Spring and Autumn I Am King

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"It is said that the shepherds and barbarians of the Son of Heaven are also the only ones whose righteousness should not be broken!"

It means that the Chinese and Xia treat the four barbarians just like cattle and horses are restrained by people. Therefore, it is a pejorative term with a discriminatory nature, but when Zhao Wuxie uses it, he has no psychological barriers.

Because China in this era is the only classical civilization that shines on the East Asian continent.

When Zhao's regime developed to the frontiers and brought Dai, Hejian, Shangdi and other Rong and Di lands under its rule, the first thing he came into contact with was such a historical fact, that is, the political, economic, cultural and The Central Plains are very different, hunting and gathering, animal husbandry migration, and slash-and-burn farming. Some of them lag behind the Central Plains, but they also have their own characteristics. If you ignore this difference and still use Zhao's internal system to rule, I am afraid that in a few years these places will not be able to stand and rebel, and Zhao will be caught in a long period of revolt.

Historically, such as Qin and Han, they all adopted the method of first vassalization into vassal states and vassal states, and then slowly immigrating to counties and counties. are gradually assimilated.

So Zhao Wuxi drew on the experience of various dynasties he knew, and at the same time set up prefectures and counties in Dai and Hejian, he also mixed with "Dao".

As for the "Shangjun" he intends to set up in northern Shaanxi, the situation is even more special. It is far away from Zhao's administrative center and can only communicate through several river crossings. For the time being, the Zhao family does not want to send troops to force the conquest and consume energy. Therefore, under the Shangjun, the "Jiwei County", which was set up according to the different tribes, came into being.

Politically, Bai Zhai was appointed to rule, and economically the original mode of production was maintained, and they were satisfied with collecting tribute. At the same time, they were also required to hand over part of the young and strong to form a vassal army and form an institutional system to guard the frontier for the Zhao clan. This is the essence of the "custodial system". The experience of the Tang Dynasty was copied over, and when the conditions were mature, the land flow was established, and finally the difference between Shangjun and the mainland disappeared.

Faced with this way of ruling, the people of Zhai suddenly felt more accepting, and they all bowed down to them. Under the threat of "Shaoliang Pao" and Zhao's iron cavalry, no one was willing to fight against them. How could Zhachengzhai be able to withstand such a terrifying attack?

In the rumbling sound of the cannon, Zhao Wuxi made a blood alliance with the ruler of Zhairen and the messengers, and the Zhai Department of Shangdi was loyal to the Zhao clan. As a result, the seventh county of the Zhao clan, "Shangjun", was born on paper. This is the area of ​​Yan'an and Yulin later, with the Yellow River in the east, and Shuotu in the north, which is a place of beauty. With this, Zhao Wuxi can expand the western boundary of Zhao's family, and overlook Qin and Wei directly from the north.

Youcheng now understood the purpose of Zhao Wuxi's invitation to those Zhai people to come to Shaoliang, and he said excitedly: "After Shangjun, Hexi and Shaoliang are like playthings under Zhao's hand, and the cavalry will cross the river from Li Shishi. , invade Hexi and Jingwei from the south of Gaonu, and descend like a building!"

The young man has a good eye, and he is a talent that can be made. Zhao Wuxi smiled and said, "Of course, the trickle will continue, and it will become a river. This can be said to be better than the geographical advantage!"

After completing the main strategic purpose of this invasion of Qin, Zhao Wuxi looked back at Shaoliang again.

Under the bombardment of huge artillery, it must be quite miserable to come to Shaoliang City. You must know that with the strong "city defense of the world" in Xiangyang City in the Southern Song Dynasty, the military and civilians have been holding on for five years, but just after Huihui artillery began to roar, they Under the pressure of this last straw, they were terrified and inexplicable. I don't know how many people who surrendered over the city... I don't know how long the Qin people can last with this epoch-making weapon.

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Since he got Hexi four years ago, Zihu has been ordered to inspect and reinforce Shaoliang City. It is not as huge as Yongdu, nor as indestructible as Taolin Fortress, but there is an inherent force in the thick rammed earth wall, towering high. The tower's wing tower can see all the actions of foreign enemies, which makes those who are in it feel safe.

As the saying goes, standing high in a fortified city, one is worth ten, not to mention that he used two thousand Qin soldiers and five thousand soldiers to fight against the Zhao army who was less than 20,000. Because Zhiguo has been emphasizing that the Zhao army is invincible in the field, and the Qin army did not get any benefits when the enemy forces crossed the Dragon Gate, Zihu followed Zhiguo's advice and retreated to Shaoliang. Anyway, there was enough food in it for a year, so he let Zhao The army and yourself consume it slowly.

However, less than a month later, he regretted the decision too much.

Boom! From dawn to dusk, there has been a loud thunder-like sound outside the city, which is the sound of a mechanical stone, and the city wall of Shaoliang is also like being smashed by Kuafu with a giant hammer, shaking one after another.

