Chapter 843: Southern Expedition and Southern Expedition
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On the first day of the fourth month of the thirteenth year of the Marquis of Wei, Wei Wuji led an army of 150,000 to officially march to the south after holding a swearing-in meeting in Wu'an.
This is an unprecedented scale of the oath meeting, and unlike every time in the past, under the banner of respecting the king, this time Wei Wuji went to Shangluo with a posture of asking for guilt, which showed a major adjustment of Wei's major policies.
Therefore, the military and people of Wei also had high hopes for the monarch's expedition, and they expected the monarch to return to Wu'an with a great victory as he had led his troops in the past.
Wei Wuji led a large army south, and after joining forces to go to Luo, the Wei army would reach a terrifying 300,000 horses, while the combined army of the princes was only 250,000 troops in Wangji.
Regarding this problem, Chu Jun Xiong Jun, who was in Yingdu, was also extremely anxious at this time.
It is already difficult for the people of various countries to be united, and now that they have no advantage in military strength, it is almost impossible to win.
"Wei Wuji, Wei Wuji, you don't want to give the widow time!" Xiong Jun sighed.
Although Wei would leave a few years to rest and recuperate every time he made a big move, these times were not enough for Chu.
Unlike the Wei State, Chu Jun Xiong Jun did not control the country so completely, and although all the forces of the Chu State were now gathered under his banner, there were also internal strife from time to time.
In this case, even if Xiong Jun makes a meticulous plan, it will be difficult to implement it at the grassroots level.
In fact, the State of Chu that Xiong Jun took over is no different from Tian Yuwen's original takeover of the State of Qi, and the strength of the domestic clan is amazing.
In contrast, the state of Chu, which had the most powerful alliance of princes, was even less powerful than the state of Wu and the state of Qin.
On the one hand, there was stronger external pressure from the states of Qin and Wu, which made it imperative for all parties in the country to unite.
On the other hand, it is precisely because these two countries have suffered from the war that the domestic clan power has been hit, and the power of the monarchy has been relatively strengthened.
"Has Wu's army arrived?" Xiong Jun turned around and asked the general behind him.
The general replied: "Back to the king, the reinforcements of the Wu State must have already hit the road, but they also sent people to urge us to return their land as soon as possible!"
Xiong Jun couldn't help but sneer, Sun Yueyang still used troops to threaten him at this time, which was a miscalculation.
If the Wei army attacked, the threat of Wu would be greater than that of Chu, and Sun Yueyang was not qualified to negotiate terms with him at all, unless he was willing to be ravaged by Wei again.
After revealing this topic, Xiong Jun said: "Now in Wangji, there are 100,000 troops of my Chu State, 50,000 troops from Qin State, and about 50,000 ......horses and horses from Wu State."
"Even so, our troops are still insufficient!" Xiong Jun sighed.
The general on the side was puzzled, and then he reminded: "Your Majesty, the people of Qi have also sent 50,000 troops, and our troops are not too inferior to those of Wei!"
Xiong Jun couldn't help but glance at the general, and then said: "The Qi State has been trained enough by the Wei army in the past few years, what can the army he sent be used for?"
"If Tian Yuwen really sent his capable soldiers, then he didn't want to keep the rest of the territory of the Qi Kingdom?"
Xiong Jun's point of view can be described as sharp, although the Qi State also sent troops, in his opinion, it is completely full of numbers, and it is embarrassing.
The situation was so unfavorable, and the general next to him said: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, why not send more troops to Wangji, so as to ensure the chances of victory for the coalition army!"
Xiong Jun thought the same way, and after he thought about it repeatedly, he made a decision: "Until now, there is only this way!"
Previously, Xiong Xian led the army to fight north, although there was support from the Qi State, but it also consumed the money and grain accumulated by the Chu State for many years.
Now that the state of Chu will launch a war on a larger scale, the consumption of money and grain will be even more massive, which is simply burning the national strength of the state of Chu.
But this is unavoidable, and even a few months ago, Xiong Jun, who had a clear judgment of the situation, was mentally ready to start a big war.
"This time, the widow personally led 100,000 troops to the north!" Xiong Jun said word by word.
