I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 528 Song Kingdom's Response

Zhiyao only cares about Zhao's Daiguo, but it's not necessarily true how much she cares.

As long as Zhishi doesn't kill himself, no matter how capable Zhao Wuji is, he will only be plagued by scabies in northern Xinjiang, and it is difficult to pose a danger of Guozuo's extinction.

Every era has its own emphasis. In the current era, the threat from the Chu State is indeed greater, and later it will become a threat from within. After the Wuhu Chaohua, the foreign forces will become the biggest threat.

Which country was the former Jin country most wary of?It is not the biggest competitor Chu State, but Qi State on the contrary.

It's all because the Qi State was really powerful, and the career it has done is extremely brilliant.

Later, Chu State showed its strength, and the country that Jin State feared most became Chu State.

The people of Chu State proved that they should not be underestimated with blood and sacrifice, so that when a new era came, people began to think that no matter before or now, only Chu State could threaten the Central Plains.

The state of Chu is in such a mess, but the ruler and ministers of the Yuan state are still so afraid?This has to be said to be caused by the vigilance that has been formed for a long time, and it has not so much to do with strength.

For example, the huge Soviet Union has disintegrated, and a country claims to restore the greatness of the Soviet Union. The neighboring countries and the current hegemon will not check whether the successor is strong, but will only maintain the highest vigilance against them.

If the hegemonic country diverts its attention, it will only be that the new challenger proves itself in all aspects, or at most it will pay a certain amount of attention, and it is not necessarily true how much attention it is.

The possibility of the Zhao clan re-entering the Central Plains is far more likely than that of foreign forces, but the original country is not Dameng, and the population difference between the two sides is more than 33 times. Even if the original country is at war with Yue, Song and Chu, the national conditions With the difference between people's sentiments and Dameng's, how could it be possible for the Zhao family to replace it.

Zhi Kai, who entered the border of the Song Dynasty, received a report from the central government, which stated that Zhao's Daiguo had formed an alliance with Yiqu and Baidi, and shook his head regretfully after reading it.

Again, every age has its own idiosyncrasies.

It is just that in the current era, all the kingdoms of Xia look down on foreign powers. If Zhao's Dai Kingdom forms an alliance with Chu, Song, Yue or other princes, it will make people in Yuanguo feel more threatened, and they will go to Yi The alliance between Qu and Bai Zhai almost cut off the possibility of Zhao's Daiguo gaining a foothold in the Central Plains.

To put it bluntly, the people of Zhuxia just look down on foreign races, and will fight harder when encountering foreign invasions. Even if the Zhao family and their foreign allies really invade the Central Plains, they will be driven away sooner or later.

Zhi Kai looked at the wilderness full of farmland and asked, "What's the name of this place?"

There are currently no official names for many places.

The so-called no official name mainly means that there is no mark on the map, not that the locals did not name it.

They captured a city called "Heng" a few days ago, and they took it very easily.

The captured nobles of the Song State said that, except for the Song Army who had already set out to conquer Yuedi, almost all the soldiers who could fight in the Song State were mobilized to "Shangqiu".

This is the reason why the original army led by Zhikai almost encountered no decent resistance all the way, and the next battle in "Shangqiu" will be the highlight.

Regardless of other territories, concentrate all the combatable soldiers of the country near the capital?Do you know how surprised Zhiyao was when she heard the news?

If it wasn't completely confirmed, Zhiyao almost thought that she had time traveled again and came to the era of Zhao Song.

The Zhao family, who bullied orphans and widows, were afraid that they would be overthrown by the same actions, so they simply stationed more than [-]% of the country's troops around the capital, and even the generals who went to battle had to follow the formation plan left by their ancestors. with.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Song was able to fight much more than Zhao Song, and there were not so many absurd things again.

There was only one reason why the Song State shrank all its troops to the surrounding area of ​​"Shangqiu". They originally had far fewer troops than the Yuan State, and they also lost to the Yuan Army in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, so they could only do that.

"Shangqiu" is an ancient city in a country. In the past, it was constantly threatened by the Chu army, and it was heightened and thickened more than once.

Perhaps "Shangqiu" does not have nine city walls like "Xinzheng", but purely in terms of city defense facilities, it is not inferior to "Xinzheng" at all, and the terrain outside the city of "Shangqiu" is much more complicated than "Xinzheng". .

Zhixuwu reminded Zhikai more than once not to be careless, but to maintain the utmost vigilance.

"Report! The forwards of our army have started a fierce battle with the Song army."

