Age of mythical princes

Chapter 366 Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp

The war has begun!

Under the city of Luoyang, the Zhi family led the coalition forces to attack the east of Luoyang, and the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei allied forces to attack the west.

The city gates on both sides were attacked at the same time, but what did Luoyang have?
The former Sixth Army of the Emperor has long since declined and its glory is gone.

In the past, the three princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty were the positions that the princes were eager to occupy, but now, no one cares about being the three princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It didn't take long for the Emperor himself to take the stage.

Slowly, the emperor's intelligence was exposed in the process of taking action again and again.

The more information exposed, the more everyone will know about the emperor.It will be easier to target the emperor in the future.

Luoyang City fell into a war of attrition. For the Zhi family and the Han, Zhao and Wei families, using cannon fodder from other countries to consume Emperor Zhou's strength and test out Emperor Zhou's intelligence was the best of both worlds.

Of course Emperor Zhou knew the enemy's purpose, but he had no choice.

Just like Song Hou at this moment, Song Hou had no choice.

"What did you say? The Zhi family sent an order asking the Song Kingdom to provide another [-] Xuan-level Taoist soldiers?"

"absurd!"

"Over the years, the Song State has provided many Xuan-level Taoist soldiers to the Zhi family, but the Zhi family is still not satisfied?"

"Yes, didn't we just provide five thousand Xuan-level Taoist soldiers last month?"

"The Zhi family's envoy said that after providing [-] Xuan-level Taoist soldiers this time, within two years, they will no longer ask Song State to provide Xuan-level Taoist soldiers."

"Haha! Thirty thousand Xuan-level Taoist soldiers, only for two years?"

"However, I heard that a prince has destroyed his country because he scolded the envoy of the Zhi family. Yesterday morning, he scolded the envoy of the Zhi family. Yesterday afternoon, the Zhi family sent troops. Last night, the country was destroyed. This morning, the prince's The head was given as tribute to Zhi Boyao."

As soon as these words came out, the scene immediately became cold.The ministers stopped chattering and kept silent one by one, waiting for the command of the Marquis of Song.

That's the Zhi family, and that's the Jin Dynasty. After complaining for a few times, they are already very loyal, which is worthy of the Song Dynasty.As for Mingzhe protecting himself at this moment, it is for himself and his family.In this way, he can be worthy of both the Song Dynasty and his own family. It is simply killing two birds with one stone.

silence
silence
After a long silence, Song Hou nodded helplessly: "Then prepare [-] Xuan-level Taoist soldiers and send them over."

"The lord is wise!"

"How many Xuan-level Taoist soldiers are there in the country?"

"There are not many left. There are about [-] left."

"However, if we use our knowledge to open up the treasury and speed up the training of Taoist soldiers, this number can still grow. Eventually, with the addition of the major nobles, it is possible to make up 20. However, these 20 Xuan-level Taoist soldiers, It is the last heritage of the Song Dynasty. Once it is exhausted, there will be no more in the future."

Hearing this, Song Hou waved his hand, and a map appeared in front of everyone. The core of this map was the Song Dynasty.

On the left side of Song State is Zheng State. Zheng State was once powerful. At its most powerful, Zheng State almost became the overlord.However, it declined later. It was a typical ancestral Kuo Guo, but now it is no longer popular.

The upper left of the Song Kingdom is the Wei Kingdom. There are also many Yin and Shang remnants in the Wei Kingdom. However, the kings of the Wei Kingdom have always been serious people with the surname Ji. Therefore, the treatment of the Wei Kingdom is completely different from that of the Song Kingdom. .

The remaining people of the Yin and Shang Dynasties in the country still do not obey the king of Wei.Therefore, Weiguo has never been too generous.

On the upper right side of the Song State is the State of Lu. The State of Lu is a truly powerful country. It once competed with the State of Qi and has continued to compete with the State of Qi for many years. Unfortunately, it has the same problem. Now it is no longer possible, and it only had its glory days.

The lower left of the Song State is the Chen State. The Chen State has long been on its deathbed, mainly because it has been beaten by the Chu State all the time.

The lower right corner of Song State was originally the State of Xu, but now it is the State of Wu.

Song Hou looked at the map carefully for half an hour, and finally said helplessly: "I once heard a saying, which is that the big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats the shrimp."

"Compared with the Zhi family and the Jin state, our country, the Song Dynasty, is just a small fish. Facing the Zhi family's request, I dare not and cannot refuse, because this is the tragedy of a small fish."

"However, there are also many small vassal states near the Song Dynasty. Most of these small vassal states only have dozens of counties."

After saying that, Song Hou pointed to one of the small countries and said: "This country has a total of 65 counties. The last time the first generation appeared in this country was 10 years ago."

"Thirty years ago, the country began to reform. Today, 30 counties have achieved initial development. The mountains have disappeared, the monsters have disappeared, and they are replaced by the Great Plains, Yancheng's weather control system, and Yancheng's agricultural planting system."

"There are 65 counties in the country, and the average area is not large."

In the vassal states of the Central Plains, a county may have an area of ​​[-] square kilometers, and it is already a famous large county.Many small counties only cover an area of ​​about [-] square kilometers.

