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More than sixty miles outside Xinzhou City, there is a place called Lucheng.
The news of the imperial court's devastating defeat spread like a plague on the way north.
The officers and soldiers of the prefects from all over the country were all frightened and were busy strengthening the city defenses, and Lu City was no exception.
Lu City has only three hundred troops, and the terrain is flat, making it easy to attack and difficult to defend.
For the sake of his own safety, the prefect Tuliju kept reinforcing the city defenses day and night.
But on the first day of October, a thousand Han troops led by Yue Shaomu occupied the city without any bloodshed.
The key is that when the people of Lucheng heard that the Han army was marching north, tens of thousands of residents in the city suddenly rose up under the arrangement of some thoughtful people, killed the city guard Tu Liju, and marched ten miles away to welcome the Han army into the city.
Part of the reason for this was that rumors that the Han army had committed no crimes against civilians along the way had already reached the ears of the people in various counties, allowing the people who were suffering from oppression to see an opportunity to change their destiny.
Another part is that Tuliju did not hesitate to send more labor in order to strengthen the city, which made the people miserable, so he decided to take risks and defect to the "foreign enemies".
After Yue Shaomu's army entered Lucheng, the military qualities they displayed were indeed as rumored. Not only did they not nag the people, they also took the initiative to provide food to the suffering people to satisfy their hunger, and even sent military medical staff to treat sick patients. .
Just these measures alone won the support of 20,000 people in the city. Some people even led Yue Shaomu to smash open the treasury door and handed all the grain, grass and weapons accumulated there to Yue Shaomu for distribution.
This magical scene had to make Yue Shaomu sigh: "People in foreign countries would rather serve as pawns for the enemy than take up weapons to defend their homeland. This shows that the government and the public in this country are so corrupt and unpopular."
However, Yue Shaomu still knew too little about the magical land of the Kingdom of Jin. It was not that the people were unable to resist the invaders, but the Golden Rules said: If a civilian kills the enemy with troops, he will be regarded as treason if he does not go beyond his right. They should be killed and the nine tribes should be slaves.
In the final analysis, the top leaders of the Jin Kingdom are afraid from the bottom of their hearts that the people of their country will wake up and resist the righteous people. For them, they don't need any righteous people who will act bravely for righteousness. What they want is just obedient people who obey their words and are ignorant and can be bullied.
In the golden age, pigs and dogs are inferior!
With the active help of the people in Lucheng, in just three days, Yue Shaomu built three barbed wire defense lines outside the city and dug artillery positions.
In addition, 300 young men in the city took the initiative to join the Han army to provide them with logistical support.
Until the ninth day of October, the most elite Northern Army led by Zhang Gui with 220,000 gold entered Xinzhou City in a mighty manner.
Fuxiong immediately came forward to pay homage: "See you, General!"
Zhang Gui stopped and said, "Ignore the customary etiquette, let me ask you, where is the Dongyi Army currently?"
Fuxiong: "Reporting to the general, the Dongyi army has entered Lucheng."
"Lucheng?"
Zhang Gui frowned: "Has Tuliju, the prefect of Lucheng, sent someone to ask for help?"
Fu Xiong shook his head and said: "The spies came to report that there was a civil uprising in Lu City. Tu Liju, the prefect of Lu City, and three hundred officers and soldiers of the garrison were all killed in the hands of the rebels."
Zhang Gui: "Then the people of Lucheng didn't resist Dongyi?"
Fu Xiong: "Not only did the unruly people of Lu City fail to resist the Dongyi, they even acted as helpers and actively welcomed the Dongyi army into the city."
Fuying on the side heard this and immediately said angrily: "You are really a bunch of Dongyi bastards. When the Dongyi are pacified, they will definitely slaughter everyone in Lu City!"
"Okay!" Zhang Gui roared angrily, "The civil uprising and surrender to the enemy were originally caused by local officials extorting excessive taxes and showing no benevolent policies. How can they be blamed on the people?"
When Fuying heard this, he was dissatisfied and said: "What? Does the general still want to speak for the rebels?"
