Chapter 400: Capture Yuezhou

When the men sent by Li Yan came to Yongxing City, it happened to be the fifth day of the Wu army's attack on Yongxing.

The siege battle on the first day was very tragic, Li Ping led his soldiers to defend stubbornly, and Qinquan's army did not take the city due to the lack of siege equipment.

Due to the huge losses on the first day of siege, Qin Quan did not attack the city again after that, waiting for the rear siege equipment to be delivered.

From the point of view of time, the equipment will arrive in one more day.

Li Ping, who was on the city*, looked at the enemy army below and knew very well what the other party was waiting for.

He understood from the first day of siege that as long as the opponent's siege equipment was sufficient, it was inevitable to capture Yongxing City, but it was a pity that he thought hard for a few days and still didn't think of a strategy to retreat from the enemy.

When he received Li Yan's letter, he felt a little complicated.

"General, since the commander asked us to retreat, let's leave quickly, the Wu army is menacing, and we have too few troops to resist." One of his generals advised.

"If we go like this, won't the brothers who died before die in vain?" Li Ping grabbed the edge of the city hard, and his knuckles turned white.

There was a sound of footsteps, and a scout galloped to the city*.

"Report! Report! The scout's voice was full of anxiety.

"Speak quickly!"

"General, Shicheng and Zhuji have both missed!"

Li Ping took a few steps back and leaned against the city*.

"How did you get lost?" A general asked.

"The Zhuji garrison surrendered directly to the Wu State Water Army, and General Tan, the defender of Shicheng, thought that the enemy was going to make a detour, and planned to take advantage of their detour to raid, but Zhongji was captured." The scout replied.

"How many days has Stone City been lost?" Another broad-faced general asked.

"It's been two days."

The broad-faced general's face froze, and he said: "General, our army needs to evacuate Yuezhou immediately, otherwise it is likely to be cut off by the Wu army." ”

Seeing that Li Ping didn't speak, the general spoke again: "General, the dead brothers are dead, you should think more about the living soldiers!" ”

Li Pingbiao finally changed, he gritted his teeth and said: "Order, withdraw from Yongxing City from the south gate tonight, take away all the money and grain, and burn all the ones that can't be taken away!" ”

……

When Qin Quan led his troops into Yongxing City, there was not a single defender in the city.

Standing on the city*, Qin Quan looked at his subordinates planting the flag of Wu on the city*, and felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

"Marshal, the enemy evacuated last night, but you have to send light cavalry to pursue?" Zhang Yu went up to the city* and asked Qin Quan for instructions.

"No need, according to the original plan, continue to capture other states and counties in Yuezhou."

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "By the way, Dashuai, Deputy Marshal Meng sent someone over and asked to attack Mingzhou." ”

"Promise him." Qin Quan turned around and walked towards the city.

Zhang Yu followed behind him and said with a smile: "Marshal, Mingzhou is not heavily guarded, it is a piece of meat without bones, can it be eaten by the Third Army?" ”

Qin Quanxuan frowned, he could hear that Zhang Yu took a fancy to this merit.

Zhang Yu is a general, he has not yet gained a firm foothold in Wu State, and it is understandable that he is very eager for credit, thinking that he has been very cooperative since he entered his command, Qin Quan said: "After conquering Xinchang, you will bring 5,000 people into Mingzhou." ”

"Thank you, General." Zhang Yuxi smiled.

In the following days of marching, Qin Quan did not encounter particularly strong resistance and advanced all the way to Xinchang City, the southernmost part of Yuezhou.

As mentioned before, he appointed Zhang Yu as the main general and Li Wencheng as the deputy general, and led 5,000 men and horses to march to Mingzhou in the east.

Qin Quan was personally stationed in Xinchang City, and sent his generals to various county towns to station, asking them to issue a list to calm the people and stabilize the people's livelihood in Yuezhou as soon as possible.

……

Hangzhou, Sun Mansion.

In the back garden, Zhao Dong, who has been promoted to deputy housekeeper, walked on the bluestone-paved path, his eyes wandering around, looking very anxious.

Suddenly, a shadow by the lake came into his sight.

"Qing Yao, why did you come here, I've been looking for you for a long time." Zhao Dong leaned over.

"I was caught by you just after being lazy for a while, so people will go to work, it's okay." Qing Yao glanced at Zhao Dong and was about to turn around and leave.

Zhao Dong stopped in front of her and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, even if you are lazy all day, you Brother Zhao and I will not say half a word about you!" ”

"That's pretty much it." The little girl pursed her lips and smiled, and asked, "Then what are you looking for me?" ”

"I want to ask you to do me a favor, I can't trust anyone else." Zhao Dong said.

"What's the matter, let's talk about it." Qing Yao was very happy.

"I have something to do this afternoon, I want to take a leave of absence, and I want you to help me keep an eye on someone."

"It's so good, you can ask for leave if you want!" Qing Yao muttered and asked, "Who are you staring at?" ”

"Wang Dou!"

