The next night, the cavalry led by Ma Wu arrived near the county army camp. Late at night, the cavalry led by Ma Wu launched a surprise attack on the county army camp.
At this time, Xu Lang and He Wang were both resting in their respective tents. Suddenly they heard a loud noise outside, and they both walked out of the tent at the same time.
Their tents were adjacent to each other. After they came out, they glanced at each other. Xu Lang asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Master He, what... happened?"
He Wang also had a confused expression on his face. Just at this moment, a county soldier came running over in a panic on horseback.
When He Wang approached, the county soldier jumped off his horse and said urgently: "I... I'm telling you, sir, something bad has happened. The Han army has invaded our camp!"
Hearing this, Xu Lang's eyes turned black and he almost fainted on the spot.
He Wang was still calm. He was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately came back to his senses. He glared at the county soldiers who reported the news with a cold face, and shouted in a deep voice: "That's nonsense! The Han army is still on the other side, how could they suddenly attack our camp?"
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"Sir, what I said is true. The Han army's cavalry has entered the camp, and the brothers are unable to resist..." Before he could finish his words, the sound of horse hooves came from behind him.
He Wang subconsciously looked behind the county soldiers and saw several Han cavalry galloping over. Several of his own soldiers shouted and stepped forward to stop them, but they were all stabbed to the ground by the cavalry's spears.
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This situation made Xu Lang scream and immediately hid in his tent. He Wangzi grinned secretly, the Han army really came in. Could it be that they had wings and flew across the river?
He didn't have time to think more, got on his horse, turned around and ran away.
He wanted to run now, but it was too late. He only ran about 20 meters on horseback, and two Han cavalry rushed towards them, both holding spears. After meeting, they raised their spears and stabbed them without any unnecessary nonsense.
He Wang drew out his sword to block. He blocked the spears of the two Han cavalrymen. He passed through the middle of the two Han cavalrymen. When they crossed paths, He Wang swung his sword to the left and right, slashing both Han cavalrymen.
Get off your horse.
He was about to continue running forward when a Han general appeared in front of him, blocking his way. This Han general had a dark face, a tall build, and a ferocious appearance. He was holding a nine-eared and eight-ringed sword and was sitting on a horse.
Majestic.
He Wang saw the person coming across from him and asked subconsciously: "Everyone who comes here has a common name!"
"Ma Wu!" This black-faced Han general is none other than Ma Wu and Mazizhang.
Now Ma Wuye is no longer an unknown soldier. After the battle at Kunyang, Ma Wu also became famous. When He Wang heard this, his vision went dark and he almost fell off his horse.
It was not good for him to meet anyone, so why did he meet Ma Wu, the god of death? He didn't even have the desire to fight Ma Wu, so he turned his horse and wanted to run away.
Ma Wu was not willing to let him go, so he urged his horse to rush forward. In just a blink of an eye, he was chasing He Wang behind him. He raised his nine-eared eight-ring knife high, aimed it at the back of He Wang's head, and slashed with one blow.
Hearing the evil wind behind him, He Wang subconsciously turned around and saw nothing else but a cold light flashing towards him.
"Don't..." He Wang only had time to say a few words. Then, there was a click, and He Wang's neck was cut off, and his head flew off his shoulders.
Runan Captain He Wang didn't even pass by Ma Wu, so he was chopped off by Ma Wu and fell off his horse.
The county army's combat power is not strong. If it is a water battle, it can still compete with the Han army. Now that it encounters the most elite cavalry of the Han army on land, how can it resist it?
Especially after He Wang was killed and Xu Lang hid in his tent and did not dare to show his face, the Runan County army was defeated even faster.
Thousands of county troops were in chaos in the camp. Not many people died in the battle. Most of them took advantage of the chaos to escape, and some surrendered.
This battle was over in less than an hour, and Xu Lang, who was hiding in the tent, was pulled out by the Han soldiers and brought to Ma Wu.
Seeing Ma Wu, who was covered in blood and looked like a murderous god with a black face, Xu Lang was so frightened that his legs weakened, he knelt on the ground with a thud, and said in a trembling voice: "I...I surrender, I am willing to surrender to the brothers of the Han army!"
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Looking at the spineless middle-aged man in front of him, Ma Wu felt dumbfounded and asked with a cold face: "Who are you?"
Xu Lang trembled into a ball on the ground and stammered: "I am... the prefect of Runan, Xu... Xu Lang!"
As soon as he heard that he was the governor of Runan, Ma Wu's eyes immediately flashed with a fierce light, and his hand grasped the hilt of his sword.
When Xu Lang saw this, his scalp was numb with fear, and his three souls almost flew out of his body. He kowtowed forward repeatedly and said with a cry: "Yes... He Wang insists on fighting, I... I have always advocated
Those who surrendered to the Han army..."
A close confidant of Ma Wu walked up to him and whispered in his ear: "Sir, Xu Lang may still be of use to us."
Although the county army has been defeated by them, Pingyu has not been captured by them. As long as Xu Lang is in their hands, capturing Pingyu will become easy.
Hearing this, Ma Wu slowly loosened his grip on the sword and said, "Take him down and keep him under strict guard!"
"Yes!" Two soldiers came forward, pulled Xu Lang up and walked aside.
Later, Ma Wu ordered his men to find soldiers who knew how to use boats among the prisoners of the county army, and escorted them to row to the other side to take his own army across the river.
When Ma Wu's troops had just launched a sneak attack on the county army's camp, Liu Xiu's troops on the other side heard the noise. Liu Xiu also walked out of his tent, stood on the bank of the river, and looked across.
