Compared to Sun Quan who was lingering around Xiaoyaojin, Quan Cong, who was sent to attack Lujiang, moved much faster.
Lujiang didn't react at all, and Quan Cong had already led his army towards Lu'an City.
Fortunately, Lu Xun had made a sneak attack on Lu'an City last year, so the defenders had already been prepared. When they received the news of the presence of Wu troops in the territory, they immediately closed the city gates and refused to allow entry or exit.
The officials and people who were swarming towards Lu'an City finally managed to escape but were unable to enter the city.
Everyone could not help crying for help outside the city, but the defenders inside the city not only did not open the door, they even shot arrows to force everyone back.
At this moment, someone shouted loudly:
"The Wu people have arrived!"
Sure enough, I saw smoke and dust rising in the distance, and the Wu people were almost reaching the city.
The people outside the city had no choice but to flee in panic.
Wu Jun's scouts had already reported this situation.
When the generals in the army learned about it, they were immediately overjoyed and suggested to Quan Cong one after another:
"General Wei, there are so many men and women outside the city, why not divide your troops to capture them, firstly, you can strengthen your army, and secondly, you can claim credit and reward."
The military system of the State of Wu is a hereditary system of tribes. Except for the Imperial Guards led by the emperor, all sergeants of other tribes can be hereditary.
Therefore, most of the leading generals of the Wu State were very keen to quell the rebellion of the Shanyue barbarians, because the captives could be taken as servants of the tribe and used by themselves.
When it comes to using troops abroad, there is less enthusiasm and more caution.
After all, fighting for the country, a considerable part of the soldiers killed or injured can be regarded as their own private troops.
I just didn't expect that this time I would have such a good opportunity to make money during this battle.
In their eyes, those men and women who are fleeing are all property!
Lu'an City was in sight, and the generals in the army did not think about how to attack the city, but only thought about how to divide their troops and capture the people to increase their numbers.
Quan Cong looked at the excited and greedy faces. Although he knew that this was a military tradition, he felt angry and also a little sad in his heart:
"Since your Majesty paid half of my troops to capture the Lujiang River, you should give top priority to national affairs. How can you neglect your duties for a small gain? This is not the behavior of a human minister!"
"If we divide our troops to capture the people now, the attack on the city will inevitably be delayed. No matter how many people we capture, how can it be compared with the capture of Lujiang River?"
"And when our army first arrives, the situation is unknown. Who knows if the enemy has an ambush? If we disperse our troops easily and are attacked by the enemy, how will the people in the area make up for the casualties of the soldiers?"
"I'm not the only one who was introduced. I'm afraid everyone here will not be able to escape the blame. Rather than arresting the people for merit and being punished, it is better to attack the city with all our strength."
Although Quan Cong was from Wu County, he was from a wealthy family in Jiangdong.
However, he married Sun Quan's daughter Sun Luban as his wife. She was Sun Quan's son-in-law and was highly valued by Sun Quan.
After all, the Sun family has been in control of Jiangdong for decades. Over the years, it is not surprising that they have cultivated several wealthy families who are willing to give their full allegiance.
After all, if Sun Wu really becomes the common master of the world, then the benefits they will gain from following the dragon will naturally be much greater than that of Jiangnan.
Quan Cong is deeply bound to the Wu royal family, so he is different from some Jiangdong families.
Compared with maintaining peace in Jiangnan, he hoped that Wu State could be proactive and unify the world.
There are also people from Jiangdong who have this idea, including Lu Xun, Zhu Ran and others.
Therefore, I can't stand the behavior of people who put personal interests first and do not take national affairs as a priority.
Quan Cong was both the general of the Wei and the commander-in-chief of the army. With his status speaking these words, the generals had no choice but to bow down in dismay no matter how unwilling they were.
Soon, the Wu army arrived at the gate of Lu'an City, dispersed the surrounding people, and then began to prepare for the attack.
Who would have thought that this preparation would take more than twenty days.
the reason is simple.
Because there has been no news from the east that His Majesty has arrived in Hefei City.
Sun Quan did not hold back the Wei army in Hefei, so Quan Cong must not only beware of the Wei army in Shouchun coming to help, but also beware of the Wei army in the direction of Hefei.
When Lu Xun encountered this situation last year, he could only withdraw his troops overnight. How could Quan Cong dare to rely on him?
Sun Quan spent so long looking at the scenery by Chao Lake that Quan Cong couldn't hold himself back any longer and began to feel anxious.
The so-called military is expensive and quick.
Quan Cong's initial advance was to prevent the cities in Lujiang from taking precautions. Unexpectedly, he had wasted more than twenty days under Lu'an City.
Not to mention how prepared Wei is now, even the walls of Lu'an City have probably been raised by ten feet.
As for the reinforcements that have not yet appeared, who knows where they are now?
