I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 220 Chapter 243 Chapter 244 The Guerrilla War of Wu State
Of course, Sun Wu knew that his battle today must have brought some trouble to Li Ran.

After all, if the king of Chu rewarded him greatly, it would run counter to Li Ran's intention to disassociate himself from the state of Chu.

But before he could speak, Li Ran waved to him slightly, signaling him to sit down.

Then I only heard Li Ran say to him still very plainly:
"Tonight's battle was fought beautifully. For Changqing, this is your chance to become famous all over the world."

When Sun Wu heard this, he was startled, and was about to get up and bow down to express his heart.But Li Ran stretched out his hand to stop again:

"Changqing doesn't have to be like this...you don't have to feel ashamed because of brother. Changqing's future achievements will definitely be much better than brother Wei, who hides in a dark corner and plays tricks."

Yes, the military strategist is the most holy, just this title is enough to influence Chinese civilization for thousands of years.How can he compare Li Ran with Sun Wu?

"gentlemen……"

"Don't worry, just listen to me."

When Sun Wu heard it, Li Ran's words seemed to be different from before.Therefore, he couldn't help being a little anxious. He thought that what Li Ran said was ironic because of his displeasure.

But Li Ran continued to speak very calmly:
"No matter how the king of Chu rewards you, Changqing, you can accept it. You don't have to refuse. This is what Changqing deserves. And isn't all this what Changqing has been pursuing all these years?"

"As a human being, there must be some pursuits. It's just that everyone has their own ambitions, so everyone's pursuits are not the same."

"So don't worry about Brother Wei. If Brother Wei wants to keep a distance from Chu, hehe, Brother Wei still has a way."

Li Ran thought very clearly, he had absolutely no reason to prevent Sun Wu from marching towards a broader future.

"Mr. Wu remembers the teachings!"

When Sun Wu heard the words, he immediately kowtowed to the ground and kowtowed heavily to Li Ran.

He knew in his heart that Li Ran was untying himself so that he could let go of his hands and feet.

"Oh! What is this for?"

"You, I should be called a brother, but how can I receive such a big gift from Chang Qing? Get up quickly! Get up quickly!"

Li Ran hastily helped him up.

"It's just... Wu is still worried that Mr. Wu will be coerced by the King of Chu because of Wu's achievements today..."

"It's okay, if the king of Chu wants to award you a reward, I will not object to it, but if he wants to award it to me, then I have 1 reasons to refuse it. Hehe, those thoughts of the king of Chu, How can you not know, brother?"

In fact, at this time Li Ran was not worried that Sun Wu's award would affect him. What he was worried about now was actually something else.

And the reason why he looked so dignified when facing Wu Ju just now is actually the reason.

Now that Zhufan is defeated, Shujiu will fall into the hands of the Chu people sooner or later.

And if Chu State takes advantage of the victory to pursue, it will definitely fight Wu Guoshi.

Therefore, Li Ran took it for granted that he had to be involved in the war between Chu State and Wu State, a state surnamed Ji.

Although he could ask the King of Chu to resign, saying that this had violated their original agreement.

But things have come to this point, he has already participated in the battle between Wu Ju and Wu Wang Zhu Fan, isn't it a bit too pretentious to mention the previous agreement?

But what if he doesn't say no?What about Zheng Guo?What about Jin?Can Zichan, Yangtongxi and others really settle this matter for him in their respective countries?

"Then what is the master's plan?"

After Sun Wu heard this, he immediately frowned.

Of course, he also knew that Wu State and Jin State were strategic alliances. Once Li Ran participated in the war between Chu State and Wu State, the relationship between Li Ran and the Central Plains states would become quite delicate.

Coupled with the relationship between Jin and Zheng, the stain effect of Li Ran will be transmitted to Zheng sooner or later.

Hearing Sun Wu's question, Li Ran could only shake his head, sighed sadly, and didn't answer, but his face was covered with a haze.

