Chapter 1400

The state of Chu.

The mainland superpower is also the country with the largest land area and the largest population.

In the map territory, the male dominates the East.

At the same time, it is a military power.

The folk custom of Chu is fierce and martial arts is popular. Everyone wants to change the movement by joining the army!

Except for its large population.

Another reason is the special political system of Chu.

The system of enfeoffment was practiced in the state of Chu.

The emperor granted the land to the royal children, meritorious officials and so on. These people were called princes!

The princes have a high degree of autonomy in their own vassal states. They can develop their own economy, enfeoffment their own officials, and form their own army

It is precisely because of this system that these vassals were given great enthusiasm.

Everything you develop is yours.

The emperor has no right to take it back. You only need to fulfill your duty when you need it.

Under this system, the vassal states will develop their own strength, because they are also for themselves.

And this also made Chu's national strength quite strong.

This ancient system of enfeoffment has many disadvantages.

The local government was divided and the central imperial power was not concentrated.

And it is very easy to break out civil strife. When some vassal states become powerful, they will act against the central government, leaving the imperial power behind and being affected.

But it was this system that supported the huge state of Chu and the large area of Nuo. It was in this way that the control was realized!

Of course, this is a great test of the central imperial power, which needs great authority to control!

Under this system of enfeoffment at different levels, the identity of the lowest class is extremely humble, with no human rights and close to slavery.

It's like a pyramid.

After all, the ruling class accounts for a small part.

And these people at the bottom, want to change identity, want to change fate, want to change life, there is a best shortcut, that is to become a scattered soldier.

Scattered soldiers are not regular troops.

It's temporary recruitment.

Just a little food, or a little reward, can make a lot of moves, they are not worth the money.

On the battlefield, it's cannon fodder.

But as long as you can survive or be appreciated after several wars, you have a chance to become a regular army.

The regular army is well paid.

Not only do they have a fixed salary, but their families will also improve their status.

It was for these reasons that Chu could easily attract a large number of scattered soldiers in the face of war.

It's not a lie to build a million troops casually.

Chu's system, Chu's size can be easily achieved.

It is also because of this level that Chu's military strength is quite strong!

At that time, there was friction between Zhao and Chu at the border.

Originally, it was a small friction, which could be solved by taking a step back.

But at that time, Zhao's national strength was very prosperous, and the old emperor of Zhao was also very strong. He did not make any concessions, and wanted to touch Chu and show his ambition.

But unexpectedly, it completely angered the state of Chu!

That time Chu, easily sent out a million troops to press the border!

Zhao was taught to be a man.

The gap between the two sides is too large.

As a result, all the 500 000 troops dispatched by the state of Zhao were destroyed. Not only that, but also the eastern Linxing Province, which is adjacent to the state of Zhao and Chu, was occupied!

This attack and occupation is more than ten years!

Zhao's four provinces became three, and because of this war, Zhao began to go downhill!

I dare not speak out when my own land is occupied by other countries.

This has become a permanent pain in every Zhao people's heart!

The battle of Qi Chu!

Jiang Chengli, the emperor of Zhao, seized the opportunity to join the alliance of six states established by the state of Qi. The reason was that he wanted to take this opportunity to recover the eastern provinces occupied by the state of Chu.

The goal has been achieved.

At this time, Gao Rui's murder took place, Zhao withdrew from the alliance, and the front began to retreat to the eastern border of provinces.

This can be regarded as fulfilling the long cherished wish of Zhao people for many years.

But it's not stable.

Because now the new six nation alliance and the four party alliance formed by the state of Chu are at war!

As it happened many years ago, the state of Chu once again dispatched a million troops to the border.

East Linhang Province, once again become the main battlefield!

But this time, it's different from many years ago. This time, Zhao is a major member of the Quartet.

It's not like before. It has no resistance.

There are also millions of troops stationed!

Moreover, in the face of the attack of the Chu army, it has resisted for more than three months, and the two sides are temporarily deadlocked

The thick clouds are pressing down, bringing a strong sense of massiness. At the end of August, the autumn wind has swept the earth, and military flags are flying in the wind.Below the flag is a broken stone wall that stretches for hundreds of miles and is hard to see at a glance.

There are mottled blood stains on the stone wall, and there are big openings in some places

It is such a stone wall that has become a fortification against foreign enemies!

It is designed on the border between Zhao and Chu.

It was written by Jiang Chenghua, commander-in-chief of Zhao's border garrison.

After driving Chu out of donglinxing Province, Jiang Chenghua began to build such a defense line.

A large amount of labor and the participation of Army soldiers were used to work day and night.

Although it is simple, it also plays a great role

On one side of the stone wall is not too far away. It is also a huge camp that stretches for tens of miles and is hard to see at a glance!

This camp is divided into two parts!

Some of them are special military camps. There are wooden walls outside the camp. It looks systematic and perfect. In the camp, soldiers in armor are practicing, and cavalry are passing through. From time to time, they patrol and scold the drunk soldiers.

From time to time, weapons collide with each other, and all kinds of noises gather together, which makes it very lively.

This is a regular camp.

On the other hand, it's the opposite.

There is no special camp here. The residence is a simple tent, and there are huts built by branches and weeds, which are distributed disorderly and irregular.

The soldiers here are not uniform.

Most people don't have armor.

Even if there is, it is not all.

Someone was wearing a pair of military boots that obviously didn't fit, but they kept wiping them as treasure.

Someone's wearing only one armor.

These people are yellow and skinny, and some of them are sitting on the ground in a daze.

They are not regular troops.

It's the stragglers!

It's a temporary army.

They are all people who live at the bottom, in order to stutter, in order to change their fate, came here.

And they are also an important part of the Chu army!

This is the camp of Chu state.

This is how millions of troops are distributed along the long border.

And in the central area.

It's different from other camps.

It has a large and thick wooden wall, and there are trenches and other fortifications outside the wall. It covers a large area and is heavily guarded. It is like a small city.

And here.

This is where the commander-in-chief camp of the Chu army is