Spring and Autumn I Am King

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When Duke Wen of Jin was in exile as a feudal lord, he passed by the state of Cao, and was peeped by the ** Cao Gonggong to take a bath, and suffered great humiliation. (Baidu search network has the fastest and most stable update) This flawed overlord who has revenge and will retaliate a few years after returning to China excuses the state of Cao to join Chu, and instead of appointing wise men, the villain is prospering and attacking Cao. When the state of Cao fell, the land was divided among Song and Lu.

Until Duke Weng of Jin fell seriously ill, Cao Gonggong's attendants bribed Duke Weng of Jin's Shi Shi to tell him that the cause of his illness was the destruction of the Cao state.

So Xiao Shi said to Chong'er: "The result of the divination is that the Emperor of Heaven told me that the disease of the king originated from the state of Cao, and the uncle Zhenduo of the state of Cao was the son of King Wen; Presiding over an alliance and graciously conferring upon states with different surnames, it is against etiquette for the ruler to join the feudal lords to destroy the fraternal state. , this is not trustworthy; the same sins are punished differently, this is not in line with the criminal law. I also hope that your lord can use etiquette to promote morality, credit to protect etiquette, and criminal law to correct evil."

Therefore, Duke Wen of Jin restored the throne of Duke Gong of Cao, allowing Cao to continue to be listed as a prince, and the Sheji would not die out.

But the punishment is still there, that is, dividing the land of Cao to the obedient Lu. In the spring of the 31st year of Duke Xi of Lu, Jin State took the land west of Jishui and handed it over to Zang Wenzhong of Lu State.

This is the east that Zhao Yang, Cao Boyang, and Zhao Wuxi are looking at, and it is also the area south of Shengdouyi, Lishan and Leize. This was originally the land of the state of Cao. It first entered Lu and then returned to the state of Wei because of the complicated international situation. Now it has been conquered by Zhao Wuxi.

"As long as Uncle Cao is willing to help the state of Jin, Yang will not forget his kindness and swear by the position of the minister of Jin. This area of ​​ancient times where Shun ploughed Lishan, Yuleize and Tao Hebin can naturally be taken back by Cao."

Zhao Yang's words made Cao Boyang very moved. This is the place that the monarchs of the Cao Kingdom have never forgotten, unless Zhao Wuxi proposed to give this place to the Cao Kingdom. He will even give birth to coveted hearts. But the price seems to be a bit high. He must take Cao Jun to participate in a war that seems to have little chance of winning.

He resisted the urge to agree immediately, and said, "In any battle, we must check the enemy's realities. It's better to ask Xiao Sikou to talk about what he has not done."

Zhao Yang and Zhao Wuxi knew that if there was no practical guarantee of victory, Cao Cao would not be easily used by them, so Zhao Wuxi said: "There is Chu Shipu, a fallen minister of the State of Defence in the army, and he asserted that the guards will only be dispatched. Half. That is, more than 10,000 people went south to test, not all 20,000 people."

In order to convince Uncle Cao as much as possible, Zhao Wuxi exaggerated and concealed the figures, but in major aspects, he basically told the truth. After Weihou was frightened back to the north bank of the Great River by Zhao Yang, he slowly crossed the river from Tanyuan again a few days ago and returned to Diqiu.

"This is the case in Wei, but what about Qi and Qi people?" Cao Boyang emphasized twice in a row, not knowing that he wanted to highlight the strength of Qi people. Or to reveal the fear in his heart.

"I also hope that the military officer in the middle and Xiao Sikou don't take offense, the widow will tell the truth today!"

...

Cao Bo restored the grace of a ruler and said calmly.

"The Zhao army is prosperous today, Gu has never seen so many soldiers, but please think about it, how many campfires did the Qi people from Yiyi go south? I heard that the total number of Zhao soldiers is less than 15,000, but only six Hundreds of cheng, but Qi people, the army that besieged Yiyi alone has 50,000, a full 1,500 cheng! This is only half of the Qi army. Chen's more than 10,000 people are on the bank of the river, on the other side of Donglai. More than 10,000 people can still be recruited to come. In addition, if the city soldiers gathered from Dong'e and Pingyin, if they join with the guards, they will not be able to count the night's campfire even if the sun rises. How can the masses resist..."

