I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 223 Chapter 248 Chapter 249 The Unyielding King of Wu Zhufan

Outside Chaoyi City, the decisive battle between the Chu and Wu armies finally started.

Seeing the suffering of the king, the Wu army also burst out with a strong fighting spirit at the last moment. They attacked the defense line of the Chu army regardless, and proved their loyalty to the king with a gesture of generosity to die.

The blood contaminated by the cold weapon fell on the ground and merged into the bloody water that had already flowed into a river. Life kept falling outside the city like ants. Suddenly it began to rain coldly.

Zhu Fan wiped away the sweat, rain, or blood in front of his eyes, and stood up again.

In the middle of the battle between the two armies, he stood opposite Sun Wu.

"You...what's your name?"

At this time, Zhu Fan had overcome the fear in his heart, he was no longer afraid of Sun Wu in front of him, but faced all this with a more calm attitude.

But his question also exposed the reason why he lost so badly in this battle.

As conceited as he is, he still doesn't know who Sun Wu is?
Obviously, he had already suffered the defeat in Shujiu under Sun Wu before, but he still didn't know who Sun Wu was, or even Sun Wu's name.

This kind of arrogance may sometimes be able to achieve his heroic personality, but at this time, it will only become the most fundamental reason for his crushing defeat.

"The last general, Sun Wu, Sun Changqing, has met King Wu."

Sun Wu put away his long sword, cupped his fists and saluted.

This is the greatest respect that can be given to the enemy on the battlefield.

"What a young hero! Sun Changqing..."

"The widow has never lost the country twice at the hands of one person, but you are the first."

King Wu Zhufan would never have thought at this moment that more than ten years later, the Sun Wu in front of him, who defeated him twice in his life, would become so dazzling under the hands of his son Gongzi Guang (Helu). God of War.What kind of blow will it bring to his lifelong enemy - Chu State!
However, these are all later stories.

At this moment, King Wu and Zhu Fan knew clearly that the young general in front of him was far superior to him in terms of fighting skills and depth of strategy.

He is probably doomed to die today.

So, he simply let go completely, and saw that he tore off a piece of rag at random, and after simply bandaging his arms and thighs, he held a seven-foot long sword in his hand, looking for an upright relationship with Sun Wu. World War I.

"Your Majesty, today your Wu army is doomed, why don't you just surrender?"

"The state of Wu is weak. If it is forced to come, the state of Wu is definitely not the opponent of the state of Chu at this moment. Therefore, if the king is willing to stop fighting at this time, it is also the best policy! Although the state of Wu is not as good as Chu, the power of self-defense is still stronger than that of Chu. live."

Sun Wu looked at him very casually, and then slowly spoke to persuade him.

If King Wu and Zhu Fan surrendered at this time, they might be able to save the lives of nearly a thousand Wu soldiers inside and outside the last city.

But when Zhu Fan heard this, he suddenly turned his head up to the sky and burst out laughing.

His deep laughter penetrated the battlefield, causing the two armies of Chu and Wu who were fighting to stop their attack at the same time, and they all turned their eyes to him.

"Hahahaha!"

"Let the widow surrender?!"

Zhu Fan seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, and couldn't stop for a while.

"My country of Wu only has a monarch with a severed head! How can there be a monarch who bows his knees?!"

Then, he yelled angrily. He who was not angry at all looked even more heroic at this time, exuding a moving arrogance and heroism of the king of a country!
I am the king of a country, you tell me to surrender?

Where in the world is there any reason for the king of a country to surrender? !
"Come on, let the widow see what kind of abilities you, General Sun, have!"

Even if he died in battle, he would never admit that he was at a disadvantage now.

As for Sun Wu, he didn't have any words at this time.

He knew that if Zhufan could not be captured alive this time, everything would be in vain.

"No one is allowed to intervene in the competition between the two of us!"

Sun Wu's sharp eyes swept over Chu Jun.

"Stand back! I want to fight this person to the death!"

"Your Majesty!"

"This is the order of the king!"

King Wu and Zhu Fan glared at him angrily, but those Wu soldiers who originally wanted to rush forward to protect him all had to stand still and did not dare to make any moves.

