Chapter 17 Under the City of Changsha
At noon on the second day, Lu Dai led his army from the avenue and slowly walked out of Yuelu Mountain, and saw a man with blood-red skin and charred armor sitting abruptly beside the avenue.
"General Dong, why are you sitting here alone?" When Lu Dai got closer, he saw that it was Dong Xian, and he had already guessed what was going on, but he still asked in surprise.
Dong Xi stood up, his face was full of shame, bowed deeply to Lu Dai, and said: "I, Dong Xi, don't listen to the general's good words, so I will be punished arbitrarily for today's defeat." β
"I can't do it. Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the Yuan Dynasty is still steady and steady, and it is necessary to lay down Changsha City to make meritorious contributions. "Punish Dong Xi, Lu Dai still doesn't have that power.
"Good. Let's fight to the city of Changsha first, and then punish me when the lord arrives. Dong Xi said.
"What the hell is going on? Even if the army is defeated, why are there no corpses around here? Lu Dai asked Dong Xi.
"Look at this burnt wood." Dong Xun pointed to the woods behind him, "Our army was attacked by the enemy's ambush, and the fire burned throughout the forest. Few soldiers were burned, but all the soldiers fled in panic and the army broke up. I yelled at them to gather at the foot of Changsha City, but I don't know if they heard it. β
"Well-" Lu Dai reproduced the scene at that time in his mind, and felt that this strategy was not something that ordinary people could come up with, and after coming up with this strategy, he also had the courage to set fire to the mountain. Lu Dai raised his head and said, "Presumably this strategy was devised by Zhang Xiu's military advisor Jia Xu, it seems that we must march cautiously and make plans after the arrival of the lord." β
Lv Dai Dong Raid led Lv Dai's army to march to Changsha City, and found scattered Dong Raid soldiers on the road one after another. When they arrived at the foot of Changsha City, the Jiangdong Army not only did not receive any ambushes, but also increased nearly 1,000 people.
It was already evening, the starlight was gradually twinkling in the sun, Lu Dai looked at the solid Changsha city wall that he had never come, and thought that Sun Jian, the father of his lord Sun Ce, had started his army from Changsha Taishou, and Sun Ce had lived here since he was a child, but now he was going to attack here. I thought of him Lu Dai from Hebei to Jiangdong as an official, and now he has led the troops to attack Jiangnan, and the vicissitudes of displacement linger in his heart, that is life.
Lu Dai Dong Zheng led the army to camp at 500 steps below the city, and suddenly the gate of Changsha, which had been closed, was opened, and several groups of soldiers rushed out from outside the city gate and quickly lined up on the city wall.
Dong Xi Lu Dai's expression tightened, and he ordered the Chai Sang soldiers to go to the front.
Leading the Changsha army in front of the battle were Zhang Xiu and Xing Daorong Hu Che'er, Zhang Xiu stepped forward and said:
"I am the advocate of the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and I have been waiting for you Jiangdong Army for a long time, but anyone dares to come forward to fight with me?"
Before Dong Xi Lu Dai could answer, Hu Che'er behind Zhang Xiu stepped forward and shouted: "My lord and the young general can match it, if you want to fight with the lord, pass me first." β
"I'm here to fight you." Dong Xi thought that he was still a bit martial artistic, and he had a violent personality, so he picked up his spear and rushed towards Hu Che'er.
Hu Che'er also directly set up a spear and slammed it back and forth with Dong Xi.
At this time, Xing Daorong stepped forward and said to Lu Dai:
"That veteran of the Jiangdong Army, I, Xing Daorong, am not ranked in the Jiangnan Army, can I dare to fight with me?"
Although Lu Dai knew that his martial arts were not very powerful, it was more than enough to deal with ordinary people, and this was the first battle with the Jiangnan Army, how could he break his morale in front of five or six thousand soldiers, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he stepped forward with a spear.
Lu Dai was originally a civilian official, and after the Jiangdong unified army, Sun Ce personally taught him a few pistol moves, although his strength was not great, but the moves were exquisite.
