Subsequently, more news came.

The Song State was defeated twice in a row, but the loss of troops was not large, but as if it was frightened, it was necessary to stick to the place of "Fuqu" and was unwilling to move even one more step.

Han Ju and Zhigang, who were stationed in the "nest", were ordered not to worry about the rest of the matter, and they had to come over immediately to join the rest of the legions.

The Jin State has already sent a legion to rescue the Song State, but the Song State itself is not angry, and the pot is not on the Jin State.

Moreover!

Cheng, the prince of the Song state, explicitly refused to send troops to conquer Zheng.

In this way, the long-term alliance between the Song State and the Jin State can be regarded as a crack.

It's just that with the current situation, the high-level leaders of the Jin State don't have extra energy to take care of the Song State, and they will wait until the end of the account.

The king of Chu Gong had already left the state of Cai, and was originally marching in the direction of the state of Song, but when he entered the territory of the state of Chen, he suddenly turned to the north.

There were a total of three full-fledged legions on their side, and they also brought Chen Guo, Cai Guo and various barbarian tribes in the south, with a total number of about 200,000.

No matter how many soldiers there are among the 200,000 people, the number alone is actually quite bluffing.

Last time, the Jin State gathered the strength of the whole country to crusade against the Qin State, and the four legions attacked in full formation, plus the corresponding auxiliaries, the number was about 300,000, and the armies of the eight countries of Qi, Song, Wei, Lu, Zheng, Cao, Di, and Teng were also counted.

This time, the king of Chu Gong dispatched a total of more than 300,000 people, which was obviously a sign of parting with the Jin state.

After the Chu army went north, they first crossed Yingshui and had arrived at a place called "Ghost Yan".

If you look at the flat map, the interval between the Jin army and the Chu army is about 180 miles.

Considering the inconvenience of transportation, it is impossible to march in a straight line again, even if it is all marching towards the other side, and the two armies will be counted according to the footsteps, and it will take at least seven or eight days to meet.

Of course, the premise is that the Chu army also marched towards Yanling.

Now there are no satellites in the sky, so it is impossible to detect the location of the other party all the time.

In addition, there is no instant communication equipment, and it takes time for allies to discover the location of enemy troops and want to notify them.

Neither the Jin army nor the Chu army knew where the other party was, forming a status quo of war fog.

"Wu, if you attack 'Xinzheng', how many days will you break the city?" Wei Qi asked more seriously, and had deep expectations.

The three corps of the Jin army were once very close to "Xinzheng", but they were transferred.

The "Dilin" where they are located is about sixty or seventy miles away from "Xinzheng".

If you are in a hurry, you will be able to arrive at the city of "Xinzheng" in about two days.

Lu Wu was more curious about Wei Qi asking, did the high-level decide to fight "Xinzheng" again?

Wei Qi saw Lu Wu's confusion and said: "The Chu army has not shown a trace, and the marshal has decided to send a partial division to attack 'Xinzheng' and force the Chu army to come to the rescue." ”

Since it's a partial teacher, there must not be many of them, right?

Seeing that Wei Qi was so excited, and full of expectations, it was very likely that Wei was in charge of commanding.

Really.

Wei Qi simply explained it more clearly.

This time to attack "Xinzheng" is to be commanded by him.

Wei will dispatch two full-fledged "divisions", plus two and a half "brigades" under Lü Wu, that is, seven and a half "brigades" to attack "Xinzheng".

"Xinzheng" is the capital of Zheng State.

Zheng Guo is a country that once dominated the country, and although it was weakened later, it was still a second-rate power, but the top was used to surrendering, and it was not really too weak.

Now, Zheng Guo's ruling son Han led an "army" to attack the Song state, and the other "army" was to join forces with the king of Chu.

The second-rate powers have only two "armies", and neither of them is currently stationed in "Xinzheng".

However, this does not mean that "Xinzheng" did not have defenders, at least there were troops directly under Zheng Jun Ji (gùn), plus a considerable number of nobles as the capital of a country.

Which nobleman hasn't ordered the samurai to watch the housekeepers?

According to Wei Qi's estimates, once the attack on "Xinzheng" will face at least one "army" of defenders.

The current aristocracy is not too familiar with both siege and fortification.

Wei Qi wanted to bring about 10,000 soldiers to attack "Xinzheng".

According to the report, as the capital of Zheng Guo, "Xinzheng", the height of the city wall is more than three zhang, and there are urn cities in the north and south.

In addition, there is also a permanent military city outside the "Xinzheng" city, where about one "brigade" of garrisons has been stationed for a long time.

Wei Qi counted on Lu Wu to stage a feat of breaking the door alone, and then take advantage of the situation to enter the city.

"Great, if the defenders don't seal the doorway, Wu will naturally be very sure." Lu Wu was not a little modest, but he added one more sentence and said: "I heard that the Zheng people are timid, and there are still three parapet walls in the city. ”

Wei Qi was a little stunned when he heard this.

That's not Lu Wu's hearsay.

When he went south, he sent people to pretend to be a business traveler and went to "Xinzheng" to find out in advance.

After all, he had expected that the Jin Kingdom would attack Zheng Guo, so he must have investigated it in advance.

It's just that leaving manpower as an internal response and the like is gone.

It's not that I'm afraid of being discovered early.

It's purely that we are still in the era of "etiquette".

If you really want to do that, nine out of ten will be able to successfully implement the plan.

Then, the reputation will be completely stinking.

Half a step ahead is a genius.

Jumping dozens of steps early is a demon.

And the demons are to be burned to the heavens!

"Three parapets?" Wei Qi could hardly understand the fear of Zheng Guo's high-level executives, felt a little incredible, and asked, "How high?" ”

Lu Wu replied: "The lowest is two zhang, the highest is three zhang, and the palace city is built on the mountain, and there are layers of checkpoints. ”

In the current Miyagi City, there are mountains that are definitely built on the mountains, and if there are no mountains, the earth will be rammed high.

