Chapter 28 The fourth quarter is a great interpretation of the chaos of the Warring States Period

Three years have passed in a flash, and the world outside the thatched cottage has undergone earth-shaking changes. The first major event was "Qi Wei Xiang Wang", the two eastern kingdoms formed an alliance, and the countries suddenly fell into chaos!Su Qin fled his feathers in the west, Zhang Yi went south and folded his wings.It caused a small disturbance in the Warring States period, but it was soon forgotten by people in the fierce competition.King Qi Wei originally wanted to send a special envoy to Chu, and urged Zhang Yi to return to Qi, but after hearing about Zhang Yi's "wrong military affairs" in Chu, he doubted Zhang Yi's talent, and felt that a scholar could not be a scholar after all. When things are done, they don't move anymore, and let Zhang Yi fend for himself.However, King Qi Wei did not forget Zhang Yi's plan of "Qi Wei Xiang Wang", and felt that this was a wonderful move for Qi to break the deadlock.Therefore, King Qi Wei immediately sent Jing Guo Jun Tianying to preside over the plan, and secretly contacted Wei Guo.According to the state of Qi's courtiers, the prime minister, Zou Ji, should have presided over such important military affairs.But King Qi Wei had lost trust in Zou Ji, and he had originally planned to deal with Zou Ji after Zhang Yi entered the court, but now that he had given up on Zhang Yi, he naturally had to find another appropriate time to dismiss Zou Ji.After repeated weighing, King Qi Wei chose the joint of "Qi Wei Xiangwang", which not only showed the new atmosphere of Qi to the world, but also established the popularity of the new minister in charge.

Jingguo Jun Tian Ying is the younger brother of King Qi Wei, and he is a cousin of the original general Tian Ji.King Qi Wei seldom used much to the royal family's children, fearing that they would own a large area of ​​fiefs and subjects, and if they had the power of the state government, they might be too big to lose.Tian Ji is already a general, so naturally he can no longer use his cousin as a civilian minister.At the beginning, Zou Ji, who was born as a musician and was at odds with the royal family, was used as the prime minister, which was actually to contain the power of the royal family in the government.When Tian Ji and Sun Bin left, King Wei of Qi suddenly felt that the country was in a bleak state, and he had no right to rely on. The decision to deal with Tian Ji was made by himself, and it was not good to openly vent his anger on Zou Ji, so he suppressed his anger.Since Zhang Yi gave him a thorough analysis of Qi's plight, King Qi Wei felt the real urgency.If you don't look for great talents, the state of Qi is afraid that it will die without a problem.Anxious is anxious, after all, King Qi Wei has been through many seas, and he has to do it without any traces, so as not to cause turmoil in the court.Although Tian Ying is wise and open-minded, he has never taken on any great responsibilities, nor has he made any meritorious deeds. He has made Jingguo Jun all by the succession of the title of the royal family.The advantage of using him is that this person does not pose a threat, and the courtiers have no objections. Even if Tian Ji can return, it is easy to get rid of him.Therefore, King Qi Wei publicly issued an edict, granting Tian Ying the post of Shangqing, in charge of the major affairs of "Qi Wei Xiang Wang".

Three days later, Zou Ji submitted the "Letter of Resignation", requesting to return to Lao Linquan to recuperate his serious illness. King Qi Wei immediately issued an edict to commend Zou Ji for his meritorious deeds and hard work. At the end, "a special gift of three hundred gold, he will be granted the title of Marquis, and he will return to the fief, so as to take care of his life and comfort the hearts of the government and the people." Canonized Tian Ying as the prime minister of Qi State, and went to Xuzhou to plan the Qi Wei alliance. Tian Ying and Wei Guoxin Prime Minister Hui Shi have been busy for more than two months. When autumn comes, King Qi Wei and King Wei Hui held the "Prime Minister" ceremony on the east bank of Surabaya in Xuzhou.Xuzhou was originally one of the ancient Kyushus divided by Dayu after the flood control. "Book Yu Gong" records: "The sea (Yellow Sea), Dai (Mount Tai) and Huai (water) are only Xuzhou." The vast land of Xuzhou except Wei, Qi In addition to the territories of the three major kingdoms of Chu and Chu, there are also the old vassal states in the cracks of Song, Xue, Teng, Zou, and Lu.Based on the sphere of influence at that time, except for the Song State, which was not very peaceful, these few old and young princes were all the backyard of Qi State.The location of the Qi Wei alliance is on the edge of these old princes.This is the place chosen by King Qi Wei.He wanted to use this to frighten these small countries, so as to stabilize the backyard and enable Qi to expand in the Central Plains with all its strength.At this time, King Wei Hui had lost all his prestige and ambition, so he was a little flattered by King Qiwei's idea of ​​an alliance, and he was afraid that he would not respond well, so how could he raise objections?So everything followed the arrangement of Qi State.

At the alliance ceremony, King Wei of Qi and King Hui of Wei each offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, and then solemnly announced their acknowledgment of each other as kingdoms; and the prime ministers of the two countries, Tian Ying and Hui Shi, announced respectively, "Fix the alliance and end the sword forever." letter of alliance. The five princes, old and young, who participated in the grand ceremony were full of fear, and praised the two kings very hard.After the grand ceremony, the news spread immediately, which triggered a chaotic wave of proclaiming the king and becoming the king!

