The winter of Jianxing for ten years is much warmer than the winter of Jianxing for nine years.

Not only is the winter snow in Liangzhou later than in previous years, but also in the Jianghuai area, there are many fewer frozen places than in previous years.

"General, the spies have come to report that there seems to be a large army assembled at Wu Yukou."

In the Governor's Mansion of Shouchun City, a scribe hurriedly walked and sent the spy report sent from the front to Man Chong.

Man Pet took it calmly and asked:

"Do you know who is leading the army?"

"I heard that Sun Quan personally led the army."

When he heard this, he smiled strangely:

"Over the years, Sun Thief has wanted to reorganize the army and commit crimes in the north, and I also said that I could settle down for a year this year, but I didn't expect him to act in the last month of the year."

In the spring of the third year of Taihe, he wanted to attack Xiyang.

In the fourth winter of Taihe, he wanted to attack Hefei.

In the winter of the fifth year of Taihe, the deception fell.

In the winter of the sixth year of Taihe, I originally thought that I could settle down for a year, but I didn't expect to want to commit a crime in the north again in December.

Wu Yuduo invaded the north in winter and early spring, because Wei had elite cavalry, and when the weather was cold, the combat power would decrease.

And the Wu people are not good at land warfare, so they want to avoid Wei Zhichang.

Wu Yu made a move in the winter, and Man Pet had long been used to it.

I saw him command:

"Send someone to send the spy to Wang Tingshi, so that he can be prepared and respond at any time."

Although he was at odds with Wang Ling, after all, he was an official in the same court, and he was the same town to guard the land of Huainan to guard against Wu Yu.

Such a major national event, according to the rules, naturally still have to be informed.

When Wang Ling learned that Sun Quan wanted to personally lead the army to the north, he immediately said angrily:

"Sun Thief teased me last year, which made me lose face in front of the old man, I still think about how to take revenge, but I didn't expect him to be sent to the door!"

So he rectified the Yangzhou soldiers and horses and stationed them in Hefei.

And Manzhong continued to recruit soldiers and horses from Yuyang and Erzhou in Shouchun, and at the same time summoned Yanzhou to be ready to support at any time.

Just when the Wei State was vigorously preparing to attack the Wu people in Chaohu Hefei.

A group of soldiers and horses of the State of Wu quietly set off from Wancheng, Lujiang County, bypassed Chaohu, and quickly rushed to Lujiang County of the Wei State.

The commander of this army was none other than Lu Xun, the general of Wu who guarded Wuchang.

(Note: The Lujiang River is divided into two parts, one is Lujiang County of Wu State in the south, and the State of Wei has set up a Lujiang County in the north, which is located in the west of Hefei and opposite to Lujiang County of Wu State.) ）

Lu Xun's plan to attack the east and west not only concealed Wang Ling, who was guarding in Hefei, but also filled the favor of recruiting soldiers and horses in Shouchun.

Just when Man Chong and Wang Ling thought that Wu Guo was going to enter Chaohu Lake from the mouth of the Xukou and invade Hefei on the edge of Chaohu Lake as in previous years. Lu Xun had already taken his soldiers and horses and rushed to the city of Lu'an, the county of Lujiang County, Wei State.

When the defenders of Lu'an City saw the black and oppressive Wu soldiers under the city, they were greatly frightened, and hurriedly sent people to Hefei and Shouchun to report the news, and at the same time strengthen the defense of the city.

Lu Xun, who is nearly fifty years old, has become a general of a country and has led the army for many years, but he still maintains the unique elegance of a scholar.

Lu Xun looked for Yihe Shanggao, looked at Lu'an City in front of him, and ordered:

"Send men to persuade them to surrender, and at the same time have the army immediately cut down trees for siege equipment."

As he spoke, he tightened his thick, long down jacket.

Compared with the river, Lu'an City, far from the shore, seems to be colder.

In fact, a fur coat is still more expensive than a down jacket, and it is also warmer than an ordinary down jacket.

But the down jacket on Lu Xun was customized from Shudi.

It's thick and long, and it can even be used as a quilt at night.

It's much warmer than those coats that can't be thickened.

Now the wealthy families of Wu State are mostly wearing fur clothes when they walk around the house, but when they go out, they all have to wear thicker and longer down jackets.

For those small families, choose a more ordinary down jacket.

After all, the lining and appearance of the down jacket are made of silk, and compared to the fur, it is not a loss of face.

The head of Lujiang City shot arrows, obviously refusing to persuade him to surrender.

Lu Xun was not annoyed, because this was what he expected.

But he led the men again and made rounds around the camp, urging the battalions to prepare for the siege.

Although the camp was fairly orderly, it was a bit chaotic.

Lu Xun sighed, but he didn't make too many requests, just asked the generals of each battalion to come over and let them restrain the soldiers under him.

Everyone in the world says that the Wu people are good at boats, but not good at land warfare, except for historical traditions, no horses in the south and other reasons.

There is also the military system implemented by the state of Wu now, which is also part of the reason.

In addition to the forbidden army personally controlled by His Majesty, the most elite battalions in the other armies are none other than those hereditary troops in the hands of generals.