Obviously, this matter really stumped him a bit.

……

With the massive attack of the Chu army, the Wu army stationed at Shujiu had no power to parry at all.

Within three days, the city of Shujiu was destroyed, and the Chu army not only recovered Shujiu, but also took the opportunity to move the monarch of Shujiu to Yingdu of Chu, completely destroying Shujiu, and sent Shujiu directly. Incorporated into the territory of Chu State.

This also corresponds to what Wu Ju said when he ordered soldiers. Although Shujiu is not the land of his Chu country, he will eventually become his Chu country's land. In fact, it is all the same.

As for Wu State, because it directly lost Shujiu, a key stronghold, Wu State no longer has any advantage when facing Chu State.Wu Wang Zhufan had no choice but to lead the Wu army to retreat decisively, and cut most of them into pieces, and fought a guerrilla attack with the Chu army in the Jianghuai area.

In terms of the ability to comprehend the war, Wu Wang Zhufan is definitely ranked first.

Although Wu Guo has lost the opportunity now, but in terms of control over the Jianghuai region, especially the connection between Qunshu and Wu Guo, it is not that they have no chance at all.

Zhu Fan knew this well, so not only did he not feel annoyed at losing Shujiu, but instead devoted himself more actively to dealing with Chu State.

The Jianghuai area is full of high mountains and rivers, and the Qunshu states and Wu State itself have a large number of boat soldiers. These boat soldiers were originally not suitable for such a big battle between the two armies. Useful.

But now it plays a very crucial role in the guerrilla warfare between Wu and Chu.

Whenever the Chu army was about to wipe out one side, these boat soldiers would always appear in time, pick up Wu's infantry on the boat, and then retreat calmly.

Therefore, even though Wu Ju tried every means to chase and intercept them, he was still unable to come and go freely with these boat soldiers in the Jianghuai River Basin, so this caused him quite a headache for a while.

……

One day, Li Ran finally received a reply letter from Zichan.

In fact, this letter should have arrived long ago.

Because Li Ran moved around with the camp of the Chu State, and changed his station almost every day, this letter was naturally a long time late.

Zichan didn't say much in the letter. After all, he knew that Li Ran was being targeted by the King of Chu, and he had to do many things.

However, at the same time, he also reminded Li Ran that the strategic alliance between Jin and Wu is the most critical line of defense for maintaining the stability of the world.

Once the state of Wu is unable to contain the state of Chu in the south, the situation of the entire Central Plains will become very dangerous.

He also mentioned in the letter that Zhao Wu, the commander-in-chief of the Jin State, and the Marquis of Jin were already dissatisfied with Li Ran's following Wu Ju's expedition to the State of Wu.

Even Yang Tong, who had always had a good relationship with Li Ran, was implicated by Li Ran's incident, and became the target of public criticism in the court of Jin State.

Therefore, Zichan wanted Li Ran to keep a good balance in it, not only to save his own life, but also not to destroy the balance of the current situation.

In fact, how could Li Ran not know what Zichan said?If he can really have such ability now, then why is he looking for trouble now?
So, he hurriedly sent another letter back to Zichan...

Then, he summoned Sun Wu and discussed the countermeasures together.

"Sir calling me?"

"Oh, Changqing, the reason why Brother Wei called you here is to consult with you, how can we end the confrontation between Wu and Chu as soon as possible?"

Sun Wu knew it well after hearing it.Wu Chu fought fiercely here for a day, and Li Ran couldn't feel at ease for a day.

Moreover, Sun Wu knew very well that Li Ran's implication actually had another layer of subtext, that is: how to make both sides stop fighting at the lowest cost.

"Sir, according to Wu, if you want to quickly end the war with Wu, why not..."

In the middle of Sun Wu's words, he suddenly stopped, and then a trace of solemnity appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Li Ran couldn't help frowning and said:
"Can you be sure?"

