Shen State is located in the Nanyang Basin, with a vast plain. The troops of Shen, Lu, and Xu relied on the favorable terrain and used chariots and spears. The Chu army came from mountains and rivers, used short swords, and was good at close combat. Facing the chariots of the Three Kingdoms, the short sword was unable to use its strength. The soldiers of the Three Kingdoms were protected by chariots, and they used long spears to kill in the Chu army's camp as if they were in an uninhabited mirror. The short weapons in the hands of the Chu army were out of reach, and they were killed in a blink of an eye, and they were retreating steadily. Qu Naifu and Dou Yuqiang risked their lives to block the armies of the Three Kingdoms, and Yu Qi opened a bloody path to protect Xiong Tong as he retreated to the Tang River. Counting the men and horses, only 10% of the 30% were left.
When the Chu army crossed the rapid river, it was almost dusk. Shen, Lu, and Xu pursued them to the river and saw that the Chu army had already crossed the river, so they had to retreat. Xiong Tong hurriedly set up camp on the spot. That night, Xiong Tong couldn't sleep for a long time. As soon as he closed his eyes, the scene of two soldiers fighting on the battlefield appeared before his eyes. In fact, there is nothing particularly outstanding about the armies of Shen, Lu, and Xu. If they have an advantage, it's in the chariot. The soldiers on the chariot used long spears, while the Chu army used short knives. This area is all plains, and using chariots is not only fast, but also has obstacles and can be avoided. The Chu State is located in a mountainous area and has a small combat space. For the convenience of combat, short swords and short spears are used. When you come to plain areas and face car battles, you won't be able to adapt. The short weapons of the Chu army did not pose a threat to the soldiers on the cart, but the soldiers on the cart had long spears and fast speed. This was an unequal fighting method. How could the Chu army be undefeated? Thinking of this, he could no longer sleep. He hurriedly summoned the generals to the tent and said, "Where do you think the battle was defeated?"
Some of the generals said that they were defeated by the strength of the army, some said that they were defeated by their lack of preparation, and some said that they were defeated by their tactics... You couldn't agree on what I said. Xiong Tongtong: "In my opinion, if we want to lose, we will lose because of being conservative and being complacent! Others have taken several steps forward, but we are still standing still. How can we be undefeated? If we want to be able to compete in the future, In the Central Plains, the army must innovate! Where do they win? They win on chariots and soldiers. After I go back, I must create a chariot army, a powerful chariot army!"
At this moment, Dou Yuqiang tied up a soldier and pushed him in. Xiong Tong hurriedly asked what was going on, and Dou Yuqiang told the whole story. It turned out that when Dou Yuqiang was patrolling at night, he suddenly saw movement in the woods outside the barracks. He quickly asked who it was, but there was no sound inside for a long time. He hurriedly ordered the soldiers around him to surround him, and then he saw a voice shouting in panic: "General Dou, you are the young one..."
Dou Yuqiang shined a torch and saw that he was a scout from the Chu army, and asked him what he was doing in the woods outside the barracks at midnight. Tan Jun said he felt uncomfortable in his stomach and went out to the woods. When I asked the guard on duty, he said that no one had come in or out. Dou Yuqiang looked him up and down again, and found that his shoes were full of mud, and shouted sharply: "What on earth did you do?"
Tan Jun replied: "The villain's home is here. He sneaked back to see his mother at night. He was worried about being punished, so he had to rush back overnight because he didn't want to be discovered..."
Xiong Tong interrogated him for a while, and he insisted that he was returning from visiting his mother. Xiong Tong heard that he left the camp in the middle of the night out of filial piety, so he let him return to the team.
The next morning, the Chu army broke out of camp and returned to Chu. After traveling less than a hundred miles, another group of men and horses blocked the way. I saw a brave general with a face like the bottom of a pot, bulging eyes and beard, holding a square-shaped halberd, leading a team of people to block the way, and shouted loudly: "I am Gu Xuli, the general of the Yong Kingdom. I have been waiting here for a long time. . Xiong Tong, the usurper and traitor, get out of the car and die!" It turned out that Duke Yong had been harboring a grudge since Xiong Tong and Dou Bobi led the Chu army to open up Baipu and conquer Xingxi. Seeing that Xiong Tong, the king of Chu, personally went on a personal expedition to attack the state of Shen, but was defeated by the allied forces of Shen, Lu, and Xu. He felt that this was a good opportunity for revenge, so he sent General Gu Xuli to lead a group of troops to take advantage of Daogu, Hu, ambushing the Chu army at the border of Hu and Deng, catching the Chu army by surprise. Guxuli shot an arrow at Xiong Tong. Qu Nai's father said: "Your Majesty, be careful..." He rushed forward, and the arrow penetrated the heavy armor and shot into Qu Nai's father's heart. Then Gu Xuli drove his horse over and took Xiong Tong directly, but was caught by Dou Yuqiang and Yu Qi. Xiong Tong hurriedly ordered people to rescue Qu Nai's father, drove himself and fled south.
