In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

The servant came out of the inner room and returned to the main hall of the Yan Palace, only to find that Xia Yu, Yang Zhisun, Qi Xun, Wu Bao, Sun You, Qin Kai, Gongzi Qi, and eunuch Qiao were still in the hall, but the soldiers had already disappeared. He was sent away, a hundred steps away from the hall, and there was a huge map in the hall, and the servant glanced at it, but saw that it was a map of the princes of the world in great detail.

Along the way, he naturally heard Gu Zhu Cun'a talk about Xia Yu's verbal battle against the heroes on the Jin Qitai, and he also heard Xia Yu's "Four Seas Returning to One Picture" that shocked the princes. Seeing this map of the world's mountains and rivers in the palace, I understand why everyone, including those princes who are usually in high positions and hold the power of the world, was shocked when they entered Qitai that day.

Because when such a huge and detailed map is in front of you, it seems that the whole world has been trampled under your feet.

Seeing the convincing people step into the hall, Xia Yu still looked down at the huge map and said, "I sent those soldiers a hundred steps away to guard them. I was bored waiting, so I found something to do. Once you’ve painted it once, it won’t take much time to do it again.”

Furen looked at the map, and quietly paced around the map to check it, without saying a word.

Xia Yu pointed out hundreds of miles away from Jidu of Yan Kingdom, and said, "I guess Tian Shu is almost here by now."

Convincing people: "There are still some small cities and villages in front of Jidu, and the terrain is not flat. Tian Shu should know that it will be a tough battle to capture Jidu. He will not march so hastily. Armament war."

After Furen's words fell, a scout hurriedly raised the military newspaper and shouted all the way in, saying: "Report!!! Military newspaper!!!"

Sun You rushed forward to receive the military report, looked at it, turned his head and said to him: "As the prince expected, Tian Shu slowed down his marching speed and has set up camp again. Dwarf cities and villages."

Fu Ren and Xia Yu looked at each other without saying a word.

Xia Yu looked at the map, pondered for a moment, then turned to the young master and said, "Where is Zhongshan Country?"

Furen's expression darkened when he heard Xia Yu's words, and he also said, "Have Zhongshan and Qi confirmed to join forces?"

Seeing Furen's expression, Xia Yu already guessed that he mentioned Zhongshan. I am afraid that Furen was thinking of the tragic situation of the people of Yan State on the border between Yan State and Zhongshan being looted. However, Young Master Qi didn't know this, and only thought that Furen was asking about Zhongshan. , then said: "A month ago, Nei Zuo went to Jin to welcome the crown prince back, and Guo Chu also immediately sent envoys to Zhongshan, intending to stabilize Zhongshan when Qi's army went north. Although Zhongshan did not give a clear answer, but privately Here, Gongsun Qi, the chief minister of Zhongshan, once promised that Zhongshan would not get involved, at least not when the outcome of Yan and Qi is still in the balance."

When Young Master Qi said this, his expression was slightly relaxed. After all, the situation in Yan State is critical at this time. It would be good to have one less enemy or one less opponent who would fall into trouble and take advantage of others' danger, but these words did not convince people. His expression became relaxed, which made his expression even more gloomy.

At this time, Xia Yu ignored Furen's gloomy expression, and said directly: "Even if Zhongshan doesn't move, we can't win."

Sun You raised his eyebrows when he heard Xia Yu's words, and a look of anger flashed across his eyes, but then, as if thinking of something, Sun You's expression dimmed slightly, and his anger subsided slightly.

Sun You, who was always violent, didn't speak, but Qin Kai, who used to be gentle, couldn't help but sneered and said, "Neizuo is too pretentious, and others will destroy his prestige. Or is it because Tian Shu is in charge of the army? Nezuo, do you feel that the Qi army is particularly strong?"

Qin Kai's words were a little bitter, Xia Yu's eyes became sharper for a moment, and he glanced at Qin Kai, but before he could speak, Furen already spoke, saying: "You all go back first, Ayu stay Down."

Furen opened his mouth, and Furen's face was serious and gloomy at this time, naturally no one dared to disobey at this time, everyone saluted and exited the hall one by one, leaving Furen and Xia Yu alone.

Looking down at the map, Fu Ren seemed to be lost in his thoughts while pacing, and said, "There are some things that don't need to be explained too clearly."

At this time, Xia Yu was half-kneeling on the map, stroking the vicinity of Jidu with her fingers, and said, "They will know sooner or later."

Convincing humanity: "Yes, but it's better to be late than early. The morale of the middle-level officers is all to maintain the morale of the soldiers in the army. If the morale of these officers is lost, the morale of the entire army will also be lost."

Xia Yu understood the meaning of the convincing words, and said, "Are you afraid that Sun You and Qin Kai won't be able to hold on?"

Convincing humanity: "In the previous defeat, many officers in the army died in battle. Both Sun You and Qin Kai were battle-tested men, and it is not impossible for them to be defeated. But this time, they lost all their vigor. There are too many officers and generals who have been killed in successive battles in the past few years, and there is almost no one in the army to use. It is not just them, the entire Yan army is in a downturn. If this continues, I am afraid that the entire Jidu defenders will not be able to hold on, and the soldiers will lose their spirits first."

