However, it is said that Sun Wu defeated Nangwa, killed Shen Yinshu, led the army to cross the Han River, and the soldiers pointed directly at Yingdu.

In the six months since the Wu State raised its army, it has gone through dozens of battles of all sizes, running thousands of miles, and the army is like a sharp blade inserted into the abdomen of the Chu State, and it is easy to move; Now the soldiers are in the city, and the blade has appeared. Under the successive defeats, the state of Chu could only retreat to the area of Yingdu for defense.

The army of Wu set up camp around the Han River, and it was not in a hurry; He Lu ordered the three armies to rest and recuperate, and drink the Mahan River.

It was late autumn, and King Wu convened the generals to discuss the big tent and determine the deployment of the battle of Yingdu. He Lu ascended to the center of the general platform of the Chinese army camp, and saw that all the generals were gearing up and had the intention of underestimating the enemy. He Lu Zhengse said: "Although our army has attacked the gate of Yingdu, Yingdu is the capital of Chu, and after dozens of generations of monarchs of Chu, the city is solid and solid, and it is the most difficult bone to gnaw. You Aiqing should be more careful, and you must not underestimate the enemy. Otherwise, I will run thousands of miles, and I will not fall short? ”

Wu Yuan played: "Although the Chu army has been defeated repeatedly, Ying's vitality has not been lost, and there are three cities in front of Jianli, Jinan City, and Maicheng that are connected to each other, and it is not easy to capture, so the minister thinks that he has to avoid the real and make a mistake, and he must not fight hard." ”

Seeing that the soldiers' plans were very much in line with his own intentions, King Wu asked, "How should I enter the army with the intention of Mr.?" ”

According to the military reports collected by the minister, the Chu army was divided into three places before Yingdu, echoing each other, and placing the main force in the most important place of Jianli, led by the prince of Chu himself. In this case, the minister thought that it was better to bypass the city of Jianli in front and make a big detour. ”

"Sir, do you mean to bypass Jianli and lead the army to attack Yingdu?"

The soldier nodded: "Jianli must be heavily guarded, and our army must outflank it in a roundabout way." The minister thought that the army was divided into three troops: one army attacked Maicheng, one army attacked Jinan City, and the other army took Yingdu directly. As long as Maicheng and Ji Nancheng can be captured. Yingdu is like a bag and an ear! ”

"The main force of the Chu army defends Jianli, so it will naturally prevent our army from copying his back road. We made a detour, and we couldn't avoid the eyes and ears of the Chu army. In this way, Jianli's defenders will also divide their troops to rescue Ji Nan and Maicheng, what should they do? "King Wu is thoughtful and thoughtful.

Wu Yuan said with a smile: "The Chu army has been defeated repeatedly, and it has long lost its fighting spirit. Even if the defenders of Jianli knew that we were going to take a detour to attack Ji Nan and Maicheng, they would not divide their forces to save them. The Chu army was worried that our army was diverting the tiger from the mountain, so it was false and real, and the ministers expected that the defenders of Jianli would not divide their troops to rescue. ”

After listening to the soldier's strategy, Sun Wu was overjoyed and said: "The soldier's plan is very appropriate. The minister asks the king to allow it. ”

He Lu got up and said: "The plan of the soldiers is very good, and the coach uses it for his own use, so why should it be played by the widow?" ”

So Sun Wu was promoted to the position of commander and assigned the talisman to transfer troops: Lingwu and Gongzishan led an army of 10,000 to bypass Jianli to attack Maicheng. Cai Hou led his own soldiers and horses to help; Lingfu led 10,000 troops with himself to attack Jinan City, and Tang Hou led his own soldiers and horses to help; Ask Wu Wangtong Zhuan Yi and Bo Yao to lead the main force to avoid Jianli. Take a detour to Yingdu.

Let's say that Wu Yuan and Gongzishan led an army of 10,000 to Maicheng. Marched for several days. The soldiers knew that the city of wheat was not far away, so they set up a large camp and asked the fine to go and visit.

After a while, he made a detailed report: "Maicheng is thirty miles away from here, and it is guarded by the general of Chu State, Douchao, and this person is a member of the Chu State. Ten days ago, he led thousands of troops to defend the city. ”

The soldier groaned for a long time, and said to Gongzishan: "This person can also be regarded as a fierce general of Chu, and he was an official in the same dynasty as me in Chu before. Today, I met the deceased here. I will personally go to find out the truth and ask Gongzi Quan to take the army. ”

Gongzishan received the order, and the soldiers took two guards, changed into civilian clothes, and rode to Maicheng.

The soldiers first went to the hill opposite Maicheng to inspect the terrain and observed the scene in the city for a while. Seeing the banner hunting on the city, the soldiers were very well guarded. The moat of Namai City is also very wide, the city walls are high, and there are many huge stones and sassalwood and other equipment piled up on the battlements, and it seems that the nest has been carefully prepared.

The soldiers returned to the camp and thought hard about it. Thinking that a frontal assault on the city by force would not only be ineffective, but would also take time and cause heavy casualties, which was not a good strategy. Now there must be a quick way to solve the battle, otherwise King Wu will go deep alone and take Yingdu alone.

