972 Siege without fighting
Not long after Fan Jinqiang and the others left, Mo Qianxun reminded again: "Baoyu, Nanjun is lost, Guan Yuding doesn't know about it, and he has to send someone to inform him quickly." â
Wang Baoyu didn't think too much about it, and immediately sent messengers with the best horses to Fancheng. Just two days later, the soldiers defending the city hurriedly came to report that LĂź Meng and Jiang Qin led an army of 100,000 to kill the Yi Tomb.
Wang Baoyu was surprised, he didn't expect Sun Quan to really dare to attack Yiling, but now, Fan Jinqiang and other generals have been sent out, and there are only a number of female generals and 5,000 soldiers and horses left in the city, how to fight the enemy?
Wang Baoyu was worried, and hurriedly found Mo Qianxun and others to discuss. Mo Qianxun wanted to complain that Wang Baoyu missed the opportunity, and instead of taking the initiative to fight for Nanjun, he was surrounded by Lu Meng.
The words of complaint were still not spoken, Mo Qianxun just relieved: "Yiling City is well guarded, although Lu Meng has an army of 100,000, it may not be able to break through." â
"The army of 100,000 is twice as much as that day of Shamoke, and Yiling is really going to be in trouble this time."
Wang Baoyu frowned, and the affirmation of being a sister was not a taste in her heart. Huang Yueying couldn't help but roll her eyes at Sun Shangxiang a few times, although she didn't say it explicitly, the implication was very clear, it's all your brother's fault!
The elder brother didn't do things properly, Sun Shangxiang couldn't hold it on his face, he was furious, and took the initiative to ask for his life: "Baoyu, wait for me to lead the troops to kill, see what Lu Meng dares to do to me?" â
"No!" Cai Wenji said urgently: "Why not? Sun Shangxiang snorted and asked rhetorically: "Are you afraid that I will turn against me and help my brother attack Yiling?" â
"The county lord is wrong. I want to say that the county lord is in the city, and Lu Meng has scruples and may not dare to forcibly attack the city, but if the county lord is captured by him, Yiling will not be protected! Cai Wenji calmly analyzed.
"Marquis Wu Zhao is really far-sighted!" Jia Zhigang didn't forget to praise one from the bottom of his heart, and said: "I agree with Marquis Wu Zhao, anyone can go out of the city to fight, but the county lord can't." â
"Hmph, if I don't go out of the city to scold a few words, the boss in my heart will not be happy!" Sun Shangxiang pursed her lips and muttered.
"The county lord should not be impatient, although Lu Meng is willing to be a man, he uses such a brilliant strategy as crossing the river in white clothes to occupy Nanjun, but he has already destroyed the previous Sun-Liu Alliance, and it is inevitable to turn against him." Jia Zhigang said again.
"I, I naturally advance and retreat with Baoyu!" Sun Shangxiang expressed his determination in a boring manner, and his arrogance subsided a lot.
Wang Baoyu also nodded and said, "Wen Ji and Zhigang have a point, Xiang'er, you still stay in the city, depending on the situation." â
"In the past, Zhou Lang treated Lu Meng preferentially, and he had many banquets at home, Xiao Qiao and Lu Meng are also familiar with each other, so they can go and persuade one or two." Xiao Qiao, who has always been indisputable, also took the initiative to ask for his life.
"I can also go out of the city to persuade you." Big Joe also said.
"Don't go out, lest you be taken advantage of by Lu Meng. Let's defend the city first, and if we really can't defend it, we will think of other ways. Wang Baoyu commanded.
Wang Baoyu asked Fan Jinfeng to temporarily manage the army in Yiling City, and then he led everyone to the top of the city tower to check the military situation. In less than an hour, in the midst of the smoke and dust, Lu Meng's army was mighty and immense, and the soldiers were under the city of Yiling.
The army quickly dispersed in an orderly manner, connecting end to end, and surrounded the entire Yiling City solidly. Hey, when you fight, you know the disadvantage of a small city.
