The ancient levee protects Wancheng, the most legendary ancient city wall on the Yangtze River. Lu Kang and his army finally arrived at Wancheng, where Lujiang was governed, after a six-day journey.
Wancheng is huge in scale, with many soldiers and supplies. It is located at the strategic point of water and land. There are many scholars, farmers, industry and merchants in all walks of life. There are many prosperous places in the city. It is the hometown of fish and dragon. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The city defense is extremely strong, both inside and outside.
There is a city wall with towers at each of the four gates and strong enemy towers and arrow towers. At this time, arrows are always coming out from the top of the city, so the security is extremely tight.
Since the beginning of the Jiangxia barbarian rebellion, Lu Kang knew that the barbarian army would eventually attack this city, so before Wancheng was encircled by the barbarian army, waterway transportation had been cut off, and there were many merchants and refugees.
They all took shelter in the city, unable to escape far away. Two days ago, the Lujiang army defeated the Jiangxia barbarians who attacked Anfeng City. It was expected that the barbarians were newly defeated, and their main force lacked food and grass support. They would not come again in the short term, so they took advantage of the daylight.
Half of the city gates were opened to allow people to pass through.
At this time, the defenders of Wancheng knew that the eunuch had led his troops back to the city, and hundreds of soldiers, led by a general, were opening the other half of the city gate to facilitate the army's entry into the city.
Lu Kang walked to the city but was not in a hurry to enter. He looked at the large-scale Wancheng and felt sincerely gratified. He poured a lot of sweat here. He even regarded the tall and thick walls of Wancheng as an achievement.
This was expanded and reinforced after he came to Lujiang. Looking at the masterpiece that he was proud of, Lu Kang felt a little satisfied.
Before the group of troops entered the city, Lu Kang first called Cao Zhi, pointing out that the barbarian army could not break through the city wall, and asked Cao Zhi: "Captain, how long do you think this city wall can block the Jiangxia barbarian attack?"
Since Cao Zhi brought him the emperor's reward, Lu Kang's attitude towards him has softened greatly, and his words are much more polite than before.
The person was so polite, but Cao Zhi couldn't take it for granted, so he bowed his hand slightly and replied: "I'm humble and stupid, so I can't estimate how many rounds of attacks Wancheng can endure by the barbarians, but looking at the thick walls and deep ditches, the soldiers and horses have enough food and grass."
Everything is ready, it should be said how long it took the barbarian army to overthrow Wancheng, rather than capture it."
"Haha... Hmm! That's a good idea. Then why do you think I'm in such a hurry to collect this year's grain?" Lu Kang then turned around and pointed to the team of horses, horses and mules behind him that were loaded with grain and asked Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi remained calm and continued to answer humbly: "Invite the Jiangxia barbarians here to fight to the death!"
"Okay! No wonder Chen Wen appreciates you so much. It's not easy for a young man to have such knowledge! Yes, I am so active in collecting grains to lure the barbarians and Zheng Bao to make a desperate move. Now they are scattered in other counties."
The grain and grass are only enough for the local people to survive the winter this year. Even if the barbarians and Zheng Bao try their best to grab them all, it will not be enough for the barbarians and Zheng Bao's hundreds of thousands of people to survive the winter this year. They will definitely need to obtain more grain and grass. I have
The news has been released that Wancheng has gathered all the food and grass in the county. I am not afraid that they will not come to grab it. At first, I was not sure of defeating them. Now that you and your troops have joined me, I have a plan to defeat them! Hum! Now!
I'm afraid they won't come."
"The prefect is well prepared and can win a thousand-mile victory. He will be able to annihilate all the invading enemies and quell the chaos." Cao Zhi clasped his fists again and flattered him.
Lu Kang laughed, and nodded towards Cao Zhi with an expressionless expression on his face, then rode into the city first. This was already a sign of admiration for Cao Zhi. In the past, Lu Kang almost never looked at Cao Zhi seriously. If it weren't for Cao Zhi this time
He went to Chang'an for him and brought back a reward that made Lu Kang feel very proud. The answer just now showed Cao Zhi's certain talent. He, Lu Kang, would not put Cao Zhi in his heart.
The most surprised were all the officials under Lu Kang. When they heard that Lu Kang planned to place the main battlefield in Wancheng, they all looked sad and dejected. Who is willing to take the risk of bringing the war to their doorstep, but Lu Kang
The Lujiang Group he leads basically has a modern patriarchal leadership model, and no one dares to raise objections. Fortunately, this is not the first time this group of people has experienced war, and they have seen some battles before.
Cao Zhi knew that the war he was about to participate in this time was different from the past. If it was exactly like Lu Kang's plan to lure hundreds of thousands of Jiangxia barbarians to Wancheng, this would be a real battle involving hundreds of thousands of people. Not only Cao Zhi
Participating for the first time, his soldiers will also face a test.
In fact, Cao Zhi had guessed a bit of Lu Kang's purpose since Lu Kang was eager to collect autumn grains from various places. Otherwise, there would not have been several incidents of Lujiang soldiers "bullying the weak" by the strong, which shows that Lu Kang was very interested in collecting grains.
The matter of attracting the rebels to fight has long been traced.
Since the local area is a gathering place for many merchants, the merchant tax money is collected in a timely manner. However, most of the residents in other counties live in the mountains. They usually live in scattered places, which is difficult to manage. In addition, the mountains and fields are poor, and Jiangxia barbarians come from time to time.
Come to harass and plunder. In previous years, the land tax payment was not ideal. Jiangxia Man could grab grain elsewhere, so he would not rush to capture Wancheng. In fact, the losses would be greater and the people would suffer more casualties, so this year
Lu Kang planned to deal with them all at once, and when the Jiangxia barbarians broke into Lujiang again and caused a disturbance, he forcibly confiscated the land tax, grain and grass from various places.
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. It is better to let the people be bullied by some of your own soldiers than to be killed by the barbarians. When the barbarians come to the village to plunder, they often leave no grass behind. Lu Kang did this out of necessity, and secondly. Very courageous.
This is not the first time that Jiang Xiaman led his troops to attack Lujiang, but most of the time they do not dare to directly attack large cities like Wancheng. For such taller cities, they do not carry various siege equipment remotely.
The barbarian army would not attack the city at the risk of huge casualties just for the sake of looting. This was also the case in the four counties that were captured not long ago. After they looted the villages and county towns, and robbed the grain and grass, the livestock ran away.
, the barbarians do not have the ability to govern a country for long-term stability, and to be honest, they will not. But the difference this time is that there is Zheng Bao in this group. His main purpose is not just to plunder, he wants the city.
, is the territory, Chaohu has held him back for too long.
When the Lujiang sergeant entered Wancheng first, Cao Zhi deliberately dragged behind him and pulled Xia Houyuan over. Li Dian gave some instructions. The main thing was to tell his brothers not to squander money in a hurry after entering the city. "Don't reveal your wealth in vain.
"Don't cause unnecessary trouble. No one wants to be accidentally involved in the war. Cao Zhi should try his best to ensure that his subordinates return home alive."
In Lu Kang's hands, in addition to the local armed forces supported by major merchants, he also recruited several groups of thieves and water thieves with a large number of people, and the city of Anhui was defended as if it were made of copper and iron. But the thieves
, Water pirates are jealous of money. These people will do anything for money. Cao Zhi doesn't want them to take over his wealthy army, let alone ruin Lu Kang's important affairs because of him.
ps: Dear brothers, I'm sorry, it's late today, the Internet at home is broken, and I'm in the Internet cafe now! I'm going to have a wedding banquet later, so I sneaked out while they were carrying out the ceremony.