I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 264 Chapter 308 Chapter 309

Sun Wu escorted Qingfeng all the way back to Qianxi, and there were not a few people who wanted to end Qingfeng.

This is actually completely predictable.

After all, there is a huge dark force behind Qingfeng. In order to prevent Qingfeng from falling into Li Ran's hands, and to prevent their identities from being exposed, they will naturally do everything possible to prevent Qingfeng from reaching Qianxi alive.

But Li Ran is Li Ran after all, so why didn't he make arrangements earlier?On the way back from escorting Qingfeng, Sun Wu deliberately set up an ambush, coupled with Sun Wu's own vigilance and skill, so Sun Wu could save the day for every attack they made.

Not only that, but Sun Wu can also get a very crucial piece of information from the accents of these gangsters:

There are actually people from them in Chu State!
After receiving the news, Li Ran was no longer in a hurry to interrogate Qing Feng.

People are locked in the camp of the left army.

Since there are their people in Chu State, how can the left army camp be so peaceful?
Therefore, Li Ran decided to try fishing with this Qingfeng fishing first, hoping that those who wish would take the bait.

"But how should the king of Chu deal with it?"

Sun Wuru questioned the words.

After all, the King of Chu once ordered Li Ran.He asked Li Ran to interrogate Qing Feng.And Li Ranruo has been waiting for a long time, how can he explain to the king of Chu?

"The King of Chu is currently busy moving the capital, and the reason why the King of Chu wants to win Zhongli is not because of Qing Feng. So, I'm afraid he doesn't have much time to pay attention to this matter right now."

"The matter of wanting to move the capital is enough for him to have a headache, don't worry, we still have time."

At this moment, since the person is already in his hands, Li Ran naturally doesn't have to worry about what will happen to the King of Chu. After all, it is really not possible. He can go to the Zuojun camp to put on a show.

After Sun Wu heard this, he suddenly felt reasonable and nodded immediately.

"By the way, Changqing has made great contributions to this great victory. After Wu Ju leads the army to triumphantly, the King of Chu will definitely confer on you. At that time, Changqing doesn't have to take into account the situation of his brother. How the King of Chu should confer the title is up to you. That's right."

"It's just that if the King of Chu wants to confer on you, the other generals in Chu will definitely not accept it. Therefore, these days, Changqing must remember to be patient, and not to quarrel with the generals of the Chu army because of a moment of anger."

There is no need to say more about Sun Wu's ability.

But no matter how powerful he is, he is not from Chu after all.

The conferment of the King of Chu is well deserved for Sun Wu himself.But in the eyes of these generals of the Chu army, that is the favor of the king of Chu.Although they dare not talk about the king of Chu, don't they dare to make a move against you?

Li Ran wanted him to endure, because he wanted him to know how to be silent at the right time, to restrain his sharpness at the right time, to be able to bend and stretch, and to become a great weapon.

"Wu remember to be taught!"

Sun Wu knew that Li Ran was doing it for his own good, so he bowed immediately.

Li Ran hurriedly helped him up, and said with a smile:
"You are very polite, Changqing. There is no need to be so polite between brothers."

"Go and rest, big fish, we may have to wait a long time."

The fishing operation of the Zuojun camp must not be rushed for a while, and Li Ran is also ready to rest for a few days.

So, after some discussions between Li Ran and Sun Wu, a fishing operation was decided.

But to Li Ran's surprise, for three days in a row, there was no movement in the camp of the Zuo Army, and it was so calm and calm that it was almost strange.

Even Sun Wu couldn't help but doubt his own judgment.

Could it be that those Chu people who attacked his convoy were people from other countries pretending to be?
After all, Chu Yin is not too difficult to imitate.People such as Chen and Cai have a very similar accent because they have lived in mixed places with Chu people for a long time.Therefore, it is not impossible to find some Chen Guo, or even Cai Guo people to pretend to imitate.

But who would have thought that Li Ran shook his head resolutely.

He firmly believed that there must be spies in Chu State.

"Why are you so sure, sir?"

Sun Tzu felt very curious.

And Li Ran explained:

"Let's go through it all over again, Changqing, do you still remember the battle of Qunshu?"

"When we led the army to the pass outside Shujiu City, King Wu and Zhu Fan arrived almost at the same time. If no one informed him all the time, how could Zhu Fan be able to count so accurately?"

"Also, if there is no accurate internal information about their guerrilla tactics in the Jianghuai River Basin, how can Wu Jun succeed every time?"

"In addition, when the Chu army just attacked Zhufang City, Qing Feng played the Chu army around, and almost every step was ahead of Chu. The Chu army lost as many as [-] people in Zhufang City alone. In their city, only How do thousands of people manage to predict the time when the Chu army will attack the city in advance every time?"

"Although Qingfeng has material assistance from Song, Lu and other countries, he managed to do it after all with less than 1 people. If he has no internal support in Chu, Changqing Do you believe it?"

It turned out that Li Ran was sure from the very beginning that there were spies in Chu State.

After all, the fact that Zhu Fangcheng's battle was so procrastinated was too weird, and it didn't conform to common sense at all.

