Xu Yi, this city lying on the east bank of Yingshui is like a nail, firmly nailing the Huaiyi army here.
Unless this nail is pulled out, no one will dare to cross Yingshui to attack Luoyi.
They always say that the setting sun is like blood, but Luo Zhongshu feels that it is not as good as the current Xu Yi. The soldiers in the city call it Xu Yi in private.
From the attack on Xu Yi to now, Luo Zhongshu did not know how many Huaiyi attacks he had repelled. He had killed more than a hundred Huaiyi elites by himself.
The foundation accumulated by the Huaiyi people over the years is really strong, and they have not yet retreated from such heavy casualties. They must take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to completely overturn Bang Zhou.
Luo Zhongshu himself didn't know how long he could hold on. Only the elites of Luo State could withstand the elites of Huaiyi.
Therefore, the casualties paid in these days are very high. These are young labor forces and the most elite people in the Luo Kingdom. If this continues, the Luo Kingdom will need at least decades of rest and recuperation to recover.
As for those nobles, if it weren't for the fact that their descendants have been sent to Luoyi, and if they escape, it will be a cruel consequence of seizing the title, exterminating the country and annihilating the entire clan.
These nobles may have fled one after another.
The elites of the Luo Kingdom became more and more courageous as they fought. The casualties suffered by the Tongpao tribe only made them treat the Huaiyi people more harshly, especially the brave warriors of the Luo Kingdom, who were the strongest soldiers on the entire battlefield. The Huaiyi people felt so scared.
Once again, he repelled the Huaiyi attack and listened to the law enforcement officer crying in his ear: "General, thirteen more brave warriors have died in battle, and your... eldest son is also among them."
Over this period of time, he had heard these reports many times. He prayed to King Su countless times in his heart, asking for the blessing of his ancestors.
Hearing that his eldest son was killed in battle, Luo Zhongshu felt sad and waved his hand feebly, "Follow the old rules."
If Luo Guo dares to die in battle, in addition to the pension allocated by Luo Guo from the treasury, the office will also give an additional amount.
Moreover, the heirs of dare warriors will directly enter public schools with free food and accommodation, which basically relieves all dare warriors from worries.
But the grief caused by the casualties of close relatives cannot be forgotten. Three of his sons have been killed in the war, and two of his eldest brother's concubines have also been killed in the war.
There are not many adult direct descendants of the official family, and they really cannot afford these casualties, because our ancestors once strictly stipulated that at least five direct descendants must survive in this world at the same time.
Luo Cheng sent his eldest son and younger brother here out of selfish motives.
News came from the Ying Kingdom that Luo Ren, the next generation heir to the Luo Kingdom, was seriously injured and had a high fever for several days. He is still bedridden and is dying.
In fact, if Ji Zhao hadn't spent his luck points to use his ancestor's blessing, Luo Ren would most likely be gone.
Luo Zhongshu relied on his strong physical fitness to survive until now, but he was already very tired mentally.
The highest-ranking people among these clans have reached this stage. You can imagine how tragic the war situation was.
"General, a letter from Luoyi!"
Luo Zhongshuo sat up straight, thinking that the people and supplies from Luoyi had arrived again.
The ability to persist during these days depends not only on the heroic fighting of the soldiers, but also on the support of Luoyi.
As a result, when he unfolded the bamboo slips and took a look, Luo Zhongshu laughed out loud instantly, and he wanted to jump up.
"Brother Zhong: You are having a hard time in Xu Yi these days, and the sons of Luo are working hard.
Yan'er went on a mission to Chu State and successfully reached an alliance with Chu State. Chu State withdrew its troops from Shen State and Sui State. I have issued transfer orders to Shen State, Sui State and Tang State, ordering them to take the armies of the two countries to Ying State and Xu State. The country supports you and Ren'er.
The Chu State will also send an army to bypass the Huaiyi people and cooperate with you. If you hold on for a while, the Huaiyi people are not far away from defeat. "
After hastily reading the letter, Luo Zhongshu could not suppress his excitement. Finally, he no longer had to hear the law enforcement officer report to him every day how many Luo people had died in the war. It was simply too torture.
"Immediately announce the contents of this letter to all the soldiers. If you persist for a while, a large number of reinforcements will arrive soon, and then you can seek revenge on those Huaiyi!"
As this letter was spread, the whole Xu Yi burst into cheers.
Hope is something more precious than gold.
The reinforcements from Shen Sui and the Three Kingdoms of Tang Dynasty arrived faster than Luo Zhongshu expected. Luo Cheng gave them a death order. If they dare to exceed the deadline, even if they are Marquis Ji, they will be tied to Luoyi and beaten. .
