Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 329 Surprise Attack on Jiangling
Lou Jing worried that killing Yingbo would make Xiang Zhuang pick up a peach, so he suggested that Han Xin let Yingbo go. After Han Xin experienced the disadvantages of the Battle of Surabaya, his mood seemed to have changed, and he readily accepted Lou Jing. He also discussed the way out of Qi State with Lou Jing again, as if he was reflecting on his previous decision.

Qi Wang Han Xin was already reflecting on his mistakes, but Linjiang Wang Gongwei was not.

The last time when the Chu army passed through the border, Du Hong, the Prime Minister of the State, had already reminded Gong Wei once, and he also told the allusion about the false way to attack Guo. Again, to remind Gong Wei to be vigilant again, but Gong Wei didn't take Du Hong's words to heart at all.

Gongwei not only did not close the road and prevent the Chu army from crossing the border, but even ordered the counties along the way to open Cangmen and provide food. The meaning of the general Gao Chu, Gongwei can remember Gao Chu's promise when the Chu army crossed the border, he wants Shu brocade!
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After several days of rapid march, the Chu army finally reached the outside of Jiangling City.

At this time, Xiang Zhuang was summoning Pang Yu, Wu She, Bai Lixian and others to plan a surprise attack on Jiangling.

For more than a month, Wu She has almost found out the details of Linjiang Kingdom. Linjiang Kingdom governs Xianan County, Changsha, Qianzhong, and Hengshan. There are more than 30 young men, but there are only 5 guards in Jiangling City, including the [-] forbidden troops commanded by Gongsun Wu.

"The only threat is the [-] forbidden troops stationed in the barracks on both sides of the palace." Wu She pointed to the big camp of the forbidden army in Jiangling City, and said, "As long as the [-] forbidden troops are under control, Jiangling will be at your fingertips. As long as Jiangling is captured, The entire Linjiang Kingdom, the four counties and three thousand miles of rivers and mountains, plus nearly a million Li Shu, all belong to the Great Chu."

Jin Xiang said proudly: "Your Majesty, the [-] forbidden troops have been handed over to Huben Camp!"

Although they are both forbidden troops, can the forbidden army of Linjiang Kingdom and the forbidden army of Chu Kingdom be the same?Although the Huben camp is only 2, if there is a real fight, the [-] forbidden troops of Linjiang Kingdom may not be enough to give them teeth, and even [-] people cannot be wiped out.Jin Xiang really didn't pay attention to Gongsun Wu's [-] people.

"No." Xiang Zhuang said decisively, "You can't do it forcefully, you will have to fight without bloodshed."

Although Linjiang Kingdom is small and weak, Jiangling is a fortified city. Once the battle to destroy Linjiang Kingdom is a tough battle, no matter what the final result is, the Chu army will definitely suffer a lot of casualties. It's not a good thing to say, Xiang Zhuang especially now can't tolerate any losses from Huben Camp.

During this expedition to Bashu, the Sirius Camp was defeated, and the Xiaoqi Camp went to Huainan with Bi Shu, and we don’t know what happened. If something happened to the Xiaoqi Camp, and something happened to the Huben Camp, then the three major camps of the Forbidden Army will be very strong. hurt.

Bai Lixian shook his feather fan, suddenly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan, Jiangling is at your fingertips."

After finishing speaking, Bai Lixian whispered into Xiang Zhuang's ear again, Xiang Zhuang's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he nodded repeatedly: "It's a good plan, just follow the advice of the military advisor."

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In the early morning of the next day, Wu She brought dozens of porters and a dozen boxes into Jiangling City.

These dozens of boxes are filled with gold, silver and jewelry from Bashu, rare and ancient relics, and Shu brocade cinnabar.

These gifts were really not contributed by Xiang Zhuang personally, but borrowed by him. The expedition to Bashu, from the national level, the Chu State won the Bashu two counties out of thin air. From the personal level, whether it is a general or a small soldier All of them made a lot of money from the treasury of Bashu, with the exception of King Xiangzhuang of Chu.

Private Xiangzhuang really didn't get any benefits from the battle of Bashu.

It's not that Xiang Zhuang couldn't get it, but that he gave up all the oil and water to the soldiers of the Chu army. The so-called people have the same heart and the same reason. The soldiers fought with you through life and death, and fought bloody battles.In addition to gaining a title and conferring a wife and son, isn't it just for money?If you insist on picking food from the mouths of the soldiers under your command, why should they work for you?
Therefore, the dozens of boxes of presents that Wu She brought to meet King Linjiang this time were really borrowed by Xiang Zhuang.

Hearing that the senior officials of the Chu Kingdom entered the city with great gifts, King Linjiang, who had no intention of going to court, hurriedly summoned all the officials and grandly received the envoys of Chu in the palace hall.

Half an hour later, Linjiang Wenwu arrived one after another.

Immediately, Wu She ordered dozens of porters to carry more than a dozen large wooden boxes to the main hall.

Looking at the dozen or so large wooden boxes sparsely placed in the corner of the main hall, Linjiang Wang Gongwei was very disappointed. He didn't even have the interest to open it and have a look. There were only a few boxes in the cage. How much gold and silver jewelry can there be?This high school is really interesting, Baba sent him these Sichuan brocades?
At that moment Gongwei asked Wu She coldly, "Master, why didn't General Gao come back?"

