Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 56

Luo Xi's eyes narrowed slightly. When he heard the news that Chu State was going north, he knew that the time to close the net had come.

He told Guan Zhong and Lu Xiaobai the plan that Luo State had prepared for Chu State, "Luo State has always paid attention to Chu State, as early as many years ago, Luo State had already started contacting Ying State, Wu State, Zheng State, and Chen State.

It's just that they didn't expect that the strength of Chu State was beyond expectation, and that Chen State didn't support the allies to come.

However, among the four kingdoms, Wu Guo is the most important one. Just like Xu Guo back then, it was absolutely impossible for the people of Chu to think that Wu Guohui would appear behind them and strike a fatal blow. "

Guan Zhong and Lu Xiaobai looked at each other, not to mention Chu, even they could not think of it, after all, Wu is too insignificant, and has been nesting in the southeast to compete with Xuhuai and Yue, which is too far away from the Central Plains.

Especially Wu Guo broke the tattoo, Chu State at least looks like the kingdom of Zhu Xia, Wu Guo and the barbarians are too integrated, if it is not for the country surnamed Ji, no one pays attention to it at all.

"If the state of Wu can fall to our side, then according to the current position of the state of Chu, it is almost like sending to death.

They occupied the state of Chen, they must want to attack the state of Zheng, so the one who can station the army is Yanling.

The fastest way to transport grain is to go through Yingshui, and Yingguo is unable to take care of it now, but if Wu Guo goes up the river, it can directly cut off their grain road, and then our army will carry a large amount of grain and grass, and let Yingguo send troops along with it , The three sides surrounded the Chu army, wouldn't the Chu army not fail?
Even if Chu Wugong and other incarnate demon kings are alive, facing such a situation, I'm afraid they can only drink hatred. "

Lu Xiaobai already felt that he had a sure chance of winning, and said in a deep voice, "I will use General Chu's head to pay homage to my uncle."

This time Qihou convened the princes may be the most comprehensive one among the previous alliances.

If Xiong Xi knew that Luo Xiu had just passed away, he would never choose to attack Chen Guo and Zheng Guo at this time.

Luoxiu's reputation is indeed high, and even Jin, whose internal affairs are still in chaos, has also sent a partial division.

The first one to respond was Song Guo, who was already close to Chen Guo.

The current Song Gong was sent back by Lu Xiaobai to inherit the throne, and Song State allocated two hundred miles of land to Qi State, which made Qi State condescending and took the initiative in the strategy of the two countries.

So the Song State is now a half-vassal of the Qi State, rushing to the front in everything. Lu Xiaobai is a monarch who likes to show off and listen to flattery, so he likes Song Gong very much.

Guan Zhong always turned a blind eye to these things, anyway, in Lu Xiaobai's heart, a thousand words of flattery from other people is not as good as a single word from him, and nothing will happen.

However, although Duke Song is flattering, the State of Song should not be underestimated. His country is indeed large. Even if the two hundred miles are cut off, it is still a big country second only to the State of Qi.

Even though Song Guo still adhered to Zhou Li's set and did not make changes in the country, it was still at the level of a small overlord among the small countries around it.

The Song State is a big country with three armies, and the Chen Bing border suddenly made the situation tense, and Zheng Guojun and his ministers' high-minded hearts gradually let go.

Qihou's clear support gave Zhenghou confidence, no longer the timidity before, and laughed in Xinzheng City: "Sure enough, it is right to participate in the alliance. Qihou is a trustworthy person who abides by the oath of the alliance. The three armies came to help, and the coalition army will arrive soon, and those arrogant and domineering Chu troops will definitely be wiped out."

The second country to respond is the state of Wei. The state of Song is adjacent to the state of Chen, and the state of Wei is basically adjacent to the state of Zheng, with only a small Nanyan state separated.

The restoration of the number of descendants of the Dukes in the Luo State required a lot of resources. After gradually no longer supporting the State of Wei, and the State of Qi reviving the State of Wei, the State of Wei completely turned to the State of Qi.

Now Marquis Wei decisively sent troops to station in the north of Zheng State, which was only a day away from Xinzheng City. As long as he gave an order, Wei Guo's army would attack the Chu army.

