Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 103 The Nations (Two in One) (addition for the leader zjm0911)

The continuous mountains, the turbulent river, and the pass connecting the Tianlian Mountains, this is the grand pass of Hengduan Zhou, the east and west capitals.

Under Hangu Pass, countless Qin people gathered here.

Although Hangu Pass is no longer as dangerous as it was in the past hundreds of years, and now it can accommodate several vehicles at the same time, it is still not so easy to break through.

This is still a great barrier that needs to be broken through with blood and life.

The only difference is that in the previous Hangu Pass, ten lives were exchanged for one life, but in the current Hangu Pass, five lives were exchanged for one life.

With the sound of war drums, the people of Qin rushed forward like a tide.

The corpses fell from the city wall like dumplings. Countless pieces of meat were piled up under the city wall. They were very bright, a mixture of blood and brains, mixed with red and white, somewhat resembling a maiden's dress.

Among the corpses, only the face is bloody and bloody, which is considered good. The heads of most of the corpses are directly sunken in, and those who don't know it think it is the ancient god of war Xingtian.

There are only a few scattered catapults, because the terrain is too dangerous to be used, so they can only be reassembled slowly and manpower on the mountain level with Hangu Pass.

It mainly relies on the newly invented strong crossbow in these years. The power and distance of this kind of crossbow far exceed that of bows and arrows. Not only can it cause huge damage to people, but it can even cause some damage to city walls.

Faced with high casualties, Uncle Qin's expression did not change at all. Now that he has decided to attack Hangu Pass, this is the inevitable end.

"How about Wei's casualties?" This was what he was most concerned about.

General Qin, who was in charge of organizing the attack, finally looked better, and said, "The casualties of the Wei family are far lower than our army's, but these days they continue to attack, and their losses are about one-third of our army's."

In the battle of defending the city, this kind of casualty ratio is already very great!
Uncle Qin was very happy when he heard the words, and paced back and forth, "Just fight like this. The main purpose is to kill and wound Wei's soldiers. Wei Qing will definitely not be able to hold on. Now let the people we arranged before persuade Wei Qing."

Above Hangu Pass, there are also traces of war everywhere. Powerful crossbow bolts are nailed to the city wall, and deep pits are made by occasional falling trebuchets.

The defenders of the city have an absolute advantage. According to the current situation, as long as there are no problems with the logistics, they can persist for at least three to five years. However, Wei Qing of Jin State is extremely ugly.

"Are these Qin people crazy? They attack Hangu Pass like this, even if they take Hangu Pass, will they still have the strength to go to the Central Plains to fight for the front?"

Ever since they came to the Hangu Pass, the people of Qin looked as if they were going to die. Even at night, they didn't stop for a moment. They paid countless casualties, but they still didn't stop for a moment.

Wei's retainers said anxiously: "Patriarch, this can't go on like this anymore, Qin is a big country with millions of people, with 30 armored troops.

Even if all the Qin people were wiped out under the Hangu Pass, would the Wei family be able to survive alone?
Patriarch, what Young Master Gao said that day is correct, for us, this is really an unnecessary war. "

Of course, we are not the state of Jin that Wei's retainers are talking about. If it was the state of Jin, even if all the Qin people died, it would be impossible to break through the Hangu Pass.

We here are the Wei family who came to guard Hangu Pass.

One of the Daqing clan in the Jin Kingdom!

The retainer's words made Wei Qing fall into deep thought. Seeing Wei Qing's expression, thinking of the beauties at home and the endless treasures, he was secretly delighted.

The Wei family's fief is close to the Qin and Chu countries, and they are the most infiltrated Jin officials in the two countries. They not only make friends with the Qing clan, but the Qin and Chu countries also bought countless retainers of the Wei family.

These people are unlikely to sell the Wei family directly, but it is still possible to let the Wei family get close to Qin Chu.

Back in the mansion, Wei Qing's concubine, who was born in Qin State, also persuaded him, "My lord, the strength of Qin State was witnessed by my own eyes. If this stalemate continues, Wei's loss will definitely be even greater. It's better to let Qin Jun go directly, it won't hurt the Wei family."

For several days in a row, the increasing casualties of Wei's private soldiers and the explicit or covert persuasion of everyone made Wei Qing couldn't help but recall what Young Master Gao said a few months ago.

A few months ago, the people of Qin had just arrived under Hangu Pass.

