Chapter 109 Preparing to return to Xiangyang
"General, it's not that I can't believe the county order, it's really what he said, it feels weird, it's weird that can't be said, and besides, he's just a county order now, what he says is very important?" Ling Tong sat on his war horse and said to Tai Shici on the side, he didn't know about the few who fought with Jiang Wen.
"Don't underestimate him," Jiang Qin leaned over on top of his war horse, "Once when he was with the army to give advice, he was invincible and invincible, and many soldiers were thinking in their hearts, if this person led the troops, I am afraid that he would be the second Han Xin!" β
"Is there such a god?"
Tai Shi Ci smiled and said: "The amazing genius must be true, but I have not known this county magistrate for a long time. β
Lu Meng hummed a song in his mouth, his expression was pleasant, and Kuai Yue said on the side: "The general must not relax his vigilance, although there is a strategy to defeat the enemy at the moment, but the enemy must not be underestimated. β
Lu Meng smiled, "I naturally know this, when I fight, I am sure in my heart, but the military aircraft in front of the battle is the key, and I am happy about other things." β
Kuai Yue nodded slightly, he admitted that Jiang Wen's intelligence was excellent, but he was afraid that Lu Meng would hold himself high, so as to underestimate the enemy in front of the battle, you must know that the commanders of the three armies must not have the idea of underestimating the enemy.
The biggest reason why Yuan Shao was defeated was that he couldn't escape the enemy.
It was because he despised Cao Cao that he basically couldn't listen to the strategies of his strategists.
"Is there something uncomfortable in the prison army?" Lu Meng said.
"No, when the prime minister arranged for me to be the supervisor of the army, I knew that the general would definitely come to Fuchun, otherwise we would have been able to attack Huiji from Qiantang a long time ago, and after this battle, I am afraid that the county commander will also be reinstated." Kuai Yue slightly tightened the horse rope and said.
"Bo Fu gave me 30,000 soldiers and horses, this is also my first battle, I don't like to study, to say that in the past, I would never have imagined that I would become a general who leads the troops today," Lu Meng said with a serious face, "So I want to win this battle even more beautifully!" β
"Okay, command the army, and set up camp on the spot!"
Huiji Wang Lang's Mansion.
Wang Lang threw the letter aside, "For so long, I have never sent troops to touch him Sun Ce, and even when they conquered Yan Baihu, I didn't send troops to reinforce him. β
"Sun Cezhi is in the world, and now that Cao Cao of Hebei has defeated Yuan Shao, he must have a stable rear." Yu turned his beard black and shiny, his height was solid, and he looked particularly open-minded, "And Sun Ce's soldiers and horses have always been known for their bravery, and after breaking through Yuan, they have been cultivating for several months, and their morale is stable, and now there are only more than 15,000 soldiers and horses in the city, so you might as well let go of Sun Ce's soldiers and horses." β
"Do you mean to tell me to abandon the city and flee?" Wang Lang's face was slightly cold, "Sun Ce's kind of villain, who disobeyed the Son of Heaven to kill Han Chen, I, Wang Lang, connived at death, and I will never take a step back and give an order, and defend Huiji County!" β
"Yes!" Yu Chuan said respectfully.
Zhejiang side, 30 miles outside Fuchun suburbs.
Tai Shici, Ling Tong, Jiang Qin, Kuai Yue, and Lu Meng gathered in the tent.
Lu Meng looked at the map and said: "This time the suspicious plan, which general is willing to lead troops to lure the enemy in Qiantang?" β
"General, with all due respect, the strength of our army is known to the world, the prime minister defeated Yuan Shu not long ago, the surrounding princes are timid and cowardly, Wang Lang has few soldiers and horses, and he is a greedy person, if he attacks directly, maybe Wang Lang will not resist at all, and surrender directly out of the city!"
Ling Tong clasped his fists and saluted, "And the talent of the county order, although according to the words of the generals, the wisdom and resourcefulness are unparalleled, but if the suspicious plan is discovered, Wang Lang goes out of the city to fight, our army will be extremely passive, and fall into a dilemma." β
Indeed, once Wang Lang knew that the soldiers and horses of Qiantang were just suspicious soldiers, when the time came to go out of the city to fight, he could directly occupy Qiantang, and although Lu Meng led his troops to occupy Dongyang, he was always deadlocked.
"I know what you say, don't be impatient." Lu Meng nodded, and waved his hand to signal Ling Tong to retreat, "Since the commander has this idea in his heart, he might as well let me give you an army of 10,000, if you see Wang Lang fortifying the whole city at that time, you will make a noise, so that Wang Lang thinks that you are a suspicious soldier." β
"Then if Wang Lang has no intention of defending, and the last general leads his troops to capture Huiji?"
"Then I will never rob you of your military merits, and I will not give you all the credit!" Lu Meng said, "For the sake of insurance, Jiang Qin will be appointed as the deputy general, and you will go with Ling Tongyi." β
"The last general obeys!"
