Lu Xun led his army to the west and arrived at Zhijiang first. He threatened that Guan Yu was defeated and dead, Jiangling and Gong'an had fallen, and persuaded the magistrate of Zhijiang to surrender.
In this era of inconvenient communication, Zhijiang County Magistrate has no way to tell the truth from the false, but one thing is certain.
If Jiangling and the police were fine, Soochow would not be able to jump over and hit Zhijiang County anyway.
For a time, despair permeated Zhijiang County. The dilemma he faced was of the same nature as Magistrate Zhao of Linhu County in Jiangdong, but the degree of despair was a thousand times greater.
There are no troops stationed in the county, and the defense facilities are almost non-existent. How about taking the lead?
He even had one less road to go than Magistrate Zhao, and it was impossible to escape. Lu Xun's army had surrounded them.
If he hadn't wanted to take Zhijiang without a fight, Lu Xun's army would have already captured the county seat, and he wouldn't even have the chance to make a choice at this moment.
Surrender seemed to be his only option.
However, the magistrate of Zhijiang County made a choice that was beyond everyone's expectations.
He wanted to resist and would rather die than surrender.
Zhang Xian, the magistrate of Zhijiang County, and Zhang Wenxuan, wanted to use his head to defend him and kill him with his head on his neck.
The gap between the enemy and ourselves is so great that it can no longer be described as a disparity.
This is striking an egg against a stone.
As a result, Magistrate Zhang's decision failed to gain support from anyone... Not to mention the large squire family in the county, even within his own county government, he could not find anyone willing to resist.
Defeat is inevitable. Resistance means death. There are people who are not afraid of death, but no one is willing to die in such a meaningless way.
If the enemy army only has a thousand men, and there is even a ten thousandth chance of victory in the resistance, there will be people who are willing to put their heads in their belts and follow Zhang Zai Gong!
But in the current situation, the hope of winning is zero.
No one supports him.
It doesn’t mean that you are the leader and everyone must listen to you unconditionally.
But when everyone is willing to listen to you, you are truly the leader.
At this moment, Zhang Zaigong, who had always been a man of his word in Zhijiang, could no longer command anyone.
Zhang Wenxuan had already anticipated this situation and did not force it.
He just silently put on a leather armor that he had never worn before, and raised a spear with the hand he usually used to hold a pen.
Ignoring the dissuasion of his family and the tears of his wife and children, he ordered people to open the gate of Zhijiang County.
Everything in front of me was dark and filled with enemy troops.
The phalanx flags are flying all over the sky, and the end can't be seen at a glance.
How many thousands of people are these? Zhang Wenxuan could not estimate that the largest army he had seen before was only two thousand people.
"Hiss—" He took a deep breath, suppressed the primitive fear in his heart, and then yelled with all his strength.
"Zhijiang County Magistrate Zhang Wenxuan is here! I have received great favor from the King of Hanzhong, and I would rather die than surrender! Kill——!"
When he led the people across the river, he was among them. He pretended to be dead to avoid being chased by Cao's army, and he was lucky enough to survive to this day.
It's a pity that he doesn't have the same voice as Mr. Zhang back then. Even if he used all his strength, the word "kill" has broken, and the shout can only be heard by the front row of the enemy's formation.
He ran staggeringly towards Lu Xun's army and towards the big flag with the word "Lu" in it.
Wearing armor and carrying a spear, he was already panting from exhaustion before he had even run halfway to the enemy, but he refused to stop.
It was so ridiculous, but no one could laugh, not even Wu Jun.
As for the wives, children, domestic servants, and subordinates in the county town, they had already burst into tears. Some people wanted to rush out, but they were held tightly by others.
Lu Xun, who was riding on a white horse, squinted at the man and said two words: "Fire the arrow."
The flag bearer behind him sounded the flag, the archers bent their bows like the full moon, and a rain of arrows poured over them.
Zhang Wenxuan, the magistrate of Zhijiang County, was hit by nine arrows, including two in his head. He died immediately.
However, the extreme tension before death caused him to suffer from corpse spasm, skipping the relaxation stage of the corpse and directly entering the state of rigor mortis.
Zi's eyes were still wide open, his spear pressed against the ground, standing still.
However, in this era, except Liu Chan and a few brilliant doctors, who knows this?
Wu Jun was shocked when he saw it, and no one dared to step forward for a while.
