Mi Han

Chapter 748: Night Attack on the Police
It has been some time since Lu Xun led his army to the outskirts of Gong'an City.

When Lu Xun just arrived outside the city of Gong'an, the first thing he did was not to plan how to attack the city, but to offer sacrifices.

Who could be the one that Lu Xun, the great general of Eastern Wu, could personally pay homage to?
Using the word "who" may not be appropriate.

Because Lu Xun was worshipping more than one person.

Everyone in the world knows how badly the Wu army was beaten by Mi Yang in the battle of Gong'an a few years ago.

Tens of thousands of Wu soldiers died in that battle, and no less than a dozen famous generals of the Eastern Wu who had been famous for many years were also killed in that battle.

As for the losses of armor, flags, food and other supplies, the number can be described as countless.

Such a disastrous defeat is extremely rare, not to mention in the last few decades, even if one were to look through the history books of China over the past hundred years.

That battle also made many people in Jiangdong fear Mi Yang and even Jingzhou.

Lu Xun knew that even though he had successfully led his troops to the outskirts of Gong'an City, the subsequent siege would be difficult if he did not dispel the fear in everyone's hearts.

The best way to dispel the fear in everyone's hearts is to commemorate the tens of thousands of Wu soldiers who died outside the city of Gong'an.

The military system of the Eastern Wu was a private military system. Under the influence of the private military system, many of the tens of thousands of Wu soldiers who died in vain at that time had close ties with the current Wu army.

Or friends, clansmen, or relatives
Because of this relationship, the Wu army was filled with grief and indignation during the worship process.

In particular, Lu Xun wrote a moving and moving eulogy in his own handwriting.

"Alas for my hero, he died in vain without a coffin.

Alas, my heroic spirit, whose soul cannot return home. "

These two sentences in the memorial aroused the grief and indignation in the hearts of the Wu army to the maximum.

On the day when Lu Xun offered sacrifices between heaven and earth, tens of thousands of Wu soldiers cried loudly, and the loud cries were enough to shake the valleys.

The reason why Lu Xun wanted to pay tribute to the Wu army who died in the battle of Gong'an was, on the one hand, to express his inner grief.

On the other hand, he wanted to maximize the morale of the tens of thousands of Wu troops he brought this time by turning their grief and anger into strength.

In this way, the fear in Wu Jun's heart would naturally be hidden.

Lu Xun's method was useful to the Wu army, which was superstitious about ghosts and gods.

After the worship, the morale of the Wu army was high and they were ready to fight in the camp every day, hoping to capture Gong'an City as soon as possible to comfort the tens of thousands of Wu army heroes who were lingering outside Gong'an City.

Guan Ping, who was in Gong'an City, could easily discover this change in Wu's army through his daily inspections of the city defenses.

But Mi Yang was not in the city at the moment, and Guan Ping always lacked quick wit. Even though he didn't want Lu Xun to get what he wanted, he had no way to stop Lu Xun.

Just after the Wu army blocked all the important roads leading to Gong'an from the outside world, Lu Xun took advantage of the high morale of the Wu army and launched several attacks on Gong'an City.

According to common sense, even if Lu Xun raised the morale of the Wu army to its peak, given the strength of the city defenses of Gong'an, the repeated attacks of the Wu army should not pose much threat to Gong'an City.

After all, Mi Yang did not actually transfer the Gong'an garrison to the north.

But sometimes, war is a competition of the abilities of the main generals of both sides.

Guan Ping was a very responsible general, but his ability was far inferior to that of Lu Xun.

Most importantly, Lu Xun had a full understanding of Guan Ping’s character weaknesses.

Lu Xun specially devised a strategy for Guan Ping.

After the Wu army surrounded Gong'an City, Lu Xun ordered people to beat gongs and drums every night to disturb the rest of the soldiers and civilians in Gong'an City.

In addition to beating drums and gongs, Lu Xun also made gestures of launching night attacks several times.

Due to these two actions of Lu Xun, the soldiers and civilians in Gong'an City were in a state of tension.

Especially for the loyal Guan Ping, Lu Xun's strategy of disturbing the enemy was very effective.

Given Guan Ping's character, he knew Lu Xun's purpose even after being harassed by the Wu army several times.

But he didn't dare to relax or be careless because of this.

In order to ensure the safety of public security, even though the officers in the city pleaded many times, Guan Ping still ordered the soldiers in the city to guard the city walls day and night to prevent any accidents.

Guan Ping's arrangement is the safest one.

But no matter how elite the army is, it is still made of flesh and blood.

Guan Ping's strict orders, coupled with the constant harassment from the Wu army outside the city, quickly exhausted the energy of the Han army in Gong'an City.

