Shuhan

Gu Yong, the general of the Gu family, led three hundred Han troops, pretending to be a defeated Wu army, and walked towards Xunyang City.

It's now noon.

When Gu Yong and the three hundred people arrived at Xunyang City, it was also dark at night. It was dark and it was difficult to see even one's fingers, making it easier to fish in troubled waters.

Looking at the back of Gu Yong and his entourage leaving, Zhang Bao had a look of fear and hesitation in his eyes.

"Is this person really trustworthy?" He looked at Zhou Che, who was wearing a bamboo hat and veil, and asked.

Climbing the city first and guarding the city gate is difficult and requires taking risks. At the same time, this role is also very important for the Han army.

Zhang Bao did not fully trust Gu Yong, the chief military officer.

"How can a person who doesn't even care about his family want to serve his country?"

The words of a person who doesn't even care about his family have little credibility.

Zhou Che said slowly on the side: "Don't disturb me, sir. The reason why this person doesn't care about the life and death of his family is because he joined the Jianjunsi because of his family."

"Oh?"

Zhang Bao was stunned for a moment and immediately asked: "Why is this?"

Zhou Che said slowly: "This man was originally a tenant farmer of the Gu family. Because he was born with a strong physique, he was appointed as the guard of the Gu family. Later, because he followed the Gu family's children into the mountains to kill Shanyue and made great contributions, he was appointed by the Gu family and was even regarded as the daughter and wife of the Gu family. , but this person is a slave after all. Although he marries a girl from the Gu family, he is still like a slave. If it were before, he would naturally swallow his anger, but now he is a partial general of the Wu Kingdom, how can he bear this anger? "

It's okay to grovel when you are incompetent.

But now that he already has status, he still has to grovel?

what is this?

Listening to Zhou Che's words, Zhang Bao immediately understood why Gu Yong didn't care about the Wu family.

It turned out to be the family members of the Wu Kingdom, which was a painful memory for him.

"In this world, it is difficult to be a son-in-law, especially if you are under the control of a noble family, it is even more difficult."

No matter how talented and capable you are, as long as you are a son-in-law, it belongs to the family and has little to do with you.

When he returned home, his status was even lower and he had to endure scolding from his mother-in-law.

As long as he is a seven-foot man, he may not be able to bear this anger!

"This person is trustworthy. During his stay in Wu State, he sent me a lot of confidential information and did a lot of things. Only then can he be promoted to a hundred households."

If you can reach hundreds of households, you are already in the middle level of Jianjunsi.

In other words, this Gu Yong has also been tested by the organization.

"If that's the case, then I'm relieved."

After all, if Gu Yong is untrustworthy and attracts the Han army into the city, and is surrounded and annihilated by him, then the Han army will definitely be seriously injured.

He is responsible for His Highness and the lives of his sergeants.

Therefore, we have to be cautious and cautious.

"Leave three hundred people to clean up the remnants of the army and burn the corpses. The rest will follow Gu Yong ten miles away towards Xunyang!"

The ten thousand Wu troops brought out by Lu Xun were just appetizers for the Han army.

They want it.

It was to take down those few nails in the Xunyang defense line that Lu Xun carefully built.

Like the Jigong Mountain cottage, or the Yuping Mountain cottage, if people were to be sent to attack, at least thousands of corpses would be left behind in each cottage.

The price is too high.

If you can defeat others without fighting, that would naturally be the best.

In just half a quarter of an hour, except for the three hundred men left behind, the rest of the Han army was ready.

Lining up in the valley, half of the soldiers had iron armor on their bodies, and the rest who did not have iron armor had rattan armor instead of paper armor.

It can be said that the entire army is in armor.

This large army followed him all the way from Badi to the mountains and forests of Nanjun. They raided all the lairs of Lin Junman and cut off all the roots.

It can be said that he is a master of hundreds of battles, especially good at mountain raids.

Using this elite force to deal with Xunyang, with internal support, it should be said that they can be easily captured!

The nights are long and the days are short in winter.

It was only a moment after midnight, but the sun had already completely set.

Normally, the sun would not set until at least Xu Shi.

"Did the Han army come in pursuit?"

Lu Xun's uniform was now in disarray, his face was shabby, and even his helmet had fallen off.

The corners of his clothes were covered with mud stains, especially under his shoes, which were always stained with a finger's thickness of mud.

The Xunyang area is located in the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The land is very fertile, especially now that the snow is melting. The land is muddy, and the soil is too sticky. Every time you go back and forth, as long as you take a step, the mud will stick to it. , you work hard to get the mud off the soles of your shoes, but as soon as you step down and walk, there is another thick layer of mud.

This is why we generally don’t march on rainy days.

How to march under such conditions?

How can this be done when a carriage and horse loaded with grain, grass and baggage are stuck in the mud and cannot get up, even taking a single step?

"Grand Governor, the Han army has not pursued us."

The tooth guard who followed him was also breathing heavily at this moment.

Traveling back and forth among the enemy territory, and not being able to enter Wu Jun's stronghold nearby, he was always on tenterhooks. After coming out of Xunyang, he had not slept for almost two days.

