"Yeah, ah!" The Western Zhou Duke was riding on the war horse, his eyes shone, and he looked at the marching army. He couldn't help but feel proud, shaking his head, and enjoying himself endlessly. He actually hummed the slang.

Humphed to the joyful place, narrowing your eyes, and being as happy as a god.

The Western Zhou Duke's fiefdom was only thirty or fifty miles away. If he were in Qin, he would be just a village chief and would not have the chance to take charge of the army of tens of thousands. Now, he not only led a army of ninety thousand to attack Qin, but he also had to respect King Nan of Zhou and hold his hands and give him a sincere advice. It is expected that from now on, he will be the chief minister of the Zhou emperor, and the great task of revitalizing the Zhou family will fall on him, even compared to Duke Zhou who "returned to the king and met the princes" back then, and even had more.

You should know that when Duke Zhou "resisted the King of Cheng and met the princes", the Zhou family was in a strong state, and the situation he faced was much better than the moment. If Duke of the Western Zhou could really restore the Zhou family, then his contribution would not be as good as Duke of Zhou, or even more than that. Duke Zhou became a "saint" for assisting King of Cheng of Zhou and was praised by Confucianism. If Duke of the Western Zhou surpassed Duke of Zhou, then his reputation would be higher than Duke of Zhou.

Not to mention, if he goes further, he will replace King Nan of Zhou and become the emperor. He will be the lord of the Zhou clan. His achievements are even higher than those of King Xuan of Zhou in the Zhongxing Zhou clan, and he can even be comparable to founding monarchs such as Zhou Wenwu and King Wu of Zhou.

Thinking of the wonderful future, the Western Zhou Duke exuded joy and his whole body was almost floating, and his whole body was light.

"This trip to the Western Zhou Dynasty will surely achieve great achievements, restore the Zhou Dynasty, and achieve great achievements." The little prince, who was thoughtful, hurried to make fun of him and looked pleased.

This made the King of Western Zhou Dynasty feel proud, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Haha! Haha!" He laughed reservedly for a few more times, and then he could no longer suppress his joy, laughed loudly, and was extremely happy.

In this way, these 90,000 "king troops" were led by Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty and rushed to Hangu Pass. Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty was anxious and wanted to rush to Hangu Pass immediately, defeat the Qin army and establish extraordinary achievements.

However, this army that was pieced together had not undergone rigorous training, and the speed of the march was a big problem. It was impossible to be fast, so it had to slowly crawl towards Hangu Pass like a snail.

After only three days of marching, I got the news and saw a scout flying horse report: "Report to the Duke of Xizhou, I discovered the Qin army."

"Oh!" When Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited. He hurriedly said, "Take it serious?"

"It's true!" The scout hurriedly affirmed.

"It's great, now it's good, so I won't go to Hangu Pass." The King of Zhou in the west thought that the Qin army was definitely not his opponent. He would definitely defeat the Qin army and make great achievements. When he heard the news of the Qin army's arrival, he was not only not afraid, but he was very happy.

"As long as we defeat the Qin army, we can capture Hangu Pass, and the land in Guanzhong is from the Great Zhou. Well, the land in Guanzhong is from the Great Zhou, but King Ping did not know the nature of the tiger and wolf in Qin back then, so he gave Guanzhong to the Qin tribe, causing this strange disaster." The Western Zhou Duke thought very wonderfully, thinking that he would definitely be able to attack Guanzhong and destroy Qin.

The Qin State was the old place of the Zhou Dynasty. After King You of Zhou was beating the princes, the Western Rong attacked Haojing, attacked Haojing and killed King You of Zhou, and occupied Haojing and refused to leave. In order to restore Haojing, King Ping of Zhou asked for help everywhere, and the great princes of Jin and Qi did not miss him. King Ping of Zhou was desperate and had to travel across mountains and rivers to the Longxi River Valley to meet Duke Xiang of Qin. Duke Xiang of Qin immediately raised an army, entered Guanzhong, fought with the Rong people, defeated the troops of the Western Rong, and recaptured Haojing.