Therefore, the biggest task of the commander in the army is to coordinate the generals, so that they can lead the battalions to move forward together, and not fight separately.

However, Lu Xun has a noble status and has always been highly respected, so under his supervision, Wu Jun's camp was quickly built.

On the second day, the Wu army had already sent a battalion to begin the siege of the city.

Although the siege equipment was not ready, this did not prevent the Wu army from trying to fill in the moat of Lu'an City first.

Although Lu'an City is the county of Lujiang County, it is actually not a big city.

But because it was built near the water, the moat was not only deep, but also very wide.

The soldiers carrying the earth and stones began to rush forward, and they did not even have leather armor on them, and some of them even had ragged clothes.

These are the lowest soldiers, and there are some dead soldiers.

The Wei army also had antlers on the other side of the moat, and the Wei crossbowmen behind the antlers began to draw their bows and crossbows after the Wu army entered the firing range, and the arrows flew like rain.

Sergeant Wu inhaled the cold breath of winter, then spewed out a white mist from his mouth and nose, and rushed forward with his head down.

The arrow feathers fell from the sky, some of them stuck into the ground, and some of them stuck into the stone and soil on their backs, so that the soldiers of Wu were lucky to escape.

But there were also arrows that pierced the soldier's body, and fell to the ground with the soldier, and the hot blood that flowed from the body quickly became cold in this weather.

The blood that didn't have time to seep into the ground quickly coagulated, and like the body, it became cold.

What's more, he didn't get shot to the point, he fell to the ground wailing, trying to struggle to get up, but he was kicked to the ground by his comrades, and then he was trampled on by his feet.

Then someone kicked the wounded soldier who was groaning, and he fell down with it, and pressed on the wounded soldier, scattering the stones and dirt on his back, and burying the wounded soldier's face......

Lu Xun stood not far behind, looking at the dense arrow feathers shot by the Wei army in the air in front of him, his face was calm, but there was a trace of gloom in his eyes.

Over the years, the armies of Wu and Wei have been fighting in the city of Hefei.

Wei thieves continue to strengthen Hefei, and at the same time deploy heavy troops in Hefei, according to Lu Xun's idea, they raided Lu'an City, Wei thieves should be defenseless.

Judging from his extremely smooth arrival at Lu'an City, Wei Thief really couldn't think of this section.

But I also didn't expect that Lu'an City looked small, and from the reaction of the Wei thief, I was afraid that there were only elite soldiers and strong generals in the city!

Thinking like this, the gloom in his eyes became even stronger when he saw the auxiliaries who rushed up to fill the moat and collapse back at a very fast speed.

"Come on, pass the order, let the army speed up, don't pity the soldiers, and the moat must be filled tomorrow!"

"Also, the day after tomorrow at the latest, we must build all the ladders and start the official siege of the city."

"No!"

The shouts and screams in front of him still faintly reached Lu Xun's ears, but he was no longer in the mood to listen.

His gaze was to the east.

There, it is the direction of Hefei.

As long as Lu'an City can be captured, then Dawu will have a foothold in Jianghuai, and at the same time, it can also threaten the flank and rear of Hefei.

At that time, no matter how strong the city wall of Hefei is, the Wei thief can only give up.

Thinking of this, Lu Xun specially sent elite soldiers to let them pay attention to the Wei thieves coming from the direction of Hefei.

As for the rear of Lu'an City, there is Shaopo Lake, which is a water conservancy built by Sun Shuao, the prime minister of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, to irrigate the surrounding fields.

Shouchun and Lu'an City face each other across the lake.

Wei never thought that the Wu State would bypass Chaohu Lake and attack Lu'an City.

Therefore, there is no water division in Shaopo Lake.

If the Wei army wanted to reinforce Lu'an City, it either sent troops directly from Hefei or sent troops from Shouchun to circle around Shaopo Lake.

"Lu Xun, this person, is really a good use of soldiers, and he caught me off guard."

Man Zhong got the news that Lu'an City was in danger, and hurriedly convened the generals to discuss it.

Looking at the map in front of them, all the generals were extremely anxious:

"Former general, Lu'an City is small, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on, I should send reinforcements as soon as possible!"

Man's eyes flickered, staring at the map, but he didn't speak immediately.

If Lu'an City falls into the hands of Lu Xun, then Wu Yu can enter Shaopo Lake from Lu'an City and invade Shouchun.

This is a complete remake of the living entry into Chaohu Lake from the mouth of the water to attack Hefei.

The only difference is that the Yangzhou defense line, which Great Wei has painstakingly managed for so many years, has completely fallen.

At that time, most of Yangzhou will fall into the hands of Wu Yu.

The gateway to the Central Plains has been wide open since then!

"The rescue must be saved, but you can't send reinforcements directly from Hefei, after all, who knows if Sun Quan will really lead the army over there?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Man Pet said slowly:

"Wang Tingshi is a brave general, let him guard Hefei to block Sun Quan, he should have no worries. Shouchun City has already gathered a lot of men and horses, and now it is time to send reinforcements. ”

Speaking of this, Man Chong paused for a while before continuing:

"It's just that the reinforcements can't go to Hefei, since Lu Xun dares to sneak attack Lu'an City, it is impossible for him not to guard against Hefei sending reinforcements."

