After Li Ran opened the silk book and took a look, he finally understood it!
It turns out that Sun Wu also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make everyone in the world mistakenly think that Wu State was planning to do evil to Lu State.
But in fact, he had already led 30,000 land and sea troops upstream from the Huaihe River, approaching the State of Cai, intending to raid the State of Chu!
And this time, not only Sun Wu, but also Wu Yuan and King Wu Helu are also in the formation, and they must want to attack the capital of Chu State Ying in one fell swoop!
Therefore, the Wu army that stayed behind in the Lu State was simply a ruse to deceive their troops!
When Li Ran saw this letter, he couldn't help but secretly praise him. He felt that Sun Wu's move was really clever!
You must know that although Wu Yuan and Sun Wu jointly designed the "Tired Chu Strategy", it has been in the past for several years now. The Chu State has also waxed and waned with the Wu State.
However, after all, the Chu State has a deep family background. How easy is it to destroy it in one fell swoop?
As Wu Yuan was eager for revenge, King Wu Helu didn't want to delay it any longer.
Therefore, after Sun Wu received Li Ran's letter from the State of Lu, he decisively came up with such a strategy to risk his life and survive!
Li Ran closed the letter, raised his hands to the adjutant in front of him and said:
"I see, I already know this. In this case, after I return, I will order the Ji family to lead troops to confront the general. In this way, I can repay Master Wu for his help!"
Obviously, since Sun Wu helped Li Ran, Li Ran would naturally help Sun Wu again.
Li Ran's suggestion of "letting the Ji family lead the troops to confront the Wu division" was undoubtedly to cooperate with Sun Wu and to prepare this great drama for him at the gate of the Lu country.
After Li Ran finished speaking, he bowed his hands and prepared to leave.
When Sun Wu's adjutant saw him, he stepped forward and said:
"But I wonder if sir, if you have anything to say, would you like to convey it to me?"
When Li Ran heard this, he suddenly stopped, turned around and thought about it again, and decided to write a letter to Sun Wu.
The adjutant ordered someone to bring inkstones and pens immediately, while he retreated for the time being.
Li Ran picked up the pen, hesitated for a while, then put it down immediately. He asked Fan Li to take out a few stones and roughly set up a sand table. After taking a look, he said:
"In the past, when I ran from Qianxi to Zheng, I took this road. Sun Changqing was with me at that time, so he was very familiar with this path."
"Although this road can avoid most of the passes in Chu State, if you want to cross Fangcheng Mountain and go straight to the capital of Ying, you still cannot avoid the Big Tunnel, Zhiyuan, and Ming'e. And these three big passes, if
It’s well defended, but it’s not easy to capture!”
After all, Fan Li was from Chu, so he was deeply impressed by the terrain there. Although the sand table was simple, he could still roughly imagine it. So, he nodded immediately:
"Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are no wars in these three places all year round, and they are located deep in the hinterland of the Chu Kingdom. If they really take advantage of their unpreparedness, there is no chance!"
Li Ran nodded and smiled:
"Of course! It's just that I don't know if there are people in Chu who know how to fight and can prevent this from happening and guard these three passes. Or..."
For some reason, Li Ran suddenly thought of Ye Xu, whom he had not seen for a long time.
This little boy who was closely related to Sun Wu at that time is said to have grown up to be a general of the Chu State. He was named Shen Yin Zuo Sima and guarded the outside of Fangcheng Mountain.
Although Li Ran didn't know where Ye Xu was now, whether he was in Ye Yi or Shen Yi, he was not far from the raid route set by Sun Wu.
So, in other words, there is a high probability that they will meet.
Moreover, what is even more interesting is that this Ye Xu was originally from the state of Wu. When he was young, he fought with King Zhufan of Wu in the battle against Chaoyi, but in the end he was taken in by Sun Wu. From then on, Ye Xu also regarded Sun Wu as his eldest brother.
But now, Sun Wu has become the commander-in-chief of the Wu army, and as a Wu man, he wants to be loyal to Chu.
