Chapter 38: The Great War of Chu and Yue
In the early morning, the sky of Hanyu Pass was not yet bright, the sky was still raining, and the autumn cicadas slowly walked out of the general's mansion. The whole city was quiet, and there were usually patrolling guards, but now the streets were empty and there was no one left.
Qiu Chan thought to herself, could it be that Gongsun Qi was really swept away by the flood, this great general had just disappeared, and the entire Hanyu Pass had become a plate of loose sand. Thinking of Gongsun Qi, although the result was not clear, her heart was still a little sore. If it weren't for her father, how could she send the information out, so that Gongsun Qi was swept away by the flood. If she had a choice, she would rather die by herself than let Gongsun Qi die.
She even hoped that she could leave this place of right and wrong with Gongsun Qi and find a peaceful place to live together. No matter how hard or tired she is, as long as she is with him, she is satisfied. But the reality is very cruel, Gongsun Qi is the general of Chu State, if his father wants to achieve his hegemony, he has to let the Yue army step on Gongsun Qi's corpse, and Gongsun Qi must die.
The autumn cicada sobbed and walked forward. When the tears were about to dry, she came to the city wall. There were only a few listless soldiers on the city walls. At this moment, the sky was dawning, and the city gates had just opened. The autumn cicada walked out of the city gate and quickly ran towards the Wei River. The cold wind by the river calmed her mood. She glanced back quickly, and saw that there was silence around her, and there was no one around, and her hanging heart finally settled.
She continued along the riverside path for three miles, where there was no one but bushes and barren hills. Her mind had become very clear. Mo Chu was still skeptical of herself, and she was not completely sure whether Gongsun Qi's disappearance was true or false.
Autumn Cicada quickly glanced around to make sure no one was following. So she walked down the river, through a patch of reeds, and found a small boat by the river. When the captain of the ship saw her, he quickly caught her up and brought her into the cabin.
"Miss, I have received your message, why did you take the risk to come to me?" asked the captain respectfully.
"Now I can't be sure if Gongsun Qi was really swept away by the flood, if it was designed by the Chu State and my father sent troops, then we would be in danger. Autumn Cicada said.
"If we don't send troops now, when the state of Chu recovers, we will have no chance of victory. "Justice.
"That's why I asked my father to prepare, and once it's clear, you will attack. Autumn Cicada said.
"Miss just came from Hanyu Pass, what's the situation over there?" asked the captain
"There are very few guards, the guards are lax, and Gongsun Qi seems to have really had an accident. Autumn Cicada said.
"Then we'll attack it right away. "Justice.
"Don't be in a hurry, I can't send troops with full certainty! Let me go back and investigate, and news will come out as soon as possible." Autumn Cicada said.
"If we attack it, then Miss is not very dangerous, the general said, let Miss return to Yue as soon as possible. "Justice.
"I have my own arrangements, you immediately send someone to offer a heavy reward to find Gongsun Qi, whether it is life or death, you must find it. Autumn Cicada said.
"It's not appropriate for us to spend a lot of money looking for the general of the Chu State, right?" said the captain's face was full of confusion.
"How inappropriate, only by finding Gongsun Qi can we be foolproof of our military achievements. Qiu Cicada reprimanded.
"I still have to ask the general for this first. The captain said.
"Is that what I said so bad? We don't have time to wait, so you send someone to find it quickly. Autumn Cicada commanded sharply.
The captain nodded yes again and again. Autumn Cicada leaves the boat and returns to the city.
Before she could enter the barracks, she heard a loud quarrel. She walked over and saw that Deputy Commander Hu Jun was arguing with Gongsun Qi's confidant Vice General Liu Ming. It turned out that Hu Jun saw that Gongsun Qi was not there, and began to dispatch people, Liu Ming was dissatisfied and quarreled, and the two sides were tense and deadlocked.
It seems that Gongsun Qi is really dead, and Qiu Cicada's heart is starting to ache again. She hopes that Gongsun Qi is safe and sound, but she also hopes that she will never see him again, what a contradictory mood this is, which is not something that ordinary people can understand.
