"Where is Sun Quan now?"
When he learned that Sun Quan had entered Chaohu, Wang Ling, who had been well prepared, immediately led his army from Shouchun and went south to support Hefei New City.
Hefei New Town is built on Jiming Mountain, where two large water streams originate.
Although the origins of these two water flows are in this area, their flow directions are exactly opposite.
One runs from north to south and flows into Chaohu Lake, which is called Shishui.
After Sun Quan led his army into Chaohu Lake, they could go upstream along the Shishui River and arrive at the foot of Hefei New City.
The other one flows from south to north, flows through Shouchun, and flows into the Huai River, which is called Feishui River.
Shouchun's Wang Ling can also lead the army against the tide of fat and support Hefei Xincheng.
Even if Wu's boat masters are much stronger and faster than Wei's.
However, the defenders of Xincheng can hold on for at most three or four days, which is enough to support the arrival of Shouchun's army.
It has to be said that Manchong's vision in selecting the location of the new city was indeed unique.
Only this time, I don't know whether Wang Ling's support was too fast or Sun Quan's advance was too slow.
Wang Ling has led his army to Hefei for two days. Even the fortifications at the foot of Jiming Mountain are almost completed, but there is still no sign of Sun Quan.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, according to spies, Sun Quan has been staying in Xiaoyaojin these days and seems to be gathering an army."
"Wu Kou invaded in a large scale this time. The army did not gather together for a while, but it makes sense."
There are also some concerns:
"Captain, Sun Quan is still late in arriving. Is it possible that there is fraud?"
Wang Ling smiled coldly:
"Even if he is deceitful, can he still avoid Hefei and Lu'an?"
Now he leads the army to Hefei, forming a horns with Lu'an.
No matter which direction Sun Quan's main attack is, they can all echo each other.
Although Wen Qin, the prefect of Liu'an, was at odds with him, Wen Qin could be regarded as a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty.
Wang Ling believed that he would not abandon the overall situation because of personal grudges.
Besides, the one who controls the army now is himself, not Wen Qin.
Even if Wen Qin is passive and lazy in fighting, there is no need to worry too much.
To aid or not to aid, when to aid, how to aid, the initiative lies with oneself and not with others.
After the war, you can even go to the court again to prove that Wen Qin is indeed not suitable for guarding the border, and ask the court to recall this person, which will just fulfill your wish.
Of course, if Wen Qin wasn't too stupid, then he should have guarded his safety and not give himself this opportunity.
"As for Sun Quan's delay in arriving," Wang Ling sneered, "Isn't that normal?"
"When Lu Xun attacked Lu'an, Sun Quan personally led the army into Chaohu to attack Hefei to support him. What was the result?"
"Man Boning just sent people to pretend to be aggressive in the areas of Chaohu and Shishui, so that Sun Quan could not move forward."
"As a result, Lu Xun had to face the danger of being cut off from his retreat, and he missed a great opportunity to capture Lu'an."
Having said this, the sneer on Wang Ling's face became even more intense:
"The land of Hefei has probably become a hurdle that Sun Quan cannot overcome."
"Especially in the past, I was beaten to death by Zhang Wenyuan. If he arrived at Xiaoyaojin and didn't wander around for a while, I would feel that it was not normal."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone on the left and right laughed.
Sun Quan repeatedly attacked Hefei, and Hefei was moved to a new city. It was built on the mountains and was no longer on the edge of Chao Lake as before, which was conducive to the performance of the Wu boat division.
The elite cavalry of the Wei Dynasty could not cross the river. Could it be that the Wu boatmen could go on land to attack the city?
If they want to attack Hefei New City, they must abandon ship and land.
When did the fine cavalry of the Wei Dynasty fear the Wu people on land?
"Send the order to expand the camps around Hefei and dig more trenches. If Sun Quan doesn't come, we will not stop."
"Even if Sun Quan brings 100,000 troops, I want to see how he captures Hefei."
"Here!"
As the main force of the Wu army, Sun Quan was still lingering at the entrance where Shishui poured into Chaohu Lake, while Zhuge Ke, as the partial division, marched quickly.
He received part of the troops from Stone City, including the student army from Han Dynasty.
Then without pausing for a moment, he directly led the fleet up the Wanshui River.
After traveling on the waterway for a while, they disembarked at a certain place and led the army through stone pavilions, trailers, and stone folders in a familiar manner, and entered Shu County in Wei State.
At this time, Shu County was already an abandoned city.
Because when Zhuge Ke first arrived in Anhui to station troops, he took advantage of Wei's unpreparedness and attacked Shu County, plundering the people of Wei and returning.
After these years of management, Zhuge Ke's troops repeatedly crossed the border, forcing Wei to move the people on the border into the interior and away from the border.
Therefore, this area of Shu County is already considered a no-man's land.
This kind of thing is already commonplace on the Wei-Wu border by the river.