I have to say, this is really a blessing in disguise!
But it seemed that the two of them were destined to meet each other at war.
However, Fan Li didn't know this and just said from the side:
"Since these three passes are not easy to break, I think Brother Changqing must have already thought of a way to defeat the enemy."
"After all, Chang Qing is very meticulous in his military use, and he would never be so careless!"
Hearing this, Li Ran also glanced at Fan Li approvingly.
"Hmm... It seems that Chang Qing must have a plan, so why should I bother myself here? Let him just give it a try!"
So, Li Ran immediately wrote, not mentioning anything about leading the troops, but all he wrote was his longing for Sun Wu.
After all, the two of them have been together for more than twenty years, and their relationship is like master and apprentice, like friends, and like brothers. After all these years of separation, Li Ran is really not used to it, and it is still the same today.
After Li Ran sealed the brocade and silk and handed it over to the adjutant, Li Ran and his party left Wu Camp.
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But it’s Sun Wu’s side.
When he received that Li Ran wanted him to lead an army to attack the state of Lu, Sun Wu naturally did not refuse immediately.
However, when he was about to report to King Wu Helu, he suddenly had a sudden idea. He immediately found the Wu members and told him about his plan to attack the Chu Kingdom.
Wu Yuan originally wanted to destroy Chu, so after hearing Sun Wu's plan, they naturally hit it off.
The two men immediately went to King Helu of Wu and said that the current situation in the world has changed drastically, which is a good opportunity to destroy Chu!
King Wu Helu had been waiting for this moment for too long.
Since his grandfather, King Shoumeng of Wu, there have been three generations of the Wu Kingdom, a total of six kings of Wu, and all of them have regarded the Chu Kingdom as their imaginary enemy.
Especially King Helu of Wu. His father, King Zhufan of Wu, died directly in Chaoyi in battle.
And now that he had the opportunity to avenge his father's murder, why wouldn't he agree?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Therefore, he immediately decided to fight in person. And he was preparing to mobilize the strength of the whole country, with a total of 30,000 land and water divisions, and his brothers Wang Zichen and Dazai Bo Pei
Sitting in command, Sun Wu is Sima, ready to accomplish his feats in one battle!
Therefore, the army of Wu State first went upstream. After arriving at Lu State, they only left the camp and an army as suspects.
Sun Wu, on the other hand, also had great military skills and great speed. He directly led his troops to attack Cai State over a long distance!
After arriving at Shangcai, the king of Cai State voted directly without saying a word!
Sun Wu then integrated the troops from Cai State and the support from Tang State. The number of troops reached 60,000. They continued to march westward. When they arrived at Huairui, Sun Wu suddenly issued an order, asking everyone to directly
Shezhou landed and headed south instead of west!
In this regard, Wu Yuan was greatly puzzled:
"Wu's army was already good at water warfare, so why did they want to march by land instead?"
Sun Wu confidently said:
"The most important thing in fighting with soldiers is speed. Only speed can catch them by surprise! Only in this way can we catch them off guard! We have now planted a suspicious army in the Lu State, and we have used this to distract the attention of the people in the world. The world
Everyone thought that the king was planning to take advantage of the civil strife in Lu and plot against the state of Lu. In fact, we traveled thousands of miles to attack the state of Cai."
"Now that Cai Guo has taken it, if we continue to go upstream, we must go through Yeyi! Although the terrain is flat, not only will we have to take a long way, but Chu State will also take precautions! Our Wu army's
The advantages will also be gone!"
When the soldiers heard this, they were also convinced. They immediately selected four thousand elite soldiers as the vanguard, and quickly passed through the three passes of the Big Tunnel, Zhiyuan, and Ming'e.
Moreover, just as Sun Wu said, these three passes were easily captured by the soldiers before they even had time to set up defenses!
From this, the Wu army successfully crossed Fangcheng Mountain and approached the Han River, only a hundred miles away from the capital of Chu State Ying!
And this time, it was really beyond Chu Ren’s expectation!
