Farmer of Shu Han Chapter 925

Chapter 925 The nightmare that cannot be eliminated

Compared to Sun Quan lingering in Xiaoyaojin, Quan Cong, who was sent to attack Lujiang, moved much faster.

Lujiang didn't react at all, Quan Cong had already led the army and approached Liu'an City.

Fortunately, Lu Xun had sneaked into Lu'an City last year, so the defenders were already prepared. When they got the news of the Wu army's appearance in the territory, they immediately closed the city gates to prevent entry and exit.

The officials and civilians who were flocking to Lu'an City, managed to escape here, but were unable to enter the city.

Everyone couldn't help crying for help in the city, but the defenders in the city not only didn't open the door, they even shot arrows to force everyone back.

At this moment, someone shouted again:

"The people of Wu are here!"

Guo saw the smoke and dust rising in the distance, and the Wu people were about to reach the city.

People outside the city had no choice but to find their way around in panic and flee.

Wu Jun's scouts had already reported this situation.

The generals in the army were overjoyed when they heard about it, and suggested to Quan Cong one after another:

"General Wei, there are so many men and women outside the city, why don't you divide your troops and capture them, one can increase the number of episodes, and the other can invite credit and rewards."

The military system of the State of Wu is a hereditary system of trilogy. Except for the imperial guards led by the emperor, all other sergeants can be hereditary.

Therefore, most of the leading generals in the Wu State are extremely keen to put down the rebellion of the barbarians in the mountains, because the captured ones can be taken as servants and used by themselves.

As for foreign military use, there is less enthusiasm and more caution.

After all, fighting for the country, a considerable part of the dead and wounded soldiers can be regarded as their own private parts.

I just didn't expect that there would be such a good opportunity to make money in this battle.

In their eyes, those men and women who fled everywhere are property!

The city of Lu'an is in sight, and the generals in the army don't think about how to attack the city, but how to divide the troops and capture the people in order to increase the number of troops.

Quan Cong looked at the excited and greedy faces. Although he knew that this was a tradition in the military, he felt angry and also saddened in his heart:

"Since Your Majesty paid half of my troops to take the Lujiang River, he should put state affairs first. How could he lose his job because of small profits? This is not what a minister did!"

"If the troops are divided up to capture the people today, the siege will inevitably be delayed. No matter how many people are captured, how can it be compared with the capture of the Lujiang River?"

"Besides, our army has just arrived, and the situation is unknown. Who knows if the enemy has ambushed? If the troops are easily dispersed, in case they are attacked by the enemy, how can the mere people make up for the casualties?"

"I'm not the only one present at the time of introduction. I'm afraid that everyone here will also be able to escape the guilt. Rather than arresting people for meritorious service and being convicted, it is better to attack the city with all your strength."

Although Quan Cong is from Wu County, he is actually from a wealthy Jiangdong family.

However, he married Sun Luban, the daughter of Sun Quan, as his wife. She is Sun Quan's son-in-law, and he is deeply respected by Sun Quan.

Anyway, the Sun family has been in charge of Jiangdong for decades. Over the years, it is not surprising to have cultivated several aristocratic families who are willing to devote all their allegiance.

After all, if Sun Wu really becomes the co-lord of the world, then they who have the merits of the dragon will naturally gain much more benefits than Pian'an Jiangnan.

Quan Cong is deeply bound to the Wu royal family, so he is not quite the same as some Jiangdong aristocratic families.

Compared to Gou An Jiangnan, he hopes that Wu Guo can be proactive and unify the world.

There are people from Jiangdong who have this idea, as well as Lu Xun, Zhu Ran and others.

That's why I can't understand the behavior of generals who put self-interest first and don't put state affairs first.

Quan Cong is both General Wei and the commander in chief of the army, so if he said these words in his capacity, no matter how unwilling the generals were, they could only resign in dismay.

Soon, Wu Jun came to Lu'an City, dispersed the surrounding people, and then began to prepare for the siege.

Who knew that this preparation took more than 20 days.

the reason is simple.

Because there has been no news from the east that His Majesty has arrived in Hefei City.

Sun Quan did not hold back the Wei army in Hefei, so Quan Cong had to guard against not only the Wei army from Shouchun coming to help, but also the Wei army from Hefei.

Last year when Lu Xun encountered such a situation, he could only withdraw his troops overnight. How could Quan Cong dare to take it seriously?

Sun Quan watched the scenery by Chaohu Lake for too long, Quan Cong couldn't hold back anymore, and began to feel anxious.

The so-called soldiers are expensive and fast.

Quan Cong's initial advance all the way was to prevent the cities of Lujiang from being prepared in time, but he didn't expect to waste more than 20 days in the city of Lu'an now.

Let's not talk about Wei Guo's preparations, even the walls of Lu'an City have probably been raised by ten feet.

