After the assassination, the marching speed of Qingji's army was even faster, why did Qingji dare to return to China with 15,000 people to seize the throne?

Wu is a fortified city in the southeast region, if you want to storm it, the number of Qingji troops is absolutely impossible, if you want to besiege the city, it is even more impossible, Sun Wu is here, and the truth of the ten sieges is in his military book.

The real reason is that as Qingji went all the way south, countless nobles and soldiers of the Wu Kingdom brought their own grain and grass to join him, and in just ten days, more than 50,000 people have joined his army.

"The name of the prince's benevolence and heroism, the people of Wu know it, you are the hero of the world, but He Lu is a rebel minister who seized the throne, and he does not choose to follow you, but follows He Lu, isn't this a stupid thing?"

This is Qingji's prestige in the state of Wu, as long as he returns to China, and it seems to have an unstoppable momentum, it is the situation of the world.

The state of Wu was quickly divided into two factions, and as Qingji killed the city of Wu all the way, the voice of the Lu side became lower and lower.

The large army led by Qingji was stationed outside the capital of Wu and began to be arranged according to Sun Wu's command.

According to the old rules of the Spring and Autumn Period, the two sides must spray each other before fighting to prove that they are famous.

What's more, Qingji was already full of anger, he took out the eighteen charges written as early as the time of Luoguo, and read them outside Gusu City.

This letter, written by Confucius's students himself, produced an excellent effect, satirizing the king of Wu from beginning to end, and he roared and roared above the main hall in anger, "Celebrate the thief! ”

But he couldn't say anything to refute it, the courtiers of the Wu State looked at each other's eyes and noses, and their ears looked at their hearts, this kind of infighting between the Wu State offices, except for the henchmen of the Wu State, no one else wanted to participate at all.

It can be seen that King Wu is unpopular, he has served as King Wu for so many years, but he still has not been recognized by the courtiers of Wu State.

Regardless of the current situation in the city, Qingji relied on an elite army, and now the number of troops under his command has reached 80,000.

Although most of them were vulnerable auxiliaries, with a little training from Sun Wu, they were already able to use siege tools in a decent way.

Qingji used to be the first fierce general of Wu State, and he led his troops to rush and kill on the battlefield, but he was not good at siege, and basically sent out soldiers in a swarm and rushed up the long ladder.

However, due to the lack of means to defend the city, the defender has an advantage, but it mainly depends on the elite level of the soldiers on both sides, so he is always allowed to succeed.

But Sun Wu did not think so, his understanding of war was ahead of his time, and siege and defense of cities were completely different wars from field warfare.

"Prince, the siege of the city is not simply filled with the lives of soldiers, and the capture of the small city is just a battle between the elites of the two sides.

But when encountering a fortified city like Luoyi, do you have to fill it with the lives of soldiers? No matter how many soldiers there are, it won't be enough to consume.

You have been in Zhaoyi for several years, think about a big city like Zhaoyi, I am afraid that a siege of the city for two or three years may not be able to break through. ”

Qingji nodded and said: "Indeed, since the ritual law gradually collapsed, the princes of all countries no longer obeyed the rules of building cities in the Zhou ceremony, and began to increase the height and thickness of the national capital, and now it is really getting more and more difficult to attack the city." ”

Sun Wu said with a smile: "Go to the army to fight, and then fight the enemy."

Therefore, the first attack on the hearts of the people in the siege is to try to scatter the hearts of the people in the city.

The goshawk above the nine heavens feeds on the rabbit on the ground, and the goshawk's hook and claw can easily pierce the rabbit's body.

In order to survive, it will definitely do its best to fight the goshawk one last time.

If animals are like this, will wise people obediently stick out their necks and wait for death?

If the soldiers defending the city are determined to sacrifice, then this is the mistake of the besieging general.

Prince, please see, why did the minister let go of one of the walls, this is to tell everyone that things have not yet reached the point of being out of control.

This unencircled wall will make everyone feel that there is still a chance to escape, and this is one of the strategies to attack the heart.

Your prestige is extraordinary, and you are known for your faithfulness, and if you promise the soldiers and civilians defending the city that you will surrender and not kill innocents, then the soldiers and civilians of Wudu will definitely not resist to the death.

Wouldn't he have known about this situation?

The minister expected that he would force the army and people of Wudu to fight, and even kill to deter the military and the people, so as long as they surrounded and fought slowly, our army suffered few casualties, but the city of Wudu would collapse by itself. ”

The novelty of this theory was something Qingji had never heard before, and his face was full of admiration: "Changqing, every time I see you, I don't know what kind of words to use to praise you."

I can only say that the world's generals are the ones who are in charge of the bull's ears, you are a saint who can become the commander of the world. ”

Qingji handed over all command to Sun Wu, and the army began to launch an onslaught on the capital of Wu in an attempt.

Sun Wu did not directly let the slave soldiers come forward to consume the resources in the city like other generals, but first used his improved catapult to start a round of smashing against Gusu City, which was to suppress the morale of the soldiers in the city.

