The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 556: A Righteous Man in the South
"You despicable person, unaware of the general's majesty, actually became his enemy. Please forgive me, general!!"

Wu Yan knelt on the deck and kowtowed.

Tang Zi looked at his colleague in front of him, a vague impression still lingering in his mind. He sighed, "General, why must you do this?"

"Please get up."

"I know the general's abilities. If someone like me can be trusted and valued by the State of Wei, how much more so can the general?"

He was about to go forward to help the other person up when suddenly a speedboat came towards them at high speed. He saw several sailors jumped on it. Zhang Te hurried to Tang Zi's side, glanced at Wu Yan who was kneeling in front of him, and whispered: "General, the general has an order."

"The general said: This man has the courage to lead the vanguard to fight us for such a long time. He is definitely not a coward. His surrender this time may be just a feint to eliminate you, who are familiar with naval warfare, for the Wu State. You must be careful."

Tang Zi widened his eyes and looked at Wu Yan again.

At this moment, Wu Yan seemed to realize something. He rushed forward, knocked Tang Zi to the ground, and tried to strangle the other's neck with both hands.

The soldiers reacted quickly. Zhang Te cut off Wu Yan's arm with a sword. Wu Yan screamed in pain. Several soldiers pressed him to the ground and tied him up.

Sweat continued to drip from Wu Yan's forehead. He looked at Tang Zi angrily, struggling madly and shouting, "You bastard! You capricious villain!!"

"My lord has treated you well. You surrendered to a new lord to save your life, which is disloyalty. But how dare you lead your troops to rebel against your former master?!"

"You are worse than a pig or a dog!!!"

Zhang Te saw the generals' expressions change, so he immediately stepped forward, knocked Wu Yan down, and shouted, "Your leader is incompetent! He has disheartened loyal officials, forced the people into slavery, and harmed Yangzhou. How dare you talk about loyalty and righteousness?"

"I'm here to kill you on the orders of the General!"

He stabbed Wu Yan's heart with a sword. Wu Yan trembled all over and wanted to say something, but blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth. His eyes became more and more distracted, and gradually, he stopped moving.

Zhang Te put away his sword, looked at Tang Zi standing beside him, saluted him, and then turned and left.

Tang Zi looked at Wu Yan lying motionless on the ground, his eyes were extremely complicated.

Wu Yan disrupted the plans of Guanqiu Jian and others.

When their army advanced again, they had already seen the defensive measures of the Wu people. Water forts were built everywhere, and warships were coming and going. Now it would not be so easy to attack by force.

Guanqiu Jian stood on the tower ship, listening to Zhang Te's description of what happened over there, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Alas, it's not like the Wu Kingdom is without loyal and honest people. What a pity."

At this moment, the war situation in Jiaozhou also underwent new changes.

Wen Qin finally led the expeditionary force into Jiaozhi. He took out all the strongholds along the way. He did it by force, which was quite like his son's style!
Countless Wu generals along the way were killed or wounded, and when Lu Xing saw the Wei army's flag in the distance, he was so excited that he could hardly hold back his tears.

Lu Xing immediately led everyone to pay homage to Wen Qin.

Wen Qin was also very polite to them. He returned the greetings respectfully to Lu Xing, who was just a county official, and invited him to get in his car.

As the Wei army advanced into Jiaozhi County, the surrounding Wu people fled in all directions. Not only did they not think of retaking Jiaozhi, they didn't even have the idea of counterattacking.

At this moment, the State of Wu suddenly showed signs of being destroyed.

The war situation in Jingnan and Jiaozhou made most people in Wu feel that the country was about to perish.

It is not just the common people at the bottom who have such thoughts, even the generals in the army have such concerns.

For a time, the morale of the army was shaken and the battle situation in the entire Jingzhou became even more unfavorable.

Under such circumstances, Shi Ji, Ding Feng and Lu Kang finally met in Yuzhang County.

All three looked exhausted.

But this kind of fatigue is also different.

Shi Ji looked increasingly older. This old general with a far-sighted vision seemed to have aged ten years. His whole body was trembling, his eyes were filled with unspeakable sorrow and pain, and even his voice was tinged with tears.

Over the years, the young people he has trained include his own children and clansmen.

They were almost all killed in this battle.

He watched as one hope for the future of Da Wu after another died tragically at the hands of the enemy, while he, an old man, was still lingering on and continuing to live. The pain in his heart was beyond words.

He seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Ding Feng's fatigue was different. He was covered with wounds and scars all over his body.

He was not the kind of general who stayed behind to give orders. He would always go to the front lines in every battle. Even at his age, he was still fighting on the front line. He could not remember how many enemies he had killed, nor how many times he had been hit. Anyway, there was no intact part of his body.

Including his face, which was covered with gauze, it was horrible and moving.

Lu Kang actually looks the most energetic among the three.

But his anger was almost written on his face.