The soldier paced out of the camp alone, and saw that the sentry above the sentry tower was looking down on him from a high place, so he thought about it, slapped his thigh for a while, and had a plan to attack the city.

Five drums on the second day, after dawn, the soldiers ordered the army to set up camp and set up a large village 5 miles outside the wheat city. The soldier ordered Gongzishan to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to feign the main force of the siege, Cai Hou led an army to the east of Maicheng, and Gongziqian (Cai Houzi) led an army to the west of Maicheng. The soldiers ordered each of the two soldiers to take a cloth bag and take soil, and build an oblique high platform in the east and west directions of Maicheng, which was only 9 feet wide, and the high platform facing the city gate was higher than the battlements of Maicheng. In short, it is to build a long ramp, which is higher than the battlements of Maicheng, and then condescendingly attack the Chu soldiers in the city with arrows, stone throwers and other equipment.

After determining the siege plan, the soldiers personally measured the regulations, supervised the sergeants, and filled the earth day and night. In a few days, the ramp of the siege began to take shape, and when the main general in the city saw it, he panicked, and no longer sat still, so he led the army out of the city from the west gate to see what was going on.

Douchao saw that the soldiers of Wu State were busy filling the high platform with soil, and wanted to lead the army to attack those Wu soldiers who filled in the soil. At this time, he saw that the door of Wu Yingyuan was wide open, and a young general led the troops to battle. Dou Chao fixed his eyes and saw that the face of the general was like a crown of jade, only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he shouted loudly in the car: "Chu will be rampant!" ”

Douchao was furious, held up the halberd, and shouted: "You are young, you are not my opponent!" Call the soldiers, I'm going to fight him for 300 rounds! ”

"I'm the son of Cai Guo! My lord is leading an army against your east gate, and you are still making noise here! ”

Dou Chao became more and more angry, brandished the halberd in his hand, and rushed towards Gongzi Qian. Gongziqian was not afraid and also fought the battle. The two fought, the carriage galloped back and forth under the city, and the soldiers began to meet each other in short arms, and the two generals fought each other for more than 20 times, and there was no victory. Douchao was full of anger, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became, and he gradually gained the upper hand, wanting to put his son to death.

At this time, there was a Chu State sentry horse, and shouted to Douchao: "General, come back!" The soldiers are leading the army to attack the east gate of Maicheng, and the east gate is tight at this time, so please return to the army to rescue. ”

Douchao's heart is not good, and he has no intention of fighting, so he flashed a move and got out of the formation. Fighting the nest is afraid that the nest will be lost, and he urgently calls for Jin to withdraw his troops and wants to rescue the east gate. Gongzi Qian saw that the Chu army was in a panic, so he led the army to take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill for a while.

Douchao didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he hurriedly led the army to the east gate of Maicheng to rescue, and the Yujian soldiers led the army to attack the east gate of Maicheng.

Seeing it from afar, Douchao led the troops forward, arched his halberd, hugged his fists and asked, "Zixu is okay?" ”

The soldier returned the salute, boarded the car forward, and said loudly: "The situation of the Chu State is already in a critical situation, and the Yingdu can be broken overnight, why should the general be obsessed and die for the faint king?" ”

Douchao said: "The grievances of the ancestors are all mistakes made by Fei Wuji, a traitor, and now that Fei Wuji has been eradicated, there is no injustice to be repaid." Besides, the state of Chu is the state of the sect under the feet, and it has the grace of the Wu family for three generations, how can you forget it? ”

When the Wu member heard this, he was angry and said angrily: "My Wu family has made great contributions to Chu, but the king of Chu does not remember the feelings of the monarch and the minister, and does not care about the righteousness of the monarch and the minister; Killing my father and brother and wanting to take my life, how dare you forget this revenge? Alas, God spared me my life. It has been a full nineteen years of my deep hatred and hatred before I can refer to today's soldiers. If you can understand my mood at this time, please stay away quickly and save your life, how about it? ”

Dou Chao also scolded: "A thief who betrays the master! It's not a good man to avoid you. Come - come - come! I want to fight you for 300 rounds! ”

Douchao raised the halberd to fight the soldiers, and the soldiers also greeted each other with halberds. After a brief fight, the soldier said: "I see that you are tired today, and I don't want to embarrass you, so it's better to do this, let's fight again tomorrow, what do you think?" ”

Douchao has been out of the city for several hours, and he is also worried about the deployment situation in the city, so he retracted and returned to the lane: "Tomorrow we will fight to the death again, I am afraid that you will not be called a hero!" ”

The defenders in the city saw that it was their own soldiers and horses, slowly lowered the drawbridge, opened the door and let the Douchao enter the city.

The Douchao was worried that the Wu army would deceive, so he rushed over, fished in troubled waters, and broke into the city gate. So after taking the hall in person, he slowly retreated into the suspension bridge, saw the suspension bridge, and closed the city gate before returning to the big tent with confidence. (To be continued......)