"Isn't this what I want? Get rid of them all at once! No need to spend any effort in the future!" Yang Zilu said proudly.
Hou Xiong looked at Yang Zilu, smiled bitterly, and said nothing. Although Yang Zilu has long been known to be powerful, this time he is fighting against the princes of the world. Maybe Emperor Zhou will also oppose Yang Zilu. After all, Yang Zilu is so angry that he swallows the world, and the other princes just want to be the overlord! Which one is more important, even if Emperor Zhou is an idiot, he can figure it out, let alone Emperor Zhou is not an idiot.
Speaking of Shi Qi, after Xiong Shidian left, he organized another 30,000 troops to Yingwei. This time it was not just the army, Shi Qi also organized a group of boat divisions. There are a hundred ships in total, but there is not even one large-wing class ship. There are only a few mid-wing class ships supporting the scene. There are even more than ten ships, and the ones of the Xiaoyi class cannot be counted. They can only be said to be fire ships converted from fishing boats. [com]
Yang Zilu was not afraid, so she trained troops next to Yingwei. Every day, listening to the thunderous shouts of the Han army on the other side, the morale of the Eastern Chu army became lower and lower. Shi Qi could only hope in Jin.
?? Let¡¯s talk about the Jin State. After the Jin State expelled Jin Chugong, under the leadership of Zhiyao, he supported the great-grandson of Jin Zhaogong, who was also the cousin of Jin Chugong¡ªJi Jiao, known as Jin Aigong in history.
The reason why Ji Jiao became the king was because his father had a very good relationship with Zhiyao, and his father died young, so Ji Jiao also received a lot of care from Zhiyao when he was young. It's a pity that all this did not allow him to grasp the taste of power. Because of the failure of Jin Chugong, the Jin Dynasty's official office was further weakened, and it was not even weakened, but already extinct.
The power of the Jin State was controlled by Zhiyao, but the other three among the four ministers were not satisfied with Zhiyao's exclusive power. Because logically speaking, the Jin Kingdom was conquered by the Four Qings. Why did you, Zhiyao, eat all the meat, while we only drank the soup?
So the current Jin Kingdom is called one country, but it has actually been divided into four kingdoms. After receiving Shi Qi's request for help, the Four Qings waited until January to compromise and decided that the four families would send troops to support Dong Chu. At the same time, Emperor Zhou was also asked to send a message to the world to denounce Yang Zilu.
Generally speaking, the Emperor of Zhou will not get involved in the fight for hegemony among the princes, but this time it is not a fight for hegemony, but a fight for the world. Naturally, the Emperor of Zhou will not remain silent. The Emperor of Zhou personally wrote a proclamation and promulgated it to the world, asking all the princes in the world to attack Yang Zilu.
I didn¡¯t expect this to have any effect. Qin, the original ally of Han, was probably afraid that Han would annex it when it became stronger. Or perhaps because of his loyalty to Emperor Zhou, he responded to Emperor Zhou's call.
In addition, small countries such as Weiguo, Zhengguo, and Songguo responded to the call. Ji Jiao was pushed out of the stage and became the overlord. Armies from all over the world marched to Dong Chu, preparing for a showdown with Han.
?? And the Han State is not bad here. Pu State, Ba State, Wu State, and Zhu State all chose to form an alliance with Han State. Among them, the state of Wu was the most flattering. I don¡¯t know if it was the idea given by Bo Pu. Anyway, the state of Wu wrote a letter saying that he saw a golden dragon in Taihu Lake. He said that this was the sign of the emperor, and asked Yang Zilu to accept the destiny and become the king!
Yang Zilu also knows the thoughts of the people below. With the yellow robe on his body, why don¡¯t he wait for a knighthood? In addition, we really need something to cheer up the military morale now. Yang Zilu half-heartedly complied with the wishes of his subordinates and established himself as emperor in Shouchun County. However, Yang Zilu did not use the princes of the Zhou Dynasty, but proclaimed himself emperor, and the entire city of Han was changed to the Han Empire. Naturally, all the doctors under his command have their own rewards.
