The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1339

The defensive position of the Wu army in Xiling is in the shape of a half moon. In fact, the main force of the Wu army is deployed on the periphery. The purpose is to prevent the Han army from attacking from north to south. This is because Zhou Chu is too confident in his navy. In Xiling City, the Wu army does not need to invest too much defensive force. As long as there is a navy fleet, the entire Xiling City is as solid as gold.

But this time, the Han army did not attack by land. Instead, they sent water troops to drive straight in, and went straight to the Xiling Fortress.The three lines of defense formed by iron chains, iron cones, and catapults were in vain, and did not hinder the Han army navy at all. Under the powerful firepower of the Han army, the Jiangdong navy, which was once proud, became unbearable. The warships larger than the Han army's building ships could not withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of gunpowder crossbows, and they were all sunk one after another. The entire navy, except for those Mengchong battleships that fled quickly to Jiangling, almost It's annihilation of the whole army.

Under such circumstances, Lu Jing had no choice but to retreat to Xiling. Of course, Lu Jing had another choice, which was to flee to Jiangling by boat, but as the governor of Xiling, how could he abandon the city and flee?Although he also understands that the result of staying is definitely more unfortunate than good, but as a Lu family member, he cannot bear the shame and infamy of running away. No matter how dangerous the situation is, he must stay and persevere.

Under the powerful fire attack of the Han army, the fall of Xiling was a certainty. Lu Jing was only fighting for the honor of the Lu family, using his own life and blood to defend the dignity of the Lu family.

After the fall of Xiling, the defensive positions on the periphery of Xiling lost the meaning of existence. A large number of Wu troops fled and fled towards Jiangling.

Wang Jun did not go ashore to wipe out the Wu army in the Xiling area. After all, he was only leading a navy army. If he landed and fought, his combat effectiveness would naturally be slightly inferior. Moreover, Wang Jun's bigger attack target was the important town of Jiangling. The army has set out from Xiangyang and launched an attack on Jiangling City, which requires Wang Jun's navy to cooperate.

Conquering Xiling is equivalent to opening the west gate of Wu State. The Jingchu Plain of Wu State is no longer safe to defend. Wang Jun led the navy all the way to the east, pointing directly at Jiangling.

When Lu Yan heard that his younger brother Lu Jing was defeated and died in Jiangling, he couldn't help but burst into tears and couldn't stop crying.

Their Lu family, since Lu Yan's grandfather, Lu Xun, worshiped the governor, their Lu family's status in Jiangdong can be said to be at the height of the sky. He is the leader of the ministers in Jiangdong, and the official worships the Grand Sima Jingzhou Mu. The Lu family seems to be the most powerful family in Jiangdong.

It's a pity that Lu Kangying died young, and Wu Lord Sun Hao took advantage of the situation to suppress the Lu family. The status of the Lu family was indeed greatly affected in those few years.

But the Lu family's background is so deep, plus there are two young geniuses, Lu Ji and Lu Yun, who succeeded in plotting to kill Sun Hao and establish a new emperor.This coup made the Lu family even more successful. Lu Ji became prime minister of the left, Lu Yun worshiped as prime minister of the right, Lu Yan became the chief minister of the left, and Lu Jing became the chief minister of the right. Paying respects, the scenery is the same for a while.

However, the prosperity of the Lu family is no match for the decline and fall of the State of Wu. At this moment, the State of Wu is like a dilapidated ship full of holes and leaks. Although the daughter and Xiaojin sitting on the boat have a noble status, gorgeous clothes, and are admired by thousands of people, when the boat sinks, all the glory and wealth will disappear in smoke.

Lu Jing's death undoubtedly sounded the death knell for the Lu family. No matter how prominent the lintel, no matter how prosperous the wealthy family, they could only be buried with the declining Soochow regime.

At this time, the defeated troops from Xiling fled to Jiangling, and Lu Yan took them in. Although the strength of the army increased, Lu Yan still felt very difficult when both the land and the water troops of the Han army came at the same time.

Some generals suggested that Lu Yan withdraw from Jiangling, retreat to the east to defend Baqiu, and join the governor Zhou Chu, and then figure out a good strategy.

Lu Yan shook his head and said: "Under the overturned nest, there are no eggs left. The country will perish, and there will be no place to retreat. My younger brother will not retreat in a deadly battle, and his honor is still alive. If I escape, I will insult the Lu family." He ordered the gates of the city to be closed tightly to guard against the Han army.

Fu Qian sent troops from Xiangyang and went all the way south, invincible. All the cities in the state of Wu they passed surrendered one after another.

When Hu Ji besieged Xiling last year, he sent Fu Qian to Jiangling to contain the Wu army. At that time, the conditions for attacking Wu were not mature. Tone, he wanted to get back this place, this time he led his troops to attack Jiangling again, he was determined to win.

The current situation is very different from last year. At that time, Hu Ji suffered a disastrous attack on Xiling, and Fu Qian was unable to support it alone, and he was indeed unable to take down a strong city like Jiangling.But now Liu Yin has led his army to advance in a roundabout way. Taking Jingnan is equivalent to blooming in the hinterland of Wu. With the cooperation of the navy, taking Jiangling was just a matter of effort.

Like Xiling, Jiangling is a city facing the river.A city near the river has the advantage of being near the river, that is, when the enemy attacks by land, it cannot be completely surrounded, and the defenders can get aid by water.But Linjiang is also the disadvantage of Linjiang, that is, once the waterway is blocked, it will be attacked by enemies from the front and back, especially if the enemy's navy is strong enough, the side of Linshui will definitely bear greater pressure.

Wang Jun's buildings and boats were all moored on the river outside Jiangling City, lined up, and Wang Jun gave an order, and the Firebolts with tongues of fire roared and flew towards Jiangling City, although these Firebolts did not resemble As dense as ordinary bows and arrows, but its destructive power is thousands of times that of ordinary bows and arrows. After dozens of Firebolt arrows flew to the top of the city, the entire Jiangling City was quickly engulfed in flames.

Fu Qian led his troops to take advantage of the situation to attack the city. The Wu army was already panicked. Even if Lu Yan personally supervised the battle, it would be difficult to resist the fierce offensive of the Han army. In less than an hour, the north of Jiangling City had been opened. The army swarmed in and rushed into the city in one fell swoop, the defenders couldn't hold back, and the situation in the entire Jiangling city took a turn for the worse.

Seeing that the general situation was over, Lu Yan did not want to surrender and be humiliated, so he sighed a few times in the Jiangling prefect's mansion, looked east, and killed himself with a horizontal sword.As for the troops under his command, seeing that Lu Yan was dead, the army's morale was slackened, their fighting spirit was completely lost, and they no longer had the thought of resisting.

(End of this chapter)