Duke Zhuang of Qi had full confidence to say this.

Because the road conditions during the Spring and Autumn Period were extremely imperfect. In real history, China's first national highway was Qin Shihuang's Qin straight road. Now, although the internal roads in the Zhao territory were well-built, other countries, such as the Lu State where the battlefield was located, could not be considered a decent highway. The formation of most roads in this era was just because more people were taken and gradually became roads.

This is the State of Lu, now it is the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the land is vast and sparsely populated. If you pick up a bumpy mountain and move forward, even if you are aware of the large army's action, you will return the route of the army to our team, and then dispatch troops to intercept them. According to the communication efficiency of the Spring and Autumn Period, when the Lu team completed this series of preparations, the Qi team had already gone home to make a comeback.

This kind of road traffic situation and backward communication methods were also the Spring and Autumn Period. It was common in history and technology: the war between two countries. The reason why a country's army could cross the borders of several countries safely and soundly.

Later, although Duke Zhuang of Qi did not agree with it on the surface, he was still a little timid about Zhao Wuzi, the person who had captured him. In the next few days, the Qi army tried to choose remote places to go and accelerated the march. By chance, passing by a small city-state, the huge number of Qi's troops shocked the lords of Lu. They only asked the Qi people not to attack them, so how dare they stop Qi's chariots.

A few days later, the Qi army went deep into the hinterland of Lu. Duke Zhuang of Qi chose to avoid the direction of the capital of Lu and instead headed eastward, intending to return to Qi from the Tai Kingdom. On a sunny afternoon, Duke Zhuang of Qi led his army to Jining, Shandong, near the Chong family, and he raised his horse whip to show off to the saddle: This place is not far from Gao Kingdom, the Du Kingdom is the original vassal of our Qi Kingdom. After passing Dugu, we either go to the country to sell it, or go north from Gao Kingdom. I am afraid that Zhao Wuzi would not have thought that I would suddenly turn to the west.

Duke Zhuang of Qi laughed proudly and agreed in unison. Several fugitive doctors from Jin State looked panicked. They pointed to the horizon in the distance and reminded repeatedly: The army of Sanhuans has arrived.

Duke Zhuang of Qi laughed disapprovingly and said: The three Huans of Lu are all scared people. They have arrived. Do you dare to stop my army?

Duke Zhuang of Qi said as he turned around and looked along the fingers of the saddle and looked at the horizon in the distance. There were many military flags faintly on the horizon in the distance. It was too far away to see what was written on the military flag. The army had no intention of getting close. They ignited a big fire, and the thick smoke from the fire pointed to the blue sky like a pillar.

Zale explained: The Lu army did not dare to stop us. However, they were notifying friendly troops that Yanzhu informed nearby troops to move closer to this place. Zhao Wuzi must be nearby, which is the Zhao family's usual contact method.

Duke Zhuang of Qi was stunned for a moment: Why did the smoke and dust they burned out?

Horse Manure Zhiqi explained: When Zhao Wuzi attacked Zhongshan Kingdom, the army was too long to gather, so he understood this method of chess, allowing soldiers to carry half-dried horse manure with them, lit the pile of firewood and weeds, and threw the horse manure into the pile. Since the horse manure was half-dried but not dry, there was no big fire when it burned, only thick yellow smoke.

This yellow smoke indicates that he encountered an enemy. At the time of Jiashi, the army of Zhongshan Kingdom fled in various places, and lords from all over the country were constantly advancing on the road. Any lord who surrounded the scattered soldiers of Zhongshan Kingdom, Li Xuan used this method to notify the nearby army to come for reinforcements.

Duke Zhuang of Qi narrowed his eyes and looked at the Lu team on the ground halfway, muttering to himself: Ji Wuzi's uncle, Sun Mu's uncle, Sun Bao, Meng Xianzi, Lu State has three armies, and three Huans each lead one army. The army opposite was carrying three banners. It seems that the troops across the Lu State have arrived. But do they dare to resist me?

The people of Lu really did not dare to resist the army of Qi. They stayed far away near the horizon. The people of Qi moved forward and they retreated, and the people of Qi stopped. They also stayed there, desperately fanning the flames and igniting thick smoke to warn the surroundings.

