Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 72 Criticism
The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.

After conquering a camp again, the Vietnamese army continued to clean the battlefield, picked up weapons such as daggers, spears, and swords scattered on the ground, and took off their robes and armor from the enemy as their own trophies!

They are all countries that live in a corner, but the state of Wu is much richer and stronger than the state of Yue!

At least many soldiers of the Vietnamese army cannot be equipped with a complete pair of armor!

Of course, it is not easy to make a pair of armor, not only Yue, but countries like Wu, Chu, and Jin cannot guarantee that every soldier can wear armor!
At this moment, Yue Wang Yunchang, accompanied by Shi Mai, He Lu, Wu Zixu and others, got out of the army chariot, looked around, and saw ruins and corpses everywhere.

Among them, most of them are soldiers from the Yue Kingdom!
"Boom!"

At this moment, a military vehicle came galloping.

A general got off the chariot and said with shame on his face: "Your Majesty, let those Wu troops escape again."

"We are not familiar with the local terrain. Once they hid in the dense forest, they disappeared completely, and the general will not be able to pursue them!"

Hearing this, Yun Chang gritted his teeth with hatred.

"Suffocated!"

Yun Chang was so angry that he blew his beard and stared: "I have fought dozens of battles in my life, and I have never fought such an aggrieved battle! Sun Wu, is this the nemesis of my country of Dayue?"

"Your Majesty, don't grow others' aspirations and destroy your own prestige."

He Lu on the side said calmly: "Sun Wu is just a trapped beast. We have many people, but Sun Wu has few soldiers. Even if one camp after another is captured, what's the problem?"

"Sun Tzu can't afford it, the Vietnamese army can afford it!"

Hearing this, Yun Chang felt a little comforted in his heart, but he still couldn't help but said bitterly: "Mr. Wu, even though I said that, I really can't swallow this breath!"

"Every time we capture a fortress, our Vietnamese army will suffer hundreds of casualties, which consumes a lot. I wish I could tear Sun Wu into pieces to vent my hatred!"

"..."

He Lu and Wu Zixu looked at each other, both deeply speechless.

In fact, long before Yunchang sent his troops to attack Wu, Wu Zixu had advised him to cross the sea with boats, and then use the water network in the west of Wu to go all the way to the capital of Wu.

It's a pity that Yun Chang didn't heed Wu Zixu's advice!

If not, even if the Vietnamese army hadn't captured the capital city of Wu, they would have already approached the city. How could there be such a situation today?
Wu Zixu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Sun Wu has repeatedly built camps with a clear intention to block the advance of our army and slow down the offensive."

"Right now, the Wu and Chu armies are fighting fiercely, and the outcome is not yet decided. If the king can drive straight in and destroy the capital of Wu in one battle, then great things will happen."

"What's Wu Qing's strategy?"

Yun Chang asked.

"I don't dare to take a good strategy. For the current plan, the king can only attack the camps built by the Wu army one by one, but the attack is too slow to break through one by one."

"That's why, I think, Your Majesty can divide his troops to break through the camp of the Wu army, so that the troops can come to the capital of Wu as soon as possible!"

"good."

After hearing Wu Zixu's words, Yun Chang thought about it and only thought it was the best solution.

However, in order to come to the capital of Wu as soon as possible and destroy the country of Wu, Yun Chang will also dispatch domestic boats to attack the hinterland of the country of Wu from the sea. It doesn't matter to Yun Chang whether he takes risks or not.

……

Night falls.

On the edge of a lake less than [-] miles away from Tongcheng, a Chu army camp has risen.

After another day of arduous siege battles, the soldiers of the Chu army returned to the camp one after another, holding weapons in their arms, like eggplants beaten by frost, with sluggish faces and no energy!

At this time, it was November, and it was very cold.

A group of Chu soldiers had to sit by the fire to keep warm.

A soldier who was blind in one eye and whose blood was stained on his cloth belt couldn't help but sighed: "Guys, how do you think this battle is going to be fought? Wu Manzi is like a tortoise with a shrunken head, hiding in the city and not daring to come out."

"Our Chu army lacks siege equipment, and there are not many arrow clusters left."

"This ration is decreasing day by day, which shows that the army is running out of food and grass. If this continues, in my opinion, there is no need for the Wu army to fight back, and we will all starve to death!"

"Who said no?"

A soldier with a rough face beside him echoed: "It was okay to storm Zhenzi City before. At least our Chu army has enough supplies, so we don't have to worry about food and drink. Now we can't even eat enough, so why fight?"

"Shh! Be careful!"

Another soldier said in a low voice: "Aren't you shaking the morale of the army by your criticism? This is a capital offense."

"Afraid?"

The soldier snorted and said, "According to me, since this battle can't be fought, why do we need to fight again? We just want to go back alive. If we die, I will die on the land of Chu."

Hearing this, the soldiers of the Chu army present couldn't help being silent for a while, and they very much agreed with this statement in their hearts.

Who would want to bury their bones in a foreign land if they were not forced to do so?

Although the current battle is indistinguishable, it seems that the Chu army is still on the attacking side, but it is just a cornered beast still fighting, wanting to give it a go to see if there is a chance of reversal.

However, this is really hopeless!

In the dead of night, when the soldiers of the Chu army in the camp were falling asleep, or really unable to fall asleep, there was a sudden sound of chaotic horseshoes from outside.

"kill!"

The huge shouts of killing soared into the sky, frightening the awakened generals of the Chu army.

They stood up and looked around, only to see that at some time, the soldiers who were originally in charge of standing guard on the arrow tower had been wiped by the enemy on their necks, and died of exhaustion.

Wu Zu, who sneaked into the Chu army's camp, seemed to have killed the Chu soldiers guarding the camp gate, and quickly opened the gate!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

This sudden change really caught the Chu soldiers by surprise.

"on!"

"Burn Chu Manzi's food and grass!"

Accompanied by a loud bang, hundreds of military vehicles galloped forward and filed into the camp of the Chu army.

Standing on the military chariot, Meng Ben shouted, and immediately swung his long halberd to kill the groups of enemies on the opposite side.

Their purpose is very clear, that is to take advantage of their unpreparedness, burn the food and supplies of the Chu army in one fell swoop, and completely cut off the living resources of the Chu army!

"Shh!"

"Pfft!"

The galloping chariot was like a runaway wild horse, with nowhere to go. The Chu soldiers on the left and right were often beheaded by the horses before they could react, with blood splattered and breathless!
Meng Ben, who took the lead, was even more brave. He went all the way to the warehouse where the Chu army put the grain and grass, and there was no enemy in his hands.

"Quick! Block them!"

The lieutenant general Mi Ji who was awakened hastily drew his sword out of its sheath, and summoned the surrounding Chu army soldiers to block it.

But, it's too late!

The soldiers of the Wu army who broke into the camp couldn't help but say, when they saw the warehouse full of haystacks, they immediately threw away the torches in their hands!

In an instant, a raging fire was burning on the haystack, and a large amount of thick smoke rose into the sky, burning half of the dome red!
"God damn Wu Manzi!"

"Quick! Send someone to put out the fire!"

Seeing this, Mi Ji stomped his feet angrily.

While sending people to fetch water to put out the fire, he also had to resist the Wu army's offensive. It was really exhausting!

(End of this chapter)