In Tan County, Lu Meng led the Wu army to hold on for half a month, losing nearly half of their troops. No reinforcements arrived, and he couldn't help but feel regretful.
Although Tan County has sufficient food, grass and equipment, its troops are limited. This surprise attack only brought 5,000 elite troops. They originally expected the support of Sun Quan's army, but now they are making a desperate move, which is indeed a bit risky.
Since he took Tan County and recruited 2,000 new soldiers from all over the East China Sea, Lu Meng did not dare to entrust him with important tasks, fearing that they would defect in front of the battle and cause death.
Fortunately, Wu Dun could not bear the casualties of his soldiers. In the past few days, the offensive had slowed down. He only suppressed it with catapults and manholes. He no longer forced an attack on the city. He even returned to the camp early in the past two days.
Lu Meng couldn't wait for Zhu Ran to cooperate, let alone Sun Quan to send troops. Seeing that the morale of Cao's army was declining, he wanted to retreat. If he continued to defend, his soldiers would suffer casualties, so he could only surrender.
Then he discussed with Ling Tong: "If Cao's army besieges and refuses to attack, they must wait for Cao Ren to send troops to support. Lord Shouchun is defeated and does not know when to send troops. It is better to take this opportunity to break out of the city."
Ling Tong was also well aware of the critical situation and was cut off from outside news. The soldiers were anxious and said helplessly: "Isn't it a pity that a great achievement has been wasted just like this?"
Lu Meng sneered and said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Knowing how to advance and retreat is the responsibility of a general. As long as you and I preserve our strength, sooner or later we will set foot in the Central Plains."
"What the general said is absolutely true!" Ling Tong clasped his fists and said, "General, I will go and prepare first. This time I leave the city, I will return to the sea like a dragon, and one day it will soar into the clouds."
After dark, Ling Tong led the Wu army to reorganize the army. The men and horses gathered in the camp and were well fed. They waited until the Cao army's defense relaxed in the middle of the night and then rushed out from the east gate and broke out to the seaside, where there were naval forces to support them.
At the third watch, Commander Ling led 500 fine cavalry in front to clear the way. Lu Meng then responded, and Deng Guang left the camp and headed for the east gate.
The moon was sparse and the night was as cold as water. Lu Meng was riding his horse on the empty street, with only the sound of horse hooves echoing. He felt infinite emotion in his heart. He only lamented that the current situation had not been resolved, and he was somewhat unwilling to do so.
Dong dong dong——
At this moment, suddenly there was a rapid drumbeat outside the city. Lu Meng was shocked on his horse and shouted: "Who leaked the news?"
"General, there is a fire in the rear camp of Cao's army!" At this moment, the soldiers on the city who were about to open the door exclaimed.
"Oh?" Lu Meng was startled, urged his horse to jump down from the city, and quickly climbed up the city.
Outside the camp to the east, Cao Jun's rear was ablaze with red, and fire was rising into the sky. The sound of drums was mixed with the sound of killing, and a group of men and horses were heading towards the city to clash.
"Is this?" Lu Meng frowned slightly, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted with his fists: "God is really helping me, great things have happened!"
He immediately turned around and leapt down to the city in a few steps, shouting to Ling Tong who was in the city gate road: "It's official, there must be Zhu Ran's troops outside the city. Get out of the city quickly to meet them, and work together from inside and outside to defeat Cao's army!"
"Follow your orders!" Ling Tong and Wu Jun were all in high spirits after hearing this. They all clenched their weapons and prepared for battle.
As the city gate slowly opened, Ling Tong roared, and his leaping horse rushed out first. Before the suspension bridge could settle down, his horse leaped over.
Cao Jun was already on guard in front, but Ling Tong was like a tiger coming out of its cage, unstoppable. He waved his sword and heard a scream, and several Cao Jun fell backward.
"My sons, this is the time to make a great contribution, kill!" Lu Meng then led his troops to fight out. At this time, the only way to reverse the situation was to break the cauldron and sink the boat.
The Wu army followed Lu Meng into Cao's camp. Deng Guang did not care about defending the city and killed the generals together. They had already prepared rockets, firewood and other fire starters and threw them all at the gate of the camp.