They originally had a tip that Master Wu was on his way to the State of Lu, and it seemed that he wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in Lu to come over and get a share of the pie.
However, what everyone didn't expect was that they were suddenly going to make a "secret attack on Chen Cang".
After successfully capturing Cai Guo! Master Wu actually appeared on the other side of the Han River in the blink of an eye!
King Zhen of Chu could not help but be horrified after hearing this, and hurriedly ordered the Chu State to order Yin Nangwa to lead the army to resist. However, Nangwa was frightened when he learned that the Wu army had invaded the hinterland of Chu State.
At this time, he received a letter from Shen Yin, Zuo Sima and Ye Xu who were stationed outside Fangcheng Mountain.
It turned out that Ye Xu had also noticed Master Wu's intention. And after learning that Master Wu had passed through three passes and climbed over Fangcheng Mountain, he suddenly had a plan in mind.
He immediately wrote to Ling Yin Nangwa, asking him to make sure to maneuver with Wu Division up and down the Han River. After he led his army to cut off Wu Division's retreat and destroy Wu Division's boats, he could hold the tunnel.
Zhiyuan and Ming'e are blocked by three dangerous passes. The Wu army cannot look at each other from the beginning to the end. It will definitely teach the Wu army that there will be no return!
When Nangwa saw this letter, he fell into deep thought. He handed the letter to Wucheng Hei beside him to read.
After reading it, Wucheng Hei sneered.
"It's ridiculous, Shen Yinxu actually wants us to deal with Wu Division from the front?! Wu Division is now unsteady and it's time for a quick battle. Wu's chariots are made of wood, while ours are
It's covered with leather, and it's the rainy season now. If it lasts for a long time, we will definitely suffer!"
The doctor Shi Huang on the side also took a look at the content of the letter and curled his lips and said:
"It is said that... this Shen Yinxu has a close relationship with Wu Shi's general Sun Wu! Moreover, he is originally from Wu. He may have ulterior motives for saying this! Maybe he is just delaying time for Wu Shi.
It’s unknown!”
"As far as I know, even if Wu Division includes the troops of Cai and Tang, they only have 60,000 troops at best, which is nothing to worry about!"
"On the contrary, if the opportunity to fight is delayed because of this, the guilt will be huge!"
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Chapter 742_Shen Yinxu’s conspiracy
Upon hearing this, Yin Nangwa, the commander of Chu State, became even more hesitant and said:
"Although this Ye Xu is from Wu, he has always been in the Jinjin industry. He started as the Sima of Ye Yi and now becomes the Sima of Shen Yin Zuo. It is said that this man is upright and upright, and has a very high prestige among the people."
"Moreover, this person helped me to annihilate Fei Wuji before, and he was quite meritorious. He shouldn't endanger our Chu country because of his secret conspiracy with Sun Wu, right?!"
Wucheng Hei, the doctor of Wucheng on the side, heard what Ling Yin Nangwa said, and then went further:
"In the past, Master Yin believed Fei Wuji's words and wiped out the Quewan clan party. His son Bo Pei fled to Wu State. The people are still worried about this. Shen Yinxu did indeed work with Master Fei to kill the culprit Fei Wuji.
There are endless executions, but people think that Shen Yinxu is a hero, but you are still the culprit!" (Shen Yin is an official position, Xu is named, here actually refers to Ye Xu.)
The doctor Shi Huang went a step further and said:
"Yes, the Chinese people all like Shen Yinxu, but they hate you. Even if Shen Yinxu is really sincere for the Chu State, if he destroys the Wu State's boats on the Huai River, and then kills them from Fangcheng Mountain and blocks the pass, then all the credit will be given to him.
It’s his!”
"In this case, doesn't Shen Yinxu want to be above the adults?"
When Nang Wa heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised.
He had indeed killed Que Wan and barbarized the other three tribes because of Fei Wuji's "slander". However, this could not be entirely blamed on him.
