Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 289 Swapping Protons
"Hahahaha!"

Hearing Ziqi's threatening words, Fan Li couldn't help laughing loudly, and said, "Young Master Jie asked me, if the [-] Chu army is against the [-] Wu army, can Wu be able to defeat it? Fan Li will tell you!"

"Since King Shoumeng, the first king of the Wu Kingdom, the Wu-Chu war has lasted for more than [-] years. There have been eleven battles, big and small. The Wu Kingdom has seven victories, three draws and one loss. They often win more with less. Why can't they defeat the Chu masters so that they can win all?"

Hearing this, the faces of the monarchs and ministers of Chu State are not very good-looking.

Although they were not reconciled, they had to admit that the fierce Wu army could always win more with less against the Chu army.

Moreover, Wu and Chu have fought fiercely for decades, and the Wu army has seldom lost. There is only one real big defeat, and the winning rate is higher than that of Jin!
Since the beginning of Shoumeng, the state of Wu has passed through the kings of Zhufan, Yuji, and Yumei, until King Liao of Wu. For more than [-] years, Wu and Chu fought against each other, and ten large-scale wars broke out successively.

Most of these battles were Wu's offensive and Chu's counter-offensive, focusing on the area from the Huaihe River Basin to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

Wu Chu's ten battles for hegemony, namely the Battle of Zhoulai, the Battle of Zhenzi, the Battle of Yongpu, the Battle of Shujiu, the Battle of Xiarui, the Battle of Qianxi, the Battle of Chang'an, and the Battle of Chicken Father, etc. .

The only defeat of Wu State was the battle of Shujiu.

In the thirteenth year of Wu Zhufan, Yin Zimu (Qu Jian), the order of Chu, led an army to crusade against Shujiu, who had rebelled against Chu and attached to Wu. Wu Jun came to rescue Shujiu.

Chu general Ziqiang and other five people lured the Wu army to the preset position with a small number of troops including "private soldiers", and flanked the Wu army with the main force of the Chu army led by Ling Yin Zimu, and defeated the Wu army.

The Chu army took advantage of the victory to encircle Shujiu and destroy it.

In December of the same year, Zhu Fan, the King of Wu, led the Wu army to attack Chaocheng, a strategically important place in Chu. As a result, he was shot to death by the Chu defenders, and the Wu army was forced to retreat.

In Qingji's generation, there was also the second battle of Zhenzi, and the state of Wu directly defeated the Chu army, causing it to lose [-] troops!

Therefore, even though the Chu army always has a large number of people, when fighting against the fierce Wu army, they have always been at a disadvantage and lost most of their losses!

At this moment, Fan Li saw that the monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu were a little terrified, so he said frankly: "King Chu, to be honest, before the foreign ministers went to Yingdu, Tingwei Wu Zixu once advised my king that he wanted to lead [-] elite troops to bypass Chicken father, take advantage of the opportunity to enter, cross the Dabie Mountains, cross the Han River, and go straight to Chuduying!"

"I don't know. At that time, Yingdu, which is empty of defense, may be the enemy?"

Hearing Wu Zixu's idea of ​​directly leading the army to attack Yingdu, everyone including Chu King Xiong Zhen was taken aback.

Terrified!

The territory of Chu State is vast, but because of this, too many soldiers and horses are needed to garrison, and once the elite soldiers of Wu State take advantage of the gap, the exhausted Chu army may not be able to keep Yingdu.

"Fan...Fan Zi, I wonder if King Wu will accept it?"

Xiong Zhen swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked with difficulty.

"If my king accepts it, how can I let Fan Li envoy Chu?"

Fan Li smiled slightly, and said again: "That's why, I ask the king of Chu to think twice before acting. It's not that our country of Wu doesn't have the strength to destroy Chu, it's just that we don't want to hurt both sides and take advantage of other countries for nothing!"

"If the capital of Ying is destroyed, the state of Chu will also perish. Where will the King of Chu be?"

Now, Chu State is facing such a dilemma.

