Chapter 308,309 Spies within Chu State(1/2)
I Won’t Be King in the Spring and Autumn Period
When Sun Wu escorted Qingfeng back to Qianxi, there were many people who wanted to kill Qingfeng.
This is actually completely predictable.
After all, there is a huge dark force behind Qingfeng. In order to prevent Qingfeng from falling into the hands of Li Ran and to prevent their identities from being exposed, they will naturally try their best to prevent Qingfeng from reaching Qianxi alive.
But Li Ran was Li Ran after all, so how could he not make arrangements earlier? Sun Wu deliberately set up an ambush on the way back from escorting Qing Feng. Coupled with Sun Wu's own alertness and skill, every time they attacked, Sun Wu could avert danger.
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Not only that, but Sun Wu could also obtain an extremely critical piece of information from the accents of these gangsters:
There are actually people from them inside the Chu Kingdom!
After getting the news, Li Ran was no longer in a hurry to interrogate Qing Feng.
The people were locked in the Zuojun camp.
Since there are their people in Chu State, how can the Zuojun camp be so peaceful?
Therefore, Li Ran decided to try fishing with this Qingfeng first, hoping that those who are willing will take the bait.
"But how should King Chu deal with it?"
Sun Wu questioned the words.
After all, the King of Chu had ordered Li Ran. He asked Li Ran to interrogate Qingfeng on his behalf. But if Li Ran had been waiting for a long time, how could he explain to the King of Chu?
"The King of Chu is currently busy with the matter of moving the capital, and the reason why the King of Chu wants to capture Zhongli is not to Qingfeng. Therefore, I'm afraid I don't have much free time to pay attention to this matter right now."
"The idea of moving the capital is enough to give him a headache. Don't worry, we still have time."
At this moment, since the man is already in his hands, Li Ran naturally does not need to worry about what will happen to the King of Chu. After all, it is really not possible. He can go to the Zuojun camp and make a show.
After hearing this, Sun Wu felt that it made sense and nodded immediately.
"By the way, Chang Qing has contributed a lot to this great victory. When Wu Ju leads his army in victory, the King of Chu will definitely grant you a title. At that time, Chang Qing will not have to worry about your brother's situation. You will do what the King of Chu wants to grant you.
That’s it.”
"It's just that if the King of Chu wants to grant you a title, then the other generals in Chu will definitely be dissatisfied. Therefore, during these days, Chang Qing must remember to be patient and not have any quarrels with the generals of the Chu army out of anger."
There is no need to say more about Sun Wu’s abilities.
But no matter how capable he is, he is still not from Chu.
For Sun Wu himself, the title of the King of Chu was well deserved. But in the eyes of these Chu army generals, it was the King of Chu who favored one over the other. Although they did not dare to talk about the King of Chu, wouldn't they dare to make a move against you?
What?
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Li Ran asked him to be forbearing, that is, to know how to be silent at the right time, to restrain his sharp edge at the right time, and to be able to bend and stretch, so that he can become a great weapon.
"Wu Jinji is taught!"
Sun Wu knew that Li Ran was doing this for his own good, so he immediately bowed and bowed.
Li Ran hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile:
"You are so polite, sir. There is no need for such politeness between brothers."
"Go and have a rest. We may have to wait for a long time for this big fish."
The fishing operation in the Zuojun camp must not be rushed, and Li Ran was also prepared to take a few days of rest.
So, after some discussions between Li Ran and Sun Wu, a fishing operation was decided.
But what surprised Li Ran was that for three days in a row, there was no movement in the Zuojun camp. It was so calm that it was almost strange.
Even Sun Wu couldn't help but doubt his own judgment.
Could it be that the Chu people who attacked his convoy were pretending to be people from other countries?
After all, the pronunciation of Chu is not so difficult to imitate. People like Chen and Cai have very similar accents because they have lived among Chu people for a long time. Therefore, if you randomly find people from Chen or even Cai, you can pretend to imitate them. It's not impossible.
But who knew that Li Ran shook his head decisively.
He firmly believed that there must be spies inside the Chu State.
"Why are you so sure, sir?"
Sun Wu was very curious.
Li Ran explained:
"We might as well start over from the beginning. Does Chang Qing still remember the battle of Qunshu?"
"When we led the army to the pass outside Shujiu City, Wu King Zhufan also arrived almost at the same time. If there was no one to inform him at all times, how could Zhufan be so accurate?"
