Chapter 248,249 Wu King Zhufan who will never surrender
Outside Chaoyi City, the decisive battle between the Chu and Wu armies finally began.
Seeing the king suffer, the Wu army also burst out with strong fighting spirit at the last moment. They attacked the Chu army's defense line regardless of the situation, proving their loyalty to the king with a generous death gesture.
The blood stained by the cold weapons fell on the ground and merged into the blood that had already flowed into the river. Life was falling like ants outside the city. Deafening shouts of killing and shrill screams intertwined and reverberated, and the gloomy sky
Suddenly it started to rain coldly.
Zhufan wiped away the sweat, rain, or blood from his eyes, and stood up again.
In the center of the battle between the two armies, he stood opposite Sun Wu.
"You...what's your name?"
At this time, Zhufan had overcome the fear in his heart. He was no longer afraid of Sun Wu in front of him, but faced all this with a more calm attitude.
But his problem also exposed the reason why he lost so miserably in this battle.
As conceited as he is, he still doesn’t know who Sun Wu is?
It was clear that Sun Wu had suffered a defeat at Shu Jiu before, but he still didn't know who Sun Wu was, or even his name.
This kind of conceit may be able to achieve his heroic personality at certain times, but at such times, it will only become the most fundamental reason for his complete defeat.
"The last generals Sun Wu and Sun Changqing have met the King of Wu."
Sun Wu put away his sword, cupped his fists and saluted.
This is the greatest respect that can be given to the enemy on the battlefield.
"What a young hero! Sun Changqing..."
"I have never lost my country twice at the hands of one person, but you are the first."
Wu King Zhufan would never have thought at this moment that more than ten years later, the Sun Wu in front of him, who defeated him twice in his life, would become so dazzling under the hands of his son Gongzi Guang (Helu)
What kind of blow will the God of War inflict on his lifelong enemy, the State of Chu!
However, these are all things for later.
At this moment, King Wu Zhufan clearly knew that the young general in front of him was far superior to him in terms of fighting ability and depth of strategy.
He may not be able to escape death today.
So, he simply let go completely. He casually tore off a piece of rag on his body, briefly bandaged his arms and thighs, and then held a seven-foot long sword in his hand to seek an upright position with Sun Wu.
One battle.
"Your Majesty, the defeat of your Wu army is certain today. Why not just surrender?"
"The state of Wu is weak. If we force ourselves to attack, the state of Wu is by no means a rival to the state of Chu. Therefore, if your Majesty is willing to stop using your weapons at this time, it would be a good idea! Although the state of Wu is not as good as Chu, it still has the ability to protect itself.
live."
Sun Wu looked at him very lightly, and then slowly spoke to persuade him.
If King Zhufan of Wu surrendered at this time, he might be able to save the lives of nearly a thousand Wu soldiers inside and outside the city.
But when Zhufan heard this, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.
His rich laughter penetrated the battlefield, causing the fighting Chu and Wu armies to stop their attacks at the same time, and all turned their attention to him.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Let me surrender?!"
Zhufan seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world and couldn't stop for a while.
"In our country of Wu, we only have kings who have their heads cut off! How can we not have kings who bend their knees?!"
Then, he roared angrily, and he who was not angry at all now looked even more heroic. Everything about him exuded the domineering and heroic spirit of a king of a country that was touching!
I, the majestic king of a country, are you telling me to surrender?
Where in the world can a king of a country surrender in battle?!
"Come on, let me see what kind of abilities you, General Sun, have!"
Even if he died in battle, he would never admit that he was at a disadvantage now.
Sun Wu, on the other hand, was speechless at this time.
He knew that if Zhu Fan could not be captured alive this time, everything would be in vain.
"No one is allowed to interfere in the competition between the two of us!"
Sun Wu's sharp gaze swept across the Chu army.
"Everyone, stand back! I'm going to fight this man to the death!"
"King!"
"This is the king's order!"
King Wu and Zhu Fan glared at him angrily, but the Wu soldiers who originally wanted to rush up to protect him could only stay where they were, not daring to make any move.
Thus, the duel between the generals of the two armies began.
