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Chapter 73 He Lu and Gou Jian's Poisonous Scheme
After the assassination, Qingji's army marched even faster. Why did Qingji dare to return to China with 5000 people to seize the throne?

Wudu is a strong city in the southeast region. If you want to attack by force, it is absolutely impossible with the number of Qingji troops. If you want to siege the city, it is even more impossible. Sun Wu is here, and the reason for besieging it in ten cases is Among his military books.

The real reason is that as Qingji went all the way south, countless Wu nobles and soldiers brought their food and grass to join him. In just over ten days, more than 5 people have joined his army.

"The crown prince's reputation as a benevolent and heroic hero is known to everyone in Wu. You are a hero in the world, but He Lu is a rebellious minister who seized the throne. Isn't it stupid to follow He Lu instead of you?"

This is Qingji's prestige in the Wu Kingdom, as long as he returns to the country, and seems to have an unstoppable momentum, the world will be the king of the world.

Wu Guozhong quickly divided into two factions, and as Qingji killed the capital of Wu all the way, the voice of Helu's side became lower and lower.

The army led by Qingji was stationed outside the capital of Wu, and began to deploy according to Sun Wu's command.

According to the old rules of the Spring and Autumn Period, before the two sides fight, they must spray each other to prove that they are famous teachers.

What's more, Qingji was already suffocating his anger, so he took out the eighteen crimes against Helu that he had written in Luo Kingdom, and recited them outside Gusu city.

This proclamation written by a student of Confucius had an excellent effect. He Lu, the king of Wu, was sarcastically satirized from the beginning to the end. He was so angry that he roared above the hall, "Qingji thief!"

But they couldn't say anything to refute. The courtiers of the state of Wu kept their eyes on their noses and their ears on their hearts. Except for He Lu's confidantes, no one else wanted to participate in this kind of infighting between the princes of the state of Wu.

It can be seen that King Helu of Wu is unpopular. He has been King of Wu for so many years, but he still has not been recognized by Wu's officials.

Regardless of the current situation in the city, Qingji relied on the elite army, and now the number of troops under his command has reached 8.

Although most of them are vulnerable auxiliary soldiers, under Sun Wu's little training, they have been able to use siege tools in a decent manner.

Qing Ji used to be the number one fierce general in the Wu Kingdom, leading troops to charge on the battlefield was always beneficial, but he was not good at attacking cities, he basically dispatched soldiers in swarms and rushed up the long ladder.

However, due to the lack of means to defend the city, the defender has an advantage, but it mainly depends on the elite level of the soldiers on both sides, so he is often allowed to succeed.

But Sun Tzu didn't think so. His understanding of war was beyond the times. Siege and defense are completely different from field warfare.

"Prince, the siege of the city is not simply filled with the lives of soldiers, and the capture of the small city is nothing more than a battle between the elites of both sides.

But when encountering a strong city like Luoyi, is it necessary to fill it with the lives of soldiers?No matter how many soldiers there are, it is not enough to consume.

You have stayed in Zhaoyi for several years, thinking about the big city of Zhaoyi, I am afraid that even if you besiege the city for two or three years, you may not be able to break it. "

Qingji nodded and said: "Indeed, since the rituals and laws gradually collapsed, the princes of various countries no longer abide by the rules of building cities in the Zhou rituals, and have begun to increase the height and thickness of the capitals. Now it is really more and more difficult to attack the city."

Sun Tzu laughed and said: "The first is to attack the soldiers, and the second is to attack the diplomatic relations.

Therefore, the first attack on the city is to attack the people's hearts, that is, to try to scatter the people's hearts in the city.

The goshawks above the nine heavens feed on the rabbits on the ground, and the goshawks' claws can easily pierce the rabbit's body. There is such a huge disparity in power between the two. Could it be that the rabbits just give up resisting?

In order to survive, it will try its best to fight the goshawk one last time.

Even if animals are like this, would a wise person obediently stick out his neck and wait for death?

If the soldiers defending the city have the determination to sacrifice, then this is the mistake of the siege general.

Prince, please see why I let go of one of the city walls. This is to tell everyone that the matter is not out of hand.

This unencircled city wall will make everyone feel that there is still a chance to escape. This is one of the strategies for attacking the mind.

Your prestige is outstanding, and you are famous for your faith. If you promise to the soldiers and civilians defending the city that you will surrender and not kill innocent people, then the soldiers and civilians of Wudu will definitely not resist to the death.

Could it be that He Lu didn't know about this situation?
The minister expected that he would force Wudu's army and civilians to fight, and even kill them to frighten the army and the people, so as long as we surrounded and fought slowly, our army would suffer few casualties, but Wudu's city would collapse by itself. "

Qingji had never heard of this kind of theory, and his face was filled with admiration: "Changqing, every time I see you, I don't know what words to use to praise you.

I can only say one thing, the leader of the world, you are a saint who can become the teacher of the generals of all ages. "

Qingji handed over all the command power to Sun Wu, and the army began to tentatively launch a fierce attack on Wudu.

