Goujian, the king of Yue, led the army to retreat, and retreated to the foot of Gucheng Mountain, because Wu General Ji Guang led the light cavalry to intercept the retreat of the Vietnamese army, Gou Jian had to order the army to go up the mountain to defend it, and then make it a map.

The soldiers led the army to surround Gucheng Mountain, wanting to cut off the Vietnamese army's grain, grass and waterways, and surrender the enemy's army without a fight.

This Gucheng Mountain is connected by three peaks, with the main peak in the middle and a secondary peak in the north and south. The mountain range stretches for about ten miles. There is a small piece of flat land on the top of Zhengfeng Mountain, which is where the camp of the Vietnamese army is located. Around the center of the big tent of the Chinese army, there are layers of small cowhide tents scattered on all sides, and groups of stragglers pass through the various strongholds, condescendingly, and strictly defend the attack of the Wu army under the mountain.

When the Wu army had just surrounded the Vietnamese army, it wanted to attack the mountain through the mountain trail, but the mountain path was narrow and the chariot could not go up the mountain; Moreover, Gucheng Mountain is extremely steep, and it is an easy place to defend and difficult to attack.

The Vietnamese army first set up a large camp in the mountains, and Fan Li chose several extremely advantageous places as defensive strongholds according to the mountains. According to Fan Li's order, as long as the Wu army attacked the mountain, it would either greet them with archers hiding in the dense forest, or it would attack the Wu army with rolling stones that did not cost anything. When the Wu army first attacked the mountain, it also suffered a lot of heavy losses.

Later, the soldiers ordered that they should only besiege and not attack, and when the logistics of the Vietnamese army were not well supplied, the morale of the army would be in chaos.

The big tent of the Chinese army of the Vietnamese army, facing east and west. Looking to the west, here is a flat river. On the mountain, you can see the great river meandering, and there are Wu army's warships anchored along the river. It is not far from Huiji, the capital of Yueguo, only more than 100 miles away.

Gou Jian's face was pale, sitting cross-legged in the middle, and the generals on both sides were standing, all with solemn expressions.

After a while, Gou Jian sighed slowly: "Today's situation is critical. The widow regretted not listening to Fan Li and the advice of the literature. But the army retreated on the lonely mountain, the grain, grass and waterways were cut off, we were isolated, and if we wanted to live, we had to break through. ”

Fan Li said: "The minister inspected this Gucheng Mountain for a while, and saw that the Wu army surrounded this mountain, but because the east side of this Gucheng Mountain is a cliff, the Wu army has no heavy defense, and the king wants to lead the army to break through. You can only get out by looking for opportunities in the east. ”

Xu Gan said: "The minister thinks that the water source is not good now, and it is the most urgent time. The breakthrough will also be discussed after our army has settled down and is ready. If the army is short of water, it will naturally cause chaos and collapse. The minister has arranged for the sergeants to search for water in the mountains, but so far nothing has been found. ”

Fan Li said: "The minister looks at the terrain of this mountain. The Chinese army where the king was stationed was the highest point on this mountain, and the east side was a cliff. There is a small peak in the north and south. Our army arranges a defensive formation according to the mountain line, and it is safe for a while. But where there are mountains, there must be water, and the ministers will seek them. ”

Gou Jian nodded in agreement, Fan Li came out of the big tent, with a few personal attendants, and came to the col between the two peaks first.

It's early summer. The mountains are lush and lush with lush trees, and there are few roads to follow.

Fan Li instructed his attendants: "There should be a water source in the col of these two peaks. It's just that it's wooded and not easy to find. So they broke a branch as a crutch, cut off Teng Man with their swords, and opened the way to find a spring.

There are some green fruits with unknown surnames hanging on the branches along the way, Fan Li pulled one down casually, bit it with his teeth, and frowned: "This green fruit is bitter and tight!" ”

The attendant said: "These green fruits still need more than a month to ripen, and the general tastes them today, so it is naturally difficult to swallow." ”

Fan Li sighed: "Have you ever thought that this mountain full of green fruits is the stuff of our stomach? Now the Wu army has surrounded us, and the grain and grass in the waterways have been cut off, if we want to live, this green fruit is the savior. ”

Several people were speechless for a long time, and then one of the attendants exclaimed: "General, look! Isn't that? ”

Fan Li looked in the direction of the guard's finger, and in the depths of the dense forest, the dappled sunlight was projected on the water through the shadows of the trees, occasionally shining a few bright lights.

Fan Li Daxi: It was a deep spring, lying quietly in the lowest part of the mountain col, as quiet as a virgin. The spring is not small, it is a deep pool, and the spring water is bubbling out of a gap. When you open your eyes and look closely, there are still many fish in the pool.

