Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 479 Long Shu
Longshu County is named after Longshu Ancient Country, one of the ancient Qunshu.

In the 12th year of Wen (615 BC), Qunshu rebelled against Chu, and then it was destroyed by Chu and became the city of Chu. At the time of Zulong, it was the county system, and only Shu There is no Longshu in the county.

When Chu and Han fought for hegemony, after Emperor Gaozu mixed into the universe, in the 11th year of Emperor Gaodi (196 BC), Fang established Longshu County in the old town of Chu, which belonged to Jiujiang State at first.

In the 16th year of Emperor Wen, it was changed to Huainan County, and then to the second year of Emperor Wu Yuanshou, Lujiang County was formed from the southern part of Jiujiang River, and Longshu County was changed to belong to it, and it has been extended to this day.

The terrain of the entire Lujiang County is very different from east to west. The east is basically plains with vertical and horizontal rivers, while the west is mountainous. Longshu is almost a mountain city. The Dabie Mountains where the three states of Yangzhou and Jingzhou meet, across the peak is Jiangxia County of Jingzhou.

Therefore, unlike other counties, Longshu can be said to be the only city in Lujiang that is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with undulating hills and ravines. When Liu Xun chose to flee here after being defeated by Sun Ce in Wancheng, it was because he valued the natural moat in this place. , easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Because if Sun Ce wanted to pursue Longshu from Wancheng in the south, it would be very difficult. The roads in the mountains were difficult to navigate, and the only official road was in disrepair.

The best way is to go around in a big circle and take Lu'an and Qianxian in the north first, and then attack Longshu from north to south, but if this is the case, it will be easy for Liu Xun to notice in advance.

After splitting up with Wang Xiong, Huang Zhong, who led [-] cavalry, chose to go from south to north just like Cheng Pu did before, in order to catch his surprise. He even chose the mountain road instead of the official road for the sake of secrecy.

Not long after they set off, they entered the hilly area outside the mountain range. The ups and downs were erratic, and the rain made the mountain road muddy and difficult. If the soldiers under their command were not all second- and third-tier cavalry, they might have to turn their backs on their backs several times along the way.

Even so, large areas of rain danced with the wind, which finally slowed down the marching speed of the heavenly army, and it took a full four days to travel more than [-] miles on the mountain road.

Seeing that he had finally walked out of the mountainous area, Huang Zhong couldn't help but let out a long breath, and while watching from afar, he ordered:

"Bring a guide."

Guides are indispensable for the army to go deep into battles in different places, so before Wang Xiong was ready to break through, Wang Zheng asked Zhou Hui to select a few people from the north of the Lujiang River from the villagers in the city and veterans of Yangzhou, and three or four of them happened to be dragons. Shu Ren, Wang Xiong let them all follow Huang Zhong before the division.

Not long after, two or three villagers came to the front, and just about to bow to salute, Huang Zhong waved his hand to avoid them from bowing: "During the wind and rain, there is water on the ground, so there is no need to be formal."

He raised his horsewhip and pointed forward, and asked gently: "Brothers, how far is it from Long Shu here?"

A man from the township Han replied: "General, there is a small river outside Uncle Long's city, about eighty miles away from the city. We have already crossed this river in the afternoon. As for this place."

While talking, he began to look around. It was almost dusk, and the wind and rain were precarious. The mountains and hills far and near were all unclear, and it was even more gray in his eyes. However, he was a local aborigine after all. The townsman's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly pointed out to Huang Zhong:

"General, please look, the mountain in front is called Kenggen Mountain, after passing this mountain, it is only thirty miles away from Longshu."

"Knock on the mountain?"

Huang Zhong was startled when he heard the words: "Why is the name of this mountain so strange?"

The villager scratched his head: "This is passed down from the ancestors, and we don't know the meaning."

Huang Zhong is not a local, and the fellow is a grassroots man. Naturally, he didn't know that this name came from Liu Xin, Marquis of Gengjie, and that Long Shuxiang belonged to his fief at first.

Liu Xin is the son of Liu Bang’s eldest brother, Uncle Liu. When he was poor and humble in his early years, Liu Bang often lived in Uncle Liu’s house, even if he lived alone. .

Over time, Liu Bang's eldest sister-in-law, Liu Xin's mother, hated it very much, so whenever Liu Bang came with guests, she pretended to finish the soup and deliberately scraped the side of the pot with a rice spoon to make noise.

Under such circumstances, those guests didn't know what they meant, and left one after another, Liu Bang secretly resented his sister-in-law because of this.

Later, Liu Xin followed Liu Bang to join the army and made many meritorious deeds. As a result, Liu Bang granted the princes and kings of the same surname, but Liu Xin was not granted the title. In the end, it was the "Supreme Emperor" Liu Xi who spoke, and reluctantly gave it to Geng Jiehou.

Gengjie was originally the name of a mountain, but it is located in Jizhou, Hebei, and it is thousands of miles away from Liu Xin's fiefdom, and the Han Dynasty has never used a mountain name as a title of marquis. The old story of chasing guests away from the pot.

So Liu Xin's "Gengjiehou" is actually a burden from his mother, and it's not very nice.

