King Wu was defeated and fled back to Gusu City overnight. And he saw that the gates of the city were shut. Wang Sun Luo shouted: "The defenders of the city quickly open the door." ”

The city replied, "Who are you?" ”

Wang Sun Luo said, "It is the king who has returned." Hurry up and open the door. ”

After a while, the city gate opened, and King Wu led the remnants into Gusu in a panic. Immediately the gates of the city were shut.

Immediately afterwards, the Vietnamese army chased after them and surrounded the city of Gusu.

King Wu was embarrassed, someone escorted him back to the Wu Palace, Xi Shi greeted him, and cried and said: "King, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince died in battle outside the city, and the queen's sister is crazy." Missing. ”

King Wu mourned in his heart, tears flowed down, and he held Xi Shi's hand and said, "Madam, what a majesty the widow waved north that day. Today, like a lost dog, hiding in Tibet. Only the lady still stuck to the harem, waiting for the widow to return. ”

Xi Shi said: "The king should not be too sad, maybe there is still a glimmer of life." The king toiled day after day, and rested before thinking about the defense of the city. ”

The son is dead, the wife is crazy, and she doesn't know where to go, and the country is in danger. King Wu lay down on his own, and for the first time in many years, he did not ask Xi Shi for pleasure.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of drums outside the city, and the shouts were like thunder. Wang Sun Luo said loudly outside the palace: "The king, please get up, the Vietnamese army has begun to attack the city, and there is no sleep!" ”

King Wu had no choice but to get up and say to Wang Sun Luo: "The kingdom of Wu is over. What about Dazai? ”

Wang Sun Luo said, "Dazai is sick. ”

King Wu sighed: "Where is he sick, he goes his own way in times of crisis, this person is unreliable." Forget it, let him go. General Wang Sun, do you think we can hold Gusu? ”

Wang Sun Luo knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, we don't have generals, and we don't have many soldiers, I'm afraid Gusu won't be able to keep it." ”

King Wu picked up Wang Sun Luo and said, "At this time, only you are still following the widow. General, don't send the widow to death, run for your life. ”

Wang Sun Luo knelt down, hugged King Wu's leg and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent and cannot protect the king, but the minister follows the king to death." Wu Guoqi has arrived, and now he only wants to save the king's life. ”

King Wu said: "Listen to you, you go to Gou Jian and ask for surrender." ”

So Wang Sun Luo walked bare-chested, walked on his knees, came to the big tent of the Vietnamese army, and said: "The lonely minister, in the battle of Huiji, he offended His Majesty the King of Yue, and now the scene of that year is repeated in Gusu." Back then, the husband sent His Majesty to return to Vietnam to have today. The husband also implored His Majesty to spare the husband, and the husband will serve His Majesty sincerely. "And he will not stop prostrating.

King Yue remembered the painful scene back then, and felt empathy for King Wu's heart at this moment, so he said to the left and right: "Do you accept surrender?" ”

Wen Chong said: "Your Majesty, back then, God gave Yue Guo to Wu Guo, Wu Guo did not accept it, and today God sent Wu Guo to Yue Guo, and Yue Guo can't help but accept it." The king endured humiliation for 20 years, intending to destroy Wu and restore the country. Now that the kingdom of Wu is about to perish, the king must not give up. ”

So the king of Yue rejected Wang Sun Luo. Wang Sun Luo went back and forth to ask for surrender seven times, but was refused. Return to King Wu. King Wu looked up to the sky and sighed: "Gou Jian, I don't blame you, you won't let the widow go, this is as it should be." ”

Fan Li and Wen Chong concentrated their forces outside the south gate of Gusu, preparing to break through the south gate and enter Gusu City.

That night, Fan Li and Wen Chong were inspecting the terrain outside the city, and suddenly saw a huge bright light from the south gate of Gusu, and in the bright light, they saw Wu Zixu's head hanging on the city tower, the size of a chariot wheel. The hair and beard stood on end. Two electric rays of light shot out from the two eyes, shining more than ten miles away. The Vietnamese army was greatly panicked. Fan Li and Wen Chong ordered to stop the siege and retreat two miles.

In the middle of the night, there was a violent wind and rain outside the south gate, flying sand and stones, lightning and thunder, and torrential rain. The wind blew up bricks and stones, large and small, as fast as arrows, wounding and killing many soldiers.

