The time entered the sixth year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in 508 BC, the beginning of spring.

After the Wu army successfully captured the lands of Tong, Qunshu, Chao, and Zhongli, and defeated the Chu army, it quickly captured the four cities of Liuyi, Qianyi, Ying, and Chengfu of Chu.

Because Shen Zhuliang took away many garrisons when he led the army to retreat, the Wu army did not encounter much decent resistance when attacking the city, and some feudal lords and defenders even directly opened the city to surrender and accept the Wu army into the city.

Yangcheng, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Chu State ordered Yin Nangwa, looking at Shen Yin Shu, who was standing in front of him and bowing, he couldn't help but be angry, blowing his beard and glaring: "Shen Zhuliang! How do you still have the face to see me? ”

"The defeat of Juchao, the loss of teachers and humiliation of the country, the Wu army broke Zhaoguan, Chao, Tong, Shu, and Zhongli all over the country! In only two months, with a radius of nearly 1,000 miles, more than a dozen cities all fell to the hands of Wu Manzi in two months! ”

Nangwa said angrily: "That is the territory that the previous kings of my Chu State have spent hundreds of years to lay down!" ”

"And now you retreat without a fight, and surrender the city father, Liuyi, Qianyi, and Yingshi to the Wu people! The loss of land is unprecedented, and my Great Chu has never been seen since the founding of the country! ”

"Die! Why don't you die? ”

No wonder Nangwa is so resentful.

Because within two months, the Wu army seized the vast territory west of the Great River of Chu in one go, which was more than 1,000 miles long and narrow from east to west, and hundreds of miles from north to south, which was already equivalent to most of the Yue Kingdom.

Moreover, there are more than a dozen rich cities among them, with a population of hundreds of thousands, which belongs to the anointed land!

How can this make Nangwa not annoyed?

If the Wu army only captured the land of Tongshu, it would be enough, and it was still reasonable.

But Shen Zhuliang even lost Zhaoguan, and the four cities of City Father, Liu, Qian, and Ying were also surrendered to Wu Jun by him!

This makes Nangwa have to wonder if Shen Zhuliang is the fine work of Wu State, specially planted in the Chu State to harm the Chu people?

His father, Shen Yinshu, lost 80,000 teachers in the battle of Luzi.

As a son, Shen Zhuliang is not far behind, and in just two months, he has let the Chu State fall more than ten cities!

Could it be that this father and son were sent by God to punish the Chu State?

Seeing Shen Zhuliang, who was silent, Nangwa was even more angry, and said angrily: "Someone! Pull Shen Zhuliang out of this Lingyin! Ming Zhengcanon! ”

"Wait!"

Just when the two armor soldiers rushed in and wanted to pull Shen Zhuliang out, the left disciple Zixi who was on the side finally couldn't help but stop him.

"Ling Yin, please calm your anger."

"Shen Gongzi, how do you let me calm my anger?"

Nangwa glared at him angrily and said, "Shen Zhuliang's sin is unforgivable!" He is to blame for the crime of losing his teacher and land! ”

The punishment of the defeated generals of the Chu State has always been very severe.

A defeated general like Shen Zhuliang is bound to be beheaded all over the house.

If it weren't for the fact that Shen Zhuliang was a clan general, the angry King of Chu, I am afraid that even the three clans of Shen Zhuliang would not be able to let go!

Zixi hurriedly said: "Ling Yin, don't be impatient." I think that the reason why Shen Zhuliang abandoned Liu, Qian, Ying's and the city father must be hidden. Why didn't Ling Yin listen to Shen Zhuliang's plea and make a decision? ”

"Good!"

Nangwa looked at Shen Zhuliang with a gloomy face.

Shen Zhuliang glanced at Zixi gratefully, then took a deep breath and said: "Ling Yin and Zuo disciples, I really don't hide it, the reason why I gave up Liu, Qian, Ying's clan and the city father, and joined you and others in Yangcheng, is to temporarily avoid the Wu people's soldiers. ”

"Not only that, but I also want to persuade the two of you to abandon the city!"