Knocking on the mountain is completely the opposite.

After Liu Xin obtained the feudal land of Longshu, he built water conservancy, blocked the river and built weirs, developed farming, and added Wuyang and Caodiao weirs, which are called "seven gates and three weirs". Benefit one party and leave a legacy for future generations.

The common people were grateful for this, so they renamed a mountain next to the county "Knock Geng", not only to show that Liu Bang chose a clan with both ability and political integrity for Long Shu, but also to mean that Liu Xin opened a way for them to survive.

"Is it thirty miles away from the city after passing Knock Geng Mountain?"

Huang Zhong thought for a moment, looked around and said: "I have been traveling for days, my brothers have worked hard. Seeing Long Shu is in front of us, we must work harder and send an order to immediately go to the foot of Kenggeng Mountain and find a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Let's take a break."

"Here!"

Du Bo on the side asked: "General, when shall we attack the city?"

Huang Zhong said in a deep voice, "It will be tonight!"

tonight?

Na Dubo looked up at the sky, it was already dusk, and it was not long before nightfall.
After hesitating for a moment, Uncle Nadu remonstrated: "General Huang, we braved the wind and rain and traveled long distances. We have traveled more than [-] miles in a row in the past few days. I can't slow down, so I started to attack the city tonight, is it too eager?"

Facing Huang Zhong's sideways gaze, Nadu Bo continued:
"Anyway, our army has already arrived, and there is no rush. In the opinion of the last general, it is better to just rest for one night, and it will not be too late to attack the city at dawn tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow will be too late." Huang Zhong shook his head and said: "The sages have said that one big effort will then decline, and three will be exhausted."

"Our army has come from far away, marching through wind and rain, it is not easy for the soldiers to march, how can the general not know the suffering of the soldiers? But the more this is the case, the more we cannot relax!"

"Once you relax, it will inevitably lead to the lack of vigor in the army. If it really reaches the point of lack of vigor in the army, how can we quickly overcome Longshu? Da, we want to go back when the time comes, but we may not be able to go back!"

Huang Zhong said again: "Besides, Longshu is not a big city. The city is only a few kilometers away, and there are only a thousand guards. Among these thousand people, I am afraid there are still some soldiers recruited by the sun bandits on the spot, and civilian husbands recruited. The fighting power is not high. Not very high. Besides, our army came so unexpectedly, he must have been caught off guard. You are so busy thinking that this place is only thirty miles away from Longshu, but you have neglected one thing."

"What's the matter?" Na Dubo asked immediately.

"Haha." Huang Zhong let out a long laugh, and said solemnly: "It's just in time of war, and the three parties will be hunting. Under such circumstances, we are all approaching the city for thirty miles. Let's take a look, but we don't find a single enemy sentry cavalry. Explain what?"

"Explain to what extent the guards here have been slack because of the heavy rain? This is a fighter!"

"Our army came from far away in the rain, just wanting to fight for the word 'odd'. How can we travel a hundred miles but half ninety at this time? I have made up my mind! No need to say more."

At this time, another Dubo next to him said again: "General, what about the brothers who are sick?"

Four or five days of rushing in the rain, and since leaving Shucheng, the entire army has basically been sleeping in the open air, even if the cavalry soldiers are all system soldiers with excellent physique, it is a bit too much. At this time, a small area has appeared Although the wind-cold and fever are not fatal to the Tianjun, it also reduces the combat effectiveness to a certain extent.

Huang Zhong asked: "So far, how many people are infected?"

"Around a hundred or so."

"Those who have wounded horses will be grouped together in one place. Give them all our army flags. When our army's main force attacks the city tonight, order them to wave the army flags outside the city, run around, make loud noises, and pretend to be our army's reinforcements to strengthen their strength." prestige!"

Huang Zhongdao: "The bigger the momentum you make, the more likely it is that the enemy will surrender without a fight."

The generals were greatly impressed, and said: "The general has a good plan."

Huang Zhong also reminded everyone: "The whole army will be communicated later, so that all brothers must know that this time the attack on the city must be courageous and come down in one battle. Tonight is not only the first battle, but also the final attack. Come on, we can't stay in the wild any longer."

After the plan was decided, Huang Zhong then led the army to the foot of Kenggeng Mountain. The whole army got off their horses and took a rest. While eating dry food, they listened to Huang Zhong's pre-war mobilization, and waited until dark to attack the city.

When Huang Zhong wanted to attack Long Shu by surprise in the rain, Guo Jia was waiting for reinforcements from Pei Guo's rear.

At the same time, Sun Ce's offensive against Shucheng had reached its third day.

After another call for withdrawal of troops, civil and military personnel in the city gathered in the county government, most of them with heavy hearts.

Zhou Hui, who was on the throne, looked around at the generals, and said with a dignified expression: "Tie Sun's attack is getting more and more fierce, and many parts of the southern city wall have collapsed. Moreover, the soldiers are exhausted and the casualties are heavy. What should we do if this continues?"

Wei Yan said in a deep voice: "Young master, manpower is always exhausted. After these few days, our army is certainly exhausted. Isn't it true that the enemy is not like this?" If our troops don’t increase, then my city of Shucheng must be as strong as gold, and if I can survive these three days, it won’t be a problem to survive another thirty days over there.”

