Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 299
Sun Wu thought to himself for a long time, and finally stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, based on the previous battles between Wu and Chu, I think that the reason why Wu became stronger and Chu became weaker is actually because the Chu people lacked correct methods of combat and were not good at fighting. Due to trickery."

"Soldiers are deceitful. Take the first battle of chicken fathers as an example. The Chu people assembled the seven-nation coalition forces of Chu, Dun, Shen, Cai, Chen, and Xu. The momentum is huge, at least twice that of the Wu army. Why can't they win? ?”

"The reason is that the coalition forces are not in the same mind, and the former king was able to seize the favorable time of the dark day, coupled with the harmony of people, took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and won the victory with a surprise attack!"

After a pause, Sun Wu said again: "From the comparison of military strength, the Wu army was in a difficult position of being outnumbered. From the perspective of combat situation, most of the Wu army was also in a disadvantageous position of 'after occupying the battlefield and going to war', but the Wu army However, the reason why they can win more is that Wu Jun can often accurately judge and grasp the enemy's situation and dynamics, dare to take the initiative to attack, and skillfully take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses."

"In battle on the battlefield, you can flexibly use tactics such as showing the enemy to move, luring the enemy to advance, laying an ambush and attacking, taking advantage of the victory and attacking, so as to often achieve the goal of changing the enemy and winning by surprise!"

"This was reflected prominently in the Battle of Jiuzi, the Battle of Chang'an, and the Battle of Chicken Father!"

Upon hearing this, generals including Qing Ji, Fan Li, Xiong Zidan, Hei Fu and other generals could not help but nodded slightly in agreement.

The experience summed up by Sun Tzu is very convincing!
The first battle of chicken fathers took place eleven years ago, that is, in 519 BC, King Liao of Wu led his son Guang and others to attack Zhoulai.

Chu Sima Yueyue led the seven-nation coalition forces of Chu, Dun, Hu, Shen, Cai, Chen, and Xu to rescue the state, and ordered Yin Yanggai to take the sick to supervise the division.

Seeing the ferocious approach of the Chu allied forces, the Wu Army Commander quickly withdrew the siege on Zhoulai, moved the troops to the Zhongli area, temporarily evaded the enemy's front, and waited for an opportunity to act.

At this time, a minor accident happened to the Chu army on the way to march. This was Ling Yin Yanggai's serious illness and died in the army.

The Chu army lost its supervisor, and its morale was greatly affected. Sima Yue went back to his teacher Jifu for this reason, planning to take a short break before deciding on the next move.

Wu Gongzi Guang (He Lu) heard that Chu Ling Yin Yanggai had died, and the Chu allied army retreated without a fight. He believed that this was a good opportunity for the Wu army to seize the opportunity and defeat the enemy, so he suggested to King Liao of Wu to lead the army to follow and seize the opportunity.

In the end, Prince Guang of Wu came to the conclusion that "the seven kingdoms serve together but are not of the same mind, handsome and humble but unable to rectify, without great prestige, Chu can be defeated", and Wu Wangliao readily accepted it.

And make a specific and careful combat plan according to the enemy's situation: quickly approach the Chu coalition army, and plan to launch an attack the next day after arriving at the Jifu battlefield, taking advantage of the special weather conditions of the "dark day" that day, taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and winning by surprise attack.

In terms of troop deployment, the Wu army first attacked the armies of Hu, Shen, and Chen with a part of its forces, and won the battle; then disrupted the armies of other vassal states, and then concentrated its forces to attack the Chu army itself. "Prepare for Bowei", and then use the flexible tactics of "Dunzhen and the whole clan storm it".

After everything was ready, Wu Jun suddenly appeared on the battlefield of Jifu on July [-], a dark day that was taboo in ancient times.

This move was completely beyond Chu Sima Zunyue's expectations. In a hurry, he ordered the troops of Hu, Shen and other six countries to form the front line to cover the Chu army.

The king of Wu used the central army commanded by himself, the right army commanded by Gongzi Guang, and the left army commanded by Mu Yu to lay an ambush in advance, and used 3000 prisoners who were not trained in battle formations as lures to attack the armies of Hu, Shen, and Chen. .

