Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Sixth Division from Jiangdong

Sun Wu stood on the bow of the warship, and the wind blowing across the Huaihe River, with a trace of coolness, hit his face and flicked Zheng's robe.Looking back, there are hundreds of warships and thousands of masts lined up; look at the shore, chariots and infantry, covering the sky and covering the earth.He was in a great mood, feeling unprecedented bravery and strength swelling all over his body, and there was an irresistible desire to fight immediately and establish immortal feats immediately.This can be called a general!This is the spirit of a general!Only then can we talk about arrogance, courage, and glory.Behind him, there are 30,000 Wu troops, and on the left and right, there are 30,000 people from the Tang and Cai countries, making a total of 60,000 soldiers and horses, which can be said to be mighty.

He Lu came over: "How does the general feel?" "A good game of chess." "Including the troops of Cai and Tang, there are about 60,000 troops!" He Lu said. Sun Wu smiled and said: "Isn't it an army of 600,000?" The King of Wu was surprised: "How come six hundred thousand?" Sun Tzu: "Your Majesty, Sun Tzu uses one soldier as ten." Helu laughed loudly: "Haha, 600,000, of course it is 600,000! The widow is convinced. The general said that the reason for raising troops is to rescue Cai Guo. As long as he puts on a gesture, the Chu army who besieged Cai Guo will surely return to defense." Hanshui, go to guard the gate of Yingdu of Chu State, Tang Cai Xiaoguo and Wu Jun will jointly attack Chu, and it will become a climate, as expected!"

"It's all thanks to Your Majesty's wisdom." "The general's good means, let's use it to our heart's content this time!" While speaking, a small boat came from the gap between the warships, and on board were Cai Guozhaohou and General Cai Jian. The king of Cai Guoguo made a bow to Wu Wang Helu: "Your Majesty, the prince of a small country is very polite! Thank you, Your Majesty, the mighty army of Wu State has just gone to Huaixi, and the army of Chu State has retreated back to Chu State like a tortoise. .Thank you, the king, for saving the monarchs and the people of the small country! Thank you!"

Caihou's face was full of tears. King Helu of Wu sneered and said, "Marquis Cai, are you still going to pay tribute to King Chuzhao, the son of Chu?" Cai Hou's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "The king of the small country has no eyes. He only went to pay tribute to Chu State three years ago because he prayed for peace. Unexpectedly, the king of Chu State had no faith and righteousness, so he sent Yin Nangwa to lead his troops to surround the small country. If you want to put it to death, hurry up! Now, it is the majesty of the king who broke the siege for Cai Guo, and the people of Cai Guo have all mobilized to follow the king to defeat Chu, and they are incompatible with Chu, can the king trust me?"

There is nothing to doubt, Cai Hou's second son and General Jian's only son Chi, both stayed in Wu as hostages, Cai Guo kept the old and weak to defend the city, and all the more than 10,000 soldiers boarded the ship to attack Chu. Wu Wang Helu smiled slightly. General Cai Jian shouted: "Your Majesty! General Sun, Doctor Wu, and Cai Guojun's soldiers have obeyed the command, and they will not hesitate to die." Sun Wu said: "Your Majesty, you can order the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms to advance and knock on the gate of the capital of Chu State." Wu Zixu said: "Your Majesty, you can go to the palace of the Chu Kingdom to watch the Chu women's slender waist dance. What are you waiting for?"

He Lu laughed out loud. He Lu personally went to beat the drums of the army. Cai Hou hurried back to his warship.Looking at the boatmen and pawns covering the sky and the sun, he felt very tragic in his heart. With such a huge momentum, it can be said that it was groundbreaking.Looking at the billowing smoke and dust, and seeing the tens of thousands of boats on the water, he knew that Tang Chenggong, the king of the Tang Dynasty, was also like him.The elite troops of Wu State, numbering 30,000, are also in full force, while the total number of Chu State's barbaric soldiers exceeds 200,000!The armies of the Three Kingdoms raised up their divisions together, fought hard all the way, and competed with Chu for a one-day victory.For Cai Guo, this is all-or-nothing; for Tang State, it is all-or-nothing; for Wu State, the monarchs, ministers and soldiers are far away from their homeland.

