It is said that brothers Tan Shao, Zuo Yu, Lin Weigong, and Cao Tanzhi were separated from General Huwei Xie Yan after the defeat of Qian Tang. !
The Tan brothers worked together to gather various units of the Forbidden Army in the chaos to fight against Sun En, but in the end they were outnumbered. In addition, Xie Yan died suddenly in battle, and the morale of the army became zombies. The two Tan brothers could only pack up the remaining troops and defeat the generals in Longxi, Wukang, slowly. Return north.
On the way, the Tan brothers met Mao Anzhi, Sima of the Longxiang Army. Mao Anzhi was a dignified guerrilla general before the 18th Battalion of the Forbidden Army was reorganized. Four hundred Long Xiang Jingqi took advantage of the chaos and fled north, meeting the Tan brothers and returning north together.
The three remnants of the army were not familiar with the terrain and got lost in Wuxing and Yixing counties. They were afraid of being discovered by Sun Thief's scouts and did not dare to say anything, so they escaped into Tongguan Mountain for more than half a month!
Until the news came out that Wucheng was defeated by Xu Zongwen and Qiantang was also besieged by the imperial army. The three of them left the mountain and returned north together. It took them three full days to reach Yangxian.
As a result, Xu Wen mistakenly thought he was an enemy army, which almost led to a tragic fight between the two armies!
The defeated army of the Forbidden Army joined forces with Xu Wen at Zhangputing. Under Xu Wen's persuasion, the Tan brothers and Mao Anzhi volunteered to stay and lend a helping hand to the cavalry army. If they could attach themselves to Jiwei and gain military merit, it would be considered as outweighing the merits and demerits, and they would avoid the imperial court. Punishment...
Zhang Puting's misunderstanding was over, but the war in Wu County continued. After Sun En woke up from vomiting blood, he ordered a fierce attack on Wu County, determined to take Zhuge Kan's head to vent his hatred!
Lu Xun's troops did not dare to slack off, and fought hard to attack the city. They attacked the city several times, and finally occupied the ground, but were repelled by the disbanded Imperial Army nobles led by Liu Yu. This really made Lu Xun feel angry!
The troops of Lu Xun and Xu Daofu suffered heavy casualties during the siege. Sun En had to mobilize a large army to attack the city instead. The surrounding area of Wu County immediately fell into a new fight. Both sides attacked and we defended, and no one was willing to retreat even an inch!
For a time, you come and go, the two armies are fighting constantly, broken limbs, bows, crossbows and chariots are all piled up under the Wu County city. Blood and water accumulate on the battlefield, and the moat has long been filled with the corpses of Sun Jun. Thick black Smoke lingers around the city and reaches the sky!
In just two days, Sun's army suffered more than 20,000 casualties, and Zhuge Kan, Liu Yu, and Sima Yi's soldiers also suffered thousands of casualties. Wu County was about to fall!
"Liu Sima, my lord, the enemy's army is strong and our army can't fight alone. My lord has sent me an order to break out of the encirclement. Why don't I hold on to the city and help you two to lead the able-bodied soldiers to break out of the encirclement!" Zhuge Kan no longer has a piece of his body. Good meat, but his long knife is also full of gaps and no longer sharp.
Hearing that Zhuge Kan wanted to use his body to lure the enemy and cover the army's breakout, Liu Yu and Sima Yi tried their best to dissuade him.
Liu Yu persuaded Liu Yu on the ground that an army cannot be without a commander: "General, my lord's army is approaching at dawn and dusk. Don't give up easily! The three armies cannot be without commanders, and one army cannot be without generals. General, please lead your troops to break out of the encirclement and let your subordinates defend it." city."
Haixi Company's Ma Yi didn't care who defended and who broke out, as long as he took him with him. After all, he also lost a lot of property in order to defend Wu County, and there were only a dozen servants and guards left in the mansion!
"General, I respect you." Ma Yi from Haixi Company bowed to Zhuge Kan and said, "In that case, I will hand over Wu County to the general!"
Liu Yu was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "Master, are you asking us to abandon the general and put ourselves in an unjust situation?"
Sima Yi was unmoved. He suddenly sneered. This smile was harsh and made everyone look sideways.
"On the battlefield, one thought is life, another thought is death, and life and death are only between one thought! At this time, the general is willing to save the lives of thousands of soldiers with one person. Am I going to fail to understand the current situation and live up to the general's hard work? "
"If you die, you will die. Why should you be afraid of it? But can you bear to have so many soldiers die in vain?"
"Liu Jinu! Are you going to risk the lives of these thousands of soldiers?"
Sima Yi's voice became louder and louder, but Liu Yu was not a vegetarian either.
