Lu Xun was shocked, it was definitely not a good thing for someone to be able to call out his name at this time, he looked up and saw that there was a person in the Jing army column, and it was He Qi. ⊥, He Qi is a native of Huiji Shanyin, originally served as a general in the Jiangdong Army, was captured during the Battle of Chibi, joined the Jing Army after surrendering to Cheng, and was appreciated by Gan Ning.

Although He Qi's status was low in the Wu army, Lu Xun still recognized him at a glance, if it was Zhou Yu, he might not remember that there was such a person under his account.

Lu Xun's face turned white as soon as he brushed the ground, since he had been recognized, under the heavy encirclement of the other party, he was unarmed, and if he wanted to break through, he was afraid that he would try to climb to the sky, but Lu Xun still said luckily: "Brother Gongmiao, you are also a Wu person, and Wu Hou has never treated you poorly, why do you want to act for the tiger?" ”

He Qi smiled and said: "No way, people are poor and short-lived, you patted your ass and left in the Battle of Chibi back then, but I was unfortunately captured, if I don't surrender, it will be a dead end, in that case, does Brother Boyan think I still have a choice?" ”

Lu Xun swallowed his saliva vigorously and said: "Brother Gongmiao, Wu Hou and Zhou Dudu also sympathize with your situation, don't hide it, Zhou Dudu has led hundreds of thousands of troops to Wuchang City, Wuchang City can be broken overnight, if Brother Gongmiao can abandon the secret and return to Jiangdong, Lu can protect Brother Gong Miao and the high-ranking officials." ”

He Qi wiped the title on his chest with his fingertips, and said with a sneer: "Brother Bo Yan is only a partial general now, right?" High-ranking official Houlu, one day when Zhou Yu was there, how could He dare to think twice, He has been in the army in Jiangdong for more than ten years, and has experienced dozens of battles. There is no merit, at least there is hard work, right? But in the end, it's just a Yamen general. Since he took refuge in King Jing and Gan Dadu, he has been promoted, and he has long been content, don't forget to repay his kindness, and He is here today. Look at how the soldiers of Jiangdong can get by. Brother Boyan, I have a lot of friendship with you, I might as well tell you the truth today, Governor Gan has already seen through Zhou Yu's sneak attack plan, inside and outside Wuchang, the guards are tight, even a fly can't fly in, if you know the current affairs, you will be caught. Somehow can save your life. ”

How Lu Xun was willing to be captured, he secretly glanced at his subordinates, and the people in his hands quietly approached the cart with silk, and the weapon was hidden in the cart.

But He Qi had already seen through Lu Xun's scheme, and before they could approach the cart, the Jing army had already rushed up. Swords and guns were put on their necks, and Lu Xun and the others were all taken down.

Zhou Yu received the news that Lu Xun had been captured, and he was still a mile away from the north gate. Zhu Ran was anxious when he heard this, and said to Zhou Yu: "Governor, the situation is not good, can this be done?" ”

Zhou Yu frowned, he couldn't tell whether Lu Xun's capture was an ambush by the Jing army or an accident, but at this moment, it was like an arrow on the bow. Zhou Yu has come to this point and there is no turning back. Zhou Yu quickly gave the order, and all the sailors immediately threw off their disguises, wielded short blades, and launched an attack on the north gate of Wuchang.

What is most needed now is to make a decision immediately, and take advantage of the fact that the men and horses of the Jing Army Brigade have not yet gathered at the north gate. The city gate of the north gate has not been closed, and it may be possible to have a glimmer of opportunity if you quickly attack the city of Wuchang, and once the Jing army reacts, it will be difficult to remember the effect of the surprise attack.

The Wu army mobilized a total of nearly 10,000 sailors to participate in the sneak attack across the river, because it was going in batches, so far, about seventy percent of the Wu army arrived at the pointing point, time has not allowed Zhou Yu to wait any longer, Zhou Yu immediately led the seven thousand sailors, to the north gate of Wuchang launched an all-out attack.

Originally, there were a large number of people and merchants on the road, at this moment the Wu army suddenly rose up with short troops, frightened these common people in panic, scattered and fled, fortunately the goal of the Wu soldiers was only the north gate of Wuchang, and there was no intention of harassing and looting the people, although the scene was quite chaotic, but there were no casualties.

