On the border between Yuzhou and Jingzhou, Langling City is undoubtedly the city closest to the border, and Langling City cannot be considered a small city. In the entire Runan County, Langling City is only one line behind Yuzhou City. As a border city,
Sun Wu put a lot of effort into this city, especially since the emperor's murder, Sun Ce sent nearly 5,000 troops to garrison the city, led by Cheng Puhe, the only remaining veteran among the four veterans who followed Sun Jian.
Zu Mao served as the commander-in-chief and deputy general respectively, and was assisted by his adviser Kuai Yue, which shows that Sun Ce valued this city.
In a small valley thirty miles west of Langling City, a troop of troops is quietly lurking here. This troop is the vanguard army led by Zhang Liao, and its goal is to attack Sun Wu!
Because they were temporarily stationed here, the Pioneer Army did not even prepare a camp, but just rested on the spot. Among the Pioneer Army, Zhang Liao, the commander of the Pioneer Army, was sitting on a big rock, with two people sitting on his left and right.
, but they were Lu Xun and Le Jin respectively. This was also one of the conditions for Luo Yang's agreement to Zhang Liao to serve as the vanguard that day, that is, Lu Xun and Le Jin should be made Zhang Liao's lieutenants, and Zhang Liao must also follow the advice of Lu Xun and Le Jin along the way. Lu Xun
Needless to say, Le Jin also has an extremely calm temperament. With the two of them assisting Zhang Liao, Luo Yang can safely hand over the position of vanguard to Zhang Liao.
This time Zhang Liao was determined to kill Sun Wu and avenge Pei Yuanshao, but he was not willing to waste time. If Lu Xun and Le Jin hadn't been holding him to death, Zhang Liao would have led the vanguard army to attack Lang Ling by this time.
City!
"General Zhang! There are quite a lot of defenders in Langling City. We don't have the advantage in strength. It's difficult to win by force!" Lu Xun persuaded Zhang Liao earnestly. This was Lu Xun's first real meaning in the Western Qin tent.
He didn't want to mess up the expedition because of Zhang Liao's impulsiveness.
Le Jin on the other side also advised: "Yes! General Zhang! This is the first battle of our vanguard army. If we lose, then the general may not be able to take revenge on Sun Ce. Why don't we calm down, we think
I want to see if there is any other good way to reduce losses and successfully capture Langling City!"
In fact, Zhang Liao is not the kind of person who is too impulsive. He was just blinded by hatred for a moment. After being persuaded by Lu Xun and Le Jin, Zhang Liao temporarily calmed down, nodded gloomily, and said: "Then
In your opinion, is there any good solution?"
Zhang Liao asked this, indicating that he had given up the plan to attack Langling City by force. Lu Xun and Le Jin both breathed a sigh of relief, and then Lu Xun frowned and said: "The ones stationed in Langling City are veteran generals Cheng Pu and Zu Mao.
In addition, there is Kuai Yue! Cheng Pu and Zu Mao have a high prestige among Sun Wu's army. With them in charge, Sun Wu's army will definitely exert its maximum combat effectiveness! And Kuai Yue, when I was in Sun Jian's camp
I have seen him before when I was a kid. Although this person is not as good as Zhou Yu, he is definitely a first-class wise man. With him around, it will probably be more difficult for us to fool the other party!"
When Lu Xun said this, Zhang Liao became a little impatient again and snorted: "According to this, isn't there nothing we can do? Huh! Let's attack by force! I don't believe it. Cheng Pu and Zu Mao are just two
What can an old man do to win over me?" What Zhang Liao said was not completely unreasonable. In terms of reputation, Zhang Liao has made great achievements in the Western Qin Dynasty for so many years. Compared with Cheng Pu and Zu Mao, they are much higher.
Less. As for martial arts, Zhang Liao was already a top master eight years ago, while Cheng Pu and Zu Mao's skills were at the top level at best. Even if they were put together, they probably couldn't compare to Zhang Liao.
Lu Xun and Le Jin also understood this, but the problem is that when the two armies are fighting, it is not just generals who are competing. Didn't Lu Bu, who was invincible in the world, eventually die tragically under the siege of Luo Yang and others? Now the vanguard army is going to fight
This is a siege battle, but the number of defenders in the city is not less than that of the vanguard army. If we have to fight head-on, the vanguard army has no chance of winning!
Therefore, seeing Zhang Liao intending to attack by force, Lu Xun hurriedly said: "General Zhang, don't be anxious! Please let your subordinates think carefully, and they will definitely be able to come up with a good solution!" Being forced by Zhang Liao, Lu Xun's forehead began to ache.
I'm sweating. It seems that the position of deputy general is not easy to get!
Of course, Le Jin would not let Lu Xun take on this important task alone. He also comforted Zhang Liao and helped Lu Xun come up with ideas. Lu Xun's mind began to work rapidly. Since ancient times, siege strategies have been all kinds of strange, but in summary
, it’s nothing more than deceiving the city, sneak attacks, arson, etc. If you want to break through Langling City, you have to start from these aspects. Le Jin on the side also said to himself: "Tsk! Then Cheng Pu and Zu Mao both
They are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. It is almost impossible to open the gate of the city they are guarding! And that damn Kuai Yue is in the way! Damn it! I should have killed him with my own hands back then!"
