Chapter 198: Try your hand at it Wanghai Bay was near Hangzhou Bay in later generations, but at that time Hangzhou was still a vast ocean, and the geographical situation was very different from that of later generations.
After Sun Wu landed on the shore, he sent a part of the soldiers surnamed Xi Shui north along the coast in handy boats, and the main force traveled by land to kill the border garrisons of Wu on both sides of the land and water.
Due to the great war of Chu State, the relationship between the north and the Lu State and the Dongyi tribe is also tense, and the Yue State is far from the same strength in the eyes of the Wu people, and it is not a mortal threat.
When his boat division appeared in the camp of the Wu State Naval Army, it was the early hours of the morning, when people's vigilance was at its worst.
Dozens of small winged boats quietly sailed towards the Wu camp, and the two small boats in front of them shot the night vigil soldiers on the arrow tower on the water with the crossbows of the Chu people, opened the water fence, and the winged boats rushed in.
Less than 10 feet long and carrying only 10 people, these small winged boats are agile and lightweight, and they attack and defend quickly.
There were only two oarsmen on the wing boat, and the remaining eight people were four with crossbows and big axes at their feet, and the other four sat interspersed with them, with large shields to cover their comrades, and Changge at their feet, ready to hook the enemy ship when the two ships were handed over, and jump to fight.
During the week, there were also oil-soaked fire-starters and many clay pots on his legs.
"There are people on the water, there are people on the water, sneak attack" A soldier standing next to the boat who was urinating suddenly saw several winged boats ghostly in the fog, and couldn't help but be frightened, and immediately shouted.
He screamed only a few times before three bolts struck him, and the soldier plunged forward and plunged headlong into the water.
A winged ship approached quickly, and the ignited fire was thrown onto the ship, and several disheveled soldiers rushed out of the hatch in panic when they heard the news, and were immediately killed by the crossbow, so frightened that the remaining soldiers cowered in the cabin and did not dare to move.
The warships were all made of wood, and they were thrown with fire-starters and a few clay pots.
The clay pot was full of oil, which smashed on the deck and cracked, causing the oil to catch fire, and the whole ship was immediately plunged into a volcano.
The little boat had rounded the ship and sped towards the next one.
"Release the arrows and release the arrows" Some soldiers who got up after hearing the news ran out with bows and arrows, and fired aimlessly at the vast fog, and the wingboats erected large shields to resist the arrows, and at the same time constantly fired crossbows, and the soldiers in charge of covering one hand held the shield and carried it on their shoulders, and the other hand picked up some things that ignited the fire, but whenever they entered the throwing range of the opponent's warship, they threw the things that ignited the fire headlessly and thoughtlessly, and then threw a few cans of fire oil without hesitation.
When the wingboats burrowed like loaches into the group of enemy ships anchored in the harbor, there was a blazing fire behind them.
"The Vietnamese sneak attack, the big ship can't move, hurry up and get on the small boat to stop the enemy" Finally, a few generals ran out, and ordered in a panic, and there were several Ge boats carrying soldiers and inadequately equipped Wu soldiers to meet the sneak attack of the small wing boat, the soldiers on the wing boat used crossbow bows, no need to stand up and open their bows and arrows, just wind up the arrows, hide behind the shield and fire, and wait until the two ships meet, hook each other's warships with hooks, and the soldiers on the wing boats immediately put down their crossbows, pick up the short axes, and jump over to fight with the cooperation of the halberd soldiers.
These people were all brave men who had been trained by Qingji and Sun Wu, and were especially good at hand-to-hand combat when they were in close combat.
And the Wu army sailors not only got on the boat and panicked, did not have time to carry long weapons, and were not the world-famous sword and shield bearers of Wu State, standing on a narrow boat, one side made a powerful giant axe, and there was a long halberd next to it, and the other side made the short sword suffer a big loss, they did not dare to smash the opponent's big axe with a blade, because the place was narrow and could not use the advantages of the sword light dodge and flexibility to resist the enemy, under the attack of the giant axe and halberd, they fell into the water one after another, and the blood stained red.
Fortunately, these winged ships are not in love with war, and as soon as they ignite a big battle, they immediately turn to the side of another ship.
These ships are docked in the harbor, which is already very dense, and the small boats can take advantage of the gap to move flexibly, and the big ships cannot move at all without leaving the port.
At this time, the sky was just dawning, the sea was rising, the wind was blowing on the shore, and the warships that had been burned like torches on the outer edge led the fire to the inside, and the warships burned one after another.
The last ship had not yet been ignited by the fire, but the billowing smoke choked people's tears, and they could not see.
