The scouts of the Chu army were also scouting around, they checked the enemy's deployment and looked for weaknesses in the enemy's defenses. After that, there were some sporadic battles between the two sides, and small forces of the Chu State raided some of the enemy's strongholds. Feeling the great pressure on the defense, the coalition forces transferred most of the naval forces stationed in Eunyi to make up for the weakness of the defensive line, while retaining only the necessary forces to carry out patrol duties in the port of Eun. As a result, there will be no decent defense in the Hanshui basin.

The state of Chu did not feel pity at all for the dozens of broken ships lost, because their main warships were not in Chu but wringing!

It turned out that as early as last spring, the State of Chu had sent a large number of shipbuilders and oarsmen to the State of Hang, accompanied by some commanders. The Chu people asked the hangers to assist the Chu state in building ships and providing oarsmen. Since many of the noble children of the Hangan State were still stranded in the Chu State as hostages, the Hangers did not dare to disobey the order. So people built ships and trained at the same time, and by the time the war broke out, the Chu army had 200 single-row warships.

After the war began, the warships set out from the country of Hangguo, quietly descended along the Han River, and turned southwest at Gucheng to enter Pengshui, and then hid at the confluence of Pengshui and Hanshui; It was less than ten miles away from the rear camp of the Chu army. The rear camp was stationed in the water division of the Chu State, and it turned out that Wang Ziyun mixed the water division with the army and walked here step by step from the land.

The commander of the sailor division was Dou Lian, who quietly moved to the bank of Pengshui at night with his soldiers. But looking back at the camp from the enemy's observation post, there was nothing unusual: the tents were still the same tents, with figures moving back and forth, and a large amount of smoke rising.

The next day the warship was anchored on the shore, and the sailors rested on the shore. On the third day, when dawn dawned in the east, 4,000 soldiers and 50 chariots all boarded the ship, and the fleet sailed down the Han River, heading straight for the enemy's port of Yanyi.

The voyage was about 200 li, and the fleet passed through the waters of Lu and Deng at noon (the two countries were built between the Han waters). The civilians and soldiers on both sides of the river all looked at this scene in amazement, and the two countries were stunned, as if they were frozen. No one knows how this fleet came out of nowhere.

The Chu army had already seen the capital of Lu on the ship, and the Lu people immediately knocked on the golden duo and lit the wolf smoke; But they soon discovered that the Chu army had no intention of staying at all, and continued to march downstream.

An hour later, the fleet sailed through the waters of the country; The Chu army saw the same scene that had just appeared along the coast of Lu State: the Luo people also lit wolf smoke, and the voices of people, horses, and Jin Duo were mixed together, while the Chu people were laughing non-stop. These two puffs of wolf smoke completely stunned the defenders; However, the army of Chu obtained the position of the sailor division according to the information sent by the enemy.

The fleet continued to move forward, and the navy soon saw the two towers that stood tall outside the harbor. At this time, the enemy's warships were lined up in the harbor in an orderly manner, with only a small number of soldiers on the shore. The soldiers were so shocked that they couldn't even speak when they saw the sudden appearance of the huge enemy fleet.

The Chu army landed on the gentle part of the riverbank, and the port defenders scattered in a hurry; However, the enemy's galloping Chu chariot caught up and killed or captured the soldiers. In fact, the coalition forces had received the information that the Chu army was going down the river, and they did judge the target of the enemy's attack, but they did not have time to send troops to reinforce the port of Yanyi.

The intersection of Yanshui and Hanshui was the starting point of the coalition defensive line. The coalition's defense system was in the form of dots and lines, so that if one part of the group was attacked, the defenders of other strongholds could rush to support. However, the defensive direction of the coalition forces was facing the river bank, and they were defenseless behind them.

The Chu army quickly occupied Yanyi and then continued its advance, conquering one of the southernmost fortresses of the coalition forces; The ships of the sailors were sent to the opposite side of Yanshui to transport the troops. The Chu army landed on the east bank of Yanshui in a steady stream, and the defense line of the coalition forces was immediately broken through. The defenders abandoned the fortress and withdrew to the city.

