The Wu army and the Chu army fought a bloody battle within a square inch of the valley. Every inch of the mountain forest was filled with people, but the Wu army had the upper hand after all, and they all gradually moved towards Li Ran.
Wu Yuan was always guarding Li Ran. Occasionally, several Wu soldiers fought here, but they were all eliminated by Wu Yuan.
Seeing that the Chu army was about to be defeated, at this moment, they heard another rumbling sound behind them, like rolling thunder, destroying mountains and stirring seas. When the soldiers looked back, they were overjoyed.
I saw Sun Wu standing on the chariot with several spears beside him. He held one in his hand and aimed it at Wu Jun. In an instant, a Wu Jun was nailed to the ground.
The chariots galloped, Sun Wu threw his spears, opened and closed, and was invincible. He arrived in the blink of an eye and entered the battle formation.
Later, Sun Wu jumped down alone and fought hand to hand with the Chu soldiers. He made a sound and pulled out the big sword tied to his waist. At this time, Sun Wu was already worthy of the five-foot sword because of his status as the county magistrate of Ye County, so his fighting ability was greatly improved.
He jumped to the ground as light as a swallow, rolled on the spot, and cut off the ankles of several Wu soldiers with his long sword. The Wu soldiers immediately fell to the ground and howled. J.
Li Ran couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Sun Wu came at the right time. I saw 20,000 soldiers led by Sun Wu and Chuan Fengxu pouring in in batches. Looking from a distance, Wu Jun felt that the mountains and plains were filled with Chu troops. The shouts of killing and the sound of drums and horns completely suppressed Wu Jun.
The Wu army did not know the details of the Chu army at all. They only thought that the Chu army was countless and could not be killed. Their morale collapsed immediately and they had to withdraw from the canyon.
The Chu army did not dare to pursue too deep. They only pursued a few miles out of the canyon and then stopped. And he shot arrows from a distance to drive them away, shouting loudly.
The Wu army was in a panic. Some of them headed towards Laishan, while others ran in other directions. Sun Wu easily captured several prisoners and brought them to Li Ran.
Li Ranzheng wanted to know the situation about Laishan, but these prisoners were all pawns, and he did not know much about the situation in Laishan. He only knew that King Wu had made a strategy of besieging Laishan without attacking, and his military strength was There are roughly one hundred thousand people.
As for what happened to King Chu, it is still unknown whether he is alive or dead.
In this battle, most of the tens of thousands of Wu troops deployed to guard the key points were lost, and the Chu army's casualties were also quite tragic.
Wei Yin Yijiu and others then cleaned up the battlefield. Li Ran, Wu Yuan, and Sun Wu stood on the mountain at the end of the canyon, where Laishan Mountain could be vaguely seen.
After discussion among the three, Li Ran decided to march another ten miles and set up two camps on a high ground. The camps could be connected end to end to prevent a sneak attack by the Wu army.
The spies soon came to report that half of the defeated army in front had joined the Wu army that was besieging Laishan. There were about 60,000 to 70,000 people, but now they only had more than 30,000 Chu troops in their hands.
The King of Chu should still be on the mountain at this moment, but he is also exhausted and in danger.
Li Ran knew that it would be difficult for the Wu army to mobilize troops and generals in a short period of time. But if time goes by, it will be difficult to say, and according to King Chu's situation, it is only appropriate to make a quick decision at the moment.
Li Ran ordered people to transport all the chariots in the canyon, good or bad, to the camp, and had them patched together for repairs. Those that could not be repaired were placed as far as possible in the front of the camp to act as suspects.
After some arrangements, he discussed countermeasures with Sun Wu, Wu Yuan, Chuan Fengxu and others.
Sun Wu adhered to his consistent style and always went to investigate in person wherever he went, so he was the first to speak:
"Right now, Laishan is surrounded by water, and the situation on the mountain is unknown. I wanted to capture a few more scouts for questioning, but the Wu army is very well-defended. There are many people in a team, echoing back and forth, and constantly wandering around, so there is no chance to make a move. "
"The most urgent task is to get in touch with the Chu army on the mountain. There are many people on the other side. Without the cooperation of the people on the mountain, it may be difficult to defeat the Wu army and rescue the king!"