Thus, the duel between the generals of the two armies kicked off.

The dripping cold rain is constantly eroding everyone's body temperature under the sky, and the howling north wind is wandering back and forth between the valleys. This fateful duel, a duel that affects the general trend of the whole world, began in such an atmosphere.

I saw Wu Wang Zhufan holding a long sword in one hand and holding the back of the sword in the other hand, rushing towards Sun Wu with big strides.

In the cold rain, the sword's edge brought a stream of water, and while the sword body was shaking, it directly struck at three vital points on Sun Wu's body. The situation was quite ghostly, but the force was quite strong, and the sound of piercing the air even overwhelmed the dripping in an instant. The sound of rain!

"Ding!"

Sun Wu stood with his sword horizontally, and the edge of the sword moved slightly by three inches, just blocking Zhu Fan's sword tip.

If talking about juggling fiction and reality, Sun Wu is also a good player, so how can he not see through Zhu Fan's true intention of this sword?

He swung his sword edge along the momentum of the sword and walked sideways, the raindrops swayed on his sword edge, and the tip of his sword pierced towards Zhu Fan's arm without any cover, it was Zhu Fan's injured arm!
While you are sick, I will kill you!
Sun Wu is by no means a soft-hearted person.

"Good! Well done!"

Zhu Fan yelled hello again, and then hurriedly turned around to avoid it, but Sun Wu's sword tip kept following his steps, still chasing exactly at the arm he was already holding.

Zhu Fan who had no choice but to raise his sword to block.

"Ding!"

The crisp sound came again, in front of Sun Wu'ao, the long sword swept out a huge circle, trying to surround Zhufan with the breadth of the sword move, making it impossible to retreat.

But who would have thought that Zhu Fan snorted coldly, the blade swung vigorously in the air, and hit Sun Wu's sword directly, the violent vibration was transmitted through the sword to Sun Wu's hand in an instant, causing severe pain in his mouth.

At this time, Zhu Fan took advantage of the victory to pursue, and only took one step in front of Sun Wu. The long sword swept across and forced Sun Wu to retreat, and then swung the sword back, sweeping towards Sun Wu's feet. The cold rain scattered, and the water splashed everywhere!

With this sweep, his speed is so fast that it is dizzying. If Sun Wu hadn't expected it, his feet would have been useless with this sweep.

I saw Sun Wumeng turning a kite over, turning around in the air, dodging Zhu Fan's long sword, and then the sword came out like a dragon, piercing Zhu Fan's head.

Zhu Fan is fast, Sun Wu is even faster!
In this era when martial arts have not yet been developed and perfected, all moves reflect their power with simple, fast, precise and ruthless.

Rao Zhu Fan and Sun Wu are so strong in martial arts, except for some false moves that are visible to the naked eye, the rest are more direct and ruthless moves, only to take the enemy's life.

The young and energetic Sun Wu is obviously stronger in this respect. After all, in terms of physical strength, Sun Wu is already superior. In addition, he has the upper hand at this time. The essence is to play to the extreme!

Zhu Fan wanted to rush to attack, but how could he have imagined that Sun Wu would choose to counterattack directly in such a situation, so in desperation, he had no choice but to stay low and hide.

And it was when he lowered his body to hide that Sun Wu, who was turning around in the air, suddenly fell to the ground, and with his backhand, the sword was placed on his neck.

Victory is decided!

Sun Wu, the Chosen Son, won this duel between the generals with an invincible attitude!
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Chapter 249_Admonition to surrender before the battle
Sun Wu's long sword was placed on Zhu Fan's neck, and if it penetrated half an inch, next year today will be Zhu Fan's memorial day.

Under the cold rain, the north wind howled, and everything in the world died in the sound of the rain.

No one thought that the duel between the main general and the main general would be decided in such a short period of time. At this time, no matter whether it is the generals of the Wu army or the Chu army, they are almost at the moment. With a shocked expression, he watched everything that happened in front of him.

What shocked the Wu people was that their king, their omnipotent and invincible king, lost today, and the loss was so complete.

And this also means that even if they were not captured by the Chu army today, they would also die here.