Unlike other generals, Sun Wu directly let the slave soldiers go forward to consume the resources in the city. Instead, he first used his improved catapult to throw rounds of Gusu City, which was to suppress the morale of the soldiers in the city.

As a military sage, Sun Wu not only updated the previous combat concepts, but also had high attainments in the innovation of military equipment in order to match the tactics.

After a round of bombardment, the walls of Gusu City were covered with rubble, and the defenders on the walls were directly stunned.

They had never seen such a catapult before. Although it was impossible for the city walls of Wudu to be smashed because of these chaotic rocks, the blow to the will of the defenders was great.

Then Sun Wu still did not attack, he pointed to Wu Du and said to Qingji: "Prince, from now on, we will attack Wu from time to time every day, to fatigue the defenders of Wu Du.

Then build a high slope to attack the city at the west gate, which is higher than the city wall, and place archers on the high slope to cover the soldiers.

Afterwards, the two gates will attack together, and they will definitely be able to win in one battle! "

In Gusu City, King Helu of Wu mobilized all the soldiers, and he took the most loyal guards as the supervisor team.

Mobilize all the high officials in the city and ask them to bring their private soldiers and domestic slaves to stand on top of the city.

He also promised in front of everyone, "Anyone who dares to retreat and wants to surrender will be killed immediately, and all his property will be confiscated and distributed to other brave warriors.

Whether they are Chinese or nobles, the female relatives of the family are directly sent to the camp prostitutes.

As long as you defend the capital of Wu and make great contributions, you will be rewarded with gold, silver, jewelry, and noble women. "

Gold, silver, jewelry, and even those noble girls, if they can marry, they can even directly become nobles.

He Lu is really vicious, he didn't take these properties as his own, but distributed them, which gave some people the motivation to work for him, although there is a high probability that they will end up as cannon fodder.

He Lu's behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many people, and this matter had nothing to do with them.

At first they were loyal to Wu Boliao, but suddenly Wu Boliao was killed, Prince Qingji fled, and Helu became king of Wu. Now that Qingji came back, Helu should abdicate.

"He Lu is really a tyrant, he is a rebellious minister who killed the king and seized the throne, but he forced us to die for his ambition, how unfair it is to us.

He wantonly trampled on his clan and nobles, and destroyed innocent nobles, countrymen, and wealthy households at every turn. This is not what a normal monarch should do.

If Prince Qingji came to the throne, he would be of noble character and considerate of people's hearts, even if he was at the end of the road, he would not drag innocent people to be buried with him. "

A man from the Wu State sighed and said: "Helu is already crazy, he knows that he cannot win the hearts of the Wu State, Prince Qingji led his troops back to the country, he is in a state of panic all day long, now he wants us to follow him to death. It's a dream!
Prince Qingji has allies to deliver food and grass, but He Lu is a widow. Wu can't even defend it. Once the city is destroyed, He Lu will die, so he wants to drag us to die together.

I believe that no matter the nobles or the people in the city are already very dissatisfied with He Lu, they only let him manipulate him because they are afraid of his cruelty.

If there is chaos in the city, we can take advantage of the situation to open the city gate and dedicate it to the prince. "

Such exchanges are everywhere in Wudu, and countless people have different thoughts in their hearts.

Another day of siege was over, and Qingji let the soldiers fully rest.

All the hustle and bustle during the day seemed to have disappeared, and a bright moon shone on the top of the city. The soldiers guarding the city hid in the walls of the city, and there were voices of pain and wailing everywhere. In order not to affect morale, countless His body was dragged down, and then burned directly.

On the top of Wudu city, Helu's face was gloomy. The Qingji army's offensive became more and more fierce, and the dirt slopes built higher and higher outside the city made him feel terrified.

Although it can still be defended now, it will be a matter of time before it falls.

"Qingji, why didn't you just die under the assassination like your father? The country of Wu, which is two thousand miles away, has millions of people, all of which belong to the widow. If the widow is gone, you can't get it .”

He Lu's expression was a bit ferocious, especially the chaotic succession of Wu's throne before, which led him to think that he was the heir to the Wu's throne, so he killed Wu Boliao.

"What the state of Wu needs is not a reckless man like you, but a king like the widow."

"Doctor Bi Dan, when will the army from the Yue State arrive?" He Lu asked with a gloomy expression, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, logically speaking, he should have received the news that the Yue State army was on the way.

In fact, when Qingji was on his way to Wudu, seeing Qingji's army was so unstoppable, He Lu had a premonition that Wudu might not be able to stop Qingji's sharpness, and his throne might not be secure .

When Qingji breaks through Wudu, he will definitely kill himself.

Helu even planned to learn from King Zhou that if the city was destroyed, he would burn all the treasures in the capital of Wu and never let Qingji keep them.

He Lu's confidant doctor Bi Dan absolutely did not want He Lu to lose.