Shen Wuyu also expressed his thoughts.
Wei Yin Yijiu also sighed deeply at this time:
"Having said that, Wu Jun is very guarded. If you want to get in touch with the people on the mountain, I'm afraid it won't be that easy." ""
Sun Wu held his chin with one hand and frowned.
"Well, this matter is indeed difficult to handle!"
Wu Yuan glanced at Li Ran.
"I wonder if you have any good ideas, sir?"
Li Ran also thought hard for a moment:
"Today is twenty-nine and tomorrow is thirty. If someone can take advantage of the dark moonlight to go up the mountain to deliver the message, and when it gets dark on the first lunar month, let the remaining troops on the mountain come down to cooperate with us, maybe feasible!"
Since there is no moonlight most of the time on the first day of the new year, it is indeed the best time for a night attack.
"In that case, Xu is willing to go!"
At this moment, Chuan Fengxu, the county official of Chen State, volunteered to go up the mountain alone to report the news.
Chuan Fengxu had a straightforward temperament. Li Ran had met this person before when the King of Chu hosted a banquet. This was the direct impression Chuan Fengxu left on him.
The "double act" between him and the King of Chu before was suspected of being a show, but it still proved that this person was indeed a loyal man.
This was true for the previous kings, and it is even more true for the current King of Chu, Xiong Wei!
"This trip is very dangerous, Mr. Chen."
"Xu is not able to repay even a single death for Xu's kindness to Xu, but Xu is willing to die in repayment!"
Li Ran was filled with emotion when he heard this, and couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Okay! In that case, please Chen Gong, please put on your uniform tonight, and we will pretend to attack and cover you! When you go up the mountain, you will report the situation to the King of Chu. When the time comes, we will launch a general attack. At that time, let them rush down the mountain, and someone will pick them up!"
"Here!"
Then, Chuan Fengxu and Sun Wu immediately came out of the camp to explore the terrain and wait and see where to go up the mountain tonight.
The two of them looked around, covering most of the circle, and finally discovered a small gap. It seems that Wu Jun deliberately stayed here to lure King Chu down the mountain.
Moreover, the mountains here are relatively flat and the jungle is dense, making it easy for a single person to escape. It really made him feel a little strange that such a flaw would appear under such heavy siege.
Sun Wu was also puzzled by this:
"What does this mean?"
"I don't know yet. It's better to look around again and make calculations before it's too late."
So, the two of them circled Laishan again and returned. It was already dark by this time. When they entered the big tent, they told everything about what they found.
Li Ran heard this, thought for a moment and then whispered:
"This Wu country has such a vicious heart!"
"Oh? What do you mean, sir?"
Sun Wu had no idea why Wu Jun was deployed in this way.
Just listen to Li Ran and continue to speak:
"Think about it, who is the person who hopes that something will happen to King Chu the most right now?"
Sun Wu thought for a moment, and then an expression of sudden realization appeared immediately.
"Prince Qiji!"
"That's right, Prince Qiji is the person who hopes that something will happen to the King of Chu the most. Currently, the King of Chu is trapped by the Wu army. If the King of Chu is really killed by the Wu army, what do you think Prince Qiji will do?"
Sun Wu took a breath of cold air.
"Since he held high the banner of avenging the king of Chu, used an excuse to attack the state of Wu, and used this to divert the conflict between the government and the opposition of the state of Chu caused by his succession, it would be logical for him to make his throne more secure!"
"That's right! The Wu people were obviously aware of this, so they wanted to let the King of Chu go to the State of Cai alone. In this way, the crime of killing the King of Chu could be transferred to Prince Qiji. Then, the Chu State Rebellion will inevitably occur, and when the prince abandons his illness, he will naturally have no reason to attack Wu!"