Ling Tong took the talisman and walked outside the tent, and then he heard the sound of the army pulling out, Lu Meng continued to look at the map, and Kuai Yue said: "General, if Ling Tong is arrogant, I am afraid that he will lead the troops directly, and I am afraid that there will be danger at that time......."
"If I don't allow him, he will definitely have something in his heart and let me be blocked in the army. It was my first time leading troops, and these people were inevitably unconvinced. Lu Meng said, "Wait for the news, with Jiang Qin to follow, there won't be much to lose." β
The next day, Lu Meng ran out of food and discussed with Taishi Ci Kuaiyue, "Report, Qiantang military situation!" β
"Read." Lu Meng said lightly.
"The general led the soldiers and horses into the meeting at night, but he didn't expect that Wang Lang had already entrenched the city defense, but Lord Jiang was well arranged, and only lost more than 2,000 soldiers and horses......"
"Well, let's go down." Lu Meng looked at the map, "Sure enough, as Chang Su said, Wang Lang chose to resist desperately. β
Tai Shi Ci nodded, "Then General, is our army going to Cha Du Dao now?" β
"No, a few more days of stability, let Wang Lang think that the army is in Qiantang, and Ling Tong should also act according to the plan now."
Outside Qiantang, Lingtong military camp.
Ling Tong came to Jiang Qin's military camp with the medicine, "Come, Captain Du put on some wound medicine." β
"No need, it's already dressed," Jiang Qin shook his head, with a sackcloth wrapped around his body, "It's just a small injury to recuperate." β
"Thanks to the lieutenant's reminder yesterday, otherwise the losses of the army will inevitably be even heavier, this time I have mistreated the general, and I have also mistreated the prime minister......" Ling Tong nodded slightly.
"For now, it's better to help the general take Fuchun first, and then it's not too late to blame yourself!"
"I'll arrange it!"
Auditorium.
Wang Lang walked out of the mansion and looked at the mighty river in front of him, "With this God-given land, I, Wang Lang, will never lose to Sun Ce, even if there are thousands of troops and horses!" β
Yu turned the salute and said: "Although the lord Sun Jun was defeated this time, he must not be taken lightly, he is bound to find another way." β
"What's the matter, I have my own way of defending the city." Wang Lang said with a smile, "Go and send an order to Zhou Xin, telling him to guard Dongyang and not need to come to Huiji to support, this Sun army is a little weaker than I imagined." β
Yu flipped through the salute, reluctantly retreated, took out a bamboo slip and wrote a letter to Dongyang.
Dongyang, Zhou Xin looked at the letter in his hand.
"Sun Ce's troops are very large, but the general only needs to dig deep ditches and build high fortresses, and hold on to the city. Within a month, the enemy army will inevitably run out of food and grass, and then it will naturally retreat. β
Xu Jing saluted behind him and said, "General, I don't know what is written in the letter from the lord?" β
"Tell me to defend the city well, saying that Sun Ce's soldiers and horses are strong," Zhou Xin threw the letter aside, "I see, this is what Yu Tuo wrote that little girl, and I can't see that I am at ease." β
Xu Jing picked up the letter and read it carefully, "What Gong Cao said is reasonable, and it is better for the general to listen more." β
"What is there to hear?" Zhou Xin said, "Not long ago, the lord blocked Sun Jun and killed a full 2,000 people, such an opponent can also be called a huge army, and besides, we are dozens of miles away from Huiji, how can he Sun Jun come here?" β
"Report! On the small road a few miles outside the south of the city, soldiers and horses were found! β
"This ......" Zhou Xin stammered slightly, looking at Xu Jing and not knowing what to say, "Go out immediately and arrange the city defense with me!" β
The army set out on the march, descended from Fuchun, and galloped all the way to the mouth of the source of the river in the west of Zhejiang, and LΓΌ Meng ordered the army to cross the river immediately.
Outside Dongyang City, the soldiers kept digging up the clods of soil and came back immediately, while Zhou Xin on the city wall looked into the distance and wandered restlessly on the city wall.
Auditorium.
Wang Lang was eating vegetarian dishes, and Yu Fan walked in anxiously from outside the door, "Lord, a letter from Dongyang, Sun Junqibing has appeared in Dongyang!" Please help! β
"Kill!"
Zhou Xin led his generals to rush out of the city gate directly, and soon fought with Tai Shi Ci, who drew a big knife and fought with Zhou Xin on horseback.
Zhou Xin's broadsword fell straight down, Tai Shi Ci raised his knife with one arm to greet him, his hand bones were numb, but he directly pushed Zhou Xin back, Tai Shi Ci looked calm, his mouth whistled softly, and the horses under the seat fled directly.
Although Zhou Xin was pushed away, he also knew that he had the upper hand, how could he easily let the thief in front of him escape! "Where are you going?!" Zhou Xin roared angrily, and hurriedly chased after him, Tai Shi Ci bent down on the horse's back without panic, picked up a bow and arrow, and suddenly turned around and shot back!
