Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Battle of Yishui

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Zixi led more than 10,000 Chu troops to Yishui, and found that the vanguard generals of the Wu army were camped in the east of Yishui. Zixi divided the Chu army into two, divided into 5,000 elite soldiers, led by Shen Baoxu, and first went to Wu Ying to fight; With 10,000 troops behind, as the main force, he took advantage of the situation to cover up.

Bao Xu led 5,000 elite soldiers and went down to the village 5 miles away from Wu Ying. When the whole army stopped, Bao Xu sent a messenger to Wu Ying to write a war letter, which simply said:

Wu Jun burned my city, killed my people, and committed adultery, not a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, how different from pigs and dogs! Now my king swears to live and die with his family and country, so he will send troops and send generals to fight to the death with your army in the day after tomorrow! ……

The husband received the letter of war from Bao Xu and treated it as nothing. Thinking that he has been in the Chu country for more than a year, it is rare to meet an opponent. Even famous generals of Chu such as Shen Yinshu and Yuan Yue have become defeated generals under Wu Jun, don't say that Shen Baoxu, an unknown person, is looking for death.

So the husband replied to the battle, and it was scheduled for the end of the month to be the day of the month, and the two armies would fight a decisive battle in Yishui.

When it came time for the battle, the two armies set up their respective positions. At this time, the sun in the east, the sunshine, the line is above the copper, and the sky is full of murderous energy. I saw Wu Jiangfu on the opposite side, with a black face and beard, wearing strong armor, holding a sky-high halberd, standing proudly on top of the two-horse chariot. The two white horses in front of the car are horses in the Western Domain.

It turned out that the Wu army broke the Yingdu that day, Tang Hou led the army to the house of Nangwa, found his own BMW, and actually raised his head in the stable and neighed, Tang Hou's horse returned to the old owner and returned to Zhao. Later, Tang Hou was grateful to King Wu for sending troops to break Chu, so he transferred the horse to He Lu. The king of Wu gave the horse to his brother-in-law. The husband used the horse as the chariot to show his great military exploits. It is even more majestic and unstoppable.

Seeing that the Chu army only had thousands of soldiers and horses, the husband waved the halberd in his hand and shouted: "Chu will report his name!" My husband will not kill the nobody! ”

Shen Baoxu, the commander of the Chu army, drove out slowly, holding the sword in his right hand and pressing the sword in his left hand. also said: "Wu will be strong!" I am Chu will Shen Baoxu is also! ”

The husband saw that the battle was a white-faced scholar, and he saw that the person who came was long and handsome. Yawn! It's a useless thing with a good skin.

I only heard the drums of the Chinese army on both sides, as fast as ten thousand horses galloping, and the flood was surging. The two main generals also stopped talking, and each ordered the emperor to whip. Charge on horseback.

Bao Xu insisted on fighting against his husband. After all, the husband is brave, Bao Xu is a civil servant, after more than ten rounds of fighting, seeing that his physical strength is exhausted, Bao Xu is gradually at a disadvantage.

Bao Xu fought and retreated. The Changge in his hand is getting heavier and heavier. At this moment, I heard a shout behind me. The drums beat like the wind.

The husband took a halberd and pushed away Bao Xu's long ge. When I raised my eyes and set up a tent, I saw that it was the commander of the Chu army, Zixi Banner, and knew that it was the reinforcement of Chu, and it was killed as a rear army.

I saw that the husband was not panicked, retreated into the formation, and no longer fought with General Chu. raised the order flag, but saw that as soon as the door of the rear army of the Wu army opened, it was the death team that saw the order flag. also rushed into battle.

So the two armies were entangled and fought against each other, and the generals were hostile to each other. Only to kill the sky is dark, and the blood is flowing like a stream. It is precisely that it is difficult to decide whether to win or lose.

In the middle of the battle, only a drum was heard in the northwest corner, and a team of men and horses were killed in the oblique spur. The Chu army knew that it was the Qin division's backup to kill, and the army's morale was greatly boosted, and the more they killed, the more courageous they became.

And Wu Jun heard the drum beating again, and he felt bad. The husband raised his eyes and saw through the hazy gunsmoke and mist in the array, but saw a big banner with the word "Qin" flying impressively. The soldier's dress and skin color were different from those of the Chu army, and the husband was shocked when he saw it.

The husband pondered for a long time, and thought to himself: "Could it be that the Qin army from the west has arrived?" But I've never heard of King Qin sending troops? ”

The husband didn't have time to think about it, and saw that the Qin army was like a wolf and a tiger, rushing into the Wu army's formation, like a swift tide, pushing the waves and being unstoppable. Seeing this, the husband did not know how many horses the enemy had; Seeing the courage of the Qin army, the husband had no choice but to retreat.

As soon as the Wu army saw that the enemy's army was approaching again, they had already become cold and had no heart to fight. I also saw that the main general of the Qin army was alone, his face was like indigo, his eyes were bulging, and his face was very vicious, like a god descending from heaven. The bronze spear in his hand was like a poisonous serpent, dancing like a tiger and a tiger, killing Wu Jun with fear and a wolf howl.

When Sergeant Wu heard that the main general was retiring, he really wished that he would have a few more long legs, and the faster he ran, the better. I don't care about the heavy food and grass, I can't wait to lose the swords and guns in my hands, and I just care about running for my life.

