King Zhou hurriedly reminded: "Gongzi Qiao, the king of the Three Jin Dynasty and the king of Qi, didn't they become the princes and kings through hard work!" You know very well that you are much better than them and their kings! This matter is not difficult for you. ”

Ji Qiao was taken aback, this is wanting to rebel himself! So he hurriedly said: "King Zhou, I have never dared to think of being a minister!" And King Qi treats me well, and I will never do this! ”

King Zhou sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect Gongzi Qiao to be so loyal!" It's a pity that the widow can't get the help of a talent like you! Let's hear what do you want the widow to do? ”

King Zhou thought in his heart that he still had to help Ji Qiao, and he couldn't let the Qi State sink like this, and the Wei State was the only one. In this way, the countries lost their checks and balances, which was even more unfavorable to the Zhou royal family.

Ji Qiao immediately said: "King Zhou, you asked people to secretly go to the people to collect a large number of boats, and on the evening of the fourth day, they were sent to the Luo River forty miles away. At the same time, some bamboo was cut down to make a bamboo raft, which was sent to the Luo River on the same night. ”

The Luo River is connected to the Yellow River through Luoyi and reaches the Qi State directly. King Zhou immediately understood: "Gongzi Qiao wants to smuggle 50,000 soldiers back to China by water!" ”

Ji Qiao nodded and said, "That's exactly what it means!" The cost is all mine, and another 10,000 taels of gold will be given. ”

King Zhou couldn't help but admire it very much! At the same time, I am very excited to be a part of such a thing! Immediately nodded without hesitation and agreed: "Young Master Qiao is a good plan!" The widow did it with you! If this happens, it will be a good story! ”

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The most advanced technology of an era is always used in the military for the first time, and the same is true for ships.

In the unearthed oracle bones of the Shang Dynasty, there is a record of using ships as a means of transportation to suppress slave rebellions. And "King Wu cut Yin, first out of the river, Lu Shang as a general, with forty-seven boats to the river", is a clear record of the application of plank boats in warfare.

However, at that time, ships were used for warfare, mainly to transport troops and grain and grass, and did not directly conduct water warfare, and most of them were temporary requisitioned civilian ships, and no special warships appeared.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the wars of hegemony and annexation between the vassal states expanded from the vast land to the vast rivers, lakes and seas, and the main battle equipment of water warfare - warships developed rapidly.

At that time, the four kingdoms of Wu, Yue, Qi, and Chu, which were close to the river and the sea, all established a huge "boat division", which was the earliest naval combat force in Chinese history.

Among the countries, Wu State, located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is the most famous for its warships. The warships of the Wu Kingdom are divided into several categories: large wings, middle wings, small wings, sudden attacks, building ships, and bridge ships.

Among them, the big wing: "one zhang five feet two inches wide, twelve zhang long, twenty-six guest soldiers...... Where ninety-one". At that time, one zhang was equivalent to 2.31 meters, and it can be seen that the length of the large wing has reached more than 27 meters.

The three wings are the sharp weapons in the river water war in Wu, and the big wings are the first of the sharp weapons, the boat is slender and long, there are many oarsmen, and the speed is fast, which is a kind of fast warship.

The Raid is an assault ship with an angle of attack at the bow. The tall ship is the capital ship in water warfare. Bridge ships are small warships in water battles, flexible and light, and often take the lead in water battles.

The state of Wu also had the richly decorated building ship that the king rode on, which was the flagship in the water war.

At the same time, the Qin and Jin in the north also had their own boat troops, but the scale was quite small.

The earliest water battle occurred in 549 BC, the battle of Chu and Wu - "Xia, Chu Zi was the boat division to defeat Wu, not for the military and government, and returned in vain".

The earliest naval battle occurred in the battle of Wu Qi in 485 BC - "Xu Chengshuai Zhoushi, will enter Qi from the sea, Qi people are defeated, and Wu Shi is returned".

However, in general, the warships of this period were in the initial stage of exploration. Moreover, the state of Wu has perished, except for the three kingdoms of Chu, Qi, and Yue, other countries are not capable of water warfare, and there is no regular naval army.

Therefore, Ji Qiao believes that escaping by water is the most ideal. As long as everyone gets on the boat safely, the countries will not be able to intercept it, and it will go down the river, faster, and directly to the country of Qi.

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On the way back, Dongfang Jiao hurriedly asked: "Young Master Qiao, fleeing from the waterway, what should I do with these war horses?" There are more than 5,000 horses in total, and it's a pity to lose them! ”

Ji Qiao replied: "When the cavalry arrives, they will return by land, not by official roads." Our elite horsemen, the three kings of Wei, Zhao and Han knew that they were powerful, and they would not dare to blindly pursue. As for defending the country, there is no need to be afraid, the whole country has more than 200,000 troops, and there are not many cavalry, so it is impossible to intercept all of them. ”

Dongfang Jiao asked again: "Will the other princes and kings unite to deal with us?" ”

Ji Qiao replied indifferently: "Even if it is united, it will not be united!" The other kings were tempted by the king of Wei, Eli, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get a piece of the pie, and they would do it while the fire was burning, but they would never be the first bird. Our five thousand cavalry, under the leadership of five hundred joe riders, it is very easy to break through! ”

Dongfang Jiao thought so, but asked again: "Young Master Qiao, do you take the water route or the land route?" ”

After thinking about it, Ji Qiao made a decision: "I will go by land with the queen. ”

Dongfang Jiao nodded hurriedly: "That's right, the waterway is the meaning of running for your life after all, and Prince Qiao and the queen can't let people see jokes!" ”

Ji Qiao sighed: "Actually, I don't care about my image, so I don't care about other people's opinions, and I will drag you down by land!" I just think that it is inappropriate for Queen Zhou to take the waterway, which damages the image! But if I don't accompany her, I'm afraid she'll be worried. ”

Dongfang Jiao hurriedly said: "How can you drag us down!" With you and the queen here, we soldiers will have more fighting spirit! Take me as an example, fighting side by side with Qiao Gongzi, I always feel fearless and very confident! ”

Ji Qiao thinks it makes sense, this is called a spiritual pillar! Immediately nodded and said, "Okay, after you say this, I have no scruples!" ”

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The next morning, Ji Qiao sent scouts to inquire about whether the armies of various countries had left.

But the result of the scout's return is: none of them are gone!

Ji Qiao couldn't help but sigh: King Wei really contacted various countries and jointly dealt with him!

Tian Yan asked anxiously at this time: "Ji Qiao, do all countries want to deal with us now?" ”

Ji Qiao nodded and said, "Yes, this is called the gentleman's innocence, and his guilt!" If I don't hand over my iron-smelting technology, the nations will rob it, and if they can't rob it, they will destroy it together! ”

Lin Shi hurriedly asked, "Then what should I do?" Or we'll kill it. ”

Ji Qiao replied: "Don't worry, Lin Qing should be here today, wait for him to come." ”

The two women immediately nodded: "Yes, when his people come, the chances of breaking through are much greater!" ”

Ji Qiao suddenly smiled and said: "From today onwards, the Qi army camp will drink and have fun every night, sing and dance, and let Ruchun take all the women to give me a cheerful dance!" ”

Lin Shi was very angry: "When has this happened, you still want this!" ”

Ji Qiao sighed: "Maybe I no longer exist after this war, why not take the opportunity to live happily for a few days!" ”