Of course, the most important thing is the army of Qi State and Luo State. This is the main force in each war. The reformed Qi State army will be assembled soon.

Under the leadership of Qi State Grand Sima Zhang Qi, he came to Qidi, where Lu Xiaobai was going to hold another alliance to discuss the war with Chu State.

The appearance of the Song State Army and the Wei State Army finally let Xiong Xiqie know the plan of Zheng Guojun and his ministers.

He said angrily: "Zheng Hou is a small country, dare to lie and deceive, thinking that Song and Wei can protect him?

I really don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. "

Xiong Xi decisively launched an attack on the Song army stationed in the north of Chen State. The Song army met under the command of Song Gong, and then ushered in a clean defeat!

Xiong Xi smiled happily and said loudly: "Is this the princes of the Central Plains? It's so vulnerable!"

Zheng Guo's army and Wei Guo's army came from three sides, and Xiong Xi won three small games again, which was extremely powerful. Now the kings of the Three Kingdoms raised their exemption cards and were unwilling to fight.

"This general of Chu is unstoppable and brave, let's wait for Marquis Qi to come." The kings of the Three Kingdoms said in amazement.

After endless calls, Qi Hou led the army and finally came to this battlefield. Xiong Xiqie led the Chu army to Yanling as expected, and confronted the Qi army.

"The Three Kingdoms of Zheng, Wei and Song fought against the Chu army before, and they failed a few times, which affected morale a little. It seems that we have to fight against Chu first to boost morale."

So the next day, Zhang Qi led the army of Qi to fight, and Xiong Xi was naturally not afraid, and said to Xiang Ge: "Xiang Qing, the people of Zheng are relying on the army of Qi.

As long as we defeat the army of Qi, Zheng will fall into our hands. "

Zhang Qi has been leading the coalition forces of various countries to fight against Yidi for these years, so he is relatively clear about the combat effectiveness of the armies of various princely states.

The fighting power of the Wei army is indeed not strong, but although Song Guo's soldiers are not skilled, there are many, and Zheng Guo's soldiers are few but skilled, and the Chu army can easily defeat it.

As the soldiers of the two sides began to fight, the expressions of the two of them froze. Xiong Xi squinted his eyes slightly and said, "Qi's army has some strength."

It was originally a battle of probing, and when it was midday, both sides gave up one after another, calling for gold and withdrawing their troops.

The next day, Xiong Xi played normally and wanted to try Qi's commander in chief. The so-called one general was incompetent and exhausted the whole army. He didn't see him yesterday, but he wanted to try it out today.

It turned out that the army of Qi State did not go to battle at all, but all countries sent some chariot soldiers, and left after three rounds of arrow rain.

Aggrieved, Xiong Xiqie returned to the camp, and asked in a puzzled way, "Xiang Qing, what do you mean by the Commander of Qi?"

It was the same again the next day, this time Xiong Xi was really confused, "What is the meaning of the Qi army's confrontation here?

Is this trying to wait until our army's food and grass are exhausted and force the army to retreat?

However, our army's grain and grass are transported through waterways, and the loss is extremely low. Although Qi has a favorable geographical location, it will consume a lot of grain and grass if it travels on land, and it may not be able to beat our army.

Could it be that they were waiting for news from Yingguo, but Yingguo was simply unable to send troops right now. "

Xiong Xiqiu felt very strange that behind Yan Ling was the country of Ying, and of course Xiong Xiqiu would not ignore this country surnamed Ji.

The reason why he dared to go to Yanling at this time was mainly because Yingguo was located on both sides of the Yingshui River. Now that it was flooded, the country was too busy to take care of itself, so it was impossible to send troops.

Moreover, he had previously asked Xiang Ge to collect information about Ying Country, and if there was any change, he would immediately give up Zheng Country and defeat Ying Country first.

"It's impossible to wait for Yingguo, Yingguo's army shows no signs of mobilization." Xiang Ge has been paying attention to Yingguo, and said immediately.

Naturally, Xiong Xi would not have imagined that Wu, an insignificant vassal, would cooperate with the Central Plains Allied Forces and go up the river to sneak attack on his rear instead of competing with Huaiyi and Yue in the southeast.

This kind of magical weapon descended from heaven is the most difficult to guard against.