Zhuge Ke was familiar with the terrain in this area. He allowed the rushing army to rest and regroup for a while, and then sent scouts to go north.
After confirming that there was no Wei army to intercept in the north, Zhuge Ke immediately ordered the army to break camp and attack Lu'an.
Within three days, Wu Jun had already arrived at Lu'an City.
"Besiege the city and cut down the trees!"
Although Zhuge Ke is a headstrong person, it has to be said that he is indeed talented.
Over the years, he has been training troops and farming in Wankou.
At this time, the soldiers below received the military order and immediately followed the order in an orderly manner.
In order to prevent following Lu Xun's footsteps, Zhuge Ke specially sent people to set up camp in the north to prevent the Wei army from coming from the north.
At the same time, troops were sent to drive away the native people in the north of Lu'an City to prevent them from leaking any information to the Wei army who might come over.
"This isn't right!"
Luo Xian, Fu Qian and others who followed the army had a small camp alone.
At night, Fu Qian and Luo Xian discussed:
"When I came from Stone City, I paid special attention to it. This time the Wu people went to war, there may not be less than 100,000 people, and the supplies carried by their fleet are immeasurable."
"Mr. Ma also said that the Wu people stationed all the food and grass supported by us Han in Stone City just to attack the Wei thieves this time."
"Anyway, the Wu people have mobilized their troops this time. Isn't Zhuge Yuanxun (Zhuge Ke) a bit reckless in marching like this?"
What Zhuge Ke led was a partial division. He advanced too aggressively and was out of touch with the main force. It would be easy for the enemy to take advantage of him.
"Logically speaking, Sun Quan must gather his army at Chaohu before attacking the city. Judging from the current journey, unless Sun Quan is traveling as quickly as Zhuge Ke."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid we may not be able to reach Hefei City now."
Luo Xian wanted to be more cautious. He nodded in agreement with Fu Qian's statement, and then said:
"But then again, Zhuge Ke can be regarded as the leader of the young generation of the Wu Kingdom, and he is more like a teacher than a teacher."
"Although this is an exaggeration, I heard that he has guarded Wankou over the years and has made many military exploits. If the rumors are true, I am afraid this man is indeed a talented person."
"Is he doing this now intentionally or in a hurry to achieve merit?"
Fu Qian pondered for a moment and said:
"I feel that Wu Ren's actions may be deceptive."
When Luo Xian heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
"Think about it, although we came here with the Wu people this time, they shouldn't be able to let us go into battle. They just let us follow them to train their ships."
"According to this reason, Zhuge Ke will not put us in danger unless they don't care about those who are still learning to ride and fight in the Han Dynasty."
Fu Qian analyzed it in detail:
"If not, then we might as well go to Chaohu, where there will be more opportunities for boating and it will be safer."
Luo Xian sighed:
"It's a pity that we have no way of knowing Wu Jun's secret."
"It would be good to deduce it..."
"Right……"
This time, the student camp followed us, saying that we were practicing boat maneuvering skills.
But since landing on the Wanshui River, they have been regarded as a logistics army, urging civilians and auxiliary troops to transport food to the front.
This is also expected. Since they can't go into battle, instead of sending them to the front of the battle to watch the battle, it is better to transport food at the back.
Unexpectedly, after a few days, Luo Xian and Fu Qian felt that something was wrong.
"Why is there so much food and grass?"
"Furthermore, the Wu army has been moving forward in a steady stream. In the past few days, are there tens of thousands of them?"
Luo Xian and Fu Qian looked at each other and said in unison:
"Ming repair the plank road!"
"Secretly cross Chencang!"
At this time, Zhuge Ke, who was stationed on horseback at the foot of Lu'an City, looked at the soldiers surrounding Lu'an City tightly, with a smile on his face.
I saw him raising his whip and shouting:
"Go down with the order and attack the city!"
Although the siege equipment was not completely ready, it did not prevent him from testing the defense situation in the city first.
In contrast, Wen Qin, who was standing on the tower of Lu'an City, had a slightly solemn look on his face.
To be able to make him, who has always been arrogant, show such a look can only mean that the situation has exceeded his imagination.
"The Wu people are deceiving! This is not a partial attack at all. The real purpose of the Wu invaders is Lu'an!"
Although I don't know what the situation is in Hefei, judging from the news that came into the city before the siege, Sun Quan's return to Chaohu was intentional.
After figuring this out, Wen Qin's heart tightened.
Looking solemnly at the Wu army who were gathering to attack the city, he knew that the Wu invaders were testing the enemy.
So Wen Qin asked the deputy general to guard here, while he turned around neatly and walked down the tower, mounted his horse and ran to the west gate.
It is obvious that the key directions of the Wu invaders are the south gate and the east gate. The troops here are much thinner.
"Come here! Open the city gate!"
"Bang the drum!"
Wen Qin ordered Chang Shi to lead his troops to guard the city. He personally led an elite cavalry army and rushed out of the city.
Wu Jun had just completed the siege of the city, especially on the west side, and had not even completed the most basic camp.
