Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 184 Courage

Wu County's jurisdiction was very large, covering nearly twelve counties.

It has been the core area of ​​Jiangdong since ancient times.

The Northern Army encountered no obstruction along the way, and the counties and prefectures along the way surrendered as soon as they heard Liu Laozhi's name.

Lu Gui, the leader of the Wujun rebels, withdrew his troops to Wu County, implemented the strategy of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside, and laid out multiple defenses.

But from this person's surname, we know that he was from the Lu family of Wu County, which was the clan of Lu Xun and Lu Kang. When the Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu, the four surnames of Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang from Jiangdong were recruited to Luoyang and received a certain degree of kindness.

But after the migration of the elite to the south, the big families in Jiangdong were basically excluded from the core circle of power.

The reason why the Tianshi Dao rebellion caused such a big disturbance and all the Three Wu and Eight Counties rebelled was precisely because these big families in Jiangdong fanned the flames.

The Lu family had great appeal in Wu County. With just a wave of Lu Gui's arm, 40,000 rioters gathered in Wu County alone.

He not only had the advantage of geographical location, but also had the support of the local people, and he also had the support of Qiu Weng of Wuxing and Xu Yunzhi of Yixing. If the war became stalemate or the siege failed for a long time, Sun En's army in Kuaiji County would pounce on him like a mad dog.

Liu Laozhi had been in battle for many years and had escaped death several times. He did not have the problem of being arrogant like the sons of the gentry, and he only had more than 27,000 Northern Army troops under his command.

He attached great importance to this battle and sent a large number of scouts to various places in Jiangdong.

East of Taihu Lake, in the core area of ​​Wu County, a group of more than 30 scouts are infiltrating southward.

There are dense water networks here, and war horses are not as useful as boats, so after they got off the boat, they walked directly.

"We can't go any further. Dianshan Fort is right in front of us and we can't get through." Several old soldiers from the Northern Palace advised.

"Behind Dianshan Fort is Wucheng. We are here under the order of the governor to find out the enemy's strength. How can we give up halfway?" Liu Yu looked up at the vast sandbar in front of him, and saw a fort lying across the road that had to be passed.

This fortress is the inner city and outpost of Wucheng.

It was reinforced by the enemy army, and two water forts were built next to it. It was like a vicious beast guarding the land.

The old soldier said nothing more and followed Liu Yu forward.

After advancing more than 300 steps, the defenders in the city still hadn't discovered them.

"You wait here, I'll come closer." Liu Yu sneaked forward alone.

The chaotic soldiers on the city all looked lazy and listless, like farmers who had just put down their hoes. Their armor was tattered, their weapons were all kinds of things, and they looked pale and thin.

It's obvious that he's been hungry for a long time.

The Three Wu and Eight Counties had long been exploited by the gentry and high-ranking families, and were even worse off than Jingkou. In the year before Sima Yao's death, he increased the land tax from three dan per adult male to five dan per adult male.

Not only ordinary people couldn't stand it, even the powerful people in the Three Wus couldn't stand it.

After checking the garrison's rotation and patrols, and not seeing anyone from the Tianshi Dao, Liu Yu had a basic idea in his mind.

Return to reunite with other scouts and prepare to return to the camp.

Less than five miles away, a chaotic army of about a thousand people suddenly emerged from the water ahead, carrying a flag with the word "Yu". They were refugees heading south from Haiyu County in the north.

The Yu family is also a major family in the Three Wus.

These people were obviously here to join Lu Gui. They were dressed in rags and carried hoes, wooden pitchforks, and hatchets as weapons. They even had very few bows and arrows. A few long spears stood out like cranes among chickens.

He was also stunned when he saw the scouts from the Northern Palace.

But soon someone reacted, "Bei Cang!"

A howl awakened the hatred of the chaotic army, and a group of people rushed over to kill them.

"Bad luck!" Liu Yu cursed and fled westward towards Taihu Lake with his scouts.

The people behind him pursued him relentlessly and refused to give in.

