When Lu Meng led his troops to attack Lingling County.

Zhao Tong's troops have already arrived in Lingling.

Before setting off, he had already sent people to Quanling, the capital, to inform the governor Hao Pu of his plan.

Therefore, when various departments dispersed into Lingling County, Hao Pu also immediately recruited the young and strong people in the county to form an army to eliminate them.

A day of symbolic "fierce fighting" between the two armies.

When night fell, Zhao Tong just led his troops to quietly enter Quanling to join him.

After settling in the county town.

In order to prevent the news from leaking out, the county soldiers were still ordered to guard the front line of the city wall.

The main force of Zhao Tong's various ministries took off their barbarian armor and hid in civilian houses in the city, waiting for the opportunity.

Several days passed quickly.

Lu Meng galloped forward and marched straight in. The governor Hao Pu also reduced his defense line and defended the capital Quanling. Naturally, the other cities and towns did not receive the slightest resistance.

The Wu army then attacked one after another and recovered them all.

Continuous battles and victories along the way, making great progress.

Thanks to the continuous victories, the military morale of the Wu army was at its peak.

Arrive at the foot of the city.

Lu Meng was also familiar with the art of war and strategy, and immediately organized all his troops to besiege the city in all directions, surrounding the city like an iron barrel, as if not even a bird could fly out.

Immediately afterwards, he personally rode his horse to outside the shooting range of the city, waved his halberd and shouted loudly: "Lü Meng from Jiangdong is here again, why don't you go out of the city to see him?"

A shout quickly spread to the city wall.

At this time, Hao Pu and Zhao Tong stood side by side on the top of the city to preside over the overall situation.

As soon as these words came out, he pondered for a while and then responded sharply: "Oh, it's Lu Ziming who led the army to attack Cao Jun's important town in Jiangbei."

"It's a pleasure to meet you today!"

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As soon as he finished speaking, Hao Pu suddenly changed the topic and said with a cold face: "However, your Excellency has great commanding ability. I don't know why you don't take advantage of the victory to pursue and conquer the Jianghuai area?"

"But instead, because of a small loss, you broke the covenant and attacked our land in Jingzhou. It turns out that you are called Amen under Wu. There is really a trace!"

"I admire you."

At the end of his words, he even said sarcastically.

That's it.

When Lu Meng heard this, he was immediately filled with anger. The nickname that had been circulated in his early years had become a stain in his life.

Now that the enemy mentions it, how can one not be angry?

But he quickly suppressed his anger, and still had a slight smile on his face.

Now is not the time to fall out.

If Hao Pu can be persuaded to submit to Kaicheng and seize Lingling County without any bloodshed, then the top priority will be!

Immediately, Lu Meng responded with a smile: "Haha, Governor Hao is too concerned about this matter. Don't you know that after three days of separation, you should treat each other with admiration?"

"Currently, Changsha and Guiyang counties of your army have been easily pacified by our army. Based on the defenders of Lingling County, do you think Governor Hao can withstand my Jiangdong army?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he paused and softened his tone for a few moments, then continued: "However, the troops led by this general are all benevolent and righteous troops, and are unwilling to attack the city by force, lest the soldiers and civilians in the city fall into the flames of war.

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"If Governor Hao is willing to surrender the whole city, I will definitely treat you as an honored guest and personally introduce you to the Marquis of Wu."

"Marquis Wu has always cherished talented people. I think your talent and learning will still be useful even in our Jiangdong."

As he spoke, Lu Meng's face gradually became serious, and his tone became more and more fierce.

There is quite a sense of not surrendering if you dare.

It is bound to break through the city, with the intention of not leaving any chickens or dogs behind.

A threatening word came, and Hao Pu did not respond quickly to Lu Meng at this moment. Instead, he unconsciously looked back at Zhao Tong who was hiding in the shadows, indicating how he should make a decision!

Seeing this, Zhao Tong shook his head slightly.

After receiving the instruction, County Governor Hao Pu instantly understood its meaning, and immediately responded with an extremely serious look on his face: "Lv Ziming, if you want to fight, we will fight. I, Hao Pu, will live and die with the city!"

A sharp shout spread for miles around.

This majestic and unyielding character immediately inspired the fighting spirit of the county soldiers guarding the city wall.

"The governor is mighty, mighty!"

"Wu dogs invaded my home and killed the thieves."

"Kill, kill, kill..."

Seeing the look of determination on Hao Pu's face and the high-spirited voices of the guards on the city wall, Lu Meng knew that the enemy was determined to die, so he quickly retreated.

After returning to the main formation, Jiang Qin, wearing a strong suit of armor, ran over quickly, raised his hands and asked: "General, the enemy is determined to refuse to surrender. Do you want to launch a strong attack?"

"No!"

Hearing this, Lu Meng waved his hand and refused: "I have just taken a general look at the city wall. This city has a tall outline, which is convenient for defense. If we attack rashly, it will not only damage the vigor of our army, but may not be able to break it!"

"Then what does the general want to do next?"

"First besiege the city, cut off contact with the surrounding areas, and turn it into an isolated city. We are slowly looking for ways to break the city."

Lu Meng also conveyed the new military order in an instant.

The order is passed down.

Jiang Qin accepted the order and went to arrange it.

After setting up camp more than thirty miles outside the city, the two armies also faced each other.

Main business.

Lu Meng was standing in front of the screen at this time, his eyes slowly looking at the map hanging on the screen. After pondering for a while, he suddenly asked;

"Wen Gui, are there any signs of reinforcements from Jingzhou near Lingling in recent days?"

In one word.

Pan Zhang, who was standing next to him, immediately raised his hand and reported: "General, according to the scouts' investigation, there has been no sign of Jingzhou Army's activities in recent days."

"It is said that before our army reached the city, barbarians once invaded the territory, but they were repelled by Haopu's military force and disappeared."

"I think he must have escaped back to the mountains."

"Oh? Barbarians attacked?"

After a while, Lu Meng thought about it, but seemed to feel that something was wrong, and suddenly guessed: "Wen Gui, in your opinion, was the Jingzhou reinforcements responsible for the previous invasion of Lingling County?"

"They pretended to be barbarians fighting Hao Pu, but they were actually trying to confuse our army."

"I don't know where it is hidden in the end, waiting for our army to relax its vigilance and quickly attack it to severely damage our army?"

As soon as this statement came out.

Pan Zhang looked hesitant for a moment and said: "This..."

After thinking about it, he replied with some uncertainty: "General, I think this possibility exists, but at this time, the probability of this happening is very small."

"Wen Gui, please tell me in detail?"

"General, according to the information we have learned, the armor worn by this barbarian and the weapons used can be concluded to be the Wuxi barbarians from Wuling County in the depths."

"But there are so many Wuxi tribes, and each tribe is not weak. Moreover, I heard that the Wuxi Barbarian King Samoko is a brave and powerful man."

"Such powerful barbarians, even if Liu Bei's army controls Jingzhou, are not easy to provoke, so it is unlikely that they can obtain so many barbarian armors and weapons."

After a while, the words fell.

Listening to Pan Zhang's explanation.

Lu Meng also nodded approvingly and said: "If it is really a plunder by barbarians, then this Hao Pu is really not weak?"
Chapter completed!