The most sensational event that occurred in the 14th year of the reign of Emperor Lu Ding (496 BC) was the death of King Lu of Wu in the war with the Yue Kingdom.

After the end of the war between Wu and Chu (the fifth year of Lu Dinggong), all the belligerents suffered huge losses in people and property, and were unable to launch another large-scale war in a short time. He Lu returned to Gusu as a victor, and soon began to build a large number of buildings, expand the capital, and build Gusu Terrace on Gusu Mountain. His actions seemed to show the world that he had accomplished his great deeds in this life and was ready to enjoy and squander the rest of his life.

During this period, the state of Chu began to rebuild its homeland, stabilize people's livelihood, and strengthen the construction of defense facilities, and later moved the capital north to Yancheng (southeast of present-day Yicheng, Hubei, on the east bank of the Han River).

On the external front, Chu did not pursue Cai Guoren's crimes for the time being, and at the same time focused on strengthening the strategic alliance with Vietnam.

The Yue Kingdom was founded in the 21st century B.C. and has a history of more than 1,500 years. After Dayu died, Xia Qi buried him in Huiji Mountain, and moved a group of Xia people to guard the tomb of his father, and those people began to multiply here. After Emperor Shaokang ascended the throne, he sealed his youngest son Yu Yue in Huiji, and the country name was "Yue".

Before the rise of the Wu Kingdom, the dynasties in the Central Plains were prosperous and the princes destroyed each other, but the ancient Yue Kingdom, which was biased towards the southeast coast, was not shocked and always enjoyed a rare peace. Due to the lack of access to the Central Plains, the Yue civilization was minimally influenced by the Central Plains, so the country still retains the ancient customs of the Xia Dynasty.

The Yue Kingdom did not establish a formed writing system, so the long history of thousands of years did not leave a single word on the bamboo book, but all dissipated in the vast universe galaxy. It would be a blessing for all mankind if one day, the wisdom of a wise man in the region could be opened, and the history of Greater China would be regarded as a spectator of fire, and all sections of history would be supplemented.

Probably in the early and middle Spring and Autumn Period, Yue and Chu began to contact and interact. The state of Chu brought the Central Plains culture with a strong Jing and Chu style to the Yue country, and the Yue people implanted it into their own culture, so they gradually formed a unique civilization of Xia, Zhou, and Chu. The Vietnamese people are strong, brave and aggressive, and the people carve black teeth and broken hair tattoos; Later gentlemen said: "If the people of Wu are compared to Gallic beasts, the people of Yue are Germanic devils." ”

By the end of the reign of King Yunchang of Yue, the Yue Kingdom had expanded its territory to the north of the Qiantang River. In the thirteenth year of Duke Luding, Yunchang died, and Goujian, the king of Yue, ascended the throne. At that time, there were many princes in the Yue country, and the ministers had their own selfish intentions, and there were many vassals and tribes around them; Various forces are mixed together, and the relationship is intricate.

Gou Jian's mother was Yun Chang's wife, the daughter of King Chuping, and the mothers of several of Gou Jian's brothers came from major tribes. Since the locals usually looked down on outsiders, Yunchang's concubines united to bully Mrs. Mi. However, Mrs. Mi has not been a fuel-efficient lamp since she was a child, and it only took her a few rounds to kill the leading "peers", and the rest of the people immediately became obedient.

After Yunchang's death, his sons were dissatisfied with their father's passing on the throne to Goujian, and their mother jumped out to stir up trouble, so the princes ran back to their mother's tribe and began to fight guerrillas. Yue is bordered by the sea in the east and the Qiantang River in the north; There are many hubs in the territory, the water system is vertical and horizontal, the mountains are undulating, and the road is dangerous and difficult. No matter how small the tribe is, it is not easy to conquer it.