Fire broke out in the front and rear of Cao's camp. The Wu troops rushed forward and fought to the death. Cao's troops were attacked from the front and back, and were killed. Many people were turned upside down and fled in all directions.
Under the firelight, Ling Tong rushed forward on horseback and slashed left and right with his sword. There was no enemy in sight. The young man was aroused, as if he had endless power.
"Hurry up and meet Zhu Ran, kill Wu Dun and Sima Yi first!" Lu Meng followed closely, and the two of them cooperated well with each other. However, Cao's army was extremely outnumbered, and only by killing the generals could the battle situation be reversed.
Ling Tong was charging forward when he saw a group of soldiers and horses suddenly appear in front of them. The leader blocked the way with their guns drawn. It was Wu Dun who led the troops.
"Sure enough, Wu Gou can only do sneak attacks, so you should die!" Wu Dun shouted, fighting with Ling Tong.
At this time, the fire in the camp was burning, and the sound of killing was heard everywhere. Wu Dun was not Ling Tong's opponent, so Lu Meng bypassed the place where the two fought, killed Cao's army, and went to meet Zhu Ran.
Zang Ba heard the fighting at the east gate and organized his troops to come to the rescue. When he met Lu Meng, he roared and rushed over.
"A bandit is a bandit, how can you know the secrets of a certain military strategy?" Lu Meng smiled coldly and urged his horse to attack Zang Ba.
At this time, only Zang Ba and Wu Dun were the strongest generals in Taishan. If these two were removed, the troops would be in chaos. Even if Sima Yi arrived, he would not be able to suppress this bandit army.
He had not been in battle for many days, and Lu Meng was also very anxious. If he had not been shouldering the important task, he would have killed the enemy himself. Now that he could finally give it a go, his fighting spirit was high.
In terms of martial arts, Lü Meng was still superior to Ling Tong. Zang Ba rushed forward and fought for more than ten times before he couldn't resist. Seeing that Wu troops were coming from behind, he was worried that he would be trapped in a tight siege. He shouted loudly and forced Lü Meng to retreat and head north. Door retreat.
"Chase!" Lu Meng was full of fighting spirit and led his troops to pursue Zang Ba.
A Wu army in front is taking advantage of the chaos to attack. As long as Zhu Ran and Ling Tong join forces, it is more than enough to deal with Wu Dun. If Zang Ba is eliminated this time, and then the North Camp is captured, victory is guaranteed.
After chasing forward and passing the north gate, they saw that Cao's army in the northern camp was in chaos and was rushing to fight. Lu Meng had followed closely and entered the stronghold, keeping a close eye on Zang Ba.
"Stop it for me!" Zang Ba shouted in panic on his horse.
Cao's soldiers in the camp hurriedly formed a formation, but they could not stop Lu Meng, who was in high morale. The Wu army took advantage of the situation and pursued them into the camp. They could not resist it at all, and were killed and fled in all directions.
The defeat was like a mountain. Even though Zang Ba had led the army for many years and the Taishan army was fierce by nature, once the army went unfavorably, the morale of the army was shattered. This was especially true for the rebel army. They only wanted to save their lives and few were willing to fight to the death.
Lu Meng was overjoyed and roared: "How dare you compete with me among the mob?"
Zang Ba was running in embarrassment in front of him, and Lu Meng led his elite troops in hot pursuit. The two of them were running around in the camp.
"Child Lu Meng, don't go too far!" Zang Ba turned around and roared as he walked.
Ahead was the rear camp's grain storage area, where grain trucks were surrounded layer by layer. Zang Ba and his remaining soldiers squeezed into the granary, but were blocked by the vehicles and unable to advance or retreat. His mounts neighed.
"Taishan thief, this is your burial place!" Lu Meng smiled coldly and urged his horse to rush forward.
The Wu army followed Lu Meng to cover up the attack, all staring at Zang Ba. As they were about to approach, suddenly countless figures emerged from behind the vehicles. At the same time, Cao Jun appeared on the top of the granary and in the haystacks on both sides.
Crunch——
The sound of the bowstring being pulled was numb, and everyone in Wu Jun was shocked. Lu Meng's face changed greatly on the horse, showing a look of despair.