"What are you staring at him for?" Qing Yao was puzzled.

"I don't know the specific reason, anyway, the eldest lady asked me to keep an eye on him, and he was not allowed to leave the house." Zhao Dong replied.

Qing Yao thought for a while and said, "That's okay, but if he goes out, I can't stop him." ”

"It's okay, if he behaves abnormally, you go and tell Chen Huyuan, I've already said hello over there."

"Okay then."

"Thank you, Brother Zhao will invite you to dinner another day!" Zhao Dong said with a smile on his face.

"You're the deputy butler, in fact, it's okay to tell me, why bother so much." Qing Yao whispered.

"Whoever I command, I don't dare to tell my sister Qingyao!" Zhao Dong grinned.

"Who is your sister Qingyao!" The little girl ran away with a red face.

Zhao Dong laughed, walked towards the door, and couldn't help singing opera in his mouth under excitement.

Out of Sun's mansion, he hurried back home.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Zhao Qing, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him: "Brother, you're back, let's hurry up!" ”

"Did you bring a gift?" Zhao Dong asked.

"Bring it!" The little girl said crisply.

"Okay, let's go!" Holding Zhao Qing's hand, the two went to the West Lake together.

When he arrived at the agreed lakeshore, he looked around, but there was no one, Zhao Qing pouted: "Why didn't they come!" ”

Zhao Dong didn't care, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's half an hour early, just wait slowly, anyway, the scenery here is pretty good." ”

Zhao Qing nodded, and sat on the grass with Zhao Dong, enjoying the scenery of the lake.

It didn't take long for the sharp-eyed Zhao Dong to find several figures walking towards this side, including a child!

He immediately looked at the other two, a woman in blue with a veil, a bearded man, and not the person he was expecting.

The other party walked straight to this side.

"Rain Hitomi, you're finally here!" Zhao Qing stood up and greeted the other party. The two little girls immediately started chatting.

Zhao Dong was shocked in his heart, so he said that the person he was waiting for was them, but why didn't he see that person? Could it be that he didn't come today?

Just when Zhao Dong was a little disappointed, the bearded man smiled at him: "Brother Zhao, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

"You...... Are you ...... Wood...... Land...... Wu ......: "Zhao Dong didn't know what to call the other party for a while.

"You can call me Brother Lu or Brother Mu." Lu Yuan smiled.

“…… Then I'll call you Brother Mu. Zhao Dong said a little nervously.

After a pause, he stared at the other party and asked, "Brother Mu, your beard ......?"

"Oh, did you say that?" Lu Yuan touched his beard and said with a smile: "A camouflage is both convenient and very effective. ”

"Yes, it's time to disguise it." Zhao Dong's smile was a little stiff, Lu Yuan's current identity invisibly put pressure on him.

Lu Yuan noticed that the table was unnatural, and pointed to Lan Liuyi beside him and introduced: "This is my friend Lan Liuyi." ”

"Hello, hello." Zhao Dong said diligently.

"Zhao Gongzi is good." Lan Liuyi said softly.

Zhao Dong was still a little cramped, Lu Yuan hadn't seen him for a long time, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and the three of them were quiet for a while.

Suddenly, Zhao Dong patted his head and said, "By the way, I'll hire a boat first, you guys wait for me here." ”

Saying that, he walked away quickly.

He had not been gone long before a carriage drove this way.

Liao Jing got out of the carriage and looked at the riverbank, and the first thing she saw was not her two classmates, but the bearded man.

Is he His Royal Highness King Wu? Liao Jing thought to himself.

"You can find a place nearby and wait for me." Liao Jing gave a command to the coachman and hurried to greet everyone.

On the shore of the lake, Lu Yutong was introducing his friends to Lu Yuan.

"Brother, this is my best friend, Zhao Qing."

"Hello." Lu Yuan smiled.

"Hello." Zhao Qing lowered his head and said, looking a little shy.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yutong introduced Liao Jing who had just come over: "Brother, this is my classmate, Liao Jing." ”

Lu Yuan said hello with a smile, and Liao Jing saluted with a very standard gesture, although he had a smile on his face, he was very dissatisfied in his heart.

Lu Yutong was too much, and even only said that she was a classmate, and she also gave the other party a little rabbit.

At this time, Zhao Dong came back, and he said with a smile: "The boat has been hired, let's all go over." ”

Everyone walked down the riverbank, and along the way, Liao Jing looked at Zhao Dong a few times, and asked Lu Yutong, "Who is he?" ”

"Brother Zhao Qing."

"Why is he here, didn't you say that we are not allowed to bring our family over?" Liao Jinghu said suspiciously.

Lu Yutong tilted his head to the side.

"Then does his brother know your brother's identity?" Liao Jing asked again.

"Yes."

"Can I tell my daddy then?"

"Nope."

Liao Jing's teeth were itching, looking at Lu Yutong's little buttocks, and he wanted to kick it.

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