For Cai Zhaohou, there was no choice. As the monarch of a small country, Cai Zhaohou did not live comfortably.In Cai Guo, he kept his promises and held the power of life and death at his fingertips.In front of the king of a great country, he is still a courtier, a wormwood, and a beetle.One day, when the king of a powerful country gets angry and launches a crusade, he and his Cai country will be destroyed.Every time I think about this, not only can I not sleep at night, but also I feel the cold air coming from the back of my neck!As a prince, what he loves most in his life is rare treasures.From the ancestors, never tired of it.After several generations of searching and collecting, we have indeed obtained some beautiful jade, famous fur, and BMW.This was his blessing, but also his curse. He worried all day long that these rare treasures would be plundered by the king of a powerful country, and at that time, his head might no longer grow on his neck.Sometimes, he locked himself in the treasure palace for a whole day, so worried that he didn't think about food and drink, and kept moaning.He had to run among the kings of the big countries to get some treasures to pay tribute to Yihu.Even if it means gouging out his flesh and blood, it has to be gouged out, and you can't make a big deal out of a small one.Three years ago, on the shore of Taihu Lake in the State of Wu, on Zhangshan Mountain, he was sweating profusely when he watched Sun Wu perform his soldiers and saw those desperate soldiers put sharp blades on their shoulders.With an idea, he regarded his sister as a treasure, and honored him as King Wu.However, after flattering King Helu of Wu, he worried that King Chu Zhao would be unhappy.Chu State's territory, soldiers and horses, all seem to be stronger than Wu State.So, he discussed with Tang Chenggong in private, and went to Chu State to pay tribute.He does not admit that he is cowardly by nature, but that his small country cannot but call him cowardly.He, Cai Zhaohou, is also a very face-saving person. He brought a piece of jade and a fur suit to King Chu Zhao, and he also wore a fur suit, hung a piece of jade, and respectfully went to present the treasure.The 14-year-old King Chu Zhao was completely at a loss for what to do, and he was very happy when he was a child. He immediately put on a fur suit and a jade pendant, and held a luxurious and sumptuous banquet for Cai Zhaohou.

The cups were mixed and received such hospitality. Cai Zhaohou looked at King Chu Zhao's beautiful jade clothes, and then at his own beautiful jade and fur clothes. He was very proud, and a stone fell to the ground in his heart.During the banquet, a man named Nangwa kept eyeing him, which made his heart shudder.This Nangwa official Bai Lingyin is the crown of all the ministers of the Chu state, the highest military and political officer, and the 14-year-old king has great trust in him. If he stomps his feet lightly, the Han River and the Huai River will cause disturbances.This man was as strong as an axle, with a beard like a hedgehog, a pair of big eyes protruding outwards, small pupils, and many whites. Cai Zhaohou took a look at him and couldn't help but shudder.

Nangwa smiled at Cai Zhaohou.Cai Zhaohou quickly answered the smile, subconsciously avoiding Nangwa's "attention". Nangwa chewed the half-baked pig's feet, and came to Cai Zhaohou with the wine-filled jue, saying: "It's really wise for the Zhaohou Dynasty to contribute treasures. If the king is happy, we will be happy too. In the future, those who have the courage to be worthy of Nangwapifu only need one sentence." "Don't dare." "What kind of words are you talking about? How dare you dare? ——It is said that Zhaohou's treasures are like a mountain, which is really good."

"Where. In a lonely and small country, where are the treasures?" "Is Qiu Fu Peiyu considered a treasure?" "Ah—to express my respect, I dedicated it to the king." "Aren't the ones Zhaohou wears on his body and around his neck also treasures?" Cai Zhaohou was taken aback for a moment, thinking about something. Nangwa laughed. Cai Zhaohou felt like sitting on pins and needles. Nangwa toasted aggressively, and Cai Zhaohou drank it bravely, feeling that his mouth was full of bitterness. Nangwa laughed and said, "Are you planning to bring back the treasure Zhaohou wears?"