He Qi was standing at the gate of the city, the gate of the city had not yet closed, a bunch of people wearing various clothes with short blades rushed up frantically, looking quite weird, He Qi sneered, and ordered the archers of the Jing army to stand in several rows, and immediately blocked them by archery.

The sailors of the Wu army are all disguised as merchant shipwrights, naturally it is impossible to wear armor or the like, just under the city gate, the bows and arrows of the Jing army will rain down, the Wu soldiers without armor and no shield have completely become live targets, the sharp arrows easily pierced their bodies, the first round of attack, the Wu army suffered heavy losses, with nearly 1,000 casualties.

Just when Zhou Yu was still hesitating to launch a second round of attacks, in the city of Wuchang, a cavalry suddenly came out and rushed towards the direction of the Snake Mountain Wharf.

Seeing that they had retreated to the vicinity of the ferry, the Wu army was already unable to retreat, when suddenly saw the southeast direction dusty, the Wu Zijun flag fluttering high, it turned out to be Pan Zhang, Jiang Qin led the land people and horses rushed over.

As soon as the Wu army saw the reinforcements arrive, their morale was immediately boosted, but the cavalry of the Jing army saw that the situation was quite fast, coming and going like the wind, and in the blink of an eye, they retreated cleanly, together with He Qi, who was guarding outside the north gate, and retreated into the city together, the city gate was closed, and the suspension bridge was hung high.

Originally, Zhou Yu's plan was to sneak into Wuchang, wait until Pan Zhang and Jiang Qin's troops arrived, and then take Wuchang together, but the result was that the Jing army had already taken precautions, not only broke Lu Xun and lost thousands of soldiers, but more importantly, Zhou Yu's sneak attack plan was completely bankrupt.

However, Zhou Yu didn't have much to worry about, he still had a plan, and if Plan A failed, he immediately came up with a second plan. Now the garrison of Wuchang City is less than 10,000 people, and the Wu army dispatched a total of about 40,000 men and horses, in the situation of occupying the absolute superiority of troops, Zhou Yu decided to launch a strong attack on Wuchang City, every day of delay, the danger of the Wu army is stronger, and a quick victory is the best policy.

This time Lin selected the elite main force of the Jiangdong Army, although the number is not large, but all of them are brave and good at fighting, among the 30,000 foot cavalry, the Danyang soldiers occupy about seventy percent, the personal combat ability of these Danyang soldiers, that is absolutely not the second word. As soon as Zhou Yu gave the order, he launched an ant-attached siege against Wuchang City.

Since Pan Zhang's and Jiang Qin's troops were marching from the Jiuling Trail, the large siege equipment would definitely not be able to be brought in, and they could only carry some rudimentary ladders. However, the Jiangdong soldiers were all fearless of death and flocked to the top.

The cannon at the head of Wuchang City roared suddenly, and the raindrops of artillery fire fell on the position of the Wu army, the dense formation of the Wu army made the power of the artillery fully displayed, and the Danyang soldiers were brave and resolute, in front of the artillery, they could still only be scum, and the landing of each shell would be accompanied by the death or disability of many Wu soldiers.

The battle was very tragic, and Pan Zhang, the most courageous general of the Wu army, was blown off a leg and an arm by artillery in the first round of charge, and was carried down, and it is estimated that he could only spend the rest of his life on a recliner.

The battleships docked on the Snake Mountain River, and the guns were aimed at the positions of the Wu army, and they bombarded indiscriminately, forcing Zhou Yu to change the main attack position of the Wu army from the north and east to the south of the city.

The artillery power of the Jing army far exceeded Zhou Yu's estimate, and the strength of the defense of Wuchang City also made Zhou Yu feel worried, Zhou Yu had to ask Sun Quan for help, and Sun Quan immediately used his troops in Jiangdong to attack Wuchang with all his might.

Success or failure in this battle, Jiangdong has been forced to Huashan on the road, if Wuchang can not be taken, Jiangdong Sun may really cease to exist.

Wuchang City was under unprecedented pressure, and Gan Ning went all out to mobilize all the forces that could be mobilized to defend Wuchang City. (To be continued......) u