Chapter 283: The Battle of the Chicken Fathers
"Minister, oppose Vachu!"
Zhao Ying took the lead in voting.
"Your Majesty, the ministers agree with Fa Chu!"
Zhong Xingyin stared at Zhao Ying, who had always been against him, and his heart was full of anger.
He has long been dissatisfied with this young and promising Zhao Ying.
"Your Majesty, the ministers also agree with Fa Chu!"
"Seconded!"
"The minister is against!"
Among the six secretaries of the Jin State, Zhong Xingyin, Fan Jiji, and Zhizheng were all in collusion, and they all accepted heavy bribes from Bo Biao, so they agreed with the Jin State to unite the princes and attack Chu together.
As for Zhao Ying and Han Buxin, they were the opposing side, and there was only one Wei extravagant left, so they simply did not offend both sides and chose to abstain.
Three votes in favor, two votes against, and one abstention, plus Ji Wu himself had the heart to restore the prestige of his ancestors' overlord, so he immediately clapped his hands and said: "Okay!" ”
"That being the case, my Jin State should immediately send envoys to the nations and call on the princes to meet in Zhaoling to discuss the matter of attacking Chu. Zhong Xingyin! ”
"The minister is here!"
"You will preside over this alliance of princes on behalf of the widow."
"Minister, obey!"
Seeing that the Jin State had decided to lead the princes' alliance to attack Chu, Bo Biao finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
……
Spring, February.
After the Wu army advanced into the four cities of Liuyi, Qianyi, Yingshi and Chengfu of Chu State, they successively captured Yangcheng and Poor Land, and the soldiers pointed directly at Jifu.
Thanks to the follow-up replenishment of soldiers and horses, the Wu army that arrived at Jifu at this time, plus the soldiers of Xu and Zhongwu, already had 50,000 people.
On the side of the Chu army, it was also constantly deploying troops and building fortifications, with as many as 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses.
The two armies of Wu and Chu, with more than 100,000 troops, confronted Jifu, and a big war was about to break out.
A war of this scale was quite rare in the entire Spring and Autumn Period.
It is conceivable that this battle of the chicken father will determine the direction of Wu and Chu in the next ten years.
"Roar! Roar! Roar! ”
In the wilderness of the chicken father, the soldiers of the Wu and Chu armies were waving their flags and shouting.
On one side, there are Wu soldiers wearing crimson battle clothes, oval battle helmets, and holding spears.
On one side, there are soldiers of the Chu army wearing earthy yellow robes, peaked battle helmets on their heads, and holding broadswords.
The flag covers the sky, and the spear is like a forest.
They formed several strict phalanxes, chariot groups, shield formations, samurai groups, spearmen, changge hands, etc., all kinds of troops, standing in different positions.
Basically, the two armies of Wu and Chu would divide their huge forces into the middle army, the left army and the right army.
The soldiers in the phalanx all looked ahead, and their faces were full of solemn expressions.
They stood there in an orderly manner, looking down from above, and all they could see was a crimson wave and a torrent of earthy yellow colors!
All the soldiers who participated in this great war should feel honored.
Because, this battle is destined to go down in history!
Both sides didn't have too many words at the moment, and they just wanted to rely on strong forces to crush each other.
Qingji's chariot had already galloped to the front of the team, making the final pre-war mobilization.
With a sound of "swish", Qing Ji, who was standing on top of the car, suddenly pulled out the Longyuan sword at his waist, pointed at the blue dome, and looked at the Wu soldiers who maintained a high fighting spirit on the opposite side.
Qingji said loudly: "My soldiers of Great Wu! Today, we stand here and fight for our country, which is a great honor! ”
"On the other side, it's our enemy! The Great Wu family lives in the east corner, but the ancestors of the past dynasties have never shrunk to protect themselves, they use their own spears to open up territory for Wu and lay a foothold for future generations! ”
"We should also carry on the past and forge ahead into the future. Lords, take up your weapons and soak our robes with the blood of your enemies! ”
"The widow is with you—"
As soon as the words fell, tens of thousands of Wu soldiers suddenly shouted excitedly: "King Wannian!" Ten thousand years of Wu Kingdom! ”
"Ten thousand years of the king! Ten thousand years of Wu Kingdom! ”
Seeing Wu Jun's momentum, the officers and soldiers of the Chu army on the opposite side couldn't help but show fear on their faces.
However, Chu Jun is also not a vegetarian.
When Zixi saw the hesitant Ling Yin Nangwa, he couldn't help but shake his head, and then let his chariot gallop to the front of the phalanx, and carried out the final mobilization on behalf of him.
"Second and third sons, on the other side, is the enemy of my Chu people!"
Zixi drew his sword out of its sheath, pointed at the Wu military array opposite, and shouted hoarsely: "Behind us, it is the homeland of the Chu State, the parents, wives and children of the second and third sons, and the fathers and villagers!" ”
"We must not take a step back, retreat, and our homeland will fall to the enemy! Retreat, that is, there is the danger of destroying the country and extinction! ”
"Sons of Da Chu, tell me, what are you going to do?"
"Fight! War! War! ”
The soldiers of the Chu army roared loudly, bursting out with a powerful momentum, which was very penetrating.
At this time, they really have no way back.
If you retreat again, the homeland of the Chu State will be lost, and the Chu State will also be in danger of being destroyed!
"Drumming!"
With Zixi's order, the Chu army's array sounded a dull and murderous war drum.
A group of drummers with big shoulders and round waists, all shirtless, stood on top of the chariot, waving the drums in their hands vigorously, beating on the cowhide war drums, and making a sound in winter.
"Beat the drums!"
Qingji also waved his hand and let the drummers on the Wu army's side beat the war drums.
"Winter! Winter! Winter! ”
The sound of war drums brightened the entire dome, and the anger was high.
People who hear the sound of war drums are inexplicably excited, nervous, and afraid, and all kinds of emotions are diffused in everyone's hearts.
"Chinese army, take a hundred steps forward!"
With Qingji's order, the phalanx of the Wu army suddenly changed.
The Wu army is divided into three armies: center, left and right, the middle army is the elite under the command of Qingji, and all the Wu army soldiers, including the trapped camp, the tiger army, and the Yulin army, a full 20,000 soldiers.
At this moment, under Qingji's order, between the display of the flag, the well-trained and battle-hardened soldiers of the Wu army immediately stepped on the uniform pace and moved forward step by step.
"Wind! Gale! Wind! Gale! ”
The Wu soldiers shouted loudly, emboldening themselves.
The shield bearer at the front, holding his shield high, as the first line of defense, all the shields fit together almost without any gaps, giving people a huge sense of oppression.
Behind the shield array, there is the bow and crossbow array, and the crossbowmen equipped with bed crossbows, iron-tired hard bows and hand crossbows, all holding bows and crossbows, carrying quivers, and a broadsword pinned to their waists, closely follow behind the shield array.
After the bow and crossbow array, it was the Chinese army where Qingji was located.
On either side of the board, on the left are samurai with shields in one hand and swords in the other, they are wearing light armor, all of them are burly and adept at hand-to-hand combat.
On the right side is a full 500 chariots, with halberdiers, archers, and warriors on the chariots.
Behind the samurai and chariot herds were followed by endless warriors and spearmen.
Between the swaying of the crimson flag, the warriors of the Wu army struck their swords on the shield at the same time every three steps, making a very crisp sound, which was very bluffing.