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The story begins in 496 B.C.

In this year, the old king of Yue Yunchang died, and his heir Gou Jian succeeded to the throne. Who doesn't know this period of history, but anyone who has studied history knows it. The so-called "three fires for new officials to take office", the emperor is the same, and he wants to appear that he has done something, so it is indispensable to carry out political reform in a big way. And he followed Fan Li's suggestion and moved the capital from the hilly area in the south of Huiji Mountain to the plain in the north of the mountain, in order to have a larger and broader world.

Sometimes, we pay more attention to our opponents than to our friends. This attracted the close attention of the king of Wu, who realized that the young king, who was in his early twenties, had shifted his policy towards the state of Wu from defensive to offensive, and was ambitious to lead the kingdom of Yue to the international stage. A hairy boy, really a newborn calf, I don't know how thick the sky is, He Lu said sarcastically to his courtiers. When the courtiers saw that the king was old and infirm, they thought to themselves that you might not be able to win the battle against the newborn calf. Their anxiety is the same as the anxiety of the Emperor, which is the anxiety of a sharp decline in power, but at this point, it is the unity of the monarch and the minister. When he heard that Yue Guo Yunchang had died, he thought that the best time had come to cut down Yue, and at that time, in order to prove that he was still strong and to restore the confidence of his ministers, he decided to take the expedition himself. In order to deal a fatal blow to the Yue Kingdom, he planned in detail, and finally planned to attack the Yue Kingdom directly by land, from the south to the north.

Gou Jian knew very well that due to the relocation of the capital, Yue Guo had lost the barrier of Huiji Mountain, which he did not expect when he moved the capital. At such a critical juncture, he convened his ministers to discuss countermeasures. In fact, what countermeasures can be taken, the enemy is advancing with a large force, and is rushing towards his own doorstep, of course, he can only fight hard. In the end, Gou Jian once again followed Fan Li's advice, personally led the army to Mali and set up a position to wait for work, and blocked the army of Wu that invaded the south. We also know the ending, in the end, the Wu army was defeated, and there were countless casualties. And Wu Wang Lu was also hit by the Yue general Linggu Fu with a short ge, injuring his toes, He Lu was wearing only one shoe, and fled the battlefield in embarrassment under the protection of the Praetorian Guard.

After He Lu returned to China, although he was treated in many ways, but because he was depressed in his heart, he gritted his teeth and hated Gou Jian every day, and just wanted to wait for the injury to heal to take revenge, but in the end the injury became more and more serious, and he realized that he would die soon, so when he was dying, he called the prince of Wu to his side and told the husband to avenge him. The husband swore that he would avenge him, and he was relieved, he looked at the husband and wanted to touch his head with his hand, but he couldn't lift his hand. Seeing him move his fingers slightly, he understood what his father meant, he buried his head in the palm of his hand, he moved his fingers, touched Fucha's head, and finally, his hand hung down, and finally he tried to smile slightly, his head tilted, and he died.

At this point in the story, we understand that after this, it is a battle between two young kings. They have just inherited the throne, they are all strong, they all want to do something, they all want their sons to inherit their father's business. Therefore, we have to think that why the dispute between Wu and Yue is becoming more and more fierce may be related to the two young monarchs. Young, with too much indomitable courage, never thinking about the consequences.

After experiencing the pain of losing his father, there is not a day when he does not want to avenge his father. After he succeeded to the throne, he "diligently worked day and night, practiced war shooting", and appointed Wu Zixu as the prime minister, and the two monarchs and ministers worked together to accumulate money and food, manufacture weapons, and organize an army to prepare for the conquest of the Yue Kingdom.

As for Gou Jian, he was inevitably immersed in the victory in the battle of Mao Li, and was still cheering for this rare victory, and even paralyzed that Wu was frightened because of this battle, and should not have the courage to invade Yue in a short time. When he heard the secret report of the spies, saying that Wu Zixu was training the water and land armies in the Taihu Lake area, Gou Jian didn't pay attention to it at all, he smiled contemptuously, and said to the ministers around him that the water and land armies controlled by Wu Zixu were still no problem to show off their might at home, and it was also necessary to do a good job in public security. Some of the ministers were as arrogant as him, and the rest did not dare to tell the truth, so they echoed the chorus and said that the king was wise.