If it is stored for a long time, it must be released quickly. "Prince Xiang" is really a torrent suffocated by the chaos of the world! During the Spring and Autumn Period, the titles of the monarchs could still strictly represent the ranks of the vassal states. Except for the Chu State who claimed the king without authorization, the great princes of the Central Plains still had the two titles of Duke and Marquis.Entering the Warring States period, mausoleums and valleys alternated, and becoming a king became a symbol of strength.In the Warring States Period of the Central Plains, the State of Wei was the first to become king, and then the State of Qi became king, and there were three kingdoms in the world: Wei, Qi, and Chu.However, after all, these kingdoms are all crowns given by themselves, and other countries do not officially recognize them.In formal occasions where envoys meet and meet with alliances, envoys or monarchs from other countries do not have to act in accordance with royal etiquette.In other words, your status as a great power has not been officially recognized by other countries.The reason why King Xiang of Qi and Wei caused a commotion in the world is that this time King Xiang broke the traditional system of "one king in the world" and "only the emperor is king", and openly admitted that besides "the king", he can also have the title of king.In fact, this is an acknowledgment that the world can be divided and ruled by multiple kings, and the system of "one king, one king, and one king's subjects" that has been passed down for thousands of years, "Within the four seas, is it the land of the king. down!

The turmoil immediately led to the second major event-the three small countries became kings, and the Warring States pattern was in chaos. Less than half a year after being king of Xuzhou, he immediately had a big upset-Song became king!Surprised that the world and the Warring States period were all in unison.Speaking of which, Song Guo is also an old prince.At the end of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, King Zhou of the Shang named his concubine Wei Ziqi the State of Song, thus having the title of "Song".After the demise of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the Duke of Zhou quelled the rebellion of the old nobles of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and then divided up a group of vassal states, among which the Song State was retained.The special feature of the Song Dynasty is that she is a special feudal state after the Yin and Shang royal family, and it was also a special feudal state for the Zhou family to appease the Yin and Shang survivors, so the old country name of Wei Ziqi was used.At that time, the fiefdom of the Song State was in the southeast area close to Chaoge, the former capital of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the capital was built on the ruins of the old Song State, named Shangqiu.Due to the special status of the descendants of the Yin and Shang royal families, Song Guo has always submitted to the emperor tremblingly and cautiously, not daring to overstep the threshold.In the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period, Song Guocai slowly made public.By the time of Song Xianggong, the Song State had developed into a "thousand chariot country" with a thousand military vehicles, and it was known as the two little tyrants of the world together with the Zheng State.After the death of Duke Huan of Qi, the overlord of the Central Plains, Duke Xiang of Song became ambitious and competed with Chu for hegemony.But he was defeated by Chu State several times, and he became a prisoner of Chu State once.But the heart of hegemony has never been lost, and he joined forces with Wei, Xu, and Teng to attack Zheng, and wanted to remove this thorn in his side.The state of Chu sent troops to rescue Zheng, and the soldiers went to Hongshui to meet Song Xianggong's army.At that time, the Chu army was crossing the river, and the general of the Song army, Mu Yi, proposed, "If you attack them halfway through, you can defeat the Chu army!" Song Xianggong, with a majestic spirit, said righteously: "A king should have benevolence, righteousness and morality. How can he take advantage of others' danger?" Chu army After crossing the Hongshui safely, but before forming an formation, General Mu Yi asked for orders to attack again!

Song Xianggong is also righteous and strict: "A gentleman cannot form an army if he does not attack." When the Chu army formed a large formation, the soldiers of the Song army had already been bedridden and lost their anger.After the first battle, the Song army was defeated, and Song Xianggong was hit hard by an arrow, and died of serious injuries the next year.Since then, the Song Kingdom has become weaker and weaker day by day. Although it has made some small fortunes from time to time, it is still only a third-class vassal state. Now, a vassal state that is almost forgotten by the world has become a kingdom overnight, how can it not make the world stunned?Unexpectedly, what will make the world stunned is yet to come.Originally, the ruler of the Song Kingdom at this time was Sicheng Zihan.This fair is mediocre and incompetent, dark and thin, and the countries contemptuously call it "picked liver".However, it was precisely because of this incompetence that Song Guo did nothing, so as not to offend the powerful neighboring country, and Tick Chenggan actually became the king for forty-one years.This Ti Chenggan has a younger brother in his thirties named Yan, who takes the name of the country as his surname, so the people of the country call him Song Yan, but he is a fierce and fanatical warrior.Song Yan has always been dissatisfied with his elder brother's weakness, and has repeatedly proposed "revitalizing Xianggong's hegemony and restoring the Yin and Shang community", but he has become a bull in the sea by picking Chenggan's liver.In the spring of this year, someone suddenly reported that there was a newly hatched eagle in the nest nest at the corner of the east city wall!Ti Chenggan didn't bother to pay attention to it, but Song Yan's spirit was lifted, and he invited a wizard to divination with the tortoise shell after praying in the ancestral temple, and the divination turned out to be auspicious!The wizard Duan Guaxiang said: "A sparrow gives birth to a goshawk and turns the weak into a strong one, which is a sign of the overlord." Song Yan was overjoyed, and immediately declared: This should be on him, and the incompetent liver picking failed the ancestors and should be punished!A group of warriors who followed also responded enthusiastically, gathered hundreds of dead soldiers that night, and rushed into the palace suddenly at dawn.Ti Chenggan was an old man with a shallow sleep, and was teasing a sixteen-year-old young concubine who had just entered the palace by his pillow. He suddenly heard the violent commotion, and without his official uniform on, he got out of the palace from the secret passage behind the bed, and brought a few cronies with him. He ran to the state of Qi.Song Yan didn't chase after him, and he became the king immediately at dawn.The first thing to do when he ascended the throne is to announce that he is the king (later known as Song Kangwang)!If it is only announced that he is king, although it is surprising, it is not shocking enough.What shocked the nations was that Song Yan's proclaiming ceremony turned into a declaration of war against the "heaven, earth, gods and ghosts"!

