In the autumn of that year, the state of Chu launched a large-scale invasion of the state of Wu in retaliation for the state of Wu's act of war against the state of Chu last year. Ling Yin Zinang, Wang Zigu, and Wang Ziwu led their troops east out of Dabie Mountain, swept the two border towns of Wu, and then stationed in Tang (now north-west of Jiangsu) to wait for the enemy to attack.

Zhu Fan summoned his ministers together to discuss countermeasures, and most of them advocated crossing the Yangtze River and taking the initiative, but Ji Za disagreed. He said: "The Chu people rely on the natural danger of the river and are ready to wait for work; We took the initiative and fell for it. The people of Chu would not have crossed the river, otherwise they would have come from Jiuzi a long time ago; When the Chu people see that I don't send troops, they will definitely return the same way. I think we should send an army to set up an ambush on the dangerous road of Zhenzhou, and if the Chu army is greedy for shortcuts, it will get into the trap. Then the enemy can be routed in one fell swoop. ”

Zhu Fan applauded repeatedly, and the doctors did not object, and the plan was passed.

The Chu army eagerly awaited a duel with the Wu army, but the shadow of the enemy never appeared on the other side of the Yangtze River, as if the Wu people did not care about the danger of the Chu army crossing the Yangtze River. This situation caused Zi Nang to misjudge the situation, he thought that the enemy had set up an ambush in the south of the Yangtze River to wait for the Chu army, but his battle plan did not include the crossing of the river.

Zi Nang waited a few more days, and when he was sure that the enemy would not appear, he gave the order to return to the division. As a general who had experienced a hundred battles, he was worried that the people of Wu would take advantage of the opportunity to withdraw their troops to suddenly cross the river and launch an attack, so he ordered Prince Yigu and Wang Ziwu to lead the army first, and he was in charge of the palace; The front and rear parts of the Chu army were more than ten miles apart. This order ended up saving the lives of numerous sergeants.

Those two princes are excellent generals who have been trained by Zi Nang himself, and Yigu is resourceful, brave and good at fighting, but he is a little self-righteous. Before leaving, Zi Nang warned him that he must send more scouts to reconnoiter the road, and choose a flat and open place to march; He also told the prince to keep an eye on him at noon and correct his orders when he was "sick."

The front team of the Chu army quickly marched to a fork in the road. The local guide said, "The road to the left is called 'Gaofue', and the road is close and dangerous, and to the right, it is a flat river, but it takes two more days to walk." ”

Prince Yigu immediately ordered to enter the pass, but Wang Ziwu said, "Have you forgotten Lord Lingyin's order?" ”

Prince Yigu said: "This place is far away from Gusu, and it is impossible for the people of Wu to run so far to set up an ambush; If we can, we'll be able to find out. ”

Wang Ziwu said: "Then let's inquire again!" ”

Wang Ziyigu said: "If there is time to explore the road, we will take the avenue!" If you're timid, walk behind, and when I get over, I'll find some local village women to pick you up. ”

Wang Ziwu was furious, and he said, "I want to report your negligence and arbitrariness to Lord Ling Yin!" With that, he drove away from the group. Prince Yigu snorted disdainfully and started the chariot into the dangerous road.

Zi Nang was shocked when he received the news and immediately sent someone to stop Yigu, but it was too late.

When the Yigu army passed through the most dangerous part of the pass, it was fiercely attacked by the Wu army that had been ambushed on the left and right in advance, and the Chu army was cut into several sections, unable to care for each other. The battle was fierce, most of the Chu army was surrounded, and the tail retreated. The assac rushed to the pass and began to set the task; He divided the army into two parts, personally led one part from the slower side of the terrain to the back of the enemy, and ordered Wang Ziwu to lead the second part to occupy the commanding heights on the opposite side to intercept the enemy army.

The sub-sac marched for several miles, and soon saw the two armies fighting. With fire in their eyes, the reinforcements fired two rounds of arrows and knocked down a group of enemies; Then they charged, and the second group was brought down with their throwing guns; Finally, rush in front of the enemy and fight with short weapons.

Wu Jun didn't expect a fire in his back, and the scene was suddenly chaotic. But the terrain they occupied was in an advantageous position, and once the Wu army stabilized its position, it became difficult for reinforcements to attack. However, the Wu army could only take a defensive position at this time, so that the prince Yigubu, who was trapped in the pass, escaped the disaster of the annihilation of the entire army. However, Prince Yigu was unlucky, his actions were too aggressive, and he was captured by the enemy shortly after the battle began.

With hatred in his heart, Zi Nan immediately gave the order to attack. It was the last order of his life, and the most fatal mistake he ever made. The people of Wu were glad to see the enemy launch a suicidal attack, the commander calmly gave the order, and the soldiers methodically struck at the enemy. Suddenly, a sharp arrow came head-on and hit Zi Nan in the chest, and Zi Nan held on to the railing of the car in pain to keep himself from falling, and ordered the car to continue beating the drum.

The enemy shouted: "The enemy leader has been seriously injured, rush down and kill all the people of Chu!" Wu Jun suddenly howled and surged out of the defense line, brandishing weapons, and everyone scrambled to be the first. Wang Ziwu shouted: "Ling Yin is unharmed!" Kill the enemy! Defend the dignity of Chu with death! So the sergeants grabbed their weapons and rushed towards the fierce enemy, and the two armies immediately engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat.

The two sides are fighting against each other, sword against sword, and fist against fist, and they all adopt the style of fighting with their lives, and there is no tactic at all; Some people pulled and hugged each other and rolled down steep slopes and cliffs. The war is in a stalemate, and no one is willing to take a step back.

At a critical moment, a magical Chu army changed the battlefield pattern. It turned out that some of the Chu ** soldiers who were trapped in the pass were good at climbing, and they first climbed up along the cliff, and then threw off the rope to pull more companions up. The Chu army quickly assembled a large army, and the army charged from the flank of the Wu army, and the Wu army finally felt that it could not bear it, and the commander gave the order to withdraw the troops, and the sergeants slowly retreated to the high ground.

The Chu army also slowly retreated down the hillside, and the two sides hastily cleaned up the battlefield and returned home.

The arrow wound to Wang Zizhen's chest was fatal, and the visceral injuries and severe infections tortured him to the point of weakness and pain, and he was unable to move when he returned to Yingdu. Wang Zizhen said to Wang Ziwu before he died: "The Wu calamity has risen, and there is not much time left for the Chu State!" The state of Chu can't continue to be arrogant, after I die, you must increase the height and thickness of the walls of Yingdu, and you can't turn the people into the enemy's fish and meat! ”

After the death of Wang Zizhen, King Chu Kang ordered Prince Wu to be Ling Yin, Prince Ba Rong to be the Right Yin, Xue Zi Feng to be the Great Sima, Prince Qishi to be the Right Sima, Prince to be the Left Sima, Qu Zhi to be Mo Ao, Prince Chai Shu to be Zhen Yin, Qu Dang to be Lian Yin, and Yang Youji to be the palace stable Yin.

This lineup shocked the neighboring countries, and some people said: "In the new king of Chu, you can see the shadow of Jin Zhou (Jin Mourning Duke)." The new king of Chu knows people well, and appoints all virtuous people; In this way, the people of the country will be relieved of their restlessness. The poem says: 'Oh I am pregnant with people, and I will go around them.' It means being able to make good use of people. Wang, Gong, Hou, Uncle, Son, Male, Dian, Cai, Wei, and Doctor are among them, referring to 'Zhou Xing'. ”