Seeing that the task had been accomplished, the sneak attack immediately broke through to both sides, and these soldiers, who were accustomed to the surname of water, also set the wingboat on fire, slammed into the Wu warship, and then jumped into the water to escape.
The Wu army camp on land is a position at the front of Yu'er City, stationed more than 2,000 people, Sun Wu's main force attacked here but did not carry out a sneak attack, but sent a vanguard camp, lined up the phalanx, swords and shields, and challenged the Wu army's position in a grand manner.
The fog is filled, and the shadows and shadows can't see how many people they have, the Wu people heard a noise, mixed with some slang and vernacular accents of the Yue people, only that the Yue people sneak attacked, the Yue soldiers and horses were very few, and the defeat of the Wu State became commonplace, the proud soldiers of the Wu people did not put them in their eyes, and the Wu people's leading general Ximen Sheng heard that the Yue people invited to fight, and immediately gathered the soldiers to pounce out, and lined up with their backs to the camp.
According to the usual practice, since the other side openly invites battle, the two sides should set up a formation, and then each send troops and horses to fight, until the critical moment when the victory or defeat has been divided, the main general's own formation is rarely the first to attack.
Unexpectedly, Ximen Sheng's men and horses had just rushed out of the camp, and before the formation was completed, the opponent's "Yue Ren" camp shouted, and the overwhelming arrows poured down like a torrential rain.
Bows and arrows are not easy to maintain in the southern water towns, Wu Yue has never used arrows as the main battle weapon, Ximen Sheng never dreamed that the other party would carry a strong crossbow, and the composition of the troops was not at all like the soldiers of the Yue Kingdom, and a miserable scream suddenly came out from his dense camp.
"Put it again" Sun Wu stood in front of the formation, listening to the terrible screams coming from the opposite side, and gave the order unmoved.
The second team of crossbowmen, who had already been waiting for a while, released the sharp arrows in their hands, and with a "woo", the sharp arrows broke through the air, sending out a chilling wind sound and pouring down towards the opponent's position.
There was a creaking sound of winding, and the first people to shoot arrows raised their crossbows again.
Arrows are a high-cost weapon, and the maintenance of bows and crossbows, arrow shafts, arrow feathers, and arrows all cost a lot of money, and most of the time they are used once, and it is difficult to get them back when the arrows are shot.
The national strength of Wu and Yue is far from being comparable with the big countries of the Central Plains and Chu, and the lack of bows and crossbows is also an important reason in terms of financial resources.
These two waves of arrow rain were launched, which was a lot of consumption, and the candle Yong Gongzi on the side had a toothache, but Sun Wu's face did not change, and he said coldly: "Let go of the drum again, and the wings will rush forward" The third wave of arrow rain shot out, and the people and horses who had quietly covered both sides through the fog heard the drums and pounced on them like a tiger descending the mountain There was smoke in the Wu army camp, Sun Wu stood in front of a charred and still smoking ruins and looked into the distance, the fog had already faded, and the captured Wu soldiers walked behind him in despair, and were watched.
"General Sun really did it, he led his husband to Hanyi, provoked the Dongyi people to contain his troops, and then transported nearly 10,000 troops from the sea and went around to the enemy behind the enemy to land.
Let's take a little rest, we have to take Yu'er City, and then we can go straight to Gusu.
The next battle is even more difficult to fight, but with Sun Wujun here, my son is full of confidence. ” Although Zhu Yong is a son, but this army was brought out by Sun Wu, in this army, his prestige is far less than Sun Wu and Yingtao, so with his violent surname and above-the-top style, he has always been respectful to Sun Wu, and he has a great heart.
Sun Wu smiled slightly: "Childe has won the award."
Yingtao is attacking Wu Junshuizhai, and when he returns, we have to leave this place immediately.
Yu'er City can not be beaten, that is the southern town of the husband to prevent the Yue people, although the city is not tall, but under the painstaking management of the husband, the city defense is very tight, we can take here, but we will not easily take the Yu'er City, we can not spend too much time there, to here, we still have to use the means when we send troops from the Flying Fox Valley, break it into parts, make an appointment with the time and place, and be led by the loyal and reliable generals who are familiar with the geography of Wu State, and rush to the destination respectively. ” When Candle Yong heard this, he was surprised: "It's not impossible to turn the whole into pieces and go around Yu'er City from the mountains and wilderness."
But in this way, wouldn't the defenders of Yu'er City copy our back road?"
Sun Wu said with a somewhat solemn expression: "Childe, from the moment we set foot on the land of Wu, where do we still have a way to retreat, we can't attack the city all the way and kill Gusu City, otherwise when we arrive in Gusu, I'm afraid that the people and horses will be exhausted, how can we still have the strength to attack the city at that time, and we have to rush to Gusu as soon as possible."