It was originally a high platform for worshiping heaven, but Song Yan sent someone to hang a skin bag filled with the blood of pigs, cattle and sheep on it.He drew up his hard bow, put on a long arrow, and cursed, "God is blind, deaf and ignorant, he should be shot!" When the arrow was shot, the skin burst and blood spattered!Song Yan yelled: "Shooting the sky is successful! Hit the ground again!" Song Yan swung a two-foot-long whip and beat the ground, cursing, "The earth is promiscuous, and it breeds evil spirits. It should be whipped and killed." !" Under the stunned gaze of the people of the country, Song Yan picked up the iron Lei and shoveled at the altar (sheji) where the ancestors were sacrificed, shouting: "Ghosts and gods are ruined by this king for picking out the liver and opening their eyes!" Fanatical followers Shouting "Long live! Song King!", they swarmed up and demolished the Song State Sheji into ruins.Song Yan stepped on the ruins of the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, and shouted to the people of the country who came to admire the grand ceremony: "This king, the goshawk, flies thousands of miles! The people of the country must call this king 'Long Live'! The king of Song Dynasty, the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth cannot stop it!"

The continuous "Long live!" went on like a frenzy for three days and three nights! When the news spread, all the countries shouted "Absurd, ancient and unbelievable!" After a short time, all countries unanimously compared Song Yan to the absurd and violent Xia Jie, and later simply called him "Song Jie".King Qi Wei originally wanted to use this to send troops to destroy this arrogant Song Jie, but he considered that Chu and Wei had always been interested in this "little big fish", and worried that they had just formed an alliance with Wei, and if they would become enemies with Wei because of the destruction of Song , It was because of a small loss that the big loss was made, and after repeated weighing, he finally tolerated this rampant Song Jie.

Less than three months after the Kingdom of Song became king, another even more shocking news came out——Zhongshan Kingdom announced that it was crowned king!This time, the nations were not shocked, but laughed out loud in amazement. Zhongshan is a peculiar state: first, it is a wedge inserted into the Central Plains by Baidi, and it has always been regarded as a different kind of Rongdi by all countries.Second, the country has only a few hundred miles of mountainous land, and the people of the country are half farming and half pastoral. It is the poorest state in the world.Three times, they were wiped out twice, all thanks to fleeing back to the desert to make a comeback and returning to the country twice. Although they are tenacious, they can be regarded as the state with the oldest military system and the weakest military power.Four, the Zhongshan wolf is famous all over the world. Except for the Orion commoners in Hexi, most people in the world only say "Zhongshan wolf", but more than half of them refer to Zhongshan country.At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhongshan set himself the standard of the first-class princes of the "principal country".At that time, Wei, Zhao, and Han were still "hous", and only the old princes Yan, Qi, and Qin were "princes".The Zhongshan Kingdom not only proclaimed the public, but also learned the posthumous method of the Central Plains, and the posthumous titles of several generations of monarchs were Wen Gong, Wu Gong, Huan Gong, and Cheng Gong.At this time, the monarch is in his prime, and his name is Dong.Di Qin led five thousand cavalry, invaded and plundered the border of Zhao State, unexpectedly won a great victory, and took away a city and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep!Just at the moment when the news came that the Song Dynasty was proclaiming the king, he immediately summoned all the ministers and announced excitedly: "From now on, Zhongshan is the kingdom, and I am the king!" Long live the voice of praise.Dong was also very clever, and immediately rewarded him generously: Prime Minister, Shangqing, Shang Dafu, Shang General, etc., everything that one expects to find.The prime minister immediately proposed: "Zhongshan is the king, and the world's major events should be announced to all countries, so that the princes recognize it!" Thinking that it is reasonable, he immediately sent 30 Kuaima special envoys to set off in the starry night. Know.King Qi Wei received the special envoy of Zhongshan, and when he read the "Book of Kings", he burst into laughter: "You are also a wolf of Zhongshan, and if you succeed, you will be rampant." The special envoy of Zhongshan was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to deal with it.Soon, the saying "Ye Ye Zhongshan wolf, if he succeeds, he will be rampant" spread, and all the countries laughed at it and praised it in amazement.Only Zhao Guojun and his ministers were so angry that they gritted their teeth and stomped their feet, wishing they could swallow this Zhongshan wolf in one gulp!But the country of Yan behind is always an enemy of the country of Zhao, and from time to time creates harassment behind the scenes.Zhao State wanted to destroy Zhongshan State, but he was afraid that Yan State, the "old oriole", would be behind him, so he had to endure it.The Zhongshan Kingdom of the Song Dynasty became the king, but the major countries did not take it seriously.In terms of strength, if it weren't for the conflicts and entanglements between the great powers to compete with each other, anyone could destroy these two kingdoms within three days.But there was a small Warring States who couldn't hold back anymore, and immediately announced that he was king!