Xing Daorong and Lu Dai rode horses to fight in front of the battle, slashing around with one shot at a time. Although Lu Dai's moves are exquisite, Xing Daorong, who was born recklessly, does not talk about moves, and smashes the spear as an axe at Lu Dai one by one. Although Lu Dai could parry every shot, the spear slashed under Xing Daorong's spear, and Xing Daorong's spear head was moved elsewhere; But Lu Dai couldn't use his strength to fight, and in the face of Xing Daorong, he only had to parry.
Xing Daorong smashed Lu Dai refreshed and cheerful, and unconsciously smashed faster and faster, and shouted to Lu Dai:
"Old general, you fought back." "Old general, don't let me just look at me when I'm young."
Lu Dai found that he couldn't win if he fought like this, but it was easy to lose. So he didn't say much, and seized the opportunity to turn around and run back. Xing Daorong smashed a shot on the ground, and the rebound force shook his hand numbly, and in the pain, he found that Lu Dai had run away, and he couldn't help but scold:
"Old horseman, Hugh wants to run." Rushed towards Lu Dai. But when he rushed to the front of the Jiangdong army, LΓΌ Dai had already hid in the formation, LΓΌ Dai governed the army with benevolence and generosity, and the soldiers respected him very much, and they were not ashamed of him running away alone. A row of heavy shield soldiers blocked in front of the Jiangdong soldiers, Xing Daorong paused and hesitated for a while in front of the formation, and then an arrow stretched out from the gap between the shields, Xing Daorong saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly fled.
When the Changsha soldiers saw Xing Daorong repelling Lu Dai, they shouted and cheered, and their voices shook the clouds that covered the setting sun. Dong Raid and Hu Che'er knocked hard, although and Hu Che'er you shot me back and forth, but most of the time was still on the defensive, suddenly heard the shouts of Changsha soldiers, eyes flickered and found that Lu Dai had retreated, his mind was not concentrated, Hu Che'er was not susceptible to external influences, the blade of the gun was slashed on Dong Raid's right shoulder, Dong Raid retreated in pain, left hand to make Hu Che'er's head dotted, and then turned the horse and retreated to the Jiangdong camp.
The Changsha soldiers shouted another earth-shattering shout. Hu Che'er returned behind Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu saw that the Jiangdong Army could not be closed at this time, and the sky was over, so the whole army slowly returned to the city.
Dong attacked Lu Dai was slightly injured, and after he went back, he asked the soldiers to set up camp, and there was an open space outside Changsha City, and he was not afraid of a sneak attack by Changsha soldiers.
On the second day, Zhang Xiu led Xing Daorong and Hu Che'er to call for battle in front of the battle, Dong attacked Lu Dai and could not hold out, and received news from Sun Ce in the evening that he had sent troops with siege equipment and would arrive in three days.
On the third day, Zhang Xiu came to call the battle again, and at noon, Zhang Xiu, Xing Daorong, Hu Che'er, and the soldiers made rice under the city wall, and the cooked rice emitted a fresh and mellow fragrance; Lu Dai was not polite, removed the shield soldiers, and also set up firewood in front of the battle to make food, and then let the soldiers go to hunt some beasts to eat.
The soldiers of both sides ate in front of the battle, deliberately pretending to enjoy it, and the food was more delicious than anyone, and the aroma of rice and coriander on both sides was intertwined in the air, forming a wonderful pattern under the sun. Everyone was comparing this special competition, but Dong Xian, who had a violent personality, couldn't stand it anymore, walked sideways to Lu Dai, who was eating slowly, and said in a low voice as much as possible:
"General Lu, why don't we march now."
"March? But we were defeated alone, and the soldiers lacked morale and were not fit to march. It's better to wait for the lord to arrive. Lu Dai stopped to eat comfortably and said.
"General Lu is a person who is familiar with the art of war, doesn't there is a saying that the mourning army will win, and the proud army will be defeated? Now the gate of Changsha is still open, we lead the army through the loose Changsha army, directly attack Changsha City, and take Changsha, isn't it easy? β