Fan Li replied to King Yue. The whole army has a water source, and naturally the army is at ease. However, there was no way out of Gou Jian's hardships, and the whole army's food and grass were frequently urgent, so he sighed all day long, and could not sleep at night.

Early in the morning, Gou Jian had just opened his eyes, and the attendant came over to dress up. Gou Jian kept a sullen face, didn't say a word, and walked out of the inner room. But he saw a pottery bean on the case, with a few green fruits in the bean, and a copper plate on the side, on which there was a small piece of cooked horse meat.

Gou Jian looked at the few green fruits, and thought to himself: "These minions have just opened their brains, and they know how to give a few fruits to the widow, this horse meat has been eaten for several days, and I want to vomit when I look at it." ”

Gou Jian walked over, picked up a green fruit from the pottery bean and took a bite, immediately closed his eyes, twisted his eyes and nose, and couldn't help scolding in his mouth: "Dog kills!" What kind of fruit is this? ”

The attendants trembled, so they knelt down and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "The king spares his life!" ”

Gou Jian frowned and waved his hand: "Get up!" You don't want to taste this green fruit? It's so bitter, can you eat it! ”

An elderly waiter said: "King, General Wuyu said that war horses are limited, and you will have to rely on war horses to break through in the future, and you can't kill more." When General Fan Li was looking for spring water, he said that we would run out of food and grass, and these fruits would be able to save our lives. The minions have been eating these fruits for a long time, because the general is not allowed to kill horses, so today the minions are looking for some fruits for the king to taste, so that they can get used to it in the future. ”

Gou Jian looked at the green fruits steadily, was stunned for a long time, and said resolutely: "We are all dead, and we can't be tied here!" Passing on the order of the widow, summoning Fan Li, Chou Wuyu, Xu Gan and other generals to the big tent to discuss. ”

In less than half an hour, the generals arrived. The generals saw Gou Jian's face pale, and their hearts were also uneasy.

Gou Jian stood up, glanced at the generals, pulled out the "Xitian" sword from his waist, and placed it on the case.

"The widow will not be tied here! The Wu army has been besieged for a long time, and when our army is exhausted of food and grass, it will naturally be self-defeating. King Wu thought that there was a shortage of water and food on the mountain. The widow just wanted him to understand that this mountain is extremely rich in resources, and it is not so easy to trap us and others. ”

So Gou Jian instructed an attendant: "You go to the waterhole to find a few fish, and pick a basket of green fruits, and go to the camp of the Wu army." said that it was the meaning of the widow, and gave it to King Wu to taste it. ”

Then he said to Fan Li: "The widow has a plan, but after thinking about it for a long time, there is only a general plan. The outnumbered wanted to divide the army into two, and the first army was handed over to the general. ”

The generals didn't know what Gou Jian meant, so they had to listen to him.

"The widow means that General Fan Li led half of the soldiers and horses to hold this mountain and stabilize the Wu army. The outnumbered man led half of the soldiers and horses to find an opportunity to break out. But this way to break through, the widow has not been able to think of it. ”

At this time, Xu Gan stood up and said in a deep voice: "The minister has a strategy: the minister leads an army to pretend to break through and attract the main force of the Wu army. The king can lead an army to really break through from other directions, which is called a plan to attack the east and the west. ”

Fan Li said: "General Xu's plan is very good. Looking at the mountain, the east side is a cliff, and no soldiers can be used. General Xu could lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to attack the Wu army camp from the west, making a breakthrough of the army. When the main force of the Wu army was attracted to the west, the king could lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to break through from the south, which could ensure success. ”

Gou Jian was overjoyed, returned to the case, picked up the Xitian sword on the case, and said to the generals: "The widow awarded this sword to General Fan Li as a token." The widow led the army to break through the siege, and after returning to the country, he led the army to relieve the siege. The soldiers and horses left in Gucheng Mountain are controlled by General Fan Li, and the generals must not disobey the order! ”

The congregation will be commanded to go out. The attendant went to prepare the green fruits and the fish in the pond and sent the envoy to Wu Ying.

It is said that the Yue envoy sent dozens of fish and a basket of green fruits to the Wu army camp. Wu Wangfu was surprised: "I don't want to have water and fish on this Gucheng Mountain, but there are naturally mountains full of green fruits at this time." It seems that the Vietnamese army can hold out for some time, and the outnumbered people can't just besiege and not attack. ”

So the husband ordered the soldiers to lead an army of 10,000 to camp on his right, that is, on the north side of Gucheng Mountain; Bo Ya led an army of 10,000 to camp on his left, that is, to the south of Gucheng Mountain; He led the Chinese army to attack the west of Gucheng Mountain; It's just that the east side is a cliff, and there is no army. (To be continued......)