Lu Xun led the army westward, first to Zhijiang, threatening that Guan Yu's army had been defeated and died, Jiangling and Gong'an had fallen, and persuaded Zhijiang County to surrender.

In this era of inconvenient communication, there is no way to distinguish the true from the fake, but one thing can be determined.

If Jiangling and the public security were fine, it would be impossible for Soochow to jump over and hit Zhijiang County anyway.

For a time, despair permeated Zhijiang County, and the dilemma he faced was the same as that of Zhao County's order in Linhu County, Jiangdong, but the degree of despair was thousands of times greater.

There is no garrison in the county, and the defense facilities are almost none, so take the lead?

He was even one less road than Zhao Xianling, it was impossible to run, and Lu Xun's army had surrounded them.

If he hadn't wanted to take Zhijiang without bloodshed, Lu Xun's army would have already broken through the county seat, and he wouldn't even have the opportunity to make a choice at this moment.

Surrender seemed to be the only way for him.

However, the Zhijiang County Commander made a choice that surprised everyone.

He wants to resist, and would rather die than surrender.

He Zhijiang County ordered Zhang Xian Zhang Wenxuan to take his head to guard and take his head.

The disparity between friend and foe is so great that it can't even be described as a disparity.

It's hitting a stone with an egg.

So much so that Zhang's decision failed to gain anyone's support...... Not to mention the squire clan in the county, even in their own county government, they can't find anyone who is willing to resist.

There are people who are not afraid of death, but no one is willing to die so meaninglessly.

If the enemy army is only a thousand people, and even if there is even a 1 in 10,000 hope of victory, there are people who are willing to pin their heads to their belts and follow him Zhang Jaegong!

But now, there is zero hope of winning.

Not a single person supported him.

It's not that you're the leader, everyone has to listen to you unconditionally.

But when everyone is willing to listen to you, you are the real leader.

At this moment, Zhang Zaigong, who used to be in Zhijiang, could no longer command anyone.

Zhang Wenxuan had expected this situation, and he did not force it.

He just silently put on a leather armor that he had never worn before, and lifted a spear with his usual pen.

Ignoring the dissuasion of his family and the tears of his wife and children, he ordered someone to open the gate of Zhijiang County.

The darkness in front of you is all enemy troops.

The phalanx flags are day after day, and there is no end in sight.

That's tens of thousands? Zhang Wenxuan couldn't estimate that the largest army he had seen before was only 2,000 people.

"Shhh

"Zhijiang County ordered Zhang Wenxuan to be here! I received the great grace of the king of Hanzhong, and I would rather die than surrender! Kill ——! ”

When he crossed the river with the people, he was also among them, pretending to be dead to avoid the pursuit of Cao Jun, and he was lucky to live to this day.

It's a pity that he doesn't have the same voice as Zhang Sanye back then, even if he used all his strength, the killing word has been broken, and the shouting can only be heard in the front row of the enemy army.

He staggered towards Lu Xun's army and towards the big banner with the word "Lu".

Covered in armor and carrying a spear, he was exhausted and panting before he had run more than halfway between him and the enemy, but he refused to stop.

It was ridiculous, but no one could laugh, not even Wu Jun.

As for the wives and children, domestic servants, and subordinates in the county, they have long been unable to cry, and some people are about to rush out, but they are dragged by others.

Lu Xun, who was riding on a white horse, squinted at this person, and lightly spit out two words: "Release the arrow." ”

Behind him, the flag of the flag bearer was played, and the archers bent their bows like a full moon, and a round of arrows rained over.

Zhijiang County ordered Zhang Wenxuan to be hit by nine arrows in his body, including two arrows in the head, and was killed instantly.

However, the extreme tension before death caused him to have corpse spasms, skipping the corpse relaxation stage and directly entering the zombie state.

His eyes were still wide open, and his spear was pressed against the ground, standing firmly.

However, the people of this era, except for Liu Chan and a small number of skilled doctors, who knows this?

Wu Jun was shocked when he saw everything, and no one dared to step forward for a while.

"March, bury this man." Lu Xun still gave orders plainly, like an emotionless precision machine.

