The Luo Kingdom is busy dealing with the aftermath of Ji Lingjun's death. The importance of this hundred-year-old ancestor to the Luo Kingdom is unimaginable to ordinary people.
Moreover, this ancestor also requested to be buried in the Luo family's ancestral land, next to King Su, which involved a lot of manpower and material resources in the Luo Kingdom.
According to his great-aunt's previous instructions, Luo Zhi began to explore the troop mobilization and food and grass situation in various countries, and then began to contact Luo State's traditional ally Qi State to reactivate the power of the Ji Jiang Alliance to prepare for the upcoming changes.
On the battlefield between Zheng Guo and Chen Guo, the two countries were in a stalemate for only ten months. Zheng Guo defeated Chen Guo Wanqiu and charged and killed wantonly in Chen Guo's territory, driving Chen Guo's army towards Lucheng.
Zheng Houchan laughed and said: "Chen State is so miserable. It seems that they can't wait for Chu State to come and restore the country.
It is an injustice from God that such fertile land is in the hands of Chen Guo.
If you annex the entire territory of Chen State, exterminate the Chen State's offices, and then contact Qi State to destroy Song State, can't Zheng State become the overlord? "
Zheng Houchan actually wanted to dominate in his dreams.
At this time, the Song army set off from Shangqiu and had crossed the border between Song and Chen. Zheng's spies naturally got the news.
The kings and ministers of the state of Zheng were a little shocked by the appearance of the state of Song.
Song State was not a small country like Chen State. Song State’s land was very fertile and its population was twice that of Zheng State. “Chen State did not find Chu State, but found Song State to send troops.
Isn't Song worried about Qi and Luo going south?
It's a bit unexpected that he dared to transfer so many troops to the territory of Chen State. "
Seeing the Song army appear, Zheng Houchan wanted to retreat. In addition, he had rescued Zheng Ji from Wanqiu, so he wanted to return to Zheng.
But once the war starts, it cannot be stopped by the will of one or two people. If he dares to say that he will return the land of Chen State now, these officials will kill him immediately.
Unable to retreat, but not confident in defeating the Song State, Zheng Chan hesitated and said: "The Song State is powerful, and our army has no geographical advantage in the Chen State. If we ask Luo State to borrow troops, the Song State will definitely retreat."
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words were said, almost all the officials in the military camp said in unison: "No!"
Are you kidding? They asked Luo Guo for help, Zheng Guo saved it, and they were directly promoted. This was unacceptable to them.
Seeing the rejection of the ministers, Zheng Chan lamented: "The Luo State is not good, and the Jin State is certainly not good. In recent years, the Jin State has become more and more rampant, and the Ying State is weak. Together they are no match for Song and Chen. Who else can they turn to?" Woolen cloth?
Qi State? Zheng and Qi don't have much contact with each other. Qi is corrupt and may not be willing to send troops. "
Guo Qing benefited the most from the attack on Chen this time, so naturally he was unwilling to give up. With a roll of his eyes, he stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the one who can assist the State of Zheng and has the strength to assist the State of Zheng is the royal family!"
"Royal family?"
Everyone was stunned. The royal family had no sense of existence. The affairs of the world had always been handled by the agents of the great powers. No one paid attention to the existence of the royal family at all.
But after thinking about it, it is indeed very suitable. Although the royal family is inconspicuous, its strength is actually very good. It is naturally far incomparable to a big country like Jin Chu, but it is naturally stronger than Chen Guolai.
The transportation from Zheng Guo to Luoyi is also very convenient, so the royal family can send troops quickly.
And after all, the royal family is the co-owner of the world, so this name is completely different. The royal family sends troops and unites with Ying Guo, so that the strength between the two sides is almost the same.
The more everyone thought about it, the more suitable it became. Zheng Chan said excitedly: "But how can we persuade the royal family to send troops? I'm afraid the emperor is not willing to do anything that is not beneficial."
Guo Qing smiled and said: "A few years ago, I went to Luoyi to pay tribute. I knew that the emperor liked carriages, horses, jade and beauties, but how could the royal family's property be enough for him to squander?
You can use these things to bribe him, cede three cities to him, and provide him with a steady stream of taxes. This will definitely allow him to send troops, and the ceded cities will be made up from Chen.
In this way, the land of Chen State was used to invite the royal family to send troops, but it was Zheng State that benefited. Is there anything more wonderful than this? "
The kings and ministers of Zheng Guo laughed one after another, and the air was filled with joy.
So Zheng Houchan sent an envoy from Xinzheng City to Luoyi with a large amount of goods, where Zheng Guoxian and the allied forces of Song and Chen faced off.
Zheng's 100,000-strong army came out in full force and was divided into several groups, each supporting the other. Each group acted according to their flags. Song's 100,000-strong army and Chen's 30,000 defeated army merged together. In addition, these days continued. The defeated soldiers were gathered together, and their numbers exceeded the Zheng army.
The previous wars between Zheng and Chen did not cause a lot of casualties. They were basically defeated directly, and then the Zheng army looted.
The clouds of war hung over Lucheng. The Song Dynasty tried to make a last-ditch effort and sent an envoy to the Zheng army camp. "Zheng Hou, God has the virtue of good life, and mortals should abide by it."
Song is not willing to go to war with your country. If you are willing to withdraw from Chen's land, Song is willing to make the decision and let Chen cede the city to you. "
Zheng Houchan asked with some pride in his eyes: "Doctor from the Song Dynasty, if you got a wild boar while hunting, would you eat it in one day?"
The Song envoy was a little confused and didn't know why Zheng Houchan suddenly asked such a question, but he still said: "The wild boar is too big to eat."
Zheng Houchan then laughed loudly and said: "If you get a pheasant, you will definitely eat it.
The State of Chen is not a wild boar, but a pheasant. It has only eaten a few cities. Zheng will be hungry. Please report back to Duke Song and withdraw from the State of Chen. The seven hundred years of friendship between Zheng and Song should not be due to humble Chen Guo was destroyed. "
Zheng Houchan's words are very obvious. The State of Zheng is a big country, and the State of Chen is a small country. The State of Zheng now wants all the land of the State of Chen, and the envoys of the Song State finally left here.
When Song Gong and Chen Hou heard the news, Chen Hou immediately cursed loudly, "Chen State was a marquis state established seven hundred years ago. Zheng Guo was promoted to marquis only more than five hundred years ago. He is so outrageous!"
Chen Hou was so frightened that he became so hysterical. Song Gong comforted him: "Chen Hou, please don't be so panicked. Since Zheng Hou is so wild and rebellious, the Song and Chen coalition forces will teach him a lesson. When Zheng is defeated, he will be cut off." When Tu asks for peace, you can humiliate him."
The envoys of the State of Zheng have arrived at Wangji of Luoyi, and the envoys of the State of Luo are on their way to the State of Qi. The nobles of the State of Qi stationed on the border between Qi and Song Dynasty noticed the changes in the State of Song and reported to Linzi.
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Zheng Ji's appearance was accidental, but due to the advancement of social productivity and the explosive growth of the population of various countries, it is inevitable for countries to annex each other, so it is unreasonable to attribute the blame for the war to her.
But in any case, the Zheng-Chen War caused by Zheng Ji became the trigger of a series of events, completely tearing apart the true situation that Luo State tried hard to conceal, and the unbridgeable contradiction was exposed to everyone in the world. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Zhou Dynasty"
Now you can start guessing the plot
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