Chapter 66: Breaking Through the Siege
Chen Qun and Zhong Xuan also rushed to the military plane one after another, Han Xuan looked at them with a solemn face, they had already received the news on the way here and understood the seriousness of the situation.
Neither of them would express their opinions first, but Han Xuan spoke first: "There is an urgent report ahead, Liu Du's army is already equipped with black powder, and its power is enough to change the situation of the battle. Now Chen Wu and tens of thousands of soldiers are trapped in Jingling City, and they want to lead the army to rescue them, but time is not waiting, what can I do? β
Chen Qun thought for a while, sighed and said, "Liu Duxing is to avenge Pan Feng's revenge. Although it is in the name of the teacher, the lord can bind the two of them, and order someone to send Liu Du to slow down his heart. In addition, a letter was urgently sent to all states and counties, and troops were ordered to send troops to rescue. When the Shu army delays for a long time and the grain and grass are insufficient, the two families will talk about the boycott of the army. β
Han Xuan shook his head, although he also ordered someone to develop gunpowder, he was one step behind Liu Du in the end. Now he didn't know how much gunpowder Liu Du still had, and Chen Qun and the others hadn't seen the power of gunpowder, so Han Xuan couldn't risk Chen Wu's safety.
Seeing that Han Xuan was in a dilemma, Zhong Xuan suggested: "The king is not only worried about brotherhood, but also takes into account the danger of the people in Jiangdong. It is better to write to Liu Du first, express a little surrender, and then send an envoy to negotiate peace with him. β
Han Xuan didn't expect that Zhong Xuan, who had always been the main battle, would also make peace this time, probably disappointed in Han Xuan, the lord. In the eyes of these ancient retainers, the lord attaches too much importance to brotherhood, which is the kindness of women.
Han Xuan didn't mean to blame Zhong Xuan, but he had to save Chen Wu. In the end, Han Xuan and the three of them agreed on countermeasures, Han Xuan repaired a letter of the country, ordered someone to quickly transmit it to the pigeon station, and wrote a letter to order someone to send it to Jingling and hand it over to Lu Meng and Chen Wu.
Han Xuan clenched his fists and said, "The matter is big, so I should go to Jingling in person to meet with Liu Du and discuss the matter of peace." β
But he saw Pang Tong bowing down and bowing: "The body of the king is ten thousand gold, how can he be in danger." Pang Tong is not talented, and he is willing to go on behalf of the king, and he can say that the two families will strike the army! β
Han Xuan nodded in agreement, and Pang Tong was just about to turn around and leave, but saw Han Xuan stop him, then held his hand and said, "Shiyuan, please." This time to go to Shu camp, I hope to cherish it! β
Pang Tong heard Han Xuan's voice, Han Xuan thought that he might never return if he went, and it was very likely that he would devote himself to Liu Du's account.
Pang Tong's eyes were a little moist, and he only replied: "Pang Tong only recognizes the lord in this life, no matter who belongs to the heavens!" β
After Pang Tong finished speaking, he resolutely left, Han Xuan reluctantly watched him leave, turned around and looked up and sighed: "Lonely does not live up to the world, but bears Pang Shiyuan!" β
Five days later, in Jingling City, Chen Wu had already been rescued by the doctor from the Ghost Gate, but Guan Hai's death made him sad. Chen Wu ordered the servants to change his clothes and brace his body to see Lu Meng.
LΓΌ Meng had just received a letter from Han Xuan, in which Han Xuan said that he had decided to make peace with Liu Du. Let LΓΌ Meng and Chen Wuxian lead the army to surrender to Liu Du, save the lives of the soldiers of the whole army, and wait for Han Xuan to discuss the matter of peace.
After reading the letter, Lu Meng turned around and saw Chen Wu coming with his injured body, and said with great joy: "General, you are awake." Great, the king's letter was full of concern for the general. β
"What! My eldest brother has sent a letter, show me quickly. Chen Wu snatched it and read it.
Chen Wu read the letter, not the slightest moved, but so angry that he tore the letter, Chen Wu gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want me to surrender Liu Du?" No way! People are in the city, people are dead in the city! β
"General, this is the king's military order, please obey it!" Lu Meng hurriedly said.
"the bird's military order! Did Guan Hai and tens of thousands of soldiers who died in battle give their lives in vain? Chen Wu was furious, and then called the herald at the door.
"Pass on my military order, the whole army will abandon Jingling City, and prepare to break through tonight!" Chen Wuchao commanded.
"Stop! The king of Chu had an order, and LΓΌ Meng temporarily took over the whole army on behalf of the general, and Kaecheng surrendered on the same day. Lu Meng stopped the herald and told him Han Xuan's military order.
The herald was stunned for a moment, not knowing whose order to listen to.
