Is this a godsend?

"Brother kills brother, first poisoned, then forced to kill, and then assassinated, so aggressive, but the king turned a blind eye."

"What does the matter of Cheng Zhou have to do with me?" Zi Shou knew the other party's intentions, so it seemed that he was not an assassin hired by Ji Fa. An assassin, but Ji Kao subdued him with his charisma.

So the assassin went into the palace to repay Ji Fa's support and support, and then faced Ji Fa's crimes and treated Ji Kao courteously.

There are not too many such strong men in the Spring and Autumn Period, but there are not many. However, Zi Shou is not going to spoil these guys. After all, they dared to enter the palace today, what would they dare to do in the future?

"But the young master is a minister of the king! The young master is a disobedient person, shouldn't he be a king to ask for disobedience?"

"Yes, but what's none of your business?" Zishou sacrificed the ultimate magic weapon, "It's none of my business, it's none of your business"

"Young master, if you can ask an assassin to kill the king and blame him, the king is not afraid that one day..."

"Oh, there's another thing, don't be afraid," Zi Shou said with a smile, "I've never been afraid of other people's assassination, I have no virtue." A person without virtue is naturally not afraid of others' assassination threats. I am not afraid of punishment from heaven anymore, but I am still afraid of your failure?

"Then ask the king to behead my head."

"Oh, why?" Zi Shou leaned on his sword and remained motionless. This scene would not be suitable until the audience had arrived. There were already thunderous footsteps outside the palace, and many nobles around the palace woke up and came to the king in armor.

"This..." The other party was also stunned. He had thought that the king of Shang was insane, and he would kill people in a fit of rage. thing.

This is completely like a hooligan. When Liu Bang met him, he would feel that he had met a confidant, the kind of person who called him a brother. Soon, soldiers rushed in, surrounded the assassin, "Shang Wang has no virtue!" The other party knew that there was nothing to do , and refused to be beheaded by the soldiers, and drew his sword to kill himself.

"Tsk, who are these people~" Zi Shou rubbed his forehead, the values ​​were so different from his, that neither side could keep up with the other's thinking, this kind of "strong man" is really terrible, no wonder Zhuang Zi It is said that this kind of person, wearing short clothes, promises a lot of money, and takes life lightly, is just a sword of the common man, and it is not worth advocating.

"Next time, you'd better bring a professional lobbyist with you." Zishou waved his hand to signal the soldiers to drag the corpse out, and then restrained the palace guards and fighters of the Flying Tiger clan who died in battle. Really able to fight.

"Bring Bo Yi Kao to the widow!" Zi Shou sat down and motioned to Su Bi to take Ji Tang away. The next thing is not suitable for her to listen to.

Zishou and Ji Kao had a long talk all night. A few days later, Zishou invited the nobles to have a banquet, and opened the forbidden area of ​​the palace to allow the people to hunt and gather. At the same time, they chased naked and men and women played to increase the population.

At this time, the news of Tongguan from Ji Fa also arrived in Modu, and then transferred from Modu to Lutai, "Bo Zhou sealed Jifa in Jin, what do you think?"

"Shut up!"

"All rituals and conquests are based on the above. Uncle Zhou is rebellious, and the country should be expelled!" The nobles were furious. If the repair of Tongguan was a side-ball, then Feng Jifa in Jin would be pure rebellion. Of course, in Jichang It seems that Zishou agreed.

But Zishou also has something to say, he said that his wrist hurts the other day, and he asked Ji Tang to write it for him. Although no one can verify the handwriting, just in case, Zishou wrote two copies of this document, and the reply to the messenger was different. One, in other words, he only needs to hide the one that matches the signed contract, and take out the other to make this legal fiefdom illegal.

Just kidding, is there any contract law now?Have people nowadays suffered from contract fraud?Haven’t eaten it before, right? Don’t play in triplicate, but in duplicate. Isn’t this just giving the child a handle~ You said I agreed, but I didn’t agree. If you don’t believe me, then show the contract to a Right, a contract, it's only true when it comes to agreement.

