Chapter Forty-Nine: Three Wars Determine the Situation
It has been almost 400 years since King Su.
The barbarian's IQ is no worse than that of Zhu Xia, but the culture is backward, and after so many years, it is completely different when he was first established.
Their civilization has improved a lot compared to the beginning, and they have even begun to build cities.
In particular, the barbarians who lived together with the princes of the Central Plains have gradually become an agrarian nation.
But this is not good news for Rock, barbarians are easy to conquer, but it is not easy to conquer another civilization.
The civilization of Zhuxia has been clearly distinguished from Siyi since King Su, and a large number of classics have distanced the heritage of Zhuxia from these barbarians.
Especially the Luo family, who has the first-hand information of King Su, they know how great King Su is and how far-reaching his wisdom is.
Zhuxia, as the carrier of his wisdom, must always be prosperous.
So these represent another kind of civilization and Yidi must perish!
Ji Zhao cares very much about the development of Zhuxia.
Not to mention his own simple feelings, the tangible benefits alone make him unable to give up, and Zhu Xia's crusade against the barbarians can make him lucky.
The more prosperous Zhu Xia is, the faster his luck points will grow.
If Rockwell plays a major role in this, then the luck points of growth are very considerable.
Lu Xiaobai and Guan Zhong, the two monarchs, were deeply influenced by Luo's.
Therefore, the historical event of their respect for the king can make Ji Zhao gain a lot of luck points.
The State of Qi and the State of Laiyi have been entangled for three hundred years, in the early stage, the State of Laiyi pressed the State of Qi to fight, and later the two sides won and lost each other.
However, because the Qi State occupied a favorable terrain, the victory or defeat gradually fell to the side of the Qi State, and even if the Lai State had some victories during the LΓΌ Wuyi period, it did not affect the overall situation.
Now that Guan Zhong has ruled it, the Qi State has never been stronger, and the Laiyi State does not know that they have fallen into the danger of extinction.
In the face of the menacing attack of the Qi State, they were all old opponents, and the reaction of the Lai Yi Kingdom was also very fast, and they quickly gathered a large army to meet the battle as usual.
Then in the crisp autumn of October, Laiyi ushered in a big defeat!
Zhang Qi led the Qi army, in the field battle to break the light enemy of the Laiyi army, due to the special terrain, the Laiyi people could not escape, the number of dead and wounded reached nearly 30,000.
This is a big victory that has not been seen in many years, and when the news came back to the Qi Kingdom, it was naturally boiling.
Guan Zhong witnessed this victory with Zhang Qi throughout the whole process, and said with a smile: "Zhang Qing, the defeat of the Laiyi Kingdom must be a contempt for our army, and then we should continue to attack, finish the battle, and do not give the Laiyi Kingdom any opportunity to adjust." β
Guan Zhong is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and his military strategy level is actually quite good, but it can't be compared with political strategy.
At least Zhang Qi and Guan Zhong, who are professional generals, are completely consistent in their predictions about the situation in Laiyi State.
Before the first battle was over, Zhang Qi found that Laiyi did not know the changes in Qi at all, and still looked at the Qi army from the perspective of the past, so he was so light on the enemy.
Hearing Guan Zhong's words, Zhang Qi immediately smiled: "What Xiang Guo said is extremely true, and he also thinks so.
This time, the 100,000-strong army went out on the expedition, and if it could not be resolved quickly, I am afraid that it would delay farming.
Now it is necessary to choose the right place, drive the soldiers of the Lai Yi Kingdom there, and let them fight a tough battle with our army.
China's military strength is not comparable to that of these Laiyi people.
As long as there is another war of annihilation, the available troops in the Lai Yi Kingdom will definitely be greatly damaged.
When the time comes, they will be able to directly attack their national capital, and they will not be afraid of siege warfare. β
After Guan Zhong and Zhang Qi set their strategies, they made a decisive attack and began to gather the army of Laiyi in small-scale battles.
It was another more than half a month of trekking, constantly advancing eastward, which was another weakness of the Laiyi country.