The dripping cold rain under the sky continued to erode everyone's body temperature, and the howling north wind wandered back and forth between the valleys. This fateful showdown, a showdown that would affect the entire world, began in such an atmosphere.
I saw King Wu Zhufan holding a long sword in one hand and holding the back of the sword in the other hand, and he was running towards Sun Wu in large strides.
The blade of the sword brought up a splash of water in the cold rain. The sword body trembled and struck directly at three vital points on Sun Wu's body. The situation was quite ghostly, but the force was also quite strong. The sound of breaking through the air even overwhelmed the dripping wetness in an instant.
The sound of rain!
"Ding!"
Sun Wu stood with his sword horizontally, and the edge of the sword moved slightly by three inches, just blocking the tip of Zhu Fan's sword.
When it comes to playing with the illusion and reality, Sun Wu is also a good player, so how could he not see through Zhu Fan's true intention with this sword?
He swung the sword edge along the direction of the sword and walked away diagonally. Raindrops stirred on his sword edge. The tip of his sword stabbed Zhufan's arm without any cover. It was Zhufan's injured arm!
While you are sick, I will kill you!
Sun Wuke was by no means a soft-hearted person.
"Okay! Good time!"
Zhufan actually shouted "Hello" again, and then hurriedly turned to avoid it, but Sun Wu's sword tip always followed his pace, and still chased the arm in his hand without missing a beat.
Unable to avoid it, Zhu Fan had no choice but to raise his sword to block it.
"Ding!"
The crisp sound came again. Sun Wu stepped forward and drew a huge circle with his long sword, trying to surround Zhufan with the breadth of his sword moves, making it impossible for them to retreat.
But who knew that Zhufan snorted coldly, swung his sword sharply in the air, and hit Sun Wu's sword body directly. The violent vibration was instantly transmitted through the sword body to Sun Wu's hand, causing severe pain in his mouth.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, Zhufan took advantage of the victory and pursued him. He came in front of Sun Wu in just one step. He swept his sword across and forced Sun Wu to retreat. Then he swung the sword back and swept towards Sun Wu's feet.
Go, the cold rain is blowing away, and the water is splashing!
His sweeping and swiping speeds were so fast that it was dizzying. If Sun Wu hadn't predicted it, his legs would have been disabled by this sweeping motion.
I saw Sun Wu's kite turn over fiercely, reversed in the air, dodged Zhufan's long sword and swung it back, and then the sword came out like a dragon and pierced Zhufan's head.
Zhufan is faster, Sun Wu is faster!
In this era when martial arts have not yet been developed and perfected, all moves are simple, quick, accurate and ruthless to reflect their power.
Even for people with high martial arts skills like Zhu Fan and Sun Wu, apart from some feint moves visible to the naked eye, the rest are more direct ruthless moves that only aim to take the enemy's life.
The young and energetic Sun Wu is obviously more powerful in this regard. After all, in terms of physical strength, Sun Wu is already superior. In addition, he has the upper hand at this time. This sword thrust out, completely destroying the swordsman.
The essence of it is brought to the extreme!
Zhufan originally intended to attack, but he never expected that Sun Wu would choose to directly counterattack under such circumstances. Therefore, in desperation, he had to duck and hide.
But just when he ducked to hide, Sun Wu, who was spinning in the air, suddenly landed on the ground, drew his sword with his backhand, and suddenly put it on his neck.
The outcome is decided!
The chosen son Sun Wu won this duel between the generals with an invincible attitude!
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Chapter 249_Persuading surrender before the formation
Sun Wu's long sword was placed on Zhufan's neck, and if it advanced half an inch, today would be Zhufan's memorial day next year.
Under the cold rain, the north wind howled, and everything in the world fell silent amidst the sound of rain.
No one thought that this duel between the generals would be decided in such a short period of time. At this moment, both the Wu Army and the Chu Army soldiers were almost acting in an extremely powerful manner.
With a shocked expression, he looked at what was happening in front of him.
What shocked the people of Wu was that their king, their omnipotent and invincible king, actually lost today, and he lost so completely.
And this means that even if they were not captured by the Chu army today, they would still die here.
What shocked the Chu army was that General Sun's martial prowess actually led them to capture Wu King Zhufan alive! Before that, most of them just thought it was a joke.
