Zhang Chun's startled scream caused everyone present to put down their food and drink and turn to look at him.

Zhang Ju also hurriedly waved his hand, signaling the singers and dancers to leave.

"What exactly happened? Luxian is located in the heart of Yuyang County. We have heavy troops guarding the entire route from Fanyang to Luxian."

"Right, and it's snowing heavily, how could there be an enemy attack?"

"Could it be Gongsun Zan from Yi County who did it? That's impossible. Gongsun Zan had already agreed with us beforehand that he would stand by and watch."

"Explain in detail, who exactly attacked us?"

Everyone asked the question.

Of the group, Qiu Liju was the most concerned.

Lu County is the only way to Youbeiping from here. If it is occupied by the Han army, wouldn't that cut off his connection with King Qiao?

Zhang Ju was even more flustered.

Yuyang was his base of operations, and his property and a group of wives and children were all located in Yongnu, the capital of Yuyang County (now Jiuxian Village, Sicundian Town, Wuqing District, Tianjin).

When the enemy captured Luxian, they naturally isolated Yongnu from their main force.

In Yongnu City, only his retainer Wang Zheng led three thousand soldiers to guard the city.

Five thousand soldiers from Lu County have been captured, and Na Yongnu's three thousand soldiers are in grave danger.

Zhang Chun hurriedly said sternly to the messenger, "Tell me the situation in Luxian County in detail, without omitting anything."

"Your Majesties, the matter is as follows..."

The messenger, seeing the tense crowd, swallowed hard and hurriedly recounted the story.

It turns out that just last night, a white-robed army of about a thousand men quietly appeared outside Luxian City.

The city's garrison commander believed that Luxian was located in the heart of Yuyang and that no enemy troops would appear. Therefore, he opened the city gates and sent soldiers out of the city to cut firewood for warmth.

Unexpectedly, the thousand white-robed soldiers suddenly appeared in the snow on both sides of the city gate road and stormed into the city.

Chaos erupted in the city, and before the defending general could even organize his troops for defense, he was beheaded.

After a period of interrogation, the ringleader and the main rebel generals were all executed.

The remaining ordinary soldiers surrendered on the spot.

These soldiers were starving and were incited by Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun to rebel.

After capturing the city, the enemy first took away a portion of the city's grain supplies. What they couldn't take, they opened the granaries and distributed the grain to the Han people in the city, including the surrendered soldiers.

The whole city cheered, only to discover that the thousand white-robed soldiers had quietly headed east.

"What? They captured Luxian, but only seized the grain and fodder, not the city itself. What do they mean by that?"

"Can you tell which troops they are from?"

"Huh? Heading east? Are they going to Youbeiping?"

After hearing this, everyone was initially confused, but then Qiu Liju exclaimed in surprise. Following him, Murong and his son, Dun Ta, and Zhang Ju's subordinates began whispering among themselves and discussing the matter.

"Quiet down, everyone! Don't panic!"

"Only a thousand soldiers came; they are not a major threat."

Seeing the panic among the crowd, Zhang Chun loudly reassured them, "This situation must be caused by Liu Yu sending someone to create confusion!"

What do you mean by that?

Zhang Ju and Qiu Liju eagerly asked the question.

The attack on Luxian County was most closely related to the interests of these two individuals.

"This is the Thirty-Six Stratagems: Besieging Wei to Rescue Zhao!"

Zhang Chun continued, "Liu Yu's son and five thousand soldiers are besieged in Ji County, so of course he has to rescue them."

"But he learned his lesson once, so naturally he won't repeat the same mistake."

"Sending a detachment to harass us in our rear is an attempt to force us to divide our forces."

"We must not fall for his tricks!"

Upon hearing Zhang Chun's analysis, Zhang Ju and Qiu Liju nodded in agreement.

The Murong father and son remained composed, but Dun Ta frowned, seemingly lost in thought.

In Dunta's view, the sudden appearance of a Han army in the heart of the territory at this time was not as simple as Zhang Chun had said.

Something seems off here!

"Even so, this detachment has launched a surprise attack on Luxian. Next, they may go to Yongnu, Hunu, Anle, or even Wuzhong in Youbeiping."

"If they take advantage of the heavy snow to appear and disappear unpredictably, it will have a significant impact on us!"

He paused and spoke.

“If it’s just a detachment, that’s fine. The main problem now is to send timely warnings to all areas to prevent them from launching a surprise attack.” Zhang Ju calmed his nerves.

He was terrified that these people would launch a sneak attack on Yongnu.

"That's a must. Send out fast horses now to send orders to all places to guard against the enemy at all times and not to slacken their efforts."

Zhang Chun agreed, saying, "This small force was isolated and its supplies were even more difficult in the heavy snow. Luxian was lost due to a moment of carelessness."

"I believe that this problem will not occur elsewhere."

"We should focus our main efforts on dealing with Liu Yu in Fanyang. If we pay too much attention to this detachment, we'll be playing right into their hands!"

Dun Ta said, "General Zhang, even so, we still need to find out where this detachment came from."

"If they are coming from the direction of Yi County, it means that Liu Yu has already agreed to Gongsun Zan's conditions. We must be on guard!"

The Wuhuan cavalry were terrified by Gongsun Zan's White Horse Cavalry.

Murong Mohuba immediately laughed and said, "Nephew, are you afraid of Gongsun Zan?"

"Murong Khan, Gongsun Zan's three thousand White Horse Cavalry are not to be underestimated. Our Wuhuan cavalry have suffered many losses at his hands, a bloody lesson."

Qiu Liju stood up to speak for Dunta, saying, "We are not afraid of him, nor do we want to make a pointless sacrifice."

Murong Mohu chuckled and didn't continue to expose his shortcomings: "King Qiuliju is quite right. I'm just reminding you, what if this army belongs to Gongsun Zan?"

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