After changing his strategy and deciding on a plan to siege the city, Lu Yuan became less interested in attacking the city in the following days.
Those prisoners who reached the army first were lucky.
They did not follow in the footsteps of a group of troops who first arrived, and most of them died at the foot of the city wall.
But even so, the prisoners did not get free time.
After several attacks on the city, the more than 7,000 remaining prisoners were organized and began to dig trenches around the city, set up antler traps, and build low walls.
But Lu Yuan was ready to completely isolate Luyang Fucheng from the outside world.
The Seven Star Gate rebels in the city naturally saw the actions of the officers and soldiers outside the city.
After they calculated that the officers and soldiers were preparing to surround the city, they were naturally unwilling to sit back and wait for death, and organized a commando to go out of the city to destroy it.
However, Lu Yuan had already prepared for these raids.
Hundreds of people who left the city ran directly into his encirclement and were directly annihilated. None of them returned.
After suffering this defeat, the thieves in the city became completely honest. Standing on the city wall every day, watching the construction work in full swing outside, I felt like an ostrich.
You can surround them if you want. Anyway, they are determined to defend and there is no way out now.
Whether he was surrounded or not, it made little difference.
After Lu Yuan was sure that the thieves in the city had lost their courage, he stopped paying attention to them.
He left behind 3,000 advance troops, 3,000 volunteers, and 5,000 soldiers to continue building fortifications and besieging the city.
He directly led 4,000 advance troops and 5,000 soldiers, a total of 9,000 troops, to capture Linwu County south of Luyang City.
This county is the only place in the entire Luyang Prefecture that still hangs the rebel flag and respects the Seven Star Gate. It can be said that it has the most stubborn diehards.
The reason why Linwu County is so stubborn is quite normal, because this county is where the Seven Star Sect is based.
The headquarters of the Qixing Sect is located on Yuanluo Mountain in Linwu County.
The entire Linwu County, from the gentry to the common people, can be said to be inextricably linked to the Seven Star Sect.
Most of the families in this county are either disciples of the Seven Star Sect, or are peripheral forces or disciples of the Seven Star Sect. These people all participated in this rebellion.
It is simply impossible to expect them to surrender to the imperial court in such a place where the whole county is rebelling.
According to the news that Lu Yuan has received in the past few days, ordinary people in Linwu County have now begun to give birth to children and recruit boys from every household. Those wealthy families have also begun to have money and grain.
At this time, they were still so stubborn that they gathered a team of thousands of people, ready to defend to the death.
To the south of Linwu County is Yangshan Mansion, which is the territory of the Miao rebels.
Since Lu Yuan planned to besiege Luyang Fucheng, he naturally had to prevent the Miao people from going north.
Therefore, it became necessary to seize Linwu County, completely eradicate the peripheral forces of Qixingmen, and build a defense line here to stop the Miao people.
Of course, in addition to this goal, Lu Yuan personally led his troops here and also planned to try his luck at the Seven Star Sect's main altar to see if he could gain anything.
Although I know it's impossible, what if the Seven Star Sect's sect skills and the sacred blood variant of the Pure Water Black Bull are left in the main altar before they have time to move away?
As long as he can grab one of these, it will be a bloody profit for him.
Therefore, with the idea that he would make money if he grabbed it, Lu Yuan came here in person.
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Entering Linwu County, Lu Yuan's feeling suddenly changed.
The local people here are not afraid of the army like the local people in other places in Luyang Prefecture.
There is also fear and fear here, but besides fear and fear, there is also a hint of hostility and hatred.
Sometimes when he led his troops through some mountainous trails, he encountered spontaneous attacks by local people.
These guys hide in the darkness of the mountains, attack them coldly, and then run away without any hesitation.
Such constant attacks along the way, although the casualties were not many, were annoying enough.
What made Lu Yuan feel most uncomfortable was probably that most of the people in this county were disciples of the Seven Star Sect. Many of the attackers were people who had practiced martial arts.
All of them have good skills, many have developed internal strength and are proficient in local geography.
Even if Lu Yuan sent his elite scouts with Orion backgrounds to pursue them, they would often get no benefit in the mountains and forests. Not only did they fail to catch anyone, but they were killed a lot by the other side.
Along this stretch of road, the army had only traveled more than thirty miles, and was attacked no less than ten times, causing more than a hundred casualties.
What's more serious is that this state of constant beating has seriously damaged the morale of the military.
This was something he couldn't stand.
