The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Zhu State Court

Zhu Marquis Du Shujie said to all the ministers: "Everyone, now that our Zhu State is strong, with 50,000 new troops ready to fight, it is time to attack the State of Qi. I wonder how you should attack the State of Qi?"

General Zhou Borui stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, I think it is best to destroy the State of Qi in one go. The State of Qi is located in the middle of Bashu and is a vassal state of Shu, so the attack Attacking the State of Li might lead to an attack from the State of Shu, so the attack on the State of Li must be quick and decisive. The State of Li has five cities, covering an area of ​​more than 200 miles, and the only way to attack the State of Li is to attack the city of Zitong first. Then the troops will be divided into two groups, one to attack the capital of the State of Li, Liyi, and the other to attack the city of Xijiang. Taking down the city of Xijiang can prevent the king of the State of Li from fleeing to the State of Shu, and also prevent the State of Shu from coming to rescue! " Du Shujie nodded and said after listening "Well, that's right. Sima, what do you think?"

Sima Changzhongxue stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think the general's words are feasible, but we can't forget our rear. After all, our Zhu State is also close to Shu State, so we must prevent our motherland from directly attacking our Zhu State's homeland. If Shu State wants to invade our Qu State's hinterland, it must capture Jiameng Pass! So we have to deploy heavy troops to guard Jiameng Pass! This time to attack the State of Qi, I think we can send our 10,000 armored new troops, and then send 20,000 new troops and 30,000 migrant soldiers, and 100 chariots, in order to destroy the State of Qi!"

After hearing this, Du Shujie said, "Okay! I will send 60,000 troops and 100 chariots! General Zhou Borui will be the main general, and Lieutenant General Qiang Yong will be the deputy general to lead the troops to attack the State of Qi! The food and grass for this expedition will be the responsibility of the prime minister." - Your Majesty is wise!

Xu Xing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the state of Li is not like our state of Ju. After years of development, our state of Ju has long abandoned its original way of living, and has built villages and cities, relying mainly on agriculture for development. However, the state of Li is full of mountain strongholds, and still lives a life of farming and fishing! Therefore, those mountain strongholds are almost fully fortified and difficult to remove. If we want to attack the state of Li, we must remove all the mountain strongholds we encounter along the way. If we don't remove them, the transportation of food and grass may be attacked by the enemy!"

Du Shujie hurriedly asked, "Zhou Borui, is there any better way to remove those mountain strongholds?"

Zhou Borui thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, those mountain strongholds are Built on a mountain, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Usually they hunt on the mountain, fish in the river, or go to the flat area below the mountain to cultivate a piece of farmland, but they mainly live on the mountain. There is a lot of food in the mountain stronghold, and there are facilities such as city walls, enemy towers, trenches, etc. It can be regarded as a small city. I am afraid it is difficult to capture it. Even if it is captured, it will cost a lot! "

Sikong Li Shuyang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I can make a siege weapon specifically for attacking this kind of mountain stronghold!"

When Du Shujie heard that Li Shuyang had a way, he hurriedly asked: "Sikong, what siege weapon is it?"

Li Shuyang replied: "This thing is called Thunderbolt Chariot, which can throw stone bullets weighing more than ten pounds at the enemy's wall, the Thunderbolt Chariot is different from ordinary catapults and trebuchets, because the mountain stronghold is mainly built on the mountain, which is relatively high, and this Thunderbolt Chariot is specially used to hit high places. In addition, the walls of the mountain stronghold are not as good as the walls used to protect the city, so they are naturally much thinner, and this Thunderbolt Chariot can just break the walls of the mountain stronghold! " Du Shujie was overjoyed after hearing this: "Okay! Sikong will be responsible for this Thunderbolt Chariot! Can 30 units be built within five days? " Li Shuyang thought for a while and said: "Five days is more than enough!" Du Shujie said happily: "Okay, order the army to rest for five days, and reward our army well in these five days, and set out to attack the State of Li after five days! "——Yes, sir!

