Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 276 Unexpected Gains
In order to avoid hindering their movements when climbing up and down, the three thousand soldiers did not wear heavy armor and almost all of them climbed the mountain in white clothes.
In other words, it’s just three thousand light steps…
Although they were all veterans of the battlefield, they were already exhausted when they arrived at Fuyang City.
If we launch a frontal attack , even if Fuyang City is behind the defense line and has some military shortages, it is still impossible for a mere 3,000 people to break through!
However, when the Fuyang defenders were ambushed in the early hours of the morning, they completely misunderstood this army that "flew over" the front line and "suddenly" appeared as a divine force sent from heaven.
Their mere presence and the sound of the war drums caused the morale of the Fuyang defenders to drop sharply. Not only did they lose their positions on the city wall, allowing Lü Meng to easily climb the wall despite the stalemate, but eventually a general in the city could not stand the pressure. Not long after the battle on the city wall began, when the two sides were still deadlocked, he turned against Yuan Yao and surrendered to Lü Meng...
How many dangers were there during that period?
With the help of a few hunters, he dared to lead 3,000 people over the Dafu Mountain in Tongbai - the road that the hunters and mountain people can take does not mean that the army can also march!
On this journey, before leaving the mountain, 10% of the troops had already been lost...
This does not even take into account whether these hunters can be trusted.
The reason why Lu Meng trusted them was because he believed that the enemy would not expect that with a man as fierce as him, it would be impossible for them to use a few hunters to lure him to lead the troops over the mountains. Based on this genius logic, he trusted these hunters.
And even if the surprise attack is successful, can three thousand light infantrymen capture Fuyang City?
Fuyang City is a county town after all, and it is located at the source of the Huai River. Even if it cannot be compared with important towns like Wancheng, its walls are high and deep, and it is better than ordinary county towns.
Even though there were only a few thousand defenders behind the Dafu Mountain defense line, but... it was at least twice as many as three thousand.
The defenders have more people than the attackers... If they engage in a head-on battle, the already exhausted 3,000 light infantrymen will be like throwing an egg against a rock when attacking Fuyang.
However... the stone was frightened by the egg and screamed loudly. It was easily ridden on the head by the egg and finally exploded!
Lu Meng attacked the city in the early morning and Yuan Yao's head was already in sight at dawn - God have mercy on him, if the enemy had not been cowardly, even if he had already climbed the wall, as long as he could stop the collapse, Lu Meng would have been the first to be exhausted to death.
In the end, when Lu Meng accepted the surrender, he forced himself not to smile, but took the head of the other general who was kneeling to offer it with a cold look, and then looked down on the other party and walked past him arrogantly.
It was also when Lu Meng led the troops that his gilded armor turned blood red, not only making him look very fierce, but also covering up his childish face...
Otherwise, even after Yuan Yao's death, if his confidants saw through the strength of the army led by Lu Meng and wanted to avenge Yuan Yao, I am afraid that Lu Meng would be in great danger.
Even after Lu Meng got Yuan Yao's head, he was indeed conflicted in his heart - should I pretend to beep and run away quickly, or should I pretend to be silent to the end?
If we retreat now, Fuyang will surely be in chaos. Then, by joining forces with Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu, we can easily break through the defenses of Dafu Mountain, and then come back to reconquer Fuyang... It seems like a very reasonable move, right?
But in the end, Lu Meng still hardened his heart, bared his teeth, made a ferocious look, and walked into Fuyang City with a ruthless pace!
It was his arrogance that stunned the enemy troops and made them kneel down and give way.
Afterwards, Lu Meng pretended to be arrogant and ordered the surrendered troops to bring all the generals on the wanted list of the "Shouchun Rebellion" to him, regardless of their life or death.
After Yuan Yao's death, the remaining troops of Yuan Shu in Fuyang were actually stopped by Lu Meng and frightened into killing each other out of the crowd of more than 2,000 people.
By noon, more than 20 generals on the list were either killed or fled out of the city.
Although some people have gradually discovered that the number of "divine soldiers from heaven" in Fuyang City is far less than imagined, and... they can fall asleep while standing, but at this point, it is difficult to muster the will to organize a resistance.
The generals who had founded the country during Dazhong's reign, now only lieutenants, and even looked very young, with Lu Meng sitting in the main seat, were accepting ...
The general who offered his head to Yuan Yao also looked very excited after seeing Lü Meng's true appearance - could this young... lieutenant really win him a reward? Was he a little anxious to offer his head?
However, at this point, he had no choice but to cling to the General's Mansion. After the other generals left, he gritted his teeth, stayed alone, and reported another matter to Lu Meng.
When he broke into Yuan Yao's mansion, he found a secret room...
The news of Fuyang was soon transmitted to the Dafushan defense line along with Yuan Yao's head. The defenders who had originally formed a joint defense saw that their old nest had been broken and only their "boss" had his head left, so they quickly collapsed and surrendered.
Finally, in the winter of the fourth year of Jian'an, before the troops from various battlefields were withdrawn, Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu successfully entered Fuyang and were able to spend the winter there!
It happened to be the beginning of winter when Yuan Yao surrendered, and Bai Tu received the battle report a few days later.
The news of the capture of Fuyang soon spread throughout Jinling, once again boosting the morale of the General's Mansion.
This not only means the complete destruction of Yuan Shu's group, but also means that the Jingzhou defenders in the Xiling area will face attacks from both the north and the south in the coming year!
Although due to weather reasons, various places had to cease fighting, but... everyone knows that when spring comes next year and the flowers bloom, the war will break out again in various places.
Along with the report on Lu Meng's surprise attack, there was also another piece of news that made Bai Tu frown.
Lu Meng actually found the imperial seal in Fuyang!
In history when there was no white rabbit effect, the imperial seal was obtained by Xu Qiu (pronounced qiu) after Yuan Shu's defeat and he presented it to the court in Xudu.
Xu Qiu was originally a court official. He was kidnapped by Yuan Shu on his way to take up his post. He was then forcibly granted Da Zhong's position and was kept as a mascot...
However, in the Cheng Ji world, Bai Tu had never heard of the return of the imperial seal to the Han Dynasty. He only heard that Yuan Shu handed over the throne and the imperial seal to Yuan Shao as a condition of his allegiance.
Originally, Bai Tu thought that the jade seal had already been delivered to Yuan Shao, but the other party did not take it out because the time was not right.
Now it seems ... I don’t know whether Yuan Shu stood Yuan Shao up, or the road was blocked at that time and the journey was not carried out!
Anyway, this imperial seal has ended up in Bai Tu's hands for the second time after many twists and turns, and is now on its way back to Jinling...
Of course, Bai Tu discussed this matter with someone in private. Both Lu Su and Lu Kang felt that the jade seal was still too hot to handle.
If it was a few years later and they had connected with Jing and Yang and formed the power of Western Chu, there might be some room for controversy, but now... it is obviously not a good time to "lose money"!
Originally, Lu Su and Lu Kang were worried that Bai Tu was acting too hastily, and that he could not help but be noble and wanted to take on more responsibilities of "supporting the Han Dynasty", and thus would have improper desires for the imperial seal...
Unexpectedly, Bai Tu directly said that since it was not the right time yet, it would be better to send it back directly!
This is to prevent some onlookers who do not know the truth from thinking that I have rebellious intentions.
Not only do they have to be sent back, but the route and preparations for the return trip also have to be planned in advance and done in a big way...
Coincidentally, the Ministry of Industry also has some "gadgets" that may come in handy.