As a sage of soldiers, Sun Wu not only updated the previous combat concepts, but also had a high degree of attainment in the innovation of military equipment in order to match the tactics.

After a round of bombardment, the walls of Gusu City were full of rubble, and the defenders on the city walls were directly stunned.

They had never seen such catapults before, and although the walls of Wudu could not have been shattered because of these rocks, it was a great blow to the will of the defenders.

Then Sun Wu still did not attack, he pointed to Wu Du and said to Qing Ji: "Prince, next every day to carry out an attack on Wu from time to time, fatigue the defenders of Wu Du.

Then he built a high slope of the siege at the west gate, which was built higher than the city wall, and placed the archers on the high slope to cover the soldiers.

After that, the two will attack together, and they will definitely be able to fight down! ”

In the city of Gusu, King Wu Lu mobilized all his soldiers, and he used the guards who were most loyal to him as the overseers.

Mobilize all the doctors in the city, and ask them to take their private soldiers and domestic slaves to defend the city.

He also promised in front of everyone that "anyone who dares to retreat and wants to surrender will be killed immediately, and all his possessions will be confiscated and distributed among other brave warriors."

Whether it is a countryman or a nobleman, the female dependents of the family are sent directly to the camp prostitutes.

As long as you keep the capital of Wu and make great contributions, gold, silver, jewelry, noble women, and widows will be rewarded to you. ”

Gold, silver, jewelry, and even those noble women, if they can marry, they can even directly jump to the nobility.

He Lu is indeed vicious, he did not take these properties for himself, but shared the profits, which gave some people the motivation to work for him, although there is a high probability that he will end up being cannon fodder.

He Lu's behavior naturally aroused the resentment of many people, and this matter had nothing to do with them in the first place.

At the beginning, they were loyal to Wu Boji, but suddenly Wu Bobi was killed, the prince Qingji fled, and He Lu became the king of Wu.

"What a tyrant he is, he is a rebel who killed the king and seized the throne, but he forced us to die for his ambitions, how unfair it is to us.

He wantonly trampled on the clan relatives and nobles, and destroyed the innocent nobles, countrymen, and wealthy families at every turn, which is not what a normal monarch should do.

If the crown prince Qingji ascends the throne, he has a noble character and can understand people's hearts, even if he is at the end of the road, he will not drag innocent people to be buried with him. ”

The prince of Wu sighed and said: "He Lu has gone crazy, he knows that he can't get the hearts of the people of Wu State, the prince Qingji led his troops back to China, he is in a panic, and now he wants us to die with him, this is a dream!"

Prince Qingji has allies to deliver grain and grass, but Lu is alone, Wu can't hold it, once the city is broken, Lu Lu will die, so he wants to drag us to the end.

I believe that both the nobles and the countrymen in the city are already very dissatisfied with Helu, and they are only afraid of his cruelty, so they are at his mercy.

If there is chaos in the city, we can open the gates and present them to the prince. ”

Such exchanges are everywhere in Wudu, and countless people have different thoughts in their hearts.

Another day of siege is over, and the soldiers are well rested.

All the hustle and bustle in the day seemed to disappear, a bright moon shone down, falling on the city, the soldiers defending the city hid in the fortress at the head of the city, everywhere there were painful wails, in order not to affect the morale, countless corpses were dragged down, and then directly burned down.

Above the head of the city of Wudu, He Lu's face was gloomy, the offensive of the Qingji army was becoming more and more fierce, and the higher and higher soil slopes outside the city made him feel frightened.

Although it can be defended now, it is only a matter of time before it falls.

"Qingji, why didn't you die directly under the assassination like your father? Two thousand miles of Wu country, millions of people, these are all widows, if the widows are gone, you can't imagine it. ”

He Lu's expression was a little hideous, especially the chaotic inheritance before the throne of Wu, which led him to think that he was the heir to the throne of Wu, so he killed Wu Boyi.

"What Wu needs is not a reckless man like you, but a king like a widow."

"Dr. Bi Dan, when will the army of the Yue Kingdom arrive?" He Lu asked with a gloomy face, he was a little uneasy in his heart, it stands to reason that he should have received the news that the Vietnamese army was on the way.

In fact, when Qingji was on the way to Wudu, seeing that Qingji's army was so brave and unstoppable, He Lu had a premonition that Wudu might not be able to stop Qingji's sharpness, and his throne might not be stable.

When Qingji breaks through Wudu, he will definitely kill himself.

He Lu is even ready to learn from the king of Xu, if the city is broken, all the treasured things in the Wu capital will be burned, and Qingji will definitely not be left.

He Lu's cronies, Dr. Bi Dan, never wanted He Lu to lose.

After all, the idea of assassinating Wu Bofeng was his idea, and Zhuzhu and Yaoli were all assassins he sent to find him, and even if other nobles in Wu Duzhong could live, Qingji would definitely kill him.

