A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 65 Meri
When Wang Sheng heard this, he felt that it was very reasonable, and immediately ordered the Huai State Navy to attack the back of Chu State.

Chu army camp.

Qu Tong, the general of Chu State, is discussing with the generals. Everyone is very troubled by the Huai army. Although the Huai army is small in number, the soldiers are strong and their armor is sharp. collapsed.

And at this moment, a team of messengers suddenly arrived.

Then he offered a roll of bamboo slips with both hands, and Qu Tong took a look at the slips.The Chu army was attacked in the rear, and immediately felt dark in front of his eyes, and almost fell over.Hao Xuan was slightly relieved when he saw that the food and grass behind had not been cut off.

Then he asked: "How many people did the Huai army attack the back of our army? Was it safe to hoard food and grass? How about the casualties of our army?"

"General, the Huai army attacked from the water by boat. Our army observed along the river from the watchtower. We found the Huai country water army and fought against it. They were defeated and retreated. Hundreds of people were killed and wounded. There were two boats, but the rear route was not lost. Food and grass Burn the thousand stones." The herald said hastily.

Qu Tong let out a long sigh of relief after hearing this.

"The safety of the back road has improved, and the loss of grain and grass is also acceptable!"

"General, the army's food and grass are in danger of being cut off, why don't we leave as soon as possible?"

"That's right, General, the army has been here for a long time, and they have suffered heavy damage in repeated battles. If the food and grass are robbed, the entire army may be in danger of being wiped out."

"General, the lesson from the past is not far away. We will lose [-] lives in this battle, so we must guard against it!"

Hearing that the rear was attacked, the faces of the generals of the Chu army in the big tent suddenly changed, and they all asked the army to retreat.Seeing this situation, Qu Tong also understood that the morale of the army had been shaken.

Immediately said: "The Huai army attacked my rear, the army should not fight for a long time, set up more campfires tonight to prevent sneak attacks, and withdraw the troops tomorrow!"

"Here!" All the generals said in unison.

Every move of the Chu army's camp was monitored by Huaiguo. After discovering that the Chu army's defense had become stronger at night, they reported it immediately.

"Haha, Chu Jun is scared!" Wang Sheng laughed after seeing the information.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Chu army is about to pull out their camp. Our army can take advantage of the situation and pursue!" Gongyang Shuo said.

"At the same time, the three armies, be careful, and go to battle tomorrow!" Wang Sheng laughed.

Early the next morning, the Chu army withdrew.

Seeing this situation, the Huai army did not attack, but followed neither far nor near, maintaining the pressure all the time.At the beginning, the Chu army formed a neat formation and evacuated in an orderly manner. The Huai army never found a chance. In the afternoon, under long-term vigilance, the Chu army finally made a mistake, and Wang Sheng immediately ordered an attack.

When the army was dispatched, the Chu army was exhausted, their morale was shaken, and they were defeated.

Fortunately, Qu Tong responded in a timely manner and dispatched troops back to the defense, so he managed to hold on. Seeing this situation, the army had no choice but to leave their luggage and retreat quickly.

Seeing that the Chu army retreated in an orderly manner, Wang Sheng stopped chasing him. He collected the luggage discarded by the Chu army and returned to the camp.

The Chu army breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Huai army did not continue to chase, and then they did not dare to stay, and retreated all the way to the place where the grain was stored, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

After Chu State retreated, Wang Sheng sent people to transport the Wu State prisoners of war back to China, and then led the army to Meili, the capital of Wu State.He sent envoys to persuade him to surrender, but Wu refused.And after Wu Guo learned that Wuhou had been captured, he had already supported his son to ascend the throne.

And stepped up the training of soldiers, repaired the city wall, and put on a posture of swearing to the death.It's just that in Wang Sheng's view, this move is nothing more than a desperate struggle.

Meili City is the capital of the Wu Kingdom. After more than 200 years of ups and downs, Meili City is high and deep, surrounded by abundant water and a wide moat. If you want to attack by force, you will definitely suffer a lot of casualties.

After Wang Sheng saw Meili City like this, he stopped thinking about storming for the time being. This kind of city is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the casualties of storming are heavy, but it is impossible for him to give up the fat in his mouth.Wu's army was completely lost. As long as Meili was attacked, Wu would be completely destroyed.

The achievements of opening up territories and destroying the country are extremely attractive to any prince.

Wang Sheng ordered the army to be stationed in Meili, and then sent part of the army to wipe out the Quartet.Marquis Wu took away the young and strong from the state of Wu, leaving only the old and the weak. The army of the Huai state was like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and quickly occupied these large and small cities.

In the end, more than [-]% of Wu's cities were occupied by Huai, and only Wu's capital, Meili, was still resisting.

At this time, the weather was sultry and there were many torrential rains. The army was stationed in the field, the ground was muddy, the bowstrings were soft, and there were many mosquitoes. The garrison army was miserable. Although Wang Sheng strictly implemented the health regulations passed down from his ancestors, many people still fell ill. up.

Originally, Wang Sheng planned to siege the city for several months, and the people in Meili City would naturally be unable to survive, so they could only sacrifice the city and surrender.But now it seems that if the siege continues, more people will fall ill.Wang Sheng also hesitated whether to continue the siege or retreat.

"Your Majesty, the army is marching in March, the Meili is humid, mosquitoes are everywhere, and the soldiers are sick, so it is not suitable to fight again. Why don't you go back to the country first and come back in winter?"

Wang Sheng didn't want to leave. If he waited for the winter to come again, the Wu State would have trained new soldiers. At the same time, the Wu State's cities that had already been occupied would not be able to hold on. With the help of the Chu State at that time, it would be even more difficult to annex the Wu State. Difficult.

But if they don't leave, hundreds of people in the camp are already sick and must be treated as soon as possible.And if the siege continues, there will definitely be more sick people in the army, and I am afraid that there will be heavy casualties by then.

Once the army suffers heavy casualties, the Huai country will be in danger. He knows very well that Qilu, Tanju, Wu and other countries hope that Huai country will suffer heavy casualties so that they can make trouble, and the country may even be in danger of subjugation.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to break Meili, but if this plan is used, Meili will suffer heavy casualties, which will harm the peace of heaven and is not conducive to the stability of Wu." Gongyang Shuo said hesitantly.

"What's the plan?" Wang Sheng asked.

"Your servant has recently traveled around Meili. Although the city is high, the pond is deep, and the waterways are criss-crossing, Meili is located flat. In this season, there is plenty of rain. If someone is sent to store water and build embankments upstream, it will only take ten days for the embankment to be destroyed. , Meili immediately turned into Zeguo!" Gongyang Shuo said.

"It's just that this plan can break Meili, but if the flood breaks the embankment, dozens of miles around will be submerged, there will be too many casualties, and there will be many rebels by then!"

Wang Sheng was also a little hesitant when he heard this. This plan was really cruel and hurt the peace of heaven.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this plan is feasible!" Xu Mao said suddenly.

"Oh, what did Xu Qing say?" Wang Sheng asked.

"Your Majesty only needs to send people to build dikes upstream with great fanfare, cut off the water source, but if the dikes are not broken, or divert the water flow to other places, and then order people to write on brocade silk that if they do not surrender, they will flood Meili and shoot into the city. "

"When the Wu people in Meili City find that the water source is dry, they will definitely believe that the emperor will flood Meili. At that time, no matter whether Meili surrenders or sends a large army out of the city for a decisive battle, they will be able to conquer Meili!"

"Attack the heart in this battle!"

Wang Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Gong Yangqing and Xu Qing are really great talents, so let's act according to this plan!"

(End of this chapter)