Five days later, the army of the State of Zhu marched out of Jiameng Pass and headed for the State of Qi. General Zhou Borui boarded the nest car and looked towards the direction of the State of Qi. Zhou Borui said to Qiang Yong on the side: "Brother Qiang Yong, you take 5,000 new armored troops and 30 chariots as the vanguard!" ——Yes!

Qiang Yong led 5,000 new armored troops and 30 chariots to the border of the State of Qi. There was a small mountain stronghold on the border. The soldiers of the State of Qi on the stronghold saw an army advancing this way and hurried to report to the village chief!

After knowing the situation, the village chief went to the enemy tower to monitor the army. The soldier on the side asked: "Village chief, which country's army is this? Why are all the clothes khaki? And they are all wearing armor, and there are chariots!"

The village chief took a look and said: "This is the army of the State of Zhu, but weren't the clothes of the soldiers of the State of Zhu uneven before? How come they are all united? And they are all wearing armor! "

At the foot of the mountain, Qiang Yong also noticed the village, which happened to be guarding the key road. Qiang Yong said: "We must attack unexpectedly, attack the village immediately! Prepare the thunder chariots!"

The soldiers of the Ju Kingdom quickly assembled five thunder chariots, and the soldiers also quickly formed an offensive formation. On the enemy tower of the village, the village chief was also frightened by the neatness and well-trained formation of the soldiers of the Ju Kingdom. Seeing that they were aiming the catapults at them, he shouted: "They are coming to attack, the whole army defends! All adult men in the existence class take up their weapons and prepare for battle! You quickly report to the king that the Ju Kingdom is attacking us!"

Qiang Yong looked at the village above, smiled and said: "Pull the thunder chariots! "Five thunder chariots were fired at the same time, and more than ten stone bullets directly hit the village wall, making a big hole in the village wall at once. Qiang Yong said again: "I will open the city gate!"

The thunder chariots fired crazily at the village gate. In less than a moment, the tall city tower was knocked down by the thunder chariots, and the city gate was also knocked over by the thunder chariots!

Qiang Yong drew his sword and shouted: "Soldiers, attack!" Kill~~

The soldiers of the Ju State rushed to the village with long spears in hand. The villagers of the village saw that the enemy was about to rush up and hurriedly shot with bows and arrows. A captain of the Ju State said: "Raise the shield!"

The arrows were blocked by the shields, and Qiang Yong said again: "Crossbowmen, shoot!" Hundreds of crossbowmen raised their bows and crossbows and shot them in unison. How could these villagers compare with the old-fashioned infantry of the Li State?These well-trained troops fell down in a large number in an instant.

The soldiers of the Ju State and the village soldiers of the Pi State fought hand-to-hand, and for a while, there was a one-sided phenomenon. The well-trained soldiers of the Ju State almost completely suppressed the village soldiers of the Pi State. The village soldiers of the Pi State were suppressed and beaten by the soldiers of the Ju State because they were not wearing protection, and the Ju State soldiers were wearing armor, so the swords of the village soldiers of the Pi State had to chop them several times to injure them.

Kill, kill~~ The soldiers of the Ju State rushed into the village like a flood, and the sharp swords in their hands kept slaughtering the surrounding village soldiers of the Pi State. When the village chief saw that resistance was hopeless, he committed suicide.

In less than half an hour, the village was captured by the Ju State, and Qiang Yong led several soldiers to the residence of the village priest.

The priest's residence was the most magnificent house in the village. Qiang Yong said, "Move everything in the village back to the capital. As for the women, children and men who surrendered, tell them that they are already citizens of my Ju State!"

The priest was also driven out by several Ju soldiers. Qiang Yong said without even looking at him, "Drag him out and chop him off!" The wizard shouted, "You are disrespecting the gods. I am the priest of the village, the most noble person. Even the king has to give me some respect. You will be punished by the gods for doing this!"

