Chapter 341 Surprise Attack on Jiangling

Lou Jing was worried that killing Ying Bu would ask Xiang Zhuang to pick up a peach on the ground, so he suggested that Han Xin let Ying Bu go. After experiencing the unfavorable battle of Sishui, Han Xin seemed to have changed his mood. He happily adopted Lou Jing's advice and discussed with Lou Jing the way out of Qi again, as if he was reflecting on his previous decision. (")

King Han Xin of Qi was already reflecting on his mistakes, but King Gongwei of Linjiang did not.

The last time the Chu army passed by, the prime minister Du Hong had already reminded Gongwei once and also told the story of false attack on Guo. Now that the Chu army has returned from Bashu, Du Hong reiterated the old words in front of the civil and military officials of the court, reminding Gongwei to be vigilant again, but Gongwei did not take Du Hong's words to heart at all.

Not only did Gongwei not stay in the barriers to prevent the Chu army from transiting, he even ordered the counties along the way to open Cangmen and provide food. At the same time, he took the initiative to meet Wu She, the senior doctor of Chu State who had been stranded in Jiangling, revealing his intention to meet Gao Chu, the chief general of the Chu army. Gongwei was thinking about Gao Chu's promise when the Chu army was transiting. He wanted Shu Jin!

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After several days of rapid march, the Chu army finally advanced outside Jiangling City.

At this time, Xiang Zhuang was summoning Pang Yu, Wu She, Bai Li Xian and others to attack Jiangling together.

In the past month, Wu She had almost touched the details of Linjiang Kingdom. Linjiang Kingdom ruled Nanjun, Changsha, Qianzhong and Hengshan counties, with a radius of thousands of miles, but the population was less than one million. Linjiang Kingdom had about 300,000 strong men, but there were only 50,000 defenders in Jiangling City, including 20,000 imperial guards commanded by Gongsun Wu.

"The only threat is the 20,000 imperial guards stationed in the military camps on both sides of the palace." Wu She pointed to the imperial guard camp in Jiangling City and said, "As long as you control these 20,000 imperial guards, Jiangling is at your fingertips. As long as you attack Jiangling, the entire Linjiang Kingdom, the four counties, three thousand miles of rivers and mountains, and nearly one million people, they all belong to the Great Chu."

Jin Xiang said proudly: "King, these 20,000 imperial guards have been handed over to Hu Ben Camp!"

Although they are both imperial guards, can the imperial guards of Linjiang State be the same as those of Chu State? Although the Huben Camp is only 10,000, if the fight starts, the 20,000 imperial guards of Linjiang State are probably not enough to block their teeth. Even the 20,000 people cannot be destroyed. Is it still the Huben Camp? Jin Xiang really didn't take the 20,000 Gongsun Wu's 20,000 people seriously. (")

"No." Xiang Zhuang said decisively, "You can't come hard, you won't get a bloody sword."

Although Linjiang Kingdom is a small country and weak, Jiangling is a strong city. Once the battle to defeat Linjiang Kingdom becomes a tough battle, no matter what the final result is, the Chu army will definitely suffer considerable casualties. This is not a good thing for the Chu army. Xiangzhuang is especially unable to tolerate any losses in the Huben Camp now.

This time, the Tianlang Camp was defeated when it was expeditioned to Bashu. The Xiaoqi Camp and Bishu went to Huainan and didn't know what the result would be. If there was something wrong with the Xiaoqi Camp and something happened to the Huben Camp again, the three imperial guards would be greatly damaged.

Bailixian shook the feather fan and suddenly smiled and said, "King, I have a plan, Jiangling is within his reach."

After saying that, Bailixian leaned into Xiang Zhuang's ear and whispered softly. Xiang Zhuang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly, "I'm good at it, just do what the military advisor said."

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Early the next morning, Wu She brought dozens of porters and a dozen boxes into Jiangling City.

These dozen boxes contain gold, silver and jewelry obtained from Bashu, rare and rare antiquities, and Shu brocade cinnabar.

These gifts were not made by Xiang Zhuang's personal contribution, but were borrowed by him. In the battle of Bashu, from the national perspective, the State of Chu won the two counties of Bashu out of thin air. From the personal perspective, whether it was the general or the small pawns, they all made a fortune from the Bashu treasury, with only the King of Chu Xiang Zhuang being the exception.

Xiangzhuang's private company has not yet worked hard to get any trouble from the Battle of Bashu.

It’s not that Xiang Zhuang couldn’t get it, but that he gave all the oil and water to the soldiers of the Chu army. The so-called people have the same heart and the same mind. The soldiers are going through life and death with you and fighting bloody battles. What are they asking for? Apart from having a title and a wife and a son, don’t they just want money? If you insist on picking food from the mouths of the soldiers under your command, why should they work for you?

Therefore, this time, the dozen boxes of gifts that Wu She brought to see King Linjiang were really borrowed by Xiang Zhuang. (")

I heard that the doctor of Chu State had entered the city with great gifts. The King of Linjiang, who had no intention of attending court, quickly summoned all officials and grandly met the Chu envoy in the palace hall.

Half an hour later, Linjiang civil and military officials arrived one after another.

Soon, Wu She instructed dozens of porters to carry more than a dozen large wooden boxes into the hall.

Looking at the dozens of large wooden boxes sparsely placed in the corner of the hall, King Gongwei of Linjiang was disappointed. He even lost interest in going up and opening it. There were only a few boxes in total. Even if it contained gold, silver and jewelry, how many could it be? Gao Chu was really interesting, so he brought him these Shu brocades?

