Just before the accident in Changsha County, Lu Meng, who was listening to the truth and reality, heard that Huo Yi and one of them were missing, and quickly led the crowd ashore again to the outer city of the old city to put pressure on him.

Hawking, who was in charge of guarding the old city, saw that the main force of the Wu army had made a comeback again, and his face became more and more admirable, and he said secretly:

"Ah Yi is really at a loss, Detective Lu Meng really gathered a large army to come after hearing the military situation of his troops leaving."

However, after thinking about it, he did not hesitate at all, and quickly waved his hand to order all the troops under his command to board the city wall and wait for it, beware of the sudden attack of the Wu soldiers.

Huo Yi only took more than 1,000 people, including more than 500 Huo clansmen, plus no family members in the Cao camp who were taken hostage, and they were hundreds of Cao soldiers who were promised military merits.

This time, under the command of Hawking, there were also more than 400 Huo Jiajun, as well as 1,000 young and strong villagers who volunteered to help defend the city west of Nanzhangshui.

Today's old city defense has not been left without Huo Yi's departure.

Hawking looked at the crossbowmen around the city wall with a serious expression, and his heart calmed down a little.

Lü Meng led the main forces to re-station the periphery of the city.

This time, he also learned a lesson and deliberately camped more than 20 miles away, so as to prevent the Jingzhou soldiers in the city from recruiting Cao soldiers and prisoners of war to storm the camp and be difficult to guard against.

Waiting for the siege equipment to be slowly transported from the riverside water village.

Lü Meng personally supervised the battle in the formation and commanded all the troops to attack the city in an orderly manner.

The fierce offensive and defensive battle is back!

However, the resistance of the defenders in the city was beyond the expectations of the Wu army.

"Huo Yi left with his troops, and there is still such a strong fighting spirit in the city?"

This is the doubt that all the generals and colonels in the military formation have invariably raised at this time.

Lu Meng's face was also a little surprised at this moment, his eyes were firmly looking up at the figure on the city who was busy directing the various departments to shoot arrows or smash the rolling stones to defend the city, and sighed for a long time:

"Who's that?"

"General Qiqi Lu, according to the information of the secret agents in the city, this person is Huo Yi's clan brother named Jin, the character Yuanjia."

"Huo Yuanjia?"

When Lu Meng heard the news, his tense face appeared with approval: "This person is not good at using soldiers, although he is not as good as his younger brother, he is quite disciplined. ”

"The crossbowmen were ordered to suppress us, and the release of materials such as rolling wood and stone and fierce fire oil was also just right... So, who is that? ”

While evaluating his eyes, he was also observing the city, and suddenly noticed that there was a group of people in the city dressed in coarse linen clothes, old and young, women and children, who had taken the initiative to take the task of deploying the materials to defend the city to the city and preparing dry food for the soldiers.

After a moment, Lu Meng's face suddenly sank.

After the tentative offensive, he quickly ordered his troops to withdraw to the main camp to stop the assault and continue the siege.

The generals led by Sun Jiao all showed puzzled expressions.

"General Lu, why did you stop the offensive?"

"This time, Huo Yi, who is good at defending the city and is difficult to deal with, is not here, and our army will definitely be able to conquer the old city of Jiangling with the advantage of many troops."

Hearing the words of the generals, Lu Meng was noncommittal, and responded lightly:

"Because Pan Wentai slaughtered the people without authorization before, now it is for the people of Jingzhou to voluntarily help defend the city with the same hatred."

"Although his army is small, he has a steady stream of soldiers and people in Gangneung City to rely on."

"Have you ever noticed the people of Fangcai City?"

"It's not easy to storm the city, and the Huo Yi clan brother is not an idle person to use soldiers!"

"Rather than attacking with nothing in vain, it is better to besiege the city and put pressure on it, and then incite civil strife in the city."

He explained it in a sprinkling voice, and then quickly said his plan.

Since the strong attack fails, then unconventional means must be used.

When these words fell, the generals felt justified after listening to them and thinking about it for a while, and they couldn't find the slightest fault.

Quickly changed the strategy of attacking Gangneung.

Lü Meng then contacted the spies who had infiltrated the city to persuade the dignitaries and dignitaries who had infiltrated before to cause a rebellion.

Gradually, the interior of the new city in the south of the city became faintly unstable.

There are also several cases of those who seek trouble and take advantage of the night to storm the arsenal and grain depot.

It was simply Mi Zhu who strengthened his defenses against the important strategic points in the city in advance.

After a fierce battle, the enemy's conspiracy did not succeed.

After hearing this, Mi Zhu was still sleepy, and his face, which was originally quite rich and kind, suddenly burst into anger and said:

"This group of guys who eat inside and outside are really bewitched by Lu Meng and start to make trouble."

He put on his robe neatly, his anger was a few points, and his mind calmed down a lot.

Mi Zhu recalled the roster that Huo Yi had seized earlier, and couldn't help but take it out from under the bed, hold it in his hand, and then quickly instructed the attendant:

"Hurry up and summon Zifang, and say that the old man has something important to discuss."

"Obey the general's orders."

The attendant listened to the order and quickly surrendered.

After a while, I saw Mi Fang, who was sleepy-eyed and holding on to her spirits and enduring sleepiness, rushed into the mansion and asked with a blank face:

"Brother, what happened when you called my brother over late at night?"

Mi Zhu's face was quite serious, and he said sharply: "The wealthy clans who were infiltrated by Lu Meng before were instigated to cause trouble in the city. ”

"There are still several cases of wanting to attack my arsenal and grain depot tonight, but fortunately, my brother has strengthened his precautions in advance, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Lu Meng has already broken the city?"

Mi Fang's expression moved, and her face showed a tight expression.

He was one of the people who was lured by Lu Meng to surrender because he was caught by Jiangdong for reselling weapons, and when he heard this, he was naturally not surprised to know that there were many people in the city who were lured to surrender.

"I wonder what my brother wants to do?"

He pondered for a moment, then asked.

"Since this group of guys who eat inside and out want to betray the king, then I don't need to show mercy to my subordinates."

"This time, my brother will kill chickens and monkeys and deter the wealthy clans."

After that, Mi Zhu's tone was serious, and he held the roster of Lu Meng and said, "Zifang, you have served as the Taishou of Nanjun for many years, and you have a good understanding of the situation in the city. ”

"Next, you will arrange for people to monitor each family according to the roster, and as long as you find the slightest clue of wanting to start an incident, you will immediately report it to Lord Liao and ask him to send elites to help control it."

"After the arrest is brought to justice, the brother will come forward to count the crimes, fabricate the charges of confiscating the family property and behead the family on the street!"

As soon as this order came out, Mi Fang's pupils shrank, and a few worries appeared in his tone: "Is my brother's punishment too harsh with this method?" The younger brother is worried that it will backfire, and the families will rebel. ”

"It's okay, extraordinary times use extraordinary means, and now it is an important task to protect the safety of Jiangling."

Who would have thought that Mi Zhu waved his hand when he heard it, "If you don't use thunder to deter it, why are all families afraid?" ”

"Don't worry, all the wealthy families are people who put the interests of the family first, as long as we are ruthless, the rest of the families will not take the risk of being raided and wiped out to assist Lu Meng to break my city."

"Needless to say, quickly do what my brother says."

A word fell, Mi Zhu's expression at this time was serious, and he was quite decisive in arranging the way to deal with it.