When the king of Chu received the report of the Yuanyue War, he was shocked, so he gathered his courtiers to discuss the strategy of the war.

However, the government of the Chu State has been controlled by Fei Wuji for several years, and the people's hearts have been dispersed. In addition, the king of Chu listens to and believes partially, and is faint and old, who is willing to come out and take on this great responsibility? After a period of deliberation and blame-shifting, an agreement was finally reached.

The king of Chu issued an order: to enable the old minister Yang beggar, Bai Yang beggar as the general, fully responsible for the use of troops against Wu State. He also sent special envoys to collect troops and horses from the five vassal states of Chu, namely Chen, Cai, Hu, Shen, and Xu.

I heard that Wu Wangfang had already led the army to Chen Bingjifu, and the king of Chu ordered all the allied troops of the subject countries to be under the unified command of Yang Beggars and gather at Jifu. and ordered the right Sima Yuanyue, who was stationed in Zhongli, to lead his subordinates to gather at Jifu as the deputy general of Yang Beggar.

The Hu State and the Shen State are remote and small countries, and they have been breathing under the Yu of Chu. Seeing the king of Chu summoned this time, the monarch of Hu and Shen each personally led 1,000 soldiers and horses to help in the war. The other three countries all sent the main generals who led the team, each with 1,000 troops, and handed them over to the Yang Beggars for dispatch.

The beggars led 10,000 troops and 300 chariots. Gathered 5,000 soldiers and horses of the subject country coalition army and 2,000 soldiers and horses brought by Yuanyue, they came straight to the chicken father. The troops in the hands of Yang beggars at this time were: 12,000 Chu soldiers and 200 chariots; 5,000 people of the Dependent Coalition Army.

On the way to the march, because the beggar was already old and frail, and the weather was hot and the military affairs were cumbersome, his body became a little unwell.

Seeing that the army wanted to get close to the chicken father, the yang beggar ordered the army to set up three camps 20 miles away from the chicken father, and held each other in a zigzag shape. If there is a sneak attack by Wu soldiers, they can echo each other and be safe. And sent outposts to keep abreast of the movements of Wu soldiers.

Yang beggar raised the big tent of the Chinese army, and sent an order to go down, so that the main general of the coalition army and the general of the Chu army gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss combat matters.

The beggar sat in the middle of the big tent of the Chinese army, his face haggard and pale. It's a damn hot day, and it's very hot in the chest. Yang beggar wiped the sweat stains on his face, tried his best to maintain the demeanor of the boss, and said loudly: "This handsome man is entrusted by the king and leads the troops to retreat from Wu." Wu often attacked the borders of our country, did not know the king, and had the ambition to dominate the south. The generals will rise up today, take advantage of this battle, calm the south, and never suffer in the future! ”

Yang beggar then consulted with the generals, planned the formation, and planned the responsibilities: the Chu army led by the commander Yang beggar and the deputy marshal Yuan Yue will be the Chinese army, against the Wu national army. With 2,000 soldiers and horses of Xu Guo and Cai Guo as the left army, controlled by Cai Guo's doctor Shangyang, to protect the left flank of the Chinese army. With 3,000 soldiers and horses of Chen, Hu and Shen as the right army, it was commanded by the two monarchs of Hu and Shen to protect the right wing of the Chinese army.

After the assignment was completed, Yang beggar asked, "General Yuanyue." This time, King Wu led the army to come, how many soldiers and horses did he lead? ”

Yuan Yue arched his hand and said: "Return to the marshal, visit the Malay report, Prince Wu led an army of 10,000 people, and 200 chariots." The deputy general has Gongzi Ji Guang and cover Yu. In addition, the division of sinners, consisting of 3,000 sinners, flanked the army. ”

"3000 sinners? Could it be that the state of Wu used sinners as an army? Do sinners have a fighting capacity? The beggar was a little disdainful.

"Wu and Yue are small and have a small population, so they have a tradition of using sinners to fill the army. As long as those sinners have done meritorious service in battle, they will be rewarded or regained their freedom. Because of this reward, freedom is expected, and those sinners will fight to kill their enemies. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the army of sinners is very strong, and the marshal should not be taken lightly. Yuanyue reminded.

"You are right, but sinners are undisciplined and unrestrained. If you don't respect orders, can you win the battle just by fighting to the death? ”

Yuan Yue didn't bother to share the certificate with him, and saw that the coach Yang beggar looked depressed, his face was dim, and he seemed to be seriously ill. Then he persuaded: "According to the young general, the coach is not in good health, and now he is in the heat again, and the soldiers are also very vulnerable to the plague. It's better to wait until the autumn is cool, and then it's not too late to fight with Wu Bing. ”

Yang Qiqiang cheered up, waved his hand and said: "The soldiers have not yet been sent, and the grain and grass will go first." Now that the army is here, how many countries' wealth and grain have been spent? The more you stay, the more you spend. Tomorrow, they will return to their positions according to the formation. I wrote my own war book and agreed with King Wu on the date of the war! ”

Far more than returned to his military tent, his heart was always flustered. As the deputy commander of the Chu army, he shoulders a great responsibility, although the strength of the Chu soldiers has a certain advantage, but what is the combat effectiveness of those coalition forces, Yuan Yue is also very unprepared.

