Controlling an army is a very interesting thing. Leading 10,000 people, 100,000 people, and 200,000 people is not a simple mathematical addition and subtraction. He once thought it was very simple, but he didn't realize until he actually started leading troops. It’s not the same thing at all. In comparison, it’s like asking you to organize roommates to go out to play ball at night, then asking you to organize a team-building activity for the whole class on the weekend, and then asking you to organize a collective mountain climbing for all teachers and students in the school. The smaller the number of people, the simpler it is. , the more people there are, the more trouble there is.
An ancient general who can take an army of 200,000 people out for a walk and then bring back a lot of them can be called a famous general in the world. If you send a message to the class group to gather at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, you will There are all kinds of excuses for not looking at your phone, reading the wrong time, or staying up too late last night, not to mention the ancient orders that were passed down by word of mouth.
Therefore, strict military discipline is obviously particularly important. It is with the help of this matter that Meng Chang finally secured his position as the "temporary" coach. Only Lu Renjie and the Yu family's father and son from the Chaoge Department were completely convinced. After all, this ruthless He is a person who even the king would choke directly without leaving any room for comment.
Of course, Mengchang is worthy of this accusation, just like Wen Zhong and Bigan scolded the king. As long as he does not deliberately seek death, Ji's title is enough to allow him to move freely in Dashang.
When Mengchang controlled the army and steadily advanced on the land from Xu State to Zhongwu, there were still people living and working in peace and contentment during the autumn harvest, threshing grain and harvesting wheat. This surprised Mengchang. It was also a war, and Northern Xinjiang was in such a state of ruin. Why do these Dongyi people still pay attention to this?
Later, when he asked the king, he found out that these Dongyi people were continuously attacking, either against Donglu or the Great Shang. More often than not, they were annexing each other and plundering land. As a result, there was an unwritten rule within the territory of the Dongyi people. According to the regulations, fighting is allowed, but the autumn harvest cannot be disturbed. Otherwise, if you hit me, I will hit you back. You come and I go, and the people basically have no land to cultivate. Even if they occupy the land, they will only harvest ruins.
The Dongyi people are no better than the Rong people. They own real estate and will not plunder and destroy like the Rong people. To the east is the East China Sea, to the west are mountains and rivers, and they cannot cross the control circle of Donglu, so they made a convention to avoid After excessive internal friction, let Dashang and Donglu pick up the peaches.
The "peace-loving" Donglu saw this and began to abide by the rules of the game, so there was such a magical scene. The sound of fighting fifty miles away shook the field. After crossing the hill, the people were still working on the fields.
In such a bad era, sometimes some bright spots still show up. They are really a group of hateful but cute nobles in some places.
When Zhongwu was about 100 miles away, King Zhengyi's army was resting on the spot, and Zhongwu's city also sent the latest battle report from the front line to the commander's camp.
Today, Zhong Wu has gathered the military forces of more than a dozen princes in Donglu, including but not limited to Donglu, Guyue, Qi, Zang, Bao, Xu and other 100,000-strong armies. On the opposite side, confronting the siege of the city was the 300,000 Yi army led by Huai Yi.
After hearing that the king's army had repelled the Bird Yi blocking army with overwhelming force, the entire Dongyi coalition gave up the offensive and retreated thirty miles to build defenses. After all, this time it was no better than before. It depends on the elite level of Dashang, combined with the emperor's personal conquest of Emperor Xin. Character, this time Dashang was not a rescue at all, but came entirely to conquer the clan and destroy the temple.
At the same time, the leader of the Toyi Army who retreated all the way returned to the camp and brought the news of the replacement of General Wang to the Dongyi camp outside Zhongwu City.
"Big Chief, you know me. I, Xu Mu, have always treated people with sincerity and never deceived others. Meng Chang, who was newly promoted to Ji Bo, is really a commander. Not only is he flexible in combat, he can also... Let Di Xin be the vanguard."
Everyone was scornful, and General Daoyi Tian Ran, who had always been at odds with Bird Yi, even retorted.