Xia Yu understood the anxiety in his heart, and said: "This is not the most fatal thing right now, the most fatal thing is food and grass. Seeing that it is almost winter, Yandi will probably be snowing soon, let alone the other things. , more than three months of snow cover the north, food is a terrible thing."

Furen paced back and forth, saying: "After successive battles, the treasury is empty, food and grass have run out, and military support is difficult..." Speaking of what Furen thought of here, he stopped, turned his head and said to Xia Yu, "Didn't you put Have all the food, grass and military equipment in Fangcheng been moved back? How is it?"

Xia Yu shook his head and said: "It's very difficult. Fangcheng produces a lot of food, and Wuyang is the place where armaments are produced. Qi's army is approaching. I will ask Qi Xun to evacuate both Fangcheng and Wuyang. Talking about grain and grass, just talking about armaments, the blast furnace in Wuyang was dismantled, and although the craftsmen are already in Jidu, it is not so easy to build another blast furnace. There are no large mines near Jidu, and there are no raw materials. No matter how skilled the craftsmen are. It’s useless. Besides Fangcheng food and grass, it’s okay to support the army in a short period of time, but who knows how long this battle will last, and besides, there are still 10,000+ people in Jidu.”

As soon as Xia Yu said this, her convincing expression became even more serious. There are many vassal states in this world, and Yan State can only be regarded as a weak state among them. The population of Jidu as the capital is much smaller than those of those powerful states. , For example, Linzi of Qi State does not count the businessmen, and there are tens of thousands of people only counting the local registered permanent residence.

Since the fall of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the princes of the world have fought almost every day. Based on the theory of state warfare at this time, only by capturing the lower capital and capturing the monarch can a country be truly destroyed. In the war of destroying a country, siege warfare is almost inevitable, and In such a siege, many ordinary people were the first to starve to death. After all, the food and grass in the treasury must first ensure the supply of the army.

The country of Yan is a weak country. This weakness does not mean that the country of Yan is small. Strictly speaking, the country of Yan is almost the same as the country of Qi, but the country of Yan is a weak country. This weakness can be said to be "poor" to a certain extent. The population is relatively small. There are few people, and the treasury of the poor country is also poor, and this kind of "poor" is more obvious in the successive wars of attrition: Qi is also fighting successively, but at this time it took out 20 troops and supplies to go north to destroy Yan, it's the same as playing, but the country of Yan is almost exhausted.

Maybe it's because the situation is too dangerous at this time, maybe it's because there are only Furen and Xia Yu left in the palace at this time, Furen, who has always been calm and strong as the main general, allows himself to show a little weakness at this time, and he sits down , Sitting on the picture of the return of the four seas, he said: "If the city is besieged, we will not be able to fight a protracted war. The food, grass, and weapons are not enough to support us."

Furen sat on the ground of the Yan Palace with a slightly tired expression, as if he was thinking about something, and then said: "Do you think the Jin State will really watch the Qi State destroy the Yan State, and then let the Tian family sit on the ground?" Is it almost twice the land of Jin?"

At this moment, a loud voice pierced the silence, and only a scout shouted loudly: "Report!!! Military newspaper!!!"

Furen and Xia Yu looked at each other, and they both got up immediately. Furen calmed down the weakness and fatigue just now, and went out of the hall with Xia Yu. One chapter of the silk script, tremblingly said: "Tens of thousands of Red Di invaded from the north, and bloodbathed the border of our country of Yan."

This military report is like a bolt from the blue. You must know that at this time, the 20 troops of Qi State in the south are approaching step by step and they are about to besiege Jidu. It's not too difficult to deal with, after all, under the leadership of Furen, the Yan army has been fighting against barbarians such as Shan Rong all the year round, but at this time, the situation of Yan State really can't stand another enemy.

Furen's complexion was gloomy, but he was still as thick and firm as before, without any wavering and timidity. On the contrary, Furen's eyes seemed to be brighter, so bright that they were poisonous. Although he didn't say a word, it was faintly intimidating feeling.

And at this moment, Wu Bao hurriedly turned around and whispered a few words beside Xia Yu. Xia Yu heard Wu Bao's whisper, raised his eyebrows, turned his head and said: "Zhao Zhifu is dead."

Furen frowned slightly and looked at Xia Yu, as if to verify the veracity of the news.

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Zhi's father has passed away, and Zhiyao has already decided to take over the ruling position of Jin."

Qin Kai, who was beside Sun You, also frowned slightly, and said: "Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Once Zhao Zhifu is gone, the Tian family who has been in a coma with the Zhao family may lose a little help, but the ruling position of the state of Jin Changes, we must make some political adjustments, I am afraid that we will not be able to deal with Qi."

When Xia Yu heard Qin Kai's words, she shook her head slightly, and said, "I don't think so. Zhiyao is very capable and ambitious. Maybe he won't just sit back and watch Qi become bigger so quickly."

There was a dark color in Furen's eyes, and he murmured: "Jin State, Jin State."