Wuyuan City, government office.

Helu was in the lobby, discussing matters with Wu Zixu, Fu Gai and Fu Chai's three trusted aides.

"Your Majesty, Qing Ji's thousands of soldiers have already set up camp in Pushui, which is less than thirty miles away from Wuyuan City."

Wu Zixu frowned and said: "I inquired and found out that the general sent by Qingji this time was Sun Wu. I only know that he is the son of Sun Ping. He once lived in seclusion in Fujiao Mountain and wrote books. The rest are unknown."

"According to the news from Wudu, Qing Ji thinks very highly of Sun Wu. He also has an elite army called the 'Falling Camp' under his command, which should not be underestimated!"

Hearing this, Helu couldn't help but narrowed his eyes, feeling greatly fearful.

"Is there any sign of Sun Wu attacking?"

"not at all."

Wu Zixu shook his head and said: "Sun Wu just ordered his soldiers to bury the antlers deep and build fortifications. From what I saw, I should be stationed here to prevent our army from going north to attack Wu together with the Yue people!"

Helu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was determined to defeat Wu in his heart, how could he rush to the front line and fight Qing Ji's troops before the time came?

"Is there any news from Vietnam?"

"Lobbying has not yet made progress."

Wu Zixu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Qing Ji has sent Bo Xi as an envoy to go to Vietnam again to lobby for permission. Now the country of Yue is still hesitating between watching and attacking Wu!"

There was a "bang", and before Helu lost his temper, the young master Fucha who was sitting on the side couldn't help it, stared angrily and said: "Yue Barbarian, you really can't hold up the wall with mud!"

"A bunch of fools! The Chu people are already aggressively attacking Zuzi, and their troops are pressing down on the border, but the Yue barbarians are still hesitating and hesitating?"

"If Qingji's main army is not in the capital of Wu, and the Yue barbarians can join us in attacking Wu, wouldn't they be able to succeed in one battle and completely defeat Qingji?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zixu just sighed and said: "Master, if you were King Yunchang of Yue, you might have the same doubts."

"After all, the outcome of the great battle between Wu and Chu has not yet been decided. Can Yue dare to fight?"

"It should be noted that Wu and Yue have just made an alliance and sent Yue Si to marry and become Qingji's queen. How can Yunchang not have scruples about how good Wu and Yue are?"

Wu Zixu paused and then said: "Furthermore, Wu and Chu have been attacking each other for more than sixty years. Wu has six wins, three draws and one loss. It has repeatedly defeated the Chu army, and every time it has defeated more with less."

"This time, who can guarantee that Qing Ji will not be able to defeat the Chu army?"

"this……"

Fu Chai could not reply to Wu Zixu, so he could only choose to remain silent.

They are all very aware of Yunchang's concerns!

However, as far as the current situation is concerned, Helu and Yue have already formed a constraint.

Helu attacked Wu by himself, but it was difficult to support him alone. The Yue State attacked Wu, and Yunchang was afraid that the Chu army would not be inferior to the Wu army. If the Yue State stole chickens, it would lose all the rice!

Compared with the Yue State, the Wu State was already a behemoth.

And the Wu army's combat power is even better than that of the Yue army!

In recent years, the State of Yue has often sent troops to invade the territory of the State of Wu, but they have not been able to gain any advantage. The contrast in military power between the two countries is evident.

"Zixu, in your opinion, what should I do at this time?"

Helu had to ask Wu Zixu for advice.

The latter just pondered for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, the only way we can win over Yue and get them to send troops to attack Wu is..."

"What's the solution?"

Seeing that Wu Zixu was still trying to pass things off, Helu couldn't help but inquire urgently.

"Your Majesty, this countermeasure proposed by me is for reference only. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."

Wu Zixu first took a dose of vaccination.

"But it doesn't matter!"

Everyone present looked at Wu Zixu in confusion.

"If Yun Chang joins forces with us to attack Wu together, your Majesty can only do so if he declares himself a vassal to the State of Yue and transfers the land of the cities under his control to the State of Yue in name only!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Helu, Fucha and Fugai couldn't help but change their expressions and were greatly shocked.

"Asshole!"

Immediately, Fu Chai, who had a bad temper, couldn't help but stand up, pointed at Wu Zixu's nose and cursed: "Wu Yuan, are you an adviser to your father or a minister of the Yue Kingdom?"

"You dare to instigate your father to surrender your land to the Yue barbarians. What are your intentions?"

When Wu Zixu saw this, he just said lightly: "For the present plan, the king can only stabilize Yunchang's heart by professing his vassalship and offering his land."

"Otherwise, once Qingji defeats the Chu army, won't we miss a good opportunity? If Qingji leads a great victory and goes south to attack us, or even engages Yue from both sides, won't we just sit back and wait for death?"

Wu Zixu's words caused Helu and the other three people present to fall into silence, speechless.

After Helu thought about it secretly for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and made a painful decision!

"Zixu, it will be up to you to make the ambassador to Yue and lobby for permission. I am willing to surrender to the country of Yue and become a minister and offer my land!"

"Father!"

Fu Chai was very angry.

But Helu just covered his forehead and said sadly: "I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more!"

"The king is wise."

Wu Zixu also sighed, feeling deeply helpless.

Why didn't Wu Zixu feel humiliated in his heart when he offered his vassal status to the Yue barbarians whom he had always looked down upon?

The same goes for Helu!

But, now, they have no choice.

Either sit back and wait to be destroyed by Qingji's army, or watch the Chu people destroy Wu. Neither of these two endings is what Helu wants to see!

…

The war in Zuzi has been going on for the tenth day and is still in full swing.

However, Qing Ji, who is far away in Wudu, is still recruiting soldiers, warships, food, grass and baggage from various places!

Qingji never fights an unprepared battle!

This time, the Chu State secretly dispatched troops and generals to raid Zuzi. It was not until the Chu army's boat master appeared on the river that any report came.

Qingji learned the news that Chu was about to attack Wu from the mouth of Jin’s envoy Shi Mimo!

How absurd this is!

Could it be that Wu Jun was allowed to respond so hastily?

No, never!

Qing Ji has the courage of a strong man to cut off his wrist.

Even if the city of Zhizi fell and all the soldiers and civilians defending the city were killed, Qing Ji would not hesitate.

This can't be blamed on Qing Ji's cold-bloodedness. Because war is so cruel, he can't bet the fate of Wu State on others!

On this day, Qingji was inspecting the camp to express his condolences to the soldiers of Wu who were still in the process of integration.

In this era of frequent wars, basically every adult male in the Wu Kingdom has been on the battlefield and received decent military training.

However, just like the three major overlords of Jin, Qi, and Chu, the military service system of Wu State is compulsory farming!

Fighting during wartime and farming during leisure time can be done without delay, but this will affect the combat effectiveness of some soldiers.

Especially when fighting in large groups, if the troops have not gone through a certain running-in period, rushing into battle is tantamount to committing suicide!

"Report——"

Suddenly, a primary school student came galloping towards him, got off his horse in front of Qing Ji, and handed a bamboo slip to him with both hands.

"Your Majesty, Wuyuan battle report!"

Battle report from Wuyuan?

Did something happen to Sun Wu?
Chapter completed!