Zhang Gui: "Is what I said, general, wrong? You know most clearly whether it is true or not!"
Fuying said angrily: "General, what do you mean by this?"
Zhang Gui: "Master Fu, do you still want me to list them all for you?"
"you……"
Seeing that the conflict was about to escalate, Fu Xiong hurriedly said: "You two, how can we start internal strife when we have a powerful enemy? Let's think about ways to defeat the enemy!"
"snort……"
Fuying snorted coldly and turned away from looking at him.
Zhang Guize said: "The army will rest in Xinzhou for a few days. During this period, we will send people to inquire about the enemy's movements."
As soon as these words came out, Ji Sang was immediately dissatisfied: "General, soldiers are valuable and quick. I think now is the time to send troops to attack Lucheng before Dongyi can react, and annihilate the invading enemy in one fell swoop."
Zhang Gui: "There are more than 200,000 troops. Do you think the enemy troops are blind and deaf, so you are unprepared? Don't act rashly until you know the exact information!"
Ji Sang's face was full of dissatisfaction: "Isn't the general afraid of Dongyi? The last general dares to issue a military order and is willing to personally lead 10,000 troops to attack Lucheng. If we lose, I will behead me!"
"Ignorance!" Zhang Gui roared, "Have you forgotten the lessons learned from Fukang's 40,000-strong army so quickly?"
Fuying heard this and said angrily: "Old man Zhang Gui, what do you mean?!"
Zhang Gui: "I'm just stating the facts!"
"you……"
"snort!"
Ji Sang snorted coldly, ignored the grievances between the Fu family and Zhang Gui, threw up his sleeves and left.
When he returned to the camp, he immediately said to the lieutenant: "Instruct our troops to stand by in front of the city and follow me to kill Lu City!"
The deputy general was stunned when he heard this: "General, is this what the general meant?"
"What a bullshit general, he was too frightened by the Dongyi people to dare to march!" Ji Sang said angrily, "But I, Ji Sang, am a great warrior of gold, how can I be afraid of a mere Dongyi?
Ignore that old man and let me, the general, lead you to make great achievements! "
The deputy general wanted to say more, but was choked back by Ji Sang's cold look.
An hour later...
"How presumptuous! Ji Sang disrespects military orders, and this general will definitely punish him!"
After learning that Ji Sang secretly led troops to attack Lucheng, Zhang Gui suddenly became furious.
But no one present spoke out in support of Zhang Gui.
Because Zhang Gui was a solitary minister in the court, and everyone present had a profound background and knowledge, they would naturally not take him seriously.
"This general wants to impeach Ji Sang. He is so disrespectful of military law that he should be beheaded in public display!"
Fuying suddenly said: "General, don't be excited. Maybe Jisang won?"
Zhang Gui: "General Fu, you are also a battle-hardened veteran, don't you know that intelligence is important?
We have no idea how many troops the enemy currently has, how they have deployed their tactics, or whether there are reinforcements behind them.
How can we not be defeated if we send troops so blindly? "
Fu Ying said: "What the general said is right, but this is a war in our territory of Dajin. We are enemies and guests, and we should be flexible when encountering difficulties."
Zhang Gui said in shock: "I really can't believe that the dignified General Fu can actually say such a thing. Are you pretending to be confused and deliberately making things difficult for me?"
Fuying chuckled lightly: "How dare you, it's just that we all work for Lord Long Live, and everything should be done according to Lord Long Live's ideas."
Zhang Gui frowned: "What do you mean by this?"
Fuying: "General, you have been in court for many years, but you have not yet figured out the thoughts of Lord Long Live. Do you know what Lord Long Live needs most right now?"
Zhang Gui had a blank look on his face. He really had no habit of adapting to the intrigues in the court.
Fuying said solemnly: "Long Live Lord is currently ordering Li Xiang to compile a complete martial arts record, and there is just a big gap to finish it off. Do you understand?"
"What? This..."
Hearing this, Zhang Gui pondered for a moment, and suddenly his whole body started to tremble in shock.
"Long live the Lord, he is... confused..."