Cai Zhaohou fully understood Nangwa's intention.This nigga is fierce, violent, greedy, and he doesn't hide it.But although Cai Zhaohou is the lord of a small country, he is also the lord of a country after all, and dignity is still required.He sneered and said, "Zhaohou has already offered his treasures to the King of Chu. Thanks to the King, he hosted a banquet to entertain him, but the state affairs are in a hurry, and Zhaohou is too drunk, so he bids farewell to the King of Chu!" Cai Zhaohou wanted to escape. Nangwa stretched out his arms arrogantly: "Wait a minute!" Caihou's entourage, General Jian, couldn't hold back any longer, and stepped forward to protect the king of Cai: "What? Does Ling Yin want my king of Cai to take off his fur clothes in public and walk out of the palace of Chu naked? Isn't Ling Yin deceiving Cai? unmanned?" Nangwa laughed. "The general misunderstood. I am a great country of Chu, which is really a state of etiquette. How can I belittle the princes of a country? Nang Wa really thinks that Zhaohou should have a good time. Come, come, this general!" As Nangwa said, he replaced the jue that can hold one liter of wine with a goblet that can hold three liters of wine, and he couldn't help but lift up the three goblets that he could drink in a row. General Jian also accompanied San Gou. Cai Zhaohou bowed to the king of Chu and said, "Thank you, King Chu, for your hospitality. Zhaohou pays his respects." King Chu Zhao said: "Don't worry, I'm not happy yet." One sentence stopped Cai Zhaohou, and he didn't dare to move. Nangwa smiled. General Jian Jian was twenty years old, full of vigor, and victorious, and said: "Since the king of Chu has not exhausted himself, this general would like to use a little trick to make everyone laugh." King Chu Zhao liked this and kept saying it was wonderful. General Cai Guo walked out of the hall, where stood a huge tripod with three legs and two ears, and a round belly.This treasure vessel that contains five flavors weighs hundreds of catties, and usually wooden poles must be pierced on both ears of the tripod, and it can only be moved by people who carry it.When cooking meat, according to the custom, livestock such as pigs and sheep can be dismembered into two parts, seven parts, or twenty-one parts.Today, what is cooked is a whole animal. After a whole pig is slaughtered and peeled, it is cooked in a wok and placed in a tripod.One can imagine how heavy the weight of the bronze tripod and the whole pig is.General Jian is really angry today, and he wants to show his courage for a while and use his whole body to save face for Cai Guo.He came to the front of the tripod, spread his feet apart, grasped the two feet of the tripod with both hands, exerted enough strength, and raised the bronze tripod with a loud cry, not a single drop of boiling soup in the tripod was spilled. All the people at the table clapped and applauded.Cai Zhaohou smiled, very proud. Nang Wa also applauded again and again, saying: "The general's physical strength is extraordinary, and Nang Wa admires it. Wait for me to try it too, please don't laugh." As he spoke, Nangwa walked over and lifted the tripod up with one hand over his head. General Jian was speechless.Cai Zhaohou turned pale and was dumbfounded.There was an uproar in the hall. But the tripod in Nangwa's hand was not in a hurry to put it down, he just held it up, as if he was holding a crumbling mountain.There was broth in the cauldron, which might be poured at any time. After the uproar, the people dared not make a sound, and they all stared at the cauldron, afraid that it would tilt.Nangwa looked around proudly without changing his face, then fixed his eyes on Caihou, and shouted: "If Caihou gives me fur clothing and jade, Nangwa can hold one in each hand!" This time it was almost a threat, and it was a blatant demand for tomorrow. Cai Zhaohou gritted his teeth and refused. General Jian pressed the hilt of his long sword with his hand, ready to fight in case of accident, and gave up his life to be the savior. King Chu Zhao was delighted to see it, and said, "Nangwa! The widow will give you a hundred taels of gold!" Then Nangwa put down the copper tripod to thank him. The matter was not over, and Nangwa did not give up.After the banquet was over, Cai Zhaohou returned to the temporary residence, thinking that this was a wrong place and he could not stay for a long time, so he hurriedly packed his bags and prepared to leave.Unexpectedly, the front door and the back door have been sealed by soldiers sent by Nangwa, and Marquis Cai and his entourage were put under house arrest. One ban is three years! Later, Cai Zhaohou learned that Tang Chenggong also encountered the same fate at this moment. The reason was that