After all, he was also entrusted by King Chu Ping to be an orphan at that time. As a member of the Jin Dynasty, and as an old subordinate recruited by King Chu Ling, Quwan had always felt sorry for his old master, King Chu Ling, and could not be tolerated by King Chu Ping.
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However, as Quewan was the actual agent of Yingdu during the period of King Chu Ling and King Chuping, his prestige in the hearts of the people of Yingdu made King Chuping and Nangwa resentful.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So, although on the surface, it is said that Fei Wuji's "slander" led to Quewan's tragic ending. But in fact, Nangwa is also clear in his heart. In fact, this is simply
Because of the "haunting ghost" of King Chu Ling.
It is precisely because of this that after the death of King Chu Ping, Nang Wa was "heavily entrusted" by him. The first thing he thought of was to join forces with Shen Yinxu, a rising political figure in Chu State, and he did not hesitate to take the opportunity to betray Fei Wuji and use this opportunity to betray Fei Wuji. Suppress the potential opposition forces led by Que Wan in Chu State.
So speaking of it, with the new-old cooperation between Nang Wa and Shen Yinxu, there weren't that many grudges in the first place.
However, now, after some encouragement from Wucheng Hei and Shi Huang, Nangwa's idea that "political struggle is the keystone" has become active again.
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Besides, Sun Wu was not in a hurry to cross the Han River, but instead stood still there.
This made King Wu Helu a little uneasy.
"Chang Qing, now we are deep into the hinterland of Chu State, facing the Han River and backing Fangcheng Mountain. If the Chu army attacks from behind our army, won't we have to be attacked on both sides?"
Sun Wu looked at the looming Fangcheng Mountain behind him and replied:
"Please be patient, Your Majesty. The only one who can kill from Fangcheng Mountain now is Ye Xu!"
Wu Yuan's eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Could it be that... Chang Qing has a secret connection with Ye Xu?"
Sun Wu shook his head:
"Ye Xu is upright and cannot be bribed easily. Since he is serving in the Chu State and eating from the Chu State's salary, how can he have any tacit understanding with Wu? Moreover, based on my understanding of him, he must be planning this right now. Cut off my Master Wu's retreat!"
King Wu Helu was shocked when he heard this:
"Wouldn't that be bad?"
However, Sun Wu still seemed confident.
"Haha, your Majesty, there is no need to be so panicked. Yin Nangwa, the commander of Chu State, is jealous of talents and has no great talent. I'm afraid that before Ye Xu comes, he will be unable to hold himself back and take the initiative to seek a decisive battle with our army! By then, We only need to feign defeat and retreat to Baiju. Then we will fight to the death against the mountain and defeat the enemy! And even if Ye Xu has a clever plan, it will be of no use!"
King Helu of Wu couldn't help but frowned when he heard Sun Wu's plan.
"Nangwa...are you really so restless?"
Bo Po replied:
"Your Majesty, Nangwa is a man with great ambitions and few talents, who cannot be used in a big way. It is purely because King Chu Ping cannot appoint people on merit that he is allowed to sit on the position of Ling Yin! Moreover, this man has a jealous character and extremely selfish desires! If our army pretends to be Defeat will definitely lead him to defeat!"
After hearing this, King Wu couldn't help but burst into laughter:
"This King Ping of Chu is really stupid and incompetent! In the past, his brother King Ling of Chu was a great hero, but he could be defeated by this man. It is really puzzling! And people like Nangwa can actually live in Chu. The high position of the imperial magistrate Yin really means that Heaven wants to destroy Chu!"
"Since Chang Qing has made up his mind, just do it according to your own ideas. The King of Chu cannot use people, so I will do the opposite! Chang Qing, just give it a try, and I will give you my full support!"
King Helu of Wu was indeed a tycoon of his generation. He was able to put himself in danger and appointed Sun Wu and Wu Yuan, two former enemies who killed his father, with full authority, which shows his courage!
When Sun Wu came out of the military tent, he happened to receive a letter from Li Ran of the State of Lu. Sun Wu opened the letter and saw that the words written in it were sincere and he recalled every bit of his past interactions with Li Ran.
