August 12, Huainan, Zhongliyi. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhongli was originally a branch of Huaiyi, sandwiched between the two great powers of Wu and Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and often became a battlefield, and the ownership was uncertain, until the twenty-fourth year of Lu Zhaogong, Wu finally destroyed Zhongli and turned this place into a city here, as a military fortress in Huainan.

During the Northern Expedition of Wu Wangfucha, Huainan as the rear of the Wu army, also left a certain army, guarded by the general Xumenchao, on this day, Xumenchao was convenient for Zhong to leave the city gate to welcome the return of Fucha's army......

Only to see the Wu army forward, Xu Menchao chuckled in his heart, when the Wu army went north in May, it was full of vigor, and now it has only been three months, but one by one is depressed, the armor is not in order, the weapons are lost, the banner is also crooked, where is there still the demeanor of a hundred battle divisions?

And Xu Menchao roughly estimated, the number of people is not right, when the 50,000 Wu troops went north, but only 20,000 returned...... Xu Menchao knew that the news from the north these days was true, and the Wu army had indeed suffered a defeat in Lusong.

Finally, after the defeated soldiers arrived one after another, Xu Menchao ushered in its own king.

The husband did not ride a horse or a chariot, but walked with ordinary soldiers, and the spirit and majesty of the king were gone, his hair was disheveled, his eyes were blank, and he did not know what he was thinking. It wasn't until Xu Menchao came forward to call him again that the husband came to his senses.

looked around, knowing that he had returned to Huainan, the husband almost breathed a sigh of relief, the experience of these three months was like a world away.

At the beginning, he insisted on going north with a heart for hegemony, regardless of Wu Zixu and others, and even did not hesitate to kill him to remove obstacles, just like a stunned young man who was bent on making meritorious contributions, Fucha recognized the reality in Luzon, although Wu was already very strong, but compared to Zhao in the north, it was still slightly inferior, except for the Battle of Langya, several land battles did not take any advantage, and finally had to take the initiative to withdraw the army.

When leaving Pengcheng, the Wu army still had 40,000 people, but the nightmare only began on the retreat road, the cavalry of the Zhao army was extremely fast, constantly sticking up to attack and harass, relying on the accompanying Song monarchs and ministers as a back, the Wu people could successfully reach Fulisai, but it was also here that Fucha suffered the heaviest loss in this life, his childhood playmate, the loyal minister Zhuan Kun after the elder asked for his life, and exchanged his life for Fucha to cross the river smoothly and withdraw into the territory of Wu.

But Zhao Wuxian still did not give up, he sent troops to cross the water overnight, continued to pursue the Wu people, and finally in Lingbi, the cavalry caught up with the scattered rear formation of the Wu army, under a burst of impact, the formation collapsed, and the battle was almost lost 5,000 people, and when they arrived at this place, thousands of Zhao soldiers who were fast also caught up. Fucha was afraid that the army of Zhao was behind, and did not dare to fight, it was another pursuit and annihilation battle, he lost another 5,000 people, plus those scattered when crossing the Huai River, Fucha only brought less than 20,000 remnants of the defeated army back, compared to when he went north, he had lost most of it, not to mention the most elite rhino armor guards were wiped out.

After entering Zhongli in embarrassment, the Wu people, who had fled for more than ten days on the four-hundred-mile road from Pengcheng to Huainan, were finally able to breathe.

Fucha didn't even have time to drink saliva, so he immediately asked Xu Menchao to report to him the recent situation of Wu State.

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"The king left more than 10,000 troops in Huainan, and ordered the ministers to defend, but from the end of June, the Chu side dispatched 30,000 people, led by Wang Sunsheng to attack Qunshu, the ministers and generals were few, and there was no way to stop, and most of the towns in Qunshu had fallen, and now Wang Sunsheng is trying to go north to force the tiger ......"

Fucha flicked his hand: "The widow doesn't want to hear how Huainan is, what you want to know is how Wuzhong is, how is Gusu?" Previously, Zhao Wuxian sent people to spread rumors among our army, saying that Wucheng had been captured by Gou Jian and the crown prince was also dead, is it true or false!? ”

"It will be a lie." Xu Menchao said without thinking: "The last time the minister communicated with Wu Cheng was half a month ago, and he learned from the prince's silk book that although Gou Jian has occupied the three rivers and five lakes, Wu Cheng is still under the prince's insistence, and the Yue people have few soldiers, which is not enough to occupy the entire Wu country!" ”

"Goodness, great goodness, the sky will not die in the country of Wu!" This is the first good news that Fucha has learned in a few months, the capital is the heart of the country, the territory can be conquered again, the soldiers are gone, and the soldiers can be reunited, as long as Wu Cheng is still in one day, Wu will not fall!

Xu Menchao knew that the king was eager to return to the country, and when he was happy, he said: "Although Wucheng is here, it is ...... According to the minister's knowledge, the Yue State Doctor Fan Li and the two people led the boat division to Tunhai Tongjiang, cutting off the waterway from Huainan to Wuzhong, and the Huainan Boat Division was previously attacked and burned by Sima Zi of Chu in Peng Lize, so although Huainan had more than 10,000 soldiers, they could not cross the river to help the capital, so they could only sit back and watch the Yue people cross the river......"

This is the reason why the prince is trapped in the lonely city and has no help, the husband scolded Gou Jian for being cunning, and Fan Li was cunning, but he also said that it was okay.