Just kidding, he wrote two copies on purpose, and he only needs to take out the other one at that time. He must have seen the hell if the wooden wedge tooth road matches. If it is compared to a key, the lock and confrontation that King Shang showed to the envoy The locks that were taken out at the time were not the same one, so if you can open it, you are considered good.

At this time, it was Ji Kao's turn to come out to speak, and the class who got out of the exam knelt down and said: "The fathers and ancestors of the ministers are all merchants, so you must not do such a rebellious act. Since you have been admitted to the merchants, you have been respectful to the king. Your Majesty, why did you come to this? This should be what you say, this man is ambitious, he will use any means to fight for the position, he is not like a king!"

Now that the shit of helping the eldest brother to send assassins has been done, and the troubles have been heard by Modu and the nobles of Lutai, naturally Ji Kao doesn't have to continue pretending to be a benevolent and filial brother, but one can be two, not over and over again, so many in a row This time, even the aristocrats of Shangdu who wanted to criticize him felt that he was being benevolent.

If he continues to be weak, it will backfire. It will make people think that he is too weak, like mud that cannot support the wall. No one will invest in mud. Therefore, he can appear weak, but not too weak.You can appear incompetent, but you can't be too incompetent. If you are too incompetent, since Chengzhou is the western barrier of the Shang capital, there will be people who will oppose him, and those Zhou nobles will not support his succession.

This measure needs to be mastered by Bo Yikao himself. In a sense, he is really a good king. His acting skills are just right. He should be tough when he should be tough, and he should cry when he should come out. It's a pity that it's just a matter of becoming a king. If you want to compete with Shang, this kind of acting is meaningless-because the king of Shang doesn't like this.

Ji Kao also realized this, and vaguely realized in his heart that only Ji Fa is the material to fight against the King of Shang. His acting skills and these skills will not have any advantage in the face of a guy who says "I am sincere and have no virtue", even Restricted everywhere.

But, still the same sentence, "Without my Ji Kao's Chengzhou, what's the point of its existence?" So, knowing this, Ji Kao had no choice but to enter the king's palace.

"The queen is about to give birth, if it is sealed with the land of Jin, what do you think?"

"How about a woman?"

"You old dog, then take Taiyuan as Tang Mu" Women also have fiefs, such as the so-called Tang Mu's land, but this kind of fief is closer to the food town of later generations, and it is not a real military and political power. That kind of lord, the territory is actually managed by the King of Shang.

To put it bluntly, even if it is a boy, can a baby who is not yet full moon manage the territory?This is not a way for the King of Shang to annex the aristocratic territory of Jin, but...does this have anything to do with me, an old merchant noble in Modu?

"So, Young Master Kao, what do you think?"

"It's up to the king to decide!" Ji Kao said bitterly, which means that Cheng Zhou's management in Jindi has been in vain for all these years, including those Jindi nobles who supported him, betrayed them this time, Cheng Zhou was thinking There was no more plotting to go east--no one would trust them--but if he didn't want to, the result would be the same.

Ji Fa will be killed by the car, and he, Ji Kao, will not be able to take the position. Zishou wished that Ji Chang would allow a concubine like Ji Dan to succeed him. We have to cooperate, but it's just the land of Jin. Anyway, it's still the land of Guanzhong Fertile Fields. After closing the door, it's still Zhou Guoguo!

"Send orders in winter, raise troops after spring plowing, take Luozhong as the army, and enter Hangu in summer." Zishou ordered, and then laughed, "With the help of young master Kao, this is a battle to determine the western region!" Zhou still can't Destruction of the country, at least not yet.

What do you mean the list of gods?It's none of my business, the leader is Ji Kao, my son is just providing an angel investment.

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Burst History:

Legend has it that when the sister of King Wucheng entered the palace to meet her, the king of Shang was forced to make her fall from the deer platform. Fortunately, with the help of immortals, she was saved. Later generations all take this as evidence of the cruelty of the king of Shang.

Many novelists in later generations used this to bury the reason why the Huang family rebelled against King Li. However, judging from the unearthed tortoise shell bamboo slips at that time, this should be a fabrication.

The reason why Huang's rebellion led to the fall of Luodu was more because the last guards defending King Shang had been wiped out, and he had to surrender if he didn't surrender.

