Yue State.
Inside the palace of the King of Yue.
Gou Jian had been waiting for an opportunity.
He was waiting for Wu to be completely trapped in the quagmire of war with Chu, and when Chu was unable to return to his aid, he would launch a large-scale attack on Wu and take the opportunity to seize Wu's land, food, and money.
In his opinion, this is an opportunity for Yue State to become stronger!
Gou Jian had been planning this matter for a long time.
Wait and wait, time passes day by day.
finally.
The news that Gou Jian waited for was that the Wu army had occupied the entire territory of Chu and all its cities in just a dozen days...
When Gou Jian heard the news, he stood up and scolded the strategists below the palace: "Nonsense! Where did you hear this false rumor?"
"That's the Chu State, one of the former hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. Even if they were defeated by the Wu State, they couldn't be completely annihilated so quickly, let alone be completely conquered!!"
"Even if there were 100,000 pigs, it would take the Wu army more than ten days to kill them all!"
"Not to mention the entire territory of Chu, how could it be conquered in just over ten days?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Gou Jian didn't believe it at all, or rather, he didn't want to believe it.
This made the strategist below feel very embarrassed. He smiled bitterly and said, "My king, you don't want to believe this is the truth. I understand, because at the beginning, I didn't believe it was the truth either..."
"But I can't help but believe what happened in Chu."
"The State of Chu has really been conquered by the State of Wu."
"The entire territory of Chu has been lost..."
“This is solid news.”
When Gou Jian heard this, he frowned and paced back and forth. After a while, another person brought him the latest news.
Looking at the bamboo slips in his hand, Gou Jian's face looked very ugly. His palms trembled slightly. After a while, he threw the bamboo slips directly to the ground.
"This... this is actually true!"
King Gou Jian of Yue staggered and almost fell to the ground. He held onto the pillar of the palace, a little dazed for a moment. The guards on both sides hurried over to support the new king.
Gou Jian waved his hand and asked the guards to leave.
He let out a long sigh.
"During my time in office, I worked hard to govern the country, and Yue State continued to grow stronger. Who could have thought that the development of Wu State would be so fast..."
"In just over ten days, they conquered the capital of Chu. What kind of fighting power is this?"
"Is Wu too strong, or is Chu too weak?"
Gou Jian smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly: "With such a powerful neighbor, how will our Yue Kingdom cope with it? Should we wait for Wu to conquer us?"
"No... Absolutely not... If we continue like this, there is only one way to go, and that is death. We must take the initiative to attack!"
"We must take this opportunity to attack Wu, force their army to withdraw, let the remnants of Chu see the possibility of defense, and let other countries put more pressure on Wu. Only in this way can we check and balance this damn Wu."
King Gou Jian of Yue said this, drew the sword from his waist, and shouted: "Pass the order, everyone in Yue will start to send troops to attack Wu! Time waits for no one! The survival of Yue depends on this moment!"
Under Gou Jian's order, the Yue army began to assemble rapidly.
Soon, an army of 60,000 people began to attack the State of Wu.
This news had already been learned by the salt merchants' spies in Yue, who quickly sent the news to Wu.
Wu area.
At the beginning, Su Che divided the Wu army into four parts.
Three quarters of them went to attack the State of Chu and made great achievements, while the rest stayed in the State of Wu to defend the country.
For these soldiers, each of them was naturally extremely unwilling to accept this. They felt very aggrieved and uncomfortable!
They also wanted to go on an expedition and build achievements in Chu.
pity.
The military order has been issued, and they can only defend in Wu.
However, at this moment, a message came from above.
The State of Yue organized its army and prepared to attack the State of Wu!
When the Wu garrison heard the news, they were instantly in an uproar!
They thought they would miss this opportunity to make achievements, but who knew that Yue State would actually take the initiative to attack? !
Is there such a good thing???
soon.
The Wu army quickly assembled and began to attack the Yue army.
Yes, take the initiative!
Rather than passively defending the city...
The generals of Wu did not think that they should defend because they were at a disadvantage in numbers, but instead took the initiative to attack.