Finally, after passing through another mountain forest, he was attacked again.
Lu Yuan couldn't bear it anymore.
He sent his disciples to take action personally to capture the attackers.
When a group of third-rate warriors take action, the effect will naturally be extraordinary.
Different from the previous defeats, most of the dozens of rebels who attacked this time were quickly killed, and a dozen or so were captured alive.
After interrogation, it was found that these people were all residents of surrounding villages and towns. Because some of their families were disciples of the Seven Star Sect, they stood up to resist the attacking army this time.
Almost all the people in Linwu County participated in the resistance. Every household is a traitor and there are no innocents at all.
"Linwu County is full of rebels. These people stubbornly resist the orders of the imperial court and are so deep in thieves that they cannot be educated."
Lu Yuan looked at the reported interrogation results, his face turned completely livid, and he looked at his disciples and said: "You can each lead your own headquarters and go to each village and town for me to capture all the local rebellious people.
Aren’t the rebels in this county stubbornly resisting to the end and refusing to surrender?
I would like to take a look. I will capture all their relatives and fellow villagers, organize them into groups and drive them to attack the city.
Do the rebels in Linwu County dare to harden their hearts and kill their own relatives? "
He was really sickened by the attacks over the past few days.
In two days, the army only traveled thirty miles, and the speed was twice as slow as before.
And after walking a few miles, there was an experience of being attacked by rebels, which was really disgusting.
At this time, when he heard that almost all the people in this county were thieves and were determined to resist the imperial court to the end, the last trace of patience and kindness in Lu Yuan's heart also disappeared.
The local people are just like the Miao people, they are die-hard elements who cannot be enlightened or saved.
The best way to deal with these unstable factors is to physically remove them just like we did with the Miao people.
If there is no way to solve the trouble, then solve the people who caused the trouble.
The family members of these Seven Star Sect disciples are the source of trouble. Unless they are eliminated, Linwu County, and even the entire Luyang Prefecture, will never be stable.
Lu Yuan had such a clear understanding in his heart.
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General Fenwu's order was quickly implemented.
His disciples quickly dispersed to various villages and towns with their tribes, based on a battalion of 500 people, and began to arrest local rebellious people.
In fact, after the locals of Linwu County made the decision to resist to the end, they moved to evacuate the people to avoid the military disaster and avoid retaliation from the court.
But tens of thousands of people in one county are scattered over a hundred miles of land, in dozens of villages and towns, and there is no such thing as evacuation. It can be evacuated.
Therefore, when Lu Yuan sent people to arrest the rebellious people, although many villages and towns were empty, there were still one or two out of the three or five villages and towns that had no time to evacuate, or did not evacuate.
Even among those who had evacuated and hid, many were found where they were hiding and were captured.
This strategy really works.
After sending out large armies to raid local villages and towns, the number of attacks on the road suddenly decreased.
Because there were many attackers, people from villages and towns.
At this time, their family was all under control, so naturally it was impossible for them to come out to cause trouble again.
Those whose families have not been detained are also afraid that further attacks will expose their family's hiding place, causing disaster to the whole family, and they dare not go out for activities anymore.
In this way, the army marched without the harassment of flies, and it suddenly became quiet.
This action lasted for several days.
When Lu Yuan finally arrived at Linwu County with his army, many of his disciples had already led thousands of Wuyangyang prisoners to join them.
However, he had just arrived at this time and the camp had not been established yet, so Lu Yuan did not attack the city immediately. Instead, let people build the camp first and wait for others to come back.
After waiting outside the city for another two days, all the disciples sent out finally returned.
At this time, after several days of manhunt, the number of rebellious people captured from various places exceeded 10,000.
However, most of the tens of thousands of prisoners were old, weak, women and children, and women even accounted for more than half.
Who told the men in their family to either be surrounded in Luyang Fucheng, or the rest were in Linwu County, preparing to fight to the death?
When these people are gone, the only ones left behind are women, children, and the elderly.
Lu Yuan didn't have much sympathy for these people.
The fathers, husbands and sons of these people all rebelled against the imperial court and stood against him.
Don't arrest them at this time to break down these rebellious resistance.
If you really follow the normal process and attack the city, the number of people who died under your own will not be hundreds or thousands, but tens of thousands.
Lu Yuan is a Fenwu general. On the battlefield, he is only responsible for the lives of his men.
As for the family records of these traitors, whether they are alive or dead depends entirely on whether the traitors are cruel or not.
