The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

On Tancheng, Jing Xiu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Qi army retreating into the camp. The deputy general beside him said, "General, should we send someone to ask for support?"

Jing Xiu thought for a moment and said, "You should send someone to ask for support as soon as possible!" - Yes!

In the tent, Sun Bin said to Tian Ji, "Brother Tian Ji, in order to better implement the plan, you should quickly send cavalry to kill all the enemy soldiers who go to support, and don't leave any of them behind."

Tian Ji asked in confusion, "Mr. Sun Bin, the enemy goes to ask for help, and our army goes to intercept and kill them. Isn't it a bit redundant? Don't we just want the defenders of Jucheng to come to support us?"

Sun Bin explained, "The way of war is to trick! We want the enemy to come to support us according to our ideas, not to follow the enemy's ideas. In battle, we must seize the initiative. Right of action! If the enemy comes to support us, we will be attacked from both sides. Our goal is to capture Jucheng. Therefore, it is best to let them come to support us without knowing it. So we must kill all the enemy soldiers who come to support us! Fight the enemy according to our ideas! "

After listening to Sun Bin's words, Tian Ji said: "Mr. Sun Bin, I understand!"

Jing Xiu stood on the tower and looked at the periphery. He saw that all the people sent out were strangled by the cavalry of the Qi army, and no one escaped the encirclement!

Jing Xiu said to the deputy general: "Hurry up and take the boat!" - Yes!

As soon as the Chu army's boats set out, they were surrounded by the Qi army's navy. Jing Xiu saw that he could not get out by land or water, so he had to give up and hold on.

Sun Bin smiled and said, "Brother Tian Ji, please take out some of the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers from the army, and call the worst generals in the army to come to me."

Tian Ji asked in confusion, "Mr. Sun Bin, according to your plan, you want to send an army to attack Jucheng, why do you want to use old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers?"

Sun Bin smiled and said, "How can we lure the enemy out without old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers? Hurry up and call the generals to the tent to discuss matters. . "

Tian Ji suddenly realized and said: "So that's it! I'll call all the generals!"

When all the generals arrived, Sun Bin said to an unknown general: "Tian Ai, you lead 5,000 soldiers to attack Jucheng!"

When Tian Ai heard that Sun Bin actually assigned him a task, he was flattered. You know, he fought in battles, but he was defeated every time and could not complete the task every time. He relied on nepotism to get to this position. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes, sir!"

Sun Bin said to Tian Pan again, "Tian Pan, you lead 5,000 people to ambush near Jucheng by taking a small road. When the enemy army goes to support Tancheng, you will immediately attack Jucheng at night!" Tian Pan bowed and said, "Yes, sir!"

Sun Bin said to Tian Ju again, "Tian Ju, you lead 7,000 people to ambush in Zhongtiao Mountain. When you find the Chu army passing by, take the opportunity to ambush!" Tian Ju also bowed and said, "Yes, sir!"

Sun Bin looked at Tian Ji again, then at the other generals, and smiled.He said: "The rest of you, follow me to surround Tancheng! Don't let any enemy escape from the encirclement and tip off the enemy." - Yes!

Jucheng

Qu Yong stood on the tower and looked at the countryside in the distance, muttering to himself: "I really want to go back to Chu! The taverns in Yingdu and those thin-waisted women, I haven't been there for a long time."

A lieutenant said jokingly: "General, is Ye Chunlou fun? Does the general have a favorite woman?"

Qu Yong jokingly hit him and said: "The women in Ye Chunlou are comparable to the maids in the king's thin waist palace. Those women have really thin waists! Let me tell you, the waists of the women there can even be grasped with one hand! Thin and soft! It's just a little expensive, it costs more than ten gold a day!"

Another lieutenant laughed: "It's only ten gold a day, it's just a small amount of money for the general!" Several lieutenants around also laughed.

Qu Yong was not angry but laughed and said: "When we return to Chu, I will invite you all to play there!"

The captains laughed and said: "General, you are so righteous!"