When King Gou Jian of Yue saw the Wu army not far away, which was far less numerous than his own army, he laughed happily: "Haha, with such a small number of people, they actually took the initiative to attack? Instead of choosing to rely on the terrain and city defense, this general of Wu is really stupid."
"That's perfect! This should be the main force of Wu's defense. As long as we defeat this army, we can march straight into Wu's heartland!"
King Gou Jian of Yue had a good idea, and this was indeed the case.
The army of Yue had the advantage in numbers, and he mobilized the entire country. All the ministers, facing life and death, did not hesitate and led their troops to attack, so the army of Yue had as many as 60,000.
The Wu army not far away had less than 30,000 troops.
Although the Wu army was much better equipped than the Yue army, the advantage in weapons was nothing given their overwhelming numbers.
King Gou Jian of Yue was very confident that he would win this battle.
"Sixty thousand versus thirty thousand, the advantage is on my side!"
Gou Jian drew out his Yue King Sword, pointed it at the Wu army, and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my command, charge! As long as we defeat this Wu army!! The wealth of Wu can be plundered at will!!"
As soon as this order was issued, driven by greed, the morale of the Yue army was very high.
Not far away, the Wu army had already begun its charge.
This made Gou Jian stunned. Thirty thousand people against sixty thousand people, and they actually dared to take the initiative to charge?
He really doesn't know how to live or die... Are all the people in Wu so arrogant?
"Kill them all!"
King Gou Jian of Yue said viciously.
Soon, the two armies began to collide.
In the first close combat, the numerical advantage of the Yue State did not show up. It is difficult for the numerical advantage to have an overwhelming performance on the battlefield, which is why many armies can win with fewer troops.
Equipment, morale, discipline, and cooperation between teams are all very important.
When the Yue army and the Wu army collided, the Wu army rushed over frantically with red eyes. They forgot the fear of death and only had the heads of the Yue army in their eyes... Behead, behead!!
In just a moment, the vanguard of the Yue State was melted, and what followed was a collapse. The Wu army directly broke up the formation of the Yue State army.
The horrifying Wu army, like a giant human millstone, began to crush and kill Yue soldiers one after another. With the death of more and more Yue people, the situation on the battlefield gradually became uncontrollable.
King Gou Jian of Yue watched helplessly as his army was strangled, overwhelmed, and then inevitably fled. He was completely stunned for a moment.
Are we defeated already?
This defeat was too quick!!
"Why are these Wu's armies so strong?!"
Gou Jian couldn't believe it at all. The scene before his eyes was like a nightmare. If this was a dream, then please let me wake up! !
Unfortunately, this was not a dream but reality. The 60,000-strong army of Yue State, which had mobilized the entire country, was chased and beaten by the 30,000-strong army of Wu State and was completely defeated!
"Your Majesty, we have lost the battle. Let's quickly organize our men and flee back to the country. Let's escape as many as possible!" the general of Yue shouted hurriedly.
Gou Jian nodded dazedly and began to order a retreat.
In this battle, the Wu army left behind to defend won a great victory, beheading 7,000 people and capturing 22,000.
Under the organization of King Gou Jian of Yue, only 5,000 defeated troops followed him to escape to Kuaiji Mountain.
As for the remaining deserters, no one knew where they went.
The only thing that made Gou Jian feel fortunate was that the Wu army did not pursue the victory.
"How come our 60,000-strong army was defeated in just one battle?"
On Mount Kuaiji, Gou Jian was a little dazed and still could not believe this fact.
He never dreamed that the outcome of this war would be like this.
After a while, Gou Jian suddenly understood: "I think I understand why the State of Chu was defeated so quickly. Facing such a fierce army, who in the world can stop it?"
"In just over ten days, they conquered the capital of Chu and occupied the entire territory of Chu, using an army like this."
"If I had figured this out earlier... I wouldn't have suffered such a huge defeat."
"The defeat in this battle is my fault!"
Gou Jian said this with deep sorrow, but it was obviously too late to regret now.
