the south of Daliang as Chenjun, with Chen as the county seat.

So far, the Bai Kingdom has seven counties and one county, namely Taibei County, Zhongshan County, Tainan County and Taiyuan County in the Taihang Mountains; Ye County, Dongjun, Xijun and Chen County outside the Taihang Mountains.

Among them, since the Qin army captured Anyi, the Bai State officially bordered the Qin State in Xijun.

After the new King of Chu stabilized the situation, he sent troops to regain the lost territory, but failed due to the resistance of the White and Korean countries. This time the war was commanded by Sun Bin, a veteran of the White Kingdom.

Sun Bin was already over eighty years old at this time, and this battle was also the last battle commanded by Sun Bin. This battle made the world know how superb a military master was, and the King of Chu was left without temper.

In the same year, Hanhou and Zhaohou met in Yinjin.

Not long after the alliance between Han and Zhao, Fan Xi, the son of Zhao State, wanted to sneak attack Handan, the county seat of Ye County, Bai State, but he died in defeat. As a result, the relationship between Bai and Zhao declined sharply. At this time, Bai Gong was seventy-one-year-old Bai Rong, the young master was forty-two-year-old Bai Ping, and Gongsun was fourteen-year-old Uncle Bai.

Four hundred and twenty-eight years of the Bai Kingdom
Through Shen Buhai's reforms and the continuous war with Chu, South Korea seized a large area of ​​fertile land in the north of Chu. South Korea was in the limelight for a while.

A year ago, the Han army and the Qin army fought in Wucheng. The Qin army and the Han army were indifferent. In the end, because the Qin army was slightly weaker than South Korea and the Qin army had insufficient food and pay, the Qin army had no choice but to retreat. The Qin army did not dare to act rashly. .

At this time, Wei Yang told Qin Xiaogong that for the time being, the Qin State still has more barren lands than fertile lands, and the people of the Xia are less than the people of the barbarians. Therefore, the national power is not the opponent of South Korea for the time being, so it is recommended to use the method of respecting South Korea as the king. Paralyzed Han Hou.

Qin Xiaogong thought this was a good idea, so he sent Wei Yang as an envoy to South Korea to lobby the Marquis of Han to become king. Wei Yang advised the Marquis of Han to claim the throne first and then plot against Qi and Chu. In this way, the Marquis of Han would become the overlord of the world surpassing Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin.

The Marquis of Han went to the south to seize a large area of ​​​​the Chu State, to the west he defeated the Qin State, which was a country of tigers and wolves, to the north he made an alliance with the Zhao State, and to the east he thought he was on good terms with the Bai State. It is believed that South Korea at this time is already a big country in the world and a powerful country.

Therefore, under the temptation of Wei Yang's constant advice and repeated promises that the Qin Congress would support South Korea in becoming king, he could no longer control himself and decided to choose a day to ascend the throne and become king.

In autumn, the Marquis of Han invited the monarchs of Song, Wei, Zou, Lu and other small countries and the young masters of Qin to meet in Xincheng for an alliance. After the alliance, he led the crowd to meet the Emperor of Zhou.

In this new city meeting, a total of twelve vassal states participated in the alliance. In addition to the small states in the Huaisi area, there were also Zhaohou and Qin Gongzi and young officials.

At the alliance meeting, Marquis Han told the story of his ancestors, what contributions he made to the Jin State when he was the Sixth Minister of the Jin State, and how he worked diligently for the Emperor of Zhou after being made a prince. Guard the borders and appease the people.

In order to have a name that would make the people under his rule more harmonious and able to live and work in peace and contentment, he humbly asked the Emperor of Zhou to grant him the throne.

The emperor's envoys at the alliance meeting, under Han Hou's heavy bribes and threats, recognized Han Hou's achievements on behalf of the Zhou Emperor and conferred the throne on Han Hou.

After the canonization was completed, the Marquis of Han led everyone to Luoyi to meet Emperor Zhou. After offering a large amount of treasures to Emperor Zhou, Emperor Zhou also received him warmly with the highest standards and promised to call him King of Han. This made King Han very happy. .

This day was the happiest day in King Han's life.

On the other side, the State of Qi heard that South Korea was proclaimed king and was recognized by Emperor Zhou, so it also held a meeting to proclaim the king. The meeting was attended by the kings of Song, Wei, Zou, Lu and other small countries, as well as the small countries in the Huaisi area. There are the prince of Zhao, the prime minister of Yan, the young master of Bai, the envoys of Chu, and the envoys of Qin.

The participation of Yan and Zhao in the alliance was due to the military power of Qi, while Bai's participation was due to the rise of South Korea.

Because the rise of South Korea aroused the vigilance of the White State, the relationship between the White State and South Korea plummeted. Therefore, the White State did not participate in the King of Han's king-making alliance, but became closer to the Qi State.

From then on, in addition to the Emperor of Zhou and the King of Chu who had long been king, there were also King Han and King Qi in the world.

Four hundred and thirty-two years of the Bai Kingdom
In order to curb the rise of South Korea, Bai and Qi decided to send troops to South Korea. The two countries totaled 400,000 troops, with Bai sending 200,000 and Qi 200,000. The coalition leader will be Tian Ji, the general of Qi State, and Sun Tao, the general of Bai State, will be the deputy general.

In April, the coalition forces arrived in Zhongmou, preparing to march directly from Beijing to Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea.

Upon seeing this, South Korea immediately sent General Pang Juan to lead all domestic troops, totaling 300,000, to resist in Beijing.

Pang Juan was originally from Wei and served as the commander-in-chief of the Wei soldiers. Later, Han and Zhao annexed the Wei state. Pang Juan recognized the current situation as a hero and led the Wei soldiers to decisively surrender to South Korea.

The King of Han believed that Pang Juan had military talents, so after confirming Pang Juan's loyalty, he promoted Pang Juan to the rank of General of Korea. In addition to commanding Han Wuzu who were adapted from Wei Wuzu, he also commanded half of the Korean army. In this battle, The King of Han decisively activated Pang Juan.

On April 20, the coalition forces and the Korean army encountered each other in Beijing. The two armies first set up camps separately. Pang Juan wanted to wait for the work to catch him by surprise, but after seeing the coalition forces' rigorous camp setup, he gave up and prepared to wait until another day to fight again.

The coalition forces traveled a long way through mountains and rivers, but the Korean army was waiting for work. Although the Korean army does not have a numerical advantage, after years of continuous victories, the military morale is very high and the soldiers are very experienced in combat.

Although the coalition army has many people, it is divided into two countries and cannot be a whole like the Korean army. In addition, although the White army was elite many years ago, that was because it was a standing army.

Later, as the Bai Kingdom's territory became larger and larger, it needed to maintain more troops. All of them were no longer set up as standing armies, but most of them became farming and fighting armies like other countries.

Only the 100,000 people in the Taihang Mountains are the standing army, while the 200,000 outside the mountains are the farming and fighting army. The Bai Kingdom rarely uses the standing army in battles, because this is the Bai Kingdom's trump card, and it is also the Bai family's trump card to save their lives.

To sum up, the outcome of this battle is still hard to decide!
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