Young Master Gao ordered people to carry boxes of treasures into the hall. Wei Qing looked at these precious treasures with some greed.

Young Master Gao saluted Wei Qing very respectfully. This is the courtesy that courtiers would do to foreign monarchs. Wei Qing was shocked at that time.

He hurriedly said: "Young master, what do you mean by this?

I'm just an official of the state of Jin, not a king. Your etiquette is inappropriate. "

Unexpectedly, Young Master Gao smiled and said: "Wei Qing, this is the monarch of our country congratulating you, because you will soon become the lord of the princes."

Before Wei Qing could respond, Young Master Gao continued: "Wei Qing, you are the Shangqing of the Jin Kingdom, and you take turns in charge of the state affairs of the Jin Kingdom with other Qing clans.

The land and population of the Wei family account for [-]% of the state of Jin. In terms of status and strength, you far exceed most monarchs, but you are just a prince. Is this appropriate?
These territories were laid down by your ancestors. The Duke of Jin did not pay a single soldier, but collected taxes from these territories. This is not the principle of being a king.

Look at these treasures, Qin State has always been poor, but it can easily take out so much wealth and offer it to you.

And you?
How rich your land is, but you have dedicated most of your wealth to the government, are you really willing? "

There is no need to use cunning words to decorate the bright conspiracy.

Wei Qing was furious when he heard the words: "It turns out that the King of Qin sent you here with such thoughts in mind?

Do you want to drive a wedge between the Wei family and the public office, and let me let Qin Jun pass through Hangu Pass?

Then Uncle Qin was wrong. The monarch and I are not only monarchs and ministers, but also close friends and relatives. Once in Yicheng, we made an alliance with blood and never betrayed. "

Young Master Gao didn't care about Wei Qing's furious attitude now, and Wei Qing acted so angry after only a few short conversations, which just showed that what he just said hit a weak spot in his heart.

"Wei Qing, the ruler of the state of Qin is a gentleman who is well-known in the west, and the entire Guanzhong land is extolling the reputation of the ruler, how could it be possible to provoke the relationship between you and Duke Jin?

Qin Guo is thinking of you and the Wei family.

The Daqing family in Jin Wengong's time, now, is there still half of them alive?

How glorious was the Zhishi in the past?
In the state of Jin, under one person, over ten thousand people, where is it now?

50 years ago, the Zhao family was almost exterminated. Have you forgotten?
Now that you have become the largest Qing family, can the Jin government tolerate your existence?

Duke Jin clearly knew that the whole country of Qin was beating the pass, but he still sent your clan to Hangu Pass. Is this out of trust?
Even with the natural danger of the great pass, who doesn't know the reputation of the Qin people for being brave?

Wei's soldiers will definitely be consumed.

The king asked me to tell you that no matter how many Qin people died here, Qin must pass through Hangu Pass.

After both the Qin State and the Wei family suffered losses, the Qin State retreated to Guanzhong at the worst, and the west of Weihan was in the hands of the Qin State.

Although it is not as dangerous as Hangu Pass, the countries of the Guandong also have to pay a bloody price if they want to enter.

But what about Weiss?I am afraid that the only ending waiting for you is destruction.

It's a pity that Qin's Guozuo has been in existence for 500 years, and there will be another 500 years in the future, and the Wei family may not exist in 30 years.

Wei Qing, if you want to be a loyal minister of Jin, you have to ask other members of the family whether they agree or not.

This is all I have to say, and I hope you can think about it.

The Qin army will begin to attack the city tomorrow, and you will see Qin's determination! "

After finishing speaking, Young Master Gao still used the etiquette of a monarch to pay respects to Wei Qing and left directly.

There was only one heartbreaking sentence left, "There is no such thing as an undefeated Qing family. Only turning a family into a country is the highest glory and power."

After several months, Young Master Gao returned to Hangu Pass again.

This majestic city was shrouded in war and was full of chilling spirit. Countless wounded soldiers were transported to the city for treatment, and there were painful groans everywhere, which was no different from the Qin army's camp.

Young Master Gao still saluted Wei Qing respectfully, without the slightest arrogance, and brought more wealth than last time.

This made Wei Qing's aggrieved heart feel better, and he felt Qin Guo's sincerity.

"Wei Qing, the monarch asked me to bring you greetings. I hope that Qin and Wei can have a good alliance for a hundred years."