Nangwa was jealous of the "Sushuang" horse that Chenggong rode when he went to Chu to pay tribute.Tang Chenggong refused to give the horse to Nangwa, so he was also detained.Three years later, Tang Chenggong's BMW "Sushuang" came under the name of Nangwa and was taken to Nangwa's stable, so Tang Chenggong was able to escape.Cai Zhaohou's original intention was to grit his teeth, not to give up his clothes and admire his jade, and he couldn't stand the doctor Qing who came to visit him and dredge his joints in his country, begging him to put state affairs first, and, Nang Wa finally said, one day Within, choose one of head and baby.Cai Hou had no choice but to bear the humiliation and weep, took off his fur clothes and gave them to Nangwa. Peiyu didn't give it to Nangwa, he asked someone to bring a message to Nangwa: "Unless the jade is broken, I will die." Nangwa saved half of Cai Hou's face, and did not pursue Peiyu any more, leaving a way out. Cai Zhaohou fled quickly and left the state of Chu. Xiaoxing stayed overnight and came to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. When the boat traveled northward, it was the Han River. Looking north along the Han River, it was his Cai country. After being humiliated for three years, and going to Guohuai Township for three years, once he saw the Han River, Cai Zhaohou couldn't help crying and crying with his face to the north.General Jian also cried bitterly.Cai Hou took the piece of pendant jade in his hand, played with it for a long time, and suddenly threw the jade into the river. "Han River is the testimony of heaven! If I travel south to pay tribute to Chu State in the future, I will be buried in Dachuan like this piece of jade! I will not be completely dead! Who in the world can conquer Chu, I will be the vanguard!" General Jian cut his middle finger, dripped the blood in the river, and said: "If you go south to the Han River in the future, you will take the head of the bag and tile for the king!" The day has finally come.This day has come so hard! The cause was that King Chu Zhao sent Yin Nangwa and Shen Yinshu to lead a large army to surround Cai Guo.The old hatred has not disappeared, but a new hatred has been added. Isn't the little Cai Guo, under the arrogance of the halberd, a chicken egg that will break at the touch of a touch?What's more, Shen Yinshu, who accompanied Nangwa in the army, had been killed for a long time and was resourceful, which made the Chu army even more powerful. Cai Hou went to the palace where he hid his treasure again, hid among his treasures, and cried loudly again. After thinking about it, my heart is like a hot pot. Silently counting the princes of the world, and now only the state of Wu can compete with the strong Chu. When thinking of the state of Wu, one naturally thinks of generals Sun Wu and Wu Zixu. There are also Sun Wu's soldiers with blades on their shoulders, bleeding profusely, without changing their expressions; and the majestic and majestic boat masters commanded by Wu Zixu. Cai Hou called General Jian to his Treasure Building, held General Jian's hand, looked through all his rare treasures, and said: "I invite the general because the life and death of the Cai country depends on the general. Please The general broke through and went to the country of Wu to move troops for help. You see—what treasures can impress the king of the country of Wu, take them, take them, take them..." Cai Hou, who was weak by nature, was sobbing again. After he finished speaking, he didn't even look at the general's mirror, so he was cruel and let him take whatever he took to pay tribute. General Jian didn't do anything. Caihou: "Take it, why don't you take it?" General Jian said: "The most urgent task for a prince is not to please the King of Wu, but to win the trust of the King of Wu!" "I see." "What do you think the king wants?" "Take... let's go." Cai Hou only had one son by his side, but in order to understand the urgent need, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and let General Jian take him to Wu as a hostage.General Jiangu knelt down and said: "Don't worry, Junhou, Junhou handed over the son for Cai Guo, and I will also take my three-year-old only son to Wu Guo - this is what is in front of Wei Zhi. The sores on my heart have been gouged out, but what else can I do?" As he spoke, he burst into tears. That night, General Jian led more than a dozen single cavalry, desperately charged to break through, and went to Wu to move troops.In the dark night, more than a dozen people fought wildly with their swords, and I don't know how hard it was. All I know is that all the cavalry were killed, and the son of Marquis Cai was slightly injured, but he was alive. Not damaged either.General Jian fought