Chapter 326: Let's dig a big hole for him

After the major policy was discussed, Zhao Wu began to point troops and generals: "Then, Zhang Zhao and Qi Wu first went south, Qi Ce hid in your army. You only led their respective guards to Xinzhi first and let Zhishuo gather troops, and then walked to Song with Zhishuo to summon the deputy commander back to the country to preside over the state affairs. After that, the Song army was organized into the Fourth Army, Zhishuo was appointed as the general, and Zhang Zhao was the military assistant. After that, Zhishuo went north according to the action plan brought by Qi Ce, and joined forces with Song Zheng to threaten the Chu people.

Qiwu, don’t care about the reorganization of the Fourth Army. You two appeared in the State of Song just to prove that Qi Ce’s decision led by the government (Qi Ce is a retainer of the Zhao family, not a minister of Jin) is indeed a government. So after arriving in the State of Song, you will continue to go south. If you meet the Chu people on the way south, everything is best and just keep going all the way. When Qiwu arrives in Fan Yang’s army, you will immediately notify Fan Yang of the local army to the Fifth Army, Fan Yang as the general, Qi Wu as the assistant, and the whole army will be reorganized and prepared for war. When Tian Su meets you, you will follow Tian Su’s instructions."

Qi Wu didn't hear it very completely just now, and he was still confused. He asked carefully: "Didn't you go to Wu to pick up Yan Ying? The ruler just talked about the bottom line, why did you talk about Yingdu again?"

Tian Su smiled and explained: "In fact, we can also directly attack Yingdu. Our army was stationed at the city of Yingdu, originally to monitor the Chu army's dynamics to ensure that the Chu people fulfill their promises and participate in the alliance. The reason why Fan Yang led the army to avoid it was that his military strength was insufficient. After receiving reinforcements, he returned to the original Yingdu camp was also a reason - then Fan Yang could use the Chu army to send troops north, and entered Yingdu without telling us, and questioned the ministers left by Yingdu.

I thought about it carefully. After Fan Yang arrived at the reinforcements, he was not unable to threaten Yingdu. At this time, the Chu army was led by the current Chu king and was stationed in Zheng State. If our Fourth Army, under the leadership of Zhishuo, then most of the Chu army in Chu State will be divided by us. However, to achieve this, Fan Yang needs to go deeper alone, Zhishuo needs to face the Chu army alone, and Song State Zheng State is not stable, so this strategy is very variable."

Shuxiang spoke again: "The Chu people have always regarded themselves as too high, and when they are forced to a desperate situation, they have a kind of ruthlessness. Using this strategy is likely to trigger a full-scale war. Don't forget that when the Chu people signed a straw alliance, they endorsed: Although Chu has three households, if Jin is destroyed, they will definitely be Chu. Therefore, we are still kind of kind to them. In fact, it is also a kind of kindness to the people of Jin.

After years of war, the people are exhausted. If this war is together, if we win quickly, our Jin State can still support it; if we cannot win quickly... Chu State is a big country, and its national strength is not inferior to us. In the past, we won the victory by "three armies exhausted Chu", but now Zheng State and Song State are not stable. If the Chu people frequently threaten these two countries and also engage in a "three armies exhausted Jin State", we will be in trouble."

Zhang Zhao thought for a while: "Zheng State is not reliable, Song State cannot rely on it. Our Fourth Army faced the Chu Army. It seemed to have strong troops, but in fact it was not worth fighting. If Fan Yang's Fifth Army was allowed to join us for safe reasons and the Marshal was leading the army south, then the Chu army would be surrounded by us in Zheng State. In this way, without fighting, it would also make Chu surrender."

"This strategy is too weak." Qi Ce is not a good person. He smiled gently and explained: "The Chu people are good at cheating. When our army surrounds us, the Chu people may give in immediately, but they will not be willing to give in this kind of submission, and they will definitely make trouble again afterwards. Once the Chu army surrenders, our army will lose the reason to take action; when they make trouble again, we have to deal with it. The Chu people will immediately find this, and they will enjoy it between "making trouble, surrender, making trouble again, and surrender again."

Therefore, if the Chu State feels that the military strength is too disparity and cannot fight at all, it is not a punishment for the Chu State. We must make them braver and make them the same weight as each other, and feel that it will not suffer any loss when they test it. Maybe he will completely turn the situation around, and he will jump into the pit."

"Oh, I understand," Zhang Zhao suddenly realized: "The main force of the Fourth Army is the Han soldiers. The Han soldiers are good at shooting from a long time and have a weak fighting will. Zheng State is firmly in mind, and Song State is unwilling to offend the Chu army alone. Leading such an army to pose an encirclement posture, which seems strong but is really weak. The Chu people are arrogant. After exploring the strength of our army, they must be ready to move. But..."

