Xu Zhu just finished scolding the barbarian troops and was holding on to the wall stack to lean back. A sharp arrow flew past his cheek with a whoosh, and hit a flagpole inserted on the opposite city wall with a "clunk" sound.
The arrow tail buzzed and trembled, causing Xu Zhu to break out in a cold sweat.
Cao Zhi, who was shooting at the barbarians under the city, happened to see this scene. He broke out in a cold sweat and cursed angrily: "Xu Zhu, what the hell are you doing? Are you sticking your head out and using it as a living target?"
Xu Zhu's old face turned red after being scolded. At that moment, a ladder set up on a battlement revealed the half-drawn head of a barbarian soldier. Xu Zhu shouted loudly: "Grandma's!" and took it from the hands of a Lujiang soldier beside him.
He grabbed a spear, said "Hey" and stabbed it.
"Ah!" With a scream, the barbarian soldier who had just emerged was stabbed directly in the left eye by the tip of Xu Zhu's spear. Due to Xu Zhu's excessive force, the whole body of the barbarian soldier was also stabbed.
He had to get off the ladder and float in the air.
Xu Zhulian brought his spear and smashed it down to the city. He rushed up with a sprint, put both hands on the ladder, and pushed it out with all his strength. He heard the barbarian soldiers on the ladder who had not yet climbed to the top of the city saying "Hey...
.." Amidst the shouts, people also fell down along with the ladder.
Xu Zhu then patted the dust on his hands and turned from sadness to joy, burst out laughing, and turned around to see Cao Zhi glaring at him while he was busy. He quickly stopped his madness and went to kill the enemy elsewhere.
The first attack was so direct that corpses piled up like mountains and ditches were filled, and rivers of blood made the sky red. This fierce battle lasted from dawn to noon. The barbarian army suffered heavy casualties and was forced to temporarily stop the offensive, leaving thousands of corpses behind.
Retreat.
Lu Kang went back to his government office to rest last night. As soon as the war started, he went to Dongcheng to supervise the battle. This was after hearing the news that the barbarian army was defeated in Nancheng and countless people were killed by his own officers and soldiers. He immediately went to Dongcheng to supervise the battle.
Wearing a helmet like a basin, he came to the city to see the results of the battle. He was fully clothed in military uniform and was surrounded by dozens of personal guards and Lujiang officials. There were also two slaves who carried a big sword for him. Of course, no one saw this sword.
Lu Kang used it, it was purely a decoration to increase the tiger's power. By the time he reached the top of the city, he was already panting from the fatigue of the heavy armor on his body.
As soon as Lu Jun saw his father coming, he quickly ordered someone to bring a grand master's chair and asked Lu Kang to sit on the tower to supervise the formation. Lu Kang saw the corpses of the barbarian army lying everywhere under the city. He was quite satisfied and straightened his helmet.
He said to everyone with a cold and handsome expression: "Now that the Holy Emperor is on the throne, how wise and powerful our emperor is? These rebellious traitors who do not know their own abilities are just throwing eggs at rocks. What kind of publicity can they create? I don't think there is any need for the court.
If we raise a large army to suppress them, if we just keep up our efforts, this generation of ugly people will have been wiped out by us."
As soon as Lu Kang finished speaking, the officials below hurriedly catered to him. They first said that the emperor was a real dragon descending from the earth. He was truly wise and unparalleled in the world. They also praised Lu Kang as a lucky general under the emperor. These words were very colorful.
Lu Kang was a man who understood clearly. He could distinguish between flattery and loyal advice. The officials were talking to themselves, but he didn't think so. He saw that although countless bandits were killed and wounded in this battle, he was still victorious.
Extremely strange.
Lu Kang dismissed several flattering officials, summoned Lu Jun to inquire about the enemy's situation, and then personally climbed to the tallest tower in the south city to check the enemy's situation.
Lu Kang led a group of people to run westward. After struggling for a while, he stopped in front of an arrow stack and looked at the barbarian army encamped in the distance. What was he thinking?