Considering Zhao's attack on Chaoge and the kind of rock-throwing weapon used in the battle of Wenshui, at the suggestion of Zhi's, Shaoliang City was originally reinforced enough to defend against ordinary trebuchet attacks, but what they flew today was not what they imagined. A few kilograms, dozens of kilograms of small stones, but hundreds of kilograms of large stones!

Of the ten huge cannons, eight of them can be used. They shoot stones continuously, and occasionally one will break, but the rest will be picked up immediately, and the craftsmen will repair them quickly. After a day, they can continue to shoot at the city head.

The stone bullet hit the city wall, because it was a thick rammed earth wall, so apart from a violent tremor, the entire wall was not blasted open, but the worrying cracks were expanding day by day. Worrying that sooner or later the eastern city wall would collapse in one piece, and he had no choice but to reinforce it behind.

The worst part is the city head. The thin parapet wall has been swept away, the towers are riddled with holes, the soldiers on the wall have no cover, and no one dares to come forward. After getting a touch of it, he was either dead or disabled, and an unlucky two or five hundred masters were hit by the flying boulders and became a puddle of meat.

The city near the wall also suffered from seedlings. Once a stone fell, an entire thatched hut would collapse directly, and the tiled hut would also be fragmented.

The arrows outside the city were raining like rain, and many soldiers in the city were killed or injured. Under such circumstances, the morale of the Qin army, which was still high, suddenly plummeted.

Qin people are superstitious. Facing this kind of power that they cannot understand, many people are thinking wildly.

"It can't be Chen Baoshen helping the Zhao family..."

Chen Bao is a legend in the Qishan area. He is a **** of Qin who was derived from a meteorite. It is said that this **** may not come once a year, or several times a year. When he comes, it is often at night, and his brilliance is like a shooting star. , the voice is like a rooster, and the incarnation is a huge meteorite.

Those flying stones that flew from outside the city, killing people and ruining houses, were suddenly infected with a mysterious color under the rumors, and the morale of the Qin people who shared the enemy was destroyed. live. The tactic of flooding the city is a suffocating and unpleasant slow death, but this kind of flying stone siege is simple and rude, making people feel powerless from the bottom of their hearts.

The Zhi clan's army was even more unbearable. After Zhi Yao's death, the Zhi clan was just lingering. Facing such a fierce offensive, the Zhi soldiers did not even have the courage to go out of the city to fight the call of Zihu, so they could only shrink in the city. Medium dead.

But at the insistence of Zihu, the Qin people still fought hard. When the Zhao army's artillery stopped and the soldiers tried to attack the city, the Qin people suddenly violently threw piles of firewood from the wall, and some people risked their lives to probe A tung oil-like thing fell down, and then a few torches were thrown down, and the firewood burst into flames, burning down Zhao's rushing car...

However, as the parapet was completely flattened by flying stones, the broken bricks hit the city head archers with heavy casualties, and the mobilized people had nowhere to hide, and the city head firepower was completely suppressed. Moreover, the Zhao clan did not only have huge cannons, but also special large-scale cloud ladders, high civil and wooden platforms to suppress the city's head, and slapstick carts to deal with the defenders. Luban had some means to make the city's guards uncomfortable.

To make matters worse, on the third day after the start of the siege, the Qin people's city gate was hit by a stone, impartially. The copper-clad wooden door was continuously bombarded, and finally penetrated like a paper paste. The left door leaf shook violently, making an unpleasant creaking sound, and a huge hole was punched in the door.

At the sound of the horn, Zhao Jun launched a charge, and they broke into the gap. Three days after being bombarded by huge artillery, the Shaoliang City was a mess: countless houses and corner buildings collapsed, and the stones almost raised the streets of the city. Jun and Zhijun were disheartened and could only do little helpless resistance.

Zihu took the remaining 1,000 people and retreated to the northwest corner of the city. He wanted to fight to the death~www.readwn.com~ but learned that Zhiguo had committed suicide in despair, and all the remaining Zhiguo surrendered. news...

The backbone of this remnant soldier, after losing Zhiyao, could no longer stand upright, and now, under the bombardment of huge artillery, it was completely broken...

Zihu was furious. He tried to lead his army to break through the siege at Ximen, but was blocked by the Zhao cavalry who had been waiting there. Under the rain of arrows, he had to retreat again. He has now become a turtle in the urn. It was Zhao Jun's persuasion to surrender, but when one person came from outside, Zihu killed one person. His failure was a certainty, and he was ready to take the remnant to fight to the death to repay the kindness of the king. Zhao Wuzun can only be broken into pieces. Fighting in the familiar alleys, Qin people have an advantage. With their ruthlessness not afraid of death, they can at least pull thousands of people from the other side to die together, right?

If his elder brother Zipu is mature and prudent, he is not afraid of things, and he is the shield of the Qin state, then Zihu is full of vigor and vigor. Let the enemy come and exchange his life with him.

Until the third messenger came in tremblingly and conveyed what Zhao Wuxi had said.

"Death is something that people are afraid of, but think carefully. Death is not brave. Those who endure humiliation and do not die are brave. Don't you hear about Meng Mingshi, Xiqishu, and Bai Yibing?" (To be continued.)