Liu Xiu and others could not clearly see the specific situation in the county army camp, but when they heard the noise, the sound of chaos became louder and louder. At first, it only came from one corner of the military camp, but soon it spread to the entire camp.
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Without going to the east bank to look, just by listening to the noise, Liu Xiu could tell that his side's sneak attack was a great success and that the county army had been defeated in the camp. I don't know how long it took, but the sound of fighting on the other side gradually faded away.
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After half an hour, Fu Jun pointed to the river and said urgently: "Lord, a ship is coming!"
Hearing this, everyone around Liu Xiu looked in the direction of Fu Jun's finger. Sure enough, in the night, there were faint lights flickering on the river.
Zhu You immediately protected Liu Xiu, looked nervously at the river, and said, "Could it be the county army fleeing from the other side?"
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "The fighting stopped for a while before the boat came over. It was probably Zizhang who sent someone to pick us up across the river."
Sure enough, as the boats on the river got closer and closer, through the torches lit on the boats, we could clearly see our own soldiers standing on the decks of the boats.
With these ships captured from the county army, it was not difficult for the Han army to cross the river. By dawn the next day, all the Han troops on the west bank had crossed the river and successfully moved to the county army camp on the east bank.
Liu Xiu once told Liu Sheng that his army could defeat the county army's camp in three days. At that time, he was indeed just saying it casually. In fact, it only took three days for the Han army to capture the county army's camp.
In the county army camp, Liu Xiu met Xu Lang who was imprisoned. At this time, Xu Lang had disheveled hair, wearing a white middle coat, his face was pale, he was in a panic and was in a state of embarrassment.
When he was brought in front of Liu Xiu by the soldiers of the Han army, Xu Lang's legs went weak and he knelt down directly on the ground, begging for mercy with a cry: "I have always advocated surrendering to the Han army, all because... all because I hope to stick to my cause."
I have no choice but to fight. General, please spare your life, generals, please spare your life..."
Ma Wu sneered at Xu Lang and looked down upon him from the bottom of his heart, but Liu Xiu felt that Xu Lang could be used by his side.
He walked up to Xu Lang, pulled him up from the ground, and untied him with his hands. Xu Lang looked at Liu Xiu blankly and asked: "The general is..."
"I'm Liu Xiu."
When Xu Lang heard Liu Xiu's name, Xu Lang was shocked and about to kneel down again. Liu Xiu caught him in time and asked: "Is Governor Xu sincerely surrendering to our army?"
Xu Lang nodded repeatedly and responded: "Yes, yes, yes! What the villain said is from the bottom of his heart. Please tell me, general!"
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "In that case, Governor Xu will take me into the city!"
As the city's Pingyu, the city's defenses are naturally very strong. It would be great if Pingyu could be successfully captured without a strong attack.
He said: "As long as Prefect Xu can help our army enter Pingyu smoothly, Prefect Xu will have made a contribution to the city. Not only does he not have to worry about being punished, he can also continue to serve as prefect."
When Xu Lang heard this, he was overjoyed. He quickly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed forward, and said repeatedly: "Thank you, general, for not killing! I would like to thank the general for not killing, and thank you for your support!"
Liu Xiu smiled, waved to him and said, "Prefect Xu, please get up!"
Pingyu is a county town. Not only does it have an important position, but it also involves many and complex aspects.
If Liu Xiulai is asked to take over the county government, he will not be able to do everything in a short time. If someone else is chosen to take over the county government, firstly, it will be difficult to find the candidate, and secondly, they may not be able to do a good job. Therefore, the affairs of the county government still have to be dealt with.
It is safest to leave it to Xu Lang for the time being.
In addition, retaining Xu Lang would also help the Han army quickly stabilize the people of Pingyu and even Runan as a whole.
When it was daylight, Xu Lang led the Han army to Pingyu.
At present, there are only a few hundred defenders in Pingyu City. With only this small number of people, they are unable to defend the city. Seeing that the Han army outside the city was led by Xu Lang, the people completely lost their will to resist and opened the city gate.
Let the Han army enter the city.
With the help of Xu Lang, Liu Xiu's troops entered the county town without any bloodshed and captured the town of Runan in one fell swoop.
The news that the Han army had captured Pingyu soon reached Yichun where Liu Sheng was located.
Hearing the news, Liu Sheng couldn't believe his ears. Liu Xiu's tribe had captured Pingyu so quickly? How did they get across the river? Didn't Liu Xiu's tribe have no ships?
Looking at the surprised Liu Sheng, Yan You and Chen Mao looked at each other and smiled bitterly. The former said: "Shenggong, Liu Xiu is very good at using troops and unpredictable. It is not surprising that Liu Xiu's troops can capture Pingyu!"
Liu Sheng shook his head and said: "I just didn't expect that he would capture Pingyu so fast!"
When Liu Xiu told him that he could defeat the county army's camp in three days, he thought Liu Xiu was talking angrily, but he didn't expect that he could actually do what he said. This was terrible.
Chen Mao sighed and said: "At first, we led an army of 100,000 to Nanyang and were defeated by Liu Xiu's tribe. Later, Wang Yi and Wang Xun led an army of 400,000 to Yingchuan, but were still defeated by Liu Xiu's tribe. In Runan, there were only a few thousand county troops. We wanted to stop them.
Liu Xiu, Arabian Nights."
Now that Yan You and Chen Mao have been beaten to the point of losing their temper by Liu Xiu, they subconsciously feel that if they encounter Liu Xiu on the battlefield, they should hide as much as possible and never interact with this person.