According to Sun Wu's strategy of using troops this time, a large area of Chu land north of the river has now become the strategic rear of the Wu army. Chu State is not in a hurry, so what is he anxious about? In this way, it is necessary to occupy a favorable strategic position when the Chu army has no precautions. When the Wu army reached Hanshui, it was like a sharp blade inserted into the hinterland of Chu, which could not only deter Yingdu but also have a broad strategic room for maneuver, which was the most important entry point selected by Sun Wu in this battle.

This land of Han water chokes the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and it is only about ten days away from Yingdu. Relying on this place to be defended, the logistics supply of the army can be relied on; Second, the formation of this situation is also a decoy, if the Chu State wants to recover the lost territory, it must cross the river to find the Wu army for a decisive battle, so the Wu army can find fighters to destroy the opponent.

This is Sun Wu's initial setting for the entire campaign.

In this year, King Zhao had reached the age of seventeen and began to take charge of state affairs.

Gongzi Zixi was Zuo Yin at this time, and he was the cousin of King Zhao, and he admonished King Zhao: "Zichang (Nangwa) is not a general, and the king immediately ordered Zuo Sima Shen Yinshu to lead his troops to block the Wu army. As long as the Wu army is held back to the north of the river, it will be safe. ”

King Zhao nodded yes, but he was more worried about the swiftness of the Wu army, this time the Wu army sent troops very differently than before, and felt a little aggressive.

King Zhao's face was worried: "The widow is also very puzzled, this Sun Wu is a famous general, he has led troops to occupy my land and seize my city many times. Why didn't he come by land this time without a single warship? ”

Zixi also didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Sun Wu's gourd, this Wu army was familiar with water warfare, and it was a bit strange to abandon the long and short today.

"The Wu army came from afar, and there was no boat to cross. As long as we guard the river and don't let the Wu army cross the river. In this way, we can rest on our laurels. The Wu army ran a long distance and had no backup, just like the end of a strong bow, and when his army was exhausted, we could defeat the Wu division. ”

King Zhao saw that Zixi was reasonable, so he made Shen Yinshu a general, and the deputy general Wucheng Hei followed him, and went to Hanshui to help Xiangguo to defend it.

Shen Yinshu, the left Sima of Chu State, was ordered by King Zhao, resigned from the king of Chu, and led an army of 20,000 to Hanyang (south of Hanshui) to support Nangwa. Because he was worried about the Wu army crossing the river and raiding. Shen Yinshu led the army day and night, and rushed to Hanyang in a few days to join forces with Nangwa.

On this day, Nangwa was sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army, and now the soldiers of Wu State were pressing the border, and this time Tang Hou and Cai Hou betrayed Chu State. Entangled with the Wu army to raise troops to attack, the reason for this is also well known. When Cai and Tang were making a big fuss. The small colonel came in to report: "Zuo Sima led reinforcements to Hanyang. At this time, he was outside the camp gate and asked to see him. ”

Nangwa was overjoyed, personally went out of the camp to greet him, and introduced Shen Yinshu into the tent. Nangwa was overjoyed: "The Wu army came to attack, the old man was unpleasant, he couldn't sit at the table, and waited for the king to send reinforcements every day, and Sima led the army to help this time." The old man is worry-free! ”

Shen Yinshu had been busy with the departure period, and he didn't know the specific situation of the front line of the Wu army, so he asked:

"Why did Wu Jun arrive at Hanshui so quickly? As a result, the entire defense system of our army and the assembly of the army were simply not completed in time. I don't know if Xiangguo knows the details of Wu Jun on the other side? ”

"The old man also sent some detailed work to visit, and Wu Jun came from the land this time. First, Wu Jun crossed the Huaishui to save Cai. Then set off from Caidu, cross the three passes, go to Zhangshan, and Zuihou arrive at Hanshui. They walked around the city along the way, never attacking the city and plundering the land, and drove straight to the Han River. Therefore, the Wu army did not take the warship, and came very quickly. Now the Wu army has set up a large camp in the north of the Han River and has been standing still. ”

After hearing this, Shen Yinshu said loudly: "The commander of the Wu army is the famous general Sun Wu, this person has always been somewhat prestigious, and he has led the army to defeat our army many times. Now it seems that what Wu Jun did was not child's play? ”

Nangwa didn't know why, so he asked Sima what child's play was.

"The Wu army led a large army to attack, how could they cross the river to fight without warships? This great river is the unbreakable line of defense of our army! Moreover, the Wu people are good at water warfare, and today they are short of their strengths, and they all use chariot foot soldiers to duel with our army, isn't it self-defeating? Shen Yinshu scoffed at the strategic action of the Wu army, and in his opinion, the Wu army's expedition was very flawed.

