Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 40 The Summer Breaks Xu Huai

Xu Yi, this city stretching across the east bank of Yingshui, is like a nail, firmly nailing the Huaiyi army here.

If this nail is not pulled out, no one will dare to cross Yingshui to attack Luoyi.

It is always said that the setting sun is like blood, but Luo Zhongshu feels that it is not as good as the current Xu Yi, and the soldiers in the city call it Xue Yi in private.

From the time he attacked Xu Yi to the present, Luo Zhong counted how many Huaiyi attacks he had repelled, and the Huaiyi elite he had killed no less than a hundred of them.

The foundation accumulated by the Huaiyi people over the years is really solid, and such heavy casualties have not yet retreated. It is necessary to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to completely turn Bangzhou over.

Luo Zhongshu himself didn't know how long he could last. Only the elite of Huaiyi could hold back the elite of Luo.

So these days have caused a lot of casualties, all of them are young labor force, and they are also the most elite group of people in Luo country. If this continues, Luo country will need at least decades of recuperation to recover.

As for those nobles, if it weren't for the heirs of these nobles who had been sent to Luoyi, and if they escaped, it would be the cruel consequence of seizing the title and exterminating the whole family.

These nobles are afraid that they have fled away one after another.

The elites of the Luo Kingdom became more and more courageous as they fought, and the casualties of their fellow clansmen would only make them treat the Huaiyi people more fiercely, especially the brave warriors of the Luo Kingdom, the strongest soldiers on the entire battlefield. Huaiyi people feel scared to the point.

He repelled the Huaiyi attack again, and heard the law enforcement officer weeping in his ear: "General, another thirteen warriors died in battle, and your... eldest son was among them."

Over the past period of time, he has listened to these reports many times, and he prayed countless times to King Su in his heart, begging for the protection of his ancestors.

Hearing the death of his eldest son, Luo Zhongshu felt sad, and waved his hand weakly, "Pay compensation according to the old rules."

In addition to the pension allocated by Luo Kingdom from the national treasury, the Luo Kingdom's daredevils died in battle, and the office will also give an additional one.

Moreover, the offspring of the brave warriors will directly enter the public school, free of food and lodging, which basically relieves all the worries of the brave warriors.

But the grief caused by the casualties of close relatives cannot be forgotten. He has already lost three sons in battle, and two of his eldest brother's concubine sons have also died in battle.

There are not many direct descendants of the public office who are adults, and they really cannot afford these casualties, because the ancestors once strictly stipulated that at least five direct descendants must live in this world at the same time.

It was already selfish for Luo Cheng to send his eldest son and younger brother here.

News came from Yingguo that Luo Ren, the next generation heir of Luoguo, was seriously injured and had a high fever for several days. He is still bedridden and dying.

In fact, if Ji Zhao hadn't spent luck points to use the ancestral blessing, Luo Ren would have been gone with a high probability.

Luo Zhongshu also relied on his strong physical fitness to survive until now, but he was already very tired mentally.

The people with the highest status among these public clans have already reached this point, and it is conceivable how tragic the battle situation is.

"General, a letter from Luoyi!"

Luo Zhong counted Huo De to sit up straight, thinking that the people and supplies from Luo Yi's support had arrived again.

The ability to persist in these days not only depends on the bravery of the soldiers, but also the support of Luoyi.

As a result, when he unfolded the bamboo slips, Luo Zhongshu burst into laughter instantly, and he wanted to jump up straight away.

"Brother Zhong: You have had a hard time in Xu Yi these days, and the sons of Luo State have worked hard.

Yan'er went to Chu State as an envoy and successfully reached an alliance with Chu State. Chu State withdrew its troops from Shen State and Sui State. I have sent orders to Shen State, Sui State, and Tang State, ordering them to take the troops of the two countries to Ying State and Xu State. The country supports you and Rener.

Chu State will also send an army to detour behind the Huaiyi people to cooperate with you, and if you stick to it for a while, Huaiyi will not be far from defeat. "

After reading the letter in a hurry, Luo Zhongshu couldn't restrain his excitement at all. Finally, he didn't have to hear the law enforcement officers report to him every day how many Luo people died in battle. It was just too tortured.

"Immediately announce the contents of this letter to all the soldiers, and if you persist for a while, a large number of reinforcements will arrive soon, and then we will be able to seek revenge on those Huaiyi!"

As the letter was spread, the whole Xu Yi resounded with cheers.

Hope is something more precious than gold.