Although they had no bows and arrows, they threw all kinds of weapons in their hands, and the scouts fell one after another.

In the blink of an eye, he was overwhelmed by the chaotic army and chopped into pieces.

Seeing the blood, the chaotic army became more excited, "Don't let a single scoundrel go!"

This group of people were not only brutal, but also knew the terrain very well. They selected 300 young and strong men and sent them around from the northwest, moving at a speed significantly faster than Liu Yu and the others.

In less than half an hour, they were surrounded. "Charge out!" Liu Yu led the way, clearing the way. His two ring-headed swords flew up and down, and the chaotic army fell like straw, with almost no one standing a chance.

In the blink of an eye, he broke out of the encirclement.

But when he turned around, there was no one behind him, and the other scouts had been surrounded and killed by the bandits.

Liu Yu didn't care about anything else and ran wildly towards the west.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. A big river blocked his way, and Liu Yu dived into the water and hid under the water plants.

But this group of rebels still refused to let him go. "This bastard killed so many of us, he must be a high-ranking official!"

The rebel soldiers jumped into the water one by one. They were very good at swimming and darted around on the water like flying fish, searching every piece of water grass.

Seeing that his hiding place was about to be found and knowing that he could not escape, Liu Yu jumped up, his hair and beard standing on end, and his face was full of madness.

The chaotic army was so frightened that they dared not move forward.

A few seagulls flew across the sky. Dark clouds had risen at some point, and the sea breeze blew in his face, carrying the salty and fishy smell of blood. The grass leaves under his feet curled up and fell down again, as if an invisible wind was circling around him.

The enemy surrounded them, but no one dared to take action.

The momentum of one person actually suppressed a thousand people.

"Come!"

Liu Yu roared loudly, the sound was like a thunderclap, his torn armor revealed his gnarled muscles, his eyes were blazing with fire, as if to burn through the world.

Two soldiers came stabbing with spears, he dodged sideways, and the blade slashed from bottom to top, a head shot up into the sky, and the blood mist spurting from the neck was blown away by the sea breeze.

Liu Yu stepped on the corpse and leaped up. His two long swords turned into silver dragons and penetrated into the enemy formation!

"Why don't you value your life, you rat?"

Two cold rays of light crisscrossed and shuttled through the chaotic army, stirring up a bloody mist.

Screams rang out one after another, and heads, arms and flesh flew everywhere.

There was a faint sound of thunder in the air, like the roar of a tiger, but there was no enemy in front of Liu Yu, only a scarlet area.

Anyone who stands in his way will be torn to pieces!

When the blade was bent, he snatched the hoes from the rebel army.

His father died early, so he went to work in the fields when he was seven or eight years old. He developed supernatural strength, and a powerful and heavy hoe was like a living thing in his hands.

If it touches you, you will be hurt; if it touches you, you will die.

Although the rebel army was large in number, they did not even have a basic formation. They swarmed forward, pushing and trampling on each other, making it impossible for them to move freely, and their brains were smashed to pieces.

As Liu Yu fought more and more bravely, his roar was like a tiger's roar. For a moment, it resonated with the thunder in the clouds, as if he was assisted by God.

There were so many chaotic troops that no one could match them. The corpses under their feet were almost piled up into a small hill.

Liu Yu climbed up the hill and looked down from above. His body was covered in blood, like a bloody man. Most of his armor was scattered and his body was covered with scars. He stood like a pine tree. No one knew where his helmet had been thrown away. His messy hair was flying in the wind. He was as powerful as a mad tiger and looked like a god.

"what--"

The roar passed through the crowd, the river, the earth, and reached the sky.

"Fight again!"

As if tireless, he leaped down from the pile of corpses and chopped the head of a soldier into pieces with a hoe.

This scene made the rebel soldiers, who had never experienced a bloody battle in their lives, lose their courage.

“Isn’t this a human?”

Someone in the chaotic army cried out in surprise.

Following these words, the others were also frightened, dropped their belongings, and turned around and ran away.

(End of this chapter)