The Wu army ran back for thirty miles, Zibo and Zihu had been leading the troops to chase and kill, and most of the 15,000 soldiers and horses of the poor man had become the ghosts of the Qin army, and most of them were lost. The combined forces of Qin and Chu took advantage of the victory to urge the army to advance, but Fu saw that the enemy army was large and could not resist the enemy, so he had to flee back to Yingdu with the remnants.

In order to wash away the defeat, Fu Xuan praised the courage of the Qin army: "The king does not know that the Qin division has gone west out of the valley, crossed Xiangyang, and arrived in Yishui. Later, in a decisive battle with the minister, the Chu army has always been a defeated general under me, and the minister is not afraid to fight. But this western soldier was really brave and invincible, so the minister was defeated in Yishui. ”

When King Wu saw that the Qin and Chu coalition had formed a strong alliance, he was a little afraid in his heart: "King Qin sent his army to save Chu, how many troops did he send?" ”

The husband said: "The king of Qin sent a teacher of 500 times. Send Zi Bo and Zi Hu as generals. ”

He Lu looked at Sun Wu in the hall, as if he had something to say, but there was no exit. But he thought to himself in his heart: "Sun Tzu has long said that with the national strength of Wu State, Chu cannot be destroyed at all. Now that the Qin State has sent troops to save Chu, it is even worse. But you can't retreat as soon as you hear that Qin Bing saved Chu, right? Could it be that this Qin army is really so terrifying! ”

Sun Wu knew the meaning of King Wu, and went out to play: "The vanguard said that the courage of the Qin division fell second, mainly because our army has been out of the homeland for a long time, and the morale has decreased sharply, and the ministers are worried about chaos after a long time. Now that the king of Qin is out of the army, the king might as well take advantage of this to negotiate peace with Chu and make peace with Qin. The purpose of using troops is to obtain something outside the battlefield, and the use of soldiers is only a means and not an end. ”

He Lu asked: "Now that the two armies are facing each other, if our army and Qin Chu are united, won't it be a waste of all the previous achievements?" ”

Sun Wu continued: "Soldiers, murder weapons!" It can be used temporarily for swords, dragons and snakes, for temporary use; However, it cannot be used as a common policy for the state. The land of Chu is vast, the people's hearts are not attached, and the ministers have always believed that they are indestructible. The plan of the ministers is to welcome the son of the old prince Jianzi to win as the king, and I have the merit of establishing the king, so that Chu will cut the territory and divide the territory, and weaken Chu Feng and the people of the territory of my Wu country; And the king did not follow. Now that the situation is even more tense, our army no longer has absolute strategic superiority, and this plan is no longer possible! ”

He Lu sighed: "Yes, King Zhao is helped by King Qin, how can he give up the throne?" ”

"Therefore, the minister suggested that the king negotiate peace with Qin Chu, and ask him to cede the land and the people and expand our territory. While we still have the capital to bargain, make appropriate requests. Otherwise, once our army is at a disadvantage in war in the future, it will gain nothing. ”

"The intention of the military advisor is to let the king of Chu cut off the west in order to benefit our territory. But Wu Chu doesn't want to do this, so is there nothing we can do? He Lu asked rhetorically.

"As long as it doesn't hurt Chu's vitality, the Chu people will be willing. I withdrew from Yingdu and asked King Zhao to exchange 10 cities in the west, and the minister thought that the king of Chu would agree. ”

After thinking about it for a long time, he was still reluctant to quit Yingdu.

Sun Wu replied: "The minister thinks that if the king loves the Chu Palace for a long time, he will hold the Qin-Chu coalition army in Yingdu. When the people of Chu saw the return of King Zhao and the help of the elite teachers of Qin, the people of Chu would unite as one. When the time comes, the army and people of Chu will be united and fight bravely, while our army is arrogant and lazy and has no fighting spirit for a long time, plus the tiger and wolf army of Qin, how can our army retreat from the entire army of Yingdu? ”

He Lu was especially indecided, so he sent a fast horse to the elk land to summon the soldiers to Yingdu to discuss the matter in order to decide Sun Wu's proposal.

However, two days later, the soldiers rode alone to Yingdu. He Lu gathered his ministers here to discuss the strategy of dealing with Qin Chu.

The soldiers learned that the Qin division went west out of the valley and broke the division of the husband in Yishui, and at this time they were leading the army to Yingdu to find the main force of the Wu army for a decisive battle. After listening to Sun Wu's peace policy, he said to King Wu:

The minister thought that Sun Wuzi's peace policy was very much in line with the overall situation in front of him. Now the Qin army is strong, and the Chu army is revived; And our army is powerless to fight with the second power. If we can negotiate peace and obtain 10 cities in the west of Chu State at the price, our army can withdraw and return to the country. ”

The soldiers took Sun Wu's words as true. Since the Wu army broke through Yingdu, there have been no major results, and the situation has long been more tense. Seeing that the soldiers also had the intention of retiring from the army, he intended to adopt Sun Wu's peace policy.

He Lu will follow it, and he doesn't want to be alone in front of the palace, so he goes out of class and bows, and shouts in his mouth: "The king can't!" (To be continued......)