After the conspiracy of Zheng Zhuang Gong to destroy discipline was exposed, King Huan of Zhou deprived him of his position as Zuo Qingshi on the charge of "not being subordinate and tyrannical", and at the same time ordered him to go to Beijing to hand over his position.

Zheng Zhuanggong was extremely annoyed. He said to the royal envoy: "The official festivals, seals, and archives are all in the palace of the king, and whoever likes to take them will take them!" As for the widow, he will never go to the unfortunate place of Jingshi again. Now the princes don't report anything to the secretary of the palace - what's the use of reporting, the royal family can't solve it! Qingshiliao became a place for idlers, and the officials had nothing to do all day long, so they could only pass the time by writing down flowing poems. Whoever wants to steal the false name of the secretary should give it to him! The widow is tired of it anyway. Finally, I wish Father Yu Gonglin's erotic tune to be better and better. ”

King Zhou Huan couldn't help but be furious, "It seems that if you don't teach this old guy a lesson, he won't be tamed!" ”

King Huan immediately issued orders to Lu, Chen, Cai, and Wei to conquer Zheng State, but all countries showed varying degrees of resistance to the crusade order.

Among them, the Lu State is the most obvious, the Lu army has been grinding and making the appearance that it may set off at any time; But it wasn't until the end of the war that Lu Huan slowly moved his army out of the country.

Chen Guo was in turmoil. It turned out that when Chen Huan Gong was seriously ill, Chen Tuo, the younger brother of Chen Huan Gong (that is, the fifth father), killed the crown prince. Chen Huan Gong went crazy when he heard the bad news, and then he ran out of the palace in tears and fussy, and was nowhere to be found. Sixteen days later, his body was found in the suburbs. Chen Guoren did not know the exact date of his death, so he simply published two obituaries, causing Chen Huan Gong to die twice. Although Chen Tuo usurped the throne, the country's political situation was still unstable, and many people died in power struggles every day.

In the autumn of the fifth year of Duke Lu Huan (BC707), Prince Huan of Zhou led the armies of Zhou, Chen, Cai, and Wei to attack Zheng Guo. Each of the four countries sent an army, and King Huan would be the general of the army; The Cai and Wei armies were the right armies, commanded by the father of Yu Gonglin; The Chen army was the left army, led by the black shoulder of the Duke of Zhou.

King Huan of Zhou thought that as long as he led a large army to suppress the border, Duke Zheng Zhuang would have to crawl in front of him with tears in his eyes and ask him for forgiveness; And he can be magnanimously and mercifully stroked his head and say, "Ah, uncle! Don't beat yourself up! Knowing your mistakes can make a difference! Forgive you! Go back to your country! King Zhou Huan laughed out loud when he thought about it.

However, Zheng Zhuang Gong confirmed that King Zhou Huan's stupid move was just helping Zheng Guo achieve hegemony.

Armies from various countries invaded the Zheng border from different locations, and finally gathered in the Changge area; Zheng Zhuanggong decided to fight a decisive battle with the enemy army in Changge.

At the pre-war meeting held by Zheng Guoren, Gongzi Tu said: "The ratio of enemy and enemy forces is four to three, and the strength of our army is obviously insufficient. I think the army should be divided into three parts, the left army should be used against Wei and Cai; the right army against the Chen army; The Chinese army confronted the Wang Division.

"The political situation in the Chen State is chaotic, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and if they attack the Chen army first, they will be defeated quickly. Once the left flank of the coalition army is defeated, there will definitely be chaos in order to take care of the friendly forces. Wei and Cai must not be able to support themselves at this time. After the defeat of the two flanks of the coalition army, our army attacked Wang Zhong's army from the front, left and right at the same time, and it was sure to defeat the enemy. ”

The plan was adopted. The Zheng people also divided the army into three parts, the Chinese army was led by Zheng Zhuanggong, with Yuan Fan and Gao Qumi as deputy marshals; The left army was led by Saizu; The right army was led by the crown prince.

The war began on a cloudy morning. Zheng Zhuang gathered his army and gave a short speech: "The widow's grandfather shed his last drop of blood to save Zhou Lin's great-grandfather (King Zhou You); In order to prevent Zhou Lin's grandfather (King Zhou Ping) from becoming the second King of Zhou You, the widow's father escorted him from Hojing to Cheng Zhou. If Xianjun hadn't done that at the beginning, Zhou Lin would still be raising horses for the barbarians in Hexi! Now, that person is bewitched by the ministers and will take revenge on Zheng Renen, so the sergeants don't regard him as the king of the world, don't treat his Chinese army as a king, just treat the other party as an ordinary enemy.