What’s even more hateful is that Lu Xun had already anticipated Guan Ping’s response.

After several fake attacks, Lu Xun actually launched a large-scale night attack on Gong'an City one night.

That night, although the Han army fought bravely and successfully repelled the attack of the Wu army, they also suffered heavy casualties.

Since that night, the morale of the Han army in Gong'an City became even lower.

As the saying goes, one thing rises while another falls. While the morale of the Han army in Gong'an continued to decline, the fighting spirit of the Wu army outside the city remained high.

After that night, Wu Jun suddenly discovered:

It turned out that the Gong'an City, which they had once regarded as a den of dragons and tigers, was not as scary and indestructible as they had imagined.

Under Lu Xun's real and fake strategies, the balance of victory and defeat outside Gong'an City was visibly tilting towards the Wu army.

Lu Xun was delighted with this change.

Without Mi Yang, this battle will be easier to fight!
In addition to his joy, Lu Xun planned to strike while the iron was hot.

So just a few days after the last massive night attack, Lu Xun convened parliament again.

With the experience from last time, all the Wu generals who were summoned today roughly guessed Lu Xun's purpose.

All the Wu generals were delighted and soon gathered in Lu Xun's military tent.

When all the Wu generals took their seats, someone soon began to flatter Lu Xun.

"The general is extremely intelligent and has played Guan Ping like a child.

I just returned from the west of the city. Before I left, I saw with my own eyes the bandits in the west of the city. Some of them couldn't even hold their weapons steady. "

Liu Zan said this with a smile.

As soon as Liu Zan finished speaking, Sun Huan beside him quickly took over the conversation and said:
“If you can’t even hold your weapon, can you still be called a soldier?

I think they are even worse than women and children!"

Sun Huan's interesting metaphor instantly caused laughter among the Wu generals in the tent.

The bursts of laughter coming from his ears made Sun Huan feel extremely comfortable.

Before coming to the police, he was very resistant.

As for why resist.
Everyone in the world knows it.

But in the end, Sun Huan was no match for Sun Quan.

For Sun Quan, whose face was thicker than the walls of Jianye City, Sun Huan's past experiences were nothing.

In Sun Quan's eyes, Sun Huan was the best among the younger generation of clan members. How could he not contribute to the glory of the Great Wu?

However, the more Sun Huan resisted coming to the Public Security Bureau before, the happier he felt now.

The Public Security Bureau is still the same Public Security Bureau.

But as long as Mi Yang was not in Gong'an City, everything seemed to be back to normal.

Lu Xun, who was sitting in the seat of honor, saw that all the Wu generals were laughing happily, but he did not say anything to stop them at first.

Lu Xun felt that they had been tortured by the shadow of the Public Security Battle for too long, and it was time for them to have some fun.

Soon after, as the laughter of the Wu generals gradually stopped, Lu Xun spoke:
"I have decided to launch another night attack on Public Security City tonight."

As soon as Lu Xun said this, all the Wu generals present showed excitement in their eyes.

Although they had anticipated this before coming, they still found it difficult to conceal their inner joy after Lu Xun actually gave the order.

In their view, the current Public Security City is already a ripe fruit, just waiting for them to pick it.

In fact, during the last night attack, if Guan Ping had not received the full support of the people in the city, it would have been difficult for him to resist their attack.

Which Wu general would not want to reap the fruits of victory?
Not to mention the public security, the fruit that they are dreaming about.

"General, I am willing to go!"

As a young man, Sun Huan reacted the fastest and was the first among the Wu generals present to stand up and accept orders.

As soon as Sun Huan stood up, the other Wu generals did not want to be left behind and made moves to stand up.

But before anyone else could get up, Lu Xun reached out to stop them.

Lu Xun's obstruction caused many Wu generals to sigh with regret, but it made Sun Huan even more excited.

When Sun Huan saw Lu Xun turning his gaze to him, he quickly lowered his head and waited for Lu Xun's instructions.

Sure enough, Lu Xun's gentle question reached Sun Huan's ears the next moment.

"Do you have the confidence to capture the public security for our army tonight?"

Faced with Lu Xun's question, Sun Huan did not dare to hesitate for a moment.

"Huan is willing to guarantee it with his life!

I will not retreat until I capture the police!"

The young man's answer was full of passion.

At this moment, Sun Huan seemed to have completely gotten rid of the burden of being the "General of the Diaolou" and regained his high-spirited self of previous years.

Lu Xun remembered Sun Quan's instructions to him, and was very satisfied with Sun Huan's answer, so he said to Sun Huan:

"Then I will give you this great achievement."

After saying this, Lu Xun picked up a command arrow from the shore in front of him and handed it to Sun Huan.

