Chapter 16: Militarist countries are not easy to mess with (Part 1)

Qi Ce patted Shi Xiu on the shoulder, Shi Xiu stepped forward and explained, "This is a swamp, a land without a border. It was originally occupied by the Jia tribe of Chidi. 20 years ago, the deputy marshal and the central army sergeant met to attack Di, and eliminate the Jia tribe, Liu Yu and Duochen.

But the Jin army did not occupy this fertile land, but instead withdrew its troops later. This is because the Jia family was still a swamp among the mountains, called Zhangze, and it was very difficult to live in."

Zhao Wu leaned over and looked at the map again. Although Qi Ce had poor drawing skills, the mountain shape was basically clear. For example, he painted Pucheng in the mountains, showing that it was a small plain with difficult irrigation, while Jiashi was on a flat ground surrounded by mountains. Zhao Wu identified the sky for a long time and finally confirmed that it was the smallest basin of the five major basins in Shanxi, Changzhi Basin.

Shanxi is mountainous. Although the mountains are rich in minerals, only five basins can grow grain. The current Jin State only occupies the largest basin, and the rest of the small basins have not had time to develop - such as the Changzhi Basin. There is a granary "Tunliu" developed by the Three Kingdoms era on the Changzhi Basin. In the Warring States Period, the Ximen Bao managed the water and developed the Zhangze of the Changzhi Basin.

The current situation is that Zhaocheng lacks arable land, while the arable land in the Changzhi Basin is enough to feed the people of Zhaocheng. During the Warring States Period, the Wei State developed the Changzhi Basin, and therefore dominated the country (during the period of Pang Juan and Sun Bin). Unfortunately, according to the etiquette and law of the Spring and Autumn Period, there was no order from the king, even in an abandoned land, the little lord Zhao Wu dared not reach out.

Zhao Wu picked up his pen and drew a line from Zhaocheng, crossed the Jiashi swamp to Weiguo. He looked at it silently and whispered: "I heard that Qi is the center of the world's silk, known as "the crown and the clothes to the world". Thinking of Guan Zhong's governance methods, I think Qi must be extremely prosperous. Our goods will definitely be sold there for a good price.

Therefore, if we want to develop, we must find a route to Qi State - we will definitely find it. Since the Jin army has attacked Chidi, and since the Jin army has arrived at Jia Clan, this shows that from Zhaocheng, you can lead to Jia Clan, and from Jia Clan, you should also lead to Wei State. From Wei State, you can naturally lead to the world's wealth center: Qi State."

The mountains in the Spring and Autumn Period were different from modern times. In the Spring and Autumn Period, where there were no compass and only bronze weapons, they entered the ancient forest where trees were forested, wild beasts were rampant, and the sun could not be seen during the day. The result was like "Laozi rode a cow into the mountain" and evaporated from the world. Therefore, in this era, the mountains represented a word: "natural chasm".

Zhao Wu painted the route around the mountains, and the rest did not express their opinions. When Zhao Wu carefully considered the shape of the mountain, Shi Yan interrupted: "Master, the most important thing now is not to make money, not to cultivate, but to train troops - we must form at least one brigade of warriors before the spring of each year, so that we can safely overcome the difficulties next year."

Zhao Wu was surprised: "Don't we have a thousand warriors given by the Wei family? Isn't it enough to get along with the warriors we originally had?"

Shi Yan spoke a little violently. Qi Ce was afraid that he would collide with Zhao Wu again. He gently pulled Shi Yan and stepped forward to explain: "Master, when we were in the capital, the king was meeting with the king of Wei. The envoys of Zheng and the king of Song were all coming to the capital. The king of Jin was so intensive to meet the envoys of various countries, which means that our Jin State was planning a war, so we must prepare everything at the beginning of spring every year. Otherwise, if the king issued a conscript order, we would not be able to gather the corresponding personnel..."

Zhao Wu asked: "What will happen?"

The four retainers answered together: "Behead!"

Zhao Wu shivered and asked again: "Who do you think our opponent is?"

Qi Ce replied: "It must be Chu State! I heard that the Chu State defeated the Wu people at the beginning of this spring, and the Chu State defeated the Wu State, which means that they have stabilized the south and can free up their hands to deal with the Jin State in the north. The battle between Jin and Chu is right in front of us."

Yang Youji heard the name, all the hairs on Zhao Wu's body stood up.

It is rumored that in the Battle of Bi, Yang Youji competed with another sharpshooter in Chu State, Pan Dang to shoot archers, and both shot through seven layers of armor. Afterwards, Yang Youji defeated Pan Dang with his unique skill of passing through a hundred steps - let alone whether it is exaggerated to wear a hundred steps, just saying that Yang Youji can shoot through seven layers of armor is already terrifying enough.

The effective range of modern police revolver is 25 meters. This does not mean that the revolver bullet will fall to the ground at the 26th meters, but that it can give people enough harm within a distance of 25 meters. However, even whether the Colt pistol can shoot through seven layers of armor within 25 meters is a question.

Zhao Wu did not believe that Yang Youji's arms muscles were full of TNT genes, so that the power of the explosion of those arms exceeded the power of gunpowder. However, if you look at Yang Youji's past battle examples, you can't believe that Yang Youji is powerful.

In Zhao Wu's opinion, Yang Youji was simply the "Ak-47 in the world" of the Spring and Autumn Period. He was most qualified to bring a small pawn behind him, hold a big banner, and write six big words: "Specially exterminate the peerless general."

Yang Youji is a "warrior killer". When the famous "warriors" he slaughtered by him line up, he can circle around Jin State for a while. Moreover, this person is also a "shortstop" on the battlefield. He can be found anywhere on the front of the wide battlefield. Generally speaking, he will look for whoever is arrogant, and his speed of killing the "peerless powerful general" is faster than that of Zhao Wu gnawing a cucumber.

Zhao Wu could not guarantee whether he would be loved by the king so that he could share his military achievements after going to the battlefield. Even if the king had surprisingly cared for him, there was a three-legged army in the army who "one family had three ministers, half of his wealth, half of his family, half of his army". If Zhao Wu was assigned to them, they would randomly assign Zhao Wu to charge in the front line, and no one could interfere.

In the battle, if Zhao Wu performs too well, Yang Youji will definitely ask him for tea; and if he does things perfunctorily, San Xi will take the opportunity to retaliate and behead him...

Haha, even if Zhao Wu wants to be mediocre, it is not enough to show off at all, because he cannot guarantee that some people around him do not like to show off. If the deputy general or partner around him gets swollen and wants to show his personal courage, Yang Youji will be pleased with him and decide to take action. Zhao Wu unfortunately happens to be in the channel of Yang Youji's sight. I believe Yang Youji doesn't mind clearing the small fish and shrimps along the way.

According to the description of the Jin army warriors who had seen Yang Youji, Yang Youji usually had three actions to show off against the peerless generals: to open the bow, tossing the arrow, and tossing the strings—and then greet the dazed pawn beside the warrior: "Who, who will carry this dead ghost away."

Who dares to compete with such a person?
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