Chapter 078
The Battle of Lize lasted until midnight and ended with the Wu army's victory!
In line with the principle of finishing his battle in one battle, Sun Wu led his troops to pursue the victory and chased the Vietnamese army for twenty miles, beheading more than 5,000 people and capturing nearly 6,000 people, achieving very brilliant results!
The Vietnamese army threw away their helmets and armor, fled in panic, and headed south without daring to stay for a moment.
Such results made Sun Wu himself feel incredible!
Is it that the Wu army is too powerful, or that the Yue army is too weak?
Sun Wu didn't know.
When the news of Sun Wu's success reached Zuzi, Qingji couldn't help but smile heartily and said: "Hahahahaha, Sun Wu really can't do anything without fighting. One battle is amazing!"
"As the saying goes, if you become famous in one battle, the name of Sun Wu will eventually be heard among the princes! Second or third son, our country of Wu has no worries!"
Qing Ji immediately handed the victory report in his hand to Heifu, Meng Ben and other generals on both sides to take a look.
At the same time, Qingji was filled with emotions!
Sun Wuzhen is truly a man who is known as the Sage of Soldiers and the master of military strategists for centuries. He is truly a god in his military skills.
If you don't make a sound, it's enough. If you make a blockbuster, you are talking about people like Sun Wu!
Qingji originally just hoped that Sun Wu could hold the capital of Wu, and even if it didn't work, he would hold off the Vietnamese army for a while, so that he could quickly deal with the Chu army on the eastern battlefield, and then return to the army to help Wudu.
Unexpectedly, Sun Wu was so powerful that he defeated more with less and defeated the Vietnamese army in one battle!
This actually gave Qingji no worries.
The balance of victory has completely tipped to the side of Wu!
At this moment, after seeing Sun Wu's victory, all the Wu army generals couldn't help but feel happy, but they were also puzzled.
Meng Ben said carelessly: "The Yue barbarians really can't help but fight! With more than twice the force, they actually suffered such a defeat. It's rare in the world!"
"Haha! What kind of fighting power can the Yue barbarians have? They can bully the barbarians in the ravines and fight in the plains and wilderness. It's really not what the Yue people are good at."
"Yes, yes. I have also fought with the Yue army. These Yue barbarians are very fierce. In terms of personal bravery, they are not inferior to our Wu soldiers. But when the two armies fight, especially in large-scale battles, what will happen to the unruly Yue barbarians?"
Is it so easy to arrange?"
Including Qingji, many Wu generals present could clearly understand the direct cause of the Vietnamese army's disastrous defeat!
The commander's personal ability is secondary.
The most important thing is that the quality of the soldiers between the Wu and Yue armies is different!
Wu State imitated the military systems of other countries in the Central Plains and studied the military training methods of other countries in the Central Plains for many years. It had long abandoned its original unruly habits and was generally able to follow orders and obey military orders.
Moreover, in the past seventy years, Wu State has fought against Chu State or some neighboring countries. It has rich war experience and is especially good at fighting in large groups and on plains!
Vietnam is different!
Most of the Yue people still retain the habit of caring for hair and drinking blood, disobeying kings, and can obey orders, but there are few wars involving more than ten thousand people.
The perennial opponents of the Yue Kingdom are mostly barbarians living in the mountains and valleys, which are not worth mentioning.
Although Wu and Yue had many battles, most of them were in swampy and hilly areas, and they mostly fought on foot, so the Wu army rarely took advantage.
This gave everyone the illusion that the Wu and Yue armies were equally powerful!
This is actually not the case. It mainly depends on the battlefield environment.
And Sun Wu could see this exactly, and use his strengths to avoid weaknesses!
"Second and Third Son, the Vietnamese army has fled south. After this disastrous defeat, more than half of the Vietnamese troops and horses have been lost. They are no longer qualified to compete with me, Wu!"
Qingji looked around, looked at the generals on the left and right, and said slowly: "The Chu army in Zhenzi is also at the end of its war effort. Send an order to the whole army to make rice, recharge their batteries, and prepare to attack the Chu army camp tomorrow!"
"promise!"
Qing Ji wanted to complete his achievements in one battle, but he might as well give the Chu army and Shen Yinshu a chance.
Therefore, Qingji wrote another letter and asked someone to hand it to the Chu army general Shen Yinshu, ordering him to remove his armor and surrender, otherwise the next day's war would cause even greater killings.
This is the rule of courtesy first and then fighting!
Of course, Qing Ji hoped that Shen Yinshu could lead his army to surrender voluntarily, otherwise the Wu army would inevitably suffer more casualties when the war broke out.
Night falls.
When Shen Yinshu received Qingji's handwritten letter, he couldn't help but fell into silence.
Is it a war?
Is it a drop?
Shen Yinshu still hasn't made up his mind.
However, no matter what choice he made, the Chu army's disastrous defeat and the end of the entire army being annihilated were irreversible!
So far, the Chu army still has more than 40,000 people, but they are no longer able to fight.
The hungry soldiers of the Chu army had to kill their horses to satisfy their hunger. However, this was still a drop in the bucket and could not fill them for long!
There are many Chu soldiers who are starving to death now. Shen Yinshu all sees these and feels pain in his heart!
Although the Wu army only had 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers, its victory was that it was a battle-ready army with high morale.
In a battle the next day, the Chu army, which was almost helpless, faced the wolf-like Wu army, how could they not be completely defeated?
Shen Yinshu, who was still hesitating, immediately walked out of his sleeping tent and inspected the camp.
At this time, the entire Chu army camp was like a stagnant water, and the silence was terrifying.
The soldiers who were originally brave and high-spirited to attack Wu with Shen Yinshu were all like eggplants beaten by frost, with their heads hanging down and listless.
They huddled on the ground like quails, and from time to time they could hear their stomachs growling, which was very harsh!
The officers and soldiers of the Chu army have reached this stage and have almost no strength to speak.
Fighting in battle?
It is already very difficult to be able to wear armor and carry weapons.
Maybe even a ten-year-old boy could kill one of the Chu soldiers with his bare hands.
They are all my son-in-law, Da Chu!
Shen Yinshu felt miserable in his heart.
"Brother! Brother!"
At this moment, a burst of crying sounded not far away.
Shen Yinshu looked around and saw that a soldier had fallen to the ground and had no breath. He was starved to death!
It was not uncommon for Shen Yinshu to see such starved soldiers these days.
Shen Yinshu's heart became more tormented and cramped!
"Uuuuuuuuu, General, I'm homesick."
"Let's go home! I really want to try the rice wine from my hometown."
"General, surrender, surrender!"
"Asshole! I would rather die than surrender to Wu Manzi!"
"General, let's fight Wu Jun! I would rather die on the battlefield than starve to death!"
Seeing Shen Yinshu's figure, the nearby Chu army officers and soldiers all spoke bitterly, and their garbled words made Shen Yinshu feel sad.
Chapter completed!