Chapter 13: Avoiding the Edge
The clouds of war loomed over the south of the Yangtze River, and since the last time the navy was wiped out, the sailors of the Wu State were rebuilt, but both the number and quality of ships were far behind the Huai State. Therefore, the Wu State Navy did not dare to fight at all.
The army went ashore and headed directly for Merry. Because he had already collected intelligence, Huai Guo was very familiar with the geographical environment of Wu State.
The 50,000 troops left 10,000 to guard the rear road, and the remaining 40,000 troops were dispatched with the whole army. Wang Sheng led the army and the army of Wu met at Yanling.
Wang Sheng ordered someone to come forward and say: "Wu Guo does not pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, and he breaks his tattoo, is he going to throw himself into the barbarians?" Is this what the princes surnamed Ji should do? Today, the lonely generation of the Son of Heaven is asking for it. If you still have remorse, surrender immediately, don't be unprepared! ”
"Strong words, your Huai country is just a remnant of Yin Shang, coveting the land and goods of my Wu country, and I promised to take out the land and goods to reward the warriors! Kill a Huai person, reward ten acres of land, capture and kill Wang Sheng, seal Shangqing, and harvest thousands of households! ”
Land, office, fiefdom!
Hearing this, the morale of the soldiers of Wu State was high, and they couldn't wait to rush up and fight immediately. The army raised its weapons and shouted loudly, "Ten thousand years of Wu Kingdom!" ”
Seeing that the morale of Wu was high, Wang Sheng smiled slightly, and the famous herald waved the flag, and the next second the Huai army retreated directly.
Seeing the retreat of the Huai army, Wu was slightly stunned, and some did not react, and then Wu Hou shouted: "The Huai people are afraid of the power of my Great Wu Army, and the soldiers are chasing and killing the enemy!" ”
The army of Wu immediately pursued the Huai army.
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The clock was a day ago.
Huai army camp.
"Your Majesty, the Wu State is united in this battle, the morale is high, even if our army wins, it will lose a lot, not to mention that with the Chu State on the side, if you take the opportunity to attack me, I am afraid it will be difficult to win!" In the midst of the army, a secretary advised.
Xu Mao said: "Wu State was taught by Chu State the way of using soldiers, the method of war and vehicle warfare, and the strength improved rapidly, although our army is elite, it is not suitable to fight hard!" ”
"Xu Qing has a good plan?" Wang Sheng didn't want the soldiers to suffer too many casualties, so if he could have a good strategy, he would naturally be willing to use it.
"Have you ever remembered the southern expedition of the king of Ra, and the method of dealing with the martial prince?" Xu Mao said with a smile on his face.
"Will the king of Ra return to the south? Of course, I remember that when Wu Gong captured and killed Bang Liu's division in the first battle, Huaishui blocked it. Wang Sheng said.
"Xu Qing wants to show the enemy as weak?" Wang Sheng reacted suddenly.
"The gentleman is wise, the morale of Wu is booming, at this time the same enemy, it is not wise to fight with it, but this kind of morale can not last, as long as our army dodges its edge, do not fight with it, wait for a period of time, the morale of Wu will naturally decline, and then our army will be killed by the whole army, Wu will definitely not be able to stop, so it can be a big victory!" Xu Mao said respectfully.
"Xu Qing is really a pillar of the country!" Wang Sheng said happily.
"Your Majesty, you can make the army divided into two parts, one and the Wu army call a battle and then avoid its edge, and the other is ambushed on the way, wait until the Wu State chases it, the ambush is killed, and the Wu army will be in chaos if it is not prepared, and then my army will turn back and kill, and the Wu State can be broken!"
"Okay, just follow Xu Qing's policy!" Wang Sheng immediately agreed, and then ordered Dafen to send 10,000 men to ambush in the wilderness on the road.
"By the way, when the army leaves, remember to hang branches behind the chariot and throw away some spare flags!"
"Yes!"
