Is this a godsend?

As a result, at night, Ji Fa looked at the still quiet merchant camp and the Luodong army whose morale had not decreased but slightly improved, and shuddered for a while—I thought that the surprise attack during the day and the Dongyi army's superiority in numbers were defeated. The setbacks and blows of the army will greatly reduce the morale, and even drive the relationship between the merchant army, the feudal army, and the Luodong army. As a result, looking at it now, the relationship between the three armies has become closer.

And if the morale of the opponent is not hit, Ji Fa is not afraid when he is completely unaware that the merchant army has a three-month death line. This means that the war will be a very uncomfortable hard consumption. , not to mention that there are local nobles in Jin and even the princes of Chengzhou who supported Ji Kao to provide local supplies to reduce the consumption of transshipment.

And there is still an advantage in the number of troops. If it is really so exhausting, the Zhou army may have a natural danger and will not be defeated, but Cheng Zhou will be exhausted to the point of exhaustion. Based on his understanding of the king of Shang, at that time, as long as he incites those barbarians To attack, you will have to mobilize troops for a week, so what if there is a natural danger in Tongguan?

The right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people. If the forces cannot be united, defeat is a matter of time.

"No need to worry." Lu Shang opened the curtain and came in with a straight face. He didn't respond to Ji Fa's father's address at all. He sat in the coach's position expressionlessly, making Ji Fa who stood up to respond very embarrassed.

"Your Majesty ordered me to come and preside over it. You don't have to worry about supplies and soldiers. I've already made arrangements." Lu Shang took out a talisman to prove that it was Ji Chang's authorization.

"What's your father's arrangement?" Ji Fa asked cautiously. "Let the son supervise the transportation of grain and grass, son, you really let Zhou Bo down." Ji Fa didn't say a word, yes, it's not that he doesn't know what Cheng Zhou's best strategy is, but what he wants is his Cheng Zhou. , instead of Ji Kao's Cheng Zhou, although the father-in-law favors him now, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?Lu Shang didn't care, just read the military affairs these days.

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Chapter 76 O~O........O△O

Lu Shang was sitting in Tongguan, and the merchant army became much sadder. First, he evacuated the wounded soldiers and their entire team, and re-sent some of the grain back to those big cities. The loss caused by repeated transportation was not enough Not much, but it also prevents those big towns from having no spare food and grass.

The second is to make people correct the road west of Tongguan, and build watchtowers on the high ground on both sides. The number of soldiers standing in front of the pass is reduced by a part. The merchant army on the opposite side is the most troubled by this approach.

"Guoguo does not rely on the danger of mountains and streams. The danger of Tongguan can be used but not fully utilized. Do you understand?" Lu Shang said to Ji Fa, who was standing respectfully by the side, "The danger of Tongguan can weaken the offensive of the merchant army and make it easier for them to attack." It is difficult to go west, but it cannot be relied on."

"Father Shang taught you the right thing." Ji Fa did not dare to retort. On the one hand, the gap between him and Lu Shang in military affairs was greater than that between him and Zishou; on the other hand, Lu Shang was Father Shang. In other words, The kind that Ji Chang asked him to call Little Papa really fell out, and his status as an unsecured heir was lost ninety-nine percent of the time.

If Lu Shang felt that he was a piece of mud that couldn't support the wall, he could definitely persuade Ji Chang to change. Even if he couldn't, with his current power and position, if he opened up for Ji Kao, he would be 100% imprisoned somewhere. Waiting for his brother to be executed.

"Use Tongguan as the threshold, use Jiaocheng as the pillars, and Dayi as the hall, and fight against it section by section." This is Lu Shang's plan, instead of garrisoning such a large army that is never needed. Tongguan eats dry rice, "those who live in Zhuyi can go back first, because they will come as soon as they are called, and they don't consume grain and rice."

And it can also avoid Shang Tie's all-out attack on Zhou. If the Yellow River freezes in winter, he will go directly to the river to raid the area behind Tongguan.

Even if the Yellow River is not frozen tightly, or merchants cannot march on a large scale in the winter and twelfth lunar months, are those princes of the big cities really reliable?

