Chapter 15 Chapter Fifteen

Sun Wu rode his horse and galloped back to Gusu.It was said that King Helu of Wu was anxious to summon him, and ordered him to wait by Taihu Lake, but when the moon came out of Dongshan, King Wu did not arrive. Sun Wu thought for a while, then smiled imperceptibly.He asked Tian Di to get a small boat that was propped up like a gust of wind, and some food and wine, and drank alone in the cabin, looking very happy. "Tian Di, push the boat to the river." "What? General, what are you going to do?" "Pull the boat to the river!" "General, don't you wait for the king to summon you?"

Sun Wu whispered to Tian Di slyly, "Now it's my general's turn to summon the king, haha." He laughed. Tian Di held back and said: "General, the temper of the king...isn't fun!" Sun Wu: "Is this general interested in playing with the king? I told you to punting on the river, so you just punting, and don't talk nonsense." Tian Di couldn't figure it out, mumbling "what the hell are you playing?", holding the pole tightly in his hand, the boat immediately shot towards the belly of the smoky Taihu Lake like an arrow. Sun Wu sighed: "It's really like a reed thrown into the waves. Is this generally the case in a person's life?"

Tian Di really didn't understand what General Sun was lamenting, he just felt that something was wrong with General Sun today, so he was a little happy?Still fidgeting?Passionate?Excited?smug? How dare you dare to say such arrogant words?How dare you say that he, the general, "summoned" the king? Could it be that seeing the young lady Yiluo once in Luofu Mountain made her dizzy and did not recognize the southeast and northwest? The boat reached the middle of the lake. Tian Di didn't know where to go for the boat, and the pole in his hand slowed down. Sun Wu stood on the prow of the boat with his hands behind his back, thoughtful.

Have you calmed down yet? Tian Di: "General, do you still want to see the scenery on the lake? Otherwise, let's go back to the shore and wait for the king to summon us." Sun Tzu: "Throw the penny in your hand into the water." "What what?" "Throw it down." "General, are you... taking a handful of lake water to wash your face?" "What's that? Give me the penny." Tian Di stared blankly at Sun Wu. Sun Wu went to get the penny by himself, Tian Di had no choice but to let go.Sun Tzu threw the penny into the lake. "you?!"

Tian Di was tongue-tied. Sun Wu watched with great interest a penny floating on the confused waves, suddenly lost its place.Without support, the boat let the waves collide, going smoothly for a while, and crossing for a while. Tian Di sat angrily on the bow of the boat. As soon as he looked up, the royal boat with bright lights and candles was coming. Tian Di exclaimed: "Wow! It's really here!" Sun Tzu smiled slightly. Wang Chuan quickly approached the boat, and the two boats approached and boarded the gangplank. Wang Chuan sent a message: The great king Xuan Sun Wu boarded the ship.

Sun Wu hurriedly stepped on the diving board, looked back, Tian Di didn't move, and said: "What are you still doing? You don't have a pole on this boat!" Tian Di came over and whispered, "Isn't the general going to summon you..." "Stop talking nonsense!" When Sun Wu boarded the king's boat, he saw Helu, the king of Wu, sitting in the middle of the cabin, next to the crown prince, Fucha, the prince, Bopi, Wu Zixu, and the general, all of whom were due to arrive. Sun Wu greeted the king with a big salute. Fucha said: "General Sun, is this the 'waiting for work with ease' in your art of war?"

Fu Chai seemed very dissatisfied with Sun Wu's negligence and arrogance. Unexpectedly, King Helu of Wu was in a very good mood: "I would like to thank General Sun for bringing the lonely king here. General Sun invites you to come here. It is not interesting to discuss matters here." Sun Wu got up and said: "I was called to the shore, so I thought that the king must be going to the lake." He Lu: "The original intention of the widow is to discuss matters by the lakeside, so that Aiqing Zixu and Hua Deng, who are practicing navy, can be called nearby. However, this place is also good, and this place is also good."

