The Emperor of Wu himself was not well versed in military affairs.

However, it has been at war with the State of Chu for so many years, and there is no shortage of generals in the country.

Therefore, a whole set of strategies was soon formulated on the tone of Shao.

In mid-March, the army of Wu State was drawn out, and according to the predetermined strategy, it advanced in an orderly manner, and after just a few battles, it successively captured several important fortresses on the border of Shao State and continued to attack north.

As a result, the Shao army retreated north one after another, and the Wu army advanced one after another.

In every city, the Shao army did not defend it to the death, but tried its best to defend it for a day or two, and when the army outside the city attacked the city wall, it was almost about to take the city and fight, and when it came into direct contact, the Shao army would not hesitate to retreat.

Almost every day, the Shao Kingdom loses three or five cities.

The main army of 150,000 under the direct command of Gongzi'an has retreated to the area of the imperial city.

In the eyes of ordinary people and the nobles in Shao's country, the Shao army was defeated.

For a time, the fleeing people were like ants on the ground, and some nobles who were afraid of looting moved their homes to the imperial capital and even the state of Chu, in their opinion, the state of Shao was no longer safe, and it could be destroyed by the state of Wu at any time, and all the nobles would be robbed and plundered.

The army of Wu was divided into two parts, and several main generals led the main army of 300,000, advancing steadily at a speed of fifty miles a day.

On the other hand, occupy the abandoned cities of the Shao army one by one, send receivers to pacify the common people, confiscate the property of the nobles, and leave 3,000 men and horses for each city to defend, rectify local military affairs, and prevent the remnants of the Shao army from counterattacking, or the nobles organizing the people to revolt.

At this time, Wu's strategy to defeat Shao showed results, and the border army of Chu State urgently reported the news back after discovering that Wu was using troops against Shao.

Moreover, the neighboring Mang country also made the same move.

After discovering that Wu State could still gather 500,000 troops to attack Shao, they had to pay attention to it, and while increasing the offensive posture against Wu State, they were also thinking about how to treat Wu State.

Quick!

The states of Chu and Mang also realized this, and the two sides sent envoys to each other to discuss the plan to attack the state of Shao.

On the other hand, through some surrendered generals or traitors, Wu also knew the situation of the Shao court well.

For this reason, the military order of the Wu army was very simple, with the formation of strong soldiers to advance southward at a constant speed, directly approaching the Shao army to camp under the city to confront each other, and the 1,000 chariots without foot soldiers mobilized by each pass were behind the palace, so that the formation advanced in the vast field with gentle terrain, and there was no worry about ambushes in the mountains and valleys, and it could stand on the ground at any time, so it was not afraid that the Shao army would suddenly launch a rush attack on the way to the army.

Wu Jun, who knew himself and his opponent, sneered at the private soldiers of the Shao Jun clan.

On this day, in the tent of the military camp of Wu State, the Emperor of Wu State stood on the main throne and listened to the narration of the general Tang Ai: "The army under the direct command of Gongzi'an is the fundamental force of the Shao army, as long as the main force is defeated, the rest of the armies and the private soldiers of the nobles are vulnerable, or may even be scattered, and now Gongzi'an is defending Shaocheng and confronting our army head-on, so Shaocheng is its foundation, and it is also its last line of defense, our army can not follow the past methods, just blindly advance, but to go around to the rear of Shaocheng to arrange troops and horses, The main army of Shao State cannot be allowed to retreat again, otherwise the battle to destroy Shao will drag on for a long time, and the hundreds of thousands of troops of our Wu State will not be able to pull away, which will give the rest of the countries a chance, all the generals remember! ”

"So, shouldn't our army attack immediately? This confuses me. ”

"I can't." Tang Ai shook his head and said, "The Shao Dynasty is impetuous, and the soldiers of the Shao army are even more sluggish, we need to arrange the army on the one hand, wait for the Shao State temple to be ambiguous, our army will find an opportunity to attack, and we will be able to destroy Shao in one battle!" ”

"Just do as the general says, everyone go and prepare!" Emperor Wu hurriedly expressed his support.

"Yes!" There was a thunderclap when the tent was raised.

Three days later, Wu finally captured several cities north of Shaocheng, cutting off Shaocheng's retreat.

At the same time, Wu Jun also issued the final order to prepare for the decisive battle.

First, all the open fires were cooked, and the cold food and war meals were stopped, so that the soldiers could eat enough and be strong and go into battle to kill the enemy.

Second, all armies practiced coordinated tactics and siege methods, and sent troops to feint Shaocheng in the form of wheel warfare, constantly stimulating Shao's army.

The camp of the Wu army stretched for more than 30 miles, the banner covered the sun, the boundless military tent was lit with a raging fire, and the blue sky was particularly dazzling, which can be described as extremely prosperous and magnificent.

……

Finally, the news of Wu's use of troops against Shao still reached Cangguo.

Yang Mu sighed very much, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, although the state of Wu is not a big country like the state of Chu, but it is also not shallow, when it is a matter of life and death, it can still strike hard, not to be underestimated.

When she learned the news, the Empress Ruan, who was still in the harem of Cangguo, was also very surprised, and couldn't help but look at Yang Mu.

"The power of the medicine has almost dissipated, it's time for you to go home." Yang Mu unceremoniously pointed out and issued an eviction order.

Empress Ruan Guo was a little embarrassed, and she didn't care about cleaning it, so she picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on, looked back at Yang Mu lightly, and sighed slightly.

After the Empress Ruan Guo left, Yang Mu also set off and went to the Zichen Palace.

He had a hunch that Emperor Shao would arrive soon.

Sure enough, after a while, I saw the eunuch come over and spread the word, saying that Emperor Shao urgently asked to see him.

How urgent is it?

The little eunuch who came to pass the word took out a large ingot of gold from his sleeve and presented it to Yang Mu.

Gold!

In the countries of the Dali Dynasty, gold is a kind of collectible, no one stipulates how much it is worth and how much silver it should be exchanged for, but in general gold is much rarer than silver, and it is very difficult to refine, resulting in a very low circulation in the market.

However, this does not mean that gold is worthless.

On the contrary, because it is more expensive than silver, it is collectible, and can be minted into all kinds of beautiful ornaments, so it has become a well-deserved high-value item.

It is also the best choice for bribery.

The little eunuch brought a large ingot of gold, not something like a piece of jewelry, but at least it was worth a few hundred taels of silver.

From this, it can be seen that Emperor Shao is really in a hurry, and he can bribe a little eunuch as the emperor of a country, and this anxiety is not a little bit.

Yang Mu glanced at the gold, and he had a plan in his heart.

Especially for this kind of clean and honest style in the court of Cangguo, I am very gratified.

Over the years, the palace attendants have made great adjustments, increasing the monthly salary, but also setting a lot of rules and regulations, accepting bribes is a felony, this little eunuch can take the initiative to hand over such a large amount of money, it can be seen in general.

"This gold should be regarded as a reward for you, but next time, pay attention, even if someone forcibly stuffs it, you can't accept it, I don't want to see you offer bribes all day long."

Yang Mu's words were not only for the little eunuchs, but also for the rest of the eunuchs around him.

"Yes, the minion thanks Your Majesty—"

Yang Mu waved his hand and said, "Let's go, go to the Zichen Hall to meet this Emperor Shao for a while." ”

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