In the blink of an eye, it was April, and Wu had completed all military preparations and troop build-up. Dazai Bo Yao was entrusted by King Wu to hold a ceremony to worship the generals in the worship of the generals, and awarded Wang Sun Luo the transfer of troops and the tiger charm and the "Hantian Sword" that can be cut first and then played, and led 20,000 elite soldiers, all the way to the west, out of the division to kill Chen.

This Chen State and Cai State are neighbors, located in the Central Plains, and it is the only way for Wu to enter the Central Plains in the west. Although the land of Chen is narrow and the population is limited, there are only more than ten cities in the country, and the army is less than 10,000; However, the state of Chen was one of the earlier vassal states that was divided, and it was a country of first-class dukes, but the country was small but honorable. It's a pity that it was the late Spring and Autumn period at this time, the etiquette collapsed, and the princes were looking for strength and muscles.

And Chen Guo was destroyed by King Chu Zhuang when he was the king of Chuzhuang, and later under the persuasion of the doctor Shen Shushi, King Zhuang allowed him to return to the country, and the relationship between Chen and Chu is very deep. Later, the Jin State became the overlord of the princes, and the Chen State was attached to the Jin State. However, soon the Jin state weakened due to civil strife, and the Chu state became strong, and the Chen state swayed between the two countries. When the state of Wu rose to the southeast, Chen Guo was even more at a loss, because he was located at the hub of the Central Plains, and it was difficult for the state of Chen to have peace.

For Wu Guo, with Chen Guo as a springboard, he can compete in the Central Plains.

In mid-April, Wang Sun Luo led a large army through Zhongli, passed through Mengcheng, continued westward, and went straight to the border of Chen.

At the end of the month, when the army arrived at the border of Chen, Wang Sun Luo ordered the army to camp on the spot, and sent sentry horses to infiltrate Wanqiu, the capital of Chen, to inquire about Chen's movements; On the one hand, he sent a fine work dressed as a merchant to infiltrate Yingdu, the capital of Chu State, and inquire about the movements of the Chu army.

this day. Wang Sun Luo and Zhuan Fu are discussing with the Chinese army. Zhuan Fu said: "This Chen Guojun is the son of Chen Huaigong. Chen Huaigong was detained by the ancestor for several years, and died in Wu Guo. Chen Guo then supported the Duke of Yu to succeed him. In recent years, as the state of Chu gradually recovered its national strength, Chen Xianggong listened to the opinions of the domestic ministers and gradually attached himself to the wing of the state of Chu. ”

What Wang Sun Luo was most worried about was the movement of the Chu army. Now Wu Wangfu is planning to use the conquest of Chen State to warn those surrounding princes and small states: Don't blindly vote for Chu, stand in line, otherwise you will pay a heavy price, which has the meaning of killing chickens and monkeys. But on the contrary, will the state of Chu turn a blind eye? Let Wu State attack the small country under his wing?

Wang Sun Luo said worriedly: "Now that our army is stationed on the border of Chen, Chen and Chu should already know about it. According to Ben Shuai's guess, the State of Chu will definitely send troops to aid the State of Chen! Wang Sunluo pointed to the cowhide map on several cases. Motioned to help me come over and take a closer look.

He pointed to a small dot on the map with his finger and said to Zhuan Fu: "General, please look, if the Chu army rushes to help, it will definitely pass through Juyang." The commander has drawn up a set of operational objectives and plans. Come and talk to the general. ”

Juyang belongs to the state of Chu. It is the closest city between Chu and Chen. If the Chu army wants to rescue Chen Guo, unless they take a straight road through the border of Cai State, they will definitely pass through Juyang to reach Chen State.

I asked for details.

Wang Sun Luo said: "On the same day, we went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to bid farewell to Xiang Guo, Xiang Guo put forward his combat program, as long as it is determined that Chu State is sincere to rescue Chen State, we will find a reason to lead the army back, as a strategic test The purpose is achieved." However, Ben Shuai's combat goal is not only to test the strategic bottom line of the Chu State. also under the noses of the people of Chu State, capture several cities of Chen State. This can not only blow the confidence of the Chu State. It can also teach Chen Guo a real lesson! ”

Zhuan Fu nodded and said, "What the general said is extremely true!" It's just that the risk of doing so is extremely high, if Chu State and Chen State are attacked from both sides, I will be attacked by the enemy on my belly and back, so I must be cautious! ”

"So Ben Shuai is ready to let the general lead an army of 10,000 to Juyang to block the Chu army that rescued Chen Guo. Ben Shuai led 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack Chen's Lucheng, and after using the tactics of quick battle and quick victory, after capturing the three cities around Lucheng, Ben Shuai led his army to the giant city to join the general. When the Chu army saw that our army was strong, it would withdraw its troops. ”

Seeing that Wang Sun Luo's plan was very thorough, but the detailed work he sent had not yet returned to the camp, he was still a little relieved.

