When the fighting in Shouchun was in full swing, Lu Meng led his elite soldiers mixed with merchant ships and went north smoothly, bribed officials along the coast, avoided ship inspections, and sneaked into Donghai County from the coast.
The Wu army went west in batches and entered Yilu Mountain to meet up. This time they only brought two young generals, Ling Tong and Zhu Ran. The three of them were all excited as they were about to attack the city.
Lu Mengyan said: "The purpose of this surprise attack on the East China Sea is to capture Xuzhou. We should respond to the governor in the north and the lord's army in the south. It may be difficult to hold on to Tan County alone. We also need to capture Houqiu. This place can not only resist Xiapi Cao's army, but also retreat." Going to Guangling, who of the two generals dares to take on this important position?"
Zhu Ran clasped his fists and said, "I am studying with my lord. We have studied the art of war together for the past two years. We have gained a lot of experience. It is easy to capture a thick hill with just one hand."
Lu Meng was also worried that Ling Tong was too reckless, so he nodded and said: "If you defend the city with Yi Feng, you can take the East China Sea with peace of mind. After the city is broken, as long as you hold on and don't get out, there will be no serious problems. Don't go to war rashly. If you lose, Here, not only have all our previous efforts been wasted, but our way forward has also been cut off!"
Zhu Ran clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, general. Unless the lord comes personally, he will never leave the city."
Lu Meng then divided a thousand troops and ordered Zhu Ran to put on Cao's army uniforms and pretend to be reinforcements from Xiapi to capture the city. Houqiu was just a small city with not many defenders, so there would not be much suspicion. Just open the city. Of.
After Zhu Ran left, Ling Tong said: "The last general can also wear Cao's armor and sneak into Tan County."
Lu Meng said, "There are 20,000 defenders in Tan County. We have no external aid. If we enter the city rashly, we will put ourselves in danger! The weapons and equipment in the army can only be taken wisely and not attacked by force."
Ling Tong asked: "General, what good advice do you have?"
Lu Meng said: "Although Tan County has many soldiers, there is no general to lead it. I have a plan for a long time, and I will lead the troops first and act according to my instructions."
Ling Tong took the order and led five hundred elite cavalry to Tan County in the East China Sea. Lu Meng followed up with the rest of the troops to intimidate Cao's defenders into surrendering.
The Wu army was approaching the city. When the defenders saw it from a distance, they immediately beat drums and sounded gongs to warn. Fu Fang, the governor of Donghai County, hurriedly came to the city to check the enemy's situation.
Captain Fu Shuo smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, but hundreds of Soochow soldiers and horses must have sneaked in from the coast, so there is nothing to worry about."
Fu Fang Nianxu looked around the city and saw a general riding out and standing under the moat. Hengdao immediately shouted: "Cao Cao is a lost dog, why haven't you surrendered earlier?"
Fu Shuo said angrily: "How dare you, the rats from the east of the Yangtze River, to underestimate the people of the Central Plains? This thief will be killed by his horse."
Fu Fang frowned and said: "Hundreds of Wu troops dare to go deep into the enemy's territory. I'm afraid they have someone to rely on. Don't underestimate the enemy."
Fu Shuo said proudly: "Isn't it just a small force that comes to my door? This is to help my brother increase his reward. Don't miss it."
Fu Fang was still hesitating, but Fu Shuo had already gone down to the city to order his troops, and ordered his men to open the city gates and set up a battle formation to confront the Wu army.
He had been the governor of Donghai County for three years, and Fu Fang had been planning everything. He was supposed to be promoted to the governor of Xuzhou. After gaining experience, he could enter the court. He was about to achieve success and honor his ancestors.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was defeated in Ruxu, and the Wu army counterattacked Huainan. He transferred Cao Ren to supervise Xuzhou's troops and horses, and concurrently served as governor. However, he was delayed in promotion. The two brothers were anxious and helpless. Seeing the opportunity to make meritorious deeds presented themselves, how could they hold back?
Fu Shuo raised his gun and shouted in a deep voice: "I, Governor Fu Shuo, never kill unknown people, everyone who comes is known by name!"
"Mou Nai Jiangdong Ling Tong is Ye!" Ling Tong smiled coldly: "I think you are nothing more than a nobody."
Fu Shuo was furious and urged his horses to fight Ling Tong. Fu Fang watched the battle nervously in the city and ordered his men to beat drums to cheer him up, first testing the strength of the Wu army.
