Chapter 16: The Great War That Comes to Place

Liu Hou asked the men of the second regiment to rest on the spot in order to restore the body. They will serve as a reserve, ready to call them up to support an emergency zone when needed.

Since Lü Meng concentrated all his forces on the east gate of the city wall, this section of the city wall could not accommodate so many defenders, and the first regiment and the original guard battalion, a total of 2,000 soldiers plus 3,000 people were enough, and any more people might have the opposite effect.

The other three city gates did not see the Eastern Wu soldiers appear, but it cannot be ruled out that Lü Meng would not send people to attack the other city gates. In the past, Liu Hou had no choice but to send a small number of soldiers with a large number of people to guard the other city gates, but now that the reinforcements are coming, he sent a battalion * to each city gate, which should be enough.

If Dongwu really played the strategy of attacking the east and attacking the west, bluffing on the east gate, but actually ambushing the main force to attack other city gates, I believe that with this*, 500 guns and some thunderbolts, it will definitely be able to withstand for a while, and then send the second regiment of men and horses to reinforce it, it is completely too late.

After Liu Hou arranged it, he was in a calm mood, and immediately asked if the reinforcements had brought artillery, and if so, let them set up the cannon immediately, and aim at Lu Meng, ready to bombard him at any time. Liu Hou was obsessed with taking the life of the famous governor of Eastern Wu. The so-called capture of the thief first captures the king, shoots the man first and shoots the horse, in this way, it may still belong to the advanced art of war in the Three Kingdoms era, but in Liu Hou's era, it is just common sense.

Unfortunately, the answer of the reinforcements disappointed him again. Due to the rapid march, the troops abandoned a qiē baggage, and the bulky artillery was naturally impossible to carry. They were all carried by the logistics troops on the road at a turtle speed.

Without these mass killers, Liu Hou's beheading plan was aborted again. There's no way, Lu Meng's guy is too slippery, his vigilance is too high, he never gets too close to the city wall, and he also makes people pay close attention to the changes on the city wall, obviously if something is wrong, he will slip away.

Soon after the envoy entered the city, Liu Hou was bored and thought about killing Lü Meng, but he ordered someone to bring a bed crossbow, and before he could call someone to wind it, Lü Meng retreated a long distance, so that he was out of the range of the bed crossbow on the head of the city, and sent two more sets of tower shields to block in front of him.

Liu Hou secretly scolded him as a coward, but he didn't know that Lu Meng had experienced a hundred battles, and he had long been wary of the enemy's possibility of shooting him with ultra-long-range weapons, and how could Liu Hou, a fledgling battlefield novice, calculate at will. So, Liu Hou had no choice but to watch Lu Meng continue to live happily under the city, he was extremely unhappy, and secretly thought that when Lao Tzu's cannon arrived, he must make you look good.

And Lu Meng is really not very free now. When the envoy returned, he reported what he had seen to Lü Meng.

Lü Meng made clear the fact that the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Eastern Wu were indeed confined, and although they were not disarmed, as the prince said, these horses were mixed with firewood and grass piles, fire oil and soju and other flammable materials, and they were in danger of being burned to death at any time.

In addition, there is very bad news, that is, there is a strange army in the city, this army is not the white-eared elite soldiers, but it seems that its elite Cheng dù is not inferior to the white-eared elite soldiers. Although I haven't seen how their combat strength is, but thinking about Liu Bei letting them follow his precious son, these people will not be idle people.

Lu Meng was entangled, he was now unable to advance or retreat, and it was difficult to choose. Order the siege of the city, 30,000 soldiers and horses and 7 generals are in danger of being burned to death at any time, if these horses are really burned to death because of their own attack, not only will the military strength of Soochow suffer great losses, but he will also chill the hearts of his subordinates. This is the most important thing, the human heart is something that cannot be seen or touched, but sometimes it is incredibly powerful.

If you don't give the order to attack, then retreat, right? It's not good, not to mention the problem of face, this time he was planted, he had already lost face to his grandmother's house anyway, and he no longer thought about any face problems. The question is what to do after the retreat? These people always have to find a way to save them. How to save? It's not okay to fight, even if you bring more soldiers and horses next time, the other party has hostages in hand, and it won't please you, so what about negotiations? Looking at the greedy and treacherous appearance of this son, the negotiation will definitely not be pleased. Maybe Soochow will also suffer heavy losses.

Haven't you heard that people want their lords to give more than a dozen cities as birthday gifts? If it's a child's joke, it's fine, if it's true...... Just thinking about it makes people shiver, these kids' appetites are too good, and they are not afraid of being broken.

Just as Lu Meng clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and was thinking about his next move, Liu Hou had already arranged the defense of the city, and he felt that the initiative had shifted to his hands, so he began to take the initiative to talk to Lu Meng.

"Lu Da Dudu, what are you thinking about? The envoy you sent has also returned, and I believe you should also know what is the condition of the 30,000 soldiers and horses. As long as I go down with a rocket, I believe they will become roast pigs. So, can you retire now? ”

Lu Meng was speechless for a while, he now hates Liu Hou so much that his teeth itch, since his debut, I don't know how many dangerous scenes he has experienced, but he has never been so passive and aggrieved as this time. Fight, and can't fight, retreat, and can't retreat.

Seeing Lu Meng's face blushing, but not speaking, Liu Hou was secretly refreshed in his heart, pondered for a while, and knew that he was now facing a dilemma, so he said:

"Da Dudu, you see, you can't attack the city now. You see these generals around me, I am not afraid to tell you, these are the most elite soldiers in my Xishu, all of them were trained by my fourth uncle Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong. You know the combat power of the White Horse Yicong back then, Fourth Uncle Zhao was born in the White Horse Yicong, these soldiers and horses have been trained by him, and the elite Cheng is not lower than the White Horse Yicong back then. Do you think you can break through the city that the White Horse is guarding? ”

Lu Meng couldn't help buzzing in his mind when he heard this, he was already in a dilemma, and at this time he was even more confused. As an outstanding military strategist in the Three Kingdoms period, he has a certain understanding of the world's famous elite soldiers, and has made some scheming to study the top five strong armies in this period.