Gusuli fought against two generals alone without any fear. A Fangtian painted halberd was thrust upwards and downwards, sweeping left and right, making people appear and disappear. The two of them working together were a bit unable to resist. Guxuli quickly broke through the interception of the second general, and chased Xiong Tong's chariot with his horse and halberd. Qu Nai's father, who was lying in the car, said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, please let me go down... If there is one less person, the car will be lighter and the car will be lighter... Run faster..."
Xiong Tong: "Why did General Qu say this? Even if we die, we, the monarch and my minister, will die together..." As he spoke, Gu Xuli's horse was already chasing after him, and he straightened up his halberd and struck Xiong Tong on the back. Stab it.
At the critical moment, Qu Naifu jumped up with all his strength, grabbed Gu Xuli's painted halberd, and the tip of the halberd passed through his chest. Gu Xuli used all his strength to pull Qu Nai's father out of the car. A pitiful tiger general, who had been galloping on the battlefield for decades and killed countless enemies, died under the halberd of mediocre general Gu Xuli in order to save Chu Jun Xiong Tong... Gu Xuli killed Qu Nai's father and pointed the painted halberd at him again. Xiong Tong's worries. Xiong Tong felt a chill on his spine and couldn't help but exclaimed: "My life is over..." and closed his eyes.
At this moment, a "bang" sound was heard. Xiong Tong looked back and saw a steel whip flying out of the mist in front of him, hitting Gu Xuli's eyebrows. Gu Xuli's life was so important that he didn't bother to assassinate Xiong Tong. He quickly put back his halberd and looked up. The whip and halberd collided, causing a burst of sparks. In the blink of an eye, a general rushed out of the mist, riding a brave horse. He had tattooed eyebrows and short beard, and was wearing golden armor. He caught the flying steel whip and shouted sternly: "Don't hurt my lord!" and drove the brave animal away. He stepped forward and struck Guxuli with double whips like raindrops. Gu Xuli only felt that the whip was heavy. He could only parry, so how could he fight back? Dou Yuqiang and Yu Qi from behind quickly caught up. Guxuli couldn't resist and fled looking west. When the whip-wielding general came closer, Xiong Tong was shocked. He saw that the rescuer was Dou Bobi, and he couldn't help but said: "Is it Uncle Bi Wang? Have you appeared?"
Dou Yuqiang and Yu Qi were secretly surprised when they saw it. Dou Bobi immediately jumped off Pai Yao's back, raised his hands towards Xiong Tong and cried: "The king is not a ghost, he is really Bobi. God will not kill me, and I will survive the catastrophe. I am happy to hear that the king has ascended the throne, and I will rush back immediately..."
Xiong Tongjian said, quickly jumped out of the car, and the two hugged each other tightly. Then Dou Yuqiang and Yu Qi also ran over, and the four of them hugged each other with a mixture of joy and sorrow.
After a long while, Xiong Tong asked: "Uncle Bi Wang, how did you escape death? I miss you so much! Tell me, where have you been these years?"
Dou Bobi sighed and said: "It's hard to explain... In order to escape from the eyes and ears of the prince and Fei Wuchang, Bobi had to resort to a trick of cheating death and defected to his uncle's country, Yun, with his mother. However, a down-and-out phoenix is not as good as a chicken... …”
It turned out that when Mrs. Yun Guo forcibly took her daughter Yun Jiang away, the mother and son were angry and resentful. When they found Yundu, they were blocked from the palace gate by the soldiers guarding the gate. The mother and son vented their anger in front of Yun Palace and left angrily. They never returned to Yundu and lived in seclusion in the mountains and old forests. As the saying goes: If there is no armor in the mountains, it will last for thousands of years. The mother and son work together at sunrise and rest in the mountains and forests. I don’t know how the world has changed. Finally one day, Dou Bobi went to a nearby small market to sell his prey and met a group of businessmen from Chu State, saying that the king of Chu State had changed from Xiong Zhen to Xiong Tong. At first, he couldn't believe it. Later, I heard some people who were doing business with the Chu people came back and said that the king of Chu had indeed been replaced by Xiong Tong. I was overjoyed and went back to discuss it with my mother Yun Ji. Mother and son traveled day and night back to Danyang, the capital of Chu, to find Dou Min. . Dou Min was so happy to see that Dou Bobi was still alive. Dou Bobi was greatly surprised when he heard that the king of Chu personally marched north across the Han River to attack the state of Shen. Hearing that it was Dou Min's idea, he was so angry that he sighed: "The king is gone!" Dou Min asked why, and Dou Bobi said: "Our army is restricted by the geographical environment and is good at using swords and other short weapons to get close to the enemy." The Shen Kingdom is located in the Nanyang Basin, with a flat river. The Shen Army soldiers will use Zhangba spears and use chariots as cover. Our army is all fighting on foot and cannot get close to the Shen Army. We can only be beaten, so how can we be invincible? Reason?"
Dou Min said: "I just received the battle report from the front. The Chu army conquered several cities and marched straight in. They have reached Xie Yi, the capital of Shen..."