If this continues, this nerve will become weak.

"Didn't you pursue me?"

Lu Xun raised his eyebrows.

Before, he ran away from the Han army's stronghold and was ambushed by several groups of Han troops.

Forced to come towards Yuping Mountain.

As long as he walked towards Yuping Mountain, the Han army would not attack. If they dared to stay away from Yuping Mountain, whether they entered the river or elsewhere, they would be chased and intercepted by the Han army.

Do you want me to enter Yuping Mountain?

Lu Xun snorted coldly, already knowing Liu Chan's thoughts clearly in his heart.

"You can't defeat the Yuping Mountain stronghold, so you want to drive thousands of people like me into the stronghold to consume the food and grass in the Yuping Mountain stronghold? What a conspiracy!"

He will definitely not fall into the trap.

Next, we still have to find a way to leave this place.

The best way is to wait for the support of Jiangdong Navy.

just

The envoys sent out one after another wondered whether they could deliver the news to the Wu Kingdom Navy.

If it can be delivered and the navy of Wu State comes, the siege of the Han army will naturally be solved.

But if the navy doesn't come.

When he ran out of ammunition and food, perhaps entering the Yuping Mountain cottage was his only option.

"This Mr. Liu! Damn it!"

You know clearly that this is Liu Gongsi's plan, but...

You still have to follow his conspiracy.

"How long will the military rations last?"

General Yamen said on the side: "We came out to attack the Han army camp at night, and we only brought three days of dry food. We must either return to Xunyang within three days, or we can only go to the Yuping Mountain stronghold to replenish food and grass."

"Let's see if we can escape from Yuping Mountain within these three days!"

Lu Xun could not move the food and grass on Yuping Mountain as much as he could.

The Han army would not make great efforts to attack a strong fortress like Yuping Mountain, but if it were not attacked, this stronghold would be like a nail, able to disturb the Han army's food route at all times.

They can't ignore it.

Nothing is left to chance here!

There is a year or two of food and grass in the village, and there is a certain amount of land cultivated in the village. If you persevere, you won't need supplies for several years!

And if thousands of them swarm into the Yuping Mountain fortress, the food and grass in the Yuping Mountain fortress will soon be exhausted, and there will be no way to replenish the food and grass during the autumn harvest. Then, no matter how strong the fortress is, it will collapse from within.

This is what Lu Xun definitely doesn’t want to see.

"Go and count the number of soldiers in the army and see how many soldiers we have on hand!"

The Wu troops brought out by Lu Xun were all elite.

Although it was attacked several times by the Han army, it generally maintained its organization.

of course

Lu Xun also had a clear understanding in his heart.

That's what Liu Gong Siyang planned. To deal with the Wu army like them, he didn't just kill them all, but drove them one by one into the Yuping Mountain like he was herding sheep.

If we really kill them all, it's hard to say how many of them will be left.

An hour later, Yamen will return.

He looked even more tired.

"Grand Governor, there are still 4,815 people in the army!"

Four thousand eight hundred people.

How come so many people escaped?

When he took them away, there were seven thousand people.

Although they were attacked several times by the Han army, the attacks by the Han army were like herding sheep, not to kill them all. Of his 7,000 men, he could only lose a few hundred people at most.

But in fact, there are now more than 2,000 fewer people.

Where did these extra thousand people go?

Lu Xun’s eyes were already gloomy.

"Grand Governor, it is normal for our troops to disperse after several attacks by the Han army."

General Yamen noticed Lu Xun's sadness and comforted him.

"I'm afraid those people will be driven to other villages by the Han army."

Do you really think that I, Wu Jun, am a sheep?

Which stronghold is difficult to defeat, where will the Wu army be driven?

hateful!

Lu Xun patted the stone beside him heavily, and his breathing became heavier unconsciously.

"At midnight tonight, the entire army is divided into four parts and breaks out in all directions. If they cannot return to Xunyang, they will swim across the river and head south!"

Swim across the river?

Now the river is cold, who can swim across it?

Besides

Han also has naval forces!

Although the strength is not as good as that of the Wu Kingdom Navy, I can't help but the Wu Kingdom Navy is not here now!

"Grand Governor, four thousand people can gain some momentum together. If they disperse, wouldn't it give the Han army a chance to attack them separately?"

Divide and attack?

Lu Xun’s eyes flickered.

Even if these Wu soldiers are dead, they cannot go to the Yuping Mountain stronghold.

The more people die, the longer Yuping Mountain can hold on!

"Do as you are told!"

Lu Xun obviously did not give General Yamen a chance to continue speaking.

"This"

The gloomy look in General Yamen's eyes flashed away.

But he immediately became respectful again.

Late at night.

There was great chaos in Xunyang City.

Many people fled back from Xunyang Lu one after another, bringing the news that Lu Xun failed to attack the Han army's stronghold at night and was ambushed instead.

In addition, Sun Huan returned in single clothes, even throwing away his armor and weapons. The state of embarrassment made everyone believe that Lu Xun, the commander-in-chief of the Wu Kingdom, was indeed at a disadvantage in the war.

