The battle of Xiao belonged to the civil war of the Song Kingdom, and in the final analysis, Ziluan was to blame.

The cause is quite ridiculous, at least as it seems to Qingji.

At that time, Ziluan's younger brother Gongzi favored Lu Fu Hunting, divided the family property into eleven parts, and once gave Lan Fu Hunt five shares.

And Gongzi has four white horses, and Ziluan's favorite retainer wants these four horses.

Ziluan then brought the horse and painted red on the horse's tail and mane and gave it to Xiang Wei.

Gongzidi was furious and sent someone to beat Xiang Wei and recapture the horses.

Xiang Wei was frightened and ready to escape, Ziluan closed the door and cried to Xiang Wei, his eyes were swollen from crying, and he insisted on keeping Xiang Wei-

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This made Qingji have to wonder if Ziluan had a habit of Longyang, and Xiang Wei was Ziluan's male favorite......

At that time, Ziluan's half-brother Gongzichen said to Gongzidi, thinking that Gongzidi would give the family property to Lan Fulie, but only look down on Xiang Wei, which was unfair.

In view of the fact that Gongzidi is polite to the prince of the country on weekdays, at most he will not go abroad, and the monarch will keep him......

So Gongzidi fled to Chen State, but Ziluan did not keep him.

Gongzichen pleaded for Gongzi, but Ziluan didn't listen at all.

Therefore, Gongzichen was angry, and in the winter of the same year, he fled to Chen with Ziluan's half-brothers, Gongzi Zhongtuo and Gongzi Shiyan.

Soon after, in the eighteenth year of Song Jinggong, that is, in the spring of 499 BC, Gongzichen and Gongzi Zhongtuo, Gongzi Shiyan, and Gongzi Di entered Xiao Di and rebelled.

In the autumn of the same year, Le Daxin rebelled and became a great disaster for the Song Kingdom.

These disasters are all the result of Ziluan's pet letter to Wei......

"Thorn!"

"Kill!"

Under Ziluan's instructions, about 5,000 soldiers of the Song Army were training in the huge wilderness on the banks of the Jushui River.

The stubborn foot soldiers are arranged in an orderly manner, making uniform slashing movements.

They are obviously well-trained soldiers, stabbing, crackling, picking, all kinds of movements, all full of masculinity, without any mud and water.

"Boom!"

Fifty rides on the car, from far to near, kicked up a large puff of smoke and dust.

The emperor on the chariot grabbed the reins of the horse, shouted loudly, and galloped forward with the horses.

The armor soldiers and archers put on a solemn posture......

In general, the Song army's drill was still decent.

When Ziluan saw this scene, he also had a surging expression, looked at Qingji and asked, "Wu Hou, I don't know how the combat strength of my Song army is in your opinion?" ”

"Very strong."

Qingji smiled slightly and said: "From the perspective of the widow, the Song army has high morale and sharp soldiers, and it can fight a battle, and it can defeat the divisions of most countries in the world." ”

"Master Zheng, I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat Song Junye."

Qingji is not lying.

The current Song State has only been peaceful for a long time, and it has not fought like Wu, Jin, and Qi for many years, and it is famous.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Song army should not be underestimated.

The Song Kingdom is located in the Central Plains, with convenient transportation, extending in all directions, and commerce is also quite prosperous.

Among the medium-sized countries, the economic strength of the Song State can be said to crush the Zheng State, the Lu State, the Wei State, and the Chen State, second only to the Wu State, the Qi State, and the Jin State.

Why?

Because the size of the Song Kingdom is not large enough.

Over the years, the Song State has been purchasing weapons and equipment from the Wu State, and the military supplies are heavy, and even invited the Wu army to come over to teach the Song people the way of battle formation.

This also slightly improved the combat effectiveness of the Song army.

Wu and Song have always lived in harmony, and in addition to the fact that there are no disputes over interests and in-laws, the two countries also have a great relationship with each other in trade......

Wu Hou laughed.

Ziluan smiled awkwardly: "Not long ago, my Song army was defeated by Zheng Jun in the Laoqiu area, how can I defeat it?" ”

Hearing this, Qing Ji just shook his head and said, "Song Gong's words are wrong. ”

"The war between the husband and the two countries, never depends on a battle."

"The Zheng people defeated the Song State in the Battle of Laoqiu, but it was only a small victory, not enough to worry about. If Song Gong continued to increase his troops and fought with the Zheng army, the widow expected that the Zheng people would be defeated! ”

Why did Qingji dare to say such a thing?

Because a real national war is never a battle that can determine the outcome of the battle.

In the past, Zheng Guo was a "Spring and Autumn Xiaoba", and his national strength was at its peak, even during the reign of Zichan, Zheng Guo could take out a thousand chariots to fight, known as "100,000 men with armor".

However, with the continuous attacks of the Jin, Chu, and Wu kingdoms over the years, Zheng's national strength has long been declining, and the mountains and rivers are declining.

It is undeniable that in the battle, Zheng Guo's combat effectiveness is getting stronger and stronger, but when it comes to real fighting, Zheng Guo may not be able to beat Song Guo.

Why?

Because the real national war is a contest between the two countries in terms of national strength, not the outcome of one or two battles.

The most typical example is the battle of Yongqiu in the middle of Ziluan (Song Jinggong).

The time was about nine years later, that is, in 486 BC, Xu Bian, the remaining favorite of Zheng Guowu's son, asked for a fief, and there was no place to give him a fiefdom.

Xu Fang asked to take it from a foreign country, and Wu Ziyu agreed, so he surrounded Yongqiu in the Song State.

The Song general Huang Ying surrounded the Zheng army, digging ditches and building fortresses every day, connecting them into a line.

The soldiers of Zheng Guo cried loudly, and Wu Ziyu went to the rescue and returned defeated.

In February of the same year, the Song army annihilated the Zheng army in Yongqiu, leaving the talented people alive and returning with Jia Zhang and Zheng Luo.

In the summer of the same year, Ziluan sent troops to attack Zheng Guo......

The following year, the Song army attacked Zheng Guo again!

Why?

This is the crushing of the Song State in terms of national strength!

Accumulate and develop!

Ziluan, that is, Song Jinggong in history, is definitely a long-lived king, who reigned for sixty-four years, and I don't know how many contemporaries of the country died......

Ziluan may have been doing nothing in the first half of his life, raising obscurity in Taoguang, but he is definitely strong in the back.

Historically, since the Song army captured the monarch of Xiaoyi State, the Song State has made great achievements in military affairs.

Attacked Zheng State many times, fought with the Qi army, not to mention, during the reign of Song Jinggong, he also attacked and destroyed Cao State, captured Cao Boyang, the monarch of Cao State, and Sicheng Gongsun Qiang and returned, and killed both of them......

Ziluan may not be a generation of heroes, but the geographical location and image of the Song Kingdom are relatively embarrassing.

Because the Song State is a descendant of Yin Shang and belongs to the remnants of the previous dynasty, the surrounding Wei, Zheng, and Lu are all vassal states surnamed Ji, and it seems that they have always been preventing the Song State from making trouble.

The Song Kingdom, located in the Central Plains, certainly has a unique geographical advantage, but on the contrary, it is not a disadvantage.

There are many countries bordering the Song State, and the land of the Song State is flat and almost unsafe.

Throughout the dynasties, those who can achieve hegemony in the Central Plains are Cao Cao and Zhu Wen.

If Qingji is allowed to become Ziluan, as the monarch of the Song State, he can only try his best to open up to the east, and will not fight the idea of other vassal states......