Since the Ju State accepted the cultural ideas of the Central Plains, they no longer believed in the witch culture. Now they believe in dragons and believe that only Mount Tai can communicate with the sky. Moreover, the Central Plains culture calls priests ritual officials, who have no power at all.

The village priest was dragged out and beheaded. The captured soldiers of the State of Li were shocked to see the priest being beheaded. One soldier of the State of Li shouted, "How could you kill the priest? Aren't you afraid of punishment from the gods? You butchers!"

A centurion of the State of Ju laughed and said, "Priest, a powerless thing! What's the use? Besides, we don't believe in those things anymore! Only the barbarians believe in stones, birds, and beasts!" Indeed, the clothes worn by the soldiers of the State of Ju are no different from those worn by soldiers from all over the Central Plains. Even the flags have been changed to those of the Central Plains. The current State of Ju has already entered the process of integrating the Central Plains culture.

An old woman from the state of Qi accused: "You will be cursed by the gods for doing this. How can you enter and leave the priest's residence at will! That is where the gods let him live! The King of Shu will send troops to punish you!"

The soldiers of the state of Zhu who were carrying bronze ritual vessels laughed after hearing this: "King of Shu, can he be king? I really don't know what ability he has to want to be king. If he dares to come, we will fight to his capital!" The soldiers of the state of Zhu laughed, and then a soldier of the state of Zhu pushed down the statue of the gods believed in by the Bashu culture with one hand!

The captured women, children and men looked at them in horror, thinking: These guys who disrespect ghosts and gods will pay the price sooner or later!

Qian Yong saw that the entire village was completely under control, and a centurion came over and said: "General, we have surrendered a total of10,000 catties of millet, 1,000 catties of dried meat, a bronze tripod, a bronze scepter, and three bronze statues of gods!"

Qian Yong said: "We got food from the enemy, so we left the food and dried meat behind, and transported all these ritual vessels and treasures back to the capital!" ——Yes!

Finally, the army of the State of Zhu took only half a day to break through five villages. Every time they arrived at a village, they killed the priests in charge of the sacrifice, took away their bronze vessels, and used their food as military rations!

The court of the State of Pi

Yao Zhongmei, the Marquis of Pi, was drinking with his ministers, but He Jun was not sitting in the middle, but sitting on an equal footing with a person, who was the high priest of the State of Pi. The high priest wore a crown and held a golden scepter!

Suddenly, a soldier rushed in and said: "High priest, Your Majesty, it's not good! The army of the State of Zhu attacked my State of Pi! It seems that they want to destroy my State of Pi! ”

After hearing what the soldier said, Yao Zhongmei was shocked and said, "What did you say that the Ju Kingdom wanted to attack me? I didn't offend him, why did he attack me?"

The high priest who was sitting together said slowly, "Enough, what is there to panic! The Ju Kingdom and our Pi Kingdom are both vassal states of the Shu Kingdom. Since they want to attack us, we should ask the King of Shu to help us mediate, but they actually attacked us for no reason, we should send troops to resist! I will go to the altar later to ask the gods to punish the people of the Ju Kingdom!"

After hearing what the high priest said, Yao Zhongmei was instantly happy and smiled, "Okay, I will listen to the high priest! Come here, General Yao Lei, I will give you 20,000 troops to resist the army of the Ju Kingdom! ”

As soon as the voice fell, the soldier who reported said: "Your Majesty, 20,000 people are too few. Our people found that there are at least 50,000 people in the state of Zhu, and they also have chariots. We can't beat them when we fight them at the foot of the mountain! When we hid in the village for defense, they smashed our city wall with a very strange siege equipment! And the clothes their soldiers wear are completely different from ours! This army is too powerful!"

After hearing this, Yao Zhongmei thought about it and said: "Well, then send another 30,000 people! Remember to defend Zitong City for me, that city is our gateway!" ——Yes!

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