Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 71

"boom!"

When twenty small boats full of inflammable materials collided with the Chu army's warship, the bottom of the tall and sturdy building immediately burst into flames, and the fire continued to spread!

The Wu soldiers who survived in the boat jumped into the water immediately and slipped away like fish.

The soldiers of the Chu army on the battleship were shocked by the bloody and fearless spirit displayed by Wu Jun, and there was a panic on the deck.

At this moment, behind the Chu army's warships, a large number of Wu army's warships suddenly appeared, squeezing them firmly in this gradually narrowing triangular waters.

"General, we've been tricked!"

Mi Ji, the lieutenant general of the Chu army on the side, shouted with grief and indignation.

The matter has come to this point, Shen Yinshu can't do anything!
Qingji is really too cunning and good at deceiving!
Shen Yinshu has never encountered such a difficult enemy.

No wonder Qingji was able to defeat the mighty Helu!

"Withdraw! Get out!"

"Breakthrough!"

Shen Yinshu made a decisive decision and gave the order to retreat.

At this time, the Chu army's boat division was already surrounded by heavy siege, and was wrapped in dumplings by the Wu army's warships. If they didn't break through the siege, the entire army would be wiped out!

"Fire arrows!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Round after round of rockets were thrown over, killing a large number of soldiers of the Chu army, and at the same time causing considerable damage to its warships.

"Help!"

"help me!"

A Chu soldier was burned into a "fire man", screaming like a headless fly, running around, and finally fell into the water, turning into a charred corpse.

In desperation, the warships of the Chu army could only ram into the big wings and building boats of the Wu army, trying to fight a bloody path.

Qingji's strategic goal is very simple, which is to destroy the Chu army's warships at all costs and cut off their way back!
No, whenever the warships of the Chu army rushed up, the warships of the Wu army would always bump into them without fear, and they all died together!
This tragic water battle lasted from morning to night, and ended with the defeat of the Chu army.

In this battle, the Wu army's beheadings were countless, but more than a thousand warships of the Chu army were destroyed!

A big win!

The strategic goal of celebrating Ji has been achieved.

At least the defeated Chu army could only retreat to the Dajiangkou area, set up camp, and take a rest.

Now, the Chu army's boat division has been completely lost, and most of the warships have been damaged, and the Wu army's warships cruising on the river blocked the way back to the country.
……

The camp of the Chu army and the big tent of the Chinese army.

Shen Yinshu is calling a group of disgraced generals to discuss matters.

Looking at the dejected generals standing on the left and right sides, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, but his face still had that calm expression.

"Second and third sons, this disastrous defeat is a defeat that my Great Chu has never experienced since the founding of the country!"

Shen Yinshu took a deep breath and said: "So far, our Chu army has lost more than [-] soldiers (including those who were missing and captured), and the wounded are countless. !"

"Everyone, I, Shen Yinshu, have sinned deeply. I am ashamed of the king, the country of Chu, and the ancestors of the great Chu!"

"However, the battle is not over yet. Our army is trapped at the mouth of the great river, and there are boats from the state of Wu on the river, who are rampant. Our army has no ships to return to Chu, and water battles are impossible. What can we do?"

Hearing this, all the generals couldn't help lowering their heads, not daring to speak.

Mi Ji stood up and said with a remorseful expression: "General, yesterday's defeat in the water battle was the fault of the last general. Please punish me, General!"

"You Sima, now is not the time for accountability."

Shen Yinshu shook his head and said: "This time the water battle was defeated, this general is also duty-bound. No one thought that Wu people would be so cunning and cunning!"

"The general just wants to ask the second and third sons to discuss a countermeasure together. Can our army fight again? How should we fight?"

Hearing this, a general immediately came out and said: "General, although our Chu army has suffered several defeats, allowing Wu Manzi to seize the opportunity, but judging from the current situation, our army has [-] soldiers, and we can still fight together. war."

"The Wu army is no more than [-] to [-] people. Although we have the advantage of a boat division, why should we fear a battle on land?"

"Yes! General, since there are not many warships left in our army, and we can't go straight down the river to Wudu, why don't we attack the city all the way and go straight to Wudu?"

Siege the city?

Shen Yinshu was very helpless.

If things were really that simple, he wouldn't be as distressed as he is now!

"Second and third sons, to be honest, there is not much food and grass left in the army, and at most it can only supply [-] horses for ten days."

"Now Wu's army has blocked the river with boats, and the domestic food and grass cannot be transported. If Wu's army is strong and clears the country, and sticks to the few cities along the river, what can we do?"

"This……"

Faced with this situation, all the generals of the Chu army couldn't help laughing.

The problem of insufficient food, fodder and supplies is indeed very difficult!

Fifty thousand horses, people eat horse chews every day, that is an astronomical figure.

If it was placed a few days ago, the Chu people could still rely on large ships to transport grain, and continuously transport grain, fodder and supplies to the front line.

But now, the Chu army has lost the right to control the river, and if they want to obtain food and grass, they can only use local materials.

But can Wu people agree?
Obviously not!

This is the fact.

While dispatching boat divisions to control the river, Qingji also divided his troops to garrison the three cities along the river, Zhenzi, Tong, and Rui, to build fortifications and consolidate the city defenses.

All the Li and Shu outside the city dragged their families and took refuge in the city, and even livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep were taken away. It must be ensured that not a grain of food was left for the Chu army!
It is true that the strength of the Chu army is twice that of the Wu army, but without the right to control the river and lack of food and supplies, it will not be successful!
Therefore, the Chu army is now in a dilemma.

In desperation, Shen Yinshu could only choose to bypass the fortified Zhenzi City, and instead attacked the two cities of Tong and Rui, trying to survive from desperation.

……

When the two armies of Wu and Chu were fighting fiercely, the soldiers and horses of Sun Wu's troops who were far away in Wuyuan were also attacked by the Vietnamese army.

After Helu bowed his head to the Yue State, Yunchang personally led an army of more than [-] people, plus several thousand soldiers from Helu's subordinates, about [-] soldiers and horses, trying to go north to attack the capital of Wu.

Since his own troops were far less than the enemy's, Sun Wu did not choose to confront the Vietnamese army head-on.

He was ordered in danger, and when he arrived in Wuyuan area, Sun Wu turned into an infrastructure madman and recruited soldiers to build camps with the nearby Li Shu.

Whenever the terrain is dangerous, Sun Wu will build a camp to resist the Vietnamese army.

There are more than a dozen large and small camps, and the garrison may be five hundred or more than three hundred. With the terrain where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it, they can hold back the Vietnamese army for a while.

Yun Chang was annoyed by Sun Wu's tortoise-style tactics!
I want to lead my troops to go around, but the road is blocked and far away, so the gain outweighs the loss.

And to conquer one camp after another, the Vietnamese army took time and effort, and paid a heavy price!

This made Yun Chang's heart ache.

(End of this chapter)