Chapter 158: Attacking Quzhou
Lu Chenyang turned around and walked back to the military camp. When he returned to the tent, he slumped in the chair as if all his strength had been drained away.
But he didn't have much time to reminisce, as he still had a lot of things to do.
For example, the people in the city no longer had to leave, and he didn't even have time to think about what to do with the next prisoners. He didn't even have time to think about how to reward them.
Lu Chenyang called Gao Ming, Zhou Lin and Duo Bu. He would go to the provincial capital tomorrow, and the matters in Yanquan County would be handed over to them.
Lu Chenyang said to Duobu, "Brothers, you have all worked hard this time. Let them rest and recuperate. Also, we need to ask them to stay in Yanquan County for a while longer to prevent any accidents."
Duobu immediately responded, "Yes!"
Lu Chenyang looked at Zhou Lin again and said, "County Magistrate Zhou, I have to return to the capital. The affairs of Yanquan County are still in your hands. I will hand over the captives to Mr. Gao, and you will be responsible for assisting him."
Zhou Lin bowed and replied, "Yes."
Lu Chenyang looked at Gao Ming, and Gao Ming nodded: "Don't worry, sir."
Lu Chenyang let out a sigh, "Thank you all for your hard work."
Zu Xingwei also rushed back to Yanquan County from Xiannv Mountain late at night. This time, he used 3,000 soldiers to tie down 20,000 enemies, and the casualties were very low, which was an outstanding performance.
He seized the opportunity that Shen Shiqian had earned for him.
Once the crisis in Yanquan County was resolved, Lu Chenyang returned to the provincial capital with his guards the next day.
The situation in Fucheng is much better than that in Yanquan County, and both sides are in a stalemate.
Originally, the battle situation in the provincial capital was not that good for the Nanyang army. After all, they had the advantage in numbers, but it ended up like this, which was really embarrassing.
But everything is afraid of comparison. Compared with the battle situation in Yanquan County, the Nanyang Army in the capital city is simply too capable.
Lu Chenyang also thought so. He felt that Xu Hao was really capable. He tied down the Nanyang army and left them no room to support Zhang Tong.
Lu Chenyang was very satisfied with this situation.
Lu Chenyang said he was going to the provincial capital, but in fact he didn't even enter the city. He just wrote a letter and asked someone to deliver it to Xu Hao, and then he led the army back to Shu.
Lu Chenyang’s real target is Quzhou.
Yan Xing was also on his way back with his troops. The situation in Ningzhou had stabilized thanks to Cui's cooperation. He ordered Ji Ping to stay in Ningzhou with 50,000 troops, while he himself led 150,000 troops back to Shu, joined the troops stationed in Shu, and marched to Quzhou.
Now that Lu Chenyang is injured, there are only 100,000 troops available for mobilization, while Quzhou conservatively estimates that there are still 300,000 troops.
Originally, the King of Nanyang did not have so many troops, but he captured Quzhou, and the original garrison of Quzhou became his prisoners. His army expanded again and had sufficient troops.
One hundred thousand versus three hundred thousand, Lu Chenyang felt that he could take the risk, especially since Yan Xing was already on his way back.
The battle plan against Quzhou had already been discussed when Yan Xing was there, so they acted according to the original plan.
First, Gao Wenkai led his troops to attack Chen County and headed straight for Lin'an, the capital of Quzhou. Lu Chenyang first attacked Lucheng, and Tan Feng launched a surprise attack from three sides to disperse the troops of King Nanyang.
For a smaller force, dividing the troops is not a good idea. However, the Lu family army is different.
Almost one-third of the Lu family army was composed of civilians from Shu, and even many of the Nanyang army were their family members and relatives.
Lu Chenyang and King Nanyang, there is almost no need to choose who is more popular among the people.
Lu Chenyang wants to shake the morale of the Nanyang army!
Before the two sides engaged in battle, some members of the Lu family army began to sing the ballads of Shu, recounting their past lives one by one and how they were forced to live without any hope of survival by the King of Nanyang.
Everyone has a sad story that makes people empathize with it.
Some of these people were forcibly conscripted into the army by King Nanyang, and some were separated from their families because of the King Nanyang's increased taxes.
Their question was blunt: "Are you still going to fight for people like this?!"
The soul-searching questioning shook the morale of the Nanyang army.
The Nanyang Army was clearly the dominant side, but ended up being defeated.
After hearing the news, King Nanyang personally went into battle to kill the enemy. He also met Lu Chenyang and they fought.
The King of Nanyang was really difficult to deal with, and the two of them fought to a draw.
Lu Chenyang thought about it and brought Zhang Tong to the front of the battle, wanting to force King Nanyang to surrender.
The King of Nanyang doesn't even care about his own children, so how could he care about a younger brother?
He personally took the bow and arrow and shot an arrow at Zhang Tong. Fortunately, the distance was too far and the arrow only hit his shoulder, so he did not die.
Lu Chenyang also knew that Zhang Tong alone could not be a hostage, but what he wanted was the attitude of King Nanyang.
He immediately shouted, "Zhang Chi! You heartless villain! He's your brother, fighting for you, and yet you're so disregarding his life!" He continued, "See? He doesn't even care about his own brother's life, so why would you risk your life for him?!"
The King of Nanyang was so angry that he shot another arrow.
But the performance of King Nanyang was enough to make the soldiers in the army dissatisfied.
In order to restore his reputation, King Nanyang also led the troops into battle and killed the enemy, and finally managed to stabilize the situation a little.
King Nanyang's command and combat style was different from Zhang Tong's. The two sides fought hard, and Lu Chenyang tried every trick in the book, but he seemed powerless in the face of absolute advantage.
After a day of fighting, Lu Chenyang returned to the tent with a pale face.
Lu Chenyang rubbed his forehead and called someone in: "How is it? How long will it take for the coach to arrive?"
He can't hold on any longer.
The guard reported, "The scouts just brought back news this morning. It will take at least a day."
Lu Chenyang muttered: "One day..."
He can still hold on for one day. He must capture Quzhou before winter!
Lu Chenyang's eyes narrowed and he began to think.
Just as Lu Chenyang was thinking, a guard rushed in and said, "Sir, this is bad. The Nanyang army has launched another attack."
Lu Chenyang gritted his teeth. Aren't they tired? They've been fighting all day, and yet they're still attacking.
King Nanyang seemed to know that they were stalling for time and would never let them go.
Lu Chenyang immediately picked up his weapon and went out to fight.
Lu Chenyang only passively defended, and with the night being pitch black, he was able to hold the camp.
As dawn approached, the Nanyang army finally retreated.
Lu Chenyang immediately ordered the soldiers to rest in place, as he didn't know when the next wave of attack would come.
The battlefield was filled with blood and corpses, and the soldiers fell to the ground due to exhaustion.
Lu Chenyang felt heavy in his heart. He raised his head and let out a breath.
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