The occupation of Langling City was only the first battle of the vanguard army led by Zhang Liao. The duty of the vanguard army, as its name suggests, is to serve as an outpost for the subsequent army. As long as it is within the scope of its capabilities, Zhang Liao naturally hopes to fight as many battles as possible
Yes! Regarding this point, Lu Xun and Le Jin had the same idea. So, after resting for a day in Langling City, the vanguard army set off again. This time, the target was directed at Runan, the capital of Yuzhou!
However, attacking Runan this time was not as easy as attacking Langling before. Apparently Zhou Yi, the governor of Yuzhou who was stationed in Runan, had learned about the invasion of the Western Qin Army and actually transferred all the troops in Yuzhou back to Runan!
Now there were six to seven thousand soldiers and horses in Runan City. Coupled with the solid defense of Runan City, Zhang Liao's vanguard army wanted to break through the city by force, but it was impossible.
And it's not like Lu Xun has never thought of using tricks, but Zhou Yi is like retracting into a turtle shell. No matter what bait you throw at him, he just won't fall for it! In this way, even if Lu Xun has thousands of tricks, he will still use them.
He couldn't come out. Only then did Lu Xun remember that although this Zhou Yi usually kept a low profile and was not as famous as his son Zhou Yu, he was an old minister who followed the Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian to conquer the world! How could such a person do this?
Is he a Yi person?
"Damn it!" Le Jin opened the curtain of the camp tent, rushed in angrily, threw away the spear in his hand, and cursed: "This damn old turtle! I have been scolding him outside the city all day!
He can still hold it back!"
Zhang Liao and Lu Xun in the camp looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Le Jin was relatively able to keep his temper. Even he was so angry that the method he had planned before was probably useless. Zhang Liao was right
Le Jin waved his hand and said: "Okay! Wen Qian! Don't get angry, sit down and take a rest first! Have a drink of water!"
Le Jin was not polite. He had been scolding outside Runan City all day just now. In addition, he was so angry with Zhou Yi that his mouth was dry. He sat down next to him, picked up the tea cup at hand and started to drink.
He drank heavily. Zhang Liao looked at Lu Xun helplessly and said, "Master Lu, what do you think we should do now?"
"What should I do?" Lu Xun didn't know how to answer now. This siege battle was no better than other battles, and there weren't many tricks to play. The last time he diverted the Qinshui River to attack the city, this method didn't work in Runan. Lu Xun had done it before.
He also came up with an idea to lure Zhou Yi out of the city for a decisive battle, but this time Zhou Yi refused to be fooled, and Lu Xun had no other choice. Lu Xun shrugged his shoulders and said to Zhang Liao: "General Zhang, there is nothing else to do right now.
There is no other way to think of it, why not just guard Runan like this and wait for the lord's army to arrive!"
Although he was a little helpless, Zhang Liao had to admit that this was the safest way to guard Runan City and block Zhou Yi's Yuzhou army in Runan. The other cities in Yuzhou were equivalent to the Western Qin Dynasty.
Fortified! Luo Yang's army arrived and was able to capture most of the city in Yuzhou in an instant. Although Zhang Liao has no way to capture Runan City at the moment, it is only because of the number of soldiers and horses. Once the army arrives, Runan can be conquered.
That's easy! But in this way, Zhang Liao's mission as a vanguard general is ended. Thinking of this, Zhang Liao couldn't help but hum: "Damn! If I had known better, I wouldn't have come directly to attack Runan. I would have captured it first."
Other cities are easy too!"
Lu Xun also smiled bitterly. There was nothing that could be done about it. The three of them had discussed it before and originally hoped to capture Runan directly and take over the entire Yuzhou with the help of their troops. Now it seems that they really want to hasten rather than rush.
Da! Now they have formed a stalemate with the defenders in Runan City. It is impossible to retreat and they can only guard Runan. Lu Xun rolled his eyes, but smiled again: "Actually, we also
Otherwise, there really is no battle to fight!"
Zhang Liao was sulking there. When he heard what Lu Xun said, Zhang Liao couldn't help but be startled, but his eyes were shining, and he quickly asked: "Master Lu, what do you mean?"
"General Zhang, don't forget!" Lu Xun narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "When it comes to food and grass reserves, which prince in the world can compare with us in the Western Qin Dynasty? This time our vanguard army brought enough food and grass.
Even if it takes more than half a year, the food and grass will be more than enough! And Zhou Yi, who is stationed in Runan, is not a fool. If we block Runan like this, how can he not guess our intention? Maybe he won't wait until the lord's army arrives.
Come, Zhou Yi will take the initiative to send troops to fight with us! At that time, it will be up to General Zhang and General Le to charge into the battle and show off their might!"
After hearing what Lu Xun said, Zhang Liao lowered his head and thought about it, and quickly figured out what Lu Xun meant. He even smiled and high-fived: "Yes! Yes! Yes! Hahahaha! As long as Zhou Yi dares to leave the city, everything will be handed over to him."
