Chapter 465: Immortal Lu's shot, either destroying the group or raiding the house!
The Runan area has declined a lot due to the wars in the early years.
First, there was the outbreak of the Yellow Turbans, then Yuan Shu, and then Liu Pi Gongdu. In the past few years, there were basically no interruptions in fighting, causing a serious loss of population in Runan.
When he first captured Runan County from Liu Pi and Gongdu, Xun Yu even had to migrate people from Nanyang to fill Runan, which shows how difficult the situation in Runan County was before.
However, after vigorous support and construction in recent years, Runan County has regained some of its former population and economic power. But just a few days after its good days, it has now been invaded by the Jiangdong and Jingzhou armies.
Pingyu is a large county. After years of unremitting construction, the city wall, which was originally high and deep, has become stronger and more reliable.
Moreover, there are sufficient grain and grass reserves in the city, and the defense of the city is also rich in materials. This is the reason why Man Chong has the confidence to hold on.
At the end of May in the ninth year of Jian'an.
The troops led by Wei Yan, Jia Xu, Zhang He and others have forced Pang Tong's army back to Danshui.
But when Pang Tong retreated to the Danshui line, I wonder if it was because of the help of the navy. The defense line of the army he led seemed to be in danger and could be breached at any time, but often just when it was about to be breached, it suddenly became tenacious again.
, and drove Cao Jun back.
This situation happened several times. Although Jia Xu felt it was strange, he could not guess Pang Tong's real intention because there were too few intelligence sources.
Pang Tong, Sun Quan and Cao Jun were in a stalemate until June.
Except for the Danshui Road, the Jingzhou Army, and the Jiangdong Army, except for the Hefei Road, there was still no movement at all.
This made Cao Cao and others suspicious. After all, the Jingzhou and Jiangdong armies were so mobilized that they could not be willing to spend so much time with Cao's army.
Sure enough, in mid-June, a messenger sent by Xuchang to Runan luckily escaped the encirclement and suppression by Liu Pan and Huo Jun's scouts, and sent the news of enemy troops in Runan to Cao Cao.
Only then did Cao Cao and the court ministers realize that Runan County was being abused by the enemy under their noses.
Cao Cao's face was a little gloomy. He took the news sent back by more scouts and seemed to be talking to himself: "Build the plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly... An army of hundreds of thousands actually quietly seized control of Runan County. This plan
The designers are really bold!"
Cao Cao was right. Pang Tong and Zhou Yu were indeed both bold and calculating people.
When everyone's attention was drawn to Wancheng, Xinye, Lujiang, and Hefei, they did not expect that the enemy had sneakily arrived in Runan and ambushed them.
Everyone was intimidated by Cao Cao's momentum and did not dare to speak. Old Cao continued, "When has I, Cao Cao, been so humiliated by the enemy?"
Seeing Cao Cao getting angry, Xun Yu, as his chief steward and encourager, had to step forward to calm Cao Cao's mood.
"Report to the lord!" Xun Yu said with a hint of solemnity in his eyes, "The enemy is already close at hand. Our top priority should be to immediately send troops to rescue Runan..."
At this moment, Dong Zhao suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty! Xuchang no longer has any extra troops, and Runan has probably fallen...Rather than sending out a large army to rescue, it is better to use the limited troops to defend Xuchang
.”
Before Dong Zhao finished speaking, Xun You stood up and said: "My lord, according to my subordinates, I am afraid that Runan County has not been completely lost..."
Before Xun You could finish what he said, someone else jumped out to object and asked: "What evidence do you have to prove that Runan is still in our hands?"
"Exactly! If Runan has been controlled by the enemy and an ambush has been set up in advance, wouldn't the army that came to support be like a sheep in a tiger's mouth?!"
"That's right, it's better to leave the army to guard Xuchang and the emperor!"
Cao Cao looked around and listened to the various words of the ministers who opposed the support of the soldiers. He sneered in his heart: "They are all a group of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death!"
Seeing that there was something wrong with Lao Cao's face, someone suddenly stood up and said, "Lu Qiaoqi is in Chenliu County, why don't you send someone to ask him to send troops..."
