Chapter 75 Sir has great talent
Kasawa.
At this time, Yue's naval forces of more than 20,000 people had approached here and were stationed less than 50 miles away from Wu's capital!
The Wu army led by Sun Wu set up camp in Li Ze and built the last line of defense.
In the Wu army camp, inside the central military tent, Sun Wu was gathering all the generals to discuss matters!
The Grand Commander Sun Wu, who was sitting on the commander's seat, looked around at the generals sitting upright on both sides, and said slowly: "My lords, the Yue barbarians are approaching with their troops."
"Behind us is Wudu, the capital of the Great Wu! Gentlemen, we have nowhere to retreat!"
"The only option is fighting!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
The morale of all the generals was very high.
Not only them, all the soldiers of Wu army were holding a grudge in their hearts!
Although the Wu army was not as strong as the Yue army which had more soldiers and generals, how could the Wu people, who were full of vigor and vitality, tolerate their homeland being trampled upon by the Yue barbarians whom they had always looked down upon?
This is intolerable!
Sun Wu believed that the time was ripe, so he decided to fight a decisive battle with the Yue army in Li Ze.
The reason why he built several camps before was not only to block the aggressive Vietnamese army and delay time, but also to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out.
Facing the invasion of a powerful enemy, the people of Wu State were united as one, from the ministers to the peddlers, everyone contributed money and manpower!
Be united against external scourge!
Now, there are at least 8,000 Wu troops in Li Ze, enough for a battle!
If it were someone else, they might choose to hold on to the capital of Wu and wait for Qingji to lead his troops back for support, but Sun Wu did exactly the opposite.
In Sun Wu's opinion, the 8,000 well-rested Wu troops were fighting against the 20,000 tired and exhausted Yue troops!
At this time, a junior officer suddenly entered the tent and reported to Sun Wu, "General, there is a scholar claiming to be Fan Li outside the camp gate asking to see you."
"Fan Li?"
"That's right. This man claims to have a good strategy to defeat the enemy and wants to present it to the Grand Commander!"
Hearing this, Sun Wu narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then asked the lieutenant to bring in the scholar who called himself Fan Li.
At this time, Fan Li was still an unknown figure, at least Sun Wu had never heard of Fan Li.
But, since this man dared to say that he had a good strategy to defeat the enemy, why wouldn't Sun Wu hurt by listening to him?
After a while, Fan Li, wearing a simple black suit and with his hair tied with a cloth belt, followed closely into the central military tent.
"My name is Fan Li, nice to meet you, the Grand Commander!"
Fan Li bowed to Sun Wu neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"From your accent, are you from Chu?"
Sun Wu was quite puzzled. He had lived in Wu for a long time and was knowledgeable. Naturally, he could distinguish the different accents of each place.
Fan Li's words made the Wu army generals on his left and right sides look gloomy and stare at him unfriendlyly.
Some generals even had their hands on the hilt of their swords, ready to kill this sudden scholar from Chu at any time!
However, Fan Li was not afraid at all. Instead, he held his head high and admitted frankly: "Reporting to the commander-in-chief , I am from Wandi, Chu State."
“Bold!”
"How dare you, a Chu man, boast that you can offer Wu a good strategy to defeat the enemy? What is your intention?"
"Humph, the armies of Wu and Chu are still fighting, and the Chu barbarians are still determined to destroy us. Are you someone sent by the Chu State to entertain you?"
When the generals present heard Fan Li admit that he was a Chu person, they could not help but glare at him, wishing they could draw their swords and kill Fan Li immediately!
After all, Wu and Chu were feuding for generations. Under normal circumstances, they would have treated the scholars and merchants of Chu with indifference.
But, the Wu and Chu countries are still at war!
Who knows whether Fan Li is a spy sent by the State of Chu specifically to give bad advice to Sun Wu?
Faced with the ferocious and fierce gazes of his generals, Fan Li was not afraid at all and took it calmly.
When Sun Wu, who was sitting in the commander's seat, saw Fan Li's demeanor, he couldn't help but secretly praise him!
He is so young but has such a magnanimous demeanor. He is truly not an ordinary person.
"Fan Li, you are a Chu person, why don't you stay in Chu? Why did you run to Wu?"
Sun Wu asked with interest.
"Grand Commander, I am here to fulfill King Wu's order to recruit talented people!"
"Good. You want to accomplish something extraordinary, but how can you teach me?"
Hearing this, Fan Li chuckled and said, "General, may I ask if your army plans to have a decisive battle with the Vietnamese army in Li Ze?"
Sun Wu smiled but did not answer.
"The Grand Commander wants to fight the Yue army in Lisze. Even if he can win, it will probably be a miserable victory. I have a plan. If the Grand Commander adopts it, it may reduce the casualties of the Wu army!"
"Speaking."
"I heard that among the Yue army, there are many former subordinates of the traitor Gongzi Guang, and they are all Wu people, Wu soldiers. Now Ji Guang is leading his troops to attack Wu, and he is also joining forces with the Yue people to attack Wu. How can they not be dissatisfied?"
After a pause, Fan Li continued, "A righteous man has many supporters, while an unrighteous man has few. Ji Guang has already lost the support of the people. For this reason, why doesn't the Grand Commander try to get the Wu soldiers in the Yue army to defect and help?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wu's eyes lit up.
Fan Li's words really woke Sun Wu up!
As the saying goes, those who are involved are often confused, while those who are not involved can see clearly.
The fact that Fan Li was able to realize this shows his vision and talent!
Immediately, Sun Wu dismissed his attendants and left only himself and Fan Li in the central military tent.
At the same time, in order to prevent eavesdropping, Sun Wu also ordered his personal soldiers to stand guard within three meters around the big tent to ensure that no one could enter!
"I wonder if you have any good ideas, sir?"
Sun Wu has begun to pay attention to Fan Li.
Sun Wu had considered the idea of inciting the Wu soldiers in the Yue army to rebel, but how could it be done?
"I don't deserve the credit for this brilliant plan. Commander-in-chief, if you want to disloyalize Ji Guang and his former subordinates from the Yue people, it won't be difficult."
Fan Li shook his head and said, "The Wu army has already taken advantage of the time, place and people. Not to mention the location and people, the time will come tomorrow!"
"I observed the sky tonight and made a divination. It is estimated that around 5 p.m. tomorrow, there will be a rare solar eclipse in the sky."
"When the sky is dark and the earth is gloomy, the Grand Commander can have the elite soldiers disguised as Yue soldiers, and attack and kill the Yue army while they are still unstable. Then, the elite soldiers can infiltrate the Yue army and wait for an opportunity to persuade them. Only then can they turn against the Yue army and win the battle!"
"color!"
Sun Wu's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up and bowed to Fan Li, saying, "Sir, you have great talent. Wu is like a tiger with wings to gain you! Please stay in the army for the time being and serve as the military advisor and chief wine officer."
"In the future, Sun Wu will definitely recommend you to the king, and Wu will be a place for you to realize your ambitions!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Li returned the greeting and thought that the trip was worthwhile.
He didn't misjudge the person, nor did he make a wrong bet!
Sun Wu was not the kind of person who envied talented people. If Fan Li wanted to realize his ambitions and reach the top in one step, and be valued by Qing Ji, he had to make extraordinary achievements.