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The army of Wu pursued, but the army of Wu was uneven, many soldiers were recruited during wartime, farming in peacetime, and training in leisure time, although the morale was high, but the quality of all aspects was much worse. This pursuit was soon exposed.
The formation of the army is scattered, and there are many people who fall behind.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" A secretary caught up with Wu Hou and shouted.
"What's the matter?" Wu Hou asked.
"Your Majesty, the army is pursuing, the formation is already scattered, why don't you reorganize the formation and pursue again?" The doctor admonished.
"No, the Huai army fled in embarrassment, if our army stopped preparing at this time, the Huai army would have run away by then!" Another secretary next to him immediately objected.
"Your Majesty, the formation of the army is scattered, if the enemy army is defeated and lured the enemy deep, and then ambushes here, how can our army stop it?" Su Fan admonished.
When Wu Hou heard this, he also felt justified and wanted to stop and reorganize the army. But another secretary pointed to the Huai army in the distance and said: "Your Majesty, you see, the Huai army fled in embarrassment, the smoke and dust are billowing, the flag is discarded, and it has been defeated, how can there be an ambush, if you wait for the Huai country to escape, this time it will be a failure!" ”
Wu Hou raised his eyes and saw that behind the Huai army in the distance, the dust was flying, it was indeed a large army fleeing, and indeed many soldiers captured the Huai State banner, so it seemed that the Huai State was indeed defeated, and immediately ordered, and the army continued to pursue.
Huai Guo dispatched a large army to attack Wu this time, all of them were elite, and the rattan armor soldiers were even more elite wearing armor, carrying halberd shields, carrying strong bows at their waists, carrying three days of grain and grass, and traveling hundreds of miles at a fast pace.
Although the other soldiers were not as elite as the rattan armor soldiers, they also had long-distance rapid training, so although they were retreating, the Huai army was not chaotic. It's just that the chariot has a tree branch hanging on it, and at the same time the spare flag is thrown away, making a look of panic.
The army of Wu chased for half a day, at this time the sun had passed noon, the army traveled all the way for forty miles, many soldiers had already fallen behind, and more serious was that a large number of soldiers were chasing, and there was no time to eat, so the army of Wu was hungry one by one, and it had reached the limit, and the army of Huai was still not far away.
On the other side of the wasteland, behind a mound, Ram Shuo was quietly watching the Huai army get closer and closer. At this time, tens of thousands of troops stood quietly behind him.
The army was solemn, silent, and surrounded by a murderous atmosphere. After the herald came to report the news, Ram Shuo immediately raised the order flag, and then ordered loudly: "The king has an order, the whole army will attack, capture the Marquis of Wu, and eat thousands of households!" ”
"Ten thousand years of Huaiguo!"
"Ten thousand years of Huaiguo!"
With an order, the army roared out. An army of tens of thousands suddenly appeared from the wilderness and rushed up like a tidal wave, sweeping away all obstacles in its path.
The soldiers of Wu who were chasing suddenly heard a shout of killing, and when they turned their heads to look, they saw that on the wilderness, countless Huai soldiers rushed to kill, and they were suddenly frightened. There are tens of thousands of people who are boundless, and an army of 10,000 rushes to kill, and the momentum is huge, almost endless.
And at this time, the soldiers of the state of Wu suddenly found that their bodies were sore and weak, and they were hungry. In the face of the recuperated Huai army, there was no way to resist.
On the other side, the Huai army, which got the signal, quickly stopped withdrawing, and then turned around and directly reflexively killed those Wu soldiers.
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In the eleventh year of King Ping, Huai attacked Wu, and the two armies would meet with Yanling, and the whole country of Wu was united, hated the same enemy, and had high morale. Xu Qing admonished: Wu Guo is sharp, and it is not easy to win, so he should avoid his edge and attack it unprepared. Zhao Gong admonished, the Huai army retreated, Wu Houxi, raised troops to chase it, walked forty miles, the soldiers were tired, the Huai army ambushed the troops, attacked it unprepared, and won a big victory. - "Wu Zi, Strain, Avoid Its Edge, Attack Its Unpreparedness"