Moreover, according to textual research, King Wucheng was granted the title of monarch after his death, and should be the Marquis of Wucheng, who was granted the title of Wucheng in Qidi. At that time, his sister should not be eligible to meet King Shang.

Chapter 68 Master Wang Yuxing

War is not something that novices just say to fight. In addition to the preparation of logistics supplies, you also need to consider the speed of soldiers gathering and the speed of messengers. If it is in this era, you should also avoid wars. During the two important times of spring plowing and summer harvest, autumn harvest and cold winter should be avoided. Therefore, wars in the classical era were often concentrated within 2 to 3 months.

If it can't end, then it can only wait for the next year to continue. Therefore, the so-called decades-long wars that have besieged the city are often seen, and generally follow this principle.

Of course, this does not mean that everyone has an agreed time to leave work. Depending on the crop and the thickness of the family background, short-term raids and small-scale battles may also occur, disrupting the enemy's production or delaying the opponent's return journey.

In winter, the messengers passed on the King of Shang's order to the nobles before the winter snow fell. Since the main force is the Dongyi Army in Luodi, there are only a small number of core guards composed of elite nobles and Chinese people. Therefore, this order The main thing is to recruit civilian husbands, vehicles and animal power, and to raise supplies.

And some nobles will also receive orders to go out. They will be responsible for serving as temporary military judges and bring their families as a reserve team to the assembly. The assembly time is after the spring plowing, which can greatly avoid disrupting production.

In addition, the people in Luodi were used as the main force, and the merchant army was only in a state of combat readiness. Therefore, this time the battle could be prepared for a longer time, and they arrived at Hangu Pass in summer to rest and launch an attack.

The people in Luodi are a semi-standby army, which is a bit similar to the government army system. They only have private land, no public land, and rely on family or family support and the semi-standby army with equipment provided by the king of Shang. As far as the army is concerned, the combat effectiveness may be worse, but the fighting time is much longer.

The envoy holding the talisman rode across Mengjin to Luodi in the south. Huang Feihu was the first to receive the order, and then the relocated Dongyi people and village elders. These respected local elders would be responsible for further issuing orders.

To be honest, these days, the orders of the King of Shang are limited to the big cities, let alone the villages. Therefore, the envoys only need to inform these big towns, and then the nobles of the big cities will notify the surrounding nobles of the small towns, and the nobles of the small towns will then order their warriors to notify the towns. Manors and villages, and finally, the elders in the villages and towns notified the households.

According to the order and situation, the parents will allocate manpower to prepare food and materials, and repair armor and weapons. This expenditure comes from the public land and rice sacrifices at home, that is, public expenditure, which is also the most primitive prototype of the clan.

However, in this era, clan is not synonymous with backwardness and conservatism, but a synonym for an advanced system that is higher than the tribal system. Thoroughly organize manpower.

The people in Luoyi are an exception. They don't have a big town, not even a small town, so the envoys need to rule one by one, and the Dongyi people who are still in the tribe rather than the clan system, it is difficult to have parents. Come forward to deal with these trivial matters and improve efficiency, which makes their assembly and preparation speed very slow.

In Modu, the nobles who received the expedition order took out the food in the granary, prepared the dry food for the march, ordered the craftsmen to repair the armor and weapons, and prepared the command vehicle. Various chime bells, drums and horns also needed repair and maintenance. There is no need to recruit your own troops, just temporary commanders and military judges, so you only need to bring your own guards and family members.

This means that when the Luodong Army of 15000 people was assembled, the actual number was between 4 and 5, and about 3000 of them were the family guards of various nobles. They were only responsible for protecting the noble commanders. The safety of the army, do not participate in combat, and the rest are logistics personnel.

Although the main force of the battle is the Luodong Army, Zishou still sent orders to all the nobles who did not participate in the war against Dongyi last time. Delayed farming time.

It only needs to be transported to a place, and then you can go home and replace it with the servants and chariots provided by the next batch of nobles. Moreover, the warriors are not recruited, and they can also urge the serfs and wild men to plow the fields, so as not to delay production too much.

