Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: Chapter 2 is at 8 o'clock, ask for a recommendation ticket!

Handan City is both ancient and young, with its khaki walls standing on the edge of the hills. It was originally a barren and dense forest, but for nearly a thousand years, people have been migrating over there.

At first, there were the Yi clan, and then the Yin people who were roaming and migrating drove their cattle and horses to pass here. One after another thatched huts, altars and sheepfolds rose from the ground on this land that was once covered with forests and pastures. The desolate and muddy ground Was trampled out of a broad road. After they established a great dynasty, Handan, as the land of Jifu, also built a palace here.

Then came the Zhou people's Xing country, the Chidi tribe, and finally the Jin people. The Handan Lord Zhao Chuan sealed this place, but now, the rule of the Handan clan has long been shattered. The banner of the city head changes, from Handan to Zhao, maybe tomorrow, it will be replaced by Bank of China or Chen...

At the end of April, Chen Heng and his army's pennants fluttered across the river, crossed the plain, and entered Handan's field of vision.

At this time, Zhao Wuxi was besieging Diqiu, and Wei Guo only had one breath left. In Hebei, Chen Heng finally entered the hinterland of Jin and began to implement his plan to "encircle Handan to save the defenders".

Zhao Wushi swept the Fan and Handan territories last year, but these areas were not stable.

Chen Heng took advantage of the opportunity for the main force of Zhao's army to go east, but he did not go to Hanoi. Although the old ministers of the Fan family still have certain strengths in the local area, since Chen Heng crossed the river and entered Jin, there have been some who have contacted him actively or passively. Not a lot. It's a pity that Zhao Wuxi left behind 8,000 heavy troops to suppress Wenxian, Chaoge and other places, and those people could not make a big storm.

His goal was the area of ​​Handan. Chen Heng wanted to come, and it took more than half a year for the Zhao clan to conquer there. In addition, the strength of the Bank of China still exists, and with the combined efforts of the three parties, it may be possible to overthrow Zhao's rule here and re-close the siege net that has been broken free.

However, what Chen Heng did not expect was that the Handan people not only feared and feared the Zhao clan, but also supported them.

In addition, Handan Shou Wuzheng is worthy of being a famous general in the world, and he has taught Chen Heng and Bank of China Heihum a good lesson. With only 3,000 to 5,000 troops in his hands, the Post Sima led the combined 20,000-strong Chen and Central Bank troops by the nose. He never collided with them head-on, and always used the five hundred cavalry and the Bai Di Tu soldiers to make sneak attacks, which made Chen Heng annoyed.

After coming to Jin for more than a month, his divisions scattered around the army have lost a thousand troops, and a lot of baggage has been burned. Chen Heng could only change the Qi army's long-standing idea of ​​spreading out the army and plundering four places, concentrating the troops together, converging with the Zhongxing clan, and pushing them directly under the city of Handan.

Wars come and go, and there is no stopping day, and the damage to this land is immeasurable. The Zhao army's attack on Handan could be regarded as a subdued army without a fight, but the allied forces of Chen's and Zhongxing's troops crossed the border without mercy.

The land, farmland and orchards that once surrounded the city of Handan have been wiped out, leaving only mud and ashes, as well as the scattered remains of charred houses and mills. Weeds, thorns, and shrubs grow on the ruins, and besides that, there is not even a single crop.

You Wuzheng is good at attacking, and he is also good at defending the city. He adopted a strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the field. The city has enough food for half a year. He has patience to deal with the enemy. As long as Zhao Wuxi wins time to defeat Qi, the victory will eventually belong to Zhao. 's.

His response was very appropriate. Compared with the situation where Diqiu was surrounded by iron barrels, Handan City was not surrounded by a strong force. Chen Heng and Bank of China Heigong had no plans to break the gate of Handan City or attack the high wall. Zhao Wuxi was confident that Yueyu would break Chaoge, but Chen Heng and Bank of China Heigong did not. This incredible siege weapon can only be piled up by human life.

