Wei Wuhou

Chapter 844

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On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month in the tenth year of Marquis Wei, the two armies were entrenched within the Wang Ji of the Zhou family.

A full sixty and ten thousand troops criss-crossed the northern and southern lines of Shangluo. The whole Shangluo was like a powder keg. It only needed a small detonation, and there would be a big explosion.

However, the allied forces of the princes did not dare to make any changes, and the Wei army was not fully prepared, so the two sides confronted each other for seven or eight days, but no major war broke out.

But after so many days, Wei Jun's preparations have been completed, so Wei Wuji decided to make a move.

So today, Wei Wuji issued a military order at Changping Pass, ordering the army in charge of the right to take the initiative to attack.

In fact, Wei Wuji also gave instructions on this attack, the purpose of which was mainly to test, rather than to directly engage in a battle.

For a military confrontation of this scale, Wei Wuji has no idea to tell the truth, so the war has to be started on a small scale and slowly, so that the situation can be brought under control.

Standing on the city wall of Changping Pass, Wei Wuji asked Wang Xiu who was behind him: "Is there a fight ahead?"

Wang Xiu nodded, and then said: "Report to your lord, the minister has passed down the order, and my army must have started a war with the Qin army at this time!"

Wei Wuji nodded, and then said: "Qin's army is only [-], so it is appropriate to attack them first!"

But at this moment, Wang Xiu, who was standing aside, asked: "Your Majesty, I don't understand, why didn't you attack Qi or Wu first?"

The battle had already begun, so Wei Wuji was idle, so he explained: "For one reason, Qin is also in the north. If he is close to us, we will fight him!"

Speaking of this, he seemed to know that it was difficult to convince Wang Xiu, so Wei Wuji continued: "From near to far, it's that simple!"

Wang Xiu couldn't help but be speechless. In fact, he didn't have any opinion on this, because everyone has their own advantages and disadvantages, so it doesn't matter if you choose one at random.

It doesn't matter to Wei Jun, but Wei Jun's attack is a big trouble to Yingzhao, Wei Jun has only so little strength.

But it was impossible for Yingzhao to withdraw the army, so he could only let his own army go up, and at the same time send someone to notify Xiong Jun to send troops to help.

Everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope, and Xiong Jun didn't have so many sect views at this time, so he immediately assigned troops to mobilize to contain the attacking Wei army.

This kind of battle is based on stability, so after the Chu army's dispatch, the Wei army's offensive has indeed weakened a lot.

Under Xiong Jun's constant urging, Sun Yueyang, the king of Wu, also led his army forward, making the whole situation even more tense.

At this time, if any place does not collapse, it may cause an all-out war, and the situation will develop in an uncontrollable direction.

In contrast, although the coalition forces of the princes have a certain advantage in military strength, their actual combat effectiveness must be compromised due to the fact that they have many schools.

At Changping Pass, Wei Wuji was also deeply impatient with the anxiety of the situation. He came to Wang Ji in the name of incriminating Ji Xiao, but now he couldn't even enter Shangluo City.

In other words, Wei Wuji also pushed himself to a corner.

If he can't drive away the enemy troops around Shangluo as soon as possible this time, he won't be able to enter Shangluo in a short time, and it will become a joke to blame the emperor.

This will undoubtedly have a blow to his prestige, which Wei Wuji absolutely cannot bear.

In the past, no matter how anxious the battle was, Wei Wuji's mood would not fluctuate too much, but in this kind of war that concerns the general trend of the world, it is difficult for him to maintain a normal mind.

But despite his impatience, Wei Wuji did not go crazy. He still warned all the generals in the army to focus on stability and use the method of nibbling away step by step to drive away the coalition forces of the princes.

This is the safest method, but its effect time is too slow, and sometimes it is even difficult to have an effect.

When the time came to May [-]th, and there was still no major progress in the battle ahead, Wei Wuji was really angry.

He thought to himself that the Wei army was extremely powerful, but because he was afraid that he couldn't afford to lose, he became in the current difficult situation. How could Wei Wuji bear it.

It happened that the [-] military pawns stationed in Qi State were already in place, so Wei Wuji immediately ordered the army to attack the strongest Chu army from the front.

Wei Wuji has already made a decision, that is to fight for consumption, and he also wants to pull out the thorn in the side of Chu State.