In the official square of the west city of Modu, the scorching copper liquid was rolled into the mold and mixed with lead and tin to form bronze. The merchants have a developed bronze casting process, but this does not mean that they can complete the casting similar to the bronze gun barrel, because the reality This is not a game.

If only the shape is suitable, then they can complete the casting of the gun barrel or seamless bronze tube, but there is no guarantee that there will be no air bubbles in it, nor that the strength of the tube body will be uniform, and there will be no guarantee that each bronze alloy is of the same quality.

reason?It's very simple, because there is no modern high-purity ore or high-purity copper and tin ingots. What is the composition of the molten bronze liquid depends entirely on God's destiny. It depends on where the ore is mined from and what associated ore contains it. inside.

Material science is really not something that can be done with a formula, not to mention that the ingredients in the formula fluctuate by 1% and the effect is very different. Even if it is done, it is also restricted by the manufacturing process. Bronze casting Cannon technology is actually quite late for the simple reason of air bubbles and gaps.

Not to mention the problem of the roundness and smoothness of the inner bore. If the roundness is not enough, the shell will leak air or simply jam the chamber. If the smoothness is not enough, the same will happen. The manufacture and development of thermal weapons is definitely not as simple as in Xiaobaiwen Yes, it came out just by touching the upper and lower lips.

Moreover, the power, range and speed of the early hot weapons are actually not as good as bows and arrows, and the cost is higher. They are not the dimensionality reduction strikes in novels and games at all. In fact, you will be hit by archers with dimensionality reduction.

At the meeting of the Prince of Wales on muskets replacing longbows, the advantages of muskets proposed are: training is fast, and qualified archers need years of training, consuming a lot of money and supplies, but muskets can be trained faster and can also cheaper.

In the era of relatively developed productivity, compared with the cost of muskets, the cost of personnel training occupies a large part.

The second is the rapid production of ammunition. It takes at least a few days to half a month to manufacture a qualified arrow, and it only takes a few minutes to make a lead bullet and gunpowder.

Again, when facing heavy armored knights and cuirassiers, the braking performance of muskets is far better than that of bows and arrows. Most of them can still jump after being hit by an arrow, but those who can still jump after being shot by expanded lead bullets Much rarer.

In addition, there is another effect of strong continuous strike ability. If the archer shoots three to five arrows in a hurry, his arms will basically have no strength. After shooting a pot of arrows at high speed, this person will be useless.

But muskets, as long as there are bunkers and positions, it is not a problem to finish a pack of 50 rounds of lead bullets. This is the advantage of thermal weapons, especially early thermal weapons. The above advantages were all useless in the Shang Dynasty.

First, lead bullets are very expensive in this era, and the ore and furnaces used to produce lead bullets are not much faster to manufacture than arrows. Secondly, although personnel training is cheap, the manufacturing cost is too high, and it is not as good as training archers.

Again, no heavy cavalry and cuirassiers need high-braking weapons at all, compared to the fact that the enemy has a lot of mobile shooting platforms and light infantry that can blast you.

In the end, the combat distance was too close, no matter whether it was a bow or a gun, it only took a few rounds before people rushed forward.

Especially in the era of chariot warfare, the braking performance of muskets is still a bit too bad. Facing the chariot wrapped in leather and inlaid with copper, it is a bit difficult to shoot a child, and even if you kill a person or a horse , and there will be no state where the striker cuts off a piece in an instant-because the chariot has inertia, you will only see one or two tons of things directly smashing your shooting square into a stupid batch.

Not to mention that Zi Shou couldn't get it out, even if he could get it out, unless the system provided him with flintlock guns and mini bombs, which are a collection of early firearms, he wouldn't use such weapons, and they had to be cheap enough.

As for artillery, don’t talk nonsense. The propelling force of low-purity non-granulated black powder is enough to catch the urgency. If you still can’t guarantee the roundness of the inner bore to cause air leakage, then you can only make an oversized granite mortar. Cannons or something, even this thing... In fact, it was only made with technology almost 2000 years later.

Why is it low-purity and non-granulated gunpowder? The low-purity is because Zishou can’t find high-purity nitrate and sulfur at all. Pyrite all over the place doesn’t mean you can extract sulfur into simple substances. It’s really like a chemical laboratory. What about experiments?

