Chapter 637: Breaking the Lujiang River with Internal Response
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The military order, the army marched. As soon as the Qin army approached the mouth www.biquge.info of the water, the deputy general of the mouth killed the defenders and surrendered. Liu Zhang called the general to ask, and it turned out that this person was a distant relative of Zhou Yu. Since he is a relative, Liu Zhang will not slack off, and still let him guard the mouth. The army continued to move forward, and after five days, it arrived at the foot of Lujiang City. Zhu Ran, the general of Lujiang, was the heir of Zhu Zhi, the general of Jiangdong, who died at the hands of the general of the Qin army in the battle, and Zhu Ran and the Qin army had a bitter enmity. Therefore, when the soldiers came to the city, he had already decided to live and die with Lujiang City!
Zhu Ran is tired of living, and other people in Lujiang City still want to live, especially some big families. These great families have never thought of serving any princes, let alone harming the interests of the family for outsiders. Seeing that the Qin army was strong, the Lujiang family fled one after another, if it were not for the generals in the army who had no way to retreat, it is estimated that there would not even be a defender in Lujiang City. In order to quell the chaos in Lujiang City and improve the morale of the army, Zhu Ran's workload increased several times. It's a pity that in the eyes of the family, his actions are simply sent to death!
As soon as the Qin army surrounded the Lujiang River, the city exploded. In Ping, the family clan united with the Jiangdong Army to describe the Qin army as a man-eating tiger. Listening to the words of the family and the instigation of the Jiangdong army, the people near the Lujiang River gathered together in Lujiang City in order to avoid the harassment of the Qin army. The population of the city had increased several times in a few days, causing Zhu Ran's workload to increase a lot. Of course, it was not only the people who entered Lujiang City, but also the Qin army, as well as Qiao Yu, who entered the city in tandem!
Qiao Yu, who has always been unknown, even Liu Zhang has forgotten him, but he remembers Liu Zhang's kindness. In the past, he was kidnapped in Luoyang, and it was the resourceful Liu Zhang who saved his life. If it weren't for this, the Qiao family would have existed in name only. More than ten years ago, Qiao Xuan died of illness in Chang'an, and the other rooms of Qiao's family began to make trouble. Qiao Yu, who was struggling to deal with the uncles and elders in each room, didn't want to take care of this mess for a long time, but he proposed to defect to Liu Zhang, but the other houses said that their homeland was difficult to give up, but they were actually reluctant to give up money and grain fields!
Now, the Qin army is pressing, most of the Qiao family has fled to Jiangdong, and only Qiao Yu and a few children of the Qiao family who have no family resources have decided to defect to Liu Zhang. But over the years, except for Qiao Xuan, the Qiao family has been in Chang'an for the elderly, and even Qiao Yu and Liu Zhang haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and no one knows if Liu Zhang will take in these relatives who have never supported him. So, Qiao Yu discussed with everyone and prepared to use Lujiang as a gift for the audience.
It is not difficult to sneak into Lujiang, after all, Qiao Yu is the head of the Qiao family, and he is the head of the Qiao family, even Zhu Zhi has to give him face and treat him like a guest. But he has no bottom on who to contact, after all, he is just a scholar, not a professional detail. However, before he could contact others, someone had already contacted him.
The secret agents of the Ministry of Intelligence had long been aware of the situation in Lujiang City, and they also knew that the family was dissatisfied with Zhu Ran. It's just that as a small worker, they must find someone they can trust to liaise with. Originally, they were going to find the Zhou family and the Lu family, but Zhu Ran was not stupid, and he had already controlled these two families. Even if the two agree to do the internal response, they will not be able to implement the plan.
Just when the Intelligence Department was having a headache, Qiao Yu appeared, and the secret agents of the Qin Army suddenly saw hope. After several trials, the two sides quickly reached a consensus. Under the guidance of the secret agent, Qiao Yu gave full play to his talents, united all the families in Lujiang City, and bribed the people who monitored the Zhou family and the Lu family!
After besieging the city for three days, the Qin army repeated its old tricks and set up thunderbolts and other equipment under Lujiang City. Before the attack was launched, someone from the Intelligence Department reported the situation in Lujiang. Hearing that there was Neiying in the city and his brother-in-law, Liu Zhang decided to save some stone bullets and crossbow arrows, so he led the army to retreat.
On the evening of the fourth day, Liu Zhang sent someone to get in touch with Qiao Yu in Lujiang City, and after the code, he personally led the army to the south gate of Lujiang. This time, he didn't want to let Zhu Ran go again. In order to prevent the two ports of Jiujiang and Wuhu from sending troops to rescue, he also asked Ma Chao and Zhang Fei to lead the army to block all the roads to and from Lujiang.
Late at night, the south gate of Lujiang City quietly opened. Qiao Yu personally took the house slaves of the Zhou family and the Lu family to guide Qin Jun, but he smeared his face too black, and he couldn't see it clearly. Along the way, the Qin army avoided various patrol points and secret sentinels, and went straight to the city guard. Although poor Zhu Ran had not yet rested, he could not have imagined that the City Guard Mansion would be surrounded by people unconsciously.
"Kill... Capture Zhu Ran alive..."Surrounded by the three layers of the city guard mansion and the outer three layers, Liu Zhang shouted, and the Qin army launched an attack with a loud noise, and the entire city shouted and killed. Among the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army and the Qinglong Guard, many of them relied on their skills and climbed directly through the wall, in order to win the great merit of capturing the enemy's main general! However, although the credit is good, it must also be enjoyed. The Jiangdong army in the city guard mansion was all Zhu Ran's pro-army, and the Qin soldiers who rashly attacked were killed a lot!
"General, let's go!" Just when Zhu Ran was a little overwhelmed, a personal soldier rushed into his study and urged him to leave!