…
As the State of Wu conquered the entire territory of the State of Chu, all the princes in the world were frightened.
That was the State of Chu, once the most powerful country in the world and one of the overlords.
Although the vassal states looked down on the State of Chu, saying that it was a barbarian and did not have the noble Ji bloodline, they still recognized the strength of the State of Chu.
Such a powerful country was easily conquered by the State of Wu?
This...how is it possible?
The princes' first thought was disbelief, but as the news was confirmed, even though they still felt it was incredible, they had to face reality.
The State of Wu showed its fangs to all the princes in the world. While all the princes were amazed, they couldn't help but wonder - how did the State of Wu do it?
Is Wu too strong, or is Chu too weak?
If the State of Chu is considered weak, then what are they?
The aura of King Zhuang of Chu when he challenged for the throne is still fresh in our minds...
That year, King Zhuang of Chu went to attack the Luhun Rong and passed by Luoyi, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. He then held a grand military parade on the south bank of the Luo River to demonstrate the military might of the Chu State.
The King of Zhou was so frightened that he trembled with fear and sent Wang Sunman to express his condolences.
King Zhuang of Chu then asked the emperor's envoy directly: "How big and how heavy are the emperor's nine tripods?"
Wang Sunman was very angry and said perfunctorily: "The Nine Cauldrons were cast in the time of Dayu. Three dynasties have passed. I don't know how much they weigh."
King Zhuang of Chu further explored the issue by saying, "The iron from the spear tips of the Chu soldiers can be melted to make nine tripods."
Wang Sunman replied: "The emperor obtains the country through virtue, not by the tripod."
King Zhuang agreed with this and thought that the emperor's luck had not yet ended, so he led his troops back to the country.
After that, King Zhuang of Chu paid more attention to moral cultivation.
This is the origin of the idioms "asking for the throne of the Central Plains" and "asking for the throne of the world".
And now.
How could the powerful Chu State, which once aspired to dominate the world, be destroyed by the Wu State in less than a month?
Who wouldn’t be scared after seeing this?
horrible!
The first to react were the small vassal states of Chu, who hurriedly pledged allegiance to the powerful Wu in order to avoid the disaster of national destruction.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many small countries. With one war after another, they were either destroyed or became vassal states of larger countries, so that they had room to survive.
And those powerful vassal states were already ready to make a move, ready to test the strength of Wu and see how strong Wu was to have defeated Chu like this!
At the same time, many smart people began to study why the Wu Kingdom became so powerful? The answer is very obvious - the previous reform!
The previous reforms of the State of Wu had caused condemnation from the whole world, who believed that they were openly violating the rites of Zhou and committing treasonous acts. This was finally ended with the words "I am also a barbarian" spoken by King Liao of Wu. The princes of the world no longer condemned the State of Wu and let it do whatever it wanted.
No one expected that the Wu State's reforms would unleash such powerful force, instantly making the entire country look brand new and directly annexing the Chu area.
Is this the power of reform and innovation?
at the same time.
The capital of Chu State.
Yingdu.
In front of King Chu Ping's tomb, Wu Zixu ordered people to dig up King Chu Ping's tomb and whipped King Chu Ping's corpse three hundred times to vent his hatred.
This action also caused quite a reaction. After all, this was a king and the former master of the State of Chu. No matter what he did, he should not be treated like this. This was an inhumane act.
When Wu Zixu's former friend Shen Baoxu heard the news, he sent someone to tell Wu Zixu: "Your means of revenge are too cruel. King Ping of Chu was your former king. You should never treat him like this!"
"I heard that man can conquer nature, but nature can also destroy man. You used to be a minister of King Ping, but now you are insulting the dead. This is simply against the will of heaven!"
Wu Zixu replied: "I am like the sun that is about to set, but the road ahead is long and I can only go backwards."
Shen Baoxu said angrily: "Since you want to destroy the State of Chu, then I must save my country! I can't let the State of Chu be destroyed in your hands!!!"
So Shen Baoxu rushed to Qin State for help overnight.