"What!"

Nangwa was furious again, pointed at Shen Zhuliang's nose and scolded: "Shen Zhuliang, you are cowardly? You are cowardly, my son is often (sac tile word) is not timid! ”

"Not to mention that you yourself lost your teacher and land, and you dare to instigate this order Yin to abandon and defend the city, what crime should you be guilty of?"

Hearing this, Shen Zhuliang just shook his head and said, "Ling Yin, with all due respect, it may be difficult to defend the city." The Wu army had a new type of siege equipment, called 'trebuchet', which was very powerful. Relying on the power of trebuchets, the Wu army captured Zhaoguan within ten days! ”

"I don't know, how strong are the fortifications of Yangcheng?"

Hearing this, Nangwa and Zixi couldn't help but look at each other, and their faces were quite shocked.

They are naturally clear about the solidity of Zhaoguan.

Zhaoguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is the first Xiongguan in the southeast, and its status in the many Xiongguan in Chu is second only to Fangcheng.

With 10,000 soldiers garrisoned, even in the face of an enemy attack ten times larger than his own, it was unbreakable within three months, and the enemy did not want to capture Zhaoguan in less than a year and a half.

However, it is such a Xiongguan, and there are 10,000 soldiers stationed in Zhaoguan, but it fell in ten days?

If what Shen Zhuliang said is true, Wu Jun's trebuchet is indeed powerful.

Moreover, with only cities such as Qianyi and Yangcheng, the fortifications of the city are far inferior to the cities of Zhaoguan, and it is obviously difficult to resist the Wu army with trebuchets!

Shen Zhuliang retreated without a fight against the four cities of Liu, Qian, Yingshi and Chengfu one after another, but also to preserve his strength, he joined forces with the main force of the Chu army and waited for an opportunity to counterattack.

"Wu Jun's trebuchet, is it really that powerful?"

Nanwa asked, frowning.

"There is no lie in the next place!"

Shen Zhuliang Zhengse said: "Ling Yin, Shen Zhuliang knows that he can't escape the blame. However, the top priority now is to defeat the Wu people's army in order to recover the lost territory! ”

"What do you do?"

Shen Zhuliang then walked to the edge of the sheepskin map hanging on one side, pointed to a place, and said: "Our army should once again give up raising cities and poor land, lure the enemy to go deeper, and fight a decisive battle with the Wu army in the area of Jifu!" ”

"Father chicken, the terrain is complex, there are mountains, rivers and hills, which can be used as a barrier, and trebuchets are not very useful. At that time, if our army is defeated by the Wu army, we can avoid its edge and build more fortifications in the land of the chicken father to attract the Wu army to attack. ”

"From Luzi to Jifu, it is seven or eight hundred miles longitudinal and horizontal, and the road is winding and winding, more than a thousand miles, and it will be very difficult for the Wu army's grain and straw to be transported at that time."

"For half a year, our army only needs to mediate with Wu Jun in Chicken Father for half a year, and the Wu army will collapse!"

Hearing this, Nangwa and Zixi couldn't help but bow their heads slightly and agreed.

If the siege equipment called trebuchet of the Wu army was really indestructible, the Chu army really wanted to avoid its edge, firmly hold the enemy to the chicken father, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

For an army like Wu's army, which had too long a labor expedition and a long logistical supply line, it was extremely dangerous to penetrate deep into the enemy's hinterland.

Qingji can clearly recognize this.

However, if he does not defeat the main force of the Chu army, he will need to garrison the newly acquired land with more troops, and the two countries of Wu and Chu will also fight fiercely around this land.

Romance

This is not what Qingji wants to see.

Therefore, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to the tiger mountains!

Shen Zhuliang's conspiracy is to let Qing Jiming know that it is a trap, and he has to drill into it!