"Also, how could the Wu army succeed in their guerrilla tactics in the Yangtze-Huaihe River Basin without extremely accurate internal information?"
"In addition, when the Chu army just attacked Zhu Fang City, Qing Feng could be said to have fooled the Chu army around, and he could predict Chu's lead at almost every step. The Chu army suffered losses in Zhu Fang City alone of up to 10,000 people. There were only 10,000 people in their city. How do we, with thousands of people, predict the time when the Chu army will attack the city in advance every time?"
"Although Qingfeng had material assistance from Song, Lu and other countries, he managed to survive for half a year with less than 10,000 people. If he said that he had no internal support in Chu, Chang Qing Do you believe it?"
It turned out that Li Ran was sure from the beginning that there were spies inside the Chu State.
After all, Zhu Fangcheng's battle was too protracted and strange, and it was not consistent with common sense at all.
No matter how strong the defense of Zhu Fang City is, how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack, the actual difference in combat effectiveness is there. Qingfeng is not a god, and the soldiers and generals under him are not heavenly soldiers and generals. Is it possible to defeat a hundred enemies?
The Chu army attacked the city with several times its strength. Even if the number of deaths was 2:1, Qingfeng's defenders should have been replaced long ago. How could they hold on for half a year?
Isn’t the weirdness in this worth pondering?
"Sir, if there is really a spy from Qingfeng among the Chu army, then how come I was able to capture Qingfeng alive this time when the Chu army led several coalition forces to attack Zhu Fang City?"
Sun Wu asked another very critical question.
If Qing Feng really had an insider in the Chu army, then why could Sun Wu sneak into the city so easily and directly capture Qing Feng alive?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If Qingfeng had received the news early, why didn't he take precautions earlier?
"It's not difficult to understand. How many people know about your plan to sneak into the city and cooperate with Wu Ju inside and outside?"
Li Ran asked with a frown.
"There are only two of us, Wu Ju and me."
"Yes."
Li Ran said:
"Before this, you had only appeared in the Battle of Qunshu and the Battle of Chaoyi. The spy probably didn't know much about you. Furthermore, the strategy you discussed with Wu Ju was not leaked, so the spy could not
Get the news in time and let him prepare early."
"It's just that why Qingfeng never abandoned the city and fled when the Chu State troops pressed on the border. This has always made me feel very strange. However, after confirming that Chang Qing was attacked on his way back, it can be solved
explained."
Hearing the sound, Sun Wu was immediately surprised and said:
"Sir, what you mean is..."
Li Ran stood up, looked outside at the Chu army camp, which was as peaceful as usual, and said with a smile:
"The coalition forces of several countries are cooperating to attack the city. Zhu Fang City has become a dead end. Even without your and my clever tricks, relying solely on the numerical advantage, it will be a matter of time before Zhu Fang City is defeated."
"So, in this case, the spies lurking in the Chu State should also know that Qingfeng is bound to die this time, so taking the risk to pass on the news to him is just unnecessary. Instead, it is better to cover up the news and deliberately let him know
The Chu army broke through the city, and then it would be more direct for Qingfeng to die directly under the sharp sword of the Chu people."
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Chapter 309_Wu Ju’s triumphant return
In the final analysis, Qingfeng was just a chess piece, no matter to the forces behind him, to Li Ran, or to the Chu State.
It's just that this chess piece knows too much, and the forces hidden behind it will definitely not allow it to fall into Li Ran's hands.
However, they underestimated Li Ran's determination to capture Qing Feng.
They would never have thought that hidden behind King Chu's ambition to destroy Wu was Li Ran's determination to uncover all the mysteries.
After Sun Wu's operation, Qingfeng finally did not die in the rebel army, but was captured alive.
Hence, what happened was that the convoy escorted by Sun Wu was later attacked.
Everyone knows that Qing Feng must die.
As long as Qingfeng dies, no one will be able to dig out what he knows, and the spies in Chu will naturally be safe.
Kill people and silence them, cut off the roots.
Anyone with an online IQ will not let go of such an opportunity.
However, what they didn't expect was that since Sun Wu had already anchored this person, he had naturally made careful preparations.
"Sir, the traitor in the Chu country is still refusing to show up. If we continue to wait, will it arouse the suspicion of the King of Chu?"
Qingfeng had been escorted back for several days, but Li Ran not only did not go to interrogate him, but he never even entered the gate of Zuoying.
To be continued...