Tonight's night seems particularly long. The crescent moon in the sky is dim and cannot illuminate the earth. The fire in the thick earth is soaring and reflected in the sky.
The old war methods of fighting without drums and formations, fighting without serious injuries, and capturing without white hair have been completely broken.
The roars of the Chu army's resistance outside Lugao City gradually weakened. Swords, guns, swords and halberds were everywhere, and blood and broken limbs were scattered everywhere.
The broken walls and ruins in front of them could no longer withstand the fierce charge of the Vietnamese soldiers. A section of the rammed earth wall that was more than ten feet high had collapsed at some point.
In the dark night, the strange firelight illuminated the figures of the two armies fighting, making them look ferocious.
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The King of Yue Wujiang stood on the high platform built with blood, looking down at the brave soldiers of the Yue Kingdom harvesting their last spoils...
In the dark night in the distance, several horses suddenly came rushing towards them. As they approached, everyone dismounted and knelt down. They raised their heads and reported to Wujiang on the high platform: "King, the Chu army has collapsed! The remaining army has fled towards Shouchun."
Upon hearing the scout's words, the soldiers of the Yue Kingdom under the high platform immediately let out a roar that reached the sky. The corners of Wujiang's mouth also slightly curved, revealing a terrifying smile.
Due to deliberate attacks and unpreparedness, the Chu army was defeated again and completely lost the eastern barrier of Lugao. Yue's revenge plan was finally implemented.
Wujiang glanced around at the high-spirited Yue soldiers in the audience, then waved his big hand in the air and ordered in a hoarse voice: "Condemn the people of Chu to invade the territory of Yue, and those who don't obey... sacrifice!"
"Here!"
Yue's intention to rebel against Chu has actually been known for a long time, and it is not difficult to find out Chu's intention to overthrow Yue! It all started when the Chu State borrowed troops from the Yue State to destroy Wu. At that time, the seeds of today's chaos had already been sown.
In the past, the state of Wu was not so much destroyed by the hands of Yue King Gou Jian as it was destroyed by the strategy of the state of Chu.
In the past, the State of Wu also prospered for a time. The King of Wu was assisted by Wu Zixu and Sun Wu, which made the State of Wu unprecedentedly powerful. It "defeated the powerful Chu in the west" and "weighed Qi and Jin in the north", and dominated the country for a while.
The strength of Wu State naturally aroused dissatisfaction from its "big brother", Chu State.
The state of Chu then provoked a conflict between Wu and Yue. Wu and Yue had been fighting for supremacy for a long time, so the state of Yue would naturally explode at the first sign.
The Chu State's treacherous plan succeeded. The Yue State consumed the Wu State's national strength from the front, while the Chu State quietly regained its strength behind the scenes.
After the battle between Wu and Yue in Kuaiji, King Wu Fu Chai was arrogant and did not listen to Wu Zixu's words, so he let Gou Jian go. In addition, King Wu Fu Chai also wanted to go north to compete with the princes of the Central Plains for supremacy. Wu ministers tried to remonstrate with him, but the king refused, leaving the country of Wu empty!
King Wu Fu Chai's arrogance made Chu think that the time had come to destroy Wu, so he condemned talented people to enter Vietnam and explicitly supported Gou Jian's restoration of the country. Subsequently, Chu and Vietnam rebelled against Wu!
After the fall of the Wu State, the Chu State saw that the power of the Yue State was gradually beyond its control. How could it allow others to snore where they lay? Naturally, the King of Chu did not want to see the second King of Wu, Helu, appear, so he sent his envoys into Vietnam to instigate relations between the kings and ministers of the country of Yue.
Due to his character, Gou Jian once again followed in the footsteps of his old rival Fu Cha. The king of Yue chased away good ministers and good friends, and cut off his own arm.
After the death of King Gou Jian of Yue, King Yue succeeded to the throne. After reigning for only six years, he was poisoned and killed by Prince Bu Shou, who was an envoy of the Chu State. ; However, the dying prince Zhu Gou of the Yue King once again "imitated the sages" and poisoned his father to die.
If he dies without longevity, Zhu Gou will succeed him; if Zhu Gou dies, his sister Yi will succeed him.