As for the Wu army in Yu'er City, there is no such army, as long as we appear under Gusu City, the soldiers and horses of the acropolis will also come quickly. ” Candle Yong hummed heavily, raised his eyebrows and said: "Okay, that Gongzi also led an army by himself, the Wuyuan defenders were originally my subordinates, although Ji Guang withdrew my generals, but he couldn't cut all my soldiers back home, he sent troops to Chu to fight with me, and never dared to use the army I brought out, and sent them far away to the southeast coast to garrison."
If I go, maybe I can pull this group back, and then our strength will be stronger. ” Sun Wu said: "Cheng, it's just that the son must pay attention to his own safety, we have agreed on the place and time of the meeting, and it is not too late for the son to set off again."
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Since he was in charge of the affairs of Flying Fox Valley, Sun Wu sent people to Gusu City to inquire about the news."
Speaking of this, he took a long breath: "The Gusu city built by Wu Zixu may not be a steep and unattainable city in the north, but in the country of Wu, it is an unprecedented big city.
When the soldiers built the city, they have taken into account the possibility of a country's capital being besieged, the city design cleverly uses the terrain, the city building is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the prince is not an idle man today, the city defense is arranged in an orderly manner, and if you want to rely on more than 10,000 people to attack the city, it is difficult to besiege the city and force the attack, even if you only rely on the defenders in the city, they rely on the geographical advantage, we may not be able to succeed, not to mention that there are peripheral defenders to return to the rescue, so I try to preserve my strength, from the sea to the enemy's back, straight into the heart of the enemy, so that its internal and external barriers can not echo.
There is only this we can do, if we want to swallow Gusu in one bite, with our strength, when the prince of Qingji rushes back to Wu, we can only collect the corpse for us. ” Candle Yong was stunned for a moment and said: "Our purpose is not to conquer Gusu, defend the city and wait for reinforcements, then we will go deep alone, wouldn't it be dangerous?"
Sun Wu shook his head and said: "Otherwise, if we set our goal on taking Gusu City, we will have to let the internal and external Wu troops attack under Gusu City, and we can't do it with our strength."
With the method of warfare, ten are to surround it, and five to attack it, our strength is inferior to the other side, and we can only fight with maneuver, holding the enemy's nose and following us.
The domestic army of Wu is empty and cannot form an encirclement of us, but we still have a lot to do in Wu.
What we need to do is create opportunities.
When the melon is ripe, it will fall, and when Qingji Gongzi returns to China, as long as we create enough momentum and opportunities for him, he will be able to pick this ripe peach in his hand. ” Speaking of this, he looked at him sharply and said: "Of course, a tough battle still has to be fought, otherwise how can it be momentum." ” When Candle Yong heard this, he only thought that Sun Wu was going to give Qingji the great merit of conquering Gusu City, so as to create conditions for him to ascend the throne, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, and asked: "Qingji attracts Jiguang's main force in Chu State, and we capture Gusu, isn't it an established plan Why did General Sun say so?"
Sun Wu said: "Sun Wu thought that the upper army would attack the plan, the second would be the enemy, the second would be the army, and the next would attack the city.
Judging by our strength far inferior to theirs, the position of taking the enemy as the main enemy and ourselves as the guest, judging by the wisdom of the husband and the husband, and judging by the current situation of the Wu State, it is not the work of a wise man to forcibly attack the city.
The original plan was only a decision made on the basis of the situation that we had in the first place, but now that we are on the front line and have more detailed information, we should change according to the situation according to the situation. ” Candle Yong knew that although he was a son, Sun Wu was Qingji's person, and he, the son, actually commanded Qingji's people, so he couldn't help but say: "Your idea, have you told Qingji that his plan is mutating now, how do you want him to cooperate?"
Sun Wu said: "Wait a minute, when Yingtao arrives, Sun Wu, Gongzi and General Yingtao have made a detailed plan for the next move, and they will send an envoy to Chu Guoqing's account." ” Candle Yong asked in a loud voice: "We have appeared in Wu Kingdom, the news will soon reach the ears of Fucha and Fuji, is the news sent out in time, and Qingji has time to respond?"
"Please rest assured about this.
Before I came to Wu Kingdom, I had a person to help me.
A mysterious smile appeared on Sun Wu's face: "With her channels, the news will definitely be sent to the hands of Prince Qingji in a very timely manner." ” Candle Yong listened to him only Qingji in everything, his heart was already unhappy, and he heard him vaguely say that someone would help, only said that Qingji had any secret channel to transmit news, but did not tell him, his heart was even more unhappy, and he snorted coldly: "Okay, I'll go and pick up a few prisoners, and ask about the current situation of Wu Guo."
