Chapter 293 Destroy Wu "Lord, are you preparing to attack the mountain?" Mang Gao looked at Yang Zilu, who had just woken up and walked out of the Chinese army's tent, and asked.

"Attacking the mountain? Why attack the mountain? Yang Zilu looked up at Gusutai.

"But...... If you don't capture Fucha, how can you destroy the state of Wu? Reckless hesitated to express his opinion.

"If you destroy the state of Wu, you don't have to be a prisoner! What about Zheji? Let him call him! After Yang Zilu finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the tent.

Although Mang Gao was strange, he still brought Zheji according to what Yang Zilu said. Although Zheji followed the army, the civil and military functions and powers of the Han State were relatively distinct, and they were not as good as the doctors of other vassal states. Therefore, Zheji did not participate in this war, and he was responsible for managing the baggage in the Han army camp.

Zheji walked into the big tent of the Chinese army, and saluted Yang Zilu Shi Ran and said: "Minister, see the Lord!" ”

"Excuse me!" Yang Zilu raised his hand and said, "The widow wants to send you to the Chu State." ”

"Chu State?" Zheji said suspiciously, and then asked: "The lord is preparing to let the minister envoy to the Chu State?" ”

At this time, the Han State had already received accurate news from the Chu State. The king of Chu escaped Bai Gongsheng's clutches and did not know where to hide, and at the same time, Ye Gong was also preparing to raise troops to fight against Bai Gongsheng.

And the attitude of the county Yin, generals, and doctors in various counties of Chu towards Bai Gongsheng is not very good, mainly because Bai Gongsheng killed Zixi, Ziqi, and Gongzi Qi, not to mention, but also killed the famous virtuous doctor Guan Yu in Chu State. This Guan Yu is not only virtuous, but he is also the seventh grandson of Guan Zhong, and there are many Legalist brothers, disciples and grandchildren in the Chu State.

Nearly half of the doctors, county Yin, and generals of the Chu State were already preparing to follow Ye Gong to send troops to King Qin. And there are only nearly half of them, this is because many Chu doctors feel sympathy for Bai Gongsheng's father, Prince Jian, and because Bai Gongsheng is, in a sense, the real orthodoxy of Chu.

But even so, in addition to the descendants that Bai Gongsheng himself has cultivated over the years, the other doctors are very ambiguous about their attitude towards supporting the King of Chu or Bai Gongsheng. This also makes Bai Gongsheng's situation not optimistic.

Yang Zilu stood up and said slowly: "The widow wants you to send Bai Gongsheng to show the support of my Han Kingdom for Bai Gongsheng, and at the same time, my Han State can send troops to help Chu State to a certain extent and maintain orthodoxy!" Of course, the most important thing is that the widow hopes that you can take Bai Gongsheng to the Han Kingdom when he is defeated! ”

Zheji hesitated for a moment and said, "But Lord, now do we have the ability to send troops to the Chu State?" And take Bai Gongsheng to the Han Kingdom, I'm afraid Bai Gongsheng won't be willing. ”

"We don't have the ability, but the soldiers of the Wu Kingdom have the ability! As for Bai Gongsheng's unwillingness, you can bring his son, or brother. The widow is just to leave an opportunity for the Han State to attack the Chu State. Of course, Bai Gongsheng is the best to come, Bai Gongsheng is the eldest son of Prince Jian after all. Yang Zilu said.

Zheji immediately understood that Yang Zilu wanted to take the opportunity to consume the combat power of the Wu State, so that it would be easier for the Han State to control the Wu State.

Zheji nodded and said, "The Lord's suggestion is very good, but if you can't occupy the Wu Kingdom in a short period of time, I'm afraid Bai Gongsheng won't believe in your promise." It is even more impossible to come to Hanguo! ”

"This is the second task that the widow wants to give you, enter Gusu City and let Bo Ya and them surrender. Then, in the name of Prince Hong, he sent documents to all parts of Wu to announce the surrender of Wu. Yang Zilu showed a smile on her face.

"It's just that I'm afraid that the name of Prince Hong is not enough, and the minister thinks that it is better to announce that Fucha died in battle, anyway, Fucha is now trapped in Gusutai, and few people in Wu know Fucha's life and death. And the husband almost stood up to refute the rumors, even if he didn't die, he became a real death. At this time, it was announced that Prince Hong ascended the throne as the monarch of Wu, and sent edicts to all parts of Wu, announcing that Wu became a vassal state of Han. At this time, the lord only needs to cut a piece of land for Wu to settle in. Zheji said.

When Yang Zilu heard this, he thought for a while, and also felt that Zheji's strategy was very feasible. Prince Hong is not as good as the previous prince friend, who has been in charge of the country since the first time his husband led a large army to help Lu against Qi. Prestige and ability have been established, but Prince Hong is different, this Prince Hong is the husband and his three sons are all dead. The husband had no choice but to establish the last son, that is, the crown prince, as the crown prince.