Zhou Hui understood what the "accident" Wei Yan was talking about was Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other military horses entrenched elsewhere. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look at Wang Zheng: "Wang Zhoumu, general Wu and General Huang. ?”

Wang Zhengdao: "Huang Zhong's side is not there, but the general has received the sentry report today, Wu Sheng's troops are currently stationed outside Bo'an City, and they are confronting Huang Gai's troops in Liu'an City. As soon as the equipment and food in the rear of Pei Kingdom arrive, a decisive battle will begin."

"Boan?"

Zhou Hui was refreshed when he heard the words: "If General Wu can take back Lu'an and defeat Huang Gai, then we can reach Shu County in about ten days at most!"

"So we must persevere." Wang Zheng smiled and said, "I don't know if you have noticed that the enemy's encirclement outside the city today is not as tight as before. What does this mean? It means that their army will be exhausted!"

"The county lord can spread the word to the whole city after the meeting, saying that our reinforcements will arrive within half a month, which will boost the morale of the people, and at the same time it will deal a blow to Sun Ce's army.

"What the pastor said is true."

Zhou Hui nodded again and again: "In the past few days, the bravery of Xuzhou's army under Zhou Mu's command is obvious to all. Gentlemen, General Wu has over ten thousand troops along the way. It is easy to defeat Huang Gai. Once the army arrives, Sun Thief They will panic and retreat without fighting.”

Everyone deeply believed that after the three-day siege battle, they had already been completely impressed by the performance of the Xuzhou army. This is a real elite, tiger ben!

For example, the [-] elite soldiers who were dispatched to Zhou Hui's side to defend were not only outstanding in combat power, but also fearless of death. When the city wall collapsed several times, it was they who firmly blocked the gap with their flesh and blood. , in the face of the swarming and endless enemies, he staged the victory of the few with the few, and turned against the wind. It is really extremely sturdy!
This kind of brave performance even greatly improved the morale of the defenders. As a result, in the past three days, no matter how crazy Sun Cejun was, no matter how expensive he was, he still couldn't go one step further.

In the eyes of these people, they are also Xuzhou Army, and the gap between the more than [-] troops in Wu Sheng's Department is not too big. Even if they are half of the level, this number alone is enough to completely change the situation.

Although Wang Zheng nodded in agreement on the surface, he was not so optimistic in his heart.

First of all, the 1 troops in Wu Sheng's Department are a mixture of first-tier soldiers and new recruits. In terms of average combat power, the gap with the Tianzhu Camp is far greater than everyone imagined.

Secondly, since Sun Ce knew that he, Xuzhou Mu, was in Shu City, he would never give up this place easily, and he must have already deduced how to deal with the arrival of reinforcements from the Heavenly Army.

Ordering Huang Gai to be stationed in Lu'an was obviously intended to block Wu Sheng's troops. Apart from this, there may be other means.

His thoughts turned sharply, after much deliberation, an idea suddenly popped up in Wang Zheng's mind.

Could it be that this guy wants to besiege the city and fight for aid?
The two fought wits under the city several times before. On the surface, it was Wang Zheng who took over the mountain wind, and Sun Ce hit the wall again and again, but what happened?

Seemingly frustrated, Sun Ce finally won the two important towns of Hefei and Lu'an!
This annoyed Wang Zheng, and he also began to re-examine the little overlord.

It is very difficult to be defeated without giving up, and it is terrible to make another plan immediately if one plan fails. The former represents perseverance, but the latter must have excellent improvisation!

Obviously, Sun Ce is a hero who has both.

Is it the same this time?
In the first two days of the offensive and defensive battle, Wang Zheng saw that Sun Ce was trying to push forward without reservation, but the final result was that he did not make any progress. A large reason for this was the Tianzhu camp's efforts to turn the tide.

So what about today?
During the fierce fighting, others had no time to look aside, but Wang Zheng noticed while chopping melons and vegetables. On the surface, the enemy's offensive seemed to be the same as the previous two days.
Today is no longer the whole army pressing on, but has turned into taking turns attacking the city!
This shows what?
It shows the fact that Sun Ce has learned to be good after suffering a loss. When he is clearly aware of the presence of Wang Zheng and Tianzhuying in the city, coupled with the influence of the rain, even if he does not hesitate to die or hurt, it will be difficult for him to quickly overcome Shu County in the short term!
Since he couldn't overcome it quickly, he decisively chose to change his tactics and keep the new force.

If it is said that the little overlord wanted to complete his meritorious service in one battle, and take down Wang Zheng, Xuzhou Mu and Shu Cheng together first.
Now it has become a plan to break down one by one, remove the tail first, and then decapitate.

So who is this new force targeting?
Of course it was Wu Shengbu.

Wang Zheng judged that Sun Ce had actually considered that Huang Gai, who was stationed in Lu'an, might not be able to stop Wu Sheng. Therefore, to be safe, he quietly left his hole cards while making people attack the city. Wait for work with ease, and give a head-on blow when the opponent rushes to help and is not stable!

(End of this chapter)