Quan Cong was still anxious, and the generals in the army had begun to complain.
His Majesty's majesty is so impressive that no one among his ministers would dare to complain.
What they complained about was, of course, Quan Cong's refusal to divide his troops and capture the people.
"If I had known this, it would have been better to divide the troops and capture the people from the beginning. Firstly, I would still have some merit, and secondly, I could make a profit."
"Yes, yes, it's not like now, and we don't attack the city, and those people have long since dispersed, and they have found nothing..."
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Regarding these complaints, even if Quan Cong heard them, he could only pretend that he didn't know about them.
When the news came that Sun Quan finally led the army ashore and set off for Hefei New City, Quan Cong looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh:
"The opportunity has been lost, let's wait and see what God wills!"
Last year, General Shang made a surprise attack on Lu'an, but failed to succeed.
Now the Wei army has been preparing for a month. If they want to break the city, regardless of God's will, do they want to see whether the Wei army will take the initiative to open the city gate and surrender?
Not to mention whether Shouchun's reinforcements are in Hefei or Lujiang, no one knows.
Therefore, Quan Cong, who had lost the opportunity, also fought timidly in the siege, because he had to pay attention to the news in the east and west directions at all times to avoid being cut off.
Compared to Quan Cong's cowardice, Sun Quan, who was determined to face the nightmare in his heart, let go and headed towards Hefei New City at full speed.
To be honest, marching in winter is really painful.
Because the armor worn by military officers not only fails to keep warm, but will actually absorb the heat from the body.
It's already cold enough on a cold day, but if you put on armor again, if you're not careful, you may contract diseases such as wind chill.
This is also the reason why Sun Quan likes to go north in winter.
The Wei army defeated Wu in many land battles, which is recognized by the world.
If the Wu army fights in winter, its combat effectiveness will naturally decrease.
But the cold weather will only reduce the Wei army's combat effectiveness even more.
Even if he is still stronger than Wu Jun, at least the gap between the two will be smaller than usual.
After all, God is fair and will not take sides.
Wu people can catch wind and cold, and Wei people can also catch wind and cold.
Their commander was not someone named Feng who had been taken advantage of. In order to reduce the damage to the backbone of the army from arrows and crossbows, he was even willing to take out silk.
They didn't even have gloves, and if they waved their weapons in the cold winter, their hands might get cracked or even frostbitten.
How could he be like a certain bumpkin surnamed Feng who had too much money and food and no place to spend it, so he actually planned some winter training plan.
Of course, as an emperor, Sun Quan naturally does not need to be cold.
It was difficult to ride a horse in winter, so he sat in a chariot with a heater.
"Report! Your Majesty, Hefei City is ahead!"
The thirty-mile journey was either close or far, but Sun Quan was still very careful and sent a large number of scouts along the way to prevent the Wei army from setting up an ambush.
But he found that he was worrying too much.
The old city of Hefei was completely demolished, and even the people were completely relocated.
Along the way, except for Wei Jun's scouts, not to mention an ambush, not a single commoner was seen.
At this time, when he heard that he was almost arriving at Hefei City, Sun Quan's originally worried heart finally dropped.
"Come here, prepare your horses!"
Sun Quan put on a long and thick down jacket, got out of the car, and got on his horse.
Looking up, I saw a city looming ahead.
As we got closer, we could finally see the city clearly.
But there is a lake in the south of the city, and there are natural moats in the north and east. It is surrounded by water on three sides.
There is only one way to pass, but it leads directly to the land of Wei in the rear.
If the Wu army wants to attack the city, they must first cross the wide river in front of them.
Fortunately it was winter and there wasn't much water.
Sun Quan then ordered to find a few places with shallow water and build bridges across the river.
After the battle of Shiting, Wei suffered heavy losses.
Therefore, in the past few years, Wu Jun has always taken the initiative to move north, while Wei State has always been on the defensive.
In addition, Sun Quan once again sent out all his troops this time, so he expected that the Wei army would only defend the city as it did several times before, and would not dare to leave the city at all.
The reason is simple: insufficient troops.
Otherwise, why would the Wei State move Hefei City to the rear?
Without the interference of the Wei army, the bridge was quickly paved. Sun Quan gave the order and the Wu army began to cross the river.
Man Chong stood at the top of the city and saw the canopy below the city begin to move, he smiled coldly.
On the Yangzhou front line, it is a fact that the troops are insufficient.
In addition to losing too many troops in the battle of Shiting, the Shu bandits in the west also put too much pressure on the Wei Dynasty.
After all, there are too many places to guard in Guanzhong.
Unlike Yangzhou, as long as Hefei is defended, the Wu people cannot advance even an inch.
Therefore, the number of troops deployed is naturally smaller.
But this does not mean that he can only defend the city.