The shrewd Chen Heng would naturally not be able to do this kind of loss-making business, so he could only besiege without attacking. Neither he nor the Bank of China Heigong was willing to take the risk of casualties. They were waiting, waiting for Zhibo, who was west of Taihang, to send troops to attack Handan together, and then advance from north to south.

It's a pity that time waits for no one. At the beginning of May, when Ji Qin finally brought 5,000 soldiers to the Handan area through the Hukou Pass controlled by the Zhi clan, the remnants of the Zhonghang clan had already begun to retreat.

The Bank of China Hei Hung, who is about the same age as Chen Heng, inherited his father's throne and territory, but after several major defeats in Hanoi, he has less than half of his soldiers.

He was originally gearing up to recover the lost land in Handan and other places, and revive the family. For this reason, he was willing to sell the sparsely populated Hejian land to get Chen Heng's help, but unexpectedly, the front of Handan had not yet come down, and the back home had caught fire...

"Zhongshan went south and attacked the two cities of Gu and Fei..." Bank of China Heikang turned pale when he received the news, and squeezed the silk book tightly into a ball.

...

Zhongshan is a new country name, and the princes still call them "Xianyu" or "Bai Di".

More than 100 years ago, Bai Di and Qin were both in Yongzhou, and their initial distribution area was mainly in the northern part of Qin State. Later, Bai Di began to migrate due to the dry climate, the threat of new Rong Di tribes, and the pressure of Qin State. They crossed the Taihang Mountains and developed eastward, occupying the empty Changshan and Xianyushui areas and settled down, establishing new tribes such as Xianyu, Gu, Fei, and Qiuyou, and gradually evolved into a state.

The Jin state has long coveted these newly emerging states of the Di people, especially the Zhonghang clan who put their family focus on the land of Dongyang. The Bank of China Wu successively destroyed Xianyu vassal states such as Gu and Fei, and the ultimate goal was to destroy Xianyu and take all of Hebei.

However, the Xianyu people did not give in easily. They had a large number of people, and the men were brave and good at fighting. After accepting the advanced agriculture and culture of the Central Plains, they showed amazing resilience. Ten years ago, Xianyu sent troops to the Jin State to bring peace to the Middle Kingdom, defeated the Jin army, captured the Jin warriors, and avenged Jin's revenge for killing the fat and drums and occupying the Zhongren City.

Nine years ago, when the Kingdom of Chengjin was focused on meeting the feudal lords, the Xianyu people even established the state in the dangerous Zhongren City. Because there were mountains in the Zhongren City, it was called "Zhongshan Kingdom". united.

From the chiefdom to the vassal states of the Central Plains system, they must not be treated equally. The emerging "Zhongshan state" made Zhong Xingyin very afraid. He did not hesitate to disturb Cai Hou's pleas for Chu, and was ready to concentrate on dealing with Zhongshan. In the next few years, the Bank of China attacked Xianyu Zhongshan twice, in revenge for "gaining the tiger", and once successfully suppressed Xianyu, forcing them to pay tribute and become vassals.

It is a pity that all this turned into running water after Qi broke the Yiyi a few years ago. Zhongshan regained its independence again, and even took advantage of the civil war in Jin, and began to want to restore its homeland. Bank of China Yin and Heihou father and son had to put on smiling faces and return the tribute from Zhongshan. Bank of China Heigou sent a large number of beautiful jade silk to him not long ago. I hope these greedy Di people will be blinded by the immediate benefits, don't give him Add chaos.

It's a pity that the gift he sent didn't seem to have a good effect, and Zhongshan Jun still resolutely sent troops south.

Bank of China Heigong could only be busy dealing with it, but the cause and effect of the incident were unknown, but this time Zhongshan's southern invasion was obviously the work of Zhao Wuxi.

