Unwilling to fail, Fu Jian ordered Lu Guang to lead 20,000 cavalry and attack Lingzhi County directly along the coastline, while he himself led the rest of the army overland and marched in two directions, hoping to completely keep Zhou Yu's troops behind.
On land.
Facing Fu Jian who was pursuing him, Zhou Yu followed suit and set up a large number of traps and ambushes, but the effect of the same tactics was obviously not good.
Not only did the trap not cause serious damage to the Manchus this time, it did not even delay the attack, and the ambush failed to ambush the cautious Lu Guang.
If Zhou Yu hadn't woken up in time, arrived with his army, pretended to be an army of 40,000, and scared off Lu Guang, the 10,000 army responsible for the ambush would have been directly defeated by Lu Guang.
Although Lu Guang was scared off by Zhou Yu, he soon realized that something was wrong and quickly led his army back, but the Qin army had already retreated.
After that, Lu Guang chased all the way to Lingzhi County, but unfortunately he was still a step too late. When he arrived, Zhou Yu had already left by boat, and Fu Jian and Lu Guang's troops made another trip in vain.
In this way, under the encirclement and suppression of Fu Jian's 80,000-strong army, Zhou Yu's company relied on the navy to move four times within the territory of western Liaoning.
, relying on various means to weaken the Manchu Qing Dynasty, after more than ten battles, they actually eroded Fu Jian's 10,000 elite soldiers bit by bit.
You must know that the combat power of the navy after landing cannot be compared with that of the army, not to mention the large number of cavalry in the Qing army.
The combat power that 10,000 Manchu scraps of gold could exert was enough to defeat 30,000 navy troops head-on. However, Zhou Yu used his strategy to erode them bit by bit. This was definitely a hearty victory.
Of course, Zhou Yu himself also suffered a lot of casualties. Nearly 8,000 naval troops were killed in western Liaoning, and the total strength of Zhou Yu's men was also reduced to 22,000.
Four consecutive sieges failed, and nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses were lost. This made Fu Jian furious, but he could do nothing against Zhou Yu.
So what if the Qing Dynasty has more troops? So what if it has a strong fighting force? Zhou Yu will not fight you head-on at all. He will either make a sneak attack, set up an ambush, or sweep up? Who can stand it in the long run?
Although Fu Jian fought against Zhou Yu many times, he still failed to see the strength of the Qin army due to being in control, and Zhou Yu's deliberate concealment. This was why he was at a loss in the duel with Zhou Yu.
The authorities are fascinated by it, but bystanders love it.
Although Fu Jian couldn't see it, Lu Polou noticed something was wrong.
After several battles, he found that every time a Qin army went out to fight? And the Qin army's combat power was getting weaker and weaker? This was a problem.
Lu Polou immediately spoke to Fu Jian, and his words also made Fu Jian wary.
"What Brother Lu said is reasonable. If it happened once or twice, it would be fine, but this time it is the same? There must be something wrong here."
Fu Jian frowned and said with a puzzled face: "But what is the reason?"
After Lu Polou hesitated for a moment, he was about to speak out when a military detective broke into the tent.
"General, something bad has happened. Louronce has fallen."
"This is absolutely impossible"
Fu Jian subconsciously said? And everyone else was also extremely surprised, obviously they couldn't believe that the news was true.
"Lulong Fortress is between Youbeiping and Liaoxi? And there are 300,000 Qing troops in these two places. How could the Qin army sneak outside Lulong Fortress quietly?" Lu Guang said, shaking his head?
appearance.
"Even if the Qin army could really sneak up to Lulongsai without anyone noticing, it would be impossible for them to break through it so quickly? You must know that the pass is the first pass in Youzhou? Not only is it guarded by Prince Daishan? There are also five thousand people in the pass.
How could the army fall so quickly?" Fu Pi said in a deep voice.
"It makes sense..." All the generals also agreed.
Seeing that no one believed it, the military detective almost burst into tears and quickly said: "It's true. This is the information sent back by the carrier pigeon from Luronce."
Fu Jian hurriedly finished, his pupils suddenly shrank when he saw it, and he fell down on the chair after reading it.
"Second brother, what happened?" Fu Fa asked hurriedly.
"The Qin army used unknown means to sneak outside Lulong Fortress, and taking advantage of the moonlight, they used crossbows, rockets, and fire to burn the Crescent Tower. All the food and grass in the pass were burned.
In anger, His Highness Daishan went to war rashly, but was trapped outside the pass by the Qin army. Vice General Erzhu went out to rescue the city, but was killed. His Highness Deshan was also captured by the Qin army. The Qin army used His Highness Daishan as a threat. This
Only then did we force the defenders in the pass to surrender."
As soon as Fu Jian said this, everyone present screamed in surprise.
"What? How is this possible?"
"The most important pass in Youzhou was lost so quietly?"
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, this must be fake news..."
Regarding this news, the Manchu generals reacted endlessly. Some felt that the sky was falling, while others could not accept self-deception.
Fu Jian quickly accepted this fact, but his heart was filled with doubts.
How did the Qin army bypass the garrison in various places and sneak outside Lulongsai? Are the garrison in various places all blind?
Did Yao Chang rebel?
Fu Jian did not doubt Aguda in Liaodong, but instead suspected Yao Chang who was guarding Feiru. After all, the detour from Liaodong was too far away, and it would be too unbelievable to succeed. But Yao Chang in Feiru was different.
If he colludes with the Qin army, he can easily let the Qin army pass, and everything will make sense.
But if Yao Chang rebelled, why would the Qin army want his younger brother Yao Xiang?
Fu Jian was also puzzled by this, so he simply stopped thinking about it and ordered: "Leave 20,000 troops to guard various places, and the rest of the troops will return to Feiru with my general to recapture Lulongsai.
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"promise."
Fu Jian knew his priorities clearly. Compared with Lu Longsai, Zhou Yu was just a minor nuisance. Even if he turned Western Liaoning upside down, it would not damage the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. It would have little impact on the army on the front line, but Lu Longsai could.
It’s different.
Lulongsai is the hub connecting Youbeiping and Western Liaoning, and it is the only food route. Once occupied by the enemy, the 200,000 Qing troops in Youbeiping will be completely separated from the Qin army in Western Liaoning.
If the food and grass from the rear cannot be transported, they will run out of food over time. Once they run out of food, You Beiping's 200,000-strong army will face the danger of being annihilated.
Therefore, instead of eliminating Zhou Yu who was jumping up and down, regaining the Lulong competition is the most important thing.
In addition, Yao Chang, who was guarding Feiru County, was suspected of rebelling. Although there is no evidence yet, once he really raised his troops to rebel, the situation faced by the Qing army would be even worse.
Therefore, regardless of whether Yao Chang colluded with the Qin army or not, Fu Jian must arrive at Feiru as quickly as possible and cut off Yao Chang's military power first.