"Tsk, tsk, General Xu has such a reputation for bravery. I didn't expect that he could tell such a funny joke in a serious manner. Who is Di Xin? Everyone here knows. How can a reckless man like him be inferior to others except Wen Zhong? You I’m afraid I’ve eaten too many toadstools and my mind has become confused!”
"Tian, the place where Xu left an arrow wound on your body three years ago. I think it was on your left arm. It's really strange. Now it seems like it hit your head and knocked you unconscious." Same."
All the leaders of the Yi tribe here basically know each other. They have conquered each other over the years, and everyone knows each other's virtues.
The Huaiyi leader Li Wu, who was sitting at the head of the crowd, looked at Tian Ran coldly, his indifferent eyes sending chills down his back, so he closed his mouth and stopped interrupting the sarcasm.
"Go on and tell me how you lost."
So Xu Mu recounted what happened at that time.
"There's no need to argue. This is definitely not something that reckless man Di Xin can do. Li was lucky enough to read this young man's "New Book of Meng Yu". He is really a great person. Alas! It's just a pity that he was born in It's a pity that it's the other side."
Everyone was talking about it. There were too many rumors and rumors on weekdays. No one wanted to believe that a young man in his early twenties could be so capable. How many years had he lived? Can it be compared to the experience of the seniors of their respective clans?
But they couldn't deny Meng Chang's record. After all, there was a comparison. He could be called a marquis killer at a young age, and two powerful marquises had already been defeated by him. Su Hu and Yuan Futong were not unknown people.
Li Wu meditated quietly, glanced at Xu Yi's eldest son, Xu Tai, and said slowly: "The current battle is in the temple. Let's go. It's time for that person to take action. If he doesn't take action, don't blame us for telling the truth." .”
Xu Tai was stunned, then crossed his hands on his chest and bowed solemnly in agreement.
"Now that the leader of the army is not in the east, we are all in the same spirit. Please reply to your letter and offer sacrifices to our ancestors to ask for blessings. As long as we can withstand this battle, we will go all out and do whatever it takes."
Nothing more than Li Wu being so solemn. It seemed like 300,000 versus 300,000 were evenly matched, but there was one variable, and that was Dashang's Master Wang.
Other princes, Yi and Rong, must do their homework before every battle and gather familiar allies to form a joint army, including Donglu. However, there are two completely different countries in this world. One is the Great Kingdom. The Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty had the ability to fight independently and dominate one country.
Comparing from various latitudes, apart from the fact that the numbers are equal, they themselves do not believe that the winning rate will be high. They usually stick to delaying and wait until Dashang can no longer consume food and retreat, and then come out to retaliate against Donglu. It's hard to say this year. Dashang's sacrifices were very vigorous, and word of the autumn harvest had already spread throughout the country.
When King Zhengyi arrived, what he saw was Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu bringing the chiefs of several other kingdoms out of the city to meet him, and the Dongyi army? He had already hid a hundred miles away and used the city wall to play offense and defense.
Mengchang had never seen such a weak alien before. He just ate up three of the blocking troops and retreated hundreds of miles away. Mengchang couldn't understand, if you are so cowardly, why don't you bow your head and surrender? Woolen cloth? Is it for the glory of Lord Yagami? Or is it for the inheritance of the Shaohao and Taihao clans?
Anyway, in Mengchang's opinion, these people are just stupid. They are born from the same roots, so there is no need to rush into each other. The ancient Yue Kingdom was once on the same side as them. You see, after becoming a vassal, you can ask for a title, and your life is much more nourishing now.
Seeing Mengchang deep in thought, Jiang Huanchu and the princes from various countries in Donglu looked at each other. They didn't know what Uncle Ji was wondering about. Instead, when they came to the camp, they saw such a young man sitting in the commander's tent. When the chief was handling military affairs, they were all shocked. They looked blankly at Di Xin, who was training his son in the vanguard camp of the former army. Everyone wondered if they had not woken up and had confused Ji Bo and the king.
It's simply outrageous. I have never seen anything so outrageous in my life.