Soon after the two sides fought, the mob of Wu prisoners who had not received military training retreated in disorder.

Seeing this, Hu, Shen, and Chen Jun rushed after them rashly, captured prisoners of war, and entered the scheduled ambush circle of the main Wu army.

At this time, Wu's army made a decisive decision and attacked suddenly from three sides. They quickly defeated the armies of Hu, Shen, and Chen, and captured Hu, Shen, and doctor Xia of Chen.

Then the captured soldiers of the Three Kingdoms fled back to the front.

These soldiers were lucky enough to escape their lives, so they ran wildly, shouting incessantly: Our king is dead, our doctor is dead!
When the troops of Xu, Cai, and Dun saw this, their morale was immediately shaken and their formation was unstable.

At this time, Wu Jun took advantage of the victory, beat drums and shouted, rushed forward, and went straight to the division of the Three Kingdoms.

The formation of the Three Kingdoms Division had already been shaken, and seeing the Wu army swarming in, where there was no courage to fight, they all collapsed without fighting, and fell into chaos. Disturbed by the retreat, there is no power to recover, and it quickly falls into failure.

At this point, the Wu army finally won a complete victory and captured the state again, without giving up.

The battle of the chicken father was a heavy blow to Chu State!
Shortly after the war, Chu Sima Yuyue committed suicide in fear of crime, and the mediocre and incompetent Nang Wa assumed the important position of Ling Yin.

From then on, the Chu army basically adopted passive defensive measures, and became more passive in the Wu-Chu war pattern.

From the battle of the father of the chicken, it is not difficult to see why Wu State won more than Chu State and lost less.

"Why did Chu lose?"

Qingji asked again.

"It is not difficult to sum up the reason why Chu State has repeatedly fought and failed repeatedly."

Sun Wu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have summed up the Chu people's five defeats!"

"First, the people of Chu are aggressive and warlike, and they are ignorant of strategy."

"Secondly, the main force of the Chu State needs to resist the military pressure from the Jin State, so they cannot do their best to fight our Wu army, and are trapped in a passive position of fighting on two fronts."

"The third is that the general of the Chu Kingdom is either greedy and incompetent, or has not been in office for a long time, lacks prestige, has many internal conflicts, and cannot implement centralized and unified command."

"Fourth, the Chu army was ignorant of and guarded against Wu's movements, and they often fought passively, so that they were taken advantage of by their opponents."

"Fifth, the Chu people are clumsy in command and lack the ability to maneuver. All these factors together have caused the Chu army to become increasingly passive and gradually lose its original advantages in the entire Wu-Chu battle for the Jianghuai River Basin!"

"color!"

All the generals couldn't help applauding!
As expected of Sun Wu, a man known as the "Sage of Soldiers" in history.

Not only is he good at fighting wars, but he is also very good at writing books and arguing!

"Sun Wu, step forward and take the sword!"

Qingji made a decision immediately and gave Sun Wu the general sword.

"Thank you king!"

What Sun Wu said is reasonable, and he pointed out the reason why Wu State has won many battles and Chu State has repeatedly lost.

In Qingji's view, the main reason why Chu State was hanged and beaten was that Chu State had been fighting with Jin State for hegemony in the Central Plains for a long time, and was familiar with and deeply influenced by the Central Plains' warfare methods.

Although in the middle and late Spring and Autumn period, some tricks and tricks appeared in the Central Plains War, the mainstream of the war was still the well-regulated vehicle battle: the two sides agreed on the time and place, and then lined up to fight.

This method of warfare is undoubtedly fighting for military strength, and tactics have little effect on the outcome of the war.

At the same time, the "ritual" constraints in the Central Plains War had a profound impact on Chu.

However, Wu State is located in a barbarian land, and there are no rules and regulations. Their purpose of fighting is to win, and for this purpose, they will do everything possible.

However, due to the disparity in military strength between Wu State and Chu State, in this way, it is only possible to defeat Chu State by relying on tricks and cunning.

This is the root cause of why Wu State was able to beat Chu State again and again!
(End of this chapter)