Wu Yuan was eager for revenge. Let alone encountering Ye Xu, even if Li Ran stood in front of him at this moment, it would be difficult for him to change his mind.
At this moment, his eyes were sharp, as if he were about to spit out fire. When Sun Wu saw this, he couldn't help being secretly surprised, and suddenly felt uneasy.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the decisive battle with the Chu army and a good friend of Wu Yuan, he could certainly understand Wu Yuan's thoughts, so he didn't say much.
At this time, the army led by Nangwa quickly pursued into the mountains.
Because he was eager for success, he launched an offensive rashly. However, Sun Wu had already set up an ambush between the two mountains and was waiting for work, so he blocked the Chu army's attack.
The Chu army marched in a hurry and was ambushed again, so they had no fighting spirit. They only fought for a few rounds and were defeated.
Nang Wa was very angry when he saw that the Chu army was so slack.
Nang Wa gathered his soldiers and prepared to lead the charge himself. But Sun Wu and Wu Yuan were already in full preparedness at this moment.
Although the Wu army traveled a long distance to get here, it was commonplace for them to travel through the mountains. Moreover, they had abandoned their chariots before, so they were more flexible and maneuverable.
In comparison, the Chu army, desperate to survive in Nangwa, was eager to cross the river and plunged into the mountains to pursue the Wu division. Therefore, even the chariots became a burden, but they could not move them. give up.
Therefore, for the Wu people, they have become a party of leisure and waiting for work. But the Chu army became exhausted.
Moreover, if we want to talk about "tiring Chu", we have to talk about the strategy of tiring Chu that Sun Wu has implemented for Wu State in the past few years.
It turned out that after Wu State destroyed Xu State and Zhongwu State, it used that as a stronghold and divided into three armies to harass the Chu army in turn.
The so-called "Tired Chu Strategy" is that when the first unit of the Wu army attacked the Chu territory, the Chu state sent a large army to attack. After the Chu army was dispatched, the Wu army retreated. When the Chu army returned, the second army of the Wu army invaded the Chu territory from another direction. With the convenience of the boat division, they took turns harassing the Chu state for several years.
The Wu Army's back and forth not only forced the Chu State to voluntarily abandon Yi, Qian and other places, but also in order to deal with the Wu Army's frequent raids for years, the Chu State was restrained in the east and consumed a large amount of military power, and the Chu Army soldiers even more Because of this, he is exhausted.
Furthermore, Ling Yin Nangwa, who is leading the army now, is not a person who is good at fighting.
Moreover, he also caused the people of the country to be dissatisfied with him because of forcing Que Wan to death. And now most of the Chu soldiers he led were from Yingdu. Therefore, they had a lot of criticism towards Nangwa, so the Chu army was generally disorganized.
As for the Wu division, King Helu of Wu wanted to avenge his father, Zhu Fan, and for a while the entire Wu army shared the same hatred.
As for Cai Guo and Tang Guo, if you think that Sun Wu also decided to attack them temporarily, you would be completely wrong.
Just because Chu Wangzhen succeeded to the throne, the two kings of Cai and Tang came to Chu to congratulate him. Unexpectedly, after Nangwa learned that they had BMWs and jade pendants, he openly asked them for bribes.
Naturally, the two monarchs refused to agree to Nang Wa, so Nang Wa slandered Chu Wang Zhen, saying that Cai and Tang Gong would take advantage of Chu's weakness to defect to Jin.
Therefore, the two monarchs and marquises were directly imprisoned by Nangwa for three years, and they were finally able to escape after obediently handing over their belongings to Nangwa.
Faced with all kinds of unjust acts committed by the Chu State, the Cai State and the Tang State were naturally extremely indignant towards the Chu State, which naturally accelerated the speed at which the two countries turned their backs on the Chu State.
Therefore, the reason why Sun Wu decided to capture Cai Guo first, then abandoned the boat and crossed Fangcheng Mountain to approach the Han River, was that he was actually well prepared.
