After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 430 Sweeping the Kingdom of Lu
But Meng Di did not reject him on the spot, and nodded with a slight smile.

"Hou Zi's consideration is that if this is the case, I will leave this matter to you. Next, I will lead an army to fight against the coalition forces. The safety of Qufu will be in the hands of Hou Zi."

After the discussion, Mengdi's expression turned cold when the prisoner-in-waiting left, and he snorted softly.

Boren also frowned at this time, he stepped forward and bowed his hands and said.

"The candidate is very ambitious. If we keep him, it is likely to affect the future war in Qufu. Therefore, my subordinates suggest that we should take this opportunity to take him down. Only in this way can we ensure that Qufu is safe."

And Meng Di shook his head lightly, then said with a sneer on his face, calmly.

"This matter cannot be done. No matter what he said, he took the initiative to surrender to us. Under such circumstances, all we can do is to solve this matter in our own way."

"That's why I want to hand over most of the soldiers in his hands to you for training. I think you know what you did in Pengcheng and Xiao County before. Follow this method to completely wipe out these soldiers. It's in our hands."

"The waiting criminals should also be recruited in a timely manner. No matter what requests he makes, he can agree to them. After all, the military power is in our hands. Although he has 3 to [-] people, he will not take risks unless it is absolutely necessary."

"After all, even if he joins the coalition forces, what he can get is limited. Don't forget that there is another Lu Hou. Our envoy has been waiting for a long time. As long as we make good use of it, we may be able to get rid of the waiting guilty."

Next, Mengdi received the envoy of the Lu State. He not only agreed to Lu Hou to keep the ancestral temple of the Lu State, but also let Lu Hou continue to sit in Qufu, but only asked Uncle Sun Zhouchou to come and listen to the Han army camp.

Now the most powerful person in Qufu City is Shusun Zhouqiu, such a person must not stay in the city, Meng Di summoned various nobles in the city, and found a few people who were willing to surrender sincerely.

Under Meng Di's instruction, these people took the initiative to show their friendship to the criminals, and the situation in Qufu seemed to have stabilized, but there was a dark tide in private, especially when the nobles began to have frequent contact with each other.

At this time, the convicts continued to make various promises, and in a short period of time, they united many nobles, and some of them stood on the side of Marquis Lu, and only a small number of people took refuge in the Han Kingdom in private.

But Mengdi couldn't waste too much time here, so he said to Boren.

"You only concentrate on training for a while, and don't worry about other things. Those nobles who surrendered to us in private will play a vital role. The best situation is that they work together to take down the criminals."

"If this thing is not done, then you can only take the last step. If the criminal wants to get rich again and become self-reliant, then you don't have to wait to take him down directly."

Boren also knew that this matter involved a lot, so he nodded firmly.

"Please rest assured, my lord. I will definitely act according to the plan. No matter what means I use, I will definitely ensure that Qufu is not lost. But if this is the case, the food in Qufu city may not last for a month. After all, there are so many soldiers."

Meng Di naturally knew the importance of this matter, but he already had a plan in mind.

"In the end, I will lead the troops to go out immediately, open up the passage to Xuecheng as soon as possible, and then ask Mr. Bai to send a batch of supplies over, giving priority to supplying Qufu. During this period of time, you must be careful. Don't go out if there is nothing to do, just stay in the barracks among."

Afterwards, Meng Di immediately started sending out troops. Every [-] cavalrymen were divided into a team, equipped with [-] bed crossbows. They were divided into nearly five teams in total.

Along the way, we encountered those easy-to-fight cities and took them directly. For those tough bones, we should first sweep the surrounding cities and then attack together. .

Let the forces in these cities not be enough to threaten the retreat of the Han army. Under such an almost crazy attack, within ten days, Meng Di led the army and approached under Tengcheng, which is only one step away from Xuecheng. away.

After arriving here, Mengdi immediately sent people to Huaicheng, and asked Bai Gui to quickly deliver supplies, while the army was attacking day and night, and Tengcheng had a relatively large number of troops because it had to guard against Xuecheng. .

There was a stalemate for a while, and Fan Chi, a student of Confucius, was stationed here. He and Ran You were both students of Confucius, and their knowledge was quite extraordinary. The country is over.

Because in this way, the Han State can continuously deliver supplies through this road, and the army led by the Jin State is now going to attack Feiyi. The two sides are fighting for time. If the coalition forces succeed in taking Feiyi.

Then it was also a heavy blow to the Han Dynasty. They lost their strong city and could only fight the coalition forces head-on. When the troops were not dominant, the possibility of failure was very high.

So Fan Chi ordered people to block all the gates of the city with stones and wood. This was to prevent the bed crossbows of the Han army from breaking through the gate and break in. Time to dodge immediately.

Wait until the opponents attack and then attack together. Although it is exhausting to fight like this, at least it can delay the fall of Tengcheng longer and win more fighters for the coalition forces. Although the method is a bit stupid, but Extremely effective.

This is the most troublesome part of the siege battle, and Meng Di knew very well in his heart that if the palms are locked, and he is determined to defend the city, unless he pays a price, he will not be able to succeed easily.

However, Mengdi's goal was not to take Tengcheng, but to consume the opponent's troops as much as possible. Under such circumstances, he immediately ordered to start building some simple catapults, using local materials as much as possible.

After all, the arrows consumed by the bed crossbow cannot be built on the spot. If too much is consumed, the bed crossbow will become a decoration. He still needs to keep this big killer to deal with the Jin army, and it is impossible to consume all of it here.

And he also expressed his intention to besiege the city and help. If the coalition forces do not send troops to attack, it is only a matter of time before the fall of Tengcheng.

(End of this chapter)