This is how Korea is king. Although South Korea is the smallest among the Seven Great Powers, it is known as "Strong Korea".The reason for this reputation is that Yiyang in South Korea is a famous iron mountain in the world, and South Korea’s iron weapon manufacturing industry has always been popular with other countries;Even so, South Korea has been in a state of being bullied for a hundred years since its founding.Qin State, Wei State, Zhao State, Qi State, and Chu State all defeated South Korea and won the city land of South Korea.In the early years of Han Zhaohou, even the second-rate Song State dared to attack South Korea, and even captured South Korea's Huangchi City.In the entire early history of South Korea, Han destroyed the country and expanded the land the least. If a civil strife hadn't wiped out the dying Zheng State and moved the capital to Xinzheng, South Korea might not even have the qualifications to be among the Seven Great Powers.It is precisely because of this long-term bullying that Han Zhaohou and Shen Buhui implemented reforms, reformed the military system, and established a new army in South Korea 30 years ago.This period of history has become the eternal pride of South Korea.It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. When Han Zhaohou was ambitiously preparing to become king, Wei Guo aggressively attacked Han. Both Han Zhaohou and Shen Buhui died tragically in the bloody battle of Wei Guo attacking Han.In order to stabilize the political situation, South Korea's new king partially restored the old aristocratic system, and the new law was greatly discounted.South Korea's pride and honor disappeared like water, and it became weak again, becoming the last of the top seven. These ups and downs made the upper class in South Korea feel ashamed and annoyed.The new emperor Han Lian, who was deeply troubled by his father's failure to be called king, and felt humiliated by the fact that he could only be called "Hou", unexpectedly had a strange idea and ordered his courtiers to call him "Weihou"—— —If you can’t be a king, you have to be a powerful prince!During the entire Warring States period, Han Lian was probably the only one who pretended to be in office.When the news that Song State became king and Zhongshan State became king came one after another, Han Lian and the ministers finally couldn't bear it anymore. They hit it off at the court meeting and immediately announced that they were kings!South Korea became king, which brought new disturbances to the Warring States Period.This time, the countries were really surprised, and there was a moment of silence.Prior to this, the top seven of the Warring States had already had three kingdoms - Chu, Wei and Qi.The Xiangwang alliance between Qi Wei and Wei has strongly stimulated the other four powerhouses.At this time, South Korea suddenly declared the king, which can be said to have caused a big upset among the remaining semi-finals.In terms of strength, Qin State is the most important king at present; in terms of qualifications, Yan State is the most important king; in terms of military strength, Zhao State is the most important king.But none of these three powerhouses declared themselves kings, and South Korea, the weakest, took the lead in becoming kings! The astonished silence of the nations was broken. Wei Guo quickly put forward the motion of "Five Kingdoms Xiangwang", which once again set off a huge wave of proclaiming the king and Xiangwang!This is the plan of Hui Shi, Prime Minister of Wei Guo.Hui Shi is a well-known master in Jixia Academy. More than ten years ago, he worked as a doctor in Wei State for a while, and left because he felt that he had not been reused.Three years ago, he was solemnly recommended to King Wei Hui by the Daliang "Si Tu Party" and Mencius, and became the prime minister of Wei Guo again.In terms of learning, Hui Shi is neither a strategist nor a legalist, but a "famous scholar" who specializes in debate.This master, with the purpose of exploring the relationship between "name" and "reality" among all things, is originally the school of thought that is farthest from governing the country.But there are many strange things in the world.Hui Shi, who specializes in names and facts and loves debate, happens to be a person who loves to participate in politics and is keen to be an official.Contrary to his fellow disciple Zhuang Zhou, he traveled all over the world to seek official positions all the year round, and his tenacity was comparable to that of Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism.So the orangutans cherished each other, and Mencius strongly recommended Hui Shi to be Minister of Wei under the situation that he had no hope of ruling.Hui Shi was ambitious when he first became a government official, and he wanted to make a few amazing achievements to impress the world.In terms of ability and expertise, Hui Shi didn't understand military affairs and reform methods, so it was difficult to gain a foothold in an old and powerful country like Wei.But by chance, the Wei State at this time had no intention of reform and was unable to fight in the military. The disheartened King Hui Hui of Wei just wanted to make some amazing moves in the mediation of the great powers, so as to maintain the aura of the old hegemony of the Wei State.This plot coincides with Hui Shi's plot for his career direction!As a result, Hui Shi became very popular in the state of Wei. When South Korea becomes king, Huishi suddenly sees that the hope of success is radiating brilliant brilliance from the gap between the great powers!Hui Shi's thinking has always been different from ordinary people, otherwise he would not be able to come up with astonishing conclusions