Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 4
"Zixu, given the current situation, what should I do?"

He Lu had to ask Wu Zixu for his plan.

The failure of Lili's assassination of Qingji caused Qingji's vengeful army to march all the way to the capital of Wu, which He Lu never expected!
In Helu's opinion, although Qingji was brave and seldom planned, but he had to be thoughtful and skillful, and tricked Qingji by tricks, how could he fail to assassinate the latter?
However, the development of things is unexpected.

Qing Ji did not die at the hands of Yao Li as expected.

This makes He Lu feel tricky!

Wu Zixu pondered for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, for the current plan, we can only stick to Wudu and wait for the opportunity."

"Why?"

He Lu was very puzzled.

Because although the Qingji army is coming menacingly, He Lu is not afraid!
In terms of soldiers and horses, the Helu Army is better than the Qingji Army.

The only thing he can't celebrate is the human heart!

Wu Zixu obviously took this into consideration.

"Great King Mingjian. Under the pretext of 'revenging his father and punishing the country's thieves', Qingji launched an army to attack Wu. The people of the country responded so much that neighboring countries such as Wei, Lu, and Qi all supported Qingji!"

"Not to mention the subjects who felt the kindness of the former King Liao before, even among our army, there are quite a few people who sympathize with Qing Ji and are dissatisfied with the King."

Wu Zixu sighed and said: "At this time, Wu Du has hundreds of chariots and more than [-] soldiers, all of whom are in the rebel army under Qingji's army. However, the people's hearts are not good, so why fight?"

This is exactly what Wu Zixu was worried about.

If Helu led his army out of the city to fight against Qingji's army, and his own soldiers defected, the situation would be completely out of control!

Does He Lu dare to take a gamble?

He dare not!
He Lu's assassination of kings and kings and seizing the throne by dedicating himself to others has been criticized by the people of the country.

King Liao of Wu has been on the throne for many years, he has achieved a lot and achieved a lot, and he has always been loved by the people of the country!

Now that Qingji is attacking Wu under the banner of "revenging his father and beating the country's thieves", how can he not get the support of Wu's army and people?
Not to mention the famous teacher, Qingji's original reputation is enough to make many Wu soldiers follow him.

In fact, it is!

After Qingji fled to Weiguo, besides the soldiers he brought with him, he kept recruiting soldiers.

People from nearby Wei, Lu, Chu, Wu, Qi and other countries all came here admiringly and joined Qingji's command, allowing the latter to have [-] troops in just over a year.

Of course, this is inseparable from the financial and food support from various countries.

The monarchs of all countries look at Chongqing Ji's character, ability, status and prestige, and hope that he can defeat He Lu, or fight in court!
Therefore, it is the best thing to divide the state of Wu into two. No matter how bad it is, the celebration of winning the country can also be grateful for the support of other countries, and then reciprocate.

"Zixu, according to my opinion, it's even more inappropriate to be trapped in the capital of Wu."

Helu frowned and said, "Although I have won the country for more than a year, there are many people with ulterior motives in the city. I am afraid that when the city is defended, some people will cooperate with Qingji inside and outside. How will the huge capital of Wu be defended?"

"If Your Majesty wants to go to war, there is nothing wrong with it. However, Your Majesty must ensure that his army will be defeated in one battle, and there will be no one in the city who secretly communicates with Qingji!"

"This……"

When He Lu heard the words, he couldn't help hesitating for a while.

He wanted to complete his meritorious service in one battle, and it would be no easy task to destroy Qingji's army in one battle, not to mention ensuring that no one in the capital of Wu would cooperate with Qingji, how could this be done?
"The widow wants to go to war, why does Zixu teach the widow?"

He Lu is very clear about Wu Zixu's great talent.

In the process of Helu killing the king and usurping the throne, Wu Zixu contributed a lot, and he recommended the assassin Zhuanzhu to Helu!
Therefore, He Lu can completely trust Wu Zixu.

"Your Majesty, if Zhan Qingji is in the wild, you need to put the old officials of the former King Liao under house arrest, and then choose the old soldiers of the King as the vanguard to fight Qingji."

Wu Zixu stroked his beard and pondered, and said: "For this reason, Your Majesty can write a letter of war to celebrate Jiji, and the battle is scheduled for the next day."

"Before the battle at that time, Your Majesty can choose thousands of elite soldiers to drive around to the side of Gusu Mountain overnight. When the two armies are fighting, the drums are beating together, and this surprise army can surprise Qingji's army from behind!"

"At that time, Qingji's rebel army will be attacked from both sides, how can they be undefeated?"

"good!"

He Lu thinks so.

As the saying goes, there is no justice in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he is good at it!
Hundreds of years ago, wars among nations would follow etiquette and fight in arrays.

One side is not ready to fight, the drums have not sounded, and the fight will not begin!
However, after entering the world of great struggle, rituals collapsed, and the rules of war (etiquette) were trampled to the ground.

Especially after the Battle of Hongshui, the defeat of the "benevolent and righteous overlord" Song Xianggong, which was halfway through the battle, marked that the wars among the nations have entered the era of "deception and conspiracy"!

In order to defeat the enemy, He Lu can do whatever it takes.

Therefore, under Wu Zixu's advice, He Lu immediately dispatched troops and generals.

He first ordered his husband to lead two thousand soldiers, and put all the nobles and ministers in the city under house arrest, allowing them to enter and not leaving.

Then, He Lu ordered Wu Zixu, a traveler, to be the Grand Sima. He led [-] soldiers and [-] chariots, left the capital at night, and headed towards Gusu Mountain!

Finally, Helu assembled his army and prepared for battle, preparing to fight Qingji to the death the next day.

At the same time, Qingji, who is far away in the camp of Hongshang, has already received the letter of war from Helu!

"What is Ji Guang's intention?"

Qingji was quite puzzled.

Inside the big tent of the Chinese army, sitting at the top is Young Master Qingji, and on the left and right sides are the generals with strong backs and waists!

The revenge army created by Qingji is extremely powerful, and the soldiers are skilled and brave. The only shortcoming is the lack of resourceful military advisers.

"Young master, wouldn't it be better for Ji Guang to go out of the city and fight our army?"

"That's right! The one we're afraid of is Ji Guang who fortified the walls and cleared the country, defending the city to the death. Now that Ji Guang has issued a letter of war and invites him to fight, it's easy to save trouble."

Generals with well-developed limbs and simple minds are not afraid of a battle.

But Qing Ji was vague, and could guess the tricks in it!

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
As far as Qingji knew, he sent his troops to attack Wu this time, and there were many former ministers of King Liao of Wu in the capital of Wu as internal support.

On the contrary, Qingji had already attacked the city of Wudu, but there was no news from the city!

Qingji had to guard against this point.

His eyes gradually settled on the sheepskin map hanging in the middle.

The huge map, with Wu as the center, marks the various cities and fortresses of Wu, as well as the number of troops defending them!

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will be able to fight a hundred battles without being imperiled.

As for the previous situation of the Wu Kingdom, Qing Ji, as a young master, is naturally clear about it!
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Qingji's mind.

"Meng Ben!"

"The end is here!"

"You immediately mobilize five thousand soldiers, prepare enough arrows and crossbows, rush to the gourd mouth in the starry night, hide here, wait for the enemy army to enter, and then ambush them in one fell swoop!"

"promise!"

Meng Ben immediately took the order and left.

(End of this chapter)