Yuan Yue sat alone in front of his military tent, watching the sun set in the west little by little, and this fiery genius slowly became a little cooler.

At this time, a junior colonel stumbled over, and when he entered the account, he threw himself at the feet of Yuanyue: "Not good, general! Marshal Yang died violently. ”

Yuanyue was also shocked. On the occasion of this great war, the commander was violently killed, and the blow to the morale of the army was catastrophic. Yuanyue is also well aware of this, and the most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the morale of the army.

When Yuanyue came to the big tent of the Chinese army, he saw that the beggar had stopped his bed and was not breathing. Yuan Yue ordered the medical officer to decorate the funeral, and sent guards to send the body of the beggar back to Yingdu, and wrote a chapter to report the changes in the army to the king of Chu; On the one hand, he summoned the generals to discuss the policy against Wu in the big tent.

When the officers and men of the whole army heard that the commander was violently killed, they all looked at each other. Seeing that Yuanyue is the acting commander, naturally some generals are also unconvinced, especially those of the Five Nations Alliance, which seem to be more discouraged.

Yuanyue lived in the tiger tent of the Chinese army, and said sharply to the soldiers in front of the tent: "The current sudden death of the commander is the critical autumn of my Chu army, and according to the military order of our army, I Yuanyue should take on a big responsibility." If there are any generals who disobey military orders, they will be beheaded immediately! ”

Yuanyue issued a military order, deployed in accordance with Yang Qi's previous tactics, and made an appointment with the Wu army.

The news of Yang Beggar's violent death reached the Wu army camp that night. Gongzi Jiguang was overjoyed when he received the report from the spies, and said to the soldiers who had just arrived: "Mr. is really a blessed general!" I just heard that the Chu army has no commander and the three armies have no owner, isn't it that God has eyes! If it is not broken today, when will it be? ”

Wu Yuan said: "Although Yang beggars are violent, this Yuanyue is a famous general of Chu State. Once he becomes the commander of the Chu army, without the constraints of the beggars, he may be more comfortable, and the son has to be careful. ”

"What about the gentleman?"

"Gongzi went to suggest to the king that now Yuanyue is the commander of Chu, and the army's heart is not stable, so it is better to attack the coalition forces on both wings first. Those coalition forces are the armies of small countries, which have not fought any battles, and can break the two wings first, and then Tuchu division of the Chinese army. ”

Ji Guang made up a strategy for attacking Chu, so he went to the big tent of the Chinese army to find King Wu for advice: "The day before yesterday, Chu Shuai died violently, and the army's heart was shaken. Although Yuanyue turned the tide, his status was not high, and those Chu generals and coalition troops might not obey his command, so the Chu army was already at a disadvantage in terms of momentum. ”

Wang nodded yes and asked Ji Guang to continue to elaborate on his strategic thinking.

"The 5-nation alliance is all a vassal state of the Chu State, and they are all bullied and oppressed by the Chu State on weekdays, which one is really fighting for the Chu State? They were all scared in their hearts and didn't dare not come. Now that Chu Shuai is dead, these coalition generals will be even more yang and yin. Besides, the coalition forces are all small countries, they have not experienced any major wars, they have little experience in warfare, and they are the most vulnerable to attack, which is the weakest part of the Chu army. Why don't the kings defeat the two armies of Chu Zhi and the left and right first, these two armies will be in chaos, and they will definitely impact the middle army of the Chu army, and then we will gather the strength of the three armies to break Chu! ”

The royal bureaucracy heard Ji Guang's plan, and he was very thoughtful, so he listened to them one by one. After the two discussed, they arranged the troops in this way: Wu Wangyi took 6,000 people of the Wu army as the Chinese army, and the 3,000 sinners formed a death squad in front of the Chinese army as a mobile reserve team; Ji Guang led 2,000 soldiers and horses to lead the left army against the right army of the enemy Chu army; Cover up the rest of the Wu division with 2,000 soldiers and horses, lead the right army, and the left army of the enemy Chu army.

The two sides set up battle formations, and they agreed on the date of the decisive battle, and the decisive battle was held on the second day of the first month of August. It's the end of July, and it's a dark day. (The Zuihou day of the month of the summer calendar is called the obscure day, because in ancient times, the obscure day was the day to eliminate disasters and relieve misfortunes, and the warring parties generally did not agree to start a war on this day, which is also known as the taboo of soldiers.) The soldiers were jealous, and the Chu army was naturally entrenched in the camp and did not prepare for war.

But Wu Guo was different, he had already made arrangements, and on this day, while Chu was not prepared, he started his own battle.

First of all, the ranks of sinners were not formed in any formation and had no discipline. When they left the camp, they shouted and danced with all kinds of equipment in their hands: long ge, spears, short knives, axes, and even sickles. I'm KAO!