When the subordinates heard this, they were even more anxious:

"General, if you want to reinforce Lu'an City, going to Hefei is the fastest distance, if you don't go there, delay it for too long, I'm afraid that Lu'an City is in danger!"

Full of favors but unmoved:

"Although Lu'an Cheng is small, the city wall is strong, and the soldiers in the city are strong, as long as the soldiers are single-minded and stick to the help, they can be held for a long time."

"Although Lu Xun is good at using soldiers, Wu soldiers are not good at land warfare, let alone attacking cities, so Lujiang is worry-free for the time being!"

As he spoke, his eyes flashed with a cold light, "Wu Yu is good for ship warfare, he didn't come before, he still wanted to be tempted, and he came two hundred miles away from the ship, and it was the right time to destroy it!" ”

"Send a fast horse immediately, and say that I will personally lead the army to the rescue, so that the Lujiang soldiers can defend the city with peace of mind."

After the emergency rectification of the soldiers and horses in Shouchun City, Man Chong personally led the army, went west against the Huaishui, and then at the intersection of the water and the Huaishui, he went south along the water and went around to the west of the Lujiang River.

At this time, the offensive and defensive battles in Lu'an City have reached a fever pitch.

The moat has long been filled, and a layer of corpses has been laid under the city of Lu'an.

Lu Xun's initial fears became a reality.

Although Lu'an City is small, it is difficult to attack.

Now that the generals of the army have begun to go into battle in person, there is still no one who can stand firm on the wall.

The closest he came was to be able to take the city and then be driven down.

Lu Xun didn't care about the situation under Lu'an City, and his eyes turned more and more to the east.

As long as there is enough time, Lu'an City will definitely be able to take it.

But the direction of Hefei to the east is too quiet.

It's so quiet that it's a little unsettling.

After all, according to the day, if the Wei thief wanted to reinforce Lu'an, there would have been movement at this time.

This somewhat abnormal situation made Lu Xun feel a little uneasy in his heart.

Thinking that His Majesty was still stationed at the mouth of the army, and did not enter Chaohu Lake at all, Lu Xun felt a little helpless.

Although it is to lure the enemy, but the battle situation in Lu'an City is so fierce, if someone can lead the troops into Chaohu, enter Hefei, and put pressure on the Wei thief, it will be even better.

While thinking, he loosened the down jacket on his body a little hotly.

This person is full of favor, quite talented, and an old man left by Cao Cao, so he can't be underestimated.

The abnormal calmness, the opponent that should not be underestimated, and the sensitivity of the perennial leader turned the uneasiness in Lu Xun's heart into suspicion.

"Someone."

"The Great General."

"Pass the order, attack the city today, and collect the troops in advance."

"No!"

When the siege was in the middle of a hurry, it suddenly slowed down, which was a good thing for the defenders, because it could seize the time to repair the walls and give the tired soldiers some respite.

But for the Wu army, which was eager to capture Lu'an City, it was tantamount to using more lives to fill it later.

"General, the thieves in the city seem to be tired, why do you suddenly want to withdraw your troops?"

"I'm afraid that thieves have a plan."

"Could it be that there is movement over there in Hefei?"

"It is precisely because there is no movement in Hefei that I am worried."

"What's the general worried about?"

"Hefei is not full of pets, how can I not worry?"

Lu Xun sighed, looked at the scarred city wall of Lu'an City, and inexplicably remembered the Xiaoguan Battle the year before last.

I heard that after Feng Yong led the army out of Xiaoguan, he broke several cities in a row, and after annexing and stabilizing, he was able to turn around and win more with less, defeating Cao Zhen.

Over the years, the Shu people have expanded the land one after another, and now they have opened the gate of Guanzhong and are advancing in an all-round way.

On the side of Wu State, although Shiting won a big victory, it was still pressed by Hefei in the south of the Yangtze River and could not break through.

Lu Xun felt a burst of anger and anxiety in his heart.

How did Feng Yong manage to break through several cities in a row?

"Can't you say that Your Majesty has attracted Wei thieves in Chaohu Lake, so that they don't dare to divide their troops?"

Hearing this, the corners of Lu Xun's mouth twitched, and he glanced at the general who said this.

Others may believe this statement, but how can Lu Xun not know whether it is true or false.

Since His Majesty was forced by Zhang Liao to "climb the high mound" and "go to Tianjin" in Xiaoyaojin, he really hated and feared Hefei in his heart.

Those who hate do not want to go to Hefei for a day.

Those who are afraid, without an army of 100,000, do not dare to come to the city of Hefei.

Now the mouth of the water is just a lure to the enemy, where is the 100,000 army?

Therefore, His Majesty is wrapped in the mouth of the wet beard and does not enter the ears of Chaohu Lake.

On the second day, Wu Jun finally brought Lu Xun the news he wanted most:

"Urgent! General Shangda, Anfeng County in the west, there seems to be a Wei army! ”

Before the spies could tell the news in detail, Lu Xun had already woken up suddenly:

"Not good! Full of favor is to cut off my back ear! ”