The time entered the nineteenth year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in 495 BC, the sixth month of the lunar calendar.

After staying for several days in Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Kingdom, Qingji finally headed for Huangchi, the site of the princes' alliance.

Huangchi, located in the border of the Song State, the Wei State and the Zheng State, is the big river (Yellow River) more than 100 miles in the north, after crossing the Yellow River, it is the Moyi (Chaoge) of the Wei Kingdom, and the transportation is convenient.

There are not a few countries participating in the Huangchi Meeting this time, and it is almost the pattern of anti-Jin in the world......

Led by Wu, the nine vassal states of Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, Tang, Xue, Teng, Ju, Di, and Tan formed an army of 25,000 people, with more than 300 chariots, to participate in the Huangchi Alliance.

Among the princes of the Central Plains, Song, Lu, Wei, Zheng, Xu, Chen, Dun, and Cao, all of these eight countries often had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, or 1,000 people to participate in the war......

Of course, the states of Dun and Cao were really small states and widows, not worth mentioning, and were weaker than the vassal states under the banner of Wu.

Being able to take out a thousand people to participate in the war can be said to be benevolent and righteous, and the strength of the country has been exhausted.

Qi, a big country in the east, dispatched the most soldiers and horses, because Qingji intended to be polite to the Marquis of Qi and let the old Marquis of Qi become "Uncle Fang", so the Qi people had to take the lead and bear the brunt.

The number of soldiers and horses in the Qi army mainly depends on the side of Wu.

After all, as the head of the princes, how can the Qi State, the soldiers and horses be less than the Wu State?

This time, Qingji has to destroy the Jin Kingdom and dismember the Jin Kingdom in one breath with the momentum of destroying the withering and decaying.

Therefore, Qingji is more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in one go, and if you add the nine vassal states under the banner of Wu, Wu's side is an army of 75,000 people.

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Of course, it can't be counted that way.

In this era, even in large countries such as Qi and Jin, the number of major battles with an army of more than 100,000 people is very rare, and it can even be said to be unique.

This time in the Huangchi Conference, the princes of Qi, in order for the Qi country to have enough right to speak, can be said to have invested a lot of blood.

The State of Qi dispatched a full 80,000 soldiers and more than 1,200 vehicles......

Pour the power of the country!

In addition to the above countries, the Yan Kingdom and Zhongshan Kingdom in the north have all come to participate in the alliance.

Even if it is not the monarch in person, he will send the secretary or the doctor to participate in the meeting of the Yellow Pond.

The state of Qin in the west also sent the great master Zihu to participate in the alliance.

Qin, Yan, and Zhongshan, these three countries will not have too few soldiers and horses at every turn, at least more than 10,000 people.

Because these three kingdoms bordered the borders of the Jin Kingdom, they could take the opportunity to expand their territory.

Lou Fu in the north of the Jin Kingdom, as well as the Rongdi coalition army, will also be eyeing the tiger......

Not to mention, there are exactly twenty-two countries that have joined the anti-Jin alliance this time!

They are: Wu, Qi, Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, Tang, Xue, Teng, Ju, Di, Tan, Song, Lu, Wei, Zheng, Dun, Xu, Chen, Cao, Qin, Yan, Zhongshan.

If you add the Zhou royal family, as well as the Fan family, the Zhongxing family, and the Hu people and Rong Di's forces, it is even more remarkable.

What were the soldiers and horses of the alliance of princes?

The combined armies of Wu and Qi alone have exceeded 130,000.

The rest of the vassal states had 20,000 or 30,000 troops, and 1,000 less.

Qingji estimated that the total number of soldiers and horses of all forces would exceed at least 400,000.

Only on the front line of Huangchi, now there are two or three hundred thousand soldiers and horses of the princes' coalition army, and more than three thousand vehicles!

And that's not even counting the forces that might be invested later.

Because once the Jin army is defeated, Qin, Yan, Zhongshan, Qi, Wei, Zheng, and even the Zhou royal family near the Jin state may not send additional reinforcements.