Not to mention that they never expected that the defenders in the city would dare to rush out.
"Formation, formation!"
Although some Wu Jun generals reacted and screamed.
But Wen Qin was leading fine cavalry. As soon as he left the city, he immediately urged the horses to speed up, not giving Wu Jun any time to react.
Hundreds of elite cavalry arrived in an instant with guns raised.
A group of Wu troops that had just been assembled were dispersed before they had time to form a formation.
The infantry, which were completely unprepared, were suddenly charged into the formation by the cavalry, just like a paper lake.
Wen Qin took the lead, rushing left and right, dancing with the halberd in his hand. Wherever he went, the Wu soldiers gave way.
Those who failed to get out of the way were either stabbed to death or knocked down.
"I am the champion general of the Wei Dynasty, Wen Zhongruo, who dares to fight with me!"
Wen Qin had a violent nature and a face full of violence. Now that he roared like this, Wu soldiers did not dare to come near.
Wei Qi, who was following him, was all aroused to death when they saw how brave their general was. They howled and urged their horses to follow Wen Qin.
The west gate of Lu'an was the last place Wu Jun surrounded. There were not many troops, and there was no preparation. They could not organize a decent counterattack.
Even if there are brave men in the army who want to fight with their guns, they are just like a mantis trying to block a car. The armor on Wen Qin's body is not even touched, and he is blocked by the guards around him.
Several halberds passed by, blood lines floated, and people flew out like rags.
Wen Qin took a look at the Wu army's flag, rushed over, jumped up on his horse, took a long halberd, and struck hard.
The flagpole made of bamboo cracked and fell down.
"The general is mighty!"
All the Wei soldiers shouted loudly and their morale was high.
When the Wei army on the city wall saw the Wu army's flag fall, they beat their drums harder and harder.
Wen Qin led the fine cavalry and rushed across the border of the Wu army's camp, then turned around and rushed back again.
Wu Jun's side lost all courage when they saw the flag fell, and no one dared to stop them.
The huge camp made Wen Qin feel like he was in a deserted place.
It wasn't until Wu's soldiers fled in all directions that Wen Qin led his fine cavalry to re-enter the city.
The long history came down from the city wall and greeted him personally at the city gate:
"The general is so powerful that he can defeat the thieves with a single charge, and the Wu pirates are terrified!"
Wen Qin laughed, got off his horse, and ignored the blood all over his body:
"I know today that Zhang Wenyuan defeated Sun Quan!"
Wen Qin already had a good reputation in the army. At this time, the officers and soldiers in the city were greatly impressed when they saw his bravery in defeating the enemy.
Although there were many Wu invaders outside the city, the soldiers in the city finally felt a little more at ease.
"Urgent report!"
The defeat in the west of the city soon reached Zhuge Ke:
"Report to the general, what's wrong, the Wei thieves suddenly rushed out from the west gate, especially the leader of the thieves, he is extremely brave."
"Our army was unprepared. All the camps on the west gate were destroyed and all the camps were defeated."
"The Wei thieves took the opportunity to send out their cavalry and broke out to the east. Judging from the direction, they thought they were heading to Hefei to report the news."
"Um?"
Zhuge Ke was watching the first wave of attacking Wu troops being overwhelmed by the arrows fired by the Wei troops at the top of the city, and was unable to raise his head, with his brows furrowed.
When I heard the news again, I was immediately furious:
"Who is the leader of Ximen? Tie him over here!"
Soon, the disheveled Ximen Ling will be tied up and brought to Zhuge Ke.
"I asked you to surround the west gate. Before the army attacked the city, you were defeated at the hands of the thieves. This is destroying the morale of the army. You should be punished by military law!"
"Come here, push him out and kill him! If you tell the whole camp, whoever dares to underestimate the enemy again will be an example!"
Everyone thought that this person was just receiving a dozen or even dozens of military sticks. At most, he was temporarily stripped of his position as an army leader and allowed to perform meritorious service.
I didn't expect Zhuge Ke to be so cruel.
"General, have mercy on me, general, have mercy on me!"
The guy who was dragged out kept struggling and shouting loudly.
"General..."
Someone wants to stand up.
Zhuge Ke swept over coldly:
"Whoever dares to plead for mercy will be guilty of the same crime!"
After a while, the severed head was brought over. When the generals saw the bloody head, they felt awe-inspiring.
Some people originally thought that if they couldn't capture it, they would probably plunder the people around Lu'an, which would be a big gain.
But at this moment, this idea disappeared.
This Zhuge Yuanxun is not a polite person.
When he defeated Shanyue, he once said that he should not harm the mountain people who took the initiative to come out of the mountain.
Someone just saw that a certain mountain leader was pretending to surrender, so in order to prevent him from causing trouble, he was tied up in advance.
Unexpectedly, he was executed by Zhuge Yuanxun for violating the ban.
It seems that this time the siege is very different from the past.