With that, he flicked his sleeves and walked away.
Sun Wu looked at his back and smiled slightly bitterly, Candle Yong's mind was clear, which was also the reason why he was wary of Candle Yong.
But this candle Yong is still of great use, now Qingji is far away in the Chu country, he killed Wu in the name of Qingji to kill Wu Fuguo, only one banner is not enough, Zhu Yong is here, he can reduce some difficulties and obstacles, and it is of great use to his lord's great cause.
The sea is tolerant of all rivers, and those who can tolerate people can achieve great things, and this amount of tolerance includes tolerating people's shortcomings and selfishness.
If you don't rub a grain of sand in your eyes, if you don't have twelve points of loyalty and reliability, you will never use it, and that kind of lord can only bring three or five hundred men who don't want to be born in the same year and month, but to die in the same year and month, and gather in the mountains and forests to be the king of grass.
Qingji didn't mind that he had hidden Yu and Zhu Yong to stay in Chu with selfish intentions, not only to bring them back, but also to entrust them with the two armies created by Aicheng and Philadelphia.
He turned his head and looked in the direction of Yue Guo again.
At the end of a wild grassland, there was no shadow of the Yue people's camp, but Sun Wu knew that there were many pairs of eyes watching his actions over there, and Sun Wu couldn't help but smile slightly.
With more than 10,000 men and horses, a surprise attack into the country and the capture of its capital are bold enough, and the feasible surname is very small.
In the end, Qingji originally wanted to borrow a city garrison in Lu State to harass Wu nearby, so as to keep his influence among the Wu people from declining, and attacking Wu still had to rely on frontal battles.
When the Lu people refused to clash with Wu for him, Qingji retreated to the second, and secretly built an army in Lu to conquer Wu, with the guards as the main force and the new army of Lu as the echo, fighting on both sides, dividing the forces of Wu Wang Jiguang, and creating favorable conditions for himself to attack Wu as much as possible.
Then to the Wu State to attack Chu, the situation changed, Qingji Cai decided to lead the army stationed in the city of Ai to form an alliance with the Chu people according to the new situation, and dragged the main force of the Wu army in the Chu State, which should be responsible for the second-line operation and echo the main attack force, the newly established army of the Lu State suddenly became the main force responsible for capturing the capital of the Wu State, and the strategic plan was constantly revised and improved with the situation of the Wu State.
In fact, even if the main force of Wu is now fighting in Chu State, relying on a new army that has just been established, trying to capture the capital of Wu State, it is an impossible task, Qingji can make such a bold decision, even if he himself is not aware of it, in fact, he is still subconsciously affected by an important condition: Sun Wu.
Because he knew Sun Wu's achievements in the history of Chinese affairs, although he repeatedly warned himself that military confrontation relied on absolute strength, he himself also said to Cover Yu and Jing Lin not to be opportunistic, the reason why the examples of winning more with less and defeating the strong with the weak are still talked about for thousands of years is because they are not the main means and common results of victory, and the hope of success in such cases is too small, and most of the examples of fighting with less and weak against strong are all defeats, so it shows the preciousness of the occasional success.
But he is still a little superstitious about the abilities of the Soldier Saint.
After Sun Wu took over the new army of Flying Fox Valley and clarified the purpose of attacking Wu, he successively sent several groups of secret agents to Wu to investigate intelligence.
Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can survive a hundred battles, his strength is far inferior to that of Wu State, and he shoulders such a heavy responsibility, he will not blindly fight without knowing the situation of Wu State.
The information he possessed, coupled with the judgment of the strength of both the enemy and the enemy, made him feel that it would be difficult to achieve his goals by relying solely on military action.
So he revised Qingji's plan again, and quickly sent his plan to the state of Chu, where he believed that Qingji would support his decision.
The team had gathered, they had just experienced the battle, and the soldiers still had a murderous look on their faces.
The blade is like a forest, the soldier stands still, like a forest, a swallow that was frightened by the sound of killing just now returned, but could not find the familiar eaves, it flew from the head of the soldier standing like a forest, and was about to collect its wings and land on the shoulder of a soldier, feeling the terrible murderous aura, it flapped its wings and flew over a piece of forest halberd.
Candle Yong's face couldn't help but show a look of admiration, he is also a person who has led troops for many years, and the soldiers under his command are not brave and good at fighting, but only in terms of this strict military discipline, it is definitely inferior to Sun Wu's army, which has only been trained for a few months.
