"Yes, I haven't actually seen it, but I've heard a lot of rumors. So since I moved here, it has been hundreds of years since I went from generation to generation to find a way out. Bai Jian's voice was a little low.

"Then tell me about it!" Liu Feng urged.

"Does the mayor know about the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?" Bai Jian asked.

"I still know a little bit about history, so if you want to talk about history, just say it, don't worry I don't understand. Even if I don't understand, I'll ask. Liu Feng said directly.

"Okay, I'll just say it." Bai Jian paused, "The history before the Shang and Zhou dynasties is too far away, needless to say, the great development of the army began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. After Zhou Tianzi mixed up for a day, he wantonly divided the princes, and there were hundreds of princes in the world at that time. The large ones are thousands of miles, and the small ones are less than 100 miles. However, since the princes of Zhou Youwang Fenghuo Opera caused the dog Rong to break through Haojing, and the king of Ping moved east to Luoyi, Zhou Tianzi lost control over these hundreds of princes. ”

"Countries are of different sizes and populations, and their strengths are naturally different, some strong and some weak. And after a long period of development, some are getting stronger and stronger, while others are getting weaker and weaker. The strong wanted to be stronger, and the weak wanted to be stronger, so they began to reform. When domestic development could not meet the demand, expansion began. For hundreds of years in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the process of various princes attacking each other. It was in this kind of attack that the army was tempered, and thus there was a division of ranks. ”

"In the Spring and Autumn Period, for hundreds of years, five great vassal states have risen successively, which are the 'Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons'. The five hegemons are a general reference, in addition to the Duke of Qi Huan, the Duke of Jin Wen and the King of Chuzhuang, several others such as Song Xianggong, Qin Mugong, Wu Wangfucha, Yue Wang Goujian, etc. ”

"After the reform of the appointment of Guan Zhong by the Duke of Qi Huan, the State of Qi began to become rich, and then repaired the military armor and trained a large number of elite troops, so he could be the head of the princes, but the north was Yidi, the south retreated to Chu Man, and the princes of Jiuhe became the first overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period."

"Duke Wen of Jin wandered abroad for 19 years before he had to return, so he knew the importance of military affairs, and after taking the throne, he vigorously reorganized the army, retreated in the process of Chu's northward expansion, and finally defeated Chu in the Battle of Chengpu and became the overlord of the Central Plains. Unlike the chaos and decline of the Qi State after the death of Duke Qi Huan, after the death of Duke Wen of Jin, he left behind a rich family foundation, which enabled the Jin State to continue to dominate the Central Plains. The Jin State is also the country that has been dominating for the longest time, for a hundred years. ”

"The state of Chu is located in the south, and has always been looked down upon by the princes of the Central Plains, and people call it 'barbarian'. However, the development of Chu is unique, with vast land, a large population, good soldiers, and no strong country around to compete with it, so Chu can quickly become a big country with viscount self-esteem, dominate southern Xinjiang, and be the first to claim the king among the princes. However, the road of Chu to the Central Plains was quite tortuous, first defeated by the Duke of Qi Huan, and finally waited until the Duke of Qi Huan died, and then met the Duke of Wen of Jin, and the momentum of going north was curbed for decades. Until the period of King Chuzhuang, he became a blockbuster, defeated the Jin State, won the Central Plains, and became a veritable overlord. ”

"The beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period was a period of great development of the army, and these three countries were able to dominate without the support of no less than 100,000 elite troops. Others, such as Qin Mugong, Song Xianggong, Weizhuang Gong, etc., are all dominant, and there are tens of thousands of elite troops. ”

By the late Spring and Autumn period, a large number of vassal states were annexed by other powers, and the population and territory of the vassal states continued to expand, and the number of armies grew rapidly. After years of fighting, they found a group of more courageous soldiers, known as the Hundred Warriors. At this time, the war was no longer like the early petty fights, and it was often a war to destroy the country, so the princes couldn't help but try their best to expand their armies. ”

