Don't steal a man from me

The envoys stationed in Chu Mo were anxiously pacing back and forth in the front hall of the embassy. As soon as his family Xiangguo arrived in Yancheng, he was invited into the palace by the king of Chu. The sun was setting and Su Jue hadn’t come back. He didn’t know Xiangguo The progress of the conversation with the King of Chu, the ink envoy stationed in Chu sighed heavily, sat down on the wooden chair, picked up the herbal tea on the table and drank it up.

Finally, when night fell and every household in Yancheng lit up their lights, a luxurious car stopped in front of the embassy, ​​and the envoys stationed in Chumo hurriedly greeted them. The figure of his country.

"My king has something to say. Chu and Mo are neighboring countries of friendship and mutual assistance. Therefore, you are here to stay in the palace of Chu, and you are sincerely invited to watch our Chu Chunsou military exercise. Don't worry, my king will Tomorrow, I will issue a document urging the people to enter Moxie to help your country get out of the predicament." The visitor stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute.

The envoy stationed in Chu Mo was flattered, he hastily bowed to the visitor and said: "Your Majesty thanked the King of Chu on behalf of my king." He bowed again and again in fear.

The visitor bowed his hands and said "Farewell" and got on the car and left.

The ink envoy stationed in Chu looked at the far away car and stretched out his sleeves to wet the tears from the corners of his eyes.

The country of Mo was originally a small and impoverished country in the northwest border. He had been a diplomatic envoy for so many years. It is a small and remote country that bullies and acts according to the faces of princes and kings. All this is due to Xiangguo Zhaowen. That young man in white is really what Mr. Mo said - is the ancestor of the Mo people, Mr. Bailu reincarnated?

The ink envoy stationed in Chu sucked his nose, and his hanging heart finally fell to the ground. He hurried back to the mansion to write down the edict of the king of Chu and the matter of staying in Xiangguo to watch the spring search military exercise in a letter, and handed it over to him as soon as possible. To Mr. Mo.

After dinner, Chu Yunqi went to the side hall of the Chu Palace to discuss state affairs with the important ministers. After taking a bath, Su Jue changed into a dark moon-white dress, and walked in the Chu Palace in a white fox fur coat.

Along the road paved with bluestone slabs, every five steps there will be a bronze figure with a palm lamp standing. The candlelight flickers in the bright lamp, casting warm light and shadow in a small area around it. The palace is shrouded in peace and tranquility.

The scent of orchids became stronger and stronger in the breath, Su Jue subconsciously walked in the direction of the strong scent of flowers. At the end of the bluestone path was a large orchid garden. The lavender petals were bathed in the silver moonlight, elegant and unearthly.

"When did the orchid garden open in the palace?" Su Jue asked softly.

"About a year ago, one day, my king brought back an orchid from nowhere, and after visiting the entire Chu Palace, he planted that orchid here. At that time, I wondered why my king planted an orchid. Later, I found out that my king would bring an orchid to plant every day, and I counted it, and it has been planted for more than a year." Said the waiter who followed him.

Seeing flowers is like seeing you.

When you are not around, I will plant an orchid every day until you and I meet again and never separate.

Su Jue lowered her eyes, shook her head lightly with a smile, and murmured, "Why don't you have only me in your heart?"

The side hall of the Chu Palace.Chu Yunqi was dressed in Xuanzhu Dongjun's robes, with black jade crowns in his hair, without a crown, sitting on the third-tier white jade throne, looking at the important officials sitting on both sides of the front of the hall.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Yi thinks that today the emperor of the Shang family is in vain, and there is no rite of diplomatic relations between the princes. Now the princes and states seem to bow their heads to my Chu, but they are secretly accumulating power to overthrow our Chu hegemony. In this chaotic Warring States period, the way of kingship is difficult, and the only way to fight is the best strategy, that is to say, only when I destroy the other vassal states, can I truly become the hegemon of the world." Guest Qing Zhang Yi clasped his hands and saluted loudly.

Chu Yunqi smiled and nodded, motioning for him to continue talking.

Zhang Yi continued: "Our Chu area is more than 9000 miles away. It is rich in products, has millions of soldiers, and has a certain national power to destroy other countries. Therefore, I think that the national policy of our Chu country can be changed. In the period of Emperor Zhaowen, the emperor was forced to command the princes. To replace it, from Hengqiang to Fajiao."