He was once curious about how to guarantee water if he built so high in the era when there was no running water.

Later, he understood.

The aristocracy has so many manpower.

The monarch lacks someone who can carry his shoulders again?

With the storage of water that is carried shoulder to shoulder all the time, how can the nobles have less water.

Wei Qi didn't feel that Lu Wu was shirking, but his face was gloomy.

Fight, definitely going to fight.

It's just that the defense of "Xinzheng" is so perverted, and it is too difficult to completely conquer it.

Wei Qi received an order to attack "Xinzheng", the purpose of which was to attract the Chu army to "Xinzheng", not to get an order to capture "Xinzheng".

After it's ready.

Seven-and-a-half "brigades" of troops were pulled out.

They did not delay along the way, but when they passed through "Changge", they harvested crops belonging to the Zheng people.

It was definitely not Lu Wu who took the lead.

It was spearheaded by a nobleman named Chupin.

Wei Qi didn't stop it, and the nobles in the team did the same.

It's just that this leads to a very hilarious follow-up.

They marched to the outskirts of "Xinzheng", and the nobles on the side of "Changge" ran over in person.

The Zheng nobleman questioned Wei Qi why he had stolen his family's crops and demanded that the stolen crops be returned.

Lu Wu, who happened to be present, couldn't help but laugh directly.

That is, in the current era, this kind of thing can still happen.

But Wei Qi was also questioned very embarrassed.

As for letting the nobles who harvested the crops return the things?

Wei Qi must have been stupid to do this.

Wei Xiang, the first genius of the Jin Kingdom, had no choice but to go into battle shirtless.

He first expressed his condolences to the misfortune of the nobles of Zheng Guo, mentioning that the two countries had entered a state of war, and there was no obligation to help Zheng Guo clear the wilderness during the march, so he had to watch the unknown people harvest the crops.

That's right, the pot that harvested Zheng Guo's crops was directly pushed away.

The nobles of Zheng Guo probably didn't expect to encounter this kind of shameless person who opened his eyes and said nonsense.

When he was stunned, he found a hand holding jade reaching out in front of him.

Lu Wu told the Zheng nobleman with a smile on his face, admiring that he could still run over with only a few people in a state of war.

You're a friend, I've made up my mind!

Please be sure to have a jade.

At that time, Wei Qi directly turned his face away.

Wei Xiang regretted why he hadn't thought of this trick earlier.

The rest of the nobles looked dumbfounded at the cooperation of Lu Wu and Wei Xiang.

Nothing wrong with it.

The two countries are already at war.

First admire the courage of that Zheng nobleman, and then take it prisoner.

There is Zheng Guo's betrayal of the alliance first.

Zheng Guo is the weak side again.

Encounter such a shameless aristocrat as a powerful country.

What can I do!?

After an episode.

Wei Qi sent his retainers to visit Zheng Jun and announced that the siege of "Xinzheng" was about to begin.

The military city, which is a satellite city of "Xinzheng", sent a "brigade" to surround it.

Of course, Zheng Jun Ji will not personally receive the retainers of the Wei family, but will only let the courtiers of his courtiers come forward.

What's going on?

Wei Qi was very aristocratic in doing this, carried out the necessary procedures for declaring war, gave Zheng Junji a chance to surrender, and hurriedly sent the indemnity for defeat.

Zheng Guoren politely received the retainers sent by Wei Qi, and then politely let the Jin army start the siege.

Although it was not the first time he had experienced such a thing, Lu Wu still felt quite ridiculous.

But this is the style of the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period.

When the Jin army first arrived, it was impossible for Wei Qi to launch an offensive immediately without resting.

The siege equipment that should be built should be built as quickly as possible.

Following.

Wei Qi summoned a meeting of officers at all levels, and the position of Qianmao (vanguard) was given to Lü Wu, and Zhongmao (second echelon) was given to Wei Xiang, who himself would lead the reserve to command the entire war.

Some nobles questioned how to attack only one wall.

Wei Qi asked them to do what they were told.

The Jin army had high requirements for obedience to military orders.

The commander spoke, and no matter how confused he was, no one beeped more.

Wei Qi confirmed that "Xinzheng" had sent people to leave and began to attack the city.

The chosen direction of attack was the wall where Zheng Junji opened the door and released the messenger team.

The defenders of Zheng Guo were still wondering why the Jin army did not besiege the city, and before they could come up with a reason, the Jin army took action.

"This ......" Zheng Junji didn't reach the city wall, and then the terrain of the palace city, he watched from a distance, and asked left and right: "Who is it?" ”

What they saw was an army that reflected a silver glitter in the sun.

It was too far away, not to mention that it was difficult to see people's faces, and the flag was difficult to recognize, and no one could answer Zheng Junji's question.

The city walls were busy.

While the defenders were in full array, the people who were temporarily requisitioned from the city moved arrows, stones, and sassalwood back and forth, waiting to teach the besieging Jin army a painful lesson.

Lu Wu motioned for Qing to drive the chariot forward, and gave Ge Cun on the other chariot a look.

Since only one chariot moved forward, the defenders on the walls did not shoot arrows.

Lü Wu didn't attack as soon as he moved forward, he needed to follow the current etiquette and talk to the commander of the defenders on the city wall first.

Wait for him to report on his origins.

But he heard the commander of the defenders on the city wall shouting: "Not good! Then shouted in a panicked voice: "The one who came is Yin Wuzi!" Quickly block the city gates!! ”

Impolite behavior in the face of the commander of the defenders.

Of course, Lu Wu got out of the car, holding the thick log and rushing ......