Chapter 837: The First Battle
All the pressure was concentrated on Luo Xian.
This battle was repeated by him before the court agreed.
If he fails, Luo Xian's face doesn't know where to put it, and Sergeant Shu's face will be lost.
However, Luo Xian is confident, others are afraid of the prestige of Lu Kang's father and son, but he is not afraid, for so many years he has always wanted to avenge the siege of Yong'an.
"If you want to calm Jiangdong, you must conquer Jingzhou first, and if you want to conquer Jingzhou, you will break Xiling first!" Under Yong'an City, Luo Xian said in a deep voice.
His eyes swept over the left of the generals, and his son Luo Xi and nephew Luo Shang were impressively listed.
The Luo family also gradually grew into the Shu Lieutenant General.
"Conquer Xiling!" Countless spears pierced into the sky.
Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, this Qin army recruited the old army in Shuzhong, trained for many years, and the soldiers were full of food and high morale.
Luo Xian was extremely confident in his training level, "March!"
The banner waved at the head of the city, and the army slowly turned around and moved forward with a steady pace.
On the river, more than 200 warships also set sail together.
An army of 50,000 marched by land and water.
The big river goes east, and the iron armor on both sides of the river is surging downstream like a river.
Luo Xian rode on a war horse, Luo Attack with his left hand and Luo Shang with his right hand, full of spirit.
In just a few years, he was promoted from the Taishou of Padang to the governor of a town, and this kind of grace and trust is rare in ancient and modern times.
Luo Xian is calm and dignified, and he doesn't say a word, but Luo Shang is a little frivolous, "Lu Kang Jiangdong is a famous general, it is better to let the army of Xiangyang attract the Wu army in Jiangling, and when it is exhausted, our army will attack Xiling again, and the result will be twice as effective with half the effort, and it can be done in one drum."
There is no estrangement between Luo Xian and Huo Yi, but between him and Yanghu, the communication is not so smooth.
There has been little communication over the years.
In the eyes of the generals in Shu, Yanghu is just a wall grass for fame and reputation, and many people despise him as a person.
In addition, Luo Shang has another layer of thought, who is to blame for the real attack on Jingzhou?
However, Luo Xian shook his head, "Lu Kang is not stupid, the Jiangling soldiers are well-fed, how can they be tricked? There are no fancy battles in this battle, and it is the best policy for all the armies to encircle Xiling and use their strength to consume the land resistance!"
"If Xiling is conquered, won't the military merits be shared with others?"
Luo Shang is only a lieutenant now, and he can't inherit Luo Xian's title, so he is naturally more anxious.
Young people inevitably want to climb up, and military merit is the best ladder in Daqin.
"Jing Zhen's words are wrong, Lu Kang has been running Jingzhou for many years, his strength is strong, and the three armies work together to break this strong enemy, otherwise he will bring humiliation on himself." Luo Xi said dissatisfied.
Luo Xian snorted coldly, "Put more of your mind on destroying the enemy, and less on your own people."
"Nephew gaffes......" Luo Shang apologized, but his face didn't care.
His words and deeds fell in Luo Xian's eyes, Luo Shang became an orphan when he was a child, he was raised by Luo Xian, and he was treated as his own.
Within a few days, the army reached Xiling.
Lu Kang has already been strong and clear, Xiling towers on the side of the river, the city is lined with flags, and the big flags of Lu and Wu are fluttering in the wind.
Under the banner, the defenders looked down on the Qin army.
After decades of operation by the Bu family and the Lu family, Xiling has long become the most important fortress in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
"Wu Qin was originally an ally, why did you violate my borders!" Wu Jun shouted towards the city with confidence.
"Great Qin's Heavenly Destiny is related, why don't you come down early."
After shouting a few times casually in the city and under the city, they entered the stage of scolding.
Luo Xian could only order the construction of a barracks.
Halfway through the construction of the camp, the war drums in the city roared, the city gate opened, and a soldier came out, extremely fierce, killed into the Qin army camp, and set fire to it in all directions.
"Qin thief is killed!" is the first general, it is the first brave general under Lu Kang.