"Explore again."

The number of forwards in the original army was about 500, which is the size of a "division".

Since the word "fierce battle" is used, it means that the number of Song troops encountered is at least the same, and may even be larger.

Zhikai did not look down on Song State at all, on the contrary, he was far more vigilant than Yue State.

reason?The Vietnamese army and the Wu army have the same number of ways, and they do not have an advantage in all aspects of a grand battle.The Song army was different. They were able to fight [-]-[-] with the Chu army in the strong period, and they won more victories than Zheng Jun, which is enough to show that the Song army's combat effectiveness is really not weak.

There is no doubt about the strength of the original country, but it does not mean that there will be no disadvantages if you are careless.

Zhikai must understand one thing, if the biggest defeat happens under his own command, no matter how much Zhiyao loves him, the position of the crown prince will definitely be shaken.

Therefore, one of the reasons why the princes were not allowed to lead the army in the past dynasties is that there is not much benefit in winning, and it is possible to lose everything if they lose.

Having already sat on the throne of the prince, it is the most stable to prove that one's IQ is not a problem, and then do nothing, and the most stupid behavior is to try to show oneself again and again.

Why do you say stupid?Whether or not there is a group of people in the performance process will make the emperor's father jealous; if things go wrong, not only the officials will criticize, but the emperor's father may also be disappointed.

Knowing what failure means, Zhikai's initial strategy may be unrestrained, and he has not forgotten that he should send a large number of scouts to keep an eye on the Song army. As he gets closer to "Shangqiu", he becomes more and more cautious.

The truth is this, the possibility of a sneak attack has completely disappeared, and the only option is to be steady and steady, so why worry?

"About [-] Song troops are located outside the city, most of which are based on hilltops; there are about [-] Song troops in the city. I heard that there is a lot of food and fodder available, enough to last for three years."

"Prince, 'Yiqiu' and 'Quanqiu' each have Song armies, and the two places are also mobilizing supplies in return."

"If the Song Dynasty mobilizes again, maybe there will be more than [-] troops?"

Needless to say, the [-] Song troops who were going to Yue State must be on their way back to aid.

Moreover, Song State will definitely ask Chu State for help.

If Chu State is not stupid?They will understand the truth that even if the [-] Chu troops who invaded Yue are not transferred to Song for support, Chu will send new troops to support Song.

Maybe, just maybe, the Chu Kingdom learned the lessons of the Yue Kingdom and not only sent troops to support the Song Kingdom, but also sent troops to invade the Yuan Kingdom to open up new battlefields?
Therefore, the Man family, who was most likely to invade the Chu State in Yuan State, prepared two "divisions" of troops, and the "Xinzheng" of Zheng Di also stationed two "divisions" of defenders.

It would be best if the Chu army did not open up a new battlefield. The two "divisions" of the Man family are also the reserve team for a possible war in Qin, and the two "divisions" of "Xinzheng" will become troops that threaten Chu.

In the current era, only the original country has such sufficient military strength, but mobilizing such a large number of troops is actually very harmful to the consumption of national power.

A month later, Zhikai pulled out the strongholds in the west and north of "Shangqiu" in the army, and then brought the main force to the outskirts of "Shangqiu".

"What is above the city wall?" Zhi Kai said something like a propeller, but only had two sharp blades.

Those things are placed on the city wall, and there is one every 50 meters or so.

Although Zhikai couldn't name the thing, he could feel the threat just by looking at its appearance.

The level of science and technology in the original country far exceeds that of the current vassal states. Don't forget that waterwheels and hydraulic forging hammers have long been put into use.

Two leaves made of sharp blades, plus a rotating device, once stirred, how could a flesh and blood body withstand it! ?
There are not only the two-leaf defensive equipment, but also some things that look like rackets, and the bed crossbow that no one is familiar with.

Those are the only defense devices that have been revealed, and I don’t know how many are hidden.

Zhi Kai remembered something, and said to the left and right: "Kai vaguely remembers that the father sent people to the Song Kingdom to find a Mo family, and I heard that it is because the Mo family is good at making city defense equipment."

Mohs?It is Mo Zi's family, but Mo Di is not qualified to be called "Zi" at present.

At present, there are not many people who are qualified to be called "Zi". Guanzi (Guan Zhong), Zhao Zi (Zhao Wu), and Zheng Zi (Zi Chan) are recognized as three immortal figures, and the historical status of other schools of thought in the future is not so great Gao, including Laozi and Confucius.