Give it to me! Huh! In the territory of Sun Wu, only Sun Ce and Taishi Ci are worthy of my fear. Why should I be afraid of other mediocre people?" When Zhang Liao said this, his tone was full of confidence. This was not Zhang Liao.
He is too arrogant. As a top master, on the battlefield, only Sun Ce and Taishi Ci, who are also top masters, can be his enemies!
Le Jin, who was on the other side, had already drank several glasses of water, and then he felt a little relieved. He exhaled a long breath and shouted: "It's so damn comfortable! General Zhang! Then what will happen to us tomorrow?"
Don't you want to continue scolding the formation? I don't think Zhou Yi is the kind of person who will be fooled!" Because he was too tired just now, he didn't hear anything Zhang Liao and Lu Xun said, so he asked now
Here comes the question.
"Scold! Why don't you scold?" Zhang Liao spat and said with a smile: "It's rare for someone to be scolded by us and not retaliate. We have to send people to scold him every day! Not only are you going, but I am going too.
We need to select dozens of loud voices from the army and scold them together! If we can scold Zhou Yi to death like this, we will have avenged half of Lao Pei's revenge!" Zhang Liao has not forgotten Pei Yuanshao's revenge.
It was not only Sun Ce who forced Pei Yuanshao to death in Xiangcheng that day, but also Zhou Yu. Since he wanted revenge, Zhou Yu must not be left out. The Zhou Yi in front of him in Runan City was Zhou Yu's father! But since then
After the battle of Langlingcheng, Zhang Liao had more or less returned to his usual calmness and would no longer clamor for a strong attack like before.
Lu Xun, who was on the side, also agreed with Zhang Liao's statement, nodded and said: "Judging from the number of soldiers and horses on both sides, the enemy even has a slight advantage! Since we don't intend to fight the enemy head-on, before the lord's army arrives,
, the best thing is to stabilize the enemy! So we don’t want to arouse Zhou Yi’s suspicion, at least on the surface, we still want Zhou Yi to think that we are eager to fight!”
"Okay! I understand!" Le Jin nodded. Le Jin's temperament was even more calm. He did not object to the decision made by Zhang Liao and Lu Xun, and nodded to express his agreement.
The three leaders of the vanguard army all reached an agreement. In the next few days, the vanguard army was stationed outside Runan City. Every day, Zhang Liao and Le Jin took turns taking people to the city gate to curse. And that
Zhou Yi could really keep his composure, no matter how much they scolded him, he would not retaliate. As long as the vanguard army came slightly closer to the city gate, a hail of arrows would fall, completely giving Zhang Liao and others no chance to sneak attack.
However, Luo Yang's army did not arrive so quickly. Before setting off, Luo Yang had decided to prepare for the new emperor to ascend the throne and let Liu Zhe, the only heir left by Liu Xie, ascend the throne. The new emperor ascended the throne and could not be careless. Luo Yang, as the current dynasty,
General, there are many things to deal with, so it will take at least half a month for the army to arrive. Fortunately, the vanguard army has enough food and grass, so it is not a matter of time.
Just like that, more than ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the battle situation outside Runan City remained in a stalemate. Both sides seemed to want to keep this situation from being broken. As the counselor of the vanguard army this time, Lu Xun felt increasingly worried.
Feeling uneasy. The vanguard army maintains this situation because it is waiting for Luo Yang's army to arrive. But what about Zhou Yi in Runan City? What does he have to rely on?
Could it be reinforcements coming from Yangzhou? Lu Xun immediately rejected this idea. Before the vanguard army set off, Luo Yang had already issued an order to Gan Ning, who was stationed in Jiangdong, asking him to lead the navy to Guangling. There was such a thing
A group of soldiers and horses were watching in Guangling, but Lu Xun didn't believe that Sun Ce dared to withdraw his soldiers and horses from Yangzhou!
Since it was not reinforcements from Yangzhou, why did Zhou Yi hold his troops still? Over the past ten days, Lu Xun had become more and more worried, but he couldn't figure out which aspect he had miscalculated.
Another day began. Zhang Liao passed by Lu Xun's camp and got in. He shouted to Lu Xun: "Master Lu, I am going to the city gate now. Do you want to go and see the situation too?"
Zhang Liao also knew about Lu Xun's worries, but although he could be called a wise general, there was still a certain gap between him and a counselor like Lu Xun. If Lu Xun couldn't see through the problem, he would naturally not waste it.
All that energy.
Lu Xun was about to refuse casually, but for some reason, Lu Xun's heart suddenly moved, but he nodded like a ghost and said, "Okay! General Zhang! I'll prepare and go take a look with you right away!"
Zhang Liao originally just wanted to say hello in passing. He never expected that Lu Xun would agree, so he was stunned by Lu Xun. However, Zhang Liao quickly came to his senses. Anyway, the defenders in Runan have been doing nothing these days.
Besides, Zhang Liao will also bring a team of troops, so even if he brings Lu Xun, it doesn’t matter. Zhang Liao nodded and said to Lu Xun: "Okay! Mr. Lu! I'll wait for you at the gate of the military camp!"