Wu Jun suddenly attacked.
In the winter of 506 BC (the 14th year of King Jing of Zhou), the King of Wu and Lu personally commanded. With Sun Wu and Wu Zixu as generals and He Lv's brother Fu Gai as pioneers, 30,000 sailors across the country rode warships. From the upper reaches of Huaihe River to Cai Jing. Zichang (Nanwa) saw that Wu Jun was menacing, so he had to give up the siege of Cai and defend the mainland. When Wu Jun met, another small country joined the ranks of Wu, so Wu, Cai and Tang formed an alliance, and each returned to the Huaihe River basin and continued to advance westward. After arriving in Huairui (now Huangchuan, Henan, and Fengtai, Anhui), Sun Wu suddenly decided to board the ship and turn from west to south. Wu Zixu was puzzled and asked Sun Wu, "Wu Jun is good at water warfare. Why do you want to go by land? " Sun Wu replied, "Using troops is the most important thing.
We should take the unexpected road of the enemy to surprise him. Sailing against the current is slow, so it is difficult for Wu Jun to give full play to its advantages, and the Chu army must seize the opportunity to strengthen its defense, so it is difficult to defeat the enemy. Wu Zixu nodded. In this way, Sun Wu selected 3,500 elite soldiers as pioneers, quickly passed through the three dangerous passes of Didaguan, Zhiyuan and Mingyueguan (the junction of Henan and Hubei) in northern Chu (now south of Xinyang City, Henan Province), reached Hanshui River, went deep into the hinterland of Chu, and advanced into the east bank of Hanshui River within a few days, realizing a strategic surprise attack on Chu.
The Chu army attacked
Wu Jun suddenly appeared on the east bank of Hanshui River, and King Zhao of Chu panicked. He sent Yin Zichang, Sajima Shen Yinxu and the doctor to confront Wu Jun and Wu Jun on the west bank of Hanshui River.
Zuo Sima Shenyin, in view of the fact that the troops scattered around Chu have not yet assembled, is easily defeated by Wu Jun, and it is difficult to prevent Wu Jun from breaking through to defend the Hanshui River; Take advantage of the situation to turn passive into active: Yin Zichang's suggestion to you: You Zichang led the main force of Chu army to build a city along the west bank of Hanshui River. From 0 10 to 300, I led my troops north to Fangcheng (now Fangcheng, Henan Province) and went around to the flank of Wu Jun, destroying its warships and cutting off its retreat. After that, he attacked the commander before and after, and wiped out Wu Jun in one fell swoop.
Zi Chang also agreed with Shen's suggestion at first. However, after Shen led his troops to the north and arrived in the city, General Wu Chenghei of Chu often said to his deputy, "When Shen's army strikes, Shen will make independent exploits. It is better to attack with him. " The main force first attacked Wu Jun on the east coast, so that Yin Zhigong naturally ranked above God Yin Shu.
Doctor too much added, "The Chu people hate you and respect Shen. If Shen Xian defeats Wu Jun, his achievements will be higher than yours, and your status as a hermit will be lost. It is best to attack Wu Jun, "as soon as possible. The son-in-law felt reasonable and changed the plan to attack Wu Jun agreed with Shen Yinxu. Before Shen Yinxu's army arrived, he crossed the Hanshui River with a great army and attacked Wu Jun.
Chu army strategy
Wu and his ministers saw that the Chu army had taken the initiative to attack, adopted the policy of withdrawing troops and consuming enemy planes to fight a decisive battle, and voluntarily retreated from the east bank of Hanshui River. Wu Jun took his time, from Xiaobie (mountain name, now Hubei Province) to Dabie (mountain name, now Hubei Province) and fought against the Chu army, winning three out of three.
Zi Chang lost three times in Lien Chan and wanted to abandon the army and flee. The first emperor said to him, "When the country was peaceful, you fought for the upper position, but now you can't fight and want to escape." This is a capital crime. " Now you can only get rid of the sin of fighting to the death with Wu Jun. "The eldest son is often helpless, so he has to rearrange the military forces in Baiju (now Macheng, Hubei, or Hanchuan, Hubei) and prepare for another battle.
Wu won.
In 506 BC (14th week), Wu Jun stopped retreating and confronted the Chu army in Baiju. Pioneer Wu Jun thinks we should strike first. He said to He Lv, the king of Wu, "Zi Chang is a heartless man, and few people in the Chu army are willing to work for him. When our army takes the initiative to attack, the Chu army will inevitably flee, and our main pursuit will surely win a great victory. " He Lu disagreed with her husband.
After returning to the camp, the husband said to the Ministry: "Since something is wrong, people who are courtiers should act according to circumstances and do not have to wait for orders. Now I want to attack, I want to defeat the Chu army and capture the capital. " So he led his own 5,000 forward troops and headed straight for Chu Daying. Sure enough, the Chu army was on the verge of collapse and the war situation was in chaos. When he saw that her husband had almost succeeded, he took the opportunity to fight the main force, and Chu Jun soon fell apart. After Shi died, Zi often abandoned the army and fled to Zheng.
The remnants of the Chu army who lost their coach fled to the west, and Wu Jun pursued them. Qingfashui (now Laishui, Anlu City, Hubei Province) in the southwest of Baiju caught up with the Chu army, and He Lv wanted to attack immediately. He almost thought he would take advantage of it and win a great victory. Chu Jun saw that Wu Jun was chasing after him. He didn't attack and was anxious to survive, so he hurried across the river. On the way, He Lv attacked and captured half of the Chu army.
The Chu army who crossed the river fled to Yonghe (now jingshan county, Hubei) and was cooking. Wu Jun Pioneer almost caught up with him, and the Chu army fled in haste. Wu Jun ate Chu Jun's cooking and continued his pursuit. Saki Mashen of Chu learned that Zichang's main force was defeated and came to the rescue from (now Xixian County, Henan Province). Under the sudden fierce counterattack of the defenders in Shen Yin, Wu Jun Pioneer was almost caught off guard and was defeated.
After Wu Jun's main force arrived, Sun Wu ordered the troops to quickly surround the garrison in Shen Yin. Although Shen rushed left and right, he bravely rushed to kill, and the three injured places still failed to break out of the encirclement. Finally, Shen saw that the tide was gone, so he ordered his men to cut off their heads and repay the king of Chu.
The Chu army lost its coach and fled in panic. Since then, Wu Jun has defeated the Chu army in five consecutive wars, from running all the way to Du Ying. Knowing that the front line was defeated, King Chu Zhao ignored the opposition of the minister and the son and fled with his cronies. When the news of Zhao Haoqi's westward advance reached the front of the army, the Chu army immediately dispersed and led some elite soldiers to protect the king of Chu, while Zixi led down archers westward. In 506 BC (14th week), on the 29th day of the lunar calendar (165438), Wu Jun invaded the capital of Chu (now the north of Jingzhou District, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province). The Battle of the White Pony ended in Wu Jun's victory.