Who among the courtiers does not want to stop, they are not interested in fighting, peaceful days are always good, they can eat and drink without worry, at least there is no worry about their lives, most of the courtiers still want peace, this is the common nature of human beings. Except for a few capable generals who want to get promoted and make a fortune through war, there are also people who are dedicated to the monarch's affairs and take the monarch's affairs as their own business and actively prepare for war. Just like Wu Zixu.

In 494 B.C., Wu Zixu thought that the water and land armies had matured, so he suggested to Fucha to attack the Yue Kingdom, and Fucha was overjoyed. Because he knew that Wu Zixu could suggest attacking Yueguo, then their chances of victory were great, and Fucha was very confident. So he ordered to send troops to the country on a certain day to avenge his father. Gou Jian was naturally not to be outdone, and before the husband had raised his troops, he immediately sent 30,000 elite soldiers to attack Wu State, regardless of the opposition of Fan Li and Wen Chong. The young king also wanted to win his prestige through war, and the more the courtiers objected, the more obsessed he became, wanting to prove that the king was more capable than the ministers, so he ordered Fan Li and Wen Chong to stay, and left all the courtiers who opposed his army. He thought triumphantly, "Prepare your homes for my triumphant return."

Gou Jian couldn't wait for his work, he ordered the Vietnamese army to play the war drums and go to Wu with high spirits. Gou Jian thought proudly that the Wu army should have been awakened from their dream by their war drums now, and this should also be the best time for the Vietnamese army to rush to the beach and land. Gou Jian ordered the Vietnamese warships to divide into two columns according to the command of the war drums, and at the same time began to rush to the beach separately according to the fire signal on the shore. Gou Jian placed his command ship in the middle of the waterway, and he stood at the bow of the ship, judging the battle situation according to the light of the fire with high spirits, and giving full command with the war drums.

He saw that there were unequal scattered points of light on both sides of the land, and he smiled arrogantly, no doubt that it was the panicked Wu army who was raising torches and running for his life. Time passed little by little, and the ships were getting closer to the other shore little by little, Gou Jian suddenly became uneasy, why didn't the Wu army beat the drums of war? And what made him even more uneasy was that Shi Mai, the commander-in-chief of the Vietnamese army, ran up to him, "King Yue, a large number of ships that rushed to land on the beach have run aground, what should I do?"

"What should I do?" he immediately became angry, knowing that this was caused by the lack of meticulous work in scouting the waterway, "and ordered the soldiers to wade through the water and swim to land." ”

As the drumbeat of the command ship changed, the Vietnamese army, which had strict military discipline, began an orderly diving movement, and one by one the Vietnamese soldiers jumped into the water from the boat, splashing countless splashes. Fortunately, the Vietnamese soldiers have been crawling and rolling in the water since childhood, although they are wearing armor and weapons, but they have no worries about their lives, and in an instant the water is full of ups and downs of Vietnamese helmets, like a big pot of boiling dumplings.

Finally, the Vietnamese army went ashore, and before he could tidy up his clothes and stand in formation, Gou Jian, who was standing on the command ship, was horrified to see that a large number of fires suddenly appeared in the extreme distance, like a long dragon. Before he could see it clearly, the fire point moved quickly, instantly turning into a popular line of fire, and Gou Jian knew that it was a cluster of rockets shot by Wu Jun. In an instant, the Vietnamese army was in chaos, ghosts were crying wolves, and the war drums commanded by Gou Jian had lost their command role for them. In order to extinguish the fire on their bodies, some of the Vietnamese soldiers who were hit by the arrow reflexively jumped into the river again, some rolled on the spot, and some shouted and did not know what to do, and finally remained motionless as if they were waiting for the second arrow...... The soldiers who did not come ashore turned around and tried to get on the boat to avoid the arrows, but the general stood in the bow of the ship and stabbed the soldiers who came on board with his spear......

