Lu Bu led his cavalry galloping through the streets. He saw not many people, and the people did not dare to go out. All he saw were his own troops. His heart sank immediately, knowing that the situation might not be good.
It stands to reason that there are more than 10,000 defenders in the city. If some of them are gone, it won't be so empty. It's obvious that he killed them so fast.
Soon, he had an idea. No wonder Sun Ce had made him wait for a cup of tea just now. They must have been planning their escape at that time.
During the time when he was fighting Sun Ce, a lot of people should have escaped from the east gate. Although he had arranged sentries at the other three gates, it took too long to run around the city and there was no time to report.
If he had known earlier, he should not have lingered with him for so long. Lu Bu felt regretful.
Moreover, a bad premonition arose in their hearts. If they were fully prepared to escape, their trip to the North Gate would probably be in vain.
Sure enough, when we arrived at the north gate, the city gate, which was more than two feet wide and three feet deep, was filled with rolling stones and wood used to defend the city. At the same time, there were also a dozen tung oil jars piled up, and more than 20 Jiangdong soldiers holding torches. , with sadness in his eyes.
Lu Bu didn't even want to waste time on them. After leaving a hundred cavalry behind, he immediately headed back towards Ximen to kill them.
The army came in through the west gate, and now it was only possible to rush out through the west gate. However, more than half an hour had passed since they walked around the city in such a big circle.
But as long as they go out, with the speed of the cavalry, they can still catch up with them.
At the west gate, where they first rushed into the city, after clearing the defenders at the gate, Cheng Lian and Xu Sheng only arranged for more than a hundred people to guard them before leading their troops into the city.
Their idea is simple: rush into the inner city and kill or capture the enemy. After all, the military merit system is based on the head or capture of prisoners. This idea is understandable. Who doesn't want to earn more military merit and be promoted?
Xu Sheng and Cheng Lian never imagined that not long after they left, more than two hundred Jiangdong soldiers would pour out of the houses on both sides.
Huang Gai, armed with an iron whip, suddenly rushed out with Jiangdong's disciples, with a clear goal of regaining control of the city gate.
When Lu Bu brought his people back, the city gate here was also blocked by Huang Gai. His face was spattered with blood, and there were piles of corpses lying on the ground, including those of Jiangdong's children and those of Lu Bu's army.
Seeing Lu Bu coming back to kill him, Huang Gai was not only unafraid, but actually laughed, "It's too late, my lord has gone far!"
Feeling that he was being played, Lu Bu's eyes flashed sharply, and he galloped forward.
How could Huang Gai's short weapons on foot compete with Lu Bu who was riding a red rabbit horse and holding a Fangtian painted halberd? With just one blow, Huang Gai, who had experienced hundreds of battles, was shocked and staggered back.
If it weren't for the fierce and fearless Jiangdong disciples around him, he would have been killed before he even had a chance to adjust his body.
Lu Bu's halberd stabbed left and right, sweeping through thousands of troops from time to time, but even Lu Fengxian, who killed people as easily as mowing grass, could not annihilate them all at once when facing these Jiangdong soldiers who just wanted to buy time.
The cavalry behind them simply jumped off their horses and came over with their spears to help in the battle, just to open the city gate quickly and pursue them.
At the gate of the city, there were so many corpses that they could not even stay, but Jiangdong still fought to the death.
In the end, Huang Gai was the only one left, and even the iron whip was thrown away by Fang Tian's painted halberd. He turned around and pressed against the city gate, hugging the door bolt with both hands, and refused to let go despite being shot several times and vomiting blood.
His thoughts were blurred and his eyes were scattered. In a trance, Huang Gai saw the scenes of following Sun Jian to kill the enemy.
In front of me, I have the Jiangdong Tigers that my brothers will always believe in. At my back, I have the robe that I can absolutely rest assured. Although I have numerous minor and serious injuries, I have endless laughter.
Gilded years, iron horses and golden swords, old friends in dreams
Huang Gai, who was salivating with blood, raised the corners of his mouth with difficulty, "Lord, Gai is here to meet you."
