Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 74 Fire in the Backyard
Time entered 513 BC, that is, in mid-November of the first year of Wu Wang Qingji, the war that took place in Wu had new changes.

On the eastern front, the Wu and Chu armies were at a stalemate, and the Wu army still sat in control of the river, sticking to Chenzi, Tong, and Rui, and confronting the Chu army.

However, the Chu army was isolated and helpless, and the food and grass were exhausted. It was only a matter of time before they collapsed without a fight.

On the northern line, Yunyang and Zhufang in Wu State were invaded by Han Army. Fortunately, Wu Army was strong and cleared the land and did not fight Han Army. Therefore, Han Army could only patrol the northern part of Wu State and put on a show!

On the southern front, the Vietnamese army is already dividing its troops, breaking down the barriers built by Sun Wu one by one, and advancing towards Wudu by water and land at an extremely fast speed.

At this time, the crisis in the country of Wu has not been lifted!
Qingji knew very well that even if Wu Guo won this battle, it would be a miserable victory!
"Your Majesty, the envoy of Chu is asking to see you."

Qingji was discussing matters with Heifu, Meng Ben, and Xiong Zidan, three confidant generals, when he saw a small school come in to report.

"not see."

Qingji replied without thinking.

Qing Ji was well aware of the purpose of the Chu army envoy's visit!
The war has progressed to this point, and the loss of Wu is so great, how can Qingji tolerate the retreat of the Chu people?

Heifu on the side said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the Chu army and the Han army are nothing to worry about now. What I am worried about is the Yue people. According to the battle report sent by Sun Dadu a few days ago, the Yue barbarians are marching towards the capital of Wu with all their strength. .”

"Governor Sun estimates that the Vietnamese army will be able to reach Wudu in no more than five days!"

"Right now, in the capital, there are less than a few thousand soldiers capable of fighting. Even if you add the soldiers and horses of Commander Sun, with the solidity of Wu's capital, it may not last long!"

Qingji's expression was also quite solemn, and he said, "Heifu, are you asking me to agree to the Chu army's request for peace, and form an alliance with them to eliminate the soldiers?"

"Not really."

Hei Fu sighed and said, "Whether it is war or peace with the Chu army, it is all in the king's mind. But now the Chu army has reached the brink of collapse, and its food and grass are gone, and it can't last for a few more days!"

"Now, it depends on who survives whom."

There is no doubt that this is a big gamble!
Once the Yue army takes the first step and captures Wudu, Qingji will be the one who fails. At that time, he will face the dilemma of ruining his country and his family.

However, if the Chu army couldn't hold back and surrendered to the Wu army, Qingji would be able to allocate part of his troops to reinforce the already endangered Wudu!
It's not a good feeling to be on fire in this backyard.

Xiong Zidan, who was sitting on one side, said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, many Chu soldiers have surrendered recently, which shows that there have been a large number of defeated soldiers in the Chu army."

"My lord, why don't you start from this and speed up the collapse of the Chu army?"

"good!"

Qingji stood up, paced a few times, and acted like he was in deep thought.

Xiong Zidan's words woke him up!

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Qingji's mind.

"Meng Ben, has the food and grass in the capital arrived?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the first batch of [-] shi of rice millet and [-] shi of all kinds of cured meat have arrived in Zhenzi, and more grain will be shipped to the front line later."

"it is good!"

Qingji immediately said seriously: "Immediately ask someone to prepare enough rice millet and bacon, and bury a pot outside the camp of the Chu army to make food! I want to see how long the Chu army can last!"

"promise!"

Qingji's strategy is really bad enough.

Today, the Chu army basically has no food, and the soldiers who died of starvation have not yet appeared, but relying solely on fishing and hunting cannot meet the daily needs of the army at all.

In addition, every soldier Shen Yinshu sent out to fish and hunt would be intercepted and killed by the Wu army from time to time, so the food such as game and wild fruits that the Chu army could harvest was very little!

No, when Wu Jun was burying pots and cooking food outside the Chu army camp, the hungry Chu army soldiers could only watch them eat meat, eating in big bowls, and screaming!

"A sin!"

On the archery tower of the camp, a Chu soldier was full of grief and indignation, and said, "Why are we starving here, but Wu Manzi is eating and drinking outside?"

"Stop yelling, save some energy."

A Chu soldier beside him touched his growling stomach, shook his head and said, "If you have the ability, go down and grab their food!"

Hearing this, all the soldiers of the Chu army around were staring at the outside of the camp. Those soldiers of the Wu army were queuing up to eat, their eyes glowed green, like people who were short of water in the desert and were about to die of thirst, seeing an oasis in a trance.

Wu Jun outside the camp is really unkind.

I saw a group of soldiers of the Wu army eating large pieces of cured bacon and pulling rice, and shouted towards the camp: "Soldiers of the Chu State! My king has ordered that anyone who leaves the camp to surrender may Paul and the rest are safe, and they will be full after a meal!"

"There are still hungry soldiers in the army? Come out and surrender!"

"Did you see the broth made in those big pots? This is for you and the others!"

Under Qing Ji's instruction, the soldiers of the Wu army shouted loudly, trying to lure the Chu army in the camp to surrender.

This method has indeed greatly shaken the morale of the Chu army, and made many Chu soldiers ponder in their hearts, whether to leave the camp and surrender?
Seeing this, General Shen Yinshu of the Chu Army had to send a team of thousands of people out of the camp to fight, trying to grab some rice and bacon back.

It's a pity that Shen Yinshu's wishful thinking will come to nothing after all!
"Fire arrows!"

Following an order from a Wu Jun lieutenant, the archers who had been prepared for a long time immediately stood in several rows and threw round after round of arrows at the enemy soldiers who rushed out of the camp.

"Pfft!"

The rain of arrows, like locusts crossing the border, instantly harvested the lives of many soldiers of the Chu army!

While they were caught off guard, they were also exhausted from hunger, so they had no time to dodge the dense rain of arrows thrown by Wu Jun.

And the generals and soldiers of the Wu army, who had been guarding against the attack of the Chu army for a long time, also took up their weapons one after another, waiting for the enemy to come and give away their heads!
However, what surprised people was that many soldiers of the Chu army ran over, threw away their weapons and surrendered decisively.

Only a few Chu soldiers were able to escape back to the camp and save their lives.

Today, how can the soldiers of the Chu army who can't even afford to eat have the strength to fight?
"withdraw troops!"

In desperation, Shen Yinshu could only order Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

At this moment, seeing the retreating Chu army, Qingji did not let his soldiers pursue them.

It's not that Qingji doesn't want to go all out and wipe out the Chu army in the camp, but that the time has not yet come!
He just wanted to use this battle to test the weakness of the Chu army.

Now it seems that the Chu army is at the end of its rope, and most of its soldiers don't even have the strength to fight!

(End of this chapter)