Soldiers come to the world

Wujun is the most important part of Jiangdong's defense strategy. In order to defend Wujun, Sun Quan did not hesitate to allocate half of the army, that is, [-] troops to defend Wujun. Warships, including more than [-] thousand stone warships transformed from cargo ships.

Of the 2 troops in Wu County, [-] were forced recruits this year, and only [-] elite veterans. This was a great test for Commander Huang Gai. Huang Gai had considered concentrating his forces to defeat Han in Kuaiji County Army, so that his army can withdraw to Kuaiji County, and use the mountainous terrain of Kuaiji County to fight against the Han army.

For this reason, he sent 3000 people to pretend to attack Kuaiji in an attempt to lure the Han army northward in Kuaiji, but Lu Xun, the princess general of Kuaiji, was not fooled and remained on hold. Lu Xun obviously saw through his attempt.

Huang Gai had no choice but to deploy [-] troops near Wu County. He knew that the Han army would definitely bring superior cavalry with them in this eastward expedition. Don't get too close to Taihu Lake.

Huang Gai had no choice but to stick to the city, but Huang Gai refused to stick to one area. He wanted to leave a retreat for himself. Therefore, the [-] Jiangdong Army in Wujun chose two cities to garrison, one was Wuxian and the other One is Wucheng County.

That afternoon, Huang Gai finally got the definite news that Wei Yan, the vanguard of the Han army, had broken through Piling County, and the main force of the [-] Han army was pressing down southward from Jingkou.

Hundreds of warships of the Han army also appeared in Taihu Lake, approaching the mouth of the Xujiang River, ready to attack Wu County along the Xujiang River.

All of this was expected by Huang Gai, but there was one thing Huang Gai did not expect, that is, the Han army in Kuaiji County remained on hold, which really annoyed Huang Gai. If the Han army in Kuaiji County refused to go north, he would lead the army to withdraw. The plan to go to Kuaiji County is about to fail.

At night, there were cries and shouts everywhere in Wu County. Just yesterday, news came that the main force of the Han army had seized Jingkou and arrived in Piling County, which caused panic. The soldiers withdrew to the city one after another. There were no guards. They all fled within a short period of time, and more than [-] of them flooded into the county seat of Wu County.

The influx of 2 people made the order of the county suddenly chaotic, the food distribution was also chaotic, and violent incidents such as smashing began. Homeless people can be seen everywhere.

Lieutenant General Zhu Heng led a group of soldiers to patrol the streets. Huang Gai was temporarily in charge of public security in the city. Zhu Heng was a native of Wu County. Later, he was defeated and surrendered in the battle of the Cao-Wu Allied Forces attacking Wujun.

Since there was no general in Wu Jun in Sun Quan's army, Sun Quan had no choice but to appoint Zhu Heng as Huang Gai's deputy general to guard Wu County together with Huang Gai. The best of the young generation.

Zhu Heng also knew that the situation in Jiangdong was over. He himself did not support Sun Quan. It was absolutely impossible for him to be martyred for Sun Quan. However, he kept silent and no one knew what he really thought.

Zhu Heng led his troops through an alley, when suddenly a young woman rushed up, waved her hands and shouted loudly, "A Huilang, is it really you?"

Seeing the woman rushing in front of him, the soldiers drew their swords one after another, but Zhu Heng stopped the soldiers. A Huilang was his nickname, and few people knew it. How could this woman know?

He got off his horse and asked, "Are you..."

"Don't you know me? I'm the third sister, Ah Xiang!"

Zhu Heng became even more suspicious. He didn't have a third sister named 'Axiang'. When he saw the strange expression in the woman's eyes, he knew there must be a reason for it. here?"

"I came here as a refugee, and my family members were separated. I thought I had no relatives, but I met Brother Heng. Now I'm saved." Speaking of sadness, the woman wiped her tears with her sleeve.

"Let's go to the side and talk!"

Zhu Heng pointed to a big tree next to him, "You go first, I'll come right away."

