However, he said that the husband was established as the crown prince, and the military members were Xiangguo and the prince and the prince, and they assisted with their hearts. Wu Guo adopted the national policy of enriching the country and strengthening the army, actively developing agriculture and commerce, encouraging the vigorous development of handicraft workshops, and promoting a series of policy policies for enriching the country and strengthening the army. The monarchs and ministers of Wu are at peace, and there is nothing to do for the time being.

This year is the twenty-fourth year of King Jing of Zhou, 496 B.C., and the nineteenth year of King Wu. Yue and Wu had a dispute because of the border people, first the guard of Huzhou, the border town of Wu, led the army to break into the territory of Yue, and the column army burned and looted in the border city of Orange State, and then returned with victory. The general of the Yue Kingdom, Ji Ying, was furious, personally led the army to pursue the Wu army, and conducted a border defense battle outside the city of Huzhou.

Although this battle was a small battle between border generals, the Yue Kingdom was not willing to be humiliated under the attack of General Wu, but the tip of the needle against Mai Mang, without giving in. This was very dangerous under the situation at that time, after all, Yue was a weak country and was allied with Chu. However, Chu was newly defeated by Wu Guo, and he was originally afraid of Wu's army, and he was definitely unwilling to help Yue Guo easily. Once a war broke out between Wu and Yue, the Yue State had to face the attack of Wu alone.

Under the leadership of the new king Gou Jian, the Yue Kingdom adopted a diplomatic strategy that was diametrically opposed to the past, and no longer swallowed its anger, but came to block it without showing weakness.

There was a dispute on the Wuyue border, and the two army guards confronted each other outside Huzhou for more than half a month, and Ji Ying led the army to retreat. Wu general Hu had no choice but to write to King Wu and explain the entry of the Vietnamese army to attack Huzhou.

Wu Wang Lu was furious after receiving the note from the border general Zihu, and he originally had the intention of cutting Yue, but he was suffering from being nameless. He summoned all the ministers, intending to cut them down.

The soldiers of Xiangguo knew that the friction between Wu Yuebian and the generals was originally a very ordinary trivial matter, and besides, Zihu crossed the border first and made mistakes first. If the army is conscripted at this time. was also too reckless, so he admonished: "Wu Yue will fight, you can send an envoy to tell the story, why should the king ask for guilt?" ”

He Lu said angrily: "Yue Wang Yunchang wanted to join forces with his husband that day, which was not good for the widow, and he should have been blamed!" Now there are incidents again, and not cutting down is not enough to warn the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom. ”

Wu Yuan said: "The minister got a secret report from the Long Wei camp, saying that Yue Wang Yunchang is terminally ill, and time is short, and the affairs of China are temporarily taken care of by the prince Goujian. It's better to wait and see for a while. Make a decision again. ”

He Lu was playing with a bird-shaped lacquerware in his hand, which was collected from the palace of the king of Chu when he was attacking Chu in the past. It is a wooden-tired lacquerware in the shape of a bird, with a black base and a red pattern. The carved patterns are very delicate and look brilliant. He loves it very much. There are different Chu lacquerware displays in the dormitory and the main hall.

He Lu groaned: "King Yue is seriously ill. The people of the country are unstable, and they just happen to cut it down. ”

The soldiers persistently advised: "If it is not benevolent, it is better to send an envoy to blame." ”

Seeing that the soldiers insisted on opposing the division, he announced the call to retire from the dynasty and stopped the discussion of cutting Yue.

Within a few days, King Wu received a report from the border pass. It is said that King Yunchang of Yue has been controlled, and the crown prince Gou Jian has succeeded to the throne.

When he heard this, he was overjoyed, so he ordered the soldiers and horses to be reorganized, and the grain and grass were prepared, and he wanted to attack the country with a large army.

The soldiers were worried that the matter of cutting down Yue was too hasty. Moreover, the Yue Kingdom was in a state of national mourning, and it was unkind and righteous to go out to conquer, which made the princes look sideways. He persuaded: "Yue Guo is the period of great mourning, and it is unknown to cut it, so it is better to wait for the opportunity." ”

He Lu was displeased: "Xiangguo has lost the ambition of the day? When the king of Yue Yun Chang died, the widow took advantage of the great mourning of the Yue country and the panic of the people, and marched into the army on a large scale, attacked the Yue country, and pacified the southern Xinjiang, why not? ”

"Didn't the king promise the day before yesterday not to cut down for the time being?" The soldiers argued.

"The day before yesterday, King Yue was not dead, and he was waiting at this time. It was already unkind for King Yue to help the abuse that day, why should Xiangguo say it again! ”

At this time, King Wu was old and impatient, and it was difficult to listen to the words of the contrary, so he ignored the advice of the soldiers and insisted on sending troops to attack Vietnam.

Seeing that the soldiers were opposed to leaving the division, and it was not good to make the soldiers generals, he ordered the prince to send the soldiers and the soldiers of Xiangguo to defend the country, and led the army to recruit in person, leading Bo Yao, Zhuan Yi, Wang Sun Luo, and 30,000 soldiers to come in the direction of Huzhou.

He Lu led the army to Huzhou and joined the border general Zihu. He Lu then summoned Zihu into the account and discussed the attack with the generals.