In addition to the princes in the direction of Yingguo, almost all the princes gathered in the Xu Kingdom. There were three marquises alone, Shenhou, Suihou, and Tanghou. They were all small clans with the surname Ji. They were canonized by Luo Su, and the other uncles There are even more men and vassals.
Luo Zhongshu commanded all the armies in the name of taking charge of the affairs of the concubines in Hanyang and conquering the barbarians. Even the marquis had to obey his orders.
Huaiyi already felt that something was wrong. The defenders in Xu Yi were getting stronger and stronger, and they were no longer on the same level as before.
Until they received the news that Chu State was actually negotiating peace with Zhou Dynasty, they also sent troops to attack them.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Zhongshu waited for the grain shipped by Wang Ji, and after swearing an oath in Xu Yi, he led all the troops out of Xu Yi's city for the first time.
This is not an evenly matched battle. Huaiyi is not strong enough to be stronger than most of the Hanyang princes combined. It was able to be overwhelming before, but it was only because the Hanyang princes did not cooperate with each other that they were defeated individually.
Especially now that Shen, who was responsible for defending Chu, had joined with the new forces of the Three Kingdoms of Tang Dynasty. This strength had completely exceeded the strength of the attacking Huaiyi.
Especially when Chu State appeared behind them at the same time, Huaiyi was the meat on the chopping board under attack from both sides.
When you can crush the opponent with strength, you must fight steadily and use hard power to fight with the opponent. Luo Zhongshu knows this well. The offensive formation is airtight, and he always likes to rush into battle, and this time he also likes to attack. Don't go forward anymore, stay in the middle army and take command, and let other warriors go into battle to charge.
"Be careful to keep a distance between the armies. No army can leave the team rashly or advance rashly. Follow orders and march to the sound of drums."
"Dong dong dong!"
Three-way drum, every time the war drum sounds, there is a wave of arrows. The shield soldiers in the front row cover the archers behind, and the chariot hangs behind and cruises. As long as Luo Zhong gives the order, they will start Accelerate and directly crush all the Huaiyi people.
The distance of dozens of steps was reached in just a blink of an eye. Before the archers could fire a few rounds, they began to throw towards the rear army. As for the front army, they had already collided with each other.
The former troops were all elites transferred from the Shensui and Tang Dynasties. They overturned the Huaiyi people just after contact. The Huaiyi soldiers quickly stabilized, but the casualties still increased greatly. Bronze weapons are easier to curl. .
Luo Zhongshu looked at the situation of the front army. The reserves were constantly replaced in rounds. Now the number and eliteness of the army in his hands exceeded that of the Huaiyi army. With the help of wheel battles, he could also wear out the opponent.
Most of the soldiers who died on the coalition side were shot by bows and arrows, and not many died in hand-to-hand combat, because there were very few warriors who could kill with one sword in hand-to-hand combat.
Luo Zhongshu estimated the physical strength of the soldiers. When their physical strength might affect their combat effectiveness, he would move them down and replace them with another team.
This will ensure that the soldiers of the coalition forces always maintain strong physical strength. If the Huaiyi side does not have so many reserves, it will face the dilemma of becoming weaker and weaker while the enemy is getting stronger.
The chariot soldiers have not yet taken the field, but Huaiyi's chariots are very majestic on the battlefield. If Luo State had not consciously developed tactics to restrain chariots, the casualties would have been at least two levels higher than what they are now.
People kept coming to ask Luo Zhongshu when he would go into battle, but Luo Zhongshu kept saying to wait a little longer. He would not use his chariot to deliver a fatal blow until he saw the Huaiyi people's decline.
This is how the dominant side plays. Finally, he saw the opportunity!
The Huaiyi people's chariot soldiers are obviously tired, the lethality of the archers on the vehicles has dropped significantly, and the strength of the soldiers using Changge has also slowed down. The most important thing is that each chariot is equipped with auxiliary weapons. The number of soldiers has been significantly reduced.
"All the chariot soldiers, attack from the northwest, tear their formations apart!"
The impatient soldiers screamed and pounced on the Huaiyi people. Whether they were bending bows and arrows or wielding long swords, these physically strong soldiers were far more powerful than the Huaiyi people who had already fought a fierce battle. Comparable.
The battle scene was comparable to beating a drowned dog. The entire coalition's chariots split the Huaiyi team into two. The damaged chariots made it difficult for them to move. The divided chariot soldiers were surrounded by soldiers holding shields, and then Death at the hands of the archers.