When the city gate was finally opened, Gao Shun also arrived, but it was probably more than an hour since the fight from the east gate to this point.
Lu Bu still didn't want to give up and shouted: "Come out and hunt down Sun Ce!"
Lu Bu didn't have any extreme views on Sun Ce. If it were someone else, he wouldn't even want to chase after such a long delay, but it was the deadly battle of these Jiangdong soldiers that made him determined not to let Sun Ce leave alive.
Such people and soldiers, if today's hatred cannot be eradicated, will become a big trouble in the future.
When he saw Huang Gai rushing out at the city gate, Lin Mo, who had been at the Central Military Office, guessed what they were thinking. Unfortunately, only Lu Lingqi and the sergeant No. 10 who guarded Dajun were left with him.
In addition, Huang Gai moved very quickly and closed the city gate in an instant. Lin Mo was not given time to react and could only watch all this happen.
I sighed in my heart that all these plans should have been arranged during the time when Lu Bu was shouting about the battle. Zhou Yu was still a person who played with his brains. He made a prediction in such a short period of time and chose the plan of a strong man cutting off his arm to survive. , in the end he was the man who won the Battle of Chibi.
"The overall situation has been decided, let's go back to camp." Lin Mo didn't want to stay any longer.
Guangling City has been obtained, but Lin Mo will not enter the city rashly before they completely clear out the Jiangdong soldiers and horses in the city.
In fact, every time a city is conquered, there will be a few days for our own troops to thoroughly investigate the enemy forces in the city to avoid an ambush of dead soldiers.
In addition, Lu Bu also led the cavalry to chase them, and it would probably take until late at night for them to return in triumph.
Lin Mo, who returned to the camp and was lying on the couch, couldn't relax and stared at the dome in a daze.
Whether it is to win over Liu Xun or defeat Sun Ce, these are all staged small goals. It is indeed exciting news at the moment. However, Lin Mo knows in his heart that the achievement of these small goals is ultimately to achieve the key to Cao Cao. Fight this big goal.
Although Xuchang has not yet received information about mobilizing troops, he knows that this battle should start soon.
He was still a little tired at first and became more and more awake when he thought about these problems. He simply got up and prepared to go to the Chinese Army tent to make a periodic summary.
There is a sheepskin map painted by Lu Su in the Zhongjun tent, which is from Xu and Yangzhou.
Lin Mo looked at the sheepskin map and fell into deep thought. In terms of territory, Lord Yuezhang is enough to compete with Cao Cao. He has nine counties in the six counties of Xuzhou, Peiguo in Yuzhou, plus Lujiang and Jiujiang.
But this is only theoretical, and it does not really bring benefits to oneself, and even has to invest a lot of money because it has just been obtained.
For example, the floods in Lujiang River and the restoration plans of Langya and Dongguan counties have required a lot of money and manpower.
In terms of military strength, it is rumored that Cao Cao has an army of 200,000, but there should not be too many real elites. Judging from his troop dispatch route in the Battle of Wancheng, he is indeed capable of gathering an army of 150,000 in a short period of time.
On Lu Bu's side, 25,000 troops were stationed in Jiujiang. Liu Xun's surrendered soldiers in Lujiang plus Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo's bandits totaled 30,000. Pengcheng and Peiguo also stationed almost 20,000 field troops. Counting the ten thousand people in Guangling, we can barely make up the number of eighty thousand.
In other words, Cao Cao's military strength was at least twice that of his own.
Lin Mo rubbed his eyebrows. This was not a matter of two people fighting one person. The disparity in numbers had exceeded the upper limit, and it was easy to form a unilateral crushing.
Throughout the ages, there have been many battles in which a small number of people defeated a large number. The prerequisite was that the opponent floated too much or his head was temporarily removed.
Lin Mo didn't think that Cao Cao, who had the most gorgeous lineup of counselors in the Three Kingdoms during this period, would make too low a mistake.
"It would be great if Jia Xu could come." Lin Mo looked forward to it guiltily.
The only hope is foreign aid Yuan Shao.
If he could be delayed until he had rectified the government affairs of the four states and drank the Yellow River, Cao Cao should have understood the principle of fishermen benefiting from the competition between snipe and clam.