The woman walked over, and Zhu Heng ordered the soldiers: "You continue to patrol, I will arrange my family, and I will come right away."

The soldiers continued to move forward. Zhu Heng urged his horse forward and found the young woman standing behind the tree. He dismounted and asked, "Who are you? Why are you pretending to be my family?"

The woman laughed, "If I admit that I am a scout of the Han Army, will General Zhu believe it?"

Zhu Heng was stunned. This woman turned out to be a scout of the Han army. The woman handed him two letters, "This is a letter written by Mr. Sun Shao and Dudu Lu to the general. The general will know it after reading it."

Zhu Heng took the letter silently, and the woman smiled again, "General, we will meet later!"

The woman turned around and gave her a hand. Zhu Heng looked at her back and walked away, his heart was in a mess. Logically, he should catch this female spy of the Han army, but...he didn't have the courage.

........

In the afternoon of the next day, piercing bells rang from the top of Wu County, Dang!when!when!The sound of the alarm bell echoed from the top of the city, and countless Jiangdong soldiers ran to the top of the city. Thousands of Jiangdong Army soldiers were already standing on the top of the city.

Huang Gai also stood on the top of the city, looking to the north, and saw an army of thousands of people appearing several miles away from the city, with the banner flying, this is the vanguard of the Han army, and they finally came.

Huang Gai was very nervous. He didn't intend to defend Wu County. He knew that there had been no wars in Wu County for hundreds of years. The city wall was dilapidated and not high. ten days.

And two days ago, [-] civilians digging canals poured into Wu County. God knows how many Han army scouts were mixed in, and a large number of scouts were mixed into the city in advance. No exception.

Huang Gai's real idea was to exchange Wujun for Kuaiji County. He withdrew his army to Kuaiji. When the Han army besieged Jianye, he went north to attack Wujun, so that the Han army could not attack Jianye with all its strength. The policy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao.

In order to realize this strategy, he did not hesitate to deploy [-] troops and all warships in Wucheng County, but the Han army in Kuaiji refused to go north, which made Huang Gai very anxious.

The vanguard of the Han army seemed to just come to say hello, and then withdrew after showing up for a while, disappearing from the sight of Jiangdong soldiers at the top of the city, causing countless Jiangdong soldiers to relax again.

At this time, several Jiangdong army scouts galloped back to report that the main force of the Han army was digging the last Wuli canal fifty miles away, and did not go south. Only then did Huang Gai realize that if the canal was blocked, the Han army's food supply ships would not be able to. Going south, they worked hard and dug nearly a hundred miles of canals, but in the end they made wedding dresses for the Han army.

Now that the canal is about to be completed, there are only the last five miles left, but the main force of the Han army will take over and continue to dig through the canal. Huang Gai can't help but sigh, who made this decision, and finally the Han army was taken advantage of in vain.

At this time, Lieutenant Zhu Heng suggested: "General, it will take at least three days for the Han army to dig through the canal, and their defenses must be lax. Why don't we kill the enemy at night and sneak attack the enemy."

Huang Gai thought for a while and said: "Liu Jing has always been cautious in leading the army, how can he be unprepared, if he finds out, it will be bad for our army."

"But this is our only chance. Will the general give up for nothing? If we use kerosene to burn the ship, maybe we can burn the hundred-mile warship."

Huang Gai was tempted. The main force of the Han army was going all out to dredge the canal. This was indeed their only chance. If they seized this opportunity to defeat the main force of the Han army, not only Wu County would be saved, but even the entire Jiangdong would be saved. If they gave up this This time, Wu County can only hold out for ten days at most, and they will lose anyway, so it is better to seize this opportunity.

Zhu Heng is right. Now the warships of the Han army must be moored in the canal, which is very suitable for attacking with fire. As long as they attack with fire, they can burn all the warships of the Han army and lay the foundation for the final victory. , defending the city seems too passive.

