"Now Mi Sheng has abandoned Yingdu and raised troops to the east, wanting to join forces with our Wu army to resist the Chu army."

Qingji stood under the majestic platform, looked at Sun Wu, Fan Li, Wu Zixu and Bo Yan, and chuckled: "The second and third sons think, what should the widow do at this time?" ”

Wu Guo's war against Chu is already a sure thing, and it will not change.

It's just a general strategy, and what exactly it will be is still up for debate.

After all, the war situation in the Chu State can be described as changing rapidly.

The great Sima Sun Wu got up and said: "The king, the minister thinks that the king can let the remnants of Mi Sheng's army stay on the front line of Qianyi and Liuyi to resist the Chu army. My tens of thousands of Wu troops can pass through the river, go all the way south and then west, and go straight to Yingdu! ”

"As soon as Yingdu is broken, the state of Chu will die, and it would be best if the king of Chu Xiong Zhen could be captured alive!"

Hearing this, Qing Ji smiled noncommittally and said, "Da Sima, do you think that with the ability to win and its twenty or thirty thousand defeated troops, it may be able to block the main force of Shen Zhuliang's Chu army?" ”

"This ......"

Sun Wu hesitated.

After all, judging from the current situation, Bai Gongsheng's military ability is far inferior to Shen Zhuliang.

Not to mention, the rebels under Bai Gongsheng's command will not necessarily be loyal to Bai Gongsheng.

If it weren't for Wu Guo's backing, maybe Bai Gongsheng would have been stabbed by his own soldiers, and he would have collapsed without a fight!

"The king's meaning, is it to divide the army?"

"Yes, yes."

Qingji squinted his eyes and said: "Not to mention the soldiers and horses under Bai Gongsheng, my Wu army has 50,000 people, and the rest of the eight countries such as Cai, Xu, and Zhongwu are also nearly 30,000 people. ”

"Eighty thousand people, it's not a problem to destroy Chu. However, the meaning of the widow is not to destroy Chu, but to divide Chu. ”

After a pause, Qingji said again: "Today's Chu State, after several wars and turmoil, has no military needs, and it has long been weak. In this way, the outnumbered soldiers were divided into two routes, one way to contain the main force of the Chu army led by Shen Zhuliang in the Qianqian and Liuyi lines. ”

"On the other hand, we must go straight down the river, from the river to the west, and break through Chengying, the capital of Chu State, and we must succeed in the battle!"

Afterwards, Qingji came to the foot of His Majesty's platform and pointed to the topographical map of Wu and Chu that had been pieced together under his feet.

"From Jinling to Yingdu, the waterway of the river stretches for thousands of miles, the boat of my Wu country is quite fast, it can travel hundreds of miles a day, and it is down the river, within forty-five days, it can arrive at Yingdu from Jinling, if there is an accident, it is intercepted by the warships of Chu State, and the army can also arrive in Yingdu in less than two months at the latest."

Ancient ships generally relied on wind, manpower, and water power to sail, and were greatly affected by natural factors.

As the saying goes, "between the white emperor and the clouds, thousands of miles of Jiangling can be returned in one day".

The warships of the Wu Kingdom are basically built according to the template of the "treasure ship" of the Ming Dynasty, not only the size is large, but the speed is fast enough, so it can go from Jinling to Yingdu, generally speaking, it only takes one and a half months.

However, on the way, it will definitely be intercepted by the warships of the Chu State.

Qingji put his eyes on Sun Wu's body again, and said slowly: "Da Sima, the widow gave you 40,000 sharp soldiers, and within three months, you must take Yingdu, do you dare to respond?" ”

said that it was three months, but in fact, the time Qingji gave Sun Wu was only one and a half months, after all, there were about forty-five days of time to hurry.

But, what is Sun Wu afraid of?

Sun Wu immediately said, "Minister, obey the king's orders!" ”

40,000 sharp soldiers, taking a Yingdu with not many soldiers to fight, for Sun Wu, it was more than enough.

Qingji looked around again, put his eyes on Fan Li, Wu Zixu and Bo Yan, and said loudly: "The rest of the soldiers and horses will go to the dive and sixth line with the widows to meet the Chu army head-on!" ”

"The king is wise!"

Seriously, such a "rich" battle, Wu Guo has never fought, and Qingji has never fought!

On the side of the Wu State, the total number of soldiers and horses is more than 100,000!

How many people are there on the Chu side?

Tens of thousands of people, far less than the coalition army headed by Wu State, and the combat effectiveness is generally not strong.

Not to mention that the combat power is not strong, after the trade war launched by Wu against Chu before, and when Bai Gongsheng fled from Yingdu, he did not forget to burn down the grain and straw equipment in the treasury of Cangyu Mansion that could not be taken away......

It can be said that the Chu people are worse off.

The state of Chu can't fight a protracted war!

In this case, if Qingji can't win this battle, he can simply find a piece of tofu brain and kill him.

……

In the eleventh year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in the spring of 503 BC, Wu officially declared war on Chu, and at the same time, 50,000 Wu troops, plus 30,000 soldiers and horses of Cai, Xu, Zhongwu, Xue, Tan, Ju, Di, and Teng, a total of 80,000 troops, announced the western expedition to Chu after the oath in Jinling.

According to the original plan, the troops of the Wu State divided into two routes, one to meet the Chu army head-on, and the other side to go straight downstream, marching west from the Great River and attacking the capital of Chu.

However, Shen Zhuliang seemed to have taken this into account, so he did not lead his troops to the front line of Qianyi and Liuyi, and was in a hurry to eliminate Bai Gongsheng's rebels.

Under the deployment of Shen Zhuliang, the troops of King Qin from all over the Chu State gathered in Yingdu, preparing to fight against the invading enemy on the front line of Yingdu.

However, Shen Zhuliang could expect that in the face of the menacing Wu army, the army of Chu had no chance of winning.

Therefore, Shen Zhuliang had to advise Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, and sent Shen Baoxu, the great doctor, to rush to Qin and ask the Qin people to send troops to save Chu.

After learning of the strategy of the Chu people, Qingji also temporarily changed his plan, giving up the original strategy of letting Sun Wu lead his army to cross the river to the south, and instead joined Bai Gongsheng's army in Qianyi, and then carried out a mighty westward expedition.

The coalition army of 100,000 led by Wu State attacked the city all the way, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and successively captured Yangcheng, Yingshi, Poor, and Jifu of Chu State, and then crossed Dabie Mountain and attacked Baiju.

In just one month, the Wu army captured a large part of the Chu state's cities and lands, and encountered no decent resistance.

Qingji's strategic purpose is very clear, that is, to drive all the way to smash the capital of Chu State.

As for the hinterland of Chu and the large territory in the north, Qingji did not choose to conquer it.

Because in this way, the strength of the coalition forces will inevitably be dispersed, and the choice to deploy a part of the troops to garrison will outweigh the losses.

However, in this way, Wu Jun will also take many risks.

The battle line was too long, and the grain and straw equipment of the princes' coalition led by Wu were difficult to transport.

Fortunately, Wu's boat division was extraordinary, enough to dominate the river, and it was not a problem to transport the required grain and military supplies by water.

It is really not easy for Wu to swallow the behemoth of Chu State in one bite.

This is why Qingji chose to divide Chu instead of destroying Chu.

Qingji is to choose a suitable time and a suitable place to find the main army of Chu for a decisive battle.

If the Wu army can annihilate the main force of the Chu army in one fell swoop, it will not be a problem to destroy the entire Chu state.

For this day, Qingji can be described as a longing for more than ten years!

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