But what shocked the Chu army was that General Sun's supernatural power actually led them to capture King Wu Zhufan alive!Before that, most of them thought it was just a joke.

At this moment, Sun Wu's tall and straight figure, even though he was soaked in the cold rain, his face was still heroic and extraordinary, and those eyes that were not angry and self-imposing were all admirable.

What could be more dazzling and shining than Sun Wu at this time?
The majestic king of the Wu Kingdom was defeated by his sword in this way!
Sun Tzu today, become famous in one battle!
He has pursued the dream, or ideal, for many years, and today is the most solid step.

And in the future, he will eventually become a person who will shock the whole world, and even future generations!

To say "immortal", Sun Wu is definitely one.His name will remain in the annals of history forever!

"The widow loses."

Although Zhu Fan is conceited and arrogant, he is not stupid.He recognizes reality clearly and can distinguish success from failure.

At this moment, since he was defeated by Sun Wu, it also meant that Wu Guo had completely lost this battle.

"You do it."

He threw away the long sword in his hand, and faced the sharp blade in Sun Wu's hand calmly.

Winners and losers, there is nothing to explain and quibble, a loser is a loser, and those who lose are not worthy to continue living in this world.

Only by falling down righteously and making a heroic sacrifice can he be in line with his status as the king of a country.

He obviously didn't know that more than ten years later, even the Yue Kingdom that their Wu Kingdom had always despised, also had a monarch named Goujian who almost died because of losing the war.

As for Goujian's affairs, it can be said to be a household name in later generations.

Obviously, if Zhu Fan at this moment can have Gou Jian's awareness and mentality, maybe he can really see the day when Wu Guo dominates the entire south.

Too bad he didn't.

In his Zhufan worldview, it is a disgrace for the king of a country to be thrust to the throat by an enemy's sword on the battlefield.And dying on the battlefield is his best destination as the king of a country.

As I said before, this is why the war damage ratio of Wu's successive monarchs is so high.

"But, why does your lord think that Sun will definitely kill you?"

At this time, Sun Wu threw out his answer.

His purpose today is to capture Zhufan alive and force Zhufan to strike back.

So, how could he kill Zhu Fan?
"The widow's head is worth tens of thousands of gold, don't you want it?"

Zhu Fan still looked at Sun Wu with extremely conceited and contemptuous eyes, and replied truthfully.

In the battle between Wu and Chu, as the king of Wu, he was the head of the majestic king of a country. Who among the Chu army would not want to take it and invite rewards?
Will the yellow-haired kid in front of me be an exception?

"Hehe, Mr. Sun joined the army to fight, of course he wants fame, but not at this time."

"Your Majesty, you should surrender. With the power of the Wu Kingdom today, it is still unable to compete with the Chu Kingdom, and the victory or defeat has already been determined."

This is not because Sun Wu has the ability to predict the future, but the reality.

With the current overall strength of the Wu State, compared with the behemoth Chu State, it was not at the same level in the first place.

Even if relying on its sturdy folk customs and strong military strength, it is true that it can cause some troubles to Chu State more or less, but the background of a country is not just a contest at the military level.

For this point, Sun Wu, as a bystander, also has a very clear understanding of this.

The reason why King Wu Zhufan was able to capture Shujiu was because he took advantage of the change of throne in Chu State and the political instability. In addition, Shujiu was close to Wu State, so it can be said that Wu State Wang Zhufan took advantage of the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people.

However, if Wu and Chu really fight each other, Wu will definitely not be Chu's opponent.

Just like this battle of Chaoyi, even if he, Sun Wu, didn't use this trick to win.In the end, Wu Ju could still use his strong military control to gradually force Wu Guo out of the Jianghuai area.

It's really just a matter of time.

"Hahahaha!"

"It's a good victory or defeat is already doomed!"

Zhu Fan looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, his bold and rough face was full of disdain and contempt for these words.

"Unfortunately, I don't believe in evil!"

"So what if the state of Chu is so powerful? Can he compete with the power of a single country against the entire world with the surname Ji? I have only one fan, but there are thousands of other fans! Can you kill them all?"

"Today's widow's defeat will be repaid tenfold by my surname Ji in the future!"

