Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

In the Zhaoling Alliance, the Allied Forces of the Sixteen Nations attacked Wu in two ways, attacking from the east and middle lines of Wu respectively.

Qihou Chujiu led 20 troops and annexed the five small eastern countries of Ju, Xue, Zhu, Tan, and Teng, and went south to annex Zhongwu.

The allied forces of the princes wiped out the six vassal states of Wu in one go. It can be said that they did not encounter any decent resistance, and the war progressed very smoothly.

However, when attacking the state of Xu, the coalition forces encountered relatively tenacious resistance against the capital of the state of Xu.

However, it is still easy for the coalition of princes with many soldiers and generals to conquer a state of Xu.

The other coalition of princes, under the command of Zhao Yang, destroyed the Kingdom of Dun, and then went south to attack Cai.

Originally, Zhao Yang planned to persuade Marquis Cai to surrender after courtesy first. After all, Cai Guo still possessed certain strength.

However, Cai Houshen is a man of loyalty. He was grateful for the kindness of Wu Guo to him in the past, so he resisted stubbornly and desperately resisted the invasion of the coalition forces.

In the end, Caidu fell, and Cai Houshen died in the rebellious army, and was buried by Zhao Yang with the rites of a prince.

Cai Shuo, Cai Houshen's son, fled to Jinling and begged Qingji to make his own decisions.

At this time, Xu Guo had also been annexed by the coalition forces of the princes.

Among the nine vassal states that were wiped out, Xu Guo and Cai Guo were undoubtedly Qingji's hardcore younger brothers.

In order to show his benevolence and righteousness, Qingji canonized Xu Junying, Zhangyu and his son Shuo as senior officials, and bestowed [-] households in the food town of Wujun, so that they can live comfortably in their old age without worrying about food and clothing for the rest of their lives...

Kind?
Qingji is kind.

After all, their countries were all destroyed by the coalition forces of princes, and Qingji can still take care of their funeral affairs.

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Huai River line.

On the huge wilderness, the Wu army and the coalition forces of the princes are forming a formation.

On the one hand, after more than a month of marching and fighting, the morale of the 18 princes' allied forces was like a rainbow.

On the other side, there are 15 Wu troops who have been resting for a long time and are waiting for work.

From the perspective of momentum, there is not much difference between the two armies.

After all, most of Wu's side are not elite teachers.

The Wu army under Qingji's command has a rather complicated composition. Most of them are organized by the former vassal states. They belong to the new army, but their combat effectiveness is not bad.

According to the rules of war, both Qingji and Chujiu came to the front of the two armies in a military chariot.

"Qihou, I haven't seen you for many years, are you all right?"

Qingji talked and laughed happily.

"Hmph, Marquis Wu, don't bother you to think about it, it's good to be a widow!"

Chujiu replied angrily.

Qingji looked at the pestle and mortar up and down, and saw that he was wearing a helmet and armour, leaning on a black gold spear in his hand, with a gray beard, a stooped figure, wrinkles on his face like ruts, sunken eye sockets, and his whole body They all exude a kind of "old-fashioned" that should be expected in old age!
"Qihou, if I remember correctly, you are over seventy years old?"

"Not yet seventy!"

Chujiu gritted his teeth and glared at Qingji.

He has indeed been in power for more than 50 years, but he succeeded to the throne at a young age, and he is indeed less than 70 years old.

However, in this era, Chujiu is definitely considered to have a long life.

"Qihou, don't you hear that being old and not dying is a thief? You have been a monarch for many years, but you haven't achieved much. You are idle and have great ambitions. If it weren't for the many talents in Qi, I am afraid that you, Qihou, will inevitably be so stupid that the country will collapse!"

"absurd!"

Chujiu stared at him and said: "Marquis Wu, what about the widow, it's not your turn to teach the widow a lesson!"

"Qingji, do you see the army behind me? As long as I give an order, your Wu division can be instantly reduced to powder."

"If you are sensible, you can cede the old land of Chu, and I guarantee that Wu Zuo is still there. If not, you may inevitably die and the country will be destroyed!"

Hearing this, Qingji laughed loudly and said, "Hahahaha! Qihou, isn't it ridiculous for you to say that?"

"Since I led the army, I have never lost a single defeat. There is no such thing as an ancient king."

"Do you still remember? Marquis Qi, more than ten years ago, you also led the coalition army to attack Wu, right here in the Huaishui River. In the end, your entire army was wiped out and captured in a disastrous defeat."

"Now, Marquis Qi, if you still dare to mobilize your troops to come here, aren't you afraid of repeating the same mistakes?"

Hearing this, Chujiu gritted his teeth with hatred.

The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Huaishui that year can be said to have become a lingering shadow for the rest of his life.

Being captured as the king of a country is undoubtedly a great shame for the proud and arrogant Chujiu.

"Qingji, you wait! Today next year will be your memorial day!"

"Hmph, Marquis Qi, I may also build a big bluestone tomb for you, and come to your grave to express my condolences."

"..."

As the saying goes, don't speculate, half a sentence is too much.

After talking harshly to each other, Qingji and Chujiu boarded the chariot and returned to their respective phalanxes.

With a sound of "shua", Qingji pulled out the Longyuan sword, pointed at the coalition army formation opposite, and said loudly: "My lords! Before the sun sets today, many people will die."

"However, if a man dies, he will die. It can be lighter than a feather, but heavier than Mount Tai!"

"It is my honor to be able to participate in this battle!"

"History will remember this moment, your achievements, your bloodshed and sacrifice, will be immortal!"

"Soldiers, the time has come for you to make contributions!"

"Use the blood of the enemy to soak your robes! Use the head of the enemy to add experience to your credit book!"

"Go to war—"

"kill!"

Following Qingji's order, the soldiers of the Wu army, who had been ready to go, suddenly rushed towards the coalition phalanx on the opposite side like a flood that had opened its gates.

People are shouting, horses are neighing.

The galloping chariot set off billows of smoke and dust.

This is destined to be a tragic battle.

"Pfft!"

"Shh!"

The chariots of the Wu army and the coalition forces of the princes collided first.

A lot of blood splattered, limbs and arms were everywhere, and the chaotic arrows could kill a person suddenly.

No matter whether it is the generals of the Wu army or the soldiers of the coalition army, they have already put in all their strength to kill the enemy and make meritorious service in this battle.

And in a battle of this scale, it is impossible to tell the winner in a short time.

It wasn't until the sun set and the two armies dropped tens of thousands of corpses that they retreated like a tide.

Then, they all began to clean up the battlefield tacitly, collected the corpses of Pao Ze, dug a big pit, buried them properly, or simply burned them, and only put their bones in the jar. Bring back home for burial...

When the Battle of Huaishui broke out, Wu Zixu was also sticking to Xiangling City on the other side of Xiangling. Relying on the strong fortifications, he firmly held back the coalition forces led by Zhao Yang. Stalemate situation.

And this is exactly what Qingji expects to see.

It's just the offensive of the coalition of princes, obviously it's not that simple!
To grow old and not die is to be a thief.The original meaning of this sentence of Confucius is not literal, but this is the meaning of the protagonist's self-created curse words.