When the allied forces of the Central Plains and the Chu army were confronting each other, Wu's army was sailing upstream in a large ship, and the prince of Wu was standing with a spear.

His name is Qingli, he was born with supernatural power, he practiced martial arts since he was a child, he is brave and fearless, he can capture tigers and leopards alive, and he has always been known as the number one warrior in Wu.

King Wu sent his beloved son out because he attached great importance to this matter.

Qingli's left and right guards looked at the raging river and asked, "Prince, I don't understand why the king agreed to Luohou's alliance?

They also jointly encircled and suppressed the powerful state of Chu. Isn't this creating an enemy for the state of Wu? "

Qingli said with a smile: "You only know how to practice martial arts to kill people, and you don't want to read more. Naturally, you can't figure it out. Fan Qing, please explain to them."

"Because the alliance is not only the needs of Luo, but also the needs of Wu.

During the reign of King Zhou Yi, my king went to Luoyi to participate in the alliance, and finally participated in the defeat of Xu State, annexing a large area of ​​Xu State and Huaiyi.

The king wants to develop to the west, and Chu State wants to develop to the east, and has already taken a step ahead and controlled the Jianghuai Plain.

What's even more frightening is that Chu State is still upstream of Wu State, which is our Achilles' heel. Once Chu State goes downstream, we can attack newly established cities at will.

Therefore, it is necessary to seize the control of the Jianghuai Plain from the Chu State. This is the territory of the Hanyang Zhuji in the past, and it can block the Chu State in the basin. "

Wu Guo now wants to take the same path as Chu State, hoping to use strong military force to force the princes of the Central Plains to bow to him, and even learn from Xiong Dun to aspire to the emperor of Zhou.

But he knows the strength of the Central Plains better than Chu State, and the current strength alone is not enough.

The princes of the Central Plains are not comparable to Wu in terms of population, land, or army, so they set their sights on the land of Chu.

The land to the west of the Han River is the foundation of the Chu State, which cannot be obtained now, but the land of the concubines of Hanyang to the east of the Han River is not firmly ruled by the Chu State.

If you can get these lands, then go to the northwest to get all the land of the old Xu State, so that Wu State can rule the roost of Zhuxia.

At that time, it will be ordered to restore the old customs of Zhuxia. As a vassal state with the surname Ji, it will have more advantages than Chu State.

Such a perfect plan was not conceived by Wu Guoren, but was conceived by Luo Xiu before his death.

This very practical plan excited Wu Guojun and his ministers. They regarded this plan as the truth. Luoxiu used a future pie to tie Wu Guo for more than ten years.

This is the brilliance of Luo's vertical and horizontal technique. I am looking for you to join forces, not to take advantage of you, to fool you into helping me, but to get benefits yourself.

So next time I come to you again, won't you agree?

The confrontation between Qi State and Chu State has lasted for half a month, and the food and grass of both sides are constantly being consumed. Of course, Qi State is not standing still. victory.

It's like the previous war where Chu State defeated Zheng State, Wei State, and Song State's coalition forces. It just sounds good. When the Three Kingdoms gather and defeat the army, the loss is not great.

During the half month of the confrontation between the Chu army and the Qi army, the Wu army had already circled around Fudi. Such a well-armored army should appear on the frontal battlefield instead of coming to the rear to crush the grain transport team.

The news that the state of Wu had cut off the grain roads of the state of Chu was quickly spread to the camp of the coalition army by special personnel, and Lu Xiaobai, Guan Zhong, and Luo Xi burst out laughing.

This is the victory!

"Brother, you can inform Yingguo to organize the army. If the Chu army is short of food and divides up, it will definitely be vulnerable."

"Zhang Qing, Uncle Wu has already blocked the Chu army's rations. Our army can attack now and exhaust the remaining rations of the Chu army!"

The consumption of military rations is completely different between fierce combat and the current swaying combat.

Following Lu Xiaobai's order, the coalition troops stationed in various places launched an attack on Chu at the same time. The Xiongxi, who had been waiting for a long time, was not afraid, and immediately let the Chu army eat and fight with great interest, "Thought that these Central Plains princes would I have always been a turtle, and now I finally come out, let them see the bravery of Chu Guoerlang."