The reinforcements from Shen Sui Tang and the Three Kingdoms came faster than Luo Zhongshu imagined. Luo Cheng gave them a death order. If they dare to exceed the time limit, even if they are the Marquis surnamed Ji, they will be directly tied to Luoyi and beaten. .

Except for the princes in the direction of Yingguo, almost all the princes gathered in Xuguo. There are three marquises alone, Shenhou, Suihou, and Tanghou. There are many men and vassals.

Luo Zhongshu commanded all the armies in the name of taking charge of all the concubines in Hanyang and taking charge of the generals. Even the Marquis had to obey his orders.

Huaiyi already felt that something was wrong, the defenders in Xu Yi were getting stronger and stronger, and they were no longer at the same level as before.

Until they received the news that the state of Chu had peace talks with the Zhou Dynasty, and sent troops to attack them.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Zhongshu waited for the grain brought by Wang Ji, and after swearing in Xu Yi, he led all the troops out of Xu Yi's city for the first time.

This is not an evenly matched battle. Huaiyi is not yet strong enough to be stronger than the combined strength of most of the Hanyang princes. It was able to break through before, but it was only because the Hanyang princes did not cooperate with each other that they were defeated one by one.

Especially now that Shen, who is in charge of guarding against Chu, has joined in with the Tang Sanguo's new force, this strength has completely surpassed that of the attacking Huaiyi.

Especially when Chu State appeared behind them at the same time, Huaiyi was the meat on the chopping board under the attack from both sides.

When the strength can crush the opponent, one must fight steadily and use hard power to fight against the opponent. Luo Zhongshu knows this well, the offensive formation is arranged airtight, and he always likes to fight in the battle. No longer go forward, stay in the middle army to command, let other warriors go into battle and charge.

"Pay attention to keeping a distance between the armies. No army can rashly leave the team, and must not rush forward. Follow orders and march to the sound of drums."

"Boom boom boom!"

Three drums, every time the battle drum sounds, there is a wave of arrows, the shield soldiers in the front row are covering the archers behind, and the chariots are hanging behind and cruising, as long as Luo Zhongshu gives an order, they will start Accelerate and directly overwhelm all the Huaiyi people.

The distance of dozens of steps was reached in a blink of an eye. Before the archers could shoot a few rounds, they began to throw towards the rear army. As for the front army, they had already collided.

The former army were all elites transferred from Shen Sui Tang Sanguo, and they overthrew the Huaiyi people just after contacting them. The Huaiyi soldiers quickly stabilized, and the casualties still increased greatly. Bronze weapons are easier to roll. .

Luo Zhongshu looked at the situation of the former army, and the reserve team was constantly replaced round after round. Now the number and elite level of the army in his hands exceeds that of the Huaiyi army.

Most of the soldiers who died on the coalition's side were shot by bows and arrows, but not many died in hand-to-hand combat, because in hand-to-hand combat, there are very few warriors who can kill with a single sword.

Luo Zhongshu estimated the physical strength of the soldiers, and when their physical strength might affect their combat power, they would be transferred down and replaced with another team.

This will ensure that the soldiers of the coalition forces will always maintain strong physical strength, but the Huaiyi side does not have so many reserves, and will face the dilemma that their own side is getting weaker and the enemy is getting stronger.

The chariot soldiers haven't played yet, but Huaiyi's chariots are very powerful on the battlefield. If Luo Guo hadn't consciously developed the tactics of restraining chariots, the casualties would have been at least two levels higher than now.

People kept coming to ask Luo Zhongshu when he would go into battle, but Luo Zhongshu kept saying to wait, he would only use his chariot to deal a fatal blow when he saw the Huaiyi people's decay.

This is how the dominant side plays. Finally, he sees the opportunity!
The chariot soldiers of the Huaiyi people were obviously tired, the lethality of the archers on the chariots had dropped significantly, and the swinging strength of the soldiers using the Changge had also slowed down. The most important thing was that each chariot was equipped with auxiliary The number of soldiers has decreased significantly.

"All the chariot soldiers, attack from the northwest, and tear their formation hard!"

The soldiers who couldn't wait for a long time rushed towards the Huaiyi people screaming. Whether they were bowing bows and arrows or wielding long spears, the fighting power of these energetic soldiers was far from that of the Huaiyi people who had already fought a fierce battle. comparable.

The scene of the battle was like beating a dog in the water. The chariots of the entire coalition army divided the Huaiyi people's team into two. Those destroyed chariots made it difficult for them to move. perish at the hands of the archers.

The Huaiyi people, who were already at the limit, collapsed with the first person, and the whole army collapsed within a short period of time, scrambling to escape, no matter how elite the army is, it looks the same once it is defeated.