such as "a white horse is not a horse".He said to King Wei Hui: "Although the king has a name, it is actually the status of a state. When a country is called a king, it is actually declaring that it is ordered by heaven and is not subject to any other kingdom. The king of Qi and Wei has caused a wave of countries calling themselves kings. It is enough to see the power of the name. Now that South Korea is the king, how do you know that Qin Zhaoyan will not be the king immediately? Instead of claiming the king by themselves, it is better for my Great Wei to initiate the "king of all countries", which actually makes all the kings headed by our king, so It can also revive Wei's hegemony!" "The kings of all countries? Will you also give Qin a king?" King Wei Hui was very excited, but his teeth were always itchy when he was with Qin. "You don't need Qin." Hui Shi's original plan included Qin.Since the state of Qin cannot be stopped, it is better to openly recognize the status of the kingdom of Qin. In this way, it will not only make Qin and Shandong fiercely fight, but also enable Wei to actually have the status of the leader of the world "given the title of King Qin".But when he saw that King Hui of Wei had a heart for Qin, he immediately changed his mind - in Wei, the old king's likes and dislikes could never be violated, otherwise nothing would be possible.While thinking about it, his new plan came out smoothly: "It is feasible for the kings of the five kingdoms: Wei, Han, Zhaoyan, plus Song. In this way, Qin can be isolated so that it cannot go east." "Good idea!" Wei Huiwang slapped the table and laughed: "It's just that Song Jie is notorious and can't take it. Besides, if Song Jie is recognized as the throne, he can't be destroyed in three to five years, right?" "That is The Prime Minister of the Four Kingdoms is now. That’s fine.” "No, Prime Minister of the Five Kingdoms, plus Zhongshan!" "Ah... well, well, well!" Hui Shi was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, but he closed it abruptly and let out a series of applause. He really couldn't think of how to praise this incredible king's order.He instinctively felt that letting Zhongshan Kingdom join the ranks of Xiangwang would completely turn this alliance of Xiangwang into a trifling matter. "Huizi doesn't know." Wei Huiwang never called Huishi's "Prime Minister" official title, but only called "Huizi". Join. Do you understand?" "Ahhhhh—I understand, my king!" Hui Shi was astonished and said "ah" several times, and finally "understood", and added a solid praise.Finally, the special envoy of the alliance of the prime ministers of the five countries was dispatched.But in less than half a month, shocking news came: Zhao Yanhan and the Three Kingdoms refused to join the Prime Minister Alliance!Zhao Suhou and Yan Wengong even scolded Wei Huiwang "just like Zhongshan wolf!".Although King Han Xuanhui didn't break his mouth, he tore up the letter of credence in a gloomy manner on the spot.A dream of alliance hegemony of the "Prince of the Five Kingdoms" was easily shattered.Wei Guo not only failed to win back the halo of the old tyrant, but instead aroused the strong resentment of the three kingdoms of Zhao, Yan and Han, and also greatly dissatisfied the two old kingdoms of Qi and Chu.King Qi Wei angrily reprimanded King Wei Hui for "shamelessly breaking the promise", and regarded Wei Guo's self-initiated "Five Kingdom Prime Minister" as a challenge to Qi State's new hegemony, and immediately raised the banner of opposing Zhongshan State's claiming kingship, and launched a war against Yan and Zhao. The book abroad said: "It is a shame to be king with Zhongshan wolf! I am willing to join forces with the two countries to destroy this dynasty!" Zhao Suhou did not attack Zhongshan, but immediately sent troops south to attack Huangcheng in Wei State. Yan Guo in the north suddenly broke his face and immediately attacked Zhao Guo from behind. Zhao Guo was in a hurry, and hurriedly withdrew his troops from Wei State, and fought with Yan State. The Zhongshan Kingdom had recently become king, and was happy to add fuel to the fighting between the great powers, so they sent troops to attack the Yan Kingdom without hesitation.The Yan State was attacked on both sides. Not only was Zhongshan seized three cities, but it was also defeated by the Zhao State. South Korea has always been resentful towards the two "Three Jin brothers" of Wei and Zhao. Seeing that Wei was in entanglement, they immediately seized two small cities in the southwest of Wei, and took two cities of Song on the way back to the army.King Han Xuanhui felt ashamed and ordered the whole country to celebrate. As a result, the countries of the Central Plains suddenly fell into an unprecedented melee: the newly proclaimed king of Song State took advantage of the chaos to suddenly attack Teng State, and wiped out Teng State with only three cities in one fell swoop; Destroyed the country of Xue, which had only five cities nearby!In addition to Lu State, Song State swallowed up the two small countries in the backyard of Qi State in one go, and suddenly swelled up!Song Yan announced: We will take advantage of the situation and go south to destroy Chu and become the emperor of Yin and Shang!The state of Chu couldn't bear it, and immediately sent troops to attack the state of Song, not wanting to lose to the state of Song on the north bank of the Huai River.King Wei of Chu was furious, thinking that Wei Guo was supporting Song Jie behind his back, and vowed to fight Wei Guo! The uproar of proclaiming kings and prime ministers, and the noisy attacks on each other, the Central Plains fell into the first chaos in the middle of the Warring States