It is said that Zihu led the army to kill Tang Chenggong and attacked Tang City, Tang Shizi was killed and killed, and Tang Guo was destroyed by Zihu. The army of Chu re-Chen soldiers and Cai Guo realm, knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger. Cai Aigong was so frightened that he did not dare to send troops to help Wu in order to protect himself.

In this way, the alliance between Wu and Tang and Cai collapsed.

According to the strategic concept of the Qin and Chu armies, after eliminating these strategic alliances of Wu and isolating Wu, Wu naturally could not support the war expenses and combat attrition for too long due to the lack of its own domestic resources. No matter how brave the Wu army is, no matter how talented the military generals are, they will not be able to last.

After Zihu broke the Tang State and Dingcai State, he returned to the south and camped with the combined forces of Zibo and Zixi in Yingdu City, and confronted the Wu army.

In order to launch a large-scale decisive battle, neither side dared to act rashly, fearing that if a small flaw in their own was caught by the enemy, it would cause a catastrophe. Both sides are very sensitive to their every move on the battlefield, and they affect the whole body. The Qin army is the tiger wolf of the West, and the Wu army is a rising star, the two armies have never fought each other, and each needs to test the details of the other. Therefore, for a long time, the two armies did not easily engage in a decisive battle.

The Wu army relied on Maicheng, Ji Nan, Yingdu, and Jianli, and took the battalion and joint camp as the base step by step, and the defense as the attack; The Qin-Chu coalition army solved the possible military intervention on the periphery, eliminated the troubles of Tang and Cai's henchmen, and gathered the military strength in one place and clenched it into a fist so that it could concentrate on attacking Wu.

Besides, because of the defeat of Yishui at this time, he asked him to garrison Yingdu and assist in guarding Ji Nan with Gongzi Mountain. This husband is in the first place because of his own achievements, and now that Yishui is defeated, he is snubbed by Lu Lu, and he is a little depressed in his heart.

On this day, the husband poured wine and drank alone at the garrison at the east gate of Yingdu to relieve his boredom. At this time, his retainer named the state was coming in. This person has triangular eyes. Hanging horned eyebrows, thin face, wisps of white goat whiskers under the chin, aged about fifty years old. As soon as he opened his eyebrows, the smile was very flattering.

Seeing that the husband had a black face and frowned, and drank alone on his knees, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "General Wufu, how do you look like such a woman?" What bothered the general so much, please inform the old slave. ”

This state is a close old servant of the husband, and later the husband saw that he had some tricks. He promoted him to be his own retainer, doing some mundane affairs for himself, managing the fiefdom, and later followed his husband on an expedition with the army.

The husband raised his neck, and the copper jue wine in his hand was half empty. He licked his lips for a long time before he said, "This time the Yishui army was defeated." Brother Wang asked me to assist in the defense of Yingdu, with the intention of snubbing me. Think of me since Vachu. Repeated miraculous feats. But what reward have I received? Hate Sun Wu and Wu Yuan. Invite the king's favor and deceive the king's hearing, so that it is difficult for me to develop my great ambitions. ”

The state didn't answer, and asked something else: "The eyeliners sent by the old slave went back and forth, saying that there was a flood in Gusu City, and the prince and the prince were busy with disaster relief; The old slave thought. What is going on in our house? ”

This August is the time of the floods in the southern country. Gusu is flooded, and it is the same in previous years, which is an extremely common thing. The state provoked the conversation. Seeing that the husband didn't pick up, he said: "The old slave has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?" ”

"You old thing, you should talk about it, why are you so noisy today?"

"Originally, our country had an old system, and the brother ended up with the brother. According to the regulations, the general is the only person of the prince, and among the king's brothers, the general is the most meritorious and prestige, and he is also the leader among the brothers. The hateful soldier suggested to the king that the king should make his son the crown prince early, and he would not be a general. But he wants to destroy my hope, can't I ask for it? ”

Seeing that this was a little strange, the husband played with the bronze jue in his hand for a while, nodded and said to himself: "What you said is reasonable." The king made Bo a prince, but I could not make him. Now that the Qin-Chu coalition army is facing each other outside the city, our army has already gone out to attack Chu, the country is very empty, and Gusu has recently caused flooding, isn't it a great opportunity! ”

The state head sneered, and then nodded: "The general can take this opportunity to lead the army to return to the country privately, first claim the throne as king, and then cook raw rice and rice." Now that the country is empty, the throne is like a bag to be fetched, and the general will hold the throne in his hands, so as not to fight for it later, isn't it beautiful? ”

The husband hahadaxiao, drank a lot of money, then made up his mind, got up and gave orders, led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, prepared heavy grain and grass, and went out of the city to fight under the pretext of

The Fu Yuan army left Yingdu, went out of the east gate, avoided the camping place of the Qin-Chu coalition army, crossed the river, went all the way east, reached Hanshui, and then led the army into the territory of Wu.

