After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 11
"Your Majesty!" Wu Zixu fell to the ground in tears, "My Majesty, we in the Wu Kingdom have worked hard for several years to have this opportunity. Seeing that the capital city of Ying is in sight, how can we give up lightly?"

Everyone looked at the white-haired Wu Zixu crying bitterly, and couldn't bear it.What was supposed to be a wonderful sneak attack was delayed due to continuous rain and slippery mountain roads.Could it be God's will?Otherwise, how could Chu State have so much rain in winter?

He Lu remained silent, and he didn't know Wu Zixu's desire for revenge, but as the king of a country, he couldn't use the fortune of the country to take pleasure in enmity.

"My lord Zixu, all the elites of my country of Wu are here. Once we reach Yingdu, the army of Chu will be ready. At that time, if we want to advance, we will not be able to advance. If we want to retreat, it will be difficult for us to go to heaven."

"The state of Wu can't afford to gamble, Master Zixu, the state of Wu has accumulated for several generations to become strong today, and it must not be destroyed overnight."

When all the generals saw that He Lu was about to retire, they agreed one after another.

Wu Zixu just choked up and said nothing, suddenly looked at Sun Wu as if grabbing a life-saving rope, and said eagerly: "Changqing, you have always been resourceful, and you will definitely find a way, right?"

Sun Wu sighed, to tell the truth, it rained for days and the soldiers were tired and hungry, even if they rushed to Yingdu by force, they would be unable to fight.Since it was a surprise attack, it was better to be surprised. Now it seems that the Chu army will soon get the news, and the surprise attack has undoubtedly failed.

But Wu Zixu had the kindness of supporting and recommending him, so he couldn't stand by and watch.So he said slowly: "There is a plan, I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to take a risk."

On the way, Nangwa received the news that the Wu army was approaching Yingdu. He couldn't help being terrified and ordered the army to move quickly.

After crossing the Han River, Wu Jun was still nowhere to be seen, so he breathed a sigh of relief and went to the palace to meet King Zhao.

In the past few days, there has been a lot of noise in the city of Yingdu, everyone is in danger, and the surroundings have become quite deserted.Nangwa walked all the way, frowning darkly. How can the majestic capital of Chu be so depressed?Immediately ordered the restaurants and shops to open immediately, and every household was not allowed to close their doors.

Seeing how quickly Nangwa came, Xiong Zhen exaggerated his loyalty.

Nangwa would never mention the fact that he had already set off to return, he only said that he had besieged Marquis Cai for many days, and he was about to succeed, and after receiving the king's order, he rushed back day and night.

On the contrary, Xiong Zhen couldn't help comforting him, as long as he drove away Wu Jun, Cai Guo was only a tiny place, so that Yin Zhineng could be taken at any time.

Zixi watched coldly, although he didn't like Nangwa as a human being, he had to admit that he returned to the teacher very quickly this time.

The three monarchs and ministers immediately agreed to dispatch troops and generals to wipe out the Wu army in one fell swoop and leave Wu Wang Helu behind.

Nangwa set up a big camp in the south of the Han River, and raised his account to discuss matters.

At this time, the national power of the Chu State was still relatively strong, with thousands of chariots and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and it was considered a hegemony among the princes.But the territory is vast and the troops are scattered.Thanks to the return of Cai's army from the expedition, it can be calculated that more than [-] troops can be gathered near the capital city of Ying in a short period of time.

Shen Yinshu proposed that Nangwa personally sit in Yingdu to block the advance of the Wu army, and then go to the border of Qin and Jin to dispatch troops, and join Dou Xin's troops stationed in Fangcheng to go east along the Huai River. Cut off the back road of Wu Jun and trapped Wu Jun to death in the mountains and forests.

Nangwa was quite satisfied with the return to the teacher, and his trust in Shen Yinshu was greatly enhanced, so he agreed immediately.

Although Chu State often loses ground when it competes with Wu State on the border, after all, it has a deep foundation. At this moment, the war machine is running at full speed, and it is likely to eat up the elite Wu army.

Fangcheng is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is dangerous. It is the northern gateway of Chu State.Chu kings of all dynasties built countless passes and stone walls here, winding among the mountains.

After Douxin retreated here, he collected horses everywhere and increased the number of cavalry to five hundred. Meng Di was promoted to lieutenant general because of his military exploits, and commanded the cavalry.

Feeling shameless, Bai Bing continued to stay in the army and followed Nang Wa back to Yingdu.

The war seemed far away, and even Dou Xin thought so, although the worry was still lingering.

There was a loud cheer from the open space. It turned out that Meng Di divided the cavalry into two teams to compete.

The generals of the state of Chu have always had the tradition of archery competitions, but the form is complicated, which is called archery ceremony.

Meng Di had only one requirement for the cavalry, that after the three drums sounded, everyone must shoot all ten feathered arrows immediately, and the team with the most hits would win.

At the beginning, everyone was enthusiastic and yelling, but after a few rounds, everyone had a sad face and couldn't lift their bows.Many cavalrymen couldn't grasp the balance, either collided with others, or fell off their horses.

The generals watching looked at the few feathered arrows on the target and shook their heads and sighed. Such a mess is also called training?Archery was originally a noble thing, but it was ruined by these vulgar people.

Fortunately, Mengdi's prestige is very high, and he has the support of Douxin, so there is no trouble.

After the game, Mengdi did not let the cavalry dismount. Except for the relief, all the cavalry must stay on the horse and eat with the horse.

Except for those who were originally scouts, many people had never ridden a horse before. After more than ten days, everyone lost a lot of weight, and Peng Ji and others were even more miserable.

According to his military merits, Peng Ji could already be named a soldier and entered the ranks of nobles.

Once he returns to Yingdu and canonize as a soldier, and then passes the examination, he can become a halberd-wielding soldier like his father, standing majestically on the right side of the car. This has always been his dream.

But now it is very tangled. Although the cavalry training is very hard, it is very fun, and the comrades are also very happy together.

In particular, his intuition told him that the chance of gaining military merit with Meng Di was far greater than being a car right. Under this kind of contradictory psychology, he complained and trained hard at the same time.

Others are much simpler, except that they are originally scouts, most of the cavalry are composed of apprentices and servants such as Gan Ying, who can learn to ride horses and archery, so what is it to suffer?
With this kind of continuous training day and night, the riding and archery skills have improved rapidly. At least the cases of falling off the horse due to collisions and pulling the bow too hard are decreasing day by day.

Dou Xin asked Meng Di in private why he practiced in such a hurry that many cavalrymen were downsizing due to injuries or physical exhaustion.

Meng Di couldn't explain it. He had a premonition in his heart that this calm would not last for a long time. If the cavalry could not form combat power in a short time, it would become a burden on the battlefield.

The last remaining [-] cavalry stood in front of the battalion for inspection.

All of them looked dark and thin and tired, but their backs were straight, their eyes gleamed, and they stood quietly, except for the occasional snorting of the horses around them, no one made a sound.

With one order, all the cavalry mounted their horses, drew their bows and drew them back to the beat of the drums, all in one go.

The queue was not neat, and the arrows shot were also uneven, many of which missed the target.

Meng Di smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, if you can ride and shoot, you can become an army."

(End of this chapter)