Although this was not a battle, it was completely different from the previous wars. In just a few hours, countless corpses were left on the ground. In the two cities of Yanling and Xinzheng, there were severed arms and blood everywhere.

10,000+ people galloped in this plain, the Chu army was brave and brave, especially the Xi people, and even the most elite fighters of Qi State suffered a lot of casualties.

When the coalition forces began to attack with all their strength, Xiong Xiqie got the news that the Ying country army had begun to gather, which made him think that the trump card of the Central Plains coalition forces was that the Ying country army came from behind.

He asked Xiang Ge to lead a part of the army to the Ying country to attack the newly assembled army. The Ying country army is no match for the elite Chu army.

When several successive waves of food and grass were not delivered, Xiong Xiqie finally felt bad.

His food path was cut off without a sound, "It can't be Yingguo, Xiang Qing is still suppressing them.

Who is that?Could it be that the concubines of Hanyang betrayed?Even more impossible, their family members were all sent to Yingdu before the war started. "

Xiong Xi couldn't figure it out, and then came the news of Xiang Ge. When he attacked Ying country, he met the main force of Wu country!

"General, it is Wu who cut off our army's supply chain!

The princes of the Central Plains did not know when they contacted the State of Wu. They came along the river, and the army's food and grass were wiped out! "

Hearing this news, Xiong Xi only felt dizzy and gulped out a mouthful of blood, and said like crazy: "Wu country?
How could the state of Wu get together with the princes of the Central Plains?

They didn't keep Zhuxia's buns, but tattooed barbarian patterns on their bodies. Did they think that the princes of the Central Plains would accept them? "

Although the state of Wu has the surname of Ji, in order to establish a country in the southeast, it absorbed many local customs, and also absorbed some customs of the Shang Dynasty.

The Wu kings of all dynasties knew that it was very difficult to be accepted by the princes of the Central Plains.

In the time of Duke Xuan of Luo, all rivers and rivers were included in the sea, and King Yi was also a gentle and loving person. That was the only chance for Wu to return to Zhuxia completely.

But now this opportunity has been lost, and Wu Guo did not force it.

Now the most important thing is to use the princes of the Central Plains to obtain benefits!
Of course Xiong Xiqiu didn't know what Wu Guo was thinking, but as a commander, he knew that the Chu army was going to suffer.

The biggest factor affecting the outcome of a war is food and grass, and almost all battles where less is more than victory are related to the burning of food and grass.

After learning that Wu Guo had circled behind him and cut off the food road, Xiong Xiqie immediately wanted to retreat, fleeing as much as he could.

If all these soldiers died here, the 50-year accumulation of the Chu State would be wiped out. Not to mention the main attack, it would be good to keep Yingdu.

But it is so easy to retreat. King Xu during the Yiwang period had a full say in this aspect, and it was also cut off by Wu Guo back then.

At this moment, just like that moment, Chu State was also cut off by Wu State, and in front of it was the coalition forces of the Central Plains princes.

Xiong Xi really couldn't find a way to survive, so he could only curse in desperation: "The princes of the Central Plains are really shameless. When the two countries are fighting, they should be upright, bully the few with more, and break the way of robbing food. Is this what a gentleman does? "

If Luo Xi and Lu Xiaobai heard this, they would probably laugh outright. The confrontation between the two armies is not a battle of etiquette. Who will tell you what etiquette.

Xiong Xi was already so angry that he started talking nonsense, but he really felt aggrieved, obviously Chu State is so strong.

From the time of the first emperor Xiong Dun, Zhou Tianzi personally led an army of [-], and they were all beaten and defeated.

How majestic is that?

It's a pity that Luo Wengong led Qin Wang's army to stop him back. In the past 300 years, the strength of Chu State has become stronger and stronger, and even the alliance of the concubines of Hanyang is not the opponent of Chu State.

The territory of Chu is so vast that it ranks first among all the Xia countries. As a result, when it goes north, it will be defeated by the princes of the Central Plains.

"Is this destiny?
The destiny of the royal family of Zhou has not declined, and the state of Chu wants to aspire to the top, so the heaven sent punishment? "

Xiong Xi cried out sadly, "O Supreme Taiyi, look at your people, can't Zhou people's Haotian and King Su be defeated?"

