A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 52
Ji Li sent Qi, and finally Qi agreed to send troops to help Wu.After completing his mission, Ji Li did not return to Wu State, but hurried to Lu State.

The national strength of the State of Lu is much weaker than that of the State of Qi. If the State of Qi does not send troops to help, the State of Lu will be even more afraid. Now that the State of Qi has sent troops, it will be much easier to persuade the State of Lu.

Ji Li didn't stop all the way, ran to the death of two horses, hurried to Lu State, and then told Lu Hou about Qi State's decision to send troops. After hearing this, Lu Hou quickly decided to send troops with Qi State.Ji Li heaved a sigh of relief after receiving the promise from Qilu and Lu.

With Qi and Lu sending troops to contain them, Huai did not dare to attack Wu with all its strength.

On the other hand, the envoys who went to the state of Chu to ask for help also came to the state of Chu to meet them. The state of Chu has been trying to go north to capture the five kingdoms of Hanshui all these years, but was repeatedly blocked, so it developed along the Yangtze River to the east.

Originally, Chu Jun did not want to send troops to attack Huai, but Wu Guo promised to make great profits, and said that if he occupied Huai, Chu could attack the Han River countries on both sides, so Chu Jun agreed.

The army of the Huai State gathered, tens of thousands of troops and more than a thousand warships sailed down the river to attack the State of Wu in the south.The Huai country is fully prepared for this battle, and it can be said that it has enough soldiers and food.

Wu Guoshui army was not an opponent at all. They were defeated in all three battles, and almost the entire army was wiped out, so they had to retreat.The Huai army took advantage of the situation to cross the river.The army quickly set up camp on the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The morale of the Huai State army was high, the soldiers were sharp, and they cooperated with each other tacitly, especially the elite among them wore rattan armor.This vine armor is woven from old vines in the mountains, and has been specially treated to make it extremely tough.In addition, the craftsmen also attached a layer of rhinoceros or elephant skin to the surface of these rattan armors.

This kind of armor has a very high defense. At the same time, after the Huai Kingdom annexed the Han Kingdom, all the craftsmen of the Han Kingdom were accepted, and the forged bronze swords were extremely sharp.

As soon as the Huai army and the Wu army came into contact, the Wu soldiers fell down like cutting wheat.The Wu soldier's long dagger was stabbed on the rattan armor, and it couldn't pierce the tough rattan armor at all. Instead, it cut open directly. The Huai country soldier stabbed with his long dagger, killing him instantly.

For a while, the army of Wu State retreated steadily. Seeing that the army of Wu State was invincible, Wang Sheng immediately waved his left and right chariot soldiers to attack.Hundreds of chariots were launched, the wheels rolled like thunder, and the horseshoes beat the ground.

Seeing the Huai country's chariots dispatched, Wu Guo didn't care about the defeat of the Chinese army, so he had to let the chariots attack as well.But soon the Chinese army could not hold back, retreated again and again, the left and right chariots attacked, the Chinese army was defeated, and was attacked by the Huai state Chinese army with the chariot flank attack, there were Huai state chariots on the front, Huai state soldiers on the side, and Wu state chariots It will soon become overwhelming.

The army suffered heavy losses and countless casualties. Wu Hou had to lead the defeated army to retreat, and then prepared to use the strength of the city to resist the Huai army.

In the camp of the Huai State, the army won the first battle, beheading thousands of soldiers from the Wu State, riding hundreds of chariots, and capturing countless prisoners. The State of Wu suffered heavy losses. Wang Sheng was very happy.

Then let the military commander record the meritorious deeds, and prepare to reward them after the war is over.At the same time, the state of Wu was gloomy.Although he knew that the Huai country was strong, he did not expect the Huai army to be so powerful.Just one battle caused Wu to suffer heavy losses.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Young Master Ji has already sent people back, and has persuaded Qi and Lu to send troops to help. As long as we persevere, Huai will retreat, and then we will regain the land."