Just when everyone was joking, a soldier hurried up and said: "General, according to the scouts, the Qi army was found thirty miles ahead!"

When Qu Yong heard that there were enemy troops, he quickly stopped smiling and asked: "How many people are there in the Qi army?" The soldier replied: "General, about 5 000+ people! They look like they are just some old, weak, sick and disabled! They have no fighting power at all! ” Qu Yong laughed when he heard that the Qi army only had 5,000 people, and they were just some old, weak, sick and disabled, “It seems that the Qi army has no one left! The domestic army that has been beaten by Han and Wei is probably gone, and they can only send some old, weak, sick and disabled to fight against our army. Even if most of my Chu army has gone back, they won’t send so many people here! The Qi army can’t even fight a favorable battle, everyone, follow me out of the city to meet the enemy!” ——Yes! Tian Ai led more than 5,000 soldiers on a long journey and finally arrived near Jucheng. A centurion came over and said, “General, Jucheng is just 20 miles ahead, do you want to take a rest?” Tian Ai looked at the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers behind him, and his heart had long been cold. He thought he could get credit this time, but he didn’t expect that they were just coming here to die. Tian Ai had no choice but to sigh and say, “The whole army should take a rest!” ——Yes!

All the soldiers sat down when they heard about the break. Tian Ai looked around and asked the centurion: "Where is this place? There are so many mosquitoes! Why do these trees look a bit strange?"

The centurion replied: "General, a great war once took place here. Most of the soldiers who died in the Huai-Si War were buried here!"

When he heard that it was used to bury the dead, he hurriedly said: "It's a bit unlucky. Let's take a break and leave quickly!" - Yes!

At this time, the scout hurriedly ran over to Tian Ai and said: "General, the enemy is coming!" When Tian Ai heard that the enemy was coming, he hurriedly shouted: "Deploy the whole army!"

The Qi army stood up and arranged their battle array. Before the formation was fully arranged, the chariots of Chu came over. Dozens of chariots rushed into the army array and ruthlessly strangled the Qi army soldiers!

The Qi army was in chaos. Someone shouted, "Everyone, run away!" In an instant, the Qi army fled one after another. No matter how the general shouted, he could not stop their desire to escape.

Seeing that the battle array was in disarray and the soldiers were escaping, Tian Ai immediately lost his will to fight. He sighed, drew his sword, and committed suicide!

Qu Yong stood on the chariot holding a long halberd and kept fighting the Qi soldiers around him. Qu Yong shouted loudly: "Soldiers, follow me to kill!" The Qi army retreated again and again. In less than half an hour, the battlefield was covered with blood and the bodies of Qi soldiers were everywhere!

Some captured Qi soldiers were tied up by the Chu army. They tied their necks with ropes and tied them to the chariots to return to the city in a show of force.

Qu Yong returned to the city. He was very happy because he had won another battle.

Qu Yong returned to the tent and said to his deputy general: "We won a battle today. Let's have a banquet! Let's cook cattle and sheep to reward the whole army!" - Yes!

Just as the deputy general left, a lieutenant hurried in and said: "General, according to the Qi prisoners we captured, the Qi army has surrounded Tancheng by taking a small road. Now Tancheng is in danger!"

When Qu Yong heard that the Qi army surrounded Tancheng by taking a small road, he said: "No wonder I always felt something was wrong. Why are there only some old, weak and sick soldiers coming? I guess these Qi soldiers should be here to confuse us, just to cover the army to attack Tancheng by taking a small road."

Qu Yong ordered: "The military situation is critical! I will lead 7,000 people to support! Leave 3,000 people to guard Jucheng. It is a bit dangerous to set off at night. Set off tomorrow morning!" - Yes!

In the early morning, when it was still light, Qu Yong and his 7,000 soldiers rushed to Tancheng. Qu Yong stood on the chariot and looked ahead. A large group of Chu soldiers followed behind him. The deputy general beside him said, "General, isn't it a bit too much for us to go to support with so few people?"

