Wu Jun, inside the south gate of Wu County.
A large number of rebel troops were escorted towards the Jin army's camp for guarding. Zhuge Kan, Liu Yu, and Ma Yi from the Haixi Company stood on their horses, looking at the long queue of defeated troops.
"We relied on Liu Sima and the Duke to turn defeat into victory this time. If Liu Sima hadn't rushed to help in time, half of our army would have been lost in this small Wu County!" Zhuge Kan looked at Liu Yu on his left, his eyes filled with gratitude. Meaning!
Liu Yu hurriedly clasped his fists and declined: "General, you are over-praised! The Wolf Guard is the most elite soldier in the hands of the lord. Even if it is temporarily trapped, it is just a temporary defeat. How can we judge a hero based on a victory or defeat?"
Zhuge Kan, as Xu Zongwen's sworn brother, has not yet held a position in the staff of General Zhengbei, while Liu Yu is already Sima, General Zhengbei, and has become Xu Zongwen's assistant officer.
But in terms of closeness, Zhuge Kan is naturally closer to Xu Zongwen than Liu Yu.
Zhuge Kan naturally knew about Xu Zongwen's appointment of Liu Yu as Sima, so he thought that Liu Yu must be exceptional. As expected, in the battle two nights ago, Liu Yu arrived in time to turn the tide and take advantage of Lu Xun's unpreparedness. Attacked the rebel army, not only saved the defeated Wolf Guard, but also took advantage of the situation to retake Wu County!
Brother really knows how to recognize people!
"Liu Sima is too humble. I will not forget your contribution, and my lord will also remember it. I have submitted the detailed battle report to Jiankang, and my lord must have seen it by now."
"I have also sent people to the capital. Xu Zhengbei must have known about the war situation in Wu County." Ma Yi of the Haixi Company to Zhuge Kan's right interjected.
When Zhuge Kan heard what Sima Yi was saying, he turned his head and gave a heavy bow to Sima Yi: "During the previous attack on the city, if my father-in-law had not sent people to contact us and cooperate with our army inside and outside, our army would not have been able to easily enter Wu County. "
Sima Yi smiled with satisfaction and waved his hands repeatedly: "I am a member of the clan, how can I sit back and watch the thieves cause trouble? I have long heard of the reputation of the Xiaoqi Army. Being able to fight against the enemy with you all is worthy of the Xuanwu spirit flowing from my body. Blood!"
Sima Yi's identity as the deposed emperor may be a bit tricky and embarrassing for others, but Zhuge Kan followed Xu Zongwen in the southern and northern wars. He was a strong man trained in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He didn't care about any taboos about his identity!
What's more, Sima Yi is not as cowardly and incompetent as the rumors say. Not only that, Sima Yi can step forward in times of crisis and lead the palace guards and servants to actively attack Lu Xun's army in the city. This is enough to show that those who are not beneficial to Haixi The rumors about me are just rumors!
Rumors stop with the wise!
"Young Master is worthy of being the son of a dragon and a phoenix grandson, and he has not fallen behind the royal etiquette. I admire you so much!" Zhuge Kan bowed deeply.
Upon seeing this, Sima Yi returned the favor with his hand. He was not rude or arrogant at all because of his status as a royal family member, and his words and deeds were also very decent.
"Lu Xun originally had 40,000 horses in his hands, but our army beheaded over a thousand and captured nearly ten thousand. After this battle, the prosperity of the bandit army will no longer exist! In Wu County, the bandits, big and small, must be frightened and dare not plunder the general's tiger beard!" Liu Yuga has just finished counting the losses of both sides. In any case, the previous decline has finally been restored.
Zhuge Kan nodded slightly and agreed, but he sighed again: "This is all my fault! If I hadn't underestimated the enemy, how could I have allowed more than a thousand Wolf Guard brothers to die in Wu County? I am ashamed of my trust in the lord. I am guilty. ah!"
"General, don't blame yourself too much. Our army has won a great victory and its morale has soared. The enemy's army has suffered a new defeat and its momentum has weakened. As long as we take advantage of the victory and march forward to recover Wu County first, the danger of Jiankang will be resolved. We can then attack with Xie Huwei from the north and the south. , Sun En is definitely not our opponent!" Liu Yu didn't have any worries at all about these rebels from Tianshi Dao, but was full of excitement!
