At this moment, King Wu Zhufan saw that there were Chu people blocking the way in front and a fire blocking the way behind, and they had no way to retreat. He immediately made a fierce effort and led his army to rush towards the Chu army directly in front.

In this way, the two sides started a fierce fight on the extremely narrow official road. Zhufan took the lead and rushed into the crowd to fight. He led the surrounding Wu people to attack the Chu army's encirclement several times.

His perseverance and fierceness were almost like divine help, and several times he almost made him rush straight through a gap.

Wu Ju, who had been watching the battle halfway up the mountain, thought he was sure of victory, but now that he saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel anxious again.

While watching everything happening at the foot of the mountain, he wiped the cold sweat that was constantly forming on his forehead with his hands:

"This Wu man is really brave! Who is the leader in the battle?!"

Wu Ju inadvertently asked this question directly.

"Report to the general, the leader of the formation is none other than King Wu Zhufan!"

"What?! It's Wu Wang Zhufan who personally leads the army!"

Obviously, all of them never expected that the majestic king of a country would actually take the lead and rush to the front of the team!

At this time, Li Ran, who was standing aside, couldn't help but praise:

"You are not afraid of being trapped in a heavy siege, you take the lead, you only advance and never retreat. With such courage and momentum... it's no wonder that you can defeat the powerful Chu with such a humble country!"

Although the Spring and Autumn Period did not produce as many famous generals as the Warring States Period, the famous generals of this era were also very elegant.

Obviously, King Wu Zhufan is one of them.

Faced with such a predicament, as the king of a country, he was still able to remain calm and personally led the army in an attempt to break through the heavy siege of the Chu army. With his courage, no one could do it.

admit.

Of course Wu Ju also knew that Wu King Zhufan was indeed a tough opponent, but he didn't know that he could be "so tough"!

At this time, hearing Li Ran's praise of him, he frowned for a moment, obviously also a little unhappy.

But no matter how displeased he was, there was nothing he could do against Zhufan's bravery at this moment.

After all, the narrow official road was already crowded with the left and right armies, and obviously could not accommodate the central army he was stationed in.

The left and right armies were already involved in the battle, and were currently fighting to the death with Zhufan.

Therefore, the only thing he can do now is to wait for the results of the victory.

In the dark night, countless torches swayed on the official road in the dense mountain forest, and screams and shouts of death intertwined and reverberated, with the rising north wind stirring back and forth in the complex southern mountains.

At the foot of the mountain, the Wu army, led by Zhu Fan, fully unleashed their potential for survival when they were in a desperate situation. Everyone was almost madly charging towards the Chu army.

Although there was a huge fire behind them at this moment, it also illuminated the way forward for them, allowing them to focus on the weakest areas surrounded by the Chu army and charge.

The generals of the Chu army on the left and right were also stunned for a moment. They just watched the Wu people who were constantly charging towards them, and for a moment they were so frightened that they looked at each other.

After finally working together to block Wu Jun's attack, Wu Jun's second wave came one after another!

"Crazy! These Wu people are simply crazy!"

It was clearly the Chu people who had the upper hand, but for some unknown reason, fear and cowardice appeared on the faces of many Chu soldiers.

They originally thought that as the descendants of Chu Xiong, they were famous for their bravery. But looking at the entire Central Plains, if they were ranked second in terms of their will to fight, then absolutely no one would dare to be ranked first.

However, when they met the Wu people who were even tougher and braver than them, the fear that did not exist in the first place could never be erased once it appeared.

xiaoshuting

It lingered in their hearts for a moment.

In terms of ruthlessness? Wu Jun is more ruthless than you Chu people!

Faced with such a situation, they had no choice but to give in!

Fight and retreat, relying only on Chang Ge's defensive posture to continuously consume the Wu army.

"Can't this stop me?"

Wu Ju could see clearly from the mountainside. Faced with the Wu army's constant attacks, the Chu army's encirclement was almost irresistible!

Tens of thousands of people fought with blood and flesh on the narrow official road. For a time, the entire mountain forest was immersed in an atmosphere of blood and fire.

Obviously, if the Chu army cannot stop the Wu army from charging like this, once the gap is opened by them, what awaits them will be a massacre!

By then, this mountain forest will be the burial place of their Chu army.

"withdraw!"

Wu Ju knew that he could not defeat Zhufan's more than 10,000 Wu troops tonight, so he immediately prepared to withdraw temporarily.

Li Ran didn't speak at the side, and obviously they could see that Wu Ju's choice was a no-brainer under the current situation.

If the stalemate continues and the Chu army shows even a hint of defeat, it will be like a flood bursting out of control.