"But - when our army headed south, many fortress-type supply points were built," Tian Su Yinyin reminded: "The Zheng army cannot fight, but if they are allowed to hold on, they may not have the courage to surrender to the Chu people. If you keep a distance from the Chu army for three days, once you find that the Chu army is launching a large-scale move, let Zhishuo immediately find the nearby fortress to defend - in this way, we have a reason to start a war against the Chu State. That will be a full-scale war. And I promise to win quickly, and public opinion will stand on our side. After the quick victory, the Chu people will not be fooled for fifty years."

Qi Ce stood up and called Zhang Zhao and Qi Wu to stand up together: "Lord, when will we set off?"

"Tomorrow morning", Zhao Wu ordered: "Zhang, Qi's own troops are not large, but your two families have not participated in the battle, and their troops are intact. Tonight, please mobilize your entire tribe and go south together tomorrow."

After a moment of pause, Zhao Wu added: "Ce, my Zhao family..."

Qi Ce immediately intervened: "Lord, I understand that most of our troops are in Dai Kingdom, or in Hejian. The lord army of the old Zhongshan Kingdom is difficult to quickly summon... Please give me the Wei family's team to me."

Zhao Wu nodded: "You set off tomorrow, go home first to prepare. I will give you military talismans in the military camp tomorrow morning so that you can easily command the Fourth Army with the talisman."

Zhao Wu's eyes turned to Wei Shu and Zhongxing Wu... It is not reassuring for Wei Shu to stay in the country. This time, the Jin army mobilized four armies. The Zhao army completely emptied its troops. Han's army could not return to China. Only by leaving behind the care of Zhongxing's in-laws can people feel a little safe.

"Wei Shu and I go south. Please mobilize the Wei army and unite our Zhao family to form the Second Army and the Third Army. We will set off with the ceremonial army of the vassal states. The Chu army always thinks of sneak attacks, and asks the Wei family to bring out the best warriors, the best armor and weapons, and the most elite troops to form the Third Army."

"As for orders... Marshal, the matter is urgent, please allow me to sue in advance." Wei Shu bowed.

After Wei Shu tried to take charge of the government, in order to avoid finding fault with the government, he even disbanded his own family armed forces. Now he needs to mobilize again, so it is a little time. Zhao Wu nodded and allowed the other party to retreat, and Zhang Zhaoqiwu immediately asked to leave early. Only Qi Ce stood there, and after everyone left, he faced Tian Su, Wu, Shuxiang and Qi Linfu, without any hesitation: "The Zhao family now has seven divisions, right? Three of them are in the territory and are about to reinforce Fan Yang; the three divisions will be commanded by themselves and form the Second Army to go south. Then there is only one division left in the Zhao family.

I didn't want to leave Xintian City at this time, but state affairs were preferred and I had to leave. Lord, after we left, the Zhao family of Han was in the weakest state, and the army of Zhi was also outside. Wei only mobilized three divisions this time, but Wei could take out the strength of five divisions. The safety of the Zhi family of Han Zhao family of Zhao lies in the thoughts of others. Please think carefully about it."

Wu Zeran from the Bank of China: "My Zhongxing family is also a relative of Zhao. Please rest assured, I must have widened my eyes..."

Zhao Wu waved his hand: "Qi Ce is right. I, Zhao Wu, cannot rely solely on other people's morality... Mobilize all the armed forces of the old Zhongshan Kingdom, Jiashi, Handan, and Zhaocheng to distribute weapons and armor, and prepare for war in full."

Uncle Xiang stood up and excitedly wanted to dispel Zhao Wu's idea of ​​full mobilization: "I, Yangshe..."

"You can't do it," Qi Ce interrupted: "As the executive officer of the government, you must go south with the rule of the country in this alliance and serve on behalf of the government."

Qi Lin's father stood up: "Although my Qi family has not had many troops, I was at least in power in a country and led the army of the defending country to fight. Please rest assured to rule. Qi family is here and Zhao family is here."

Wu of the Central Army solemnly saluted Zhao Wu: "Marson, my Zhongxing clan, Xun clan, must be optimistic about the Marshal's home this time."

"Zhao Cheng stayed", Zhao Wu continued to send troops to generals: "After the Zhao family's troops were mobilized, you go to Handan and ask Zhao Dan to go to Zhaocheng. You two should not interfere in the affairs of the capital. If there is any accident, you can defend it, and if you can't defend it, go to Daiguo. Zhao Wu is there, and he still has an army at hand."