The Huaiyi people, who were already at their limit, collapsed with the first person. Within a short time, the entire army collapsed and scrambled to escape. No matter how elite the army was, it would always be the same once it was defeated.
Seeing the complete defeat of the Huaiyi people, Luo Zhongshu ordered the entire army to maintain their formation and pursue them, making sure to keep more Huaiyi people on this plain.
Once the army is defeated, it will be cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. Under the cover-up of the coalition forces, it is unknown how many Huaiyi people died on this land. Luo Zhongshu could only see that the entire land was dyed red with blood. Even the lake not far away was dyed red by the blood that gathered into the creek.
The Huaiyi people's casualties during the siege for so many days were not as great as today's. Countless corpses were lying around, and almost everyone had a look of horror on their faces.
Especially since Chu State was right behind them, there was no way to escape, and a rout turned into a battle of annihilation.
As the Huaiyi people retreated, the seriously injured soldiers in the coalition were treated on the spot, leaving some people to continue to garrison Yingguo and Xuguo. Although it was basically impossible for the Huaiyi people to make a comeback, they still had to take precautions out of caution.
The remaining army, led by Luo Zhongshu, crossed the border of Chen State and came to the battlefield between Song State and Xu State.
Song, Zheng, and Chen are all big countries among the Xia, especially Song and Zheng, which are not inferior to Luo. The Marquis of Zheng is even more courageous and unstoppable, but they are all in Xu. The country suffered a big loss.
The first reason is that the Xu State is indeed strong. With the support of many Fang States, it has the ability to compete with the Three Kingdoms.
More importantly, the Xu State monarch who overrode and proclaimed himself the king was so fierce that even a self-possessed and brave man like Zheng Bo was no match for him. He was invincible with a long sword and a master of archery. It was because of him. , now no general dares to charge forward.
On the contrary, the opponent's generals led their elite troops back and forth in the battle formation. They were able to tear apart their own defense lines and cause huge damage. Once, they even almost allowed the opponent to blow up the front army. After that, they never used it again. The slave soldiers are afraid that the slave soldiers will be coerced by the opponent and directly attack their own camp.
This is the situation Luo Zhongshu faced after he came here.
However, with the arrival of Luo Zhongshu, the strength of the coalition forces more than doubled, and they were able to crush the Xu army with hard power.
King Xu was obviously different from Huaiyi. Huaiyi had no way to retreat and had to fight Luo Zhongshu, who had superior troops, hoping to win.
But King Xu had a way to retreat. As long as he retreated to Xu State, if the Zhou army dared to pursue them, they would take advantage of Xu State's geographical advantage to attack these Central Plains troops. If the Zhou people insisted on fighting to the death, Xu State could retreat to the southern cities and unite with them. The Huaiyi tribe is separated by a large river and natural dangers, so the Central Plains princes who are not familiar with the water station can only stay away.
At this time, King Xu had already received the results of Huaiyi's defeat, and even the reasons.
"The King of Chu is really short-sighted. Will the people of Zhou really accept you?
They are so arrogant and think they are favored by God.
He wanted to greedily bring all the land under his rule, and wanted to make all tribes prostrate themselves under Zhou rites.
Dayi merchants will never give in! "
King Xu was venting his emotions in the military tent, but although he was clamoring for benefits, he was still very clear about the current situation, and he called the nobles without hesitation and asked them to prepare to withdraw.
A good man never suffers immediate losses. King Xu deeply understood this truth.
But of course Luo Zhongshu and the others could not let King Xu retreat so simply. They immediately ordered the soldiers to pursue and kill him. King Xu had to leave one third of the army behind, while he tried to take most of the troops with him. The elite left here by ferry.
Unexpectedly, a voice shouting for death suddenly came from behind, and the flag flying first turned out to be that of Wu!
King Xu was really worried about his death. Why did Wu suddenly appear here? When did the Zhou Dynasty mobilize Wu to come to the king.
How could he, a descendant of the Yin and Shang dynasties, understand the greatness of Zhou rites?
The distinction between Xia and Yi people that lasted for more than two hundred years has drawn a clear ravine between the Xia and Yi people.
Therefore, as long as Luo Cheng sends a young son to argue in front of the King of Chu, he can make the Chu State put aside its century-old grudge against the Zhou royal family.
Similarly, he only needs to write a letter and promise Wu to return to Zhu Ji's camp, so that Wu can raise troops to attack Xu.
This is the royal road walked by Emperor Zhou!
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Rule it with etiquette, use harmonious voices with music, conduct government with order, and use punishment to prevent treachery.
If rites, music, punishment, and government are extended to all directions without conflict, then the royal way is ready. ——"Book of Rites"