Therefore, in the land of Baiju, with the help of the Wu army from the local snake Cai people, how could the Chu army be the opponent of the Wu army? From Xiaobie Mountain to Dabie Mountain, there were three defeats in three battles in a row!
When Nang Wa saw this, he couldn't help but become a little scared.
But when Sun Wu won the victory, he did not greedy for merit and rushed forward. With an order, he led his troops back to Baiju.
At this time, Nangwa also wanted to withdraw his troops and wait for Ye Xu to arrive before making further arrangements. At this time, the doctor Shi Huang hurriedly advised:
"When the country was at peace, adults were vying for power. Now that the battle is unfavorable, they retreat. This is a capital crime! Now the only way to stabilize our position is to fight to the death with the Wu army!"
Dr. Hei of Wucheng also advised in the same way:
"Yes, although the Wu army won three games, our Chu army's strength was not greatly depleted, and now they have chosen to withdraw? It means that they have become the last force in the war! We should take the opportunity to pursue it! Instead of waiting for Shen Yinxu to come and snatch it. Take the credit for this!"
Ling Yin Nangwa himself had no idea about the war, and now that his own future was involved, he naturally became reckless again and actually ordered the entire army to pursue Baiju!
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On the other hand, although there were three battles and three victories from Xiaobie Mountain to Dabie Mountain, King Helu of Wu was still uneasy. After all, the Chu soldiers were numerous and powerful, and now that they had caught up with Bai Ju, he was likely to annihilate them in one fell swoop. potential.
However, Sun Wu was confident about this:
"This Nangwa actually dares to chase after him! Haha, it's just as expected!"
King Wu Helu was puzzled and said:
"Why did Sun Qing say that?"
Sun Wu said:
"Nangwa is unpopular, and the morale of the Chu army is low. They lost three of the three battles in the past, and their fighting spirit has long been gone! Now we only need to take the initiative to attack, and we will definitely win a complete victory!"
When King Helu of Wu heard this, he was dubious.
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King Wu Helu wanted to say "not necessarily", but he didn't want to show the slightest distrust in front of Sun Wu. Therefore, I had to temporarily change my words:
"Since Chang Qing has made this judgment, it makes sense! Then... Based on what Chang Qing sees, what should we do now? Who can be the vanguard?"
Sun Wu originally wanted to recommend Wu Yuan, but after thinking about what Wu Yuan said before, he felt that this was the decisive moment and could not tolerate any distraction, so he immediately changed his recommendation and said:
"Wu Wang Yimo's son, Wang Zichen, can take on this important task! The king can order him to lead five thousand elite troops as the vanguard. If the general Mo leads the main force to follow closely behind, the Chu army will be defeated!"
When King Wu Helu heard this, he suddenly looked at his younger brother Wang Zichen. But he couldn't make a decision for the moment.
Just because Wang Zichen was the son of Wu Wang Yimo, in terms of seniority, Wu Wang Helu's father was Zhufan, who was the eldest brother. Wang Zichen's father, Yi Mo, was the youngest, so as the eldest son and grandson of the family, King Helu of Wu was naturally higher in seniority than Wang Zichen.
And as the saying goes, an eldest brother is like a father, so King Wu Helu naturally took great care of his younger brother. Naturally, he was worried that he would make mistakes as he served as the vanguard to fight this vicious battle.
At this time, Wang Zichen suddenly came out of the queue and said:
"My brother is willing to be the pioneer! The so-called 'I act righteously and do not wait for orders' is what I mean. If I die today, the Kingdom of Chu will be destroyed!"
King Wu's house was silent for a moment. Seeing his brother's determination, he could only nod slightly and call out:
"Chen'er!"
When Wang Zichen heard this, he immediately responded:
"Brother Chen is here!"
King Wu Helu ordered:
"Brother Chen can lead five thousand elite troops as the vanguard! Sun Changqing will lead the main force to support my brother! Wu Zixu will lead the remaining soldiers to take charge of the rear..."
Wang Zichen, Sun Wu and Wu Yuan received their orders respectively, but the doctor Bo Pu said worriedly:
"Your Majesty, with such an arrangement, your Majesty will only have..."