"My roots must be guarded!" Qi Ce interrupted: "My Zhao family's roots are in Jin State. If we lose Jin State, we still have Zhao Wu outside. My Zhao family can still ensure that the bloodline remains. In this case, instead of letting the Zhao family in China be lucky and not resisting, it is better to let them widen their eyes and stare at the potential enemy, and fight to the death if necessary."

"That's right," Tian Su echoed: "As long as my Zhao family and Han family fight to the death, no matter how powerful the enemy is, they will not dare to waste their troops in the stalemate battle, because there are people from my Zhao family and Han family leading troops outside. He has exhausted his troops. When we come back, will he dare to fight?"

Tian Su's words were not just about Wei, but in fact he was also warning Zhongxing. The infighting between the Jin State ministers and officials was very powerful, and no one could guarantee that the other party was an absolute ally. In real history, the Zhi family had attacked and exterminated Zhongxing. These two families were of the same clan.

The meeting ends here and the big thing has been completed.

That night, Jin State became a sleepless night.

After the meeting, teams of warriors walked everywhere on torches. The torches in their hands evolved into fire dragons as they moved. Then, the entire Jin State was awakened by the fire dragon. The lights lit in the house where the torches went. After a moment, several torches were sent into the fire dragon belt. As a result, the fire dragon became thicker and thicker.

Several torches stayed in a family. The leader looked at the stone tiger standing in front of the door (stepping stone for horses), and then knocked on the door with the long halberd in his hand. The door opened immediately. In the door, the head of the house was wearing armor and holding a long bow, and several generals of the house were waiting for the long weapons. When the head of the house saw the soldiers outside the door, he was stunned for a moment and asked immediately: "The lights outside are bright and the mobilization order is issued?"

"Don't be so nervous," the warrior outside the door replied: "It is to convene the army for the World Alliance..."

"Stop funny," the warrior in the door held the bow tightly in his hand and said, "The matter of the Mongols is not urgent. This is a convening of the army overnight. Something must have happened? Did the Qin State invade?"

"I, Hou Yan, a fifth-level military meritorious scholar, was ordered to summon the warriors and verify the certificate." The warriors outside the door didn't talk so much nonsense, so they handed over a bronze nameplate.

The warrior in the door took the nameplate, checked it on the torch, and asked, "Did you call it overnight?"

The warrior outside the door nodded, and the warrior inside the door immediately raised his chest: "I, a second-level military master, the left and right chariot of the lower army, will be called."

The warrior outside the door waved his hand, and the warrior inside the door immediately took the torch handed over to his house and reported loudly: "Sir Holin, a second-level military meritorious scholar, brought two fellow warriors and a waiter to join the war, and requested to join the list."

"Experience check: The second-level military master ser Hawlin has complete armor and a qualified samurai weapon, and can be included in the list!"

Huolin held up a torch and entered the line with his companions. After a while, the team moved a few steps and was about to knock on the door next to him. The door next to him suddenly opened, and the chariots were rippling. The soldiers in the car shouted: "I heard it, I heard it, Rui Hu, the minister of the Wei family (the little lord under the name of Wei family) was summoned... Hurry up and take the nameplate to let me check it, I request to join the line!"

Rui Hu had a loud voice. Under his shouting, the doors on both sides opened wide, and someone shouted: "Hawa Linzheng has seen it, what's the matter... I'll ask to join the list!"

"Du!" Rui Hu shouted: "The military procedures are like this, how can we be sloppy... Take the nameplate, hurry up, I'm in a hurry."

The nameplate was handed over, and Rui Hu was formalism after all. He glanced at the beating light of the torch and immediately drove the chariot to yell: "That's right, let's go, the chariots are in front of you, I'm the highest official rank among you, according to the law: You are under my jurisdiction... and you will be in the right place, and immediately join the rank."

The leader Hou Yan murmured in a low voice: "I haven't counted the armor, weapons, and real soldiers yet..."

Rui Hu waved his hand carelessly: "My neighbors are fine. I'm responsible for this matter, so get on the list."

The fire dragon continued to move. This time, the first one was a chariot. Rui Hu was hitting the samurai portal with a spear on the chariot, which was a bit like a leader's sense of accomplishment. But unfortunately, this is Shinta Castle. In this overlord capital, there are many nobles with higher official titles than Rui Hu. They can't walk two streets. Rui Hu's chariot landed in the second passenger seat. After walking for a while, Rui Hu became someone else's miscellaneous...

