Chapter 14: The King's Teacher (Subscription Requested!)
Donglu.
As the predecessor of the earliest civilization and civilization of the Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, it has almost been the strongest princely country in the world for nearly a hundred years.
Even if Xiqi comes from behind, it is still slightly inferior to Donglu compared to the background.
Dongbohou Jiang Huan Chu stood on the majestic city wall ten zhang high, looked at the wolf smoke in the distance, and said slowly: "Huan'er, do you think that this Eastern Expedition to Jiuyi, Dashang can defeat the old enemy that has been entangled for hundreds of years?"
Jiang Wenhuan had just returned home, and he was brought in, and he was still a little dusty, but he was very uplifted, and when he heard his father's inquiry, he said categorically: "My big business will win!"
Jiang Huan Chu was silent for a moment, and then asked: "King Wucheng commanded 100,000 troops, although he did not pour the strength of the country, but it was already a big war that affected the fortunes of the country.
Jiang Wenhuan is also a little strange, it is him, he has not been on the throne for a long time, preaching and reforming, and the national strength is thriving.
However, he also took some Confucian courses, and replied: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the society of the country is the most important, how can you speak lightly about the army?"
Jiang Huan Chu said: "Yes, Your Majesty sits in charge of the song and is bent on reforming, even if it is a little repetitive, it is difficult to shake the country's foundation, it is really a generation of Ming Jun!"
Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, and vice versa, Jiang Wenhuan knew that Jiang Huan Chu's words of admiration contained many worries.
As the son of the world, he is almost destined to be the future Dongbohou, how can he hope to see his vassal states annexed, and take advantage of the situation to explain the method of restructuring in detail.
His version was carefully considered along the way, and although it was limited by knowledge and a little rough in many aspects, the general system was already there.
Jiang Wenhuan firmly believes that according to this restructuring and change, Donglu's strength will definitely take off qualitatively, and even if His Majesty wants to use force against Donglu at that time, he will have to think twice.
Of course, Jiang Wenhuan did not commit the intention of rebellion, not to mention that his sister Jiang was very favored, and he did not dare to forget the grace of teaching, he would be loyal to Dashang, and what he asked was that the ruling pattern of Donglu would remain unchanged.
This is also the consistent idea of the upper classes to ensure their power.
Jiang Huan Chu looked at his son who had matured too much with relief, but he was noncommittal about the so-called change, and when Jiang Wenhuan asked anxiously, he turned his head lightly and looked back at the east: "Let's look at this battle, how will it be won or lost!"
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Eight thousand infantry, three hundred chariots, and the Great Shang army were divided into three wings, left, center, and right, and slowly approached the land of Dongyi.
Huang Feihu, who was dressed in golden armor and had silkworm eyebrows and beautiful hair, sat on top of the five-colored sacred cow, looking at the empty tribe stretching under the mountains in the distance, frowning slightly.
The Dongyi Ju clan really fled.
For the big merchants, Chaoge is there, and the concept of escaping does not exist, but for Dongyi, they exist in the form of villages and tribes, and if they really want to run, they can be transferred into the deep mountains and old forests.
In fact, the remnants of Jiuli in the past relied on this method to evade the search of the Xuanyuan Holy Emperor, survived for a long time, and later recuperated and walked out of the mountain again.
Three years ago, the high priest died, the leader Yi was mentally prepared, a few months ago as soon as Huang Feihu's army was mobilized, the Jiuyi troops immediately evacuated, and went to the ancestral court in the mountains.
Of course, this needs to pay a huge price, after all, from the past out of the mountains to the present, the population of Dongyi has increased more than tenfold, when people were young they could live in the ancestral court, now they must not be able to live when they go back, and the miasma in the mountains is not something that ordinary physique can bear, I don't know how many women and children will die in it.
But in the same way, the consumption of grain and grass for the 100,000 army of the Great Merchants will not be much lighter than the burden of Dongyi.
The barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, the same is true in ancient and modern times.
Huang Feihu also learned the way of a soldier, and he deeply believed that one of them was full of strength and then three times and exhaustion.
Dashang and Dongyi have held each other for hundreds of years, and it is precisely because they have repeatedly failed to achieve key victories and their morale has exhausted that they will return in vain.
He will never repeat the mistakes of the past.
"The division of the king, the whole army advances!"
Just as the Shang Dynasty army was advancing unswervingly, in the mountains and forests, a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle falcon had been observing for a long time.
This pair of eyes belongs to "Yi"!
The patriarch of Dongyi!
First marksman!
Huang Feihu never imagined that as the head of the clan, not only did he take the lead, but Yi simply acted as a scout, just to collect information about the merchant army.
Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated.
Originally, Dashang and Dongyi were rivals, and they were familiar with each other, but since Gu Cheng ascended the throne, changes have changed with each passing day, and in Yi's eyes, today's merchant army has become unfamiliar.
Strange and powerful!
In the past, the Shang Dynasty also had a large number of soldiers, and even the power of the whole country, but due to the non-standardization of the army, no matter how much it was invested, it was only a huge number.
Therefore, the Dongyi people made full use of the advantages of good shooting and displayed the tactics of guerrilla fighting.
The open guns are easy to dodge and the dark arrows are difficult to defend, and the Dashang army is often the first to be attacked by the rain of arrows, and when they react, set up a carriage or run to rush over, and want to meet each other in short arms, the Dongyi shooters retreated one step earlier.
If the two sides confronted each other head-to-head on the endless plains, the ten Dongyi would also be defeated, but such an enemy advanced and retreated, and the enemy retreated and disturbed, so that no matter how strong the overall strength of the Dashang army was, it could not be fought to the ground, and it was constantly consumed and eaten, and at most one or two villages could be destroyed each time, and they had to retreat, and the casualties were basically several times that of Dongyi.
Ke Yi knew that this tactic would not work this time.
Because the merchant's soldiers were refreshed, the formation was neat, and the advance seemed to be slow, but in fact it was extremely steady, and the unity of the people was not at all something that a small force could shake.
He had no doubt that as soon as the Dongyi army appeared, it would be eaten by the other party, or even reduced to a one-sided slaughter.
"Why didn't the king come?"
What made him even more angry was that Emperor Shang only sent Huang Feihu, the king of Wucheng, and had no intention of driving the expedition in person at all.
In this era, it is not an uncommon thing to drive a personal expedition, and it is far less delicate than when the country is not alive in later generations, and the Son of Heaven cannot move without permission.
Emperor Yi fought with Dongyi and Inurong, and it stands to reason that when the king was the prince, he was conspired by the high priest, and after ascending the throne, he should be even more ashamed, and he couldn't wait to recruit in person, but he was not moved at all.
"If the king doesn't arrive, he can only assassinate Huang Feihu to have a chance of life!"
Yi's face was calm, and he suddenly made up his mind and looked into the depths of the mountain.
Jiuli Staff is not there, the Chiyou inheritance has been cut off, and Jiuyi is facing the disaster of extermination, which is the case......
Then the fish is dead!