Qu Yong interrupted, "The Qi army is just a few weak soldiers. What are you afraid of? The Qi army has been annihilated by the Wei-Han coalition. The whole country probably has only tens of thousands of new recruits with no combat experience! How can they compare with our elite Shenxi army! Our Chu Shengxi army can fight ten enemies with one. Even if we meet the Wei Wuzu, we can fight them. Why should we be afraid of some old, weak and sick soldiers! "The deputy general explained: "General, although the army of Qi was almost annihilated by the Wei-Han coalition, Qi has Sun Bin! This man's use of troops is unpredictable, like a military saint in the world! I'm afraid it's a bit..." Qu Yong smiled and said: "Even if Sun Bin is a military saint in the world, he can't lead a group of soldiers with no combat experience to fight! Moreover, Qi has just found our four countries to attack, and the country needs to recuperate. How many soldiers can it have? Why are you panicking! And I think Sun Bin is just a man who can only use small conspiracies and tricks. He is not good at fighting.He is not a military saint in the world!"

The deputy general reminded: "General, this Sun Bin seems to be the descendant of Sun Wu!"

Qu Yong laughed and said: "The only person who can be called a military saint in the world is probably Sun Wu! How could there be another military saint in the world? Even if he is a descendant of Sun Wu, he is just famous and flashy! Order the whole army to move forward quickly!" - Yes!

After walking for an unknown period of time, the deputy general on the side said again: "General, Zhongtiao Mountain is ahead! There may be an ambush!"

Qu Yong looked and said: "Don't panic! The Qi army is short of manpower, how can they send troops to ambush us! The whole army moves forward! ”

Tian Ju and his soldiers hid on the mountainside. There were ambushed Qi troops on both sides. They had been waiting here for nearly two days and finally saw the Chu army entering the mountain!

Tian Ju whispered: "When the Chu army passes by, shoot arrows immediately!" ——Yes!

When the Chu army passed by, countless arrows were shot from both sides in an instant. The Chu army was caught off guard and fell down in an instant. Qu Yong saw the ambush and hurriedly shouted: "Don't panic, don't panic, keep the formation, keep the formation!"

Tian Ju stood up and drew his sword and shouted: "Brothers, shoot rockets! "Countless rockets were fired from both sides, and the Chu army was immediately burned by the fire and suffered terribly!

The Chu army, which had just been neat and orderly, was in chaos in an instant. Even the flag of the commander fell down without knowing why. When the soldiers of the Chu army saw the flag of the commander fell, they lost their fighting spirit in an instant and fled to the outside of the valley.

Qu Yong saw that the army was in chaos and the morale of the army was scattered. In an instant, a sense of failure filled his heart. He sighed: "It's my fault!" As soon as he finished speaking, he was shot to the ground by several arrows.

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At night

Several soldiers were patrolling in Jucheng, and suddenly several masked men in black rushed to them quickly and killed them.

After the black-clothed men killed the patrolling Chu soldiers, they secretly opened the side door.

Not far outside the city, Tian Pan saw the city gate open and said happily: "Soldiers, follow me to kill! ”

In the city, several lieutenants were drunk in the tavern. A soldier ran over in a hurry and saw that the lieutenants were drunk. He shook their bodies frantically and shouted: "Lieutenants, the Qi army has entered the city!"

But no matter how he shouted, he couldn't wake them up. At this time, several Qi soldiers rushed in and the Chu soldier surrendered. In this way, the Qi army occupied Jucheng at a very small cost.

The next morning

On the top of the Tancheng Tower, Jing Xiu climbed up the tower to check as usual. Looking outside the city, he saw that the stationed Qi army camp disappeared overnight.

Jing Xiu felt a little confused for a moment, and suddenly he thought of the doubt. The deputy general next to him saw Jing Xiu so sad and said: "General, the Qi army has retreated, why are you still a little sad? ”

Jing Xiu sighed and said, “I think Jucheng has already fallen into the hands of the Qi army! Sun Bin’s military skills are unmatched by anyone in our Chu State! Send someone to tell the country immediately.Jun, tell him that Jucheng has been lost! ”