The king of Chuzhuang summoned the leader of the Lu State delegation and asked the Lu people to establish a son as the king, otherwise he would send a chariot to pacify the Lu Kingdom. In times of chaos, the monarch's seat is undoubtedly the most dangerous position in the country, so the Legion is particularly happy to agree (in fact, there is no room for bargaining). The Chu people and the Lu people held a bloody ceremony, and asked for the most evil and shameless ministers and some important people in the Lu country as hostages. King Chuzhuang ordered the state of Lu to provide ships and provisions, and then prepared to attack the state of Yong in a big way.

At that time, the army of Chu was still stationed in Juxi, and about 100 miles northwest of Julu was the state of Jiao. The area between the Hangguo and the Yongguo is a completely unfamiliar and complex terrain of rolling mountains, dense jungles, winding narrow roads, and curving waterways.

This kind of area is the paradise of Shanjung, but it is a nightmare for the Chu people who live on the plains. The Chu people did not dare to go deep into the dangerous place, so they planned to use bait soldiers to lure the enemy to the open area first, and then destroy him.

The heavy task of luring the enemy was finally handed over to Lu Jili: first, because he was more familiar with the mountainous terrain; The second is because he has more experience in defeat than others, and it is not easy for Shan Rong to see the flaws.

Speaking of failures, we can cite the following two examples: first, in a certain operation, Lu Jili led the army to pursue the enemy, although the army marched along the river bank, but the soldiers still suffered from a lack of water, and had to abandon the mission; Second, in another operation, Lu Jili set a trap for the enemy, he ordered his subordinates to raise the window to lure the enemy, and he led the main force to ambush him, but the ambush he led was surrounded by the enemy, and Ziyang Window had to lead the bait soldiers to relieve the siege.

After the news of the scandal came out, people laughed at him and gave him the nickname of "General of the Temptation of the Enemy". At that time, some people also sued him, hoping that Si Defeat would hold him accountable; But King Chu Zhuang suppressed the matter, and he repaid Lu Jili for saving his life.

Lu Jili led a light army up the Han River and arrived at the Hangguo Kingdom a few days later. A small river known as "Blocked Water" originates in the depths of the Daba Mountains and flows into the Han River south of the Hangguo Kingdom, where Yongguo is located upstream. The country of Hang, also a country of Shanjung, was conquered by Mo Ao, the crown prince of Chuwu, eighty-nine years ago.

At this time, the ships of the Kingdom of Lu had arrived at the wharf of the Kingdom of Hang, and the ships of the Kingdom of the Kingdom of the Kingdom of Hangguo were also docked here. The Chu people obtained a number of ships, and requisitioned an auxiliary army composed of Shanjung, and then sailed up the water by boat.

The Yong people built a city wall more than ten miles long in the south of the capital, which was known as "Yongfang City" in history. Fangcheng was condescending and dangerous on all sides, and the terrain outside the city was changeable, cramped and narrow, and it was impossible to gather a large number of troops, and even siege engines could not be placed, so it was almost impossible to launch a strong attack from outside the city. It is precisely because of this danger that the mediocre people still shouted frantically when the army of Chu was pressing, and wanted to drive the enemy into the Han River to feed Wang Ba.

The Chu army abandoned the boat and went ashore and marched towards Fangcheng. At this time, the city walls were already crowded with people, who were not so much here to defend the country as to join in the fun—because many of them had never been out of the mountains, nor had they seen the legendary Chu army that could fight well.

The philistines carried large bows on their backs, held javelins and catapults, and made a lot of noise. When the Chu army moved down the city, the civilians who were watching the excitement were pushed back by the soldiers, because the city was too crowded.

The two sides began to shoot arrows at each other, and the Chu people shot from a low position, and they couldn't take advantage of anything, but fortunately, they didn't come to take advantage of it.

But the mediocre people did not have a shield, and the crowd was very dense, and the casualties were not small. As the casualties grew, the mediocre people were completely enraged, and the soldiers swarmed out of the city gates, drawing their weapons and engaging the Chu people in close combat.