"Tonight you lead 20,000 Tiger Soldiers to attack Gong'an. I will be waiting for your good news in the tent."

After hearing what Lu Xun said, Sun Huan was so happy that he took the command arrow.

After bowing to Lu Xun, he immediately walked out of the tent to recruit troops.

Sun Huan's departing figure made many Wu generals envious.

But what many Wu generals did not know was that at this moment, something unexpected happened in their own camp.

Yu Fan did not attend today's parliament.

He was gaining more and more trust from Lu Xun, and was assigned an extremely important task by Lu Xun.

This matter is to collect intelligence transmitted by Wu troops from various places.

In order to allow Yu Fan to complete this task without distraction, Lu Xun once granted Yu Fan permission not to attend any parliamentary meetings. Lu Xun also thoughtfully prepared a separate tent for Yu Fan.

Yu Fan, who had gained Lu Xun's trust, naturally held the idea that a gentleman would die for his friend, and wanted to help Lu Xun solve his problems.

Therefore, even though the news coming in was too complicated because the Wu army was stationed in various places, Yu Fan still meticulously collected and screened various types of intelligence for Lu Xun.

"Have you received any military intelligence from Zhouling?"

After sorting out the military intelligence sent by Xu Sheng, Yu Fan felt that there was nothing unusual, so he asked his subordinate this question casually.

The subordinate who heard Yu Fan's question immediately stood up and replied:

"Nothing."

The clerk's answer made Yu Fan look satisfied.

The importance of Zhouling to the Wu army is self-evident.

Because of the importance of Zhouling, Yu Fan would ask about the latest military intelligence about Zhouling every day.

For Yu Fan, as long as Zhou Ling, who served as his retreat, did not send any military intelligence, that would be the best news.

Yu Fan, feeling relieved, walked out with the military intelligence he had just sorted out.

He was going to report to Lu Xun.

As soon as Yu Fan walked out of the military tent, he saw a disheveled Wu soldier led by a leader running rapidly towards him in the distance.

This scene did not make Yu Fan nervous.

Although the Wu army had blocked all the important roads, it only achieved blockade rather than pacification.

In various places in southern Jing, there are still many small groups of Han troops constantly trying to break through the blockade.

In order to avoid having no achievements in the future, the Wu generals who were sent out would often send some "embarrassed" messengers to report military intelligence.

Yu Fan could not hide the little thoughts of those Wu generals.

Yu Fan wanted to continue running towards Lu Xun's tent, but before he had gone far, the embarrassed Wu soldier ran around the tent and shouted loudly:

"Zhou Ling, Zhou Ling"

Because he was too tired from running, the Wu soldier was slow to finish his words.

But the two words "Zhouling" made Yu Fan stop suddenly.

Yu Fan stopped and without any hesitation, he turned around and approached the Wu army.

After arriving behind the Wu soldier, Yu Fan grabbed the Wu soldier by the collar and asked anxiously:
"Is it Zhouling?
What happened to Zhouling?"

The out-of-breath Wu Jun was so frightened when he saw Yu Fan's dangerous look that he instantly started speaking fluently.

"Zhou Ling, Zhou Ling is lost!"

After hearing this, Yu Fan felt as if he had heard a huge joke.

He pushed the Wu Jun to the ground and roared:
"You fart!"

"Zhouling is guarded by General Pan, who has nearly 10,000 elite soldiers, and is located in the rear of our army. How could it be lost?"

"You are spreading false information, you are spreading false information!"

Yu Fan, who had always been a well-mannered person, was so frightened and angry that he started to curse at the Wu soldier.

The Wu army, who were accused by Yu Fan of passing false intelligence, were scared to death.

In the military, the crime of transmitting false intelligence would result in the death penalty.

In order to avoid dying unjustly, the Wu soldier quickly told everything he knew.

"General Pan is dead!

Those who were still alive surrendered!

The Han army is coming from Zhouling Port!"

After three consecutive explanations, Yu Fan's heart began to beat fast.

When an ordinary person falsely spreads military intelligence and is threatened with death penalty, it is difficult for him to continue to be stubborn.

Could it be that what he said was true?

But Yu Fan reacted quickly.

"Zhouling Port?
This is sheer nonsense. There are iron chains across the river outside Zhouling Port. How did the Han army land? "

Yu Fan thought he had grasped the key point, but it was this key point that gave him the final critical blow.

"It's that guy! That guy is coming!"

When the Wu Jun said this, his face turned horrified and his voice was filled with crying.

that person?
There is only one person in the world who does not want to be mentioned by the Wu army, so he is often replaced by "that person".

Mi Yang!

Yu Fan felt like his heart was about to stop.

(End of this chapter)