Liu Yucang groaned and pulled out his sword and put it against Sima Yi's neck: "My lord, I respect you as a member of the Jin Dynasty clan. As a lord, I, Liu Yucai, call you my lord. Now you actually want to abandon me for the sake of your own life." Brothers of General Zhuge and Wolf Guard?"
"Even if the army can break through, what about the people of Wu County?" Liu Yu asked sternly, finally revealing the hidden worry in his heart.
When it came to the people of Wu County, Sima Yi seemed to be speechless for a moment. Judging from their interactions in the past few days, Xu Zongwen's Xiaoqi Army really loves the people. If they are not handled properly, it will not be a trivial matter!
After successfully resisting Sun Thief's ten-day offensive, Zhuge Kan's original 4,000 wolf guards suffered heavy losses, leaving less than 2,000 men. Liu Yu's 2,000 men fought and only 700 were left. Man, if Zhuge Kan hadn't dispersed all the money in the treasury and the food in the granary, and called on the young men in the city to defend the city together, Wu County would have fallen to the enemy!
Even so, the situation is still not optimistic. If Sun En's army attacks more fiercely, Wu County will probably change hands in half a day!
"That's enough! Stop arguing and break out! At least, leave some seeds for the Wolf Guard. Otherwise, why would you face your lord? Why would you face your dead brothers?" Zhuge Kan had a tough attitude and was determined. In the current situation, if one more person can survive, he will feel less guilty, that's all!
"General, we won't leave, we will live and die with the general!"
"Live and die together, live and die together with Wu County!"
"If you die, you will die! You will never live in this world!"
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Zhuge Kan was preparing to allocate manpower for Liu Yu and Sima Yi to break out from the south gate. Zheng Lue was ambushing ten miles away from the south gate. It was meaningless to plan an internal and external attack at the moment, but it was still possible to coordinate the remaining people to break out. very huge.
However, the sergeants of the Wolf Guard suddenly swarmed up and expressed their unwillingness to break out. They knew that they would die, but they were willing to stay and defend the city.
At this time, Zhuge Kan was in a dilemma.
Is it possible that we really want to die together in Wu County?
When he thought that all five thousand Wolf Guards were about to be buried in Wu County, Zhuge Kan's thoughts surged in his mind. What happened to the tens of thousands of people in Wu County was also a headache! Sun En had a reputation for being evil, and the rebels were all extremely vicious people who were bewitched by Sun En and had the habit of burning, killing and looting all the way. One can only imagine what kind of tragedy would happen once the city was on the slopes!
Liu Yu still persuaded Zhuge Kan to live and die with the city. As for the breakout strategy mentioned by Xu Zongwen, it was not impossible. If Sima Yi wanted to break out, then just break out!
It's just that the Wolf Guard and the people of Wu County are one in life and death, and they are inseparable.
"General, Sun En lost 50,000 men and was blocked in successive attacks on the city. As long as we mobilize all the men throughout the process, demolish the houses, and renovate the weapons, we may not be able to hold on for another three to five days. As long as we survive this most difficult period, On that day, my lord will definitely look for an opportunity to find the weakness of the rebels and defeat Sun En!" Liu Yu pointed at the wolf guard soldiers who were gathering around him, and tried his best to persuade Zhuge Kan. In his opinion, although Sun En's soldiers were numerous, they were not powerful enough. The desperate resistance weakened Sun En's military morale, so it was not a bad idea to turn defeat into victory!
After thinking about it carefully, Zhuge Kan felt that what Liu Yu said was not unreasonable. He immediately called on the troops and informed the whole city of Wu County that once the city slopes up, Sun En would massacre the city. If he did not try his best to defend it, everyone would inevitably die!
"No more alive! Kill the thief!"
"Since there is no way to survive, let's go on the road together! We won't go into the city until we step on my corpse!"
"It's not that easy for the bandit army to massacre the city. I don't want the houses anymore, so I'll tear them all down and give them to them!"
"If we are not allowed to live, they will not be able to live either..."
The common people had long heard of Sun En's bad reputation and heard that the city was about to be massacred. Among them, the men, old and young, rushed to the city to support them, while the remaining women also made soup and rice to prepare food for the soldiers.
Under the command of Zhuge Kan, the people independently demolished their houses and transported large trees and boulders to the top of the city. The whole city worked together and regarded death as home!
"Liu Sima, please arrange to escort Haixi Duke to break out..." In Zhuge Kan's view, Sima Yi was, after all, a relative of the emperor and a descendant of the emperor, so he could not make any mistakes.
"No!" Liu Yuming obeyed the order on the surface, but no one cared about how to do it. Everyone was repairing the city wall, united in preparation for the next wave of siege by the rebels...