The dusk was vast, and the Qi army could not get rid of the cowhide plaster around him. Thinking of Zhao Wu still staring at him, Duke Zhuang of Qi did not dare to march overnight. He ordered the Qi army to set up a camp and gathered the generals of the Qi army to discuss.

A general of Qi State suggested: It is impossible for all the Lu army to come here. The three Huans' own territory is important, and the country capital and the people must not stop guarding it. Therefore, there are no more troops coming here. It is better for us to ignore the Lu army tomorrow and just move towards the established direction. Keep the formation evenly.

Duke Zhuang of Qi thought this idea was very good, so he turned around and asked several fugitive doctors of Jin: What do the doctors think

Zaan didn't say anything, Zhiqi hesitated for a moment, and replied: I remember that the army of the King of Chu was attacked by Zhao Wu during the march. That time he retreated from the battle to attack the capital of Zheng State and instead attacked the army of the King of Chu. As a result, the King of Chu was hungry for several days and had to escape overnight.

It's enough to have this sentence. Chu is a big country at the same time. The combat effectiveness of the Chu people is not comparable to that of the Qi people. Even the Chu people were successfully attacked by Zhao Wu while they were marching. Who dares to continue moving forward?

Duke Zhuang of Qi hesitated: Zhao Wuzi's army is not much. He had just attacked the Wei Kingdom and left some troops to guard it. I know that he has always been good at looting spoils. In any case, he would leave some people to transport the scavenged spoils back.

Well, I have 200,000 Dazhan here. How many people can Zhao Wuzi come to each division and two divisions? Even if he comes to an army, how can he do anything to me?

Duke Zhuang of Qi mentioned many times that he had two troops on his hands. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the number of troops did not use the number of chariots. Duke Zhuang of Qi brought 200,000 soldiers. In fact, because two-thirds of the troops in this army were light and heavy, their real combat power was only 500 chariots, and about 30,000 people.

According to the Spring and Autumn Army system, a regular soldier must be equipped with five auxiliary soldiers to help the combat soldier carry food, carry weapons, raise war horses, repair armor, etc. This time the Qi team fought thousands of miles, and the proportion of heavy troops was slightly larger. It reached a ratio of nearly 6 to 1.

So when talking about the comparison of troops, Duke Zhuang of Qi was actually guilty. He emphasized his army's number and did not talk about the number of soldiers and vehicles.

The other Jin doctors were expressionless, Zhiqi shook his head slightly, and he felt in his heart: The king of Qi in front of him was ambitious when he spoke big words. Once he really faced the Jin team, he was not brave enough. Such a brave warrior dared to insult the Jin people fiercely. Don’t he know that we repeatedly reminded him: Wei State insulted Jin State, killed 300 Rong soldiers, and Zhao Wuzi killed 300 Wei State nobles to be buried with him. Your Qi Jun placed no less than a thousand corpses under the capital city. Do you still have a way out?

Now I hope Zhao Wuzi has few troops and put my hopes on Zhao Wu not attacking you. How funny, where did you have the courage to insult Jin people under Xiudu City?

No one answered, and Duke Zhuang of Qi murmured to himself, and his voice was a little louder: Now the people of Lu fight but don't fight with us, they just surrounded us like a group of annoying Cangyu. What should we do? Should we continue to march or station here? Well, it seems inappropriate to continue to march. Zhao Wuzi is good at attacking the marching troops, but stationing here is not safe. We are exhausted when fighting continuously. If Zhao Wuzi's troops come over, we will inevitably have to clash with him head-on.

Perhaps there is still some certainty in the head-on conflict. After all, we have 200,000 troops, how many people can Zhao Wuzi come

Zale suddenly spoke: The Qi army's home is ahead. When the rooster crows tomorrow morning, the whole army burys the pot and cook. At dawn, the whole army set out and told the soldiers of the army that the home is ahead and that we should move forward bravely. As long as we arrive at the capital, we can rely on the capital's city to resist. Zhao Wuzi may be nearby, but there is still some time when he arrives. As long as our army speeds up and abandons the heavy rain, we have hope to arrive at Gaoguo.

At the critical moment, the origin of Gongshi’s family education was fully revealed.