overnight, and his appearance has changed. There are spear wounds all over his body. Although he didn't hurt his vitals, he was still stained with blood. is clean.His horse was wounded and fell down and could not get up again.He himself, like a fallen leaf, fell in front of Wu Guojun and his ministers, and fainted.King Helu of Wu ordered someone to drink some hot soup for General Jian. General Jian knelt down and was about to speak when Helu said: "I know that the Marquis of Cai will send people to rescue the soldiers, so don't worry about it. If the Marquis of Cai is no longer in a hurry, the widow will send troops to rescue Cai, and join the army of Tang and Cai to attack Chu together!" General Jian kowtowed to King Wu nine times in a row. "Your Majesty favors the State of Cai, and the world! The general of Xiaoguo has made up his mind, he will not destroy the Chu army, and he will not return home when he dies! Today, I will bring Caihou's second son, Gong Zigan, and my three-year-old son, and stay in Wu State to serve Hostage, Your Majesty has been able to clearly understand the hearts of Cai Guojun and his subjects. No matter whether the Chu army breaks the siege of Cai, Cai Guojun and his subjects will fight against the Chu army. If I die in battle in the future, the three-year-old Chi My son stayed in Gusu, the prosperous state of Wu, and died in peace!" He Lu nodded. Sun Wudao: "Your Majesty, General Cai Guo's youngest son is three years old, and he is still unaware. Please, Your Majesty, allow Sun Wu's wife, Bo Nu, to take care of him." He Lu called it good. Sun Wu immediately took General Jian and his young son back to the mansion between the deployment of troops, and led the father and son to see the silk girl. Seeing that Chi'er was childish and cute, the silk girl held her in her arms.General Cai Jian shouted: "Chi'er, don't kneel down yet!" The young boy fluttered his big eyes in confusion. General Cai grabbed the youngest son, threw him to the ground, and said, "You ignorant bastard!" He also knelt down.The child was scolded and held down again, crying in fright. Sun Wudao: "General, please get up quickly! Why do you need to do this great gift?" He pulled up the general's mirror. Silk Nu also said anxiously: "Get up, you're killing me!" Sun Wu said: "The child is only three years old, and he is still young. What do you know? Don't press his head!" General Cai Jian: "The generals of the small country are lucky to have three lives. Before leaving the army to die, I was able to entrust the youngest son to the two. The two are the parents of the youngest son. Please give Chi's son the surname grandson. The whole family is very grateful." Sun Wu: "Why did you say that? Why change your surname?" General Cai scolded, "Chi'er! Call your parents!" The child does not understand, only sobs. "Wow!" Sun Wu said: "Forget it, general, temporarily store your child here. After the victory, you can take it back. There is no need to identify the parents, and there is no need to change the name. The child is still your child." Jian said: "General Sun, Cai Guojun and his ministers have been humiliated by the Chu people, and I have decided to fight to the death!" Sun Wu smiled: "You and I go out together, you fight to the death, let the child change his surname, you can guarantee that Sun Wu will go to the battlefield, he will definitely save his body? Will he be safe and sound?" Silk girl's eyes were moist: "What nonsense are you talking about?" Sun Wu: "I mean, whether the man comes back or not, the child—and the mother! The mother will still miss his son!" Jian said: "To be honest, the child's mother... has been... killed by me, she, she won't let the three-year-old Chi'er be taken away!" No one spoke.silence. Silk Girl couldn't hold back her tears: "You guys are so hard-hearted!" Sun Wu said: "Madam, please take care of General Jian for a while, and let him take him back after the war." The silk girl looked at the three-year-old Chi'er, who was very cute with a thick head and a thick head.How did the little baby know that the situation was so serious, so she caught a little red ladybug on the ground and played with it.Silk girl carried the child over, wiped away the child's tears, and said, "Leave it to Silk girl, I know how to love a child without a mother!" General Jian was very moved, and said anxiously: "Chi'er, you are always smart, why don't you know how to call your father and mother?" "Father!—Mom!