Due to the terrifying combat power displayed by Wu, Qin was inevitably afraid of it. The King of Qin just wanted to sit back and watch the situation develop and did not want to help.
So Shen Baoxu leaned against the wall of the courtyard and cried day and night without stopping, without eating or drinking. For seven days and seven nights, his cries of grief never stopped.
Duke Qin looked at Shen Baoxu's heartbroken expression and shook his head and sighed:
"Who says I have no clothes? I share my clothes with you. When the king raises his army, I will sharpen my spears and halberds, so that I can share the same hatred with you."
"Who says I have no clothes? I will share the same clothes with you. When the king raises his army, I will sharpen my spears and halberds and work with you."
"Who says I have no clothes? I will share my clothes with you. When the king raises his army, I will prepare my armor and weapons and go with you."
The general meaning of this poem is that as long as we, the Qin people, have something to eat, we will never let the Chu people starve.
The Qin-Chu alliance lasted for a hundred years and the depth of their friendship is evident from this.
As for the sentence many years later: Even if there are only three households in Chu, Chu will be the one to destroy Qin, that is another matter.
At this moment, after Shen Baoxu heard the poem "Wu Yi" by Duke Qin, he immediately bowed his head to Duke Qin and expressed his gratitude for his righteousness.
The Duke of Qin said to Shen Baoxu: "Although the Wu army is strong and the King of Chu is cruel and ruthless, as long as we have a minister like you, Chu will not be destroyed!"
The Duke of Qin quickly united the vassal states and asked them to send troops to aid Chu. The power of Wu was beyond their control, and they had to stop their rise! Otherwise, this would be another overlord! Maybe even the most terrifying overlord in history!
The vassal states tacitly agreed to the invitation of the Duke of Qin.
Therefore, Qin united with the six states of Jin, Zheng, Cai, Lu, Song and Shu to form a seven-nation coalition.
The combined forces of these seven nations had a total of 300,000 troops, claiming to be an army of one million. They were extremely powerful and jointly marched towards Chu.
As for other vassal states, either they were weakened by years of war and unable to support Chu, or they were narrow-minded and short-sighted, not understanding the principle of "the lips and teeth are cold when one is gone", and were afraid of the powerful Wu State, so they did not dare to send troops and chose to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight between the two tigers.
As the name of the million-strong army was announced, the monarchs of the vassal states all admired it, saying that it was a great virtue for them to unite millions of righteous men for the sake of the State of Chu!
The small vassal states of Chu began to jump back and forth, trying to please the coalition forces, saying that they were only temporarily succumbing to the violence of Wu and were not truly submitting!
…
Chu State.
Yingdu .
When Su Che received the news, he was not panicked at all. He looked at Sun Wu and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"
Sun Wu was equally calm and said with a smile: "A million troops? That's really exaggerated. The world has been fighting for so many years, and the vassal states in the Central Plains have long been beaten to a pulp by the Jin and Chu states. How could they have the ability to gather a million troops?"
"In my opinion, there may not even be an army of 500,000."
"Maybe there are only 300,000 or 400,000 troops?"
Sun Wu was a little uncertain. After all, there were few sources of intelligence and he was unable to infer the exact number of troops in the Seven-Nation Alliance.
But his guess was very accurate. This coalition of seven countries claimed to have an army of one million, and even big countries like Jin and Qin included them, so they should have at least three or four hundred thousand troops, right?
If this is not the case, then they are really exaggerating the number of people they report.
Gongzi Qingji standing by couldn't help but say, "But three or four hundred thousand is already a lot. How can we resist?"
"Be patient." Sun Wu said calmly, "The quality of soldiers is more important than their number, and the strategy of a general is more important than his bravery. Even though the seven-nation coalition has a large number of troops, they cannot unite as one. The command between the countries is not subject to each other..."
"If we force them to unite together, there will definitely be various problems. But if we divide our forces, it will give us the opportunity to defeat them one by one."
"As long as we defeat them, the next step of conquering the Central Plains will become much easier."