The attackers faced three large cities: Lu, Luo, and Yan. Yancheng belongs to the country of Luo, located a few miles south-east of the capital of Luo, and the national capital has become a horn and supports each other. The Chu army first stormed Yancheng, which was soon lost due to the lack of defensive forces; The Chu army then shackled the rest of Lu and Luo like iron buckets.

There used to be a pro-Chu force in Luo, and when the two countries were in flames, the pro-Chu faction was brutally eliminated by the monarch of Luo. But their relatives and henchmen were still there, and these people decided to cooperate with the Chu army to overthrow Luo Jun's already shaky Tongye.

The traitor tied the information to the arrow and shot it in the direction of the Chu camp. The Chu people have always thought that the release of cold arrows is a provocation of the enemy (because this is a common thing in war), so they do not pay attention to it; It wasn't until one lucky soldier was shot and fell to the ground that a small lambskin roll was still tied to the base of the arrow cluster.

The information was immediately presented to the prince. He took a look at the sheepskin scroll, and it turned out that the traitor asked the Chu army to attack the east, west, and north, and set up an ambush outside the south gate; They will open the south gate while the generals have moved their defenses away.

The prince rearranged the army according to the intelligence, and the Luo people adjusted accordingly to the enemy's actions. Seeing that the plan had been accomplished, the rebels immediately killed the soldiers guarding the south gate and let the Chu people in. Luo Jun personally led his army into a street battle with the Chu army, and he and his sergeants were killed after inflicting as many casualties as possible on the other side; Many high-ranking nobles followed his example and died in battle. The resisters set the palace on fire before they died, and then threw themselves into the flames, preferring to be burned to death rather than surrender.

The stubbornness of the enemy completely infuriated Wang Ziyun, and he could not imagine that the Chu army would suffer more serious casualties in the city than the siege of the city, so much so that he even issued the order to slaughter the city. But Dou Bobi stopped him in time, and Dou Bobi said: "After all, the Luo people have a common ancestor with the Chu people; Moreover, since the Luo State has perished, they are no longer Luo people but Chu people. How can a royal family massacre its countrymen? Isn't that a tyrannical act? Besides, father and son and brother are not guilty, and the enemy is killed, what is the sin of their people and in-laws? ”

Only then did the prince retract the order, and the people began to restore order to Luoyi. The Chu people handed over the management of the city to Dou Qi, and at the same time ordered the pro-Chu faction of the Luo people to assist him in smelting. Later, Dou Qi moved all the family henchmen of the diehards to the state of Chu, and moved a group of Chu people to enrich the population of Luoyi.

Lou has become an isolated city. When the Lu people entered the city, they were surrounded by black tents and enemies. The Chu people did not immediately attack the city, but sent emissaries to the city.

The messenger said that the heinous crime of three years ago was committed by Lu and Luo together; At that time, the state of Chu did not offend the state of Lu, but it was attacked by the army of Lu, so what the state of Lu did was not legitimate; It is precisely because of their improper practices that Chu people should hate them even more; But the Lu later explained that they had been deceived and deceived by the Luo people; Therefore, the king of Chu and the prince of Chu gave them a chance to clarify themselves, if the Lu people could surrender the whole country, it would prove that they were not lying, and the Chu people would keep the sacrifices of Lu Jun and other princes; Otherwise, the fate of the Lu people would have been even more tragic than that of the Luo people.

Lu Jun decided to surrender after discussing with the doctor. They opened the city gates and carried the coffin in mourning clothes to meet the prince. Wang Ziyun burned the coffin and held a ritual for Lu Jun's expulsion, and then sent the men to the state of Chu.

King Wu of Chu held a grand triumphal ceremony for Wang Ziyun. He personally came to the city to greet his son, and among the honor guards were not only the royal ministers, but also the envoys of the nations dressed in various festive costumes, who vied with each other to flatter the Chu people, and showed that they were more excited than if their country had won the war.

After the triumphant entry of the army, the royal family held a temple ceremony, followed by various celebrations for several days. King Wu of Chu officially canonized the prince as the crown prince, and rewarded the meritorious heroes, soldiers and the countrymen. In the past three years, the people of Chu have never been so happy as they are now.