The first year of the first year of Lu Xi (BC559) was also the first year of Weiwen and the first year of Qin Mu.

Chidi did not rush to return to China after the defeat last year, but returned to Mocheng to rest for a while. Several meetings were held to discuss the next steps. In order not to influence the chiefs by his opinions, Luzi asked the others to speak before him.

The Di lords soon divided into two factions: the radicals advocated taking advantage of the victory to attack and destroy the Xing state in one fell swoop; Conservatives, on the other hand, believe that they should return home with the spoils of war and not make trouble. The two sides argued, and neither could convince anyone, and the result came to the point of saber rattling - those present were ready to solve the problem with an infighting.

Seeing that the situation was slipping to the brink of getting out of control, Luzi immediately stood up and ordered all parties to retreat to their original positions, and then said: "The thoughts of all of you are already known, and the widows will not judge who is more reasonable, nor will they clearly indicate which side they support, but to say the following."

"Since King Wu Keshang, Chidi has been suppressed by the Zhou people in the Taihang Mountain, and he has not been allowed to probe. After King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty gradually declined, the princes of the Central Plains invaded each other, and the Jin civil strife continued. This gave us the first chance, so we drove the Fox Clan's Darong out of Taihang Mountain to the west, and continued to oppress Bai Di, and invaded Xing and Wei to the east.

"But there was a Qi Xiaobai in Huaxia! Qi Xiaobai replaced Zhou Tianzi as the de facto co-ruler of China, and the Qi people not only cleared the two fortresses built around Xing (the 30th year of the reign of Lu Zhuang Gong), but also sabotaged the plan to attack Handan (the first year of the Lu Min Dynasty). Since the people of Qi have become Chidi's worst enemies, we must take them into account in every decision we make.

"We did easily destroy a great Chinese country, but think about it, if it wasn't for Wei Chi who lost the foundation of his ancestors, how could Wei Guo not even be able to gather the strength of an army? Wei Guo actually died in the hands of the faint king, we just pushed it with our hands, so that Wei Guo's demise was advanced. Therefore, we cannot regard other Chinese princes as defending the country, nor can we regard the victory over the defense of the country as the norm.

In this way, the Destruction Guard became the Heavens' patronage of Chidi. But the duration of this sponsorship will not be too long, maybe three or two years, maybe only half a year. Since there is no way to know the period, there is no time to waste. On the contrary, we can confirm that the people of the Central Plains will not give up Hebei, and the Jin state in the west will not sit idly by and watch the expansion of Chidi without interference. So we cannot pin our uncertain hopes on an unknowable future and turn a blind eye to the risks that will be certain.

"As far as the widow knows, the Chinese are now frightened; All the nations built defensive lines on the south bank of the Yellow River, focusing on defense, and did not dare to cross the river even a single step; There is about to be civil strife in the Jin Kingdom, and troops will not be used against us in the short term; The Northern Yan people are not to be feared, they are tired of dealing with the attack of the mountain jung. In this way, Xing Guo was isolated, and this was the best opportunity to destroy Xing.

"The widow does not force anyone to follow me to destroy Xing. But if anyone decides to return home, then ask him to keep half of the booty as a reward for the brave and a punishment for the lazy; Half of the miscellaneous servants and baggage were also left behind as a sponsorship for the battle to destroy Xing. ”

After saying that, he asked the chief, who was about to return home, to withdraw from the military account and go to the treasurer to complete the handover formalities, while the others stayed behind to continue the meeting.

The leaders who had previously advocated the withdrawal of troops were all red-faced, and the others were triumphant; Those people couldn't stand the contemptuous gaze of others, and no one would leave. They said that they had changed their minds after Luzi's teaching, and were willing to follow Luzi to complete Chidi's hegemony.

Luzi unified the thoughts of the Di lords, and gave the order to march into the Xing Kingdom.

Qi's intelligence system was running at high speed, and the people of Qi soon learned of Chidi's movements and intentions. Duke Huan of Qi immediately convened an alliance, and the monarchs of Lu, Song, and Zheng responded to the call.

After analysis, the princes concluded that Xing Guo would definitely not be able to keep it; However, the Duke of Qi Huan still decided to cross the Yellow River to rescue Xing, so as to demonstrate to the enemy the strong military power and tenacious will of the Chinese princes.

Chidi has already experienced the tenacity and tenacity of the Xing people, and the Xing people have also learned the murderous madness of Chidi. Xing Hou knew that the death of the country was a foregone conclusion, so he issued a general mobilization order to mobilize all forces in the country to fight against the enemy.

The Chidi coalition army bypassed Handan and set up a defensive line between Handan and the capital Xingtai, and the main force went straight to the capital of Xingguo. This army suffered from harassment by the Xing people along the way. Countless stragglers took advantage of the terrain, nightfall, or deception to cause all sorts of trouble for Chidi, who sometimes had to slow down or simply stop to clear the enemy and clear obstacles.

When the vanguard of the Chidi army marched to the outskirts of Xingdu, the main force of the Xing army had already completed the battle under the city. The aggressors were in high spirits, and they were anxious to give Xing's army a dismount, so they launched an attack after a little assembly.

Because of his experience in fighting against the Patriots, Chidi did not take Xing Jun seriously; But when they approached, the generals of the Xing army suddenly beat the drum and wanted to attack the enemy.

The Xing army moved slowly but solidly and powerfully, while the Chidi army rushed towards it with a loud shout. The two armies soon joined forces, and both sides had great anger and bitter hatred for each other, constantly assassinating the enemy with both long and short weapons. However, the Chidi army was unfamiliar with the terrain, and due to the haste to meet the battle, the formation was not fully developed; The main force of the Xing army formed a wedge-shaped array, and forced it through the middle of the enemy, tearing a gap.

As soon as the wedges were stuffed into the enemy array, the enemy was split from the middle and squeezed to the sides. Sergeant Chidi was originally facing straight ahead, but Xing's tactics made the enemy have no time to adjust the direction of the battle for a while, and the soldiers in the array were squeezed by the force coming diagonally and stood unsteadily.

This had never happened in previous battles, and the sergeant could not see what was happening in the front row, did not understand what was happening, and as a result, he became panicked and instinctively retreated. This power is transmitted from one person to another, and thus a domino effect occurs.

Chidi's commanders shouted loudly, asking their men to hold their formations and push the enemy back, while also sending out cavalry to attack from both sides of Xing's army. However, the Xing army had completely wedged into the enemy formation, separating the Chidi army from the left and right, and constantly squeezing to the sides, pushing the enemy farther away.

The soldiers of the Chidi army had no shield to protect them, and as a result, they fell to the ground under the constant assassination of the Xing people, and the braver the more tragic the death; The cavalry sent out suffered heavy losses from both chariots and archers. The leader of Chidi had to give the order to retreat.

However, Xing Guoren was unwilling to give up this rare opportunity, and the army immediately pressed on it and assassinated the invaders as much as they could. The Xing army did not reluctantly withdraw to the capital until they saw the main force of the enemy rapidly approaching in the distance, and the first battle between the two sides ended in a complete victory for the Xing state.

Chidi's large army then arrived, and when the people saw the tragic scene on the battlefield, they were all enraged by the difficulty and stubbornness of the Xing people.