King Wu Helu waved his hand and said:
"The enemy is currently facing us, and the safety of our people is not important! For our country, Wu, this battle can only succeed but not fail! We must attack with the whole army, and all three armies must be at their service!"
Bo Pu knew that King Wu was determined, so he said no more.
However, Wang Zichen led 5,000 elite troops to attack the Chu camp directly. Chu's commander Yin Nangwa had just arrived at Baiju and had not yet established his position. He was directly attacked by the Wu army. The whole army was in chaos. It can be said to collapse at the first touch.
Sun Wu, who was sitting behind, saw that Wang Zichen had succeeded, so he led the main force to cover up and kill him.
On the Chu side, Emperor Shi was unable to resist and died in battle. Ling Yin Nangwa also regretted it so much that he had no choice but to abandon the army and flee directly to Zheng State for refuge.
The Chu army, which had no commander in command, had no intention of fighting at this moment and had no choice but to flee.
Sun Wu hurriedly ordered people to pursue him all the way to the edge of Qingfa River southwest of Baiju.
However, Sun Wu suddenly told Wu Jun to stand still at this time!
Seeing that the Wu army was no longer approaching, the Chu troops forced their way across the river. Just as they were halfway across the river, Sun Wu immediately attacked them with his army and captured nearly half of the Chu army!
The Chu army who was lucky enough to cross the river fled to Yongxi surrounded by soldiers. Just as they were preparing to bury the pot to make rice, who knew that Wang Zichen was so quick that he caught up with them directly!
The Chu army had no choice but to flee in panic again.
But Wu Jun actually ate the food cooked by Chu Jun and continued to pursue.
Sun Wu led the main force behind Wang Zichen. Before arriving at Yongxi, he ordered 5,000 people to rush to Daxi, specifically to block Ye Xu who came to support him.
After Ye Xu learned that Ling Yin Nangwa was forcibly crossing the river, he knew that the situation was not good and wanted to rush to the front line, but he was helplessly blocked by stubborn resistance.
Although Ye Xu was also good at commanding troops to fight, the troops he brought to Ye Yi in a hurry were not enough, so he could only look forward to it and sigh.
original:
Since King Zhao of Chu came to the throne, there has been no Master Wu for many years. Because of this, Cai Hou took his son Qian and his official's son as pledges to Wu.
In winter, Cai Hou, Wu Zi, and Tang Hou attacked Chu. He left his boat at Huairui River and crossed from Yuzhang to Chu and to Han. Sima Xu of the Zuo said to Zichang: "You marched along the Han Dynasty and fought with the people above and below. I went outside the city to destroy their boats, and also blocked the big tunnels, straight shafts, and Ming'e. Zi helped the Han and attacked them, and I attacked them from behind. , we will definitely be defeated." Plan and act. Wucheng Hei said to Zichang: "Wu uses wood, and I use leather, so we can't do it for a long time. It's better to fight quickly." Emperor Shi said to Zichang: "The Chu people hate their sons but love Sima. If Sima destroys Wu's boat in Huaihe, the city will be blocked. Entering through the mouth is the only way to defeat Wu. You must fight quickly, otherwise it will be inevitable." Then Ji Han and Chen, from the small farewell to the great farewell. After three battles, Zi often knew he was not going to do it and wanted to run away. Emperor Shi said: "If you want to do what you want, if you find it difficult to escape, where will you go? Your son will die, and your first crime will be punished."
On Gengwu in November, the Second Division Chen Yubaiju. King Fu, Helu's younger brother, called to Helu in the morning and said, "Chuwa is unkind. His ministers must not have the will to die. If they attack him first, his soldiers will run away. Then the master will follow and they will defeat him." Fu Xu. King Fucheng said: "It is said that ministers act righteously and do not wait for orders. This is what I mean. Today I die, and Chu Ke can enter." Since he belonged to five thousand, he attacked Zichang's pawn first. Zichang's soldiers fled, Chu's army was in chaos, and Wu's army was defeated. Zi often ran to Zheng. Emperor Shi took advantage of it and died.
(End of chapter)
