The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 634 Strategic Layout
Not all Wu people are spineless.

Among the people Hu Zun summoned, there were a few tough ones.

At this moment, sitting at Hu Zun's banquet, they were still glaring at him, and it was hard to tell how much respect they had for Hu Zun.

Hu Zun sat in the upper seat, looking extremely arrogant.

"Hahaha, why are you all so sad?"

"This time, I lead an army of 200,000 men, unstoppable, and vow to destroy Wu!"

"Who else in the world can have the courage and spirit of this old man?!"

After hearing this, everyone was even more afraid to speak and lowered their heads.

This was a huge mansion that originally belonged to a local wealthy family. After Hu Zun arrived here, he simply robbed the mansion and used it as his temporary residence.

And everyone in the mansion was also bullied by him.

The reception hall of this mansion was also very large and could accommodate dozens of people. Hu Zun held a grand banquet here.

He invited the leaders of the big families and celebrities in many cities such as Guangling and Hailing to his mansion, and it was a mandatory invitation. The mansion was filled with Hu Zun's armored soldiers, and even Hu Zun himself was wearing armor.

This appearance made the people who came to the banquet shocked and frightened.

They had no idea what this man was trying to do.

Cao Zhen sat beside Hu Zun in confusion. He was really scared at the moment. He didn't know what his general was going to do.

Ever since the capture of two county towns, our general suddenly became very arrogant.

Of course, he was also arrogant in the past, but not as arrogant as he is now.

Hu Zun ordered everyone in front of him to toast him.

He said, "Now, I am letting you toast me. That is my gift to you. After I destroy the Wu Kingdom and become the general, you will not have the opportunity to toast me even if you want to!"

After hearing these words, the people sitting in front of him had different expressions.

Some people feel happy, with flattery on their faces; some people feel angry, gritting their teeth; some people feel sad, but just wipe away their tears.

Hu Zun didn't care about these things. He talked about his desire to become a general.

Cao Zhen finally couldn't help it. He whispered, "General, don't lose your words. Don't forget what happened to Deng Ai!"

Hu Zun was furious. "How dare you compare him with me? Is he even a good match?"

"If it weren't for your past contributions, I would have executed you today!"

Cao Zhen didn't dare to speak anymore.

After the banquet was over, Hu Zun asked Cao Zhen to help him back to the inner room. Cao Zhen reluctantly took him back to the inner room. As soon as he walked in, Hu Zun pushed Cao Zhen away, straightened his sleeves, and looked sober.

Cao Zhen was stunned.

"General, what are you doing?"

"If I don't become a general this time, I'll chop you into pieces!"

Hu Zun cursed and sat in the upper seat. Cao Zhen hurriedly approached him and asked, "General, did you do this on purpose?"

"Otherwise, you've followed me for so long, would I be so complacent just because I captured two cities?"

Cao Zhen frowned, "But why is it so?"

"Oh, don't ask that. For the sake of the greater good, I have no choice but to sacrifice you. Come, come closer."

Hu Zun rubbed his chin a few times, and Cao Zhen immediately knew what he was going to do. He quickly took a step back and said, "General, can I just cover my face and leave? I won't let go until we get back to the tent, okay?"

"Well, this is Wu territory. Tell them what you saw at the banquet. Got it?"

"only!"

"One more thing. Select a few reliable generals and have them lead their troops around the various counties of Lujiang, each time displaying a different flag."

This war, which should have been a grand one, suddenly fell into a stalemate, which was something no one expected.

Wen Qin suddenly stopped the attack and began to reorganize his army.

Meanwhile, Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jian had begun besieging the eastern part of Lujiang. Signs of large-scale military activity continued to appear there, giving the impression that a large army was approaching.

Ding Feng led the army to leave Qichun first and head towards Linhu according to the original plan.

Shi Ji also entered Qichun, ready to take over the defense from Ding Feng and defend important counties such as Qichun and Xunyang.

The unrest within Wei had already been known to Shi Ji and others.

Shi Ji agreed with Ding Feng's idea. Every time Wei State had a joint battle in different war zones, it would fail. The main reason was that the commanders of each war zone were only thinking about their own interests and did not cooperate well with each other.

This kind of thing has happened more than once or twice, and they are used to it.

Shi Ji and others were very happy to learn that there was a rift between Wen Qin and Hu Zun, and they decided to take advantage of it.

Their idea was to launch a quick attack, transfer the main force of the army from Qichun to Wujiang County in Lujiang Commandery, and deal a fatal blow to Hu Zun when he led his army to cross the river.

Even if Hu Zun had no intention of crossing the river, it would not be a big deal. Shi Ji even thought of cutting off their retreat, trapping them on the riverside, and destroying them by cooperating with the navy.

Overall, Shi Ji felt that the battle situation was in his favor.

In order to prevent Cao's army in Jingzhou from destroying his own plan, he wrote another letter to Lu Kang, asking Lu Kang to help Wang Ji and others not to let their troops get involved.

Everything is ready and the army sets off.