Do you think you are fighting the King of Shang?You are fighting with your brother. If there is a problem with the princes of the big cities behind you, with Ji Fa's strategy, they will have to be blocked at Tongguan Pass.

Therefore, Lu Shang placed part of the army and the wounded in the rear, and also planned to monitor and stabilize the rear to prevent the enemy from attacking around the path. You must know that some people made this mistake at the end of the Han Dynasty about 1000 years later. The natural danger of Jianmen is comparable to Tongguan. It's much more terrifying, and it's not the same as breaking the path for people to take a detour.

"Young master does not need to break through the Tongguan pass for the test." Seeing that Ji Fa was still thinking, Lu Shang said again, "He only wants to enter the pass, not to break through it. Do you know the difference between the two?"

"Invented." Ji Fa finally understood the other party's meaning with sweat profusely. Ji Kao didn't need to break through Tongguan violently. What he needed was to enter the west of Tongguan with a force.

Once he returned to Zhou, he did not report to Ji Chang immediately, but instead recruited troops and contacted the princes. If there was still a moderate force by his side, and the Tongguan merchant army dragged Ji Fa back flawlessly—then , I really want to show how Jiang Wei died.

There was no controversy in the Zhou Dynasty before Zishou succeeded to the throne. Zhoudi princes may not resist him.

As a result, the situation was like a broken bamboo. When the young master kao army surrounded Xiqi and remonstrated with his father, Ji Chang had no choice. Hair stripped.

Then Ji Kao ordered the army to return to various places in the name of Ji Chang, leaving only Ji Fa's hardcore supporters, plus the support and cooperation of the merchant army outside, he estimated that he would have to be killed within three months. The people were loaded into a prison car and sent back to Xiqi.

"Thus, the young master should not rely on Tongguan as the only reliance, but use Tongguan as a bait. The merchant army uses Guansuo to be here. Why is Tongguan not to lock the Shang army here?" Tongguan let Zhou's army be locked here, but Shang Isn't it the same with our army?

Lu Shang's tactics are very simple, layout around Tongguan, use Tongguan as a bait to hold back the merchant army, then stabilize the surrounding area, establish a second line of defense, and carry out elastic defense.

Even if the Shang army captures Tongguan, there is no westward defense to the west of Tongguan, and the roads have been repaired. The difficulty for the Zhou army to regain it is much lower than that of the Shang. Morale, arrows and pawns are about the same.

No matter how you look at him, Zishou is not someone who can sell his head to help Zhou. Therefore, he is most likely to give up Ji Kao directly after such a serious setback, or use him in the end to make him Jinhou or Zhou Bo , and then stand on their own in Jin.

However, Lu Shang also has his own method for this. The premise of being named Marquis of Jin is that the princes of Jin must support him, and Lu Shang's plan is that if this happens, the Tongguan Zhou army can raid Jin more. Hit those Ji Kao's hardcore supporters, and Huairou those who can win.

The power of Ji Kao was compressed to a great extent, so that the opponent could only rely on Shang's blood transfusion, and a son who was so dependent on Shang's blood transfusion, Zhoudi people were not stupid, and he knew at a glance that he was a puppet of Da Shang. There is still a way to integrate Zhoudi's internal forces little by little, absorb and convert those Ji Kao's supporters, and then turn around Ji Fa's reputation as a young generation that is extremely unfavorable to Ji Fa from the public opinion.

If the eldest son is willing to be someone else's puppet, so that the ancestral temple will not fall and the family name will not be disgraceful, then the moral pressure on the more virtuous second son who is also a legitimate son will not be so great. If Fa is the heir, then the number of cards King Shang can play will be reduced by more than half, and Ji Kao will be completely given up.

The king of Shang must replace him with his cronies, and then put Ji Kao in the court as a mascot, then the next strategic stage is a long-term confrontation and confrontation with the big business.

"Young master, if you want to be big, you can't sacrifice great righteousness for small gain, let alone seek greatness with small gain. Only the one who can accept the country's stains can be the ruler of the country, do you understand?" Lu Shang said meaningfully, he didn't Supporting Ji Fa and not supporting Ji Kao, both of them have no kindness to him. His allegiance is Ji Chang, or Cheng Zhou.