"The fame of the elite soldiers of a hundred battles is the Battle of Wu Yue. Both countries are located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and living next to each other is a feud, often at war. During the reign of King Wu, he appointed good generals such as Sun Wu and Wu Zixu to train strong troops, defeated Chu State, invaded Yingdu, and dominated the southeast; In the Fucha period, he once went north to compete with Qi and Jin and won the hegemony of the Central Plains. ”

"It's a pity that the husband was so happy that it caused a fire in the backyard. When the husband trapped Goujian, the king of Yue, and more than 5,000 exhausted soldiers on Huiji Mountain, he did not destroy the Yue Kingdom in one fell swoop, which led to the revival of Goujian. Ten years of life and reunion, ten years of lessons, Gou Jian lying on the salary and tasting courage, and finally regained his strength. Who would have thought that the 5,000 tired soldiers at the beginning would become 3,000 elite soldiers after the war. Gou Jian took 3,000 elite soldiers of a hundred battles as the core, reorganized the army of Yue, and defeated the army of Wu when he went north, and broke through the state of Wu, and the elite soldiers of a hundred battles became famous for the first time. ”

Of course, at this time, the elite of Wu was outside, and the reputation of the elite soldiers of a hundred battles was not yet recognized by the public. But a few years later, the Yue army led by Gou Jian, with a hundred battles as the core, once again defeated hundreds of thousands of Wu strong troops, and finally became famous, and finally completely defeated Wu and destroyed it, without giving Wu a chance. This is a typical example of the powerful combat power of the elite soldiers of a hundred battles, and some people even say that 'three thousand Yue armor can swallow Wu', although it is a bit exaggerated, but it spreads the reputation of the elite soldiers of a hundred battles. Speaking of this, Bai Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

"What, this sentence is obviously said by later generations, how can there be such rumors at this time!" Liu Feng thought to himself, but then asked, "What was the situation like during the Warring States Period?" ”

"In the Warring States period, the situation was different. Marked by the three divisions of the Jin dynasty and the Tian dynasty, it indicates that history has entered the Warring States period. During this period, after a long period of annexation wars, there were only more than a dozen countries left, and the power of each prince was greatly enhanced. As the population continues to multiply, so does the number of armies of various countries. In the past, the strength of the whole country was only hundreds of thousands of troops, but in the Warring States, a slightly larger war had millions of troops involved, and elite troops were already the mainstream of attacking cities, and ordinary armies could only be used to defend cities. ”

"During the Warring States Period, seven relatively powerful countries emerged, Qi, Chu, Hanyan, Zhao, Wei, Qin, each of which was strong for a while. It was not a boast to say that the Jin State was strong and dominated for a hundred years, and after the three families were divided into Jin, the three vassal states of Han, Zhao and Wei were formed, and they could each compete with other countries. Even South Korea, which is weak, is among the seven powers. ”

During this period, it was also the peak period of contention among the hundreds of schools of thought, Confucianism, Taoism, Mofa, Zongheng, Bing, Ming, etc., all focused on promoting their own doctrines, and if they wanted to realize their ideals and ambitions, they needed the support of a powerful power. Therefore, when they successfully settled in a country, they began to reform and change the law to become stronger. ”

Among them, Wei was the first to reform, and Wei Wenhou appointed Li Kui, Wu Qi, Le Yang, Tian Wen and others to reform and change the law, and Wei quickly became rich and strong, and vigorously developed the military. In particular, Wu Qi, as a representative of the soldiers, has a strong ability to train soldiers, and the army trained by its unique training method is called the Wushu Army, known as the Wei Wushu, and these Wei Wushuo who are trained into the army are all elites, and at the peak of the Wei State, there were as many as one million Wei Wushu alone. Wu Qi was in Wei for more than 20 years, and fought 76 battles with various princes, winning 64 times, and there was no precedent for defeat, especially fighting against Qin, seizing thousands of miles of land, and even Wei set up Xihe County in this new land, responsible for fighting against Qin. After this series of battles, Wei Wushu has as many as tens of thousands of elite soldiers in a hundred battles. So after Wu Qi was forced to leave, Wei still dominated for decades. ”