When Lu Kang received the letter, Shi Ji had already begun to follow Ding Feng to attack Wujiang River. The situation here was very complicated.

A war broke out in Jiaozhou. Shi Bao wanted to take Jiaozhou back completely, but Lu Kang had too many things to worry about, so he had no choice but to give up part of Jiaozhou. As for the rest, he could not give it up anymore. If he gave it up again, it would go to Jiangdong!

Just when Lu Kang was thinking about how to repel Shi Bao, Huo Yi and others, Shi Ji's letter arrived late.

Lu Kang took the letter with a smile, glanced at it for a few seconds, and then jumped up.

"Quick! Quick! Get me some paper and pen!!"

Seeing Lu Kang so flustered, several deputy generals did not dare to underestimate him and hurriedly brought things.

Lu Kang took out a pen and began to write quickly.

He wrote for a long time, and when he finally finished, he quickly handed it to the scout beside him, "Send it to General Shi as quickly as possible! Remember, the sooner the better!!"

The scout rushed out instantly.

Then, he buried his head in writing again. He wrote a lot and then handed it to another person, "Send it to His Majesty as quickly as possible! Don't delay!"

The man also left.

Lu Kang followed him for a few steps and suddenly stumbled. Several lieutenants hurriedly surrounded him.

"General?! Are you okay?"

Lu Kang rubbed his forehead, his eyes full of worry, "General Shi and General Ding misjudged the situation."

"what?"

Lu Kang explained, "The Wei army's main attack direction has always been Qichun, and this will not change. Even if Hu Zun is eager to gain merit, he will not cross the river to attack Jianye. Their preparations are not complete. Even if Hu Zun is willing, Cao Mao will not allow him to do so."

"Hu Zun used his past image to create a false impression that he was planning to join Guanqiu Jian in attacking Jianye, thereby disrupting General Ding's judgment."

"If I'm not mistaken, Guanqiu Jian should have led his troops to appear around Tangyi, then returned without stopping and headed towards Qichun. General Shi thought the enemy was in Lujiang, but once their main force left Qichun, it would have been attacked by Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin. Qichun would have been unable to withstand the attack of both armies, and even worse might have happened."

The deputy general's eyes widened, confused by the current situation. He asked, "What do you mean?"

"Guanqiu Jian may not be satisfied with just capturing Qichun. I think he might attack Wuchang directly from Qichun, which would be disadvantageous to Your Majesty."

"Qichun is very close to Wuchang. If Guanqiu Jian were to attack the weakly armed Zhu County, it wouldn't even take a day to reach Wuchang. We could set out in the morning and arrive by noon."

Lu Kang said a few words to himself and suddenly became frightened.

"Pass on my orders! Send back the troops that were reinforcing Jiaozhou! Gather the troops immediately, I'm heading for Wuchang!"

Lu Kang quickly began to prepare.

Zhu County.

General Sun Shu, who was stationed here, had just fallen asleep when he was awakened by the noise outside.

Sun Shu opened his eyes and felt a slight headache.

Last night he drank some of the fine wine given by Sun Hao and entertained several local celebrities. Unexpectedly, the wine was a bit intoxicating.

"What's that noise outside?!"

"General!! There are thieves attacking the city!! General!!"

Hearing the roar outside, Sun Shu was instantly alert. He jumped up suddenly, naked, and began to look for clothes around him in a hurry. The two beautiful beauties also woke up at this moment, hugged each other, and trembled with fear.

Sun Shu didn't remember who brought them in. He hurriedly put on his clothes and rushed out of the inner room.

When he rushed out from the inner room, he saw the flames all over the sky. He didn't even have time to put on his armor. Surrounded by several armored soldiers, he quickly rushed towards the city wall.

He changed his clothes in the carriage and finally put on his armor. When he arrived at the city wall, he hurried up to the wall.

Hearing the deafening shouts and arrows raining down, Sun Shu couldn't help but slow down his pace.

When he secretly stuck his head out to watch, the general next to him pulled him up.

"General!! The enemy suddenly attacks!!"

When Sun Shu looked outside the city, he was immediately frightened and turned pale.

The torches outside the city were like a sea of fire. The entire Zhu County was shrouded in flames. The momentum was so terrifying. Arrows kept flying towards the city walls without stopping. The Wu soldiers did not dare to stand up at all. They hid under their shields and trembled, while the enemy's siege vehicles and ladders were constantly approaching.

From the distant city wall, one could even see that the two sides had already started fighting.

Sun Shu's whole body went limp and he almost fell to the ground.

“How many people are there?”

"do not know."

"How many more of us are there??"

"four thousand."

Sun Shu's eyes were filled with despair. He turned and looked towards Wuchang. "If we break out now..."

He just started talking and couldn't continue. This county town couldn't be defended. If he ran back, Sun Hao would skin him alive.

Thinking of his own terrible emperor, Sun Shu suddenly stopped shaking.

He looked out of the city with determination.

"Open the door and surrender!"

(End of this chapter)