Early the next morning, Lu Bu allocated five thousand troops to Chu Nan. With Chu Nan as the main general, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan as assistants, he sent troops to attack Hefei. Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Cheng Lian each led three thousand troops to attack Li.
Yang, Chengde, and Fuling counties, Lu Bu and Chen Gong were in the rear. As long as the four counties were conquered, Jiujiang County could capture half of it.
Looking at his wife wrapped in a silver armor, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and even Zhou Cang wearing armor, Chu Nan felt envious in his heart. Even though he had a super physique, he still could not be afraid of the scorching heat.
"Let's go!" Without too much emotion, Chu Nan waved the command flag, and the army of five thousand soldiers began to march toward Hefei in a mighty manner.
The energy formed by the formation of the five thousand soldiers began to wash away Chu Nan's body and spirit. Gradually, Chu Nan also forgot about the scorching heat. Driven by Feng Zimi, the five thousand soldiers ran as fast as flying. Chu Nan's general spirit
With his mind integrated into this energy, he instantly felt as if he had become a god. Within the area covered by an army of five thousand, he felt like he was in control of everything.
Every march and battle is a training for military practitioners. It is difficult for those who have not experienced the feeling of Qi flowing through the body to continuously strengthen it.
The location of the three armies is where the heaven and earth are. The general is there and seems to be omnipotent. This is different from the Confucian popularity. Popularity can be used to temper the aura of awe-inspiringness. However, it cannot give people this feeling of all-round improvement.
There is no sense of absolute control.
Tangyi is three hundred miles away from Hefei. With Chu Nan's current grasp and understanding of Fengzimi, he could reach Hefei in one day.
"Lord, why don't you take advantage of this opportunity? Hefei hasn't been prepared yet, how about a surprise attack?" Wei Yan ran all the way, but he didn't feel tired at all, and looked at Chu Nandao.
Chu Nan looked at the luck above his head, nodded, took out a command arrow and handed it to him: "Then Chief Wen will go and give it a try. If it doesn't work, retreat immediately. We will wait for a day to repair and fight again tomorrow!"
"Here!" Wei Yan agreed, immediately ordered two thousand soldiers and horses, and headed straight for Hefei.
Chu Nan has a lot of expectations for Wei Yan. Although he is a bit radical, he has his own set of rules for doing things. Chu Nan doesn't like to make rash advances because of his personality, but within a controllable range, he does not reject Wei Yan's behavior.
With this style of work, if everyone in a team is as stable as an old dog, then the team can only be considered good at best, but it will hardly be outstanding.
Chu Nan is now becoming more and more stable, and Wei Yan's radical character can complement each other if they can be balanced well.
Although Hefei is not the county seat of Jiujiang now, it is definitely one of the most fertile counties in Jiujiang. After all, the convergence of two rivers makes the local soil quite fertile. This is the reason for the word "Fei" in the name of Hefei.
In addition, Hefei has been governed by counties and even prefectures in Yangzhou before, so Hefei's city defenses have been reinforced through the ages. Although Hefei City itself is classified as a county town, in terms of wealth and the strength of the city, I am afraid that cities such as Yinling and Shouchun may not be able to
Compared with Hefei.
Although Yuan Shu mobilized all his strength to stop Cao Cao, Hefei, as the strategic point between the north and the south, still had many troops stationed there.
Lu Bu gave Chu Nan 2,000 more troops than others, not just because Chu Nan was his son-in-law.
The Hefei garrison was not a famous general, but he was quite alert. After noticing Wei Yan's approach, he decisively closed the city gate, gathered the lieutenants of the army to defend the city, and also invited the county magistrate to reinforce the city.
Although Yuan Shu is currently unpopular with the people, he can still gain some popularity. With the blessing of these popularity, in cooperation with the county magistrate and the defenders, Wei Yan launched a series of raids, but failed to break the city as Wei Yan wished.
When the sky completely darkened, Wei Yan led his troops back to camp. Chu Nan had already set up camp and was discussing with Huang Zhong and Lu Lingqi how to break the city.
"My lord, the last general is incompetent and failed to break the city." Wei Yan saluted Chu Nan, feeling a little frustrated. Since he sent out his troops, he didn't seem to have made many great achievements. On the contrary, Huang Zhong killed several generals in Jiangdong, which was a great contribution.
"It doesn't matter. The key to this surprise force is the word "qi". If the opponent is more cautious, the surprise force will not be easy to use." Chu Nan waved his hand and said, "Sit down! Let's talk about the situation of the defenders."
"Thank you, Lord." Wei Yan sat down and began to tell Chu Nan about the situation of the defenders. The defenders were not very strong. Wei Yan didn't know the exact number, but the number should not be too many, because when Wei Yan attacked the city, he could feel that the opponent's manpower was insufficient.
But no more people were sent immediately.
In addition, the people's hearts in the city should be unstable, otherwise even if the defenders are just a few third-rate characters, relying on the people's will, the city's defenders should not have just this power.
"If our army attacks by force, the general will guarantee that we can attack this city within three days." Wei Yansurong said, although the city has not been broken, he has discovered the strength of his opponent. For this kind of city, as long as he is well prepared, he is confident that he can quickly attack it.
Take it.
"Let's attack by force." Chu Nan shook his head. He didn't want to attack by force: "When there are conditions for attacking the city, we should focus on attacking the heart. If it is not necessary, there is no need to attack by force."
Attacking by force is a last resort.
"I don't know how to attack the heart?" Wei Yan, Lu Lingqi, and Huang Zhong all looked at Chu Nan.
"Courtesy first, then attack. Send a letter in tomorrow to see if we can persuade him to surrender." Chu Nan said with a smile.