If the other party is really ruthless and kills his wife, parents, and children, then it goes without saying that such a crazy person must be eradicated so that no one is left.
If you can't be ruthless, you can naturally break the city and easily take over Linwu County.
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Boom!
With the sound of huge drums and thunder, the army marched out from the camp one after another and gathered a hundred steps away from the city.
Lu Yuan stood on the high command vehicle, looking at Linwu County, which was obviously tense in the distance, with a cold expression, and directly ordered: "Drive out those traitorous traitors."
The order was passed on, and after a while, a large group of crying men, women, and children were seen inside the camp gate, being driven by the soldiers toward the front line of the army.
Although they were driven to attack the city, these people had no weapons. This was the experience gained by the soldiers after suffering losses.
Many of the family members of the Seven Star Sect rebels have practiced martial arts. Even children and women can dance with a sword.
When these rebellious people were arrested these days, many soldiers suffered losses and lost their lives after being attacked by these rebellious people.
This time, Lu Yuan didn't expect that these people could really capture the city.
The real use of these traitor family records is not to attack the city, but to break down the rebels' will to resist. Disturbing the morale of the army on the opposite side and causing the rebels in the city to surrender directly.
Wuyangyang's first batch of traitors, two to three thousand people, quickly rushed to the front of the city wall.
"Huzi! I am your mother."
"Father!"
"Daddy!"
"The boss."
"Brother Zhao Song, help me!"
These rebels were driven close to the city wall, and they immediately cried and asked for help from the rebels on the wall.
Such a scene really moved the people above.
The rebel garrison in the city came from various towns and villages in the county. Many of them were still accompanying their relatives two days ago, but now they were summoned to prepare to defend the city and resist.
At this time, relatives have gathered here in the past few days. Many of the rebels on the city wall have seen their parents, wives, brothers, sisters, and children.
"Mom, why are you here?"
"Dalang, don't push forward, don't push forward."
"Mother, what happened at home?"
Recognizing the traitor who was kissing him, he looked at the crowd of kisses below, and his eyes suddenly split.
Some people even yelled and cursed.
"The imperial court has the ability to fight openly and openly on the battlefield. What is the ability to seize marriage papers and blackmail them?"
"It is no harm to my parents and family. These court thieves do not respect the moral principles of the world and are too cruel and shameless."
The city wall suddenly became a mess.
At this moment, Lu Yuan also sent a team of men to carry the stairs, mixed in with the crowd, and climbed towards the city wall.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers wanted to take the opportunity to attack the city, a leader of the rebels suddenly appeared on the city tower and ordered to fire arrows and stones to stop the enemy.
Some rebels whose families were in the city followed orders.
Immediately, he rolled the heated gold juice and threw it towards the bottom of the city tower. The arrow in his hand became loose and shot into the crowd.
Needless to say, there was a sudden scream. The already chaotic crowd suddenly became even more chaotic, with constant stampeding.
"Fuck you, there's my mother-in-law down there, who dares to do anything."
"My old parents are down there, I want to save them."
"My son is in the crowd, guys, don't do anything, don't do it!"
"Whoever dares to shoot an arrow will be killed by me!"
"We are all from the same hometown, can you bear to kill the big guy's marriage certificate?"
On the top of the city tower, some rebels who were personally involved in the war below saw that someone actually wanted to attack the officers and soldiers hiding in the family roll below, and their eyes suddenly turned red.
Some of the bad-tempered ones even raised their swords and struck at those people.
When some people around him saw it, they also moved out of the way, neither stopping nor following him.
The officers wanted to stop them, but when they saw the unkind looks in their eyes, they suddenly felt a chill in their hearts. I swallowed what I originally wanted to say.
But this chaos ended quickly.
Because under the city wall, some officers and soldiers who climbed quickly had already climbed up the city wall.
When the rebels saw it, they hesitated and did not dare to take action.
After all, his family is down there. If he kills these officers and soldiers, his family will be the next to die.
finally.
I don't know who was the first to drop their weapons. After a clang, a large number of rebels dropped their weapons and surrendered.
"This city is in ruins."
In the distance, Lu Yuan saw this scene, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
His strategy of attacking the heart worked.
In just one day, the city was destroyed.
It seems that this Seven Star Sect's lair is still not as strong-willed as imagined.
It's okay, he doesn't want to kill anyone.
After all, they are all low-class people, not the most evil people.