Qiu Cicada tried her best to calm herself, and she slowly walked back to the General's Mansion. Mo Chu and Nangong Xin were still recuperating from their injuries in bed, the entire General's Mansion was lifeless, and her heart also sank to the bottom.
Qiu Chan endured great pain, walked into the alley, passed on the information that broke her heart, and then pretended to be casual and walked out of the city, running towards Yue Guo.
As soon as Qiu Cicada walked out of the city gate, the general's mansion became lively, so the generals were busy and began to deploy ambush preparations. Mo Chu took out the map and began to explain the tactics, he organically combined the terrain with the current situation, and introduced the combat system in detail. His tactics were clearly prioritized, and the head was the way, and the generals listened convincingly, and couldn't stop nodding.
Hu Jun has led his troops to fight for decades, and he has never been easily convinced, and he also praises Mo Chu at this moment. "Mo Shaoxia doesn't look like he hasn't led troops to fight, your tactics are even convincing to me, a person who crawled out of the pile of dead. ”
"General Hu, it's over. I really didn't fight, I just read a little bit of "The Art of War". Mo Chu smiled.
"It turned out that I had studied "The Art of War", no wonder it was so powerful. I don't like to brag about people, but Mo Shaoxia really makes my old man admire. Originally, I thought you were only strong in martial arts, but I didn't expect you to be thoughtful, deceived Qiu Cicada, and arranged tactics to be the first to do. I think you're better than Gongsun Qi behind the gate. Hu Jun was convinced.
"General Hu, you torture me. I have an extra mind, as for the tactics have yet to be tested, if you want to win, you have to charge into the battle. Mo Chu's face was full of modesty.
"Mo Shaoxia, please rest assured, I will strictly implement your tactics, defeat the Vietnamese army, and avenge General Dugu. Hu Jun said.
"There's General Lao!" Mo Chu said.
Nangong Xin saw that all the generals admired Mo Chu, and his heart was also happy, there was such a man, even if it was the blessing of the Chu country, it was also his own blessing.
According to the deployment, the army drove to Phoenix Mountain overnight, and was ready to ambush before dawn. The rain is still falling, and it has washed away the traces left by the army. At dawn, the vanguard of the Yue Kingdom had already arrived at Phoenix Mountain.
"It seems that this Zhang Li is indeed a general, if it weren't for Mo Shaoxia's prediction in advance, the army of the Yue Kingdom would have rushed into the Hanyu Pass when we just woke up. Hu Jun whispered.
"That's right, Zhang Li's wolf ambition will be a big trouble for our Chu State. Mo Chu said.
"When his vanguard passes, and the main force comes in, we will do it. Kill these bastards and avenge General Dugu. Hu Jun said.
"General Hu's high opinion!" Mo Chu echoed.
After another cup of tea, the Yue army had completely entered Phoenix Mountain, the Hu army gave an order, and the Chu army attacked on all fronts, and the Vietnamese army was caught off guard, and the formation began to be chaotic. But soon, under the command of Ling Qi, an orderly counterattack began, and the advantage of the Chu army was slowly swallowed up.
"The Vietnamese army is well-trained, and if we continue like this, even if we win, we will have to pay a terrible price, and we will have to adjust our tactics. Hu Jun said sharply.
"General Hu is right, as the saying goes, capture the thief first capture the king, and when I go to cut down the handsome banner of the Vietnamese army, their morale will be in turmoil, and we can win. Mo Chu said loudly.
"Mo Shaoxia, it's too dangerous, I don't approve of you going on an adventure. Hu Jun said.
"It's very difficult for us to win without taking risks. Mo Chu said.
"But you are three and two short, how can I explain to the princess?" Hu Jun said.
"General Hu, don't be in my mother-in-law's, why not if my life alone can be exchanged for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. Mo Chu shouted.
Hu Jun had tears in his eyes, "Mo Shaoxia, be careful!"