Wei Qing sighed: "My lord, what you said last time is indeed very reasonable.

However, although the Wei family's fiefdoms are large, they are all scattered. The Wei family's power is great, but it cannot be recognized by the emperor of Zhou.

How can you become the lord of the princes? "

Young Master Gao laughed loudly and said, "Wei Qing, Duke Jin has often disrespected the emperor these years, and Qin State has heard of it in the western frontier.

If you are willing to let the Qin army enter the pass, the Qin army is willing to join forces with you to attack the Jin army in Han's fiefdom.

The Chu army is in Nanyang, and when the three sides attack, will the Jin army not fail?
At that time, Zhenghou, who annexed the Han family's fiefdom, and then offered slander to the emperor in Dongping, finally went to Luoyi to ask the emperor of Zhou to canonize him.

You have made a great contribution, won't the emperor of Zhou reward you? "

Wei Qing was a little shocked. Is this going to use a knife to force Zhou Tianzi to be canonized?

As expected of a barbarian from the west frontier, he really doesn't know what etiquette is.

Wei Qing sighed and said: "Qin Guoyuan is far away in the western border and knows that he wants to persuade the emperor, it is really loyal.

How disrespectful is it that the Duke of Jin proposed to the emperor many times that he wanted to be buried with royal ceremonies?
As a subject, I am supposed to advise the Duke of Jin, but I have not done so before, and now it is time to propose to the king. "

The two sides hit it off immediately, and the Qin army opened the door to the Qin people without shaking the majestic pass for several months!
It is difficult to break the Xiongguan Pass, but it is easy to break the heart!

……

Among the Song Kingdom.

The people of Qi were driven down from the city wall again in desperation. The generals of the Wu army looked at the people of Qi strangely, with obvious sneers in their eyes.

The nobles of the Wu army were basically holding back their laughter, but the soldiers of the Wu state didn't have so many worries. They all laughed and said, "Qi people, you were beaten again, and you retreated in despair."

The soldiers of the Qi army blushed in shame, waved their hands and said, "Don't talk nonsense, a failure in a siege is not considered a failure, it's a very normal thing."

The soldiers of Wu State pointed to the soldiers of State Wu who had charged up the city wall to fight with the Song people on the other side and said, "You were also defeated last time, and this time too."

So the soldiers of the Qi army slipped back into the camp in despair, saying something like "Qi is the overlord of the princes".

Qi's army is obviously not as strong as their mouths. These Qi people who never forget to restore Duke Huan's hegemony were beaten with blood all over the face of Song people.

In this attack on Song Dynasty, Qi's army completely lost the face of the former overlord.

After Duke Huan of Qi, the state of Qi gradually declined for hundreds of years, but because it has been walking with Luo and Jin, it has never suffered a major failure. A limelight.

But this time when they attacked the Song Dynasty, when Qi and Wu attacked the city together, because of the bravery of the Wu people, they still looked good, but once the Qi people attacked the city by themselves, the record was simply terrible.

The quality of individual soldiers of the Qi people is not too bad, but they may come from different soldiers. Once the number of soldiers increases, the combat effectiveness will appear very strange.

This situation even attracted Luo Guo's attention.

Because the subsequent battles were all the main force of the large corps, even if the logistics soldiers were not included, the number of soldiers alone was tens of thousands.

If Qi is still in the current state, then it can only become a breakthrough on the subsequent battlefield, which is not allowed by Luo.

For this matter, Luo Zhi also wrote a letter to Linzi, hoping that they can elect a general who can command the army to fight, and come to Qi State's army to carry out unified planning.

After several months of adjustments, it was gradually effective. During this process, tens of thousands of people in Qi State had died on the land of Song State.

Of course, more Song people died, not only soldiers, but also countless ordinary people. In the troubled times, it is really difficult to survive.

In Zheng Guozhong, Luo Zhi led Luo Guo's 20 army, plus the royal army gathered before, and those Zheng Guo's troops, a total of more than [-] troops were in Zheng Guozhong, and the pressure on logistics was enormous. of.

In just a few months, [-] to [-]% of Zheng Guo's food was eaten up. With Zheng Guo's reserves, it can support such a war for a year or two at most.

The 20 troops of the Luozhou coalition army chased and killed Song Guo's army all the way, and Song Guo left countless corpses.

After Luo Zhi saw that his aunt and grandmother's judgment of the situation in various countries was basically correct, he had fully understood that this battlefield must not be completely defeated.

