Now that time was running out, when Lu Wu nodded, Tang Chi stood up and prepared to leave, not even participating in the following meeting.
"Wait a minute, I'll send some people to go with Doctor Tang." Lu Wu stopped Tang Chi and ordered people to find two groups of people to go to Wu with him.
The first group is the generals of the Lu family. As the saying goes, if parents are not far away, they must travel well. These people can bring the news of Lu Wu back, which can be regarded as fulfilling Lu Wu's filial piety;
The other wave was Sun Ben and five of his men, who happened to be traveling with Tang Chi.
Sun Ben was the spy leader sent by King Ketu of Wu to do chores for Lu Wu. However, this person was somewhat selfish and worried that Lu Wu would be too public and be surrounded and killed by the Chu people, which would implicate himself, so he had been observing in secret and did not He came to report to Lu Wu as soon as possible, which resulted in Lu Wu's lack of information.
Although he could not be blamed for Jiao Heng's death, Lu Wu was somewhat dissatisfied with him and was reluctant to use him, so he simply rushed back to the Wu Kingdom, which was considered a waste and used to win the trust of the Wu court for Tang Chi.
As for Jiang Min, another secret spy of Wu State, he was left behind by Lu Wu.
The strange secret skill "clairvoyance" that this person has developed can function as a human telescope, which is very helpful for marching and fighting.
This is probably another kind of 'elephant burns itself with its tusks'.
However, Lu Wu was extremely generous with his actions, and in just a few days, he turned his hands into clouds and turned into rain, and held the military power of Nanhe Mansion in his hands extremely smoothly - this operation really blinded the eyes of countless titanium alloy dogs. .
The scheming of this military strategist is truly unfathomable.
Therefore, Jiang Min's evaluation of Lu Wu has risen from a reckless man who rides in a helicopter to a "tyrannical man with a violent personality but sinister intentions", and he is willing to take a gamble on him without risking his life.
If this military strategist can really open up a world and establish a country, wouldn't he be a follower of the dragon?
After talking about military diplomacy, other things were hastily skipped - it's not that agriculture and commerce are not important, but when the army is pressing on the border, other things have to be pushed back.
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When Lu Wu was in Nanhe City, he convened everyone to discuss military strategy.
Starting from Yuci City, Fenyuan General Cen Zhan, who had traveled a hundred and twenty miles in two days, had already seen Danchen County in the distance.
The gates of Danchen County were closed, and there were many soldiers on the walls.
The soldiers were tired from running around, but Cen Zhan was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, he ordered the soldiers to rest and sent a team of troops to persuade them to surrender.
As long as the opponent's brain is still normal, they should quickly sacrifice the city and then attack as a vanguard to atone for their sins.
Otherwise, if Nanhe Mansion can withstand this wave of attacks from me, can it still be able to withstand the power of the entire Chu State?
Even if the Wu State is really willing to fight across the river with all its strength, the Chu State can only be happy - crossing the river is not easy, and the lack of troops at the front and rear caused by transportation alone can consume the Wu State alive.
When the Chu State defeated the Wu State and escaped across the water, it was not because they did not want to destroy the Wu State, but because it was really difficult to cross the river - this was the Chu State in its heyday against the Wu State that had been beaten to a semi-crippling state.
What even Chu State couldn't do, Wu State couldn't even do.
But before Cen Zhanchang could think about quelling the war on his own, making great achievements, getting promoted and making a fortune, he heard a commotion in front of him.
"What's wrong?" Cen Zhan asked dissatisfied.
The soldiers around him hurriedly ran to inquire, and then came back to report: "That Danchen County Lieutenant shot and killed the envoy who persuaded him to surrender."
Cen Zhan shouted angrily: "Beat the drum and attack the city."
The soldiers had no choice but to endure their fatigue, stood up, organized their troops into formation, and walked towards Danchen County to the beat of drums.
With the sound of drums, the crossbowmen below the city fired at the top of the city under the cover of shields, covering the infantry pushing the ladder cart forward.
From time to time, soldiers were shot by arrows and fell to the ground wailing, but the five ladders still successfully reached the top of the city.
A group of elite soldiers wearing leather armor quickly climbed up the ladder. When they saw the top of the city, a soldier with a crossbow flashed out of the city. He stood in front of the ladder and pulled the crossbow. One arrow penetrated the city. Three sergeants.
The crossbow has at least three stones of pulling power. This powerful weapon can break through heavy armor within a hundred steps. Now that the distance between the two sides is less than one foot, the soldiers on the ladder did not even have a chance to dodge, and were shot into mutton skewers.
Nothing could be done, the gong sounded from behind.
The siege soldiers quickly retreated as if they had been granted amnesty.
Between this advance and retreat, thirty or fifty corpses were left under the city.
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At night.
The camp was dark, and between the tents, small groups of cavalry could be seen patrolling with their horses.
After running around for a day during the day, the siege of the city did not go smoothly, and the soldiers were exhausted. Except for the cavalry, which was ordered by Cen Zhan to take charge of the night watch because the road was relatively easy, the other infantry soldiers had already rested.
Only the Chinese army tent was still brightly lit.
Today's attack on the city was unfavorable, so Cen Zhan summoned his men to discuss matters overnight to decide how to attack the city tomorrow.
"General, although this city is small, the soldiers in it are brave enough to fight, and we lack siege equipment. I'm afraid it won't be easy to fight!" said a bearded captain.
Whether a soldier is good or not is actually the difference between those who dare to fight and those who dare not. This is even more important than the physical strength of the soldiers.
Just looking at the defenders in the city today, they had to wait until the siege soldiers had climbed halfway up the ladder before standing up and shooting at close range. We know that the defender general has good training skills, which is not easy.
Many county soldiers are not well trained at ordinary times. When they go to the battlefield, they shoot arrows before the enemy can get close. Worse, there are even cases where they even throw their bows. In comparison, the defenders of Danchen County look terrible. Calm down.
"I see that the defenders of Danchen County must be the elite of the Jiang bandits. As long as Danchen County is captured, the other counties behind will definitely be vulnerable." Another school captain said.
"Then we have to conquer Danchen County first. We can't go around it, right?" someone said.
It is not difficult to go around it, but it means leaving a nail on the logistics supply route, and subsequent food and fodder will not be able to keep up.
"It should be a good move to go around. Nanhe Prefecture is a land of plenty. It is not difficult to capture a city casually, raid the big households in the city, and get some military rations. What's more, we have three armies coming together. As long as we bring five days of rations, we will be sure. Let the Jiang thieves focus on one thing and miss the other."
"It's still too risky. If the defenders from all the counties in Nanhe Prefecture are so brave to fight, we may be looking for death if we go around the city like this."
In this expedition, in order to pursue marching speed, they only brought some simple siege equipment. The losses in a forced siege would inevitably be huge.
None of these captains mentioned fighting to the death and siege the city. If they had such a bad idea at this time, they would be afraid that the task of siege would fall on them.
Everyone discussed for a moment, then stopped, and looked at the general Cen Zhan - in the end, all decisions in the army were made by the general.
Cen Zhan was silent for a moment, then stood up suddenly and drew out his long sword. He slashed the corner of the case with one sword to express his determination and was about to give orders. But at this moment, a scream of "Ah——" pierced the night sky. , passed into the Chinese army's tent, and suppressed Cen Zhan's words.
"The enemy is attacking at night!"