"Yes! We still have Lu Hussar! Even if Xuchang is besieged, if Lu Hussar leads his army, we can save the day!"
Hearing what these guys said, the sneer on Cao Cao's face couldn't help but get even worse, "Humph! I usually only hear you say bad things about Lu Yan behind his back like he is greedy for property and eats nothing when his body is buried. Now that he is in danger, you think of him...
.Smelly and shameless!”
But after all, the people who can stand here are all important officials of the imperial court. Naturally, it is difficult for Cao Cao to express his innermost thoughts in front of everyone.
"Don't worry, everyone, I have sent someone to deliver a message to Lu Xiuqi. I believe it won't be long before Lu Xiuqi's army will arrive in Xuchang."
"Ah! This is great!" Upon hearing that Lu Yan's army would arrive soon, these ministers couldn't help but become excited.
"With Lu Qiaoqi coming to help, no matter what kind of monsters or monsters we have, we have to retreat!"
But unlike the excitement of these ministers, Xun You and Xun Yu still looked solemn...because Lu Yan didn't have many troops at his disposal!
Taishi Ci's Beiwei army, as well as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's armies are all fighting in the north. Not to mention Dian Wei's Tiefutu troops, they are still in Youzhou helping Tianchou to control the situation.
Most of the soldiers of the Wolf Cavalry Battalion, as well as most of the infantry and archers of Chenliu's garrison, have been assigned to Ma Chao and Xu Shu to rescue Xiliang.
Therefore, it seems that the only things Lu Yan can still use at his disposal are the 10,000 cavalrymen of the Dragon Cavalry Battalion and the navy, which is short of time to form an army and is not favored by others.
Ten thousand cavalry is actually a strong fighting force, but there are more than 100,000 people on the opposite side.
The difference in troop strength alone is nearly ten times, not to mention that a single unit of arms is completely at a disadvantage when facing a fully equipped army.
...
When Lu Yan received the sixth urgent letter, he finally walked out of the cement factory.
Lu Yan, who was all gray on his body and face, took the secret letter from the shadow guard and quickly read it.
After Lu Yan finished reading, the shadow guard who sent the letter respectfully said to Lu Yan: "Sir, Guo Jijiu also asked me to bring you a message, saying that hundreds of thousands of troops in Jingzhou, Jiangdong have been besieging Pingyu City for more than a month.
...If you don’t take action, Changsheng, I’m afraid you’ll have to collect Man Boning’s body. I’m not concerned about him as a person, I’m just concerned about the situation in Runan…”
"Hey! Aojiao!" Lu Yan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said secretly: "It seems that you, Guo Fengxiao, and Man Boning are quite affectionate."
"Well, that's right! This guy Boning really lived up to my high expectations!" After Lu Yan heard what Guo Jialing's shadow guard relayed, not only was he not nervous or panicked, he even laughed with relief.
The corner of Shadow Guard's mouth twitched slightly, and he thought to himself: "Mr. Lu is really calm, and he can still laugh..."
"The city of Pingyu is high and deep, with sufficient supplies; plus Bonin is calm and calm, and is very good at defending the city... Not to mention Zhou Yu's 100,000 troops, even if Sun Quan's 100,000 troops come, within two or three months, I'm afraid
There is no guarantee that we can break through the city guarded by Bonin!"
The shadow guard raised his head slightly and glanced at Lu Yan.
Seeing that Lu Yan was really not joking, he was shocked and thought: "Sir, you are so optimistic about Man Boning?! Is it possible that Xu Changling, who has been keeping a low profile for many years, is actually a military genius?"
But then I thought about it, Man Chong had stayed with Lu Yan for a long time, and Lu Yan naturally knew him very well.
Seeing that Lu Yan was so confident, the shadow guard felt much more at ease.
But he remembered the purpose of his trip, so he bowed and asked: "May I ask, sir, how should I reply to Guo Jijiu and the Prime Minister?"
"emmmm..." Lu Yan pondered for a moment and finally made a decision, "Reply to Lao Cao and Lao Guo and say that I will personally lead the navy to raid the lairs in Jingzhou and Jiangdong!"