It is said that the general of Qi is the commander of the state and leads an army of 100,000 troops to garrison Wenshang. Originally, it was planned to attack the state of Lu. But later, after Zigong's lobbying, it was decided to fight with Wu instead.

The two sides agreed to go to war in the summer. Guoshu sent a horse every day to probe the movement of Wu, and suddenly one day to probe the Malay report, the 100,000 troops of Wu were led by the king of Wu himself, and they drove north. It is still 200 miles away from the Wen River.

Guoshu said: "It's good to come." The order went down, and the army went south to meet the enemy. ”

Deputy General Gao Xianping said: "The handsome and slow, we are only moving the battlefield to the south for more than 100 miles, which is of little practical significance, but it will waste a lot of time and energy in such a toss." It is better to wait for the arrival of the Wu army, when the Wu army has gone through a long journey, very tired, our army is recuperating, the combat power is strong, suddenly attack, attack it unprepared, will definitely be able to win the first battle. ”

Guoshu said: "If it makes sense, let's wait for work." ”

While they were discussing, they suddenly reported: "Chen Xiangguo sent his brother Chen Zhi here." ”

The national secretary and the generals went out of the tent to greet each other and greet each other. Welcome into the big tent of the Chinese army. The national letter said: "The general is not serving the prince in the capital, what does it mean? ”

Chen Wei said: "Marshal Qiyu, the last general has received a battle report in Linzi, and the army of Wu has driven straight in, and it has passed Yingbo. The safety of the country hangs by a thread. Chen Heng, the brother of the country, is concerned about the battlefield, and he is afraid that the strength of the monarchs is insufficient, so he will send a young general to help the adults. ”

The national secretary was overjoyed and said: "Ben Shuai has the help of the general, like a tiger with wings." ”

Chen Wei said: "Xiangguo said, today's battle, victory or defeat depends on the efforts of all the soldiers, the two armies are fighting, there is advance but no retreat, there is death but no life, the army is only allowed to beat the drum to attack, not allowed to retreat from Mingjin." ”

According to the Spring and Autumn War, thousands of troops and horses rely on the sound of drums and flags to command, and the rumbling of the drum is not only a military order for the command, but also can boost morale. As soon as the drumming stopped, the soldiers did not know how the battle was fought. Mingjin is a musical instrument such as beating gongs in later generations, which is a signal to withdraw troops or retreat.

When the generals saw that Xiangguo sent his younger brother to participate in the war, their morale was greatly boosted, and they said in unison: "We will fight to the death and serve Xiangguo!" "The national letter issued an order, each battalion has its own village, eat and sleep well, nourish your spirits, and prepare for the coming war.

The next day, the national letter ordered the capital to rise up and go to meet the Wu army.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the world was in turmoil, the literati relied on their mouths, and the generals relied on their military exploits to win glory and wealth. Everyone fights bravely and takes the lead in fighting for meritorious service, in order to be rewarded or promoted. As for Gao Xianping, the secretary of the state, he also had another consideration, that is, they were using the war to expand their own power, and if they had made great achievements in the war, their status in the DPRK and China would be consolidated and improved. And Xiangguo Chen Heng wants to use the war to weaken the power of the major families and realize his ambition of autocratic Qi State, in short, each with his own heart. Explain it.

Let's say that King Wu led the army mighty and marched forward, and suddenly there was a report, and a team of men and horses appeared on the side, fifteen miles away.

King Wu ordered him to prepare for battle. At the sound of an order, the whole army was on alert and ready to go to war. After a while, I received a report that the person who came was not the enemy, but the general of Lu State, Shusun Zhou, who was ordered by Lu Hou to lead 20,000 horses to the battle.

King Wu was overjoyed, and Uncle Xuan's uncle Sun Zhou Qiu came to see him. Shusun Zhou Qiu rode alone, and he rolled the saddle and dismounted, and turned down to pay respects: "The last general Shusun Zhou Qiu will see Your Majesty." ”

King Wu said, "General Shusun, please get up." Today, the general is coming with his army, but is he helping the widows to fight the army? ”

Shunsun Zhou Qiu said: "Exactly. The king led a large army to save Lu. How can the Lu people be a watcher, and the prince sends the last general to help in the war, and everything is under the command of the king. In addition, Zigong Xiangguo greeted the king, and on the day of victory, he should put the wine Mount Tai and sacrifice heaven and earth with the king. ”

King Wu laughed and said, "On the day of victory, pay homage to Mr. Zigong again and listen to the teachings." "At that moment, he ordered someone to take a sword and give a pair of fine armor to his uncle and grandson.