As for the reinforcements that have not yet appeared, who knows where they are now?

Quan Cong was only anxious, and the generals in the army had begun to complain.

Your majesty's majestic posture, of course a courtier dare not complain.

What they complained about was naturally Quan Cong's refusal to divide troops and arrest civilians.

"If I had known this before, it would be better to divide the army and arrest the people from the beginning. First, there is some credit, and second, it can benefit."

"Yeah, yeah, it's not like now, and if you don't attack the city, those people would have disappeared long ago, without finding anything..."

Regarding these complaints, even if Quan Cong heard them, he could only pretend that he didn't know.

When the news that Sun Quan finally led the army ashore and set off for Hefei New City came, Quan Cong turned his head to the sky and let out a long sigh:

"The opportunity is lost, let's see God's will!"

Last year, the top generals raided Lu'an, but failed.

Now Wei Jun has been preparing for a full month, wanting to break the city, regardless of God's will, is it possible to see if Wei Jun will take the initiative to open the city gate and surrender?

Not to mention Shouchun's reinforcements, no one knows whether they are in Hefei or Lujiang.

That's why Quan Cong, who had lost the opportunity, fought the siege battle timidly, because he had to pay attention to the news from both east and west directions at all times, so as not to be cut off.

Compared to Quan Cong's timidity, Sun Quan, who was determined to face the nightmare in his heart, let go of his hands and feet, and advanced to Hefei New City at full speed.

To be honest, marching in winter is really too much to suffer.

Because the armor worn by lieutenant soldiers not only cannot keep warm, but will absorb heat from the body.

It is already cold enough in the cold weather, and if you put on armor, if you are not careful, you will contract diseases such as wind and cold.

This is why Sun Quan likes to go north in winter.

Wei Junlu has defeated Wu Guo many times, which is recognized by the world.

Wu Jun fought in winter, and of course its combat effectiveness would also decline.

But the cold weather will only reduce the combat effectiveness of the Wei army even more.

Even if he is still stronger than Wu Jun, at least the gap between the two will be smaller than usual.

After all, God is fair and will not favor any party.

Wu people will catch wind and cold, and Wei people will also catch wind and cold.

Their commander-in-chief was not a certain Feng who took advantage of him. In order to reduce the damage to the backbone of the army from arrows and crossbows, he was willing to take out even silk.

They don't even have gloves, and wielding weapons in the cold winter may crack or even frostbite their hands.

It's not like a certain Feng surnamed turtle, who has too much money and nowhere to spend it, and actually makes some kind of winter training plan.

Of course, as the emperor, Sun Quan naturally does not need to be frozen.

It is not easy to ride a horse in winter, he sits in the car, and there is a heater.

"Report! Your Majesty, the city of Hefei is ahead!"

Thirty miles away, whether it is close or far, but Sun Quan was still very careful and sent out a large number of scouts along the way to prevent the Wei army from laying an ambush.

But he found that he was worrying too much.

The old city of Hefei was completely demolished, even the people were completely relocated.

Along the way, apart from Wei Jun's scouts, let alone an ambush, none of the common people saw it.

Hearing that he was about to reach the city of Hefei at this time, Sun Quan's heart that was a little hanging finally fell.

"Come on, prepare your horse!"

Sun Quan put on a long and thick down jacket, got out of the car, and got on the horse.

Looking up, I saw a city looming in front of me.

After getting closer, I can finally see the city clearly.

But there is a lake in the south of the city, and natural moats in the north and east, surrounded by water on three sides.

Only one side can pass, but it still leads directly to the land of Wei State behind.

If Wu Jun wants to attack the city, he must first cross the wide river in front of him.

Fortunately, it was winter and there was not much water.

Sun Quan then ordered to find a few places with shallow water and build bridges to cross the river.

After the battle of Shiting, Wei suffered a lot.

So in the past few years, Wu Jun has always taken the initiative to go north, and Wei Guo is on the defensive.

In addition, Sun Quan had sent out all his troops this time, so he predicted that the Wei army must be like the previous few times, only guarding the city, and did not dare to go out of the city at all.

The reason is simple: insufficient troops.

Otherwise, why would Wei Guo move Hefei City to the rear?

Without the interference of Wei Jun, the bridge was quickly paved. Sun Quan gave an order, and Wu Jun began to cross the river.

Man Chong stood at the top of the city, and when he saw the canopy below the city began to move, he smiled coldly.

It is a fact that the front line of Yangzhou is short of troops.

In addition to losing too many troops because of the Shiting World War I, the Shu bandits in the west also put too much pressure on Wei.

After all, there are too many places to guard in Guanzhong.

Unlike Yangzhou, as long as Hefei is well guarded, Wu people will not be able to advance an inch.

So the deployment of troops is naturally less.

But that doesn't mean he can only defend the city.

"Drumming!"

"Boom boom boom..."