At this moment, Sun Wu's tall and tall figure, his majestic face even though soaked by the cold rain, and his unruffled eyes are all impressive.
Is there anything more dazzling than Sun Wu at this time?
The majestic king of the Wu Kingdom was defeated by his sword!
Today, Sun Wu became famous in one battle!
The dream, or ideal, that he has been pursuing for many years has taken the most solid step today.
And in the future, he will eventually become someone who will shock the entire world, and even future generations!
When it comes to being "immortal", Sun Wu is definitely one of them. His name will eventually remain in the annals of history!
"I lost."
Although Zhufan was conceited and arrogant, he was not stupid. He could understand reality and distinguish between success and failure.
At this moment, since he was defeated by Sun Wu, it also meant that the Wu Kingdom had completely lost this battle.
"Just do it."
He threw away the sword in his hand and calmly faced the sharp blade in Sun Wu's hand.
Winner and loser, there is nothing to explain or quibble with. If you lose, you lose, and those who lose are not worthy of continuing to live in this world.
Only by falling down and making a heroic sacrifice can he be worthy of his status as the king of a country.
He obviously didn't know that just more than ten years later, the Yue State, which the Wu State had always despised, also had a king named Gou Jian who almost died because of losing the war.
As for Gou Jian's story, it can be said to be a household name in later generations.
Obviously, if Zhufan could have Gou Jian's consciousness and mentality at this moment, perhaps he would really be able to see the day when the Wu Kingdom would dominate the entire south.
Unfortunately he didn't.
In Zhufan's world view, it would be a shame for a king of a country to have his enemy put a sword to his throat on the battlefield. And dying on the battlefield was the best fate for him as a king of a country.
As I said before, this is why the battle loss ratio of successive kings of the Wu Kingdom was so high.
"But why do you think that Mr. Sun will definitely kill you?"
At this time, Sun Wu gave his answer.
His purpose today is to capture Zhufan alive and force him to stop his troops.
So, how could he kill Zhufan?
"My head is worth ten thousand gold, don't you want it?"
Zhufan still looked at Sun Wu with extremely conceited and contemptuous eyes, and answered truthfully.
In the battle between Wu and Chu, as the king of Wu, he had the head of a majestic king. Looking at the head of the Chu army, who wouldn't want to take it and reward it?
Will the yellow-haired boy in front of me be an exception?
"Haha, Sun joined the army to fight. He certainly wants fame and fame, but not at this time."
"Your Majesty, why don't you surrender? With the current strength of the Wu State, it is still unable to compete with the Chu State. The victory or defeat has already been determined."
This is not because Sun Wu has the ability to predict the future, but it is a realistic situation.
The current overall strength of Wu State is not on the same level as the behemoth Chu State.
Even though it can indeed cause some trouble to the Chu State with its strong folk customs and strong military strength, the foundation of a country is by no means just a military competition.
Regarding this point, Sun Wu, as a bystander, also had a very clear understanding of this.
The reason why King Zhufan of Wu was able to capture Shu Jiu was that he took advantage of the change of throne in Chu State and the unstable political power to launch an attack. In addition, Shu Jiu was already close to Wu State, so it can be said that Wu State
Wang Zhufan was the one who took advantage of the time, location, and people.
However, if Wu and Chu really open up a battle and fight, Wu will never be Chu's opponent.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just like this battle of Chaoyi, even if Sun Wu does not use this ingenious plan to win, Wu Ju will still be able to gradually control the state of Wu through strong military control in the end.
Forced out of the Jianghuai area.
This is actually just a matter of time.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"A victory or defeat has already been determined!"
Zhufan raised his head and laughed fiercely, his bold and arrogant face full of disdain and contempt for this sentence.
"It's a pity that I don't believe in evil!"
"So what if the Chu State is powerful? Can he with the power of one country compete with the entire world of Ji? One of my Zhufans is defeated, but there are still thousands of Zhufans! Can you kill them all?"
"For today's defeat, I, the person named Ji, will definitely pay back tenfold in the future!"
As the King of Wu, Zhufan quite recognized his identity as a descendant of Ji. Although the "Taibo Wu" they thought was their originator was originally a confusing account.