Everyone thought it was impossible, so early the next morning, Chu Nan sent someone to deliver the letter.
After the Hefei County Magistrate read the letter of persuasion to surrender, he handed it to the county captain on the side: "Humph, this Chu Ziyan's words are quite polite, but there is no way he wants me to surrender!"
The county lieutenant closed the letter and frowned: "If he attacks by force, our army may not be able to withstand it!"
Hefei County Magistrate frowned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he sneered: "Isn't he trying to surrender? Why not pretend to negotiate with him first, and then send people out of the city to seek reinforcements!"
"Where are the reinforcements now?" the county captain asked with a wry smile.
"I'm confused. If Hefei comes down, then this place belongs to Lu Bu. Ask the wealthy families in Hefei if they are willing. If they are not willing, reinforcements will come!" The county magistrate sneered: "I will exchange letters with him.
Stay with this person and take people with you to find reinforcements everywhere."
"Okay!" The county lieutenant felt that this plan was feasible and immediately nodded in agreement.
Soon, a reply from the county magistrate arrived, stating that he was willing to surrender. However, the matter was serious and he wanted Chu Nan to give him an extension of two days. After two days, he led his troops to surrender.
"Go and reply to the county magistrate and tell me that I know about it." After reading the letter, Chu Nan nodded and smiled at the messenger.
"Lord, this is obviously a delaying strategy!" Wei Yan couldn't help but say after the messenger left.
"With the letter as evidence, it doesn't matter whether it is a delaying strategy or not." Chu Nan handed the letter to Wei Yan and said with a smile: "Chang Wen, take this letter and go to eight villages ten miles around Hefei to deliver orders and inform the three elders in various places about this matter.
, at the same time, we want to implement the New Deal here, and order the grain inspector in the army to start measuring the land. This siege of the city is not only about these visible things, but more importantly, the people's hearts. Once the people's hearts are in hand, the city will naturally be conquered.
Already."
Wei Yan nodded, he understood the reason, but it was a bit troublesome to do so.
"That's right." Chu Nan looked at Wei Yan and said with a smile: "It's an emergency, but you still resist. No matter who resists, the local big family will kill them without mercy."
Wei Yan looked at Chu Nan in confusion when he heard this. He understood the principle of killing without mercy if someone resisted. What was the operation of killing a wealthy family if someone resisted.
"They fooled the people and incited them to fight against the imperial court." Chu Nan said solemnly: "Do you think that when there are no interests involved, there will really be people who take the initiative to collide with the imperial army?"
Wei Yan suddenly realized and hesitated: "The person who collided..."
"Try not to kill. If the big clan refuses to let you go, kill them on the spot!" Chu Nan said casually. These rural tyrants are the foundation of this county. If you beat these people, Hefei will become the real power of the county.
A lonely city.
"General, I understand, let's do it!" Wei Yan suddenly realized, bowed to Chu Nan, then turned around to deal with the matter.
"General Hansheng." Chu Nan looked at Huang Zhong.
"The general is here!" Huang Zhong stepped forward and said.
"The general is responsible for training the soldiers. He can make as much noise as possible, and occasionally let one or two stray arrows fly into the city." Chu Nan said with a smile: "The generals are divided into two groups. The general is responsible for the day drills, and Zhou Cang is responsible for the night drills.
"Chu Nan pointed at Zhou Cang who was in a daze.
"Ah?" Zhou Cang looked at Chu Nan blankly: "My lord, I will not."
"It's not important. What's important is that the momentum is loud. You can even shout directly at Hefei to kill him." Chu Nan explained casually.
Seeing that Zhou Cang still looked confused, Chu Nan pointed at Huang Zhong: "Just follow the orders. The other Han Sheng generals will teach you!"
"Here!" Zhou Cang nodded and agreed.
The two generals took the order and left, leaving only the husband and wife in the tent.
"Husband, do you have any military orders for me?" After the generals left, Lu Lingqi looked at Chu Nan.
"It's true." Chu Nan thought for a while and smiled: "It's just a bit hard, madam."
"As I go on an expedition with my husband, I won't be afraid of hard work." Lu Lingqi said solemnly.
"Then ask Madam to set the fire." Chu Nan said with a smile: "Set it anywhere, preferably at night, with a loud noise that can be noticed by people in the city."
Lu Lingqi nodded thoughtfully.
After all the plans were decided, Chu Nan went to study the art of war and left the rest to the generals.
Wei Yan immediately divided his troops into teams of a hundred men. Because there was a possibility of fighting at any time, Wei Yan did not dare to spread the troops too thinly. He personally led his guards to a village to deliver the message.
"What bullshit New Deal? When did Jiujiang come under Lu Bu's control?" Sure enough, as soon as he built his first village, he encountered obstacles.
Wei Yan was not in a hurry. Seeing the crowd surging and the villagers about to start a conflict, Wei Yan looked solemn and shouted: "Get in formation!"
The guards quickly formed a battle formation.
"My lord has an order, but if there are any troublemakers, the local big family will be killed immediately!" After Wei Yan finished speaking, he directly raised the knife and chopped off the head of the three old men who looked confused: "Kill!"
The rich clans are easy to identify. Generally, the local rich clans belong to the same clan as the three elders. They wear different clothes and live in different places. Wei Yan didn't talk nonsense at all. With everyone crying for their fathers and mothers, he massacred the clan, and then gathered the villagers again: "Now can we
Have any objections?"
A group of villagers were in a state of confusion. They were clearly the ones causing trouble. Why were the three elders exterminated?
Those who know the basics dare not speak anymore and behave like sheep. These soldiers are unreasonable when killing people. It is better not to collide with them.
On the other side, the soldiers and civilians in Hefei City were also panicked by the loud killing sounds outside the city...