But now it seems that Ji Kao is really not suitable for long-term strategic confrontation with Shang. If the time for Zishou's attack is delayed by ten years, then he will spare no effort to find a way to deal with Ji Fa instead of Ji Kao—— Ji Chang's two sons are very powerful, but it's a pity that their talents are not in the same field at all.

In times of peace, Ji Kao was benevolent, righteous, and used to unite the princes of all walks of life with gentle means, which made Zhou's wings gradually flourish; Influenced by others, the quilt is led by the nose by this kind of dog.

To be more specific, Ji Kao is the nominal co-owner of the coalition forces at the merchant camp opposite, but it can be seen that he has little influence on the military strategy. However, he has bridged the coalition forces very well. The relationship between the princes and the merchant army also shows that he is very suitable as a guardian king in peacetime.

"Fa was taught by Shangfu." Ji Fa called Shangfu sincerely this time. Although Lu Shang was not loyal to him, he was indeed loyal to Zhou, and he was helping him out of Zhou's best plan.

"Soldiers fight in battle, not by fighting for victory." The temporary battle outcome is actually not that important. What Lu Shang wants to tell Ji Fa is this truth. Tongguan is a natural danger, and it is very important whether it is controlled or not. , but the battle at Tongguan itself is not that important. What he wants is to control Tongguan, not simply defend Tongguan.

"The king of Shang is only young enough to have such a strategy. You must not underestimate him." Although the pressure from the Shang army is great, and the problems of Ji Kao and Ji Fa are serious, in Lu Shang's view, neither The age of Shang Wang is a serious problem.

He is only in his early thirties now, what is the concept of an aristocrat in his early thirties, that is, the age of thirties?A normal noble is considered an adult at the age of 15 to 16, but this is a social concept. At this stage, he will almost marry and have children, leaving heirs.

Then start to learn the skills you should learn, including government affairs, etc., and after being crowned at the age of 20, you will be regarded as an adult or a complete nobleman in politics, and you will have your own fief, trilogy and mansion. The so-called crown ceremony is This way.

Usually, aristocratic sons in their twenties are still struggling to manage the government. When they are around 30 years old, they can usually be considered to have established their family business and start to handle government affairs and various tasks more skillfully. Don't know what to do.

Of course, this refers to the kind of nobles who are more motivated. If it is the youngest sons of Ji Chang who eat, drink, have fun and have no inheritance rights, then they may not know what government affairs are until they are 40 years old. It is the consistent practice of noble families.

In other words, according to the normal development path, a 30-year-old Shang king can straighten out the government and understand the interests and needs of the princes from all walks of life, so that the ship of the big merchant will not be in the waves. It is excellent.

However, what is the situation of the 30-year-old Zishou they are facing now?Not only did he straighten out the government, but he also vigorously carried out innovation and development, and he conquered the east and the west. Not to mention his martial arts, his political skills are not like a step-by-step king of Shang.

More like the kind of old and cunning guy who has sat on the throne for 20 years and is 50 to [-] years old, and has a wide range of knowledge and ideas.

Lv Shang was an official in various places, traffickers, pawns, prostitutes, doing everything, seeing it, and as he got older, he learned from Yuxu, and traveled with different people and sages from all walks of life to study. Summed up his set of Wentaowulue.

But what about King Shang?He grew up in the hands of a woman in the deep palace, and because of luck, he became the son of a son, and he has not received any education from a son of a son—and then he is nearly 15 years younger than Lu Shang, and has the same strategy as Lu Shang, and even wins in the strategy of state affairs one chip.

This is what Lu Shang thinks is the scariest thing about Zishou. In another ten years, when this guy is 50 or [-] years old, as he grows older and more experienced, as well as the various things he has accumulated while dealing with state affairs, he will become When he was treacherous and cunning, he was even more difficult to deal with than now, but at that time, Ji Chang and himself were old and weak, and Ji Kao was even older than King Shang, so he could only rely on Ji Fa.

But Ji Fa is not a few years younger than him, so facing such an opponent, Ji Kao is of course useless, but Ji Fa is not as powerful as he imagined. He just said that relatively speaking, he is younger and more capable. consumption.

