It is said that the king of Wu returned galloping back at night with a starry night, the horse did not leave the saddle, and the body did not take off his armor, and led the army to cross the Han River and continued to march eastward, but he arrived at Huaishui in a few days and returned to his own land.

When the husband returned to China privately, he left his son Fu Zang and led 2,000 Wu troops to garrison Huaishui, wanting to hold the road to the east. He Lu led the army to Huaishui, and found out that Fu Zang Tun soldiers were east of Huaishui, so he wrote a letter to persuade his nephew to help Zang: "The widow treats your father and son well, and today the same room and brothers kill each other is an unwise move to make the relatives and enemies happy." If you can judge the situation and persuade your father to change his mind, the widow will not be guilty! ”

Fu Zang got the book, ignored it, and saw that the persuasion could not be achieved, so he had to find another strategy.

He Lu and Bo Yao discussed: "The husband is demagoguery, preaching everywhere that the widow was defeated and disappeared, and the people of the country do not know the truth, so they are confused by him. If the rumors don't stop and people in China are panicking, what should they do? ”

"The king has returned to the country, it is better to declare the people of the country and distinguish the deceit of the husband. The minister thought that we should hurry up to quell the rebellion, and if the Vietnamese sent troops and our army did not return, our situation would be extremely bad. ”

He Lu nodded yes, and sent cavalry along the river bank to convey a message to the soldiers in the Fu Zang army: "The husband is treasonous, and the official who abandons the husband will be reinstated, and he will not ask about the crime of treason." If you don't know right from wrong, those who follow your husband and rebel will not be forgiven! ”

When Fu Zang's soldiers heard King Wu's order, they knew the truth, and most of them defected to King Wu. However, in a few days, the 2,000 Wu soldiers under Fu Zang were scattered, fleeing and surrendering. No matter how much Fu Zang coerced and lured, there was no change. Fu Zang, the commander of the light pole, had to flee to Guyang with some henchmen.

At this time, due to the small number of soldiers, the husband was unable to capture Gusu, so he had to temporarily garrison Guyang and wait for the support of the Vietnamese army. This Guyang is only dozens of miles away from Yingdu. It is located on the only way for Yue to march into Yingdu.

The husband got the report of Fu Zang and knew that he had returned to the division, but he turned his back on the sergeant and turned his back, and the troops in his hands were even more stretched. The husband was worried, so he summoned his retainer and his son Fuzang to come to discuss.

The husband said: "He Lu led troops back to China, our troops are not enough, and the Yue army does not know where. It's urgent, what should I do? ”

The state offered advice: "Now the king of Wu has returned to the division, and the general's soldiers have been defeated, and the troops are not lost. It's better to catch some people on the spot. Grant soldiers armor to drive the people to fill the army, and they can temporarily tide over difficulties. As long as the rescue troops of the Yue Kingdom arrive, the general will be able to accomplish it. ”

When Fu Zang was in Huaishui, he already knew that the army's heart was not attached, and the people's hearts were on King Wu's side. It's hard to compete with the Closed Lu. Then he admonished: "When the child is in Huaishui, the soldiers all turn their backs. The morale of the army is all attributed to the closer. The child asked the father to think twice. Don't force it! ”

Seeing that Fu Zang was so discouraged, the state persuaded him: "We are now riding a tiger, even if we raise our hands to tie ourselves, Lu Lu still will not forgive us and others, it is better to fight to the death, and we will die in the net!" ”

Fu Zang was silent. Waiting for my father's decision.

The husband stood up, pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword, and said angrily: "He is not in the right position, he can kill the king." Why can't I make myself king? In addition, the ancestors of our country have the tradition of brother and brother, so I can't inherit the throne, why can't I rely on my ability? Even if this thing doesn't work out, the loser will be the loser, and I will not regret it! ”

So the husband ordered that the state recruit soldiers in Guyang, and if anyone refuses to obey the order, there will be no mercy!

However, when the people heard that the king of Wu was still alive, the husband betrayed his lord and forced the conscription of soldiers, but the people living in Guyang fled in all directions and did not join the husband.

The number of troops under the husband is less than 3,000, and there is no method of conscription, the people are not attached, the army is unstable, and there is no news of the reinforcements from the Yue country. At this time, He Lu led the troops to arrive and fought under Guyang City. The husband couldn't, so he had to lead the army out of the city and fight against Helu.

He waited for his husband to put himself in a good position, stepped out of the battle, looked at his husband from afar, and said sharply: "You and my brothers and sisters, the widow entrusts each other with great things and repays each other with great favors, why do you still want to rebel?" Are you ashamed? ”

The husband stood on the cart with a halberd in his hand, and replied: "What were the methods by which you killed the king's officials before?" Isn't it rebellion? I have nothing to kill today, so why should I be ashamed? ”

He Lu was furious, and Ling Boyao said: "Don't you catch a thief for the widow?" ”

Bo Yao fought with a halberd, and the husband stepped forward to intercept the enemy. Both of them used a long halberd, but the husband was brave above Bo Ya, and after a few rounds of fighting, Bo Yao gradually seemed to be a little overwhelmed.