Sun Quan, who was crossing the river, suddenly heard the sound of drums in the city, and immediately raised his head in surprise.

But seeing a team of elite cavalry appear on both sides of Hefei City, they rushed directly to the Wu army who had just crossed to the other side and had not yet formed a formation.

"Strike halfway?!"

Sun Quan looked at the dust and smoke rising in front of him, and then heard the sound of horseshoes like the rain, and subconsciously felt a chill in his heart.

The nightmare in my heart resurfaced again.

He panicked and almost threw the mount under him into the water.

The bad influence of the emperor's personal conquest was revealed at this time.

The canopy was too conspicuous, it only shook a few times, and the guards dutifully shouted:

"Protect Your Majesty!"

There is even a general who has experienced the first battle of Xiaoyaojin, and his heart is hanging in his voice!

When Zhang Liao was in the army, he went straight to the commander-in-chief's banner, forcing His Majesty to a mountain mound, holding a long halberd for self-defense.

Who is not afraid of such a thing?

At this moment, there was also drumming noise from the north side, and at the same time there was faint smoke and dust.

"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw! Withdraw!"

Sun Quan was shocked, and hurriedly ordered.

There is an ambush ahead, and on this side of the moat, there are also ambushes on the flanks. The Wei thief wants to attack while he is crossing the river!

After thinking up to this point, he didn't dare to hesitate anymore, he turned his horse's head and ran back to the east bank.

"Quick, pay attention to the north!"

Back to the east bank, Sun Quan was still in shock, and quickly ordered again.

As for Wu Jun on the west bank, he didn't care about it for a while.

Fortunately, it is impossible for Sun Quan to manage an army of tens of thousands of people. It is those generals who are really in charge.

The emperor's canopy ran back to the east bank, and the general Wu Jun who had already crossed the river was not in a hurry.

Although it was unexpected that the Wei thief dared to take the initiative to attack, he was caught off guard by the ambushes, and his majesty ordered to retreat to the east bank, which made the soldiers of the Wu army run back like a swarm.

But still the same sentence, the Wei army was short of troops, and there were thousands of ambush soldiers.

After paying the price of nearly a thousand casualties, Wu Jun has barely organized a formation.

Wei Jun accepted it as soon as he saw it, and retreated like a gust of wind.

On the contrary, when the Wu army was retreating, many soldiers fell into the river because they were too flustered.

The river was icy cold, and in addition to wearing thick clothes in winter, and some soldiers were wearing armor, they were not rescued in time, and more people died of freezing than drowning.

After the ambushes on the other side of the moat receded, the noise of the drums in the north also disappeared.

Although he knew that there might be suspected soldiers in the north, Emperor Sun was still in shock.

The nightmare more than ten years ago could make him linger on the edge of Chaohu Lake for more than 20 days. Man Chong's sudden attack this time naturally made Sun Dadi more cautious.

He first ordered a careful reconnaissance of the surrounding area until he was sure that there was no danger at all, and then he continued to build the bridge.

And it is necessary to build the bridge so that not only horses and horses will be hindered, but even cars can be driven.

But before he could attack the city, there was another news that Wei Guo's reinforcements had arrived from Shouchun.

Sun Quan looked at Jiancheng in front of him, and then at the thirty miles of land road behind him. There was no direct waterway to the river, which made him feel a little guilty.

"Your Majesty, the city of Hefei cannot be taken down suddenly, and reinforcements from thieves are coming again, and it is very likely that they will try to cut off our army's retreat. For your majesty's safety, I implore your majesty to retreat."

Sun Quan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard it, and sighed at the same time:

"Now I finally know why the Wei thief moved to Hefei!"

In the past, as long as you pass through Chaohu Lake by boat, you can attack Hefei when you enter, and you can return to the river when you retreat.

Now they want to attack Hefei, but they have to go ashore for dozens of miles, and the Shouchun bandits can come from the north again, threatening the flanks and rear.

"Wei thief, you are really cunning!"

After cursing bitterly in Hefei Xincheng, Sun Dadi led the army back to Chaohu Lake in a hurry.

However, he was lucky enough to send someone to Lujiang to find out if Quan Cong had captured Lu'an City.

Quan Cong was stunned when he received the news from Sun Quan.

Your Majesty, as agreed, you will contain the Wei army in Hefei and Shouchun, and I will attack Lu'an City.

I have been waiting for nearly a month just to hear from you.

It's been a few days of hard work, and now you say that you have retreated, and you come to ask me if I have captured Lu'an...

Recalling last year when the general led the army to attack Lujiang, he also made an appointment with His Majesty to keep Hefei in check. As a result, His Majesty didn't even go to Xiaoyaojin, but just wandered around Ruxukou.

Quan Cong only felt very tired, and he ordered with a tired face:

"Retreat!"

(end of this chapter)

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