It's just strange that no one in the city came to curse, and there was no siege. The 100,000 army only surrounded the three outer layers of the Yiling Tomb, and they were all there as if they were standing guards, very quiet.
"Chihiro, what kind of calculation do you think Lu Meng is doing?" Wang Baoyu asked.
"Lu Meng is quite scheming, he doesn't want to attack Yiling, he just wants to trap us and others, and not let Guan Yu support." Mo Qianxun saw the doorway.
Wang Baoyu nodded and said, "He miscalculated, Second Brother Guan has already learned the news and must be coming." â
"Lu Meng is quite scheming, how could he not have expected this, there will be complications in it." Mo Qianxun doesn't think so.
Sure enough, a horse ran out of LĂź Meng's army, and a person was tied immediately, and the people on the city wall saw that their heads were big, this person was a messenger sent by Wang Baoyu, and soon after leaving Yiling, he was captured by Jiang Qin's soldiers and horses in ambush.
Wang Baoyu hurriedly ordered the city gate to be opened a crack, and let his messenger enter the city, untie his ropes, and the messenger did not act well, and kowtowed to the guilt.
Wang Baoyu sighed, it was not his fault, and let the messenger get up. The messenger trembled and took a letter from his bosom, which was given to him by Lymonse.
Wang Baoyu picked it up and took a look, only to see LĂź Meng write in the letter: "The king of Hanxing is above, LĂź Meng bows, and he is deeply frightened. Guan Yu occupied the important land in Jingzhou for a long time and refused to return it, looking at Jiangdong, which was really a big disaster in Jiangdong, and asked King Hanxing to understand. I hope that the king of Hanxing will not be involved in disputes, and that Jingzhou will be pacified in the coming day, and since he should collect his troops and leave, Yiling is still a peaceful place. â
To put it lightly, Guan Yu is his second brother, how can he stay out of the matter? Wang Baoyu casually threw away the letter and shouted at the city: "Lu Meng, come out to see me!" â
shouted several times in a row, but there was no shadow of Lu Meng, and finally, Jiang Qin rode out of the horse and rushed to the city and said: "King Hanxing, please go back and rest in peace, I have nothing to do with Yi Lingqiu." â
"Hmph, 100,000 heavy soldiers besieged Yiling, and dare to say that Qiu did not commit any crimes!" Sun Shangxiang spat and shouted loudly: "Lu Ziming, come out quickly, this county lord has something to say!" â
Wang Baoyu, the king of Hanxing, is he a vain, or is Sun Shangxiang good at talking, after a lion's roar, Lu Meng finally flashed out of a pair of flags, and arched his hand upward: "I don't know what the county lord commands?" â
"You are so bold, don't you know that the lord of this county is here, and he dares to trap Yiling?" Sun Shangxiang said angrily.
"The county body understands, the matter is big, and it is helpless." Lu Meng said calmly.
"Is there my brother's order?" Sun Shangxiang asked the key question.
"This is not a matter of arrangement."
"Aren't you afraid to go back and my brother will kill you?" Sun Shang's face was flushed.
"I'm doing this for the sake of the lord, even if I die, what's the matter?" Lu Meng didn't care, turned around and retreated, no matter what, he just refused to come back again. In Lu Meng's view, Wang Baoyu and Sun Shangxiang, a fictitious Hanxing king, and a county lord's daughter, are not enough.
Wang Baoyu is helpless about this, there is no general in the army, how can he rush out? He could only order the soldiers to guard the city closely and wait for Fan Jinqiang and others to come back.
LĂź Meng's 100,000 troops have been staying outside the city, and there has never been any siege of the city, but Yiling City has become an isolated island, an out-and-out siege, people outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out.
The incident in Nanjun happened suddenly, and Guan Ting in Jiangxia City didn't even notice it, it was really not the material to be a general.