Seeing the complete defeat of the Huaiyi people, Luo Zhongshu ordered the whole army to maintain formation and pursue, and must keep more Huaiyi people on this plain.

Once the army is defeated, it is cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. Under the cover of the coalition forces, it is impossible to know how many Huaiyi people died on this land. Luo Zhongshu can only see that the whole land is stained red with blood. Even the lake not far away was stained red by the blood that converged into a stream.

The casualties of the Huaiyi people's siege for so many days were not as great as today's one. Countless corpses lay all over the place, and almost everyone's faces were terrified.

Especially since Chu State was right behind them, there was no way out if they wanted to escape, and a battle of defeat had abruptly turned into a war of annihilation.

As the Huaiyi people retreated, the seriously injured soldiers in the coalition army were treated on the spot, leaving some people to continue to garrison Yingguo and Xuguo. Although it is basically impossible for the Huaiyi people to make a comeback, it is still necessary to take precautions out of caution.

Under the leadership of Luo Zhongshu, the remaining army crossed the border of Chen State and came to the battlefield between Song State and Xu State.

Song State, Zheng State, and Chen State are all big countries among the Xia countries, especially Song State and Zheng State, they are not inferior to Luo State, and Zheng Hou has unstoppable courage, but they are all under Xu suffered a great loss in front of the country.

The first reason is that Xu Guo is really strong, with the support of many Fang Guo, he has the ability to wrestle with the Three Kingdoms.

What's more, the ruler of the Xu Kingdom, who usurped the title of king, was too fierce. Even a self-reliant and brave man like Zheng Bo was no match for him. He was invincible with a long dagger and a master of archery. , Now there is no general who dares to charge forward.

On the contrary, the opponent's generals led the elite to and fro in the battle formation. Every time, they could tear through their own defense line, causing huge damage, and even almost let the opponent blow up the front army once. After that, it was never used again. Slave soldiers, for fear that the slave soldiers will be coerced by the opponent and directly attack their own camp.

This is what Luo Zhongshu faced after coming here.

However, with the arrival of Luo Zhongshu, the strength of the coalition army has more than doubled, and it has been able to crush Xu Guo's army with hard power.

Xu Wang is obviously different from Huaiyi. Huaiyi has no way to retreat, so he has to fight Luo Zhongshu, who has a superior force, hoping to win the battle.

But King Xu has a way out. As long as he returns to Xu State, if the Zhou army dares to chase after them, he will take advantage of Xu State's geographical advantage to beat up these Central Plains army horses. The Huaiyi tribe is separated by the natural danger of the great river, and the princes of the Central Plains who are not familiar with the water station can only stay away.

At this time, King Xu had already received the result of Huaiyi's defeat, and even the reason.

"The king of Chu is really short-sighted, will Zhou people really accept you?

They are so arrogant and think they are blessed by God.

He wants to greedily bring all the land into his own rule, and wants to make all the tribes prostrate under Zhou Li.

Dayi merchants will never give in! "

King Xu vented his emotions in the military tent, but although he was clamoring about his interests, he was still very clear about the current situation, and he called the nobles without hesitation and asked them to prepare to withdraw.

A hero does not suffer from immediate losses, Xu Wang deeply understands this truth.

However, Luo Zhongshu and the others certainly couldn't make King Xu retreat so simply, and immediately ordered the soldiers to chase and kill. King Xu had to leave one-third of the army behind, and he himself tried to take most of the troops with him. The elite leave here by ferry.

Unexpectedly, there was a sound of shouting and killing suddenly coming from behind, and the flag flying first turned out to be Wu Guo!
King Xu's soul is really dying. Why did Wu Guo suddenly appear here? When did the Zhou Dynasty mobilize Wu Guo to come to serve the king.

As a descendant of Yin and Shang, how could he understand the greatness of Zhou Li?
The 200-year dispute between Xia and Yi has drawn a clear gully between the Xia and Yi people.

Therefore, as long as Luo Cheng sent one of his youngest sons to make an argument in front of the King of Chu, he would be able to let the Kingdom of Chu put aside its centuries-old grievances with the royal family of Zhou.

Similarly, he only needs to revise a letter, promising Wu Guo to return to Zhuji's camp, and then Wu Guoxing can send troops to attack Xu.

This is the kingly road that Zhou Tianzi walked!
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Ritual governs with morality, joy with harmony, government with deeds, and punishment to prevent treachery.

Ritual, music, punishment and government, all four without contradicting, then the kingly way is ready. —— "Book of Rites"

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