At that moment, the Gongwei asked Wu She coldly: "Doctor, why haven't General Gao come back?"

Wu She smiled slightly and bowed and replied, "Report to the king, Bashu has been newly established, people's hearts are unstable, and no general like General Gao cannot guard it. However, he specifically asked the king to send a message, saying that when the situation in Bashu is stable in the future, he will definitely come to Jiangling with a heavy gift to apologize to the king in person, haha."

"Take a great gift?" Gongwei was so angry. "I really don't dare to be a good person. General Gao asked the doctor to send a gift this time to be too expensive. There are more than a dozen boxes. I have never seen so many such expensive gifts. General Gao is so polite. I really can't bear it."

Wu She smiled and said, "The king was joking. General Gao's gifts are not just these."

"Oh?" Gong Wei was slightly surprised and said, "I don't know where General Gao's gift is?"

Wu She took out a gift slip from her sleeve, presented it to Gongwei with both hands, and said respectfully: "This expedition to Bashu, our great Chu was able to achieve full achievements, which is inseparable from the strong support of Linjiang Kingdom. Therefore, General Gao specially asked to offer 5,000 boxes of various gifts from the lower house, which was huge, so he did not dare to send them into the city rashly, so he only brought more than a dozen boxes of them."

"What did you say, Doctor?" Gongwei was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Five thousand boxes?"

"Yes, five thousand boxes!" Wu She smiled, "It's all rare treasures that General Gao got from Bashu, and there are so many Shu brocades."

"Oh my God, five thousand boxes?" Gongwei rubbed his hands repeatedly, "If it is all Shu brocade, how many rooms will it take to install it?"

Wu She smiled and said, "King, did you send troops to the military camp outside the city to collect these five thousand boxes of gifts, or would you ask General Pang Yu to send troops to you to the city?"

"Hey, why are you embarrassed to let General Pang send troops into the city? I will take it myself, just take it myself." Gongwei rubbed his hands and said, "Besides, the Chu army soldiers were so hard to go to Bashu, I didn't say anything before. This time I happened to bring some cattle, mutton, wine and meat to work outside the city. Well, that's it."

Wu She smiled slightly and said, "Why are you embarrassed to be the king of labor?"

"Hey." Gongwei said without hesitation, "This is what I should do, I should."

"You must not." Prime Minister Du Hong said anxiously, "What if the Chu army takes the opportunity to attack suddenly? "

When the Gongwei heard this, Wu She laughed and said, "The words of the Prime Minister are ridiculous. Although our country and Linjiang have not formed an alliance, they are always as good as Qin and Jin. This time our country can gain Bashu, it is entirely up to the King of Linjiang to open the border for our army to pass through. My king is not an ungrateful person, how can he be willing to be ungrateful and repay kindness with grudges?" After saying that, Wu She also winked at Ya Xiangbu Bubi.

Ya Xiangbu Bu nodded slightly and said, "Prime Minister, are you worried too much? The Chu army is on the ground in our country now, how dare they be unfavorable to the king?"

Many other civil and military ministers also expressed their opinions.

A smile appeared on Wu She's lips. Since the army entered Shu, Wu She had not returned to Ziling for such a long time, but stayed in Jiangling. Moreover, precious gifts such as white wine, books, and public transportation paper were transported by ordinary ships. After spending such a large price and operating for a long time, it can be seen that it is not ineffective.

Du Hong was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He pointed at Bu Bi and these civil and military officials one by one and said sternly: "You group of worms, a group of villains who are profit-oriented!" After saying this, Du Hong looked back suddenly and advised Gongwei, "Master, you can't go. The Chu people are ambitious and have a lot of goals. The king must have gone back."

Gongwei was a little hesitant and turned to ask Gongsun Wu: "What do you think, General?"

Gongsun Wu sneered: "King, although the Chu army has obtained Bashu, it has also lost its troops and generals. From my opinion, the remaining Chu army soldiers who returned from Bashu are less than 20,000. I am a big country with a territory of thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of armor. If I am afraid of a mere 20,000 Chu army soldiers, wouldn't it be ridiculous to spread it? I think it's okay for the king to go."

"Well." Gongwei nodded slightly, and said that he was just the same. There were only 20,000 remaining soldiers of the Chu army, so why fear?

Du Hong said anxiously: "General, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Although the 20,000 Chu troops are not worth fearing, if the king falls alone, he is afraid that hundreds of thousands of troops will not be able to save them."

Gongsun Wudao: "Since that's the case, I can just lead three thousand elite troops to accompany you."

Du Hong frowned and said nothing more. Gongsun Wu said so. He should make King Linjiang unhappy. Besides, if there is three thousand elites of Gongsun Wu, it will be fine. Even if the Chu army has a bad intention, as long as the three thousand elites can survive for a while, the army in the city will arrive in an instant, so it will be possible to keep the King Linjiang alive.

At that moment, Gongwei said, "That's it, the general leads three thousand elite troops to go with me."

"Here!" Gongsun Wu replied loudly, but a faint smile appeared on Wu She's lips. Things were done. As long as the Gongwei left Jiangling City, the Linjiang Kingdom would be over.

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Outside Jiangling City, the Chu army camp.

Xiang Zhuang asked Baili Xian: "Military advisor, are you all ready?"

Baili Xian shook his feather fan and smiled and said, "Don't worry, you're all ready. Whether it's five thousand boxes entering the city or the Linjiang King leaving the city, as long as the Linjiang King receives this heavy gift, we will settle for this Jiangling City. The four counties of Linjiang Kingdom will become the territory of the Great Chu Kingdom from then on."


Chapter completed!