With the sound of gold ringing, the Chu army began to retreat. But this retreat was not urgent. When the Wu people saw this, how could they miss such a good opportunity?

Therefore, after another burst of killing, the Chu soldiers were chased and killed one after another and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, after the Wu people chased them for a while, they did not dare to continue fighting. They only opened a gap and then led their troops to retreat.

At this time, Li Ran, who had witnessed all this, could clearly see the unwillingness written on Wu Ju's face through the firelight.

Tonight's preparations were by no means inadequate. Both the strategy and the general's command and dispatch were almost perfect.

However, even so, they still could not defeat all the Wu troops, let alone take this opportunity to recapture Shu Jiu.

The most important thing is that if they fail to win this battle, the morale of the Chu army will definitely be lower than before. How can they fight against the Wu people in the future?

When he thought of this, Wu Ju suddenly felt that he had underestimated the enemy too much.

"Doctor, don't be too upset. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. Now that we have seen the ferocity of the Wu people this time, if we plan more in the future, we will definitely win."

Li Ran only said this to Wu Ju in such an understatement to express his relief. Obviously, he felt that since he could not defeat Shu Jiu in this way, Wu Ju must have run out of skills now.

In fact, he doesn't care much about the outcome of this battle now. After all, if Chu and Wu can continue to confront each other here, it will naturally be good news for the Central Plains states in the north.

Therefore, his mentality at this time is the most stable among everyone.

"Sir, what are you talking about? This battle is not over yet, why do you think we will definitely lose this battle?"

But Wu Ju still wanted to persevere, and retreat was only temporary for him. The battle was far from over.

Hearing the sound, Li Ran just bowed and said: OK, whatever you say will be whatever it is.

After all, the leader of the Chu army was Wu Ju, and in the final analysis, he had nothing to do with him, Li Ran.

As a result, the battle of luring and annihilating the Wu army came to an end with the sound of gold withdrawing from the rear of the Chu army.

Although Wu Jun's battle losses were extremely heavy, they still fought their way out in the end.

Similarly, the Chu army's losses were actually not many.

Facing the Wu army's desperate fight, no matter how tough the Chu people were, they could not withstand such a lifeless impact. The more than 20,000 Chu army soldiers actually lost more than 5,000 people directly.

But Wu Ju was not frustrated by this. Instead, he made up his mind again: At this time, Zhufan must have thought that our army would not dare to take the initiative to attack again, so we would do the opposite and attack them again.

Caught off guard!

So early the next morning, he personally led the already exhausted Chu army directly to the pass. Zhufan, who had already retreated into the pass, saw that the Chu army dared to provoke him, so he immediately attacked again

He led his army to meet the enemy, and the two sides fought hard. Naturally, the Chu army was defeated again.

On the third day, Wu Ju came again, and he continued his frontal attack. When Zhu Fan led his army to fight, he immediately withdrew...

This was repeated for seven days. Wu Ju launched attacks on the pass one after another, but no substantial progress was made. Zhufan also did not dare to chase too far. After all, he had learned from past mistakes and was afraid that he would be hit again.

Ambush in the dense forest.

As a result, the two sides were repeatedly pulling and pulling on the outside of the pass, which seemed quite interesting for a while.

Of course, Li Ran and Sun Wu understood Wu Ju's intention: to use the exhausted Chu army to go to the pass to provoke the Wu people, on the one hand, to rebuild the morale of the Chu army. Because Wu Wang Zhufan must not dare to chase out of Taiyuan.

It is far away, so for the Chu people, constantly shouting and cursing in front of the pass can also play a certain role in boosting morale.

On the other hand, he also wanted to further consume the Wu army's vigor and physical strength. After all, the 20,000 troops led by Wu King Zhufan had not yet had a rest.

When one is declining and the other is rising, waiting for opportunities to annihilate the enemy is Wu Ju's strategy.

This continued until the eighth day, when Sun Wu finally couldn't hold it any longer.

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Chapter 241_Only fast will never break

On this day, Wu Ju led the army to knock the pass as usual.

"Little Zhufan! Come out quickly and die!"

When Zhufan saw Wu Ju leading his army to come and scold him again, he didn't say anything and just led his army out of the pass to meet the enemy as usual:

"Hmph! Old man Wu Ju, if you can, don't try to escape today! Come and fight with me for three hundred rounds!"

When Zhufan returned, without saying a word, he just came to attack with his troops.

However, as soon as the two armies fought, Wu Ju immediately ordered a retreat, hoping to lure the enemy into the forest.

But Wu King Zhufan was not stupid. After killing for a while, he saw this scene and knew that there must be a fraud, so he just led the troops and returned.

When Sun Wu saw the retreating Chu army from a distance, he immediately said to Li Ran beside him:
To be continued...