But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt that his question was a bit redundant.

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Chapter 244_ The way to end the war

What exactly does Sun Tzu mean?
In fact, it is easy to say.

If you want to quickly end the fierce battle between Chu State and Wu State, there is only one way to go—to decide the winner as soon as possible!
But the Wu people are absolutely out of control, and the only bargaining chips they have in their hands are the Chu army.

Therefore, for the current plan, the only way is for Chu to win a "big victory".

In this way, the Chu army will naturally return to the court and end the war with Wu.

If not, with the current guerrilla strategy formulated by King Wu Zhufan, Wu and Chu could fight in this area for several years without a truce.

Because, since it was a guerrilla war, the troops invested by Wu would not be many.Moreover, relying on the relationship between Qun Shu and the State of Wu, the Wu Army has a mass base after all, and only relying on those boat soldiers to support it, the battle damage of the Wu Army's guerrilla attacks is naturally extremely small.

Therefore, Wu Guoda does not need to care about the heavy burden brought to the country by successive years of wars. On the contrary, such battles can keep Chu State in check, or even drag down Chu State.

And what about Chu State?

The king of Chu had just ascended the throne, and it was wrong. Now he needs a reasonable excuse to divert domestic conflicts about the succession of the throne.

As the so-called "staying in the bandit's self-respect", the continued war with Wu is obviously a suitable reason that couldn't be more suitable.

Therefore, the king of Chu will meet for a while, and maybe he also hopes to continue to consume like Wu Guo.Anyway, with the stronghold of Shujiu now, sooner or later he will be self-sufficient, so the next supply dispatch has become irrelevant to Chu.

It's just playing hide-and-seek with Wu Guo in the Jianghuai area, at most it's just that Wu Ju is more troubled.

Therefore, once the two countries can't tell the winner, it really won't be a problem for a few years.

What about the end?As a result, Qunshu's people's livelihood has declined, and they have become a see-saw stand.And his "reputation" of Li Ran will be ruined sooner or later.

And now the only thing that can end this war is for one side to win completely.Only in this way can Li Ran get out of this war.

"It's just that once this happens, I'm afraid that Mister will be punished more severely by the Jin State..."

Sun Wu also understood that once Wu was defeated, Li Ran would definitely be blamed by Jin.

"Then... what if Wu Guo voluntarily retreated?"

Li Ran thought of another possibility.

"Is it possible... to capture Zhu Fan alive, so that Zhu Fan retreated on his own initiative?"

If Wu State voluntarily withdraws its troops and gives up competing with Chu State in the Jianghuai area, then the war between the two countries will not continue.

But obviously, if you want to do this, it must not be so simple.

When Sun Wu heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Sir, it's okay to say so..."

Sun Tzu's brain turned, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared.

"Oh? What's the matter with Changqing?"

Li Ran asked hurriedly.

Just listen to Sun Wudao:
"Wu and the Wu people have fought several times. Judging from Wu's experience, any big battle is not a big battle that they think they are determined to win. The King of Wu and Zhu Fan will definitely appear in person, and even rush to fight in front of them." At the forefront."

"The battle of Shujiu is the best example."

"Well, Wu Wang and Zhu Fan were quite disapproving of the Chu army before, so they personally led the troops to rush to the forefront several times in succession. If he hadn't been escorted away in the valley, he might have been killed by now. Captured by the Chu army."

At this point, Sun Wu immediately paused, and did not continue to speak.

But even if he didn't say it, Li Ran already understood.

As Sun Wu had been on the front line, he naturally knew the fighting habits of the Wu people.

Isn't he the king of Wu, Zhufan, who likes to charge forward the most?Don't you like to control the inevitable battle with one hand?

Then why not give him another chance?Lure him into a trap?

"A few days ago, according to the news from Shujiu, the Chu army was robbed three times, and it seems that Zhu Fan personally led the army."

"It can be seen that it does not seem to be a difficult task to lure Zhufan into the trap."

