Chapter 706: The Eve of the Battle of Chu County (2)
Going back to a few days ago, that is, the day after Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling, had a dispute with Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng County in Juyang County, the prince of Chu led his 80,000 "Guling Army" to go on an expedition. The conquest was over. The Wei army crossed the south bank of the Hui River.
That day, Xiong Tuo climbed up the city wall of Juyang County and watched Xiong Wu's army retreat with a sneer on his face.
From the side, a general named Che Shi asked: "Sir, do you think Xiong Wu doesn't get along with you?"
Zi Cheshi is the younger brother of Zi Cheyu, the former general under Xiong Tuo who died in the hands of General Sima An of the Dangshan Army two years ago. After hearing the news of his brother's death, he came to Xiong Tuo's command, hoping to kill Wei one day. Sima An of the country, avenged his brother.
After hearing the driver's inquiry, Xiong Tuo snorted slightly, with a bit of hesitation on his face.
"It's not that we don't get along, it's that he looks down on my background."
Xiong Tuo said calmly.
To be honest, he didn't want to talk about this topic.
In terms of age, Xiong Wu should be Xiong Tuo's younger brother, but Xiong Wu has always been disdainful of Xiong Tuo.
Why? Because Xiong Tuo has a bad background.
Some people may ask, Xiong Tuogui is the son of the Chu Kingdom, and like Xiong Wu, he is the son of King Xiong Xu of Chu. How could he have a bad background?
In fact, birth depends not only on the father's line, but also on the mother's line.
Xiong Wu, the Lord of Guling, was born from the queen of the Chu Kingdom, while Xiong Tuo's mother was just a maid in the court of the Chu Kingdom. It is said that Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, had a drunken affair, and that's how Xiong Tuo was born.
To be fair, Xiong Tuo's moral cultivation is not good, because he has not been taken seriously in the Chu court since he was a child and lacks discipline, so he appears to be uneducated in many things.
"Oh."
Recalling the scene when he was young, Xiong Tuo couldn't help but smile slightly.
At that time, he had already learned about his origin, and he had been looked down upon and discussed behind his back by many people because of this, because in Chu State, the nobleness of bloodline was the biggest factor in measuring a person's status.
Because Xiong Tuo still has half of the maid's blood in his body, he has been talked about behind his back by some people since he was a child.
But Xiong Tuo didn't know that this was an opportunity for him, so he just cynical and cynical.
As a result, Xiong Tuo was sent to Pingyu County when he was young because he was disliked by Xiong Xu, King of Chu. .
This also makes Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu get along well since childhood and have a very good relationship.
"No wonder the young master trusts Master Xiong Hu so much..."
The driver thought secretly.
Immediately, he said flatteringly: "General, I have heard of Lord Xiong Jaw. It is said that there is a very wise and brave general."
"Hey."
Xiong Tuo couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
Xiong Tuo had a very good impression of the previous Pingyu Lord Xiong Jie, although this cousin was a solid martial artist and taught his son only to use sticks.
Recalling that when he was naughty and made a mistake, the smile on Xiong Tuo's face became even wider.
After all, my cousin Xiong Jaw was brave, but he was not necessarily wise. In fact, in Xiong Tuo's view, he was still a very confused person.
"Is this like this?" Master Ziqi said in surprise: "I see Master Xiong Hu..."
"Heh." As if he guessed what Master Zi was thinking, Xiong Tuo shook his head and said, "Xiong Hu was not taught by Uncle Xiong Jaw."
"Eh?"
"..." Xiong Tuo didn't speak anymore, he just looked up at the sky, and the man who made a great change in his life could not help but appear in his mind.
The uncle he regarded as a father, Runan Jun Xiong Hao.
It turned out that the previous Pingyu Lord Xiong Jia, that is, Xiong Hu, his father was a martial artist, and he himself was not very good at educating his son, let alone teaching him Xiong Tuo, a young master of the Chu Kingdom.
Therefore, Xiong Jaw asked Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan, who was still alive at the time, the father of the sisters Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, to teach the young Xiong Tuo, and by the way, his son Xiong Hu.
Xiong Hao, the king of Runan at that time, was the most outstanding among the brothers of King Xiong Xu of Chu. He was the king in charge of the entire western Chu at that time. He was also responsible for the wars with Wei and Ba. Wei regarded it as
This is a serious concern.
At that time, Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan, was still young and had no children. Therefore, Xiong Hao agreed to Xiong Jia's entrustment and taught Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu on his behalf.
In view of this coincidence, Xiong Tuo accepted Xiong Hao's ideas at an early age.
Xiong Hao believes that Chu State is in decline now. Why? Because many people in the Xiong family have forgotten the good moral character of their ancestors and have become more and more greedy. They regard the people of Chu State as cattle and drain their blood and sweat.
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Although Xiong Tuo did not understand this "profound" thought at the time, because of his respect for Xiong Hao, Xiong Tuo had such an ambition since he was a child: to support his uncle with all his strength and change the current situation of Chu State.
It is a pity that Xiong Hao's ideas were not implemented in the end, because his ideas were a great threat to the greedy nobles of Chu State.
Therefore, Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan, died due to his weakness and compromise.
Because Xiong Hao of the Runan Army only had two daughters and no son relationship, Xiong Tuo, whom he "raised on his behalf", was regarded by Xiong Hao's old troops as the successor to his uncle's mantle, and Xiong Tuo himself also hoped to inherit his uncle's mantle.
