I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 324 The Introspection of the King of Chu

After stopping Wu She's injury, King Chu asked in a low voice:
"How many troops are left?"

"The minister collected the remnants of Luo, and now there are more than two thousand people. You Yin also brought hundreds of people behind the palace. There are about three thousand people in total, and they are all rushing here!"

When King Chu heard that there were only three thousand left, his heart sank.

"In addition, there are hundreds of people in the more than [-] people who are seriously injured and unable to fight. I also ask Wang Jia to go up the mountain as soon as possible, and wait for the mountain to settle down on the flat top of the mountain before resting!"

At this time, Wu Ju also saw that the king of Chu was exhausted and could hardly continue.Therefore, four soldiers were ordered to carry it forward, and the other two soldiers supported Wu She. Secret sentries were arranged along the way to the top of the mountain.

Although Wu Ju is over [-] years old, but after all, he has served as the right Sima, and his physical strength is still excellent.As a civil servant, You Yinrandan was quite inconvenient to travel, so he was left as the rear of the palace.

When most of them reached the top of the mountain, they found a flat boundary and cleaned it up, and the king of Chu was settled down.In order to allow Wu She's injury to be better taken care of, the King of Chu also kept Wu She by his side.

Not long after, You Yin Randan also arrived. More than 3000 people gathered in one place, and sentries, scouts, and spies were arranged along the way.At this time, a team of more than a thousand people gathered on the top of the mountain.

The king of Chu knew that the strength of the army was not large, but he had some support after all.And as Wu Ju, Ran Dan and others also rushed to the scene, everyone began to think about how to escape.

Wu Ju drew their locations on the ground, as well as the surrounding environment.

"My lord, I have sent someone to send a letter to the fourth prince. Of course, we can't just sit here and wait for death. It would be great if we can wait for the opportunity to cross the river. If it is really impossible, we will stick to this place, and the only way out is Laishan!"

The situation is not optimistic, but it is not hopeless.

"Well...Wu Qing is the most expert in marching and fighting, so I will do as you say!"

At this moment, a spy came back and reported:
"My lord, the Wu army is less than 5000 miles away from this mountain, and there are about [-] to [-] people, and there may be more troops in the future!"

Wu Ju only replied:
"Explore again!"

"promise!"

The spies withdrew after hearing the words, and then ran Dan said:
"Since there is no way to escape now, the most urgent thing is to set up camp here, and the most important thing is to eat food!"

Because of last night's defeat, their food and supplies were naturally cut off.With so many soldiers, how to deal with the food and drink naturally became an extremely serious problem.

"I wonder if there is food along the way?"

The king of Chu is noble, and he has always discriminated against five grains, so naturally he doesn't know what can be eaten and what can't be eaten.

"My lord, there are some wild Chrysanthemum chrysanthemums along the way, together with some horses, it can still last for a few days, but if it takes a long time, I'm afraid it will be bad!"

When the king of Chu heard the words, he could only let out a long sigh and said:
"It's just because the widow insisted on going his own way, which eventually led to this catastrophe... Hey... the widow's fault!"

At this time, Ran Dan bowed and said:
"It's really a good thing that the king can take the blame and blame himself, but until now, he has not yet escaped from the predicament, so it is not the time to blame himself!"

"Ranqing... I don't know that you have resentment in your heart."

"I don't dare to complain, and I really shouldn't blame the king for this matter. I can only say that the Wu people are cunning, and it seems that they have got advice from an expert behind the scenes... Besides... the king may have been fooled by the audience!"

When the King of Chu heard this, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows:
"Oh? But why did you say that?"

"Guan Cong offered advice to the king, let the Chu army stationed in Suodi, and then disappeared. Moreover, the minister came with him, and the habit of marching and deploying troops in the past was also very different from the past. The minister thought that the two There may be connections between them!"

"Guan Cong?...Why did he do this? The widow treats him well!"

"This... I don't know..."

The King of Chu fell into deep thought. He was quite conceited. The reason why he admitted his mistake just now was in the final analysis just to stabilize the hearts of the people.

Now that Ran Dan can push this defeat to Guan Cong and Wu Wang Yu Ji, it can be considered as a smooth play for himself.

After hearing this, King Chu gritted his teeth and said:

"The widow must cut this person into pieces!"

"My lord, how to deal with Guan Cong still needs a long-term plan, and how to get out of trouble right now is the top priority!"

After hearing the words, King Chu couldn't help but nodded, and stood up:
"There is Lao Wuqing, arrange the defense here properly, I will go and see the soldiers now!"

Afterwards, King Chu and You Yinrandan came among the soldiers.These soldiers had experienced a disastrous defeat last night, and fled here. Their morale was low, and they rested on the spot, and there were even some recruits who secretly hid aside to wipe their tears.

Seeing this, the King of Chu comforted the wounded while sighing:
"Hey... the widow regrets that I should not have believed the traitor's words, and hastily camped in the water. You are all burdened by the widow... I have suffered!"

When Ran Dan heard the King of Chu say this, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This was the reason why he asked the King of Chu not to feel sorry for himself.Because, from the words of King Chu, he obviously did not realize his mistake correctly.

The fault of the king of Chu is not at all whether he should obey or not, but that he should not have led the army to conquer in person.Wu Jun was obviously well prepared. After several repeated provocations, the King of Chu couldn't hold his breath in the end, and the loss of Lai Di made him lose his mind directly.At this time, coupled with the fact that Guan Cong was fighting in the dark, this finally caused him to cause a catastrophe.

The so-called king's personal conquest is actually not impossible.But usually, the following two conditions must be met. One is that you have to do it as a last resort; the other is that you must be sure of winning the battle.But the king of Chu obviously did not meet these two conditions.

In this battle, he did not have to personally fight, and in fact, he was not sure of winning.

But at this moment, the king of Chu put all these faults on Guan Cong's head, and his only fault was not trusting traitors, that's all.

Just as the king of Chu was about to speak again, a spies came back and reported that Wu's [-] troops had already set up camp ten miles below the mountain.

King Chu put his hands behind his back and paced left and right.

"Do you want to send an army to Laishan?"

"No way, this place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We can still stick to this place. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is not too late to go to Laishan. If the king leaves here, the soldiers will only lose their morale. At that time, it will be out of control. The defeat will only be faster. In that case, the king will be even more dangerous!"

Ran Dan hurriedly stopped, and told the pros and cons.

"If Your Majesty sticks to this place, the longer it takes, as soon as the reinforcements arrive, maybe there will be a turnaround!"

The king of Chu looked at the sluggish soldiers of the Chu army, and almost said something like "It would be nice if Li Ranruo was here".But in front of the two ministers, it was inconvenient for him to say these words again.

King Chu returned to the open space on the top of the mountain and looked at Wu She who was lying down:
"Extravagant... I'm afraid it's really hard to fly this time!"

"Your Majesty don't need to worry too much, we will escort His Majesty out of danger even if we risk our lives!"

"Extraordinary, I know... some things don't just go to death."

At this moment, King Chu's mood seemed to be affected by the soldiers, and he became more and more depressed.

(End of this chapter)