The sharp arrows of the arrows are like cold ice rain at this moment, making people's skin and bones chill, which is a chill that soaks people's hearts!
Zhou Xin hurriedly dodged, but he was too close to Tai Shici, there was no room at all, and he had already fallen off the horse at the same time as he had a pain in his waist.
Tai Shi Ci didn't give half a chance at all, and Zhou Xin slashed a big knife over his head, and he was no longer breathless!
Lu Meng led the elite cavalry of his side, rushing back and forth on the side to kill the enemy formation, and the cavalry's blow to the land soldiers was devastating!
"Your commander has already been given the head, if you surrender now, I can spare your life!"
Fuchun, Jiang Wen stayed in the kitchen, and took out the pickles with Tao'er, Tao'er tasted it and nodded, and after seeing Jiang Wen open his mouth, he also fed Jiang Wen, "Doesn't Gongzi know how to twist himself?" β
"You're going to be fed so much better."
"Poor mouth!" Tao Er spit out her powder tongue and said with some joy.
"Well, it's true that this pickled one is better than last time, and sure enough, you have to come here." Jiang Wen smiled and washed his hands on the side.
"That's natural, although Childe knows some strange dishes, but you can't compare to me in real wheel skills!"
"Praise you, you're really going to heaven!" Jiang Wen pinched Tao'er's nose and smiled.
Tao Er immediately broke free, and also reached out to grab Jiang Wen's beard.
"Oops, it hurts, it hurts! Madame, let go! β
"Humph!"
Jiang Wen rubbed his chin slightly, "Why are you so unbehaved?" β
"You didn't write a poem for me! My sister has two songs, one at Xiangyang Station and one at Baiwei Inn. β
"That's for you."
"But you read it to your sister!"
"Forget it, next time I will wait for me to think about the spring and write a quatrain for the ages."
"It's going to deceive!" Tao Er walked to the courtyard with the bowl, then looked in the direction of the city gate, and said with some concern, "Childe, can Ziming win?" β
"This is natural, don't underestimate him, although he has no talent now, he may one day become a pillar in the army and control the military and politics of a country!"
"Is it really that powerful?" Tao Er said with some surprise.
"When did your son-in-law miss it, just like you, he used to be a beggar, but now he is so slim and elegant, he can be a beauty anywhere."
"That's because I have vision!" Tao Er immediately retorted, "It's the son I chose!" β
"Sir, sir! Dongyang is coming! β
"Ziming won." Jiang Wen smiled and stepped forward, and Tao Er stuck out his tongue behind his back.
Jiang Wen took the military newspaper from Li Second-hand, and after reading it, "Wang Lang led the soldiers and horses to the rescue, was ambushed by Ziming, and now he is leading the troops back to visit Huiji, but the city defense behind Huiji is not enough, although Wang Lang desperately resists, it will not last long." β
"Tao'er, go and tell your subordinates, pack up and salute." Jiang Wen put the letter away, and Tao Er asked suspiciously, "Is Gongzi going to Huiji to help Ziming hold a celebration banquet?" β
"No, we're going back to Xiangyang."
"Childe, this county order is inappropriate? If you are tracked down by the court for dereliction of duty, you will be killed! Tao Er said, "Besides, if the son resigns, our family will be poor, and there will be no money in a few days." β
Jiang Wen said disdainfully: "You saw the Dongpo meat of Baiwei Inn, but one of my dishes has already made a lot of money, if you just make money, your lord will already have a lot of money!" β
"In that case, why don't you make money early, we might as well be a money-making businessman, and be an official who is worried all day long, running around, it's really troublesome."
"You don't understand this, businessmen are afraid of being officials, sometimes officials can strangle a businessman by doing a small thing casually." Jiang Wen said.
Tao Er thought for a while and said, "That son-in-law taught me some ways to make money, and I will make money when the son-in-law becomes an official!" β
"Be smart in business!"
"Isn't it possible to make money by selling good things, just like Childe's Dongpo meat."
"It's just a temporary benefit, haven't you noticed that there are more and more signs on the street with Dongpo meat? They just haven't figured out the recipe yet. β
"Now Dongpo meat is monopolized by Baiwei Inn, and he can only have it at his house if he wants to eat it, and he has the final say on what price he sets, but if he can't make Dongpo meat, then they will have a lower price than Baiwei Inn in order to attract guests, and when the business of Baiwei Inn is robbed, they will have to reduce the price, and over time the market will be divided."
"People will choose the more affordable ones, and the taste just needs to be close."
"And you must know that making sauce is very expensive, maybe ten Dongpo meats are sold later, which is not enough for a cup of sauce."
Jiang Wen said: "So not everything that is good can be sold for a good price, unless no one knows how to do it." β
"Then Childe, Baiwei Inn is not stupid, how can they publish the recipe?"
"Dongpo meat is the only one who knows?"
Tao Er glanced at Jiang Wen, then showed his teeth and let out a silver bell-like laugh, and said, "Childe, you are so bad~"
"Take my stuff to earn their money, and threaten me not to fix them when I am a vegetarian."