After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 392
So Shen Zhuliang chose to restore King Chu Hui first. At least King Chu Hui is the son of King Chu Zhao. Send someone to contact Han Guo.

Naturally, his plan was to take advantage of the war between Wu and Han to take the opportunity to counterattack and regain Chu's lost territory.

So after King Hui of Chu was restored, he immediately sent envoys to Han, and then Shen Zhuliang started to lead troops to pursue Bai Gongsheng. However, at this time, Chen He had already taken the land of Yihu with his army.

The reason why the speed is so fast is that Mengdi has already laid a good foundation in the local area before. Many of the tribes have connections with Huaicheng, and they are even more envious of those tribes in the land of Huaiyi. Not much resistance.

Afterwards, Chen He immediately led his troops to attack Zhongli, Huang Ye led three hundred chariots to guard Yihu, and Yang Hu led a thousand chariots to attack Boju, because the state of Wu's policy towards the people of Chu had changed. So the survival of these Chu people was threatened.

After seeing the Han army attacking, these Chu people began to cooperate with the Han army and provided information on their own initiative. Moreover, there were not many soldiers and horses left behind by the Wu army. Yang Hu also carried a special bed crossbow with the army. It is often unfavorable.

There was no obstacle at all along the way, and when Shen Zhuliang pursued Bai Gongsheng, Yang Hu was not far away from Bo Ju.

Three days later, Boju was taken directly, and then he began to clean up the surrounding Wu army forces, and recruited troops locally, publicized the new policy of Han, and strictly enforced military discipline. See things you've never seen.

After they were ravaged by the war, they naturally hoped that their future would be more stable, so many Chu people also began to join the Han army, and Yang Hu used these people to counterattack the Wu army.

But at this time, Bai Gongsheng was chased by Shen Zhuliang and had nowhere to escape, and was trapped on a mountain. He knew that he was doomed this time, and he didn't want to go back and be humiliated, so he chose to hang himself.

At this time, the civil strife in Chu State finally came to an end. Shen Zhuliang returned to Chu State with his troops, and the capital was appointed as Lingyin of Chu State. However, the situation he faced was not optimistic, so he said to Sima Gongsun Kuan.

"Judging from the current situation, the picture of the Han Kingdom is not small. Now King Fuchai of Wu is leading an army to fight against the Han Kingdom in Xincheng, but Yang Hu did appear in Boju at this time, which shows that the Han Kingdom has been planning for a long time. .”

"If this is the case, it may be impossible for us Chu to get back the old land, and we can't take the initiative to start with Han at this time. After all, our Chu has just experienced turmoil, and it will take time to recover."

"Under such circumstances, the rise of South Korea may be unstoppable, but it may not be a good thing to have such a powerful Han country, and our Chu country is adjacent. If things go on like this, one day Han will treat me with respect." country hands."

Gongsun Kuan frowned after hearing this, thought for a while, and then put forward his own opinion.

"Na Yanghu was originally a retainer of the Jisun family of the Lu State, and once held the real power to govern the Lu State. After all, such a person is an ambitious person. He has no fiefdom in the Han State, and secondly, he has no prominent position."

"Why don't we make a private promise to Yang Hu at this time to let him stand on his own. In this way, we can find a way to regain the old land in the future, and we can use this to weaken the strength of Han."

After Shen Zhuliang heard this suggestion, he was also a little moved, but he still felt a little risky. After hesitating for a long time, he still couldn't make up his mind, so he took a deep breath and asked.

"Since we are doing such a thing, we need to have suitable candidates, and it must be done in secret. Otherwise, once the matter is exposed, it will bring unnecessary troubles to our country Chu."

After hearing this, Gongsun Kuan sighed, and said helplessly.

"If we don't take this opportunity to try, are we going to watch the rise of the Han Kingdom and push our Chu Kingdom to the brink of extinction? Ling Yin should make a decisive decision at this time and stop hesitating."

Shen Zhuliang also made up his mind at this time. He understood that Chu State had no choice in the current situation, so he sent someone to find Shen Baoxu. After explaining his plan, Shen Baoxu slowed down. Slowly nodded and said.

"If this is the case, I can go and try it, but as for whether it will succeed, I am not sure, because Hanhou is also very charismatic, and he can make all the civil and military officials under him follow him, which is absolutely extraordinary."

"Besides, since Yang Hu became the retainer of the Marquis of Han, he has always been conscientious in his work and has never overstepped his authority. It can be seen from this, but what I wonder in my heart is why the Marquis of Han has such confidence?"

"Dare to divide troops to attack Wu's territory when Wu is at war with Han? You must know that once Tancheng loses, Wu's army will be able to drive straight in and attack Huaicheng, which will shake the foundation of Han. So such a move is a bit confusing. Confuse."

And Shen Zhuliang did have his own opinion on this, he sighed softly, and then said.

"Since the rise of the Han Kingdom, they first trained cavalry, which became famous all over the world, and then all kinds of novel ordnance emerged one after another, especially the light crossbow used by the Han Kingdom when they attacked the Zheng Kingdom before, which is easy to carry. It's quite convenient."

"What's even more frightening is that this kind of light crossbow can shoot three arrows in a row, and their armor is also very good. It is difficult for ordinary bronze swords to break armor. Judging from the current situation, maybe the Han Dynasty has other means. Do it."

"Otherwise, the Marquis of Han will not split up his forces at this time. For the future of Chu, we have to take a risk. If we succeed, at least we, Chu, can gain a breathing space."

After all, he is proficient in combat, so it is not surprising to be able to deduce it. Shen Baoxu nodded after hearing this, and then went to Boju with a lot of gifts to meet Yang Hu.

After taking down Boju, Yang Hu was worried that his troops were too weak, so he ordered people to fortify the city. A lot of goods were plundered along the way, all of which were used to pay the wages of these peasants.

This is the first time the local Chu people have seen that they can still get paid for doing things for the government, and they are still paid on a monthly basis. At first, some people didn't believe it, but after paying the first salary, they came to More and more people are participating.

(End of this chapter)