Huang Gai repeatedly weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided to send troops, taking a risky blow. He said to his lieutenant general Zhu Heng: "General Zhu, I will leave 5000 people for you to guard the city, and I will take the remaining 2 people to attack the enemy. You must be careful to prevent them from attacking the enemy." The Han army cheated the city."

"Please rest assured, the general, the humble official will never be careless!"

Huang Gai then went down to the city to order troops out of the city. Zhu Heng watched Huang Gai go away, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

.........

Jiangdong spent three months preparing to dredge the 150-mile canal. Because the main force of the Han army went south to Piling County, Jiangdong gave up digging the canal, and all the civilians withdrew to Wu County.

At this time, nearly a thousand warships of the Han army were moored on both sides of the canal, and [-] Han troops turned into engineers, digging the canal day and night, dredging the three-mile river channel in just one day, and at the latest by tomorrow night, the last five-mile river channel will be completely connected .

On a two-thousand-stone warship in the canal, Liu Jing stood in front of the sand table and studied Huang Gai's cloth soldiers. The master Bo is working with Liao Li with the military division.

Among Liu Jing's four major military divisions, apart from Jia Xu, who was old and no longer went out with the army, the other three military divisions, Sima Yi, Fazheng, and Pang Tong, all turned into ministers. In fact, the Han army had no mastermind, and only one was assisting Gan Ning in the navy. The military division engaged in Liao Li.

But Liao Li, like Fazheng, was good at tactics and lacked in strategy, so he couldn't take on important responsibilities. Liu Jing could only plan a strategic plan by himself.

Liu Jing smiled at the crowd and said, "Have you noticed? Huang Gai's soldiers are very strange. In addition to guarding Wu County, there is also Wucheng County. One of these two places is in the east of Taihu Lake and the other is in Taihu Lake. They can also be horns, but Jiangdong doesn't have any naval forces, so what's the point of his layout like this?"

Huang Zhong pondered for a moment and said: "Huang Gai is a veteran who followed Sun Jian. He is the mainstay of the Jiangdong Army. He has very rich combat experience. He must have deep meaning in deploying troops like this. I guess from my humble post, he may hope that the Han army in Kuaiji County will go north to attack Wukong. Cheng County."

If Liu Jing realized something, he looked at Liao Li again, saw Liao Li stroking his beard and smiling, and asked, "What's Liao Liao thinking?"

Liao Li said in a calm manner: "My minister's thinking is the same as that of General Huang. Wucheng County is neither a strong city nor a strategic place. It is about a hundred miles away from Wu County. It is superfluous to divide an army into Wucheng. Huang Gai The garrison in Wucheng is indeed using Wucheng County as a bait to lure the Han army in Kuaiji to go north. If the Han army in Kuaiji attacks Wucheng County with all its strength, Huang Gai will have a chance."

Speaking of this, Liao Li took the wooden pole and pointed to the south of Wu County, and said to Liu Jing: "Your Highness, please see that Wucheng County is located in the southwest of Wu County, but the official road is in the south of Wu County. You can go south along the official road to Kuaiji County. , Kuaiji County was empty, so Huang Gai was given a chance to seize Kuaiji County."

Liu Jing nodded slowly. Liao Li was indeed skilled in tactics, and he saw clearly. He separated Huang Gai's schemes one by one. It fell through."

"That's true. I believe Huang Gai is anxious and annoyed at the same time, but this humble minister has a plan."

Liao Li told everyone his strategy, and everyone nodded. Huang Zhong said with a smile: "Although it is a bit risky, it can be considered. I support Liao Junshi's strategy."

"I think it's feasible for a humble job!" Wei Yan and Pang De expressed their opinions one after another.

But Liu Jing remained silent. If he didn't support it, it would be useless for others to say anything. Liu Jing paced slowly in the cabin with his hands behind his back. He was considering whether it was necessary to use this strategy. As early as two days ago, his Five hundred scouts mixed with the [-] men who were digging the river and entered Wu County.

At this moment, a guard quietly walked into the cabin and handed a note to Liu Jing, "Your Highness, someone from Wu County has sent urgent information!". ..