“This is our crisis, but also our opportunity.”
"How many people do we have available?" Wu Zixu frowned and asked a very crucial question.
"Two hundred thousand." Su Che said calmly. The fact that he had so many soldiers available was the reason why he could remain calm.
Originally, Wu Zixu, Sun Wu, and Su Che each brought an army of 30,000 to Chu. As they attacked along the way, casualties were inevitable. The number of soldiers killed and injured totaled 20,000. In other words, of the original 90,000 Wu troops, only 70,000 were available.
The other 130,000 were naturally prisoners of the Chu army. They were incorporated into the Wu army and after a few days of training, they were barely usable.
"So many?" Wu Zixu asked in surprise, "How could there be so many? How many Chu troops did you recruit?"
"One hundred and thirty thousand." Su Che said.
"Of the 130,000 Chu troops, only 70,000 Wu troops are capable of fighting? There won't be any problems in incorporating so many Chu troops, right?" Wu Zixu was a little worried.
His worries were normal. After all, these were all Chu people. If they were incorporated into the army, they might turn against the enemy at any time. Once this happened, it might be more dangerous than facing the enemy head-on.
It’s a very simple truth - why would the soldiers of Chu work for you, the people of Wu?
"I have already given the order. From now on, there will be no distinction between Wu and Chu. Wu is Chu, and Chu is Wu. Soldiers of Wu are not allowed to discriminate against or abuse people of Chu, and soldiers of Chu enjoy the same treatment as soldiers of Wu." Su Che smiled faintly and spoke slowly.
During the period when Wu Zixu and Shen Baoxu were arguing with each other, Su Che issued several consecutive decrees and appointed many local talents in Chu, which greatly stabilized the people's hearts in Chu.
In addition, Su Che also made a promise to the surrendered troops of Chu that after they went to battle, they would be treated the same as the soldiers of Wu, and the twenty-level military merit system would also apply to them!
As soon as these decrees and promises came out, the originally aloof old Chu people became red-eyed.
After all, these soldiers are just small people at the bottom of society who often don't even have enough to eat. How much patriotism can we expect from them?
Moreover, there was no concept of great unification in this era. In order to realize their ambitions, scholars often went to other countries to serve other monarchs. Why was it not the same for soldiers?
This is obviously unreasonable.
When the twenty-level military merit system was applied to the soldiers of the Chu State, these soldiers directly defected to Wu without any hesitation!
Now, in Su Che's opinion, these 200,000 troops are all usable soldiers!
Wu Zixu frowned He asked, "If you do this, the soldiers and people of Wu will have objections."
As the victorious country, Wu should have enjoyed all the resources of Chu. But now, after spending so much effort to conquer Chu, Chu is being treated the same as Wu? What is the point of fighting? What is the reason for fighting?
Therefore, it is very normal for the soldiers and people of Wu to have opinions.
Su Che said nonchalantly: "What do they know? Isn't this our responsibility?"
"It's up to us?" Wu Zixu was stunned.
Su Che nodded, drank the yellow wine in the teacup, and continued:
"Yes, the people at the bottom are mostly ignorant little people. They are the ones who follow the crowd. They are kind but cunning, simple but cruel. How they view this war naturally requires our correct guidance."
"This war is not an unjust war, nor is it a war launched for land, money, or slaves, nor is it a war launched for hatred or personal desires. It is a war to save the people of Chu."
"The kings of Chu were all cruel and ruthless. Under their rule, the people of Chu were in dire straits. What is the difference between those poor people at the bottom and the people of Wu?"
"Under the dark rule of the Chu State, the lower-class people, no matter how talented they were, could not enter the officialdom and could only be lowly commoners for their entire lives. But now, all this has changed."
"We, the Wu State, are attacking the Chu State in order to rescue the people of Chu, to dispel the darkness for them and to give them light."
"This is a righteous war, a noble war to save the people of Chu, and a war that every soldier and citizen of Wu should be proud of."
"From now on, Chu is Wu, and Wu is Chu. There will be no more hatred and war. This is the real meaning of our sending troops!"