Lu Kang was a very confident young man, and he didn't think he was any weaker than Wang Ji and his ilk. His repeated failures were a humiliation, and this humiliation wasn't simply due to his lack of skill.

This is equivalent to when you are in a normal laning phase, and your teammate flashes over to give a bonus to the enemy. Giving one is not enough, but they do it frequently, and then the game becomes unfair.

Anyone who encounters such a situation will be furious.

When the three bosses gathered here, they discussed the current war.

"Dead. All dead. Wen Qin killed his way all the way to Jiaozhi. I couldn't stop him. I have no more generals to use."

Shi Ji's voice was trembling.

Ding Feng frowned and said seriously, "Wang Ji is very difficult to deal with. He doesn't show any weaknesses, and his soldiers are also very fierce. I didn't gain any advantage."

Lu Kang looked at the two of them and shook his head slightly.

"Two old generals, I shouldn't have said anything more with you here, but the current situation is not as bad as you think."

Hearing Lu Kang's words, the two generals looked at him hurriedly.

In terms of qualifications and official positions, Lu Kang was inferior to them, but during these days, Lu Kang frequently wrote to them and gave them some advice and ideas.

In the subsequent battles, Lu Kang's predictions were all confirmed one by one, which made Shi Ji and Ding Feng dare not underestimate the young general.

Moreover, Soochow has always had a tradition of letting young people be commanders.
Lu Kang's father was a famous general, so Shi Ji and Ding Feng both felt that he might also be able to accomplish great things.

Lu Kang looked at the two surprised people and said, "There's a problem with the coordination between Wang Ji and Wen Qin. Wang Ji originally planned to advance gradually, with Wen Qin providing cover, and the two armies cooperating to continuously erode the enemy's forces. But now, Wen Qin and Wang Ji have lost contact. They are too far away."

"Of course, with their combined military strength, it would be difficult to defeat either of them alone, and the other would definitely come to their aid."

"So, we should go straight to the vital point."

"Xiakou and Jiangling, I plan to lead the army to storm these two places. Wang Ji and Wen Qin will not allow these places to be lost. If they are attacked, they will defend them no matter what."

"The current situation in Jingnan is to prevent them from expanding recklessly and to contain them."

Lu Kang loudly talked about his home stealing tactics.

If you steal a house, I will steal it too! If you cross the river, I will cross it too!

After listening to Lu Kang's story, Shi Ji and Ding Feng looked at each other and really felt that it was feasible.

Shi Ji asked cautiously, "But what about the temple?"

Lu Kang waved his hand. "Old General, I've heard that when a general is on the battlefield, he's not always subject to the emperor's orders. Isn't it because of the imperial court's interference that we're in this passive situation now? We're always waiting for their orders, while the Wei people can make their own decisions. If this continues, the Wu Kingdom will be destroyed by us."

"I asked the two generals to come here to discuss this matter. I am willing to bear any responsibility. I only hope that the two generals will listen to my advice for the time being and send someone to help me."

"If we can win, Your Majesty can punish me alone. If we cannot win, the Kingdom of Wu will perish along with us."

Lu Kang looked at the two men in front of him and asked, "What do you two generals think?"

Shi Ji's fighting spirit suddenly ignited again. He was originally a piece of almost rotten dead wood, but at this moment, Lu Kang ignited him again. He looked at Ding Feng and said, "Don't worry, I will take responsibility for this matter. If you want to punish me, punish me. I may not be able to wait until the messenger of punishment arrives!"

Ding Feng couldn't help but say at this moment: "We have been chased and beaten by them these days. I have long wanted to send troops to fight them. I support General Lu!"

Lu Kang easily incited the two old generals.

He seemed to have regained his confidence. He raised his head and looked quite similar to an old friend in the north.

"General Shi, please continue to guard the checkpoints and prevent them from breaking through. Don't worry about Jiaozhou and don't send anyone to rescue them! General Ding, please lead your troops immediately and fight Wang Ji. No matter the cost!"

"I will lead my troops to attack their rear. I want to see if Wang Ji is afraid or not. Does he dare to trade Jiaozhou for Jiangbei?"

"Let Wang Ji experience the feeling of not having time to divide his troops!! I will definitely inflict a crushing defeat on the Wei people!"

"These bastards really think that Jiangdong is deserted!"

As Lu Kang spoke, the two old generals couldn't help but shout.

When walking out of Lu Kang's tent, Shi Ji couldn't help but smile.

He pointed to the tent behind him and said to Ding Feng, "This young man is probably the one who can help the world and save Wu from danger!"

Ding Feng was probably also infected, but when he thought of the birdmen in the temple, he couldn't help but sigh.

"The general is afraid that those bastards in the temple won't tolerate this man."

Shi Ji narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

“They’ll tolerate it.”

ps: I haven’t updated for a long time, my hand feeling is not good, my hand speed is extremely slow, and I am still trying to find the feeling. Today I have regained some of the hand feeling and emotion. As expected, it is not advisable to stop updating!
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