Chapter 53 Han State
The Chu army was about to launch a large-scale attack on the Wu State. This news came from Shi Mimu, so Qingji could naturally believe it.
This is because Shi Mimu had no reason to deceive Qingji!
Furthermore, the relationship between Wu and Jin was close, and their common enemy was Chu.
Jin is a big country, so naturally it has many spies stationed in various places in Chu!
Only the Wu State and the Chu State were able to deploy their troops without any prior knowledge!
The lack of information really forced to take it as a warning.
The enemy is almost at our doorstep!
The news of the Chu army's invasion was actually reported to Qingji by the people of Jin!
How can this be justified?
Having said that, Qingji was still able to keep himself calm and composed, and continued to receive envoys from various countries.
Looking at Qingji's demeanor and his calmness in the face of adversity, Shi Mimu secretly praised him in his heart!
“Boom!”
At this moment, a burst of chaotic horse hoof sounds suddenly came from the distance.
"Step aside!"
"Snapped!"
Amidst a commotion, shouting, and the sound of whips, a group of fifty or sixty people suddenly broke into the venue.
The people of Wu who were originally watching the ceremony on the sidelines were all dispersed by this team. Whips were waved from time to time, and sometimes they even hit the people's bodies, causing their skin to be torn and blood to flow!
Everyone, including Qingji, looked over and saw that these uninvited guests were wearing simple animal skins and plate armor, with braids on their heads with a pheasant feather inserted in them, and they had dark complexions and strong bodies!
They were like savages coming out of the depths of the mountains, galloping on their horses, waving whips and bronze swords in their hands, and cutting a path through the crowd.
This sudden change instantly made the atmosphere in the venue tense!
Seeing their own people being beaten, the people of the nearby Wu State were all indignant. They rolled up their sleeves and moved towards the barbarian group.
This group of barbarians broke straight into the center of the venue, under the altar, in front of King Qingji of Wu!
The armored soldiers of the Wu army immediately stood in front of Qingji in an orderly manner, and the nearby soldiers surrounded these barbarians without saying a word.
A team of archers have knelt on one knee, drawn their bows and arrows, aiming at this group of barbarians who refuse to submit to the king.
Just waiting for Qingji's order, thousands of Wu army soldiers will be able to strangle these barbarians one by one!
"Are you King Qingji of Wu?"
At the front of the team, the leading "barbarian" pulled the reins of his horse, and with a "chi" sound, he looked down at Qingji from above and shouted loudly.
Obviously, judging from his attire, the only person in the entire venue who could be wearing the royal crown and robes was Qingji!
However, facing the barbarian leader's loud questioning, Qingji just kept a cold face and did not respond.
Because of the appearance of this group of barbarians, at least a dozen innocent people were beaten and wailed in pain!
This was something that King Qingji of Wu could not tolerate.
Looking at those hot-blooded young men of the Wu State at the venue, they were all glaring at these uninvited guests, as if they wanted to cut them into pieces!
If the soldiers at the venue had not held up their spears to block the flow, the scene would have been in chaos due to the riots of the people.
At this moment, Qingji looked at the group of barbarians in front of him with an expressionless face, his eyes full of murderous intent.
These people are obviously here to cause trouble!
Seeing that Qingji didn't say anything, the leading barbarian thought he had frightened Qingji, and couldn't help but sneer, saying with his nose turned up to the sky: "Hahahaha! I heard that Qingji is the number one warrior in Wu State, with the power to bend bears and strangle tigers, fight leopards and fight foxes!"
"Today, it's nothing more than this!"
The accompanying soldiers all laughed along, their laughter and expressions full of sarcasm.
"presumptuous!"
At this time, even the usually gentle Ji Zha could not help but get furious and shouted at the leading barbarian: "You are so rude, don't you think there are no people in Wu? Are the Wu spears useless?"
Even Ji Zha was so annoyed, which shows how much the people of Wu present hated this group of sudden barbarians.
However, facing the spears, halberds and bows and arrows of the Wu army soldiers, this group of barbarians were not afraid!
The man in the lead was dressed quite luxuriously and had such an arrogant attitude. He also called himself "I". Qingji thought that he must be the king of a country.
He was a vassal appointed by the Zhou emperor, but he was definitely not a vassal of the Central Plains countries!
After all, the Central Plains culture has a long history and advocates etiquette, so it would never produce such a rude and disrespectful monarch.
"I wonder who you are?"
Qingji asked calmly.
"Haha! Good question!"
The man laughed loudly, held his head high and said, "I am Gan Dang, the King of Han! I heard about the ceremony of the crown of the King of Wu, and came to congratulate you!"
King of Han?
Qingji was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.
The so-called King of Han was just the Prince of Han. Like the countries of Wu and Chu, he was a viscount prince granted by the Zhou royal family. He was a viscount to the outside world and a king to the inside!
If a country of a viscount lacks self-confidence, how can it be so arrogant as to call itself a king?
It is worth mentioning that the Han State originated from the Huaiyi, that is, the Dongyi lineage, and has certain differences in cultural customs from the authentic Chinese state.
During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the tribes along the eastern coast were called "Dong Yi", which included Huai Yi (Nan Huai Yi).
When the newly established Zhou Dynasty advanced towards the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the Huaiyi tribe that rose in the lower reaches of the Huai River and the coastal areas became a powerful resistance force. The war between the two sides lasted for three years, and finally the Zhou Dynasty won!
From then on, Huaiyi began to be under the military control of Zhou.
Except for a few that became vassals of Lu, most of the Huaiyi tribes living north of the Huai River migrated to the Yangtze and Huaihe River basins.
During this period, a group of Huaiyi people came to Yangzhou, south of the Huai River, north of the Huai River and west of the sea.
At that time, the terraces on the north bank of the Yangtze River faced the river in the south and had streams in the north to provide water, making it suitable for settlement. So this group of Huaiyi people established a tribal state - Gan State.
Gan State is the Han State!
The current State of Han is a neighbor of the State of Wu.
To the north, Han State bordered Huaiyi, a small state with the surname Ying in the lower reaches of the Huai River, to the east it faced the sea, and to the south it faced Wu State across the river!
As neighboring countries, wars broke out between Wu and Han.
"Guan Zi·Xiao Wen" records: In the past, when Wu and Gan were fighting, they were not allowed to enter the army gate without teeth. Guo Zi pushed his teeth and entered, and became the leader of Gan State.
The State of Wu attacked the State of Han. According to the regulations of the State of Han, young men who had not yet lost their baby teeth were not allowed to join the army and fight.
For this reason, all the children in Han State had their baby teeth pulled out and sent to the military camp, staging a tragic "Story of Broken Teeth to Join the Army" to make great contributions to the country!
This shows that the State of Han was at a critical moment of life and death. Faced with the powerful State of Wu, it had no choice but to violate the ancestral system and even go against humanity by sending its underage children to serve in the army.
On the other hand, all the people of Han State were soldiers and shared the same hatred of the enemy, which may have intimidated Wu State to a certain extent and had some effect.
However, after all, Han State was a small country with few soldiers. Their strength and persistence were short-lived. In this era of great strife, they could not escape the fate of national destruction!