At this time, there was a general Yue Peng in front of the battle to see Bo Yao fall downwind, worried that Bo Yao would lose, so he gently put the arrow in his hand, the bow into a full moon, the arrow like a meteor.

Fu Yi was fighting with Bo Yao, and he didn't pay attention to this cold arrow at all, but this arrow was impartial and hit Fu Ji's right arm. The husband was hit by an arrow in his right arm, but he was not flustered, and the halberd sank into the formation, tore off the brocade robe on his body with his left hand, broke the shaft of the arrow, and then used the torn brocade robe to wrap the wound around a few times, bit the corner of his mouth, held it with his left hand, and fought and retreated.

Seeing this, he waved his division forward. The husband was outnumbered and left in defeat.

He Lu led the army to chase after the husband, and when he saw that the army of the husband was fleeing west and wanted to cross the Huaishui, he ordered Yue Peng to lead the army to continue the pursuit.

At this time, there was a former palace eunuch in Helu, named Yu Li, who was an old slave who grew up taking care of Helu and his husband's brothers, and had a very deep personal relationship with Helu. Later, he won the country and was reluctant to give up Yu Li, so he recruited Yu Li into the palace and continued to serve himself. On this expedition, He Lu still let him accompany him.

Yu Li saw that her husband had set himself up as the king, betrayed his brother, killed each other, and felt pain like a knife. Seeing that his husband was defeated, King Wu was in hot pursuit, and Yu Li came to meet King Wu.

Yu Li asked, "Did the king ever remember what he said to the old slave when he was a prince in the past?" ”

He Lu was stunned, shook his head and said, "What's the matter?" You might as well speak bluntly. ”

Yu Li sighed: "When the ancestor Zhufan (the father of the emperor) was there, he set the rule that the brother will end the brother. But then the kings became independent, and the king failed to succeed to the throne from your father, and the struggle for the throne began. At that time, the king and the husband were still young and vigorous, and they met privately, saying that the two brothers wanted to take back the inheritance of the throne, and then the king would pass it on to the husband. Although the national policy has changed, the husband has a reason, and you are brothers, so the old slave is willing to ask the king to spare the death of the husband? ”

He Lu pondered for a long time, although the years are like a shuttle, but the past is still vivid, so he obeyed Yu Li's words, and sent an envoy to order Yue Peng to return to the army, no need to pursue.

This husband led hundreds of remnants of the army to escape to Huaishui in one go, and Yue Peng was chasing after him, but for some reason, Yue Peng gave up his husband and turned around and went back to the division. Fu Zang was also prepared in Huaishui, and prepared a few warships early, so that the remnants of the army could cross Huaishui, and a group of men and horses fled to the Song State.

He Lu defeated the rebels of Fuji, stabilized the overall situation in the country, pacified the people along the way, and stabilized the morale of the army. After He Lu returned to Gusu, the remaining Wenchen military generals went out of the city to greet him under the leadership of Prince Bo.

He reorganized the soldiers and horses, gathered the courtiers, and made some measures to resist the transgression.

He Lu said: "Yue Guo has always harbored a vicious heart, although he is obedient on the surface, but in fact he has different aspirations. Moreover, after the hard work of several generations of monarchs, the national strength of the Yue country has been greatly boosted, which cannot be underestimated. This time, the Yue people saw that there was an opportunity, and conspired with their husbands to be unfavorable to me, and the Yue Wang Yun Chang was a despicable villain, and this revenge must be avenged! ”

Zhuan Yi said: "The king of Yue has already gone out of the border and wants to conspire with his husband to make my Gusu suffer from the enemy. But the minister thought that the husband would be defeated and fled, and the king of Yue would definitely retreat after knowing the news. Besides, my army is still in the state of Chu, if the king leads the army to meet the Yue army, the minister is worried that the troops are not enough, it is better to wait for Sun Wuzi and Wu Yuan to lead the army back to China, and then do the district. ”

Prince Bo also said: "What Dr. Zhuan Yi said is reasonable, my father has not stopped, and the main force of our army has not arrived, so it is better to send sentry horses to inquire about the news of the Vietnamese army from time to time, and then make preparations in advance. ”

He suspended the discussion of sending troops to take revenge against the country, and waited for the army to return home.

Because Yue Guo stabbed him in the back, King Wu ordered the Wu army who stayed in Yingdu to return to China in order to calm down the rebellion of Fuji. But after more than a year of expeditions, they failed to get satisfactory results, and the Wu army retreated empty-handed. See the next chapter. (To be continued......)