Large-scale iron ore desulfurization technology to form hydrogen sulfide technology, please look for it in modern times 4000 years later. If you want to get rid of sulfur in the form of sulfur, it is a bit of nonsense.

As for granulation, the more traditional soil method is to use egg whites, and even sugar can be added. For Zishou, he really did this kind of thing after he was full. That was rushing upwards.

War is an era when lack of food consumes the population and plunders slaves and food. If you let him use fertilizer and eggs to make gunpowder for war, isn't that putting the cart before the horse?

[By the way, the biggest source of sulfur for making gunpowder in ancient China was imports, and it was also Japan’s main export commodity. Just look at the main imports of Japanese trade goods from Song and Ming Shipyards. Are you expecting iron ore desulfurization to get sulfur?Are you afraid you are not dreaming]

A large number of weapons and armor were sent to the treasury of King Shang after the repairs were completed in the official square, and then distributed to the Luodong army who gathered in Mengjin. When these Dongyi people ran out, they did not bring much equipment, but One year's residence time is not enough for them to manufacture equipment.

The little bronze brought out was not enough for farming tools, and it was really not enough for weapons. If Ziku couldn't equip the new army, then they could only go into battle with wooden sticks and bone knives.

As a result, the last small treasury of the King of Shang and the dowry from Ji Tang disappeared. I wonder if Ji Chang will cry when he finds out about this?Arm Dongyi's soldiers with your Chengzhou's money, and then knock on your closed door under the leadership of your eldest son, Zishou seems to have felt the happiness of Grand Master Wala.

Use your Daming’s ransom to arm Wala’s soldiers, and then take your Daming emperor to knock on your Daming’s country gate. If it’s your own thing, it’s really a cerebral hemorrhage, but if it’s someone else’s thing, Then be happy.

After the spring plowing, outside Modu, Zi was worshiped as a general, with Fei Lian as the commander, Huang Feihu as the deputy commander, and Ji Kao swore to set off. Ji Kao led his family in the front, and the Luodong Army was behind. A large team of people crossed the ferry west of Mengjin and marched towards Hangu Pass.

At this time, Ji Fa knew that Ji Kao had said that King Shang borrowed troops and returned along the road, which immediately made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles. Originally, if King Shang sent his army westward, he would still be a righteous person. Integrating into Zhou's internal force confrontation, but if Ji Kao led the army westward, it would be another matter entirely!

Guang Chengzi, who heard about this, did not have time to wait for Lu Shang to respond, and summoned several Kunlun guests to Tongguan. They all carried powerful magic weapons and were ready for the start of the Conferred God War.

"...The concubine's inadequacy and conspiracy!" After Lu Shang heard about it, he was stunned, which side are you on?

At this time, we should decisively welcome Ji Kao and reject the merchant army. As long as Ji Kao enters Tongguan, there will be too many things to do.

Although it shouldn't be harmed by a young child, it is still wrong to use a son against his father. There is still a lot to talk about, but you, Guang Chengzi, rushed to Tongguan with your cronies and family members, as if you were about to start a fight, then sit down. In the event of a civil war between brothers, the nobles and princes of Cheng Zhou would be split on the spot.

"Brother, can there be a way?"

"Nowadays, there is no way to avoid war, so we can only seek peace by fighting." As the ancestor of the military strategist, Lu Shang decisively adjusted his strategy and tactics. Said, "Your Majesty, immediately order the young master to attack and block the merchant army on the Hangu Road, so that the merchant army cannot enter!"

If it doesn't work, then you can only attack the wilderness. Even if there is Tongguan Wooden Walled City, it will be a great loss to fight against the merchant army.

To put it bluntly, if the Shang army loses, they can go back and lick their wounds. At most, they will lose the reputation of "hundred grams" (never lost), but Zhou Jun is really hurt. It is a question of whether there are 2 people in the whole family, but this time the merchant army only borrowed troops to help 2 people.