Seeing that the palace of Haojing had been burned by the Rong people, the entire Haojing was ruined, and the palace of Luoyang was intact, he decided to move eastward to Luoyang. Before moving eastward, he granted the former land of the Zhou Dynasty, Qifeng, to the Qin tribe. The Qin tribe thus entered the land of Guanzhong and became a vassal state, and then the Qin state was established. Based on the land of Qifeng, Qin developed step by step, and finally captured the entire land of Guanzhong, thus becoming the strongest Warring States Qin state today.

"Haha!" The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty laughed loudly, his eyes narrowed together. After a long time, he asked, "How many Qin troops are there?"

"Fifty thousand." The Qin army did not take the small Zhou room seriously at all. This time, they went in with great fanfare without any disguise, so that the scouts could find out clearly.

"It's a joke that you dare to rebel against the King's Army only 50,000!" When Duke of Western Zhou heard this, he broke the corner of his mouth and was extremely disdainful.

In his mouth, it seemed as if the 50,000 Qin troops were just ants.

"I have a 100,000 army in my hand, but I still cannot defeat a 50,000 Qin army?" The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty was extremely confident. He raised his eyebrows and waved to a confidant, saying, "You, go and issue a letter of war to the Qin army. The next day we will set up a formation to fight to the death."

"No!" The confidant took the order and left.

"Haha." The Duke of Western Zhou looked at the back of his confidant galloping away, and was extremely happy, and let out another burst of laughter, as if he had defeated the Qin army.

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Let’s talk about Qin Yiren and Sima Geng leading 50,000 Qin troops to advance east as quickly as possible, and soon left Hangu Pass and headed straight for Luoyang.

As the grandson of the king, Qin Yiren did not have to come in person to destroy Zhou this time. The reason why he decided to come in person was because the Zhou family was small but had a great impact. From a military perspective, there was no difficulty in destroying Zhou this time, and the Zhou family would not be able to be destroyed.

However, after all, the Zhou Dynasty was the emperor and the common ruler of the world. It occupied the status and the righteousness. Its influence on the political level was quite great, and Qin Yiren had to come in person.

Furthermore, the Zhou Dynasty is located on the necessary ground for Qin to advance eastward. After destroying the Zhou Dynasty, it still needs to be managed. Only if the governance is done well will it be of great benefit to Qin’s advance eastward and destroying the nations. Otherwise, everything will be in vain.

During the journey, Meng Zhao came to report and said, "Report to the King's Grandson, the Western Zhou Dynasty sent someone to issue a letter of war."

"Letter to War?" A surprise sounded. Qin Yiren, Sima Geng, Huang Shigong, and Wei Liao all opened their mouths wide and were surprised, as if they saw the most amazing thing in the world.

The habit of giving out the war letter was before the Spring and Autumn Period. Before the Spring and Autumn Period, the war sides drove the army to the battlefield, then gave out the war letter, made an appointment for the date of the war, and then set up a formation to fight.

Many times, as soon as the formation is set, the number of troops and chariots of both sides are known, and the disadvantaged side often takes the initiative to admit defeat. The winning side just makes some less excessive demands, and the two sides make a covenant and the war is over.

The victorious side not only does not overestimate the conditions for the ceasefire, but also does not kill. As long as the opponent admits defeat, it will be successful. Therefore, in the wars before the Spring and Autumn Period, they did not focus on killing and were called the "teacher of benevolence and righteousness."

During this period, the priority conditions for victory are determined by the advantage of troops and the number of combat vehicles. The side with the advantage of troops and the more combat vehicles is basically the winning side.

Of course, there are exceptions. The most famous one is the "Battle of Muye". At that time, King Zhou's elite were mainly used in the southeast, attacking Dongyi and managing the current Jiangnan area. King Wu of Zhou seized the opportunity, took advantage of a loophole, and launched an army to attack Zhou. King Zhou's capital Chaoge was empty and there was no elite guard. In desperation, King Zhou armed his slaves and fought with King Wu of Zhou in Muye.

