Chapter 2073: Rapid changes (Part 1)
Unwilling to fail, Fu Jian ordered Lu Guang to lead 20,000 cavalry and attack Lingzhi County directly along the coastline. He himself led the rest of the army overland and marched in two directions, hoping to completely keep Zhou Yu's troops behind. On land.
Facing the pursuing Fu Jian, Zhou Yu followed suit and set up a large number of traps and ambushes, but the effect of the same tactics was obviously not good.
Not only did the trap not cause serious damage to the Manchu Qing, it did not even delay the attack, and the ambush failed to ambush the cautious Lu Guang.
If Zhou Yu hadn't woken up in time, arrived with his army, and pretended to be a 40,000-strong army to scare off Lu Guang, the 10,000-strong army responsible for the ambush would have been directly defeated by Lu Guang.
Although Lu Guang was scared away by Zhou Yu, he soon realized that something was wrong and quickly led his army back, but the Qin army had already retreated.
After that, Lu Guang chased all the way to Lingzhi County, but unfortunately he was still a step too late. When he arrived, Zhou Yu had already left by boat, and Fu Jian and Lu Guang's troops made another trip in vain.
In this way, under the encirclement and suppression of Fu Jian's 80,000-strong army, Zhou Yu's company relied on the navy to move four times within the territory of western Liaoning. , relying on various means to weaken the Manchu Qing Dynasty, after more than ten battles, they actually eroded Fu Jian's 10,000 elite soldiers bit by bit.
You know, the combat power of the navy after landing cannot be compared with that of the army, not to mention the large number of cavalry in the Qing army.
The combat power that 10,000 Manchu scraps of gold could exert was enough to defeat 30,000 navy troops head-on, but Zhou Yu used his strategy to erode them bit by bit. This was definitely a hearty victory.
Of course, Zhou Yu himself also suffered a lot of casualties. Nearly 8,000 naval troops were killed in western Liaoning, and the total strength of Zhou Yu's men was also reduced to 22,000.
Four consecutive sieges failed, and nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses were lost. This made Fu Jian furious, but there was nothing he could do against Zhou Yu.
So what if the Qing Dynasty had more troops? So what if you are strong in combat? Zhou Yu won't fight you head-on at all. It's either a sneak attack or an ambush. If it's not a raid, who can stand it in the long run?
Although Fu Jian fought against Zhou Yu many times, he still failed to see the strength of the Qin army due to being trapped in the dominant position, UI and Zhou Yu's deliberate concealment, so he was restrained in the duel with Zhou Yu.
The authorities are fascinated by it, but bystanders love it.
Although Fu Jian couldn't see it, Lu Polou noticed something was wrong.
After several battles, he found that each time a Qin army went out to fight, and the Qin army's combat power was getting weaker and weaker, which was a problem.
Lu Polou immediately spoke to Fu Jian, and his words also made Fu Jian wary.
"What Brother Lu said is reasonable. If we save him once or twice, we can forget it, but this is the case this time. There must be something wrong here."
Fu Jian frowned and said with a puzzled look on his face: "But what is the reason?"
After Lu Polou hesitated for a moment, he was about to speak out when a military detective broke into the tent.
"General, something bad has happened. Luronce has fallen."
"This is absolutely impossible"
Fu Jian said subconsciously, and everyone else was also extremely surprised, obviously they couldn't believe that the news was true.
"Lulong Fortress is between Youbeiping and Liaoxi, and there are 300,000 Qing troops in these two places. How could the Qin army sneak outside Lulong Fortress quietly?" Lu Guang said, shaking his head, with a look of disbelief. look like.
"Even if the Qin army could really sneak up to Lulongsai without anyone noticing, it would be impossible to break through it so quickly. You must know that the pass is the first pass in Youzhou. Not only is Prince Daishan guarding it, but there are also five thousand people inside the pass. How could the army fall so quickly?" Fu Pi said in a deep voice.
"It makes sense..." All the generals also agreed.
Seeing that no one believed it, the military detective almost burst into tears and said quickly: "It's true. This is the information sent back by the carrier pigeon from Luronce."
Fu Jian hurriedly finished, his pupils shrank sharply after looking at it, and he fell down on the chair after reading it.
"Second brother, what happened?" Fu Fa asked hurriedly.
"The Qin army used unknown means to sneak outside Lulong Fortress, and took advantage of the moonlight to use crossbows and rockets to burn the Crescent Tower. All the food and grass in the pass were burned.
In anger, His Highness Daishan went to war rashly, but was trapped outside the pass by the Qin army. Vice General Erzhu went out to rescue the city, but was killed. His Highness Deshan was also captured by the Qin army. The Qin army used His Highness Daishan as a threat. This Only then did they force the defenders in the pass to surrender. "
As soon as Fu Jian said this, everyone present screamed in surprise.
"What? How is this possible?"
"The most important pass in Youzhou was lost so quietly?"
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, this must be fake news..."
Regarding this news, the Manchu generals reacted endlessly. Some felt that the sky was falling, while others could not accept self-deception.
Fu Jian quickly accepted this fact, but his heart was filled with doubts.
How did the Qin army bypass the garrison in various places and sneak outside Lulong fortress? Are the garrisons everywhere blind?
Could it be that Yao Chang rebelled?
Fu Jian did not doubt Aguda in Liaodong, but instead suspected Yao Chang who was guarding Feiru. After all, the distance from Liaodong was too far, and it would be too unbelievable to succeed. But Yao Chang in Feiru was different. If he colludes with the Qin army, he can easily let the Qin army pass, and everything will make sense.
But if Yao Chang rebelled, why would the Qin army want his younger brother Yao Xiang?
Fu Jian was also puzzled by this, so he simply stopped thinking about it and ordered: "Leave 20,000 troops to guard various places, and the rest of the troops will return to Feiru with my general to recapture Lulongsai. "
"promise."
Fu Jian knew his priorities clearly. Compared with Lu Longsai, Zhou Yu was just a minor nuisance. Even if he turned Western Liaoning upside down, it would not damage the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. It would not have much impact on the army on the front line, but Lu Longsai could. It’s different.
Lulongsai is the hub connecting Youbeiping and Liaoxi, and it is the only grain road. Once occupied by the enemy, the 200,000 Qing troops in Youbeiping will be completely separated from the Qin army in western Liaoning.
If the food and grass from the rear cannot be transported, they will run out of food over time. Once they run out of food, You Beiping's 200,000-strong army will be in danger of being annihilated.
Therefore, instead of eliminating Zhou Yu who was jumping up and down, regaining the Lulong competition is the top priority.
In addition, Yao Chang, who was guarding Feiru County, was suspected of rebelling. Although there is no evidence yet, once he really raised his troops to rebel, the situation faced by the Qing army would be even worse.
Therefore, regardless of whether Yao Chang colluded with the Qin army or not, Fu Jian must arrive at Feiru as quickly as possible and cut off Yao Chang's military power first.
Monday's guarantee
(End of chapter)
