According to the strategic intentions of the soldiers, the army was divided into two parts. One is the infantry, that is, the Longwan Army, with 300 chariots and about 30,000 people, starting from the capital Gusu and marching to the border city of Huzhou; The other army was the Taihu Lake Naval Division, about 20,000 people, who took a warship and went directly down the river to Huzhou.

However, there is a strategic problem: the sailors of Taihu Lake can be used as a sharp weapon to cut down Yue, but at the same time, the garrison of Taihu Lake can also maneuver to the border of Wu and Chu, which is also of great strategic significance to resist the incoming enemy in the direction of Chu State. If the entire Taihu naval division is mobilized, in case the Chu State is in trouble, the western defense line of the Wu State will be very fragile.

King Wu worshiped the soldiers as the generalissimo of the Southern Army in the worship of the generals, and he himself also accompanied the army to recruit in person. Because he is bent on avenging his father and proving that he is not a no-man. With a strong desire for revenge, Fucha ignored the strategic pressure from the Chu side. And as a member of the Xiangguo Army, he did not dare to have any negligence.

On the second day after paying homage to the generals, it was the third day of the third month of the third month, and the soldiers went out of the army at the camp of the dragon banner army.

The soldiers' rings are arranged around the Jiangtai, with the Jiangtai as the center, and are divided into eight phalanxes according to the direction.

Just listen to the sound of a drum, and the flag has been raised on the platform. In front of the platform, there is a long table, on which are placed the heads of pigs, sheep, and cows.

Dressed in armor and holding a wine bowl in his hand, the soldier bowed three times to the commander's banner, sprinkled the wine on the general's platform, and then retreated, ordering the former Sima Wang Sun Xiong to come to the stage to read out the military discipline and reward and punishment covenant:

"Kill the enemy chieftain one, and be promoted to the third level of military merit; Those who disrupt the enemy's formation are promoted to the second level of military merit; Those who kill the enemy soldiers will be promoted to the first level of military merit; ……”

"Those who violate the order shall be beheaded; The cowardly beheaded; Those who rebel against the army are beheaded; The Slow Soldier Slashes; Those who mislead the army will be beheaded......"

After the sacrifice of the flag, the soldiers gave an order, and the army marched. 5,000 soldiers and horses led by the forward general Wang Sun Luo were the front army, and Wu Yuan, Bo Yao and Wu Wangfu led the Chinese army; Ji Guang led 5,000 soldiers and horses to the rear army. The army slowly marched and went straight to Huzhou.

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But it was said that the Taihu Lake Water Division was stationed in the big camp. The main general, Sun Tongzheng, unfolded a letter on the big tent, which was written to himself by the soldiers of the Xiangguo State after they arrived in Gusu. As mentioned above, Wu Wangfu is ready to worship himself as the commander of the war, and the Taihu Lake Water Division, as the main force, should be ready to set off early.

At this time, a junior colonel entered the account and reported: "General! Outside the tent there was a two-horse cart and dozens of guards, saying that it was an envoy from the capital, and asked the general to come out of the tent to accept the order. ”

Sun Tong was shocked, so he hurriedly got up. Led all the subordinates out of the account. When I looked up, I saw that outside the gate, a canopy carriage had stopped. A person got down from the car, with a crown and a bow, holding the festival. But it was a special envoy sent by the military members of the Xiangguo Army.

Zigui stood in front of the Chinese army's Yuanmen, and saw Sun Tong and the generals come out to greet him. He also stepped forward and smiled: "Congratulations to the general!" ”

Sun Tong returned the gift. He led the deployment and knelt down to receive the order. I saw Zigui take out a yellow letter bag from his body, slowly unfold it, and read: "With the special envoy Zigui, pass on the order of the marshal of the Southern Army: Sun Tong, the commander of the Taihu Lake Water Division, led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, took a warship, and went down the river. On the fifteenth day after receiving this order, he led his army to Huzhou......"

Sun Tong received the order, asked the son to be included in the account, and then checked the tiger talisman for the transfer of troops, and then ordered the three armies. The army will board tomorrow and sail down from Taihu Lake the day after tomorrow.

In the evening, Sun Tong led the troops to pick up the wind for Zigui, and after the wine and food were full, the generals had all retreated, and only Zigui and Sun Tong were left in the big tent.

Sun Tong asked: "My lord went to Taihu Lake this time to pass on the order of Xiangguo, Xiangguo is the commander of the war, the king is the personal expedition, and Dazai Boyao is the deputy marshal." But who is guarding the capital Gusu? ”

"Xiangguo's original intention was not to want the prince to be enlisted. But the king was eager for revenge, and Xiangguo had to agree. Besides, the king's personal expedition can boost morale and inspire people. According to Xiangguo's arrangement, Gusu was guarded by the prince's friend and the prince's husband. ”

"Our army is pouring into the nest, and we have to prevent the Chu State from taking the opportunity to disadvantage me."

"Xiangguo was worried about the Chu State, so in several border towns in the west, strict orders were issued, once there was any change in the Chu State, it must be reported as soon as possible, and 5,000 troops were left in Gusu, which was controlled by the Taishi Fu Xiang to defend Gusu."