Previously, Ji Lingdu analyzed the situation of the various countries in Luozhi, and even predicted the possibility of a big war, "If this war is won, the situation of Bangzhou will not get better, because Jin and Qi have already deteriorated.

If this war is lost, Bang Zhou's destiny will fall directly, and the Luo Kingdom will fall along with Bang Zhou.

If this war is basically a draw, or a small-scale failure, then Bangzhou can last for more than 100 years, or 200 years.

But no matter what kind of ending it is, the emperor's crown will be completely knocked to the ground. The patriarchal system established by the ancestors has come to its end, and the existence of Zhou Li will completely become history.

These crimes will be carried on your body, you are such a poor child. "

This is what his aunt and grandmother told him back then.

Luo Zhi didn't care about his future reputation, but he was extremely terrified of what his aunt and grandmother expected about the future.

He knew that the continuation of Bang Zhou was beneficial to King Su. Faced with the current complicated situation, he could only secretly pray, "Old ancestor, although he is stupid, he is willing to use his blood to win another 200 years for you. All the descendants of the Luo family and the people of the entire Luo country are willing."

For those precious artifacts of destiny, Luo Zhi adhered to the principle of not using them if they could be used, because his aunt and grandmother made it very clear that even if this war was won, Bang Zhou's situation would still not get better.

The wisdom of my aunt and grandmother is beyond doubt. If so, there is no need to waste the artifact of destiny here.

Song Gong and Chen Hou led the army and fled towards the territory of Ying State.

Ying country is indeed a small country and weak, plus Chu country is in the south, just a field battle, Ying country's army was directly defeated, and it was impossible to stop the Song and Chen countries' armies at all.

The troops of Song State and Chen State kept fleeing. At this time, they already knew the news that Chu State and Wu State were in full-scale war, which made them ecstatic.

"Chu State and Wu State are in full-scale war, then Chu State must come out in full force."

When they finally met Chu's army and hurriedly met, they found that Chu was actually fighting under the guise of military remonstrance.

This made Song Gong and Chen Hou look at each other, what's the matter?
Shouldn't you just rebel?
Shouldn't you be yelling loudly that you want to go to Luoyi to try the weight of Jiuding?
Xiang Cheng didn't expect Song Guo and Chen Guo to be beaten so badly. Hearing that Song Gong and Chen Hou had defeated Zhou Tianzi's army, Xiang Cheng laughed outright.

When he heard that Luo's army was coming for support, the expression on Xiang Cheng's face became a little dark and difficult to understand.

"My lords, start gathering your troops, and the supplies you brought, and then the real battle will begin."

The news of Chu's army going north has come, and Luo Zhi led the army to stop a hundred miles north of the Huanghuai Plain, which used to be the land of Cai.

The general of Luo State analyzed the current situation, "Son of Heaven, the king, the current military strength of Chu State is unknown, but Chu State occupies a large area of ​​fertile land and develops water conservancy. With the national strength of Chu State, there are 20 to 10 soldiers, and the total force is [-]. Wan is no problem, the Song-Chen coalition army should still have [-] people.

Now we have to wait for the army of Jin and the remaining troops of Luo to come, and the armies of Qi and Wu may not be able to wait. "

Qi State's combat strength has become a hidden danger of the war. Originally, it was intended to quickly break through Song State, but unexpectedly, Qi State was thwarted by Song State.

Wu State and Chu State were so red-eyed east of the Dabie Mountains that it was impossible to provide support, and even in an emergency situation, they might even withdraw the troops in Song State.

Qi and Song were left to peck at each other.

The envoy of Chu State came to the camp of Luo State, and said to Ji Bai with a proud face: "Your Majesty is very worried when he hears that the Son of Heaven attacked Song Dynasty for no reason.

Song Guo is a descendant of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, one of the two kings and three kings established by King Su, and existed as a guest in Bangzhou. It is not what the emperor should do to criticize such a distinguished guest.

Zheng Hou offered you a slander, such a courtier should be killed, so that he can be treated by Song Gong and appease the hearts of Song people.

The king believes that you should learn from the ancient sage kings, explain your sins to the whole world, and express your repentance.

If you do this, the people of the world will appreciate your benevolence and eliminate the current war. "

As soon as the words of killing Zheng Hou came out, everyone in the tent changed their expressions at the same time.