This Sun Wu is really a general, but there is no such person under his command, otherwise he would not have been so miserable when he was in the Chu State Candle Yong thought secretly.
"Listen to the soldiers," Sun Wu shouted, and the whole army was solemn.
Sun Wu walked up to the platform, facing the black team, pointed to the distance, and shouted loudly: "Today's battle is just a small test, our ultimate goal is Gusu City, and the rest is not enough."
But Gusu City is not as easy to fight as here, and the husband and husband are not as easy to deal with as Ximen Sheng. ” On the flagpole next to the general platform, the banner of Wu Ying has been lowered, and there is a human head hanging alone, which is the head of Ximen Sheng, who died under the sword of Zhu Yong.
"There is no army in the world that can challenge the capital of a country with a lone army of less than 10,000 people like us.
This one thing alone is enough to be praised by the world, and it is enough to make every hot-blooded man proud of it.
From here, until the city of Gusu, we have to pass through the fortress of Yu'er City, through the cities of Zuili, Kaze, Shanyi, Hongshang, etc., to cross dozens of blockade lines, and to face the garrisons of various parts of the Wu State.
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You know the means of the Wu army, along the river, whether it is captured or surrendered Dongyi people, they are all shown by the husband and the hero, this time forward, we have no retreat, if you want to survive, you can only let your enemy perish, if you want to make meritorious achievements, worship the generals, you can only march on the blood of the enemy.
Ji Guang can capture Yingdu with 50,000 troops, and we can capture Gusu with 10,000 people.
If Ji Guang is defeated, there is Wu State as their root, but you have no root, Wu State is your root, only by defeating the Wu army and taking Gusu, can you survive, have a foundation, and enjoy wealth and glory" The camp had been almost razed to the ground, and the wind with the scent of spring was soft, sending his voice far away.
"You are not alone, the general has sent men and horses to inform the prince of Qingji of the news of the invasion of the hinterland of Wu, and soon, he will lead a large army back to Wu and fight side by side with us.
According to the arrangement decided in advance, every team of 500 people marched separately and met at the predetermined place.
If you are defeated and scattered by the Wu army, you will attack them and fight separately, persevering, waiting, fighting, and completing your mission.
The three armies responded with a bang: "No" Sun Wu waved his hand: "Let's go" In accordance with the predetermined belonging, the brigade commander commanded the soldiers and marched separately in the direction of Wu, and the army advanced in an orderly manner.
Qingji military system, strictly according to the military system at that time, five people in the team, set up a team commander; Five Wu is two, and one or two Sima are set; Four taels for the pawn, set up a pawn chief; Five soldiers are brigades, and one brigade commander is set up Qingji never felt that changing the official rank to a regimental, battalion, and company platoon that was completely unfamiliar to both soldiers and the common people in the Spring and Autumn Period would have improved the combat effectiveness of the army.
What's more, the military structure at that time, the staffing of each class, was compatible with the use of weapons and combat methods at that time, so although Qingji had changed the army in terms of training methods, most aspects still followed the system at that time.
This brigade was 500 men, and Sun Wu appointed one of them, a commander who was familiar with the geography of Wu, as the brigade commander, who was responsible for reading and commanding behind enemy lines and before reaching the meeting place.
Watching the army assemble, disperse, and march in an orderly manner, Sun Wu couldn't help but show a smug look on his face, and being able to train a group of newly recruited peasants, merchants, servants, fugitive slaves, and ruffians into this class in a short period of time was enough to make this young general proud.
Moreover, in the course of training, Sun Wu consciously strengthened the training of generals and even soldiers at all levels, and trained them according to the standards of officers, which on the one hand was to prepare for the success of Qingji's restoration of the country, so that he could quickly use these people as the skeleton to control the Wu team.
In addition, when long-distance communication is difficult, unified command is difficult, and it is necessary to fight separately, the quality of the soldiers has also been greatly improved, and once an officer dies in battle, he can be replaced in order, so that there will not be a situation in which the officer dies and the entire team collapses.
Ying Tao and Zhu Yong each led a team of men and horses, stood in the army on horseback, hugged their fists with Sun Wu Yaoyao, and each led the army to leave, Sun Wu slowly lowered his hands, breathed a long sigh of relief, and subconsciously looked in the direction of Yue Guo again, and the corners of his lips showed a trace of intriguing smile.
"The big husband has made meritorious contributions, this is the right time" Sun Wu's spirit was lifted, strode off the platform, turned over the horse, led the men and horses of the formation, and also threw himself into the vast grassland, behind him, the Wu army village still has wisps of smoke, curling into the air To be continued: