"Father, what should I do?" Lu Zheng looked panicked.
Lu Fan opened several letters and found that the contents were very different. They all told the frontline soldiers to give up resistance. Their homes were gone, their food was gone, and they could only survive by surrendering.
"Impossible, it must be Lan Tian's trick. I've been wondering these days as to why this guy didn't leave even though he had suffered such a huge loss. It turns out he had suppressed such a conspiracy." Lu Fan crumpled the envelope into a ball and firmly believed that he had Jianye.
The home is still there.
"But those people delivering food are all familiar faces from the past. If these letters were copied from Lantian, wouldn't it mean that Yichun City..." Lu Zhi did not dare to continue.
Lu Fan swallowed his saliva. If Yixing was really lost, it would have a greater impact on his soldiers than the letter. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked in a deep voice: "Has the letter been leaked?"
"Probably not yet, but it's hard to say..." Lu Zhi didn't open the grain bag with his own hands, so he couldn't guarantee that nothing was leaked.
"Seal all these letters, or secretly organize people to burn them all. Don't let our morale that we finally picked up be ruined by these letters from home." After Lu Fan finished speaking, he turned to leave.
Lu Ju quickly asked: "Father, where are you going?"
"It's almost time to send out troops. I have to stabilize the generals first. If that doesn't work, I can only send someone to Yixing. The top priority is food and grass." Lu Fan looked solemn.
"Oh..." Lu Ju nodded slightly.
Lu Fan followed the horsemen to the west of the city. The soldiers of the Wu army had already formed their formation, and they only waited for Lu Fan to arrive before setting off.
"General Zi Heng is here." Quan Cong pointed to the horseman under the city gate and said. Zhu Huan and other generals immediately arranged their clothes and stepped forward to greet him.
Lu Fan glanced at the neat team and asked knowingly: "Are you all ready?"
"General, the brigade can set off at any time, just waiting for your order." Sun Song responded with clasped fists.
"That's right, that's right..." Lu Fan nodded first, then suddenly changed the topic and said: "The soldiers have been fighting hard for days. Each battalion should rest at the station today."
"Huh? General Zi Heng, we can't give Lan Tian a chance to breathe, otherwise he will take the opportunity to repair the antlers and arrow towers, and our next attack will be more difficult." Cheng Zi stepped forward to advise.
"That makes sense." Lu Fan stroked his beard and thought deeply, then added: "General Cheng will do a lot of hard work for you today. He will lead his troops to attack the enemy camp. We must not let Lan Tian breathe."
"Could the general be joking? The last general only has a few thousand pieces, and Lan Ji is very brave..." Cheng Zi didn't want to shoot another stone in the foot, so he reminded Lu Fan that he had only a few soldiers, so don't make fun of me.
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Lu Fan replied seriously: "You are mainly harassing. If Lan Tian leads his troops to attack, don't fight forcefully. In addition, I will ask Zi Huang (Quan Cong) to support you."
"Wei." Quan Cong clasped his fists.
"Uh... Wei." Cheng Zi had no choice but to accept the order.
After Lu Fan finished speaking, he mounted his horse and returned to the city. Brother Zhu Huan was very puzzled when he saw this. They guessed that something big must have happened, so they rode up and rushed to ask questions.
"General, why did you... today?" Zhu Huan stopped talking.
Lu Fan turned around and saw brothers Zhu Huan and Zhu Ju. Thinking that these two men were quite powerful in combat and their martial arts were also outstanding, he held the reins of his horse and whispered: "To be honest, Pingxiang has been here for two days."
No supplies have been delivered. I suspect there is something wrong with Yichun. Luo Gongxu's garrison only has three thousand. If something happens, these tens of thousands of troops will..."
"No wonder the general is so unusual today." Zhu Huan suddenly realized.
Zhu Ju comforted him and said, "Perhaps there is something delayed? After all, the front line consumes a lot of food and grass, and Yichun's early reserves of food are limited. Maybe Jianye's food transportation was not timely?"
"What Zifan said is reasonable, but I'm still worried about Yichun. How about you take our troops to have a look? If these tens of thousands of troops are really short of food, they won't be able to defeat Lantian on an empty stomach." Lu Fan looked at the Zhu family. Brother gestured.