The state of Chu came here on purpose to disgust people. They clearly knew that Marquis Zheng had been killed, and the emperor himself did it himself, but they still wanted to say this, just to label the emperor as an unreasonable attack on Song Dynasty.

In the following paragraph, the Son of Heaven confessed his mistakes to the world, which made Luo Zhi's face change directly. It was really too ruthless. It was to deprive the Son of Heaven of all his sanctity.

It is not a big deal for the king to issue an imperial edict, but it can only be done under the control of the situation. The purpose is to ease the sharp contradictions and explain the correction of the policy direction to the world.

Now the two sides are in dire straits, if Ji puts an order on himself, the state of Chu will immediately say, "Sure enough, you are a foolish king. The current situation in the world is because of you. Loyal ministers and righteous men will follow me to raise troops to kill the only husband and save the world. !"

Ji Bai was irritated by the arrogant attitude of the Chu State envoy, and was about to get angry when Luo Zhi held him down. Luo Zhi stared closely at the Chu State envoy and said coldly: "Zheng Hou is indeed a treacherous minister, the emperor has already punished him. Kill Zheng Hou.

However, Song Gong and Chen Hou did not send any envoys to express their grievances to the king, but they directly betrayed and even attacked and killed the king. Is this what loyal ministers did?

He is obviously a traitor who is trying to assassinate the king, and he should be killed as well!

Please also ask your envoy to return to the state of Chu and tell the Marquis of Chu to kill Song Gong and Chen Hou and send their bodies to the camp. Presumably this can prove the loyalty of the Chu Marquis. "

Luo Zhi skipped the process of entanglement with the envoys of Chu State, and pointed directly at the core of the monarch and ministers. Since the Marquis of Chu wants to be a loyal minister, loyal ministers need to vote for a certificate, so bring it.

The envoy of Chu was speechless, and left angrily, "The emperor ignores the loyalty of the Chu people, which should be punished."

Looking at the envoy of Chu State who walked out of the camp, Ji Bai said angrily: "Chu people are rampant. For more than 100 years, they are still as ambitious as wolves. What kind of things can fill the gap of their desires?"

Luo Zhi said quietly: "Of course it is the Jiuding in Luoyi, which symbolizes the destiny of Bang Zhou. Prepare to meet the enemy. The army of Chu people is not so easy to resist."

If Chu State's goal is not achieved, it will naturally not give up, but Luo State will never retreat without even fighting.

Since Chu State wants to deprive Bang Zhou of his destiny, let's do it with swords and guns.

Only blood can bring the sacred crown to the ground!

The heroic King of Chu was not surprised, but this in itself was an excuse for war, "Uncle, let's regroup the army, defeat the coalition forces of the Luo Kingdom, and attack the Jin Kingdom together. It's time for the world to listen to the voices of the Chu people."

The Chu army united with the Song and Chen countries, and they were powerful. More than 30 people were distributed on the battlefield of Baili.

Chu's army is elite, and Luo Zhi can't consume Luo's most sharp warriors in the tug-of-war, so Luo leads the coalition forces to continuously shrink the front line.

Everyone had the same thought in their hearts, "Waiting for the Jin army, this is the main battlefield, and the army sent here by the Jin state will definitely be the most elite and the largest in number.

At least 20 troops will come here, and the situation will change when Jin enters the field. "

The commander-in-chief of the State of Luo engaged in battles with the State of Chu every day, and then retreated slowly. Whenever the battle was over, the battlefield was full of smoke and fire.

Because the corpses all over the ground must be burned, this is the experience gained from countless years of war.

In this regard, the two sides have tacitly cleaned up the battlefield respectively.

With the fire and strong wind, countless dust, smoke, and powder from human corpses were blown towards the soldiers on both sides.

……

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, major changes took place in the balance of power among the countries, and the contradictions among the countries became more acute. Chu and Qin had reached the peak they could reach in a short period of time, and they must once again The challenge of the old patriarchal order.

According to the records, Qin, Chu, Jin, and Qi have no real strategic goals. The two sides in the war, Qin and Chu, just wanted to enter the Central Plains to replace the Ji Jiang alliance, and Qi and Jin followed the usual practice to prevent Qin and Chu.

But the result of the war was beyond everyone's expectations. Perhaps only the Luo Kingdom understood that this was a war to destroy the Xias. ——"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Zhou Dynasty"

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