After the Fu Xuan army returned to Wu, in order to deceive people's minds, Fu Ji sent soldiers to declare to the soldiers and people of Wu State: "The defeat of the Chu army is no longer known." According to the old ancestral system, the succession to the throne should be brother to brother, and the husband should be king. ”

So the husband changed into a royal robe, drove a horse, proclaimed himself the king of Wu, and ordered his son to help Zang lead the army to Huaishui to choke the return route of the Lu into Wu.

In order to take the opportunity to attack Gusu, he killed the prince. The husband's army continued to march towards Gusu, all the way to the night without disarming and urging the troops to march quickly.

The husband wanted to take advantage of the emptiness of Gusu and kill Prince Bo by surprise. However, a tanma had already informed the prince that the husband had mutinied and claimed the king. At this time, Gusu was defended by Prince Bo, Zhu Li, and Zhuan Yi. Seeing that the husband led the army to sneak back alone, claiming to be the king of Wu, so the prince Bo ordered the whole city of Gusu to be under martial law, spread the word to the country, and declared the crime of rebellion against the king, and carefully prepared to defend the city, and personally went to the city to prepare to resist the husband.

At that time, the army in the hands of the husband was limited, only 5,000 soldiers and horses belonging to his own headquarters, and 2,000 men and horses were left to Fuzang to garrison the Huai River, and Gusu was the capital of Wu State, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The husband saw that he was lonely and difficult to make a difference, and it was some of them who were difficult to ride a tiger and didn't know what to do.

The retainer state is a general plan for the husband: "Now King Wu is fighting against Qin Chu's division in Yingdu, and he can't get out." Looking around our country, it seems that only Yue Guo is available. The general might as well send Yue Guo and persuade the King of Yue to send troops to attack Gusu with heavy goods. If the king of Yue is willing to help, Gusu can be broken! ”

After hearing this, the husband was overjoyed, so he ordered the state to be the envoy, and promised that after the matter was completed, he would persuade the Yue State to send troops to attack Gusu at the price of 5 cities.

It is said that King Wu received a secret report that the Tang State was destroyed by the Qin and Chu coalition forces, and he was shocked. Urgently recruit military leaders from all over the country to discuss military affairs in Jinan City.

At this time, Gongzishan sent a military newspaper, and when he opened it to read, he saw that the military newspaper wrote: "The husband somehow led his subordinate soldiers and horses out of the west gate of Yingdu, and later found out that he had led the army across the river and returned to Wu without permission." ”

The army report of Gongzi Mountain was known to the generals, and the soldiers played: "The husband has always been proud of his achievements and has a heart of disobedience. ”

He Lu said: "In that case, what should we do?" ”

Wu Yuan said: "The husband is a martial artist, brave and unstrategic, insignificant!" What the minister is worried about is the Yue people. If the husband joins forces with the Yue Kingdom, Gusu is in danger! Even if the husband does not collude with the Yue country, once the Yue people know that the husband will mutiny and there will be civil strife in the Wu country, the Yue people will take the opportunity to rise up, which will be unfavorable to me. Therefore, the minister asked the king to return to Wu as soon as possible, so as to appease the civil strife, and not to give the Yue people a chance to covet it! ”

Sun Wu also said: "The minister doesn't care about the army of Qin Chu under the city, the only thing he is worried about is the situation in the country. Now the husband is taking advantage of the emptiness of the country to covet the big position. The enemy forces are close at hand, and it is difficult for us to get out for the time being. It is better for the king to divide the army into two armies, and the king will lead an army to return to Jingjing, leaving an army to hold Yingdu and take the opportunity to move. ”

He thinks it is good. He ordered Sun Wu and Wu Yuan to lead an army to defend Yingdu alone and recover the armies of Jianli and Maicheng. He Lu and Bo Yao led the sailors down the river and led the troops back to China.

The army had just crossed the Han River, and the prince of Wu had an urgent report:

"The husband rebelled and claimed the king, bewitched the soldiers and civilians along the way, and led the army to besiege Gusu. Because we were alert, the plan did not come to fruition. Now the husband is in the shadow again, and he promises to cut the benefit of the city, and Wu is in danger! ”

He Lu was shocked: "As expected by his grandson and soldiers!" "I know that if the Yue people are among them, this matter will be very tricky. The husband has the courage of 10,000 people, if he takes the lead and gets the help of the Yue country, the victory or defeat is really unpredictable. So He Lu ordered to summon Sun Wu and the military teacher. (To be continued......)