It is said that the drummer Zhai Fengtu who persuaded Xian Yujun to do it was the drummer Zhai Fengtu who had surrendered to Zhao Wuxi before, and Zhao Wuxi asked him to bring a word to Zhongshan Jun.

"The road is far away, and General Zhao can't come to see Lord Zhongshan in person, so he can only let the villain tell the truth about the Central Plains. Now that the Bank of China has internal and external troubles, the owner of the Bank of China has to change his attitude and give precious gifts to Lord Zhongshan to please your country, in order to obtain Your country's help. But if the Bank of China is revived, when there is no problem inside or outside, it will destroy Zhongshan and then quickly!"

Zhai Fengtu also claimed that the Zhao clan was willing to let Bai Di reclaim his homeland such as revenge, drums, and fertilizers, and at the same time recognized the status of Xianyu. Zhongshan Jun was so moved that he repeatedly said that he "would like to be taught"...

After being persuaded by such a persuasion, coupled with the century-old feud with the Zhongxing clan, when he received five hundred splendid horses and twenty beautiful women sent by the Zhongxing Heigong, he sent troops to attack the Zhongxing, defeating its defenders. , and hit the drum and fat cities. The Bai Di people in the territory of the Zhongxing clan responded one after another. For a time, except for the Bai people, there were flames everywhere, which made the situation of the Zhongxing clan even worse.

"How dare the son of Zhao clan collude with Di Nu from my family!?" Although he didn't know the whole story, he could guess who did it. Heihuo of the Bank of China was so embarrassed that he forgot that his uncle, Zhisong, also brought in him. The soldiers went south and harassed Jinyang, and everyone tried their best to get up.

In any case, the heart of the Bank of China Heigou has been chaotic, and his soldiers are also returning to their hearts. They can only give up Handan and withdraw their troops to the north.

At the same time, news of Guoxia and Gao Wupi's defeat at the Wenshui River came from China. Chen Heng was shocked and could only lead his troops to evacuate. In this way, the siege of Handan was successfully solved.

...

By the end of May, Chen Heng's army had already left Handan and settled in Hejiandi. He was still a little hesitant about whether to regroup and go west or turn east. On this day, a messenger arrived at the Chen's barracks.

The visitor was Chen Heng's younger brother Chen Ni. He held a letter in his calloused hand holding a sword for a long time. Sweat flowed down the back of his hand. duty of.

Chen Heng let him rest, took the silk book, opened it, and closed it again.

"This is the third letter."

In fact, there is no need to read it, Chen Heng knows what the content of the letter is. The first one explains the situation of Qi State, and the second two are urging him to return to China, both of which are the same two words: "Angelica"!

His father's conciseness meant that the situation was urgent.

With the end of the Battle of Wenshui ~www.wuxiahere.com~ the eastern front has basically settled, and the state of Qi has been unable to launch a counterattack after losing 40,000 troops. Qihou is seriously ill, a storm is brewing in the country, Chen Qi urgently needs the army under Chen Heng.

"It seems that I have to go..." Chen Heng could only shake his head with a wry smile. Compared with the civil war in Jin, Qi was the foundation of their family. His father's life is like a mountain, he can't help but stay here, maybe Zhao Wuche will lead his army north to intercept him, and then he will not be able to return.

When the army was pulling out of the camp and heading eastward, Chen Heng long stopped by the "Xihe", a branch of the big river.

When Chen Ni came to look for him, he patted the cousin's shoulder and said, "The state of Qi has been defeated, and when Zhao Wuxi returns, the situation in the state of Jin will be turned upside down. If the Zhao clan takes all the states of Jin and Lu, , and Song Wei as his wings. This is the situation of Duke Wen of Jin's hegemony, and no one in the world can compete with him. I am afraid that I will never be able to set foot in the west of the big river again in this life, so let me take a look. This is a great mountain and river. After all, it still falls into the cauldron of another family..."

The young conspirator sighed, with deep unwillingness and unease in his words...

(To be continued.)