Period.Such a chaotic situation was caused by the "Prince of the Five Kingdoms", so angry that King Wei Hui swallowed a fly, and suddenly alienated Hui Shi.It wasn't until three years later that Su and Qin merged, and Wei Guo brought up the "President of the Five Kingdoms" again, and the incident was smoothed out under the auspices of Su Qin. At this time, only the powerful Qin State did not form an alliance with any state, and was free from the chaos of the Central Plains.But taking advantage of the chaotic situation, they fought a few battles quietly and solidly, forming an unprecedented deterrent to the six Shandong countries! The first battle was the Great War between Qin and Chu. The Chu army was defeated, the whole country was shocked, and the Chu country was forced to move its capital. After the state of Qin succeeded in attacking Fangling of the state of Chu, the government and the people of the state of Chu were terrified and vowed to take back this big granary.King Wei of Chu ordered Tian Ji to lead the victorious army of Chu State, take advantage of the prestige of destroying Yue and go northward to destroy the Qin army in Fangling!Tian Ji is already familiar with the strength of the Chu army, but he is very unfamiliar with the new Qin army.Qin State and Qi State are thousands of miles apart from east to west, and have never fought wars. In the Warring States Period, these two great powers have never fought against each other.But Tian Ji understood that long-distance raids in the mountains can only be carried out with elite soldiers and light armor, and it is impossible for Qin's heavy armored cavalry.Although the Chu army's combat power is poor, there is still a chance of winning with the streamlined 100,000 Chu army against 30,000 to 20,000 Qin army.As a general, if he can break the invincible prestige of Qin's new army, it will be Tian Ji's greatest prestige.Before the army moved, Tian Ji sent hundreds of ranger scouts to spy on the Qin army secretly.Soon the scouts reported that the Qin army's surprise attack force was only more than 20,000, and they had not withdrawn after occupying Fangling.Tian Ji immediately divided his troops into two routes and went northward: on the east route, Zi Lan, the former army leader, led 40,000 cavalry, secretly marched northwestward along the Hanshui Valley, and set up an ambush in the Danshui Mountains, blocking the north retreat route of the Qin army; The reorganized 60,000 cavalry marched across Yunmengze and out of Yingdu on a large boat, and forced Fangling to fight the Qin army head-on! In any case, this is a comprehensive decisive battle strategy. King Wei of Chu believed that the battle was "safe, the Chu army will win!" Yingdu even prepared the edict to go north to destroy Qin, and just waited for Fangling's victory to announce to the world, and sent his troops to Guanhe!However, when Tian Ji's army arrived at Fangling Mountain, the 20,000 Qin army disappeared like ghosts! When Tian Ji was still in doubt, Tan Ma urgently reported: The Qin army attacked Yingdu by surprise, and the royal city was in jeopardy! Tian Ji returned to his teacher in the starry night, but was suddenly ambushed in Yiling Canyon.Fifty thousand infantry and cavalry soldiers fought bloody day and night in the steep valley, but only a few thousand horses escaped in the end!Ten days later, there was also a defeat on the east road: Zilan's army was cut off by a Qin army from Wuguan, and only Zilan fled back with 3,000 remnants!King Wei of Chu was furious and ordered Tian Ji to be arrested and come to Yingdu for interrogation.But when the king ordered the special envoy to intercept the fleeing soldiers, Tian Ji was no longer in the army!When the news came out, the state of Chu panicked—the Fangling barrier was lost, the main force of the army was wiped out, and the only commander who could rely on escaped mysteriously. Yingdu was completely exposed to the deterrence of the Fangling Qin army.Gathering business in a hurry, King Chu Wei and all the royal ministers entered Yunmengze by boat overnight to take refuge!There is a large-scale navy, which is the only place where Chu State is stronger than Qin State, otherwise it will be really a disaster.Three months later, in order to avoid the sharp edge of the Qin army, the state of Chu moved its capital to Shouchun, east of Yunmengze, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, but the name of the capital is still Yingdu. In the second battle, capture Yiyang, South Korea, and win Tieshan, South Korea! After Sima Cuo's army defeated the army of Chu State and was forced to move the capital of Chu State, the government and the people of Qin State were greatly excited.Sima Cuo had a clearer understanding of the combat power of the countries in Shandong, and wrote a letter to Ying Si when he returned to the north: he went out of Wuguan and captured South Korea's Yiyang Tieshan!Ying Si immediately summoned his uncle Ying Qian to discuss with Chi Liji, and the three of them no longer had any doubts about Sima Cuo's ability to use troops, so they immediately wrote back and agreed to seize Yiyang!At the same time, it was agreed that Chi Liji would lead 10,000 iron cavalry from Lantian, and go east to support them. Yiyang is located more than a hundred miles east of Hangu Pass and only tens of miles away from Luoyang in the northeast. It is the throat fortress of the mountains in the upper reaches of Luoshui.Because this mountain has the richest iron ore in the world, South Korea specially set up Yiyang Township to guard Yiyang Iron Mountain.In the past hundred years, South Korea has fought with almost all major countries, including second-rate countries such as Song, in order to fight