Le Jin followed Luo Yang and participated in the battle to pacify Jingzhou. It was that battle that confirmed the identity of Luoyang's overlord. And it was also in that battle that the Kuai family of Kuai Yue was wiped out by Luo Yang's army. Kuai Yue's biological brother
He also died in the rebellion. It was after that battle that Kuai Yue left his hometown of Jingzhou and defected to Sun Jian's tent.
Hearing what Le Jin said, Lu Xun's eyes suddenly lit up. He seemed to have thought of something. He raised his head directly, looked at Le Jin with wide eyes, and said, "General Le! I have a solution!"
In the blink of an eye, another day passed. In Langling City, although there was no news of the enemy's attack, Cheng Pu, who was always cautious, ordered the city gates to be closed tightly and was ready to meet the enemy at any time. This time Sun Wu caused enough trouble.
Yes, if you don't act carefully, I'm afraid the foundation that Sun Jian worked so hard to build will be destroyed in one day!
In the city guard house of Langling City, the person sitting here is not the commander-in-chief Cheng Pu, nor the deputy general Zu Mao, but the counselor Kuai Yue who came specially to assist Cheng Pu this time. Cheng Pu and Zu Mao both stayed in the military camp.
, in order to be prepared for war at any time, so it is more appropriate to leave the city garrison to Kuai Yue, a scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken.
It was late at night, and in the wing room in the backyard of the city guard's mansion, Kuai Yue, who was already sleeping soundly, began to sweat, with a hint of panic on his face. After a while, Kuai Yue suddenly exclaimed and opened his mouth.
With both eyes, he jumped up from the bed. Kuai Yue woke up with cold sweat on his head, gasping for air, and looked around with horror on his face. After confirming that he was in his room, he relaxed.
He sighed and lay down on the bed weakly.
"My lord! My lord! What happened?" At this time, Sergeant Sun Wu, who was guarding the backyard, asked from the window. He was obviously attracted by the exclamation of Kuai Yue just now.
"I'm fine!" Kuai Yue waved his hand toward the window and said, "You all, please step aside!" Kuai Yue can be regarded as an important minister of Sun Wu, and he already has a very good face, but he doesn't want to look ugly.
Seen by these sergeants below.
"Uh! I obey, little man!" After hearing Kuai Yue's order, the sergeants hesitated for a moment, and then retreated after confirming that Kuai Yue was really fine.
After the sergeants retreated, Kuai Yue slowly got off the bed, walked straight to the window, stretched out his hand to push the window open, and looked up at the bright moon hanging in the night sky, with a flash of pain in his eyes. Just now Kuai Yue
He dreamed about the tragedy of the annihilation of the Kuai family again. Although it had been so many years, Kuai Yue would have such nightmares almost every night. And every time he woke up from the dream, the hatred for Luo Yang in his heart deepened. It was simply
I wish I could rush to Chang'an immediately and kill all Luo Yang's family to avenge the Kuai family!
It's a pity that these can only be conjectures in Kuai Yue's mind. Kuai Yue stayed away from his homeland and joined Sun Wu's tent. He originally hoped to use Sun Wu's power to avenge Luo Yang! So when the Soochow family betrayed Luo Yang, it was also
Kuai Yue went to persuade him personally and succeeded. But as time went by, Luo Yang became stronger and stronger. Today, Luo Yang is already the most powerful person in the world! Kuai Yue wants to seek revenge from Luo Yang. I am afraid he will never do it again in this life.
There is no hope! Every time he thinks of this, Kuai Yue feels pain in his heart!
"Brother! I'm incompetent! I can't avenge my eldest brother!" Looking at the bright moon in the night sky, Kuai Yue seemed to be able to see the face of his eldest brother Kuai Liang. He was yelling at Kuai Yue for why he couldn't avenge himself as soon as possible. Kuai Yue's eyes
She was immediately filled with tears, and two lines of clear tears flowed directly down her cheeks.
"Sir! Master Kuai!" At this time, a shout suddenly came from outside the house, but it was someone calling the door outside the wing.
Hearing the sound of the door, Kuai Yue quickly wiped the tears on his cheeks with his sleeves. Although the Kuai family has been destroyed for many years, as a child of the Kuai family, the etiquette education he received from an aristocratic family since childhood has made Kuai Yue already raised.
It has become a habit, and he does not want others to see his cowardly side. After wiping away his tears, Kuai Yue cleared his throat again, and then shouted coldly: "Who? What's the matter?"
"Master Kuai! The younger one is a subordinate of General Zu! He just came from the gate in the south of the city! A man came from outside the south of the city, claiming to be an old acquaintance of Master Kuai, saying that he had something important to meet with Master Kuai! General Zu didn't either
You dare to delay Master Kuai, so I ordered this villain to inform Master Kuai!" Today's Zu Mao is no longer the impetuous and reckless man he used to be. Since the death of two friends, Huang Gai and Han Dang, Zu Mao has returned
After losing Jiangdong who was entrusted to him by Sun Jian, Zu Mao also restrained his temper and began to become more stable.
"Old acquaintance?" Kuai Yue couldn't help but be stunned. He couldn't think of any old acquaintance coming to him at this time. When the Kuai family was destroyed, all the people who had friendship with the Kuai family were either pretending to
Zuo had nothing to do with the Kuai family, or he died under the sword. Over the years, Kuai Yue was obsessed with revenge, and he didn’t have many friends in Sun Wu who he could talk to. After thinking for a moment, Kuai Yue said
: "Wait a moment, I'll change my clothes and go to the south of the city to check on the situation!"