"What's going on?" Zhu Ran frowned, he didn't want to give up Lujiang easily. You must know that Lujiang is a springboard for Jiangdong to enter the world, and it is more important than Jiangxia. If it weren't for that, Sun Quan wouldn't have put him here!
The guard replied with an anxious face: "General, the Qin army has entered the city!" ”
"What?" Zhu Ran was stunned, and he asked in surprise: "How did the Qin army enter the city, and how many people entered the city?" ”
"I don't know, I only know that the city is full of Qin troops, and the city guard seems to be surrounded! General, don't ask any more questions, let's go! While answering Zhu Ran, while listening to the movement outside, he heard the shouting and killing sound getting closer and closer, and the guards anxiously urged Zhu Ran to leave!
"Okay, let's go!" After listening to the words of the guard, Zhu Ran felt a little clear in his heart. The family has long been dissatisfied with him, and it is normal to dedicate the city. Although Lujiang is under the jurisdiction of Jiangdong, after all, it is in Jiangbei, and Jiangdong is a little beyond the reach of Jiangdong!
"Boom... "As soon as he put on his armor and grabbed his weapon casually, Zhu Ran was ready to leave. But before he could reach the door, the door of the study let out a terrible groan, and he was kicked down by a big foot. A middle-aged man wearing a python robe, a golden crown on his head, and a sword hanging from his waist strode in!
"You're... Liu Zhang! Pulling out the sword, Zhu Ran looked at the comer, and a light of hatred flashed in his eyes.
Zhu Ran was originally the son of the Shi family, and his mother was Zhu Zhi's sister. His father died young, and Zhu Zhi had no children, so he chose him as his heir and made him change his surname to Zhu. Thinking that his uncle, who treated him like a parent, died at the hands of the general of the Qin army, Zhu Ran felt a pain in his heart, and his hatred for Liu Zhang was beyond measure!
"Zhu Ran!" Liu Zhang said with a smile; "Surrender!"
"Don't think!" Holding the sword in his hand, looking around, seeing the figures around the study, Zhu Ran knew that it would be difficult to survive today, he immediately made up his mind, stabbed the sword in his hand directly into Liu Zhang's chest, and roared in his mouth: "Dog thief, take your life, I want to avenge my father..."
"Looking for death..."Dian Wei blocked in front of Liu Zhang with a dodge, Zhu Ran's movements were too slow for him!
"Bang dang..." The sword in Zhu Ran's hand fell to the ground, and Dian Wei pinched his wrist, even Lu Bu may not be able to hold the sword! However, although he was captured by Dian Wei, the hatred in Zhu Ran's eyes did not decrease at all, he still stared at Liu Zhang, hating to eat Liu Zhang alive.
"Lao Dian, pull him down and give him a ride!" Seeing that Zhu Ran hated him so much, Liu Zhang would not keep him, and the Zhu family of the four major families in Jiangdong was also within the scope of the Qin army's attack!
"The last general obeys!" Dian Wei immediately called Dian Man and said: "Escort down, and show the public." And spread the head of the whole city, so that the Jiangdong Army surrendered immediately! ”
"Yes!" Dianman replied weakly, he felt a little like an errand boy. It's just that he didn't dare to have the slightest objection, so as not to be repaired by Dian Wei.
Zhu Ran's head made the Jiangdong army give up resistance, and when the sky was bright, the Qin army took control of Lujiang City. In order to prevent the Jiangdong army from disturbing the people, Liu Zhang also asked Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to patrol around. If it is discovered that the army is routing and harming the people, immediately correct the law on the spot. The Qin army, which had strict military discipline, was quickly accepted by the people of Lujiang. After the pacification of the Qin army, although there was still blood flowing on the streets, and even stumps and broken arms, the people had already begun to live a normal life.
"See King Qin!" A large number of gorgeously dressed but embarrassed people saluted Liu Zhang, who was sitting at the top, in the hall. Cleaning the battlefield has nothing to do with Liu Zhang, he is meeting with the representatives of the Lujiang family in the council hall.
"Excuse me!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "This time, you all have merit, and I can promise you something that does not violate policies and laws and disciplines." If you think you are talented, you can also choose to be an official. Although Lone has quite restrictions on the family, he has no intention of killing them all! ”
"Thank you King Qin, we will definitely abide by the laws and policies!" After listening to Liu Zhang's words, the family members who chose to stay immediately expressed their attitude, and most of them were relieved, they were afraid that Liu Zhang would cross the river and tear down the bridge. Liu Zhang's love for the people has long been known to everyone in the world!
"You're welcome!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Treat your own people, Lone has always been generous. If you have any requirements, you can write them down and give them to Mr. Guo and Mr. Jia of the Ministry of Intelligence. If there are no special problems, you all step down! After a hard night's work, you should go home and pack up! up"
"I'll retire!" Everyone just wanted to know Liu Zhang's attitude towards the family, and now that Liu Zhang had expressed his position, they didn't dare to say more, so they turned around and left.
Seeing that everyone was leaving one after another, Liu Zhang was also ready to rest, although he did not fight with the enemy, but he stayed awake all night, and he was also a little tired. Just as he turned to leave, he found that one person was still sitting in a chair, and he had no intention of leaving. He couldn't help but ask with some doubts: "What else do you have to do, why don't you leave?" ”
"King Qin, do you think I should call you King or your brother-in-law?" The person left behind was Qiao Yu, who stared at Liu Zhang with a smile on his face.
"You are..."Looking at the faces that were somewhat similar to Xiao Qiao, combined with the intelligence, how could Liu Zhang not recognize Qiao Yu, he took Qiao Yu's hand and said: "Your two sisters are lonely women, you dare to call the lonely king, be careful of beating you alone..."
(To be continued)