Jiang Huanchu directly took his son-in-law's hand and asked seriously: "Why does the king trust Uncle Ji so much? You put yourself in the military camp but don't have any military power. Don't you know that this is a taboo?"
"In case this Uncle Ji has any evil intentions, aren't you putting the great merchant's safety at risk as if it were a joke?"
Di Xin, who rarely taught martial arts to three little ones, walked with him to a deserted place and patted the back of Jiang Bohou's hand comfortingly. Zitong's death made Jiang Huanchu unable to go to the autumn festival this year. Looking at the old man in front of him, Di Xin also Respond softly.
"Grandpa, don't worry. Do you know what Ji Bo's greatest characteristic is?"
"He is very special. The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty always like to tell the people first what they want and what they want. In order to achieve their own goals, some people concealed and deceived me, and some people pretended to be upright and dead. They appear to be working on a big business plan, but in fact they each have their own ideas and opinions."
"Zi Shou has been the king for four years, and I have actually understood it. Many times, I have wanted to stop caring about those complicated relationships, and no longer listen to their false feelings. I am the king, and I want to be happy as I want. Happiness comes wherever you go, why do you have to make yourself so tired?"
Jiang Huanchu looked at Di Xin's dejected look and carefully observed the wrinkles on Di Xin's face. He couldn't help but feel as if he was in another world. It turned out that the king was no longer young. He was now in his mid-thirties, with ridges on his face and gray hair. There is also the heroic majesty of the past.
"Your Majesty, this is what it means to be alone. You...you are the Great King. You should be born stronger than others..."
Di Xin did not speak, but gently patted the back of Jiang Huanchu's hand, then turned to continue teaching the three little ones.
After all, they are still separated. In the past, he always called Zishou directly. Just now he deliberately dragged Jiang Bohou to a place where no one was around, but he never called Zishou's name again. Perhaps, to him, there is no longer Zishou in this world. , only the king!
"Jiao'er, do you know what Ji Bo's greatest advantage is?"
Yin Jiao looked at his father with some confusion, wondering what he meant by suddenly asking him these questions.
"Hmm~~, Renyi? You know how to fight? And you know how to farm!!"
"Hahaha! Yes, everything you said is right. He is not only benevolent and wise, but also never pedantic. He is strict in running the army but cares for the soldiers. Such a person is already a first-rate famous general in the world. He can do farming and mulberry fields. Knowing the government and the people, such talents are still young, just like the sun that has just risen. His light will shine for a long time. Jiao'er, you must respect Uncle Ji and don't be rude to him in the future. Do you understand? ?”
"Well, father, Jiao'er knows. Jiao'er already knew this during the month he was in the Vulcan Camp."
Di Xin picked up Jinxiu and wiped his sweat, smiling reluctantly.
'It seems that no one has paid attention to it. In fact, Ji Bo's greatest advantage is that he does things first and then talks about them. He never makes any announcements before the things are completed. This is the person who really does practical things. '
Perhaps Di Xin felt that his political literacy was not an order of magnitude lower than that of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, so he was often tired. He hated people who talked half and hid half, and the appearance of Mengchang made him A third type of person was seen in the court.
A very silly person, but one he likes, a person who acts first and speaks later, speaks directly about the results, never talks about benevolent politics, and is rooted in pragmatism.
Di Xin looked into the distance, which was the direction of the Dongyi people. Compared to sitting in the court, he still preferred the feeling of being in the army.
The world here is simpler!
This chapter actually comes from an argument that Emperor Xin made during his five conquests against the Eastern Yi when I was reading the information. Almost every time, it was a battle that destroyed the country, directly penetrating the Jianghuai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Minyue areas. He saw the threat of the Western Zhou Dynasty. , but why did he allow the rise of the Western Zhou Dynasty and stare at the Dongyi? I don't know the reason either.
I just feel that he may have some ideas, and he is not the despicable and unscrupulous king in the original novel and various TV series. I quite like what many people say about Yang Guang. Maybe they are tyrants, but they are far from being cowardly kings. Let me slightly modify his story based on historical logic. Not necessarily correct, just my opinion after logical reasoning.
(End of chapter)
