The air is filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.

After the Vietnamese army once again captured a fortress, they continued to clean the battlefield, picked up weapons such as spears, spears, and swords scattered on the ground, and took off their robes and armor from the enemy as their own trophies!

They are all isolated countries, but Wu is much richer and stronger than Yue!

At least many soldiers of the Vietnamese army cannot be equipped with a complete pair of armor!

Of course, it is not easy to make a pair of armor. Countries such as Yue, Wu, Chu, and Jin cannot guarantee that every soldier can wear armor!

At this moment, Yue Wang Yunchang, accompanied by Shi Mai, Helu, Wu Zixu and others, got off the military chariot and looked around, only to see ruins and corpses everywhere.

Among them, most of them are soldiers from the Yue Kingdom!

"Boom!"

At this moment, a military chariot came speeding up.

A general got off the chariot and said with a look of shame on his face: "Your Majesty, you let those Wu troops escape again."

"We are not familiar with the local terrain. As soon as they hid in the dense forest, they disappeared completely. The generals really can't pursue them!"

Hearing this, Yunchang gritted his teeth with hatred.

"Fruited!"

Yunchang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "I have fought dozens of battles in my life, but I have never fought such a frustrating battle! Could this guy Sun Wu be the nemesis of my country, Dayue?"

"Your Majesty, please do not emulate others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige."

He Lu, who was on one side, said calmly: "Sun Wu is just a trapped beast still fighting. We have a large number of people and Sun Wu's soldiers are outnumbered. Even if one fortress is captured one after another, what's the harm?"

"Sun Wu can't afford it, but the Vietnamese army can afford it!"

Upon hearing this, Yunchang felt slightly comforted, but he still couldn't help but said with hatred: "Mr. Wu, even if you say this, I really can't swallow this breath!"

"Every time a fortress is captured, our Vietnamese army suffers hundreds of casualties and consumes a huge amount of money. I wish I could cut Sun Wu's body into thousands of pieces to vent my hatred!"

"..."

Helu and Wu Zixu looked at each other, feeling speechless.

In fact, long before Yunchang sent his troops to attack Wu, Wu Zixu had advised him to cross the sea with a boat division and then use the water network in the western part of the Wu Kingdom to attack the capital of Wu.

It's a pity that Yunchang didn't listen to Wu Zixu's advice!

If not, even if the Vietnamese army did not capture the capital city of Wu, they were already at the city gates. How could they still be in such a situation today?

Wu Zixu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Sun Wu has repeatedly built forts with a clear intention to block the advance of our army and slow down the offensive."

"Now the armies of Wu and Chu are fighting fiercely, and the outcome is still undecided. If the king can march straight in and defeat the capital of Wu in one battle, great things can be accomplished."

"Wu Qing, what's your clever plan?"

Yunchang inquired.

"The clever plan is not worth it. For the current plan, the king can only attack the fortresses built by the Wu army one by one. But if we break them one by one, the offensive will be too slow."

"Therefore, I think that the king can divide his troops to attack the Wu army's camp and try to reach the Wu capital city as soon as possible!"

"good."

After hearing what Wu Zixu said, Yun Chang thought about it and thought this was the best solution.

However, in order to attack the capital of Wu as soon as possible and destroy the state of Wu, Yunchang will also dispatch domestic boat divisions to attack the hinterland of the state of Wu from the sea. It doesn't matter whether he takes the risk or not.

…

Night falls.

On the edge of a lake less than thirty miles away from Tongcheng, a Chu army camp has risen from the ground.

After another day of arduous siege, the soldiers of the Chu army returned to camp one after another, holding weapons in their arms. They looked like eggplants beaten by frost, with sluggish faces and no energy!

At this time, it was November and it was very cold.

All the Chu soldiers had to sit by the fire to warm themselves up.

A soldier who was blind in one eye and whose blood stained his cloth belt couldn't help but sighed: "Everyone, how do you think we can fight this battle? Wu Manzi is like a tortoise, hiding in the city and not daring to come out."

"Our Chu army also lacks siege equipment, and there are not many arrow clusters left."

"The rations are getting less and less day by day, which shows that the army is running out of food and grass. If this continues, in my opinion, we ourselves will starve to death without the Wu army's counterattack!"

"Who says it's not?"

A soldier with a rough face next to him echoed: "It was okay to storm the city of Zuzi before. At least our Chu army has enough luggage and doesn't have to worry about food and drink. Now that we don't even have enough to eat, how can we fight?"

"Hush! Be careful what you say!"

Another soldier whispered: "Doesn't your criticism shake the morale of the army? This is a capital crime."

"Are you afraid?"

The soldier snorted and said: "According to me, since this battle can't be fought, why should we fight again? We just want to go back alive. If we die, I will die on the land of Chu."

Hearing this, the Chu soldiers present couldn't help but fell silent for a while, fully agreeing with this statement.

Who would be willing to bury their bones in a foreign land unless they were forced to do so?

The current war is indeed inextricable. It seems that the Chu army is still on the offensive side, but it is just a trapped beast still fighting, trying to see if there is an opportunity to reverse.

However, this is really a slim hope!

In the dead of night, when the soldiers of the Chu army in the camp fell asleep, or just couldn't sleep and took a nap, suddenly there was a chaotic sound of horse hooves from outside.

"kill!"

Huge shouts of killing rose into the sky, frightening the Chu army soldiers who were awakened.

They stood up and looked around, only to see that at some point, the soldier who was originally responsible for standing guard on the arrow tower had been wiped on the neck by the enemy and died.

The Wu soldiers who quietly sneaked into the Chu army's camp seemed to have killed the Chu soldiers guarding the camp gate and quickly opened the gate!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

This sudden change really caught the Chu soldiers off guard.

"superior!"

"Burn Chu Manzi's food and grass!"

Accompanied by a loud rumble, hundreds of military chariots rushed over and entered the Chu army's camp.

Meng Ben, who was standing on the chariot, shouted loudly and immediately waved his halberd to kill the groups of enemies on the opposite side.

Their purpose is very clear, which is to take advantage of the Chu army's unpreparedness, burn the Chu army's food, grass and baggage in one fell swoop, and completely cut off the Chu army's living resources!

"Whoosh!"

"Pfft!"

The galloping chariot is like a wild horse that has escaped the reins, moving forward in all directions. The Chu soldiers on the left and right sides are often killed under the horses before they can react, with blood splattering everywhere and dying!

Meng Ben, who was in the lead, was even more brave. He marched all the way towards the Chu army's warehouse where grain and fodder were stored, and there was no enemy under his command.

"Quick! Stop them!"

The lieutenant general Mi Ji who was awakened quickly drew his sword out of its sheath and summoned the surrounding Chu soldiers to step forward to stop him.

But, it's too late!

The soldiers of the Wu Army who broke into the camp couldn't help but say nothing. When they saw the warehouse full of haystacks, they immediately threw away the torches in their hands!

In an instant, a raging fire burned on the haystack, and a large amount of thick smoke rose into the sky, burning half of the dome house red!

"Damn it, Wu Manzi!"

"Quick! Send someone to put out the fire!"

When Mi Ji saw this, he stamped his feet in anger.
Chapter completed!