In the light of the rocket, Gou Jian saw a large number of Vietnamese troops scurrying around in panic, any deterrence and suppression were useless, and because of the bright light, everything about the Vietnamese army was exposed, but where was the enemy. Even the soldiers understand: the Wu army is prepared, and Fu Jiao is a trap and a grave dug for them!

No matter how brave the soldiers are, they are afraid of encountering this kind of situation, and in the face of countless arrows that split their heads and faces, they can't show any of their martial arts, and the comrades around them are planted one after another, which makes the lucky soldiers all terrified.

But how to change this situation, Gou Jian suddenly remembered Fan Li and Wen Chong, but because they opposed his battle plan, he was left in the capital Huiji. At that moment, he thought, if they were there, maybe the Vietnamese army would not be so miserable.

The only way to do this is to minimize the sacrifice of soldiers, that is, the strong man breaks his wrist. Fu Cha had already laid a big trap for them, and Fu Jiao was just the most wonderful part of the trap, Gou Jian had already seen that behind the Vietnamese army, more than ten miles wide Taihu Lake waterway, the front and back fires rose sharply, and countless Wu military warships blocked the way of the Vietnamese army, cutting off the way back, he and his Vietnamese army, has become a turtle in the urn.

Gou Jian urgently ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, gathered a part of the soldiers who had not been injured and fled after getting on the boat, breaking through to the place where the fire was relatively sparse, and moving forward quickly with the help of the wind in the water where the planks were floating. When the soldiers who had not yet boarded the ship understood what was going on, they were even more shocked and cursed, and finally, they stood in despair, watching the ship go away quickly, and they could only resign themselves to fate. In order to survive, they surrendered one after another.

But Gou Jian was wrong again, and by the time he understood that he had chosen the wrong direction, it was too late, and he was so anxious that he stomped his feet and scolded his mother. In front, the fire gradually approached, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing, like the rockets of locusts, made the Vietnamese warships continue to catch fire, and the flames soared into the sky in an instant. Gou Jian gritted his teeth, in a hurry, he called the brave general Linggu Fu around him, and was entrusted with the task of commanding the breakthrough in danger, and ordered him to lead the remaining soldiers to organize a new round of charge to the waters of the back of the Yue country, Gou Jian knew very well that the Vietnamese army was very heroic at this time, and this bravery could only be effective in a short time, once they lost this short period of bravery, they would become a puddle of mud.

The Yue boat then turned around and formed a straight line, and in the sound of the war drums that the king of Yue desperately beats, with the light of the burning fire, went straight to the Wu army's blocking fleet, and the Wu army avoided one after another. The Vietnamese army broke out of the encirclement of the Wu army, and under the command of the king of Yue, all the ships gradually approached the shore of the lake. King Yue thought, after all, this is the Yue country, although there are few soldiers left, the Wu army may not dare to land. At this time, the east has revealed the white of the fish's belly, and Gou Jian saw a team of people and horses by the river, standing neatly on the bank of the river, and two tall horses were sitting on Fan Li and Wen Chong. The corners of King Yue's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he ordered the ships to try their best to get close to the lake embankment and quickly land on the shore.

Fucha was in the midst of the joy of victory, and he was single-mindedly thinking only of avenging his father, and he approached the embankment desperately. At this time, Wu Zixu reminded him, "King, as the saying goes, don't chase after the poor, let alone on the territory of the Yue Kingdom." You see, the Vietnamese army on the embankment is neat and tidy, and at first glance it is a good soldier, in case we are ambushed like Gou Jian. Besides, now that most of the country of Vietnam has fallen, and we are approaching Kyoto Huiji in Vietnam, we will besiege it without attacking it, and the Vietnamese army will definitely be in chaos, and we will save a lot of effort. ”

The husband was almost startled, and he came to his senses like an empowerment, and immediately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

Sure enough, Goujian, the king of Yue, knew that the Yue army was unable to defend the capital Huiji, so he went straight to Huiji Mountain, preparing to defend it at risk, and wanted to fight to the death in the end.

Fu sent troops to surround Huiji Mountain, cut off the supply of food and water to the Vietnamese army, and prepared to completely annihilate the remnants of Gou Jian's army.