Uncle Sun Zhou Qiu bowed to Xie En again, and said: "The land of Wu Yue is rich in famous swords and fine armor, and today it is given by the king, and the uncle and grandson must fight bravely to kill the enemy to repay the king." ”

King Wu said, "General Shusun, where are we now?" ”

Shusun Zhou Qiu said: "This place is located at the junction of Qi and Lu, there is a low hill in the forward thirty miles, wormwood is everywhere, so the name is Ailing, it is the place where soldiers are used." ”

King Wu said: "Please ask General Shusun to lead the way and camp in Ailing tonight." ”

So, the Lu army and horses were organized into the brigade, and then Shusun Zhouqiu led the army to five miles of Ailing and set up camp.

King Wu didn't care about resting, and led his generals to ride horses to inspect the terrain. I saw large and small earthen hills, with wormwood growing half a person high, and when the wind blew, the fragrance of absinthe came to my face.

Walking out of twenty miles, I saw a clearing, with a radius of more than ten miles, surrounded by continuous low mountains, and a big mountain in the west, with dense pine trees. King Wu said in a loud voice: "Generals, this is the burial place of the Qi army. ”

Zhan Ru said: "Does the king already have a plan to break the enemy? ”

King Wu said: "The plan is in mind! Let's go back to camp. Order the soldiers to eat and sleep well, get up tomorrow on the fourth watch, eat on the fifth watch, and start the battle at dawn. ”

In the early morning of the next day, the Wu army had just reorganized its horses when it suddenly reported that the Qi army had come from the north. King Wu summoned all the generals in the big tent and said: "Generals, the army of Qi has been killed, and we have not yet set up a position, and we are afraid of defeat. The widow decided to send a force of men and horses to block the Qi army and delay their offensive. Who fights the first formation? ”

Xu Menchao came out of the column and said: "The last general is willing to go!" ”

King Wu said: "Okay, the general will lead the men and horses of the headquarters to meet the enemy, pay attention, be sure to block the Qi army, and buy time for our army to set up the formation." ”

Xu Menchao said: "The last general understands. ”

Xu Menchao took the order and left. Bo Yao whispered: "King, the Qi army is menacing, can you rely on a group of people and horses in Xu Menchao to stop the Qi army?" ”

King Wu said: "The widow just wants him to be unstoppable." ”

Bo Ya was confused. said: "King, the first battle of the war was defeated, and it had an impact on the morale of the Wu army?" ”

King Wu said: "We want to eliminate this influence. Because we did it on purpose. ”

Bo Ya said, "Then why didn't the king tell Xu Menchao beforehand?" ”

King Wu said: "Tell Xu Menchao in advance, he knows it in his heart, then it is not like it, if it is not like it, it will arouse the suspicion of the national secretary, and the plan of the widow will not be realized." ”

Bo Yao smiled and said, "I'm really ashamed, Bo Yao still can't understand the king's intentions." ”

King Wu looked confident: "The widow asked you, we fought desperately in the first battle, or failed, and the Qi army won, what impact will this matter have on the Qi army?" ”

Bo Yao said: "The morale of the Qi army must have risen greatly." ”

King Wu said, "What else? ”

Bo Yao said: "There is also a - that is, the Qi army will think that the combat effectiveness of the Wu army is not good, and it will not be fought." ”

King Wu said: "With such an impression, what will happen then? ”

Bo Yao blinked: "The Qi army will be proud, look down on the Wu army, and think that defeating the Wu army is effortless." ”

King Wu laughed and said, "That's right, that's what the widow wants." Qi Jun is not proud, how could he be fooled? ”

Bo Yao said in his heart: "This turtle grandson seems to be a pervert, and there is a set of wars!" ”