The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1178 Lu Kang's Choice

When the messenger soldiers reported the news of the attack on Xingyang to the Wu army camp [-] miles east of Luoyang City, it was already dusk and the sky was already dark.

The Wu army led by Lu Kang moved forward almost step by step, especially as they got closer to Luoyang, Lu Kang became more cautious. Originally, by speeding up the journey, Wu Jun could reach the city of Luoyang before sunset, but Lu Kang timely He stopped Wu Jun's advance and ordered to set up camp in Hongchi, preparing to attack Luoyang tomorrow.

Before setting up camp, Lu Kang personally surveyed the terrain, and chose to set up camp in the west of Hongchi. Wu people are good at water, and have a particularly friendly feeling for rivers and lakes. Feel.Although Hongchi is not big, with a radius of more than 3000 steps, setting up camps facing the water always makes Wu people feel more at ease.

In order to prevent the Han army from attacking the camp, Lu Kang always had to make careful arrangements when setting up the camp. In addition to the extremely strong camp, a large number of sentries and patrol troops had to be arranged around the camp. The closer the camp was to Luoyang, the Lu Kang's arrangements became more and more urgent, lest there be a slight leak, and the Han army could take advantage of it.

Before the establishment of the camp was completed, a few fast horses rushed in. After seeing the unique sign of the Wu army's messenger soldiers, the Wu soldiers guarding the gate of the camp did not stop them and allowed them to enter the camp.

Walking to the tent of the Chinese army, the messenger soldier rolled off his saddle and fell off his horse, sweating profusely and shouted: "Xingyang urgent report, I want to see Da Sima!"

Lu Kang frowned when he heard the word Xingyang, and shouted in a deep voice: "Bring it up!"

The messenger soldiers were quickly brought to Lu Kang's tent of the Chinese army, Lu Kang said: "What happened in Xingyang, report it quickly!"

The messenger soldiers ran for a hundred miles at a stretch, gasping for breath, and reported: "Report to Da Sima, Shu general Luo Xian led his troops to cross the river from Guangwu and attack Xingyang. General Zhang Xiang refused the enemy behind closed doors and asked Da Sima Send reinforcements quickly!"

"Shu people attacked Xingyang?" Lu Kang couldn't help standing up. Xingyang is the place where the Wu army stored food and the lifeblood of the 20 troops on the front line. , greatly shrugged.

At this time, the officer of the Chinese military rushed in, out of breath, and said, "Da Sima, something is wrong, Xingyang... something happened there..."

Lu Kang said in a deep voice: "The Shu people attacked Xingyang, the governor already knows about it, so there is no need to say anything else."

The officer in the middle swallowed hard, and said, "No... I'll invite Da Sima out of the camp, you'll know it at a glance."

Although Lu Kang was a little puzzled, he got up and followed the Chinese military officer out of the camp. Under the guidance of the Chinese military officer, Lu Kang looked in the direction of Xingyang.

In fact, Lu Kang could already see something unusual in the eastern sky without the guidance of the military officer. At this time, the sky was dark, and when it was time to hold the lanterns, he could only see a red sky above the sky in the direction of Xingyang. As gorgeous as the morning glow.

Rainbows appear in the dark night sky, what the hell is this?

Lu Kang's expression changed drastically immediately, and he said palely, "The food and grass in Xingyang - it's over, it's all over!"

Naturally, the fire in Xingyang could not be seen from hundreds of miles away, but the bright color in the sky told Lu Kang that there must be a fire in Xingyang, and it was not a fire in the general sense. Only the raging fires all over the city could dye the sky in such a color. And the fire that can burn like this must have burned all the food and grass in Xingyang.

The importance of Xingyang is self-evident. The food and grass of hundreds of thousands of dendrobium is the lifeblood of the entire army. When he just heard the news that the Han army attacked Xingyang, Lu Kang faintly felt that something bad happened, but he didn't expect that it was just Within half a stick of incense, something happened in Xingyang.

All of Wu Jun's eyes turned to the east, and everyone was terrified. Maybe they still had a glimmer of hope, but Lu Kang's words completely wiped away the last hope in Wu Jun's heart.

"Elder Sima, what should I do?" Xue Ying, the governor of the left department, asked anxiously.

Lu Kang kept his face sullen and said nothing. He was very clear about the situation Wu Jun was facing now. If it was just that Xingyang was besieged, Lu Kang would not be in a hurry. After all, this place is only two days away from Xingyang. If you return to aid, you can return to Xingyang in a little more than a day at most.

But the fire in the east told Lu Kang that Xingyang was over, Xingyang's food and grass were all gone, the soldiers and horses had not moved, the food and grass went first, and hundreds of thousands of hu's grain and grass were wiped out. blow.

Next, what to do?

The food and grass in Xingyang were all destroyed, even if it was to return to aid and recapture Xingyang, it would be meaningless. The current Xingyang is probably a pile of ruins.

When returning aid became meaningless, Lu Kang naturally had other thoughts in his mind, but whether to fight or retreat, Lu Kang needed to think again and again.

"Everyone should disperse, each battalion must be prepared to prevent the Shu people from coming to steal the camp." Lu Kang calmly ordered, from his face, it is hard to see that this has suffered a major change.

The generals muttered for a while, and then dispersed.

Lu Kang stood outside the tent for a long time, and then returned to the tent, before he sat down, he heard the message from the Chinese army: "King Yingchuan is here!"

Before waiting to fight back, Chen Qian walked in with strides, and immediately said: "There is an accident in Xingyang, I think Da Sima already knows about it?"

Lu Kang nodded and said, "Just now we received an urgent report from Xingyang that Shu general Luo Xian led more than [-] cavalry to cross the river from Guangwu and attack Xingyang."

Chen Qian said: "Looking at the appearance of the flames soaring into the sky, Xingyang must have fallen, and all the food and grass must have been burned. I didn't expect to fall into Liu Yin's trick this time, luring our army to go west and stretch the front. But crossing the river from Guangwu, this trick is really vicious."

Lu Kang nodded noncommittally. On the battlefield, intrigues and tricks are all about it. Whether it is clever tricks or tricks, the result is the most important thing. As for the process and means, no one cares. Liu Yin gave up Hulao Pass to lure Wu Jun It is indeed a good way to go west to Luoyang and attack Xingyang in one fell swoop.

"Since the food and grass are lost, it may be unsustainable to continue fighting. Why not retreat and fight again in the future?" Chen Qian suggested, retreating now is a helpless move.

"No!" A sharp look flashed across Lu Kang's eyes, and he said firmly: "If we retreat now, wouldn't that be in Liu Yin's arms? Liu Yin thinks that he has occupied Xingyang, and he can force us to retreat by burning my food and grass. , then he was dead wrong."

(End of this chapter)