Hearing Su Che's words, Wu Zixu's eyes widened and he said in astonishment: "It's still possible...?"
He had never heard such shameless words!
Could war be such a noble act?
But the most important thing is that this set of statements is very reasonable and there is actually no problem at all!
Because Fan Li was a native of Chu, although he was talented, he was unable to pursue a career in politics in Chu, and thus was recruited by King Liao of Wu.
The same was true for Wu Zixu. Because of King Ping of Chu's incompetence and tyranny, his father and brother were killed and he was forced to flee abroad.
Isn’t this the best example?
The pattern was pulled up in an instant!
This is not an unjust war!
This is a noble war!!
Wu Zixu stood up excitedly and said excitedly: "That's right, that's right! We, Wu, launched this war just to save Chu!!"
On the side, Sun Wu nodded with satisfaction. His attitude towards this war was consistent with Su Che's. He was not attacking the State of Chu for his own selfish desires, money, slaves, and land. This was not a war of kingly way!
Now, the statement put forward by Su Che can be said to have perfectly solved this problem.
"Fan Zi, he is worthy of being Fan Zi." Wu Zixu said with emotion.
Among Su Che, Sun Wu and Wu Zixu, Su Che had the biggest vision, followed by Sun Wu, and Wu Zixu couldn't catch up even if he tried his best. The main reason why he participated in this war was to take revenge, nothing more.
It can be said that Wu Zixu was a very simple person. After whipping the corpse of King Ping of Chu, although his thoughts became clear, he had lost his goal in life and was in a state of confusion. When he heard Su Che's brilliant remarks at this moment, he was completely impressed!
Su Che not only said this to Wu Zixu, but also promoted it in the same way, whether to the State of Chu or the State of Wu.
Under such circumstances, the coalition forces of seven countries were about to arrive in the State of Chu.
Su Che, Sun Wu, and Wu Zixu rushed to the battlefield with an army of 200,000.
"Is this the so-called million-strong coalition army of the seven nations?" Su Che glanced at the galloping troops in the distance and said with a dumb smile: "This is also considered a million-strong army?"
"What I said was right. Among the million-strong army, there are not even 500,000, not even 400,000. There are only 300,000." Sun Wu shook his head with disdain.
"The Seven-Nation Alliance, a million-strong army, was so aggressive, but the result was just like this." Prince Qingji also said with a smile.
soon.
The coalition forces of seven nations, with 300,000 troops, confronted the coalition forces of Wu and Chu, with 200,000 troops.
Soon, a man came out from the coalition of seven nations.
According to convention, when two countries are at war, they do not kill envoys.
So, this man came over calmly and wanted to have a talk with the Wu-Chu coalition forces.
The person who came was none other than Wu Zixu's old friend, Shen Baoxu, who cried bitterly for seven days and seven nights in exchange for the Duke of Qin sending troops!
Shen Baoxu walked to the front of the Wu army and shouted, "Shen Baoxu is here, where is Wu Zixu?!"
Wu Zixu urged his horse forward and looked at Shen Baoxu coldly: "Brother Shen, long time no see."
"Wu Zixu, you were also a former minister of King Ping of Chu, why did you do this?!" Shen Baoxu asked.
"Where were you when King Ping of Chu killed my father and brother?" Wu Zixu asked calmly, looking at Shen Baoxu not far away.
"Even if the monarch has made mistakes, he was once your monarch. You should never dig up his grave and whip his corpse!" Shen Baoxu said angrily, "This is an unjust act! This is an impolite act!"
"We have already discussed this issue. You wouldn't just say this in front of the two armies, would you?" Wu Zixu said impatiently.
"Of course not, I'm here to persuade them to surrender!" Shen Baoxu said loudly.
"Persuade to surrender? Who are you persuading to surrender?" Wu Zixu looked at him coldly.