And this prince Hong is only sixteen years old, and he is the so-called hairless and unstable in his mouth. His order was issued, and it was not known how many doctors of Wu would obey it. But if the husband dies, it will be different, these Wu doctors will not obey the orders of the crown prince, and the Wu state will also be preserved, I believe that this will also weaken their determination to resist to the minimum.

Of course, Wu Guo is not really preserved, and Yang Zilu cannot let Wu Guo really preserve. Wu Jun will only be a vassal of the Han State in the future, and it is obvious that the King of Wu will retain a nominal title of monarch in the end, because his power will be slowly overtaken by the Han State, especially with the presence of the Great Inner Annihilation Bo Yao, this overhead speed will be much faster.

Yang Zilu touched his chin and said, "Well, but what about ceding that piece of land to Prince Hong?" ”

Zheji proposed: "Well, how about Meili (now Wuxi)?" The lord destroyed the state of Wu, if you want to dominate the world, you must move the capital to the north, and the city ministers of Gusu think it is the best. And Meili is only a hundred miles away from Gusu City. Under the watchful eye of the Lord, Prince Hong couldn't make any waves. Meili is located in the Taihu Lake Plain, with fertile land. In this way, it can also be peaceful, the heart of the remnants of Wu State. ”

Yang Zilu thought for a moment, but shook his head and said: "Since you want to express your sincerity and appease the remnants of Wu State, then go directly to Gusu City." ”

"Lord, isn't that right? The land in Gusu City is fertile, how can it be given to Prince Hong? I'm afraid that the future will give Prince Hong the ability to fight back! Zheji hesitated and persuaded.

"It is precisely because the land is fertile that the sincerity of the widow can be shown, and as for Prince Hong, the widow will turn him into a tiger without teeth and claws. You don't need to say much about this matter, Zheji, now you go down to prepare for the matter of the envoy to Gusu City! Yang Zilu waved his hand and said.

"No!" Although Zheji still wanted to persuade Yang Zilu in his heart, he had to retreat in the end. At the same time, it is strange, why didn't Yang Zilu move the capital to Gusu City? From that point of view, Gusu City is currently the best place to move the capital.

In fact, the reason why Yang Zilu did not move the capital to Gusu City was because the location of Gusu City was not suitable for going north to fight for hegemony. Just like the northward movement of the State of Wu and the hegemony of the State of Qi, the grain route is as long as 3,000 miles, and for any country, the logistical pressure caused by such a distance is very great. Not to mention that if you want to go to the Central Plains, the distance is even longer. However, Yang Zilu didn't think about moving the capital there for a while.

Just when Yang Zilu was thinking about moving the capital, Mang Gao walked into the tent at this time and reported to Yang Zilu: "Lord, the husband has sent a messenger!" It's called Wang Sun! ”

"Oh! Then let him in! Yang Zilu thought for a while, and thought: Anyway, it doesn't matter if you see each other.

It didn't take many times to see Wang Sunluo's upper body, with his knees as his legs, kneeling into the big tent of the Chinese army. Yang Zilu couldn't help but be shocked by Wang Sunru's dress and actions, Yang Zilu stood up and said with both hands: "Doctor Wang Sun, what are you doing!" Hurry up! ”

When Wang Sunlu heard this, not only did he not stand up, but kowtowed to Yang Zilu and said, "Your Majesty! The great mistake that my lord has made is an unforgivable sin. But I hope that Jun Shangnian will kill soldiers on the river, and my lord will have such a little pity and let my lord go! The state of Wu is willing to become a vassal of the Han state, for generations, and never rebel! ”

When Yang Zilu heard this, she couldn't help but waver. But when Yang Zilu thought of Gou Jian, he didn't know if his husband would become Gou Jian, but he couldn't take this risk. Yang Zilu gritted his teeth and argued: "In the past, God gave Wu the opportunity to destroy the widowed Han State, but Wu Guo did not catch it. And now that God has given the widow Han a chance to destroy the Wu State, how can the widow obey the words of the King of Wu and ignore the heavens? ”

When Wang Sun Yu heard this, he was speechless and cried: "Your Majesty, are you really going to destroy the Wu Kingdom?" ”

Yang Zilu gritted his teeth and said, "The widow can not destroy the Wu Kingdom!" ”

"Seriously!" Wang Sunluo didn't know why the peak turned around, but he couldn't care about it anymore.

"But this Wu country is not the Wu country of the husband, but the Wu country of the widow. The widow will appoint Prince Hong as the monarch of Wu State! Yang Zilu said.

When Wang Sun Yu heard this, he smiled miserably: "This Wu country is just a ritual!" What is the difference between death and death? ”

In the pre-Qin era, there was a convention, that is, it was okay to destroy the country, but not to destroy the rituals. This is to worship the ancestors, just like the Zhou Dynasty, which destroyed the Shang Dynasty. At that time, it was not a complete killing, King Wu of Zhou also left the son of the king of Shang and came to worship his ancestors, but later the son of the king of Shang rebelled, and he was killed. However, even so, the sacrifice was not exterminated, but was handed over to the Song State, because Wei Ziqi, the founding ancestor of the Song State, was the elder brother of the Shang King.