The order was given, and the whole army had to advance according to the order.

It's just that all the soldiers who passed by Zhang Wenxuan's body silently lowered their heads and bypassed him.

This was a serious violation of the order in the past, but this time Lu Xun did not pursue it.

He can fully understand the emotional fluctuations of other soldiers and appease them, but there are no ripples in his heart.

Zhang Wenxuan's charge and death did not have any impact on his mentality.

In his own unique way, this person caused some minor troubles for him to take over Zhijiang.

I'm afraid that no matter how much he doesn't commit a crime in the autumn and cares for the people, he won't be able to bring the people of Zhijiang back to their hearts in a short period of time.

If he captures this person, it will only cause more trouble.

But that's all, it still can't change the fact that this person is a failure.

When Lu Xun was a teenager, he witnessed his grandfather resist Sun Ce for two years, and was finally defeated, nearly half of the Lu family's children died, and soon his grandfather, who brought him up, also died of illness.

At that time, it was clear to him that only power and violence were supreme.

For this reason, he can abandon his emotions and be loyal to his mortal enemy, and Zhang Wenxuan, who would rather die than surrender, will not let him be touched.

After the army entered Zhijiang, it quickly took control of the county government, granary, arsenal and other important places, Lu Xun sent people to appease the people as usual, and strictly ordered the army to do nothing against the people, and those who violated the order were beheaded.

Dongwu is to occupy Jingzhou, and to become the lord of this place in the future, it is impossible to do things such as burning, killing and looting, Lu Xun is not a good person with a flood of kindness, he just has an extremely clear understanding of his strategic purpose.

However, the people of Zhijiang are extremely indifferent to this from top to bottom, whether they are peddlers and pawns, or large squires, even local ruffians and hooligans.

Zhang Wenxuan used his life to leave a fire in the hearts of Zhijiang people, and when the east wind rises, it will burn brightly......

It's a pity that not all city officials have such blood.

Lu Xun left 2,000 men to guard the Zhijiang River, and the army continued to the west along the river, and the next stop was Yidu.

There are two cities in Yidu County that are extremely important, one is Yidu City, the seat of Yidu County, and the other is Yiling County.

These two cities are both cities that choke the throat of the Yangtze River.

And after Lu Xun's army arrived in Yidu City, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Yidu was too guarded by Fan You, who had abandoned the city and fled without firing a single arrow.

Yidu is much better defended than Zhijiang City, although it is not as good as Jiangling, Xiangyang and other larger strategic points, but at least it can be called a city, and there are also garrisons recruited in the city, and there are still some small cities and foreign tribes around.

However, this Yidu Taishou, Zhang Wenxuan's top boss Fan You, still made a move that was diametrically opposed to Zhang Wenxuan's abandonment of the city, so that Lu Xun's army took Yidu without blood, and even caused the officials and tribal leaders of the surrounding small cities to surrender one after another......

At this time, Lu Xun received information from Kuaizhou that Guan Yu waved his army north from Jiangling, and Sun Quan ordered him to intercept in the upper reaches of the water.

Lu Xun thought for a while, and soon made the same judgment as Zhuge Jin, leaving 5,000 people to defend Yidu and suspending the westward offensive.

The main force of the army came east along the river again, went north to Zhangshui, and took Maicheng lightly for a short rest, and then the army marched eastward in a hurry to break through Jingcheng in the upper reaches of the river.

The interrogation of Jingcheng officials learned that Guan Yu's army had not yet passed here, so the army was stationed in Jingcheng and prepared to intercept the Jingzhou army.

Pan Zhang's 5,000 men had also entered the river through the summer water, and ordered the husband to sail desperately, intending to pursue Guan Yu.

At this time, the Jingzhou army, which should have been in a dilemma in the water and was surrounded by the front and back, was not on the water at all.

Soon after going north from Jiangling, before they reached the water, the Jingzhou army encamped to preserve their strength, and at this time, under the leadership of Liu Chan, they went all the way to the west and rushed straight to the upper reaches of Zhangshui.

This section of Zhangshui has a gentle current, and if the army crosses this section, it will be not far from the Zhijiang River......

(End of chapter)