I Won’t Be King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 356 Wei Shu’s Proposal
Chu State captured Chen State and Cai State one after another, which means that Chu State's territory from now on is larger than Jin State and Qi State combined.
This "feat" of Chu State shocked the world. And the power of the Central Plains can be said to be extremely dangerous.
Jin State, Jiangcheng.
The Marquis of Jin looked at the report in his hand and was so angry that his hands shook and he was filled with anger.
He never imagined that the appeasement and compromise made by the Jin monarchs and ministers would cause such disasters for no reason!
Facing the Chu State, which is now becoming more and more unruly, everyone does not know what to do.
"Damn Chu people!"
"God damn Xiongwei!"
"How dare you look down on me like this!"
In fact, if it weren't for the Jin State's ignorant compromise and appeasement, which allowed the Chu State to quickly eliminate Zhongli and other countries, how could the Chu State have expanded to this extent?
Fortunately, the Wu State did not bring much trouble to the Chu State. On the contrary, the Chu State quickly cut through the mess and captured both the Chen State and the Cai State.
Seeing that the Chu State is overwhelming, they are about to push them to the door of the Central Plains!
At this time, Wei Shu, who was on the left side of the Central Army at the time, was the first to stand up.
Wei Shu is the grandson of Wei Zhaozi, a famous general in the Jin Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the wolfish ambition of the Chu State is clearly revealed. If we, the Jin State, do not respond, I am afraid that the hearts of all the princes in the world will be chilled!"
"I believe that the King of Chu is so arrogant and extravagant that the whole world is outraged. We will never tolerate his wanton behavior any longer!"
What does this mean?
beat!
You must be taught a severe lesson!
What Wei Shu said shocked everyone. After all, the whole world knows what the state of Jin is now.
The official house is weak, and today's Jinhou has long lost the prestige of the past. And the six ministers of the Jin State are just sweeping the snow in front of the door and have their own agenda. Who is willing to take the thankless task of managing the Chu State?
What about that whole thing?
Therefore, if people like Han Qi and Fan Yang said these words, everyone else would be shocked.
But if these words came out of Wei Shu's mouth, they would seem much normal.
Because on the one hand, the Wei family is a relatively weak branch among the six ministers, but what about seniority? His seniority is very high, and now he is only behind Han Qi.
Therefore, if the motivation of others to cause trouble is not enough, then the Wei family must be the most willing to make trouble.
Of course, on the other hand, Wei Shu really has this confidence!
Want to know who Wei Shu is?
He is now the most capable official in the Jin Kingdom!
Some people may not believe this, or some people may not know Wei Shu very well, so they may be suspicious of this statement.
But if he tells one thing he did not long ago, I'm afraid everyone will be convinced by him.
Wei Shu was the founder of infantry warfare replacing chariot warfare!
In other words, since the time of Xuanyuan Yin in ancient times, according to historical records, whether in the Shang Dynasty or the Zhou Dynasty, the main method of war has always been chariots.
In other words, chariots have been the absolute main force in the army since ancient times.
Therefore, a chariot and its attached soldiers on foot are a basic combat unit. When princely states declare their military power, they usually use the number of chariots as the unit of measurement.
For example, during the reign of Duke Dao of Jin Dynasty, the so-called master of thousands of chariots, the current king of Chu also claimed that he was the kingdom of thousands of chariots.
What is this concept?
It is roughly equivalent to the countries of later generations. Slightly larger countries will say how many main tanks they have and how many armored corps they are equipped with.
However, this Wei Shu, during the recent Battle of Dayuan, when he was attacking Rongdi, Wei Shu took personal command and actually ordered all the Jin soldiers to abandon chariot warfare and switch to infantry warfare.
The reason is actually very simple, because most of the Rong and Di tribes at that time were hidden among the hills and valleys. In these places, it was extremely difficult for carriages and horses to travel, and there were no conditions for galloping on the plains.
Therefore, although it is possible to use vehicles to fight among the hills, it is difficult to achieve the full effect.
And this Wei Shu is so arrogant. He dares to play 1V1 with barbarians who are used to walking in the mountains.
I don’t want my chariot anymore, so I will fight an open mountain battle with you!
It stands to reason that without the support of chariots, ordinary Jin people who make a living by farming should not be able to defeat the barbarians who have been entrenched in the hills and valleys.
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But Wei Shu really has such ability. He really won this battle with less!
What does this look like?
It is roughly similar to that during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing, the hussar general, led thousands of cavalry and marched for thousands of miles, but defeated the Huns with the tactics of the Huns.
And it was this battle that made people at that time realize that even if they broke away from the chariot, as long as they boldly and flexibly tried various new tactics, they could actually fight well, and they would be better.
Hit a lot.
Therefore, at this time, a brand new theory of the art of war was born in the hands of Wei Shu.
How to describe his achievements? (In fact, it should not be called achievements, because creating and changing any war method should not be called achievements.)
Just like the Gulf War in later generations, everyone suddenly realized that the flood of steel was ultimately no match for the changes in the technological era.
Of course, this may be an exaggeration.
However, his more advanced concept of infantry warfare has deeply influenced generations of newcomers.
Therefore, if other people say that they want to attack Chu, few people dare to believe it. But no one dares to take Wei Shu's words seriously.
Although the Wei family is not outstanding among the six ministers, his personal courage and wisdom are definitely outstanding among the six ministers of Jin today.
Furthermore, the Marquis of Jin has been holding back for many years now, and he has a lot of resentment towards the six ministers under him and towards his own gradual decline.
Hearing what Wei Shu said, he could take the opportunity to get angry, so how could he let go of such an opportunity so easily?
"What Qing Wei said makes sense! Jing Man has really bullied our Central Plains too much. How long will it take if we don't attack now?!"
Come on! If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you think I'm a sick cat?
After all, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. How dare you, a small country of barbarians, to covet and invade China?
"Han Qing!"
"I order you to immediately lead the three armies in person, ally with the princes, and punish the Chu State!"
In fact, it stands to reason that at this time, the Marquis of Jin no longer had much control over the entire domestic situation.
It can even be said that he, as a king, no longer has any real power, let alone matters related to the conquest of rituals and music.
But the reason why he was still able to give orders at this time was entirely because Wei Shu's words served as a foreshadowing in this matter. And after Wei Shu said these words, he was not ignored by other companies, especially
It was opposed by the Han family, the Fan family, and the Zhongxing family.
In other words, the Marquis of Jin was just following the trend and trying to be cool.
Just like the meeting in Pingqiu back then.
However, as mentioned before, the Jin State is now in disarray. Now that there is a sudden mention of attacking Chu, what about the other families besides the Wei family?
What is their attitude?
As a general in the army, and as the only remaining Jin Guoqing official in this era who still had the concept of "struggle for hegemony", Han Qi should agree. The Han family and the Zhao family have always been allies, so although the Zhao family and Zhao Wu
(Zhao Wenzi) has passed away, but Zhao Cheng, who came to the throne, has always been on good terms with the Han family? Therefore, the three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei will naturally not come to undermine the power of the Jinhou.
Correspondingly, the three families of Fan, Zhi, and Zhongxing were strongly opposed to this.
One more digression needs to be mentioned here, that is, Wei Shu, the patriarch of the Wei family. After this man later took over the power of Han Qi, during his six years in power, he displayed his talents to the best of his ability, making the Wei family a
It was a large family at that time, and this also laid a solid foundation for the foundation of the Wei state, one of which was divided into the Jin Dynasty and one of the three families a hundred years later.