Gou Jian relied on the doctors Zhu Jiying, Linggufu and Wen Chong, Fan Li and others who were exiled from the Chu State. Zhu Jiying, a man of both courage and wisdom, said: "The king is young and new, and he has no military exploits or benevolence to the people, so it is not permissible not to show the people his benevolent side; And if a king cannot unite his brothers, who can he unite? He thought it would be better to forgive the sins of his brothers and call them back. If anyone wants to resist to the end, the king should not be in a hurry. The king could recruit troops from various tribes to attack Wu, and the diehards would certainly not obey orders. But once the king has defeated his enemies, his prestige will soar, and the recalcitrant will rebel. Then the king will be defeated one by one, and the rebels will surely be defeated. ”

Gou Jian praised again and again. At this time, Chu ordered Yin Zixi to lead a large delegation to Huiji.

Just before the outbreak of the war, the relationship between Chu and Vietnam had been ruined by the sac tiles. Nangwa shows the ugliest and darkest side of human nature to the Vietnamese people; The Yue people were disappointed with the current situation in the state of Chu and worried about their fate. Therefore, King Chu Zhao specially sent Yin Zixi to repair relations between the two countries. Zixi conquered the Yue people with his superhuman charm, elegant image, noble qualities and profound knowledge, and once again pulled the Yue Kingdom into the arms of the Chu State.

Zixi's visit added a lot of luster to Gou Jian, and also strengthened Gou Jian's confidence in defeating Wu and eliminating the rebellion. Just as the Yue people began to recruit soldiers, the Wu people came uninvited.

Seeing the turmoil in Yue, he thought that the new king would definitely settle the domestic rebellion first and would not have time to look north, so he gathered an army to attack the important Jiangbei town of Yueli (southwest of present-day Jiaxing, Zhejiang), and vowed to drive the Yue people into the Qiantang River, which was flowing eastward.

The Li people immediately complained to the auditor. The actions of the Wu people gave Gou Jian more reason to demand that the rebellious tribes return to the arms of the royal family, and it was a miracle that all the princes who had opposed Gou Jian in the first place abandoned their prejudices and returned to pay allegiance to Goujian.

At the beginning of summer and May, the Vietnamese army crossed the Qiantang River and reached the southern outskirts of Tuo Li, and the Wu army lifted the siege of the city and moved the camp to the northern suburbs. In the early morning of the next day, the Wu and Vietnamese armies lined up in the suburbs. The Wu army, trained by the Jin people and Sun Wu, was well-groomed and high-spirited. The Wu army, which had outstanding military achievements and was famous all over the world, did not take the Vietnamese army, which had neither merit nor fame, in his eyes.

The Vietnamese army is an army trained by the Chu people, and the weaponry and tactics are also Chu style. The two armies looked at it from a distance, and those who didn't know thought that it was the Jin and Chu armies facing each other - the two superpowers who liked to export hegemonism trained Wu and Yue as their successors respectively, and the two overlords stopped, but the flames of war burned from the Central Plains to Jiangnan.

In the eyes of the Wu people, the Yue people are nothing more than a group of undisciplined stragglers, a group of barbarians who do not know what tactics are; The Yue people also looked down on the Wu people, and felt that their outfits with hairstyles and tattoos were really ridiculous.

The upcoming Battle of Wuli also became the first battle of the most famous "Wu and Yue Three Wars (the other two battles were the "Battle of Fujiao" and the "Battle of Gusu)".

At that time, Fu Cha commanded Wu Zhongjun, Bo Yao commanded the left army, and Zhuan Zhu's son Zhuan Yi commanded the right army. On the side of the Yue Kingdom, Gou Jian led the Chinese army, Zhu Jiying led the left army, and Linggu Fu led the right army, and a death squad composed of 500 people was placed in each of the two armies. The three armies of the Yue Kingdom were all understaffed and were at a disadvantage in numbers.

Gou Jian saw that the Wu army's array was strict and heavy, and he had taken advantage of the location, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of worry in his heart. Before He Lu beat the drum, Gou Jian issued an order to the death squad. The two armies quickly launched an offensive against two weak points of the enemy army.