Zi Hu said: "The king led the army to come, and the king of Yue naturally heard the news. The probe sent by the minister came to report, saying that Goujian, the king of Yue, personally led the troops to come, Ren Jiying was the general, and Linggufu was the vanguard; There is no surplus, Xu Gan is the left and right wings, and the troops are stationed in Orange State. ”

When he heard this, he was full of anger and said to the generals: "King Yue Goujian is newly established, I don't know how thick the sky is, and I am the enemy of the widow!" Now that Yue Jun is stationed in Orange State, what is the best way for the generals to break the enemy? ”

Zhuan Yi said: "The capital of the Yue Kingdom is only more than 100 miles away from Orange State, and Orange State is only 40 miles away from my Huzhou. ”

Zihu to: "The king of Yue is newly established, the newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger, if you do not frustrate the prestige of the Yue monarch and succeed in one blow, the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom will not be afraid of us in the future, then the southern Xinjiang of our country will be unstable." ”

He Lu nodded and said, "What Zihu said is true. If the Vietnamese army cannot be punished, it will be difficult for the country to be fearful. Now that Chu and Yue are married, they are allies, and if they take advantage of this defeat to defeat Yue, they can also deter Chu, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? ”

When the generals heard this, their confidence was shocked, and they led their division out of Huzhou and approached the border city of Orange State.

The two armies camped against each other in Orange State, ten miles apart.

On the second day, the two armies lined up. He Lu led the generals to stand in front of the Chinese army array, with Bo Yao on the left and Zhuan Yi on the right. The Vietnamese army is the middle army of Gou Jian and Ji Ying, and there is no surplus general of the left army, and Xu Gan will be the right army. The two armies set up positions outside the city of Orange State, ready to fight each other.

Seeing that the Vietnamese army was neatly organized, the armor was clear, and the morale was high, he secretly said in his heart: "The Vietnamese army pretended to be like this, intending to show strength to me and intimidate us to withdraw our troops. But what can be done in the country? Even a strong country like Chu can hardly resist the might of our Great Wu Army. Gou Jian didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and he dared to come to block it, and he would hit it hard. When he thought about this, he became even more annoyed.

He Lu ordered Zihu to go out of the camp to challenge, and the three-way drum sounded, but he saw a general in the Vietnamese army's formation, which was the Vietnamese army's vanguard general Linggufu. I saw that he was eight feet long, with a white face and a long beard, holding a long halberd, a long sword at his waist and hips, and wearing a red brocade robe, standing majestically on the right side of the car.

Zihu shouted: "Who is coming?" ”

"I am the pioneer of the Yue King, Linggu Fu is also! You are the general of Huzhou in Wu State, leading the army to invade the territory of our country, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil! I will know you, and today you will kill yourself! Please eat my halberd! ”

Zihu was furious, and he also moved forward and resisted the fight.

The two generals fought each other for dozens of rounds, and the drums on both sides of the formation did not stop, and the sergeants all raised their arms and shouted cheers.

Seeing that the more general Linggu was brave, Zihu couldn't fight him, and gradually got at a disadvantage, he was very anxious. He glanced at Yue Peng beside him, this time the soldiers did not come with the army, but they were very worried about the Lu who was on the front line, so he sent Yue Peng to go out with King Wu and protect the safety of King Wu's life.

Yue Peng also saw that Zihu was at a disadvantage, and when he saw King Wu signaling him to make a move, he had to drive out of the car, and shouted: "General Zihu is behind!" Wait for me to come and meet this general! ”

Zihu was struggling, so after hearing this, he found a vacancy and withdrew from the battle. Ji Ying, the chief general of the Vietnamese army, saw that the Wu army was using the wheel warfare method, and was worried that Linggu would lose something, so he Mingjin withdrew his troops.

The two armies did not win or lose in the first battle, and they only touched each other's details. Seeing that the start was not ideal, he thought that this Yue Wang Goujian really didn't know the height of the sky, and he didn't know how to compromise and seek perfection, so he dared to send troops to fight, which was really hateful! If you don't give him some color, where is the power of my Great Wu?

Bo Yao was angry when he saw Helu, and knew that Lulu had the heart to win quickly. Originally, he didn't take the Vietnamese army seriously, but he didn't pick up half a cent in this first fight, and he felt impetuous. Then he persuaded:

"The king is powerful in southern Xinjiang, but the king of Yue Goujian is newly established, and he does not know the height of the sky, and he dares to fight against the king. But in Yichen's opinion, there are many brave generals in the Vietnamese army. Ji Ying and Linggu Fu are famous generals of the Yue country, and the king cannot be underestimated. ”

"What does Dazai mean?"

"There is a mountain called Wutai Mountain more than ten miles away from here. The minister thought that our army might as well retreat to Wutai Mountain, which was gentle, and our army could camp in the mountain and seek an opportunity to destroy the enemy. ”

Zhuan Yi also said: "The Japanese army division (grandson) used soldiers, good at based on the terrain, and the Wutai Mountain that Dazai said can be used as the foundation of the village." Our army first withdrew to Wutai Mountain and set up a camp in front of the mountain, and the Vietnamese army would naturally chase after it. At that time, I will condescendingly rush out of the formation, and I should have a chance of winning. ”

He Lu felt that his words were reasonable, so he ordered the three armies to retreat more than ten miles, camped in the mountains of Wutai Mountain, and looked for an opportunity to fight to the death with the Vietnamese army. (To be continued......)