"The main force of Wu's Zhou division had previously gone to the north and defeated the Zhao people at Langya, and then coiled for several months to assist the Qi people in attacking Ju. Just when the widow left Pengcheng, the deputy general Fengtong commander's boat division had also gone south from Langya, and when we arrived at the river, the boat division should also return, and there was also a battle against Shangchu and Yuezhou divisions! ”

Although the land battle of Wu was defeated, but no one was lost in the boat battle, Xu Menchao was overjoyed: "When will the king continue to go south?" ”

"Take a day of rest in Zhongli, and go south immediately!" The husband is like an arrow, but he is already a little afraid of the north, and he is in a hurry to the north all the way.

He ordered: "Huainan Wu Division, half of them will go south with the widows, and half will follow the general of Xumen." The cavalry of the Zhao army has been cruising in Huaibei, Zhao Wuxian will also arrive at the Huai River, Zhongli and Wucheng are too far away, if the second army of Chu and Zhao arrives, it must be impossible to hold, the general might as well lead the army to Shandao, Beiliang, and hold the ditch. The rest of the places, such as Yihu, Qunshu, and even Chen Cai and Zhongli, can all be given up! ”

At the end of the words, Xu Menchao was shocked, and hurriedly dissuaded: "The minister knows that the king wants to concentrate his forces to recapture Wuzhong, but Zhongli must not give up!" ”

Fucha is a stubborn person, he likes to do things according to his own plan, and he can't stand being disobedient to others, Xu Menchao denies his strategy, Fucha wants to be angry, but suddenly thinks that he doesn't listen to Ji Zha, Wu Zixu, and the tragic situation of being separated from the words, and even the carp around him died heroically, so he suddenly lost the strength to be competitive.

Every man has his own adulthood, but not all of them are crowned at the age of 20, Zhao Wuxian's growth was when he witnessed Le Qi's assassination; The growth of Gou Jian is a shame; Fucha's growth is not the battle of carrying Li, not becoming the king of Wu, but the death of Wu Zixu, the failure of this northward trip, and the death of the Zhuan carp after the break......

So the husband sighed, and patiently asked Xu Menchao why he couldn't give up Zhongli.

"The King." Xu Menchao said: "Zhongli is a local government with Chen and Cai in the west, and Xu and Si in the east, which is the gateway to the south of the Yangtze River. Twenty years ago, it was precisely because of the capture of Zhongli that Wu was able to invade Qiangchu in the west and map the Central Plains in the north. Although the king's hegemony is now blocked, Zhongli cannot be lost, because this place is in the middle of the Huai River, the situation is convenient, the water is blocked and the mountains are blocked, and the war defense is capitalized. If Wu loses Zhongli, it will lose Huainan, and if Huainan is lost, then the riverside will be humble, and there will be no way to compete with Zhao and Chu! If there is only a hundred miles of land left in Wuzhong, I am afraid that even the Yue Kingdom will not be able to defeat it! ”

This is not good to hear, but it is reasonable, and the husband frowned: "But Zhao Chu is powerful, Zhongli only has a Tu Mountain, and a Huai River as a barrier, how to resist?" ”

"This is a mistake, although Zhao and Chu attacked Wu together, but they are not allies, the year before last, Zhao Wuxian also fought with Chu State, so that King Chu Zhao died in the army, this led the army to attack Qunshu Wang Sun Sheng, but also defected from Zhao State! Zhao Chu will inevitably have a gap in Huaishang, the land of Huainan is remote, Manglin rivers and lakes are all over, the Zhao army has no boat division, and the cavalry cannot play a role, Huainan can not be defended, and abandoning it with Chu will make Chu strong, and the minister expects that Zhao Hou will not take the initiative to attack Zhongli, and even prevent Chu from advancing eastward ......"

"Good! Great goodness! More than ten years ago, the most courageous general of Wu was Fu Xuan, and the most profound strategy was Sun Wu, and Xu Menchao was inferior to them in both aspects. However, when Fu Ji and Sun Wu successively "betrayed" Wu Guo, Xu Menchao, a veteran who was over half a hundred years old, stood up and tried to save the situation. So the husband said to Xu Menchao in front of him: "People say that Chu is used by Wu, but in fact, there are many strong men and wise men in Wuzhong, although the widow has no Wuzi and no grandson, but there are still generals, there are kings and grandsons, and there are princes!" The state of Wu will not die! ”

Xu Menchao hurriedly returned the salute: "As long as the king takes out the courage and wisdom of the three-year report to Vietnam, he will definitely be able to destroy Goujian and rejuvenate the Wu Kingdom!" ”

The husband immediately swore an oath: "The husband will not forget this shame, Wuzhong has his own widow to recover, if the general thinks that Zhongli can be defended, Huainan will be handed over to the general!" ”

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The next day, shortly after the army of Fu Chashuai left Zhongli and went to the Wujiang River of the Yangtze River, Zhao Wuxian's mighty army also arrived on the other side of the Huai River, Zhongliyi......

Seeing that the opposite city was still holding the flag, with a posture of strict guarding, Wuxian sighed regretfully: "I chased for 400 miles, but unfortunately I still let my husband run away......

In this regard, Zhao Wuxian had some hidden worries in his heart, after all, Wu was a big country with a hundred years of history, and the resolute death of the people from Zhuan Carp made him realize that the children of Jiangdong were so talented, and after the husband crossed to the south, was it possible to make a comeback?

PS: There is one more chapter in the evening (to be continued.) )