Zhao Yang smiled contemptuously after hearing this.

"In any battle, it is not about the number of people, but about the quality of the armour, the weight of the formation, the smoothness of the army, and the lack of food supplies. Although there are many people in Qi, the people of the country are strong in temperament, but they think that they will break through Yiyi and they will rely on it. Victory and arrogance, monarchs and ministers ignore the interests of the people, especially in the cold winter, they do not let the people go home. In the army, the decrees are lax and the treatment is uneven, the people in the army are uneven, and the troops are deployed before and after the light, so the battle is huge but not strong. People have never been afraid of Qi people, although our number is small, but the father and son are united, and the top and bottom are united, why is there no reason to be invincible?"

Cao Boyang was stunned by Zhao Yang's overbearing answer: "But it's too risky to attack the crowd with less."

Zhao Wuxi thought to himself: "You think I want to take risks? Want to play a role in this battle?" He belongs to the peaceful and peaceful era two thousand years later. Although he often complains about this and that, he doesn't have to experience the fighting and witness death. He belongs to Xintianxia Palace, a small courtyard in Chengxiang, and belongs to his elder sister Ji Ying, but he was expelled from his hometown and came to this river to fight for his life.

He takes risks all the time.

But if he didn't speak out, he wanted Cao Bo to reduce the insecurity of this "adventure". This is a cautious and timid hunter, and it is very difficult to convince him to beat Feng He.

"As my father said, the Qi people are not as strong as they seem. First, the 10,000 people belonging to the Chen family will stay in Yiyi and fight against the marching army who is still waiting for the opportunity to cross the river. Second, this attack on Yiyi. , Counting losses and injuries, at least 5,000 people would be unable to continue fighting. Thirdly, Cao Cao probably didn't know that the official Bao Guo, who stayed behind in Linzi, died."

"Bao Zi passed away?" Uncle Cao was stunned for a moment, then calmed down. Bao Guo was already a 10-year-old old man. Everyone thought that he would walk before Yan Zi, but it was expected that he would last until the winter.

In the long run, the state of Qi is also destined to enter an ill-fated era. The only two ministers who could stabilize the Marquis of Qi and shake the heart of Chen's resignation, Bao Guo and Yan Zi, left one after the other. Chen's father and son, who are in their prime, are probably about to laugh crookedly.

"Now that the monarch of Qi State, Guo Xia and Chen Qi are all in Yiyi, while Gao Zhang is guarding Pingyin with a partial division, and after the death of Bao State, there is no one to guard the capital, so even if the Marquis of Qi does not retreat, there must be a minister who will go back. This news has been confirmed by the light cavalry I placed in Qijing, who went back to Guoxia and took away nearly 10,000 soldiers."

Uncle Cao's expression brightened, Guoxia was the most capable commander of Qi since Sima Rangju, and without him in the Qi army, the threat was immediately reduced by half.

"Really? Why do you want to bring nearly ten thousand soldiers, it seems that there are too many!"

Wu Qi replied: "The boy heard that the Lai Yi in the Donglai area suddenly rioted, and the Sima of Lu Guoyang Guanyi also began to lead a thousand people to attack the Qi border, so Qi Hou sent Guo Xia back. And Qi Hou because he captured Yi Proud and proud, he thought he was good at commanding soldiers, so he personally commanded the army to go south to meet Gao Zhang, and so on. No more than 40,000 people from Qi could go south to Xilu."

"Forty thousand?" Cao Cao did the math, and as a result, the Qi army was only twice their size, if they were on the defensive. It can still last a few days until the snow falls.

In fact, Uncle Cao did not know that the death of Bao Guo would not have much impact on the situation, but it happened that at this time, if the Laiyi remnants of the state of Qi were instigated by foreign merchants with exquisite porcelain, there would be some small riots. , or Sima Zilu, Yangguan, in the northern border of the State of Lu, led his division northward to attack the hinterland of Qi State at the request of Wu Xie...