The fire dragon continued to swim, and finally swam out of the city, and began to spread to the outskirts of Jin State. Then, it continued to spread to nearby cities. So, under this night sky, the earth was full of light seas.

At dawn, Tian Su led his guards out of the city and rushed to the riverside near Xintian City. The warships that had already been waiting there immediately set sail and set sail down the river.

Tian Sugang left, and the fire dragon released that night was returned. The roads near the capital were full of moving troops. The soldiers followed their steps in a hurry, with dust, but their expressions were full of desire for victory. Under the guidance of the officials of the Dasikong Mansion, they stepped neatly into the military camp in the northern suburbs of Xintian. The officials of the national arsenal hurriedly carried weapons, armor and weapons in large chariots, and entered the military camp like flowing water.

It was dawn, and the news of the Jin army's emergency assembly also awakened the princes. In the inn, the envoy of Zheng State, You Ji, was the most nervous. He found the uncle Sun Bao of Lu and tentatively said: "Why did the Jin people gather urgently? And the scale of mobilization is so large, maybe all the troops in their country have been mobilized?"

Uncle Sun Bao looked bad. He understood You Ji's worries and said frankly: "To be honest, I'm also very nervous and can't inquire for you."

You Ji said: "What are you worried about? Your State of Lu has never married a relative of Chu."

"Ahem... Previously, the Chu people asked our State of Lu to participate in the alliance as a vassal state."

You Ji disagreed: "You came back from the government last night, not that the matter was resolved. The government agreed to Lu to participate in the contract with an independent country."

"That's right, but Ji Wuzi, the governor of my country, agreed. He ordered me as the monarch to participate in the alliance as a vassal state of Jin... I did not tell the marshal this news, but I was worried that Ji Wuzi, the governor, knew that I was disobeying and caused something to make trouble behind my back."

"Come on," You Ji looked down upon: "Lu State has added so much land, and now it is a big country. Why is it still a small country mentality? Since you are willing to be a vassal state, your rule... No, Ji Wuzi may have another consideration - you are under too much pressure when facing Qi. Instead of enduring the pressure from Qi alone, it is better to abandon your superficial reputation and let the Jin people take more responsibility for you. When you digest the new territory, you are asking the Jin people to allow you to be independent. This is also a strategy."

"If Lu's status is in line with Teng and Zhu, it will be too harmful to the national dignity. Since the marshal agrees, no matter what, I will also strive for the status of Lu's status to be equivalent to Song and Wei."

"There will be no problem in Lu State." You Ji saw the Chu envoys coming in and hurriedly ended the topic: "Since the marshal supports you, why do you care about so much?"

Zi Dang, the envoy of Chu, walked into the two envoys and bowed: "You two, have you heard of it? The people of Jin mobilized urgently overnight."

"It's not because of invasion." Uncle Sun Bao, who is familiar with Jin State, stared at Zidang and said, "The beacon was not lit, and the bronze bell was not ringing in Qi Palace, so this is not the highest state of mobilization... I heard that the Chu people went north and did not notify the deputy commander of Jin State?"

"Ah, the deputy commander Qizi (Han Qi) is now staying in Song State. Our army does not dare to enter Song State without the consent of the marshal, so we have to stay in Zheng State. As for Fan Yang's army, hehe, he is hiding with us, and we cannot find Fan Junzuo, so we have to enter Zheng State without telling him (the people of Jin).

As for us to go to Zheng State, Uncle Zi (You Ji) can testify that we are seeking a job, but we are intermarried in Zheng State, not invading, not using force against allies!… As for the job, it seems that the alliance does not stipulate that the request for a job may be allowed by Jin State, right?"

Beigong Tuo, the ruler of Wei State, slowly walked behind everyone talking. Wei State was several countries separated from Chu State, and he had no fear of Chu State. Not long ago, he got Wei State from Hebi from Jin State, and now he made up his mind to hold Jin State's thighs tightly. Therefore, Beigong Tuo teased: "Although it was not because of Chu State's recruitment incident, this time, I thought about it with my heels and knew that it must be because of Chu State."

Zidang was furious: "What do you mean is that my wisdom is not as good as your heels?"

Beigong Tuo smiled and was about to answer. The attendants from various countries who went out to find out the news returned one after another. They shouted all the way: "We sent troops, we sent troops. The Jin people took a break and immediately trained two divisions, led by Zhang Zhaoqiwu, and went south!"

The Chu envoy's face froze, and he hurriedly called the people over to whisper a few instructions. He prepared all the cars and horses, sneaked out of the back door of the inn, and rushed to the Jin army south, observed for a brief moment, turned around and ran towards Zheng.
Chapter completed!