In 496 BC, the Wu army defeated the Chu army in the Battle of Baiju, opening the road to Wu hegemony. In this crucial battle, the Wu army won with excellent tactics and morale. With his keen political vision and reform methods, Wu Wang Lu successfully strengthened the military strength and national unity of Wu.
Wu's victory stemmed from many factors. First of all, Wu implemented a series of political and military reforms under the leadership of He Lu, which strengthened Wu's internal and external strength. He optimized the organization and equipment of military units by bringing in external talents, thus enhancing the combat effectiveness of the army. In addition, Wu also actively adopted diplomatic means to establish friendly relations with other countries and avoided being besieged by many hostile forces.
In the Battle of Baiju, the Wu army made full use of the terrain and adopted flexible tactics. They investigated the situation of the enemy forces in detail before the war, developed a rational strategic plan. The Wu army quickly attacked the Chu army and won a surprise victory, disrupting the enemy's formation and chain of command. With their unity and courage, they defeated the resistance of the Chu army and finally won the victory.
The victory in this battle allowed the state of Wu to seize more territory and resources. It not only increased the national strength of Wu, but also laid a solid foundation for Wu's hegemony. After the Battle of Baiju, King Lu of Wu stepped into the future with more confidence and confidence, laying a solid foundation for the rise of the state of Wu.
Although the Wu army won the battle of Baiju and achieved certain advantages, in the battle of Mai Li in 496 BC, the king of Wu suffered a serious defeat. The battle was an unexpected outcome for the Wu state, which faced the great strength and excellent military strategy of the Yue state.
The Battle of Mai-Li was a decisive battle of strategic significance, which took place in the border area between the states of Wu and Yue. Wu Wang Lu hoped to consolidate the hegemony of Wu through this campaign and further weaken the strength of Yue. However, the Wu army's pre-war intelligence work was insufficient, and the understanding of the military strength and military deployment of the Vietnamese state was not detailed enough, which led to serious strategic mistakes.
In the Battle of Mai Li, Gou Jian of the Yue Kingdom gave full play to his military intelligence and strategic vision. He accurately judged the weakness of the state of Wu and adopted appropriate tactics to strike at the Wu army. The Yue State adopted the tactic of winning more with less, using geographical environment and ambushes to quickly disrupt the formation and command system of the Wu army. They excelled in the battle, crushing the resistance of the Wu army with great strength and ultimately winning the battle.
The defeat of King Wu was a huge blow at the time. This fiasco not only meant that Lu's ambitions were shattered, but also laid the foundation for the later hegemony between Fucha and Goujian. The death of Wu Wang Lu ended his hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, and also became the end point of Wu's hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Before the battle, the Xingshi and the invasion of the king of Wu were reflected in the two important battles of Baiju and Maoli. The victory at the Battle of Baiju gave Wu important diplomatic and military advantages, while the defeat at the Battle of Mai-Li dashed the ambitions of the Wu king. These two battles became the key nodes in the development of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Wu State, and they were also the fuse for the hegemony of Wu and Vietnam.
Despite the victories and defeats of the Wu Dynasty, these battles are part of history. After defeating the Chu army, He Lu may have begun to build his dream of hegemony, but he failed to achieve this goal. This fact shows the inadmissibility of the war and the influence of various factors on the outcome of the war.
He Lu was defeated and died.