"The young general's concern is that the horse has not been returned, in case the route of the Chu army's rescue does not pass through Juyang, and we divide our troops to pounce, the strategic pressure faced by the main general is very great, this is an extremely risky action."

But Wang Sun Luo didn't think so: "The fighter plane is fleeting, and the general might as well lead the army to the giant city immediately." The Chu army is only more than a hundred miles away from the city father to the giant city, if we do not block the passage of the Chu army to the north, we will be attacked by the enemy, and the situation will be even worse! ”

After thinking about it for a long time, he agreed to Wang Sun Luo's policy, divided 10,000 troops by himself, and rushed to the giant city to station. The two generals agreed, if once it was found out that the route of the Chu army's rescue did not pass through Juyang, Zhuan Fu would return to Shilucheng and join Wang Sun Luo's main force.

The words are divided into two ends, one for each table. First of all, he said goodbye to Wang Sun Luo, led an army of 10,000, and rushed to Juyang. The march was only two days, and the army was only ten miles away from Juyang. Zhuan Fu ordered to set up a village, guard the pass ferry, and choke the way north of Juyang.

Zhuan Fuzheng led a group of generals to set up a big tent for the Chinese army, and at this time, a junior colonel came to report that the fine work sent to the state of Chu had returned and was now waiting outside the camp.

He was overjoyed, explained a few words to the generals, and led the guards out of the camp. Before meeting, the two of them were dressed as merchants, and they were all the way, and they were Wu Ding and Suhe, who were sent to Chu State to inquire about the news a few days ago. These two were centurions before the Zhuanfu Army, and in order to check the terrain along the way, the Zhuanfu sent these two elite generals to investigate in person.

The two met the main general, and then played the news of the Chu army: King Chu Zhao learned that the Wu army had attacked Chen, and had worshiped the general Shan Fu as a general, led the army to 300 times, passed through the city father, and is now on the way to Juyang.

Zhuan Fu asked: "The Chu army has already known that we will send troops to the Chen State, but our army secretly sneaks to Juyang, which the Chu army did not expect." When you returned, did you pass by the great sun? ”

Wu Ding said: "When the young general returned, he was passing through Juyang. Although this Juyang is said to be a city on the border, it is close to the small countries of Chen and Cai, and there are not many troops stationed, but there are more than a thousand Chu troops. ”

Zhuan Fu groaned: "I will go down to the village ten miles away from Juyang, that is, before the Chu army arrives here, take Juyang, and then intercept the Chu army with the help of the city of Juyang." As long as the Chu army is firmly glued here, Zuo Sima can concentrate on attacking Chen! ”

Zhuan Fu then returned to the Chinese army, and saw that Dazhai had been set up, so he ordered the generals to go to the Chinese army to discuss matters.

At this time, there were generals Ji Guang and deputy general Xu Shang, all of whom were veterans who went out with the soldiers that day. Wang Sun Luo is worried that he is still young and afraid that there will be instability, and with the help of these battle-hardened veterans, nothing will go wrong.

Ji Guanglang said: "Our army was ordered to block the main force of the Chu army, and now the Chu army has arrived at the city father, and it is only more than a hundred miles away from here. There is very little time left for us to attack the Great Sun. The last general is willing to lead 2,000 troops and capture Juyang in one day! ”

Zhuan Fu said with a smile: "The veteran will come out, and naturally one will be ten." Originally, I thought that we would send troops to capture Juyang first, but here we still have to use this as a camp, and we can help each other with Juyang City. ”

The veteran Xu Shangdao: "The old man thinks that the general's strategy is very thorough. This Juyang city is too small, if all 10,000 soldiers and horses enter the city, not only will the logistics supply in the city not be able to keep up, but once it is surrounded by the Chu army, our army will be in danger! ”

Zhuan Fu said: "Wu Ding and Su are pretending to be meticulous this time, and they have figured out the details of the Chu army. This Chu general Shan Fu Yu is also a powerful general, who once led a large army to capture the Rong Barbarian Country, this person should not be underestimated. Therefore, the general will pass the order: General Ji Guang led an army of 5,000, and Wu Ding, as a counselor, captured Juyang on the same day. After capturing Juyang, hurry up to repair the city, and confront the Chu army with Juyang City, without the special secret order of the general, you can't send troops to meet it! ”

Ji Guang received the order, and Wu Ding ordered 5,000 troops, and went to attack Juyang without mentioning it. The special support still has 5,000 soldiers and horses left, ten miles away from Juyang, and Juyang is in a horn trend, and can be mutually reinforced.

After the strategic deployment in Juyang, he wrote a letter and sent a fast horse to report to the coach Wang Sun Luo; Then he continued to send secret agents to find out the direction and progress of the Chu army's march one by one. For the first time, he was in charge, and his opponent was a famous general of the Chu State, and he would face a battle of life and death. (To be continued......)