"Of course it's your Wu army. Now the coalition of seven countries is here, with a million soldiers and ten thousand chariots. Your Wu army and Chu army have only captured so many prisoners. How can you resist us?" Shen Baoxu said seriously: "I don't want to see rivers of blood and mountains of corpses at this moment, so I want your Wu army to withdraw. You, Wu Zixu, have already avenged your revenge. What's the point of staying here?"
"This is an unjust war, an unnecessary fight, so I hope you will withdraw your troops as soon as possible!!!"
Shen Baoxu spoke very sincerely.
"No! No!" Wu Zixu laughed loudly, and then said loudly: "This is not an unrighteous war, but a righteous war!"
"The King of Chu is incompetent, the politics of Chu is incompetent, the country is in darkness, the people are full of resentment, and the people are living in misery. I am leading the army of Wu to bring light and morality to Chu. I launched this war for the sake of all the people of Chu!"
"I whipped the corpse of King Ping of Chu not for my own selfish desires, but for all the people of Chu who died because of his brutal and foolish rule. I whipped him for the sins he committed! This is not to vent my anger, but to judge him!"
"Even if he dies, he will be judged!"
"On the contrary, you, who used to be a minister of the King of Chu, did not advise the King of Chu, but instead helped Zhou to commit evil and continued his unjust rule. Is this your morality?"
"How dare you bark in front of two armies?"
These righteous words almost made Shen Baoxu vomit blood. He said angrily: "What nonsense, what nonsense, you..."
"Shut up! Since you want to fight, then come on. We, the Wu-Chu coalition forces, have come here to fight for justice. We are definitely not afraid of your seven-nation coalition forces!" Wu Zixu said loudly, then turned around and rode away.
"Then wait until the two armies fight, and see if you can still be so tough!" Shen Baoxu said angrily, and turned and left.
Soon, Wu Zixu returned to Su Che's side.
Su Che smiled and said, "Does it feel good to scold me?"
"It's great!" Wu Zixu nodded heavily.
"Okay." Su Che nodded. He glanced at the army on the other side and saw that they were still preparing to swear an oath, reward the troops, and perform pre-war rituals. He couldn't help but sneer, "There are so many tricks."
Su Che naturally would not wait for the other side to calmly carry out the oath-taking and rewarding ceremony. He directly drew the German sword at his waist and decisively began to give orders: "All the troops, listen to my orders and follow me to charge!"
"Victory!!!"
As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers of the Wu-Chu coalition put aside their previous hatreds. Every soldier stared at the coalition of seven nations in front of them. They raised their spears and shouted in unison:
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
"Victory!!!"
Soon, the Wu-Chu coalition forces launched a charge!
At the forefront of the army, Su Che's chariot was the first to lead. His chariot was the largest, pulled by five pure black dragon horses that were said to have dragon blood, and the chariot was moving at a very fast speed.
There were three armored soldiers holding shields on the chariot, and Su Che and Qing Ji holding spears.
The two of them stared at the front with eager eyes. At this moment, as they took the lead and rushed to the front, the momentum of the 200,000-strong army gathered directly on them.
Su Che and Qing Ji were already very brave in combat, and now with the support of an army of 200,000 strong, they instantly became more courageous than any other man. This seemed to be the predecessor of the combined military formation technique?
Su Che was not sure and didn't want to think too much. He stared at the army not far away and couldn't help licking his lips.
The killing is about to begin!
The Seven-Nation Alliance was originally conducting pre-war war rituals, but they were suddenly stunned when they saw the Wu-Chu Alliance launch a charge.
One general could not help but curse: "This group of ignorant barbarians, do they really have no manners at all? Don't they know that now is the time to swear an oath and reward the troops?"
"How could they do this!!" The general from Jin State cursed: "Disrespectful, so disrespectful!!"
"They are indeed an unjust army, indeed they are barbarian soldiers. They launched a charge without any agreement. What kind of thing is this!" the general of Zheng State cursed.
"Hurry up and prepare for the response. The entire army is ready to attack!!" Shen Baoxu shouted anxiously when he saw that this group of people were still arguing about etiquette.
It's already this late, and we're still discussing this kind of issue!
"Archer!"