—" cried out.The silk girl agreed with a hey. General Cai Guojian said: "Blessed is Chi'er, and I have to regenerate my parents. General Sun, I have no worries about the future when I go to attack Chu, and I have no worries. I will never turn back even if I throw my head on the ground!" "Okay, Chi'er is here, don't worry. The military situation is urgent, stop acting like a son and daughter, Sun Wu will immediately go to rescue Cai, and the general will be a guide, let's go!" Sun Wu wanted to leave. "Changqing, wait a moment!" Sun Wu turned around and looked at Silk Girl in surprise. Silk girl said: "Master, you are usually busy with state affairs and training soldiers, and silk girl doesn't want to disturb you. Today...it's different, I have to let you know—do you know that silk girl is pregnant with Liujia?" "Oh……" "Three months." Sun Tzu: "Madam please forgive my carelessness." "I don't intend to use this to fetter the general, or to distract you with these mother-in-law matters. I just want to say that the general's decisive victory on the battlefield is a major national event, but please cherish it, cherish it!" Sun Tzu was deeply moved: "I—know." "When the child is born in the future, I have to ask the general to give me a name." "Birth is like a star, and daughter is like a moon, I hope mother and child are safe! Sun Wu bids farewell!" Sun Wu turned around and left.General Jian followed.The two men didn't look back. Silk Nu kept watching the two of them go away and disappeared. No one expected that the clever child would slip out by himself, run for a while, wait at the corner, wait until the adult passed by, dodge, and follow behind his father, General Jian... The military situation was like fire, and the three armies quickly assembled and set off from the Wu Wangtai. Three-year-old Chi'er got into the middle of the team, crying and calling for his father.Chi'er hugged one soldier's leg, called "Daddy", and then went to hug another soldier's leg after seeing what was wrong.The marching soldiers had no time to take care of it, and hurriedly avoided the frightened and terrified child with a hoarse voice.When Chi'er was thrown in the open by a group of soldiers, General Jian saw him, and he also saw General Jian. "Daddy, daddy!..." Chi'er rushed to General Jian's side, and finally hugged his father's leg, "Daddy, don't throw... me, take me... home! Daddy!" General Jian loved, pitied, angry, anxious, and There was "hate", and angrily scolded: "Get out! You are here to seek death!" As he said, he raised his powerful slap, but he couldn't bear to drop it, so he had to break away the child's hand and hit him on the palm . The little ladybug, red, fell from between the fingers. Sun Wu came, took the crying child, and held him in his arms.Jian wanted to reason: "General Sun, leave him alone!" "Go away!" Sun Wu shouted. General Jian can only retreat. Sun Wu picked up the little red ladybug on the ground, put it in the palm of Chi'er, let the child squeeze his fist, and wiped away the child's tears. He walked past hundreds of soldiers with the child in his arms. Among the relatives of the soldiers who came to see him off, he saw the silk girl coming. He passed the child to Silk Girl through the crowd. He turned around and jumped onto the chariot. His chariot galloped out of the city, and outside the city, the folks from Gusu came to see him off.Among the crowd, he suddenly saw the beautiful Yiluo who was waving to him and shouting something. He quickly turned his head aside. He didn't dare to look at Yiluo again. A burst of melancholy suddenly rose in his heart, and even he himself wondered what was going on.It wasn't until the chariot ran a long way, mighty, heroic, and tragic that it pushed away the untimely tenderness and melancholy.At this time, he longed for a fierce battle, longed for a quick battle, longed for an instant sweep of the Chu army, but he knew that this would not be easy, and defeating Chu would be a protracted, unprecedented war... Wu Jun marched west and turned north, and then went back up the Huai River.As expected in advance, the Chu army cleverly withdrew the siege of Cai Guo and returned to the opposite side of the Han River.So Tang and Cai Zhijun joined Wu Jun in Huaishui, and the lineup quickly grew.Not only Sun Tzu's emotions were agitated, because the 30,000 army soldiers expanded to 60,000, the soldiers of the three armies were all excited, and they all showed joy.Cai Zhaohou and Tang Chenggong shared the same hatred and swore to show their hearts.For a while, the smoke and dust rolled up by the soldiers when they walked covered the sky and the sun, and the weapons were flickering coldly. Who is not eager to fight?Who is not eager to fight?Who doesn't hope to break through Chu as soon as possible and triumph as soon as possible? The army turned into a navy, and the navy turned into an army. After the armies of the three countries converged, in order to seek a decisive battle with the Chu army, at the turn of the Huaihe River, General Sun Wu, the king Helu, and Wu