Wu She smiled slightly, cupped his hands and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Bashu is newly established, people's hearts are not stable, and a general like General Gao cannot guard it. However, he specially entrusted his subordinates to send a message to Your Majesty, saying that in the future, the situation in Bashu will be stable. He must come to Jiangling with a heavy gift to make amends to the king face to face, hehe."

"Bring another heavy gift?" Gong Wei was very annoyed, "I really don't dare to be a widow. The gift that General Gao entrusted to the doctor this time is too expensive. There are more than a dozen boxes. The widow is so big. I have never seen so many and such expensive gifts, General Gao is so polite, I really can't bear it."

Wu She laughed and said, "Your Majesty was joking, General Gao's gift is not limited to these."

"Oh?" Gong Wei was slightly taken aback, and said again, "But I don't know, where is General Gao's gift?"

Wu She took out a gift list from his sleeve, presented it to Gong Wei with both hands, and said respectfully: "This expedition to Bashu, our Great Chu was able to achieve full success, it is inseparable from Linjiang Kingdom's full support. Therefore, General Gao Tetuo sent me [-] boxes of various gifts, the quantity is huge, and I dare not rush into the city, so I only brought a dozen boxes of them."

"What did you say, doctor?" Gong Wei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "Five thousand boxes?!"

"Yes, five thousand boxes!" Wu She smiled and said, "It's all rare treasures that General Gao got from Bashu, especially Shu brocade."

"My God, five thousand boxes?" Gong Wei rubbed his hands again and again, "If it's all Shu brocade, how many rooms will it take to hold it?"

Wu She smiled when he heard the words, and said again: "Your Majesty, will you send troops to get the five thousand boxes of gifts from the barracks outside the city, or will General Pang Yu send troops to bring them into the city for you?"

"Hey, why do you have the nerve to ask General Pang to send troops into the city? I'll go get it myself, and I'll get it myself." Gong Wei rubbed his hands, and said, "Besides, the Chu army's expedition to Bashu was so hard, and I didn't have anything to do before. Said that this time, I happened to bring some beef, mutton, wine and meat to the labor force outside the city, um, that’s all.”

Wu She smiled slightly, and said, "How can you be ashamed of the King of Labor?"

"Hey." Gong Wei said without thinking, "This is what I should do, what I should do."

"Your Majesty can't." Du Hong said urgently, "What if the Chu army takes the opportunity to attack suddenly?"

Gong Wei was suffocated when he heard the words, but Wu She said flatly: "The words of the Prime Minister are so ridiculous. Although our country and Linjiang Kingdom have not formed an alliance, they are always as good as Qin and Jin. This time our country can win Bashu, and it is all thanks to Linjiang King. The territory of the founding of the country is for my army to pass through, and my king is not an ungrateful person, so how can we not separate favors from favors and repay favors with revenge?" After speaking, Wu She gave Ya Xiangbu a contemptuous wink.

Ya Xiangbu nodded contemptuously and said, "Master Guo, are you worrying too much? The Chu army is now on the ground of our country. How dare they harm the king?"

Many other civil and military ministers also spoke in agreement.

There was an imperceptible smile on the corner of Wu She's mouth. Since the army entered Shu, Wu She has not returned to Ziling for such a long time, but has been staying in Jiangling. The presents were usually brought in by boat, and it took such a huge price, and the business has been in operation for a long time, it can be seen that it is not without effect.

Du Hong was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He pointed at Bu Bi and these civil and military officials one by one, and said sharply, "You moths, you are a bunch of mercenary villains!" He remonstrated, "Your Majesty, you can't go. The people of Chu are ambitious and have big plans. Your Majesty will definitely go back."

Gongwei hesitated a little, and turned to Gongsun Wudao: "What do you think, General?"

Gongsun Wu said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, although the Chu army won Bashu, they lost troops and lost generals. From the point of view of the ministers, the remaining soldiers of the Chu army who came back from Bashu are less than [-]. My majestic Linjiang country covers thousands of miles. Hundreds of thousands, if you are afraid of a mere [-] remnants of the Chu State, wouldn’t it make people laugh if it spread? I think it’s okay for the king to go.”

"Hmm." Gong Wei lightly nodded his head, saying it was true, but there were [-] remnants of the Chu army, why should we be afraid?
Du Hong said anxiously: "General, if a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, even though [-] Chu troops are not to be feared, if the king falls into it alone, hundreds of thousands of troops may not be able to save him."

Gongsun Wudao: "Since that's the case, it's enough for the minister to lead three thousand elites to accompany him."

Du Hong frowned and didn't say anything more. Gongsun Wu had already said that, so he should make the King of Linjiang unhappy if he said it again. Besides, if there were three thousand elites from Gongsun Wu to accompany him, it would be fine. Well, even if the Chu army has the intention of misbehaving, as long as three thousand elites can survive for a while, the army in the city will arrive in no time, and the king of Linjiang will be safe.

At the moment Gongwei said: "Then it's settled. The general will lead three thousand elites to go with the widow."

"Here!" Gongsun Wu responded abruptly, but a faint smile appeared on the corner of Wu She's mouth, the matter is over, as long as Gongwei leaves Jiangling City, Linjiang Kingdom will be over.

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Outside Jiangling City, the Chu army camp.

Xiang Zhuang asked Baili Xian, "Military Master, are you all ready?"

Bai Lixian shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, everything is ready. No matter whether it is a five thousand large box entering the city or Linjiang King leaving the city, as long as Linjiang King accepts this important gift, the Let’s settle Jiangling City, and the four counties of Linjiang Kingdom will become the territory of Great Chu Kingdom from now on.”

(End of this chapter)