“Charge!”
"get ready!!"
The coalition forces of the seven nations quickly began to prepare, but before they could shoot arrows, the chariot in the front had already broken into the camp of the coalition forces of the seven nations!
The sharp-eyed Shen Baoxu recognized the people coming. He was overjoyed and shouted: "This is Fan Zi from Wu, a general of the Wu army, and Prince Qingji of Wu. If we capture them alive, we will win the war!"
"Capture them, and the war will be won!"
Shen Baoxu repeated hurriedly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the generals of the coalition forces issued orders to capture Fan Zi and Prince Qingji alive.
However.
Their idea was obviously a bit simplistic. Su Che and Qing Ji, who broke into their camp, definitely did not walk into their trap, but came with an army of 200,000 strong!
Su Che held a 10-foot-long spear in his hand and thrust it hard. More than a dozen armored soldiers were strung together with their armors. They did not die immediately. They were stacked on top of each other and screamed in fear when Su Che lifted them up high.
"ah--"
“Ahhhh!!!”
The screams continued.
Su Che threw the armored soldiers with great force, who were pierced through by the cold, out and killed a group of them.
Even so, there were still people who rushed forward recklessly and approached the chariot regardless of everything.
Qingji held a spear in his left hand and the Longquan sword in his right hand, waving them wildly, killing people who approached the chariot one after another. Although he was not as terrifying as Su Che, he had already killed six or seven people at this moment.
"Hahaha!" Su Che laughed loudly, like a god of war, waving the spear in his hand wildly. Every wave took away countless lives.
In the command camp of the Seven Nations Allied Forces, everyone looked at the chariot that rushed into a flock of sheep like a tiger, and cursed in disbelief: "Is this the Fan Zi who discussed philosophy with Confucius and was well-read? Wasn't he a scholar? How could he be such a warrior!"
"How can a scholar be so powerful? What is this guy doing?!"
"Fan Zi... Is this really Fan Zi???"
"Is this the Fanzi of Wu?!"
The generals were stunned. Before this, they thought that Fan Zi was probably a scholar with a literary talent. But now, seeing this brave warrior wearing heavy armor, wielding a 10-foot-long spear, and having the courage of ten thousand men, they suddenly felt disillusioned.
Something seems to be wrong!!
Shen Baoxu, who originally wanted to capture Su Che and Qing Ji alive, couldn't believe it and said, "How could Fan Zi be so brave? This..."
Shen Baoxu realized that if they wanted to capture these two alive, the price the Seven Nations Alliance would have to pay would be too high! He quickly changed his words: "No need to capture them alive, just kill them!!"
However, before the order was issued, Su Che, who had broken into the coalition camp, had already seen the location of their command camp and quickly gave the order: "I saw the location of their command camp, charge over there!!"
At the same time, the Wu-Chu coalition forces of 200,000 soldiers had arrived. With such a brave general in the front, the Wu-Chu coalition forces behind had long forgotten all fears and just had to follow the figure on the chariot!
General, here we come!
kill!
kill!!!
The sound of killing was deafening.
The armies on both sides collided with each other.
The fearless Wu-Chu coalition forces were like a sharp, hot knife that cut through the solidified lard with ease.
At this moment, the coalition command camp, which had been planning the strategy, suddenly panicked.
At the same time, taking advantage of the chaos, Su Che's chariot had rushed forward.
"Where are you running to!"
Su Che narrowed his eyes, stared at Shen Baoxu, and poked him directly: "You are a moral kidnapping dog, and you still want to run away?!"
"ah!!"
With a scream, Shen Baoxu was skewered and flying in the air, and was thrown far away by Su Che.
The command camp was directly dispersed, and several generals became skewers in Su Che's hands.
The allied forces of the seven nations were in disarray, their flags were down and they scattered like birds and beasts, completely defeated!
After this battle.
The position of overlord of Wu State was completely established.
The legend of Fan Zi beheading an enemy general in the midst of a million-strong army spread throughout the world...
The most courageous warrior in the world is Fan Zi!