Perhaps in order to demonstrate his authority as the emperor of Zhou, Ji Bi sent an envoy to Huai after arriving in Lu. As long as Huai was willing to bow his head, accept Zhou as the orthodox state, and accept enfeoffment, all Huai's princes would migrate. The enfeoffment was to the west of Shen State and the sins of Huai State were pardoned.
In the Huai'an Palace of the Huai Kingdom, Wang Zhao took the bamboo slips, looked through them, and then sneered: "Ji Bi has such a big face, doesn't he know that his father returned home in defeat? Why does he think he is better than his father?" ?"
"Go back and tell him to retreat as soon as possible, so as not to completely embarrass the emperor!" As he said this, Wang Zhao threw away the bamboo slip and forcibly sent the envoy out of the city regardless of the anger on his face.
After seeing the envoy leave, Wang Zhao put away his arrogant expression, smiled and said to the Prime Minister Wang Tao: "Prime Minister, how do you think Ji Bi will react when the envoy returns?"
"Your Majesty is so negligent and humiliates the envoy. After the envoy returns, he will definitely add insult to injury and complain that your Majesty is arrogant and arrogant, and may even deliberately anger Ji Bi. The young man is full of righteousness and has driven away the three old ministers. He has great power. Tao deduced that, Ji Bi will definitely send a large army to attack!" Wang Tao said with a smile.
"This Ji Bi is not familiar with military affairs. The princes of Shandong have been deeply resentful for their previous neglect and shirk. They probably dare not dissuade her. The late king once said: A king cannot be angry and raise an army, and a general cannot be angry and go to war. The emperor has not started a war this week. Already lost 10%." Wei Yi said with a smile.
"But don't be careless. Bang Zhou's army of 100,000 is approaching, so don't be careless!"
"promise!"
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"boom!"
A bronze wine baron was thrown to the ground, and then a roar was heard: "Wang Zhao! Damn it!"
"I want to capture him and castrate him!"
In the main hall of King Lu's palace, Ji Bi cursed angrily, then pulled out the Emperor's Sword from his waist, chopped it down hard, and then said to the surrounding princes and ministers: "Send troops immediately! After conquering Huai Kingdom, All the men will be castrated and made into palace slaves, the women will be rewarded to the meritorious soldiers, and the one with the highest merit will be granted the land of Huaihe!"
The Marquis of Qi, Ju, and Tan frowned slightly when they heard this, but they did not dare to stop it, and the other ministers did not dare to stop it. Ji Bi's order was soon conveyed.
After receiving the order, the army cheered thunderously. After all, Ji Bi's reward was so rich that he could even be granted a kingdom. Although he was granted a title in Huaisi, it was not a bad place. If you make great achievements and gain a kingdom, this can be said to be the highest pursuit of nobles and people in this period.
Although Ji Bi was furious, he also knew that he wanted to reward the people below him, so he made promises to everyone. The morale of the army was high. Soon they set off from Lu and Qi and headed for Huai.
The spies of Huai State got the news of Bang Zhou's troops at the first time, and they did not dare to neglect, and quickly sent people back to report the news.
After learning that the entire Bangzhou army was dispatched, Wang Zhao smiled and said: "Bangzhou's army has been dispatched. Now it's up to the general."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Yi will definitely make sure these people never come back!" Wei Yi said with his hands clasped in his fists, and then left Huai'an and headed north.
Wei Yi came to Siyang City. This city was built on the north bank of the Surabaya River. At this time, the Surabaya River had not yet been diverted by the Yellow River to divert the Huaihe River. Siyang City had a tall city and a moat diverted by the Surabaya River, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is not far from the Huai River and is the only way for Zhou Bang to go south to the Huai Kingdom.
Not only can news from the battlefield be received as soon as possible here, but it is also convenient to deliver news and command the army smoothly.
After arriving at Siyang City, Wei Yi immediately summoned the generals and issued an order: "Gather all the slaves among the generals, put them in weapons and clothes, and prepare for battle!"
"General, the slave army cannot be trusted, and its combat power is low. If it encounters Bang Zhou's army, it will definitely collapse at the first touch!" A person next to him quickly stepped forward to dissuade him.
"What we want is for them to collapse at the first touch!" Wei Yi said. "Send the order and do it!"
"Yes!" Although he didn't know why he had to do this, the young general accepted the order and left despite the heavy military orders.
Wei Yi then looked at the people around him and said, "I need three people to lead these slaves and fight against the Zhou people. Which of you is willing to go?"
Everyone looked left and right, confused about Wei Yi's order, but in the end three people stood up.
"Okay, it's just the three of you!" Wei Yi said immediately: "The three of you will lead three slave armies respectively. After Bang and Zhou's army crosses the Huai River, you will fight against Bang and Zhou's army respectively. Remember, This battle can only be defeated, not won!"
"Ah?" The three generals who were about to accept the order were stunned. What does this mean? Only defeat is allowed but not victory? Don't they fight to win?
Or did the general want to surrender and deliberately suffer a huge defeat? Several people were shocked and confused for a while.
"What are you thinking about?" Wei Yi glared at them angrily, and then continued: "This is a tactic to lure the enemy."
"The army of Zhou Dynasty has come from far away. The army is exhausted and the transportation of food and grass is difficult. You will be defeated in battle. This will definitely arouse the arrogance of the people of Zhou. After three great victories, the people of Zhou will definitely be arrogant and regard us as local chickens and dogs. If you don’t take us seriously, a hundred thousand troops will cross the river by then!”
"We have followed your Majesty's orders to strengthen the walls and clear the country. The land of Huaisi is crisscrossed by rivers. The power of the chariots has been greatly reduced. The Zhou army can only attack the city. We are guarding the city. When the Zhou army is exhausted, the army will be exhausted. . At this time, if we send naval troops out of the Huai River to cut off the two banks and cut off the food routes, will not all of the 100,000 Zhou troops be destroyed?"
"We admire the general's brilliant plan!" Everyone in the big tent was immediately convinced.
"Okay, remember, lure the enemy deep, and you'll be defeated but not victorious!"
"No!" Several people accepted the order and left.
Bang Zhou's army came all the way to the north bank of the Huai River, and then crossed the river by boat. Originally, most of these people were from the north. They were tired after traveling thousands of miles. When they came to the land of Huaisi, they were a little unaccustomed to the acclimatization and the boat ride across the river was bumpy.
After the army successfully crossed the river, they soon saw that thousands of Huai soldiers were ready. After seeing the Zhou army crossing the river, the army immediately pressed forward.
It was the slave army mobilized by Wei Yi who launched the attack. Although the morale of the slave army was low and their strength was not high, the strength of Bangzhou's army was also greatly weakened after crossing the river. As soon as the two sides came into contact, the slave army did not collapse at the first touch. On the contrary, The fights come and go.
However, even after all of Bang Zhou's army crossed the river, the army pressed forward, and the slave army could no longer withstand it. The army collapsed and everyone began to flee. Seeing the enemy's collapse, the morale of Bangzhou's army was greatly improved, and they immediately began to pursue.
Unfortunately, although these slave armies were weak, they were excellent at escaping. The Bangzhou army fought hard after crossing the river. Although they won, they were unable to pursue them and could only watch the Huai army escape.
