Just when the state of Chu was preparing for the funeral of the king of Chu, the people of Wu disregarded the international "war ceremony" stipulated by the princes of the world that "no crusade against the country that suffered from great mourning and disaster", and brazenly launched a military invasion of the state of Chu; As a result, the two countries broke out the battle of Yongpu (south of Wuwei County, Anhui, north of the Yangtze River).

It turned out that Wu Zishoumeng had four sons, namely Zhu Fan, Yu Xi, Yu Mo and Ji Zha. After Wu and Jin established diplomatic relations, Shou Meng specially hired some Jin people to serve as teachers for the sons and children of high-ranking nobles. But none of his first three sons liked to learn boring and complicated knowledge, preferring to participate in martial arts training and subduing their opponents with violence.

Shou Meng was worried in his heart, he knew that it was not enough for the people of Wu to wear the clothes and leather armor of the Chinese people and drive the chariots of the Central Plains people, and if the country wanted to be strong, the people of the country must be educated by the Chinese civilization.

So when Ji Za reached the age of literacy, Shou Meng sent him to the circle of the Jin people (at that time, there were many Jin officials or non-governmental people living in Wu State), selected teachers for him, and made him follow the habits of the Jin people in his daily life and study - so he was isolated from the Wu people.

When Ji Za grew up, he finally came to the people of Wu. Wu Guoren thought that the Jin people must have given them a fake Ji Za, because the Ji Za in front of them was a proper Jin State style from conversation to behavior, from appearance to heart, and there was nothing like Wu Guoren.

Zhu Fan said excitedly: "We finally have a Wu people who have been Huaxia, and the hope for the revival of Wu is on Za!" ”

Jiza had just finished the crown ceremony. He said: "The reason why the Jin State was able to unite the Chinese princes around was first because the Jin people obeyed the Zhou rites, and secondly, because of the super military strength. If he could become the leader of the alliance by force alone, Chidi would have ruled China long ago. Invading a country that is experiencing a great funeral or natural disaster is against the rites of the week and is spurned by the princes. If Wu wants to integrate into China, he must first share the same good and evil with the Chinese people. The state of Wu was disgusted by the Chinese and was bound to be defeated by the state of Chu. ”

Shou Meng died last year, and Zhu Fan ascended the throne. Zhu Fan had the ferocious heart of the monarch of the ancient barbarian country, and when he learned that the state of Chu had suffered a great loss, he said: "The murder of the enemy country is the sponsorship of God to our country, and I am sorry to God if we do not seize the opportunity to weaken the state of Chu." ”

The princes and doctors were all in favor, and only Ji Za was against it. He said: "The first king opened the state of Wu to indoctrinate the state, implemented the Zhou rites, and formed an alliance with the Chinese princes to trade, in order to get rid of the image of the state of Wu as a 'barbarian'. Taking advantage of the mourning to destroy the country is like taking advantage of the fire to rob, which is forbidden by the Zhou rites, and the puppet still despises it, let alone the country? ”

But after all, Ji Za was only one of the very few people with advanced "heretical" ideas, and the doctors did not understand his rhetoric at all, and they all laughed at him for being pedantic, saying that he was young but looked forward and backward like an old man; After all, such a king has died in the Chu State for decades, and I don't know how many years I have to wait to lose this opportunity.

Zhu Fan quickly gave the order to go to war, and Ji Za left the court in a rage.

The people of Wu began to collect troops, and the people of Chu also got the news. Wang Zizhen was furious, scolded several "shameless" in a row, and then gathered the doctors to discuss countermeasures.

Wang Ziwu said: "The people of Wu thought that our country was in a great mourning and would inevitably not be able to send out a division, but they forgot the history of the first king who defeated Baipu and Shanrong when the country suffered a natural disaster (see the sixteenth year of Lu Wengong). When the Wu army invaded Chu, it must have traveled eastward and then crossed the river from Jiuzi (near present-day Wuhu, Anhui); If the vanguard of our army goes down the river, the speed is faster than that of the Wu army, and it can block the enemy, and the main force will be pressed up from the rear, and the Wu army will be defeated. ”

The old doctor raised Yuki and stood up. Yang Yu rose to prominence based on the first battle of King Chuzhuang's annihilation of Ruo Ao (the fourth year of Lu Xuangong), and has served the royal family for forty-five or six years, and is the oldest doctor in the royal family. He said: "I followed the ancestor of the doctor Ying Qi back then, and I fought against the people of Wu many times. I know Wu Guoren best, so please let me be the pioneer! I am already old, but my physical strength is no less than that of a young man; It's not a pity for me to die, I just want to follow the ancestors (King Wu, King Wen) to die in the army. ”

King Chu Kang walked down the steps, came to Yang Yuji, and hugged him with tears in his eyes. Wang Zizhen then issued a combat order: ordered the Jishuai vanguard to sail down and land in the south of Que'an (now southwest of Tongling, Anhui, north of the Yangtze River); Ordered the main force of Prince Sima to send back.

