Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 444 Crossing the Han River
At the same time that Yunmengze was still fighting fiercely, Sun Wu led five thousand elite armor to go north to Yongxi, and took the trail to cross the Han River.

On the way, all the Chu people encountered were ordered to be beheaded by Sun Wu...

Sun Wu had no choice but to attack thousands of miles, Sun Wu's troops must not only be expensive and fast, but also be invisible.

As the saying goes, kindness does not control soldiers, righteousness does not control wealth!

Sun Wu is not only responsible for himself and the soldiers under his command, but also responsible for the tasks given by Qingji.

"Da Sima, this is Hanshui."

On the edge of the Han River, a schoolboy pointed to the rushing river and told Sun Wu who was standing on one side.

They had no horses, chariots, or warships. They only relied on a pair of legs and prepared ten days of dry food. Wearing heavy armor for long-distance raids, they were exhausted physically and mentally.

Sun Wu looked at the turbulent Hanshui River in front of him. The river was so deep that it could drown people. The two sides of the river were tens of meters apart. It was not easy to swim across, but it was not impossible.

Because the five thousand fine armors led by Sun Wu all came from the land of Wuyue, not to mention being able to conquer battles, because they grew up in a place full of water networks, so they are familiar with water, and all of them are good swimmers.

"Da Sima, what should we do now? The Han River is so fast that we can't easily set foot in it without a boat. Why don't we rest on the spot and use the dense forest here to build a raft to cross the Han River?"

Hearing this, Sun Wu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not right."

"The dry rations carried by our army are limited, so we can't delay it for too long. The longer we delay, it is inevitable that we will not be detected by the sentry horses of the Chu people."

"Soldiers are expensive and fast. The purpose of our army is to surprise Yingdu. Even if Yingdu cannot be taken, we must occupy nearby cities and use it to supply and defend."

From the beginning to the end, Sun Wu never forgot what he should do.

They attacked Yingdu by surprise. If they can really surprise Yingdu, it would be best to go to Yingdu in one battle. If not, they will also capture a nearby city to replenish supplies. By the way, they will mediate with the Chu army to reduce the front line pressure.

Sun Wu looked around for a week, finally took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Send my general order! The whole army, take off their armor, take only what they need, and cross the river lightly!"

"promise!"

At the critical moment, Sun Wu showed a fearless spirit.

Sun Wu took the lead, and first took off his helmet and black armor, and tied the bronze sword and spear around his waist to prevent them from being lost.

The soldiers of the Wu army behind them also followed suit, removing their armor one after another, and only carrying some necessities such as dry food and weapons.

In their eyes, there was a look of resignation to death.

"Big Sima, no!"

The general beside him hurriedly said: "How can Da Sima be in danger? As far as the general knows, although there is no bridge on the nearby Hanshui River, there is a ferry. Why don't you grab a boat and let Da Sima go first... ..."

"shut up!"

Sun Wu stared and said: "Is this general a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? Although I was born in Qi, I have lived in Wu for a long time, and my water skills are not so good!"

"Needless to say!"

As soon as the words fell, Sun Wu was the first to jump into the rushing Hanshui River and swim towards the opposite bank.

Seeing this, the soldiers behind him were also encouraged. They followed Sun Wu one after another, jumped into the water one by one, and swam to the west bank of the Han River.

Sun Wu himself was almost washed away by the rushing river several times. Fortunately, the soldiers around him had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly blocked Sun Wu's body from being washed down.

The five thousand generals of the Wu army also rushed to the other side of the Han River.

However, although they were good at water, some people were washed away by the river, and what awaited them was mostly drowning!
Sun Wu also knew that his approach was very risky, but he had no choice.

Either he will not fight this battle, or he must fight it beautifully!

Five thousand soldiers had to pass through the fast-flowing Hanshui River, and they also paid the price with the lives of dozens of soldiers.

On the east bank of the Han River, there are neatly placed armors of five thousand soldiers and red banners scattered neatly. This is the battle flag of Wu Jun!
……

The capital of Chu State, Ying.

In Chu Palace.

King Xiong Zhen of Chu is eating with his mother Meng Ying.

Compared with the big fish and meat, bear's paw abalone and other delicacies in the past, Xiong Zhen's current food is more than a little bit worse.

This made Xiong Zhen taste like chewing gum, but he could only endure it for the time being.

Because the Chu State at this time is in an extraordinary period, not as before.

The soldiers of the Chu army on the front line are fighting bloody battles, and they cannot be allowed to fight the enemy hungry.

The reason why the Chu people fell into such a predicament is, on the one hand, because of the trade war Wu launched against Chu before.

On the one hand, it was because when Bai Gongsheng left Yingdu, he did not forget to burn down the treasury of Yingdu, and burned most of the grain and fodder that he could not take away!
This made Xiong Zhen hate Bai Gongsheng extremely!

"My lord! My lord! Something is wrong!"

At this time, Zixi, who had become Ling Yin of Chu State, hurried into the palace and made a lot of noise.

"Ling Yin, why are you panicking?"

Xiong Zhen couldn't help his eyelids twitching, and asked with staring eyes.

In the past six months, the state of Chu has suffered so many misfortunes that the king of Chu, Xiong Zhen, is almost numb!

Zixi said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I just received a report from the sentry cavalry, saying that someone was on the edge of the Han River and saw a large number of Wu troops appearing, and they are rushing towards Yingdu City!"

"what?"

Xiong Zhen was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart, he stood up and said in surprise: "How many troops does the Wu army have? How far is it from Yingdu?"

In fact, Xiong Zhen can probably guess it himself.

It is only fifty miles from Hanshui to the city of Yingdu. If you march in a hurry, you can drive straight in in less than half a day, and the soldiers are under the city of Yingdu!

"Your Majesty, no matter how many troops there are in the Wu army, the most urgent thing is to lock the city gates and prevent the enemy from entering the city!"

"good!"

Chu King Xiong Zhen hurriedly said: "Zixi, I will entrust this matter to you!"

"I respectfully obey the king's orders!"

Zixi quickly agreed.

At this time in Yingdu City, there were very few soldiers to fight.

The only one capable of fighting is the imperial army of Chu Palace, but there are only a thousand people, and the rest are old and weak soldiers.

Even the men in Yingdu City, ranging from fifty-five to fourteen years old, were transferred to the front line of Yunmengze to fight with the main force of the coalition forces.

At this time, as long as a surprise soldier reaches Yingdu, it will be very difficult to keep Yingdu.

However, Wu Jun was on a long-distance attack this time, and he probably didn't have any siege equipment.

As long as the city gates of Yingdu are closed, and some troops are sent to monitor, or some old people, young people, and even strong women come to the city gates to help, there will be no problem.

However, something unexpected happened again!
(End of this chapter)