for Yiyang. In any case, it always wins more than loses, ensuring that Yiyang is not lost.South Korea once trained 100,000 new troops during the Shen Buhui Reform, but they almost wiped out all of them in the bloody battle against Wei Xinzheng. Fortunately, the rest were 20,000 cavalry stationed in Yiyang.After that bloody battle, more than 100,000 Xinzheng people were killed and injured, and South Korea's wealth was almost exhausted, and its vitality was severely damaged, and it was impossible to expand the new army.The re-recruited 50,000 soldiers also lacked sophisticated weapons and sufficient food and grass, and their rigorous training was naturally greatly reduced.Only the 20,000 cavalry stationed in Yiyang were the Jinhan Iron Cavalry back then, and they could be called the real elite troops.South Korea succeeded in attacking Song and Wei successively, relying on the main force of this iron cavalry.At the time when all the ministers were celebrating in the city, King Xuanhui of Han suddenly heard the alarm—Qin attacked Yiyang, and the fierce battle was in full swing! "Bang!" With a loud noise, King Han Xuanhui's bronze jue fell on the cauldron, and the soup splashed everywhere. The 50,000-step cavalry defending Xinzheng immediately rushed to Yiyang for rescue.Three days and three nights later, the exhausted Han army crossed the Yishui River and saw the Yiyang City Tower on the north bank of the Luoshui River.General Han ordered the whole army to bury the pot and make food, and after the meal, they fought fiercely against the Qin army.But as soon as the cooking smoke rose, a wave of broken cavalry rushed over, and the knights on the horses were covered in blood, which made the soldiers of the Han army tremble with fear.In a few words, you know that the Qin army has captured Yiyang, and the 20,000 elite cavalry in South Korea have been wiped out! The cavalrymen who escaped said: In the middle of the night when the moon was dark and the wind was high, the infantry of the Qin Army suddenly appeared at the foot of Yiyang City and attacked with all their strength during the night. When it was dawn, the guard of the Han army knew that the Qin army was all infantry, so he led the iron cavalry in the city to kill the Qin army in one fell swoop.Unexpectedly, the Qin army did not retreat at all, but instead formed an infantry circle to fight.The Yiyang cavalry was angered by the arrogance of the Qin army, and vowed to compete with the Qin army infantry.Fighting fiercely against the sun, the Han army was unable to shake the large formation of the Qin army's infantry, but instead killed or injured 2,000 troops.At this time, the sky was approaching dusk, and a catastrophe came, and the iron cavalry of the Qin Army brigade miraculously came out from all over the mountains and plains.The Yiyang iron cavalry in South Korea fell into a double attack like this, and the entire army was wiped out in two hours!It's just that for some reason, the Qin army didn't pursue the South Korean reinforcements? "That's really scary..." The wounded soldier was still in shock: "Black people, iron horses, sharp horns, and shiny long swords, we were cut into pieces by them before we recovered." The news came, South Korea The ruling and opposition parties all took a breath!You must know that the Korean iron cavalry trained by Shen Buhai is also a powerful force in the world. The big countries of Wei, Zhao, Qi, Chu and Yan are all afraid of three points, but now they are all wiped out by the Qin army overnight. people timid? In the third battle, seize the Xiaoshan area occupied by Wei State and fully control Xiaoshan! For the early planning of the Qin War, Sima Cuo always made a fuss on a strong foundation.Fangling in Chu State is a granary, and Yiyang in South Korea is an iron mountain.Immediately afterwards, Sima Cuo saw the move to capture Xiaoshan.Xiaoshan is a fortress mountain that has a lot to do with Qin, Wei, Zhou, Han, and Chu.Judging from its location, it is located in the south of the east bend of the Yellow River, connecting with the Taolin Highland to form a vast mountain plain, extending westward to the Huashan area, wedged southward into the upper reaches of the Danshui River in the northern part of Chu State, and facing eastwards, it is condescending. Looking at the Sanchuan area from a bird's eye view, it is only a hundred miles away from Luoyang, and the cavalry can approach the city in two hours.There are three throat fortresses in the Xiaoshan area - Hangu Pass in the east, Wuguan in the south, and Taolinsai in the west.For these five countries, Xiaoshan has the meaning of "gateway".Whoever occupies Xiaoshan will truly control his own country. For a long time, Xiaoshan, like the Hexi area, has been an "enclave" occupied by the Wei State.After Shang Yang regained Hexi, he only took back the western area of ​​Xiaoshan including Hangu Pass, and most of Xiaoshan was still in a state of division and see-saw.Chu State occupied the south of Xiaoshan Mountain, and Wei State controlled the southeast of Xiaoshan Mountain.That is to say, Wuguan of Qin State is directly in the sphere of influence of Chu and Wei, and the eastern foothills outside Hangu Pass are also in the hands of Wei, and all the deterrent areas of Xiaoshan are not completely controlled by Qin.From the perspective of fighting for hegemony in the east, as long as Xiaoshan is divided, the blockade of the eastern part of Qin State has not been completely opened, and Hangu Pass cannot be driven eastward for a long time. Occupying all of Xiaoshan is to open the doors of the six kingdoms of Shandong, while Qin's defensive fortress is stronger.In the southeast of Mount Xiaoshan, Wei Guo stationed 50,000 