The soldiers who stormed outside Lu Rongnan Gate, with the assistance of the soldiers who arrived first, used battering rams to finally break open the city gate. The soldiers outside the gate waved their weapons and shouted as they rushed into the city.
Not long after, both the east and west gates were breached, and General Lu Rong fled north with hundreds of remaining soldiers.
Lan Yuan left 3,000 men in Gaoling and ordered him and Yu Fan to clean up the mess. He prepared to lead 1,000 men and Chu Qing to pursue them.
After hearing the arrangement, Gao Ling hurriedly clasped his fists and asked, "Can the general also follow me in pursuit? Prefect Yu should be able to handle everything..."
Lan Yuan frowned and shook his head: "We stormed Lu Rong today. Although each battalion suffered little loss, many soldiers were injured by stones. You have to stay and cooperate with the soldiers of the medical battalion, use trauma medicine for the injured soldiers, and teach the teachers of the ship medical school.
, students also came to help, and rested in Lu Rong at night waiting for news."
"You won't be back at night?" Gao Ling asked curiously.
"There are still three hours before dark. If we pursue north at full speed now, we will arrive at Xijuan City shortly after nightfall. I don't know if the Wuxi barbarians have arrived in Xijuan. I will take a thousand elites to check the situation first."
Lan Yuan frowned.
"Why don't we leave General Li's navy behind? The trapped troops rushed overnight to take Xijuan City. Father and the others would not have expected us to be so quick." Gao Ling suggested with a smile.
"Haste makes waste. You should rest at night. You don't have to make the whole army work. Yuanfeng, you are optimistic about our people, which is a great achievement." Lan Yuan looked serious.
"Wei." Seeing Lan Yuan's firm eyes, Gao Ling gave up the idea of ​​continuing to challenge.
Of the thousands of pursuers who went to Xijuan, only a hundred or so had horses to use as foot power, so Lan Yuan ordered Chu Qing to lead the scouts to pursue first, and he led the infantry to follow quickly.
When there were still more than ten miles away from Xijuan, the surrounding area was already shrouded in darkness, and the trapped troops continued northward with torches.
At this moment, several groups of firelights approached quickly from the front, and Lanyuan's guards made a warning gesture.
Ta da da...
Three war horses stopped as they approached. It turned out to be Chu Qing and two scouts.
"Chu Sima? Many corpses of Zhan people were found during the march. Did the reconnaissance camp annihilate all the deserters?" Lan Yuan looked confused.
"It's almost the same. Most of the deserters landed in Xijuan City." Chu Qing nodded.
"They all ran to Xijuan and still surrendered? Didn't the defenders in the city help?" Lan Yuan looked confused.
Chu Qing shook his head slightly: "General Gao captured Xijuan an hour ago. Lu Rong's deserters have lost all retreat. General Gao is still dealing with the order of Xijuan. Let the last general welcome you to Xijuan to rest."
"Has anyone in the city surrendered? How could they succeed so quickly?" Lan Yuan was a little surprised after hearing this.
Chu Qing clasped his fists: "I will never know the specific reason. You will understand it when you get to Xijuan."
"That's fine." Lan Yuan nodded lightly, and then ordered: "Since we are going to rest in Xijuan tonight, Chu Sima can send someone to Lu Rong to meet Yuan Feng (Gaoling) and ask him to wait for us in Lu Rong.
Convergence, strict orders not to act rashly."
"Wei." Chu Qing cupped his fists and accepted the order.
Lan Yuan then continued to move towards Xijuan. When he was still two miles away from the city, Shamoko came up to him with a torch. After meeting, he praised Lan Yuan for his greatness.
During the Han Dynasty of Rinan County, Xijuan was the seat of the county. The city size and population were the largest among the four cities. Later, Linyi declined after the founding of Xianglin. The city wall was far stronger and taller than Lu Rong.
After Lan Yuan settled his troops in the city, he and Samoko went to the government office to meet Gao Shun.
After the greetings, Gao Shun motioned for Lan Yuan to sit next to him, his kind eyes filled with affirmation.
"I have learned through the reconnaissance camp how Boyang captured the two cities in two days. You have become a mature commander, so I am both pleased and relieved..."
"The trapped army has the advantage of marching by sea, but you don't even have siege equipment. You can actually take down two cities in two days. There is also a big city like Nishijuan. I am really impressed..."
After hearing this, Gao Shun stroked his beard and smiled and said: "You didn't expect it, right? In fact, it was beyond my expectation. This is all thanks to General Sha's barbarian soldiers. Many of them have experience in building cities and houses, and they know the city walls quite well.
The weak link in the construction, Zhu Wu and Xijuan relied on the barbarians to break the wall, and the wildness they showed in the wild. Boyang, you may not know that the Zhan people are more afraid of the Wuxi barbarians than the trapped troops..."
Using barbarism to control barbarians? Lan Yuan looked at the naive Samoko, and four words appeared in his mind.
"General Gao is too humble. Although the men and women have contributed, it is all because of your command. Of course, it is also thanks to Mr. Gao who gave us the opportunity to build the city..." Samoko scratched his curly hair, his dark face
Full of humility.
"Uh... maybe I can arrange it freely..." Lan Yuan didn't know how to answer, so he said something ambiguous. As a result, Shamoko listened with great interest.
"Yes, yes, the young general said it well. There is an arrangement somewhere. No one else can explain such a truth. I feel that sir is God's savior for the Wuxi Barbarians..." Samoko said with great joy.
Gao Shun saw that Samoko was a bit like Lai Gong, so he quickly interrupted and asked: "I heard that when you captured Lu Rong City, you adopted a frontal attack. I wonder how the trapped troops were damaged?"
"The casualties are very small to begin with. In addition, there is a medical camp in the army. The wounded can be quickly put into battle and will not affect the continued battle against Linyi." After Lan Yuan answered truthfully, he continued to ask: "Ou Jin (Linyi)
King) There are eight thousand troops stationed in the capital, what tactics do you plan to adopt?"
"What's Boyang's wisdom?" Gao Shun asked.
Lan Yuan clasped his fists and replied: "Our total strength is only over 10,000. If the area is defended with 8,000 troops, it will affect our supplies. I suggest that the main force of Lin Yi be led into the wild and annihilated. After the defenders are sharply reduced, we can then launch a psychological war."
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"It's very stable, not bad. I think Boyang will be in charge of the battle ahead." Gao Shun looked at Lan Yuan and nodded lightly.
Lan Yuan was startled when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands and said: "This...how can this happen? General, don't make fun of me."
Gao Shun frowned, his face full of seriousness, and he said in a deep voice: "There are no jokes in the army, and I am not joking."
"Isn't it appropriate? General Sha, don't you think so?" Lan Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Lan Yuan was restless, looking left and right, hoping that Shamoko would jump out to refute, but the other party was unmoved. "Major General, what do you expect me to do? It doesn't matter who of you is the commander, I will definitely obey orders."
"That's it. General Sha will go back and rest soon. He will break camp and set off to Lu Rong to join forces tomorrow morning. Then we will wait for Boyang to command the battle to destroy the country." Gao Shun waved his hand.
"Wei." Samoko smiled and stared at Lan Yuan, then walked out happily.
"Uncle Gao, why are you..." Lan Yuan stopped talking.
Gao Shun stroked his beard and said kindly: "When I was twenty-five years old, I served in Ding Jianyang (Ding Yuan) with your elder father. More than ten years later, Marquis Wen was defeated in Xiapi. Later, I recognized your mother as my master and followed Mr.
Chapter completed!