They have actually been blocked on the peninsula by the Qi State, the Ju State and other Xia countries, and there is no way to escape at all, and only by defeating the Qi State can they escape from this cage.
Zhang Qi began to have the core soldiers eat meat, and all the horses were fed good forage, and they were to have a second battle with the regrouped Lai Yi defeated army.
On the banks of the glue, Zhang Qi finally met the regrouped Laiyi people and the troops from the Laiyi country.
Most of the castles of this era were built on the banks of water.
Therefore, all the major battles were not far from the water source, and after Zhang Qi broke the Laiyi army, he broke five cities in a row and came here.
The season is gradually entering the late autumn, and the wind blows up the fallen blades of grass on the ground, and the air is filled with a solemn atmosphere.
Zhang Qi led the most elite army of 50,000 to sit in the Chinese army, and the two deputy commanders each carried 20,000 soldiers and horses to protect the left and right wings.
Guan Zhong looked at his neat military appearance and asked calmly, "Zhang Qing, is this battle sure?" β
Zhang Qi arched his hand and said: "Xiangguo, you are a scholar of heaven and man, and you have trained such a strong army for the Qi country."
If such a military appearance can still fail, I will directly cut myself here, and I will have no face to meet the monarch and you. β
This is Zhang Qi's heart, he has been in Yan for thirty years, when did he ever think that he could lead such a strong army?
If the Yan State has such an army, what else do Shanjung and Donghu have to fear?
Zhang Qi expressed his will to win.
Guan Zhong patted his arm and said, "Zhang Qing, as long as you win, Madam also hopes that you can go back with the news of victory." β
The armor rate of the Qi army is much higher than that of five years ago.
This is not only the Qi State itself casting, but also bought a lot of armor from the Luo State.
On the other hand, the Laiyi people, their technical level is completely incomparable with the Qi country's side.
Bloody and barbaric, full of primitive flavor, if it weren't for the bravery and large number of these people, they would have been eradicated by the Qi State a long time ago.
Zhang Qi stood on top of the chariot and began to mobilize the soldiers to fight against the Yi people, which was completely different from fighting with Qu Guo before.
These Yi people will not abide by the weekly etiquette, and they will not chase if they run away for more than fifty or one hundred steps, this is a real life-and-death struggle.
"The sons of Qi are the Laiyi people on the other side.
The lost dogs who were just defeated by you some time ago now want to continue to fight against our Qi country.
Ben will ask you, are you afraid? β
"Qi country wins!"
All the soldiers of the Qi State shouted, victory was the most morale-boosting thing.
"Drums! Enter! β
With Zhang Qi's order, the drummers began to beat the drums, and all the Qi soldiers began to advance according to the drums.
Especially the shield soldiers in the front row, who bear the burden of blocking bows and arrows for the soldiers behind.
The blue sky, the babbling of the stream, the rapid beat of the drums, the rumbling of chariots, the crispness of the metal clash.
and a fallen corpse, with bright red blood flowing on the ground, making for a brutal picture.
Zhang Qi led the most elite Qi elite armor soldiers to rush forward.
The combat effectiveness of these armor soldiers was completely different from that of the peasants, and they directly broke away from the formation of the Laiyi people.
Such an army rushed to the left and right, and the entire army of the Lai people who were divided into several divisions to fight soon could not get accurate military orders, and fell into a situation of taking care of one and losing the other.
By the time this fierce battle had been going on for an hour, the Laiyi people had been defeated and retreated, and the offensive of the Qi State was getting stronger and stronger.
Fortunately, the Laiyi people did not go to the slave soldiers this time, but used the men and horses of their headquarters to fight, otherwise in this case, the camp would have been bombed a long time ago.
But now it's just a matter of time, Zhang Qi is already keenly aware that the Huaiyi people are about to be unable to hold on, and now as long as any gap can be opened, the entire Laiyi army will be shattered.
He ascended to the top to see, swept across the battlefield, and locked on the east direction of the right flank.
The Lai people in that place held their own river protection, so the number was small, and it was a breakthrough that could be stormed.
Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it.
Zhang Qi immediately called someone over, "Give you a thousand elite charioteers, and from that place, three chariots will rush straight side by side."
You don't need to kill, don't stop, just use the power of chariots and horses to smash over! β
This strange trick really worked, and the Laiyi people didn't expect that the Qi State would actually abandon the combat effectiveness of the charioteers and directly let the horses charge with the chariots.
The casualties on the horses were very large, and in a short period of time dozens of vehicles were damaged and the wreckage fell into the water.
As for the horses, they were even more flesh and blood, and even some horses rushed directly to the tip of the spear and died instantly.
But the effect is amazing, the number of people in this corner formation of the Laiyi people is relatively small, and now in the face of this kind of death-defying charge of the Qi State, it is impossible to resist at all, and just one round of charge directly crushed these people into pulp.
The changes on the battlefield were so rapid that the Leyi commanders didn't even have time to react.
Zhang Qi followed closely behind and sent a truly elite army to rush into their formation.
Like a sharp knife, it didn't even encounter any decent obstacles, and the leading general stood on top of the chariot and knocked Daxu down with a single blow.
The commander of the Leys was about to run when he was shot down by an arrow.
This arrow is powerful and heavy, and at such a close distance, even if you don't die, it will definitely not be comfortable.
The most important thing is that it doesn't matter whether he dies or not, on the battlefield, the flags of Daxu and the battalions are far more important than the main general.
As soon as Zhang Qi saw it, he immediately said loudly: "The whole army is covering up!" β
The impact of the commander-in-chief on the morale of the army is immeasurable.
Only a few armies with their own will, such as the Luo Guodang warriors, can continue to fight without both.
The Rabble, which is not highly civilized, is naturally not among them.
As if the scene had reappeared, the formation of the entire Laiyi people suddenly broke through, and the situation that had happened last month appeared in front of Zhang Qi again.
All the armies fled, and those without armor were the fastest, so when they fled, the first thing they did was to throw away their armor, and then these people would be reduced to the food of the archers.
Waves of arrows rained down on them, and chariots ran over the corpses, many of whom were directly crushed into pulp.
It's so hard to leave a whole corpse on the battlefield, and you don't even know whose human organs and flying limbs are scattered all over the ground.
In the end, in order to prevent the plague, all these corpses were burned with a fire.
"General, after this victory, I'm afraid that the Laiyi Kingdom will really have to fight hard."
Guan Zhong looked at the Qi soldiers who were chasing and killing the Laiyi people, and couldn't help but say to Zhang Qi.
Of course, Zhang Qi knew that once this war of annihilation was over, the elite soldiers of Laiyi Country would be almost half empty.
This is already a precursor to the demise of the country, even if the Zhuxia countries are destroyed, there will be other princes to help restore the country, if the Laiyi country is destroyed, the other Yiren tribes can laugh out loud.
Therefore, it is impossible for the king of Laiyi to sit still, and he will definitely recruit the population of various tribes to guard the royal capital.
But Zhang Qi was not afraid, "Don't worry."
The order given to me by the king is to destroy the kingdom of Laiyi, and then he will surely perish.
Even if King Laiyi recruited all the men over fifteen in the country, they were just dead souls on the battlefield.
Be cautious and steady, but it's just a victory one by one. β
Seeing that Zhang Qi was not complacent because of the two big victories, Guan Zhong was relieved.
In this battle, the army of Qi also suffered a lot of casualties, after all, this kind of annihilation battle and defeat battle are completely different.
However, the battle damage was completely within Zhang Qi's acceptable range, and he should have rested in place at this time.
But Zhang Qi thought that this place was a place of four battles, and it was not easy to be prepared, so the Qi army took the wounded to a terrain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Guan Zhong was very satisfied with Zhang Qi's actions.
"The general is really cautious, and the monarch is right." For the big countries, playing tricks and taking risks is the way to get rid of them.
Zhang Qi sighed: "The monarch has put the elite of the whole country into my hands, and I can't be too cautious.
