Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 277

After the Wu army captured Juchao and Zhaoguan, they quickly divided their forces to occupy the two cities of Chang'an and Luao.

When the main force of the Chu army led by Shen Zhuliang and Shen Baoxu was defeated one after another, and there was no hope of reinforcements, the Chu army guarding Chang'an and Luaogao symbolically resisted for a day or two, and then surrendered.

Taking advantage of the momentum of a great victory, Wu Jun attacked the Nest and Zhongli lands in one go.

Chao and Zhongli, like Tong and Qunshu, originally belonged to the lords of Chu, and had the same power as the vassal kings.

Therefore, in his own fiefdom, the feudal monarch of Chu State is the same as the monarch.

However, as we all know, Jianghuai is the "head of Wu and tail of Chu", which has long been the target of plunder and the battlefield of war between Chu and Wu.

For example, Zhong Liguo.

Zhongli State belongs to the branch of Xu State, the country with the surname Ying.

After King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he enfeoffed the world, and some noble families who were not the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty were also enfeoffed. For example, the descendants of the nobleman Boyi of the Shang Dynasty were enfeoffed in Zhongli State.

It is worth mentioning that Zhongliguo is the Haozhou where Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang started his family!

And Zhongli State is like Chao State, Tong State, Shu State, and the Six Kingdoms in the West. These ten or so small vassal states are not large in size, but they are quite rich.

No wonder Qingji sent troops to attack Chu at any cost!
The Wu army quickly captured the nest and Zhongli land, and all the cities also surrendered without much resistance.

Because this region itself was from Wu Dynasty to Chu Dynasty, under the rule of Wu State, it is not much different from that under the rule of Chu State, as long as it is guaranteed to be a minister and pay tribute every year.

For these vassal kings who are like vassal states, Qing Ji was also quarreled with no temper.

Because how smooth the Wu army's occupation of these cities and lands is now, how difficult it will be for Qingji to deprive him of his right to be a monarch in the future, and how difficult it will be to digest his people!

However, Qingji's top priority now is to deal with the coming Chu army as soon as possible!
Living in Chaoyi.

Qingji was in the temporary camp, discussing important matters with Tingwei Wu Zixu, Zhisu Neishi Fan Li, Xiong Zidan, Meng Ben, Hei Fu, Xu Menchao and other generals.

"Your Majesty, I have received the definite news. The Chu State sent Ling Yin Nangwa as the general and Zuo Tuzixi as the deputy general, and sent a large army of [-] people to the Yangcheng area!"

Wu Zixu said with a serious expression: "City father, Shen Zhuliang is also gathering routs. It is said that there are more than [-] people, and they are going to join forces with the main force of the Chu army in Nangwa."

Hearing this, the generals present couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay, feeling quite troubled.

There is no doubt about the background of Chu State.

With great difficulty, the Wu army attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold, and defeated the more than [-] Chu army led by Shen Zhuliang, and the Chu people were able to immediately pull out an army to go to the battlefield!

Of course, Shen Zhuliang's troops were not completely defeated.

Qingji sat on the main seat, looked around, looked at the generals, and asked: "Second and third sons, the big battle is coming, do you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"

"My lord, it's nothing more than an offense and defense swap!"

Xiong Zidan got up and said, "The lands of Qunshu, Tong, Chao, and Zhongli are all owned by our country of Wu. Your Majesty's goal has been achieved, why don't you send troops and horses to the line of Juchao and Shuyi to mediate with the Chu army?"

"I believe that after a long time, the Chu army will also be overwhelmed and return angrily."

"inappropriate!"

As soon as Xiong Zidan finished speaking, Ting Wei Wu Zixu stood up and retorted: "Changing from offense to defense is not conducive to the morale of the army. Since our Wu army attacked Chu, it has been invincible and has never been defeated. Why do we not move forward?"

"Furthermore, the people of Chu fought on their own land, and it was more convenient for them to transfer food, fodder and supplies than our Wu army, so why are they overwhelmed?"

Wu Zixu turned around again, and bowed to Qing Ji who was deep in thought above, "Your Majesty, I think that for the present plan, Your Majesty should also recruit soldiers and horses from the country and send them to the front line, waiting for an opportunity to defeat the Chu army and force the Chu people to cede their territory. Make peace!"

At this time, it is understandable for Qingji to recruit more soldiers and horses from the country.

Because among the [-] Wu troops who attacked Chu, [-] were troops from Xu State and Zhongwu State, and they had already occupied Tong, Qunshu, Chao, and Zhongli, a long and narrow area west of the big river, requiring a lot of troops to garrison.

Today, Qingji has less than [-] mobile troops at his disposal.

Because Wu Zixu "excessively used too much force" when he captured Zhaoguan, Wu Jun paid the price of nearly [-] casualties before he captured Zhaoguan!

In the successive battles, the Wu army lost about [-] people.

Coupled with the cities that need to be garrisoned, Qingji's battleable soldiers are really stretched.

Fortunately, before the expedition, Qingji had already ordered Grand Sima Sun Ping and Dazai Ji Zha to recruit soldiers to join the army first.

With an order from his side, Wu Du's army can immediately move to the front line.

"Fan Li, what countermeasure do you have?"

Qingji set his sights on Fan Li.

As Qing Ji's think tank, Fan Li, who is as wise as a monster, naturally has a countermeasure, the only thing is whether he can figure out what the king is thinking, and whether he can be adopted by the king.

"Your Majesty, the minister has three strategies. Which strategy do you want to listen to first?"

Fan Li betrayed the key.

The corner of Qingji's mouth twitched, resisting the urge to beat up Fan Li, and said slowly, "What's the best strategy?"

"The best strategy is to garrison Juchao and Shuyi with heavy troops, as General Xiong Zidan advocated, to guard against death, and to fight fiercely with the Chu army."

Hearing this, before Qingji could say anything, Wu Zixu who was on the side couldn't help but stare and scolded: "Fan Neishi, this is a bad idea! How can we talk about the best strategy?"

"The people of Chu rely on Liuyi, Qianyi, Chengfu and many other cities of Chu, and their logistics is safe. They can continuously transport food and supplies, and have a protracted war with our Wu army!"

"At that time, the war will fall into a seesaw, and our country of Wu may be overwhelmed."

Fan Li laughed lightly, and said, "Ting Wei, please be at ease."

"The two armies of Wu and Chu are deadlocked, why not break the deadlock? The king has previously ordered Dianke Botong to envoy Jin, presumably he has already arrived in Xintian, lobbying Jin Jun and Liuqing to join the princes and attack Chu together."

"The Chu people are afraid of the coalition forces of the princes, so they might not negotiate peace with our country Wu."

Hearing this, Wu Zixu sneered and said, "I'm afraid that's not the case. I, the State of Wu, conquered Tong, Qunshu, Chao, and Zhongli. The area is nearly a thousand miles away, and it is rich and rich. It is a rich land. How can the people of Chu give up?"

As an aristocrat born in Chu State, Wu Zixu naturally understood the temperament of Chu people.

Just like before, Wu State just encroached on the land of Chu State's cities step by step. Occasionally, one or two cities are harmless. Chu State can find places to replenish blood from other places.

However, this time Qingji tore a large piece of flesh from Chu State!
How could the people of Chu endure such heart-wrenching pain?

Chu people have to fight Wu Guo desperately!
Hearing Wu Zixu's words, Fan Li just laughed without saying a word.

"Let's talk about the middle policy, what is the middle policy?"

Qingji asked again.

(End of this chapter)