Li Ran listened, and a smile immediately rose from the corner of his mouth:
"If we can capture Zhu Fan alive and force him to withdraw his troops, this battle will naturally not continue, and then we will be able to retreat completely."

There is a method, and it is feasible, and the two agreed on it.But in the end, Li Ran emphasized one more point:
"But we must not let Zhufan make any mistakes!"

That's right, capturing Zhufan alive and forcing Zhufan to retreat is the best result.

However, once Zhu Fan had some troubles, firstly, when Li Ran was facing the countries in the Central Plains, he would have jumped into the Yellow River and would not be able to clean up.Secondly, this seed of hatred in Wu country will be a curse sooner or later.

"So, this matter still needs to be done by Changqing yourself."

"No, Wu will definitely live up to Mr.'s entrustment!"

The only person Li Ran can trust now is Sun Wu.

Afterwards, Li Ran immediately turned around and left the camp, and came to Wu Ju's camp, saying that he had a way to capture Zhu Fan alive.

Of course, he would definitely not tell Wu Ju the real intention of capturing Zhufan alive and forcing Zhufan to retreat.

When Wu Ju heard that Li Ran had a way to capture Zhu Fan alive, he was naturally extremely happy.

After all, this battle has consumed him for several months. It is freezing cold now, and the Chu army and the Wu people have been dealing with each other like this, but he has never made an inch of success, and his morale has also become very low.

If he could capture Zhufan alive, not only would he be able to end the battle, but he would also be able to make great contributions.Therefore, he couldn't wait for Li Ran to speak more clearly.

But Li Ran immediately explained the entire plan that was agreed before, and emphasized that the last link of this plan can only be handed over to Sun Wu.

"Oh? Why can only Sun Wu go?"

Wu Ju couldn't help feeling a little alert, and couldn't help asking with a frown.

After all, if he hadn't been there in person, the credit for capturing Zhu Fan alive would naturally weigh a lot less on him.

"Hehe, the doctor should also know Changqing's ability? May I ask the doctor, who can take on such a heavy responsibility now?"

Indeed, to capture Zhufan alive, one knows how difficult it is just by thinking about it.

But among the current Chu army, besides Sun Wu, who else can do this?

Wu Ju thought about it carefully, and he was deeply convinced.

After all, Sun Wu's ability lies there, whether it was the contest between his grandson Wu Yuan and Sun Wu, or the previous battle of Shujiu.Whether it is his personal ability or his ability to command troops, Sun Wu can be regarded as first-class.

If it were someone else, he would really feel a little worried.

After some thought, Wu Ju immediately made up his mind.

"it is good!"

"Then let Changqing accomplish this extraordinary feat!"

"How many troops does he need?"

Wu Ju immediately asked again.

Li Ran was also extremely calm at this time, and stretched out five fingers straight out.

"Five thousand is enough."

He has been following most of the Chu army these days, encircling and suppressing the Wu army, and he is naturally aware of the current strength of the Wu army.

The [-] Chu army was enough to attract Zhu Fan to fight in person.

"Well... when are you going to do it?"

"It will be twenty days later."

It turned out that [-] days later would be the memorial day for the first king of the Wu Kingdom, Shoumeng, who was also the birth father of King Wu Zhufan.And the reason why Sun Wu chose to fight on this day was to anger Zhu Fan and give Zhu Fan a reason to lead his troops to fight in person.

"Okay! This is a great plan! Let's do it!"

After Wu Ju heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and couldn't help showing a rare joy on his face.

Yes, in the face of the battle exploits that are at his fingertips, he has no reason to refuse at all.

However, he was not dazzled by joy. When he happily agreed to Li Ran's request, the smile on his face gradually became unpredictable.

"Hehe, if this is accomplished, I would not dare to be greedy for credit. And Mr.'s name must be known to everyone in the world... Hahaha."

(End of this chapter)