Sun Wu closed the letter and was quite excited, thinking to himself:
"When Wu completes his great cause and the world is at peace, Wu Ding will continue to follow Mr. Wu and write books to make his mark!"
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Of course Ye Xu knew that the general of the Wu division was Sun Wu.
Originally, he was extremely confused.
He didn't know how to face Sun Wu on the battlefield, but soon he put aside these personal feelings.
"Of course General Sun has been as kind to me as a mountain, as the sky is as unkind as the sky. But over the years, the King of Chu has also treated me well. Now that I have deprived myself of Chu's wealth, how can I stand still here?"
"Now Master Wu has penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Chu Kingdom. After crossing the Han River, there are no more dangerous passes when entering the capital of Ying. I will never let this happen!"
"If...if you really offend General Sun by then, at worst, you will have to die to apologize!"
After Ye Xu made up his mind, he immediately wrote a letter to Nangwa and began to plan how to cut off Wu's retreat.
However, all this was within Sun Wu's expectations.
Of course he understands Ye Xu, but he also knows the crux of Chu State's problems. Chu State's worries have never been external, but are deeply rooted within.
After all, the strongest fortresses are often breached from within.
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As expected by Sun Wu, Nangwa finally chose to cross the river immediately, vowing to fight the Wu division decisively.
After all, Chu had many soldiers and Wu had few. He did so with confidence.
And Sun Wu immediately ordered his men to fight and retreat at the same time, showing signs of defeat.
When Nangwa saw that the enemy was retreating, he was fooled and couldn't wait to wave his whole army to pursue Wu Division.
Wu Shi retreated all the way to Baiju. Nangwa originally thought it was not appropriate to pursue him any further, but at this time the general Wucheng Hei persuaded him from the side:
"Sir, this is the border of our Chu Kingdom. The Wu division is alone here, and its numbers are not as good as ours. They have retreated again and again, and their defeat has appeared. If they don't seize the opportunity to pursue the victory at this time, they may miss the opportunity to fight!"
When Nang Wa heard this, he felt that this was true and couldn't help but sneered:
"It makes sense. This is the territory of our Chu Kingdom. We are outnumbered, so why are we afraid of what he will do? Send the order and attack with all your strength. We must kill Master Wu!"
When Sun Wu saw that the nangwa had indeed fallen into the urn as he had imagined, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He then reorganized his troops in Baiju and waited for the arrival of the Chu army.
The Wu members were still a little worried and came to find Sun Wu.
"Brother Changqing, if Ye Xu arrives, the situation will be unfavorable to our army!"
Sun Wu said:
"Brother Zixu, don't worry, Ye Xu won't be so fast. By the time he gets here, we will have already won a complete victory!"
The soldier looked at Sun Wu, looking at Sun Wu's confident look, and actually knew that the reason why he made such a dangerous move was, of course, to complete his victory in one battle. But on the other hand, it was not to perfectly avoid the conflict with Ye Xu.
What about conflict?
"Even if it's not that fast, if we really arrive in time, will Brother Changqing really be able to make a move?"
When Sun Wu heard this, he remained silent. It was obvious that he was a little confused about this.
Wu Yuan could understand Sun Wu's thoughts, but he was currently blinded by hatred. He would not be merciful to anyone who might stand in his way.
"If Brother Changqing can't take action at that time, just let the officers come forward!"
When Sun Wu heard this, he was slightly startled, raised his head, and replied:
"Brother Zixu, I have my own arrangements regarding Ye Xu. Brother Zixu, just rest assured! I will not let him become a stumbling block for us to destroy Chu. The purpose of our trip is to Yingdu. I can guarantee that Ye Xu will
There is absolutely no chance that Xu will come to interfere!"
The staff member was still doubtful, but it was obvious that he was secretly relieved.
"Then... now I can only hope that everything goes as Brother Changqing wishes. If we can avoid meeting Ye Xu, that would be great!"