The top five strong armies during the Three Kingdoms period were: Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry, Liu Bei's white-eared elite soldiers, Yuan Shao's first camp, Lu Bu's trapped camp, and Gongsun Zhan's white horse righteous servant. These five strong armies have all been dominant for a while, and each has led the way for several years. Although Bai Ma Yicong has been destroyed, its combat power has been recognized. And Zhao Yun earned a great reputation in the Changban Slope, which made all the heroes in the world look sideways.

If Zhao Yun was really in the city, if the soldiers in the city were really the new white horse servants trained by Zhao Yun, then he really didn't have the confidence to break through the city.

"Can you please ask General Zhao to come out and see him?" Lu Meng said loudly.

"Oh, Fourth Uncle Zhao, he's entertaining your team, you see, you people are too dishonest, always clamoring to find me alone. Why do you think they are so shameless? Looking for me to be a 12-year-old child alone, isn't that bullying the small? Da Dudu, I believe you can't see them at the scene. No, I'll ask Uncle Zhao to go over and fight them alone. There are so many of you, one by one, I think it will take a lot of time. You'll have to wait to see him. ”

Liu Hou couldn't say that Zhao Yun was not in the city now, so he talked nonsense and fooled Lu Meng. What he said was half-true and half-false, and the generals of Eastern Wu did have a heads-up in front of him, but it was not as shameless as he said. At that time, I was just mad and habitually said that I wanted to find someone to go head-to-head, not that I was going to go head-to-head with Liu Hou, and I didn't mention the heads-up after knowing that Liu Hou was a 12-year-old child.

Liu Hou said that Zhao Yun was in the city, of course, to increase the deterrent effect, and it seemed reasonable to say that he and the generals of Eastern Wu were going head-to-head. Lu Meng knows that he has a group of fierce generals under him, and he is usually not convinced, all of them are brave and ruthless, and when he encounters Zhao Yun, the hero of Changbanpo, it is really possible that he is not convinced and wants to find someone to compete.

So, Lu Meng couldn't help but believe Liu Hou's words, and worried about his generals. Zhao Yun's martial arts should belong to the top level, and his own people will inevitably suffer under him.

Lu Meng's face changed uncertainly, and Liu Hou added: "Da Dudu, do you know Zuo Ci Zuo Xianweng?" ”

"Oh, I've heard of it." Lu Meng was awakened by Liu Hou's questioning, and was puzzled by his mention of Zuo Ci.

"Then do you know that Zuo Ci is my master?"

"I've heard a little." Lu Meng continued.

At that time, Zuo Ci visited the major princes one by one, and teased Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and finally stayed with Liu Bei, and accepted Liu Bei's son Liu Chan as an apprentice. This matter is very popular. Later, there were even rumors that Zuo Xianweng, one of the "three immortals" in the world, was looking for the "True Dragon Son", and his purpose of accepting Liu Chan as an apprentice was self-evident.

Lü Meng was an old minister of Eastern Wu, and he was present when Zuo Ci visited Sun Quan, so he also knew a lot about this matter. At that time, the "True Dragon Son of Heaven" was an event that had a great impact on the whole world and the major princes. Liu Bei's group can be said to have benefited a lot from this incident, and many people think that the "true dragon emperor" is in the Liu group, so more people are willing to take refuge in them, accept or cooperate with them, which will greatly benefit Liu Bei's actions.

Therefore, from the principle of "who is the biggest beneficiary and who is the most suspicious", it is very likely that the mastermind behind the remarks of "True Dragon Son" is Liu Bei, and the mastermind is very likely to be Zhuge Liang, the first military division next to Liu Bei. If this is true, it will be the most successful propaganda war and public opinion war in the Three Kingdoms era. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are comparable to the network promoters of later generations.

However, there are not many wise men who can see through the essence behind this matter, and of course these wise men do not include Liu Hou and Lu Meng, who belong to the first-class level at most, and do not belong to the ranks of the world's top wise men.

The inability to see through does not prevent Lu Meng from trying his best to maintain the image of the Group and belittle the purpose of the other party. So, he said, "So what? Zuo Ci is just a god. His actions and remarks are often suspected of madness. Only some superstitious fools and fools will believe him. ”

When Liu Hou heard this, he couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart: "Nima, why is this Lu Meng's thought so revolutionary, he is still a #material#master#righteousness, could it be that he also crossed over?" ”

"Hehe, Da Dudu, you are far away, I don't care if Zuo Xian Weng is a god stick or not, but he has an invention called 'Earthquake Thunder', I don't know if Da Dudu has heard of it?"

Lu Meng couldn't help frowning when he heard this. Naturally, the Eastern Wu also had a fine work lurking in Western Shu, and they also found out that there was a weapon called "Heaven-shaking Thunder" in the Shu army, which was extremely sharp in the legend, as for what kind of sharp method, and how it was, they didn't know anything, because Liu Hou kept all the news of firearms tightly sealed.

In addition, when Zhang Fei and other troops fought against Cao Jun, they also occasionally used this kind of big killing weapon, and the news fed back from the battlefield showed that this kind of big killing weapon was also very powerful, and Cao Jun was defeated and fled. But they have no way of knowing how powerful they are, after all, they are not the two warring parties.

Often half-understood things are the most frightening, and Lu Meng is now also in the heart of this legendary big killing weapon.