Although King Zhou was nailed to the pillar of shame and was a famous tyrant in ancient China, it was actually a slander from the Zhou Dynasty. The real King Zhou was very good at expanding territory, at least in terms of expanding territory, and King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou. King Zhou was the first emperor in ancient China to lead his army to the coast of the East China Sea. His life was mainly to manage the southeast, which is now Jiangsu, Shandong and Shanghai.

With his success in expanding territory, he captured a large number of prisoners, and most of these prisoners became slaves. It is very likely that a large part of the slaves armed by King Zhou in the Battle of Muye were prisoners of war. Needless to say, these prisoners of war must hate King Zhou, and King Wu of Zhou promised benefits, so it was reasonable that these slaves turned against each other.

In the battle between Muye, Jiang Ziya led three thousand "Tiger Ben" to take the lead and became famous in one battle. The "Tiger Ben's Army" has been famous for its eternity.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, although the two sides still had an appointment to fight, they were still writing letters of war. However, they had already used conspiracies and strategies, and the most famous saying was "Sun Tzu" "The Warrior is the Way". This statement well illustrates the change in the war model.

In the wars of the Spring and Autumn Period, conspiracies and intrigues were already prevalent. Some people have not kept up with the pace of the times and are still using the methods before the Spring and Autumn Period to fight. The most famous one is Duke Xiang of Song.

When Duke Xiang of Song fought against Chu, he ordered the Song army to set up a formation and fight to the death after the Chu country crossed the river. His Sima immediately reminded him that he should take advantage of the opportunity of the Chu army crossing the river and attack him halfway. Duke Xiang of Song did not accept it, but also scolded Sima.

Until the Chu army completed crossing the river and began to line up, Sima once again reminded Duke Xiang of Song that he should take advantage of the opportunity of the Chu army's unstable foothold to attack decisively. This time, Duke Xiang of Song was angry, vomited Sima's saliva on his face, cursed Sima's embarrassment, saying that he was a benevolent and righteous army, how could he do such an unjust thing?

In the end, the result of this battle was self-evident. Song Xiang was defeated and he was seriously injured. Not long after, he died of no treatment.

Duke Xiang of Song was a typical example of conservative and conservative person who did not keep up with the pace of the times. In the wars of the Spring and Autumn Period, conspiracies and tricks were prevalent, and he was still fighting with the methods before the Spring and Autumn Period, and he would not be defeated.

The fact that Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty ordered people to come and write a letter of war was even more terrifying than Duke Xiang of Song Dynasty's ancient and conservative period. Because this was the Warring States Period, war was no longer about "victory but not killing", but about killing, killing blood flowed into a river and corpses piled up like mountains.

As for the letter of war, who is using the nonsense of arbitration for the war period? There has never been any statement about the letter of war in the seven major warring countries. They will fight as they are insidious and kill as much as they kill.

"Uh!" Qin Yiren's feeling was as dreamy as seeing an old sow climbing a tree, very unreal.

"Call him." Qin Yiren thought about it and was quite curious. The story of the war letters before the Spring and Autumn Period was already history. The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty was still using it. It was rare to have an opportunity and should be seen.

Meng Zhao took the order and left. Not long after, he came with his confidants from the Western Zhou Dynasty.

This confidant held his head high and his chest straightened up. He was arrogant. He really had a slave of his master. The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty was arrogant, and his confidant was also so virtuous.

"Qin Yiren, listen: The King of Great Zhou is in the process of confrontation, you can quickly tie your hands and let you die!" The confidant raised his throat, raised his toes and roared loudly.

"Uh!" Huang Shigong, Wei Liao, Sima Geng and others made a sound of grinding their teeth, looking at their confidants, as if they were looking at monsters.

"The ignorant is fearless! The ignorant is fearless!" Qin Yiren leaned on the horse's back, and his forehead hit the horse's back hard. (To be continued. Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!)
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