"My lord, you can't just take the King of Shang as your enemy." Lu Shang thought about it for a while, and felt that although it is a bit wrong to say this from here, he still needs to remind, "You should use the King of Shang as your teacher."

"Why? Father Shang, Shang Nai Zhou..."

"The enemy of Zhou is also your teacher. You can't control him by learning from the enemy. Even if the son becomes Zhou Bo, he is just a dead bone in the tomb. Neither the king nor the minister can help you for the rest of your life." Lu Shang said seriously. road.Ji Fa's complexion changed several times, and finally he bowed down sincerely, "Father Gao Yi, Fa is not as good as you!"

"It's not Gao Yi, but... Forget it." Lu Shang felt that he had said enough today, and the next lesson will be when Ji Fa grows up slowly and digests what he said today.

"The king of Shang's son is like a horse flying in the sky, let's wait and see." Lu Shang pointed to the outside of the account.

The Shang army camp, "Finally arrived, this time's work is really fast enough." The young man riding a black tiger got off his mount and came towards the back camp of the Shang army. He held the scepter bestowed by the King of Shang, Naturally, he would not be shot by the merchant army on the way.

Of course, copper whips were often used to open people's minds along the way-if anyone saw such a jeweled and valuable guy, the first reaction would be to give it a go, turning a bicycle into a motorcycle.

"What instructions does the angel have?" Fei Lian asked very respectfully. The king of Shang has never sent envoys to inquire about the frontline war, which made him a little nervous. It really made him breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, a general who leads half of Shang's current army is fighting outside, and the king of Shang ignores it. If he is not a stupid king, then basically, it means that he will have no one when he returns, and Fei Lian is not the king of Shang. In-laws, even if they are in-laws, they don't trust me anymore.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I'm just here to help, and besides, the time limit requested by the king is not long, have you made any progress recently?" As a job that has already been paid, Ming didn't bother to exchange pleasantries, and went directly to the topic, "What's the latest trouble?"

"The angels don't know. Zhou Jun has recently mobilized its troops. It is probably because the princes in the rear learned that the young master is here, and there is a change. Therefore, tomorrow they will prepare for a large-scale attack on the city, taking advantage of the low morale of the Zhou army and the lack of troops."

"I don't think that's the case." Ming thought for a while, "Forget it, let's make a feint tomorrow before making plans."

After all, he just made irresponsible remarks about the general's tactics when he first arrived, and he is not the kind of stupefied young man, how could he do such a thing, so let's see tomorrow's results first.

Kunlun Mountains, Yaochi Lake, the Queen Mother of the West lying on the steaming water, licking her furry tail with her barbed tongue, and then spitting out the saliva-soaked hair on the ground. For creatures with these strange limbs , cleaning the hair and keeping the body clean is really a very troublesome thing.

"So, have you all decided where to go? If so, it will be very deserted here." Feeling a little lonely.

"However, everyone has signed the contract. If you don't go, the punishment is a bit heavy. Besides, it's just going down to run errands." Qingluan's feather-like dull hair shook from side to side, "It shouldn't be too long. Yes."

"Well, probably~ So, you will all bring magic weapons there? Didn't you say it's best not to bring too powerful magic weapons?"

"That's right, so I didn't bring any ones that are too powerful." The winged centaur or half-human pegasus said calmly. He really didn't bring a magic weapon. He himself is the biggest magic weapon. ), the main work in Kunlun is.... plowing fields~

Well, just kidding, he is actually the gardener, and he is in charge of the Xuanpu Garden, including the strange pets kept by Queen Mother Xi, the various medicinal herbs, flowers and plants planted, so he has a very good relationship with Baihua.

Being able to control beasts and listen to the sounds of plants is his ability. As for magic weapons, he has no magic weapons at all. As a real beast, he can be regarded as a living magic weapon. If he dies, there is a high probability that new magic weapons will be born in his bones come out.

"Is that so?" The Queen Mother of the West was a little confused, but half of her treasury was removed by them. Did they all pick the one with the least power?Thinking of this, she went to check the treasury again, and after confirming that the most powerful items were all there, she breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm not worried about you being punished, but if you stole my magic weapons and artifacts, you will be punished." There are a lot of people who bother me."