This is what Zhao Wuxi said to Zhao Yang that day. Hosted by Zhang Mengtan, he was busy with these two things some time ago. Although it is a drop in the bucket, it cannot pose a fatal threat to Qi, but it is better than nothing, at least it can contain some of the opponent's forces.

Uncle Cao hesitated at this moment, turned around and went back to the same place. He asked in a daze: "Then, how do Zhongjun Zuo and Xiao Sikou plan to deal with the enemy?"

The current situation is that under the leadership of Marquis Wei and Wang Sunjia, the guard army is tentatively advancing towards Punan while waiting for the Qi people to join forces. Qi Hou asked Chen Qi to stay in Yiyi's defense. He also dispatched Guoxia to go back to defend Linzi, to suppress the small chaos in Donglai and repel the bold attack of Zilu. He himself went south with Chen Heng to join Gao Zhang, and more than 40,000 people marched towards Xilu.

Zhao Yang said bluntly: "The foreign ministers don't want Cao Guo to do too much, they just need to help us block the guards. On the Qihou side, Zhao Bing will deal with it!"

...

"This is to... divide the troops?"

"That's right, it's a division!"

Naturally, Uncle Cao did not know that the decision to divide the troops was actually made after careful consultation with the guard, Chu Shipu, a few days ago.

After all, Chu Shipu was an old fried dough stick who had been a doctor in Wei for many years. The temperament of Wei Hou, who grew up watching him from childhood, and even the behavior and temperament of Wei Hou's generals, can't be more clear. Although he has been expelled for the past ten years, he has been watching Wei Guo's every move in Zhongmu, and there are still some remaining forces in the country. Especially between business and industry, the news is extremely well-informed.

He suggested this to Zhao Yang and Zhao Wuxi: "Although Wei is small and the guards are small, its monarch is still in the army, and the clever king and grandson Jia is the commander. Taking risks, I am afraid that they will not be able to lure them into war. On the contrary, the Qi army is just the opposite. They are proud of capturing cities and towns, and their marshal Guo Xia has returned to Linzi. Qi Hou is arrogant and extravagant, although he can temporarily deceive people's hearts, but the people of the country like leisure and hate work. After a few days of marching between Heji, there will be complaints. When the two armies meet, the Zhao soldiers will definitely be able to defeat them. Therefore, the deceased minister believes that instead of being held back by the guards, it is better to go north and challenge the Qi army."

After the Zhao's father and son discussed with the advisors, they also felt that this method was feasible. Xilu is now basically his own territory. In this way, relying on Zhao's more maneuverable advantages of riding a car, suddenly going north and hitting Qiren head-on may have a miraculous effect.

After learning the detailed battle plan, Uncle Cao, who was assigned a lighter task, was surprised and reassured. Although he only brought five or six thousand, he was able to follow Zhao Bing by relying on the army of Taoyi to block the defenders. And it can still be done.

So he promised to join the battle with the thought that he would be able to regain the lost ground without fighting.

Compared to hunting beasts, of course, hunting a country is more interesting.

This is actually a risky plan. If Cao Jun suddenly repents, and if the Qi people's guards converge ahead of time... What awaits Zhao's father and son will be a disaster.

Under the service of Zhao Wuxi, Zhao Yang and Uncle Cao made a blood oath to Lei Ze Lei Shen, Zhao Zaofu and Cao Shuzhen. After the oath, the three began to return to Taoyi and Zhaoying.

They climbed the low ridge again.

This hill is actually not high enough to be called a "mountain", only because it is surrounded by flat and empty fields, the three of them can look at the distant horizon. At this time, the sky was getting late. Looking towards the west, I could see the fireworks slowly lit at the camp of Zhao Bing. Laughing ahead, pointing at Fanxing, he seemed to be talking about the past in Jin.

Cao Boyang was also looking at the sky in the distance. He glanced at the budding stars, and suddenly felt an inexplicable trembling in his heart. He looked at the Zhao father and son in the high place again, and he felt that they had a feeling of being invincible and invincible! (To be continued.)