I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

chapter 45

Most of the time, the plan can't keep up with the changes, and what Zhiyao didn't expect is that she will be bumped into by herself.

They were looking for an opportunity to wipe out or collapse the coalition forces of the princes, and the intelligence from "Mo" gave them a blow.

The army led by Zhao Yang was defeated by the Fan family and Zhongxing family rebels under the joint command of Ji Qin and Gao Qiang. After the defeat, they retreated to "Handan" and suffered another defeat.

If it weren't for the severe damage to the Zhao, Wei, and Han families, Zhiyao would have wondered if Zhao Yang was acting.

There is another thing that is worst for the state of Jin. Zhong Xingyin, who had previously withdrawn to the state of Wei, did not know if he was getting more and more angry, and returned to the border of the state of Jin to join forces with the troops of Qin and Gaoqiang to restore "Handan" After that, an announcement was made to attack "Xintian" and liquidate Jin Junwu.

What the hell? ? ?
It has been defined as a rebellion before, and then it is announced that it will kill Jin Jun?It must be that the successive defeats of the Zhao family, the Wei family and the Han family have given the confidence to Zhong Xingyin!
Or maybe the Bank of China thinks about it, and there is really nowhere to come out of the breath in his heart. He thinks that Jin Junwu and Zhao Yang are in cahoots. Let the state of Jin change the blue sky again?

Zhong Xingyin knows how to seize opportunities. Now the Zhao family, Wei family and Han family have suffered heavy losses, while the Zhi family is tied up in the "Communist" and fighting the princes. The domestic small and medium-sized nobles have exhausted their troops. Great opportunity in the field.

It was almost when Zhongxingyin assembled the Fan family, Zhongxing family, Handan family and other small and medium-sized nobles who were dissatisfied with the high-level state, and joined forces with about four "divisions" to advance to "Li ①". The order was also issued to Zhiyao's army.

"Your Majesty ordered me to return to help quickly." Zhishen was very confused by the development of the situation.

Only a few days?How can the situation change again and again, which makes people feel so caught off guard.

Zhi Xuwu said: "I may annihilate the armies of the princes, or severely injure them, how can I..."

However, Zhiyao knew that it would be impossible not to rescue "Xintian".

That is related to political stance, and then once "Xintian" is really conquered by the rebels, Jin State will be completely bad from a national level.

"Let's withdraw our troops." Zhiyao said.

In any case, they fought the princes in the "Communist Party". Judging by the princes' withdrawal of troops first and the loss of troops on both sides, they undoubtedly won the victory of the meeting.

There is no way to overcome everything, and there will be a next time.

Once "Xintian" falls, it will not only be a disaster for Jin, but also a heavy blow to Zhishi.

The most realistic thing is that if "Xintian" really falls, as "Yuanrong" Zhixuan will not commit suicide and apologize, the better end will be to step down. There is no third option.

In the middle of their meeting, an order from Zhixuan also came, and it was also an instruction to return to the army to defend "Xintian".

In this way, there is no need to discuss at all, and it becomes inevitable to obey the Patriarch's order.

"There must be something wrong here!" Zhiyao insisted on thinking so, and continued to think: "Maybe it's what Zhao Yang wants to see."

Therefore, the siege against "Mo" was Zhao Yang's intentional defeat, and he would rather suffer some losses than create an opportunity for Zhong Xingyin to attack "Xintian"?

I can't blame Zhiyao for thinking that way, the main reason is that the counter-insurgency army that attacked "Mo" was defeated too quickly!
Lao Zhi's army was going to ambush and pursue the allied forces of the princes, but the main force stopped after a short distance, and Cheng Shuo, who was in charge of the ambush, blocked the princes but did not attack.

What Cheng Shuo did was to send people to pay tribute to Qi Jun Chujiu, Lu Junsong, Zheng Junsheng and Shi Jishe.

It must be said that the sudden appearance of Cheng Shuo and his army surprised the princes. When they thought they were going to play tricks, the Jin army did not launch an attack.

Regardless of whether it was a scene or a fig leaf, the princes praised Zhi Shi for having the opportunity to attack but came to pay tribute. Several princes opened their mouths and left some troops and supplies respectively, which meant "buying money for the road", and then left with the rest of the troops and supplies. up.

Afterwards, many of the disciples of Confucius, who learned about such a thing, praised it very much, thinking that "the king's way is hopeful" and so on.

Some historians who have experienced it personally are the historians who followed the princes to record history. They also recorded this incident.

you do not say!Following the principle of "surrender loses half", one party respects the etiquette while the other understands the rules, which is really uncommon in this time period when etiquette collapses.

Zhishen led the army back to "Yong".

"The Chinese army is stationed in the outskirts of 'Father Huang'; the rebel army has conquered 'Yingting'." Zhi Xuwu paused and said: "My son, there are only four 'divisions' left in our army, and the morale of the enemy army is booming..."

Of course it wasn't that they died 2 to 7000 people. After investigation all the way, there are already relatively reliable data. More than [-] people were killed in battle, and [-] people were injured or disabled and lost their combat effectiveness. To prevent Zheng Guo from invading the southern border, there are only four "divisions" left who can continue to fight as field troops.

At present, there are not only four "divisions" under Bank of China's command.They made great strides all the way, and the cities of the Fan family and the Zhongxing family sent troops to meet up again, and some small and medium nobles joined in, expanding to the strength of one "army" and two "divisions".

Judging from the scale of Cheng's army, Zhishen still has four "divisions" of combatable soldiers, and Zhao Yang has three "divisions" of troops. The strength of Zhong Xingyin's troops in a single camp seems to be the same as the current one. The largest number.

It is not at all wrong to use the phrase "the situation has taken a turn for the worse" to describe the situation change.

At the same time, one can imagine how powerful the Fan family and Zhongxing family are. They are not only strong in themselves, but also have a good influence on Jin and foreign princes. Whenever there is a chance to turn things around, they can gather a large group of helpers.

There is also bad news for the state of Jin. The princes who had already withdrawn to "Mo" learned that Zhong Xingyin was marching to "Xintian", and they recruited troops and supplies from the country respectively, and then the army also marched to "Xintian". " is approaching.

Zhi Xuwu said rather unhappily: "The Zhao family, the Wei family, and the Han family have no further recruiting sources."

The situation is bad, right?
Zhao Yang, Wei Lu, and Han Buxin didn't know whether it was true that their military resources were exhausted, or they had some kind of plan, so they stayed by "Father Huang" and didn't mention it, and didn't rush to gather troops to the fiefs again.Is this to sit back and watch "Xintian" fall?

Zhiyao thought maliciously: "Perhaps they are eager for the fall of 'Xintian', so that the Zhi family can bear the responsibility for the fall of the capital, and it can also arouse the hatred of the nobles in the country towards the princes, the Fan family, and the Zhongxing family. In short, For them, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.”

Changes in the situation are not good for Jin and the Zhi family. Once Zhao Yang does not rescue "Xintian", the world will clearly see the plans of the Zhao family, the Wei family and the Han family.

The problem is that once the situation is formed, what can we do if we see through it?

"This is reasonable. We want to weaken the Zhao, Wei, and Han families, and they must also want to weaken the Zhi family. From a reasonable point of view, Zhao Yang will rescue 'Xintian' in the end, it just depends on the timing... "Zhi Yao has to think about how to force Zhao Yang to bring the army back to help, not by the old Zhi family himself.

(End of this chapter)