Chapter 204 Rescue Shangyu
Sun En turned his head and looked at him one by one. Lu Xun and Xu Daofu both looked at him with tears in their eyes, looking at him with fearlessness, which gradually dissipated his anger and his eyes softened a little.
"Do you!" With a crisp sound, the sword fell to the ground with his hands. Sun En waved his hand as if he was a few years old. He waved his hand powerlessly: "Forget it, you two are not willing to go, and I will not force you. Within ten days, I will lead the army to fight alone. Everything on the island will be dealt with first (Lu Xunbiao). If it is as you two expected, this trip will be unexpected, and you will be the one who will lead the rest of your troops first, whether to surrender Huan Xuan or go south to Guangzhou!" As he said that, he looked at Lu Xu and the others kneeling on the ground, waved his sleeves and rushed out!
The sound of scattered footsteps disappeared for a while, but Lu Xun and Xu Daofu looked in a daze and knelt on the ground. Gradually, Xu Daofu came back to his senses and turned to say, "Brother-in-law, the general doesn't listen to good words and insists on his own. Daofu is 90% sure. This is probably a great danger. Oh~~ It's your brother-in-law, the general takes away 50,000 elite troops, leaving only more than 10,000 people. With this little force alone, you will not be valued. Even if you attack Guangzhou, you may have the will but lack the ability. In fact, Daofu understands that you shouldn't say this, but for the long-term plan, please ask your brother-in-law to have an idea!"
Lu Xun shook his head and said bitterly: "The general has great ambitions, but he has suffered two consecutive defeats. It's okay to be defeated by Liu Laozhi the last time, but he is not as good as others. However, because he was disastrous last year, he was attacked by Wei with five thousand light cavalry, resulting in half of our army being destroyed. Especially after defeating the imperial guards, according to me, how can the general be willing to do so? How can he not think about winning back a city?
Perhaps the general was a little discouraged. Last year, the three Wus rebelled, and more than 100,000 troops could not break Shanyin. Now, how can it be broken by just 50,000? The general didn't understand, but he knew it was impossible to do it. According to my guess, it should be that he had the intention to fight to the death and become a good person if he failed. After suffering heavy blows, the general had already had the will to die!
Now it’s useless to say anything. The general has not taken the lives of you and me. We can only take one step at a time and see it. Forget it, get up and prepare and give the general a trip in a few days!"
"Oh~~" Lu Xun sighed, greeted Xu Daofu, and both stood up and left.
Ten days later, in the early morning of December 27, the north wind was howling. Under the sending of Lu and Xu, 50,000 soldiers boarded the boat silently, with the wind whistling and cold Yishui, and the heroic man left and never returned. At about noon, the ships sailed out of the harbor and headed towards the depths of the sea.
From the island to Shangyu for about 400 miles, Sun En landed on the Shangyu River three days later and immediately led his troops to attack Shangyu County. However, Wei Feng had increased the defenders of Shangyu and Yuyao to 3,000 each, which could withstand at least two or three days. Therefore, for Sun En, who lacked heavy weapons to siege, he could not capture them in a hurry.
The next day, on the first day of the lunar month of the fourth year of Long'an (400 AD), Shanyin received rescue from Shangyu!
"Damn it!" Wang Ningzhi held the letter and couldn't help but swear: "This Sun Endog thief is endless, and it won't make people settle down during the New Year!"
Xie Daoyun also had a pretty face. After Wei Feng made a promise, her body was treated with medicine and stone, and she had already recovered as usual. During the days when Wei Feng was away, Wang Man and Xiaolan often brought their children to visit her. Qinghui's obedience and gentleness made her enjoy the joy of family. Everyone regarded herself as her grandmother in front of everyone, and gradually, she walked out of the shadow of Xie Yan's death in battle. Today is the first day of the year. At the beginning of the new year, she was in a good mood. She never thought that as soon as she got up, she received such an unpleasant news!
Xie Daoyuan suppressed his anger and said coldly: "Although General Wei is not here, he has made sufficient arrangements before leaving. Sun En wanted to take advantage of the situation. According to my opinion, he clearly wanted to die quickly. Wang Lang, please come and discuss with General Xiang."
"Yes!" Wang Ningzhi nodded and was about to greet him when a manager hurried to the door and bowed: "Report to the Lord and the wife, ask the general for a visit!"
"Uh?" The couple looked at each other and came as soon as they mentioned it. Wang Ningzhi hurriedly said, "Please come in quickly!"
"As for order!" The manager left in a hurry.
Soon, Xiang Mi hurriedly came to the house and gave a gift: "I have met Mr. Fu and Mrs. Xie!"
"General Xiang doesn't have to be too polite!" Xie Daoyun stretched out his hand and signaled: "Is General Xiang coming for Sun En?"
"That's right!" Xiang Mi replied: "Sure enough, Sun En really came, as the general expected, but the general had already left a good plan to defeat the thief. This time, Sun En would not be able to come or go. Please rest assured that the Lord of the Mansion and Mrs. Xie!"
"Oh? What are the good plans?" Wang Ningzhi asked.
Xiang Mi looked confident and said without any haste: "Sun En's army and soldiers are all from the Three Wu people, most of whom were bewitched or forced to follow. Finally, they will lead 15,000 troops to be transferred to Shangyu..."
Xiang Mi revealed the plan and the plot. Wang Ningzhi and Xie Daoyuan both nodded repeatedly. In fact, Wei Feng did not expect the enemy's opportunity first. Instead, as a modern person, his thinking is more logical and organized than the ancients. He had to consider all possibilities after leaving, and of course he would not miss Sun En, so he explained to Xiang Mi.
But in the eyes of the ancients, this is a magic trick. Wang Ningzhi laughed and said, "General Wei has such a wonderful plan. I am not worried anymore. I will ask General Xiang this time!"
Xiang Mi patted her chest and said, "This is the matter of the General. Mo Jiang said goodbye first and try to capture Sun En's head and present it to the Lord of the Mansion!"
Xie Daoyun smiled and said, "Military situation is urgent. I will not leave you and Wang Lang, so please leave and don't see you off!"
Xiang Mi Lian shouted that he didn't dare to leave, and turned around and left.
At noon, 15,000 infantrymen were successively deployed, each pushing a small cart, stacking tents, food, grass and soldiers. According to convention, the material transportation should have been co-organized by the military corvee service, but since Wei Feng took charge of the army, he did not explicitly say that he would carry all the materials he should go out to fight. After several times, the army also developed a habit.
Only by the soldiers' hard work can we survive in the battle to the greatest extent. Only by living can we enjoy rich spoils and more beauties, and perhaps there are opportunities to stand out and see the descendants. This is Wei Feng's subtle logic.
This is also the result that Wang Xie and his wife and the people of Shanyin are happy to see. The levy of corvee labor will be reduced accordingly for the government, and it will also bring a large amount of losses to Dingkou, such as halfway escape or death due to various reasons. The more serious the battle, the longer the cycle, the higher the proportion of this part, sometimes even more than half.
For good people, corvee labor is the most direct harm. It is not only an overweight physical burden, nor is it just a delay in livelihood. What’s more serious is that the court does not provide food during the corvee labor period. Eating and drinking are all solved by oneself. If there is no food, they can only starve to death!
Chapter completed!