However, blindly defending is definitely not the best strategy. Just like this time, Jiangdong also hoped that Cao Cao would surround Wei and save Zhao. Maybe Yuan Shao was still hoping that Lu Bu would fight Cao Cao to death, and in the end he would use his surprise troops to conquer the Central Plains in one go.
Lin Mo was engrossed in taking stock of the situation, and Gan Ning hunched over and walked in with difficulty, "Mr."
"Why are you here?" Lin Mo quickly helped him sit down.
"I heard that sir is back and I came here to ask about the situation on the front line today." Gan Ning scratched his head in embarrassment.
That's right, after all, today is the battle to seize the city. One-sided crushing is always a good opportunity to harvest military achievements. There is nothing more heart-wrenching than leaving an already depressed general lying in the camp. .
Simply idle, Lin Mo talked about everything today.
Gan Ning's expression was very interesting. When he heard that Sun Ce was deceived with more than two thousand empty jars, he praised Lin Mo for his amazing ingenuity; when he heard that Lu Bu fought against Sun Ce, his face was filled with regret and he also wanted to live with the little bully. Finally, when I heard that Jiangdong had set up a survival situation with a broken arm in such a short period of time, I greatly admired the soldiers and regarded death as if they were home.
"I heard from my husband that this battle was more exciting than all the battles that General Mo has fought in Jiangxia in the past few years." Gan Ning sighed.
"Don't worry. I said I will definitely give you a military merit. Just be patient. Maybe the key to defeating the Cao Cao is to be willing to be hegemony."
In fact, Lin Mo had not thought about how to use the false surrender strategy. At first, he just had an idea and followed the trend, which was considered to be a hidden line first.
"Thank you sir." After hearing about the battle in Guangling, his blood was boiling. When he heard Lin Mo say this again, he was even more ready to move. He desperately wanted Cao Cao to fight over quickly. He was a pure warrior.
The army has not yet returned to camp, so the two of them were sitting in the Chinese army tent chatting. Lin Mo told how he mistakenly recognized Lu Bu as his father-in-law, and how he unintentionally assisted his father-in-law in taking Jiujiang; Gan Ning recalled the events in Yizhou and Jingzhou. The great years.
The open-hearted chat also slowly eliminated the distance between the two.
Unknowingly, the sky was getting dark, and as soon as the oil lamp was lit, the frantic sound of horse hooves was heard outside the camp.
My father-in-law is back!
When Lu Bu walked into the central military tent, his cloak was fluttering with him, and the dark red spots on the armor announced his master's achievements. He sat down on the handsome chair and punched the handsome desk with his right fist in frustration, "What a shame! I was fooled by this kid!"
"Sun Ce ran away?" Lin Mo asked, looking at Gao Shun who came in with Lu Bu.
Gao Shun nodded, "Marquis Wen and I each led a group of cavalry to pursue in two lines. We intercepted and killed many sergeants who fell behind along the way, but Sun Ce and others were never seen."
Lu Bu had a dark face and no joy at all in successfully seizing the city. He always felt that letting Sun Ce go today would bring him endless troubles.
It's not wrong to think so. Sun Jian made a name for himself as a soldier from Jiangdong back then. Sun Ce was so young, but his soldiers were willing to die for him. The heritage of two generations cannot be underestimated.
"Now Cheng Lian and Xu Sheng are clearing out hidden dangers in the city. I am going to take people into the city tomorrow. Have the celebration banquet been arranged for tonight?" The mood is not very good, but the celebration banquet for the soldiers cannot be skipped.
"Arrangements have been made."
As the chief clerk, it was Lin Mo's duty to arrange the celebration banquet. Then he turned to the sergeant outside the tent and said: "Send the order for the banquet."
"Here."
Soon, roast chicken, barbecue and rice wine were all arranged, and the captains also entered the central military tent to have a banquet with Lu Bu.
After a long day of exhaustion, everyone ate meat and drank wine to express their happiness.
However, this atmosphere seems to be somewhat difficult to open up because of Lu Bu's repression.