Zhu Ju was hesitant at first, but Zhu Huan clasped his fists and said loudly: "We might as well go and have a look. General, let's stay in Pingxiang and wait for good news."
"Please." Lu Fan responded with clasped fists.
Zhu Huan and Zhu Ju then marched towards Yichun with the Eight Thousand Buqu. Along the way, the lightly armed Jian Cong marched very quickly and arrived at the city at around dusk.
At this time, the city gate had been closed. Zhu Huan led his team to the nearby area and prepared to call the door. Suddenly, a blue flag was erected on the city gate tower.
When Zhu Huan saw the blue character, he knew something was wrong, but Luo Tong's head was found on the city wall.
"Gongxu? What are you doing with the blue flag? I thought Yichun was lost. I won't like this in the future. Open the city gate quickly." Zhu Huan pointed to the flag on the city and let out a long sigh of relief.
Luo Tong had already surrendered Lan Yuan. He clasped his fists and saluted and said: "General Zhu, please forgive me. Luo has surrendered to the King of Hanzhong. Yichun is also the city of the King of Hanzhong. If the general wants to enter the city to rest, he must lay down his weapons and surrender."
"What did you say just now? You made such outrageous remarks?" Zhu Ju was furious.
Luo Tong was condescending and snorted: "I think I have made it clear just now that the only way to enter Yichun is to surrender."
"You ordinary man..." Zhu Huan was about to insult him when he suddenly saw a young general in golden armor appearing on the tower. Luo Tong was very respectful to this man.
Lan Yuan cupped his hands and saluted downward: "Are they Xiu Mu (Zhu Huan) and Zi Fan (Zhu Ju), two generals? I have long admired their names. Yichun has fallen into my hands, and the ministers of Jianye have also surrendered to the King of Hanzhong. Your family members are all It’s protected, so what are you waiting for?”
"You are such a big talker. Even if Xiancheng is attacked by surprise, Jianye will never fall. Since there is a blue flag on the city, what is your relationship with Lantian?" Zhu Huan frowned.
"I am Lan Yuan, and Lan Tian is my father." Lan Yuan replied calmly.
Zhu Ju whispered in a low voice: "This man is the eldest son of Lantian. It is said that he destroyed Linyi in fifteen days. Brother, don't underestimate the enemy because of his youth."
Zhu Huan nodded lightly and said to himself that I had also read the Lingnan Newspaper. Lan Yuan's name was louder than Lan Ji's. Lan Ji's military power was so exaggerated that he could not underestimate the enemy.
"It turns out that he is the consort of the King of Hanzhong. You can seize Yichun secretly, so it must be Luo Tong who offered the city to you, right? You and your son are too naive to want to trap us. Can't I, the general, bypass this city? Hum hum." Zhu Huan said deliberately. Saying this is to hide the tension in my heart.
Because Zhu Huan left in a hurry, the entire army only brought one day's rations, so all the baggage was left in Pingxiang. At this time, he could only sleep in the open if he could not enter Yichun, let alone go around Yichun for a long journey. At this time, he was just talking. .
"General Zhu really wants to go there? Maybe I won't bother you. You probably don't know that Yuzhang and Luling have been captured. What if I let you go?" Lan Yuan showed his white teeth.
"What?" Zhu Huan looked unbelieving.
Zhu Ju quickly asked: "Lanyuan is talking nonsense, what should we do now? Go around the city at night?"
"Step back five miles and rest where you are until dawn." Zhu Huan was considering whether to leave or not. He should first inform Lu Fan. If Pingxiang's soldiers and horses were mobilized, he didn't believe Lan Yuan could stop him.
"Uh... That's fine." Zhu Ju then commanded the army to retreat.
Lan Yuan watched and nodded from the tower, and then told Gao Ling: "Zhu Huan is not a reckless person. He has received many letters from home just in the evening. It is a long night and it is difficult to sleep. You can lead the team in person and send the letters to General Zhu to relieve his boredom."
"Hey, Boyang, you have no good intentions." Gao Ling clasped his fists and nodded, thinking that if the Zhu brothers really read the family letter, they might not be able to sleep tonight.
Chapter completed!