Zixu stepped off the king's boat together, commanding thousands of troops to abandon the boat. Go ashore and head south.They quickly boarded the military chariots, and the sun and moon military flags of each army were flying on the shore of the Huai River in an instant. The soldiers were divided into "Jing", "Xing", "Two" and "Wu". The army changed in an uproar, and amidst the deafening drums, it became the army.With the arduous march and the approach of the battlefield, the soldiers moved towards reality step by step, and their moods were also undergoing subtle changes. After all, the excitement of joining forces was temporary.The excitement of swearing-in cannot replace the anxiety of the imminent war. The great king Helu on the chariot didn't say a word. Ambitious, but also worried. The empty country expedition was a desperate attempt. For Helu, victory would establish the great cause of the alliance of the princes, and defeat would seriously damage the vitality. The enthusiasm of worshiping Sun Wu as a general and eager to raise troops to attack Chu has been replaced by pragmatic worries. A decisive battle between 60,000 troops and 200,000 strong Chu! The Chu army has the bravery of Nangwa and the strategy of Shen Yinshu. They will do what Sun Wu expected. After the two armies face each other across the river, the Chu army will obey orders, cross the Han River, and use the battlefield arranged by Sun Wu to fight to the death. what? Sun Wu's face could not see the future victory or defeat. peace.calm.Try to hide the inner turmoil as much as possible. must be concealed. Because, if he shows a little bit of arrogance, joy, hesitation, doubt, and worry between his eyebrows, it will affect Helu's choice.The problem now is for him to command the king, not for the king to command him.He has made it very clear in his "Sun Tzu's Art of War": "The general can, but the one who does not defend the king wins." The first thing he faced was not a strong enemy, but a king. What about the generals? Needless to say, Wu Zixu, Sun Wu had read his "Wu Zixu's Art of War in Water Wars", and was very impressed.Wu Zixu is also brave and resourceful, but he seems more anxious than anyone else.Anxious to defeat Ying, capture King Chu Zhao alive, and avenge the killing of his father and brother, this man's eyes are blood red. Fugai has already led the army to take charge of his own affairs, and still has a mysterious and unpredictable appearance with a smile, only occasionally passing a disapproving attitude towards Helu in his eyes, will this person make his own decisions at critical moments and act alone? The prince was finally too tired and cowardly, full of worries. Prince Fucha is too arrogant, everything is out of the question. Bo Pi is too good at looking at the king's eyes, too good at adapting to changes! Sun Wu also had to deal with these princes and ministers, and the command was determined. The army galloped along the open area of ​​Yuzhang towards the Han River, crossing the Tongbai Mountains and the Dabie Mountains at high speed all the way, passing through the three passes of Datun, Ming, and Zhiyuan in succession before entering the state of Chu and facing the Facing the Han River, it faces the Chu Army across the river. Sun Wu narrowed his eyes and looked around the land of Yuzhang from the running chariot. The autumn wind is running on the earth, and there is a little coolness on the face.He is so familiar with the mountains, rivers and vegetation here.Three years ago, also in autumn, right here, his army fought a bloody battle with the Chu army.In order to prepare for and carry out the Battle of Yuzhang, he lost the chance to reunite with his concubine Yiluo, and in order to plan this Battle of Breaking Ying, he lost the chance to meet Yiluo again. At that time, he sent Tian Di went to Luofu Mountain to pick up Yiluo back to his residence, but the stubborn little girl refused to go back with Tian Di even if she said she would live or die.He knows that Yiluo can only be "invited" back by him personally "modestly" and "respectfully" "invite", but he has no choice, the farewell will be another three years!For three years, a thousand days and nights, it's hard to even think about Yiluo's bright eyes and bright teeth after rolling and bumping on this Wu State's war car!Three years ago, on the land of Yuzhang, wearing armor and holding a bronze sword, he often slept on his head, and even the cracks in the armor were covered with lice!Even the blades of grass in Yuzhang were stained with blood! What a battle of Yuzhang! He waved the main force of the Wu army here, and suddenly surrounded the Chu army on three sides, leaving only a gap.The Chu army fled towards the gap in a hurry, and his army took advantage