Sun Tong sighed: "Xiangguo has been training here for three years, and he will follow Xiangguo for many cold and summer, and Xiangguo often tells us that this Yue Guo is our henchman and has to be removed." And the state of Chu is a big country, and it can't be planned overnight. First easy and then difficult, first seek to cross the country, and then make it strong. ”

At this time, Zigui took out a silk bag from his bosom, with small characters on it, shaped like birds and insects.

"This secret letter was ordered by Xiangguo to be handed over to the general alone."

Sun Tong left the table, respectfully took the silk bag, slowly cut the stitches with a short sword, and twisted out a piece of white silk, which read:

"This time, I raised the army of the whole country and attacked the country in a big way. But the state of Chu is our old enemy, and we never forget the shame of breaking the country. Chu and Yue are countries of marriage, and the two countries have always been alliances and associations. If the Chu army takes advantage of the emptiness in our country and carries out a strategic sneak attack on us from the west, then we will lose sight of one and lose the other, and we will be attacked by Chu and Yue. In order to prepare early. Ben Marshal secretly ordered the general to leave 5,000 water divisions in Taihu Lake as a mobile force. Taihu Lake can raid Chu Realm upstream, and you can reach Yue Country down the river, which is an important place for soldiers, so don't be careless! This matter is to be deployed by the general in secret, and it must be kept very secret......"

Sun Tong nodded and pondered, thinking that Xiangguo was worthy of being a veteran soldier, so he went to prepare.

On the second day, Zigui led his entourage to return to Gusu, and after Sun Tong swore an oath to the flag, he led 15,000 sailors, known as 20,000 outside, and came from Taihu Lake along the river and came in the direction of Huzhou.

Without further ado, in mid-March, the Taihu Lake Naval Division first went to the Jiangkou not far from Huzhou to anchor the garrison, and in the second half of the year, the army under the command of the soldiers also arrived outside the city of Huzhou, and the army was ten miles away from the city. The land and water armies of Wu have been assembled in Huzhou.

Huzhou, the border of Wu State, can pass through the domestic border through the waterway, but it can reach the border city of Orange State in two days. It was the strategic point of Wu's attack on Yue. Whenever Wu sent troops, it mainly relied on this waterway to attack Yue.

Naturally, the use of soldiers is like a game of chess, and one son affects the overall situation. Wu raised the country's troops, and the soldiers pressed the border, and the Yue country was naturally panicked. But in the south, the state of Chu was hit hard by the state of Wu. Now that the state of Wu is empty at home, and the front-line defense of the west is weak, will the strategists of the state of Chu give up this golden opportunity?

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Shaoguan, an important town on the border of Chu State. It's dark.

A sentry horse dressed in a tight-fitting jacket and riding a yellow horse with a letter on his back galloped into the city.

The sound of horses' hooves left a crisp sound on the streets in the early morning, and the streets were still very few pedestrians, and in the cold air, the plainclothes detective horse on the horse looked a little thin, and a thin shadow disappeared into the intricate streets and alleys in a blink of an eye.

As soon as Dou Xin got up, a close attendant came up and whispered a few words.

Dou Xin went out dressed up, got into the carriage, and hurried to the Shuaifu.

Dou Xin unfolded the secret letter sent by Tanma, and groaned in his heart for a long time. Although after the Shaoguan was rebuilt, the city was strong, and it became an important border city of Chu on the border between Chu and Wu. This Shaoguan is like a wedge, the fulcrum of the eastern border of the Chu State. As the right Sima of Chu State, he personally came to Shaoguan to guard the city, and he could quickly respond to any disturbances in Wu State.

However, the Malay newspaper said that Wu Wangfu sent the soldiers of the prime minister to be the commander, raised the army of the country, and attacked the country in a big way. Wrong! Raising up the nation's army? Could it be that Wu dared to raise a nationwide army to invade Vietnam? So isn't the gate of Wu facing the direction of Chu State useless?

Dou Xin silently calculated in his heart, how many soldiers and horses there were in this Wu State, how many sailors there were in Taihu Lake, and how many defenders were guarding the fortresses along the roads. In Dou Xin's heart, it is like a mirror. I haven't done anything else over the years, one is to train the troops, and the other is to send a lot of detailed works, and I understand the military strength of Wu very clearly.

"The news you got, what is the strength of the Wu State Dragon Banner Army? How many Taihu Lake sailors have been dispatched? Dou Xin asked the thin spy.

"The dragon banner army has 300 chariots and an army of 30,000 people. There are 20,000 sailors in Taihu Lake. ”

"Are all the Taihu Lake sailors dispatched? Sure? ”

The spy nodded, "The villain himself lurked all night, and saw that all the warships and sergeants of the Taihu Lake Water Division set off from the station. ”

Dou Xin groaned for a long time, and he faintly smelled a different breath. My Chu State has just been recuperating for many years, and his vitality has recovered, so he can take the opportunity to make some articles.

So after Dou Xin thought about it carefully, he wrote to King Zhao to report the matter of Wu's invasion of Yue, and made a suggestion: take the opportunity to ask Wu to avenge the revenge of breaking the country in the past. (To be continued......)