It's a pity that the only true god in this world is King Su, and the supreme god of Chu may not be able to answer him.

The allied forces of the Central Plains were dispatched in unison, taking turns to wear down the morale and combat effectiveness of the Chu army. They attacked day and night. Both sides had enough manpower to replace them, but the food supply for the Chu army was running low.

This kind of thing can't be hidden at all. The battles are getting more and more frequent every day, but the food is getting less and less. Those grain trucks that used to flow in an endless stream suddenly disappeared. Who is really stupid?
So after another big battle, those soldiers who were conscripted from Hanyang directly dropped their weapons and surrendered.

Xiong Xi also understands that the situation is irreversible. These days, he has successively let his subordinates take away the Xidi Qiang army and the most elite Chu soldiers. He and the soldiers recruited from the Hanyang Zhuji Kingdom stayed here to be buried .

"With such a tragic failure, I have no face to face the king, so I can only die for my country."

In fact, this failure cannot be completely blamed on Xiong Xiqie. It was a misjudgment of the situation by the entire Chu kingdom, and Wu Guo was not considered. This cannot be blamed on the commander-in-chief.

Xiong Xi just couldn't pass the test in his heart, and death in battle is the greatest relief for him.

The turbulent allied forces of the princes flooded the camp of the Chu army like a tide, and countless soldiers of the Chu army were killed by the Yingshui, dyeing the entire stream in blood red.

Such a glorious victory spread all over the world, and the emperor Zhou in Luoyi breathed a sigh of relief. He was the one who panicked the most when the state of Chu asked for Jiuding by name.

"Qi Gong, Qihou has made such a great contribution, how should I reward him?"

"Your Majesty, you can elevate the title of Marquis Qi, you can also give Marquis Qi the right to use the emperor's rites, music, tripods, chariots, and clothes, and you can give Marquis Qi the honor of Fang Bo. In this way, you must be able to commend Marquis Qi's contribution a little bit. .”

His father is a wonderful person, he understands that Lu Xiaobai does not lack those gold, silver, jewels and beauties, what he lacks is these reputations.

Fang Bo, this has never been bestowed on Bangzhou since its establishment.

In addition to the ritual vessels that can only be used by emperors, the only difference between Lu Xiaobai and Emperor Zhou is the throne.

This is also the peak he can reach, no matter how high he is, he will be backlashed. Guan Zhong is very clear that Lu Xiaobai's huge appeal now mainly comes from respecting the king, and the princes of the world still recognize the rule of the Zhou royal family.

However, Lu Xiaobai was already very satisfied. He remembered Luoxiu's education and dying instructions, but he had no covetous desire for the throne.

The feudal lords once again held a grand alliance in Yanling, and this time the Jin State also attended. Zhou Tianzi sent officials and gave Lu Xiaobai Fang Bo the right to conquer.

Nine vassals unite the world!
Nothing in the world can compete with him, this is the true portrayal of Lu Xiaobai now.

People have sorrows and sorrows and joys, and moons have yin and qing, which is difficult to complete.

The end of glory is destruction.

In the 18th year of Yanling's hegemony, Luo Xi passed away.

Lu Xiaobai went to mourn Fuling.

In 19 years, his wife Xiyi passed away.

Lu Xiaobai was very sad, and buried Xiyi in the tomb, and buried him together after his death.

In the cold winter of 20 years, Guan Zhong was seriously ill.

Lu Xiaobai's heart and liver were torn apart, tears were streaming down his face, and before his sick bed, he died from weeping blood.

The monarch and his ministers will die together in one day!
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One hundred years after the establishment of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, hegemony politics appeared on the land of China. Guan Zhong was the creator of this system, and the first overlord, Duke Huan of Qi, was his most perfect work.

This form of governance, in which the emperor of Zhou controlled the sacrifices and the great feudal lords controlled the actual power, had a profound impact on the history of the next 200 years, and we can directly think that the shogunate rule, which had great influence in countless countries, and even the formation of a constitutional monarchy , all originated from the hegemony politics more than 2000 years ago. —— "General History of the World Eastern Zhou Dynasty Volume II"

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