No matter how strong Zhufang City's defenses are, how easy it is to defend and how difficult it is to attack, the actual difference in combat power lies there. Qing Feng is not a god, and his generals are not heavenly soldiers. Is it impossible to defeat a hundred enemies?

The Chu army attacked the city with several times more force. Even if it was a two-to-one replacement, Qingfeng's defenders should have been replaced long ago. How could they hold on for half a year?

Isn't the weirdness in this one worth thinking about?

"Sir, if there are really Qingfeng's spies in the Chu army, then how can I capture Qingfeng alive this time when Chu led several coalition forces to attack Zhufang City?"

Sun Tzu asked another very crucial question.

If Qing Feng really had internal support among the Chu army, then how could he, Sun Wu, sneak into the city so easily and directly capture Qing Feng alive?

If Qing Feng had heard the news earlier, why didn't he take precautions earlier?

"It's not difficult to understand. How many people know about your strategy of sneaking into the city and cooperating with Wu Ju?"

Li Ran asked with a frown.

"It's just me and Wu Ju."

"Yes."

Li Ran said:
"Before this, you only appeared in the Battle of Qunshu and the Battle of Chaoyi, the spy probably didn't know much about you, and the plan you discussed with Wu Ju was not leaked, so the spy couldn't Knowing this news in time will allow him to prepare early."

"It's just that why Qingfeng never abandoned the city and fled before the soldiers of Chu State came to suppress the border. This has always made me feel very strange. However, after confirming that Changqing was attacked on the way back, this can be done explained."

Hearing the sound, Sun Wu was immediately surprised and said:

"Sir, you mean..."

Li Ran stood up, looked at the calm Chu army camp outside, and said with a smile:
"The coalition forces of several countries attack the city together, and Zhufang City has become a deadly place. Even if there is no ingenious plan from you and me, only relying on the superiority in numbers, it will be a matter of time before Zhufang City is broken."

"So, under such circumstances, the spies lurking in the Chu State should also know that Qing Feng is doomed to die this time, so taking the risk of passing on news to him is nothing more than superfluous. Instead, it is better to cover up the news and let the It would be more straightforward for the Chu army to break through the city, and then let Qingfeng die directly by the Chu people's sharp knives."

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Chapter 309_Wu Ju Triumphant
In the final analysis, Qing Feng is just a pawn, no matter for the forces behind him, for Li Ran, or for the state of Chu.

It's just that this chess piece knows too much, and the forces hidden behind him will definitely not allow him to fall into Li Ran's hands.

However, they underestimated Li Ran's determination to hold Qing Feng.

They would never have imagined that hidden behind King Chu's ambition to destroy Wu was Li Ran's determination to uncover all the mysteries.

After some operations by Sun Wu, Qing Feng finally did not die among the rebellious army, but was captured alive.

So, this happened when the convoy escorted by Sun Wu was attacked.

Everyone knew that Qing Feng must die.

As long as Qing Feng died, no one could dig out what he knew, and the spies in Chu would be safe.

Kill people to silence their mouths, cut grass and roots.

Anyone with an online IQ will not miss such an opportunity.

However, what they didn't expect was that since Sun Wu had anchored this person long ago, he had made thorough preparations.

"Sir, the traitor in Chu has been reluctant to show up for a long time. If we continue to wait, will the King of Chu be suspicious?"

Qing Feng had been escorted back for several days, but Li Ran not only did not go for interrogation, he even never entered the gate of Zuoying.

Although the king of Chu has no time to take care of the move of the capital now, it doesn't mean he doesn't know about it.

"Indeed it's not right, it seems that this spy is very swayed by the Shen family. That being the case, if there is no more movement tomorrow, then there will be no waiting."

Li Ran thought it made sense, and after thinking about it, there was no need to wait any longer.

After all, since this traitor was hidden so deep, if he wanted to dig it out in a short time, it might not be enough to just use Qingfeng as the bait.

However, since the king of Chu insisted on moving the capital to Qianxi, it would not be too late to make any calculations after the dust settled.Because, Li Ran had an intuition at the moment, that is, this spy lurking in the Chu country would definitely make other moves at that time.

Therefore, it will not be too late to design and catch it at that time.

"When does sir plan to leave here?"

At this time, Sun Wu suddenly asked a very sensitive topic.

Even Li Ran couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

He turned to look at Sun Wu and asked:
"Oh? Changqing wants to leave?"

Sun Wu sighed, showing a tired look on his face, and said:
"The king of Chu is tyrannical and self-willed. If there is no advice from Mr. Chu, the decline of Chu will happen sooner or later."

"Although Wu has won his trust and made some military exploits, this is not what Wu wanted."

"If the common people of the state of Chu were to suffer from fire and water just because of martial arts, I would feel uneasy."

Sun Wu, a person who can say "seeing evil is more than ten times worse than evil", he will naturally not feel complacent because of the importance of the king of Chu, nor will he be honored by his military achievements in Chu.

