Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: It's a little late, I'm sorry, I'll do it today, two more tomorrow, and it will be in the afternoon

In the middle and late September, when the autumn rains stopped temporarily, the civil war in Song Dynasty was in full swing, and the decisive battle was about to be fought in Mengzhu. ￠￡, x.

Kong Zhongni, who was taking the phase, throws out a new national policy that has been brewing for a long time.

A sharp-spoken letter was sent from Qufu and spread throughout the territory of Sanhuan. In the essay, Confucius started from the earlier Nankuai Rebellion, and went on to the Yanghu Rebellion, pointing to the problem of the excessive power of the vassals that had plagued Lu for decades: "Nankuai is over, and there is another Yanghu Rebellion. Tiger; although the Yang Tiger is gone, the rebels will be revived, how can they be controlled?”

While summarizing the historical lessons of the state of Lu, Confucius also proposed a solution, a simple and crude solution.

Fall into the city!

"If you want to control it, you must first clarify the etiquette system. In ancient times, ministers did not have Tibetan armor, and doctors did not have a city with a hundred pheasants, so the city slaughter had nothing to rely on to cause chaos. Now it is better to fall into the city and remove its military equipment. also!"

Sanhuan, the largest territory owner of Lu State, agreed unanimously on this suggestion of hiding a needle in Mianli. The fear of traitorous ministers and Zhao Wuxi reminded them of the family motto of "forbearance for the country", and they united to support Confucius's strategy. .

In the past few months, Confucius' disciples have begun to enter Sanhuan in large numbers. Zilu is the chief of Ji's family, Gongliangru is the chief of Shusun's family.

In June and July of this year, Hou Cun killed Gong Ruomiao, and under the persuasion of Zhao Wuxi, he killed Si Chi, a loyal minister of the Shusun clan, and took control of the political power in Qiyi. It seems to be a separatist town. He decisively refused to carry out the order to fall into the city by disarming himself, but instead consolidated the city's defense. A posture of stubborn resistance, which gave Qufu a reason to conquer him. late September. Led by Shusun Zhouqiu and Gongliangru, the State of Lu sent nearly 10,000 troops and began to encircle Qiyi one after another.

And the emergency letter from Pianyi flew like snowflakes to the West Lu, which was under the control of the Hou prisoner and Zhao Xiaosikou.

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Inside the Yunchengyi Temple, a young man with a clear face and a deep moon-white coat sat leisurely on a soft couch. The font is elegant and graceful. From time to time, he took a sip of the wine on the table, as if he was not disturbed by the Yi Temple that had almost exploded the nest.

No one could have imagined that such an out-of-the-ordinary young man would be entrusted with the important task by Zhao Wuxi, the regent of Xilu, the slaughter of Yuncheng Zhang Mengtan.

After realizing the anxious mood of the waiting person, he stopped writing, raised his eyes, and smiled back slightly. The smile is shallow, but it makes people feel a sense of moonlight and lightness.

"That's it, you can find a way to bypass the people who are besieging Qiyi, and go to the city and tell Hou Cun. Master Zhao knows that it is coming, and I hope he can hold on to it."

"Only..." The messenger bowed his head. He took the letter paper that was as light as a feather, but seemed heavier than Mount Tai. He walked backwards and left the house.

As soon as he left his forefoot, the tiger Ben in military uniform who was sitting in the hall couldn't bear it any longer. His name is Huhui, and he was originally a warrior under Zhao Yang, but now he is the Sima of Yuncheng appointed by Zhao Wuxi, who controls the defense of Zuojin. Huhui was impatient, he stepped forward in two steps and three steps, and asked Zhang Mengtan: "Zhangzi, then I will go to gather the soldiers and soldiers of Ting, and in a few days, I will be able to march towards Heyi."

After Zhang Meng talked about sending the messenger away, he still sat under the window and continued to write letters with the lamp book. Seeing that the Tiger Club couldn't wait to come up to fight, he raised his eyes.

"Tiger Sima," he put down the brush in his hand and stood up to salute the Tiger Association, and then said calmly, "Don't worry, just let the soldiers of the towns and the soldiers of the pavilion train as usual, we will not send troops to the outside world for the time being.

Hu Hui was stunned: "Didn't Zhang Zi promise to rescue Hou Zun earlier?"

"Piaoyi can't be saved."

Huhui was puzzled: "Why? Isn't Piaoyi already absorbed into the Alliance of Doctors of Xilu?"

Zhang Meng said: "First, Qufu's attack on Heyi this time is justified, and it is for Shusun's crusade against rebellious city officials. Although the Sikou sheltered Hou Zun in June and July, the initiative is still controlled by Shusun Prefecture. In the hands. It is natural and righteous to use the ministers to defeat the monarch. If we stand up for Hou Zongqiang, it is equivalent to telling the entire Lu Kingdom that the Zhao clan and the traitorous ministers are on the side."