"The people of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty have hardly fought in more than 60 years, and the biggest scene that the soldiers have ever experienced is to slash each other on the training ground with small wooden swords; And your ancestors, your fathers, and yourselves have been bathed in the light of war. The Wei army has been a defeated general under Zheng Jun for a long time, Chen Guo and Zheng Guo became in-laws, and the country was in turmoil, and the soldiers looked left and right, and had no fighting spirit; Cai Guo and Zheng Guo have no hatred, but they are forced to act as accomplices; The Lu army even disobeyed the order and did not leave the division! Although the enemy army is numerous, the army is not in harmony; And we're all in one. Justice and all favorable conditions are on our side, so the widow asks you to show courage, obey the command of the generals, and follow the widow to fight the enemy! ”

Zheng Jun erupted in long-lasting cheers. On the other hand, King Huan of Zhou also made a similar speech, except that in his speech, he described Zheng Zhuanggong as a villain who killed the crown prince of Ping, betrayed his father, repeatedly offended the royal power, and oppressed the princes for no reason.

Not to be outdone, Wang Shi not only shouted loudly, but also slammed his weapons and shields hard, and finally formed a rhythmic "roar, roar" threatening sound.

The two sides of the battle lined up opposite each other on the plains on the outskirts of Changge Castle. The autumn wind was not violent, just enough to blow the battle flag to the sound of hunting. The army on the coalition side was indeed much larger than the Zheng army, and King Zhou Huan still had an ignorant smile on his face, and he gave the battle order. The drums of war sounded, and the three armies began to march slowly.

Zheng Jun did not move at all, and the commander seemed to have forgotten his identity. The distance between the two sides was already less than a stone's throw away, and the coalition gave the order to charge, at which time the Zheng army also began to beat the drums.

The three formations of the Zheng army adopted different tactics, and the Zheng Guozhong army adopted the "Yuli Formation", in which twenty-five chariots were connected in a row, and there were five columns of soldiers behind each chariot to fill the gap in the war workshop. As soon as the soldiers in front fall, the companions behind immediately make up for it; The flanks are in an attacking formation.

The two wings of the two sides collided strongly, and Zheng Guo had not fought for more than ten years, and the soldiers and soldiers were all veterans of the battlefield, and their combat effectiveness was obviously stronger than that of other countries.

As Xiang Gongzi had expected, Chen Guoren just threw down his weapons and fled, and when they fled, they scattered the array of kings and pawns on the left flank. Zheng Guoren was merciless, screaming and slashing and killing, in order to create panic as much as possible. The left flank of the coalition was soon completely shattered by confusion. Zhou Gong's black shoulders had to withdraw the soldiers and re-line. The situation on the right flank was about the same as on the left, so that the flanks of the central army were completely exposed to the enemy.

Wang Zu met the stubborn resistance of Zheng's army on the front. The chariots in the front row of the Zheng army effectively blocked the enemy's attack, all the horses were killed, and the Zheng people blocked the enemy on the chariots, and the corpse of every dead soldier became an obstacle to the enemy's advance. Although the royal family is in decline, the royal army still maintains a strong fighting power, and if the two sides only fight against the Chinese army, Zheng Jun will die without a single one.

Just when Zheng Guozhong's army was suppressed and could not breathe, the two flanks of Zheng's army began to attack from the flank, forming a situation of flanking the enemy on three sides. Although the king was well-trained, he had to start retreating in the face of a strong enemy.

Doctor Zheng's chariot galloped into the enemy group and headed straight for King Zhou Huan's military flag. When he saw King Huan standing on the chariot shouting and directing the battle, he immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow, and the sharp arrow hit King Huan's shoulder.

At this time, King Zhou Huan showed the perseverance and tenacious will qualities that a supreme ruler should have, and although half of his armor was dyed red with blood, he still did not withdraw from the battlefield and still insisted on issuing various battle orders.

Over time, the Chinese army of the Wang Division was also routed. Zhu Dan asked to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and Zheng Zhuanggong said: "A gentleman is not above others, let alone facing the Son of Heaven?" Zheng Guo should fight just to save himself, as long as the society is not damaged, it is enough! ”

The warring sides retreated to their respective barracks and then sent a team to clean up the battlefield. The number of the coalition corpse collection team was much larger than that of the Zheng army.

At night, the priest brought a large number of condolences to visit King Zhou Huan and conveyed the greetings of Zheng Zhuang Gong to him. King Zhou Huan's face was gloomy because of shame and pain, and he didn't say a word; After sacrificing his foot and withdrawing from the Chinese military tent, he condoled with the royal doctors.

At dawn the next day, the coalition forces retreated.

The battle of Zhou Zheng Changge threw the rhetoric of "Lile conquest from the Son of Heaven" into the garbage heap of history, and the Zhou royal family was finally defeated by its own vassal states. King Zhou Huan used his own actions to create a glorious era of "Lile Conquest from the Princes", and he only did such a meaningful thing in his life.