On the contrary, he also felt ashamed, regretful, and even remorseful because of the disasters such wars eventually brought to the Li people.

As the future ancestor of military strategists, he has experienced so many wars now, of course he already knows the cruelty of military strategists.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of this consideration that although he is proficient in military affairs, he gradually discovered that only by thinking about the essence of the problem like Li Ran and planning strategies from the overall situation can he obtain the real so-called " A surefire solution".

That is real "wisdom".

Perhaps, it is also for this reason that Sun Wu emphasized the importance of "calculation" in his later works.In particular, it lies in the temple (the beginning of the plan), in the cutting strategy (the strategy of attacking), in the war of caution (the fire attack), and in the use of time (the use of the space).

Therefore, it is natural for him to be a soldier saint full of flesh and blood and full of strong humanistic feelings.

"Well, what Chang Qing said is really the words of a good man!"

Hearing this, Li Ran was also sincerely happy for Sun Wu.

As a military strategist, one must also have military capabilities as a military strategist.

However, at the same time, we should not fight for the sake of fighting, or use all means for the sake of military exploits.Such a person can only be called a human slaughter, but he is not worthy of the honorable title of "Soldier of Soldiers".

"I am very happy to hear you, Changqing, say such words."

Li Ran got up and patted him on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction:
"Don't worry, we'll leave right away if this matter is over, Chu State is definitely not a place for us to settle down."

This is Li Ran's long-standing plan, and it will never change.

Sun Tzu nodded after hearing the sound.

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The next day, in the Qianxi camp, Wu Ju finally led his team back in triumph, and Qianxi was boiling again.

Wu Ju fought this battle beautifully, and vented all the grievances of the Chu State for the past six months. Not only Wu Ju himself has more face, but even the officials who came with the King of Chu, also for this reason. And feel honored.

Because in Wu Ju's battle, it was indeed a tough fight that Chu has never seen in a long time!
Ten miles out of the camp, the king of Chu came to meet his Chu army in person. The grandeur was even greater than when Li Ran returned to Zhanghuatai.

"Chen Wuju, pay homage to the king!"

"Wu Qing please get up!"

"In this battle, Wu Qing defeated Zhu Fangcheng. He is a great hero of our Chu State. Why should he be so courteous? Hurry up!"

King Chu bowed and helped Wu Ju up from the ground himself.

Afterwards, he took Wu Ju's arm, and the two entered the tent side by side.

"Wu Qing's contribution to this battle is due to Sheji, and I will give you Jiaoxian County not far from here, and make you the county magistrate of Jiaoxian County!"

The king of Chu's rewards were as generous as ever, and the jewels and treasures were secondary, mainly because of the post of county magistrate of Jiao County.

As mentioned earlier, the county magistrate has a very important position in the state of Chu. The county magistrate of a place is equivalent to the monarch of a fiefdom and has great power.

Wu Ju went from a fleeing person to a counselor of Yin Xiongwei of the Chu Ling, and now he has climbed to the position of a county magistrate. This experience and process is really commendable.

Furthermore, the county magistrate Wu Ju is not a county magistrate elsewhere, but Qianxi, where the king of Chu is about to move his capital now, and the next big city—Jiao County.

If you look at it in later generations, it is equivalent to the governor of Zhili, or the mayor of the capital and the commander of the military region.If you count this power and status, then there is only one in the whole country.

Moreover, it is obvious that this is much more noble than Li Ran's identity as Ye Gong.

Feeling so honored, Wu Ju immediately kowtowed to express his gratitude. Apart from being moved, he also burst into tears.

After a while, he turned to King Chu and said:
"Your Majesty, Sun Wu's first contribution to the battle of Zhufang City should belong to Sun Wu. If General Sun hadn't sneaked into the city to cooperate with his ministers, this battle would never have been won so easily."

Speaking of it, Wu Ju still has some regrets in his heart.

After all, in this battle, not only did Sun Wu not die in Zhufang City, but he also made great contributions.

And he also knew that Sun Wu's achievements in breaking Zhufang City could never be concealed. Rather than letting Sun Wu tell the King of Chu himself, why not bring it up first, at least he can gain the reputation of being broad-minded, right?

It's just that, if Sun Wu is awarded the title, Li Ran's status will also rise accordingly. If he wants to kill Li Ran in the future, the difficulties will be self-evident.

But now, Wu Ju also feels helpless.

He can neither cover up Sun Tzu's brilliance, nor can he monopolize the credit, so he gets a share of this pie, and he gets a score if he doesn't.This is completely beyond his control.

Of course, if you only feel that this is Wu Ju's helpless move, that is also short-sighted.

Because the reason why he would take the initiative to mention Sun Wu's credit, there is actually another reason.

That means he is now accepting his fate.

Since Li Ran can't be killed, then find a way to make friends with Li Ran.And to win Li Ran's favor by mentioning Sun Wu's contribution, this is also a way of showing favor to him.

Since you can't get it, destroy it, but what if you can't destroy it?Then find a way to call him brothers and sisters.

I have to say that Wu Ju's brain circuit is really strange.

(End of this chapter)