Sun Wu: "I think that the king discusses the important affairs of the country on this building and boat, and it is even more important to lift the weight." "Oh? Does Ai Qing know what the widow is going to discuss?" Sun Wu smiled: "Isn't it a big plan to break Chu?" Helu clapped his hands happily: "Aiqing is the one who knows the widow best! Tell me, what do Aiqing think?" Sun Wu: "Your Majesty has been looking forward to Yingying for ten years. Now the time has come. Heaven has bestowed the Kingdom of Chu on Your Majesty. Why don't Your Majesty obey God's will and take it with one fell swoop?"

He Lu was very excited: "Before this, the widow asked you and Dr. Wu many times if you could send troops into Chu and attack Yingcheng. Ying can't enter'. Now, I finally hope that you, Sun Changqing, will say the word 'take'! General, please teach me, how do you count that the time has come?" Sun Wu said: "Your Majesty, if you launch an attack, you will rashly deploy your troops based on a momentary victory. It is absolutely the way to victory. The key is the use of national power, military strength and strategy. Looking at the current situation in the world, the state of Chu, King Zhao of Chu was seventeen years old, young and ignorant, so that Yin Nangwa monopolized power, greedy, and offended the world. In March of this year, Liu Wengong once held an alliance with the princes of eighteen countries in Zhaoling, and planned to attack Chu. It can be seen that Chu was defeated It is the wish of the princes of the world."

Helu asked, "How can the widows be able to form an alliance with the princes today?" Sun Wu: "In order to deprive the treasure, Yin Nangwa of the Chu State imprisoned the two kings, Caihou and Tang Chenggong, who went to the Chu court for three years. Now, Nangwa has led the Chu army to besiege Cai. Your Majesty, send troops to rescue Cai. The country is to send troops from the beginning, and the division is famous; uniting the armies of Tang and Cai can strengthen our strength; the three armies of the king are as immovable as a mountain, as moving as thunder, the crowd is excited, eager to fight, and the military order is like stagnant water in a thousand feet. Creek, entering Ying is just around the corner. Your Majesty, the opportunity has not come for a long time, like a yellow crane in the distance, the fighter plane arrives suddenly, like lightning piercing the dark night, the opportunity cannot be missed. The minister is very grateful to have such a shocking opportunity. The minister respects It is a great pleasure to be able to assist the king to enter the city of Ying, swim in Yunmeng, and dominate the Han River. Your Majesty, please wave the three armies of the whole country of Wu to break through Chu and enter Ying, and complete the meritorious service in one battle!"

