A vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty, surnamed Ji, was located in the south of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, and later expanded to the whole of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and parts of northeast Jiangxi.
According to historical records, Mrs. Zhou had the eldest son Taibo, the second son Zhong Yong and the youngest son Ji Li. Ji Li's son is clever and deeply loved by King Tai. Zhou Ben wanted to preach in Chang, but according to the tradition at that time, he should preach among the eldest son, so King Tai was very unhappy. After Taber understood his father's meaning, he and his second brother, Zhong Yong, took the opportunity to collect herbs for his father and fled to the desolate south of the Yangtze River, creating their own inheritance and establishing an ancient country, Wu Gou. After the demise of the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty was established, and the third grandson of Taibo was named Hou, so the country name was changed to Wu. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu was destroyed by the State of Yue.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the relationship between Wu and the vassal states in the Central Plains became closer and closer, and they began to compete with other vassal states. He Lv, the king of Wu, established his capital in Suzhou today, and appointed Wu Zixu and Sun Wu to attack the capital of Chu, which laid the foundation for his grandson Fu Cha, the king of Wu, to become one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period. He Lv's son, Fu Cha, regardless of the emptiness of the country's years of war, succeeded in fighting for hegemony with Qi and Jin, but ignored the border crossing, making Wu Zixu commit suicide and being used by Gou Jian, the king of Yue. In the first 473 years, Fu Cha was defeated and fled, and was trapped in Yuhang Mountain (now Nanyang Mountain in Suzhou). He asked Gou Jian for peace, and Gou Jian refused. Fu Cha committed suicide, Wu perished, and Wu belonged to Yue State.
Zhou's son Taibo Chuan was located near Suzhou, Wuxi, in the Wu regime established by his younger brother Nanben. Wu is a beacon of southern civilization in China. However, since Shoumeng, the State of Wu only existed for 100 years, and then disappeared in the long river of history. ...
Wu is a civilized and advanced country. Although it is located in the south, it is an important inheritor of Chinese civilization. However, around the pure land of Chinese civilization in the south, there are Huaiyi in the north, Baiyue in the south, Man Jing in the west and the sea in the east.
Wu made great efforts to govern the country and expand its territory, extending its territory from Suzhou to northern Zhejiang, between Jianghuai and Jiangsu. Since then, most of Jiangsu province, northern Zhejiang and western Anhui have become Wu's territory. At this point, the Chinese tribes that moved south completely assimilated the Jiangnan aborigines and Huai Yi, forming a vast and powerful country.
Wu culture is advanced, most notably the world-famous Grand Canal-Hangou. Hangou connects the Huaihe River to the Yangtze River, which reflects the development of powerful Chinese civilization in the south. This is a great project in the world. Even now, the Grand Canal between Yangzhou, Jiangsu and Huai 'an is still the Han ditch of the former State of Wu. Wucheng, the capital of Wu State, and Hancheng and Meikou at both ends of Hangou are the embryonic forms of Suzhou, Yangzhou and Huai 'an.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, wars broke out one after another, and not only countries in the Central Plains stood in line. In addition, the tribes in the west of Wu gradually became stronger and formed a huge country-Chu State. Chu is neither a royal family of the Zhou Dynasty nor a country of Chinese civilization. Xiong, the king of Chu, went to the hospital and called himself "South Yi, not serving China". The relationship between Chu and Zhou Dynasty was completely destroyed, and from then on, the Central Plains countries launched a protracted war with Chu. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu had a strong military strength and invaded the Central Plains on a large scale. Huaxia nation also launched a counterattack under the leadership of heroes from all walks of life.
From the battle of respecting the king in Qi Huangong, the battle of Song and Chu, the battle of Chu Jin, the battle of secrete and the battle of Yanling, Huaxia Kingdom and Jingchu fought in the dark, and it was difficult to win in the end. As a result, the southern part of the Central Plains and the northern bank of Huaishui disappeared, as if Chu had a tendency to run amok in the Central Plains.
Since then, the Chinese nation has truly embodied the power of Chinese civilization. Jin, the overlord of the Central Plains, sent an envoy to Wu in the south, inviting Wu to attack the Chu people. In 522 BC, Wu Yuan, a courtier of the State of Chu, defected to the State of Wu and took refuge in Wang Guang of the State of Wu. From then on, Wu learned about the national conditions of Chu and gained confidence to March into Jingchu.
In 5 14 BC, He Lv, king of Wu, ascended the throne and made great efforts to make Qiang Bing rich. With the support of the Central Plains countries, Wu officially declared war on Chu. In 5 1 1 BC, Wu Yuan and Sun Wu attacked Chu State and defeated the powerful Chu State for the first time.
In 506 BC, a hundred thousand troops of the State of Wu were ready to marry their parents, wife and children. Encouraged by their parents and wives, this army joined forces with Cai Guo (now Zhumadian) oppressed by Chu in the south of Huaihe River. The army went south to kill Chu, abandoned chariots and horses, and crossed the Dabie Mountains. In Macheng, Hubei, Wu Chu's army met.
For many years, the Chu people who have been pursuing expansion and even invading the Central Plains never imagined that Julian Waghann of the State of Wu would return to his motherland. The king of Wu led 5000 children to defeat the Chu army. Truman, who had no defense experience, fled everywhere until Du Ying was breached by Wu Jun.
In the hundreds of years of war between the Central Plains and Jingchu, Huaxia has never been able to go south to Funiu Mountain and Huaihe River and set foot on Chu State. Now, Wu has conquered the capital of Chu-of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that Wu is located in the south and its geographical position is similar to that of Chu. This war proved that Chu is not invincible, and it also proved that Chinese civilization still has strong vitality in the south.
Due to various conditions, after the restoration of Chu, Wu was actually taken as a countermeasure. They used the state of Yue in the south of Wu to contain Wu. From then on, wuyue and China fought a long war until He Lv, the king of Wu, was killed and Fu Cha acceded to the throne. After Fu Cha sent his troops to destroy Yue, he was merciful and did not destroy Yue. But it left a hidden danger of Wu's demise.
In 475-473 BC, accompanied by the song "Three thousand Yue families can swallow Wu", one hundred Yue people living in eastern Zhejiang crossed the Qiantang River to attack Wu, and the king of Wu was killed, and the once powerful Wu perished. Since then, the territory developed by the State of Wu has been occupied by Chu and Vietnam. Since then, the first country in the south of Chinese civilization has vanished.