This was an unwritten convention at the time, and Wang Sunlu meant that Yang Zilu had actually destroyed the state of Wu.

Yang Zilu was silent for a long time when she heard this, and said forcefully: "This is the meaning of God!" ”

Wang Sunlu has no choice, although Yang Zilu is crooked, but it is so crooked that you don't know how to refute it.

Wang Sun Luo let out a long sigh and said, "Your Majesty, is it really impossible? ”

Yang Zilu turned around and ordered: "Come on, take Dr. Wang Sun down!" ”

The two strong soldiers of the Yulin Army immediately walked into the big tent of the Chinese army, and Wang Sunluo slowly stood up, waved his hand and said, "No! I have hands and feet, and I just hate to say good things for you! I only hate that I didn't say anything to destroy the Han! ”

"Bold!" When the two Yulin Army soldiers heard this, they immediately stared, holding the hilt of their knives, and waited for Yang Zilu to give an order to capture Wang Sunluo.

Yang Zilu turned his back to everyone, waved his hand and said, "Send Dr. Wang Sun down, don't be disrespectful!" ”

Wang Sunluo also knew by this time that there was no hope. With a wry smile, he didn't speak, turned around and left.

Not long after Wang Sunluo left, Zheji sent an envoy to Gusu City. At this time, the strength of Gusu City was no more than 1,000 people, and there was Bo Ya's internal annihilation. Prince Hong was only sixteen years old and halfway through, and at the instigation of Bo Yao, he finally decided to surrender Kaicheng.

Yang Zilu mobilized Wu captives to dig a trench at the foot of Gusu Mountain, where Gusutai is located, and the excavated soil was piled up on the edge of the trench, and wooden stakes were inserted into the earthen wall. Immediately, a two-zhang high wall was formed to enclose Gusutai.

During this time, Fucha was not willing to defend to the death, and sent people down the mountain to break through many times, but when they arrived on the plain, where were these infantry opponents of cavalry? Immediately killed by the Han army. After a month, there were less than 500 soldiers left around Fucha, and the doctors Wang Sun Yu and Bo Yao and his son Bo Di were also killed in battle. If it weren't for the steep terrain of Gusutai, I am afraid that it would have been attacked by Yang Zilu a long time ago.

During this time, Yang Zilu did not wait for his husband under Gusutai, he left the steady tongue Yong and 2,000 cavalry to trap Gusutai and guard the prisoners of war to dig trenches.

Yang Zilu himself sat in Gusu City, but Yang Zilu did not plunder in Gusu City like last time. Rather, it was ordered that soldiers should not rob other people's wealth, not (women) women, and not hurt people without reason, three laws.

That's not all, in order to win over the people of Wu Guo, Yang Zilu also announced that this year's autumn poll tax of Wu Guoqiu will be exempted, and the autumn tax will be reduced by half. Starting next year, in accordance with the laws of the Han Kingdom, it will be divided into acres. This greatly made the people of Wu very happy, and also made them start to support Yang Zilu.

Yang Tugou led 2,000 cavalry to receive the cities south of the Yangtze River and the state of Wu. These cities also cooperated, firstly, because they did not have many troops, and secondly, because they were ordered by Prince Hong. When Xia You and the water division arrived, the strength of the Han army was also sufficient. Yang Zilu personally led 3,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to the north.

At this time, Prince Hong had also completed the task given to him by Yang Zilu, and informed Wu Guo of the news that his husband was killed in battle and that he had ascended the throne as the monarch. Not long after that, it was natural that Wu became a vassal state of Han. Because the Han Kingdom was only a viscount, Prince Hong was still instigated by Bo Yao and others, and demoted himself to the title. Become Wu Nan, that is, the lowest baron.

Therefore, Yang Zilu led his troops to the north, in fact, the main thing was to accept the land of Wu, of course, there may be a few diehards, but there will definitely not be too many.

Before this, Yang Zilu specially sent a copy of these edicts to Gusutai for the sake of being angry. When the husband saw his son surrender to the title, he was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted. When the husband was rescued, he woke up, sighed long, and said, "I regret not listening to Xiangguo!" The widow has no face to go to see Xiangguo! ”

After saying that, the husband covered his face with his sleeves and killed himself. The husband died, and the remnants of less than 500 people on Gusutai were defeated and surrendered.

Just when Yang Zilu happily took over the territory of Wu, a war broke out in Chu that was second only to that of King Chu Zhuang to clear Ruo Ao. Ye Gong led an army of 50,000 to march to Zaiying!

The people of the world can no longer take care of Wu Guo, and all eyes are on the city of Zaiying.

(To be continued)