Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 198 Who dares to discuss with the army if the slaughter is not available?
When the chariot approached, Zai Yu finally saw his appearance clearly.

The person who came was none other than Ran Meng, a retainer of the Meng family who had always been known as the number one warrior in the Lu Kingdom.

Ran Meng jumped out of the carriage, laughed and walked up the hill, saying hello to Jai Yu as he walked.

"Zaizi, I didn't expect to meet you here."

Zaiyu also asked strangely: "Why don't you see Mencius? Don't you usually act as the emperor for him?"

When Ran Meng heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "It is true that I usually drive the car for the lord, but in times of war, it is always Gong Lianzi who does it for him.

I am just an ordinary warrior, and all I can do on the battlefield is kill the enemy.

You can't let me rush into the enemy line with Mencius, right?That's too disrespectful. "

Zai Yu nodded slightly after hearing this: "What about Mencius and the others?"

Ran Meng said: "Mencius and Yangzi have already arrived at the bank of Wenshui at the foot of Liangshan, and set up defenses there.

By the way, I still have the front-line battle report that just arrived, do you want to see it? "

While talking, Ran Meng took out some papers from his pocket.

Because it is easy to carry and easy to write, paper has completely replaced bamboo slips as the material for the Lu army.

Zai Yu took the paper and said to Ran Meng and the others: "Come on, let's talk while walking."

A few people walked down the hillside and boarded the carriage. After a while, their team was on the Zhou Road, and the marching speed increased a lot.

Zai Yu and Ran Meng exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then quickly got to the point.

According to the report sent back from the front line, the navy of the Qi army led by Gao Zhang made rapid progress. After taking Yangzhou, they did not stop much, but went directly south to Dayeze to prevent the Lu army who came to the rescue from being caught in the sea. It is cut off above Jishui.

Judging from their appearance, they should have entered Wenshui directly from Onozawa after waiting for the Qi army infantry under Guoxia's command to arrive, and attacked Xuju with them.

Meanwhile, Guoxia's ten-thousand-strong army marched in the territory of Lu State in an orderly manner.

They first harvested the grains in the valley and Yanggu, and then they made a ghostly turn, went west directly into Weiguo, and traded the grain to the merchants in Weiguo.

Then he went east again into the state of Lu and began to harvest new grain near Yangzhou.

It can be said that one crop is cut after another, and one crop is cut after another.

Looking at their posture, it seems that they are not here to fight, but to collect food.

The country of Lu is already suffering from drought this year, so it is not bad that the harvest can be as good as in previous years.

If the people of Qi were allowed to mow it down like this, even if Lu State finally defeated Qi State, it would be severely injured and famine would occur.

And people with a discerning eye can also see that the Qi people's style of play clearly means that they are not planning to annex the land of the Lu country, but intend to ruthlessly cheat the Lu people.

Few cities were lost on the western border of the State of Lu, and not a single grain of grain was left.

The biggest part of the expenditure during the war is food.

Now the state of Lu has not yet fought back, and has paid out a bunch of grain first.

The people of Qi, on the other hand, ate the food of Lu State, not only didn't consume much, they even made a lot of money.

No matter who heard this kind of thing, any Lu person would feel his blood pressure rise.

But when the people of Qi did this, Lu Guo could only stare blankly.

Who made them act quickly?

On the second day after the Warring States Letter was delivered, the Qi army entered the territory of the Lu State, and it took Lu Guo just ten days and a half a month to assemble the army.

If you are unprepared versus prepared, it is inevitable to suffer.

When Zaiyu heard this, he finally understood why Uncle Sun Zhouchou, Grand Sima of the State of Lu, was so anxious to get angry recently.

From the beginning of the Lu army's collection and settlement, Shusun Zhouqiu issued three orders in a row, urging all the troops to march towards Xibi as soon as possible.

Zaiyu thought he was so loyal to the country before, but now he looked at the map, it turned out that the large areas of Shusun's fiefdoms were concentrated in the west of Lu State.

Shusun Zhouchou probably feared that if he was a few days later, the Qi State's sickle would cut his head?
Zaiyu and the others were discussing the war between Qilu and Lu. Time passed quickly, and before they knew it, it was gradually getting dark.

Suddenly, Ran Meng pointed to the front and shouted: "Zai Zi, the road ahead is Liangshan and Wenshui."

Zaiyu looked up at the place where mountains and rivers connected in the distance.

A green hill rises from the ground, like an old tortoise lying on Wenshui, and not far away is the vast and reedy Onozawa.

On the water curtain, in the shadow of the mist, densely packed, large or small black spots can be vaguely seen. If you are not familiar with the world, you may regard them as fish schools floating in the mountains and rivers.

But Zaiyu and the others knew that it was not a giant fish, but a Jianghai division that Qi was proud of.

Under normal circumstances, Qi's ships are mostly used for navigation, so in terms of average size, they are much larger than those of Wu and Chu.

Although such a ship can carry a large number of people and can be equipped with more arrows and crossbows, its shortcomings are also obvious.

Big ships are not flexible.

And Zaiyu's "fire of benevolence and righteousness" is also prepared for them.

The so-called 'fire of benevolence' is actually commonly known as 'Greek fire', while the Romans preferred to call it 'sea fire'.

During the war between Byzantium and the Arab Empire, the 'Greek fire' repeatedly damaged the navy of the Arab Empire.

It is perfect to use them to deal with Qi's navy.

Don't say that I, Zaiyu, don't care about benevolence and righteousness. I burn the boat with 'Greek fire'. You can dive into the water if you want to survive. If you are still obsessed, don't blame me for killing them all!

Just as Zaiyu was looking at the surrounding terrain and considering where to make a catapult to attack the Qi army's navy, he suddenly heard a shout coming from the front.

"Who is coming?!"

Zai Yu took a look and saw that there were several Lu army sentries on duty here.

Before he could speak, he heard Ran Meng beside him answer.

"I am Ran Meng, a retainer of the Ji family. In the name of the lord, I have brought the soldiers under my command to join us. The person next to me is the son of Doctor Tuqiu!"

After finishing speaking, Ran Meng took the bronze medal from his waist again: "Here is the ID card!"

"Doctor Tuqiu?"

The sentries walked down the hill, and after confirming their identities with them, they bowed to Zaiyu and saluted.

"The commander-in-chief has an order. After Dr. Tuqiu arrives, please go to the tent of the Chinese army to discuss!"

Military discussion?

Jae Yu was taken aback when he heard these two words, and then he remembered his current identity.

He is no longer the Chinese Army Che Zuo who sent orders around when he attacked Ju.

It is a doctor who is qualified to be listed above the court, and to discuss matters with the monarch and the ministers.

However, judging from the meaning of the soldier's words, why does it seem that Ji Sunsi and the others have been waiting for me early in the morning?

As soon as I arrive, let me go to the military meeting?

If I don't get to co-author you, we won't discuss it?

How is this going?

Zai Yu frowned, feeling that the matter was not simple.

Could it be that something happened, are you going to let me take the blame?
　I have signed a contract with the reader, and now I can no longer get along with you as usual.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)