"What Zhang Zi said is a bit vague, can you be more specific?" The senior doctor Chu Ping nodded after hearing this.

"The so-called replacement is to destroy the lingering Shang Dynasty. The so-called war is to nibble away the land of other countries bit by bit, and expand the land to prepare for the capital of destroying other countries. Regarding the policy of war, I can sum it up in four words: far distance and close attack. This is far away and close attack. The first step is to disintegrate the neighboring country Xi in the east, and make friends with the Mo country in the west." Zhang Yi replied.

"Xi is a powerful country in the Central Plains, and its national strength is no less than that of my country. Zhang Zi's first step is too big. It is admirable for a tiger to eat the sky, but it is admirable to be courageous, but it is harmful to others and oneself if you overestimate your own strength." Chu Ping frowned.

Zhang Yi smiled and continued: "Qingguo in the north of us has been expanding its territory in recent years, and now it has almost become a close neighbor with Xiguo. Jingming and Fei'an Jun Fengqing are supporting, and his prime minister, Huiwen, has been secretly using his strength to steal the country. We might as well give Huiwen a little hint to help the old man ascend to the throne of Qingwang. At that time, without our hands, Qingguo will fall Clean up Xiguo for us."

"There are great sages of Jingming and Fengqing in Qingguo, it may be very difficult for Huiwen to usurp the throne." Wei Ran frowned and said.

"A chopstick is not easy to break, but a chopstick can be easily broken. We can separate the two of them and get rid of them one by one. As long as Jingming and Fengqing are gone in Qingguo, everything will be under our control." Zhang Yi replied.

Wei Ran nodded in agreement.

Zhang Yi glanced at the ministers and continued: "As for the policy of weakening other countries, I can summarize it in one word: war of annihilation. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, although there have been many wars in various countries, they all ended in the defeat of other countries. That is to say, the victory of a war is not complete. To weaken the defeated country, Zhang Yi believes that during the Warring States period, if we wanted to become the master of the world, we could only carry out a war of annihilation. There is no need to send prisoners of war back to the country, and it is the best policy to kill them all.”

The faces of the generals changed. Surrender on the battlefield has been a taboo for military strategists since ancient times, and it was regarded as an ominous omen. Even Wei Ran, who was clamoring for war on weekdays, remained silent.

Chu Yunqi glanced at the subtle expressions of the crowd, the corners of his lips curled up, and no expression could be seen in his deep eyes, he slowly said: "I will hand over the matter of assisting Qingxiang Huiwen to Zhang Yi, the guest. , Mr. Zhaowen is in charge of making friends with Mo, Zhang Zi said that the war of annihilation is not unreasonable, long-distance friendship and short-term attack are our new national policy for Chu, do you have any suggestions or objections?"

"My Wang Shengming—" all the ministers clapped their hands and saluted and shouted.

"Wei Ran of Zhu State and General Fan Kui plan the spring search military exercise as soon as possible. If there is nothing else, you can go back." Chu Yunqi briefly explained.

"No." Wei Ran and Fan Kui said in unison.

Chu Yunqi got up and waved his sleeves, then turned and left the side hall.

"Farewell to my king—" All the ministers clapped their hands and saluted again and shouted.

At the end of February in the second year of King Shang Lie, Chu million troops conducted a spring search military exercise in Daze, Xiangting.

In any battle, it is not that the formation itself is difficult, but that it is difficult for the soldiers to form an formation. The most difficult thing is how to make the soldiers use it flexibly and execute it quickly and accurately when the two armies are fighting. Therefore, soldiers need a lot of training. Su Jue stipulated in "Three Volumes of the Strong Country: Military Warfare" that Chu should hold four major military exercises within a year, namely Spring Search, Xia Miao, Autumn Hunting, and Winter Hunting.

On this day, the weather was bright and clear, and the wind was breezy. The King of Chu led his ministers to watch the Chu army's spring search military exercise at the Ligong School Field in Daze, Xiangting.

Millions of soldiers of the Chu army were dressed in battle armor, standing neatly on the school grounds, the flags fluttered, the horses whistled, Chu Yunqi wore heavy and gorgeous royal clothes, and Su Jue, who was wearing a crown on his head and dressed in white clothes, walked slowly. Ascending to the stands, behind them were the courtiers in court uniforms.