The number of the Chu army was at an absolute disadvantage, and Lu Jili ordered the army to form a dense phalanx and slowly retreat. Because of the narrow terrain, although the Yong army was numerous, it could not be used to the fullest, while the Chu soldiers in the rear could climb to a high place and continue to fire arrows at the enemy.

But the situation gradually became favorable to the mediocrity, because the Chu army was about to retreat into the river. The rear of the Chu army began to board the boats, and arranged the boats in a line along the river, supporting their companions with bows and arrows; The soldiers of the auxiliary forces were also desperately resisting the enemy's attack.

In the end, the Chu people finally couldn't support it anymore and fled along the blocked water; Most of the soldiers of the auxiliary forces swam across rivers and fled into the dense forests of the mountains, preferring to take mountain roads rather than the Chu.

Taking advantage of the victory, the mediocre pursued them, jumping into the river and swimming to the side of the boat, overturning the boat with all hands and feet, or climbing into the boat and rolling into the river with the Chu people, while the Chu army counterattacked with spears and short swords. The Yong people captured many Chu people, including Lu Jili's deputy and Zi Yang, who was in charge of the palace.

Lu Jili led the defeated soldiers and fled back to report the battle situation to the king of Chuzhuang.

A few days later, Zi Yangzhuang actually escaped back. He wore the clothes of Shanjung, and even brought back a few Yongguo. It turned out that this Zi Yangzhuang was a man who could speak well, and he used a captured hanger as a translator, and insisted that he moved a few Shanjung guarding him, so that they could protect him and escape from Yongguo.

Ziyangzhuang looked very tired and depressed, and he said, "There are too many Shanjung! The allied armies of more than a dozen small countries are gathered in Fangcheng, and if they want to defeat the enemy, they must increase their troops and use the Chinese army. ”

His words made the Chu people feel very worried, but Ziyi said: "If you storm Yongfang City, I am afraid that the 100,000 army will be in vain." But Shanjung will not give in to victory, and defeat will not save each other; Don't be proud of victory, don't be ashamed of running away, so we can take advantage of each other's characteristics. Since the enemy only has spoils of war in his eyes, we can lure them out with benefits, just like Mo Ao Qu flawed back then.

"If the enemy is far away from the country, he will lose his support and advantage, so we can set up an ambush and surround the enemy's army, so that the enemy army cannot break through; The allies will turn their backs on the mediocrity and turn to us, and then the mediocrity will be isolated, and it will be much easier to attack again. ”

Pan Yi (Pan Chong's son) said: "Ziyi is right, we have to fight a few defeats. The more the enemy gains, the prouder he becomes; The more our army lost, the more angry the sergeants became. As long as they are lured away from Fang Cheng and arrogant with anger, they will definitely be able to win completely. ”

King Chu Zhuang sent Lu Jili to lead the light troops to challenge again, and the Chu army was defeated again. The two victories of the mediocre people were simply incomprehensible, and when the Chu army was defeated for the third time, the Shanjung coalition army was no longer satisfied with a simple defensive counterattack. Yongzi decided to take the initiative. He gathered the leaders and troops of the Shanjung kingdoms such as Yu, Xiu, and Su to mobilize the coalition forces before the war.

Yongzi counted the victories of the coalition forces and the defeats suffered by the enemy, saying that as long as he worked harder, he could wipe out the people of Chu in the mountains; He demanded that the fishmen fight for honor, the monks fight for friendship, the suzu people fight for the covenant, and the ...... Finally, the philistines are asked to fight for the spoils of war. So the Shanjung army poured out of the nest and eagerly searched for the main force of the Chu army for a decisive battle.

When Shan Rong left Fangcheng, reinforcements from Qin and Ba also arrived to join the Chu army. The right army of Chu and the army of Qin went to Shixi, while the left army and the Ba army went to Zaiqidi (both places were south-east of Shiyan); Shixi and Qidi are one north and one south, guarding the only way for Shanjung to march.