This time we went to attack the Han army camp at night, and not only ten thousand elite soldiers of the state of Wu, but also the governor of the state of Wu went in.

At this moment, the entire Xunyang defense line was leaderless.

The confusion is evident.

"Your Majesty, how is the war going ahead?"

Xu Sheng just came from Jianye and brought three thousand Xu family troops with him.

These are his elite soldiers, who follow him in the north and south, and can be said to be his foundation.

As long as these three thousand people are present, his wealth will be there.

Like the generals of the Wu State, most of them have personal soldiers on their hands.

more or less.

Even Lu Meng and Lu Xun, who had served as governors of Jiangdong, were no exception.

He came here with his elite troops to kill the vigor of the Han Dynasty.

As a result, people had just arrived in Xunyang, and the scene they saw could simply be described as horrific.

The troops in the city were demoralized, and the defeated troops fled back to Xunyang City in waves, which may have been mixed with the meticulous work of many military commanders.

In short

People in Xunyang City are in panic, and many local wealthy families have moved their families.

The wealthy families were like this, and almost all the common people and capable people ran away with them.

In this era, wars and massacres of cities were common.

No one wants to be killed unjustly.

Under the trend of people fleeing, the originally firm determination of the soldiers guarding the city began to waver.

There were even deserters in the army.

Seeing this scene, how could Xu Sheng not feel sad?

I haven't made a move yet!

Why do you feel like it's coming to an end?

Xu Sheng was depressed and angry now.

"Prince Liu Gongsi of the Han Dynasty is very cunning. He first accepted the conditions of our Kingdom of Wu, and even went to the country at night to put forward such harsh conditions, and then moved the military camp to a dangerous place. In his series of schemes, we and others Cai Zhong planned a night attack, and there were as many as one hundred thousand soldiers ambushing the Han army's camp. They were spread all over the mountains and plains, and it was difficult to see them all at a glance. I also rushed into several formations, killing dozens of Han soldiers, and was wounded several times. He just ran away and returned to Xunyang."

It’s not that I can’t!

But the enemy is too cunning and powerful.

One hundred thousand?

The corners of Xu Sheng's mouth twitched.

Then didn't the Han army only have tens of thousands of people?

Where did the 100,000 troops come from?

With the 100,000 troops mobilized, should Nanyang be defended?

Do you want to defend Runan?

"Where is the Grand Governor now?"

Xu Sheng knew that Sun Huan was telling lies.

However, although he is reckless, he also knows the ways of the world.

Now exposing Sun Huan, wouldn't it embarrass him?

There is no need to go to such a level among colleagues, and since Sun Huan is still a member of the Sun family, they need to be treated with caution.

"The Grand Governor led most of his troops to break out in the opposite direction. I don't know what's going on now."

Hearing this, Xu Sheng looked gloomy.

Things actually went in the worst direction.

"But General Sheng doesn't need to worry too much. I can break out from the front with 3,000 men. The Governor, with 7,000 elite troops, may not be able to attack Han and come back!"

Zongheng?

Seven thousand people is too many.

But there are tens of thousands of people in Han!

Moreover, we are fighting on our own territory. How can you, seven thousand rootless people, fight against them?

"no!"

"I want to send troops to meet the Governor!"

Lu Xun acted impetuously, which put the country of Wu into danger.

Although Xu Sheng looked down on Lu Xun, he was now the Grand Governor of Wu State and the nominal commander of the Xunyang Defense Line. No matter how incompetent he was, he could not die!

Military morale must be steady!

As for how to prosecute the crime later, that is the king's business.

"General Sheng, the Han army has a large number. You only have 3,000 men, so you won't be able to do much. Why don't you join me in guarding Xunyang? Only in this way can we save the last glimmer of hope for the Kingdom of Wu!"

"No!"

Xu Sheng snorted coldly, his face looking very ferocious.

"The Han Kingdom is arrogant and the Han army is rampant. If we can't give them some color, how can we, the Wu Kingdom, stand in this great world?"

Xu Sheng wanted to continue to persuade, but Xu Sheng had already waved his hand and stood up.

"You don't have to say anything, I've made up my mind! It's your business to guard Xunyang. I am a guest general. I am going to rescue the governor this time. Even if it is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, I have to break into it."

Sun Huan wanted to say: The Han army is elite, and among its generals there are brave generals such as A Hui Nan, Zhang Bao, and Guan Ping. You are no match!

But after Xu Sheng said this, he could still continue to persuade?

Some people don't know pain unless they fall a little bit.

It's just that I fell down, is there any chance to get up?

Zhi acridine~

The Xunyang City Suspension Bridge was slowly lowered.

Xu Sheng led three thousand fine armored infantry towards the direction of the Han army camp.

This time, he knew clearly that there were tigers in the mountains, so he still walked towards the Tiger Mountains because he had a breath in his heart.

If this breath is blocked, life will be more uncomfortable than death.

His life creed is:

Anyone who offends our great Wu will be punished no matter how far away!

Today is the time to practice his life creed.

Half an hour after Xu Sheng left, Gu Yong led the 300 "Wu troops to retreat" and had already arrived outside Xunyang City. (End of chapter)