After all, he was the one who came up with the idea of ​​assassinating Wu Boliao, Zhuan Zhu and Yaoli were the assassins he sent people to find, even if the other nobles in Wu Duzhong survived, Qing Ji would definitely kill him.

Doctor Bi Dan thought over his ideas, and said to He Lu: "Your Majesty, I am thinking hard, the only one who can come to rescue you now is the State of Yue!"

He Lu was surprised and said: "Yue Kingdom? How could the Yue Kingdom come to rescue the widows? Moreover, the Yue Kingdom is small and weak, how can it defeat Qingji? I am afraid that the whole country will have to send out all the soldiers, and the Yue Kingdom will not agree."

The strength of the State of Yue has always been inferior to that of the State of Wu, especially with the support of the State of Luo, the State of Wu is a powerful country in the southeast that can compete with the State of Chu for a while.

If it weren't for the complex terrain of Yue State, most of the country's land is in the mountains, and many areas are relatively steep, Wu State would have annexed Yue State long ago.

Although He Lu has not been on the throne for a long time, the attack on the Yue State has never stopped, and the two sides are having enmity.

No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for the Yue Kingdom to come to rescue him.

Bi Dan persuaded: "Your Majesty, you have only national enmity with the Yue State, and no personal enmity, so does Qingji have no national enmity?

Who doesn't know Qingji's brave Wuyue land?

Isn't the state of Yue worried that Qingji will become the king of the state of Wu?This is impossible, the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom will definitely prevent Qingji from ascension to the throne.

If you can promise to cede the five cities on the border between Wu and Yue, and then promise gold, jade, jewels, cloth, and beauties from Wu, the country of Yue will definitely send troops. "

Five cities on the Wuyue border?
He Lu's face darkened, and he immediately understood what Bi Dan said, that Wu State attacked the five most dangerous cities of Yue State. If they lost these five cities, Wu State did not know how much it would cost to attack Yue State. casualties.

Bi Dan was right, if he was willing to pay such a price, Yue would definitely send troops.

Doctor Bi Dan said again: "Your Majesty, you can cede three cities first, and then cede two cities after the war is won. After defeating Qingji, you can kill the soldiers of Yue State in the territory of Wu State, or even annex them directly. Vietnam."

Thinking that after the failure, the state of Wu would not belong to him, and hearing Bi Dan's poisonous plan, He Lu thought it was feasible, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Bi Dan, I will leave this matter to you. I can agree!"

After getting Helu's promise, Bi Dan went to contact Yue with a happy face.

When the Yue Kingdom heard the news, the monarchs and ministers were very excited. The Yue Kingdom has always been suppressed by the Wu Kingdom.

King Goujian of Yue said proudly: "My lords, this is a great opportunity for Yue.

Regardless of whether Qingji or Helu wins or loses, Wu's strength will definitely be greatly reduced after this civil strife.

And if he could hold the five cities between Wu and Yue in his hands, within a short period of time, there would be no danger of destroying the country. "

All the courtiers of the Yue Kingdom believed that this was a good time to send troops, but only Doctor Wen advised him: "Your Majesty, the strength gap between Wu and Yue is too great.

Prince Wu Qingji is like a tiger that chooses people to eat in the mountains, and King Helu of Wu is a vicious and cunning wolf. These are not things that Yue can provoke.

If the limited military strength of the Yue Kingdom is invested in it, it will definitely be exhausted in an instant.

It is not enough to have a dangerous terrain to stabilize the territory of the country. If the people of the country die, at that time, even if they have a city, what can they do? "

When Gou Jian heard it, he thought that what Doctor Wen said was very reasonable, but this was indeed a great opportunity for Yue, so he was really unwilling to give up like this.

Doctor Wen hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, it is better to lie to Helu.

First send out the army to receive half of the city, and then bring the army back halfway to attack the other half of the city.

There is civil strife in the state of Wu, presumably these soldiers of the state of Wu must have no intention of fighting.

You can promise them to leave safely, ask them to hand over their weapons and armor and return to Wu State, and then intercept and kill them halfway, so that the five cities will fall into the hands of Yue State and weaken the strength of Wu State. "

Everyone looked at Doctor Wen in shock. Your advice before was quite in line with your usual integrity. They didn't expect to be able to use such a vicious strategy.

Faith is not at all talked about!
Doctor Wen concealed his face and confessed in shame: "The strength of the Yue State is weak, so we can only use such a clever trick. Otherwise, no matter if He Lu wins or Qing Ji ascends the throne, he will come to the city of Yue State in three to five years. I really have no other ideas. gone."

King Goujian of Yue was originally a vicious person, Doctor Wen's strategy was very in line with his wishes, he said with a smile: "Doctor Wen is a virtuous person of the Yue Kingdom, with your assistance, wouldn't the State of Yue not prosper?

According to Dr. Wen's strategy, he deceived He Lu and the Wu State garrison. "

He Lu and Bi Dan never expected that Gou Jian's ruler and ministers had the same idea as them.

　Why do I find it very interesting every time I write this poisonous plan, I may have something wrong~
　　in the afternoon~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)