The Wu army and the Chu army fought a bloody battle within a small area of the valley. Every inch of the mountain forest was filled with people, but the Wu army had the upper hand after all, and they all gradually moved towards Li Ran.
The Wu soldiers were always guarding Li Ran. Occasionally, several Wu soldiers fought here, but they were all eliminated by the Wu soldiers.
Seeing that the Chu army was about to be defeated, at this moment, they heard another rumbling sound behind them, like rolling thunder, destroying mountains and stirring seas. The soldiers looked back and were immediately overjoyed.
I saw Sun Wu standing on the chariot, with several spears beside him. He held one in his hand and aimed it at the Wu army. In an instant, a Wu army was nailed to the ground.
The chariots galloped, Sun Wu threw his spears, opened and closed, and was invincible. He arrived in the blink of an eye and entered the battle formation.
Then, Sun Wu jumped down alone and fought hand to hand with the Chu soldiers. With a sound, he pulled out the sword tied to his waist. At this point, Sun Wu was already in Ye County because of his
As a male, he is worthy of a five-foot sword, so his fighting ability has been greatly improved.
I saw him jumping to the ground as light as a swallow, rolling on the spot, and the long sword responded to the force and directly cut off the ankles of several Wu soldiers. The Wu soldiers immediately fell to the ground and howled. J.
Li Ran saw that Sun Wu had arrived at the right time, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He saw 20,000 soldiers led by Sun Wu and Chuan Fengxu pouring in in batches. Wu Jun looked from a distance and felt that the mountains and plains were filled with Chu troops, shouting to kill.
The sound of drums and horns also completely suppressed Wu Jun.
The Wu army did not know the details of the Chu army at all. They just felt that the Chu army was countless and could not be killed. Their morale collapsed immediately and they had to withdraw from the canyon.
The Chu army did not dare to pursue too deep. They only pursued them a few miles out of the canyon and then stopped. They fired arrows from a distance and shouted loudly to drive them away.
The Wu army panicked and chose their way, some heading towards Laishan and some running in other directions. Sun Wu easily captured several prisoners and brought them to Li Ran.
Li Ranzheng wanted to know the situation about Laishan, but these prisoners were all pawns, and he did not know much about the situation in Laishan. He only knew that King Wu had made a strategy of besieging Laishan without attacking, and his military strength was
There are roughly one hundred thousand people.
As for what happened to King Chu, it is still unknown whether he is alive or dead.
In this battle, most of the tens of thousands of Wu troops deployed to guard the key points were lost, and the casualties of the Chu army were also quite tragic.
Wei Yin, Yi Jiu and others then cleaned up the battlefield. Li Ran, Wu Yuan, and Sun Wu stood on the mountain at the end of the canyon, where Laishan Mountain could be vaguely seen.
After discussion among the three, Li Ran decided to march another ten miles and set up two camps on a high ground. The camps could be connected end to end to prevent a sneak attack by the Wu army.
The spies soon came to report that half of the defeated army in front had joined the Wu army that was besieging Laishan. There were about 60,000 to 70,000 people, but now they only had more than 30,000 Chu troops in their hands.
The King of Chu should still be on the mountain at this moment, but his troops are exhausted and he is in danger.
Li Ran knew that it would be difficult for the Wu army to mobilize troops and generals in a short period of time. But if it took a long time, it would be difficult to say. Moreover, according to the situation of King Chu, it was only advisable to fight quickly.
Li Ran ordered people to transport all the chariots in the canyon, good or bad, to the camp, and had them patched together for repairs. Those that could not be repaired were placed as far as possible in the front of the camp to avoid suspicion.
After making arrangements, he discussed countermeasures with Sun Wu, Wu Yuan, Chuan Fengxu and others.
Because Sun Wu adhered to his consistent style, he would personally investigate wherever he went, so he was the first to speak:
"Right now, Laishan is surrounded by water, and the situation on the mountain is unclear. I wanted to capture a few more scouts for questioning, but the Wu army is very well-defended. There are many people in a team, echoing back and forth, and constantly wandering around, so there is no chance to make a move.