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"Woo-woo-woo-woo-"

The solemn and murderous sound of the horn resounded through the sky, brightening the entire wilderness of the Yellow Pond.

The flag covers the sky, and the spear is like a forest.

The various colors of flag costumes are like a vast ocean, and there is no end in sight.

The armies of the princes from all over the world formed several phalanxes and stood there, waiting for their king to give orders.

"Please give the Son of Heaven a blessing-"

With a high-pitched announcement, Shan Zining, as the messenger of the Son of Heaven, held a piece of gizzard meat and climbed onto the altar step by step.

As the "Uncle Fang" of the alliance of the princes this time, the Marquis of Qi had already stood on the altar, wearing a dark crown robe, wearing a flat sky crown, and a sword hanging from his waist.

Although Qi Hou was drooping and old, his temples were gray, he still had a high-spirited expression on his face.

No, a solemn look, to be exact.

It's just that Qi Hou obviously couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and even his shoulders couldn't help but tremble!

Qi Hou Zhujiu, that is, the historical Qi Jinggong, has been in power for more than 50 years, and can be called a monarch who has a "super long standby".

Pestle's lifelong wish is to assemble the princes, respect the king, and restore the glorious hegemony of the ancestor Qi Huan Gong when "the princes of Jiuhe, one Kuang the world".

Now, the pestle and mortar can be said to have gotten what he wanted.

At least, this time it's him who is the chief of the princes!

The Jin Kingdom, which had once been invincible and dominated for more than a hundred years, would also be crippled or even destroyed under the powerful offensive of the coalition of princes led by Kijiu......

Thinking of this, how could Qihou not be excited?

How can you not be in high spirits?

"Please Qi Hou pick up the son of heaven!"

Shan Zining said solemnly, and at the same time handed over the gizzard in his hand.

"Minister, Qi Hou pestle, pick up the son of heaven!"

Pestle didn't dare to slack off, stretched out his hands, and took the meat of the Son of Heaven handed over by Shan Zining.

This day's gizzard meat is not ordinary.

Gizzard, sacrifice blessed meat also.

It is the meat that is offered to the gods during the sacrifice, and in this era, it is very important to worship the gods, and there is generally meat when the gods are sacrificed, and this kind of meat is called gizzard meat.

In the past, Zhou Tianzi would reward the princes with meat.

Gizzard meat is generally boiled meat in plain water, and pork, mutton, beef, venison, etc. can be used.

After the sacrifice of the flesh to the gods, it is equivalent to having the blessing of the gods, it is blessed meat, and the flesh cannot be wasted after the sacrifice to the gods, and it is distributed by the person who is the main sacrifice to the people close to them, which is called "dividing the gizzard" or "scattering blessings".

Now, the Son of Heaven bestows on the princes, and it has become a symbol of "Uncle Fang".

That is, the Son of Heaven to the uncle, the Zhou royal family recognizes you as the chief of the princes.

Not only the Zhou royal family, but even among the various vassal states, not everyone is eligible for a reward for the flesh, which is an honor......

For example, Zhou Tianzi gave King Chu Cheng back then.

King Chu Cheng can be called a generation of heroes.

King Cheng of Chu relied on the support of Suiguo and killed his brother King Chu to seize the throne.

After ascending the throne, he tried his best to form a good alliance with the princes of the Central Plains, and consolidated the throne with "Bude benevolence", "good alliances with princes" and heavy tribute to the king of Zhou.

At the same time, King Chu Cheng took advantage of the order of King Hui of Zhou to suppress Yiyue and vigorously explore Jiangnan.

Since 655 B.C., the state of Chu has successively destroyed Er, Gu, Hang, Xian, Huang, Ying, Jiang, Dao, Bai, Fang, Zhen, Kui and other countries, and has received the deceased Jin prince Chong'er, who was later the Duke of Wen of Jin.