The decisive battle after that will be very tragic, Xiangguo, you will still be in charge of the Chinese army at that time, and I will leave soldiers to protect you.
If something happens to you, it will crush the bones of the king of Laiyi, and I will not be able to escape the blame. β
He didn't lie about this, as long as Guan Zhong was there, even if he failed this time, after five or ten years, the Qi State would still be able to make a comeback.
But if something goes wrong with Guan Zhong, even if the war against the Laiyi Kingdom is won, it will be more than worth the loss.
Although Guan Zhong was brave and brave, he also knew that he was not a general, so there was no need to go into battle to kill, so he accepted Zhang Qi's arrangement.
After the Qi army finished resting, Zhang Qi led the army directly towards the capital of Laiyi.
The Laiyi Kingdom no longer had the ability to disperse its military forces to block the Qi army, and all the tribes fled back with the rout, and they all fled to the royal capital with their tribes.
Finally, outside Laiyang City, the Qi army encountered the Laiyi army, which was waiting for the battle.
Probably waiting for the battle, Zhang Qi was a little dumbfounded.
"Zhang Qing, the number of this Laiyi army is a bit large, I'm afraid it exceeds 200,000, right?"
There are so many people, it is impossible to count them at all, and Guan Zhong also roughly judged it based on the number of camp tents of the Laiyi army.
When Zhang Qi saw that the number of troops in Laiyi Country was so large, he did not have a trace of fear, but brought excitement.
"Xiangguo, I really didn't expect King Laiyi to be so stupid, he actually dared to pull 200,000 people out to fight against our army.
Xiangguo, you have ruled Qi for five years, Qi is a large country with a population of one million, and pulling out an army of 100,000 is already the limit.
Not to mention the consumption of all kinds of grain and grass, this battle must be fought before spring ploughing, otherwise the domestic agricultural time will be delayed.
Great powers like Qi have such concerns, wouldn't a backward barbarian like Laiyi be a barbarian?
This is unreasonable.
After the first two battles, less than 20,000 of the so-called 200,000-odd troops can really compete with our army.
20,000 tigers and 200,000 pigs mixed together like a drop of water melted into the sea.
Tigers can also be crooked by pigs.
As long as our army storms and crushes the enemy's weak points with an unstoppable blade, they will directly blow up the battalion! β
Hearing what Zhang Qi said, Guan Zhong looked at the camp of the Laiyi army again.
Sure enough, I found that although there were many of them, not to mention the neat military appearance, even the flags were different.
It was a rabble that had just been assembled and was only a large number.
In the face of such an opponent, Zhang Qi was already a little impatient, and he ordered the Qi army to rest and recuperate, and let the soldiers eat all the last food with oil and water.
It will be a very intense battle, and the Qi army may lose many people in an instant, but it will not be a tug-of-war, and victory will come quickly.
"Knock knock!"
The war drums of Qi were beating, and the army of the Laiyi people began to assemble, but it was obviously much slower and a little chaotic.
In the previous two major wars, the loss of commanders and generals was also irreparable in a short period of time.
For the barbarian war, Zhang Qike will not talk to him about any etiquette.
It is directly the three-way drum that orders the soldiers to press up, and does not play any bells and whistles, which will only be used in the stalemate stage.
This time, in addition to the shield soldiers and archers in the front row, Zhang Qi directly put the 10,000 most elite armor soldiers of the Qi State at the forefront, and these people all gathered together, Zhang Qi made up his mind to break up the formation of the entire Laiyi army.
With such an arrangement, when there is no elite in other directions in the early contact, the casualties of the Qi army will definitely be slightly larger, but once the main attack direction is successful, the results of the war will be unimaginable.
A war to determine the ownership of the entire peninsula began, and the soldiers of the Qi State and the Laiyi people fought on this land.
After all, the number of Laiyi people is more, so their morale is still very good, and the soldiers of Qi State, who lack a strong army, did suffer a lot of losses in the early stage.
However, Zhang Qi had already expected that the alternation of law enforcement officers and reserves in the army would allow the Qi State's front to always maintain and not collapse.