defenders, one of which was stationed in the upper reaches of the Luoshui River Valley behind Wuguan, and the other was stationed in the Sanmen Grand Canyon on the south bank of the river outside Hangu Pass.The Luoshui River Valley is dominated by infantry, and the Grand Canyon is dominated by cavalry.Although the state of Wei has declined, it is still a first-class powerful and rich country, and the Wei army is still one of the few powerful armies in the world.The "Wei Wuzu" who trained harshly and dared to fight tough battles was even more prestigious.However, after the Battle of Guiling, the Battle of Maling, and the Battle of Hexi in Qin and Wei Dynasties, the elite main force of the Wei State has basically been wiped out, and the remaining garrisons at each pass are all defensive divisions, with only second-rate combat power.After Pang Juan's death, the military power of Wei State was in charge of Prince Wei Si, and there was no more general.Wei Sizhi was a talented man, and he regarded himself as a "famous general". After he took over the military power, he conscripted twice and expanded the total number of Wei's troops to 300,000.For the Qin State, this is the first direct challenge of the new monarch and minister to the powerful country of the Central Plains, and it can also be said to be a kind of temptation.What is the current strength of Wei State?Can it form a new blockade against Qin?All will be decided in the battle of Xiaoshan.After all, the state of Wei is not the state of Chu, let alone South Korea. After Sima Cuo put forward the plan to seize Xiaoshan, Ying Si immediately led the light cavalry to come east secretly.Two days later, in the middle of the night, Ying Si entered Yiyang and met with Sima Cuo and Qi Liji. The three monarchs and ministers secretly planned for three days, and it was decided that Sima Cuo would command the battle of Xiaoshan, and Qi Liji would take over the backup. Si sits in Xianyang to make contingency preparations in case of failure.After ten days, it is the beginning of the month.The night was dark and the wind was high. Wuguan at the southern foot of Xiaoshan sent out a group of infantry with no flags and drums. They marched lightly and rushed straight to the Luoshui River Valley.At dawn, Wei Jun was sleeping soundly, when he suddenly heard the sound of drums like thunder and horns, and the black shadows all over the mountains and plains pressed down like a tide!The Wei army was in panic, trampled on each other, and was defeated.Two hours later, when the sky was bright, thousands of Wei soldiers fought their way out of the siege and fled eastward along the Luoshui River Valley.After walking for a few miles, an ambush from the Qin army rushed out, forcibly blocking the remnants of the Wei army in the valley.At noon, the southeast of Xiaoshan Mountain returned to calm.The infantry of the Qin army assembled quickly, and immediately went northward after a full meal, and moved secretly outside Hangu Pass. 三门大峡谷的黑夜一片静谧，惟有大河涛声隐隐可闻。魏军骑兵操演了一天阵法，早已经酣然入梦，连谷口的游骑步哨都不再游动，聚在山坳里燃起篝火避风取暖，不消片刻，也都呼呼大睡了。魏军也是太大意了：这里虽是山地峡谷，但却是关外，历来是魏国的本土；西南是洛阳，东南是新郑，都是毫无威胁的鱼腩弱邦；西边是函谷关，秦军只有一万步骑驻防，岂敢寻衅三万铁骑？东边距重兵驻守的大梁不过一日路程，大军随时可到。对于风驰电掣的骑兵来说，这里简直就是平安谷。况且太子亲统大军，正要重振魏国雄风，哪里还有人敢在这里与魏国打仗？突然，却闻战鼓如雷杀声震天，火把如同白昼！黑色骑兵竟神奇的从峡谷深处铺天盖地的杀了出来。魏军营寨立即大乱，人喊马嘶，争相逃窜。统兵大将从睡梦中惊醒，慌忙上马发令，几经弹压，杀掉了几十名惊慌逃窜者，主力才稍见聚拢。大将下令，向峡谷外突围，在平原上与秦军决战！魏军便潮水般冲向谷口，忒煞作怪，谷口竟一无秦军，畅通无阻。“啊——！秦军主力——！”前行骑士几乎是尖叫起来。 漆黑的原野上出现了广阔的火把海洋，横宽无边，正正的堵在魏军骑兵面前——铁马面具，黑色森林，清一色的阔身长剑，正是秦国的铁骑主力！ “杀——！杀出去——！”情知生死在即，魏军大将怒吼着发出了死战命令。魏国的红色骑兵高举着长剑，冲向了无边的火把海洋。“哗——”火把海洋的中央地带却退潮般迅速缩回，两翼伸向无边的夜色之中，将冲锋的红色集团倏忽围困在火把海洋之中。大河南岸的原野上，弥漫出惊心动魄的无边喊杀。 深秋的太阳升起时，原野上沉寂下来，层层叠叠的红色尸体从山外平川一直绵延到大峡谷深处。秦军迅速清理了峡谷，修筑起新的营寨。日落时分，大峡谷口已经树起了一面黑色的“秦”字大纛旗。 消息传到大梁，太子魏嗣暴跳如雷，立即就要出动大军复仇！ “嗣儿，稍安毋躁。”已经两鬓班白的魏惠王深深的叹了口气：“如今大乱之势，猎犬捕兔而虎狼在后的事儿还少么？你没打过大仗，万一有差，大魏基业何人承继？” 太子魏嗣顿时泄了气，大骂秦国一通“蛮夷虎狼”了事。 此战虽然规模不大，但却打出了秦国的威风——一举控制了崤山全部，一脚踏出了函谷关，迫使赫赫魏国忍气吞声，洛阳周室、韩国新郑、楚国郢都尽皆噤若寒蝉，齐赵燕三大国也假装不知道似的默不作声。秦国的威慑力首次覆盖了大河南岸，一股凛冽的寒气开始弥漫中原。但是，事情并没有就此终止。 一鼓作气，秦国打了第四仗——东出汾水，夺取晋阳！ 商鞅收复河西，秦国在黄河东岸仅仅占领了离石要塞，在河东地带扎了一个小小的钉子。对赵国、中山国、燕国几乎没有任何威慑力。而这三个国家，都是秦国恨得牙痒，而又长期被魏国牵制得无法动手的国家。中山狼对河西的灾难，已经使秦国朝野切齿。赵国屡次策动秦国西部后院的戎狄叛乱，又屡次参与瓜分秦国，几乎与魏国不差上下。燕国则历来以老牌贵族自居，蔑视秦国，不屑为伍，多次拒绝了秦国在困窘时期的修好请求。秦孝公视为国耻者，即六国“不屑与我会盟”。这种仇恨，秦国朝野是不可能忘记的。如今情势大转，秦国的后续目标便立即瞄准了河东，要在这里立下一个根基。“夺取晋阳！这里是河东腹心。”这次是樗里疾的主意。 “有理。”嬴虔立刻赞同。他青年时期长年在西北作战，对西部戎狄与河东燕赵一带特别熟悉：“晋阳不大，却是兵家形胜之地。东南直接压迫邯郸，东北威慑中山，北面对燕国的雁门塞与代地可成攻势。一石三鸟，好棋！”“国尉之见呢？”嬴驷特别的看重司马错的判断。 “臣以为有理。”司马错虑事细密，沉吟道：“只是，攻取晋阳，须得劳动太傅一场。”“但凭国尉差遣！”嬴虔大是兴奋，他已经二十多年没有上过战场了。 “好！夺取晋阳仍由国尉统一号令，太傅与上大夫襄助。”嬴驷断然定板。月余之后的一个深夜，一支商旅马队秘密出了咸阳北阪星夜北上。这是嬴虔率领的一支由公室弟子组成的特殊马队。嬴秦部族曾经长期在西部半农半牧，立国成为诸侯之前，两支较大的支脉曾经进入阴山草原，又从阴山南下，进入汾水流域燕赵之地的河谷草地，在那里定居下来。秦人立国后长期动荡不宁，这两支部族也很深的溶入了燕赵民众，大部改姓了赵，便没有再迁徙回归，但却与老秦部族始终保持着各种联系，以致秦人中流传着“秦赵同族同宗”的说法。这支“赵人”的一支便定居在晋阳，是晋阳地带极为重要的一支力量。嬴虔的公室马队，就是要策动这支“赵人”认祖归宗，做秦军的接应力量，事后重新回归秦国。 半个月后，司马错接到秘密消息：嬴虔大获成功，“赵人”已经做好了接应准备！司马错这时已经移帐离石要塞，闻讯立即下令：河西三万铁骑兼程北上，绕到晋阳北面（背后）待命！同时，司马错亲自率领八千轻装步兵，从汾水河谷秘密北进，堵住晋阳正面，以防赵国骑兵增援。 旬日之后，嬴虔率领的“赵人”勇士与秦军三万铁骑同时发动内外夹击！一夜之间，晋阳的一万赵军全部被歼。赵肃侯接报大惊，立即派出五万骑兵挽救晋阳，眼看晋阳遥遥在望，不想却被司马错的步兵堵在汾水西岸的龙山峡谷，激战竞日，竟是无法越过。次日，秦军三万铁骑杀到，与赵军骑兵展开了激烈厮杀。也是半日工夫，赵军损失大半，仅余万余骑突围逃走。晋阳一鼓而下，燕、赵、中山无不惊恐！ 颇有气焰的中山国竟首先发出修好和约，主动将临近晋阳的三个隘口割让给了秦国。燕国百余年从来没打过大仗，面对秦军威势更是不敢贸然，只好以“秦虽无礼，却也未侵掠我邦”为自慰，宣告作罢。赵国倒是真想打一场，但自觉凭一国之力不足以取胜，须联合齐、楚、魏其中的一个大国方能出兵。可几经联络，三大国竟是各有搪塞，硬是没有一个愿意结盟出兵。齐国是唯一没有与秦国直接冲突的大国，也是现下唯一可与秦国抗衡的大国。可是，齐国非但不想联兵攻秦，反乐得看到与秦接壤的各国手忙脚乱，以便从中渔利。心念及此，一股凉气顿时涌上赵肃侯脊梁。他恨透了这些无义邦国，更恨透了秦国。“秦国蛮夷，虎狼之邦！”赵肃侯狠狠的大骂了一声。 这句咒骂迅速传开，“虎狼”立即成为秦国的代名。山东列国的口语中便渐渐衍生出“虎狼之邦”、“虎狼之国”、“秦为虎狼”、“虎狼秦”、“秦虎狼”等等等等关于秦国的骂词。骂归骂，山东六国却终是无可奈何。骂了一段，中原战国便又恢复了相互攻伐的乱象。 三年之间，大大小小打了四十余仗，没有稳定的同盟，甚至没有临时的合作，只有混战而没有目标。只有秦国似乎游离于中原乱象之外，冷冷的窥视着一切可利用的裂痕与时机，随时准备闪电般的出击！ 中原列国之间充满了仇恨与猜忌，更对“虎狼秦国”神出鬼没的袭击战恐惧不已，生怕这“虎狼”之灾突然降临到自己头上。于是，各国便纷纷在国界修筑长城，将自己圈得森严壁垒。非但齐魏燕赵楚韩六大战国开始修筑边境长城，连中山国、宋国也动手修筑长城了。“洪水猛兽，莫如虎狼之秦！”这句咒骂永远的挂在了中原人嘴上。