After waiting for a while, Lu Kang seemed to remember something and said to Lu Jun: "Cao Zhi, where is Captain Cao?"
"Here they are!" Cao Zhi's voice sounded from behind the crowd. He had not fallen behind since Lu Kang arrived, and had been following Lu Kang and the officials in Lujiang. Cao Zhi didn't like following Lu Kang and filming Lu Jiang.
Kang's flattery, but because of his responsibilities, he was too embarrassed to leave alone. Besides, he also wanted to hear Lu Kang's plans and measures for the next deployment, response, and measures. But what was disappointing was that this prefect Lu's words were as rare as gold.
, the next plan to defend the city and the strategy to retreat from the enemy were not revealed at all.
For some reason, Lu Kang thought of him at this moment. Hearing Lu Kang calling him, a group of Lujiang officials automatically parted ways and turned to look at Cao Zhi who was behind the team. Cao Zhi was not used to being "admired" by others.
Looking at it, he lowered his head and walked to Lu Kang, cupping his hands and saying, "What did the prefect call me for?"
Lu Kang first took a look at Cao Zhi's armor. Although Cao Zhi was on the city, his armor was not torn or stained with blood after a battle to defend the city. However, due to Cao Zhi's seriousness during the fierce battle, there were still stains on his armor.
There are stains and scratches everywhere. This is actually normal. After the fierce battle this morning, there will be people who will be clean. There are many people who are more dirty and embarrassed than Cao Zhi.
Lu Kang was very satisfied with Cao Zhi's performance. When he reported the military situation just now, Lu Jun also mentioned a few words about Cao Zhi at the right time, such as: Cao Zhi's archery skills are so good that he can hit the target almost every time, and how well Cao Zhi's soldiers fight.
Brave and courageous, Xu Zhu was especially mentioned.
Later, because Xu Zhu was afraid that Cao Zhi would scold him, he flew all over the sky in the entire Nancheng defense area. He was always there in places where the enemy situation was the worst. Now every Lujiang soldier in the entire Nancheng defense area knew him, and Lu Jun also knew him.
This person has a profound impression.
Lu Kang said "Yeah", looked at Cao Zhi with a lukewarm look and said, "Thank you for your hard work, how do you feel about this battle?"
Cao Zhi was not complimented by Lu Jun, but was complacent, but he replied with a solemn expression: "That's where Zhi's duty lies. He should defend the city and kill the enemy, but Zhi doesn't know much about the Jiangxia barbarians. I have heard that the barbarians fought bravely."
Good at fighting, when I looked at it this morning, I just felt that the barbarian army seemed to lack coordination and command, running rampant like a bunch of reckless men, I don't know why?"
After Lu Kang heard what Cao Zhi said, the corners of his mouth twitched, as if he were smiling, but he did not answer Cao Zhi's question directly. Instead, he turned to his son, Sima Lu Jun, and said with emotion: "Jun'er
, you have heard and seen it, this is the difference. People can see the problem almost when they come into contact with the barbarian army for the first time, but you can't. This is why he can reach the rank of captain at about the same age as you. You
Are you convinced?"
Lu Junjun's face turned slightly red. After his father finished instructing him, he glanced at Cao Zhi, smiled kindly at Cao Zhi, then lowered his head and said, "Yes, what father taught me is that Brother Cao is not only extraordinary in martial arts, but also has extraordinary vision."
Keenness is indeed a role model for our generation, my child is convinced."
After listening to the conversation between father and son, Cao Zhi was secretly shocked, "Why is it that Lu Jun was jealous of my achievements?" After thinking about it, it was not surprising. Cao Zhi and Lu Jun were similar in age, but Cao Zhi was jealous of my achievements.
By chance, Zhi served as the Cavalry Captain for a few days in the Young Emperor's reign. Later, Chen Wen's state capital lacked generals to lead the army, so he was caught up by Cao Zhi and became the Yangzhou Captain.