Chu State captured Chen State and Cai State one after another, which means that Chu State’s territory from now on is already larger than Jin State and Qi State combined.
This "feat" of Chu State shocked the world. The power of the Central Plains can also be said to be extremely dangerous.
Jin State, Jiangcheng.
The Marquis of Jin looked at the report in his hand and was so angry that his hands shook and he was filled with anger.
He never imagined that the appeasement and compromise made by the Jin monarchs and ministers would cause such disasters for no reason!
Facing the increasingly unruly Chu State, everyone didn't know what to do.
"Damn Chu people!"
"God damn Xiongwei!"
"How dare you look down on me like this!"
In fact, if it weren't for the Jin State's ignorant compromise and appeasement, which allowed the Chu State to quickly eliminate Zhongli and other countries, how could the Chu State have expanded to this extent?
Fortunately, the Wu State did not bring much trouble to the Chu State. On the contrary, the Chu State quickly cut through the mess and captured both the Chen State and the Cai State.
Seeing that Chu State is overwhelming, they are about to push them to the door of the Central Plains!
At this time, Wei Shu, who was on the left side of the Central Army at the time, was the first to stand up.
Wei Shu is the grandson of Wei Zhaozi, a famous general in the Jin Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the wolfish ambition of the Chu State is clearly revealed. If we, the Jin State, do not respond, I am afraid that we will chill the hearts of all the princes in the world!"
"I believe that the king of Chu is arrogant and extravagant, and the whole world is angry. We will never tolerate his willful behavior again!"
What does this mean?
beat!
You must be taught a lesson!
What Wei Shu said shocked everyone. After all, the whole world knows what state Jin is in now.
The palace is dim and weak, and today's Jinhou has long lost the prestige he had in the past. As for the six ministers of the Jin State, each of them only swept the snow in front of the door and had their own agenda. Who would be willing to take the thankless task of taking care of the affairs of the Chu State?
Therefore, if people like Han Qi and Fan Yang said these words, everyone else would be shocked.
But if these words came out of Wei Shu's mouth, they would seem much normal.
Because on the one hand, his Wei family is a relatively weak branch among the Six Ministers, but what about seniority? He happened to be of a very high seniority, and now he was only ranked behind Han Qi.
Therefore, if the motivation of others to cause trouble is not enough, then the Wei family is definitely the most willing to do the trouble.
Of course, on the other hand, Wei Shu really has this confidence!
Want to know who Wei Shu is?
He is now the most capable official in the Jin Kingdom!
Some people may not believe this, or some people may not know Wei Shu very well, so they may be suspicious of this statement.
But if he tells one thing he did not long ago, I'm afraid everyone will be convinced by him.
Wei Shu was the founder of infantry warfare replacing chariot warfare!
In other words, since the time of Xuanyuan Yin in ancient times, according to historical records, whether in the Shang Dynasty or the Zhou Dynasty, the main method of war has always been chariots.
In other words, chariots have been the absolute main force in the army since ancient times.
Therefore, a basic combat unit is a chariot and its attached foot soldiers. When vassal states declare their military power, they usually use the number of chariots as the unit of measurement.
For example, during the reign of Duke Dao of Jin Dynasty, the so-called master of thousands of chariots, the current king of Chu also claimed that he was the kingdom of thousands of chariots.
What is this concept?
It is roughly equivalent to the countries of later generations. Slightly larger countries will say how many main tanks they have and how many armored regiments they have.
However, this Wei Shu, in the recent battle of Dayuan, when he attacked Rongdi, Wei Shu personally took command and actually ordered all Jin soldiers to abandon chariot warfare and switch to infantry warfare.
The reason is actually very simple, because most of the Rong and Di people at that time were hidden among the hills and valleys. In these places, it is extremely difficult for carriages and horses to travel, and there are no conditions for galloping on the plains.
Therefore, although the use of vehicles to fight among the hills can be done reluctantly, it will not be able to fully achieve the goal.
And this Wei Shu is so arrogant. He actually dared to play 1v1 with barbarians who were used to walking in the mountains.
I don’t want my chariot anymore, so I will fight an open mountain battle with you!
It stands to reason that without the support of chariots, ordinary Jin people who make a living by farming should not be able to defeat the barbarians who have been entrenched in the hills and valleys.
But Wei Shu really has such ability. He really won this battle with less and more!
What does this look like?
It is roughly similar to that during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing, the hussar general, led thousands of cavalry and marched for thousands of miles, but defeated the Huns with the tactics of the Huns.
And it was this battle that made people at that time realize that even if they broke away from the chariot, as long as they boldly and flexibly tried various new tactics, they could actually fight well, and they would be better. Hit a lot.
Therefore, at this time, a brand new theory of the art of war was born in Wei Shu's hands.
How to describe his achievements? (In fact, it should not be called merit, because creating and changing any method of warfare should not be called merit.)
Just like the Gulf War in later generations, everyone suddenly realized that the flood of steel was ultimately no match for the changes in the technological era.
Of course, this may be an exaggeration.
However, his more advanced concept of infantry warfare has deeply influenced generations of newcomers.
Therefore, if other people say that they want to attack Chu, I am afraid not many people dare to believe it. But no one dared to take what Wei Shu said seriously.
Although the Wei family is not outstanding among the six ministers, his personal courage and wisdom are definitely outstanding among the six ministers of Jin today.
Furthermore, the Marquis of Jin has been holding back for many years now, and he has a lot of resentment towards the six ministers under him and towards his own gradual decline.
Hearing what Wei Shu said, he could take the opportunity to get angry, so how could he easily let go of such an opportunity?
"Wei Qing's words make sense! Jing Man has really bullied our Central Plains too much. How long will it take if we don't attack now?!"
Get started! If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you think I'm a sick cat?
After all, a emaciated camel is still bigger than a horse. How dare you, a small country of barbarians, to covet and invade China?
"Han Qing!"
"I order you to immediately lead the three armies in person, ally with the princes, and punish the Chu State!"
In fact, it stands to reason that at this time, the Marquis of Jin no longer had much control over the entire domestic situation.
It can even be said that he, the king, no longer has any real power. Not to mention these matters related to the conquest of ritual and music.
But the reason why he was still able to issue orders at this time was entirely because Wei Shu's words served as a foreshadowing in this matter. After Wei Shu said these words, he was not opposed by other families, especially the Han family, Fan family, and Zhonghang family.
In other words, the Marquis of Jin was just following the trend and trying to be cool.
Just like the meeting in Pingqiu back then.
However, as mentioned before, the Jin Kingdom is now in disarray. Now that there is a sudden mention of attacking Chu, what about the other families besides the Wei family?
What about their attitude?
As a general in the Chinese army and as the only remaining Jin official in this era who still had the concept of "striving for hegemony", Han Qi should be in favor. The Han family and the Zhao family have always been allies, so although Zhao Wu (Zhao Wenzi) of the Zhao family has passed away, the successor Zhao Cheng has always been on good terms with the Han family? Therefore, the three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei will naturally not come to demolish the power of the Marquis of Jin.
Correspondingly, the Fan family, the Zhi family, and the Zhongxing family were strongly opposed to this.
One more digression needs to be mentioned here, which is Wei Shu, the patriarch of the Wei family. After this man later took over the ruling baton of Han Qi, he displayed his talents to the fullest during his six years in power, making the Wei family a powerful family at that time. This also laid the foundation for the division of the three families a hundred years later. Jin has one of the foundations of Wei State, which laid a solid foundation.