of the momentum to cover up and kill. Thousands of Chu army soldiers fell to the ground, blood flowing like a river.The Chu army's halberd wounds, spear wounds, and arrow wounds were almost all on the back!Where are those piled up corpses now?Could it have turned into mud? After Yuzhang's victory, on the way back to the army, he captured the last city of Chu State in this place - Chaocheng, and captured the guard son Fan alive.Now, that city has already belonged to the state of Wu, where are the traces of the Chu army?After that battle, the great king Helu was eager to take advantage of the victory to attack Chu and enter Ying. He persuaded Helu to stay safe and not to be impatient. The time of Chu is not far away, and the people are too tired to fight for a long time.He Lu was patient and obeyed him.When he rode his horse away from Yuzhang, he once looked back—there was no life in the world, and there were no traces of birds. Three years later, today, he "revisited" the old place. It's autumn again.The leaves begin to wither and turn yellow, and the autumn sun looks like a red chicken egg amidst the smoke and dust. King Helu suddenly asked, "What is Sun Aiqing thinking?" "What I want is to revisit the old place." "Well, three years ago, you won a complete victory here! The general's art of war is really invincible." "What else is there to worry about, Your Majesty?" "Why are you worried? I have a general around, so why worry?" The horse driving the carriage was steaming with sweat, and the voice of the attendant driving the carriage was a little hoarse. The sun is going down. He Lu was silent for a long time, and asked again: "Aiqing, will the Chu army really be at their disposal and come to a decisive battle?" "Why is Your Majesty worried?" "Ah! Haha. Yes, yes. Yes." The team entered the Datun Pass like a hurricane, and the first quarter moon rose.The mountains are full of thorns, vines, and rocks, making it difficult to travel in the dark.Even so, we marched until almost midnight and rushed out of the pass before ordering some dry food and sleeping in the open.Sun Wu had time to rest in the future and ate something casually, so he went to each Jing to check on the sentries and soldiers of each battalion.Wherever he went, many acquaintances were familiar, and many soldiers accompanied Sun Wu on his march more than once.Sun Wu took pleasure in being able to call out the names of the soldiers one by one, and the soldiers were proud of being known by Sun Wu. An old soldier with gray beard and hair was resting with two young soldiers. When he saw Sun Wu, he immediately wanted to get up and salute. Sun Wu held down the old soldier: "You don't need to be too polite. Uncle Pi has fought against Chu three times, so he can be regarded as a hero of Wu." "The general remembers the old man who can't die in battle?" "Aren't you regular?" "Ah—it's the old soldier. Thank you, General, for remembering me as an old soldier. Oh, I was in the army when the general worshiped the general. At that time, the general was in his early twenties, young and ambitious. .” "In the blink of an eye, Sun Wu has already passed his thirties. It seems that Sun Wu is still older?" "To tell you the truth, it looks like the general should be around forty. However, as the saying goes, Jiang Gui's nature is old and spicy." "Old Uncle Pi is as spicy as Jiang Gui." The old army often made Sun Tzu say it very happily, so he quickly woke up the two young men and said, "Chang Jia, Chang Shen, hurry up and kowtow to the general. General, these are the two dogs of the old army. Shen Shi Seventh, A nineteenth, I told them that following General Sun will lead to success. The general will be promoted more in the future. Shen is the general's "duoli" apprentice, a death squad; A is the "sharp-toed" apprentice selected by the general, good at walking .” Sun Wu looked at the two young soldiers whose faces were shining in the midnight sky, nodded slightly, and was about to leave, when he heard the old soldier groaning, his left arm was bitten by a poisonous snake that suddenly struck.Sun Wu couldn't help but said that in the past, the veteran general used his sword to cut a cross incision at the place where the snake was often bitten, leaned over and sucked the snake's venom one by one, and then spit it out.The old soldier was so anxious that his head was sweating, he kept shouting: "How can this be done? Hurry up and cut off my arm! Cut off my arm!" Sun Wu didn't respond, and sucked the snake venom off the old soldier's arm. Chang was already in tears, and pulled his two sons down to his knees: "General...Old Chang, father and son, the only way to repay the general's kindness is to die in battle!...It seems that my two sons will not go back alive!"