The nearly 20 troops of the Central Route Army moved into action, and the pressure on the Chu army suddenly increased.

Faced with Wei Jun's desperate style of play, Xiong Jun had to order the army to retreat temporarily after persisting in resistance for seven or eight days.

It's not that the Chu people are not brave, but that the Wei army is too strong. These strong troops that have experienced the baptism of war in recent years are much stronger than the Chu army that rarely fights in the south.

Of course, in order to achieve such a result, Wei Guo also suffered a lot of losses. Wei Wuji exchanged his life for a retreat of the Chu army.

Once the Chu army, the main force, retreated, the original tight defense line of the coalition forces of the princes would naturally be exposed.

As a result, the Wu and Qin armies on the flanks had no choice but to retreat along with the Chu army, so as to maintain the integrity of the defense line again.

The retreat of these people as a whole exposed Shangluo to the front of Wei Jun's soldiers, and Wei Wuji's obvious goal seemed to have a chance to be achieved.

Just when Wei Wuji was entangled in whether it was reasonable to exchange the lives of nearly ten thousand soldiers in exchange for the retreat of the coalition forces of the princes, Sun Yueyang, the king of the state of Wu, received a letter from Wei Wuji.

In the military tent, after reading Wei Wuji's letter, Sun Yueyang gently put the letter on the table.

"Wei Wuji wanted me to sit on the sidelines and allow me to return the vast land of Chu to Wu after I defeated the Chu army..."

If the state of Wu turned against the water, it would not be difficult for the state of Wei to defeat the state of Chu, but the promises made to the people of the state of Wei were not believed by the generals present.

Therefore, even if a general stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the words of the people of Wei cannot be trusted. If the Chu army is defeated, I will become Wei's country!"

Sun Yueyang didn't say a word, then looked at the other generals and said: "What do you think?"

How else to look at it, all the generals present bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the promises of the people of Wei cannot be trusted!"

Sun Yueyang raised his hand to let everyone stand up, and then said: "Of course I know that Wei Wuji is insidious and cunning. If he really keeps his promise, I'm afraid my country of Wu will not be far from being destroyed!"

"Generals, are you the kind of short-sighted person?" Sun Yueyang asked rhetorically.

This is a bit serious, the generals present can't afford to apologise, this is the duty of a courtier.

Since Sun Yueyang succeeded to the throne, he has made many major moves in the country, so he still has great prestige in the army.

In fact, after experiencing Wei Wuji's case, the monarchs of all countries paid special attention to building their prestige in the army, and Sun Yueyang did the same.

After appeasing all the ministers, a general in the underground asked: "Your Majesty, the people of Chu led the army to retreat, and Shangluo must be occupied by the Wei army. Why don't our coalition forces stick to Shangluo?"

In any case, Shangluo is also a strong city, so it is indeed a pity to give up like this.

These are all dominated by the Chu people, and Sun Yueyang can only react according to the time and situation, so he can only guess what the Chu people think.

"First, although the city of Shangluo is tall and large, the city is empty and exhausted, and it is difficult to support the army to stick to it..."

"Secondly, most of our soldiers in the south are infantry. If we stick to the city, the Wei army only needs to use a small amount of cavalry to suppress our army and prevent us from leaving the city..."

"Thirdly, since Wei Wuji wants to enter Shangluo, the people of Chu State may have hoped to use the hands of Wei State people to wipe out the Zhou family!"

Sun Yueyang's three-point analysis is relatively tenable, so everyone present nodded in agreement.

However, Sun Yueyang's eyes were full of worry. What he was worried about was not that Shangluo would be occupied by the Wei army, but the severe situation now.

In any case, the Chu army was defeated by the Wei army's strong attack, so the allied forces of the princes have already lost a bit in this battle.

Although it is still unknown who will die in the end, it is not a difficult thing for the people of Wei to take the lead.

"Go and tell the general of the Qi army, Zhou Can, to lead the army to approach our army as soon as possible!" Sun Yueyang ordered.

A general next to him asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, will the people of Qi cooperate with our army?"

Sun Yueyang smiled, and then said: "Yes, Zhou Can is a smart person, he will not understand the truth of being alone!"

In this great wave, only by strengthening yourself can you protect yourself to the greatest extent.

This is the principle that Sun Yueyang has always followed!

(End of this chapter)