Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 273

Outside the city of Zhaoguan, Wu Zixu was standing on the military chariot at the center of the Wu army, looking at the soldiers of the two armies who were engaged in a bloody battle with a serious look on his face.

Wu Zixu had expected that the Chu army's will to resist was so strong.

However, what Wu Zixu didn't expect was that the stubbornly resisting Chu army could persist for two days and one night without collapsing under the strong offensive of Wu army?

It is undeniable that Zhaoguan is a rare important military town in the world, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but under the fierce attack of Wu Jun's trebuchets, wouldn't it be like a chicken and a dog?
It just so happens that this kind of solidified city wall cannot be destroyed even by the stone bullets of the trebuchet!
At this moment, Wu Zixu was quite annoyed.

Zhaoguan's city gate is so strong, it is really incredible!
"Can I find out who is the guard at Zhaoguan?"

Wu Zixu asked left and right.

Xiong Zidan who was on the side heard the words and replied: "It is said that it is Shen Baoxu, the doctor of Chu State."

"It's him? That's not surprising."

Only then did Wu Zixu feel relieved.

Shen Baoxu is his old friend and close friend. How could Wu Zixu not know Shen Baoxu's abilities?

But, that's all!

"Great governor, half an hour has passed, can you ask for gold to withdraw the troops and let the last general lead the troops to attack the city?"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu looked in the direction of Zhaoguan again, and saw that the Wu army's battering ram had already knocked open the gate of Zhaoguan, but it was a pity that the victory was on the verge of failure, and the fierce soldiers of the Wu and Chu armies fought around this gate.

After paying a very heavy price of casualties, the Wu army was once again repelled by the defending Chu army, and the city gate was closed tightly.

This made Wu Zixu's teeth itch with hatred.

Seeing that several times, when the Wu army was about to capture Zhaoguan, the Chu army was able to repel them and turn the crisis into safety.

"Mingjin retreats, let's fight another day!"

"promise!"

Xiong Zidan, Heifu, Xu Menchao and other generals were very confused about Wu Zixu's order.

After all, Qingji's edict was to capture Zhaoguan as soon as possible, then capture Chang'an, and join Qingji's army in Lugao.

However, the military order was like a mountain, and they had to obey.

After Ming Jin withdrew his troops, Wu Zixu asked his soldiers to gather materials from the mountains near Zhaoguan to make stone bombs.

In this way, Wu Jun used trebuchets day and night to throw stone bombs towards Zhaoguan, bombing indiscriminately, causing a lot of damage to Chu Jun.

Zhaoguan's Wengcheng was also smashed into a mess.

Faced with this long-distance lethal weapon, Shen Baoxu was powerless, so he had to order his soldiers to stand firm at the top of the city without avoiding danger, and at the same time send troops to repair the urn city to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of it.

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Outside Juchao City, Wu Jun camped.

Qingji looked at the battle report handed over by Zhisu Neishi Fan Li, frowned, and said, "It seems that I underestimated the strength of Zhaoguan, and underestimated the resistance of the Chu people. Wu Zixu may not be able to capture Zhaoguan in a short time. .”

Qingji admits that he overestimated the power of the trebuchet and underestimated Shen Baoxu's ability and the strength of Zhaoguan.

Trebuchets were indeed powerful siege machines in this day and age.

According to the conventional tactics in the past, without trebuchets, tens of thousands of Wu troops stormed Zhaoguan, and it may not be possible to capture it for several months.

However, even if Wu Jun was equipped with an all-conquering trebuchet, it was still difficult to capture Zhaoguan.

It wasn't that Wu Zixu was incompetent, nor that Wu Jun's fighting spirit was weak, but that the Chu army's tenacity in the corner was unexpected, and Zhaoguan was not generally strong.

"My lord, General Wu Zixu speculated in the battle report that according to his tactics, Zhaoguan can be captured within half a month."

"Half a month?"

Qing Ji shook his head and said, "Wu Zixu's fighting style is too conservative, not like his character."

"He doesn't have to worry about the usual style of the widow. A man of war can win by surprise, and the widow uses Wu Zixu to attack Zhaoguan. It is to let him play his own style, and he doesn't need to care about the opinion of the widow!"

Qingji knew Wu Zixu's worries.

According to Wu Zixu's steady and steady tactics, it would be impossible to defeat Zhaoguan in a short time.

Wu Zixu is different from Sun Ping and Heifu. The latter two prefer to fight on the defensive.

Wu Zixu's personality is strong, resourceful, and similar to Sun Wu, so his consistent tactics are surprising and winning.

Moreover, Wu Zixu's temper is not very good. When he is calm, he can bet his life to achieve his goal.

He can fight people desperately!

Therefore, in Qingji's view, a handsome talent like Wu Zixu, like Bai Qi and Han Xin, is very suitable for fighting annihilation.

Now Wu Zixu's attack on Zhaoguan seems to be restrained and too conservative, for fear of losing too much troops and being reprimanded by Qingji.

"Report-"

At this moment, a shout suddenly sounded outside the big tent of the Chinese army.

It was a guard who hurried into the big tent, handed a bamboo slip to Fan Li, and then passed it on to Qing Ji.

"Your Majesty, let me report urgently!"

Hearing that it was an urgent report, Qingji frowned, and immediately opened the bamboo slips to take a look, his face was even more serious.

It was Ji Ran, the right prime minister who was in charge of sitting in Zhenzi and dispatching the army's food, fodder and supplies, and sent an urgent report.

Wu Jun's large boats, hundreds of large boats loaded with military supplies and food, were ambushed by Chu's boat division, and almost all the food and supplies were burned!
The food roads were harassed and the logistics could not be guaranteed. This was a huge challenge for Wu Jun who was working hard on the expedition.

"My lord, do you want to send more boats to protect the grain road?"

"No, you don't have to."

Qingji waved his hand, and immediately fell into deep thought.

Chu's boat masters suffered heavy losses in the last battle of Zhenzi, and almost all their warships were burned to the ground.

But after all, Chu State is a long-established hegemonic country with a profound heritage, so within a few years, the Chu State's boat masters basically recovered their vitality, and they were able to compete with Wu State's boat masters on the great river.

If the grain road was repeatedly harassed by the Chu boatmen, even if Qingji sent more boatmen to escort to stabilize the Wu army's grain road, the Chu people would probably send more boatmen to the river to stop them.

Can the big boats used to transport grain be compared with real warships?
Obviously not!
"Your Majesty, if it is not the case, you can also order General Wu Zixu to attack Chang'an. Chang'an is where the Chu army's boat division is stationed. If they attack Chang'an, the Chu people's boat division will also be defeated without a fight, and they will no longer be able to invade us. Wu Junliang said."

Fan Li remonstrated again.

"This is a good strategy. However, I think it is not appropriate."

Qing Ji shook his head and said, "Wu Zixu's tactics are to tire the Zhaoguan defenders by not giving them a chance to breathe. If they turn to attack Chang'an rashly, all previous efforts will be wasted!"

"Does Your Majesty have a countermeasure?"

Fan Li was very puzzled.

Hearing this, Qingji paced back and forth, racking his brains to think of countermeasures.

Finally, a flash of light came to my mind.

"Let Jiran not have to dispatch food, fodder and supplies for the time being. The food and grass needed will be collected from Tongdi and Shudi first, and told to the lords of the various places that the widows borrowed the food and grass first, and will return it later!"

(End of this chapter)