But what does it matter? At this time, they looked down upon barbarians like the Chu State, and they felt an inexplicable sense of natural superiority.
At this time, King Wu Zhufan also believed that he would die today, so he no longer had any doubts, but he only placed all his hopes of revenge on other Central Plains princes.
Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that just a dozen years later, his words would become a prophecy. Moreover, he did not have to rely on the help of various countries in the Central Plains. The person who really helped him achieve his wish was his good son -
—King Helu of Wu.
"It seems that Sun is unable to prevent Jun Shang from dying today?"
Sun Wu looked at him with extremely calm eyes, as if he was talking about something insignificant.
"Yes! I will either die by the sword of you, a fool, today, or let me kill myself!"
"I would never do such an act of surrender! In our country of Wu, there is no king who bends the knee!"
This is the historical example of Zhufan, who would rather die standing than live on his knees!
Bear the humiliation and bear the burden? Just live in an ignoble way?
Impossible, there is no way he Zhufan can do it!
If there was a way to wash away the shame of his defeat today, it was to die.
Only his death can arouse the ambition of Wu State to unite against Chu!
Only if he dies can his younger brothers who are about to succeed him still harbor the belief of revenge.
"Then, has your Majesty ever thought about what would happen to these captured Wu soldiers if your Majesty dies in battle?"
"According to Sun's rough estimate, there are about 15,000 Wu soldiers who came here with the king, 3,000 were killed and 5,000 were injured."
"In addition to those who broke out of the outer city with your Majesty, there are still more than a thousand people left, which means there are still 6,000 men from the Wu Kingdom who are waiting for the end of this war and are also waiting.
their fate."
"If your Majesty dies, these six thousand men from the Wu Kingdom will probably follow you to death."
Sun Wu did not persuade Zhufan to surrender, but gave Zhufan a specific number.
But at the same time, it was equivalent to warning Zhufan.
Of course you, Zhufan, can choose to die heroically for the sake of the reputation of the king of your country.
But what about the more than 6,000 lives under your control?
If you die, they will also die.
Your death will have the most direct impact on the lives of these 6,000 Wu men!
"Haha, are you threatening me?!"
Zhufan's eyes immediately turned sharp, his rough face full of anger.
But who would have thought that Sun Wu just shook his head slightly, clasped his fists and bowed slightly, and said respectfully:
"Sun just wanted to stop the war and calm down the war as soon as possible. He didn't want to cause any more unnecessary killings. He didn't intend to threaten anyone, including the king. These six thousand Wu people, even if we don't kill them, your Majesty thinks they will tolerate it.
Ignorant living? Your Majesty should know them best. Even if Sun doesn't say these things, Your Majesty should know them best."
"Now, I ask the King of Wu to make a decision as soon as possible. Should he take these more than 6,000 men of Wu to die together, or should he call it quits and make a truce?"
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original:
The soldiers of Shujiu rebelled against Chu. They ordered Yin Zimu to cut them down and leave the city. The Wu people rescued them. Zimu quickly led the right army, and Zi Qiang, Xihuan, Zijie, Zi Pian and Zi Yu commanded the left army to retreat. Wu
People lived there for seven days. Ziqiang said: "If you have been in the pass for a long time, the pass is like a bird. It is better to fight quickly! Please use your private soldiers to lure him, and the simple master will wait for me. If I conquer, I will advance, and if I run, I will also treat it."
, it can be avoided. Otherwise, it will be a Wu Qian." So the five men attacked the Wu division with their private soldiers first. The Wu division ran and climbed the mountain to look. When he saw that the Chu division did not follow, he chased it again and joined his army.
Jian's division met, and Wu's division was defeated. Then they surrounded Shu Jiu, and Shu Jiu was defeated. In the eighth month, Chu defeated Shu Jiu. - "Zuo Zhuan: The Twenty-fifth Year of Duke Xiang"
ps: Here is the original text of the previous plot. Here is an explanation. The deeds of Wu King Zhufan should have been during the period of King Kang of Chu. The timeline in the distance is roughly more than ten years earlier. The plot of Zhufan is post-scheduled here.