Qi people are so boastful. They usually sit in the garden and talk about marching and fighting. Every Qi official can survive. When it comes to war, Qi officials are all dumbfounded. With Qi's ability, they will bully second-class countries like Lu. Once they face a large country like Jin, they will all fall into rigidity. This is the reason why Qi has been making trouble behind Jin for a hundred years. Once Jin turns against each other and plans to deal with Qi seriously, Qi's people will immediately surrender. Qi's generals can't come up with an idea. Qi Zhuanggong immediately came to Ran Zaan's suggestion, and he repeated Zaan's order: When the chicken crows tomorrow, he will bury the pot and cook.

The unbearable night finally passed. The people of Lu lit huge fires all night. The people of Qi bury the pots and cook here, but the people of Lu didn't even get close to them. They continued to ignite the beacon, anxiously hoping that the nearby Zhao army would come.

About two hundred miles away, Zhao Wu was staring at the smoke pillar rising from the shallow end of the ground. The Qilu Plain was endless, and in the dewy air in the early morning, the strong eyes were very conspicuous. Zhao Wu stared at the smoke pillar in a flat tone and ordered: Wuqing Wu Company, you will rush over to entangle the Qi people, and you must delay their actions.

As early as last night, Zhao Wu saw the smoke pillar, but the people of Jin were used to fighting. At the moment of war, Zhao Wu did not dare to let the soldiers run toward the Yanzhu with all their strength. He just asked the soldiers to speed up their pace and marched for half an hour more than usual camping time. Then he camped as usual and slept through this night.

Wu Qing and Wu Lian bowed to take the order, and Wu Qing closed his lips tightly, without saying a word. Wu Lian was a little older, and his original character of flying and jumping gradually became restrained. However, before leaving, he still asked with concern: The master, there were only three brigades in the subordinate division.

The ancients spoke in a simple and meaningful way, and each word had a specific meaning.

The meaning of the vassal is different. The vassal is considered a lord at least and has complete authority over his territory. However, the vassal is not the lord. They are equivalent to an autonomous body under the leadership of Zhao Wu. They do not have to pay taxes to Zhao Wu, but the service tasks that need to be performed are relatively heavy. If a similar system is found in history, they are equivalent to Zhao Wu's Gorshaq, a military autonomous organization that completely uses service to fulfill its own urban and civilian obligations.

The three attached members are composed of nomads from the Zhongshan Chiqiu tribe, Taiyuan adult tribe. These nomads need to bring their own armor and war horses. They served Zhao Wu for several periods each year, and their bows and arrows and crossbows are unified by Zhao Wufang. In this regard, these three military autonomous bodies are very close to the nature of Gorshak.

Zhao Wu smiled and replied slowly in his usual tone: Your mission is to entangle the Qi army and persist for three days. After three days, as long as the Qi team does not enter Gaoguo, your mission will be completed.

Wu Qing beat his chest flat and replied briefly: He will live up to his hopes.

The subordinate division whistled, turned over and rode away. Zhao Jiusen came, looked at the retainers and generals around him, and called Qiwu, you should be a young Sichuan horse, go to the First Cavalry Division; Wei Min, the First Cavalry Division is led by you, and steadily chased the subordinate division. After the subordinate division fought with Qi Jun for a day, you entered the battlefield and entangled the Qi team.

After Zhao Wu dispatched troops and dispatched generals in succession, the large troops of Jin took their usual marching pace and slowly drove out the temporary camp.

Zhao Wu led a few troops. Sun Lin's father wanted to stay in his territory to deal with Duke Xian of Wei who returned to his country. The deadline for Zheng State to fight had already arrived. The soldiers had completed their service period and had to withdraw their troops and return to the country. The army of Cao State's army of Song State also faced the same situation as the Zheng State and had to accompany the Zheng State to go south.

At the same time, in the army of Jin State itself, because Quwo had already captured, Wei Shu wanted to go back to collect the spoils promised by Fan Tian, ​​so he took the Zhao family's capture in Wei State and transferred it to Jia family to return to the country. As a result, the mighty united army was left. Now only the Zhao family's vassal Xu team was left. Because of the local battle, the ruling uncle Sun Bao had to lead the army of Lu State to accompany Zhao Wu.