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"The most urgent task is to get in touch with the Chu army on the mountain. There are many people on the other side. Without the cooperation of the people on the mountain, it may be difficult to defeat the Wu army and rescue the king!"
Shen Wuyu also expressed his thoughts.
Wei Yin Yijiu also sighed deeply at this time:
"Having said that, Wu Jun's guards are very tight. If you want to get in touch with the people on the mountain, I'm afraid it won't be that easy." ""
Sun Wu held his chin with one hand and frowned.
"Well, this matter is indeed difficult to handle!"
Wu Yuan glanced at Li Ran.
"I wonder if you have any good ideas, sir?"
Li Ran also thought hard for a moment:
"Today is twenty-nine and tomorrow is thirty. If someone can take advantage of the dark moonlight to go up the mountain to deliver the message, and when it gets dark on the first lunar month, let the remaining troops on the mountain come down to cooperate with us, maybe
feasible!"
Since there is no moonlight for most of the day on the first day of the lunar month, it is indeed the best time for a night attack.
"That being the case, Xu is willing to go!"
At this moment, Chuan Fengxu, the county official of Chen State, volunteered to go up the mountain alone to report the news.
Chuan Fengxu had a straightforward temperament. Li Ran had met this person before when the King of Chu hosted a banquet. This was the direct impression Chuan Fengxu left on him.
And the "double act" between him and the King of Chu before was suspected of being a show, but it still proved that this person was indeed a loyal man.
This was true for the previous kings, and even more so for the current King of Chu, Xiong Wei!
"This trip is very dangerous, Mr. Chen."
"Xu is not able to repay even a single death for Xu's kindness to Xu, but Xu is willing to die in repayment!"
Li Ran was filled with emotion when he heard this, he couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Okay! In that case, please Chen Gong, please put on your uniform tonight, and we will pretend to attack and cover you! When you go up the mountain, you will report the situation to the King of Chu. When the time comes, we will launch a general attack.
At that time, let them rush down the mountain, and someone will pick them up!"
"Here!"
Then, Chuan Fengxu and Sun Wu immediately came out of the camp to explore the terrain and wait and see where to go up the mountain tonight.
The two of them looked around the perimeter, leaving most of the circle, and finally found a small gap. It seemed that Wu Jun had left it deliberately to lure the King of Chu down the mountain.
Moreover, the mountains here are relatively flat and the jungle is dense, making it very easy for a single person to escape. It was really strange to him that such a flaw would occur under such heavy siege.
Sun Wu was also puzzled by this:
"What does this mean?"
"I don't know yet. It's better to look around again and make calculations before it's too late."
So, the two of them walked around Laishan Mountain and returned. By this time, it was already dark. When they entered the tent, they told them everything they had discovered.
Li Ran heard this, thought for a moment and then whispered:
"This Wu country has such a vicious heart!"
"Oh? What do you mean, sir?"
Sun Wu had no idea why Wu's army was deployed in this way.
Just listen to Li Ran and continue to speak:
"Think about it, who is the person who hopes that something will happen to King Chu the most right now?"
Sun Wu thought for a moment, and then an expression of sudden realization appeared.
"Prince Qiji!"
"That's right, Prince Qiji is the person who hopes that something will happen to King Chu the most. Currently, King Chu is trapped by the Wu army. If King Chu is really killed by the Wu army, what do you think Prince Qiji will do?"
Sun Wu took a breath of cold air.
"Since he held high the banner of avenging the King of Chu, used an excuse to attack the Kingdom of Wu, and used this to divert the conflict between the Chu Kingdom's government and the opposition caused by his succession, it would be logical to make his throne more secure!"
"That's right! The Wu people were obviously aware of this, so they wanted to let the King of Chu go to the State of Cai alone. In this way, the crime of killing the King of Chu could be transferred to Prince Qiji. Then, the Chu State
Rebellion will inevitably occur, and when the prince abandons his illness, he will naturally have no reason to attack Wu!"