"What a 'all in one job!'" Sun Wu was very emotional, and so was King Wu. The King of Wu asked again: "Doctor Wu, what do you think?" Wu Zixu: "Your Majesty, after careful consideration, General Sun offered this great plan to the King. For several years, the ministers have obeyed the orders of the King, set up defenses, repaired the city walls, selected and trained soldiers, and practiced battles. How can they be called the invincible Wu Gou? Wu Ge corrodes the treasury? Break through Chu and enter Ying, Wu Zixu is willing to be a pioneer!" King Helu of Wu called him "good" again and again, "If there are sons and servants here, why worry that the state of Chu will not be destroyed? I know that Dr. Wu has devoted all his energy to the state of Wu, and he will not hesitate to die!" Now, He Lu no longer mentions the old story of Wu Zixu avenging his personal revenge, and only tries every means to encourage him to rush, fight, bleed, and even die.Fu Gai was ambitious and wanted to test the elite of his subordinates. Bo Pi and Hua Deng also incited them vigorously, as if the king would visit Xingying City tomorrow.The prince Fucha was determined to compete with the crown prince, and he respectfully asked his father and king to give each brother a horse to independently control the golden drum, kill the enemy and break the city, and make great achievements.Zhonglei asked inappropriately, "I don't know who the king sent to stay in Gusu, and he was the only soldier of the Yue State in case of an invasion." He Lu gave a blank look and ignored it. He Lu was happy, and ordered wine and food to be served. Helu held up the title and said: "My dear friends, drink up to the top of this title!" Although he didn't say much, the look, the gesture of drinking it up first, had the taste of vowing to the master, and encouraged all the generals to regard death as home. He Lu asked again: "General Sun, I would like to listen to the general's strategy for defeating Chu." Sun Wu calmly said: "Thirty-two big characters: Initiate the teacher to save Cai, for the sake of light, but for the truth; to break through the Chu and enter Ying, to know the place of the war; to know the place of war when you know the time of war; to be surprised by the truth." The shrewd Fu Gai said: "Our army sent an army to rescue Cai Xuhuang. Although this plan is clever, the general of Chu is not an idler. I am afraid that he will take the lead in returning to defend Hanshui and defend the city of Ying. Although the general of Chu is just a bag of wine and food. , but he has also experienced hundreds of battles, and Zuo Sima Shen Yinshu is extremely shrewd, and should not be underestimated." Wu Zixu: "How about Nangwa? What about Shen Yinshu? See, I took their heads with my own army first." Fu Gai: "If they are following General Sun's Art of War's 'wait for labor', relying on the Han River and not fighting, how can Dr. Wu take his head across the river?" He Lu was a little anxious, and asked Sun Wudao: "General Sun must have some tricks up his sleeve?" Sun Wu: "Once the war begins, the battle situation will be ever-changing, and it is time to make a decision at the moment. The minister has already seen the place of the decisive battle, and made an appointment with the Chu army to come for a while. Your Majesty, don't worry that the Chu army will not fight. Your Majesty, what happened just now I must still remember—Sun Wuyi threw away a small boat with a penny on the lake, didn’t the king’s king ship come?” He Lu glanced at Sun Wu. Sun Wu knew that he had made a slip of the tongue: "Ah, please forgive me for your inappropriate remarks. You shouldn't use your king's boat as a metaphor." Sun Tzu was too excited. King Helu of Wu is in an unusual state today, and he forgives Sun Wu for his disrespect and gaffes. "The widow respects General Sun and honors Gusu Hong. I think the wine of victory in the future must be eaten by the widow." "Of course. Your Majesty just needs to sit in the palace and wait for Marquis Cai to come to ask for troops to rescue him." The banquet on the building and boat became more and more intense. It seemed that the generals and doctors were not fighting for their strength, but their physical strength, mental strength and courage. Jing, line two. The wine was hot, Sun Wu walked out of the cabin, stood on the bow of the king's boat, unbuttoned his clothes, and let the night wind on the lake blow his hot cheeks and chest.Behind him, the jubilant yelling of the feast came faintly.The water area in front of me was lit by candles, turning red little by little, and then yellowish little by little. It was very beautiful, just like soft colored silk.That huge war is still far away at this moment, and this body is still in the joy of peace.However, Sun Wu's heart was already beating wildly.He is now very emotional, passionate, or agitated.Yes, a person's life in a hurry may be like a reed thrown into Taihu Lake.However, isn't there a warlock who crossed the sea with a reed in the legend?He thought, the upcoming war is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Wu Kingdom and the King of Wu. For you, Sun Wu, is it not an opportunity that you have been looking forward to and waiting for for several years?He thought, you have to beat the drums, mobilize the chariots, mobilize the three armies, rumble across the land of Chu State, and drive into the city of Ying.You have to let your painstaking efforts poured on the bamboo slips, and let those tactics of war be interpreted into the "eternal swan song" of war.Where are Jiang Shang, Guan Zi, and uncle Sima Juju now?You're going to leave them dumbfounded in the spirit of heaven.And Wu Guo, Wu Guo's three armies, will shock the world after this battle.He thought, looking up at the night sky.The vast Milky Way, suspended in the blue sky, he had a whim, trying to identify which one is the general star, which one is Sima Juju, and which one is Jiang Shang.At this moment, nothing about Silk Girl, Luofu Mountain, or Yiluo can occupy any small space in his mind. energy.Seeing that Sun Wu had left the table, King Helu came to the bow of the boat to look for him. Behind him, on the bronze plate carried by the maid was Gusu red poured full by the two princes. He Lu: "General Sun, how can you not have fun today? Come, I will have another drink with you." "Thank you, Your Majesty." Sun Wu took the bronze jue and drank the wine in one gulp. Wu Wang Helu also drank up the wine and showed him the empty jue.The monarchs and ministers smiled at each other. Sun Wu couldn't restrain his emotions, and suddenly threw the Jue in his hand into the lake.Tongjue flashed and fell into the lake in the distance. Sun Wu realized that he had lost his composure again. He Lu smiled and praised: "Good, that's very good!" He Lu also threw the jue in his hand into the lake. Sun Wudao: "Your Majesty, let the king's boat go back to the shore quickly."