Sun Wu is Qingji's confidant and favorite general, and he can be entrusted with big things.

Therefore, when getting along with Sun Wu, Qingji was able to say some things in his heart without too many taboos.

"The widow doesn't mind being saddled with infamy and being spurned by the Chu people."

"However, if the army robs the rations of Li Shu in all parts of the Chu State, I am afraid that Wu and Chu will be even more undying from now on, and the rebellion in Chu will continue."

Qingji frowned and said: "If the siege of Suicheng is withdrawn, our coalition army will also be in danger of destruction, and all the efforts we have made before will probably be in vain." ”

"Changqing, if you are a widow, what should you choose at this time?"

When Sun Wu heard this, he said slowly: "The king, I don't hide it, the minister also thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with a third choice for the king and our army." ”

"Please."

Is there a third way for the coalition forces to go?

This surprised Qingji.

I saw Sun Wu groaning and saying: "King, this third choice of my coalition army is to capture Suicheng and completely destroy the main force of the Chu army!" ”

“……”

Qingji squinted his eyes and said, "Within ten days, is it feasible?" ”

"If we only use conventional tactics, it is absolutely impossible. Our army is now short of supplies, and the only way to turn the tide of the battle is to take the sword to the front and lure the Chu army to attack. ”

"No."

Qingji waved his hand and said, "Changqing, the strategy you said has been considered by the widow before. ”

"However, now that the grain routes of our coalition army have been cut off, the people in the army are panicking."

"Evacuate in a hurry, no matter how well the retreat is done, once the Chu army comes to attack, our coalition army will definitely be unable to defend against it, and it will be broken by the Chu army after all!"

Hearing this, Sun Wu pondered for a moment and said, "Great King, the minister's countermeasure is to lure the Chu army to attack without retreating. ”

“……”

Don't withdraw and lure the Chu army to attack?

Qingji was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and said with a light in his eyes: "Changqing, do you mean to say that if you show weakness to the Chu army, you will calculate?" ”

"Exactly!"

For Qingji's wit, Sun Wu was also very impressed.

One click!

Qingji had already roughly understood Sun Wu's countermeasures.

Now the coalition forces are only running out of food and grass, but they have not yet reached the time when they are completely exhausted, and they can still give it a go.

How much grain and straw the coalition army has, the Chu people definitely don't know.

This led to Qingji being able to take advantage of this and induce the Chu army to attack.

However, will Shen Zhuliang take the bait?

Qingji frowned, and said: "Changqing, the plan is a good plan, however, if Shen Zhuliang sees through this strategy, I am afraid that it will be consumed with us, and it will ...... then."

At that time, the coalition army will definitely be defeated, and even Qingji and others will not be able to save their lives, so they can only flee back to Wu in embarrassment.

Because an army without food and straw, how can it fight?

I'm afraid that before the Chu army attacks, the coalition army itself will not be able to hold it first!

"Your Majesty, this is a big gamble. If it wins, then our army can take advantage of the situation to capture Suicheng, if defeated, there is no chance to turn over, we can only retreat to Wu, in order to wait for the times to change. ”

Qingji pondered for a long time, and finally decided to adopt Sun Wu's strategy.

Whether it is plundering or withdrawing troops, it is not a good way in Qingji's opinion.

Only by breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, with the determination to fight to the death, is the best policy!

This is the so-called "death and then life"!

……

With the city.

At the head of the city, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, accompanied by Shen Zhuliang, Wu Jubei and other generals, looked around and looked in the direction of the coalition camp.

"For two days in a row, the coalition forces did not launch an attack on Suicheng. Is Wu Wang Qingji brewing a bigger conspiracy? ”

Xiong Zhen said worriedly.

He was already scared by Qingji, he just thought that Qingji was a tricky person, and now that things are so abnormal, how can Xiong Zhen not feel strange?

Shen Zhuliang, who was standing on the side, squinted his eyes and said, "King, I'm afraid that the right Sima (Mi Ji) side has already succeeded." ”

"As early as when the minister led his troops to Suiguo, he ordered the right Sima to lead a boat division of 5,000 people, which hibernated along the shore of Qingfa Shui, waiting for an opportunity to move, with the purpose of cutting off the grain and straw of Wu."

"Now it seems that Right Sima must have led the army to burn the enemy's grain and baggage, so that the coalition army that was still fiercely attacking the city a few days ago is now like a rest, closed doors, and avoided fighting."

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said: "General, in this way, Suicheng has turned from danger to safety, and my Chu army has turned defeat into victory?" ”

"King, it's too early to say that defeat is victory at this time."

Shen Zhuliang shook his head and said: "On the side of the coalition army, how much grain is left, the ministers don't know, but there is definitely not much." It may support for a few days, and it may barely last for about half a month. ”

"Hehe, Wu people also have today!"

Xiong Zhen sneered.

Thinking about the battle of Luzi that year, the Chu State lost 80,000 soldiers, and the reason was that the back road of the Chu army was cut off, and there was not much food in the army.

This led to the main general Shen Zhuliang having to surrender to the state of Wu.

At this time, it can be said that the roles of the two sides are reversed!

"Newspaper—"

At this moment, a junior colonel came to Xiong Zhen and announced: "The king, the general, the scouts have come to report that there have been a few deserters in the coalition camp, and they have been banned repeatedly!" ”

"After the scouts captured two enemy soldiers and tortured them, they learned that the coalition army had run out of food and grass, and one person could only eat more than one liter of rice (1.5 catties) a day, and the rations were halved, and everyone was hungry."

"In addition, the coalition army also sent many soldiers out to fish and hunt to get rations!"

"Good! Hahahaha! ”

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, couldn't help but laugh out loud and said, "The enemy is already at the end of the crossbow!" I can't hold on for a few days! ”

"General, in your opinion, should our Chu army take advantage of the situation to attack and destroy the coalition army in one fell swoop?"

"No."

Shen Zhuliang frowned, and said hesitantly: "Great King, Wu Wang Qingji is cunning, and Sun Wu, Wu Yuan and others under his command are even more insidious and cunning, so they have to be guarded against. ”

"General, do you want to sit back and watch the coalition retreat?"

Xiong Zhen was a little unconvinced.

Shen Zhuliang sighed and said, "King, in the face of Qingji, we should be careful." There is nothing wrong with prudence. ”

"The minister has calculated for the coalition army that in the case of the grain route being cut off, Qingji will either choose to collect grain on the spot and plunder the army, or relieve the siege of Suicheng and preserve the army."

"Or do whatever it takes, attack me and follow the city."

"Either way, however, it could put the coalition in a situation from which it could never recover."

As soon as he heard this, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, immediately pondered.

If it were in the past, he would definitely put pressure on Shen Zhuliang as a king, so that Shen Zhuliang could seize such a favorable opportunity and immediately send troops to destroy the enemy army in one battle.

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However, now Xiong Zhen has matured a lot.

He knew that Shen Zhuliang was a handsome talent worthy of entrusting him with great things.

Xiong Zhen is almost ignorant of military affairs, but this does not prevent him from trusting things to Shen Zhuliang to do.

Professional things should be done by professional people.

Xiong Zhen, as a superior and a "layman", if he blindly pointed fingers at Shen Zhuliang's actions, he was afraid that he would inevitably be defeated and killed.