When Chu Yunqi and Su Jue stood side by side in the stands, the millions of soldiers on the school ground clasped their fists in a uniform salute, and a thunderous voice resounded across the school ground: "My King Wannian! Chu Kingdom Wannian!"

Chu Yunqi turned his head to look at Su Jue, his sharp eyebrows softened, and he said softly, "Lan'er, this is the army you created by yourself."

Su Jue smiled and motioned Chu Yunqi to look at the school grounds.

Chu Yunqi turned his head and waved to the soldiers with a smile. After the war drums on the school field beat three times, Wei Ran, Fan Kui, Long Tian, ​​Sima Yan and other generals galloped to the front of the school field. Dismounting his horse, he saluted Chu Yunqi in the stands and said, "My king is Wannian!"

Chu Yunqi raised his hand, and all the generals stood up in unison. Wei Ran drew his sword and shouted: "The spring search military exercise has officially begun!"

After the words fell, all the soldiers lined up and stood still. They listened to the command on the school ground with serious expressions.

Marshal Fan Kui of the Chinese Army took the lead in beating the drums and ordered them to be played. After receiving the military order, the drummers beat the three drums in a uniform order. Arrive.

Then the drummer continued to beat the drum, and the sound of the drum continued. Millions of soldiers marched in unison, moving forward slowly. There was the metal sound of soldiers wearing armor rubbing against each other and the sound of uniform footsteps.

When Sima rang the bracelet, the sound of the bracelet was quick, and the soldiers' pace would be accelerated, and the sound of the bracelet was slowed down, so the soldiers' pace would be adjusted and slowed down accordingly.

The drummer beat the three-way drum, Sima covered the mouth of the bell with his hands and shook the bell again. The marshal of each group lowered the military flag, and the soldiers stopped quickly, from walking to standing to sitting. The whole process was completed quickly and uniformly in an instant.

Chu Yunqi nodded in satisfaction.

This should be the mental outlook that a sharp soldier in the Chu army should have, and such an army will be victorious in every battle.

The drummer beat the three-way drum again, Sima shook the bell, the commander raised the flag, and all the soldiers sat up to stand in an orderly manner. After the whole commanding military exercise was repeated five times, the soldiers of Chu began to practice various military formations.

"When I was in the country of Mo, I designed a strong offensive formation, called the corner formation. When I go back, I will tell you the formation in detail. You should let the soldiers practice as soon as possible." Su Jue looked at the training on the school field. The plain Chu Jun, with smiles on his brows and eyes, turned his head and said to Chu Yunqi.

"En." Chu Yunqi shook his hand and nodded, "Don't go to the Mo country. With such an army, I'm afraid I can't take down the Mo country?"

Su Jue gave a "tsk", then withdrew her hand and said, "Success or failure depends on one move, do you want to fall short?"

Chu Yunqi grabbed his hand again and said: "You have suffered enemies in the Mo country, those Mo officials wished to swallow you alive, didn't they? Mo Gong's own younger brother threatened to kill you, so he would die with peace, right? These things How long are you going to keep it from me? In Chuying City, I was called a living Bodhisattva who saves suffering, but was called the King of Yama by the Mo people. Lan'er, tell me, is there anything else I don't know?"

Su Jue's eyes flickered, and he sighed almost inaudibly: "The Mo people are perverted and violent by nature, and the new law cannot be enforced without severe punishment. The prince's crime is the same as that of the common people. Li Yu's murder should pay for his life." .”

"But I don't want your hands to be stained with blood, just let me do these things." Chu Yunqi whispered.

Su Jue smiled softly, he stretched out his hand to caress Chu Yunqi's eyebrows, and said softly: "Isn't Su Jue still with you? Even if you are attacked, you will still be able to rely on you in the end. Su Jue can retreat completely, right?"

"Lan'er." Chu Yunqi's eyes flickered, he couldn't hold back any longer, and stretched out his arms to hold him tightly in his arms.

The fact that the King of Chu and Lord Zhaowen love each other is well known to all the ministers of Chu, and no one is surprised at all, because only Lord Zhaowen can stand side by side with the king of Chu who is unambiguous and decisive in killing and attacking.

The author has something to say: The military formation exercise in this article comes from "Spring and Autumn Military Formation Research", please refer to the book for details