As the King of Wu, Zhu Fan quite recognized his identity as a descendant of the Ji surname.Although they think that the originator "Wu Taibo" is also a muddled account that cannot be explained clearly.

But what does it matter?At this time, facing barbarians like the Chu State, they naturally disdain them, and they have an inexplicable sense of innate superiority.

At this time, Wu Wang Zhufan also believed that he would die today, so he no longer had any doubts, but only pinned all hopes of revenge on the other princes of the Central Plains.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that just over ten years later, his words would become a prophecy.Moreover, it is not necessary to rely on the help of the countries in the Central Plains. It is his good son, Wu Wang Helu, who really helps him achieve his wish.

"It seems that Sun can't stop the king from going to die today?"

Sun Wu looked at him with extremely calm eyes, as if he was talking about an unimportant matter.

"Yes! The widow will either die under the sword of you, Zhu Zi, or let the widow kill himself!"

"Surrender is something that I will never do! In my country of Wu, there is no king who bends his knees!"

This is Zhu Fan, who would rather die standing than live on his knees!

Endure humiliation?Going out of my way?
Impossible, he Zhufan will never do it!
If there is a way to wash away the shame of his defeat today, it is death.

Only his death can arouse Wu's ambition to unite against Chu!

Only after his death can his younger brothers who are about to succeed to the throne always have the belief of revenge.

"Has your majesty ever thought about it, if your majesty dies in battle, what will happen to these captured Wu soldiers?"

"According to Sun's rough estimate, there are about 5000 Wu soldiers who came here with the king, [-] were killed and [-] were injured."

"In addition to those who broke out of the outer city with the king, there are still more than a thousand people left, that is to say, there are still [-] people in Wu Kingdom who are waiting for the end of this war and waiting for the end of the war. their fate."

"If your lord dies, these six thousand Wu men will follow you to die."

Sun Wu did not try to persuade him to surrender, but gave Zhu Fan a specific number.

But at the same time, it was equivalent to warning Zhu Fan.

Of course you, Zhu Fan, can choose to die bravely for the honor of the king of your country.

But what about the more than 6000 lives of your men?
If you die, they must also die.

The most direct impact of your death is the lives of these [-] Wu men!

"Hehe, are you threatening the widow?!"

Zhu Fan's eyes immediately turned hard, his rough face was full of anger.

But who would have thought that Sun Tzu just shook his head slightly, clasped his fists and bowed slightly, and said respectfully:
"Sun just wanted to stop the war and quell the flames of war as soon as possible. He didn't want to cause any more unnecessary killings. He didn't intend to threaten anyone, including the king. Even if we don't kill these six thousand Wu people, Your Majesty thinks they will just let it go. Stealing life? You should know them best, and even if Sun doesn't say anything about these things, you should know the most about them."

"Now, please King Wu make a decision early, whether to bring these more than 6000 Wu men to die together, or to stop the war and stop the war?"

　original:
　　The soldiers of Shujiu rebelled against Chu.Order Yinzi to cut down the trees and leave the city.When the people of Wu rescued him, Zi Mujun took the right division first, and Ziqiang, Xihuan, Zijie, Zi Pian, and Zi Yushuai retreated from the left.The people of Wu lived there for seven days.Ziqiang said: "The pass will be laid for a long time, and the pass is a bird. It is better to fight quickly! Please lure him with his private soldiers, and Master Jian will treat me well. I will advance if I restrain, and I will treat it if I run. It can be avoided. Otherwise. , must be Wu Qin." Follow it.The five attacked Wu division first with their private soldiers.Wu Shi ran, climbed the mountain to see, and saw that the Chu master did not continue, chased him back, and encouraged all his troops.Master Jian met, and Master Wu was defeated.So they surrounded Shujiu, and Shujiu collapsed.In the eighth month, Chu destroyed Shujiu. —— "Zuo Zhuan·Xianggong 25 Years"

　　PS: Here is a supplement to the original text of the previous plot. Here, let me explain that the deeds of King Wu and Zhu Fan should have been in the period of King Chu Kang, roughly ten years earlier than the timeline in the novel.Here, Zhufan's plot is put behind, which is required by the novel, so I hereby explain it.

　　
　
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