"But what if the Wu army is guarding the north of the Han River, and it is not enough to fight a decisive battle with us, but it is just holding on?" Nangwa thought of this.

"Wu people are good at boats and are familiar with water warfare. Now they are coming by land for the sake of speed, as long as we cut off the return route of the Wu army, there is a vast river in front of them, and the Wu army can only jump into the river to feed the fish ears! ”

"Wu Juntun is in the north of Hanshui, what is Sima's good strategy to break Wu?"

"This time, I led 20,000 troops to reinforcements, and divided 5,000 troops to dispatch with Xiangguo. Xiangguo divided all the armies into five camps, which lined up along the river in the south of the Han River, forming a joint camp to echo the trend. and detain all the boats on the river on the south bank, and send small boats to patrol the river, so that there are no unknown boats on the river, so as not to be captured by the Wu army and used as their boats to cross the river. ”

Shen Yinshu continued: "Fangcheng is a small city, above the north bank of the Han River, located behind the Wu army's Dazhai, and there is another official road out of the mountain (Dabie Mountains), which is a large passage for the Wu army to enter and exit the Han River. I led 15,000 soldiers and horses to pass through Xinxi, and then detoured to Fangcheng to cut off the return route of Wu's army. Then he ordered the soldiers to cut off the official road out of the mountain with a wooden boulder at the Handong Pass, and burned all the ships on the north bank of the river. It would be easy to trap the Wu army in the small circle north of the Han River and not be able to move first. ”

Shen Yinshu gave up all his strategy, and the most important thing was that he led the army to cut off the back road of the Wu army.

Shen Yinshu was very relieved, so he repeatedly instructed: "After I complete the encirclement, Xiangguo can lead troops to cross the river and find the main force of the Wu army for a decisive battle." I sent troops from Fangcheng and attacked the back of the Wu army from behind. At that time, there was no boat to cross on the waterway of the Wu army, and the land route was also blocked by our army. It's just that Xiangguo must not be in a hurry, and must wait for me to arrive at Fangcheng to complete the siege before crossing the river to attack, and must not be in a hurry. Otherwise, the fishing net will not succeed, but will be killed by Wu Jun! ”

Nangwa was overjoyed when he heard this: "Sima is really a master of soldiers, I am far behind!" I will follow Sima's dispatch and cross the river to attack the Wu army after the siege is completed. Please rest assured! ”

So Shen Yinshu left the general Wu Chenghei to lead an army of 5,000 to help Nangwa garrison Hanyang, and he set off to Xinxi with 15,000 soldiers, wanting to transfer to Fangcheng to cut off the back road of the Wu army.

It is said that Sun Wu led the army to Hanshui and remained unmoved. He Lu was a little anxious, and he didn't know whether Sun Wu's Jihua was a mistake or could achieve the strategic goal this time. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, He Lu gave Sun Wu the greatest trust and did not interfere with Sun Wu's layout of the entire campaign.

Despite this, Wu Jun still felt a solemn atmosphere spreading. In particular, some high-level generals, facing the vast river and having no boat to cross, the enemy army on the opposite bank could only look at the river and sigh, so they made an appointment to meet King Wu.

Before the generals could speak, they shook their hands and said, "The generals don't need to say much, what you want to say is very clear." However, it was carefully considered that the widow worshipped the general and granted military power. Besides, changing the battle on the spot will be a taboo for soldiers, how can you doubt the ability of the coach because of a temporary setback or adversity? Please return to the camp of the generals, obey the orders of the commander-in-chief, and say no more! The generals retreated separately, and seeing that King Wu trusted Sun Wu so much, they didn't dare to say anything more.

Sun Wu had been patiently waiting for the fighter plane, and he was waiting for the sac tile on the other side to reveal a flaw.

Soon after, Sun Wu sent a detailed report to report: First, there were no civilian boats on the river, not even a single fishing boat. Second, the Chu army formed five joint camps along the river on the south bank, which may be convenient for the Chu army to disperse and cross the river in the future. Third, there was a Chu army that went down the river and headed in the direction of Xinxi.

Sun Wu ordered to explore again, and the others were very understandable, this Chu army rushed to Xinxi, and Sun Wu felt a little strange. In order to be just in case, Ling Zhuan Yi pushed the Wu army forward dozens of miles in the direction of Fangcheng to ensure the safety of the back of the Wu army's camp, and dived extensively to find out the news of the Chu army.

Although on the surface, Wu Chu confronted each other in Hanshui and seemed to be at peace, in fact, behind the calm appearance, there was already an undercurrent. (To be continued......)