Everything, continue this uncle's unfulfilled long-cherished wish: to change the current situation of this country.
With the support of Xiong Hao's old subordinates, Xiong Tuo was granted the title of King of Yangcheng, and gradually gained the attention of King Xiong Xu of Chu. To be honest, Xiong Tuo didn't have much affection for his biological father, because he had already felt it in his heart.
I have a father, or rather, someone who is like a father: Runan Jun Xiong Hao.
Xiong Tuo always believed that his uncle Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan, died due to his weakness and tolerance, because this uncle could not bear to use violence with his compatriots.
Xiong Tuo, however, does not have this burden.
Whether it is Guling Lord Xiong Wu, Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng, or several other people who seem to be brothers, in Xiong Tuo's eyes, there is not much difference from passers-by.
For example, at this moment, Xiong Tuo wished that Lord Guling, Xiong Wu, would die in the hands of the Wei army after he led his troops on the expedition, and died in the hands of the Wei boy Ji Run who had made him gnash his teeth more than once and cursed the treacherous Wei army.
As for the statement that Xiong Wu will be able to defeat the Wei army after his expedition this time, this is simply a joke in Xiong Tuo's opinion.
Is that Ji Run such an easy person to deal with?
"There's something good to watch!"
Xiong Tuo sneered secretly.
As he expected, Lord Guling Xiong Wu ran into trouble not long after he led his troops on the expedition.
It wasn't that he was attacked by the Wei army, but that he couldn't find where the Wei army was.
"What? The Wei army has divided its forces?"
No, when he heard the report from the scouts ahead, Lord Guling Xiong Wu was dumbfounded.
He really couldn't figure it out. Facing the 500,000 Chu army in Juyang County and the Wei army with only nearly 100,000 people, they actually dared to divide their troops?
Doesn't this give them the opportunity to defeat them one by one?
"Hey! I didn't expect that Ji Run to be an idiot! I didn't expect that Xiong Tuo would be in the hands of such an idiot..."
Gulingjun Xiong Wu secretly sneered in his heart.
However, this pride only lasted for a day before it turned into anxiety.
Why?
Because Xiong Wu could not find any trace of Wei Jun.
There were obviously nearly 100,000 Wei troops crossing the Hui River, but he could not find any trace of them.
Although he sent out scouts continuously, it was of no use. The Wei soldiers lurking somewhere seemed to be dedicated to attacking these scouts.
Seeing that the sky was approaching dusk, Xiong Wu was very depressed and ordered the military camp to be set up.
He planned to set up a military camp first and then slowly search for the Wei army tomorrow. After all, the Wei army was in the Juyang area south of the Huihe River and could not fly with wings.
However, that night, Xiong Wu was suddenly attacked by several Wei troops.
But when the angry Xiong Wu gathered his troops and prepared to surround the Wei troops who dared to ambush him, the Wei troops retreated as if they had a tacit understanding.
Of course, Xiong Wu could not let these Wei troops leave in vain, so he immediately ordered a pursuit. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by another Wei army while passing through a forest on the way, and retreated in embarrassment.
I thought that the Wei army's sneak attack was over, but at the fifth watch of the day, Xiong Wu, who was still sleeping soundly in the commander's tent, was suddenly woken up by his own soldiers, saying that there was another Wei army's sneak attack.
Xiong Wu was so angry at that time.
After finally keeping watch until dawn, when Xiong Wu went to search for traces of the Wei army filled with anger, he was faced with the same embarrassment as yesterday: he had no idea where the Wei army was.
For several days, not only Gulingjun Xiong Wu's army, but in fact all the Chu army camps in the Juyang area encountered a problem that gave them a headache.
During the day, the Wei army did not move at all; but at night, these people came one after another to attack their camp.
They also wanted to counterattack, but this group of Wei troops did not set up military camps at all. They changed places every day, so that the Chu troops on the road could not trace each other's traces.
Many Chu army generals were so angry that they almost vomited blood.
I remember that at first, they secretly warned themselves: they could not teach the Wei troops who had crossed the Wei River to build military camps.
But today, they really want to build several military camps for these Wei troops.
Why?
Because without the encumbrance of the military camp, the Wei army would have no way to find it!
Since we can't find the opponent's position, how can we fight back?
Even at first, those Wei troops were very cautious and only moved around the Juyang area. But as the days passed, these Wei troops became more and more arrogant. They even went to Caixi and even the Haoshang area to specifically attack the Chu troops escorting them.
The logistics army of grain and grass destroys supply transportation.
"This battle...why has it become so difficult?"
Including Gulingjun Xiong Wu, I believe that many Chu generals who were harassed by the Wei army had such worries.
Because in their impression, previous tactics, whether they were conspiracy or not, had a target that could be attacked - the enemy's barracks - but this battle was good. The Wei army did not set up a barracks at all, so how could it be fought?
"otherwise……"
Suddenly, Gulingjun Xiong Wu's heart moved and he turned his head to look in the direction of the Huihe River.
Because if I remember correctly, Zhi County on the north bank of the Huihe River can be regarded as an important stronghold of the Wei army.
If we can capture Qi County, we can cut off the retreat of the Wei soldiers south of the Huihe River.
Thinking of this, Guling Lord Xiong Wu was very happy.