The news that Yang Zilu proclaimed himself emperor spread, and the world was shocked. If it was just speculation before, now Yang Zilu really wants to change the dynasty! The King of Chuzhuang back then only had ambitions to aspire to the throne, but did not dare to truly claim the title of king.
(Note: The title of king of the Chu State is not recognized by other vassal states. The Chu State does not call itself a king for non-subordinate states, but the people of the Chu State are self-aware of this.)
Yang Zilu proclaimed himself emperor, which greatly increased the pressure on Jin State as the overlord. Jin did not dare to delay. The Zhi family sent 80,000 troops, the Zhao family sent 40,000 troops, the Han family sent 50,000 troops, and the Wei family sent 30,000 troops. A total of 200,000 troops marched southward.
Qin State was not willing to be seconded. On the one hand, it sent an army of 30,000 troops, commanded by the Qin Prince Cheng, to Eastern Chu to participate in the war. In addition, Wang Sunhuang, a doctor, commanded an army of 10,000, and marched out from the east of Wuguan. Together with the county soldiers along the way, a total of 20,000 troops were attacked to attack the remnants of Han Jiading in Zaiying.
The state of Zheng, a vassal state that had been crippled by the Han army, also sent 20,000 troops. Wei State sent 40,000 troops, Song State sent 30,000 troops, and Emperor Zhou also gritted his teeth and sent out 20,000 troops.
On the other hand, Qi, Lu, Xue, Tan and other countries watched this with indifference and expressed neutrality. Needless to say, Qi and Lu are too busy to take care of themselves due to civil strife. They still care about whether Jin and Han are dead or alive! Small countries such as Xue and Tan are too weak. They can only pray that these large armies will not pass by their borders and dare to participate in the war.
But at this moment, news that shocked the world came
"General, it seems that Yang Zilu moved today! You see, there are boats all over the river, and wooden boards are placed on the shore. It seems that Yang Zilu is preparing to build a pontoon bridge! Xiong Shidian said, pointing to the Han army on the other side.
Shi Qi nodded and said nothing. When he received the news, it was already a little late, and the Han army was well prepared. Shi Qi could only hope that he would be well prepared. "Is everything ready?"
"General, please rest assured! This is not Shi Dian's boast! This Yingwei is under my defense! I dare not say it is an iron wall, but it can still stop these hundreds of thousands of Han barbarians! Let the general see how I teach the Han barbarians My head was bruised and bleeding!" Xiong Shidian puffed up his chest and said confidently.
Hearing this, Shi Qi also relaxed a little. Although Xiong Shidian is usually a bit reckless, one thing is one and two things are two. He will never boast. Shi Qi patted Xiong Shidian on the shoulder to show encouragement. "You will be the commander of this battle! I, the general, will go to the turret to watch. How will you command our Da Chu warriors to defeat the enemy?"
"Please rest assured, General! I, Xiong Shidian, will teach the Han barbarians to go into the water to feed fish and shrimp today!" Xiong Shidian was also excited by Shi Qi's words. He patted his chest and said excitedly.
Shi Qi smiled and said, "Okay, go down and arrange it!"
"No!" Xiong Shidian responded loudly, then turned around and went down.
Xiong Shidian did have some skills. After he left, he loudly encouraged morale from a distance, probably saying that Shi Qi was watching their affairs. The soldiers' blood boiled with excitement, their faces were red, their ears were red, and their veins were exposed. They wished that the Han army would come and kill them right now, and they would turn their backs on their horses.
"Your Majesty! Jing Manzi's morale is good! Do you think we should postpone the attack?" Hou Xiong said worriedly.
"Jing Manzi's morale is good, but this morale comes and goes quickly! In another quarter of an hour, give the order to attack!" Yang Zilu waved his hand disapprovingly and continued to observe the battlefield environment with the clairvoyance in his hand.
"No!" Hou Xiong felt even more confident when he saw Yang Zilu was so confident.