Chapter 118 Huai State Cuts Down the Nest

Huaiguo's intelligence network has been developed in Chuguo for decades, and now it has come into contact with most places in Chuguo. Of course, there are not many real core ones. Half of the money earned by Huaiguo's caravans is spent on the intelligence network

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After ten years of development, Chu State not only regained its vitality, but also improved its national strength a lot, and Chu State's Zhanghua Terrace became a famous palace in the Zhou Dynasty. After Huai State restrained its minions, Chu State perhaps felt that it was doing well again.

, began to extend its tentacles towards the Central Plains.

The Chu State wanted to pull out the alliance of Zhong, Huang, Cai, and Jiang. It wanted to destroy these four small countries together with the Central Plains countries. However, some of the Central Plains countries were afraid of the Huai State and did not dare to take action, while others wanted to

Let them contain the Chu State. This is the attitude of the Jin State.

Although the Jin State has temporarily allied with the Chu State to deal with the Huai State, it has always been wary of the Chu State. After all, although the Chu State is different from the Huai State, they also eye the Central Plains.

Now the relationship between the Chu State and the Jin State has improved, and they have maintained a situation of fighting without breaking up. It is entirely because of the presence of the Huai State. On the whole, Bangzhou gives people a very strange feeling of peace. The disputes between the countries

There are less, and they are all clearing away those barbarians to expand their strength.

After exploring the environment and terrain of Chao Kingdom, Wang Jin launched a war against Chao Kingdom in the second year.

Wang Jin ordered his uncle Gongzi Min to be the commander, and Chen Yi to be the general. He commanded an army of 50,000 people and attacked Chao State on the grounds that Chao State did not pay tribute.

When they learned that Huai's army was coming to attack, Chao's country was in chaos. They quickly ordered to summon an army to resist, and sent envoys to Chu to ask for help.

The Chao Kingdom is located in the south of the Yangtze River, with crisscrossed waterways, which is not conducive to chariots. Therefore, the Huai Kingdom went out with only a hundred chariots. The capital of the Chao Kingdom is located on the bank of Chao Lake, where the Yangtze River can be cut off in the south, and the Dabie Mountains can be found in the north.

It can threaten Jinling City. It can be said that the geographical location is superior, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Huai State army set out from Han, winning consecutive battles along the way. Chao State was defeated in three battles. Soon the Huai State army advanced to the vicinity of Chao Lake.

Chao State suffered consecutive defeats and its morale was low. It could only rely on its favorable terrain for defense and did not dare to fight again.

Gongzi Min tried to attack once. Chao State was well defended, and the casualties in the attack were heavy. Moreover, the Chu State army had already arrived.

Chu's 60,000-strong army was stationed on the other side of the Ruxu River. If Huai attacked Chao, the Chu army would attack from the flanks. In fact, the Chu army did not immediately engage in battle with Huai after its arrival. Instead, it seemed to sit on the sidelines.

I mean, if you want to attack while Huai Kingdom and Chao Kingdom are at war, you should be very cautious.

Huai army camp.

"Isn't this Chu State's army here to rescue Chao State? What do you mean by not attacking after coming?" Young Master Min asked, looking at the terrain map in front of him.

"Sir, the Chu army has been defeated by our Huai army one after another. I estimate that the Chu army should be afraid of our Huai army." Chen Yi thought for a moment and said.

Young Master Min nodded and said: "The Chu army has been defeated by Huai State in a row. They are indeed afraid. This time they are timid before fighting. How can they be the opponent of my army? I will write a letter to the generals of the Chu army tomorrow.

Our army retreated twenty miles, gave up its position, and invited them to cross the river to fight!"

"Hahaha, Young Master is afraid that the Chu army won't dare!" Chen Yi laughed.

"If you don't dare to do this, then take off your armor and go home as soon as possible!"

Chu army camp.

The coach Dou Bo is discussing military affairs with the enthroned general.