"Other countries are not to be outdone, for more than 100 years, the State of Qi has Zou Ji, Tian Ji, Sun Bin, and has defeated the State of Wei; Zhao State Wuling King Hu Fu cavalry shooting, the national strength greatly increased, cut off Zhongshan, expanded Hu land in the north, and the land was thousands of miles; King Zhao of Yan once built a golden platform, recruited talents, and destroyed the Qi country; After the change of law in the state of Chu from Wu, most of the conservative forces were wiped out, and they also began to become stronger, and they were alone in the south, and their power grew rapidly; Although South Korea has been weak for many years, it has also been harmless, and during the period of its rule, countries did not dare to invade South Korea; And the Qin State, since the beginning of the Shang Dynasty reform of the law during the reign of Qin Xiaogong, has been a continuous number of sages, so it can finally destroy the Six Kingdoms and unify the world. ”

"The more wars there are, the faster the development of military affairs. By the late Warring States period, the war was already a war with millions at every turn. The fight of so many people, not to mention the elite soldiers of a hundred battles, even the bloody soldiers have made many countries kill, some as many as thousands. In such a war, ordinary soldiers are basically made up of numbers, elite soldiers are the norm, elite soldiers are the main force, and bloody soldiers are the foundation. ”

"For example, take the Qin State that I am most familiar with as an example, you know the Qin State Wu Anjun, right?" Although Bai Jian's mouth was dry, he saw that the lord was full of interest, so he had to continue.

"You know, killing the god in vain?" Liu Feng opened his mouth wide, he was really stunned when he listened. It's okay in front, within his understanding, how did he get to the Warring States and change so much? A vassal state has millions of elites, tens of thousands of elite soldiers in a hundred battles, and millions of troops participate in wars, how many people are there in Nima in the whole of China? But thinking that this is a game, I am relieved again. The territory in the game is obviously larger than in reality, and it is inevitable that there will be more people.

"Wu Anjun has been in Qin for more than 40 years, leading troops to fight for more than 30 years, fighting hundreds of battles of all sizes, not having a single defeat, and capturing more than 70 cities. He made two great contributions to Great Qin: one was to kill the enemy. Under the command of Wu Anjun, every time the war is won, the number of enemies killed is not a few, the most famous one is the battle of Qin Zhao Changping, after the victory of the war, Wu Anjun killed millions of Zhao troops, that is, this war, won him the title of killing god. In his lifetime, he killed more than 10 million enemies, a veritable killing god, and most of the slaughtered were elite soldiers and above. And it was precisely because of his approach that the strength of each country was greatly reduced, so the Qin State was able to unify the six countries later. ”

"The second is military training. Wu Anjun's training ability is not inferior to Wu Qi. In the more than 40 years of Qin, millions of elite soldiers have been trained before and after. And coupled with his perennial wars, many of these elites have become elite soldiers in a hundred battles, and even bloody soldiers. At its peak, Wu Anjun was able to gather hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and tens of thousands of bloody soldiers. Qin's later ability to unify the Six Kingdoms had a lot to do with the strong army left behind by Wu Anjun. ”

"It's a pity that the warrior never died on the battlefield, but died at the hands of the villain. When the news of Wu Anjun's death reached Kanto, the whole country celebrated. This move undoubtedly destroyed the Great Wall and wasted a lot of time in the unification of the six countries. Speaking of this, Bai Jian sighed.

Somehow, Liu Feng felt that Bai Jian's tone was wrong when he talked about Wu Anjun, and there was a kind of resentment when he mentioned Wu Anjun's death. He didn't understand it, and he wanted to hear about this "history", so he didn't think too much about it.

"And then?" He still has these legends in his mind.