Fan Li was shirtless, braving the heavy rain, looking at the south gate from afar, bowing, and shouting: "Xiangguo, Wu Zixu, my old friend, Great Wu will be destroyed, this is the will of heaven." Fan Li acted in accordance with the way of heaven, not intentionally offending his brother. Please forgive me. ”

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Fan Li and Wen Chong sat in the military tent and took a nap, waiting for dawn. Suddenly, I heard a long howl, and when I opened my eyes, I saw Wu Zixu wearing a red robe, leading a red horse, and came slowly. Fan Li was startled and said, "How is my brother?" ”

Wu Zixu had a sad smile on his face. He said, "Brother, you're finally here." Before I died, I knew that the Vietnamese soldiers were coming. I told King Wu to hang my head at the east gate, but he hung my head at the south gate. Brother, I have dedicated my life to Da Wu, and my loyalty to Da Wu has not been lost after my death. I really can't bear to see the Vietnamese soldiers enter the city right in front of me. ”

Tears fell as he spoke. Then he said: "But, Baiyue annihilates Wu, this is the will of heaven, how can I go against the will of heaven?" If you want to enter Gusu, please go to the east gate, Wu Zixu will open the way for you. With that, he urged the horse to sit and leave slowly.

Fan Li shouted: "Brother wait!" "When I woke up, it turned out to be a dream. Wen Chong also woke up and said that he had a dream, and the two of them talked about it, and it turned out that the dreams of the two people were exactly the same.

The two sighed. Then the troops were moved to the east gate. There is a big ditch not far from the east gate, and Fan Li ordered the soldiers to dig the ditch and go straight to the city wall of the snake and the craftsman.

After a night of heavy rain, the water level of Taihu Lake rose sharply, and the water surged down the ditch, setting off waves more than a foot high and slamming into the city wall. The front wave disappeared, and the back wave came again, and wave after wave crashed in turn, making a sound like a huge thunder.

Fan Li said loudly: "Thank you, brother, for opening the way for me." ”

Under the impact of the huge waves, the thick wall was knocked out of a large hole. With a bang, the walls collapsed. I saw countless fish surging in the water. Later generations built a gate here, called the Duck Gate, to commemorate the old things of Wu Zixu's appearance.

The walls are broken, and there is no more obstruction. The king of Yue led a large army into the city.

When King Wu saw that the general trend had gone, he was about to draw his sword and kill himself, but Wang Sun Luo hugged King Wu and said, "The king can't, now is the most chaotic time, and we can still escape." ”

King Wu said: "General Wang Sun, why are you still following me until now, run for your life." ”

Wang Sun Luo cried: "King, you will always be my king. As long as Wang Sun Luo still has a breath, he will not leave the king. ”

King Wu said: "The widow is ashamed of the general, is it still worth your follow?" ”

Wang Sun Luo said: "Loyalty is the duty of a courtier, and a minister is just a loyal word to the king." ”

King Wu said sadly: "The general is another Wu Zixu." It's a pity that Wu Zixu was killed by me. ”

Wang Sun Luo said: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to sigh, please run away with your ministers." ”

King Wu said resolutely: "No, I want to go back to the palace, I want to take another look at Madame." ”

Wang Sun Luo said: "King, it will be too late to delay any longer. ”

King Wu gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't see the last side of your lady, the widow would rather die!" ”

Wang Sun Luo said, "Okay, king, let's go quickly. ”

Xi Shi was fidgeting, and suddenly saw King Wu running in a hurry, and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, why haven't you left yet?" ”

King Wu shed tears: "If the widow dies, he will die, and the only thing that can't be put down in his heart is the lady's ear." ”

Xi Shi cried, hugged King Wu and said: "King, you should run for your life quickly, the concubine is from the Yue country, and the king of Yue will not kill the concubine, so you can rest assured." ”

King Wu burst into tears and said, "Madam, you and I have been married for twenty years. Goodbye from now. Please greet the young uncle, I know his intentions, he dedicated his wife to the widow, and he waited alone for twenty years for his wife, Fan Li lived up to his wife. ”

It turned out that King Wu also understood Fan Li's mood. Xi Shi cried: "King, the concubine follows the king, but she has two minds. I beg your pardon. ”

King Wu said: "Madam, the widow doesn't blame you, the young man is very human, worthy of love!" ”

Wang Sun Luo said, "The king is leaving!" "Forced King Wu to leave.

Shih Tzu fell to the ground crying.