Just as Zhang He broke through the Han cavalry forward, Lu Meng's army, which was advancing all the way, also arrived at the Yuzhou seat, Runan.
"Have you ever found out who is the guard general of Runan? How many armors are there?"
Looking at the Runan city wall not far away, Lu Meng fell into deep thought.
This Runan is the last and strongest line of defense in Yuzhou.
As long as Runan can be defeated, Yuzhou, which has lost its seat of governance, can basically be declared completely occupied by the Chu State.
Without Yuzhou's direct threat to Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and even Yangzhou, Chu's strategic passivity would be reversed in an instant.
Lu Meng's army will also completely take the initiative in this battle.
If you advance, you can directly attack Guan Yu's home base of Jingzhou to force him to divide his troops for defense or even retreat.
If you want to retreat, you can also directly send troops from Yuzhou to support the war in Yangzhou.
Lu Meng knew that now that the overlord Xiang Ji had led his army towards Luoyang, the war in the south was naturally left to him.
If this battle cannot be won, or even if the victory is successful, Lu Meng will not have the shame to face Xiang Ji.
You must know that Lu Meng was really promoted in the army by Xiang Ji, and he was carefully trained all the way, and even now he can guard one side and be worshiped as the Zuo General of the Chu Kingdom.
Every drop of kindness will be repaid by a spring, let alone this kind of cultivation and uplifting kindness?
Although some of his subordinates had warned Lu Meng that he should be careful of his masters who were extremely powerful, and the birds were gone and their bows were hidden, but in the end he ended up like the Marquis of Huaiyin, Han Xin, who ended up tragically.
But to this, Lu Meng's answer was just: "If you want your minister to die, I have to die! The overlord's kindness to Meng is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea. What reason does Meng have not to sacrifice his life for the overlord?"
This word also reached Xiang Ji's ears.
Regarding this, Xiang Ji could only sigh that the loyalty of the ancients was really admirable.
Of course, Xiang Ji dared to use Lü Meng so confidently because he understood history, Lü Meng, and everything about the generals under his command.
This is also the reason why Yu Jin is not weak in ability and is the first person to follow Xiang Ji, but he has never been reused.
Just because this guy has a criminal record in history!
"General! We have now found out that the general in charge of Runan is Wenpin, the general of Jingzhou. He may have no less than 80,000 soldiers under his command!"
Naturally, the exact answers to the questions Lu Meng needed had been obtained through the inquiring of the spies of the Chu State.
What!?
No less than 80,000 troops? Damn it, I never thought that the Han army would also amass such a large number of troops in Yuzhou!
Along the way, Lu Meng's troops killed only 30,000 to 40,000 enemy troops. Who would have thought that Runan would have amassed such a large number of troops!
But how did Lu Meng know that although Guan Yu was arrogant enough, he was not short-sighted after all.
How could he not know the strategic position of Runan?
He did not dare to send troops directly from Runan because he was afraid of offending Xiang Ji and attracting the Chu army to besiege him.
But this does not mean that Guan Yu does not value Runan or Yuzhou.
More than 100,000 troops were left to guard Yuzhou, and 80,000 troops were left to guard Runan, so we can find out a few things.
Guan Yu also made plans to prevent a fire in the backyard.
However, Guan Yu did not expect that those who came to attack Yuzhou were not Chu's partial troops who were trying to divert his attention.
Under the personal command of Lu Meng, the Yuzhou defenders were unable to resist. Now they were attacking all the way south, and only the last city of Runan was left.
Because Lu Meng attached great importance to the transmission of information and confidentiality measures, Guan Yu still does not know the fact that most of Yuzhou has fallen.
However, Lu Meng also knew that after arriving in Runan, he was afraid that he would not be able to continue to block the news no matter what.
"Pan Zhang, take your name and call for formation at the top of Runan City.
As long as Runan sends someone to fight, whether it's Wen Pinqin or anyone else.
Remember, defeat is not allowed but victory is not allowed!"
After some thought, Lu Meng decided to use a strategy to conquer Runan.
After all, the 80,000-strong army guarding the Chu army even exceeded the total strength of the Chu army. If faced head-on, it would definitely not be easy to conquer.
After being called by Lu Meng, Pan Zhang suddenly became excited.
But when he heard Lu Meng's order, he immediately accepted the order with a disheveled look on his face.
In this case, defeat is allowed but victory is not allowed?
Marshal Lu! Such a good job, why do you think of me, Pan Zhang?
As a surrendered general of the Wu Kingdom, he is also young and vigorous. When he is making great achievements here, who wouldn't want to defeat him in a few more games to prove himself?
Now, if you allow yourself to fake defeat, isn't it going to leave a stain on your record?
If Na Wen begged his relatives to come, it would be better to lose to his general.
But if it's just a nobody...
Thinking about it, Pan Zhang shivered without feeling cold.
Shu said, Runan City.
"I am Pan Zhang, the general of the Chu State, and a traitor to the Han army. How dare you go out of the city to fight!"
With grief and anger, and the humiliation of being ridiculed by Generals Tan Xiong and Quan Cong, Pan Zhangsheng came to the gate of Runan City without any love.
There is no way, Lu Meng is the commander-in-chief, so why do you dare to object to whatever he asks you to do?
"General Wen! The traitor from Chu is indeed here!
A certain general thought that if our army went out of the city to fight him, we could also test his true identity!"
Seeing Pan Zhang calling for battle at the foot of the city, Lieutenant General Wenpin quickly spoke to Wenpin, who was watching at the top of the city.
Because of the previous news blockade, Wenpin, who was now in Runan, only heard a little bit about the traces of the Chu army in Yuzhou.
However, we have no idea about the deployment of its troops, the generals who commanded them, or even where they conquered or hit.
This also made Wenpin have no choice to inform Guan Yu of the news immediately.
After all, General Guan is frantically attacking Yangzhou.
If even the small Chu army cannot resist it, doesn't it mean that General Guan has been underestimated?
Guan Yu was currently the number one person in the Shu Han military. Wenpin knew that if he was looked down upon by him, his official career would basically come to an end.
"It's good to test it out.
Zhang Wu! You lead three thousand soldiers to meet this Chu general. If there is a chance, you will capture him alive.
Remember, if the Chu army is defeated and retreats, you must not pursue it deeply!"
I didn't feel there was anything wrong with the deputy general's suggestion to hire him.
Now that the enemy's situation is unknown, it is necessary to test it to see the strength of the Chu army.
Even if Pan Zhang can be captured, Wenpin can find out the detailed movements of the Chu army and make appropriate responses.
"Don't worry, General Wen, a certain family will capture this Chu general for the general!"
Zhang Wu was overjoyed when he was nominated by Wenpin.
The merit of this first battle is my own treasure!
Facing Pan Zhang, who was in low morale and looked sad in the city, Zhang Wu obviously regarded him as an easy target.
He's just such a bear, why would he come out to lead troops in a war?
"Crunch!"
The city gate slowly opened, and Zhang Wu excitedly rode forward.
"I am Zhang Wu, the general of Jingzhou. Seeing that I am here in person, why don't you surrender as soon as possible?"
Seeing that the person who came out was indeed not Wenpin, the sad look on Pan Zhang's face became even more severe.
General Zhang Wu? Uncle Zhang! I’ve never heard of it...