LΓΌ Meng shouted at him: "I have the king's decree, you go and pass the decree quickly." β
Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Meng turned around, Chen Wu drew his sword and stabbed straight at him, and Lu Meng hurriedly pulled out his sword to resist. But where was Lu Meng Chen Wu's opponent, Chen Wu knocked down the sword in Lu Meng's hand in two moves and put the sword on Lu Meng's neck.
Lu Meng said angrily: "General, are you disobeying the king's order?" β
"Will be outside, the king's order will not be affected!" Chen Wu replied.
After that, Chen Wu summoned Zhang Fei, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Mi Fang and other generals and agreed on a plan to break through at night.
Chen Wu expected that Han Xuan's letter of state had arrived in Liu Du's hands, and Chen Wu would plan it. At dusk that day, Chen Wu ordered the people to open the city gate and staged a mutiny. Then he sent Mi Fang to escape from the city and surrender to Liu Duying.
After Mi Fang fled to Liu Du's camp, Liu Du carefully asked, "How many people are there in the city?" β
Mi Fang replied: "Your Majesty, there are less than 10,000 people. β
Liu Du nodded, and asked again: "Han Xuan wants to make peace with me, what is Chen Wu's attitude?" β
Mi Fang hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "General Chen was hit by the artillery stone before, and now he has recovered from his serious injuries, and he knows His Majesty's might. I want to come and surrender today, but Na Lu Meng blocked me in every way, so today General Chen risked his life to send me out and make a statement to His Majesty. Tonight, when the city was fired, General Chen led his troops out of the west gate, hoping that His Majesty would send troops to respond in time. β
After Mi Fang finished speaking, Liu Du nodded again, but Mi Fang didn't notice that the smile on the corner of Jia Xu's mouth standing next to Liu Du flashed.
When he was a child, Chen Wu ordered people to shake torches on the city tower and open the west gate, and then ordered people to open the east gate and kill from the east gate. Chen Wu thought that Liu Du had already been tricked, and he must have sent additional troops at the west gate, and the defense of the east gate would be relatively weak.
Unexpectedly, there was a loud shout ahead, and a military horse blocked the way. Chen Wu looked at it, and the other party arrived first with one shot, and Chen Wu hurriedly blocked it. The general put away the gun and smiled: "Chen Wu! Zhao Zilong has been waiting here for a long time. β
Chen Wu was shocked, only to know that the plan had failed. Chen Wu fought against Zhao Yun with a halberd, and the soldiers and horses behind Chen Wu were cut off by Zhang Ren's troops.
Chen Wu shook back Zhao Yun with a halberd and shouted at Quan Cong: "Quan Cong, take the Wudang army and kill me out!" β
Quan Cong stabbed a Shu general to death with one shot, leading Wudang to Chen Wu's side. Chen Wu took the lead, opening the way ahead, and no one could stop him wherever he passed.
"Chen Wuxiu is gone! Wen Ping is here! Wen Pin led the army to rush over, the two armies fought for a while, Chen Wu killed and retreated from Wen Pin, and at this time Chen Wu was only surrounded by more than 100 horsemen.
Chen Wu broke through to the southern trail again, and suddenly another ambush soldier came out in front of him, it was Liao Hua and Wang Ping, Chen Wu struggled forward, retreated Liao Hua and Wang Ping, and went straight to Jiangxia.
On the other hand, LΓΌ Meng ordered the army to cease fighting, and read Han Xuan's letter to Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and others, and the rest all abandoned their armor and surrendered.
Liu Du's army marched into Jingling City, Liu Du summoned Lu Meng and said: "I heard that Lu Ziming is a famous general in Jiangdong, and what I saw today is indeed worthy of his reputation!" β
"The military order is like this, and the last general has to obey it!" Although Lu Meng felt ashamed, he still surrendered.
Liu Du nodded, looked around at the generals under his seat, and asked, "Why don't you see Chen Wu and Chen Zilie?" β
As soon as the words fell, Liao Hua and Wang Ping returned to their accounts: "The last general was incompetent, and he was defeated by Chen Wu, and Chen Wu has fled to Jiangxia." Your Majesty, please condemn you! β
"That's it!" Chen Wu sighed, and then praised: "Chen Wu is really the tiger general of the world!" In the past, Xiang Ji and Lu Bu were just like that. β
Lu Meng said to Liu Du: "My lord will come here in a few days, discuss peace with Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to suspend the army for the time being, so as not to lose life." β
Liu Du happily agreed, and then asked Lu Meng: "I want to have the general for a long time, is the general willing to join me?" β
"As a general, you should obey military orders. If there is a military order like this, Meng will not dare to disobey! Lu Meng replied.
Liu Du laughed after hearing this, and his heart was secretly refreshed, it seems that Han Xuan trained Lu Meng well.