As the coach of this army, Lu Bu also climbed up from the bottom. He soon realized this problem, and immediately suppressed his dissatisfaction and prepared to heat up the atmosphere.
"Yunwen, without your clever plan, our army would not be able to enter Guangling City. Come on, I'll give you a toast." Lu Bu picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
"My father-in-law, your words are serious."
After Lin Mo also drank the wine in his glass, he smiled and said: "Actually, without Ziyang's Thunderbolt Car, there is nothing I can do."
"It's natural."
Lu Bu picked up the wine glass again, but looked at Lin Mo, "So, this first glass of wine is for our son-in-law Jing Ziyang."
Having said that, Lin Mo felt that his reminder was a bit redundant. His father-in-law knew it well. This was the Lu family's thank you to his subordinates, and it was also another time for the soldiers to remember this important identity.
"I don't dare to take credit for my limited ability." Liu Ye smiled and drank the wine.
Lin Mo discovered an interesting thing. Since Liu Ye followed his old father-in-law, he seemed to smile more than when they first met.
"For this third cup, we, Mr. Weng, honor our brothers who fought in a bloody battle today!"
Lu Bu raised his glass again and drank it in one gulp. Lin Mo stood up and paid homage to everyone. This could be regarded as a distinction between dignity and inferiority.
"Thank you Marquis Wen, thank you Lord Registrar!"
Several captains laughed in reply.
That's right, they no longer call themselves uncle, but the chief clerk, which proves that they recognize themselves more and more.
After a few cups of yellow soup and Lu Bu's warm-up, they soon got into the mood and started a business bragging mode. They each talked about how many people they had killed today, how many prisoners they had captured, and how they were fierce.
In the entire Zhongjun tent, only the paralyzed Gao Shun seemed to be indifferent to this. He just ate the meat quietly.
"Report!"
While they were drinking wine, a scout ran in and respectfully presented the bamboo slip in his hand to Lu Bu, "Marquis Wen, a letter from Jiujiang."
Jiujiang?
Could it be that Zhang Liao was in danger?
The noise stopped suddenly, and everyone's eyes were attracted to the bamboo slip. Lu Bu quickly opened the letter and checked it.
After a moment, he chuckled and said, "It seems that these 30,000 stones of food and grass were not wasted."
When everyone was confused, Lin Mo's pupils suddenly focused and he asked quickly: "Zhang Xiu agrees to come and surrender?"
Lu Bu nodded, "This is a letter from Zhang Xiu. He is taking more than 7,000 people under his command to descend from Nanyang to Geyang and enter Jiujiang via Anfeng."
After speaking, he looked at the date of signing and said, "According to the date on the letter, I should have entered Anfeng by now."
"Is Jia Xu coming too?"
"right."
"Okay!" After getting the definite answer, Lin Mo hit his left palm hard with his right fist.
With the arrival of Poison Master Jia Xu, Lin Mo finally had a ceiling-level strategist in his own camp. Lin Mo's confidence in the future battle was greatly increased.
Lu Bu just smiled slightly. He knew that Jia Xu was a man with many ideas, but in his heart, no counselor in the world could compare with his son-in-law.
"Calculating the days, I only have three letters left in Jiujiang, and Changshan has not replied yet." Unconsciously, eight months have passed.
"It doesn't matter. It's been delivered. At worst, my father-in-law will write ten or eight more letters. It won't be troublesome to write letters." Lin Mo smiled and shrugged.
It's great that Zhao Yun can come, but he is not Zhang Xiu. There seems to be nothing to attract him. This kind of thing can only rely on fate.
Jia Xu can come, which is great news for Lin Mo. People can't pursue too many things beyond their control.
However, this incident inspired Lin Mo and he suddenly became full of energy.
Guangling City has been conquered, and there should be a month or two of finishing work to reorganize the army, adjust taxes, manage household registration, and appease powerful families.
Obviously, he couldn't spend so long here, and he had to rush back to Pengcheng immediately to prepare for the next war.
In addition to these, Lu Bu also had to do something that would earn Lu Bu a lot of reputation, and he also had to return to Pengcheng.
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