"March and give this man a good burial." Lu Xun still gave orders calmly, like a precision machine without emotion.
The order was issued and the whole army had to move forward according to the order.
But all the soldiers who passed by Zhang Wenxuan's body lowered their heads silently and walked away from him.
This was a serious violation of orders in the past, but Lu Xun did not pursue it this time.
He could fully understand the emotional fluctuations of other soldiers and comfort them, but there was no ripple in his own heart.
Zhang Wenxuan's charge and death did not have any impact on his mentality.
In his own unique way, this person caused some little trouble for him to take over Zhijiang.
I am afraid that no matter how innocent he is and how caring he is for the people, he will not be able to make the people of Zhijiang return home in a short time.
If he captures this person alive, it will only cause more trouble.
But that's all, it still can't change the fact that this person is a loser.
When Lu Xun was a boy, he witnessed his grandfather resisting Sun Ce for two years and finally being defeated. Nearly half of the Lu family members died. Soon after, his grandfather who raised him also died of illness.
At that time, he knew clearly that only power and violence were supreme.
For this reason, he could abandon his emotions and be loyal to his mortal enemy. Zhang Wenxuan, who would rather die than surrender, would not touch him.
After the army entered Zhijiang, they quickly took control of important places such as the county government, granaries, and arsenals. Lu Xun sent people as usual to appease the people, and strictly ordered the army to do no harm to the people, and anyone who disobeyed the order would be killed.
Soochow wants to occupy Jingzhou and become the master of this place in the future. It is impossible to burn, kill and loot. Lu Xun is not a good person with a lot of kindness. He just has a very clear understanding of his strategic purpose.
However, the people of Zhijiang from top to bottom, whether they are traffickers or squires, or even local ruffians, are extremely indifferent to this.
Zhang Wenxuan used his own life to leave a fire in the hearts of Zhijiang people. When the east wind blows, it will burn brightly...
Unfortunately, not all city officials are so bloody.
Lu Xun left two thousand men to guard Zhijiang, and the army continued westward along the river. The next stop was Yidu.
There are two extremely important cities in Yidu County. One is Yidu City, the seat of Yidu County, and the other is Yiling County.
These two cities are both cities that strangle the throat of the Yangtze River.
After Lu Xun's army arrived at Yidu City, they were surprised to find that Fan You, the governor of Yidu, had abandoned the city and fled without firing an arrow.
Yidu is much better defended than Zhijiang City. Although it is not as good as Jiangling, Xiangyang and other larger strategic strategic points, it can at least be called a city. The city also has its own recruited garrison, and there are some small cities and towns nearby. Alien tribe.
However, Fan You, the governor of Yidu and Zhang Wenxuan's immediate superior, made the opposite move to Zhang Wenxuan and abandoned the city, which allowed Lu Xun's army to capture Yidu without a single blow, which also caused officials and tribal leaders in surrounding small towns to fight. Watching the wind and falling...
At this time, Lu Xun received the information sent by Kuaizhou. Guan Yu sent his troops north from Jiangling, and Sun Quan ordered him to intercept them on the upper reaches of Mian River.
Lu Xun thought for a while and quickly made the same judgment as Zhuge Jin, leaving 5,000 men to guard Yidu and suspending the westward offensive.
The main force of the army once again came eastward along the Yangtze River, headed north to Zhangshui River, and took Maicheng for a brief rest. Then the army rushed eastward and captured Jingcheng in the upper reaches of Mianshui River.
After interrogating Jingcheng officials, they learned that Guan Yu's army had not passed through this place yet, so they stationed their troops in Jingcheng and prepared to intercept the Jingzhou army.
Pan Zhang's 5,000 men had also entered the Mian River via the Xia River, and ordered his men to sail as hard as they could in order to pursue Guan Yu.
But at this time, the Jingzhou Army, which was supposed to be in a dilemma in Mianshui and was surrounded from both sides, was not above Mianshui at all.
Shortly after moving north from Jiangling, the Jingzhou Army, which had not yet reached Mianshui River, had set up camp to conserve its strength. At this time, under the leadership of Liu Chan, the Jingzhou Army was heading west, heading straight for the upper reaches of Zhangshui River.
The current in this section of the Zhang River is gentle. If the army crosses this section, it will be not far from the Zhijiang River...
(End of chapter)
