Chapter 141: Surrender
Outside Xiangxian County, the coalition army led by the county commander of Lu County was confronting Chen Tong, the county guard, under the city tower. Above the city tower, Chen Tong's face was gloomy, he didn't expect things to develop to this point, originally when he was in control of Surabaya County, which of these county orders outside the city was not respectful and obedient to him. However, all this has completely changed since the Battle of Peixian.
Chen Tong reprimanded angrily: "You still don't want to retreat? Don't make a mistake! ”
"Chen Junshou, His Majesty the Great Qin is the second, how can you listen to the order of the infant son and kill the county lieutenant? How is this different from rebellion? Lu County ordered Fu Jie to say loudly, and he pointed directly at Chen Tong's guilt.
Hearing this, Chen Tong smiled sarcastically, and he didn't reply anymore. The reason why he was able to serve as the county warden of Surabaya County back then was also thanks to Fusu's recommendation. Therefore, he will not forget the grace of knowing the encounter, Ziying is conquest of Xianyang, and he hates to be a pawn.
Although the battle outside Xiangxian County was defeated, it could be defended according to the city, and Fu Jie and others had no way to conquer it. After several failed attempts to siege the city, the coalition forces also temporarily retreated and set up camp outside Xiangxian County.
On the other side, the news that Cao Shen and Da Niu sent troops to Lu County was also known to everyone under the spread of well-intentioned people. Liu Yuan was able to monopolize Pei County and capture Qian County, how could the big clans in the county not pay special attention to him?
The movements of the Pei army have always been hidden, and Lu County has also received the news, however, the defenders of Lu County are simply not enough to resist the Pei army of 1,000 people. After the county order of Lu County left, all the power fell on the county Cheng, who panicked and ordered people to go to Xiangxian County to ask for help from the coalition army, and at the same time blocked the city, and some were afraid to guard the tower.
The dispatch of troops to Lu County has not yet been digested, and Liu Yuan used the army to fight against the Yuan, and at this moment, the entire clan and people in the county who received the news were completely shocked. Pei County, which had been silent for more than a month, finally made a big move again, and it was still divided into troops to attack. Thinking of the dispatch of troops to Xiangxian County in Lu County and other places in the county, it was the time of emptiness, and everyone sighed that Liu Yuan's vision was vicious, as well as the grasp and decisiveness of the timing.
Liu Yuan's dispatch of troops also shifted everyone's attention from Xiangxian to Peijun. Everyone wanted to know how many county towns Liu Yuan wanted to capture in addition to Lu County and Wuyuan.
Taigong Lu was ordered to go out of the city to buy grain, and he also ran into a wall one after another, and many big clans didn't pay attention to it at all. How precious rice grain is, you can see from the current chaos. The big clans who had been in contact with him in the past avoided him, which also made Lu Taigong angry, and at the same time very distressed, and he didn't know how to return to Pei County to face Liu Yuan now.
Just when Lu Taigong was worried, he suddenly received invitations from many big clans within one day. It can be seen from the words on those bamboo slips that these big clans seem to have changed their original minds and are all interested in selling rice and grain. This made Taigong Lu happy but also full of doubts, the changes of these big clans before and after were really fast.
Along with these invitations, there was also a news that Liu Yuan had sent troops. After hearing this, Lu Taigong finally understood that there was still the influence of Pei Jun behind the transformation of these big clans. Obviously, Liu Yuan's use of troops this time made many big clans secretly optimistic, and knowing this, Lu Taigong knew that the purchase of rice and grain was also a foregone conclusion.
Sure enough, when he visited these clans again, everything became so natural and natural. These big clans also agreed to let go of the granary, and they did not sit on the ground to raise the price, and the price of rice and grain was also within a reasonable range.
Lu Taigong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and in this way, he finally lived up to Liu Yuan's order. After solving the problem of purchasing grain, Lu Taigong did not stop and hurriedly returned to Pei County.
After several days of marching, Cao Shen and Da Niu finally arrived outside the city of Lu County at dusk. Lu County, who was already full of soldiers, looked at the strict Pei Army, and the worry in his heart was even worse. The henchmen he sent to ask for help have not yet returned, and he doesn't know if the county commander and others have received the news. This county Cheng looked at the defenders of more than 100 people on the city tower, and he sighed lowly, Lu County is in danger.
"Hundreds of people are not to be afraid, see me break it!" Da Niu looked at the city tower and said confidently.
"No, it's getting late, and our army is tired, so it's not too late to attack tomorrow." Cao Shen waved his hand to block it.
Da Niu nodded stupidly, this time the troops were dispatched, Cao Shen was the main general, and he did not dare to disobey the military order.
"Herald, set up camp five miles away!" Cao Shen immediately ordered.
"No!" The herald took the order.
With the order given, Pei's army began to withdraw backwards. Seeing this, the county man on the city tower happily spit out a bitter breath. The county knew that Lu County was safe tonight. He sat on the wooden collapse, his eyes were still full of confusion, can the county order return in one night.
Although Cao Shen temporarily retired to camp and recuperate, he still sent cavalry to patrol the vicinity of Lu County to prevent any abnormal movements. His decision also made Lu Xiancheng panic, and in the middle of the night, Xiancheng still couldn't sleep, he went up to the city tower, looked at the dark sky, and didn't know what he was thinking.
When it was almost dawn, the reinforcements from the county order still did not arrive, and seeing that the sky was bright, the county was a little decadent. His eyes were horizontal, and now, for the sake of the people in the city and the more than 100 soldiers, the county suddenly made a decision in his heart. Immediately, he seemed to be much more relaxed all of a sudden, the county ordered someone to call for washing water, he finished washing, and straightened his clothes, and then, he went to the county government and took out the big seal of the county office.
In the early morning, after the Pei army was full, the morale of the whole army reverberate, and under the leadership of Cao Shen, the Pei army opened the formation in turn, and all the shield soldiers were ready to go. Da Niu was dressed in armor, and he looked even more stout, and he shouted, and the entire Pei army was also boiling.
"Roar!"
This kind of formation is like moving forward, even the county seat of Lu County in front of him cannot stop Pei Jun's fanatical fighting spirit.
The county man above the city tower sighed again, and the prestige of the Pei army was shocked, which also made the army defending the city tremble. "Let's go, open the gates, and follow me out of the city!" The county immediately commanded.
Outside the city tower, Cao Shen, who was about to order the siege of the city, suddenly saw the gate of Lu County open, led by the county Cheng, and behind him, all the Qin troops defending the city also put down their swords and followed in formation. Cao Shen didn't know what this meant, and saw that the county was walking towards him.
When he got closer, before Cao Shen could ask, the county Cheng took the lead in speaking: "Lu Xi, the county leader of Lu County, came to surrender with the city guards, this is the seal of Lu County, and I hope the general will accept it." ”
"Surrender?" Cao Shen and Da Niu glanced at each other, and the decision of Cheng Luxi in this county could surprise them greatly. But after thinking about it, this Lu Xi also understands the situation, otherwise, today's Lu County is afraid that it will be a river of blood.
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