This 100,000 army is the last force that the Chu State can use, and Xiong Jun will no longer keep using it.
Because Xiong Jun clearly knows that this war can only be won and not defeated, and if Chu is defeated, he will also embark on the fate of Qi and Qin and other countries, and will be cleaned up by Wei one by one.
In fact, it is not only Xiong Jun who realizes this, but now he is the winning ground for the monarch of Qin, and he also personally led 50,000 elite soldiers into Wangji.
It seems that as agreed in advance, the leader of the army sent by Wu is also Sun Yueyang, who succeeded to the throne.
Among the four great powers at the beginning, only Tian Yuwen was unable to personally lead tens of millions of troops because Qi was being attacked by Wei from time to time, but only sent his newly formed 50,000 "new army".
In the Zhou Dynasty, there has never been such a dense crowd as today, with the 350,000 troops of the southern princes on display and the 300,000 troops of the Northern Wei State pressing......
What's even more powerful is that the monarchs of the five powerful countries back then had four people rushing to Shangluo.
Shangluo, the Son of Heaven Ji Xiao stood on the corner tower of the palace wall, looking at the north in a daze.
If it was his father's time when the majesty of the Zhou family was lost, then in the era of his succession, the Zhou family was on the verge of extinction.
At this time, a minister came behind Ji Xiao with a disappointed face, and said in frustration: "Your Majesty, the minister is back!"
Ji Xiao didn't even turn around, knowing that things must not have been done, but he still didn't let go of the last glimmer of hope.
So he asked, "What's wrong?"
The minister knelt down and apologized: "The minister is incompetent, the minister has lobbied the allied forces of all countries, and they are unwilling to send troops to Shangluo!"
Ji Xiao wasn't too surprised by this result, and only heard him mutter: "At the beginning, these people wanted to show off their strength in Shangluo, but now they can't even invite them!"
Wei Wuji came to Shangluo to ask him for the blame, and the entire Shangluo was shrouded in fear, which was a great rebellion that no one dared to say outright.
Under the coercion of the Wei army, most of the people in Shangluo City, who were already small, fled from the city to join their relatives.
There are also a large number of wealthy and wealthy families, fleeing with their families, making Shangluo much emptier than before.
In fact, at first, Ji Xiao also tried his best to prevent the common people from escaping, but when all his soldiers began to flee, he gave up this senseless action.
Fortunately, Ji Xiao himself still poured his heart into his new army, and the soldiers began to brainwash and cultivate since childhood, so there are still nearly 3,000 capable soldiers in Shangluo City.
But with these 3,000 people, it is impossible to keep Shangluo, and Ji Xiao is already fantasizing about her final ending at this time.
"Chen Qing, you say...... Will my brother-in-law kill me? Ji Xiao said slowly.
It's taboo, but the answer is simple.
Then he saw the minister kneeling on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the son of heaven, no one dares to do harm, otherwise he will be punished by heaven!"
Ji Xiao shook her head, and then said, "Chen Qing, everyone else has abandoned me, why don't you leave?"
Ji Xiao was disillusioned at this time, so he saw through everything, so he didn't panic at all at this time.
The minister surnamed Chen straightened up and replied: "Since the minister is a minister, he should abide by his duty as a minister, how dare he turn his back on His Majesty!"
"What's more, Your Majesty has the grace of knowing the minister, otherwise the status of the minister today!"
Speaking of this, the minister surnamed Chen also took two steps forward and said: "Your Majesty, although there are rebel ministers who have turned their backs on you, there are a large number of loyal people in the court, and they are willing to follow Your Majesty with their lives!"
Ji Xiao couldn't help but be stunned, and then he didn't say much, but said: "In this case, if I die in the future, my wife and children will be handed over to you to take care of!"
The minister surnamed Chen kowtowed silently, and at the same time there were tears flowing down his cheeks, the Son of Heaven was asking him to be lonely!
Ji Xiao also had tears falling, only to see him turn around, help the minister of his cronies up, and say, "Chen Qing, I will ask you in the future!"
The minister surnamed Chen didn't even dare to say it, but he also swore in his heart that he would do a good job of the things that the Son of Heaven had explained in the future.