At this time, the army of the Wu people was also assembled, and the army generals were Gongzi Yu Sai and Gongzi Dang. Zhu Fan was originally going to conquer the state of Chu in person, but Ji Za advised him not to throw people to the level of the monarch. Zhu Fan and Ji Za have a deep relationship, and he doesn't want to get into too much trouble with his brother, so he stays in Gusu and waits for the result.

Zhu Fan asked the commanders sent by the Jin State to travel with the army, but the Jin people unanimously refused. They said, "We can help the state of Wu defend against foreign invasions, but we will not go to war without the order of the widow." ”

Wu's army crossed Taihu Lake by boat, landed on the west bank of Taihu Lake, and then traveled all the way west to cross the Yangtze River in the Yongpu area. After the Wu army landed, it was ready to continue to seize Shucheng to the west.

At this time, Yoyuki and Wang Ziwu had already arrived at the predetermined place. Yang Yuji said to Wang Ziwu: "I will take the vanguard to provoke the Wu army, and you will set up three ambushes on my retreat road, and this time the enemy army will not return!" ”

Yang Youji led the bait soldiers to "meet unexpectedly" with the vanguard of Wu State, Yang Yuji drew an arrow and bent his bow, and an arrow hit the eyebrows of the enemy vanguard commander, and the sergeants immediately cheered loudly. Yoyuki muttered, "I'm ashamed, I was going to shoot him in the left eye." The order to attack was then given, and the Chu army routed the Wu vanguard with a single charge.

The remnants fled back to report the news, and Yu Yu was furious; When he learned that the Chu army was small in number, he thought that they were just local forces in Shucheng. Yu Yu ordered the whole army to attack, and it was necessary to completely annihilate the group of "nasty wild rats".

So the Wu army overwhelmingly rushed to the bait soldiers of the Chu State, and Yang Yuji saw that the enemy was hooked, so he commanded the army to "flee" to the ambush place. The Wu army still had very few chariots, and the technology of the Yu Rong was not very skilled, so the only dozen chariots they had were running crookedly and could not pose a threat to the infantry of the Chu army; Most of the soldiers of the Wu army wore straw shoes (due to the climate and habits), and the infantry ran slowly. As a result, onlookers saw a miraculous scene: the Chu army fled calmly in front, and the Wu army pursued unhurriedly in the back.

At that time, the Yongpu area was still an endless wasteland and a swamp area, with hills of various sizes scattered on the flat land.

Yoyuki finally led the enemy into the encirclement set by the main army. Seeing that the enemy's vanguard had immediately passed through the last line of defense, the prince beat the drum and attacked. The Chu army put up all the banners, beat all the war drums, and every sergeant let out an angry roar, and the sharp arrows were shot at the Wu people like flying locusts. The commander of the Wu army ordered to shrink the formation (if they still had one) and form a shield formation.

After three rounds of arrows, the number of casualties of the Wu army was already large, and the soldiers began to approach the Chu army under the cover of shields. Wang Ziwu drew his sword and shouted: "'People are rude, and they don't want to die? 'Rush down and kill all the damn ones!' The Chu army raised its spears, lined up in a dense formation, and began to march to the next step.

At this time, the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides were immediately apparent, the Wu army attacked on the back but did not have long weapons, and the Chu army had a huge advantage in terms of terrain, momentum and weapons. The spears of the Chu army pierced through the gaps in the enemy's shields, and the stabbed soldiers fell to the ground in pain and immediately rolled down the slope, as a result of which they became an obstacle to prevent their comrades from continuing to attack, and when more and more soldiers fell to the ground, the Wu army turned around and fled. Chu ** Shi then drew his short sword, or held a short spear and Ge, and rushed towards the enemy with a roar.

If you add the bait soldiers of Yang Yuji, the Chu army has four fronts. When the vanguard of the Wu army passed through the third line, the Chu army launched an attack, and as a result, the enemy's vanguard became the target of Yang Yuji. Yang Youji immediately turned around and attacked, and the vanguard of the Wu army, a princely party nicknamed "Angry Bull", was really unaccustomed to riding in a chariot, so he simply jumped out of the chariot, picked up a tomahawk, and rampaged through the ranks of the Chu army, and the tomahawk was either killed or wounded wherever it went.

The people of Chu were frightened and couldn't help but avoid it. Enraged, Yoyuki struck him in the left eye with an arrow, and the prince screamed, staggering and waving his weapon, and was finally pushed to the ground by the rushing soldiers. Yoyuki's Yu Rong said, "Congratulations, you shot in the left eye this time." He replied, "I'm ashamed, I want to shoot my eyebrows this time." ”

The Wu army in the encirclement was completely annihilated, and those who did not enter escaped by luck. The Chu army brought the prisoners of war back to Yingdu, and held a temple ceremony in the temple of the former king.

When the news reached the Huaxia states, none of the enemies of Chu or the allies of Wu expressed sympathy for the tragic losses suffered by Wu, and they even felt more relieved than the people of Chu. People say: "Wu people are not good, "Poem" said: 'If you don't hang Haotian, chaos will be determined.' It refers to the people of Wu. ”