Hu Hui shook his head: "When did Zhang Zi become so pedantic, is this nominal thing more important than the fact that Piao Yi is our ally?"

"It's important, at least for Si Kou, who was caught in the civil strife in the Song Dynasty, no matter what the name is. Lu currently does not have the strength to save Piaoyi..."

"Silu can also recruit more than 10,000 people, how can it not be enough?"

Zhang Mengtan did the math for the Tiger Association: "All the cities and towns in Xilu combined, it is true that more than 10,000 people can be recruited. But the Song Dynasty broke out suddenly, and the war was escalating. It turned out that those soldiers were unable to make ends meet, so Si Kou brought them again. Half of the military soldiers and Yi soldiers went to Song State, and only the pavilion soldiers who guarded the city and the township were left. As for the 10,000 people mentioned by Hu Sima, it is only a figure on the surface, used to scare the enemy. Now, apart from those who stayed in the cities and towns, there were less than 5,000 soldiers left, and half of them also went to Song Kingdom to transport food, so we can use no more than 3,000 troops!"

"Three thousand is enough to rush to Pingyi! The combined army of the Shusun clan and Gong clan is no more than ten thousand, plus the defending army of Pingyi, it may be able to fight!"

Zhang Mengtan shook his head: "But it's only 'possible'. Behind these people, there are the Ji and Meng's armies. If they carry out the expedition, they will each have nearly 10,000 people to serve. If the Si Kou is there, even the Liu Xiazhi is here, I believe they can defeat a larger number of enemies with outnumbered enemies, but now that Si Kou is gone, who else would dare to take this risk? Is Hu Sima willing to take command? Are you confident that you will win?"

Hu Hui was ashamed, and he knew his own jinliang: "I can't...but Ran Qiu, Ran Qiu will definitely be able to!"

Ran Qiu has gradually been regarded as a good general since he made great contributions in ambushing thieves and in the battle of the snowfield. In terms of the overall situation and the command of more than 1,000 people, his ability is far superior to that of Zhao Wuhe's Tiger Club and Sheep Tongue. Rong et al.

Zhang Mengtan went to close the door tightly, and then said: "No, the plan to fall into the city this time was presided over by the great uncle Confucius. It may be reduced to the lowest level. Ran Qiu is a disciple of Confucius, and Si Kou can use him without any doubt, but I can’t bet everything on him, betting that he will be an enemy of Confucius for Si Kou…”

Huhui's face was solemn: "I have little knowledge, and I don't know so many interests and interests. But I know the truth that if there is no skin, Mao will follow it. Pyi is the frontier of Xilu, and now all the officials in Qufu are talking about it. If you want to fall, you actually want to fall. If you don't save it now, when the city falls, it will be Xilu's turn to suffer!"

"I naturally know that the letter and silk I just sent was just to make Hou Zhuang keep his words for a few more days. When King Zhuang of Chu surrounded Song, Jin also relied on this strategy to let the people of Song stick to it for three years... …”

"But this is not a long-term solution! Sooner or later, Piaoyi will fall, but it will last less than three years~www.wuxiahere.com~ Zhang Mengtan explained to Huhui: "I have already calculated it, but Piaoyi is A strong big city, and it is on the verge of Wenshui River and Mount Tai in the north, it is not so easy to collapse. The method of siege, repairing turrets and building vehicles, and preparing equipment will only be effective in March. After the siege of the city begins, if the general is impatient and ants attack him, one third of his soldiers will be injured, and if the city cannot be pulled out, the attack will be a disaster. Since the time when Si Kou attracted Hou Zun, there was no Baqiu as the center of the battle, but a frontier fortress that delayed the enemy's time and killed the enemy's power. This is to exchange space for time! "

Hu Hui was still a little ignorant: "Exchange space for time?"

"That's right! As Confucius himself said, the deceased is like a gentleman, and he will not give up day and night, using Qi to delay the people of Lu, in exchange for Si Kou's victory in Song State, in exchange for his time to return to Lu, and convenience for me. Time to arrange the backhand..."

Zhang Mengtan dipped the nib of his pen again, and his words were full of confidence: "Tiger Sima, don't worry, this is also what Si Kou means. Not fighting is only temporary, it is for Lu Guo to be able to compete with us. Some victories depend on sharp swords. To win with the Jia soldiers, some of the victories depend on pen and paper and messengers! I will send these two letters to Feiyi and Wenxian of Jin State respectively... Within a month, the general trend of sure victory will be formed!” ( To be continued.)

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