The sound of drums outside Tan County City was loud, and the two men fought in front of the battle. Fu Shuo faced the enemy for the first time. He was full of energy and appeared with a spear. After more than ten rounds, Ling Tong was killed and Ling Tong was in a hurry and couldn't resist.
"It turns out it was just a sneak attack by a small team!" Fu Fang was overjoyed when he saw this, looking forward to Fu Shuo getting rid of the enemy in one fell swoop so he could report his merits.
Just when he was expecting, suddenly dust was flying in the distance, flags were fluttering, and a large group of people was approaching quickly. Fu Fang was shocked and hurriedly called for gold to withdraw his troops.
Fu Shuo was about to take advantage of the victory and kill the enemy. He heard the order and had no choice but to retreat to the city and complained: "I was about to defeat the enemy and make a meritorious service. Why did my brother call me gold?"
Fu Fang pointed to the distance with a solemn expression: "The enemy army has arrived, but there is no news in the East China Sea. Where did they come from?"
Fu Shuo quickly came to the top of the city and saw thousands of Wu troops coming to the city. A general urged his horse to the city and shouted: "Lü Meng is here in Jiangdong. Who dares to go out of the city to fight?"
Fu Shuo clenched his fist and said, "Hmph, even Lu Meng, a kid, dares to be arrogant. Look at me and fight again."
Fu Fang shook his head and said: "Thousands of Wu soldiers have entered the country, but they have not been notified by various places. They are afraid that there is fraud among them. Lu Meng is a famous general in Jiangdong, so there is no need to fight with him. Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. Send people to find out the truth first, and then think about it. The enemy’s plan.”
Fu Shuo had no choice but to lead troops to defend the city, and sent people to inquire about Donghai County to see where this Wu army came from.
Wu Jun shouted for a while, but when no one left the city and it was getting late, he retreated three miles to set up camp and sent people to cut down trees and build weapons to prepare for the attack on Tan County.
After dinner, Fu Fang summoned the generals to the government office and said to everyone: "I don't know where the Wu army came from, but according to the report from the detective horse, there is no large army in the rear. The fact that these three thousand lone troops went deep is really a gift from God. You will be promoted when you perform your merits." You’ve got it!”
Fu Shuo was overjoyed, clasping his fists and saying, "No matter what you say, Lord Fu, I'll do whatever it takes to get my brains in trouble!"
Fu Fangyan said: "The Wu army is sneaking in. They don't have enough supplies and food, their camps are crude and their soldiers are tired. If we go to meet them tonight, we will definitely win a complete victory. The governor is now facing the enemy in Shouchun. It's the right time to employ people. If you hear that I When I hear more, I will definitely use you all again."
Everyone was happy and immediately returned to the camp to prepare. Fu Shuo led him out of the city to rob the camp. Now Cao Camp was short of generals and there were many vacancies. As long as he killed the enemy and made meritorious service, he would be promoted immediately.
At the fourth watch, when the soldiers had finished eating, Fu Shuo personally led 5,000 elite soldiers to the Wu army's camp. He divided into three more teams, each with 2,000 men and horses, to surround and annihilate the Wu army.
It was a cool night in early autumn. Fu Shuo's soldiers arrived at the enemy's stronghold and sent scouts to observe closely. As expected, the enemy was unprepared. He immediately sent out troops and rushed straight into the camp.
Soldiers had already prepared hay torches, rushed into the stronghold and set fires everywhere. Amidst the shouts, the fire spread with the night wind, and in a blink of an eye, the fire shot into the sky and lit up the sky.
When the three groups of people lying in ambush outside the camp saw the signal, they immediately surrounded the Wu army's camp and rushed in through the gate of the camp.
Fu Shuo took the lead, passed several large camps, rushed to the Chinese army's tent, opened the tent with one shot, looked up to the sky and laughed: "Little Lu Meng, where... eh? Fuck--"
Under the firelight, he saw only a straw man standing in the tent. His heart suddenly sank and he shouted: "There is an ambush, retreat quickly!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard horses neighing outside the camp. Cao Jun was still grabbing weapons and supplies in the fireworks. When he heard the drums, he thought they were his own horses ambushing outside and didn't take it seriously.
Suddenly, countless arrows fell from the sky, mixed with many rockets, and shot into Cao's army. Fires also burned in the nearby camp, surrounding them in the fire.
