Listening to Ji Hu's meaning, it seems that not only to capture the entire territory of Hubei State, but also to garrison troops there for a long time, which is unheard of......

At this time, Ji Hu had already picked up the delicate white pottery bowl with both hands, and said loudly: "This time the king is in a hurry, and he has not been able to bring the king's wine to reward the soldiers!" However, Lanling wine is also a famous wine in the world, and this king will use Lanling wine to drink with the generals and soldiers to congratulate!"

Raising the tent solemnly, Ji Hu turned to Wei He and bowed slightly: "Wei Gong led the royal division to the south, and he has made great contributions and made great contributions to me. This wine is as sincere as the heart of Duke Wei, and Hu dares to respect it first."

Wei He picked up the big pottery bowl and said generously: "The king respects the ministers, and the ministers should also respect him. My king has the four seas, strategizes on the temple, and wins thousands of miles away, the luck of this great week, the luck of the world! Ministers and other soldiers gallop for the country, and do what they do!"

Wei He raised the big bowl and drank it dry, and the bottom of the bowl shone at Ji Hu, and the wine was not dropped. Ji Hu was pleased, a good word came out, raised the bowl and swallowed a large bowl of Lanling wine in a few sips, and the bottom of the bowl was not a drop of wine. The generals under the chariot cheered.

For three generations, wine is a treasure, and the original intention of toasting is to offer the wine in front of the worshipper to the other party to drink, which is to respect it; It is not a toast in later generations, most of them are drunk first by those who respect it, but in fact, the original intention of the respect is turned into a punishment, and the rarity of the wine is also turned into a cheapness. However, the ancient style of toasting is still preserved in the Central Plains, that is, the toaster drinks after drinking, or even does not drink. That's for later.

Ji Hu Jing dismissed Wei He, and raised a bowl to Gongsun Yu, Chongli, Qiang Xing and the generals in the chariot seat area and said: "The army marches south, the generals and the headquarters of the divisions have made meritorious contributions, and I respect the generals alone!" The generals drank dry.

Ji Hu said in a loud voice: "Today, the soldiers drink a lot!" Long live the king's shouts suddenly broke out, and the cowhide tent was constantly stirring.

Ji Hu turned to Wei and Rongyi and arched his hand and said, "Taifu accompanies Wei Gong, but it's okay to drink, and he will do it with the generals and lieutenants." Turning around and about to get out of the car, Gongsun Yu got off the chariot and said, "The king is determined, and the old minister has already prepared." After saying that, he waved his hand to the rear of the general's case, and Chongli immediately came over with a small group of Chinese soldiers, separated the iron cable connecting the chariot with a loud noise, and the guards hugged the chariot of the king and walked to the seated road.

Proceeding so slowly, Ji Hu stood on the chariot and toasted each of the generals one by one. The generals were very energetic, and the cheers continued. Bowl by bowl of drinking, more than fifty seats passed, Ji Hu's face was already like red brocade sweat like rain, but he didn't stumble and get drunk at all. Qi Zhong, who was behind the stepper, was shocked and burst into tears.

When Ji Hu's Wang case chariot was steadily pushed back to the central case area, he raised his tent and cheered like thunder. At this moment, Zhou Li Wang Jihu jumped out of the chariot in one step and bowed deeply to Chongli, who was pushing the chariot with the soldiers. In an instant, the tent was silent.

I saw Ji Hu raise a bowl of Lanling wine and said: "Although the general has a defeat of Daqingze, he can be ashamed and brave, and rebuild with his heart, first there is the battle of Hangu, and then there is the ambush of Baima Nandu, and the true husband is also!" Dare to be saluted by Ji Hu's wine!"

The stunned Chongli suddenly felt a big heat in his heart, staggered but stood still, and suddenly bowed down and said angrily: "Thank you for the grace of King Dawang's recreation, Chongli is the Zhou people from today on......

This military banquet was hot and spicy.

Ji Hu opened his eyes, and it was already the afternoon of the next day. asked Qi Zhong about yesterday's situation, and Qi Zhong said that except for Wei He and Rong Yi, who were not drunk, they were all drunk nine times out of ten. Wei He Rongyi sent the king back to the camp, and when he left, Wei He also said to Rong Yi: "In the future, the king will reward the army, and it is best not to enter the camp."

Ji Hu laughed when he heard this: "Yes, too, if you want to fight, won't the battle be over? Without Wei Gong here, do you dare to drink so badly?"

After laughing, he got up and freshened up, and immediately refreshed, and ordered Qi Zhong to go to the Chinese army shogunate to spread the word, and discuss the march of the army after half an hour.

When Ji Hu entered the shogunate, he saw several generals and Rong Yi already waiting in the tent, and the monarchs and ministers saluted, each laughing and talking about yesterday's drunkenness. After laughing for a while, Ji Hu saw that a row of wooden shelves with maps had been set up on the general's platform, so he said, "In today's discussion, all generals can speak freely and have no taboos."

Wei He immediately ordered Sima on duty: no one was allowed to enter the account, and only one military commander Sima was left in the main hall to write a book at the same time. Then, Wei He personally closed it again

At the door of the shogunate hall, he turned around and invited King Zhou to sit down on the case. Ji Hu insisted on complying, saying that it was a handsome case, even if the monarch should not disturb the general's order. Wei He was helpless, so he simply sat down in front of a side case next to Shuai's case where military documents were placed on weekdays, and formed a compact circle with the case of King Zhou and Rong Yi. Thus, a top-secret military meeting began.