Dr. Bi Dan thought about all the ideas, and said to He Lu: "King, the minister has thought hard, the only thing that can come to your rescue now is Yue Guo!" ”

He Lu was surprised: "Yue Guo? How could Yue come to the rescue of the widows? And the country of Yue is weak and weak, can it defeat Qingji? I'm afraid that the whole country will be exhausted, and the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom will not agree. ”

The strength of the Yue State has always been inferior to that of the Wu State, especially the support of the Luo State in the Wu State, and it is a southeastern power that can compete with the Chu State for a while.

If it weren't for the complex terrain of Yue, most of the land is in the mountains, and many areas are relatively steep, Wu would have annexed Yue a long time ago.

Although He Lu's ascension to the throne was not long, the attack on Yue never stopped, and the two sides had a grudge.

No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for Yue Guo to come to save him.

Bi Dan persuaded and said: "King, you and Yue only have a national enmity, no personal grudges, is there no national enmity between Qingji?"

Who doesn't know the land of Qingji's brave Wu Yue?

Isn't Yue Guo worried about Qingji becoming the monarch of Wu State? This is impossible, and the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom will definitely prevent Qingji from ascending to the throne.

If you can promise to cede the five cities on the Wu-Yue border, and then promise to use gold and jade jewelry, cloth, and Wu beauties, I think the Yue country will definitely send troops. ”

Five cities on the Wu-Vietnam border?

He Lu's face darkened, and he immediately knew what Bi Dan was talking about, it was the five most dangerous cities for Wu to attack Yue, and if he lost these five cities, Wu didn't know how many casualties he would have to pay if he wanted to attack Yue.

Bi Dan is right, if he is willing to pay such a price, Yue Guo will definitely send troops.

Doctor Bi Dan said: "King, if you cede the city, you can cede three first, and then cede two more when the war is won, and when you defeat Qingji, you will intercept and kill the soldiers of the Yue Kingdom in the territory of Wu with your backhand, and you can even directly annex the Yue Kingdom." ”

Thinking that after the failure, Wu Guo did not belong to himself, and when he heard Bi Dan's poisonous plan, He Lu thought it was feasible, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Bi Dan, this matter is handed over to you, as long as Yue Guo can send troops to come, any conditions can be agreed!" ”

After receiving the promise of Helu, Bi Dan went to contact Yue Guo with a happy face.

Yue Guo got the news, the monarchs and ministers were very excited, Yue Guo has always been suppressed by Wu State, and now Wu is in turmoil, just to be able to take advantage of the fire, and even suppress Wu State.

Gou Jian, the king of Yue, said proudly: "Zhongqing, this is a great opportunity for the Yue Kingdom.

Regardless of who wins and who loses, Wu will definitely lose his strength after this civil strife.

And if you can hold the five cities between Wu and Yue in your hands, within a short period of time, there will be no longer the danger of destroying the country. ”

The courtiers of the Yue Kingdom all thought that this was a good time to send troops, and only Doctor Wen advised: "King, the difference in strength between Wu and Yue is too big.

Prince Wu Qingji is like a tiger in the mountains who chooses people to devour, and King Wu Lu is a ferocious and cunning wolf, these are not things that Yue Guo can provoke.

If the limited forces of the Yue Kingdom were to be put into it, it would definitely be exhausted in an instant.

If the people of the country are destroyed, at that time, even if they have a city, what can they do? ”

Gou Jian heard it and thought that what Dr. Wen said was very reasonable, but this was indeed a great opportunity for Yue Guo, so he was really unwilling to give up like this.

Doctor Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "King, it's better to deceive Lulu."

Send out the army first, take half of the city, and then bring the army back halfway and attack the other half.

There is civil strife in the state of Wu, presumably these soldiers of the state of Wu must not have the heart to fight.

You can promise them a safe departure, let them surrender their weapons and armor and return to Wu, and then intercept them halfway, so that the five cities can fall into the hands of the Yue State, and you can also weaken the strength of the Wu State. ”

Everyone looked at Dr. Wen with some shock, listening to your advice before, it was quite consistent with the integrity in weekdays, but I didn't expect to be able to use such a vicious strategy.

Faith is not at all!

Doctor Wen covered his face and confessed: "The strength of the Yue country is weak, and it can only make such a clever plan, otherwise whether it is the victory of the country or the accession of Qingji, but the army will come to the city of the country in three or five years, and the minister really has no other ideas." ”

Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was a ruthless and vicious person, and Dr. Wen's strategy was very much in line with his intentions, and said with a smile: "Dr. Wen is a virtuous person in the Yue country, with your assistance, isn't the Yue country prosperous?"

According to Dr. Wen's strategy, he deceived Lu and the defenders of Wu. ”

He Lu and Bi Dan never thought that Gou Jian Junchen had the same idea as them.

Why every time I write this kind of poisonous plan, I think it's very interesting, I may have some problems~

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