Of course, when the original army arrived at the city of "Shangqiu", they would not start attacking the city immediately. At least they had to collect materials from the surrounding area to build more siege equipment.

The most terrible thing is that Song Guo learned from Zheng Guo. The surrounding forests were all cut down to only wooden piles, and all the larger stones were emptied.

It was the first time Zhikai heard that Song Guo had done those things. He was shocked. He imagined how much manpower should be used, but he couldn't imagine what it would be like if all the trees were cut down.

Waiting for Zhikai to see the scene around "Shangqiu" in person, I feel that Song Guo is really brave, knowing that the original Congress invaded and dared to send troops to cross the country.

At present, one can imagine how much wood has been piled up in the city of "Shangqiu". They can be used to burn even if they are not good enough, and it is absolutely necessary to use them to make tools.

Beforehand, Zhikai already knew that the people of Song Dynasty had cut down all the trees they could cut, and sent auxiliary soldiers to cut trees along the way, but they would not build siege equipment too far away from "Shangqiu".

After all, the siege equipment will be very large, and it is not so easy to transport. It must be built near the city to be attacked.

Zhikai inspected a circle and found that the four walls of "Shangqiu" were all equipped with similar facilities, and he had a very ominous premonition in his heart.

"I heard my father tell a story when I was young. It said that Luban and Mozi took the war as a tool to verify who was stronger. Both sides showed their abilities in a siege battle..." Zhikai's memory is quite good, but But when I was young, I thought stories were just stories.

As a father, he would always tell some stories to his young children. After telling them, he would forget what he had told.

Some children are able to retain memories of their childhood, and they are the kind that will never forget no matter what.

After growing up, Zhikai already knew who "Lu Ban" was based on his own cognition, wasn't he the Gongshu Ban who was born in Lu State.

Gongshuban is the Viscount of the Yuan Country, and the most valued "Master Craftsman" in the Yuan Country. He has a very high status, but his status in the profession of craftsman is second only to Zhiyao.

There is no way, who made many tools "invented" by Zhiyao, and Zhiyao also "created" waterwheels and other civilian or military equipment.

Now, Zhikai suddenly thought of who the "Mozi" in the story would be, and while feeling a little confused, the first thing he thought of was to ask the center to send Gongshuban over.

"Gongshuzi?" Zhi Xuwu was not stupid, seeing the attitude of 'Shangqiu', he knew that he should request to transfer the Gongshu team.

Zhi Kai nodded sharply, and said: "Father knew Mo Di's ability a long time ago, so he will not object."

It is true that Gongshuban is supervising the construction of "Zhongjing" at the moment. Out of the need to destroy Song, Zhiyao would agree that Gongshuban came to "Shangqiu" in person.

Zhi Xuwu frowned slightly, and said, "What does the crown prince mean, that our army will not attack the capital of Song before Gongshuzi arrives?"

Zhi Kai didn't answer directly, but said euphemistically: "The Song army controls the important areas outside the city, how can we attack the city?"

If it is not a deduction work, to conduct a city attack and defense battle, you really need to try your best to eliminate the enemy troops outside the city, otherwise the constant harassment of the enemy troops outside the city will make it difficult for the siege troops to parry, not to mention the internal and external pincers And the threat on the food road.

Zhi Xuwu had a different opinion and said: "The public loser needs to come, but the siege also needs to be carried out."

In the final analysis, the main goal of the army is to take down the city. Don't do some temptations, and completely target the enemy army that has become. Wouldn't it slow down the progress?

What's more, the [-] Song army from Yuedi and the Chu army supporting Song will come at any time. Even if the original army doesn't attack the city, they can learn from the tactics of attacking "Xinzheng".

"Dig a trench?" Zhi Kai's eyes lit up.

In the first battle when the Yuan Kingdom destroyed the Zheng Kingdom, the treatment of "Xinzheng" was to adopt a siege model.

At that time, the original army dug round after round of trenches outside "Xinzheng", making it impossible for the defenders of "Xinzheng" to get out, and the coalition forces of the princes outside could not get in touch with the defenders of "Xinzheng".

Zhikai only has seen the relevant records of "Battle of Xinzheng", not as a personal participant.

Zhi Xuwu is one of the commanders of the "Battle of Xinzheng", and he is quite experienced in the tactics to be adopted in the face of such a fortified city.

In this way, the original army began to attack the stronghold of the Song army outside the city of "Shangqiu" on the one hand, and on the other hand began to dig trenches outside the city of "Shangqiu" from far to near...

(End of this chapter)