Boyan, who was urgently recalled from Fancheng overnight, temporarily served as the military commander Sima, rearranged the three wooden frame maps, pointed to the map board and reported to the Zhou Wang Jihu in advance the general situation of the current garrison of the Eighth Division of the Zhou Dynasty in Hubei: heavy troops were gathered in Fancheng and Wancheng, and the rest of the small cities were garrisoned by 300 to 2,000 troops.

"Is there any difficulty in stationing and marching in Hubei?" Ji Hu asked sharply.

"There are two difficulties." Wei He, who had been silent, stretched out two fingers: "First, it is not easy to keep the people safe. The people of Hubei fled because of the famine, and the city was empty, and the rest were terrified and uneasy, and it was difficult to settle down. If it goes on like this, it will be difficult to transform into the Zhou Realm Wang Ji; Second, the army is gradually becoming thin and difficult to divide the army, whether to go west to cut down the Tonglu Mountain, or continue to go south to capture the city of Echeng, I hope that our king will decide."

"Your Majesty, please talk about the difficulty of supporting the security." Gongsun Yu arched his hand.

"Speak." Ji Hu raised his hand.

"The expedition of the king division, the support channel from the Central Plains to the Jianghan, across the waters, several times of transport by car and boat, very difficult. If the captured Hubei land cannot be effectively naturalized and governed, then our division will definitely have insufficient support, as the so-called 'thousands of miles without transporting grain.' Covering a long distance of thousands of miles to transport grain and grass, its transportation of people and horses is enough to consume most of the grain and grass transported by its own family, and the cost is too great for any country to bear. Therefore, no matter whether it is to the west or south, and continue to march, the foundation of the king's support must only be located in the old Hubei, and the closer south the better. As a result, the problem of the exodus of displaced people from Hubei needs to be solved urgently. This is not an overnight effort, it will take three months to take effect, and the long one or two years will take it, and I hope the king will be careful."

Ji Hu frowned, this is indeed a difficult problem. Tonglu Mountain is the lifeblood of the country, no matter so it must be recaptured from the hands of the Chu people, but what Gongsun Yu said is also the truth, if you can't effectively govern the captured Hubei land, so that it becomes a stable support base for the royal division, it is to destroy the Hubei side, and this place will only be eaten by the Jianghan countries in the future, making wedding clothes for others. He turned his inquiring gaze to Rong Yi: "What is Taifu's opinion?"

Rong Yi smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "The minister is willing to send an envoy to Danyang to persuade Xiongqu, the king of Chu, to hand over the Tonglu Mountain, so that my Great Zhou soldiers can obtain this national vein without blood."

"The old boy will listen to you?" Qiang Xing didn't believe it at all.

"If you can't lobby, you can still be persecuted, and you can ...... Kill chickens and monkeys!" Rong Yi was still smiling, but two cold lights flashed in his eyes.

The city of Echeng is near the water and the river, and the south gate of the west gate of the city wall has built a water gate that leads directly to the outer water. Under the water gate, there are often various ships moored for travelers, officials, etc. to leave the city by water.

On ordinary days, as soon as the guest officer crosses the bridge and enters the dock, the boatman will greet each other with a smile on the bow of their respective boats, no one is vying to call, just let you choose to get on the boat, no matter which ship the guest officer steps on, the rest of the boatmen will wave from afar, shouting in a variety of accents that are either hurried or soft: "The guest officer has a good wind——"

The departing shipkeeper will also smile and shout to his peers: "Goodbye-" and smiled again: "Guest officer, you are seated." The boat leisurely swung out of the dock, floated out of the water gate, and blended into the vast water and sky. That affection always gives travelers a warmth and makes hikers excited.

But in the early autumn of this year, that alluring elegance has dimmed a lot. Since the collapse of Lanxiang madder, Echeng has been in a depression, not to mention that after Gongzi Kun lost his troops in Baima Nandu, there is no longer a grand scene of white sails in the water gate.

But today, for some reason, the dock suddenly became much more popular. The stone bridge connecting the market is full of pedestrians, and from time to time there are merchants calling for ships to go out of the city, and there is always a warm and warm Jiang Hanya at the wharf.

It was nearly noon, and a group of armor soldiers came from the other side of the stone bridge, and hurriedly sealed the bridge on the side of the market. Immediately afterwards, a group of porters went up to the stone bridge, and behind him was a middle-aged man riding a tall horse, with a long sword hanging from his waist in a gorgeous silk coat, and two samurai with swords behind the horse, whose momentum was very different from that of ordinary merchants.

As soon as this group of people appeared, the boatmen at the dock suddenly stirred up and looked at each other

Wang, the smile that hung on his face almost forever faded, and instead of anyone coming forward to solicit business, he was panicked.

"You see, the government is going to deliver goods out of the city again."

"If you don't give a penny, it's still far away, who wants to go?"

"Who owes the government servitude? Go to the party in the morning, lest he blind us and wait."

"If you don't go, who owes labor and doesn't want to die?"

At this moment, the noble middle-aged official stepped off the stone bridge, waved his hand arrogantly to the dock, and said, "The Prime Minister's Mansion transports goods and replaces the laborers, who wants to go?" I asked three times in a row, but no one answered.

The official's face suddenly turned red, and he beckoned back: "Someone! Name me four big boats, and whoever dares to disobey will be killed!" The soldiers on the bridge rushed to the pier and wanted to get off the dock to strengthen the boat.

Suddenly, one of the last of the boatmen shouted, "I'll wait for six boats to go, no need to order."

The official burst into laughter: "Let's just say, how can there be no obedient people in a huge Hubei country?" He suddenly lowered his face and shouted at the boatman: "You are originally a pariah in Yangyue, and the Chu State is a fugitive slave, if you don't respect the Hubei official mansion in the future, the ship will be burned down. Jiao'er and others froze to death and starved to death, and died in the belly of the fish! Do you hear that?"