Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 63
Wuyuan City, government office.

He Lu was in the lobby, discussing with Wu Zixu, Fu Gai and Fu Chai, three of his cronies.

"My lord, Qingji's thousands of generals have set up camp in Pushui, which is less than [-] miles away from Wuyuan Township."

Wu Zixu frowned and said, "I found out from inquiries that the general Qingji sent this time is Sun Wu. I only know that he is the son of Sun Ping. He once lived in seclusion in Fujiao Mountain and wrote a book about it. I don't know about the rest."

"According to Wu Du's sources, Qingji holds Sun Wu in high regard. He also has an elite army called 'Trapped Camp' under his command, which should not be underestimated!"

Hearing this, He Lu couldn't help squinting his eyes, feeling very apprehensive.

"Is there any sign of Sun Wu attacking?"

"not at all."

Wu Zixu shook his head and said: "Sun Wu just ordered the soldiers to bury the antlers deep and build fortifications. From what I mean, I should sit here to prevent our army and the Yue people from going north to attack Wu!"

He Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was determined to attack Wu in his heart, but before the time came, how could he rush to the front line and smash Qingji's army horse to death?
"Is there any news from the Yue country?"

"Lobbying has not made progress."

Wu Zixu made a bow and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Qingji has sent Bo Tong as an envoy to go to Vietnam again to lobby for Yunchang. Now the State of Yue is still hesitating between sitting on the sidelines and attacking Wu!"

With a bang, He Lu hadn't lost his temper yet, and the young master Fu Chai, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help it, and said angrily with his eyes wide open, "The Yue barbarian is really too muddy to support the wall!"

"A bunch of fools! The people of Chu are already aggressively attacking Zhenzi, and the soldiers are pressing down on the border, but the Yue barbarians are still looking forward and backward, hesitating?"

"If Qingji's main force is not in the capital of Wu, if Yue Manzi can join us in attacking Wu, wouldn't it be possible to win the first battle and completely defeat Qingji?"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu just let out a long sigh and said, "Master, if you were Yue Wang Yunchang, you might also have doubts."

"After all, the victory of the Wu-Chu war is still unclear. How dare the Yue Kingdom fight?"

"It must be known that the two countries of Wu and Yue signed a covenant just now, and they also sent Yue Si to marry him and became the queen of Qingji. With Wu and Yue being so good, how could Yunchang have no scruples?"

Wu Zixu paused, and then said: "Furthermore, Wu and Chu have fought against each other for more than [-] years. Wu won six victories, three draws and one loss. He repeatedly defeated the Chu army, and every time he won more with less."

"This time, who can guarantee that Qingji can't defeat the Chu army?"

"This……"

Fucha couldn't reply to Wu Zixu, so he could only choose to remain silent.

They are very clear about Yun Chang's concerns!
However, as far as the current situation is concerned, Helu and Yue Kingdom have formed a check.

He Lu attacked Wu by himself, and it was difficult for a single tree to support him. The Yue State attacked Wu, and Yun Chang was afraid that the Chu army would lose to the Wu army.

Compared with Yue State, Wu State is already a behemoth.

And the combat power of the Wu army is even better than that of the Vietnamese army!
In recent years, the State of Yue has often sent troops to invade the territory of the State of Wu, but none of them can take advantage of it, as can be seen from the comparison of the military strength of the two countries.

"Zixu, in your opinion, what should I do at this time?"

He Lu had to ask Wu Zixu for his plan.

The latter just pondered for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, the only way we can win over the Yue Kingdom and make it send troops to attack Wu is only one..."

"How?"

Seeing that Wu Zixu was still playing tricks, He Lu couldn't help asking urgently.

"Your Majesty, this countermeasure proposed by my minister is for reference only, please don't blame me, Your Majesty."

Wu Zixu first received a dose of vaccination.

"But it doesn't matter!"

Everyone present looked at Wu Zixu in confusion.

"If Yun Chang joins forces with us to attack Wu together, the king can only do so if he proclaims his vassalship to the Yue State and transfers the land under his rule to the Yue State in name!"

"what?"

Hearing this, He Lu, Fu Chai and Fu Gai couldn't help but change color and were greatly shocked.

"Bastard!"

Immediately, the violent Fu Chai couldn't help standing up, pointing at Wu Zixu's nose and yelling, "Wu Yuan, are you the king's adviser or the minister of Yue?"

"How dare you instigate your father to submit to the Yue barbarians, what is your intention!"

Seeing this, Wu Zixu just said indifferently: "For the current plan, the king can only stabilize Yunchang's heart by proclaiming himself a minister and offering land."

"Otherwise, once Qingji defeats the Chu army, wouldn't we miss out on a good opportunity? If Qingji takes the momentum of a big victory and goes south to attack me, even with the Yue Kingdom, wouldn't we just sit and wait for death?"

Wu Zixu's words made He Lu and the other three people present fell silent, speechless.

He Lu thought to himself for a while, finally gritted his teeth and made a painful decision!

"Zixu, I will let you make Yue and lobby for Yunchang. My widow, I am willing to submit to the Yue Kingdom, and become a minister and offer land!"

"Father!"

Fu Chai was very upset.

But Helu just clutched his forehead and said in a heartbroken voice: "I have made up my mind, so there is no need to say anything!"

"Your Majesty Yingming."

Wu Zixu also let out a long sigh, deeply helpless.

Why didn't Wu Zixu feel humiliated in his heart by surrendering to the Yue barbarian whom he had always looked down upon?

So is He Lu!

But, now, they have no choice.

Either wait to be wiped out by Qingji's army, or watch Chu people destroy Wu, neither of these two endings is what He Lu wants to see!

……

The battle at Zhenzi has been going on for the tenth day, and it is still in full swing.

However, Qingji, who is far away in Wudu, is still recruiting soldiers, warships, food and supplies from all over the place!
Qingji never fights unprepared battles!

This time, the state of Chu secretly dispatched troops to attack Zhenzi, and it was not until the Chu army's boat master appeared on the river that the report came.

The news that Chu State will attack Wu was still learned by Qingji from Jin State envoy Shi Mimou!
How absurd this is!
Could it be that Wu Jun was allowed to fight in such a haste?
No, never!

Qingji has the courage of a strong man to cut his wrists.

Even if Zhenzi City fell and all the soldiers and civilians defending the city were killed in battle, Qingji would not hesitate to do so.

This can't be blamed on Qingji's cold-blooded and ruthless, because the war is so cruel, he can't bet the fate of Wu on others!
On this day, Qingji was inspecting the camp, expressing condolences to the soldiers of the Wu army who were still in the process of integration.

In this era of frequent wars, almost every adult male in Wu State has been on the battlefield and received decent military training.

However, just like the three major overlords of Jin, Qi, and Chu, the military service system of Wu State is farming volunteers!
Fighting in wartime and farming in leisure time, both should not be delayed, but this will affect the combat effectiveness of some soldiers.

Especially when the large corps are fighting, if the troops have not passed a certain period of running-in, rushing to the battle is tantamount to dying!

"Report-"

Suddenly, a schoolboy came galloping, got off his horse in front of Qingji, and handed a bamboo slip with both hands.

"My lord, Wuyuan battle report!"

Battle report from Wuyuan?
Did something happen to Sun Wu?
Qingji's heart couldn't help but thump, and a bad premonition came to his mind.

(End of this chapter)