"General, the Huaiguo army has been strong all the way, and its morale is high. Now that we are facing it, our army may not be able to defeat it. It is better to cooperate with the Chaoguo to form a horns situation and stalemate the Huaiguo, and then send an army to cut off the Huai army's food and grass.

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"This battle is in Chao State, and the Huai State army is not familiar with the terrain. Our army can use the power of Chao State to cut off its retreat."

After some discussion, Dou Bo immediately sent a messenger to Chao Kingdom, asking Chao Kingdom to send people who were familiar with the terrain to help.

The next day, as soon as it got light, Gongzi Min sent a messenger to the Chu camp to convey the message.

Chu State Camp.

Dou Bo was discussing with a general from Chao State where to cut off the Huai army's food route. At this time, a captain hurried in.

"General, the commander-in-chief of the Huai Kingdom, Young Master Min, has sent a letter of war to invite you to fight!" The captain saluted with his hands raised and presented the letter of war with both hands.

"War letter, haha, the Huai Kingdom is actually still playing this game!" Dou Bo laughed loudly.

Dou Bo picked up the war book and looked through it. He saw that the leader of the Huai Kingdom said that his army had retreated twenty miles, and then invited him to cross the river to fight. He threw away the war book and said with a smile: "Back then, my brother Ziyu and I led the army to attack

Song Xianggong was like this."

"When the two armies were fighting, they still acted like a gentleman. They retreated ten miles to let our army cross the river without coming to attack. What a gentleman. It's a pity that I was defeated by my brother in the first battle and fled in embarrassment. Now this gentleman is using mercy

This move invites me to fight, I'm afraid you don't want to take advantage of our army to cross the river and attack halfway!"

"The king of the Song Dynasty is a gentleman, but I can't trust his young master to pity me!"

In the big tent, the Chu general laughed loudly. Then Dou Bo wrote a handwritten letter and asked the messenger to take it back.

When Gongzi Min saw the bamboo slips brought back by the messenger, as expected, Dou Bo refused.

"This Chu State is full of cowardly people. Since they dare not cross the river, let us cross the river instead!" Chen Yi said with a smile.

"I'm afraid that Chu State won't dare to accept it either!" the young master said with a smile.

"Read another letter from me and make fun of it!"

Immediately, Master Min wrote another letter, asking the Chu army to retreat twenty miles, and then the Huai army crossed the river to fight with the Chu army. Moreover, Master Min made great ridicule in the letter of war, saying that he was a cowardless rat on the left and Jing Chu on the right.

Barbarians, anyone who looks at them will be furious.

Seeing the written war letter, Gongzi Min immediately sent someone to deliver the war letter again, and soon it was delivered to Dou Bo's hands again.

After reading the letter of challenge, Dou Bo threw it to the ground and was furious: "How dare Huai Yi'an bully me like this!"

"General, there is no need to be angry. The Huai people are despicable. They just want to anger the general so that they can agree to cross the river to fight with them!"

"Hey, this war book is not for us to attack, but for the Huai people to cross the river and fight us!" A general next to him picked up the war book and said.

"Arrogant!" The surrounding Chu generals suddenly said angrily: "Huaiyi is so arrogant and underestimates me, the Chu people! General, you can't just let it go!"

"This is to anger us so that we can give them a distance of twenty miles so that they can fight across the river! Hum, that's not a good idea! The general refused to agree to the Huai people, accepted the letter of war, pretended to retreat twenty miles, and waited

When the Huai people cross the river, if they attack halfway across the river, they will definitely be able to defeat the Huai people!"

The surrounding generals asked for battle one after another. Seeing that the military spirit was ready, Dou Bo immediately said: "Since Huaiyi underestimates us so much, let them see it this time!"

He immediately wrote a letter of war and asked the messenger to send it to Huai State, agreeing to start the war tomorrow. Then he discussed with the generals and prepared to attack halfway across the river.
Chapter completed!