"That's right, that's right, it's okay if I took two longevity medicines?"

"I've already said that there is no elixir of immortality or elixir of longevity!" The Queen Mother of the West was rolling all over the floor. That thing was not a elixir of longevity at all, it was just a one-time short-term life-prolonging elixir, and the side effects were quite serious.

The reason why people can only eat it once is the side effect. To put it bluntly, this thing is similar to the T-virus or the sun ladder. While increasing lifespan and vitality, it also greatly improves the metabolism level. If you eat a second serving, your brain will directly suffer It will be burned away by the high fever, leaving only the basic instincts, and this must be a person with an excellent physique, if it is ordinary-the human body will spontaneously combust directly.

For a foreigner, you can take up to three servings, depending on the blood relationship, because the side effects can be suppressed by magic weapon absorption and supernatural growth, but, correspondingly, the life-extending effect of this potion for a foreigner is not obvious.

If it is said that mortals can live about 10 years longer after eating it, Yiren can live up to 5 years longer. If you eat all three servings, you can live up to 15 years. This is the limit. In fact, if you really take it, under normal circumstances, mortals can live the most 3 years, Yiren is like 1 year at most.

The Queen Mother of the West is formulated for emergency use, because it is also a very powerful trauma medicine, at least give you a year and a half to explain the funeral, similar to some "seven days must die pills" and the like.

"Hey, I got it, it's not an elixir, but it can also prolong your life. I'll take two." Qingluan shook her dumb hair and said, "I don't think I'm capable, so I gave this thing to the king of mankind. It should be possible to mix up a post that does food and does not work, right?"

Chapter 77 Murder

In the art of war, cutting and crossing are the top, cutting and road are second, cutting in the wild is the bottom, and the bottom is siege; the method of siege, the top is to besiege the city, so that there is no capital to rely on inside, and no army to support outside. Besieged the city, blocked the traffic, wiped out the reinforcements, made the isolated city difficult to defend, and then stormed it, built buildings, ladders, and smashed the city with the car, and finally the ants attached.

But now, when the merchant army faced Tongguan, they had two choices: siege or attack the dangerous pass, with rivers on one side and cliffs on the other, no siege equipment available, so they could only attack the city with ants.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the current Tongguan City is not high, it is only a 5-6 meter civil structure wall, and it is just a civil walled city. With a chain of fortresses, watchtowers like clouds, and a condescending state of guarding the main road, the consequences of attacking the city will be very serious.

The elites of the Hedong Army under An Lushan almost filled up the forbidden ditch with corpses of the newly recruited recruits. In the end, they had to give up and go home. If the merchant army comes to attack, it is estimated that all 6 people will be killed, and they will not be able to figure out where the wall is.

What's more, among the 6 people, only 1 people can actually fight. Among them, there are only less than 2 armored soldiers. This is why Lu Shang decided on this flexible defense tactic. Even if they captured Guancheng, the Shang army would have to be exhausted. At this time, the Zhou army, who was waiting for work in the rear, would not be difficult to regain.

And every time, it can kill and injure the merchant army in large numbers, consume its morale and life, and eventually drag down the military strength of the entire merchant.

"This is a national war, not a private one. Do you understand, my lord?"

"Father Shang, please teach me a lesson." Ji Fa bowed his head and asked for advice. "National war, the battle of troops is the show, and the wrestling is the heart. It is not determined by the victory of a city or a place, but by the exhaustion of a country and a family. Therefore, the elimination of strength is the top priority, and the victory is the bottom." Lv Shang said, the translation is that the official national war between the two countries is not a private agreement between the princes of the two countries, it is not a battle for a place, and the outcome of a war is determined.

It is determined by the degree of consumption of a country's national power. Therefore, in a national war, it should kill its vital forces and consume its reserve strength to the greatest extent, instead of competing for the victory or defeat of one moment and one place.

"King Shou of Shang, everyone calls him brave, but from my point of view, this man is an expert in national warfare. You can learn more and think about it in the future. His internal consumption of Dongyi's method can be your teacher." Lu Shang nodded and said, Ji Fa is indeed very savvy, but he didn't have any famous teachers to teach him before, and most of them were wild ways he found out by himself, and Ji Chang was good at internal affairs and diplomacy, but short at military strategy, obviously he didn't teach him well.