During their reign, King Zhu Gou and King Siyi of Yue focused on agricultural administration and strived for reform. They competed with Chu for land and hegemony many times, and even went north to annex the small countries Tan and Zeng of Sishang. However, King Siyi of Yue was fatuous in his later years. He listened to the slanders of his younger brother, Prince Yu, and killed his three sons one after another. Civil strife reappeared in the Yue palace!
In the following thirty years, the State of Yue changed kings several times. The State of Chu took the opportunity to vigorously support the puppets of the Yue State's clan, and the State of Chu supported the princes and princes of Yue in their struggle for the throne.
Until King Si Wuzhuan of Yue succeeded to the throne, King Wuzhuan of Yue, in order to "thank" Chu for his generous help, consecrated Lugao to Chu.
The land of Lugao is connected in all directions. It is connected to Shouchun in the north and can conquer Qi and Song Dynasty. It is connected to Jiujiang in the south and can conquer Chu and Wu.
Chu State has been watching Ligao for a long time. Since then, Lugao has become a sharp sword for the Chu State, threatening the Yue State at all times. The Chu State has always stationed heavy troops here.
After the death of King Siwu Zhuan of Yue, his younger brother Wujiang succeeded to the throne. In the early stage of his succession, Wujiang was no longer willing to be controlled by the Chu State and wanted to launch an army to attack Chu. However, reality once again taught this young king a lesson.
The country of Yue has been in trouble for a long time, and its ruler and ministers are not of the same mind. How can they be a strong opponent of Chu? The Vietnamese army collapsed in one battle, and Jiujiang was captured by Chu.
If not for the sudden rise of the Qin State at that time, which threatened the Chu State's rear, the Yue State would have followed in the footsteps of the Wu State.
A great defeat made Wujiang realize the reality completely. From then on, he began to imitate his ancestor Gou Jian, obeying the Chu court on the surface, and secretly accumulating strength secretly. Diplomatically, he made friends with Qin, made peace with Jin, connected with Song Dynasty, and showed goodwill to Qi. In terms of national politics, he vigorously encouraged farmers and imitated the methods of the Central Plains, so as to achieve the purpose of gaining people's support. In order not to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors, he also silently established an organization of dead men to eliminate opposition ministers in his own country and disrupt the politics of other countries.
Now that the time is ripe, the various countries in the Central Plains are fighting endlessly, and the Chu State has also ignored the docile "evil tiger" beside it. Under the carelessness of the Chu State, the strong gate of Lugao will eventually be taken back by the Yue State again.
On the high platform, out of the shadows that could not be illuminated by the fire, a person slowly walked out. The person was wearing a tight-fitting black robe, with a ferocious mask on her face. She was tall and tall. Judging from her figure, she should be a woman.
The woman in black took two steps forward, leaned under Wujiang, and respectfully handed over a brocade bag with both hands.
When Wujiang saw this brocade package, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes slightly. Then he pretended to be casual and took the brocade bag, opened the seal, took out a silk book inside, and slowly scanned the message from the distance.
"King..." The doctor next to him, Gong Shiyu, saw Wujiang's face change slightly and asked aloud.
Wujiang waved his hand and said to the generals beside him: "I have sent an order to the generals who are chasing the Chu army in the north to abandon Shouchun and return south immediately! From now on, the large and flat boats will go south along the Chao River and return to Jiujiang with the soldiers. !”
"Here!"
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Outside Yongyi City, the officers and soldiers of the Song Army looked at the Chu army retreating like a tide, and shouted mockingly: "Power! Power! Power!"
Yin Zhaoyang, the commander of the Chu State, stood on the carriage. Hearing the sound, he couldn't help but glance towards the Song army's formation behind him, his eyes filled with deep reluctance.
"Give me three more days, just three more days," Zhaoyang roared unwillingly in his heart.
The news of the fall of Lugao shocked the Chu court. The fall of Lugao meant that the Chu army in the Song Dynasty was in danger of running out of food. Zhaoyang had to temporarily abandon the attack on the Song Dynasty and return to support the homeland.
The Chu army and the Song army fought bloody battles for three days, but failed to gain an inch of territory. When he returned to Yingdu, he feared that his position as Ling Yin would not be guaranteed.
Zhaoyang secretly made up his mind that this time he must teach Yue an unforgettable lesson!