You can't beat it, you can't defend it!
If you don't negotiate peace with Wu, do you have to fight to the death?
At this time, Meng Ying, who had been sitting silently behind the screen, finally spoke out: "I am sorry for the family, and Chu and Wu should withdraw their troops."

"However, apart from returning some cities to our Chu State, will Wu State return the captured soldiers?"

Fan Li bowed to Meng Ying and said, "Guo Tai, I, Wu Guo, can return more than ten thousand Chu soldiers including Shen Baoxu."

"good!"

Meng Ying nodded slightly, and asked again: "How can I, the Chu State, believe that the Wu State will not take advantage of the war between the Chu State and the allied princes?"

"We can make an alliance!"

"The letter of the alliance cannot be fully trusted. The Chu and Wu countries had an alliance of mutual goodness earlier, and it was ruined at once?"

Hearing this, Fan Li was quite embarrassed.

Although Meng Ying is a woman from a Taoist family, she has been in the top position for a long time, listening to politics behind a curtain, and has a certain political acumen.

It is true that the covenant cannot be fully trusted. Didn’t the State of Wu use the banner of upholding justice for Marquis Cai this time to tear up the original agreement between Wu and Chu and brazenly send troops to attack Chu?
"I don't know how the country wants me to win the trust of the Wu country?"

"Interchangeable protons."

"This... this is a big matter, please let the foreign officials report to my king, and then reply!"

"good."

Therefore, Fan Li stayed in Yingdu for three days, and finally negotiated with the Chu monarchs and ministers a condition that both parties were satisfied with.

The state of Wu assigned the four cities of Qiong, Chengfu, Yingshi, and Yangcheng to the state of Chu, and returned more than [-] captured soldiers of the Chu army, including Shen Baoxu.

Chu State handed over the imprisoned Marquis Cai, and recognized Wu State's sovereignty over the lands of Tong, Qunshu, Chao, and Zhongli, as well as Liuyi and Qianyi, nearly [-] cities.

Wu and Chu agreed to exchange protons and re-establish the covenant.

Qing Ji is generally satisfied with the alliance that Fan Li facilitated to eliminate soldiers.

After all, Liuyi and Qianyi are two important military towns with special geographical locations. The state of Wu can station heavy troops in the two cities to prevent the Chu army from further expanding and invading Wu.

As for the exchange of protons, things are a bit troublesome.

The problem is quite tricky!

On the other side of the state of Chu, the king of Chu, Xiong Zhen, was young and had no children, so he had to let his brother-in-law, Qi Qi, come to the state of Wu as hostages.

Qingji has nine sons, although they are still young, they can also be used as hostages in the state of Chu.

The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, what choice should Qingji make?

You must know that the two countries of Wu and Chu are only temporarily withdrawing troops, and there will be a big war in the future.

The son who was used as a proton must be in a very dangerous situation, and he is very likely to be chopped up by the people of Chu to vent his resentment towards Qingji!
Even so, Qingji decided to make a decision first, make an alliance to eliminate soldiers, and then choose a son to be a hostage in Yingdu.

……

chicken father.

In front of Wu Jun's camp, banners and flags cover the sky, and spears and spears are like forests.

On a temporary square platform, Qingji sat there, calmly waiting for Nangwa, Zixi and other Chu generals to come and sign an alliance with him.

"Boom!"

There was a chaotic sound of horseshoes, and the khaki-colored banners of the Chu army were flying, dozens of military vehicles, and thousands of soldiers of the Chu army arrived at the gate of the Wu army's camp.

The Chu army generals at the front were Zuo Tuzixi and Ye Yi doctor Shen Zhuliang.

Only the figure of Nangwa is missing!
"Mishen (Shen Zhuliang) has met King Wu!"

Life and death were fought on the battlefield, but when they sat at the negotiating table, both Zixi and Shen Zhuliang had to bow their heads and bow to Qingji.

Qingji also replied: "You are polite. You two, I don't know where Zichang (Nangwa) is, the Minister of Chu State?"

Hearing this, Zixi and Shen Zhuliang looked at each other awkwardly.

"The state affairs are heavy, and Ling Yin has returned to Yingdu to handle government affairs!"

Zixi answered boldly.

(End of this chapter)