Chapter 1898: Suppressing Hudu as immovable as a mountain
Liu Yu sighed: "I pardoned the Shen brothers before. There are too many people in Wu who have grievances. Bao Sizhi is their mouth. I can't go against their temper. In this battle, I don't seek merit, but seek success. No fault."
"As long as we don't rush forward or be fooled when we pursue, Sun En will not be able to attack Hudu, and Jiankang will be safe. The most we can do is let him get on the boat and run away. We can just find an opportunity to kill him later. Bao Sizhi has accomplished his feat." If you get promoted and transferred elsewhere, everyone will get what they need, that's all."
Tan Pingzhi turned around and left: "Jinu, you finally compromised with reality. I don't know whether it's good or bad. As a brother, I will always help you."
Liu Yu was silent for a while, looking at Bao Sizhi and his subordinates who were full of joy and high spirits under the tower, and murmured: "Is there really no problem with this decision?"
A day and a half later, Hudu fortress was at the head of the city.
Yuan Song was wearing leather armor, which seemed unable to cover up his thin body, while Chen Yi, who was tall and thick, was wearing mail armor and had more than ten guards standing behind him, about ten miles outside the city. It is a military camp of Tianshi Dao, with a company camp of about ten miles. Behind the Hudu Fortress, on the water at the mouth of the river, are warships all over the sea. Together with the military camp in front, they guard this seaside fortress from front to back. , it was so crowded.
Wei Yongzhi, dressed in a light woodcutter's outfit, sat at the top of the city and raised the corners of his mouth. The two hare lips were no longer visible, but the two front teeth were still easily exposed: "Prefect Yuan, I advise you not to make any excuses." Liu Shenjun made it very clear about his thoughts. If you hold on firmly, you will win!"
Yuan Song sighed: "But, I am the parent official here. I see the people within a hundred miles around me being robbed, killed, and raped by the demon thieves. My heart, my heart... ..." He said, with tears in his eyes and almost choking.
Chen Yi gritted his teeth: "Master Wei, we at Hudu Base have four thousand elite soldiers, all of whom are guards from the capital. We may not be able to defeat the demon thieves. Now the demon thieves' fleet cannot forcefully land ashore, and they There are only three to four thousand troops in the military camp in front of him. If we concentrate our efforts to beat him, we may not be unable to win. At least we can save some people back. If not, we can also intimidate the demon thieves and prevent them from leaving the city unscrupulously and causing harm. People."
Wei Yongzhi said calmly: "Chen Zhuangzhu, have you ever thought about a question? If the monster thieves are so easy to destroy in one strike, why didn't Liu Shen's army attack directly and attack us from both sides? Instead of following Sun En The army is slowly coming from behind, but why is Xu Daofu stationed in front of the Hudu Fortress and standing still?"
Chen Yi couldn't respond and could only shake his head: "I don't know. I don't know the art of war. I'm not a general like you. I only know that we are soldiers and we have to protect the people around us. Otherwise, we can just watch here. Wait, I can’t live with it in my heart!”
Wei Yongzhi stood up and looked outside the city with a cold light in his eyes: "Only by guarding the Hudu Fortress can you best protect the people of Wu. This is not a big city, but a fortress that cannot accommodate tens of thousands of people. The households have been notified to find a way to evacuate. Most people have left, but a small number of people do not want to leave. This is the result. You have fulfilled your obligations. If you attack rashly and are ambushed by demon thieves, you will be lost. It would be the greatest tragedy to destroy the entire Hudu area and allow the demon thieves' land troops and fleet to become one."
"Think about Xie Yan. He also wanted to protect the people and eliminate the monsters and thieves, so he hurriedly pursued him without waiting for the reinforcements to arrive. As a result, not only was he defeated and killed, but he also lost millions of stones of military supplies in the entire Wu region. , hundreds of thousands of people were lost to the hands of demon thieves, which allowed them to gain the momentum they have today. Grand Administrator Yuan, you are the highest official in the entire Hudu region. Your existence determines the life and death of the Jin Dynasty. How can you escape so easily? A solid fortress, how about falling into the trap of a demon thief?!"
Yuan Song sighed: "It is true that I am not a general. I just can't bear to see the people suffer. Originally, Liu Shenjun said that he would lead his troops to help defend, so I was full of confidence, but now..."
Wei Yongzhi said solemnly: "Liu Canjun cannot come in person because when we were in Haiyan, the demon thieves also wanted to provoke us to fight. For this reason, they did not hesitate to publicly rape the wives and daughters of the people outside the city, trying to force them to enter the city. The Ding men who were assisting the defenders attacked! Liu Shenjun was unmoved and set up an empty city strategy and annihilated eight thousand demon thieves. Then they turned north here. The poisonous strategy they used now was no different from the one in Haiyan before. Yuan Taizong, the reason why Liu Canjun asked me to come is because he has to appease the emotions of the Haiyan militiamen and can only go with them to prevent them from falling into the trap of the demon thieves because of their anger and eagerness to make meritorious deeds. And I am here, I can Let me tell you these things so that you can avoid doing things that you will regret out of impulse!”
Yuan Song nodded: "I understand. I didn't think well. Then I will listen to Wei Canjun's words and firmly defend the Hudu Fortress without leaving a step. However, how long will it take for Liu Canjun to come to join us?"
Wei Yongzhi cast his eyes towards the distance outside the city and murmured: "I hope it can be done as slowly as possible. The longer it is delayed, the better it will be for us."
Outside the city, there is the Tianshi Dao military camp.
In the commander's tent, Sun En frowned and looked at Xu Daofu: "Third brother, what happened to you this time? You can't even attack the Hudu Fortress guarded by Yuan Song? This is disrespectful to you, the God of War. level."
Xu Daofu shook his head: "Hudu is much stronger than we thought. It is built on a cliff. The navy fleet behind it cannot support the attack, and this fortress just controls the landing at this estuary. District, if we force a landing, it will cause huge casualties in the city. Only after we arrived did I realize that the problem was serious."
Lu Xun curled his lips: "Now Liu Yu has been following our army. We turned around several times to fight, but he camped and stood firm. We have no chance. If you can't take it here, then we will be in danger. Whether we can get back to the ship or not is a question."
Sun En gritted his teeth: "If it doesn't work, just leave one to monitor Liu Yu and attack Hudu. Third brother, you should also take out those attack wooden armors of yours."
Xu Daofu shook his head: "No, under a fortified city, it is a taboo in military art to attack the city by force. I would rather attack Liu Yu's camp than attack Hudu, unless I can lure out the defenders and annihilate them, but then Yuan Song can actually keep his composure, which is beyond my expectation!"
Sun En sighed: "Could it be that our carefully prepared landing plan will fail this time?"
Lu Xun suddenly laughed: "Not necessarily, maybe, there is someone who can help us a lot."