But this is not the case at all on the Lai Yi side, the elite of the 10,000 elites is an irresistible force in this world, and the resources spent on these 10,000 people exceed the other 90,000 troops.
Now is the time to show their worth.
If you don't encounter the elite of the Laiyi Kingdom, there is no enemy at all.
The charioteers, or the other units that matched the chariots, barely stopped, and they rushed over, leaving corpses in their wake.
The disparity in strength is so great that one side is a samurai who kills people for a living, while the other side is just a farmer who farms the land.
The two met in the middle of a battlefield, with the samurai holding swords and armor in their hands, and the peasants holding rusty weapons in their hands and wrapped in sackcloth.
Despair is a terrible emotion, and when the Lai people found out that these people couldn't fight at all, and they had killed hundreds of their own people without even casualties, they collapsed.
The first man dropped his sword, and immediately there was an uproar, and everyone ran backwards.
The soldiers behind had no idea what was happening, and they saw the soldiers on their side suddenly rushing towards them.
Elite don't use, expired and invalid!
Once you are coerced by the rout, what is the use of keeping the elite? This is the current situation in the country of Lai Yi.
Then I saw the chariot of the Qi State running over those people, and all the soldiers of the Qi State were like the gods of war.
They tried to shoot arrows at the men, but they even wore bronze armor on their faces.
Except for Hercules with strong bows, no one else can break through the defenses at all, and how many strong bows do these Yi people have?
They finally knew why the soldiers were running.
The nobles of the Laiyi people wanted to rectify the order, but they were named one by one by the archers on the chariot, and these elites were imitations of the Luoguo warriors, all of whom could shoot strong bows.
Zhang Qi's tactics were very successful, and the collapse of the army could only be prevented at the beginning, and the speed of this collapse was beyond everyone's control.
How terrible is the collapse of the 200,000-strong army?
Zhang Qi didn't even dare to let the army of Qi fight with the Laiyi people again, he ordered all the armies to pursue only on the edge, and they were absolutely not allowed to entangle with the Laiyi people.
Because this kind of chaos is likely to involve the army of Qi State, I am afraid that at that time, I will want to cry without tears.
The Qi army intimidated the Laiyi people into squabbling with each other, and countless people were trampled to death in the process.
There were fierce Qi people in three directions, and everyone rushed to where the Chinese army was.
The elite of the Chinese army still wanted to block it, but as soon as Changge stabbed one person to death, ten people pounced.
With Da Xuan falling to the ground, the casualties of the Laiyi people were already incalculable, and the soldiers of the Qi State no longer wanted to wield their swords to kill these people, because the nobles alone could not capture them.
Especially the royal city of Laiyi is right in front of you, and I don't know how many kings, queens, and nobles there are, which one is not more important than these little soldiers?
"Qi country wins!"
The Qi army shouted one after another and rushed into the city of Laiyang.
[The Laiyi Kingdom was destroyed, Luo Xiu, the son of the Mandate of Heaven, assisted Qi Hou Lu Xiaobai, and the power of Zhuxia has made great progress, and you have obtained luck points. γ
Ji Zhao felt the countless luck points surging in, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
β¦β¦
Qin lives in the west, and is also a dog; Chu lived in Hanyang, and Nanban; Wu Yue lives in the river and serves the mountains; Settle in the East China Sea and destroy Laiyi; Jin lives in Taihang, and dies in Beidi.
Zhuxia prospered from this, and the royal industry was formed from this. ββ"Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: Preface"
The battle to destroy the country, after writing a chapter, is it a bit hasty?
You can leave a message.,I'm gradually going to write some war scenes now.,If you want to be more detailed.,I'll be able to expand and write later.,But in this case,,The plot will definitely advance a little slower.,Anyway, there are pros and cons.γ
The reason for the rapid advancement of the plot is that the time for the protagonist group to come out in these chapters is too short, and I don't like to read books myself.
But this is Guan Zhong and Xiaobai, the whole book is about Zhuxia and Barbarians, if I skip these two great figures, I will become a joke.
(End of chapter)