"Lu Xun is a timid person who forgets his righteousness when he sees small gains. He is far different from Sun En, who has hidden ambitions that are obvious! The only person he is afraid of is Xu Daofu. This person is far-sighted and full of clever plans. Fa, the way of using troops is ever-changing, and can often produce unexpected results! They are our army’s formidable enemies, and quite difficult to deal with!”
If Xu Zongwen were here, he would not be surprised to hear Liu Yu's ambitious words.
Because in the original history, Liu Yu relied on the annihilation of Sun En and Lu Xun to make his fortune, and was promoted step by step to the general of Jianwu. Later, he took control of the state affairs of the Jin Dynasty by defeating Huan Xuan, and then succeeded the Jin Dynasty and established the Song Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty who swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger!
Of course, those are all things for later.
The current Sun En Rebellion has been advanced by fourteen years. Liu Yu also regards Xu Zongwen, who became famous during the Northern Expedition, as his lord, and he must not have any other thoughts.
"Have the sentries who went to Qiantang to contact Xie Yan come back?" Zhuge Kan turned his attention to the wide official road outside the city gate, but he never saw a person or a horse coming from the south. He looked disappointed and turned his head towards A scout behind him ordered: "Send a few more groups of troops south, and be sure to get in touch with Xie Yan's command!"
There was a flash of light in the scout's eyes, he handed over his hand and made a promise, then he clapped his horse and left.
"General, there is someone, general, look!" When Zhuge Kan was ordering more men to go south, Ma Yi from the Haixi Company pointed at the smoke rising far away from the city gate and shouted.
"Huh?" Zhuge Kan turned around, followed what Sima Yi pointed at, and stared straight at the ball of yellow sand.
Finally, two riders emerged from the yellow sand, and they were the armors of the Wolf Guards!
"Quick!" Zhuge Kan waved his hand, and the dozen or so cavalry soldiers guarding him immediately jumped out to meet the returning wolf guard sentry cavalry.
"Brother, please tell me, have you seen General Xie Yanxie?"
"Report! Report to General, General Huwei Xie Yan, General Huwei, thank you, Xie Yan, he... was defeated and martyred for his country!" Before the sentry rider who had been traveling for two days and two nights could finish his words, he could no longer hold on anymore. Fell into Zhuge Kan’s arms!
"What?" Liu Yu and Sima Yi were stunned. The fact that Xie Yan was defeated and died for his country came so suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, a wake-up call!
After a long and suffocating wait, Zhuge Kan grasped the long sword at his waist and roared: "Pass my general order, gather all the ministries, gather in Wuxian, and tighten the city. No one can stand without my general order." Sun Enjun, anyone who violates this rule will be killed!"
"No!" Although Liu Yu was not Zhuge Kan's subordinate, Zhuge Kan was General Ying Yang appointed by the imperial court after all. He himself was only one of Xu Zongwen's staff and was not considered a formal official, so he listened to Zhuge Kan's subordinates together. General's order.
The news of Xie Yan's death was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Jin army!
Zhuge Kan added: "Immediately send people to Jiankang, send back the news of Xie Yan's death, and then ask for help from the lord!"
Once Xie Yan is dead, Sun En of Kuaiji will be free to go north to besiege the Xiaoqi army. By then, Zhuge Kan will ask himself that he is not sure that he can calmly deal with Sun En's army of hundreds of thousands!
"General, please allow me to camp outside the city and form a quarrel with Wu County. We have at least three days to support before the lord's army supports us. As long as Sun En's army has not arrived, our army has won a great victory in the past, Lu Xun You absolutely dare not take the initiative to attack me!" Liu Yu clasped his fists and begged for orders. Although the two thousand old and weak men under him who were cut off from the Forbidden Army were not as strong as the Wolf Guard, there was no big problem in building a camp to resist the rebels.
At this point, Zhuge Kan could only agree to let Liu Yu form an army alone and build a stronghold outside the city.
Looking at the sunset over the city, Zhuge Kan's brows were filled with anxiety and a faint sense of uneasiness...
