In the Story of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms 124, in order to save the Zheng Kingdom, the Eight-Nation Alliance gathered and conquered the Chu State
The following year, king Hui of Zhou twenty-one years (656 BC).
On the New Year's Day of the First Month of spring, the Duke of Qi Huan finished his pilgrimage and discussed the matter of the crusade against cai guo.
Qi Huan Gong Jiang Xiaobai
Guan Zhong was appointed as a general, leading Kui Peng, Bin Su Wu, Bao Shuya, Gongzi Kaifang, And Shu Marten, and so on, sending three hundred troops, 10,000 soldiers, and preparing to set off.
Guan Zhong
Taishi said: "On the seventh day, the army set out for Shangji." So the sable first took an army and set out first, quietly entering the border of cai guo and gathering the large armies of various countries.
Cai Guo has always relied on the Chu State and is usually unprepared. Wait until the Qi army is almost ready, and then gather forces to defend. The marten flaunted its might under the city and ordered a siege of the city, but did not retreat until the evening.
Cai Mugong had previously been with Cai Ji in the Palace of the State of Qi, and the marten had also served Cai Ji. Cai Ji was sent back by him again, and Cai Mugong knew that it was a sable and knew that he was a villain. So in the evening, he secretly sent him a cart of gold and begged him to slow down and drag out the time. The sable accepted the gold. He also secretly told Cai Guo in detail that Qi Hou had entangled the forces of the princes of the Seven Kingdoms, attacking Cai Guo first, and then attacking the secret military aircraft of the Chu State. Maybe when the Seven Kingdoms army arrives, it will raz Cai Guocheng to the ground, so you might as well flee for your lives as soon as possible. After the messenger returned, Cai Hou was horrified. Overnight, he led the family members in the palace to open the door and run to the Chu Kingdom.
For a time, Cai Guo was left without a master, and the officials fled for their lives. Cai Guo immediately collapsed. The sable thought that it was his great credit, and sent a pegasus to report to Qi Hou.
Cai Hou fled to the State of Chu and met King Cheng of Chu. In front of King Cheng, he elaborated on the plan of the State of Qi, as the sable said. King Cheng only then understood Qi Hou's plot, so he immediately ordered the whole army to prepare for battle, and had to defend the fortifications. At the same time, he immediately withdrew Douzhang's troops to recruit Zheng Guo and withdrew to defend together.
After a few days, Qi Hou's army arrived at Shangcai. The martens immediately came to see him, and the large armies led by the princes of the Seven Roads also arrived one after another, one by one, with a hundred times more spirit and full of combat strength, they came to help the battle. The armies of the Seven Kingdoms are together, the military strength is majestic, and the momentum is tremendous.
The seven princes were: Duke Huan of Song, Duke Shen of Lu, Duke Xuan of Chen, Gongxuan of Wei, Gongjie of Zhengwen, Gongban of Cao Zhao, and Duke Xinchen of Xu Mu. Together with the overlord Qi Huan Gong Xiaobai, there were a total of eight princes. Among them, Xu Mugong was ill, but he also led the army to CaiDi first. Duke Huan of Qi rewarded him and placed him in front of Cao Bo.
The Eight-Power Coalition
But that night, Xu Mugong was born. No way, Qi Hou stayed in Cai Guo for three days and mourned for Xu Mugong. He also ordered Xu Guo to bury him according to the etiquette of the marquis. After finishing the Seven Kingdoms Army, it set out to the south and headed straight for the border of the Chu State.
To be continued