The time entered the eighteenth year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in 496 BC, the third month of the lunar calendar.

In the territory of Wu State, spring plowing and farming have basically been completed, and they are waiting for the end.

Qingji, who had been plotting against the Chu State for a long time and had been preparing for half a year, was full of ambition and finally issued the order to attack the Chu State.

In this battle, Wu State does not talk about martial virtues, and for Chu State, it is an undeclared war!

Without a name, and without any signs in advance, Wu would wave his army against Chu.

However, all of this was just a peaceful atmosphere created by the Wu State to interfere with the Chu people's sight.

This time, Qing Ji was determined to launch a war to destroy the country, so he did his best.

Qingji drove the expedition in person, commanded 70,000 Wu State troops, set off from Jinling City, and at the same time recruited and transferred the people of Nan County, Nanyang County, Lujiang County and other counties nearby, serving as a logistics supply team of more than 100,000 people.

It's just to ensure the logistical supply of the state of Wu, and no problems will occur.

The scale of this national war is also extremely rare.

The army of Wu is divided into the front army and the rear army, the rear army is the 70,000 strong brigade led by Qing Jiqin, and the front army is the 30,000 elite soldiers of Wu who have quietly arrived in the area of Everywhere and Junxiang.

100,000 soldiers of the Wu army, the mighty Vachu!

Not to mention the 100,000 soldiers, there were thousands of large and small warships and thousands of grain ships, which appeared on the river almost on the same day.

Set sail and set sail!

In addition to the endless warships, Wu also used a full thousand vehicles at every turn, advancing by land and water, aiming to destroy Chu.

What is the concept of a thousand-rider chariot?

You must know that in the battle of Chengpu in the past, the Jin army put into the battlefield was only 700 vehicles......

Of course, the number of vehicles may not be enough to prove the combat effectiveness of the army.

But fighting on the plains, the chariot is still the mainstay.

And when Qingji led the army to advance by land and water, and sent troops to Chu State, Sun Wu, who was far away from the ground and the front line of the army, began to transfer troops and prepare for an unprecedented blitzkrieg.

Fight and go to the capital!

……

"Boom!"

On the vast Jianghan Plain, chariots galloped.

As far as the eye can see, there are Wu soldiers wearing crimson robes and stubborn warriors everywhere.

In order to increase the mobility of the army, in addition to the chariots, the Wu army was all soldiers who were good at mountain warfare.

These soldiers live in the mountains all the year round, and it is not a problem to travel long distances, but they still have the strength to spare.

After the special training of Sun Wu and other generals, the foot strength of these Wu soldiers is not comparable to ordinary people.

"Quick! Speed up!"

Sun Wu, who was standing on top of the chariot, held the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand, waved his big hand, and shouted at the soldiers of the Wu army who were hurrying, "Gentlemen!"

"Go harder! After arriving at Hanshui, you can take a rest!"

"Speed is victory!"

"You can't give the Chu people any respite!"

At this time, even the soldiers who were already tired and panting and their feet were numb still gritted their teeth and caught up.

After special training, their endurance is no longer ordinarily strong.

At least some ventilation skills.

It is almost five or six hundred miles from the front line of Anywhere and Junxiang to Yingdu, even if the soldiers of the Wu army are in a hurry day and night, and if they march in a hurry, it may take a day and a night to reach their destination.

If you are not in a hurry to march, it will take nearly three or five days to rush to Yingdu from anywhere and on the front line of Junxiang.

This is bound to be a boring process.

It's just that all the soldiers know it very well in their hearts.

They must race against time, and when the Chu people have not yet reacted, they will fight down and capture Yingdu!

The moon stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south.

After a day's journey, 30,000 soldiers of the Wu army finally arrived

On the banks of the Hanshui River.

After a short rest, under Sun Wu's order, the soldiers of the Wu army, who had been prepared, began to build bridges to supply the chariots to cross the Hanshui River.

Once the Wu army crossed the Hanshui River, the vast hinterland of the Chu State, including Ying, was exposed to their field of vision......

No danger to keep!

……

The next day, Chu Gong Xiong, who did not know that the catastrophe was coming, was still on the edge of a farmland on the outskirts of Yingdu City, condolences to the peasants, and inspected the situation of spring plowing by the way.

Over the years, under Xiong Zhen's hard work, the state of Chu has not only recovered its people's livelihood, but also has a bumper harvest of grains and surplus grain every year.

In order to take revenge on the Wu State, Xiong Zhen was even more like the virtuous monarch and the lord, hanging himself and asking for solitude, self-denial and diligence, and did not dare to have the slightest neglect.

The subjects of the Chu State had also felt Xiong Zhen's determination and trusted this king very much.

If Xiong Zhen had such a benevolent and virtuous appearance at the beginning of his succession to the throne or at the beginning of his pro-government, how could the state of Chu be reduced to the end of being bullied by the Wu people, losing the city and land, and being forced to pay tribute?

This is undoubtedly humiliating for Xiong Zhen.

For the subjects of the state of Chu, it was equally humiliating.

Therefore, the top and bottom of the Chu State are indignant and enterprising, trying to find a suitable opportunity one day to defeat the Wu State in one fell swoop, regain the lost territory, and be ashamed!

"Newspaper—"

Just as Xiong Zhen was sitting under a large banyan tree, chatting and laughing with a group of farmers, suddenly a chariot came galloping.

"King! King!"

On top of the car, a junior colonel ran to Xiong Zhen and said in horror, "King! It's a big deal!"

"What's the alarm?"

Xiong Zhen couldn't help frowning, very displeased.

The little colonel replied with a sad face, "Wu Jun! It's Wu Jun! The Wu army, which is all over the mountains, is coming towards Yingdu!"

"What?"

Xiong Zhen suddenly changed color, with an unbelievable expression, stepped forward and grabbed the collar of the little colonel, and said angrily, "Are you lying about the military situation?"

"Good and dignified, why did Wu Jun suddenly appear in Yingdu? Appear in the hinterland of my Chu country?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The little colonel was taken aback, and replied tremblingly, "King, it's true! There are Wu Jun everywhere, I don't know how many thousands of people there are!"

「……」

Xiong Zhen was not angry and carried away.

Xiong Zhen, who had calmed down, had already realized that Wu Jun might really have appeared on the boundary of Yingdu and was about to enter the city!

At the junction of Wu and Chu, the nearest end is Suicheng and Junxiang, and if you march in a hurry, it may not be impossible to reach Yingdu in one day and one night.

It's just that it's incredible!

Did the heavens send a miracle?

Xiong Zhen, who realized that something was wrong, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly took a chariot and led a group of guards to prepare to return to Yingdu City to meet the enemy from afar.

"Kill!"

When Xiong Zhen rushed back to Yingdu, it was too late!

A large number of soldiers of the Wu army have taken the chariot and have entered the city of Yingdu.

Inside and out!

There are already a lot of internal responses of the Wu State in the city, and they are responding to these Wu soldiers.

For a while, Xiong Zhen's heart was like falling into an ice cellar!

Could it be that my great Chu country is going to perish?