"Satisfy today, after noon, attack the city!" The attacker has the greatest advantage, that is, they can choose when to attack and take the initiative in the battle, while the defender does not have this kind of leeway. In other words, why choose That's why after noon.

Because the sun was fierce at that time, the defenders had to guard the city against the sun, drowsy and exhausted from the sun, while the attackers could recharge their batteries after eating a full meal in the camp. Wait until after 2 pm, when the heat of the sun dissipates a little, and attack directly.

The ancients did not understand the relationship between sweating and electrolytes. However, farming and hunting all year round let them know that after a few hours in the sun, people will be much more exhausted. Attacking at this time, Zhou Jun’s physical energy will be exhausted. However, the merchant army is waiting for work at leisure, so it naturally has a considerable advantage.

At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the Shang army was ready to attack the city. To be precise, it was a part of the Shang army and a part of the coalition forces of the princes. Lose.

The only siege tools are ladders, and the building carts and rush carts can't be sent up at all. Otherwise, this kind of wooden walled city cannot withstand the rush carts, and you will be hammered away with two blows.

"Woo!" The merchant army "Maya" (the noble officer at the grassroots level) blew the horn, and a steady stream of merchant troops rushed towards the city gate carrying the ladder, with shields covering the ladder, while the Zhou army on the wooden wall continued to descend. Shooting, the arrows pierced the leather shield and were blocked by the thick ladder structure. However, many merchant soldiers were shot through their legs and arms and fell down, and then were trampled by friendly troops.

The Tongguan ramp was too narrow, which resulted in an extremely narrow attack surface for the merchant army. The people were crowded, and they were the best targets for killing logs and rocks.

"The enemy is ascending the city!!" The ladder with the hook clicked and stuck on the wooden wall, with a rope tied in the middle, and was grabbed by a few soldiers with big arms and round waists. It was not as easy to be pushed down as in the movie.

With a small shield in one hand, the Shang army with swords and axes in their mouths climbed up to the top of the city on a ladder, while the Zhou army just stabbed down with spears and spears, stabbing down one by one.

However, as more and more ladders continued to come up, Dongyi soldiers rushed to the wall on the ladders, and the pressure on Zhou Jun also became greater. Swords, shields and blood, shouts and howls resounded through the sky. It was just a false attack, not a real strong attack, but even so, it was still so tragic that it made people look sideways.

"Mingjin retreat!" Fei Lian ordered, his face turned black, the Dongyi army retreated quickly, faster than rushing up, after counting the number of people, 800 were injured, and more than [-] died. This is not a small battle loss. If it was a feint attack, the loss would have simply exceeded the plan.

Regardless of the fact that most of them are wounded, in this era, about 1/3 of the wounded will die of wound infection in at most two or three days, and about 1/3 of the remaining people will develop fever later , and then there is a high probability of death, not to mention those who are disabled and who cannot go to the battlefield again even if they save their lives.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the chance of the wounded surviving to the next battle is only a little over [-]%. This is why casualties are often mentioned together, because in ancient times, the difference between casualties and deaths was not that great.

"Zhou's army is heavily guarded, and a strong attack may destroy most of Luodong's army." Ming said, the premise is that all Luodong's troops are dead.

In siege warfare, the attacker can often bear a greater proportion of casualties. The reason is that if you flee with your back to the city, you will die faster. Therefore, in siege warfare, the proportion of fleeing and retreating is often much lower. The proportion of casualties suffered in urban warfare is much greater, and there is no place to run.

"Yes, but our army's food and grass are not enough." This is what Lu Shang expected. The merchant army needs to cross 1200 miles to transport food, and the Zhou army is at his door. Shou does not need so many manpower.

In other words, the Shang army’s consumption of Shang’s national power was far greater than that of the Zhou army. Even though in fact, most of the food for the Shang army came from the princes of Jin and Chongguo and other vassal states close to the Western Zhou Dynasty. However, some of them were still delivered locally. Yes, and these vassal states don't have much food to feed the 7 to [-] people.