After passing Duyang Pass, Li Ran's journey back to Zheng became smoother.
This should have made Li Ran feel better.
However, just a few days later, a group of people passed by the outskirts of Yingdu. When Li Ran saw the towering Zhanghua Terrace again, he was filled with emotion.
It was here that he successfully delayed Chu's northward advance.
It was also here that he pushed the Chu State to a peak that no previous Chu king had ever reached.
But everything at the moment is so precarious, and it is very likely that it will come to nothing in the blink of an eye.
This feeling is like having a spring and autumn dream, like flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water. It seems so unreal and so fascinating that people can't extricate themselves.
But he will eventually leave here.
He looked at the Zhanghua Terrace not far away, the palace that represented the pinnacle of the Chu Kingdom, the palace that even Lu Xianggong was haunted by dreams, and he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
He thought of Prince Ye of Lu State, he thought of King Xiong Wei of Chu, he thought of his good friend Prince Jin of Zhou...
At this moment, several passers-by passed by, talking about news from the Chu Kingdom's front line.
"I heard that the State of Wu has come to Qianxi again and again to provoke provocations, and has also sent boat divisions to occupy three dangerous passes. Recently, it is planning to mobilize the Wu divisions in large numbers to avenge Zhongli and Qunshu. It is really a wave of unrest and another wave.
ah……"
"Yes, our king is going to fight in person again this time. When will this battle end?"
"I heard that the leader of the invasion this time is none other than King Wu Zhufan's brother who died in our hands, and now King Wu Yuji!"
"Haha, it seems that the Wu people have not learned anything from Zhufan's mistakes, and they dare to lead their troops to seek death!"
The Chu people were still as tough as ever. Even though the burden on them now weighed hundreds of kilograms, they still did not take Wu's sending troops seriously.
This is probably the main reason why the King of Chu dared to be so unscrupulous and fight for years.
Because he knows that even if the people's livelihood at home is in decline, as long as he can continue to win battles on the front line, all problems will be solved.
After all, Chu State has hundreds of years of experience in fighting everywhere. Their current territory was also won by them in bloody battles one after another.
But even so, I don’t know where, but suddenly there were a few more sighs:
"Seeking death?"
"Hey... I'm afraid you don't know yet, right? The news just came from the front, our king seems to have just suffered a few defeats!"
"What? Your Majesty suffered a defeat?"
A middle-aged man finished speaking, and others quickly gathered around him.
Then, their voices gradually faded away, and Li Ran could no longer hear them.
"Husband, the situation of King Chu seems to be very bad."
Ji Le looked at Li Ran and said this.
When Li Ran heard this, he shook his head slightly and did not respond.
At this time, Sun Wu quickly rushed to the car from behind:
"News just came from the front line."
"Come up and tell me."
Li Ran opened the car curtain and frowned.
After getting on the bus, I just listened to Sun Wudao:
"Wu Wang Yuji, who led the troops this time, was not a good person at first glance. When he raised his troops this time, he first sent out his boat divisions to surprise Chu, Quercus, and Ma, where the Chu navy was stationed, and then relied on this
The place is surrounded by people, but they are only besieged but not attacked."
"When the King of Chu heard this, he became furious and immediately sent Shen Yinshe to garrison Xiarui, Yin Yinyijiu and Shen Wuyu to garrison Zhongli as backup, Xie Qiqiang to garrison Chaoyi, and Ran Dan to garrison Luyi as support.
, and appointed Peng Sheng as the vanguard to rescue Lai."
"The Chu State now has a strong army and strong horses. Logically, it should not be so helpless in the face of Wu's attack. But who knows that Laidi is located in a low-lying area. Wu Wang Yuji took advantage of the situation and used the crisscrossing waterways in the Jianghuai area to flood Laidi.
, Peng Sheng had nowhere to build a city, so he returned in defeat!"
"And the high and low walls of Chaozhou and Zhoulai all collapsed due to being immersed in water for a long time. As a result, the Chu army in these places had no city to defend and no danger to defend, and they were directly exposed to the siege of the Wu army on all sides.
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"It's the rainy season in the south now. This time King Wu's remnant sacrifice is obviously well-prepared. This use of troops is indeed much more sophisticated than that of the former king Zhufan!"
Fortunately, Sun Wu left one or two hidden clues in Qianxi, so even though they left, they still knew everything about the situation in Qianxi.
After hearing the news, Li Ran's face suddenly became even more ugly.
He knew that according to King Chu's character, after suffering such a defeat on the front line, he would definitely raise troops to retaliate. A war between Chu and Wu was about to break out!
And this time, since King Yuji of Wu is well prepared, he will not be as reckless as Zhu Fan was. And King Chu has been plotting against the Kingdom of Wu for a long time. Therefore, in this battle, both sides will be exhausted.
all!
"What do you think?"
Li Ran turned his attention to Sun Wu. Sun Wu was naturally more sensitive to matters on the battlefield.
Just listen to Sun Wudao:
"The King of Chu had won consecutive battles before. Both he and the Chu soldiers under him were already arrogant soldiers, but now they suffered such a defeat on the front line. The King of Chu must have been blinded by anger. As the saying goes, 'Too many
"You can win by calculating, but you can't win by calculating too little." If he sends troops in such a hasty manner, he will definitely ignore many details. If the King of Wu catches the loopholes again, Chu will definitely lose!"
This is inevitable. A arrogant army will be defeated. It is recorded in history books everywhere.
Li Ran nodded and went through all the places mentioned by Sun Wu just now in his mind, and then he suddenly realized that this might be a trap!
"Zhongli is far away from the main battlefield and cannot be taken care of in a short time. Xiarui, Chao, and Zhoulai are surrounded by water, which naturally gives Wu an advantage. Now that Laidi has been defeated, Chao, Zhoulai and other places are in danger.
If the King of Chu rashly sends troops to rescue, he will definitely be trapped by the Wu army. At that time, the Wu army will rely on the convenience of the boat division to weaken the Chu army. When the Chu army loses its edge and is surrounded by waterways, the King of Chu will be in danger!"
"I guess... King Wu Yuji couldn't come up with such a strategy, and there must be someone else who came up with this idea for him!"
Li Ran suddenly realized that this might be a trap aimed at King Chu, in order to lure King Chu into the trap, and then destroy him in one go!
But who could be the Wu person who could come up with such a clever trick for Yuji?
In other words, who in Wu country has the IQ to come up with such a sophisticated strategy?
Sun Wu was also quite puzzled by this. After all, as far as he knew, since the death of Zhu Fan in battle, the people in the Wu Kingdom who were good at fighting and conquering were almost extinct. Even if there were a few people, they were only good at water fighting.
"wrong!"
"It's him?!"
At this time, Li Ran's eyes suddenly lit up, and a strange and dark figure appeared in front of him.
"Who are you thinking of, sir?"
"Observe!"
Li Ran's eyes suddenly became extremely cold.
Besides Guan Cong, who else could this master be?
Since he wants to support Prince Qiji to ascend to the throne, then the current Chu King Xiong Wei must die!
And letting Chu King Xiong Wei die at the hands of Wu Jun was obviously more clever than the prince abandoning his illness and killing his brother!
With just one hand, he can kill with a borrowed sword, and he can justifiably push Prince Qiji to the throne!
Cruel!
So damn cruel!
Even Li Ran couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
This hunter who has always been hiding in the dark corner is finally showing his sharp fangs!