"If Qi State and Lu State win a big victory, then Huai State will flee in a panic, and our army will chase after them. We will definitely defeat Huai State and occupy Huai State's land at that time."

Hearing the persuasion of the nobles, Wu Hou made up his mind to continue to stand firm, wait for the Huai country to withdraw, and then chase after him.

In the northern border of Huai State, since Huai State annexed Zhongwu, Huai State established several strong cities here to resist the attacks of Qi State and Lu State.

After the Huai army went south, the Qi and Lu armies also went south to attack Huai.At the same time, Chu State also sent troops to attack Handi from the west.All of a sudden, the armies of the Three Kingdoms came, and letters asking for help came from everywhere.

Huai army camp.Wang Sheng held a battle report, his face was ugly.

The news of Qi, Lu, and Chu's attack has already come. Although no city has been breached yet, if reinforcements are not dispatched as soon as possible, it is very likely that the remaining troops will not be able to hold on.

On Wu's side, a big victory made him feel that it would not be difficult to annex Wu.But at this juncture, let him give up attacking Wu, but he was reluctant.The soldiers of Huai State are elite, and guarding the city. If he can defeat Wu State as soon as possible, and then return to the army to rescue, not only can Wu State be annexed, but Huai State can also be defended.

It's just that this approach has great benefits and greater risks, so I hesitated for a while.

Seeing that your lord was hesitant, Shangqing Gongyang Shuo who was next to him stepped forward and said, "Your lord, I have a son who is ten years old this year and often plays with a slingshot."

"It's normal for children to like to play." Wang Sheng said casually.

"One time I came home and saw him standing motionless in the courtyard. I was a little surprised, so I asked him what was wrong."

Wang Sheng became interested and motioned him to continue talking.

"The son of the minister said that he saw a cicada on a big tree. It was climbing very high and singing loudly, but it didn't know that there was a praying mantis under the leaves not far behind it, which was quietly approaching it. Ready to kill it."

"That's it?" Wang Sheng was a little disappointed.

"Your Majesty, don't worry! Behind this praying mantis, there is another oriole stretching its neck, ready to eat the mantis when it sees the right opportunity!"

"The oriole only saw the praying mantis, so how did it know that I've been standing under the tree for a long time, and I'm going to shoot it down with a slingshot!"

"The three of them only saw the benefits in front of them, but they didn't realize the danger behind them. Your Majesty sees the fat of Wu, but Qi Luchu took the opportunity to attack. So now we are also like praying mantises and orioles. Generally, in danger?"

After Wang Sheng heard Gongyang Shuo's words, he immediately made a decision in his heart.Let go of the benefits that seem to be at your fingertips.Then he said: "I understand Qing's advice."

"Chuan Gu's order, the army will return to Huai Country, this time it will definitely give Qi, Lu, and Chu a good look!"

"Here!"

After hearing Wang Sheng's order to return to the country for rescue, the army suddenly became excited.

"Ten thousand years for the king, ten thousand years for the Huai country, and ten thousand years for King Wen!"

"Ten thousand years for the king, ten thousand years for the Huai country, and ten thousand years for King Wen!"

The sound of mountain shouting and tsunami spread throughout the camp. After Wang Sheng gave the order, the army began to return. However, the Huai country did not retreat in a hurry. He even set up a trap. The country is bound to be defeated.

After Wang Sheng gave the order, the army crossed the river and returned one after another. After seeing the retreat of the Huai State, Wu Guo cheered and led the army again to prepare for the pursuit.

As a result, he just fell into Wang Sheng's trap, and Wang Sheng's ambushes were exhausted. Wu's army was defeated like a mountain, and the army was routed endlessly.After Wang Sheng defeated the state of Wu, he no longer had to worry about the future, so he led his army back.

In the third year of King Ping, Huai defeated Wu and won a great victory. The three kingdoms of Qi, Lu and Chu attacked Huai.Wu Zhaogong then returned to the teacher to rescue. —— "Huai Palace Spring and Autumn"

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