When Lu Shang heard the military report, he almost thought that the scouts were exaggerating on purpose, but after a few waves of people, it was all an excuse, and Ji Fa said that this matter was very likely to be true, and both Chongguo and Jiguo were constantly going to Hangu The delivery of arrows, food, and auxiliary troops should be at least 2 people in terms of scale.

After listening to it, Lu Shang's eyes were completely darkened on the spot. Can Cheng Zhou and these bronze little powerhouses not be so stubborn, can't they listen to the command of the big diamond?This is great, the opposite golden brigade is running over!

It is definitely possible for the merchant army to spend 2 troops, but it also means that the country is almost pouring out to attack. However, Lu Shang feels that it is impossible for Zishou to attack the country at this time, although he does not understand the [-] troops. How did it come about, but he had to do it well, this was not the preparation for the entire and main force of the merchant army.

And based on his judgment on Zi Shou, the mad king, the Shang army can at least mobilize another [-] elites at this time. In other words, even if the Zhou army wins this battle, as long as the loss is slightly greater It's no different from losing.

"Maybe they are slave soldiers?" Lu Shang guessed, this is more likely, and it also means that the pressure of this war will be relatively low. If we find a way to unify internal opinions and gain a tactical advantage once or twice, then It is still possible to survive at a small price.

After all, Zhou Jun is not the waste of those Wang Jinei, they also drive to and from various barbarians every day. These days, the princes of the Fang Kingdom are all a group of martial arts, and the army is basically veterans.

However, the problem is that Dongyi soldiers are not useless either. Zhou Jun was back and forth with the barbarians, and they were back and forth with the big merchants (proclaimed). From the perspective of everyone in the Eastern Army, this battle was just a way to seize military achievements and restore their previous status. Although they had not completely surrendered to King Shang, they did not dare to resist.

In their eyes, I can't beat that virtuous mad king, can I still beat you Cheng Zhou?Therefore, the scouts sent out by Ji Fa observed that the soldiers entering the Hangu Pass camp were generally high in morale, and although their equipment was relatively lacking, they looked very good.

"This doesn't look like a slave soldier. Could it be that the King of Shang really came to attack?" Ji Fa thought for a moment, "Send orders, send troops, and block the enemy on the Hangu Road." Blocking the enemy on the road is the recommended method of war , It's a pity that Chou Sangyuan really can't climb up, otherwise, the Shang army would have fun watching it.

At the same time, on the Chou Sang Plain, several Flying Tiger Warriors wearing leather armor quickly climbed up the giant tree, clamped their legs on the branches, and looked towards the exit of Hangu Road in the west of the Chou Sang Plain. "Shh~" He whistled, and the others The warrior of the Flying Tiger tribe took out a short knife and held it in his mouth, and the bone claws on the joints clasped the tree trunk, and leaped to the other side of the thick mulberry field.

At this time, Ji Fa's scouts were looking for a place where they could ambush a small group of troops and inflict heavy damage on the marching merchant army, and some Zhou troops came out of Tongguan to block the merchant army's march at the exit of Yaohan Road.

"Are you doing it?" The flying tiger warrior with a dagger in his mouth gestured to his companion, "Do it!"

Head down, he climbed down from the giant tree without a sound, and the bone claw clasped the throat of Zhou Jun's scout who was surveying the terrain below. He heard the latter's adam's apple being crushed, and then the other bone claw Clasp the top of his head, push it back hard, and the guy goes soft with a click.

"It's really useless. Are these guys the so-called Zhou Jun? They're a little weak."

"Don't underestimate them. On the flat ground, ten of us will be hacked to death." The companion picked up the weapon on the ground, then pulled the corpse into the grass, stripped off the armor, and took away the rations. Soon the beast will help eat up.

Most of the Flying Tigers are petite, and they are not suitable for direct combat. When guarding the palace before, they were killed by a strong man, and Zishou used them as professional mountain soldiers and forest soldiers—short in stature, but mountain soldiers The biggest advantage.

"Parents have orders, don't let anyone go, this Sangyuan is ours." Although there are only a hundred people, going to Chousangyuan is like coming home. Compared with Mount Tai, the terrain here is easier to climb a little.

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Single shifts, earthquakes, genuine natural disasters.

Chapter 69 Hakoya Battle