"The country now has 65 counties, 7000 counties, and a total population of about [-] million."

"Currently, the country's land is about 12 billion acres, which is an amazing wealth." "However, the country has been undergoing reforms in recent years, so it is not easy to swallow up the country in one go. We need to design it in advance .”

"If we can successfully annex the country and use the country's wealth, we can at least train one hundred thousand Xuan-level Taoist soldiers in one go. Although it is a one-time effort, at least we can breathe a sigh of relief and extend the power of the Song Dynasty for a while. Guo Zuo."

"In addition, this country has always served as a buffer between the Song Dynasty and Lu. In addition to this country, there are also two small vassal states and a total of more than ten lords as buffers between the Song Dynasty and Lu."

"In the past, they were needed to act as a buffer to prevent the Song Dynasty and the Lu State from directly going to war, which would leave no room for maneuver."

Moreover, in the past, the war between Song and Lu broke out specifically in these small vassal states.As for whether the small princely states will object, who cares?
Song and Lu are indeed not as good as Qi and Qin, but they are also genuine large vassal states. There are first generations in the country. Such strength is indeed not enough for small vassal states.

"The country is determined to forge ahead and after continuous reforms, the original five Xuan-level Taoist soldiers have now been replenished to the upper limit. Each Taoist soldier has at least 5000 people. In addition, four Xuan-level Taoist soldiers were purchased and trained from Yancheng at a high price. Taoist soldiers, there are currently about [-] Xuan-level Taoist soldiers."

"It's not enough. The four Xuan-level Taoist soldiers trained in Yancheng are still in training, so there are actually only about [-] Xuan-level Taoist soldiers now. Thirty thousand is not a lot. This is asking for death. When, little Can the vassal states be so powerful?"

"So, Gu decided to directly request the country to provide [-] Xuan-level Taoist soldiers. If you dare to refuse, you are rejecting the order of the Jin State and rejecting the kindness of the Zhi family. This is asking for death!"

"Then, we have enough reasons to conquer the country."

Having said this, Song Hou looked at the map in front of him and sighed again.

After all these small vassal states and feudal lords are eaten, who else can be eaten?
Moreover, Song Hou could also think that if he ate this small vassal state, would Lu Hou take the opportunity to eat other small vassal states?
Not only the Marquis of Lu, but also the small vassal states and lords who acted as buffers between the Song State and Wei State, Zheng State, Chen State, and Wu State, will they also be eaten?

Wouldn’t Wei Guo, Zheng Guo, Chen Guo, and Wu Guo follow suit?
Nowadays, eating small princes and lords can indeed strengthen the power of the Song Dynasty, but when the power of the Song Dynasty grows, will the Zhi family want more next time?

Could it be that he had worked so hard and tried so hard to eat Xiaoguo, and before he had time to digest it, the Chi family would come and rob him?

This is almost inevitable!

When he thought of such a future, Song Hou felt as if he was out of breath!
Song Hou only felt that he could no longer breathe at this moment!

dark!

It's so dark!
But what can be done?

Can the Song Dynasty resist the Jin Dynasty?

No!

Can Song State resist Qi State?

This is okay. Song and Lu still dared to resist Qi.

So can Song, Jialu and Yan resist Jin?
You can give it a try, but this alliance cannot exist because the Song Dynasty is a remnant of the Yin and Shang Dynasties and is inherently evil in the eyes of the Central Plains princes.In the past, Song State was deceived, and now it does not dare to trust Lu State and Yan State.

You know, the Lu State and the Yan State are all princes with the surname Ji, not non-Ji princes.

But immediately, Song Hou began to comfort himself.

All the superficial wealth of these countries was retained in the Song State, but all the real wealth secretly was sold to the Heavenly Lord of Creation, and then the Heavenly Lord was asked to help, giving the Song State many opportunities to overcome the calamity.

Even if you can't save a perfect Da Zhen, it's still good to save a one-time Da Zhen!

A one-time live show shouldn't be so expensive, right?

If the wealth of a small country is not enough, then several more small countries will be destroyed!

No matter what, be sure to save up at least one one-time real person.

In today's era, there is no sense of security without Da Zhen.

Thinking of this, the Marquis of Song began to order many high-level officials to discuss how to annex the buffer country at a lower cost.

It didn't take long for Song Hou's thoughts to leak out.

The whole world knew that the Song Dynasty planned to attack the small vassal states that acted as buffers.

However, there was no one who jumped out to stop it or denounced the Song Dynasty.

At this moment, the Marquis of Lu and the senior officials of the Lu State had made a plan to follow the mantis behind the cicada: the Song State would launch a sneak attack on the small country next door, and then the Lu State would take advantage of the decisive battle between the two main forces to also carry out a sneak attack. This would both Harvesting twenty or thirty counties without consuming much of the main force is simply a win.

The neighboring states of Chen and Wu also thought about it. After Song was the first to do this, they also quickly attacked other small princes and feudal lords.If you ask, just say that Song is a bad guy who has made a bad start. In fact, I don't want to, but I can't help it. Other princes are doing the same thing. For the sake of the people, I can only do this.

After Song Xianggong, many years later, the Song Dynasty once attracted the attention of the princes.

(End of this chapter)