Starting from Sun Ce's conquest of Jiangdong, the local nobles did not have a stable life. During Sun Quan's period, he lost more in foreign wars and won less, and the national power gradually shrank to the weakest of the three families.
When the enemy troops came to the city, the nobles would surrender for the sake of profit, but now it was a little earlier. In addition, Hu Ke controlled the Jianye army and had to obey Zhang Zhao's orders.
The rich worry about gains and losses more than the poor, and they also behaved very actively after deciding to surrender. A letter urging surrender was delivered to the door of the house in a basket, and a guard on duty sent it to the dock.
In less than a day, Hu Ke collected thousands of family letters. He knew the weight of these family letters, so he asked a cargo ship to transport a batch before collecting them all.
When Hu Ke's cargo ship passed Pengli Water Village, Gan Ning was leading his troops to besiege Chaisang City. Xu Sheng defended the isolated city and resisted stubbornly. When he learned that Hu Ke had taken control of Jianye, Gan Ning asked Sun Lin and Zhang Cheng to come to the battle line every day to persuade them to surrender. .
In late August, a cargo ship loaded with letters from home passed through Pengli, Nanchang, and Xingan, and finally docked at Yichun Wharf.
At this time, Lan Yuan, with the support of Ding Feng, led the trapped army to capture Yichun, directly cutting off Lu Fan's supplies.
During this period, Lu Fan was assisted by Zhu Huan and other new forces, and he began to carry out strong attacks at all costs. The effective forces of both sides were decreasing day by day.
As the main attacker, the Wu army suffered greater losses. As many as 10,000 people were killed and seriously injured in more than ten days. The Lantian side suffered nearly 7,000 casualties.
If there are any changes in the two armies in the future, if the battle continues based on the current battle losses, Lantian's side will be wiped out in more than a month, while Wu's army will be able to survive nearly 30,000 soldiers, so Lu Fan will not retreat even if he sacrifices like this.
The battlefield situation cannot remain unchanged. The source of Lu Fan's optimism was that the pressure from the rear was not transmitted in time. Pingxiang was evacuated by Xi Zhen before, and all supplies had to be transported by land from Yichun. War preparation supplies such as food, arrows, and medicines were usually The stock was only maintained for three to five days, but Lantian's supplies were quite sufficient.
After the decisive battle with Lu Fan began, Lantian did not have enough intelligence on Lan Yuan, Gan Ning, Hu Ke and others due to the geographical distance. He did not know when they would be able to complete the break, so he sent Captain Dian at the beginning of the war. , to recruit reservists from various counties under their jurisdiction.
When the soldiers in the camp are almost unable to withstand it, they will be transferred to the front line to delay time. Moreover, Lantian has one last trump card that is useless, which is Xindengzhuang in Linwu County.
Xindengzhuang has a tradition of practicing martial arts in leisure time. Now it has developed into a large village of 20,000 people. Thousands of young men can be drawn out to fight. They can go into battle to kill the enemy without training, and they are very willing to fight with Lantian.
Suddenly one day, Wu Jun did not attack when the time came. Lan Tian looked at the distant city and smiled, thinking that the plan to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron was probably completed.
Two days after Lanyuan captured Yichun, Lu Fan dragged his tired body back to his residence. After he and his generals arranged the combat mission for tomorrow, he asked someone to take off his clothes and fall on the couch. He vaguely heard someone calling him and opened his eyes. At first glance, he found that it was his son Lu Ju.
"The world meeting is coming." Lu Fan called.
Lu Ju waved his hand gently, and the waiters outside the door filed in and began to deliver food to the tent.
"Father, please have a rest after dinner." Lu Zhi helped Lu Fan up.
Lu Fan sat up and glanced at the table. He immediately frowned and scolded, "How come there are just a few dishes of side dishes, and how can they be enough for my father?"
"Uh, father, just eat some for now, and I'll ask someone to prepare more tomorrow night." Lu Zhi clasped his fists in embarrassment.
Lu Fan was a county official when he was young. When he proposed marriage, he was rejected by his wealthy mother-in-law because of his ordinary family background. If not for his outstanding birth, he would not have been favored by his wife Liu to marry him.
Liu's family was beautiful and wealthy. After Lu Fan married her, his quality of life improved. He also gradually developed a character of enjoying time and even squandering. He usually dressed gorgeously, went out with a dignified ceremony, and was very particular about his diet. I feel sorry for myself, and there are more than a dozen exquisite side dishes to go with the wine every night.
Lu Fan saw that only five or six dishes were presented on the case, and his good mood suddenly fell to the bottom. After hearing Lu Ju's explanation, he did not feel relieved, but continued to question: "I personally risked my life to command the battle, and you did everything in the rear to manage the food and grass." not good?"
Lu Ju wiped the sweat off his forehead and explained with sincerity: "It's not that the child doesn't want to try his best, but it's actually because of the lack of food in the city."
"Where's the excuse? Fresh fish should be delivered every day in Yichun. If you're lazy, just be lazy. What excuse are you looking for here?" Lu Fan got excited and slapped the table hard, knocking it over. A bowl of stewed radish.
Lu Ju replied with a bitter look on his face: "No one from Yichun has sent supplies for two days, so there is nothing new in the city. If there is a shutdown for a few more days, all the camps will not be able to supply white rice. My child will not be able to get supplies tomorrow." Then I sent someone to Yichun."
Lu Fan suddenly stood up and said sternly: "Why didn't you report such a big thing earlier? How dare Luo Tong derelict in his duties? Tomorrow we will send someone to Yichun to interrogate the crime and ask what this guy wants to do?"
"Why don't you wait a moment? After all, it's still wartime. If Gongxu is pushed into a hurry, he might continue to be passive," Lu Zhi advised.
"Shiyi's words make sense. My father decided to keep him in Yichun to receive food and grass because he was from Jiangdong. However, how can supplying a large army be such a fool's errand? Tomorrow you will rush to Yichun with your trusted generals, and then take his post as a guard in Yichun. Since he can't do a good job in supervising grain, let him come to the front line to fight." Lu Fan did not allow himself to be stuck.
Lu Ju nodded slightly, then pointed to the dishes on the table and asked, "Look at today's dinner."
"I can only make do with some."
Lu Fan was hungry and had no choice but to give in. After eating, he returned to the couch to rest with dissatisfaction.
Early the next morning, there was a loud knock on Lu Fan's door. Just as he rubbed his sleepy eyes, he saw Lu Ju appearing in front of the bed again, with anxiety written all over his face.
"What are you doing in such a hurry so early in the morning? Shouldn't you be getting ready to go to Yichun? What are you doing in your father's room?" Lu Fan frowned.
"Father, something bad happened. Yixing sent supplies today." Lu Zhi replied swallowing his saliva.
"Did Luo Gongxu have an ear for the wind? He heard the conversation between our father and son last night and sent supplies to the front line overnight?" Lu Fan found it incredible.
Lu Ju shook his head and replied: "You'd better come with me and take a look. Those supplies are not food, they are all letters home from the soldiers."
"Letter home?"
Lu Fan stood up with a suspicious look on his face and stretched out his hands. Lu Ju walked over to change his father's clothes consciously. The father and son then headed towards the city's treasury where grain was stored.
The newly delivered bag was filled with letters written by Jianye. Lu Fan opened one with a bad premonition, and the contents shocked him as much as copper bells.
My general was fighting hard on the front line, and Zhang Zibu took the lead in surrendering again?
(End of chapter)
