Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 437

Outside Baiju City, the Allied Army camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, all the generals are discussing the tactics of further attacking Chu at this moment.

In addition to Qing Ji, Wu Zixu, Sun Wu, Fan Li, Bo Tong and other monarchs and ministers of Wu, such as Bai Gongsheng, Xu Jun Ying Zhang Yu, Zhong Wujun, Cai Houshen and other monarchs or officials are among them.

Either express their views, or sit aside and listen.

"Mr. Tang arrived—"

Just at this moment, with a loud announcement, a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes, a long crown, and armor entered the camp of the Chinese army step by step.

He is Tang Chenggong in history - Ji Cheng.

As an important member of the "Hanyang Zhuji", Tang Guo, together with many princes surnamed Ji, monitored the southern princes with different surnames and guarded the southern land for the emperor of Zhou.

The Kingdom of Tang is adjacent to the Kingdom of Sui. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Zhao made several expeditions to the south, and the Kingdom of Tang became one of the important transit stations and export places for the king of Zhou on his march.

Since entering the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, with the rise of Chu State and the decline of Sui State, a great power on the Han River, the power of the "Princesses of Hanyang" has been declining.

In order to isolate the princes surnamed Ji in the Hanjiang area, the Chu State used marriage, temptation, intimidation and other means to separate and suppress, and quickly moved northward by force.

By the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu State had controlled the entire Han River area.

At that time, Guan Dingfu of Pang State was defeated and became a prisoner of King Wu of Chu. King Wu of Chu did not despise him and let him be the commander of Chu State. Therefore, he defeated Zhou State and Liao State, and surrendered to Sui State and Tang State.

And Tang State began to submit to Chu State at that time.

During the Jin-Chu struggle for hegemony, the Tang State also participated in the Battle of Bi, an important battle in the Spring and Autumn Period.

In 597 BC, Tang Huihou sent troops to fight against the Jin army with Chu general Pan Dang, but this time he did not take advantage of the Chu-Tang coalition forces because of the good command of the Jin generals.

Until now, in order to fight for control of the Jianghuai River Basin, the Wu-Chu struggle for hegemony kicked off, and the Tang State was once again on the stage of history.

Just like in history, Tang Jun Jicheng came to Chu State with two horses and horses, ready to present them to Chu King Xiong Zhen.

A rare BMW is a special product of the Tang Dynasty. After hearing about it, Yin Nangwa, the magistrate of Chu State, came to ask for it, but Tang Chenggong refused to give it to him. for three years.

Three years later, Tang people bribed Nangwa, and Tang Chenggong was released and returned to China.

"King Wu! My widow has seen King Wu!"

After entering the tent of the Chinese army, Ji Cheng hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Qing Ji who was sitting in the commander's seat.

"Hahahaha, Tang Jun, don't be too polite! Come, please take a seat!"

To Ji Cheng, Qing Ji was also very polite. He immediately stood up and sat down with Ji Cheng's arm like a friend he hadn't seen for many years.

This immediately flattered Ji Cheng, after all, Tang State is now a subsidiary state of Wu State.

In other words, Ji Cheng is Qingji's younger brother!

Faced with the boss Qingji's praise of himself, how could Ji Cheng not be impressed?
"Thank you King Wu!"

After Ji Cheng was seated, Qingji asked with a smile, "Mr. Tang, has your journey gone smoothly?"

No wonder Qingji would ask such a question.

Tang State is a state within a state of Chu State. From Tangdu to Baiju, Li, Zhiyuan, Sui and other cities of Chu State are separated by hundreds of miles.

Therefore, Ji Cheng's trip was extremely difficult.

This time, if the coalition forces led by Qingji can't bring Chu to the ground, Tang will inevitably be in danger of subjugation.

Historically, in 506 BC, Wu, Cai, and Tang formed an alliance to attack Chu.

The allied forces stationed on the banks of the Han River and confronted the Chu army. The Chu general Nang Wa was eager to seek merit and underestimated the enemy to cross the Han River and took the initiative to fight. As a result, the Chu army was defeated.

Afterwards, Wu and Chu fought against Yu Baiju again. After five battles, the Wu army won consecutive battles and fought all the way to Yingdu. King Chu Zhao (Xiong Zhen) fled in panic, and the Chu people collapsed without fighting.

Tang Chenggong and Ji Cheng finally used the hand of King Wu to avenge Chu's three-year imprisonment. However, this also brought disaster to Tang. Recover quickly.

After King Chu Zhao returned to Yingdu, the first major event was to crusade against Tang and Cai. Cai survived because he was close to Wu, but Tang was not so lucky.

Naturally, Qing Ji couldn't be as mean and ungrateful as He Lu, the king of Wu in history, who used up his people and then completely ignored them.

After all, in this era, even though the etiquette is broken and music is broken, the most basic sense of righteousness is indispensable.

Tang State is a subsidiary state of Wu State and Wu State's younger brother, how can he ignore it?

Even if Tang State is destroyed by other countries in the future, Wu State will try to help Tang State restore it!
This is a matter of face, a matter of national dignity, and there is no room for loss.

Under Qingji's rule, Wu Guo was able to have the great help of Cai, Zhongwu, Xu and other countries, which is nothing more than Qingji's consistent style, that is, he can uphold justice for them without losing the style of hegemony.

As in the previous Huaishui battle, after Qingji led his army to capture Chu's land in the Central Plains, it was evenly divided between Cai, Xu and Zhongwu who followed him.

This point, I would like to ask, in the whole world, which country's monarch can do it?
Don't ask if Qingji can look up to those three melons and two dates, the most important thing is an attitude!

This shows that Qing Ji, as the boss, and Wu Guo as the suzerain country are worthy of the followers of all the subordinate countries.

"King Wu, the widowed gentleman has come all the way, without hindrance."

Ji Cheng replied: "The people of Chu concentrated all their troops in Yingdu. Now the defense of all parts of Chu State is in vain. Our allied forces can all be defeated in one battle. Not many troops have been garrisoned."

Hearing this, the generals present were very surprised.

You must know that the three passes of Datun, Zhiyuan and Ming'e are three important passes in the north of Chu State. They are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they are specially used to defend against invasion from northern countries.

It stands to reason that some soldiers and horses should be garrisoned all the year round in the three passes of Datun, Zhiyuan, and Ming'e, but it is a pity that Shen Zhuliang seems to want to put all his eggs in one basket and must fight to the death with the coalition forces in Yingdu.

Speaking of Baiju, Qingji couldn't help thinking of the famous "Battle of Baiju" in history.

It was a long-range offensive battle in which [-] Wu troops led by King Helu of Wu went deep into Chu, defeated the [-] main force of the Chu army in Baiju, and then occupied the capital of Chu.

In the war, the Wu army was flexible and maneuverable. Because of the enemy's use of troops, it won the victory with the tactics of roundabout attack, retreat to exhaust the enemy, seek opportunities for decisive battles, and pursue far-reaching pursuits.

However, it was Sun Wu, not He Lu, who really came up with this plan for Wu Jun.

In the Battle of Baiju, the Wu army defeated the Chu army with [-] troops and [-] troops, which became a classic battle in history in which fewer people win more.

Just this battle is enough for Sun Wu to be sung by later generations and become a well-deserved "soldier of soldiers"!
To talk about blitzkrieg, Sun Tzu should be the same as the originator!

(End of this chapter)