After taking a look, Zhao Wu only had three divisions of the central army of Jin, one with three subordinate cavalry divisions, one with brigade, one with Xu, one with two divisions in Lu, and three thousand permanent soldiers of the Zhao family, and three thousand vassals were each equivalent to one standard division.

Because he fought on the domestic line of Shandong and wanted to carry the spoils of the Guardian Kingdom, this time, Zhao Wu sent all the Xuan soldiers back to his country, and all the troops in his hands were war soldiers. In the military power, the people of Lu were purely decorations in the face of Qi, so Zhao Wu simply regarded the Lu army as an auxiliary soldier. In this way, Zhao Wu could use the combat power even less.

The military strength comparison was obviously inferior, but strangely, the army with a large number of people was ruthless and rushing to avoid this battle. However, the Jin team, which had a small number of people, was aggressive and accelerated the march aggressively and rushed straight to the army and rushed over.

On that day, under the urging of the Qi army, the Lu army, regardless of harassment, rushed for thirty miles. Thirty miles was called Yishe in the Spring and Autumn Period. People in the Spring and Autumn Period rushed to the road and had to rest for one night every thirty miles. Therefore, thirty miles were called Yishe.

That night, Zaojia let out a long breath and congratulated his escaped companions: Lucky. Although Team Lu did not fight us, they were staring at us. Team Qi was always absent-minded. Fortunately, we completed the marching mission today.

Zhiqi's lips squirmed. When Zhongxing saw this scene, he urged him: Zhiqi, you Zhiqi are familiar with Zhao Wu, so you can say anything quickly.

Zhiqi spoke: Zhao Wuzi is approaching us. I have already reached his taste. In these thirty miles, all the city-states along the way have been given up. The wells have been filled to death, and the food and grass have been burned. As a burning smoke column, it is pointed out the direction of our journey. Such a cruel decision must be from Zhao Wuzi's order. Yes, only his ruthless man will give such crazy orders. And we are still a journey away from Gaoguo Qishe.

Zaan thought about it and comforted him: It's close. There are seven days left. If the 200,000 army cannot hold on for even seven days, the people of Qi will be too inferior.

Stop, Zaan Ran: Where is Zhou Chuo?

The Central Bank of China replied: The king of Qi called him by his side and asked him to protect him. Although the people of Qi were arrogant and boasted about their courage, when they really fought, the king of Qi still trusted the warriors of Jin.

Zhiqi Beitian sighed: Are we still warriors of Jin State?

Everyone was speechless.

In the early morning of the next day, the Qi army began to cook when the rooster crowed. After eating and drinking, the Qi army ignored the Lu people next to them and maintained a strict queue and bravely fled towards Gaoguo.

At noon, Duke Zhuang of Qi sat in the chariot and was proud. He asked his side: Zhao Wuzi can't catch up, right? Every day has passed, and every day we are closer to Gaoguo. When we arrive at Gaoguo, everything will be fine. In Gaoguo, the ruling Cui Shu also led a Qi team to fight. Our two armies merged together. Do Zhao Wuzi dare to invade?

After the words were finished, Duke Zhuang of Qi became frightened. Yu Rong finally comforted the horses. However, the panic seemed to be contagious. The entire Qi army's horses neighed one after another. Duke Zhuang of Qi was shaken by the beating chariot. He was sitting in the carriage, about to open his mouth and shout, but strangely, the small stone next to the wheel seemed to have life, jumping up and down.

The earth was trembling. The war horses kept neighing, and they opened their mouths and said something. Several fugitive doctors from Jin also opened their mouths and shouted something. Their shouts were drowned in the neighing of horses.

After a moment of stopping, the Qi people finally comforted the war horses, but although the war horses stopped neighing, they kept digging the horse's hooves and were very uneasy. At this time, the trembling of the road surface became more and more intense, and the small pebbles kept rolling towards the low-lying area. Duke Zhuang of Qi turned around and asked the saddle: What did you say?

Zaan smiled bitterly and replied: Zhao Wuzi is here

In the distance, a straight dust column rose. Immediately afterwards, the dust column spread, as if a tornado was blew from the plain, flying into the air. The dust column became larger and larger. Soon, cavalrymen jumped out of the dust column, and in the stunned eyes of the Qi army. The saddle smiled bitterly: I can't get out of it. To be continued, Hunshan Xunshu, the umbrella
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