"Drum roll!"
"Dong dong dong..."
Sun Quan, who was crossing the river, suddenly heard the sound of drums in the city, and immediately raised his head in surprise.
But seeing a team of elite cavalry emerging from both sides of Hefei City, they rushed directly towards the Wu army that had just crossed to the other side and had not yet formed a formation.
"Attack halfway across?!"
Sun Quan looked at the clouds of dust and smoke rising in front of him, and then heard the pounding of horse hooves like a rain, and a chill subconsciously rose in his heart.
The nightmare in my heart came to mind again.
In his panic, he almost let his mount fall into the water.
The bad impact of the emperor's personal expedition became apparent at this time.
The canopy was too conspicuous, it only shook a few times, and the guards dutifully shouted:
"Protect Your Majesty!"
Even the generals who had experienced the battle of Xiaoyaojin suddenly felt their hearts in their throats!
At that time, Zhang Liao was in the army and fought straight to the commander's banner. He forced His Majesty to the mountain tomb and held a halberd to defend himself.
Who is not afraid of this kind of thing?
At this moment, drumming noises also sounded from the north side, and smoke was also faintly rising.
"Get out, get out! Get back!"
Sun Quan was shocked and quickly ordered.
There are ambushes in front, and there are ambushes on this side of the moat, and on the flanks. The Wei thieves want to attack while they are crossing the river!
After thinking this, he didn't dare to hesitate anymore, turned his horse's head directly, and ran towards the east bank again.
"Quick, beware of the north!"
Returning to the east bank, Sun Quan was in shock and quickly gave another order.
As for Wu Jun on the west bank, he actually didn't care about taking care of it for the moment.
Fortunately, it was impossible for Sun Quan to manage an army of tens of thousands. The real ones in charge were the generals.
The emperor's canopy ran back to the east bank, but General Wu Jun, who had already crossed the river, was not in a hurry.
Although it was not expected that the Wei thieves would dare to take the initiative to attack, they were caught off guard by the ambush. In addition, His Majesty ordered them to retreat to the east bank, which made Wu's soldiers run back like a swarm.
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But again, the Wei army was short of troops, and the ambush consisted of thousands of people.
After hundreds of Wu soldiers died, Wu Jun had barely organized a formation.
However, Wei Jun retreated as soon as he saw the opportunity, and retreated like a gust of wind.
On the contrary, when the Wu army retreated, many soldiers fell into the river because they were too panicked.
The water in the river was cold, and in addition to the thick clothing in winter, some soldiers were wearing armor. They were not rescued in time, and more people froze to death than drowned.
After the ambush on the other side of the moat receded, the noise from the north also died down.
Although he knew that there were probably suspicious soldiers in the north, Emperor Sun was still in shock.
The nightmare that happened more than ten years ago could make him wander around Chaohu Lake for more than twenty days. Man Chong's sudden attack naturally made Sun Dadi more cautious.
He first ordered a careful reconnaissance of the surrounding area until he was sure that there was no danger at all, and then he continued to build the bridge.
And it is necessary to erect the bridge so that it is not only smooth for horses and horses, but also drivable.
But before he could attack the city, news came again that Wei's reinforcements had arrived from Shouchun.
Sun Quan looked at the fortified city in front of him, and then at the thirty miles of land route behind him, with no direct waterway to the river, which made him feel a little guilty.
"Your Majesty, the city of Hefei is imminent and the enemy's reinforcements have arrived again. It is very likely that they will cut off our army's retreat. For the sake of your Majesty's safety, I sincerely request your Majesty to retreat."
When Sun Quan heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and sighed at the same time:
"Now I finally know why the Wei thieves moved to Hefei City!"
In the past, as long as you passed through Chaohu Lake by boat, you could advance and attack, and retreat and defend.
Now if you want to attack Hefei, you can't go ashore for dozens of miles. The Shouchun thieves can come from the north and threaten the flank and retreat.
"Thief Wei, you are really cunning!"
After swearing so bitterly in Hefei Xincheng, Emperor Sun led the army back to Chao Lake in a hurry.
However, he still took chances and sent people to Lujiang to inquire about the news and see if Quan Cong had captured Lu'an City.
When Quan Cong received the news from Sun Quan, everyone was confused.
Your Majesty, we agreed that you would contain the Wei armies in Hefei and Shouchun while I attack Lu'an City.
I have been waiting for nearly a month just for news from you.
We have only been fighting for a few days, and now you say that you have withdrawn, and you still come to ask me if I have captured Liu'an...
I remembered that General Shang led the army to attack Lujiang last year, and he also made an appointment with His Majesty to contain Hefei. As a result, Your Majesty did not even go to Xiaoyaojin, but just wandered around Ruxukou.
Quan Cong felt so tired. He ordered with a tired face:
"retreat!"