In the roar of filial piety, the long knife in his hand opened and closed, and with the pro-soldiers, the Qin army that was killed retreated.
Vertical and horizontal, there is no one to match.
Luo Xian had already prepared, and ordered Luo Xi and Luo Shang to attack him left and right.
Luo Shang was greedy for merit, and he relied on his own bravery, and led the armor soldiers to block it.
The person killed by Wu Yan turned on his horse, but fortunately, Luo Xian commanded the elite to come forward to fight to the death, so that Luo Shang's life was saved.
Although the Wu army had few troops, everyone was brave and fearless, and the Qin army came from afar, and the people were sleepy and lacking horses, and their foothold was unstable.
It was the height of summer, the south wind and the east wind were the majority, the drums on the river were loud, the Wu army and the navy went up the Shuo River, the shout shook the sky, the momentum was amazing, the ship was equipped with a heavy crossbow, and shot directly at the Qin army's large array.
The Qin army's navy went down the river, and the two sailors collided together and fought on the side.
Xiling City saw an opportunity, and thousands of armor soldiers came out.
Luo Xian's command was determined, and the array of the Qin army became tighter and tighter, and the Wu army suddenly fell into a bitter battle.
No matter how brave Wu Yan and Zuo Yi are, they can't confront the big array of 10,000 people.
However, the Qin army was tired from afar after all, and the Wu army waited for work.
The strength of the Wu army under Lu Kang's command far exceeded that of the ordinary Wu army, which greatly exceeded Luo Xian's expectations, and it was impossible for Lu Kang to send all the troops up, and Luo Xian was the same, leaving a hand in his hand.
It's hard to tell for a while.
The Wu army had an advantage in the navy, but the Qin army had an advantage on land.
The sky was dark in the first battle.
It wasn't until night fell that both sides reluctantly withdrew from the battlefield.
Outside Xiling City, there was a blood red, and the floating corpses on the river slowly poured downstream.
"If Yanghu can come early, he will be able to leave Wu Yan and Zuo Yi behind, and cut off Lu Kang's left and right hands!" Luo Shang poured his anger on Yanghu.
Yongan is close to Xiling and far away from Xiangyang.
It's normal that Yanghu didn't arrive.
"If Yanghu comes, how will Lu Kang go out of the city to fight?" Luo Xian looked at Xiling City and asked.
This battle was evenly matched on the surface, and the casualties on both sides were about the same, but in fact, the Qin army had the advantage, and if it continued like this, it was obvious that the Wu army would suffer some losses.
For the next two days, there was no more fighting.
Luo Xian set up camp with peace of mind and built a siege.
The Wu army defended the city with peace of mind.
Yanghu only led 30,000 cavalry on the fourth day, and it was not because he did it on purpose, but because he was blocked by the Wu army along the way.
"If you are late, you will forgive your sins!"
The commander of this battle is Huo Yi, who has not yet arrived at the battlefield, Yanghu's official position is not under Luo Xian, and he is older than Luo Xian, but he is very respectful.
[In view of the general environment,
This made the general Zuo around Yanghu very dissatisfied.
Luo Xian returned the salute, "Why did the general say this? This battle will depend a lot on the wisdom of the general."
Both of them are the world's most famous figures, knowing the severity, they will eliminate the estrangement in an instant, "The governor is wise and brave, and he once resisted the tens of thousands of troops of Sheng Man, Buxie, and Lu Kang for half a year with only 2,000 people, and he is famous all over the world, but he is only a defeated general under Lu Kang, but the governor has orders, and he can say it bluntly."
The two of them are amiable, but the eyes of their subordinates are a little wrong.
Looking at each other like fighting cocks, since ancient times, people from the two mountains have been together, and there will be some friction.
Speaking of which, both sides are from the backgrounds of generals.
However, before the surrender, Luo Xian was Shu Han, Yanghu was Wei and Jin, and the contradiction had been a long time, and Shu, Wei, and Jin had only been destroyed for a few years?
Prejudice is not so easy to dissolve.
Daqin attaches great importance to military merits and does not re-origin, and many people are counting on this opportunity to climb up.
"General Yang is too modest!"